diff --git a/ct/docker.sh b/ct/docker.sh
index 531e04e8d..5b8589ae5 100644
--- a/ct/docker.sh
+++ b/ct/docker.sh
@@ -20,18 +20,68 @@ color
 catch_errors
 
 function update_script() {
-    header_info
-    check_container_storage
-    check_container_resources
-    if [[ ! -d /var ]]; then
-        msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
-        exit
-    fi
-    msg_info "Updating ${APP} LXC"
-    $STD apt-get update
-    $STD apt-get -y upgrade
-    msg_ok "Updated ${APP} LXC"
-    exit
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  get_latest_release() {
+    curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/"$1"/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | cut -d'"' -f4
+  }
+
+  msg_info "Updating base system"
+  $STD apt-get update
+  $STD apt-get -y upgrade
+  msg_ok "Base system updated"
+
+  msg_info "Updating Docker Engine"
+  $STD apt-get install --only-upgrade -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
+  msg_ok "Docker Engine updated"
+
+  if [[ -f /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose ]]; then
+    COMPOSE_BIN="/usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose"
+    COMPOSE_NEW_VERSION=$(get_latest_release "docker/compose")
+    msg_info "Updating Docker Compose to $COMPOSE_NEW_VERSION"
+    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${COMPOSE_NEW_VERSION}/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" \
+      -o "$COMPOSE_BIN"
+    chmod +x "$COMPOSE_BIN"
+    msg_ok "Docker Compose updated"
+  fi
+
+  if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q '^portainer$'; then
+    msg_info "Updating Portainer"
+    $STD docker pull portainer/portainer-ce:latest
+    $STD docker stop portainer && docker rm portainer
+    $STD docker volume create portainer_data >/dev/null 2>&1
+    $STD docker run -d \
+      -p 8000:8000 \
+      -p 9443:9443 \
+      --name=portainer \
+      --restart=always \
+      -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+      -v portainer_data:/data \
+      portainer/portainer-ce:latest
+    msg_ok "Updated Portainer"
+  fi
+
+  if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q '^portainer_agent$'; then
+    msg_info "Updating Portainer Agent"
+    $STD docker pull portainer/agent:latest
+    $STD docker stop portainer_agent && docker rm portainer_agent
+    $STD docker run -d \
+      -p 9001:9001 \
+      --name=portainer_agent \
+      --restart=always \
+      -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+      -v /var/lib/docker/volumes:/var/lib/docker/volumes \
+      portainer/agent
+    msg_ok "Updated Portainer Agent"
+  fi
+
+  msg_info "Cleaning up"
+  $STD apt-get -y autoremove
+  $STD apt-get -y autoclean
+  msg_ok "Cleanup complete"
+  exit
 }
 
 start
@@ -39,4 +89,4 @@ build_container
 description
 
 msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
-echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
diff --git a/install/docker-install.sh b/install/docker-install.sh
index 5156f4d36..238a84046 100644
--- a/install/docker-install.sh
+++ b/install/docker-install.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,17 @@ echo -e '{\n  "log-driver": "journald"\n}' >/etc/docker/daemon.json
 $STD sh <(curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com)
 msg_ok "Installed Docker $DOCKER_LATEST_VERSION"
 
-read -r -p "${TAB3}Would you like to add Portainer? <y/N> " prompt
+read -r -p "${TAB3}Install Docker Compose v2 plugin? <y/N> " prompt_compose
+if [[ ${prompt_compose,,} =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+  msg_info "Installing Docker Compose $DOCKER_COMPOSE_LATEST_VERSION"
+  mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins
+  curl -fsSL "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_LATEST_VERSION}/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" \
+    -o /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
+  chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
+  msg_ok "Installed Docker Compose $DOCKER_COMPOSE_LATEST_VERSION"
+fi
+
+read -r -p "${TAB3}Would you like to add Portainer (UI)? <y/N> " prompt
 if [[ ${prompt,,} =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
   msg_info "Installing Portainer $PORTAINER_LATEST_VERSION"
   docker volume create portainer_data >/dev/null
@@ -43,9 +53,9 @@ if [[ ${prompt,,} =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
     portainer/portainer-ce:latest
   msg_ok "Installed Portainer $PORTAINER_LATEST_VERSION"
 else
-  read -r -p "${TAB3}Would you like to add the Portainer Agent? <y/N> " prompt
-  if [[ ${prompt,,} =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
-    msg_info "Installing Portainer agent $PORTAINER_AGENT_LATEST_VERSION"
+  read -r -p "${TAB3}Would you like to install the Portainer Agent (for remote management)? <y/N> " prompt_agent
+  if [[ ${prompt_agent,,} =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+    msg_info "Installing Portainer Agent $PORTAINER_AGENT_LATEST_VERSION"
     $STD docker run -d \
       -p 9001:9001 \
       --name portainer_agent \
@@ -57,12 +67,25 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
-read -r -p "${TAB3}Expose Docker TCP socket (⚠️ insecure)? <y/N> " prompt
-if [[ "${prompt,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
-  msg_info "Enabling Docker TCP socket on port 2375 (insecure)"
-  
-  mkdir -p /etc/docker
-  echo '{ "hosts": ["unix:///var/run/docker.sock", "tcp://0.0.0.0:2375"] }' > /etc/docker/daemon.json
+read -r -p "${TAB3}Expose Docker TCP socket (insecure) ? [n = No, l = Local only (127.0.0.1), a = All interfaces (0.0.0.0)] <n/l/a>: " socket_choice
+case "${socket_choice,,}" in
+  l)
+    socket="tcp://127.0.0.1:2375"
+    ;;
+  a)
+    socket="tcp://0.0.0.0:2375"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    socket=""
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [[ -n "$socket" ]]; then
+  msg_info "Enabling Docker TCP socket on $socket"
+  $STD apt-get install -y jq
+
+  tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+  jq --arg sock "$socket" '. + { "hosts": ["unix:///var/run/docker.sock", $sock] }' /etc/docker/daemon.json > "$tmpfile" && mv "$tmpfile" /etc/docker/daemon.json
 
   mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d
   cat <<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/override.conf
@@ -75,14 +98,13 @@ EOF
   $STD systemctl daemon-reload
 
   if systemctl restart docker; then
-    msg_ok "Docker TCP socket now available on tcp://0.0.0.0:2375"
+    msg_ok "Docker TCP socket available on $socket"
   else
     msg_error "Docker failed to restart. Check journalctl -xeu docker.service"
     exit 1
   fi
 fi
 
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