diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b570cc9..c749761 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 services:
   web:
     build: .
-    expose:
-      - "8080"
+    # network_mode: host so paliad inherits mLake's tailscale0 interface
+    # and can reach mRiver (100.99.98.203) for the Paliadin remote route
+    # (t-paliad-151). With host mode, `expose` is meaningless — paliad
+    # listens on host port 8080 directly. traefik routing under host mode
+    # is gated by Phase A.5 (see docs/design-paliadin-tailscale-ssh-2026
+    # -05-07.md §4.2 + §7); if that test fails, revert this commit and
+    # revisit decision 1.
+    network_mode: host
     environment:
       - PORT=8080
       - SUPABASE_URL=${SUPABASE_URL}
@@ -20,5 +26,16 @@ services:
       - SMTP_FROM=${SMTP_FROM}
       - SMTP_FROM_NAME=${SMTP_FROM_NAME}
       - SMTP_USE_TLS=${SMTP_USE_TLS}
+      # Paliadin remote routing (t-paliad-151). When PALIADIN_REMOTE_HOST
+      # is set, paliad forwards each turn to mRiver via SSH on port 22022
+      # (Tailscale-SSH bypass, see design §4.5). Without these vars,
+      # paliad falls back to local tmux (or DisabledPaliadinService).
+      # The PRIVATE_KEY and KNOWN_HOSTS values are multi-line — register
+      # them in Dokploy as secret env vars, not in plain compose text.
+      - PALIADIN_REMOTE_HOST=${PALIADIN_REMOTE_HOST}
+      - PALIADIN_REMOTE_PORT=${PALIADIN_REMOTE_PORT}
+      - PALIADIN_REMOTE_USER=${PALIADIN_REMOTE_USER}
+      - PALIADIN_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY=${PALIADIN_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}
+      - PALIADIN_KNOWN_HOSTS=${PALIADIN_KNOWN_HOSTS}
       # - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}  # Phase H (AI Frist-Extraktion), currently deferred
     restart: unless-stopped