diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-distroless.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-distroless.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f0dcb0d..0000000
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-distroless.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-name: Build Distroless rTorrent
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: kube
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-    env:
-      DOCKER_BUILD_RECORD_UPLOAD: 'false'
-      DOCKER_BUILD_SUMMARY: 'false'
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - name: Install Docker CLI
-        run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends docker.io
-          rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: https://github.com/docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Set up temporary builder
-        uses: https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-        with:
-          driver: docker-container
-          cache-binary: false
-          keep-state: false
-          cleanup: true
-
-      - name: Build and push to Docker Hub
-        uses: https://github.com/docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: Dockerfile.distroless
-          platforms: linux/amd64
-          pull: true
-          push: true
-          load: false
-          tags: docker.io/k2patel/rtorrent:distroless
-          labels: |
-            org.opencontainers.image.source=https://git.k2patel.in/k2patel/docker-rtorrent
-            org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 78219be..de7d803 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-FROM alpine:3.24
-
-RUN mkdir /myconfig
-RUN mkdir /home/nfs_download
-RUN mkdir /root || true
-
-# create file and ignore if it fails
-RUN touch /root/.rtorrent.rc || true
-COPY install/rtorrent.sh /rtorrent.sh
-
-RUN apk add --no-cache bash rtorrent curl libcurl ncurses
+# Keep Alpine's musl ABI and rTorrent version; export only runtime dependencies.
+FROM alpine:3.24 AS runtime
+RUN apk add --no-cache rtorrent ca-certificates tzdata \
+    build-base lddtreepax python3
+COPY install/rtorrent-entrypoint.c /build/rtorrent-entrypoint.c
+RUN cc -Os -Wall -Wextra -Werror -o /usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint /build/rtorrent-entrypoint.c \
+    && strip /usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint
+COPY build/runtime-root.py /build/runtime-root.py
+RUN python3 /build/runtime-root.py /runtime /usr/bin/rtorrent /usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint
+COPY tests/rtorrent-smoke.c /build/rtorrent-smoke.c
+RUN cc -static -Os -Wall -Wextra -Werror -o /build/rtorrent-smoke /build/rtorrent-smoke.c
 
+FROM scratch
+COPY --from=runtime /runtime/ /
+ENV HOME=/root PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin TERM=xterm
+RUN --mount=type=bind,from=runtime,source=/build/rtorrent-smoke,target=/ci-smoke ["/ci-smoke"]
 VOLUME ["/home/nfs_download"]
 EXPOSE 5001/tcp
-ENTRYPOINT ["/rtorrent.sh"]
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=10s --start-period=90s --retries=5 \
+    CMD ["/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint", "--healthcheck"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.distroless b/Dockerfile.distroless
deleted file mode 100644
index de7d803..0000000
--- a/Dockerfile.distroless
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Keep Alpine's musl ABI and rTorrent version; export only runtime dependencies.
-FROM alpine:3.24 AS runtime
-RUN apk add --no-cache rtorrent ca-certificates tzdata \
-    build-base lddtreepax python3
-COPY install/rtorrent-entrypoint.c /build/rtorrent-entrypoint.c
-RUN cc -Os -Wall -Wextra -Werror -o /usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint /build/rtorrent-entrypoint.c \
-    && strip /usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint
-COPY build/runtime-root.py /build/runtime-root.py
-RUN python3 /build/runtime-root.py /runtime /usr/bin/rtorrent /usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint
-COPY tests/rtorrent-smoke.c /build/rtorrent-smoke.c
-RUN cc -static -Os -Wall -Wextra -Werror -o /build/rtorrent-smoke /build/rtorrent-smoke.c
-
-FROM scratch
-COPY --from=runtime /runtime/ /
-ENV HOME=/root PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin TERM=xterm
-RUN --mount=type=bind,from=runtime,source=/build/rtorrent-smoke,target=/ci-smoke ["/ci-smoke"]
-VOLUME ["/home/nfs_download"]
-EXPOSE 5001/tcp
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=10s --start-period=90s --retries=5 \
-    CMD ["/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint", "--healthcheck"]
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b35703..ceecff0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,26 +24,32 @@ are uploaded to Gitea, and no local container builds are required.
 # Latest 0.16 version caveat
  - since version 0.16 explicitly set `network.bind_address.set = 0.0.0.0`, when ipv6 is disabled on kernel.
 
