diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 47cb514..00bbb29 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ DEBUG=True
 BACKEND_PORT=5000
 HOST='0.0.0.0'
 USE_RELOADER=True
-LOG_LEVEL=Info
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+LOG_LEVEL=Info
+TARGET=dev
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diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 0981ed5..c9feec1 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Uses Python 3.9 Slim which do not include all standard Libraries. If any additional standard libraries are needed, they need to be installed separately
 FROM python:3.9-slim
 
+ARG TARGETENV=dev
+
 # Installs tools that is needed for building the packages and compile pyhton dependecies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     build-essential \
@@ -8,9 +10,26 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     gcc \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+RUN if [ "${TARGETENV}" = "prod" ]; then \
+        apt-get update && apt-get install -y \        
+        cmake \
+        python3-opencv \
+        libgpiod2 \
+        libgpiod-dev \
+        libcamera-dev \
+        v4l-utils \
+        libopencv-dev \
+        libv4l-dev \
+        libcamera-tools \
+        libavcodec-dev \
+        libavformat-dev \
+        libswscale-dev \ 
+        && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    fi
+
 # Upgrade pip and install dependencies
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip
-COPY requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
+COPY requirements.${TARGETENV}.txt /app/requirements.txt
 RUN pip install -r /app/requirements.txt
 
 # Set the working directory inside the container
diff --git a/backend/requirements.dev.txt b/backend/requirements.dev.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cf5a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+flask
+flask-cors
+python-dotenv
+opencv-python
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diff --git a/backend/requirements.prod.txt b/backend/requirements.prod.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f47cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/requirements.prod.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+flask
+flask-cors
+gpiod
+python-dotenv
+opencv-python
+dlib
+face-recognition
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diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b8005da..0000000
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-flask
-flask-cors
-RPi.GPIO
-python-dotenv
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diff --git a/backend/src/app/__init__.py b/backend/src/app/__init__.py
index 18ff085..e4ddb14 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/src/app/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_cors import CORS
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from app.services.camera_service import CameraService
 
 def create_app():
     load_dotenv()
@@ -18,6 +19,13 @@ def create_app():
     from app.routes import main_routes
     app.register_blueprint(main_routes)
 
+    """ camera_service = CameraService()
+    camera_service.test_camera_feed() """
+
+    """ @app.teardown_appcontext
+    def cleanup(exception=None):
+        camera_service.release_camera()
+     """
     return app
 
 def config_logger(app, log_Level='ERROR'):
@@ -31,3 +39,4 @@ def config_logger(app, log_Level='ERROR'):
     console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 
     app.logger.addHandler(console_handler)
+
diff --git a/backend/src/app/config.py b/backend/src/app/config.py
index c7a9a91..a425520 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/config.py
+++ b/backend/src/app/config.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ class Config:
     """
     Base configuration Class
     """
-    DEBUG = os.getenv('DEBUG', 'False') == 'True'
+    DEBUG = os.getenv('DEBUG', 'False').upper() == 'TRUE'
     HOST = os.getenv('HOST', '127.0.0.1')
-    PORT = os.getenv('BACKEND_PORT')
-    USE_RELOADER = os.getenv('USE_RELOADER') == 'True'
+    PORT = os.getenv('BACKEND_PORT', 5000)
+    USE_RELOADER = os.getenv('USE_RELOADER').upper() == 'TRUE'
     LOG_LEVEL = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'ERROR').upper()
+    TARGET = os.getenv('TARGET', 'dev')
diff --git a/backend/src/app/routes.py b/backend/src/app/routes.py
index 5d2e2c3..02007e6 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/routes.py
+++ b/backend/src/app/routes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import Blueprint
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, Response
 from app.services.gpio_service import turn_led_off, turn_led_on
 from app.utils.response_util import create_response
 
