diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d8496c2deb1f167595c50c6456594bafbc38b213..d0ef22d337ead8a068fcd9a3f493979f2e0b0915 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ container_scanning 7/7:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 before_script:
-  - apk --no-cache add docker-compose
+  - apk update
+  - apk --no-cache add docker docker-cli-compose
   - docker info
+  - docker compose version
   - cp $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.env_sample $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.env
   - sed -i 's/DATA_PROVIDER_ID=""/DATA_PROVIDER_ID="DATA-PROVIDER-ID"/g' $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.env
   - sed -i 's/_EMAIL=""/_EMAIL="test@email.com"/g' $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.env
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ before_script:
   - sed -i 's/SPHN_CONNECTOR_MEMORY=""/SPHN_CONNECTOR_MEMORY="16"/g' $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.env
   - sed -i 's/SPHN_CONNECTOR_CPUS=""/SPHN_CONNECTOR_CPUS="4"/g' $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.env
   - sed -i 's/""/"test_value"/g' $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.env
-  - docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml -f docker-compose.yaml down --volumes --rmi all
+  - docker compose-f docker-compose-build.yaml -f docker-compose.yaml down --volumes --rmi all
 
 semgrep-sast:
   before_script: []
@@ -98,9 +100,11 @@ unit-tests:
     - |
       set +e
       if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "$CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH" ] || [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
-        docker-compose up -d
+        sed -i 's/interval: 60s/interval: 20s/; /interval: 20s/a \      retries: 5' docker-compose.yaml
+        docker compose up -d
       else
-        docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml up --build -d > /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log 2>&1
+      sed -i 's/interval: 60s/interval: 20s/; /interval: 20s/a \      retries: 5' docker-compose-build.yaml
+        docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml up --build -d > /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log 2>&1
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
           echo "Build failed"
           cat /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ unit-tests:
         exit 1
       fi
     - docker exec api python -m pytest -vv
-    - docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml -f docker-compose.yaml down --volumes --rmi all
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml -f docker-compose.yaml down --volumes --rmi all
   resource_group: production
 
 push-main:
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ push-main:
     - docker login -u $public_mirror_token_name -p $public_mirror_token $public_mirror_registry
     - |
       set +e
-      docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml build > /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log 2>&1
+      docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml build > /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log 2>&1
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
         echo "Build failed"
         cat /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ push-main:
     # also tag and push the other containers used:
     - docker logout $HARBOR_URL
 
-    - docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml -f docker-compose.yaml down --volumes --rmi all
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml -f docker-compose.yaml down --volumes --rmi all
   resource_group: production
 
 push-release:
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ push-release:
     - docker login -u $public_mirror_token_name -p $public_mirror_token $public_mirror_registry
     - |
       set +e
-      docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml build > /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log 2>&1
+      docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml build > /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log 2>&1
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
         echo "Build failed"
         cat /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log
@@ -230,9 +234,9 @@ push-release:
       rm /tmp/connector-docker-compose.log
       docker build -t sphn-connector_setup:latest setup/
       set -e
-    - docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml up -d
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml up -d
     - docker cp connector:/home/sphn/conversion/rmlmapper-6.2.1-r0-all.jar $CI_PROJECT_DIR/lib/
-    - docker-compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml down
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml down
     - sed -i "s/^version =.*/version = \"$CI_COMMIT_TAG\"/" pyproject.toml
 
     # Push to public repository
diff --git a/docker-compose-build.yaml b/docker-compose-build.yaml
index 6efda677376fca1eef379cf40abadcb801237347..2302cb5644b8600fc1a8f37813d3eb975596e8b1 100644
--- a/docker-compose-build.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose-build.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-version: '3.8'
 
 # This version builds the api, connector, postgres internals locally from sources.
 # Furthermore the images for the minio, pgadmin and the reverse proxy are extended.
@@ -40,10 +39,9 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
       test: curl -sSf http://0.0.0.0:8000  || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 40s
+      start_period: 10s
 
   minio:
     container_name: minio
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ services:
       MINIO_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL: "http://minio:9090/minio"
     healthcheck:
       test: bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/0.0.0.0/9090' || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -98,8 +95,7 @@ services:
       - connector-ssl-certificates-connector:/etc/ssl/certs/
     healthcheck:
       test: bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/0.0.0.0/8080' || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -151,10 +147,9 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"]
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 10
-      start_period: 20s
+      start_period: 10s
 
   pgadmin:
     container_name: pgadmin
@@ -176,7 +171,7 @@ services:
       - connector-pgadmin-data:/var/lib/pgadmin
     healthcheck:
       test: wget -q --spider --server-response http://0.0.0.0:8088/login || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 60s
       retries: 3
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
@@ -200,9 +195,8 @@ services:
       - connector-proxy-config:/etc/nginx
     healthcheck:
       test: curl -sSf http://0.0.0.0:8080  || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 5
-      start_period: 40s
+      interval: 60s
+      start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
 
@@ -232,10 +226,9 @@ services:
       - connector-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:3000/api/health || exit 1"]
-      interval: 30s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
+      start_period: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
     
     
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index b30002f65cbfac792b5aeeb188848565d3d152ab..3def39aacf7b2dba8fde204d61103d27a96efc45 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-version: '3.8'
 
 # This version is the docker-compose file that should be used for installing based on images in the gitlab
 
@@ -34,10 +33,9 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
       test: curl -sSf http://0.0.0.0:8000  || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 40s
+      start_period: 10s
 
   minio:
     container_name: minio
@@ -51,8 +49,7 @@ services:
       MINIO_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL: "http://minio:9090/minio"
     healthcheck:
       test: bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/0.0.0.0/9090' || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -86,8 +83,7 @@ services:
       - connector-ssl-certificates-connector:/etc/ssl/certs/
     healthcheck:
       test: bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/0.0.0.0/8080' || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -133,10 +129,9 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"]
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 10
-      start_period: 20s
+      start_period: 10s
 
   pgadmin:
     container_name: pgadmin
@@ -155,8 +150,7 @@ services:
       - connector-pgadmin-data:/var/lib/pgadmin
     healthcheck:
       test: wget -q --spider --server-response http://0.0.0.0:8088/login || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -176,9 +170,8 @@ services:
       - connector-proxy-config:/etc/nginx
     healthcheck:
       test: curl -sSf http://0.0.0.0:8080  || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 5
-      start_period: 40s
+      interval: 60s
+      start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
 
@@ -205,10 +198,9 @@ services:
       - connector-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:3000/api/health || exit 1"]
-      interval: 30s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
+      start_period: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
     
     
diff --git a/podman-compose.yaml b/podman-compose.yaml
index b55752cd29c27ac457e899acd57be03ffe68ade4..79576e334b27e09fe0f666c2a5ec90982cd1f052 100644
--- a/podman-compose.yaml
+++ b/podman-compose.yaml
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
       test: curl -sSf http://0.0.0.0:8000  || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 40s
+      start_period: 10s
 
   minio:
     container_name: minio
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@ services:
       MINIO_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL: "http://minio:9090/minio"
     healthcheck:
       test: bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/0.0.0.0/9090' || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -88,8 +86,7 @@ services:
       - connector-ssl-certificates-connector:/etc/ssl/certs/:z
     healthcheck:
       test: bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/0.0.0.0/8080' || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -135,10 +132,9 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"]
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 10
-      start_period: 20s
+      start_period: 10s
 
   pgadmin:
     container_name: pgadmin
@@ -157,8 +153,7 @@ services:
       - connector-pgadmin-data:/var/lib/pgadmin:z
     healthcheck:
       test: wget -q --spider --server-response http://0.0.0.0:8088/login || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 3
+      interval: 60s
       start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -178,9 +173,8 @@ services:
       - connector-proxy-config:/etc/nginx:z
     healthcheck:
       test: curl -sSf http://0.0.0.0:8080  || exit 1
-      interval: 10s
-      retries: 5
-      start_period: 40s
+      interval: 60s
+      start_period: 10s
       timeout: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped
 
@@ -207,10 +201,9 @@ services:
       - connector-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana:z
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:3000/api/health || exit 1"]
-      interval: 30s
+      interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
+      start_period: 10s
     restart: unless-stopped