diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 8ac421b7..658dda71 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
-[*.{py,rst,ini}]
+[*.{py,rst,ini,sh}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a1be72e..ea63ae0d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,38 +11,32 @@ npm run tailwind
 # run vue vite dev server
 cd client && npm run dev
 
-# run django dev server
-cd server && python manage.py runserver
+# reset db and run django dev server
+./prepare_server.sh
 ```
 
 ## Installation
 
 See `.tool-versions` file for used django and node version
 
+You have to set up at least the following environment variables:
+
+```bash
+export IT_APP_ENVIRONMENT=development
+```
+
+See `.env_secrets/local_daniel.env` for more possible environment variables.
+Especially set correct values for `POSTGRES_*` and `DATABASE_URL`
+
+
 ### Server part
 
-Run every sub command in the `server` directory
-
-Create a new PostgreSQL database and role
+The "prepare_server.sh" script will create the database according to `POSTGRE_*` environment variables.
+It will also setup the tables for django and run the django development server.
 
 ```bash
-createdb vbv_lernwelt
-createuser vbv_lernwelt
-```
-
-Set the environment variable accordingly
-
-```bash
-export VBV_DATABASE_URL='postgres://vbv_lernwelt@localhost:5432/vbv_lernwelt'
-```
-
-Set `VBV_DJANGO_READ_DOT_ENV_FILE=True` to make the config read the `example.env` file (with direnv!?).
-
-```bash
-python manage.py migrate
-
-# sync server
-python manage.py runserver
+# will initial`migrate` and `runserver` etc...
+./prepare_server.sh
 
 # or async server
 # uvicorn config.asgi:application --host 0.0.0.0 --reload
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ python manage.py runserver
 
 ### Client part
 
-Run every command in the `client` directory
-
 ```bash
 npm install
 
diff --git a/caprover_create_app.py b/caprover_create_app.py
index 44cde962..652f1d88 100644
--- a/caprover_create_app.py
+++ b/caprover_create_app.py
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ cap.create_and_update_app(
     image_name='docker.io/iterativ/vbv-lernwelt-django',
     environment_variables={
         # 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE': 'config.settings.base',
-        'VBV_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY': env.str('VBV_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY'),
-        'VBV_DJANGO_ADMIN_URL': env.str('VBV_DJANGO_ADMIN_URL'),
-        'VBV_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS': env.str('VBV_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS'),
-        'VBV_SENTRY_DSN': env.str('VBV_SENTRY_DSN'),
-        'VBV_DJANGO_DEV_MODE': 'caprover',
+        'IT_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY': env.str('IT_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY'),
+        'IT_DJANGO_ADMIN_URL': env.str('IT_DJANGO_ADMIN_URL'),
+        'IT_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS': env.str('IT_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS'),
+        'IT_SENTRY_DSN': env.str('IT_SENTRY_DSN'),
+        'IT_APP_ENVIRONMENT': 'caprover',
         'POSTGRES_HOST': 'srv-captain--vbv-lernwelt-postgres-db',
         'POSTGRES_PORT': 5432,
         'POSTGRES_DB': db_name,
diff --git a/compose/django/docker_entrypoint.sh b/compose/django/docker_entrypoint.sh
index 5192d90e..524f6902 100644
--- a/compose/django/docker_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/compose/django/docker_entrypoint.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ if [ -z "${POSTGRES_USER}" ]; then
     base_postgres_image_default_user='postgres'
     export POSTGRES_USER="${base_postgres_image_default_user}"
 fi
-export VBV_DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DB}"
+export DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DB}"
 
-echo $VBV_DATABASE_URL
+echo $DATABASE_URL
 
 postgres_ready() {
 python << END
diff --git a/env/docker_local.env b/env/docker_local.env
index 93a5c471..7919aebc 100644
--- a/env/docker_local.env
+++ b/env/docker_local.env
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ POSTGRES_PASSWORD=hNqfCdG6bwCLcnfboDtNM1L2Hiwp8GuKp1DJ6t2rcKl15Vls2QbByoIZ6IQlci
 
