diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 2743a25df..3d067c5a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: ocelot.social publish branded CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
-      # - 55-implement-PRODUCTION_DB_CLEAN_ALLOW-for-staging-production-evironments # for testing while developing
+      # - master
+      - 5059-epic-groups # for testing while developing
 
 jobs:
   ##############################################################################
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ jobs:
       ##########################################################################
       - name: Backend | Build `branded` image
         run: |
-          docker build --target branded -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-branded:latest" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-branded:${VERSION}" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-branded:${BUILD_VERSION}" -f docker/backend.Dockerfile --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_CODE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-code" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-base" .
-          docker save "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-branded" > /tmp/backend-branded.tar
+          docker build --target branded -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-groups-branded:latest" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-groups-branded:${VERSION}" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-groups-branded:${BUILD_VERSION}" -f docker/backend.Dockerfile --build-arg "APP_IMAGE=ocelotsocialnetwork/backend-groups" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_CODE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-code" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-base" .
+          docker save "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-groups-branded" > /tmp/backend-groups-branded.tar
       - name: Upload Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: docker-backend-branded
-          path: /tmp/backend-branded.tar
+          path: /tmp/backend-groups-branded.tar
 
   ##############################################################################
   # JOB: DOCKER BUILD BRANDED WEBAPP ###########################################
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ jobs:
       ##########################################################################
       - name: Webapp | Build `branded` image
         run: |
-          docker build --target branded -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-branded:latest" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-branded:${VERSION}" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-branded:${BUILD_VERSION}" -f docker/webapp.Dockerfile --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_CODE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-code" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-base" .
-          docker save "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-branded" > /tmp/webapp-branded.tar
+          docker build --target branded -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-groups-branded:latest" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-groups-branded:${VERSION}" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-groups-branded:${BUILD_VERSION}" -f docker/webapp.Dockerfile --build-arg "APP_IMAGE=ocelotsocialnetwork/webapp-groups" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_CODE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-code" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-base" .
+          docker save "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-groups-branded" > /tmp/webapp-groups-branded.tar
       - name: Upload Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: docker-webapp-branded
-          path: /tmp/webapp-branded.tar
+          path: /tmp/webapp-groups-branded.tar
 
   ##############################################################################
   # JOB: DOCKER BUILD BRANDED MAINTENANCE ######################################
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@ jobs:
       ##########################################################################
       - name: Maintenance | Build `branded` image
         run: |
-          docker build --target branded -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-branded:latest" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-branded:${VERSION}" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-branded:${BUILD_VERSION}" -f docker/maintenance.Dockerfile --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_CODE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-code" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-base" .
-          docker save "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-branded" > /tmp/maintenance-branded.tar
+          docker build --target branded -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-groups-branded:latest" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-groups-branded:${VERSION}" -t "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-groups-branded:${BUILD_VERSION}" -f docker/maintenance.Dockerfile --build-arg "APP_IMAGE=ocelotsocialnetwork/maintenance-groups" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_CODE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-code" --build-arg "APP_IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${OCELOT_DOCKER_VERSION_TAG}-base" .
+          docker save "${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-groups-branded" > /tmp/maintenance-groups-branded.tar
       - name: Upload Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: docker-maintenance-branded
-          path: /tmp/maintenance-branded.tar
+          path: /tmp/maintenance-groups-branded.tar
 
   ##############################################################################
   # JOB: UPLOAD TO DOCKERHUB ###################################################
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
           name: docker-backend-branded
           path: /tmp
       - name: Load Docker Image
-        run: docker load < /tmp/backend-branded.tar
+        run: docker load < /tmp/backend-groups-branded.tar
       # Webapp
       - name: Download Docker Image (Webapp)
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
           name: docker-webapp-branded
           path: /tmp
       - name: Load Docker Image
-        run: docker load < /tmp/webapp-branded.tar
+        run: docker load < /tmp/webapp-groups-branded.tar
       # Maintenance
       - name: Download Docker Image (Maintenance)
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ jobs:
           name: docker-maintenance-branded
           path: /tmp
       - name: Load Docker Image
-        run: docker load < /tmp/maintenance-branded.tar
+        run: docker load < /tmp/maintenance-groups-branded.tar
       ##########################################################################
       # Upload #################################################################
       ##########################################################################
@@ -250,11 +250,83 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push Neo4j Community
         run: docker push --all-tags ${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/neo4j-community-branded
       - name: Push Backend
-        run: docker push --all-tags ${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-branded
+        run: docker push --all-tags ${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/backend-groups-branded
       - name: Push Webapp
-        run: docker push --all-tags ${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-branded
+        run: docker push --all-tags ${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/webapp-groups-branded
       - name: Push Maintenance
-        run: docker push --all-tags ${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-branded
+        run: docker push --all-tags ${DOCKER_ORGANISATION}/maintenance-groups-branded
+
+  ##############################################################################
+  # JOB: KUBERNETES DEPLOY ACTUAL/LATEST VERSION ######################################
+  ##############################################################################
+  kubernetes_deploy:
+    # see example https://github.com/do-community/example-doctl-action
+    # see example https://github.com/do-community/example-doctl-action/blob/main/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
+    name: Kubernetes deploy of latest version to stage.ocelot.social cluster at DigitalOcean
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [upload_to_dockerhub]
+    steps:
+      ##########################################################################
+      # CHECKOUT CODE ##########################################################
+      ##########################################################################
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      ##########################################################################
+      # SET ENVS ###############################################################
+      ##########################################################################
+      - name: ENV - VERSION
+        run: echo "VERSION=$(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: ENV - BUILD_VERSION
+        run: echo "BUILD_VERSION=${VERSION}-${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      ##########################################################################
+      # Install DigitalOceans doctl and set kubeconfig #########################
+      ##########################################################################
+      - name: Install doctl
+        uses: digitalocean/action-doctl@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.DIGITALOCEAN_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Save DigitalOcean kubeconfig with short-lived credentials
+        run: doctl kubernetes cluster kubeconfig save --expiry-seconds 600 cluster-stage-ocelot-social
+      ##########################################################################
+      # Deploy new Docker images to DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster ############
+      ##########################################################################
+      # - name: Deploy 'latest' to DigitalOcean Kubernetes
+      #   run: |
+      #     kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-webapp container-ocelot-webapp=ocelotsocialnetwork/webapp:latest
+      #     kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-webapp
+      #     kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-backend container-ocelot-backend=ocelotsocialnetwork/backend:latest
+      #     kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-backend
+      #     kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-maintenance container-ocelot-maintenance=ocelotsocialnetwork/maintenance:latest
+      #     kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-maintenance
+      #     kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-neo4j container-ocelot-neo4j=ocelotsocialnetwork/neo4j-community:latest
+      #     kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-neo4j
+      - name: Deploy actual version '$BUILD_VERSION' to DigitalOcean Kubernetes
+        run: |
+          kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-webapp container-ocelot-webapp=ocelotsocialnetwork/webapp-groups:$BUILD_VERSION
+          kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-webapp
+          kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-backend container-ocelot-backend=ocelotsocialnetwork/backend-groups:$BUILD_VERSION
+          kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-backend
+          kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-maintenance container-ocelot-maintenance=ocelotsocialnetwork/maintenance-groups:$BUILD_VERSION
+          kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-maintenance
+          kubectl -n default set image deployment/ocelot-neo4j container-ocelot-neo4j=ocelotsocialnetwork/neo4j-community:$BUILD_VERSION
+          kubectl -n default rollout restart deployment/ocelot-neo4j
+      # because this step 'kubectl -n default rollout status deployment/* --timeout=600s' does not work as expected
+      #   and we need the pods to be up again for cleaning and seeding the Neo4j database and the backend.
+      #   !!! this is not a perfect solution !!!
+      # deployments are regularely up again after 3 minutes and 10 seconds
+      - name: Sleep for 4 minutes, means 240 seconds
+        run: sleep 240s
+        shell: bash
+      - name: Verify deployment and wait for the pods of each deplyment to get ready for cleaning and seeding of the database
+        run: |
+          kubectl -n default rollout status deployment/ocelot-backend --timeout=600s
+          kubectl -n default rollout status deployment/ocelot-neo4j --timeout=600s
+          kubectl -n default rollout status deployment/ocelot-maintenance --timeout=600s
+          kubectl -n default rollout status deployment/ocelot-webapp --timeout=600s
+      - name: Reset and seed Neo4j database via backend for staging
+        # db cleaning and seeding is only possible in production if env 'PRODUCTION_DB_CLEAN_ALLOW=true' is set in deployment
+        run: |
+          kubectl -n default exec -it $(kubectl -n default get pods | grep ocelot-backend | awk '{ print $1 }') -- /bin/sh -c "node --experimental-repl-await dist/db/clean.js && node --experimental-repl-await dist/db/seed.js"
 
   ##############################################################################
   # JOB: GITHUB TAG LATEST VERSION #############################################