diff --git a/branding/email/.gitkeep b/branding/email/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afe8c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/branding/email/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+we can put multilanguage e-mails and a layout.html in here
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/branding/email/templates/de/.gitkeep b/branding/email/templates/de/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b414a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/branding/email/templates/de/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+we can put translated e-mails in here
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/branding/email/templates/en/.gitkeep b/branding/email/templates/en/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b414a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/branding/email/templates/en/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+we can put translated e-mails in here
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/backend.Dockerfile b/docker/backend.Dockerfile
index 319c7d0..542632c 100644
--- a/docker/backend.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend.Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ ARG APP_IMAGE_CODE=${APP_IMAGE}:${APP_IMAGE_TAG_CODE}
 ##################################################################################
 FROM $APP_IMAGE_CODE as code
 
-# copy public constants into the Docker image to brand it
+# copy public constants and email templates into the Docker image to brand it
 COPY branding/constants/emails.js src/config/
 COPY branding/constants/logos.js src/config/
 COPY branding/constants/metadata.js src/config/
+COPY branding/email/ src/middleware/helpers/email/
 
 ##################################################################################
 # BUILD ##########################################################################