diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7c6c5d6ab9..64a75c74d5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ services:
         - "${REDIS_PORT:-127.0.0.1:7654}:6379"
       environment:
         - TZ=${TZ}
-      sysctls:
-        - net.core.somaxconn=4096
       networks:
         mailcow-network:
           ipv4_address: ${IPV4_NETWORK:-172.22.1}.249
@@ -284,11 +282,6 @@ services:
         ofelia.job-exec.dovecot_fts.command: "/usr/bin/curl http://solr:8983/solr/dovecot-fts/update?optimize=true"
         ofelia.job-exec.dovecot_repl_health.schedule: "@every 5m"
         ofelia.job-exec.dovecot_repl_health.command: "/bin/bash -c \"/usr/local/bin/gosu vmail /usr/local/bin/repl_health.sh\""
-      ulimits:
-        nproc: 65535
-        nofile:
-          soft: 20000
-          hard: 40000
       networks:
         mailcow-network:
           ipv4_address: ${IPV4_NETWORK:-172.22.1}.250
@@ -434,7 +427,6 @@ services:
         - php-fpm-mailcow
         - redis-mailcow
       restart: always
-      privileged: true
       environment:
         - TZ=${TZ}
         - IPV4_NETWORK=${IPV4_NETWORK:-172.22.1}
@@ -443,7 +435,6 @@ services:
         - SNAT6_TO_SOURCE=${SNAT6_TO_SOURCE:-n}
         - REDIS_SLAVEOF_IP=${REDIS_SLAVEOF_IP:-}
         - REDIS_SLAVEOF_PORT=${REDIS_SLAVEOF_PORT:-}
-      network_mode: "host"
       volumes:
         - /lib/modules:/lib/modules:ro
 
@@ -522,7 +513,7 @@ services:
         - REDIS_SLAVEOF_IP=${REDIS_SLAVEOF_IP:-}
         - REDIS_SLAVEOF_PORT=${REDIS_SLAVEOF_PORT:-}
       volumes:
-        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+        - /run/user/${CURRENT_USER_ID:?}/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
       networks:
         mailcow-network:
           aliases:
@@ -576,7 +567,7 @@ services:
       security_opt:
         - label=disable
       volumes:
-        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+        - /run/user/${CURRENT_USER_ID:?}/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
       networks:
         mailcow-network:
           aliases:
@@ -606,10 +597,8 @@ services:
       security_opt:
         - label=disable
       restart: always
-      privileged: true
-      network_mode: "host"
       volumes:
-        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+        - /run/user/${CURRENT_USER_ID:?}/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
         - /lib/modules:/lib/modules:ro
 
 networks:
diff --git a/generate_config.sh b/generate_config.sh
index 89af0f64a0..2fdf897789 100755
--- a/generate_config.sh
+++ b/generate_config.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if docker compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
       sleep 2
       echo -e "\e[33mNotice: You´ll have to update this Compose Version via your Package Manager manually!\e[0m"
     else
-      echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker Compose with a Version Higher than 2.X.X.\e[0m" 
+      echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker Compose with a Version Higher than 2.X.X.\e[0m"
       echo -e "\e[31mPlease update/install it manually regarding to this doc site: https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/i_u_m/i_u_m_install/\e[0m"
       exit 1
     fi
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ elif docker-compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
       sleep 2
       echo -e "\e[33mNotice: For an automatic update of docker-compose please use the update_compose.sh scripts located at the helper-scripts folder.\e[0m"
     else
-      echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker Compose with a Version Higher than 2.X.X.\e[0m" 
+      echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker Compose with a Version Higher than 2.X.X.\e[0m"
       echo -e "\e[31mPlease update/install manually regarding to this doc site: https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/i_u_m/i_u_m_install/\e[0m"
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
 
 else
-  echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker Compose.\e[0m" 
+  echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker Compose.\e[0m"
   echo -e "\e[31mPlease install it regarding to this doc site: https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/i_u_m/i_u_m_install/\e[0m"
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ else
   echo -e "\033[31mCould not determine branch input..."
   echo -e "\033[31mExiting."
   exit 1
-fi  
+fi
 
 if [ ! -z "${MAILCOW_BRANCH}" ]; then
   git_branch=${MAILCOW_BRANCH}
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ ACME_CONTACT=
 # root certificates can be placed for validation under mailcow-dockerized/data/web/inc/lib/WebAuthn/rootCertificates
 WEBAUTHN_ONLY_TRUSTED_VENDORS=n
 
+# To mount rootless docker.sock we need to know current user id
+CURRENT_USER_ID=$UID
+
 EOF
 
 mkdir -p data/assets/ssl