@@ -34,4 +34,14 @@ def led_off():
         turn_led_off()
         return create_response("LED ist jetzt aus", "warning")
     except Exception as e:
-        return create_response(f"Error: {str(e)}", "error", 500)
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+        return create_response(f"Error: {str(e)}", "error", 500)
+    
+""" @main_routes.route('/capture', methods=['GET'])
+def capture_image():
+    try:
+        frame = camera_service.capture_frame()
+        # Encode image to JPEG
+        _, jpeg = cv2.imencode('.jpg', frame)
+        return Response(jpeg.tobytes(), mimetype='image/jpeg')
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500 """
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diff --git a/backend/src/app/services/camera_service.py b/backend/src/app/services/camera_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe919fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/app/services/camera_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import cv2
+
+class CameraService:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.cap = cv2.VideoCapture('/dev/video0', cv2.CAP_V4L2)
+
+        if not self.cap.isOpened():
+            raise RuntimeError("Error: Could not open camera.")
+
+        self.cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 1920)
+        self.cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 1080)
+        self.cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS, 30)
+
+        print("Camera initialized successfully")
+
+    def capture_frame(self):
+        ret, frame = self.cap.read()
+        if not ret:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to capture frame from camera")
+        return frame
+
+    def release_camera(self):
+        self.cap.release()
+        print("Camera released")
+
+    def test_camera_feed(self):
+        while True:
+            frame = self.capture_frame()
+
+            cv2.imshow("Camera Feed", frame)
+
+            if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
+                break
+        
+        self.release_camera()
+        cv2.destroyAllWindows()
+
+
diff --git a/backend/src/app/services/gpio_service.py b/backend/src/app/services/gpio_service.py
index a1959e6..fc97264 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/services/gpio_service.py
+++ b/backend/src/app/services/gpio_service.py
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
-try:
-    # checks if you have access to RPi.GPIO, which is available inside Raspberry PI
-    import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
-except:
-    # In case of exception, you are executing your script outside of Raspberry PI, so import Mock.GPIO
+import logging
+from app.config import Config
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+if Config.TARGET == 'dev':
+    logger.info("Development environment detected, using mocked GPIO.")
     from mocks import GPIO as GPIO
+else:
+    try:
+        import gpiod as GPIO
+    except ImportError as e:
+        logger.error("Failed to import RPi.GPIO: %s", e)    
+        raise
+
 
-LED_PIN = 10
-GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
-GPIO.setup(LED_PIN, GPIO.OUT)
+""" LED_PIN = 10
+GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)  
+GPIO.setup(LED_PIN, GPIO.OUT) """
 
 def turn_led_on():
-    GPIO.output(LED_PIN, GPIO.HIGH)
+    """ GPIO.output(LED_PIN, GPIO.HIGH)"""
 
 def turn_led_off():
-    GPIO.output(LED_PIN, GPIO.LOW)
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+    """ GPIO.output(LED_PIN, GPIO.LOW) """
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9ca1ae9..e225b36 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,48 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./backend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      args:
+        TARGETENV: ${TARGET:-dev}
     ports:
       - "${BACKEND_PORT}:${BACKEND_PORT}"
     environment:
-      - LOG_LEVEL=Info
+      - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/app
-    restart: 
-      always
     env_file:
       - .env
+    profiles:
+      - non-raspberry-pi
+    networks:
+      - memory_network
+
+  backend_rpi:
+    build:
+      context: ./backend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      args:
+        TARGETENV: ${TARGET:-prod}
+    ports:
+      - "${BACKEND_PORT}:${BACKEND_PORT}"
+    environment:
+      - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
+    volumes:
+      - ./backend:/app
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    devices:
+      - /dev/gpiochip0:/dev/gpiochip0
+      - /dev/video0:/dev/video0
+    profiles:
+      - raspberry-pi
+    networks:
+      - memory_network
+    cap_add:
+      - SYS_ADMIN
+      - SYS_RAWIO
+    privileged: true
+      
+
 
   frontend:
     build:
@@ -27,12 +59,14 @@ services:
       - ./frontend:/app
       - /app/node_modules
     environment:
-      - NODE_ENV=development
-      - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true
-      - WATCHPACK_POLLING=true
+      - NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV}
+      - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=${CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING}
+      - WATCHPACK_POLLING=${WATCHPACK_POLLING}
     env_file:
       - .env
-    depends_on:
-      - backend
-    restart: 
-      always
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+    networks:
+      - memory_network
+
+networks:
+  memory_network:
+    driver: bridge