 # General
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-VBV_DJANGO_LOCAL_DOCKER=True
+IT_DJANGO_LOCAL_DOCKER=True
 IPYTHONDIR=/app/.ipython
diff --git a/env_secrets/caprover.env b/env_secrets/caprover.env
index c1f40ca6..738c5c3f 100644
Binary files a/env_secrets/caprover.env and b/env_secrets/caprover.env differ
diff --git a/env_secrets/local_daniel.env b/env_secrets/local_daniel.env
index b0f76bee..2cbf413e 100644
Binary files a/env_secrets/local_daniel.env and b/env_secrets/local_daniel.env differ
diff --git a/env_secrets/local_lorenz.env b/env_secrets/local_lorenz.env
index 611e670c..4104dedb 100644
Binary files a/env_secrets/local_lorenz.env and b/env_secrets/local_lorenz.env differ
diff --git a/env_secrets/production.env b/env_secrets/production.env
index 36afa782..7169a777 100644
Binary files a/env_secrets/production.env and b/env_secrets/production.env differ
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06329196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export IT_APP_ENVIRONMENT='development'
diff --git a/local-setup-for-tests.sh b/local-setup-for-tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f861cfe5..00000000
--- a/local-setup-for-tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#export DATABASE_HOST=postgres
-#export DATABASE_PORT=5432
-#export DATABASE_URL=postgres://$DATABASE_USER:$PG_PASSWORD@$DATABASE_HOST:$DATABASE_PORT/$DATABASE_NAME
-#
-#echo $DATABASE_URL
-#DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.base
-#DATABASE_NAME=vbv_lernwelt
-SKIP_SETUP=false
-##
-
-echo "Setting up VBV Project for Local usage"
-if [ "$SKIP_SETUP" = false ]; then
-    if [ -z "$PG_PORT" ]; then  # if the port is set in the env, use iterg
-        DB_PORT="";
-    else
-        DB_PORT="-p $PG_PORT";
-    fi
-    if [ -z "$PG_USER" ]; then  # if the user is set in the env, use it
-        DB_USER="";
-    else
-        DB_USER="-U $PG_USER";
-    fi
-    echo  "psql -h localhost --port=$DB_PORT --username=$DB_USER -c 'drop database if exists' $DATABASE_NAME;"
-
-    echo "Drop all connections to the database"
-    psql -h localhost --port=$DB_PORT --username=$DB_USER -c "SELECT pg_terminate_backend(pg_stat_activity.pid) FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE pg_stat_activity.datname = '$DATABASE_NAME' AND pid <> pg_backend_pid();"
-
-    echo "Drop database: $DATABASE_NAME"
-    psql -h localhost --port=$DB_PORT --username=$DB_USER -c "drop database if exists $DATABASE_NAME;"
-
-    echo "Create database: $DATABASE_NAME"
-    psql -h localhost  --port=$DB_PORT --username=$DB_USER -c "create database $DATABASE_NAME;"
-
-    # reset data
-    python3 server/manage.py createcachetable --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-    python3 server/manage.py migrate --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-    python3 server/manage.py create_default_users --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-    python3 server/manage.py create_default_learningpath --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-#
-#    # make django translations
-    (cd server && python3 manage.py compilemessages --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE")
-fi
-
diff --git a/prepare_server.sh b/prepare_server.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..655f1fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prepare_server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$CI" ];
+then
+  # kill all subprocess on exit
+  trap "exit" INT TERM ERR
+  trap "kill 0" EXIT
+else echo "CI is set to $CI";
+fi
+
+# script should fail when any process returns non zero code
+set -ev
+
+# handle arguments
+SKIP_SETUP=false
+START_BACKGROUND=false
+
+for i in "$@"
+do
+case $i in
+    --start-background)
+    START_BACKGROUND=true
+    shift # past argument
+    ;;
+    --skip-setup)
+    SKIP_SETUP=true
+    shift # past argument with no value
+    ;;
+    *)
+          # unknown option
+    ;;
+esac
+done
+
+echo "SKIP_SETUP = ${SKIP_SETUP}"
+
+POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB:-vbv_lernwelt}
+DJANGO_PORT=${DJANGO_PORT:-8000}
+
+mypsql() {
+  psql -h "${POSTGRES_HOST:-localhost}" -p "${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}" -U "${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}" "$@"
+}
+
+if [ "$SKIP_SETUP" = false ]; then
+    echo "Drop all connections to $POSTGRES_DB"
+    mypsql -c "SELECT pg_terminate_backend(pg_stat_activity.pid) FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE pg_stat_activity.datname = '$POSTGRES_DB' AND pid <> pg_backend_pid();" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    echo "Drop database: $POSTGRES_DB"
+    mypsql -c "drop database if exists $POSTGRES_DB;"
+    echo "Create database: $POSTGRES_DB"
+    mypsql -c "create database $POSTGRES_DB;"
+
+    echo "initialize database for django"
+    python3 server/manage.py createcachetable --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+    python3 server/manage.py migrate --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+    python3 server/manage.py create_default_users --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+    python3 server/manage.py create_default_learningpath --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+
+    # make django translations
+    (cd server && python3 manage.py compilemessages --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE")
+else
+  echo "else"
+#    python3 src/manage.py recreate_customer_data_for_integration_tests --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+fi
+
+if [ "$START_BACKGROUND" = true ]; then
+    python3 server/manage.py runserver "${DJANGO_PORT}" --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE" > /dev/null &
+else
+    python3 server/manage.py runserver "${DJANGO_PORT}" --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+fi
diff --git a/prepare_server_cypress.sh b/prepare_server_cypress.sh
index 8ef42ba9..36789573 100755
--- a/prepare_server_cypress.sh
+++ b/prepare_server_cypress.sh
@@ -1,91 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+export POSTGRES_DB=vbv_lernwelt_cypress
+export DJANGO_PORT=8001
+export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.test_cypress
+export IT_APP_ENVIRONMENT=development
 
-if [ -z "$CI" ];
-then
-  # kill all subprocess on exit
-  trap "exit" INT TERM ERR
-  trap "kill 0" EXIT
-else echo "CI is set to $CI";
-fi
-
-# script should fail when any process returns non zero code
-set -ev
-
-# handle arguments
-SKIP_SETUP=false
-START_BACKGROUND=false
-PROXY_VUE=false
-
-for i in "$@"
-do
-case $i in
-    --start-background)
-    START_BACKGROUND=true
-    shift # past argument
-    ;;
-    --skip-setup)
-    SKIP_SETUP=true
-    shift # past argument with no value
-    ;;
-    --proxy-vue)
-    PROXY_VUE=true
-    shift # past argument with no value
-    ;;
-    *)
-          # unknown option
-    ;;
-esac
-done
-
-echo "SKIP_SETUP = ${SKIP_SETUP}"
-
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.test_cypress
-CYPRESS_DB=vbv_lernwelt_cypress
-
-if [ "$SKIP_SETUP" = false ]; then
-    if [ -z "$PG_PORT" ]; then  # if the port is set in the env, use iterg
-        DB_PORT="";
-    else
-        DB_PORT="-p $PG_PORT";
-    fi
-    if [ -z "$PG_USER" ]; then  # if the user is set in the env, use it
-        DB_USER="";
-    else
-        DB_USER="-U $PG_USER";
-    fi
-    echo "psql -h localhost $DB_PORT $DB_USER -c 'drop database if exists $CYPRESS_DB;'"
-    # create database
-    psql -h localhost $DB_PORT $DB_USER -c "drop database if exists $CYPRESS_DB;"
-    psql -h localhost $DB_PORT $DB_USER -c "create database $CYPRESS_DB;"
-
-    # reset data
-    # python3 src/manage.py randomdata --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-    python3 server/manage.py createcachetable --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-    python3 server/manage.py migrate --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-
-    # make django translations
-    (cd server && python3 manage.py compilemessages --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE")
-
-
-else
-  echo "else"
-#    python3 src/manage.py recreate_customer_data_for_integration_tests --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-fi
-
-if [ "$PROXY_VUE" = true ]; then
-    export DJANGO_VUE_LANDINGPAGE_PROXY=http://localhost:8080/
-fi
-
-# install cypress here to avoid problems with `npm install` on the iesc servers
-#CYPRESS_INSTALLED=0
-##npx --no-install cypress --version || CYPRESS_INSTALLED=$?
