diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/services.css b/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/services.css
index b483c37..17dc8db 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/services.css
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/services.css
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@
    Rich container detail panel — limits, image, healthcheck,
    networks, mounts. Rendered inside .task-details above the
    log container so it's discoverable from the existing "Logs"
-   expand action.
+   expand action. Gated behind the global Advanced UI mode so
+   a Beginner doesn't see a wall of technical detail.
    ============================================================ */
 .service-rich {
   display: flex;
@@ -239,6 +240,72 @@
   gap: 14px;
   margin: 8px 0 14px;
 }
+body:not(.lp-ui--advanced) .service-rich { display: none; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   Beginner / Advanced toggle in the Services tab title row.
+   Project-wide visual; same component will be reused wherever
+   else surfaces grow an Advanced-only section.
+   ============================================================ */
+.services-title {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 16px;
+}
+.services-title-main { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
+
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  user-select: none;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle input {
+  position: absolute;
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle-track {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 18px;
+  background: rgba(var(--text-rgb), 0.18);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  transition: background .15s ease;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle-thumb {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 2px;
+  left: 2px;
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  background: var(--text-primary);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  transition: transform .15s ease, background .15s ease;
+}
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle input:checked + .lp-ui-advanced-toggle-track {
+  background: var(--accent);
+}
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle input:checked + .lp-ui-advanced-toggle-track .lp-ui-advanced-toggle-thumb {
+  transform: translateX(16px);
+  background: var(--text-on-accent, #0a1426);
+}
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle-label {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  color: rgba(var(--text-rgb), 0.7);
+  transition: color .15s ease;
+}
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle:hover .lp-ui-advanced-toggle-label { color: var(--text-primary); }
+.lp-ui-advanced-toggle input:focus-visible + .lp-ui-advanced-toggle-track {
+  outline: 2px solid rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.6);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
 
 .service-rich-grid {
   display: grid;
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/app/services-manager.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/app/services-manager.js
index 5c47559..5075f60 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/app/services-manager.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/app/services-manager.js
@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+// Global "UI mode" — Beginner vs Advanced. First foothold of a
+// project-wide pattern: any surface that wants to render extra-technical
+// detail (mounts, limits, internals, raw IDs, …) gates it on
+// body.lp-ui--advanced. Default is OFF (Beginner) so a newcomer isn't
+// overwhelmed; flipping the toggle reveals everything site-wide.
+//
+// The flag persists per-browser via localStorage. The install will later
+// seed the initial value from CFG_INSTALL_LEVEL (Beginner | Advanced)
+// chosen on the very first setup screen — once that lands, the body
+// class is set server-side at template render time so there's no FOUC.
+// Until then, the user picks it from any surface that exposes a toggle
+// (currently the Services tab).
+(function setupLpUi() {
+  if (window.LpUi && window.LpUi.advanced) return;
+  const KEY = 'lp.ui.advanced';
+  const advanced = {
+    get() {
+      try { return localStorage.getItem(KEY) === '1'; } catch { return false; }
+    },
+    set(on) {
+      const v = !!on;
+      try { localStorage.setItem(KEY, v ? '1' : '0'); } catch { /* private mode */ }
+      document.body && document.body.classList.toggle('lp-ui--advanced', v);
+      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('lp-ui-advanced-changed', { detail: { advanced: v } }));
+    },
+    apply() {
+      if (!document.body) return;
+      document.body.classList.toggle('lp-ui--advanced', this.get());
+    },
+  };
+  window.LpUi = { ...(window.LpUi || {}), advanced };
+  // Apply as early as possible — once the body exists, we drop the class
+  // in so any already-rendered surface (e.g. another tab re-mounted with
+  // .service-rich present) reflects the saved mode immediately.
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => advanced.apply(), { once: true });
+  } else {
+    advanced.apply();
+  }
+})();
+
 // Services tab on the app detail page.
 //
 // Each row renders a single docker compose service with:
@@ -87,10 +128,23 @@ class ServicesManager {
 
   _titleBlock(appName) {
     const display = (appName || '').replace(/[-_]/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, c => c.toUpperCase());
+    const adv = window.LpUi?.advanced?.get() ? 'checked' : '';
+    // The toggle is the visible surface for the global "Advanced UI" mode
+    // ([[window.LpUi.advanced]]). Flipping it here unhides the rich
+    // container detail (limits, mounts, networks, healthcheck) across
+    // every service row. The body class drives the CSS show/hide, so
+    // other surfaces that opt into the same mode get it for free.
     return `
       <div class="services-title">
-        <h3>⚡ Services</h3>
-        <p>Inspect, restart and tail logs for the docker compose services that make up ${escapeHtml(display)}</p>
+        <div class="services-title-main">
+          <h3>⚡ Services</h3>
+          <p>Inspect, restart and tail logs for the docker compose services that make up ${escapeHtml(display)}</p>
+        </div>
+        <label class="lp-ui-advanced-toggle" title="Reveal container internals (limits, mounts, networks, healthcheck)">
+          <input type="checkbox" data-action="toggle-advanced" ${adv}>
+          <span class="lp-ui-advanced-toggle-track"><span class="lp-ui-advanced-toggle-thumb"></span></span>
+          <span class="lp-ui-advanced-toggle-label">Advanced</span>
+        </label>
       </div>`;
   }
 
@@ -449,7 +503,6 @@ class ServicesManager {
             <div class="meta-item"><strong>State:</strong> ${escapeHtml(state)}</div>
             <div class="meta-item"><strong>Status:</strong> ${escapeHtml(svc.statusText)}</div>
           </div>
-          ${this._renderRichDetail(info)}
           <div class="task-logs" style="position: relative;">
             <div class="log-container terminal-style service-log-output" data-stream="off" style="height: 200px; overflow-y: auto; border: 1px solid #444; border-radius: 4px; padding: 10px; background-color: #1a1a1a;"></div>
             <div class="service-log-overlay" style="position: absolute; inset: 0; display: none; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; background: rgba(20, 20, 24, 0.85); backdrop-filter: blur(2px); border-radius: 4px;">
@@ -460,6 +513,7 @@ class ServicesManager {
               </button>
             </div>
           </div>
+          ${this._renderRichDetail(info)}
         </div>
       </div>`;
   }
@@ -487,6 +541,13 @@ class ServicesManager {
         this._resumeLogs(item, serviceName);
       }
     });
+    // Advanced toggle lives in the title, not on a row — bind change here
+    // so it works regardless of which service rows are present.
+    root.addEventListener('change', (ev) => {
+      const cb = ev.target.closest('[data-action="toggle-advanced"]');
+      if (!cb || !window.LpUi?.advanced) return;
+      window.LpUi.advanced.set(cb.checked);
+    });
   }
 
   async _restartService(serviceName, btn) {