diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f7330..0000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-HOST=0.0.0.0
-PORT=1337
-APP_KEYS="toBeModified1,toBeModified2"
-API_TOKEN_SALT=tobemodified
-ADMIN_JWT_SECRET=tobemodified
-JWT_SECRET=tobemodified
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2cf211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+services:
+
+  # PostgreSQL (Database)
+  #gs_postgres:
+  #  extends:
+  #    file: apps/backend/postgres.yml
+  #    service: gs_postgres
+
+  # MySQL (Database)
+  gs_mysql:
+    extends:
+      file: ./mysql.yml
+      service: gs_mysql
+
+  gs_phpmyadmin:
+    extends:
+      file: ./mysql.yml
+      service: gs_phpmyadmin
+
+  gs_redis:
+    image: "redis:alpine"
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+
+  gs_redis_commander:
+    image: rediscommander/redis-commander:latest
+    environment:
+      - REDIS_HOSTS=local:gs_redis:6379
+    ports:
+      - "8081:8081"
+    depends_on:
+      - gs_redis
+
+
+volumes:
+  gs_postgres-master:
+    driver: local
+  gs_mariadb-master:
+    driver: local
diff --git a/mysql.yml b/mysql.yml
index 462ea3c..877ebef 100644
--- a/mysql.yml
+++ b/mysql.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,15 @@ services:
       # Where our data will be persisted
     volumes:
       - gs_mariadb-master:/var/lib/mysql
+
+  gs_phpmyadmin:
+    image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:latest
+    container_name: gs-phpmyadmin
+    environment:
+      PMA_ARBITRARY: 1
+      PMA_HOST: gs_mysql
+      PMA_USER: root
+      PMA_PASSWORD: ${MYSQL_DATABASE_ROOT_PASSWORD}
+      UPLOAD_LIMIT: 20M
+    ports:
+      - 8899:80
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2fe6689..19cd5b9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@strapi/plugin-i18n": "4.6.0",
         "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions": "4.6.0",
         "@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer": "4.5.6",
-        "@strapi/strapi": "4.6.0",
+        "@strapi/strapi": "^4.6.0",
         "@strapi/utils": "4.5.6",
         "better-sqlite3": "7.4.6",
         "mysql": "2.18.1",
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
         "strapi-plugin-menus": "1.2.1",
         "strapi-plugin-populate-deep": "1.1.2"
       },
-      "devDependencies": {},
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=14.19.1 <=18.x.x",
         "npm": ">=6.0.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d235a24..2cc72af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "A Strapi application",
   "scripts": {
+    "predevelop": "docker-compose up -d",
     "develop": "strapi develop",
     "start": "strapi start",
     "build": "strapi build",
-    "strapi": "strapi"
+    "strapi": "strapi",
+    "build:staging": "npm run build",
+    "postbuild:staging": "node scripts/strapi/build-staging.js"
   },
-  "devDependencies": {},
   "dependencies": {
-    "@strapi/strapi": "4.6.0",
-    "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions": "4.6.0",
     "@strapi/plugin-i18n": "4.6.0",
-    "better-sqlite3": "7.4.6",
+    "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions": "4.6.0",
     "@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer": "4.5.6",
+    "@strapi/strapi": "^4.6.0",
     "@strapi/utils": "4.5.6",
+    "better-sqlite3": "7.4.6",
     "mysql": "2.18.1",
     "pg": "8.8.0",
     "strapi-plugin-import-export-entries": "1.18.0",
diff --git a/scripts/strapi/build-staging.js b/scripts/strapi/build-staging.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6ae3cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/strapi/build-staging.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const fse = require('fs-extra');
+const path = require('path');
+
+fse.copySync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'apps/backend/public'), path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'dist', 'apps', 'backend/public'));
+fs.copyFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'apps/backend/.env.staging'), path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'dist', 'apps', 'backend/.env'));
+fs.copyFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'sources/server.js'), path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'dist', 'apps', 'backend/server.js'));
+fs.copyFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'sources/package.json'), path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'dist', 'apps', 'backend/package.json'));
+fs.copyFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'sources/.strapi-updater.json'), path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'dist', 'apps', 'backend/.strapi-updater.json'));
diff --git a/scripts/strapi/sources/package.json b/scripts/strapi/sources/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b44ac8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/strapi/sources/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "name": "nx-guitar-school",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "overrides": {
+    "@strapi/strapi": "4.5.4"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@strapi/plugin-i18n": "4.5.4",
+    "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions": "4.5.4",
+    "@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer": "4.5.6",
+    "@strapi/strapi": "4.5.4",
+    "@strapi/utils": "4.5.6",
+    "better-sqlite3": "7.4.6",
+    "mysql": "2.18.1",
+    "pg": "8.8.0",
+    "strapi-plugin-import-export-entries": "1.18.0",
+    "strapi-plugin-menus": "1.2.1",
+    "strapi-plugin-populate-deep": "1.1.2"
+  },
+  "author": {
+    "name": "A Strapi developer"
+  },
+  "strapi": {
+    "uuid": "d1de7a93-c68b-4597-80ee-b5b56ea4eb10"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=14.19.1 <=18.x.x",
+    "npm": ">=6.0.0"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/strapi/sources/server.js b/scripts/strapi/sources/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63dd6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/strapi/sources/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const strapi = require('@strapi/strapi');
+const app = strapi({distDir: './dist'});
+app.start();
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 3f3ccfe..b9532e3 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "@strapi/typescript-utils/tsconfigs/server",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "../../dist/apps/backend/dist",
+    "outDir": "dist",
     "rootDir": "."
   },
   "include": [