diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index ebb7e7b8..081bbd0c 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ services:
       EMAIL__HOST: smtp.strato.de
       EMAIL__PORT: 587
       EMAIL__ADDRESS: noreply@deskstar.de
-      EMAIL__PSW: 123456
+      EMAIL__PSW: ${EMAIL__PSW}
       ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT: Development
 
     # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 17c5bbcd..689fb0be 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.devcontainer/.env
+
 # Node
 logs
 npm-debug.log*
diff --git a/src/.env b/src/.env.template
similarity index 51%
rename from src/.env
rename to src/.env.template
index 1280759d..3350b2ce 100644
--- a/src/.env
+++ b/src/.env.template
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# Copy this file into a .env.local
+
+BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:3001
+# Secret which is used for the jwt auth tokens in frontend
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET=test1234
+# Must be the public url of the frontend
+NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
+
 POSTGRES_DB=deskstar
 POSTGRES_USER=postgres
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=root
@@ -10,6 +18,6 @@ DB__PASSWORD=root
 EMAIL__HOST=smtp.strato.de
 EMAIL__PORT=587
 EMAIL__ADDRESS=noreply@deskstar.de
-EMAIL__PSW=123456
+EMAIL__PSW=
 
 ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ad9294d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.local
diff --git a/src/ReadMe.md b/src/ReadMe.md
index 4f49f850..4866ff07 100644
--- a/src/ReadMe.md
+++ b/src/ReadMe.md
@@ -1,4 +1,29 @@
-# Local Dev Setup
+# Local Setup
+
+## Local production run
+
+1. Copy the `.env.template` file to `.env.local`:
+```bash
+cp .env.template .env.local
+```
+
+2. Add the necessary settings to the `.env.local` or change it. The `EMAIL__PSW` is needed to run the backend. Please change the mail settings accordingly.
+
+3. Inside the `src` folder run:
+
+```bash
+./start.sh
+```
+
+4. The frontend should now be reachable on `http://localhost:3000`. After that you should be able to register, login and use the software.
+
+5. OPTIONAL: If you want to fill the database with our dummy-data you can use the following command:
+```bash
+docker exec -i deskstar_postgres psql -U postgres deskstar < ./deskstar-db/dummy-data.sql
+```
+The dummy data already contain some companies you can use and also some test users. You can find the login data at the bottom of this README.
+
+## Local Dev Setup
 
 ### 1. Build and open in Dev Container
 
diff --git a/src/compose.yaml b/src/compose.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c8adc4f..00000000
--- a/src/compose.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  frontend:
-    container_name: frontend
-    user: "${USER_ID}:${GROUP_ID}" # prevent root files in host system
-    build:
-      context: ./deskstar-frontend
-    ports:
-      - 3000:3000
-    volumes:
-      - ./deskstar-frontend:/app/code:cached
-      # prevent mounting node_modules of host system into container
-      - exclude:/app/code/node_modules:cached
-    networks:
-      - external
-      - internal
-    command: bash -c "rm -rf /app/code/node_modules/* && yarn run dev" # clean exclude volume on each startup
-  backend:
-    #TODO: import source code via bind mount during runtime
-    #TODO: exclude build files of container
-    #TODO: clear volumes on each startup
-    #TODO: add hot reload
-    container_name: backend
-    user: "${USER_ID}:${GROUP_ID}"
-    depends_on:
-      - "postgres"
-    build: 
-      context: ./deskstar-backend/Deskstar
-    ports:
-      - 3001:80
-    environment:
-      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT
-      - DB__HOST
-      - DB__DATABASE
-      - DB__USERNAME
-      - DB__PASSWORD
-    networks:
-      - internal
-  postgres:
-    container_name: postgres
-    build: 
-      context: ./deskstar-db
-    user: "postgres"
-    environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER
-      - POSTGRES_DB
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-    volumes:
-      - ./deskstar-db/init:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:cached
-    ports:
-      - 5432:5432
-    # reset postgres on each startup
-    networks:
-      - internal
-    command: bash -c "rm -rfd /var/lib/postgresql/data/* && docker-entrypoint.sh postgres"
-volumes:
-  exclude:
-networks:
-  internal:
-  external:
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diff --git a/src/deskstar-backend/Deskstar/Dockerfile_dev b/src/deskstar-backend/Deskstar/Dockerfile_dev
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8dae09b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/deskstar-backend/Deskstar/Dockerfile_dev
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:6.0
+
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
+    postgresql
+
+RUN dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
+
+
+WORKDIR /Deskstar
+# Copy everything
+COPY . ./
+# Restore as distinct layers
+RUN dotnet restore
+# Build and publish a release
+RUN dotnet publish -c Dev -o out
+
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:~/.dotnet/tools/"
+
+CMD ["dotnet", "bin/Dev/net6.0/Deskstar.dll"]
diff --git a/src/deskstar-frontend/Dockerfile b/src/deskstar-frontend/Dockerfile
index 12824a5e..e6884972 100644
--- a/src/deskstar-frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/deskstar-frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,57 @@
-FROM node:16.18
+# Install dependencies only when needed
+FROM node:16-alpine AS deps
+# Check https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/tree/b4117f9333da4138b03a546ec926ef50a31506c3#nodealpine to understand why libc6-compat might be needed.
+RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies based on the preferred package manager
+COPY package.json yarn.lock* package-lock.json* pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
+RUN \
+  if [ -f yarn.lock ]; then yarn --frozen-lockfile; \
+  elif [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm ci; \
+  elif [ -f pnpm-lock.yaml ]; then yarn global add pnpm && pnpm i --frozen-lockfile; \
+  else echo "Lockfile not found." && exit 1; \
+  fi
+
+
+# Rebuild the source code only when needed
+FROM node:16-alpine AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
+# Next.js collects completely anonymous telemetry data about general usage.
+# Learn more here: https://nextjs.org/telemetry
+# Uncomment the following line in case you want to disable telemetry during the build.
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
 
