diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES_BACKEND b/DEPENDENCIES_BACKEND
index d41e2849..d7ee2ac8 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES_BACKEND
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES_BACKEND
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype/jackson-datatype-jdk8/2.14.1,
 maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype/jackson-datatype-jsr310/2.14.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #4699
 maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.module/jackson-module-parameter-names/2.14.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #5938
 maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml/classmate/1.5.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/com.jayway.jsonpath/json-path/2.7.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp/okhttp/2.7.5, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okio/okio/1.6.0, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ11382
+maven/mavencentral/com.sun.istack/istack-commons-runtime/4.1.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, #2590
+maven/mavencentral/com.vaadin.external.google/android-json/0.0.20131108.vaadin1, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ21310
 maven/mavencentral/com.zaxxer/HikariCP/5.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-commons/1.10.3, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #7333
 maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-observation/1.10.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #7331
@@ -18,22 +21,50 @@ maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-core-jakarta/2.2.9, Apache-2.0, ap
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-models-jakarta/2.2.9, Apache-2.0, approved, #5919
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.activation/jakarta.activation-api/2.1.1, EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only with Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, ee4j.jaf
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.annotation/jakarta.annotation-api/2.1.1, EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only with Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, ee4j.ca
+maven/mavencentral/jakarta.inject/jakarta.inject-api/2.0.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.persistence/jakarta.persistence-api/3.1.0, EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause AND (EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause), approved, #7696
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.transaction/jakarta.transaction-api/2.0.1, EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, #7697
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.validation/jakarta.validation-api/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.xml.bind/jakarta.xml.bind-api/4.0.0, BSD-3-Clause, approved, ee4j.jaxb
+maven/mavencentral/net.bytebuddy/byte-buddy-agent/1.12.22, Apache-2.0, approved, #1810
+maven/mavencentral/net.bytebuddy/byte-buddy/1.12.22, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause, approved, #1811
+maven/mavencentral/net.minidev/accessors-smart/2.4.8, Apache-2.0, approved, #7515
+maven/mavencentral/net.minidev/json-smart/2.4.8, Apache-2.0, approved, #3288
+maven/mavencentral/org.antlr/antlr4-runtime/4.10.1, BSD-3-Clause AND LicenseRef-Public-domain AND MIT AND LicenseRef-Unicode-TOU, approved, #7065
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.commons/commons-lang3/3.12.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-api/2.19.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-to-slf4j/2.19.0, Apache-2.0, approved, #5941
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core/10.1.5, Apache-2.0 AND (EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0) AND (CDDL-1.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0) AND W3C AND CC0-1.0, approved, #5949
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-el/10.1.5, Apache-2.0, approved, #6997
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/10.1.5, Apache-2.0, approved, #7920
+maven/mavencentral/org.apiguardian/apiguardian-api/1.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.aspectj/aspectjweaver/1.9.19, EPL-1.0, approved, tools.aspectj
+maven/mavencentral/org.assertj/assertj-core/3.23.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.angus/angus-activation/1.0.0, EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only with Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, ee4j.angus
+maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish.jaxb/jaxb-core/4.0.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, ee4j.jaxb
+maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish.jaxb/jaxb-runtime/4.0.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, ee4j.jaxb
+maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish.jaxb/txw2/4.0.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, ee4j.jaxb
+maven/mavencentral/org.hamcrest/hamcrest/2.2, BSD-3-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/6.0.2.Final, LGPL-2.1-only, approved, #6962
 maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.orm/hibernate-core/6.1.6.Final, LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.1-only) AND (CC-PDDC AND LGPL-2.1-only) AND (EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause), approved, #5939
 maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.validator/hibernate-validator/8.0.0.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.7.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.jboss.logging/jboss-logging/3.5.0.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #9471
+maven/mavencentral/org.jboss/jandex/2.4.2.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-api/5.9.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #3133
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-engine/5.9.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #3125
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-params/5.9.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #3134
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter/5.9.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #6972
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.platform/junit-platform-commons/1.9.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #3130
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.platform/junit-platform-engine/1.9.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #3128
+maven/mavencentral/org.mockito/mockito-core/4.8.1, MIT, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.mockito/mockito-junit-jupiter/4.8.1, MIT, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.modelmapper/modelmapper/3.1.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.objenesis/objenesis/3.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.opentest4j/opentest4j/1.2.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.ow2.asm/asm/9.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, CQ23029
 maven/mavencentral/org.projectlombok/lombok/1.18.24, MIT AND LicenseRef-Public-Domain, approved, CQ23907
+maven/mavencentral/org.skyscreamer/jsonassert/1.5.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.slf4j/jul-to-slf4j/2.0.6, MIT, approved, #7698
 maven/mavencentral/org.slf4j/slf4j-api/2.0.6, MIT, approved, #5915
 maven/mavencentral/org.springdoc/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/2.1.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
@@ -41,21 +72,26 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.springdoc/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/2.1.0, Apa
 maven/mavencentral/org.springdoc/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui/2.1.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-autoconfigure/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6981
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-configuration-processor/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6973
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-devtools/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-aop/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6965
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #7351
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6974
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-json/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #7006
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-logging/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6982
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-security/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #7329
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-test/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #7001
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6987
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-web/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #5945
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #7330
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6966
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6976
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #7327
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-commons/3.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #5943
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-jpa/3.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #5935
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-config/6.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #7338
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core/6.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #7325
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-crypto/6.0.1, Apache-2.0 AND ISC, approved, #7326
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-test/6.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #7402
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/6.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #7328
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.session/spring-session-core/3.0.0, Apache-2.0, approved, #7858
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aop/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #5940
@@ -67,8 +103,10 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-expression/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, appr
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jcl/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #3283
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jdbc/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #5924
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-orm/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #5925
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-test/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #7003
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-tx/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #5926
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-web/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #5942
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/6.0.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #5944
 maven/mavencentral/org.webjars/swagger-ui/4.18.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #7850
+maven/mavencentral/org.xmlunit/xmlunit-core/2.9.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #6272
 maven/mavencentral/org.yaml/snakeyaml/1.33, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index a3d4c8a8..82da5893 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-
 FROM maven:3.8.7-eclipse-temurin-17 as build
 RUN mkdir /app
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -28,7 +27,12 @@ RUN mvn initialize -f pom.xml
 COPY src/ /app/src/
 RUN mvn clean package -DskipTests
 
