diff --git a/pod.sh b/pod.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17abf74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pod.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+podman pod exists services
+test $? -eq 0 || podman pod create services
diff --git a/services/bitwarden/start.sh b/services/bitwarden/start.sh
index 704d0f1..02d5c04 100644
--- a/services/bitwarden/start.sh
+++ b/services/bitwarden/start.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 source constants.sh
 
-podman network create $NETWORK_NAME || echo "Network $NETWORK_NAME already exists"
-
 podman run \
     --detach \
-    --network $NETWORK_NAME \
+    --pod services \
     --name $DB_CONTAINER_NAME \
     --env-file $ENV_FILE_DIR/bitwarden-db.env \
     --mount type=bind,source=$APP_DATA_DIR/bitwarden/db,target=/var/lib/mysql \
@@ -14,10 +12,9 @@ podman run \
 
 podman run \
     --detach \
-    --network $NETWORK_NAME \
+    --pod services \
     --name $APP_CONTAINER_NAME \
     --env-file $ENV_FILE_DIR/bitwarden-web.env \
-    --publish 8080:8080 \
     --mount type=bind,source=$APP_DATA_DIR/bitwarden/config,target=/etc/bitwarden \
     --mount type=bind,source=$APP_DATA_DIR/bitwarden/logs,target=/var/log/bitwarden \
     $APP_IMAGE_NAME:$IMAGE_VERSION
diff --git a/services/bookstack/start.sh b/services/bookstack/start.sh
index ed64838..cca42fd 100644
--- a/services/bookstack/start.sh
+++ b/services/bookstack/start.sh
@@ -2,21 +2,19 @@
 
 source constants.sh
 
-podman network create $NETWORK_NAME || echo "Network $NETWORK_NAME already exists"
-
 podman run \
     --detach \
-    --network $NETWORK_NAME \
+    --pod services \
     --name $DB_CONTAINER_NAME \
     --env-file $ENV_FILE_DIR/bookstack-db.env \
     --mount type=bind,source=$APP_DATA_DIR/bookstack-db,target=/var/lib/mysql \
-    $DB_IMAGE_NAME:$IMAGE_VERSION
+    mariadb:10.6 \
+    --port 3307
 
 podman run \
     --detach \
-    --network $NETWORK_NAME \
+    --pod services \
     --name $APP_CONTAINER_NAME \
     --env-file $ENV_FILE_DIR/bookstack-app.env \
-    --publish 6875:80 \
     --mount type=bind,source=$APP_DATA_DIR/bookstack-app,target=/config \
     $APP_IMAGE_NAME:$IMAGE_VERSION
diff --git a/services/deluge/start.sh b/services/deluge/start.sh
index eadcbd7..92408e2 100644
--- a/services/deluge/start.sh
+++ b/services/deluge/start.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 
 source constants.sh
 
-podman network create $NETWORK_NAME || echo "Network $NETWORK_NAME already exists"
-
 podman run \
     --detach \
-    --network $NETWORK_NAME \
+    --pod services \
     --name $APP_CONTAINER_NAME \
     --env-file $ENV_FILE_DIR/deluge.env \
-    --publish 8112:8112 \
-    --publish 6881:6881/udp \
-    --publish 6881:6881/tcp \
     --mount type=bind,source=$APP_DATA_DIR/deluge/config,target=/config \
     --mount type=bind,source=$APP_DATA_DIR/deluge/downloads,target=/downloads \
     --mount type=bind,source=$STORAGE_DIR,target=/complete \
diff --git a/services/plex/start.sh b/services/plex/start.sh
index 5929724..ba8a74f 100644
--- a/services/plex/start.sh
+++ b/services/plex/start.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 
 source constants.sh
 
-podman network create $NETWORK_NAME || echo "Network $NETWORK_NAME already exists"
-
 podman run \
     --detach \
-    --network $NETWORK_NAME \
     --name $APP_CONTAINER_NAME \
     --env-file $ENV_FILE_DIR/plex.env \
     --publish 32401:32400 \