diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 252018e..0622790 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="sophon.settings"
 # Store the DBM file in a nice place
 ENV APACHE_PROXY_EXPRESS_DBM="/run/sophon/proxy/proxy.dbm"
 
+# Set the static files directory
+ENV STATIC_ROOT="/usr/src/app/static"
+
 # Start the uvicorn server
-ENTRYPOINT ["poetry", "run", "gunicorn", "sophon.asgi:application", "-k", "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["bash", "./docker_start.sh"]
diff --git a/backend/docker_start.sh b/backend/docker_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55c9d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/docker_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+poetry run python ./manage.py migrate --no-input
+poetry run python ./manage.py collectstatic --no-input
+poetry run python ./manage.py initsuperuser
+poetry run gunicorn sophon.asgi:application -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -b 0.0.0.0:8000
diff --git a/backend/sophon/core/management/__init__.py b/backend/sophon/core/management/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/sophon/core/management/commands/__init__.py b/backend/sophon/core/management/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/sophon/core/management/commands/initsuperuser.py b/backend/sophon/core/management/commands/initsuperuser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ada5b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/sophon/core/management/commands/initsuperuser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import logging
+from os import environ
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/39745576/4334568
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Creates the superuser non-interactively if it doesn't exist"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        User = get_user_model()
+        log.debug("Checking if an user already exists...")
+        if not User.objects.exists():
+            log.info("Creating superuser...")
+            User.objects.create_superuser(
+                username=environ["DJANGO_SU_USERNAME"],
+                email=environ["DJANGO_SU_EMAIL"],
+                password=environ["DJANGO_SU_PASSWORD"],
+            )
+        else:
+            log.info("An user already exists, not creating superuser.")
diff --git a/backend/sophon/notebooks/apache.py b/backend/sophon/notebooks/apache.py
index e0f4562..295a85e 100644
--- a/backend/sophon/notebooks/apache.py
+++ b/backend/sophon/notebooks/apache.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import socket
 import typing as t
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-db_name = os.environ.get("APACHE_PROXY_EXPRESS_DBM", "proxy.dbm")
+db_name = os.environ.get("APACHE_PROXY_EXPRESS_DBM", "/run/sophon/proxy/proxy.dbm")
 base_domain = os.environ["APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN"]
 http_protocol = os.environ.get("APACHE_PROXY_HTTP_PROTOCOL", "https")
 
diff --git a/backend/sophon/settings.py b/backend/sophon/settings.py
index 6273572..b288d7c 100644
--- a/backend/sophon/settings.py
+++ b/backend/sophon/settings.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("DJANGO_SECRET_KEY", "change-me-in-production")
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = bool(os.environ.get("DJANGO_DEBUG"))
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = os.environ["DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS"].split("|")
 
 
 # Application definition
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = '/run/sophon/static/'
 
 
 # Django REST framework
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f8f206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+
+volumes:
+  proxy-data:
+  static-data:
+  db-data:
+
+
+networks:
+  bone:
+
+
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres
+    volumes:
+      - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    environment:
+      # Don't change these.
+      - POSTGRES_USER=sophon
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=sophonity
+      - POSTGRES_DB=sophon
+    networks:
+      - bone
+
+  frontend:
+    image: steffo45/sophon-frontend
+    environment:
+      - REACT_APP_DEFAULT_INSTANCE=http://api.dev.sophon.steffo.eu
+    networks:
+      - bone
+
+  backend:
+    image: steffo45/sophon-backend
+    environment:
+      # TODO: Set a random secret key!
+      - DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=change-me-in-production
+      # TODO: Configure your allowed origins! (* doesn't work)
+      - DJANGO_CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://dev.sophon.steffo.eu
+      # TODO: Configure your allowed hosts!
+      - DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS=api.dev.sophon.steffo.eu
+      # TODO: Configure your proxy details!
+      - APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN=dev.sophon.steffo.eu
+      - APACHE_PROXY_HTTP_PROTOCOL=http
+      # TODO: Set your language!
+      - DJANGO_LANGUAGE_CODE=en-us
+      # TODO: Set your timezone!
+      - DJANGO_TIME_ZONE=CET
+      # TODO: Set the superuser login details!
+      - DJANGO_SU_USERNAME=root
+      - DJANGO_SU_EMAIL=root@example.org
+      - DJANGO_SU_PASSWORD=square
+      # Don't change these.
+      - DJANGO_DATABASE_HOST=db
+      - DJANGO_DATABASE_USER=sophon
+      - DJANGO_DATABASE_PASSWORD=sophonity
+      - DJANGO_DATABASE_NAME=sophon
+    volumes:
+      - proxy-data:/run/sophon/proxy
+      - static-data:/run/sophon/static
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    networks:
+      - bone
+
+  proxy:
+    image: steffo45/sophon-proxy
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+    environment:
+      # TODO: Configure your proxy details!
+      - APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN=dev.sophon.steffo.eu
+      #`Don't change these.
+      - SOPHON_BACKEND_NAME=backend:8000
+      - SOPHON_FRONTEND_NAME=frontend:5000
+    volumes:
+      - proxy-data:/run/sophon/proxy
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+      - frontend
+    networks:
+      - bone
diff --git a/proxy/httpd.conf b/proxy/httpd.conf
index 6268a68..06b1689 100644
--- a/proxy/httpd.conf
+++ b/proxy/httpd.conf
@@ -550,7 +550,10 @@ SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
 </IfModule>
 
