diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 0ea7400c0..8b1378917 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-[submodule "gn"]
-	path = gn
-	url = https://github.com/gradido/gn.git
-	branch = master
+
diff --git a/admin/.gitignore b/admin/.gitignore
index a2d05ce19..6bb62f667 100644
--- a/admin/.gitignore
+++ b/admin/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ node_modules/
 dist/
 .cache/
 
-.env
+/.env
+/.env.bak
 
 # coverage folder
 coverage/
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 90ee96052..147e82849 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /node_modules/
 /.env
+/.env.bak
 /build/
 package-json.lock
 coverage
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/INALIENABLE_RIGHTS.ts b/backend/src/auth/INALIENABLE_RIGHTS.ts
index 58a81ce52..10d745806 100644
--- a/backend/src/auth/INALIENABLE_RIGHTS.ts
+++ b/backend/src/auth/INALIENABLE_RIGHTS.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ export const INALIENABLE_RIGHTS = [
   RIGHTS.CREATE_USER,
   RIGHTS.SEND_RESET_PASSWORD_EMAIL,
   RIGHTS.SET_PASSWORD,
-  RIGHTS.CHECK_USERNAME,
 ]
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts b/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts
index e8a6a1aa3..cca4365fe 100644
--- a/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts
+++ b/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export enum RIGHTS {
   SEND_RESET_PASSWORD_EMAIL = 'SEND_RESET_PASSWORD_EMAIL',
   SET_PASSWORD = 'SET_PASSWORD',
   UPDATE_USER_INFOS = 'UPDATE_USER_INFOS',
-  CHECK_USERNAME = 'CHECK_USERNAME',
   HAS_ELOPAGE = 'HAS_ELOPAGE',
   // Admin
   SEARCH_USERS = 'SEARCH_USERS',
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index f9707c711..46cb00ed2 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import dotenv from 'dotenv'
 dotenv.config()
 
 const constants = {
-  DB_VERSION: '0019-replace_login_user_id_with_state_user_id',
+  DB_VERSION: '0020-rename_and_clean_state_users',
 }
 
 const server = {
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/arg/CheckUsernameArgs.ts b/backend/src/graphql/arg/CheckUsernameArgs.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 64265b64e..000000000
--- a/backend/src/graphql/arg/CheckUsernameArgs.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { ArgsType, Field } from 'type-graphql'
-
-@ArgsType()
-export default class CheckUsernameArgs {
-  @Field(() => String)
-  username: string
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/arg/UpdateUserInfosArgs.ts b/backend/src/graphql/arg/UpdateUserInfosArgs.ts
index dca9ec4ab..d1e95ebef 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/arg/UpdateUserInfosArgs.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/arg/UpdateUserInfosArgs.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ export default class UpdateUserInfosArgs {
   @Field({ nullable: true })
   lastName?: string
 
-  @Field({ nullable: true })
-  description?: string
-
-  @Field({ nullable: true })
-  username?: string
-
   @Field({ nullable: true })
   language?: string
 
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts b/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts
index d5c8495bb..89da13ff7 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import { AuthChecker } from 'type-graphql'
 import { decode, encode } from '../../auth/JWT'
 import { ROLE_UNAUTHORIZED, ROLE_USER, ROLE_ADMIN } from '../../auth/ROLES'
 import { RIGHTS } from '../../auth/RIGHTS'
-import { ServerUserRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/ServerUser'
 import { getCustomRepository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 import { UserRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/User'
 import { INALIENABLE_RIGHTS } from '../../auth/INALIENABLE_RIGHTS'
+import { ServerUser } from '@entity/ServerUser'
 
 const isAuthorized: AuthChecker<any> = async ({ context }, rights) => {
   context.role = ROLE_UNAUTHORIZED // unauthorized user
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ const isAuthorized: AuthChecker<any> = async ({ context }, rights) => {
     // TODO this implementation is bullshit - two database queries cause our user identifiers are not aligned and vary between email, id and pubKey
     const userRepository = await getCustomRepository(UserRepository)
     const user = await userRepository.findByPubkeyHex(context.pubKey)
-    const serverUserRepository = await getCustomRepository(ServerUserRepository)
-    const countServerUsers = await serverUserRepository.count({ email: user.email })
+    const countServerUsers = await ServerUser.count({ email: user.email })
     context.role = countServerUsers > 0 ? ROLE_ADMIN : ROLE_USER
 
     context.setHeaders.push({ key: 'token', value: encode(decoded.pubKey) })
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/model/User.ts b/backend/src/graphql/model/User.ts
index 26cf7abdb..ed538bcfe 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/model/User.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/model/User.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ export class User {
       this.email = json.email
       this.firstName = json.first_name
       this.lastName = json.last_name
-      this.username = json.username
-      this.description = json.description
       this.pubkey = json.public_hex
       this.language = json.language
       this.publisherId = json.publisher_id
@@ -37,12 +35,6 @@ export class User {
   @Field(() => String)
   lastName: string
 
-  @Field(() => String, { nullable: true })
-  username?: string
-
-  @Field(() => String, { nullable: true })
-  description?: string
-
   @Field(() => String)
   pubkey: string
   /*
@@ -55,9 +47,6 @@ export class User {
 
   @Field(() =>>> Boolean)
   emailChecked: boolean
-
-  @Field(() => Boolean)
-  passphraseShown: boolean
   */
 
   @Field(() => String)
@@ -68,10 +57,6 @@ export class User {
   disabled: boolean
   */
 
-  /* I suggest to have a group as type here
-  @Field(() => ID)
-  groupId: number
-*/
   // what is publisherId?
   @Field(() => Int, { nullable: true })
   publisherId?: number
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
index 2c8cbfe27..bc07c79ec 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { CreatePendingCreations } from '../model/CreatePendingCreations'
 import { UpdatePendingCreation } from '../model/UpdatePendingCreation'
 import { RIGHTS } from '../../auth/RIGHTS'
 import { TransactionRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/Transaction'
-import { TransactionCreationRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/TransactionCreation'
 import { UserRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/User'
 import CreatePendingCreationArgs from '../arg/CreatePendingCreationArgs'
 import UpdatePendingCreationArgs from '../arg/UpdatePendingCreationArgs'
@@ -198,13 +197,12 @@ export class AdminResolver {
     transaction = await transactionRepository.save(transaction)
     if (!transaction) throw new Error('Could not create transaction')
 
-    const transactionCreationRepository = getCustomRepository(TransactionCreationRepository)
     let transactionCreation = new TransactionCreation()
     transactionCreation.transactionId = transaction.id
     transactionCreation.userId = pendingCreation.userId
     transactionCreation.amount = parseInt(pendingCreation.amount.toString())
     transactionCreation.targetDate = pendingCreation.date
-    transactionCreation = await transactionCreationRepository.save(transactionCreation)
+    transactionCreation = await TransactionCreation.save(transactionCreation)
     if (!transactionCreation) throw new Error('Could not create transactionCreation')
 
     const userTransactionRepository = getCustomRepository(UserTransactionRepository)
@@ -256,9 +254,7 @@ async function getUserCreations(id: number): Promise<number[]> {
   const lastMonthNumber = moment().subtract(1, 'month').format('M')
   const currentMonthNumber = moment().format('M')
 
-  const transactionCreationRepository = getCustomRepository(TransactionCreationRepository)
-  const createdAmountsQuery = await transactionCreationRepository
-    .createQueryBuilder('transaction_creations')
+  const createdAmountsQuery = await TransactionCreation.createQueryBuilder('transaction_creations')
     .select('MONTH(transaction_creations.target_date)', 'target_month')
     .addSelect('SUM(transaction_creations.amount)', 'sum')
     .where('transaction_creations.state_user_id = :id', { id })
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index d7ecfa797..5c9230b22 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import CONFIG from '../../config'
 import { User } from '../model/User'
 import { User as DbUser } from '@entity/User'
 import { encode } from '../../auth/JWT'
-import CheckUsernameArgs from '../arg/CheckUsernameArgs'
 import CreateUserArgs from '../arg/CreateUserArgs'
 import UnsecureLoginArgs from '../arg/UnsecureLoginArgs'
 import UpdateUserInfosArgs from '../arg/UpdateUserInfosArgs'
@@ -19,11 +18,11 @@ import { UserRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/User'
 import { LoginEmailOptIn } from '@entity/LoginEmailOptIn'
 import { sendResetPasswordEmail } from '../../mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail'
 import { sendAccountActivationEmail } from '../../mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail'
-import { LoginElopageBuysRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/LoginElopageBuys'
 import { klicktippSignIn } from '../../apis/KlicktippController'
 import { RIGHTS } from '../../auth/RIGHTS'
-import { ServerUserRepository } from '../../typeorm/repository/ServerUser'
 import { ROLE_ADMIN } from '../../auth/ROLES'
+import { LoginElopageBuys } from '@entity/LoginElopageBuys'
+import { ServerUser } from '@entity/ServerUser'
 
 const EMAIL_OPT_IN_RESET_PASSWORD = 2
 const EMAIL_OPT_IN_REGISTER = 1
@@ -224,8 +223,6 @@ export class UserResolver {
     user.email = userEntity.email
     user.firstName = userEntity.firstName
     user.lastName = userEntity.lastName
-    user.username = userEntity.username
-    user.description = userEntity.description
     user.pubkey = userEntity.pubKey.toString('hex')
     user.language = userEntity.language
 
@@ -278,8 +275,6 @@ export class UserResolver {
     user.email = email
     user.firstName = dbUser.firstName
     user.lastName = dbUser.lastName
-    user.username = dbUser.username
-    user.description = dbUser.description
     user.pubkey = dbUser.pubKey.toString('hex')
     user.language = dbUser.language
 
@@ -303,8 +298,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
     user.coinanimation = coinanimation
 
     // context.role is not set to the actual role yet on login
-    const serverUserRepository = await getCustomRepository(ServerUserRepository)
-    const countServerUsers = await serverUserRepository.count({ email: user.email })
+    const countServerUsers = await ServerUser.count({ email: user.email })
     user.isAdmin = countServerUsers > 0
 
     context.setHeaders.push({
@@ -339,13 +333,6 @@ export class UserResolver {
       language = DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
     }
 
-    // Validate username
-    // TODO: never true
-    const username = ''
-    if (username.length > 3 && !this.checkUsername({ username })) {
-      throw new Error('Username already in use')
-    }
-
     // Validate email unique
     // TODO: i can register an email in upper/lower case twice
     const userRepository = getCustomRepository(UserRepository)
@@ -361,13 +348,10 @@ export class UserResolver {
     // const encryptedPrivkey = SecretKeyCryptographyEncrypt(keyPair[1], passwordHash[1])
     const emailHash = getEmailHash(email)
 
-    // Table: state_users
     const dbUser = new DbUser()
     dbUser.email = email
     dbUser.firstName = firstName
     dbUser.lastName = lastName
-    dbUser.username = username
-    dbUser.description = ''
     dbUser.emailHash = emailHash
     dbUser.language = language
     dbUser.publisherId = publisherId
@@ -591,8 +575,6 @@ export class UserResolver {
     {
       firstName,
       lastName,
-      description,
-      username,
       language,
       publisherId,
       password,
@@ -604,17 +586,6 @@ export class UserResolver {
     const userRepository = getCustomRepository(UserRepository)
     const userEntity = await userRepository.findByPubkeyHex(context.pubKey)
 
-    if (username) {
-      throw new Error('change username currently not supported!')
-      // TODO: this error was thrown on login_server whenever you tried to change the username
-      // to anything except "" which is an exception to the rules below. Those were defined
-      // aswell, even tho never used.
-      // ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$
-      // username must start with [a-z] or [A-Z] and than can contain also [0-9], - and _
-      // username already used
-      // userEntity.username = username
-    }
-
     if (firstName) {
       userEntity.firstName = firstName
     }
@@ -623,10 +594,6 @@ export class UserResolver {
       userEntity.lastName = lastName
     }
 
-    if (description) {
-      userEntity.description = description
-    }
-
     if (language) {
       if (!isLanguage(language)) {
         throw new Error(`"${language}" isn't a valid language`)
@@ -685,30 +652,6 @@ export class UserResolver {
     return true
   }
 
-  @Authorized([RIGHTS.CHECK_USERNAME])
-  @Query(() => Boolean)
-  async checkUsername(@Args() { username }: CheckUsernameArgs): Promise<boolean> {
-    // Username empty?
-    if (username === '') {
-      throw new Error('Username must be set.')
-    }
-
-    // Do we fullfil the minimum character length?
-    const MIN_CHARACTERS_USERNAME = 2
-    if (username.length < MIN_CHARACTERS_USERNAME) {
-      throw new Error(`Username must be at minimum ${MIN_CHARACTERS_USERNAME} characters long.`)
-    }
-
-    const usersFound = await DbUser.count({ username })
-
-    // Username already present?
-    if (usersFound !== 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Username "${username}" already taken.`)
-    }
-
-    return true
-  }
-
   @Authorized([RIGHTS.HAS_ELOPAGE])
   @Query(() => Boolean)
   async hasElopage(@Ctx() context: any): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -718,8 +661,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
       return false
     }
 
-    const loginElopageBuysRepository = getCustomRepository(LoginElopageBuysRepository)
-    const elopageBuyCount = await loginElopageBuysRepository.count({ payerEmail: userEntity.email })
+    const elopageBuyCount = await LoginElopageBuys.count({ payerEmail: userEntity.email })
     return elopageBuyCount > 0
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/LoginElopageBuys.ts b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/LoginElopageBuys.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0448c84ee..000000000
--- a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/LoginElopageBuys.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { EntityRepository, Repository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
-import { LoginElopageBuys } from '@entity/LoginElopageBuys'
-
-@EntityRepository(LoginElopageBuys)
-export class LoginElopageBuysRepository extends Repository<LoginElopageBuys> {}
diff --git a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/LoginEmailOptIn.ts b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/LoginEmailOptIn.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0906e8b51..000000000
--- a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/LoginEmailOptIn.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { EntityRepository, Repository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
-import { LoginEmailOptIn } from '@entity/LoginEmailOptIn'
-
-@EntityRepository(LoginEmailOptIn)
-export class LoginEmailOptInRepository extends Repository<LoginEmailOptIn> {}
diff --git a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/ServerUser.ts b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/ServerUser.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ab33c44a..000000000
--- a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/ServerUser.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { EntityRepository, Repository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
-import { ServerUser } from '@entity/ServerUser'
-
-@EntityRepository(ServerUser)
-export class ServerUserRepository extends Repository<ServerUser> {}
diff --git a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/TransactionCreation.ts b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/TransactionCreation.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 938715574..000000000
--- a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/TransactionCreation.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { EntityRepository, Repository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
-import { TransactionCreation } from '@entity/TransactionCreation'
-
-@EntityRepository(TransactionCreation)
-export class TransactionCreationRepository extends Repository<TransactionCreation> {}
diff --git a/backend/src/webhook/elopage.ts b/backend/src/webhook/elopage.ts
index 0b392abb1..af6b5a097 100644
--- a/backend/src/webhook/elopage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/webhook/elopage.ts
@@ -28,16 +28,13 @@
 */
 
 import { LoginElopageBuys } from '@entity/LoginElopageBuys'
-import { getCustomRepository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 import { UserResolver } from '../graphql/resolver/UserResolver'
-import { LoginElopageBuysRepository } from '../typeorm/repository/LoginElopageBuys'
 import { User as dbUser } from '@entity/User'
 
 export const elopageWebhook = async (req: any, res: any): Promise<void> => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.log('Elopage Hook received', req.body)
   res.status(200).end() // Responding is important
-  const loginElopageBuyRepository = await getCustomRepository(LoginElopageBuysRepository)
   const loginElopageBuy = new LoginElopageBuys()
 
   const {
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ export const elopageWebhook = async (req: any, res: any): Promise<void> => {
   }
 
   // Save the hook data
-  await loginElopageBuyRepository.save(loginElopageBuy)
+  await LoginElopageBuys.save(loginElopageBuy)
 
   // create user for certain products
   /*
diff --git a/configs/node_server/.gradido/sibling_nodes.txt b/configs/node_server/.gradido/sibling_nodes.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/configs/node_server/gradido.conf b/configs/node_server/gradido.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index c16adf5d5..000000000
--- a/configs/node_server/gradido.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-worker_count = 2
-io_worker_count = 1
-data_root_folder = /opt/instance/.gradido
-hedera_mirror_endpoint = hcs.testnet.mirrornode.hedera.com:5600
-sibling_node_file = /opt/instance/.gradido/sibling_nodes.txt
-#group_requests_endpoint = 0.0.0.0:13701
-#record_requests_endpoint = 0.0.0.0:13702
-#manage_network_requests_endpoint = 0.0.0.0:13703
-grpc_endpoint = 0.0.0.0:13701
-json_rpc_port = 13702
-
-
-# larger value, larger batch, less concurrency
-blockchain_append_batch_size = 1000
-#blochchain_init_batch_size = 1000
-#block_record_outbound_batch_size = 100
-general_batch_size = 1000
-group_register_topic_id = 0.0.79574
-
-topic_reset_allowed = 1
diff --git a/database/.gitignore b/database/.gitignore
index db7aa096e..bce5da58f 100644
--- a/database/.gitignore
+++ b/database/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ yarn-error.log*
 test/unit/coverage
 
 package-lock.json
-.env
+/.env
+/.env.bak
 .env.development.local
 .env.production.local
 
