diff --git a/net/snort3/Makefile b/net/snort3/Makefile
index 925005814..b91ebc6bd 100644
--- a/net/snort3/Makefile
+++ b/net/snort3/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=snort3
 PKG_VERSION:=3.1.48.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/snort3/snort3/archive/refs/tags/
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ define Package/snort3/install
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/snort/lua/snort_plugin.lua \
 		$(1)/usr/share/lua/
 
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/snort
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/snort/{rules,lists,builtin_rules,so_rules}
+
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/etc/snort/*.lua \
 		$(1)/etc/snort
@@ -107,6 +108,25 @@ define Package/snort3/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) \
 		./files/snort.config \
 		$(1)/etc/config/snort
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) \
+		./files/local.lua \
+		$(1)/etc/snort
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) \
+		./files/homenet.lua \
+		$(1)/etc/snort
+	sed \
+		-i -e "/^EXTERNAL_NET\\s\\+=/ a include 'homenet.lua'" \
+		-e "/^HOME_NET\\s\\+=/ i -- we set HOME_NET and EXTERNAL_NET here or via an included file" \
+		-e 's/^\(HOME_NET\s\+=\)/--\1/g' \
+		-e 's/^\(EXTERNAL_NET\s\+=\)/--\1/g' \
+		$(1)/etc/snort/snort.lua
+	sed \
+		-i -e "s/^\\(RULE_PATH\\s\\+=\\).*/\\1 'rules'/g" \
+		-e "s/^\\(BUILTIN_RULE_PATH\\s\\+=\\).*/\\1 'builtin_rules'/g" \
+		-e "s/^\\(PLUGIN_RULE_PATH\\s\\+=\\).*/\\1 'so_rules'/g" \
+		-e "s/^\\(WHITE_LIST_PATH\\s\\+=\\).*/\\1 'lists'/g" \
+		-e "s/^\\(BLACK_LIST_PATH\\s\\+=\\).*/\\1 'lists'/g" \
+		$(1)/etc/snort/snort_defaults.lua
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,snort3))
diff --git a/net/snort3/files/homenet.lua b/net/snort3/files/homenet.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..975f70254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/snort3/files/homenet.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- setup HOME_NET below with your IP range/ranges to protect
+HOME_NET = [[ 192.168.1.0/24 10.1.0.1/24 ]]
+EXTERNAL_NET = "!$HOME_NET"
diff --git a/net/snort3/files/local.lua b/net/snort3/files/local.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7929388ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/snort3/files/local.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+-- use ths file to customize any functions defined in /etc/snort/snort.lua
+
+-- switch tap to inline in ips and uncomment the below to run snort in inline mode
+--snort = {}
+--snort["-Q"] = ''
+
+ips = {
+  mode = tap,
+  -- mode = inline,
+  variables = default_variables,
+  -- uncomment and change the below to reflect rules or symlinks to rules on your filesystem
+  -- include = RULE_PATH .. '/snort.rules',
+}
+
+daq = {
+  module_dirs = {
+    '/usr/lib/daq',
+  },
+  modules = {
+    {
+      name = 'afpacket',
+      mode = 'inline',
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+alert_syslog = {
+  level = 'info',
+}
+
+-- To log to a file, uncomment the below and manually create the dir defined in output.logdir
+--output.logdir = '/var/log/snort'
+--alert_fast = {
+--  file = true,
+--  packet = false,
+--}
+
+normalizer = {
+  tcp = {
+    ips = true,
+  }
+}
+
+file_policy = {
+  enable_type = true,
+  enable_signature = true,
+  rules = {
+    use = {
+      verdict = 'log', enable_file_type = true, enable_file_signature = true
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/net/snort3/files/snort.config b/net/snort3/files/snort.config
index 92e42959d..84f5e96d9 100644
--- a/net/snort3/files/snort.config
+++ b/net/snort3/files/snort.config
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 config snort 'snort'
 	option config_dir '/etc/snort/'
-	option alert_module 'alert_syslog'
 	option interface 'eth0'
diff --git a/net/snort3/files/snort.init b/net/snort3/files/snort.init
index 4549e26ea..ff864e02b 100644
--- a/net/snort3/files/snort.init
+++ b/net/snort3/files/snort.init
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ PROG=/usr/bin/snort
 validate_snort_section() {
 	uci_validate_section snort snort "${1}" \
 		'config_dir:string' \
-		'alert_module:string' \
 		'interface:string'
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ start_service() {
 	}
 
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command $PROG -q --daq-dir /usr/lib/daq/ -i "$interface" -c "$config_dir/snort.lua" -A "$alert_module"
+	procd_set_param command $PROG -q -i "$interface" -c "${config_dir%/}/snort.lua" --tweaks local
 	procd_set_param env SNORT_LUA_PATH="$config_dir"
 	procd_set_param file $CONFIGFILE
 	procd_set_param respawn