diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 580d4c7..9736834 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ EMAIL_BACKEND=console
 #SMTP_PASSWORD=
 #SMTP_HOST=
 #SMTP_USE_SLL=
-#SMTP_USE_TLS=TRUE
+#SMTP_USE_TLS=true
 #SMTP_PORT=587
 
-SECRET_DB_PASSWORD_VERSION=v1
 SITE_URL=https://${DOMAIN}
 LETS_ENCRYPT_ENV=production
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1670090..987e557 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # karrot
 
-Easily and securely send things from one computer to another 
+Karrot is a free and open-source tool for grassroots initiatives and groups of people that want to coordinate face-to-face activities on a local, autonomous and voluntary basis.
 
 <!-- metadata -->
 
 * **Category**: Utilities
 * **Status**: 3, stable
-* **Image**: [`karrot-backend`](),3, own
-* **Healthcheck**: No
+* **Image**: [`karrot-backend`](https://hub.docker.com/r/vlafvlaf/karrot_backend),4,upstream
+* **Healthcheck**: Yes
 * **Backups**: No
-* **Email**: No
+* **Email**: Yes
 * **Tests**: No
 * **SSO**:  No
 
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ Easily and securely send things from one computer to another
 1. Set up Docker Swarm and [`abra`]
 2. `abra app new karrot`
 3. `abra app config <karrot app name>`
-3. `abra app secret generate -a <karrot app name>`
 4. `abra app deploy <karrot app name>`
 
-when deploying for the first time, the `web` service will end up in a weird state and the site will display `internal server error`. To fix this run
-`abra app restart <karrot app name> web`
-this only needs to be done after first deploy
-
-also, mail isn't working for now, leave it at `console`!
+## Configuration options
 
+`MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID` and `MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_KEY` are API credentials from maxmind.com. You need an account there to get GeoIP data for Karrot.
 
 [`abra`]: https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/abra
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 74c8459..0000000
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-FROM python:3.7-buster
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y gdal-bin
-
-COPY ./karrot-backend.pyz /app/karrot-backend.pyz
-
-RUN sed -i -e's/ main/ main contrib non-free/g' /etc/apt/sources.list && \
-    apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y libmaxminddb0 libmaxminddb-dev geoipupdate
-
diff --git a/backend/backend.pyz b/backend/backend.pyz
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diff --git a/backend/karrot-backend.pyz b/backend/karrot-backend.pyz
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diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index a0739b8..79b0c76 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "3.8"
 
 services:
   web:
-    image: "vlafvlaf/karrot_frontend:0.0.3"
+    image: "vlafvlaf/karrot_frontend:0.1.0"
     configs:
       - source: nginx_config
         target: /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ services:
         - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}.rule=Host(`${DOMAIN}`${EXTRA_DOMAINS})"
         - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}.entrypoints=web-secure"
         - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}.tls.certresolver=${LETS_ENCRYPT_ENV}"
-        - "coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=0.0.1+testing"
 
   app:
-    image: "vlafvlaf/karrot_backend:test"
+    image: "vlafvlaf/karrot_backend:0.1.0"
     networks:
       - internal
     depends_on:
@@ -75,6 +74,9 @@ services:
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 2
       start_period: 45s
+    deploy:
+      labels:
+        - "coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=0.1.0+0.1.0"
     command: >
       sh -c "
       echo 'EditionIDs GeoLite2-City GeoLite2-Country' > /etc/GeoIP.conf &&
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ services:
       python karrot-backend.pyz server
       "
   worker:
-    image: "vlafvlaf/karrot_backend:test"
+    image: "vlafvlaf/karrot_backend:0.1.0"
     depends_on:
       # shiv + geoip data gets loaded on the first run of the app
       # so to ensure it's available in the worker too, we need to wait
@@ -149,10 +151,10 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_DB=karrot
  
 
-secrets:
-  db_password:
-    external: true
-    name: ${STACK_NAME}_db_password_${SECRET_DB_PASSWORD_VERSION}
+#secrets:
+#  db_password:
+#    external: true
+#    name: ${STACK_NAME}_db_password_${SECRET_DB_PASSWORD_VERSION}
 
 configs:
   nginx_config:
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 20d70b0..0000000
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-FROM nginx:1.20.1-alpine
-
-RUN curl https://download.karrot.world/karrot-frontend-production.zip -o karrot-frontend.zip && \
-    unzip -o karrot-frontend.zip -d /usr/share/nginx/html