diff --git a/compose/environment.sh b/compose/environment.sh
index cc9e451..502e297 100644
--- a/compose/environment.sh
+++ b/compose/environment.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ if check_docker; then
     USER_ID=$(id -u); USER_GID=$(id -g)
 else
     USER_ID=0; USER_GID=0
+    alias docker=podman
+fi
+
+# make sure we have a network to share beteen the devcontainer and gateway container
+if ! docker network exists channel_access ; then
+    docker network create --subnet="170.20.0.0/16" channel_access
 fi
 
 # ensure local container users can access X11 server
diff --git a/compose/include/ioc.yml b/compose/include/ioc.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0005c6d..0000000
--- a/compose/include/ioc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# common features for all IOCs in this repository.
-#
-# For use with 'extends' in each individual IOC service description
-
-services:
-  # linux IOCs that run in a container #########################################
-  linux_ioc: &linux_ioc
-    labels:
-      # a reference to which repository created this IOC
-      ioc_group: "t01"
-      # lets tools like ec identify which containers are IOCs
-      is_ioc: true
-      # in K8S each IOC can have an indication of what physical location it
-      # should be (used by machine IOCs) this is for parity (but redundant).
-      location: localhost
-
-    # NOTE: blank environment vars should be overriden in individual IOCs
-    environment:
-      IOCSH_PS1:
-      IOC_NAME:
-      # a prefix for devIocStats PVs. Configured externally for health_check
-      IOC_PREFIX:
-      IOC_LOCATION: localhost
-      BEAMLINE: t01
-      IOC_GROUP: t01
-
-    tty: true
-    stdin_open: true
-    restart: unless-stopped
-
-    # for docker use 'networks: [channel_access]'
-    # for podman at DLS use 'network_mode: host'
-    # or for both use 'networks: [channel_access]'
-    #    and ca-gateway + pvagw
-    # network_mode: host
-
-    networks:
-      - channel_access
-    expose:
-      - "5064-5065/udp"
-      - "5064-5065"
-
-    profiles:
-      - test
-      - deploy
-
-  # proxy services that each manage an RTEMS hard IOC ##########################
-  rtems_ioc:
-    # use an alias to copy all of the linux_ioc spec
-    <<: *linux_ioc
-
-    # and add RTEMS environment variables
-    environment:
-      RTEMS_ROOT_NFS: /nfsv2-tftp
-      RTEMS_ROOT_TFTP: /nfsv2-tftp
-      RTEMS_NFS_IP": 172.23.90.238
-      RTEMS_TFTP_IP": 172.23.90.238
-      # NB. Gateway and Netmask are the same for all RTEMS IOCs on a beamline
-      # But may need to move these to individual IOCs for the Machine.
-      RTEMS_IOC_NETMASK": 255.255.240.0
-      RTEMS_IOC_GATEWAY": 172.23.240.254
diff --git a/compose/include/networks.yml b/compose/include/networks.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d9ce15..0000000
--- a/compose/include/networks.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-networks:
-  channel_access:
-    name: "channel_access"
-    ipam:
-      driver: default
-      config:
-        - subnet: "172.20.0.0/16"
diff --git a/compose/services/gateway/compose.yml b/compose/services/gateway/compose.yml
index ccc8e10..4b50776 100644
--- a/compose/services/gateway/compose.yml
+++ b/compose/services/gateway/compose.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ services:
       - source: ca-gateway_config
         target: /config
 
-    command: -cip 172.20.255.255 -pvlist /config/pvlist -access /config/access -log /dev/stdout -debug 1
+    command: -cip 170.20.255.255 -pvlist /config/pvlist -access /config/access -log /dev/stdout -debug 1
 
     profiles:
       - test
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ configs:
   ca-gateway_config:
     file: ./config
 
-include:
-  - path:
-      ../../include/networks.yml
+networks:
+  channel_access:
+    external: true
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diff --git a/compose/services/phoebus/compose.yml b/compose/services/phoebus/compose.yml
index 0964e10..cdc32b8 100644
--- a/compose/services/phoebus/compose.yml
+++ b/compose/services/phoebus/compose.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ services:
       DISPLAY: $DISPLAY
     tty: true
     # pick a server port for phoebus so it does not reconnect to existing phoebus
-    command: phoebus-product/phoebus.sh -settings /config/settings.ini -server 7010
+    command: phoebus-product/phoebus.sh -settings /config/settings.ini -resource /opi/ioc/index.bob -server 7010
     volumes:
       - /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix
       - ~/.Xauthority:/root/.Xauthority
-      - ../../opi:/opi
+      - ../../../opi:/opi
     # for X11 to work we need to run as the same UID as the host
     # IMPORTANT: set UIDGID to your host user:group e.g. 1000:1000
     # BUT: always to 0:0 if you are using podman
@@ -30,7 +30,3 @@ services:
 configs:
   phoebus_config:
     file: ./config
-
-include:
-  - path:
-      ../../include/networks.yml
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