diff --git a/database/entity/0020-rename_and_clean_state_users/User.ts b/database/entity/0020-rename_and_clean_state_users/User.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d3b4d7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/entity/0020-rename_and_clean_state_users/User.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { BaseEntity, Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, Column, OneToMany } from 'typeorm'
+import { UserSetting } from '../UserSetting'
+
+@Entity('users', { engine: 'InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci' })
+export class User extends BaseEntity {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('increment', { unsigned: true })
+  id: number
+
+  @Column({ name: 'public_key', type: 'binary', length: 32, default: null, nullable: true })
+  pubKey: Buffer
+
+  @Column({ name: 'privkey', type: 'binary', length: 80, default: null, nullable: true })
+  privKey: Buffer
+
+  @Column({ length: 255, unique: true, nullable: false, collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci' })
+  email: string
+
+  @Column({
+    name: 'first_name',
+    length: 255,
+    nullable: true,
+    default: null,
+    collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+  })
+  firstName: string
+
+  @Column({
+    name: 'last_name',
+    length: 255,
+    nullable: true,
+    default: null,
+    collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+  })
+  lastName: string
+
+  @Column({ type: 'bool', default: false })
+  disabled: boolean
+
+  @Column({ type: 'bigint', default: 0, unsigned: true })
+  password: BigInt
+
+  @Column({ name: 'email_hash', type: 'binary', length: 32, default: null, nullable: true })
+  emailHash: Buffer
+
+  @Column({ name: 'created', default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', nullable: false })
+  createdAt: Date
+
+  @Column({ name: 'email_checked', type: 'bool', nullable: false, default: false })
+  emailChecked: boolean
+
+  @Column({ length: 4, default: 'de', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', nullable: false })
+  language: string
+
+  @Column({ name: 'publisher_id', default: 0 })
+  publisherId: number
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    name: 'passphrase',
+    collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+    nullable: true,
+    default: null,
+  })
+  passphrase: string
+
+  @OneToMany(() => UserSetting, (userSetting) => userSetting.user)
+  settings: UserSetting[]
+}
diff --git a/database/entity/User.ts b/database/entity/User.ts
index 6dcdfed68..867d63112 100644
--- a/database/entity/User.ts
+++ b/database/entity/User.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { User } from './0019-replace_login_user_id_with_state_user_id/User'
+export { User } from './0020-rename_and_clean_state_users/User'
diff --git a/database/migrations/0020-rename_and_clean_state_users.ts b/database/migrations/0020-rename_and_clean_state_users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5abda1dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/0020-rename_and_clean_state_users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* MIGRATION TO CLEAN UP AND RENAME STATE_USERS
+ *
+ * This migration renames 'state_users` to `users`
+ * and removes columns with no meaningful value
+ */
+
+export async function upgrade(queryFn: (query: string, values?: any[]) => Promise<Array<any>>) {
+  // rename `state_users` table to `users`
+  await queryFn('RENAME TABLE `state_users` TO `users`;')
+
+  // Remove the column `index_id` from `users`, it only contains 0 as value
+  await queryFn('ALTER TABLE `users` DROP COLUMN `index_id`;')
+
+  // Remove the column `username` from `users`, it contains only '' or NULL
+  await queryFn('ALTER TABLE `users` DROP COLUMN `username`;')
+
+  // Remove the column `description` from `users`, it contains only '' or NULL
+  await queryFn('ALTER TABLE `users` DROP COLUMN `description`;')
+
+  // Remove the column `passphrase_shown` from `users`, it contains only 0 as value
+  await queryFn('ALTER TABLE `users` DROP COLUMN `passphrase_shown`;')
+}
+
+export async function downgrade(queryFn: (query: string, values?: any[]) => Promise<Array<any>>) {
+  await queryFn(
+    'ALTER TABLE `users` ADD COLUMN `passphrase_shown` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER `email_checked`;',
+  )
+  await queryFn(
+    "ALTER TABLE `users` ADD COLUMN `description` mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci DEFAULT '' AFTER `disabled`;",
+  )
+  await queryFn(
+    'ALTER TABLE `users` ADD COLUMN `username` varchar(255) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci DEFAULT NULL AFTER `last_name`;',
+  )
+  await queryFn(
+    'ALTER TABLE `users` ADD COLUMN `index_id` smallint(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER `id`;',
+  )
+
+  await queryFn('RENAME TABLE `users` TO `state_users`;')
+}
diff --git a/database/src/factories/user.factory.ts b/database/src/factories/user.factory.ts
index 966e5ffc8..9950ef689 100644
--- a/database/src/factories/user.factory.ts
+++ b/database/src/factories/user.factory.ts
@@ -12,17 +12,13 @@ define(User, (faker: typeof Faker, context?: UserContext) => {
   user.email = context.email ? context.email : faker.internet.email()
   user.firstName = context.firstName ? context.firstName : faker.name.firstName()
   user.lastName = context.lastName ? context.lastName : faker.name.lastName()
-  user.username = context.username ? context.username : faker.internet.userName()
   user.disabled = context.disabled ? context.disabled : false
-  user.indexId = 0
-  user.description = context.description ? context.description : faker.random.words(4)
   // TODO Create real password and keys/hash
   user.password = context.password ? context.password : BigInt(0)
   user.privKey = context.privKey ? context.privKey : randomBytes(80)
   user.emailHash = context.emailHash ? context.emailHash : randomBytes(32)
   user.createdAt = context.createdAt ? context.createdAt : faker.date.recent()
   user.emailChecked = context.emailChecked === undefined ? false : context.emailChecked
-  user.passphraseShown = context.passphraseShown ? context.passphraseShown : false
   user.language = context.language ? context.language : 'en'
   user.publisherId = context.publisherId ? context.publisherId : 0
   user.passphrase = context.passphrase ? context.passphrase : faker.random.words(24)
diff --git a/database/src/interface/UserContext.ts b/database/src/interface/UserContext.ts
index 0fa1a61b5..7ed794793 100644
--- a/database/src/interface/UserContext.ts
+++ b/database/src/interface/UserContext.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ export interface UserContext {
   email?: string
   firstName?: string
   lastName?: string
-  username?: string
   disabled?: boolean
-  description?: string
   password?: BigInt
   privKey?: Buffer
   emailHash?: Buffer
   createdAt?: Date
   emailChecked?: boolean
-  passphraseShown?: boolean
   language?: string
   publisherId?: number
   passphrase?: string
diff --git a/database/src/interface/UserInterface.ts b/database/src/interface/UserInterface.ts
index 2e20b857f..7e1e2fe48 100644
--- a/database/src/interface/UserInterface.ts
+++ b/database/src/interface/UserInterface.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ export interface UserInterface {
   email?: string
   firstName?: string
   lastName?: string
-  username?: string
-  description?: string
   password?: BigInt
   pubKey?: Buffer
   privKey?: Buffer
   emailHash?: Buffer
   createdAt?: Date
   emailChecked?: boolean
-  passphraseShown?: boolean
   language?: string
   disabled?: boolean
   groupId?: number
diff --git a/database/src/seeds/helpers/user-helpers.ts b/database/src/seeds/helpers/user-helpers.ts
index 55ab40e9d..c40ff1527 100644
--- a/database/src/seeds/helpers/user-helpers.ts
+++ b/database/src/seeds/helpers/user-helpers.ts
@@ -42,15 +42,12 @@ const createUserContext = (context: UserInterface): UserContext => {
     email: context.email,
     firstName: context.firstName,
     lastName: context.lastName,
-    username: context.username,
     disabled: context.disabled,
-    description: context.description,
     password: context.password,
     privKey: context.privKey,
     emailHash: context.emailHash,
     createdAt: context.createdAt,
     emailChecked: context.emailChecked,
-    passphraseShown: context.passphraseShown,
     language: context.language,
     publisherId: context.publisherId,
   }
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ const createUserContext = (context: UserInterface): UserContext => {
 const createServerUserContext = (context: UserInterface): ServerUserContext => {
   return {
     role: context.role,
-    username: context.username,
     password: context.serverUserPassword,
     email: context.email,
     activated: context.activated,
diff --git a/database/src/seeds/users/bibi-bloxberg.ts b/database/src/seeds/users/bibi-bloxberg.ts
index 221349cb7..e8291b213 100644
--- a/database/src/seeds/users/bibi-bloxberg.ts
+++ b/database/src/seeds/users/bibi-bloxberg.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export const bibiBloxberg = {
   firstName: 'Bibi',
   lastName: 'Bloxberg',
   username: 'bibi',
-  description: 'Hex Hex',
+  // description: 'Hex Hex',
   password: BigInt('12825419584724616625'),
   pubKey: Buffer.from('42de7e4754625b730018c3b4ea745a4d043d9d867af352d0f08871793dfa6743', 'hex'),
   privKey: Buffer.from(
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export const bibiBloxberg = {
   emailHash: Buffer.from('38a0d8c8658a5681cc1180c5d9e2b2a18e4f611db8ab3ca61de4aa91ae94219b', 'hex'),
   createdAt: new Date('2021-11-26T11:32:16'),
   emailChecked: true,
-  passphraseShown: false,
   language: 'de',
   disabled: false,
   groupId: 1,
diff --git a/database/src/seeds/users/bob-baumeister.ts b/database/src/seeds/users/bob-baumeister.ts
index 013636079..1c9f992e6 100644
--- a/database/src/seeds/users/bob-baumeister.ts
+++ b/database/src/seeds/users/bob-baumeister.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export const bobBaumeister = {
   firstName: 'Bob',
   lastName: 'der Baumeister',
   username: 'bob',
-  description: 'Können wir das schaffen? Ja, wir schaffen das!',
+  // description: 'Können wir das schaffen? Ja, wir schaffen das!',
   password: BigInt('3296644341468822636'),
   pubKey: Buffer.from('a509d9a146374fc975e3677db801ae8a4a83bff9dea96da64053ff6de6b2dd7e', 'hex'),
   privKey: Buffer.from(
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export const bobBaumeister = {
   emailHash: Buffer.from('4b8ce4e175587aaf33da19e272719da1a547daff557820191fab0c65c5a3b7f1', 'hex'),
   createdAt: new Date('2021-11-26T11:36:31'),
   emailChecked: true,
-  passphraseShown: false,
   language: 'de',
   disabled: false,
   groupId: 1,
diff --git a/database/src/seeds/users/garrick-ollivander.ts b/database/src/seeds/users/garrick-ollivander.ts
index 1c7bbb9fc..bddd5aa0f 100644
--- a/database/src/seeds/users/garrick-ollivander.ts
+++ b/database/src/seeds/users/garrick-ollivander.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ export const garrickOllivander = {
   firstName: 'Garrick',
   lastName: 'Ollivander',
   username: 'garrick',
-  description: `Curious ... curious ...
-Renowned wandmaker Mr Ollivander owns the wand shop Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands Since 382 BC in Diagon Alley. His shop is widely considered the best place to purchase a wand.`,
+  // description: `Curious ... curious ...
+  // Renowned wandmaker Mr Ollivander owns the wand shop Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands Since 382 BC in Diagon Alley. His shop is widely considered the best place to purchase a wand.`,
   password: BigInt('0'),
   emailHash: Buffer.from('91e358000e908146342789979d62a7255b2b88a71dad0c6a10e32af44be57886', 'hex'),
   createdAt: new Date('2022-01-10T10:23:17'),
   emailChecked: false,
-  passphraseShown: false,
   language: 'en',
   disabled: false,
   groupId: 1,
diff --git a/database/src/seeds/users/peter-lustig.ts b/database/src/seeds/users/peter-lustig.ts
index c96b28a65..da6c31777 100644
--- a/database/src/seeds/users/peter-lustig.ts
+++ b/database/src/seeds/users/peter-lustig.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export const peterLustig = {
   firstName: 'Peter',
   lastName: 'Lustig',
   username: 'peter',
-  description: 'Latzhose und Nickelbrille',
+  // description: 'Latzhose und Nickelbrille',
   password: BigInt('3917921995996627700'),
   pubKey: Buffer.from('7281e0ee3258b08801f3ec73e431b4519677f65c03b0382c63a913b5784ee770', 'hex'),
   privKey: Buffer.from(
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export const peterLustig = {
   emailHash: Buffer.from('9f700e6f6ec351a140b674c0edd4479509697b023bd8bee8826915ef6c2af036', 'hex'),
   createdAt: new Date('2020-11-25T10:48:43'),
   emailChecked: true,
-  passphraseShown: false,
   language: 'de',
   disabled: false,
   groupId: 1,
diff --git a/database/src/seeds/users/raeuber-hotzenplotz.ts b/database/src/seeds/users/raeuber-hotzenplotz.ts
index c1f31b490..aaf862d14 100644
--- a/database/src/seeds/users/raeuber-hotzenplotz.ts
+++ b/database/src/seeds/users/raeuber-hotzenplotz.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export const raeuberHotzenplotz = {
   firstName: 'Räuber',
   lastName: 'Hotzenplotz',
   username: 'räuber',
-  description: 'Pfefferpistole',
+  // description: 'Pfefferpistole',
   password: BigInt('12123692783243004812'),
   pubKey: Buffer.from('d7c70f94234dff071d982aa8f41583876c356599773b5911b39080da2b8c2d2b', 'hex'),
   privKey: Buffer.from(
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export const raeuberHotzenplotz = {
   emailHash: Buffer.from('ec8d34112adb40ff2f6538b05660b03440372690f034cd7d6322d17020233c77', 'hex'),
   createdAt: new Date('2021-11-26T11:32:16'),
   emailChecked: true,
-  passphraseShown: false,
   language: 'de',
   disabled: false,
   groupId: 1,
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
index f69ce862e..91e37b594 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET=secret
 
 GDT_API_URL=https://gdt.gradido.net
 
-COMMUNITY_NAME=Gradido Development Stage1
+COMMUNITY_NAME="Gradido Development Stage1"
 COMMUNITY_URL=https://stage1.gradido.net/
 COMMUNITY_REGISTER_URL=https://stage1.gradido.net/register
-COMMUNITY_DESCRIPTION=Gradido Development Stage1 Test Community
+COMMUNITY_DESCRIPTION="Gradido Development Stage1 Test Community"
 
 KLICKTIPP=false
 KLICKTIPP_USER=
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/install.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/install.sh
index caa9c1240..37a002794 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/install.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/install.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ set +o allexport
 # NOTE: all config values will be in process.env when starting
 # the services and will therefore take precedence over the .env
 if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]; then
-    export $(cat $SCRIPT_DIR/.env | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
+    set -o allexport
+    source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env
+    set +o allexport
 else
-    export $(cat $SCRIPT_DIR/.env.dist | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
+    set -o allexport
+    source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env.dist
+    set +o allexport
 fi
 
 # Configure git
@@ -110,7 +114,6 @@ sudo mysql <<EOFMYSQL
 EOFMYSQL
 
 # Configure database
-# TODO - do this in the start.sh to regenerate configs on each deploy
 envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env.template > $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env
 
 # Configure backend
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
index 3d0589569..616e4b8ab 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,29 @@ PROJECT_ROOT=$SCRIPT_DIR/../..
 NGINX_CONFIG_DIR=$SCRIPT_DIR/nginx/sites-available
 set +o allexport
 
-# Load .env or .env.dist if not present
 # NOTE: all config values will be in process.env when starting
 # the services and will therefore take precedence over the .env
+
+# We have to load the backend .env to get DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD AND JWT_SECRET
+export_var(){
+  export $1=$(grep -v '^#' $PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env | grep -e "$1" | sed -e 's/.*=//')
+}
+
+if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env" ]; then
+    export_var 'DB_USER'
+    export_var 'DB_PASSWORD'
+    export_var 'JWT_SECRET'
+fi
+
+# Load .env or .env.dist if not present
 if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]; then
-    export $(cat $SCRIPT_DIR/.env | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
+    set -o allexport
+    source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env
+    set +o allexport
 else
-    export $(cat $SCRIPT_DIR/.env.dist | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
+    set -o allexport
+    source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env.dist
+    set +o allexport
 fi
 
 # lock start
@@ -64,6 +80,16 @@ case "$NGINX_SSL" in
 esac
 envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE > $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/update-page.conf
 
+# Regenerate .env files
+cp -f $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env.bak
+cp -f $PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env $PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env.bak
+cp -f $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend/.env $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend/.env.bak
+cp -f $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env.bak
+envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env.template > $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env
+envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env.template > $PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env
+envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend/.env.template > $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend/.env
+envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env.template > $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env
+
 # Install & build database
 echo 'Updating database<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/database
diff --git a/frontend/.gitignore b/frontend/.gitignore
index 74ffc56c3..b868f0a64 100644
--- a/frontend/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ yarn-error.log*
 test/unit/coverage
 
 package-lock.json
-.env
+/.env
+/.env.bak
 .env.development.local
 .env.production.local
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js b/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
index 0c6ea51aa..83b8a1f0b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ export const updateUserInfos = gql`
   mutation(
     $firstName: String
     $lastName: String
-    $description: String
-    $username: String
     $password: String
     $passwordNew: String
     $locale: String
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ export const updateUserInfos = gql`
     updateUserInfos(
       firstName: $firstName
       lastName: $lastName
-      description: $description
-      username: $username
       password: $password
       passwordNew: $passwordNew
       language: $locale
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
index c6d5a36c3..ff211fc07 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ export const login = gql`
   query($email: String!, $password: String!, $publisherId: Int) {
     login(email: $email, password: $password, publisherId: $publisherId) {
       email
-      username
       firstName
       lastName
       language
-      description
       coinanimation
       klickTipp {
         newsletterState
@@ -24,11 +22,9 @@ export const verifyLogin = gql`
   query {
     verifyLogin {
       email
-      username
       firstName
       lastName
       language
-      description
       coinanimation
       klickTipp {
         newsletterState
@@ -93,12 +89,6 @@ export const sendResetPasswordEmail = gql`
   }
 `
 
-export const checkUsername = gql`
-  query($username: String!) {
-    checkUsername(username: $username)
-  }
-`
-
 export const listGDTEntriesQuery = gql`
   query($currentPage: Int!, $pageSize: Int!) {
     listGDTEntries(currentPage: $currentPage, pageSize: $pageSize) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/store.js b/frontend/src/store/store.js
index 1a6521cd7..0297af6ea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/store.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/store.js
@@ -15,18 +15,15 @@ export const mutations = {
   email: (state, email) => {
     state.email = email
   },
-  username: (state, username) => {
-    state.username = username
-  },
+  // username: (state, username) => {
+  //   state.username = username
+  // },
   firstName: (state, firstName) => {
     state.firstName = firstName
   },
   lastName: (state, lastName) => {
     state.lastName = lastName
   },
-  description: (state, description) => {
-    state.description = description
-  },
   token: (state, token) => {
     state.token = token
   },
@@ -56,10 +53,9 @@ export const actions = {
   login: ({ dispatch, commit }, data) => {
     commit('email', data.email)
     commit('language', data.language)
-    commit('username', data.username)
+    // commit('username', data.username)
     commit('firstName', data.firstName)
     commit('lastName', data.lastName)
-    commit('description', data.description)
     commit('coinanimation', data.coinanimation)
     commit('newsletterState', data.klickTipp.newsletterState)
     commit('hasElopage', data.hasElopage)
@@ -69,10 +65,9 @@ export const actions = {
   logout: ({ commit, state }) => {
     commit('token', null)
     commit('email', null)
-    commit('username', '')
+    // commit('username', '')
     commit('firstName', '')
     commit('lastName', '')
-    commit('description', '')
     commit('coinanimation', true)
     commit('newsletterState', null)
     commit('hasElopage', false)
@@ -96,8 +91,7 @@ try {
       language: null,
       firstName: '',
       lastName: '',
-      username: '',
-      description: '',
+      // username: '',
       token: null,
       isAdmin: false,
       coinanimation: true,
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/store.test.js b/frontend/src/store/store.test.js
index 4c0c03178..e0b7ad24f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/store.test.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/store.test.js
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ const {
   language,
   email,
   token,
-  username,
   firstName,
   lastName,
-  description,
   coinanimation,
   newsletterState,
   publisherId,
@@ -65,14 +63,6 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('username', () => {
-      it('sets the state of username', () => {
-        const state = { username: null }
-        username(state, 'user')
-        expect(state.username).toEqual('user')
-      })
-    })
-
     describe('firstName', () => {
       it('sets the state of firstName', () => {
         const state = { firstName: null }
@@ -89,14 +79,6 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('description', () => {
-      it('sets the state of description', () => {
-        const state = { description: null }
-        description(state, 'Nickelbrille')
-        expect(state.description).toEqual('Nickelbrille')
-      })
-    })
-
     describe('coinanimation', () => {
       it('sets the state of coinanimation', () => {
         const state = { coinanimation: true }
@@ -169,10 +151,8 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
       const commitedData = {
         email: 'user@example.org',
         language: 'de',
-        username: 'peter',
         firstName: 'Peter',
         lastName: 'Lustig',
-        description: 'Nickelbrille',
         coinanimation: false,
         klickTipp: {
           newsletterState: true,
@@ -182,9 +162,9 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
         isAdmin: true,
       }
 