-FROM eclipse-temurin:17
+FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jre-alpine
 RUN mkdir /opt/app
-COPY --from=build /app/target/*.jar /opt/app/scm-be.jar
-CMD ["java", "-jar", "/opt/app/scm-be.jar"]
\ No newline at end of file
+COPY --from=build /app/target/*.jar /opt/app/puris-backend.jar
+
+RUN adduser -u 8877 -D nonroot && chmod 755 /opt/app/puris-backend.jar
+
+USER nonroot
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "-c", " java ${JAVA_OPTS} -jar /opt/app/puris-backend.jar ${0} ${@}"]
diff --git a/backend/INSTALL.md b/backend/INSTALL.md
index d0ae14ea..15d345e2 100644
--- a/backend/INSTALL.md
+++ b/backend/INSTALL.md
@@ -1,19 +1,60 @@
 ## Project Installation
 
+The first steps are always the same:
 1. Clone the project
-2. Make sure the tractusx-edc is running with all its components (control plane, data plane, ...)
+2. Make sure the PURIS backend and the tractusx-edc is running with all its components
+
+Depending on your needs of deployment, follow the following steps
+
+### Running using mvn (local develpment)
 3. Change the `src/main/resources/application.properties` or the respective environment
    variables to configure the port, the URL of the EDC control plane, backend application etc.
 4. Run the application:
-    - (Java) Use `mvn install` to build the project and run the generated `.jar` file
-    - (Docker) Run `docker build .` and `docker run -d -p 8081:8081 CONTAINERID`
-    - (Kubernetes) Run `helm install puris-backend`
-4a. Run the application with role specific settings:
-    - Use `mvn spring-boot:run -Dspring-boot.run.arguments=--spring.profiles.active=customer` to start with customer setup
-    or
-    - Use `mvn spring-boot:run -Dspring-boot.run.arguments=--spring.profiles.active=supplier`to start with supplier setup
+```shell
+# build and run the generated .jar file
+mvn install 
 