-#if [ $CYPRESS_INSTALLED -ne 0 ]; then
-#  echo "install cypress"
-##  npm install cypress@5.6.0 @testing-library/cypress@7.0.2 --no-save
-#fi
-
-if [ "$START_BACKGROUND" = true ]; then
-    python3 server/manage.py runserver 8001 --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE" > /dev/null &
-else
-    python3 server/manage.py runserver 8001 --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
-fi
+./prepare_server.sh "$@"
diff --git a/server/config/settings/base.py b/server/config/settings/base.py
index 9894b2a7..ba700be2 100644
--- a/server/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/server/config/settings/base.py
@@ -10,21 +10,17 @@ from environs import Env
 from vbv_lernwelt.core.utils import structlog_add_app_info
 
 SERVER_ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve(strict=True).parent.parent.parent
-# vbv_lernwelt/
 APPS_DIR = SERVER_ROOT_DIR / "vbv_lernwelt"
 env = Env()
 
-READ_DOT_ENV_FILE = env.bool("VBV_DJANGO_READ_DOT_ENV_FILE", default=False)
-if READ_DOT_ENV_FILE:
-    # OS environment variables take precedence over variables from .env
-    env.read_env(str(SERVER_ROOT_DIR / "example.env"))
-
-DJANGO_DEV_MODE = env("VBV_DJANGO_DEV_MODE", default="development")
+# set to "development" for local development
+APP_ENVIRONMENT = env("IT_APP_ENVIRONMENT")
 
 # GENERAL
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#debug
-DEBUG = env.bool("VBV_DJANGO_DEBUG", False)
+DEBUG = env.bool("IT_DJANGO_DEBUG", True if APP_ENVIRONMENT == "development" else False)
+
 # Local time zone. Choices are
 # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
 # though not all of them may be available with every OS.
@@ -48,8 +44,8 @@ LOCALE_PATHS = [str(SERVER_ROOT_DIR / "locale")]
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#databases
 DATABASES = {
     "default": env.dj_db_url(
-        "VBV_DATABASE_URL",
-        default="postgres://vbv_lernwelt@localhost:5432/vbv_lernwelt",
+        "DATABASE_URL",
+        default="postgres://postgres@localhost:5432/vbv_lernwelt",
     )
 }
 DATABASES["default"]["ATOMIC_REQUESTS"] = True  # noqa F405
@@ -308,11 +304,14 @@ MANAGERS = ADMINS
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#logging
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/logging for
 # more details on how to customize your logging configuration.
-VBV_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF = env(
-    "VBV_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF", default="VBV_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF_JSON_FILE"
-)
 
-if VBV_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF == "VBV_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF_CONSOLE_COLOR":
+logging_conf_default = "IT_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF_JSON_FILE"
+if DEBUG:
+    logging_conf_default = "IT_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF_CONSOLE_COLOR"
+
+IT_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF = env("IT_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF", default=logging_conf_default)
+
+if IT_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF == "IT_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF_CONSOLE_COLOR":
     timestamper = structlog.processors.TimeStamper(fmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     LOGGING = {
         "version": 1,
@@ -476,12 +475,12 @@ SPECTACULAR_SETTINGS = {
 
 
 SECRET_KEY = env(
-    "VBV_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY",
+    "IT_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY",
     default="J9FiYN31FuY7lHrmx9Mpai3GGpTVCxakEclOfCLretDe7bTf2DtTsgazJ0aIMtbq",
 )
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list(
-    "VBV_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS", default=["localhost", "0.0.0.0", "127.0.0.1"]
+    "IT_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS", default=["localhost", "0.0.0.0", "127.0.0.1"]
 )
 
 
@@ -489,21 +488,21 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list(
 CACHES = {
     "default": {
         "BACKEND": env(
-            "VBV_DJANGO_CACHE_BACKEND",
+            "IT_DJANGO_CACHE_BACKEND",
             default="django.core.cache.backends.db.DatabaseCache",
         ),
-        "LOCATION": env("VBV_DJANGO_CACHE_LOCATION", default="django_cache_table"),
+        "LOCATION": env("IT_DJANGO_CACHE_LOCATION", default="django_cache_table"),
     }
 }
 
-if "django_redis.cache.RedisCache" in env("VBV_DJANGO_CACHE_BACKEND", default=""):
+if "django_redis.cache.RedisCache" in env("IT_DJANGO_CACHE_BACKEND", default=""):
     CACHES = {
         "default": {
             "BACKEND": env(
-                "VBV_DJANGO_CACHE_BACKEND",
+                "IT_DJANGO_CACHE_BACKEND",
                 default="django.core.cache.backends.db.DatabaseCache",
             ),
-            "LOCATION": env("VBV_DJANGO_CACHE_LOCATION", default="django_cache_table"),
+            "LOCATION": env("IT_DJANGO_CACHE_LOCATION", default="django_cache_table"),
