diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a12d0d8..5df69962 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ This project shows a very fast way to deploy [backend](https://gitlab.com/openst
 an existing deployment of the TU Berlin).
 
 
-With a running backend and database you should be able to run the [app](https://gitlab.tubit.tu-berlin.de/stapps/app)
+With a running backend and database you should be able to run the [app](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/app)
 with your deployment.
 
 # Step by step to your own deployment
 At first you need to install [docker](https://docs.docker.com/install/) and 
 [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/). Then clone or download this repository. To download the 
 docker images from GitLab you have to be authenticated against GitLabs container registry. Please execute
-`docker login gitlab-registry.tubit.tu-berlin.de`. The requested credentials are the same as for GitLab. 
+`docker login registry.gitlab.com`. The requested credentials are the same as for GitLab. 
 `docker login` stores the credentials the users home directory. If you plan to execute docker commands only from root
 or via sudo you should run `docker login` with root or sudo as well.
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ docker-compose logs backend
 
 The backend will find the database on `http://database:9200` inside the deployment network. As stated in the
 `docker-compose.yml` the backend will expose port 3000 on the host. You should be able to request the backend for it's
-configuration on http://localhost:3000.
+configuration on http://localhost:3000 (or http://MY-IP-ADDRESS:3000).
 
 
 Now you have a running backend that can be queried by the app. You could already try to the install the
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ backend doesn't provide any data by now.
 There is no public deployment for the app version 2.0.0 by now. But you could copy some data from there.
 
 To import some `SCPlace`'s you could run:
-```sh
+```shell
 docker-compose run --rm api copy --appVersion 2.0.0 place <url-of-public-deployment> http://backend:3000 20
 ```
 This will copy data using the [api](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/api) from the deployment of the TU Berlin to your
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ deployment.
 On Linux you can execute a simple shell script that will run you through 
 steps above and copy some data in your deployment:
 
-```sh
+```shell
 sh start.sh
 ```
 
@@ -103,17 +103,37 @@ sh start.sh
 You now have your own deployment and can import some data from your university into the backend. To write your own
 program to import data you should checkout the [minimal-connector](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector/)
 This is a small program that shows the usage of the [api](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/api/) and imports some example
-data from TypeScript code. Feel free to copy the [minimal-connector](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector/)
+data from TypeScript code. Feel free to fork the [minimal-connector](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector/)
 and write your own connector with it.
 
+## Add your connector
+You may want to integrate your connectors in the `docker-compose.yml` to
+deploy your whole StApps-backend-environment in a single command. Use the 
+`systemd` directory in this project as an example of how to deploy
+your connector(s) and configure `systemd` services and timers.
+
+The service will try to restart a named container. That means for successful 
+execution the container needs to be started once before with the appropriate 
+command. 
+```shell
+docker-compose up minimal-connector
+```
+
+To enable the service that runs the connector periodically execute:
+```shell
+systemctl --now enable /absolute/path/minimal-deployment/minimal-connector/minimal-connector.service /absolute/path/minimal-deployment/minimal-connector/minimal-connector.timer
+```
+This command will immediately start the service on execution.
+
 ## Round off your deployment with the [proxy](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/proxy)
 The backend is exposed on the port 3000 now. This means anyone can import data into your backend and you can only run
 one version of the backend at a time. Have a look at the [proxy](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/proxy/) to secure and
-round off your deployment. The proxy will allow you to run multiple deployments for different app version on one server
-and provide some static data like images for your university.
+round off your deployment. The proxy will add a layer of security, allowing you to run multiple deployments for
+different app version on one server and provide some static data like images for your university.
+
 
 ## Explore docker capabilities
 Docker is a great tool with many great features. Have a look at the 
 [docker cli documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/) or our 
-[docker cheat sheet](https://gitlab.tubit.tu-berlin.de/stapps/projectmanagement/blob/master/DOCKER.md) to learn
+[docker cheat sheet](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/projectmanagement/blob/master/project-docs/DOCKER_CHEAT_SHEET.md) to learn
 more about it.
diff --git a/database/.gitignore b/database/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f54b6b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nodes/
diff --git a/database/.gitkeep b/database/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index de8617ae..e06f4692 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '2.1'
+version: '3.7'
 services:
   database:
     image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/database:master
@@ -7,14 +7,9 @@ services:
     expose:
       - "9200"
     restart: unless-stopped
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "nc", "-zv", "localhost", "9200"]
-      interval: 5s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 20
 
   backend:
-    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/backend/default:master
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/backend/default:core-0.23
     environment:
       ES_PORT_9200_TCP_ADDR: database
       ES_PORT_9200_TCP_PORT: 9200
@@ -30,11 +25,21 @@ services:
       - stapps.version=1.0.0
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
-      database:
-        condition: service_healthy
+      - database
 
   api:
-    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/api/copy:v0.0.3
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/api/copy:core-0.23
     links:
       - "backend"
 
+  minimal-connector:
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector:core-0.23
+    container_name: minimal-connector-0.23
+    command: ["http://backend:3000", "minimal-connector", "f-u"]
+
+  app:
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/app/executable:core-0.23
+    expose:
+      - 8100
+    ports:
+      - 8100:8100
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 98980d39..3c00bcff 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ Useful commands:
 * In case you don't need the containers to be running anymore, you can also stop them using docker-compose command (example for database container):
 
     $SUDO docker-compose stop database
+
+* If you want to test the functionality of the "minimal-connector", use the following command.
+
+    $SUDO docker-compose up minimal-connector
+
+* In case you want to see how the data looks like in the app, start its corresponding container.
+
+    $SUDO docker-compose up app
 EOF
 
 read _
diff --git a/systemd/minimal-connector.service b/systemd/minimal-connector.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc92ea9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/minimal-connector.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Restarts the "minimal-connector-0.23" container
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=root
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env docker restart minimal-connector-0.23
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/systemd/minimal-connector.timer b/systemd/minimal-connector.timer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff2de4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/minimal-connector.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Run the minimal-connector.service every 5 minutes. If you need other timer configurations, please refer to: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/Timers
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*:0/5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target