diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c5433c921..085fedb18 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,179 +1,62 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
+- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
+  # open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  # ignore:
+
 - package-ecosystem: npm
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
-    interval: daily
-    time: "04:00"
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-  - dependency-name: cypress
-    versions:
-    - 6.3.0
-    - 6.4.0
-    - 6.5.0
-    - 6.6.0
-    - 6.7.1
-    - 6.8.0
-    - 7.0.0
-    - 7.0.1
-    - 7.1.0
-  - dependency-name: cypress-cucumber-preprocessor
-    versions:
-    - 4.0.0
-    - 4.0.1
-    - 4.0.3
-  - dependency-name: date-fns
-    versions:
-    - 2.16.1
-    - 2.17.0
-    - 2.18.0
-    - 2.19.0
-    - 2.20.0
-    - 2.20.1
-    - 2.20.2
-    - 2.20.3
-    - 2.21.0
-  - dependency-name: cypress-file-upload
-    versions:
-    - 5.0.2
-    - 5.0.3
-    - 5.0.4
-    - 5.0.5
-  - dependency-name: neo4j-driver
-    versions:
-    - 4.2.2
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
 - package-ecosystem: npm
   directory: "/backend"
   schedule:
-    interval: daily
-    time: "04:00"
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-  - dependency-name: y18n
-    versions:
-    - 4.0.1
-    - 4.0.2
-  - dependency-name: metascraper-publisher
-    versions:
-    - 5.16.16
-    - 5.18.1
-    - 5.18.12
-    - 5.18.2
-    - 5.18.4
-    - 5.18.5
-    - 5.18.6
-    - 5.18.9
-    - 5.20.0
-    - 5.21.0
-    - 5.21.2
-    - 5.21.3
-    - 5.21.4
-    - 5.21.5
-  - dependency-name: metascraper-author
-    versions:
-    - 5.16.16
-    - 5.18.1
-    - 5.18.12
-    - 5.18.2
-    - 5.18.4
-    - 5.18.5
-    - 5.18.6
-    - 5.18.9
-    - 5.20.0
-    - 5.21.0
-    - 5.21.2
-    - 5.21.3
-    - 5.21.4
-    - 5.21.5
-  - dependency-name: neo4j-driver
-    versions:
-    - 4.2.2
-  - dependency-name: neo4j-graphql-js
-    versions:
-    - 2.19.1
-  - dependency-name: mustache
-    versions:
-    - 4.1.0
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
 - package-ecosystem: npm
   directory: "/webapp"
   schedule:
-    interval: daily
-    time: "04:00"
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-  - dependency-name: nuxt
-    versions:
-    - 2.14.12
-    - 2.15.0
-    - 2.15.1
-    - 2.15.2
-    - 2.15.3
-  - dependency-name: v-tooltip
-    versions:
-    - 2.1.2
-  - dependency-name: "@vue/server-test-utils"
-    versions:
-    - 1.1.2
-    - 1.1.3
-  - dependency-name: node-notifier
-    versions:
-    - 8.0.1
-- package-ecosystem: docker
-  directory: "/webapp"
-  schedule:
-    interval: daily
-    time: "04:00"
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-  - dependency-name: node
-    versions:
-    - ">= 15.5.a, < 15.6"
-  - dependency-name: node
-    versions:
-    - 15.10.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.11.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.12.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.13.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.7.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.8.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.9.0.pre.alpine3.10
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
+
 - package-ecosystem: docker
   directory: "/backend"
   schedule:
-    interval: daily
-    time: "04:00"
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-  - dependency-name: node
-    versions:
-    - ">= 15.4.a, < 15.5"
-  - dependency-name: node
-    versions:
-    - ">= 15.5.a, < 15.6"
-  - dependency-name: node
-    versions:
-    - 15.10.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.11.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.12.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.13.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.7.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.8.0.pre.alpine3.10
-    - 15.9.0.pre.alpine3.10
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
+- package-ecosystem: docker
+  directory: "/webapp"
+  schedule:
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
 - package-ecosystem: docker
   directory: "/neo4j"
   schedule:
-    interval: daily
-    time: "04:00"
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-  - dependency-name: neo4j
-    versions:
-    - 4.2.3
-    - 4.2.4
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
 - package-ecosystem: docker
-  directory: "/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker"
+  directory: "/deployment/src/docker"
   schedule:
-    interval: daily
-    time: "04:00"
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    interval: weekly
+    day: "saturday"
+    timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    time: "03:00"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 71b24d389..46d80241f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Unit tests - backend
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build_test_neo4j,build_test_backend]
+    permissions: 
+      checks: write
     steps:
       ##########################################################################
       # CHECKOUT CODE ##########################################################
@@ -225,6 +227,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Unit tests - webapp
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build_test_webapp]
+    permissions: 
+      checks: write
     steps:
       ##########################################################################
       # CHECKOUT CODE ##########################################################
diff --git a/deployment/docker-compose.yml b/deployment/docker-compose.yml
index 0653d58f3..a0dda4dc0 100644
--- a/deployment/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ../webapp/Dockerfile
       context: ../webapp
       target: base
+    command: sleep 0
 
