diff --git a/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dela b/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dela
index 853bdcce3..5535c8dbd 100644
--- a/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dela
+++ b/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dela
@@ -7,21 +7,11 @@ RUN go install
 WORKDIR /go/d-voting
 COPY . .
 
-FROM base AS production
+FROM base AS build
 COPY --from=base /go/dela .
 COPY --from=base /go/d-voting .
 WORKDIR /go/d-voting/cli/dvoting
 RUN go build
 ENV PATH=/go/dela/cli/crypto:/go/d-voting/cli/dvoting:${PATH}
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c", "dvoting --config /data/node start --postinstall --proxyaddr :$PROXYPORT --proxykey $PROXYKEY --listen tcp://0.0.0.0:2000 --public http://$HOSTNAME:$NODEPORT --routing tree"]
-CMD []
-
-FROM base AS debug
-COPY --from=base /go/dela .
-COPY --from=base /go/d-voting .
-RUN go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@latest
-WORKDIR /go/d-voting/cli/dvoting
-RUN go build -gcflags="all=-N -l"
-ENV PATH=/go/dela/cli/crypto:/go/d-voting/cli/dvoting:${PATH}
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c", "dlv --listen=:40000 --headless=true --api-version=2 --accept-multiclient exec /go/d-voting/cli/dvoting/dvoting -- --config /data/node start --postinstall --proxyaddr :$PROXYPORT --proxykey $PROXYKEY --listen tcp://0.0.0.0:2000 --public http://$HOSTNAME:2000 --routing tree"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c", "dvoting --config /data/node start --postinstall --proxyaddr :$PROXYPORT --proxykey $PROXYKEY --listen tcp://0.0.0.0:2000 --public $PUBLIC_URL --routing tree --noTLS"]
 CMD []
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.debug.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.debug.yml
index 04609c55d..66a1ea7f5 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.debug.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.debug.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@ x-dela: &dela
   build:
     dockerfile: Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dela
     context: ../
-    target: production
+    target: build
   env_file: ../.env
   profiles:
     - dela
     - all
-  environment:
-    PROXYKEY: ${PUBLIC_KEY}
-    PROXY_LOG: info
-    LLVL: info
+x-dela-env: &dela-env
+  PROXYKEY: ${PUBLIC_KEY}
+  PROXY_LOG: info
+  LLVL: debug
 
 services:
 
   dela-worker-0:             # inital DELA leader node
     <<: *dela
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-0:2000
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-0-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-0
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:40000:40000
     networks:
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ services:
     <<: *dela
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-1-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-1
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-1:2000
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:40001:40000
     networks:
@@ -39,7 +43,9 @@ services:
     <<: *dela
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-2-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-2
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-2:2000
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:40002:40000
     networks:
@@ -49,7 +55,9 @@ services:
     <<: *dela
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-3-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-3
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-3:2000
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:40003:40000
     networks:
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 1f1d6fa98..2e86e7634 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 version: "3.8"
 x-dela: &dela
   image: ghcr.io/c4dt/d-voting-dela:latest
-  environment:
-    PROXYKEY: ${PUBLIC_KEY}
-    PROXYPORT: ${PROXYPORT}
-    PROXY_LOG: info
-    LLVL: info
-    NODEPORT: ${NODEPORT}
+  env_file: ../.env
+x-dela-env: &dela-env
+  PROXYKEY: ${PUBLIC_KEY}
+  PROXY_LOG: info
+  LLVL: info
 
 services:
 
@@ -15,10 +14,12 @@ services:
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dela
       context: ../
-      target: production
+      target: build
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-0:2000
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-0-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-0
     networks:
       d-voting:
         ipv4_address: 172.19.44.254
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ services:
     <<: *dela
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-1-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-1
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-1:2000
     networks:
       d-voting:
         ipv4_address: 172.19.44.253
@@ -34,7 +37,9 @@ services:
     <<: *dela
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-2-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-2
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-2:2000
     networks:
       d-voting:
         ipv4_address: 172.19.44.252
@@ -42,7 +47,9 @@ services:
     <<: *dela
     volumes:
       - dela-worker-3-data:/data
-    hostname: dela-worker-3
+    environment:
+      <<: *dela-env
+      PUBLIC_URL: grpc://dela-worker-3:2000
     networks:
       d-voting:
         ipv4_address: 172.19.44.251
@@ -54,9 +61,7 @@ services:
       context: ../
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:3000:3000
-    environment:
-      BACKEND_HOST: ${BACKEND_HOST}
-      BACKEND_PORT: ${BACKEND_PORT}
+    env_file: ../.env
     networks:
       d-voting:
         ipv4_address: 172.19.44.2
@@ -66,17 +71,7 @@ services:
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend
       context: ../
-    environment:
-      DATABASE_USERNAME: ${DATABASE_USERNAME}
-      DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-      DATABASE_HOST: ${DATABASE_HOST}
-      DATABASE_PORT: ${DATABASE_PORT}
-      DB_PATH: /data/${DB_PATH}
-      FRONT_END_URL: ${FRONT_END_URL}
-      DELA_NODE_URL: ${DELA_NODE_URL}
-      SESSION_SECRET: ${SESSION_SECRET}
-      PUBLIC_KEY: ${PUBLIC_KEY}
-      PRIVATE_KEY: ${PRIVATE_KEY}
+    env_file: ../.env
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:5000:5000
     depends_on: