diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 957bc6ab5..a67f14b8d 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EXPOSE 4000
 CMD ["yarn", "run", "start"]
 ARG BUILD_COMMIT
 ENV BUILD_COMMIT=$BUILD_COMMIT
-ARG WORKDIR=/nitro-backend
+ARG WORKDIR=/develop-backend
 RUN mkdir -p $WORKDIR
 WORKDIR $WORKDIR
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN NODE_ENV=production yarn run build
 # reduce image size with a multistage build
 FROM base as production
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
-COPY --from=build-and-test /nitro-backend/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=build-and-test /develop-backend/dist ./dist
 COPY ./public/img/ ./public/img/
 COPY ./public/providers.json ./public/providers.json
 RUN yarn install --production=true --frozen-lockfile --non-interactive --no-cache
diff --git a/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml b/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml
index 33aa8a0e0..e3f75a44c 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ spec:
         terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
         terminationMessagePolicy: File
         volumeMounts:
-          - mountPath: /nitro-backend/public/uploads
+          - mountPath: /develop-backend/public/uploads
             name: uploads
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
       restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/deployment/helm/human-connection/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/human-connection/values.yaml
index 4ffaa2a43..4418b7371 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/human-connection/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/human-connection/values.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dbInitializion: "yarn prod:migrate init"
 # dbMigrations runs the database migrations in a post-upgrade hook.
 dbMigrations: "yarn prod:migrate up"
 # bakendImage is the docker image for the backend deployment
-backendImage: ocelotsocialnetwork/nitro-backend
+backendImage: ocelotsocialnetwork/develop-backend
 # maintenanceImage is the docker image for the maintenance deployment
 maintenanceImage: ocelotsocialnetwork/maintenance
 # neo4jImage is the docker image for the neo4j deployment
diff --git a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
index 3a0c25166..733fb2865 100644
--- a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
+++ b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
             name: configmap
         - secretRef:
             name: human-connection
-        image: ocelotsocialnetwork/nitro-backend:latest
+        image: ocelotsocialnetwork/develop-backend:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: backend
         ports:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
         terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
         terminationMessagePolicy: File
         volumeMounts:
-        - mountPath: /nitro-backend/public/uploads
+        - mountPath: /develop-backend/public/uploads
           name: uploads
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
       restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/deployment/human-connection/templates/configmap.template.yaml b/deployment/human-connection/templates/configmap.template.yaml
index ae093e4bd..e20f49e74 100644
--- a/deployment/human-connection/templates/configmap.template.yaml
+++ b/deployment/human-connection/templates/configmap.template.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   data:
     SMTP_HOST: "mailserver.human-connection"
     SMTP_PORT: "25"
-    GRAPHQL_URI: "http://nitro-backend.human-connection:4000"
+    GRAPHQL_URI: "http://develop-backend.human-connection:4000"
     NEO4J_URI: "bolt://nitro-neo4j.human-connection:7687"
     NEO4J_AUTH: "none"
     CLIENT_URI: "https://nitro-staging.human-connection.org"
diff --git a/deployment/legacy-migration/README.md b/deployment/legacy-migration/README.md
index 7cd1489ff..3a9f33a4a 100644
--- a/deployment/legacy-migration/README.md
+++ b/deployment/legacy-migration/README.md
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ Then temporarily delete backend and database deployments
 ```bash
 $ kubectl --namespace=human-connection get deployments
 NAME            READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
-nitro-backend   1/1     1            1           3d11h
+develop-backend 1/1     1            1           3d11h
 nitro-neo4j     1/1     1            1           3d11h
 develop-webapp  2/2     2            2           73d
 $ kubectl --namespace=human-connection delete deployment nitro-neo4j
 deployment.extensions "nitro-neo4j" deleted
-$ kubectl --namespace=human-connection delete deployment nitro-backend
-deployment.extensions "nitro-backend" deleted
+$ kubectl --namespace=human-connection delete deployment develop-backend
+deployment.extensions "develop-backend" deleted
 ```
 
 Deploy one-time maintenance-worker pod:
diff --git a/deployment/minikube/README.md b/deployment/minikube/README.md
index d5103d66d..499fc8290 100644
--- a/deployment/minikube/README.md
+++ b/deployment/minikube/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ For example:
 ```text
 $ minikube service develop-webapp --namespace=human-connection
 # optionally
-$ minikube service nitro-backend --namespace=human-connection
+$ minikube service develop-backend --namespace=human-connection
 ```
 
diff --git a/deployment/volumes/README.md b/deployment/volumes/README.md
index 2d08a34cb..10f0fd226 100644
--- a/deployment/volumes/README.md
+++ b/deployment/volumes/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 At the moment, the application needs two persistent volumes:
 
 * The `/data/` folder where `neo4j` stores its database and
-* the folder `/nitro-backend/public/uploads` where the backend stores uploads.
+* the folder `/develop-backend/public/uploads` where the backend stores uploads.
 
