diff --git a/config/mongod.conf b/config/mongod.conf
index 9086355..774bf31 100644
--- a/config/mongod.conf
+++ b/config/mongod.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # MongoDB Configuration for Minimal Logging
+# Note: MongoDB INFO messages cannot be fully suppressed via config.
+# This config minimizes logging as much as possible.
+
 systemLog:
   verbosity: 0
   quiet: true
@@ -9,18 +12,39 @@ systemLog:
       verbosity: 0
     control:
       verbosity: 0
+    ftdc:
+      verbosity: 0
+    geo:
+      verbosity: 0
+    index:
+      verbosity: 0
     network:
       verbosity: 0
+    query:
+      verbosity: 0
     replication:
       verbosity: 0
+    recovery:
+      verbosity: 0
+    sharding:
+      verbosity: 0
     storage:
       verbosity: 0
       journal:
         verbosity: 0
+      wt:
+        verbosity: 0
+    transaction:
+      verbosity: 0
     write:
       verbosity: 0
 
-# Suppress verbose checkpoint messages
+net:
+  maxIncomingConnections: 100
+
+# Suppress verbose messages
 setParameter:
   logLevel: 0
   diagnosticDataCollectionEnabled: false
+  # Suppress WiredTiger verbose checkpoint messages
+  wiredTigerEngineRuntimeConfig: "verbose=[]"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index adbb92a..f5f39d3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
     image: mongo:7.0
     container_name: accessible-video-mongodb
     restart: unless-stopped
-    command: ["mongod", "--config", "/etc/mongod.conf"]
+    command: ["mongod", "--config", "/etc/mongod.conf", "--quiet"]
     environment:
       MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: ${MONGODB_DB:-accessible_video}
     volumes:
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ services:
     networks:
       - accessible-video-network
     healthcheck:
-      test: echo 'db.runCommand("ping").ok' | mongosh localhost:27017/test --quiet
-      interval: 30s
+      # TCP port check avoids mongosh connection metadata spam in logs
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "timeout 5 bash -c '</dev/tcp/localhost/27017' || exit 1"]
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
-      start_period: 10s
+      start_period: 15s
     logging:
       driver: "json-file"
       options: