diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68a47f81..81d7559d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@
 
 Project setup is based on [cookiecutter-django](https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django) project template.
 
-## Deployment
+## Deployment to CapRover
 
 ```
-# create and push new docker container
-docker build -f compose/django/Dockerfile -t iterativ/vbv-lernwelt-django .
-docker push iterativ/vbv-lernwelt-django
-
-# deploy to caprover
-caprover deploy -a vbv-lernwelt -i docker.io/iterativ/vbv-lernwelt-django
+# run deploy script
+./caprover_deploy.sh
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/caprover_deploy.sh b/caprover_deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ca81b52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caprover_deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# create and push new docker container
+docker build -f compose/django/Dockerfile -t iterativ/vbv-lernwelt-django .
+docker push iterativ/vbv-lernwelt-django
+
+# deploy to caprover
+caprover deploy -h https://captain.control.iterativ.ch -a vbv-lernwelt -i docker.io/iterativ/vbv-lernwelt-django
+
diff --git a/compose/django/docker_start.sh b/compose/django/docker_start.sh
index aebb6c98..ddc94453 100644
--- a/compose/django/docker_start.sh
+++ b/compose/django/docker_start.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ set -o nounset
 
 python /app/manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 python /app/manage.py migrate
+python /app/manage.py createcachetable
 
 /usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:80 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker