diff --git a/dashboard/backend/routers/security.py b/dashboard/backend/routers/security.py
index fe7476b..5ed3014 100644
--- a/dashboard/backend/routers/security.py
+++ b/dashboard/backend/routers/security.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Query
 from config import DOCKER_HOST
 
 router = APIRouter()
-client = docker.DockerClient(base_url=DOCKER_HOST)
+client = docker.DockerClient(base_url=DOCKER_HOST, timeout=10)
 
 _tz_cst = timezone(timedelta(hours=8))
 
@@ -26,25 +26,47 @@ _INTERNAL_PATHS = re.compile(
 )
 
 
+_LOGFMT_RE = re.compile(r'(\w+)="([^"]*)"|\b(\w+)=(\S+)')
+
+
+def _parse_logfmt(line: str) -> dict:
+    """Parse a logfmt line into a dict."""
+    result = {}
+    for m in _LOGFMT_RE.finditer(line):
+        if m.group(1):
+            result[m.group(1)] = m.group(2)
+        elif m.group(3):
+            result[m.group(3)] = m.group(4)
+    return result
+
+
 def _parse_authelia_logs(lines: str, limit: int) -> list[dict]:
-    """Extract failed auth attempts from Authelia JSON logs."""
+    """Extract failed auth attempts from Authelia logs (logfmt or JSON)."""
     entries = []
     for line in lines.strip().splitlines():
-        # Authelia outputs JSON log lines
-        try:
-            obj = json.loads(line.strip())
-        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line:
             continue
 
+        # Try JSON first, fall back to logfmt
+        try:
+            obj = json.loads(line)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+            obj = _parse_logfmt(line)
+            if not obj:
+                continue
+
         level = obj.get("level", "")
         msg = obj.get("msg", "")
 
-        # Failed auth: level=error or warning with auth-related messages
         is_failed = (
             level in ("error", "warning")
             and any(kw in msg.lower() for kw in ("unsuccessful", "banned", "failed", "invalid", "denied"))
         )
-        if not is_failed:
+        # Also catch "not authorized" for anonymous access attempts
+        is_unauthorized = "is not authorized" in msg.lower()
+
+        if not is_failed and not is_unauthorized:
             continue
 
         ts_raw = obj.get("time", "")
@@ -54,7 +76,7 @@ def _parse_authelia_logs(lines: str, limit: int) -> list[dict]:
             ts = ts_raw[:19] if ts_raw else ""
 
         entries.append({
-            "type": "auth_failure",
+            "type": "auth_failure" if is_failed else "unauthorized",
             "timestamp": ts,
             "message": msg,
             "username": obj.get("username", obj.get("user", "")),
@@ -110,8 +132,8 @@ def _parse_caddy_logs(lines: str, limit: int) -> list[dict]:
 
 @router.get("/logs")
 def security_logs(
-    tail: int = Query(500, le=5000),
-    limit: int = Query(200, le=1000),
+    tail: int = Query(200, le=2000),
+    limit: int = Query(100, le=500),
 ):
     """Fetch and parse security-relevant logs from Authelia and Caddy."""
     results = []
@@ -126,15 +148,8 @@ def security_logs(
     except Exception as e:
         results.append({"type": "error", "message": f"Authelia log error: {e}", "timestamp": "", "ip": ""})
 
-    # Caddy logs
-    try:
-        caddy = client.containers.get("caddy")
-        raw = caddy.logs(tail=tail, timestamps=False).decode(errors="replace")
-        results.extend(_parse_caddy_logs(raw, limit))
-    except docker.errors.NotFound:
-        pass
-    except Exception as e:
-        results.append({"type": "error", "message": f"Caddy log error: {e}", "timestamp": "", "ip": ""})
+    # Caddy logs disabled — Caddy outputs massive logs that timeout the Docker API
+    # TODO: re-enable when Caddy is configured with structured access logging to a file
 
     # Sort by timestamp descending
     results.sort(key=lambda x: x.get("timestamp", ""), reverse=True)
@@ -142,7 +157,7 @@ def security_logs(
 
 
 @router.get("/stats")
-def security_stats(tail: int = Query(2000, le=10000)):
+def security_stats(tail: int = Query(500, le=2000)):
     """Aggregated security stats: failed logins, top IPs, hourly timeline."""
     auth_entries = []
     caddy_entries = []
@@ -154,12 +169,7 @@ def security_stats(tail: int = Query(2000, le=10000)):
     except Exception:
         pass
 
-    try:
-        caddy = client.containers.get("caddy")
-        raw = caddy.logs(tail=tail, timestamps=False).decode(errors="replace")
-        caddy_entries = _parse_caddy_logs(raw, 1000)
-    except Exception:
-        pass
+    # Caddy logs disabled — too large, causes Docker API timeouts
 
     all_entries = auth_entries + caddy_entries
 
diff --git a/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml b/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml
index ca79ea3..4bac144 100644
--- a/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -35,29 +35,8 @@ services:
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
     networks:
-      - dashboard_internal
+      - nas-dashboard_internal
       - gitea_gitea
-    depends_on:
-      - docker-socket-proxy
-    logging:
-      driver: json-file
-      options:
-        max-size: "10m"
-        max-file: "3"
-
-  docker-socket-proxy:
-    image: tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy
-    container_name: docker-socket-proxy-dev
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    environment:
-      CONTAINERS: 1
-      IMAGES: 1
-      INFO: 1
-      POST: 1
-    volumes:
-      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
-    networks:
-      - dashboard_internal
     logging:
       driver: json-file
       options:
@@ -65,6 +44,7 @@ services:
         max-file: "3"
 
 networks:
-  dashboard_internal:
+  nas-dashboard_internal:
+    external: true
   gitea_gitea:
     external: true