 
-# Sophon specific settings
+# === Sophon specific settings ===
+# --- DARK SORCERY AHEAD ---
+# Regexes used as string comparisions lie beyond this line.
+
 
 # Enable rewriting (proxying)
 RewriteEngine on
@@ -558,33 +561,32 @@ RewriteEngine on
 # Preserve host
 ProxyPreserveHost on
 
-# Pass the base domain from the environment
-PassEnv "APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN"
-# Pass the sophon backend and frontend image name from the environment
-PassEnv "SOPHON_BACKEND_NAME"
-PassEnv "SOPHON_FRONTEND_NAME"
-
 # Proxy regular requests to the frontend
 # sophon.steffo.eu → frontend
-RewriteCond "%{HTTP_HOST}"          "^${ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN}$"     [NC]
-RewriteRule "/(.*)"                 "http://${ENV:SOPHON_FRONTEND}/$1"      [P,L]
+RewriteCond "%{ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN} %{HTTP_HOST}" "^([^ ]+) \1$" [NC]  # If ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN equals HTTP_HOST
+RewriteCond "%{ENV:SOPHON_FRONTEND_NAME}" "^(.+)$" [NC]  # Capture ENV:SOPHON_FRONTEND_NAME for substitution in the rewriterule
+RewriteRule "/(.*)" "http://%1/$1" [P,L,E=matched:1]  # Rewrite and set the matched flag
 
 # Proxy api requests to the backend
 # api.sophon.steffo.eu → backend
-RewriteCond "%{HTTP_HOST}"          "^api.${ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN}$" [NC]
-RewriteRule "/(.*)"                 "http://${ENV:SOPHON_BACKEND_NAME}/$1"  [P,L]
+RewriteCond "api.%{ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN} %{HTTP_HOST}" "^([^ ]+) \1$" [NC]  # If api. prefixed to ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN equals HTTP_HOST
+RewriteCond "%{ENV:SOPHON_BACKEND_NAME}" "^(.+)$" [NC]  # Capture ENV:SOPHON_BACKEND_NAME for substitution in the rewriterule
+RewriteRule "/(.*)" "http://%1/$1" [P,L,E=matched:1]  # Rewrite and set the matched flag
 
 # Create a map between the proxy file generated by Sophon and Apache
-RewriteMap  "sophonproxy"           "dbm=gdbm:/run/sophon/proxy/proxy.dbm"
+RewriteMap "sophonproxy" "dbm=gdbm:/run/sophon/proxy/proxy.dbm"
 
 # Proxy websockets to the notebooks
 # *.sophon.steffo.eu → notebook
-RewriteCond "%{HTTP_HOST}"          ".${ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN}$"     [NC]
-RewriteCond "%{HTTP:Connection}"    "Upgrade"                               [NC]
-RewriteCond "%{HTTP:Upgrade}"       "websocket"                             [NC]
-RewriteRule "/(.*)"                 "ws://${sophonproxy:%{HTTP_HOST}}/$1"   [P,L]
+RewriteCond "%{ENV:matched}" "! -eq 1" [NC]  # If the url hasn't been matched by the previous rules
+RewriteCond ".%{ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN} %{HTTP_HOST}" "^([^ ]+) [^ ]+\1$" [NC]  # If this is any other subdomain of ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN
+RewriteCond "%{HTTP:Connection}" "Upgrade" [NC]  # If this is a websocket connection
+RewriteCond "%{HTTP:Upgrade}" "websocket" [NC]  # If this is a websocket connection
+RewriteRule "/(.*)" "ws://${sophonproxy:%{HTTP_HOST}}/$1" [P,L,E=matched:1]  # Rewrite and set the matched flag
 
 # Proxy regular requests to the notebooks
 # *.sophon.steffo.eu → notebook
-RewriteCond "%{HTTP_HOST}"          ".${ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN}$"     [NC]
-RewriteRule "/(.*)"                 "http://${sophonproxy:%{HTTP_HOST}}/$1" [P,L]
+RewriteCond "%{ENV:matched}" "! -eq 1" [NC]  # If the url hasn't been matched by the previous rules
+RewriteCond ".%{ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN} %{HTTP_HOST}" "^([^ ]+) [^ ]+\1$" [NC]  # If this is any other subdomain of ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN
+RewriteCond "%{HTTP_HOST}" ".%{ENV:APACHE_PROXY_BASE_DOMAIN}$" [NC]
+RewriteRule "/(.*)" "http://${sophonproxy:%{HTTP_HOST}}/$1" [P,L,E=matched:1]