-      it('calls eleven commits', () => {
+      it('calls nine commits', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(11)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(9)
       })
 
       it('commits email', () => {
@@ -197,49 +177,39 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
         expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'language', 'de')
       })
 
-      it('commits username', () => {
-        login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'username', 'peter')
-      })
-
       it('commits firstName', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, 'firstName', 'Peter')
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'firstName', 'Peter')
       })
 
       it('commits lastName', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, 'lastName', 'Lustig')
-      })
-
-      it('commits description', () => {
-        login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, 'description', 'Nickelbrille')
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, 'lastName', 'Lustig')
       })
 
       it('commits coinanimation', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(7, 'coinanimation', false)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, 'coinanimation', false)
       })
 
       it('commits newsletterState', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(8, 'newsletterState', true)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, 'newsletterState', true)
       })
 
       it('commits hasElopage', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(9, 'hasElopage', false)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(7, 'hasElopage', false)
       })
 
       it('commits publisherId', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(10, 'publisherId', 1234)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(8, 'publisherId', 1234)
       })
 
       it('commits isAdmin', () => {
         login({ commit, state }, commitedData)
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(11, 'isAdmin', true)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(9, 'isAdmin', true)
       })
     })
 
@@ -247,9 +217,9 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
       const commit = jest.fn()
       const state = {}
 
-      it('calls eleven commits', () => {
+      it('calls nine commits', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(11)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(9)
       })
 
       it('commits token', () => {
@@ -262,49 +232,39 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
         expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'email', null)
       })
 
-      it('commits username', () => {
-        logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'username', '')
-      })
-
       it('commits firstName', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, 'firstName', '')
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'firstName', '')
       })
 
       it('commits lastName', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, 'lastName', '')
-      })
-
-      it('commits description', () => {
-        logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, 'description', '')
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, 'lastName', '')
       })
 
       it('commits coinanimation', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(7, 'coinanimation', true)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, 'coinanimation', true)
       })
 
       it('commits newsletterState', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(8, 'newsletterState', null)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, 'newsletterState', null)
       })
 
       it('commits hasElopage', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(9, 'hasElopage', false)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(7, 'hasElopage', false)
       })
 
       it('commits publisherId', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(10, 'publisherId', null)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(8, 'publisherId', null)
       })
 
       it('commits isAdmin', () => {
         logout({ commit, state })
-        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(11, 'isAdmin', false)
+        expect(commit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(9, 'isAdmin', false)
       })
 
       // how to get this working?
diff --git a/frontend/src/validation-rules.js b/frontend/src/validation-rules.js
index 54f4c3090..f0865d251 100644
--- a/frontend/src/validation-rules.js
+++ b/frontend/src/validation-rules.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { configure, extend } from 'vee-validate'
 // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
 import { required, email, min, max, is_not } from 'vee-validate/dist/rules'
-import { checkUsername } from './graphql/queries'
 
 export const loadAllRules = (i18nCallback) => {
   configure({
@@ -49,32 +48,6 @@ export const loadAllRules = (i18nCallback) => {
     },
   })
 
-  extend('gddUsernameUnique', {
-    async validate(value) {
-      this.$apollo
-        .query({
-          query: checkUsername,
-          variables: {
-            username: value,
-          },
-        })
-        .then((result) => {
-          return result.data.checkUsername
-        })
-        .catch(() => {
-          return false
-        })
-    },
-    message: (_, values) => i18nCallback.t('form.validation.usernmae-unique', values),
-  })
-
-  extend('gddUsernameRgex', {
-    validate(value) {
-      return !!value.match(/^[a-zA-Z][-_a-zA-Z0-9]{2,}$/)
-    },
-    message: (_, values) => i18nCallback.t('form.validation.usernmae-regex', values),
-  })
-
   // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
   extend('is_not', {
     // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
index 932f3efdd..5e566d3f8 100755
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <sidebar class="main-sidebar" :elopageUri="elopageUri" @admin="admin" @logout="logout" />
       </div>
 
-      <div class="main-page ml-2 mr-2" style="width: 100%" @click="visible = false">
+      <div class="main-page" style="width: 100%" @click="visible = false">
         <div class="main-content">
           <fade-transition :duration="200" origin="center top" mode="out-in">
             <router-view
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/SendOverview.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/SendOverview.vue
index 08f2f0159..18b62186c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/SendOverview.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/SendOverview.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <b-container>
-      <gdd-send :currentTransactionStep="currentTransactionStep" class="pt-3">
+      <gdd-send :currentTransactionStep="currentTransactionStep" class="pt-3 ml-2 mr-2">
         <template #transaction-form>
           <transaction-form :balance="balance" @set-transaction="setTransaction"></transaction-form>
         </template>
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ export default {
     onReset() {
       this.currentTransactionStep = 0
     },
+    updateTransactions(pagination) {
+      this.$emit('update-transactions', pagination)
+    },
+  },
+  created() {
+    this.updateTransactions(0)
   },
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.spec.js b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.spec.js
index 23c9e2840..7b83f405b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
       state: {
         firstName: 'Peter',
         lastName: 'Lustig',
-        description: '',
       },
       commit: storeCommitMock,
     },
@@ -59,10 +58,6 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
       expect(wrapper.findAll('div.col').at(4).text()).toBe('Lustig')
     })
 