             "OPTIONS": {
                 "CLIENT_CLASS": "django_redis.client.DefaultClient",
                 # Mimicing memcache behavior.
@@ -530,7 +529,7 @@ OAUTH = {
     }
 }
 
-if DJANGO_DEV_MODE == "development":
+if APP_ENVIRONMENT == "development":
     # http://whitenoise.evans.io/en/latest/django.html#using-whitenoise-in-development
     INSTALLED_APPS = ["whitenoise.runserver_nostatic"] + INSTALLED_APPS  # noqa F405
 
@@ -547,7 +546,7 @@ if DJANGO_DEV_MODE == "development":
     # }
     # https://django-debug-toolbar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#internal-ips
     INTERNAL_IPS = ["127.0.0.1", "10.0.2.2"]
-    if env.bool("VBV_DJANGO_LOCAL_DOCKER", False):
+    if env.bool("IT_DJANGO_LOCAL_DOCKER", False):
         import socket
 
         hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())
@@ -564,13 +563,13 @@ if DJANGO_DEV_MODE == "development":
     # https://django-extensions.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation_instructions.html#configuration
     INSTALLED_APPS += ["django_extensions"]  # noqa F405
 
-if DJANGO_DEV_MODE in ["production", "caprover"]:
+if APP_ENVIRONMENT in ["production", "caprover"]:
     # SECURITY
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secure-proxy-ssl-header
     SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO", "https")
     # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secure-ssl-redirect
-    SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = env.bool("VBV_DJANGO_SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT", default=True)
+    SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = env.bool("IT_DJANGO_SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT", default=True)
     # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#session-cookie-secure
     SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
     # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#csrf-cookie-secure
@@ -604,7 +603,7 @@ if DJANGO_DEV_MODE in ["production", "caprover"]:
         default="VBV Lernwelt <info@iterativ.ch>",
     )
     # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#server-email
-    SERVER_EMAIL = env("VBV_DJANGO_SERVER_EMAIL", default=DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
+    SERVER_EMAIL = env("IT_DJANGO_SERVER_EMAIL", default=DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
     # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#email-subject-prefix
     EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = env(
         "DJANGO_EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX",
@@ -614,7 +613,7 @@ if DJANGO_DEV_MODE in ["production", "caprover"]:
     # ADMIN
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Django Admin URL regex.
