diff --git a/backend/app/db/database.py b/backend/app/db/database.py
index 3831ef4..d3329d9 100644
--- a/backend/app/db/database.py
+++ b/backend/app/db/database.py
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ async def init_db() -> None:
         with suppress(OperationalError):
             sql = "UPDATE edges SET animated = 'none' WHERE animated = '0' OR animated = 0 OR animated IS NULL"
             await conn.exec_driver_sql(sql)
+        # Ensure existing proxmox nodes have container_mode=1 (they were always containers before the flag existed)
+        with suppress(OperationalError):
+            await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+                "UPDATE nodes SET container_mode = 1 WHERE type = 'proxmox' AND container_mode = 0"
+            )
+        # Rename legacy 'docker' type → 'docker_container'
+        with suppress(OperationalError):
+            await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+                "UPDATE nodes SET type = 'docker_container' WHERE type = 'docker'"
+            )
 
 
 async def get_db() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_docker_migration.py b/backend/tests/test_docker_migration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8672f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_docker_migration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"""
+Tests for docker type rename and proxmox container_mode migrations.
+"""
+import os
+
+os.environ.setdefault("SECRET_KEY", "test-only-secret-key-not-for-production")
+
+import pytest
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine
+
+TEST_DB_URL = "sqlite+aiosqlite:///:memory:"
+
+
+async def _setup_table(conn):
+    await conn.exec_driver_sql("""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS nodes (
+            id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            type TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'generic',
+            label TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+            container_mode BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+        )
+    """)
+
+
+async def _run_migrations(conn):
+    await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+        "UPDATE nodes SET container_mode = 1 WHERE type = 'proxmox' AND container_mode = 0"
+    )
+    await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+        "UPDATE nodes SET type = 'docker_container' WHERE type = 'docker'"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_proxmox_container_mode_set_to_true():
+    engine = create_async_engine(TEST_DB_URL)
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await _setup_table(conn)
+        await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+            "INSERT INTO nodes (id, type, label, container_mode) VALUES ('p1', 'proxmox', 'PVE', 0)"
+        )
+        await _run_migrations(conn)
+        row = (await conn.exec_driver_sql("SELECT container_mode FROM nodes WHERE id = 'p1'")).fetchone()
+        assert row[0] == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_proxmox_already_true_unchanged():
+    engine = create_async_engine(TEST_DB_URL)
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await _setup_table(conn)
+        await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+            "INSERT INTO nodes (id, type, label, container_mode) VALUES ('p2', 'proxmox', 'PVE', 1)"
+        )
+        await _run_migrations(conn)
+        row = (await conn.exec_driver_sql("SELECT container_mode FROM nodes WHERE id = 'p2'")).fetchone()
+        assert row[0] == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_non_proxmox_container_mode_untouched():
+    engine = create_async_engine(TEST_DB_URL)
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await _setup_table(conn)
+        await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+            "INSERT INTO nodes (id, type, label, container_mode) VALUES ('s1', 'server', 'Srv', 0)"
+        )
+        await _run_migrations(conn)
+        row = (await conn.exec_driver_sql("SELECT container_mode FROM nodes WHERE id = 's1'")).fetchone()
+        assert row[0] == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_docker_type_renamed_to_docker_container():
+    engine = create_async_engine(TEST_DB_URL)
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await _setup_table(conn)
+        await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+            "INSERT INTO nodes (id, type, label) VALUES ('d1', 'docker', 'My Docker')"
+        )
+        await _run_migrations(conn)
+        row = (await conn.exec_driver_sql("SELECT type FROM nodes WHERE id = 'd1'")).fetchone()
+        assert row[0] == 'docker_container'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_docker_host_type_untouched():
+    engine = create_async_engine(TEST_DB_URL)
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await _setup_table(conn)
+        await conn.exec_driver_sql(
+            "INSERT INTO nodes (id, type, label) VALUES ('d2', 'docker_host', 'Docker Host')"
+        )
+        await _run_migrations(conn)
+        row = (await conn.exec_driver_sql("SELECT type FROM nodes WHERE id = 'd2'")).fetchone()
+        assert row[0] == 'docker_host'
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 8a8f16b..2130cf5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import type { NodeData, EdgeData } from '@/types'
 
 const STANDALONE = import.meta.env.VITE_STANDALONE === 'true'
 const STANDALONE_STORAGE_KEY = 'homelable_canvas'
-const CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES = new Set<NodeData['type']>(['proxmox', 'vm', 'lxc', 'docker_host'])
+const CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES = new Set<NodeData['type']>(['proxmox', 'docker_host'])
 
 export default function App() {
   const { loadCanvas, markSaved, markUnsaved, selectedNodeId, selectedNodeIds, addNode, updateNode, deleteNode, onConnect, updateEdge, deleteEdge, setProxmoxContainerMode, setNodeZIndex, editingGroupRectId, setEditingGroupRectId, nodes, edges, snapshotHistory, undo, redo, copySelectedNodes, pasteNodes } = useCanvasStore()
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore.test.ts b/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore.test.ts
index 65af38e..40fdf4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore.test.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('canvasStore', () => {
 
   it('updateNode clearing parent_id converts position to absolute and clears parentId', () => {
     const proxmox = { ...makeNode('px1', { type: 'proxmox', container_mode: true }), position: { x: 100, y: 100 } }
-    const lxc = { ...makeNode('lxc1', { type: 'lxc', parent_id: 'px1' }), position: { x: 30, y: 40 }, parentId: 'px1', extent: 'parent' as const }
+    const lxc = { ...makeNode('lxc1', { type: 'lxc', parent_id: 'px1' }), position: { x: 130, y: 140 }, parentId: 'px1', extent: 'parent' as const }
     useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(proxmox)
     useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(lxc)
     useCanvasStore.getState().updateNode('lxc1', { parent_id: undefined })
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe('canvasStore', () => {
   })
 
   it('deleteNode also removes children with matching parentId', () => {
-    useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(makeNode('parent'))
+    useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(makeNode('parent', { container_mode: true }))
     useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(makeNode('child', { parent_id: 'parent' }))
     useCanvasStore.getState().deleteNode('parent')
     const { nodes } = useCanvasStore.getState()
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ describe('canvasStore', () => {
   })
 
   it('addNode with parent_id sets parentId and extent', () => {
-    useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(makeNode('parent'))
+    useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(makeNode('parent', { container_mode: true }))
     useCanvasStore.getState().addNode(makeNode('child', { parent_id: 'parent' }))
     const child = useCanvasStore.getState().nodes.find((n) => n.id === 'child')
     expect(child?.parentId).toBe('parent')