 As a matter of precaution, the persistent volume claims that setup these volumes
 live in a separate folder. You don't want to accidently loose all your data in
diff --git a/deployment/volumes/velero/README.md b/deployment/volumes/velero/README.md
index e469ad117..2ff31eece 100644
--- a/deployment/volumes/velero/README.md
+++ b/deployment/volumes/velero/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ You should see the persistent volumes at the end of the log:
 
 Restic Backups:
   Completed:
-    human-connection/nitro-backend-5b6dd96d6b-q77n6: uploads
+    human-connection/develop-backend-5b6dd96d6b-q77n6: uploads
     human-connection/nitro-neo4j-686d768598-z2vhh: neo4j-data
 ```
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.build-and-test.yml b/docker-compose.build-and-test.yml
index 8796940b7..dbbb16d9b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.build-and-test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.build-and-test.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
   backend:
     environment:
       - "CI=${CI}"
-    image: ocelotsocialnetwork/nitro-backend:build-and-test
+    image: ocelotsocialnetwork/develop-backend:build-and-test
     build:
       context: backend
       target: build-and-test
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 31cd4da37..f2dec82dd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ services:
       context: backend
       target: build-and-test
     volumes:
-      - ./backend:/nitro-backend
+      - ./backend:/develop-backend
     command: yarn run dev
     environment:
       - SMTP_HOST=mailserver
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 228cf8be7..fa0e2591a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ services:
       - GRAPHQL_URI=http://backend:4000
       - MAPBOX_TOKEN="pk.eyJ1IjoiaHVtYW4tY29ubmVjdGlvbiIsImEiOiJjajl0cnBubGoweTVlM3VwZ2lzNTNud3ZtIn0.bZ8KK9l70omjXbEkkbHGsQ"
   backend:
-    image: ocelotsocialnetwork/nitro-backend:latest
+    image: ocelotsocialnetwork/develop-backend:latest
     build:
       context: backend
       target: production
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 4000:4000
     volumes:
-      - backend_node_modules:/nitro-backend/node_modules
-      - uploads:/nitro-backend/public/uploads
+      - backend_node_modules:/develop-backend/node_modules
+      - uploads:/develop-backend/public/uploads
     environment:
       - NEO4J_URI=bolt://neo4j:7687
       - GRAPHQL_URI=http://backend:4000
diff --git a/scripts/docker_push.sh b/scripts/docker_push.sh
index b417b3a39..37dde8fb7 100755
--- a/scripts/docker_push.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker_push.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ ROOT_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
 
 VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' $ROOT_DIR/package.json)
 IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< $VERSION
-apps=(develop-webapp nitro-backend neo4j maintenance)
+apps=(develop-webapp develop-backend neo4j maintenance)
 tags=($major $major.$minor $major.$minor.$patch)
 
 # These three docker images have already been built by now:
-# docker build --build-arg BUILD_COMMIT=$BUILD_COMMIT --target production -t ocelotsocialnetwork/nitro-backend:latest $ROOT_DIR/backend
+# docker build --build-arg BUILD_COMMIT=$BUILD_COMMIT --target production -t ocelotsocialnetwork/develop-backend:latest $ROOT_DIR/backend
 # docker build --build-arg BUILD_COMMIT=$BUILD_COMMIT --target production -t ocelotsocialnetwork/develop-webapp:latest $ROOT_DIR/webapp
 # docker build --build-arg BUILD_COMMIT=$BUILD_COMMIT -t ocelotsocialnetwork/neo4j:latest $ROOT_DIR/neo4j
 docker build -t ocelotsocialnetwork/maintenance:latest $ROOT_DIR/webapp/ -f $ROOT_DIR/webapp/Dockerfile.maintenance