-    it('renders the description', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.findAll('div.col').at(6).text()).toBe('')
-    })
-
     describe('edit user data', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await wrapper.find('svg.bi-pencil').trigger('click')
@@ -80,11 +75,9 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
       it('does not change the userdate when cancel is clicked', async () => {
         await wrapper.findAll('input').at(0).setValue('Petra')
         await wrapper.findAll('input').at(1).setValue('Lustiger')
-        await wrapper.find('textarea').setValue('Keine Nickelbrille')
         await wrapper.find('svg.bi-x-circle').trigger('click')
         expect(wrapper.findAll('div.col').at(2).text()).toBe('Peter')
         expect(wrapper.findAll('div.col').at(4).text()).toBe('Lustig')
-        expect(wrapper.findAll('div.col').at(6).text()).toBe('')
       })
 
       it('has a submit button', () => {
@@ -108,7 +101,6 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
           jest.clearAllMocks()
           await wrapper.findAll('input').at(0).setValue('Petra')
           await wrapper.findAll('input').at(1).setValue('Lustiger')
-          await wrapper.find('textarea').setValue('Keine Nickelbrille')
           await wrapper.find('form').trigger('keyup')
           await wrapper.find('button[type="submit"]').trigger('click')
           await flushPromises()
@@ -120,7 +112,6 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
               variables: {
                 firstName: 'Petra',
                 lastName: 'Lustiger',
-                description: 'Keine Nickelbrille',
               },
             }),
           )
@@ -134,10 +125,6 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
           expect(storeCommitMock).toBeCalledWith('lastName', 'Lustiger')
         })
 
-        it('commits description to store', () => {
-          expect(storeCommitMock).toBeCalledWith('description', 'Keine Nickelbrille')
-        })
-
         it('toasts a success message', () => {
           expect(toastSuccessMock).toBeCalledWith('settings.name.change-success')
         })
@@ -155,7 +142,6 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
           jest.clearAllMocks()
           await wrapper.findAll('input').at(0).setValue('Petra')
           await wrapper.findAll('input').at(1).setValue('Lustiger')
-          await wrapper.find('textarea').setValue('Keine Nickelbrille')
           await wrapper.find('form').trigger('keyup')
           await wrapper.find('button[type="submit"]').trigger('click')
           await flushPromises()
@@ -167,7 +153,6 @@ describe('UserCard_FormUserData', () => {
               variables: {
                 firstName: 'Petra',
                 lastName: 'Lustiger',
-                description: 'Keine Nickelbrille',
               },
             }),
           )
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.vue
index 84f8b60df..106529d0d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUserData.vue
@@ -43,17 +43,6 @@
             <b-input type="text" v-model="form.lastName"></b-input>
           </b-col>
         </b-row>
-        <b-row class="mb-3" v-show="false">
-          <b-col class="col-12">
-            <small>{{ $t('form.description') }}</small>
-          </b-col>
-          <b-col v-if="showUserData" class="col-12">
-            {{ form.description }}
-          </b-col>
-          <b-col v-else class="col-12">
-            <b-textarea rows="3" max-rows="6" v-model="form.description"></b-textarea>
-          </b-col>
-        </b-row>
 
         <b-row class="text-right" v-if="!showUserData">
           <b-col>
@@ -85,7 +74,6 @@ export default {
       form: {
         firstName: this.$store.state.firstName,
         lastName: this.$store.state.lastName,
-        description: this.$store.state.description,
       },
       loading: true,
     }
@@ -94,14 +82,12 @@ export default {
     cancelEdit() {
       this.form.firstName = this.$store.state.firstName
       this.form.lastName = this.$store.state.lastName
-      this.form.description = this.$store.state.description
       this.showUserData = true
     },
     loadSubmitButton() {
       if (
         this.form.firstName !== this.$store.state.firstName ||
-        this.form.lastName !== this.$store.state.lastName ||
-        this.form.description !== this.$store.state.description
+        this.form.lastName !== this.$store.state.lastName
       ) {
         this.loading = false
       } else {
@@ -116,13 +102,11 @@ export default {
           variables: {
             firstName: this.form.firstName,
             lastName: this.form.lastName,
-            description: this.form.description,
           },
         })
         .then(() => {
           this.$store.commit('firstName', this.form.firstName)
           this.$store.commit('lastName', this.form.lastName)
-          this.$store.commit('description', this.form.description)
           this.showUserData = true
           this.$toasted.success(this.$t('settings.name.change-success'))
         })
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.spec.js b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.spec.js.old
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.spec.js
rename to frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.spec.js.old
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.vue.old
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.vue
rename to frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfile/UserCard_FormUsername.vue.old
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileOverview.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileOverview.vue
index e92e23e7b..d01c94373 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileOverview.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileOverview.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div fluid="sm">
+  <div fluid="sm" class="mr-2">
     <user-card :balance="balance" :transactionCount="transactionCount"></user-card>
     <form-user-data />
     <hr />
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ export default {
     balance: { type: Number, default: 0 },
     transactionCount: { type: Number, default: 0 },
   },
+  methods: {
+    updateTransactions(pagination) {
+      this.$emit('update-transactions', pagination)
+    },
+  },
+  created() {
+    this.updateTransactions(0)
+  },
 }
 </script>
 <style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileTransactionList.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileTransactionList.vue
index f9240008d..97f0d84c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileTransactionList.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/UserProfileTransactionList.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div class="pb-4">
-    <b-tabs content-class="mt-3 pt-4 pb-4" justified>
+    <b-tabs content-class="" justified>
       <b-tab :title="'Gradido  (' + $n(balance, 'decimal') + ' GDD)'" class="px-4">
         <p class="tab-tex">{{ $t('transaction.gdd-text') }}</p>
 
@@ -53,17 +53,20 @@ export default {
 </script>
 <style>
 .nav-tabs > li > a {
-  /* adjust padding for height*/
   padding-top: 14px;
-  padding-bottom: 14px;
+  margin-bottom: 14px;
 }
 
-.nav-tabs > li.active {
-  background-color: aquamarine;
-  font-size: larger;
+.nav-tabs .nav-link {
+  background-color: rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.185);
+}
+.nav-tabs .nav-link.active {
+  background-color: rgb(248 249 254);
 }
 
-.nav-tabs > li > a {
-  outline: none !important;
+.tab-content {
+  padding-top: 25px;
+  border-left: 1px inset rgba(28, 110, 164, 0.1);
+  border-right: 1px inset rgba(28, 110, 164, 0.1);
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/gn b/gn
deleted file mode 160000
index 5437e2f88..000000000
--- a/gn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5437e2f882c54efe4f501f7cd0d97f53806d0b74