-    ADMIN_URL = env("VBV_DJANGO_ADMIN_URL")
+    ADMIN_URL = env("IT_DJANGO_ADMIN_URL", 'admin/')
 
     # Anymail
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -633,7 +632,7 @@ if DJANGO_DEV_MODE in ["production", "caprover"]:
     from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import LoggingIntegration
     from sentry_sdk.integrations.redis import RedisIntegration
 
-    SENTRY_DSN = env("VBV_SENTRY_DSN")
+    SENTRY_DSN = env("IT_SENTRY_DSN")
     SENTRY_LOG_LEVEL = env.int("DJANGO_SENTRY_LOG_LEVEL", logging.INFO)
 
     sentry_logging = LoggingIntegration(
diff --git a/server/config/settings/test.py b/server/config/settings/test.py
index 90c4b66c..39548444 100644
--- a/server/config/settings/test.py
+++ b/server/config/settings/test.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from .base import env
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secret-key
 SECRET_KEY = env(
-    "VBV_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY",
+    "IT_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY",
     default="1NpUCSvAKLpDZL9e3tqDaUe8Kk2xAuF1tXosFjBanc4lFCgNcfBp02MD3UjB72ZS",
 )
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#test-runner
diff --git a/server/config/settings/test_cypress.py b/server/config/settings/test_cypress.py
index dd94cb1f..e3c625b1 100644
--- a/server/config/settings/test_cypress.py
+++ b/server/config/settings/test_cypress.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from .base import env
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secret-key
 SECRET_KEY = env(
-    "VBV_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY",
+    "IT_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY",
     default="1LhwZ0DvP4cGBgbBdCfaBQV7eiaOc4jWKdzO9WEXLFT7AaqBN6jqd0uyaZeAZ19K",
 )
 
diff --git a/server/example.env b/server/example.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e4c6848..00000000
--- a/server/example.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-export VBV_DATABASE_URL='postgres://vbv_lernwelt@localhost:5432/vbv_lernwelt'
-#export VBV_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF=VBV_DJANGO_LOGGING_CONF_CONSOLE_COLOR
-export VBV_DJANGO_DEBUG=True
-
-# oauth is for the moment not used
-export OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=iterativ
-export OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=abced-1234
-export OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN_URL=https://sso.test.b.lernetz.host/auth/realms/vbv/protocol/openid-connect/token
-export OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_URL=https://sso.test.b.lernetz.host/auth/realms/vbv/protocol/openid-connect/auth
-export OAUTH_API_BASE_URL=https://sso.test.b.lernetz.host/auth/realms/vbv/protocol/openid-connect/
-export OAUTH_LOCAL_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8000/api/oauth/callback/
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
index 82960734..5cd12ce7 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ def create_default_users(user_model=User, group_model=Group):
     content_creator_grop, created = group_model.objects.get_or_create(name='content_creator_grop')
     student_group, created = group_model.objects.get_or_create(name='student_group')
 
-    admin_user, created = _get_or_create_user(user_model=user_model,
-                                              username='admin',
-                                              password='admin')
-    admin_user.is_superuser=True
+    admin_user, created = _get_or_create_user(user_model=user_model, username='admin', password='admin')
+    admin_user.is_superuser = True
     admin_user.groups.add(admin_group)
-
     admin_user.save()
+
     student_user, created = _get_or_create_user(user_model=user_model, username='student', password='student')
     student_user.groups.add(student_group)
     student_user.save()
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py
index af7f5938..637707c7 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ def structlog_add_app_info(
     logger: logging.Logger, method_name: str, event_dict: EventDict
 ) -> EventDict:
     event_dict["django_app"] = "vbv_lernwelt"
-    event_dict["django_dev_mode"] = settings.DJANGO_DEV_MODE
-    event_dict["django_app_dev_mode"] = f"vbv_lernwelt_{settings.DJANGO_DEV_MODE}"
+    event_dict["APP_ENVIRONMENT"] = settings.APP_ENVIRONMENT
+    event_dict["django_app_dev_mode"] = f"vbv_lernwelt_{settings.APP_ENVIRONMENT}"
 
     return event_dict
 
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
index 5fe68853..50597690 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ def vue_home(request):
             content_type = headers.get('content-type', 'text/html')
             return HttpResponse(res.text, content_type=content_type)
         except Exception as e:
-            print(f'Can not connect to vue dev server at {settings.IT_SERVE_VUE_URL}:', e)
-            return
+            return HttpResponse(
+                f'Can not connect to vue dev server at {settings.IT_SERVE_VUE_URL}: {e}'
+            )
 
     # render index.html from `npm run build`
     return render(request, 'index.html', {})
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py
index 5e8a7527..17513b03 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ von Neukunden zu benützen
     circle_7 = CircleFactory.create(title="Prüfungsvorbereitung", parent=lp, topic=tp)
 
 
-
-
-
 def delete_default_learning_path():
     LearningUnit.objects.all().delete()
     LearningSequence.objects.all().delete()