+# run for demo or development puroposes
+# customer role
+mvn spring-boot:run -Dspring-boot.run.arguments=--spring.profiles.active=customer
+# supplier role
+mvn spring-boot:run -Dspring-boot.run.arguments=--spring.profiles.active=supplier
+```
 5. Done! The Swagger UI should be available at 
     - (Java & Docker) `http://YOURIP:8081/catena/swagger-ui/index.html`
     - (Kubernetes) `http://CLUSTERIP:30001/catena/swagger-ui/index.html`
 6. It is highly suggested to install and run the PURIS frontend afterward
+
+### Running using docker (deployment)
+3. Optional (one can set properties via environment variables to docker): Change the `src/main/resources/application.properties` or the respective environment
+   variables to configure the port, the URL of the EDC control plane, backend application etc.
+4. Run the application:
+```shell
+cd backend
+
+docker build -t puris-backend:dev .
+
+# A use docker 
+docker run -d --rm -p 8081:8081 --name backend -e server.port=8082 puris-backend:dev CONTAINERID
+
+# B use docker-compose
+docker-compose up
+```
+5. Done! The Swagger UI should be available at
+    - (Java & Docker) `http://YOURIP:8081/catena/swagger-ui/index.html`
+    - (Kubernetes) `http://CLUSTERIP:30001/catena/swagger-ui/index.html`
+6. It is highly suggested to install and run the PURIS frontend afterward
+
+### Running using helm (deployment)
+Change the `src/main/resources/application.properties` or the respective environment
+variables to configure the port, the URL of the EDC control plane, backend application etc.
+4. Run the application:
+```shell
+cd backend/charts
+
+helm install puris-backend
+```
+5. Done! The Swagger UI should be available at
+    - (Java & Docker) `http://YOURIP:8081/catena/swagger-ui/index.html`
+    - (Kubernetes) `http://CLUSTERIP:30001/catena/swagger-ui/index.html`
+6. It is highly suggested to install and run the PURIS frontend afterward
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yaml b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d953510b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Volkswagen AG
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (represented by Fraunhofer ISST)
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+version: '1'
+services:
+    puris-backend:
+        image: puris-backend:dev
+        container_name: backend
+        ports:
+            - 8081:8081
+        environment:
+            - server.port=8081
+            - puris.demonstrator.role= #customer/supplier
+            - edc.controlplane.host=172.17.0.2
+            - edc.controlplane.data.port=31605
+            - edc.dataplane.public.port=31503
+            - edc.idsUrl=http://plato-controlplane:8084/api/v1/ids
+            - own.bpnl= #BPNL4444444444XX
+            - own.bpns= #BPNS4444444444XX
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 80649646..ea4ed486 100755
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 server.port=${SERVER_PORT:8081}
 my.base.url=http://localhost
 request.serverendpoint=${my.base.url}:${server.port}/catena/product-stock/request
+request.apiassetid=product-stock-request-api
 response.serverendpoint=${my.base.url}:${server.port}/catena/product-stock/response
-
+response.apiassetid=product-stock-response-api
+edr.endpoint=${my.base.url}:${server.port}/catena/edrendpoint
 # DB Configuration
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=${DATASOURCE_DRIVERCLASSNAME:org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver}
 spring.datasource.url=${DATASOURCE_URL:jdbc:hsqldb:mem:testdb;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1}
@@ -20,3 +22,24 @@ edc.controlplane.data.port=${EDC_CONTROLPLANE_DATA_PORT:31960}
 edc.controlplane.key=${EDC_CONTROLPLANE_KEY:password}
 edc.backend.url=${EDC_BACKEND_URL:http://172.17.0.2:31048}
 minikube.ip=${MINIKUBE_IP:host.minikube.internal}
+
+edc.applydataplaneworkaround=true
+edc.dataplane.public.port=30784
+
+# Jackson (JSON)
+#spring.jackson.default-property-inclusion=non_empty
+#logging.level.org.hibernate.SQL=DEBUG
+#logging.level.org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BasicBinder=TRACE
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.enable_lazy_load_no_trans=true
+
+# Own EDC-IDS-URL
+edc.idsUrl=${EDC_IDSURL:http://plato-controlplane:8084/api/v1/ids}
+own.bpnl=${OWN_BPNL:BPNL1234567890ZZ}
+own.bpns=${OWN_BPNS:BPNS1234567890ZZ}
+
+# The number of minutes before received authentication data
+# in the context of a consumer pull is removed from memory
+own.edr.deletiontimer=2
+
+puris.apiversion=1.0.0
+puris.demonstrator.role=customer
diff --git a/frontend/.env.dockerbuild b/frontend/.env.dockerbuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86fb9051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.env.dockerbuild
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_APP_NAME=\$APP_NAME
+VITE_BACKEND_BASE_URL=\$BACKEND_BASE_URL
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index f9bf54af..d8058712 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -18,29 +18,46 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
+FROM node:lts-alpine as build
 
-FROM node:lts-alpine
+ARG NPM_BUILD_MODE=dockerbuild
+ENV JQ_VERSION=1.6
 
-# build arg for setting mode (local, develop, integration or beta, defaults to develop)
-ARG npm_build_mode=develop
+# TODO curl results in problem with node during ```npm run ${NPM_BUILD_MODE}```
+#RUN apk --no-cache add curl
+#RUN curl https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download/jq-${JQ_VERSION}/jq-linux64 -o /tmp/jq-linux64
+RUN wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download/jq-${JQ_VERSION}/jq-linux64 -O /tmp/jq-linux64
+RUN cp /tmp/jq-linux64 /usr/bin/jq
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/jq
 
-# install simple http server for serving static content
-RUN npm install -g http-server
-
-# make the 'app' folder the current working directory
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
 
-# copy both 'package.json' and 'package-lock.json' (if available)
-COPY package*.json ./
+RUN jq 'to_entries | map_values({ (.key) : ("$" + .key) }) | reduce .[] as $item ({}; . + $item)' ./src/config.json > ./src/config.tmp.json && mv ./src/config.tmp.json ./src/config.json
 
-# install project dependencies
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm install && npm run ${NPM_BUILD_MODE}
 
-# copy project files and folders to the current working directory (i.e. 'app' folder)
-COPY . .
+RUN chmod -R 777 /app/dist
+
+
+# uses 101 restricted user
+FROM nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:stable-alpine
+#FROM nginx:stable-alpine
+
+# commly it would be .../html/js/.*js, but due to the project structure the JS files are in .../html/assets
+ENV JSFOLDER=/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/*.js
+
+# use root user to install moreutils for sponge in start-nginx to substring env workaround
+USER root
+
+COPY ./start-nginx.sh /usr/bin/start-nginx.sh
+RUN apk --no-cache add moreutils
 
-# build app for production with minification
-RUN npm run $npm_build_mode
+# use non-root user
+USER 101
 
-EXPOSE 8080
-CMD [ "http-server", "dist" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+WORKDIR /usr/share/nginx/html
+COPY --from=build /app/dist .
+ENTRYPOINT [ "start-nginx.sh" ]
+# nginx exposes at port 80
+# nginx-unpriviledged exposes at port 8080
diff --git a/frontend/INSTALL.md b/frontend/INSTALL.md
index 00f464e7..de7c88ed 100644
--- a/frontend/INSTALL.md
+++ b/frontend/INSTALL.md
@@ -1,9 +1,38 @@
 ## Project Installation
-
+The first steps are always the same:
 1. Clone the project
 2. Make sure the PURIS backend and the tractusx-edc is running with all its components
-3. The `VITE_BASE_URL` in the `.env` file must be configured to the PURIS backend instance
+
+Depending on your needs of deployment, follow the following steps
+
+### Running using npm (local develpment)
+Use npm as follows:
+3. The `VITE_BASE_URL` in the `.env` file must be configured to the PURIS backend instance.
 4. Run the application:
-    - (npm) Use `npm install` and `npm run dev` (for development) or `npm run build` (for production)
-    - (Docker) Run `docker build .` and `docker run -d -p 3000:3000 CONTAINERID`
+```shell
+npm install
+
+# A development
+npm run dev
+
+# B production
+npm run build
+```
+5. Done! The frontend should be available at `http://YOURIP:3000/`
+
+### Running using docker (deployment)
+As JS-frameworks hard-wire their environments, this project uses a workaround to make the .env variables replaceable by (docker) environment variables.
+3. Build and run the docker frontend as follows:
+```shell
+cd frontend
+
+docker build -t puris-frontend:dev .
+
+# A use docker 
+docker run -d --rm -p 3000:8080 --name frontend -e BACKEND_BASE_URL=http://YOURBACKENDIP:8081/catena puris-frontend:dev CONTAINERID
+
+# B use docker-compose
+docker-compose up
+```
+Note: please find the available parameters in src/config.json
 5. Done! The frontend should be available at `http://YOURIP:3000/`
diff --git a/frontend/docker-compose.yaml b/frontend/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64cada57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Volkswagen AG
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (represented by Fraunhofer ISST)
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+version: '1'
+services:
+    puris-frontend:
+        image: puris-frontend:dev
+        container_name: frontend
+        ports:
+            - 3000:8080
+        environment:
+            - APP_NAME=PURIS
+            - BACKEND_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8081/catena/
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 36084445..d0429267 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --host",
+    "dockerbuild": "vite build --mode dockerbuild",
     "build": "vite build",
     "local": "vite build --mode minikube",
     "develop": "vite build --mode dev",
diff --git a/frontend/src/config.json b/frontend/src/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a11fabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "APP_NAME": "$APP_NAME",
+    "BACKEND_BASE_URL": "$BACKEND_BASE_URL"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.js b/frontend/src/main.js
index 0b349b16..b54baa7d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.js
+++ b/frontend/src/main.js
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { createApp } from "vue";
+import {createApp} from "vue";
 import App from "./App.vue";
 import router from "./router";
 import "./index.css";
 import JsonViewer from "vue-json-viewer";
+import Config from "./config.json"
 
 const app = createApp(App);
 const publicEnvVar = import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL;
@@ -31,5 +32,8 @@ const publicEnvVar = import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL;
 app.use(router);
 app.use(JsonViewer);
 
+console.log("config.json BACKEND_BASE_URL=" + Config.BACKEND_BASE_URL);
+console.log(".env.x VITE_BASE_URL=" + import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL);
+
 app.mount("#app");
 app.provide("baseUrl", publicEnvVar);
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/StockView.vue b/frontend/src/views/StockView.vue
index a79cbe49..78844ad8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/StockView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/StockView.vue
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ import StockTableSFC from "@/views/stock/StockTableSFC.vue";
 export default {
   name: "StockView",
   components: {StockTableSFC},
-
   data() {
     return {
       backendURL: import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_BASE_URL,
@@ -163,6 +162,7 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   mounted() {
+      console.log("backendURL in StockView: " + this.backendURL);
     fetch(this.backendURL + this.endpointMaterials)
       .then(res => res.json())
       .then(data => this.bdMaterials = data)
diff --git a/frontend/start-nginx.sh b/frontend/start-nginx.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..780ece71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/start-nginx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+echo "Starting NGINX"
+export EXISTING_VARS=$(printenv | awk -F= '{print $1}' | sed 's/^/\$/g' | paste -sd,);
+
+echo "==============="
+echo "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:"
+printenv
+echo "==============="
+
+for file in $JSFOLDER;
+do
+  echo -e "\r\n"
+  echo $file
+
+  # other command cuts off length of files. sponge has no file-size limitation.
+  #cat $file | envsubst $EXISTING_VARS | tee $file
+  #envsubst $EXISTING_VARS < $file | tee $file
+  envsubst $EXISTING_VARS < $file | sponge $file
+  echo -e "\r\n"
+done
+nginx -g 'daemon off;'