-## Distroless variant
+## Distroless runtime
 
-`docker.io/k2patel/rtorrent:distroless` is built separately using the manual
-**Build Distroless rTorrent** workflow. It preserves the Alpine 3.24 rTorrent
-binary, musl libraries, CA certificates and timezone/terminal data in a `scratch`
-final image. It contains no shell, package manager, BusyBox, or build tools.
-A small native launcher removes the stale session lock and execs rTorrent,
-so signals go directly to rTorrent. It also provides the shell-free TCP healthcheck.
+`docker.io/k2patel/rtorrent:latest` is the only maintained image variant.
+The default Dockerfile exports the Alpine 3.24 rTorrent binary, musl libraries,
+CA certificates and timezone/terminal data into a `scratch` image. It contains
+no shell, package manager, BusyBox, or build tools. The native launcher removes
+the stale session lock and execs rTorrent; it also supplies the TCP health check.
+CI starts rTorrent and verifies an SCGI XML-RPC request before publication.
 
-CI tests the assembled filesystem by starting rTorrent and making an SCGI XML-RPC
-request before publishing. The working `latest` tag is independent.
-
-Your mounted `rtorrent.rc` must not depend on shell commands or utilities missing
-from this image (including `execute` hooks). Review those hooks before switching.
-Existing mount paths, SCGI port 5001, root UID and `HOME=/root` are preserved.
-Use the Compose overlay to replace the shell-based healthcheck:
+Use the default Compose file with the existing `.env` and mounted data:
 
 ```sh
-docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.distroless.yml up -d
+docker compose pull
+docker compose up -d --force-recreate
 ```
 
-The overlay also selects the separate Flood distroless image. Keep the same `.env`
-values and mounted data. To roll back, use the base Compose file with `:latest`.
+For an existing custom Compose file, use `:latest` for both images and replace
+any shell-based rTorrent health check with:
+
+```yaml
+healthcheck:
+  test: ["CMD", "/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint", "--healthcheck"]
+```
+
+The separate `:distroless` tag and Compose overlay are retired. Both services in
+the default Compose file now use distroless `:latest`. Root UID, HOME=/root,
+SCGI port 5001, download paths and the session volume remain supported.
+Mounted `rtorrent.rc` execute hooks must use programs available in the image;
+shell commands and arbitrary external utilities are unavailable.
diff --git a/docker-compose.distroless.yml b/docker-compose.distroless.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ddd3f09..0000000
--- a/docker-compose.distroless.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Use alongside docker-compose.yml after checking rtorrent.rc for external commands.
-services:
-  rtorrent:
-    image: docker.io/k2patel/rtorrent:distroless
-    environment:
-      - HOME=/root
-    volumes:
-      - "${TORRENTSESSION}:/home/nfs_download/rsession:rw"
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint", "--healthcheck"]
-  floodui:
-    image: docker.io/k2patel/floodui:distroless
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2ba420a..0f4e095 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ services:
     container_name: rtorrent
     environment:
       - TZ=${TZ}
+      - HOME=/root
     volumes:
       - "${TORRENT_LOCATION}:/home/nfs_download:rw"
       - "${TORRENTRC}:/root/.rtorrent.rc"
+      - "${TORRENTSESSION}:/home/nfs_download/rsession:rw"
     ports:
       - 5001
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z localhost 5001 || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD", "/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint", "--healthcheck"]
       interval: 10s       # Check every 10 seconds
       timeout: 10s         # Allow the command 5 seconds to complete
       retries: 5          # Number of consecutive failures before marking as 'unhealthy'
@@ -36,4 +38,4 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       rtorrent:
-        condition: service_healthy
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+        condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/install/rtorrent.sh b/install/rtorrent.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5254073..0000000
--- a/install/rtorrent.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -e
-
-CLEANUP_FILE="/home/nfs_download/rsession/rtorrent.lock"
-
-# Remove stale lock at startup
-if [ -f "$CLEANUP_FILE" ]; then
-  echo "️Stale lock file found. Removing..."
-  rm -f "$CLEANUP_FILE"
-fi
-
-cleanup() {
-  echo "Caught shutdown signal. Cleaning up..."
-  rm -f "$CLEANUP_FILE"
-  echo "Cleanup complete."
-}
-
-trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT
-
-echo "Starting rtorrent..."
-
-exec rtorrent
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