   webapp-code:
     image: ocelotsocialnetwork/webapp:local-code
@@ -14,10 +15,11 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ../webapp/Dockerfile
       context: ../webapp
       target: code
+    command: sleep 0
 
   webapp:
     image: ocelotsocialnetwork/webapp-branded:local-${CONFIGURATION}
-    container_name: webapp
+    container_name: webapp-branded
     build:
       dockerfile: src/docker/webapp.Dockerfile
       target: branded
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ../backend/Dockerfile
       context: ../backend
       target: base
+    command: sleep 0
   
   backend-code:
     image: ocelotsocialnetwork/backend:local-code
@@ -58,13 +61,14 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ../backend/Dockerfile
       context: ../backend
       target: code
+    command: sleep 0
   
   backend:
     image: ocelotsocialnetwork/backend-branded:local-${CONFIGURATION}
     container_name: backend
     build:
       dockerfile: src/docker/backend.Dockerfile
-      target: branded
+      target: branded-branded
       context: .
       args:
         - CONFIGURATION=$CONFIGURATION
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ../webapp/Dockerfile.maintenance
       context: ../webapp
       target: base
+    command: sleep 0
 
   maintenance-code:
     image: ocelotsocialnetwork/maintenance:local-code
@@ -113,11 +118,12 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ../webapp/Dockerfile.maintenance
       context: ../webapp
       target: code
+    command: sleep 0
 
   maintenance:
     # name the image so that it cannot be found in a DockerHub repository, otherwise it will not be built locally from the 'dockerfile' but pulled from there
     image: ocelotsocialnetwork/maintenance-branded:local-${CONFIGURATION}
-    container_name: maintenance
+    container_name: maintenance-branded
     build:
       # TODO: Separate from webapp, this must be independent
       dockerfile: src/docker/maintenance.Dockerfile
@@ -152,7 +158,7 @@ services:
 
   mailserver:
     image: djfarrelly/maildev
-    container_name: mailserver
+    container_name: mailserver-branded
     ports:
       - 1080:80
     networks:
diff --git a/deployment/scripts/cluster.maintenance.sh b/deployment/scripts/cluster.maintenance.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3a558d7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/scripts/cluster.maintenance.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+# configuration
+CONFIGURATION=${CONFIGURATION:-"example"}
+KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG:-${SCRIPT_DIR}/../configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/kubeconfig.yaml}
+
+case $1 in
+    on)
+        kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch ingress ingress-ocelot-webapp --type merge --patch-file ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
+    ;;
+    off)
+        kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch ingress ingress-ocelot-webapp --type merge --patch-file ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo -e "Run this script with first argument either 'on' or 'off'"
+        exit
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/deployment/src/docker/maintenance.Dockerfile b/deployment/src/docker/maintenance.Dockerfile
index 1df6c551b..b699e7f20 100644
--- a/deployment/src/docker/maintenance.Dockerfile
+++ b/deployment/src/docker/maintenance.Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ ARG CONFIGURATION=example
 # copy public constants into the Docker image to brand it
 COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/static/ static/
 COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/constants/ constants/
-COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/locales/ locales/
+
+# locales
+COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/locales/*.json locales/tmp/
+COPY src/tools/ tools/
+RUN apk add --no-cache bash jq
+RUN tools/merge-locales.sh
 
 ##################################################################################
 # BUILD ##########################################################################
diff --git a/deployment/src/docker/webapp.Dockerfile b/deployment/src/docker/webapp.Dockerfile
index ad5b7c769..f0c75e392 100644
--- a/deployment/src/docker/webapp.Dockerfile
+++ b/deployment/src/docker/webapp.Dockerfile
@@ -12,17 +12,16 @@ FROM $APP_IMAGE_CODE as code
 ARG CONFIGURATION=example
 
 # copy public constants into the Docker image to brand it
-COPY src/tools/ tools/
 COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/static/ static/
 COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/constants/ constants/
 COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/locales/html/ locales/html/
-# COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/locales/index.js locales/index.js
-COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/locales/*.json locales/tmp/
 COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/assets/styles/imports/ assets/styles/imports/
 COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/assets/fonts/ assets/fonts/
 
+# locales
+COPY configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/branding/locales/*.json locales/tmp/
+COPY src/tools/ tools/
 RUN apk add --no-cache bash jq
-
 RUN tools/merge-locales.sh
 
 ##################################################################################
diff --git a/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c01745d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host: 
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: ocelot-webapp
+                port:
+                  number: 3000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a2c5d45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host: 
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: ocelot-maintenance
+                port:
+                  number: 80
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/plugins/i18n.js b/webapp/plugins/i18n.js
index f162408f6..1382c2728 100644
--- a/webapp/plugins/i18n.js
+++ b/webapp/plugins/i18n.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default ({ app, req, cookie, store }) => {
     }
 
     const expires = new Date()
-    expires.setDate(expires.getDate() + app.$env.COOKIE_EXPIRE_TIME)
+    expires.setDate(expires.getDate() + app.$env && app.$env.COOKIE_EXPIRE_TIME)
     app.$cookies.set(key, localeInStore, {
       expires,
       // maxAge: app.$env.COOKIE_EXPIRE_TIME * 60 * 60 * 24, // days to seconds