+RUN yarn build
+
+# If using npm comment out above and use below instead
+# RUN npm run build
+
+# Production image, copy all the files and run next
+FROM node:16-alpine AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY ./package.json .
+ENV NODE_ENV production
+# Uncomment the following line in case you want to disable telemetry during runtime.
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
+RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+
+# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+
+USER nextjs
 
-RUN ["yarn", "install"]
+EXPOSE 3000
 
-ENV PATH=/app/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
+ENV PORT 3000
 
-WORKDIR /app/code
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/src/deskstar-frontend/Dockerfile_production b/src/deskstar-frontend/Dockerfile_production
deleted file mode 100644
index cac3e7b9..00000000
--- a/src/deskstar-frontend/Dockerfile_production
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-FROM node:16.18
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
-COPY . .
-
-RUN ["yarn", "install"]
-
-RUN ["yarn", "run", "build"]
-
-CMD ["yarn", "run", "start"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/deskstar-frontend/next.config.js b/src/deskstar-frontend/next.config.js
index ae887958..e7165694 100644
--- a/src/deskstar-frontend/next.config.js
+++ b/src/deskstar-frontend/next.config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 const nextConfig = {
   reactStrictMode: true,
   swcMinify: true,
+  output: "standalone"
 }
 
 module.exports = nextConfig
diff --git a/src/docker-compose.yml b/src/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a8328e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+services:
+  frontend:
+    container_name: deskstar_frontend
+    build:
+      context: ./deskstar-frontend
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    environment:
+      - BACKEND_URL
+      - NEXTAUTH_SECRET
+      - NEXTAUTH_URL
+    networks:
+      - external
+      - internal
+  backend:
+    container_name: deskstar_backend
+    depends_on:
+      - "postgres"
+    build:
+      context: ./deskstar-backend/Deskstar
+    ports:
+      - 3001:80
+    environment:
+      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT
+      - DB__HOST
+      - DB__DATABASE
+      - DB__USERNAME
+      - DB__PASSWORD
+      # defined in .env.local (will no be pushed to git)
+      - EMAIL__HOST
+      - EMAIL__PORT
+      - EMAIL__ADDRESS
+      - EMAIL__PSW
+    networks:
+      - internal
+  dbpreparation:
+    container_name: deskstar_db_prep
+    build:
+      context: ./deskstar-backend/Deskstar
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile_dev
+    depends_on:
+      - "postgres"
+    environment:
+      # - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT
+      - DB__HOST
+      - DB__DATABASE
+      - DB__USERNAME
+      - DB__PASSWORD
+      # defined in .env.local (will no be pushed to git)
+      - EMAIL__HOST
+      - EMAIL__PORT
+      - EMAIL__ADDRESS
+      - EMAIL__PSW
+    networks:
+      - internal
+    command: dotnet ef database update
+  postgres:
+    container_name: deskstar_postgres
+    image: postgres
+    user: "postgres"
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER
+      - POSTGRES_DB
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+    ports:
+      - 5433:5432
+    networks:
+      - internal
+volumes:
+  exclude:
+networks:
+  internal:
+  external:
diff --git a/src/start.sh b/src/start.sh
index f42194c4..97fef4fa 100755
--- a/src/start.sh
+++ b/src/start.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-export USER_ID="$(id -u)"
-export GROUP_ID="$(id -g)"
-docker compose --env-file .env up --build
\ No newline at end of file
+export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0
+export COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=0
+
+docker compose --env-file .env.local up --build