diff --git a/.env.backend.sample b/.env.backend.sample
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+SECRET_KEY=[SECRET_KEY]
+
+DATABASE_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2
+DATABASE_NAME=[DATABASE NAME]
+DATABASE_USER=[DATABASE USER]
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=[DATABASE PASSWORD]
+DATABASE_HOST=[DATABASE HOST]
+DATABASE_PORT=[DATABASE PORT]
+
+EMAIL_HOST_USER=[EMAIL HOST USER]
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=[EMAIL HOST PASSWORD]
+
+REDIRECT_URL=[SOME REDIRECT URL]
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+### Environment files
+.env.backend
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+++ b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "backend"]
+	path = backend
+	url = https://github.com/TuiChain/backend
+[submodule "frontend"]
+	path = frontend
+	url = https://github.com/TuiChain/frontend
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+<!-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
+
+# TuiChain: Deployment
+
+Repository for the deployment of the TuiChain application.
+
+<!-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
+
+To deploy the TuiChain platform locally, you need to run:
+
+- `cd bin && ./deploy.sh && cd ..`
+
+If you want to delete the containers and the volumes, you need to run:
+
+- `docker-compose down -v`
diff --git a/backend b/backend
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+++ b/backend
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+Subproject commit e52d49df72f40f5efcc8d591228f1b52e79cc84a
diff --git a/bin/backend-docker/Dockerfile b/bin/backend-docker/Dockerfile
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+++ b/bin/backend-docker/Dockerfile
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+# pull official base image
+
+FROM python:3.8.3-alpine
+
+# Set work directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Set environment variables
+## Prevents Python from writing pyc files to disk
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+## Prevents Python from buffering stdout and stderr 
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+## Install psycopg2 dependencies
+RUN apk update
+RUN apk add postgresql-dev gcc python3-dev musl-dev
+COPY ./requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy entrypoint.sh
+COPY ./entrypoint.sh .
+
+# Copy project
+COPY . .
+
+# Run entrypoint.sh
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/src/app/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/bin/backend-docker/entrypoint.sh b/bin/backend-docker/entrypoint.sh
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+++ b/bin/backend-docker/entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+while ! nc -z $DATABASE_HOST $DATABASE_PORT; do
+  sleep 0.1
+done
+
+python manage.py migrate
+
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/bin/deploy.sh b/bin/deploy.sh
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+++ b/bin/deploy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+. "functions.sh"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+pp_info "required-tools" "Checking if you have all the required tools"
+
+## docker
+if not_installed "docker"; then
+  pp_error "required-tools" "We are using docker for deploying locally the TuiChain Platform. Pls install it and run this script again."
+
+  exit 1
+else
+  pp_success "required-tools" "docker is installed"
+
+  if ! docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    pp_warn "required-tools" "docker does not seem to be running, run it first and retry"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    pp_success "required-tools" "docker is up-and-running"
+  fi
+
+fi
+
+## docker-compose
+if not_installed "docker-compose"; then
+  
+  pp_error "required-tools" "We are using docker-compose for deploying locally the TuiChain Platform. Pls install it and run this script again."
+  
+  exit 1
+
+else
+
+  pp_success "required-tools" "docker-compose is installed"
+
+fi
+
+pp_success "required-tools" "All tools are installed"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+pp_info "setup" "Setting up the environment"
+
+## backend
+cp ./backend-docker/Dockerfile ../backend/Dockerfile
+cp ./backend-docker/entrypoint.sh ../backend/entrypoint.sh
+pp_success "setup" "Backend needed files copied to backend folder"
+
+## frontend
+# cp ./frontend-docker/Dockerfile ../frontend/Dockerfile
+# pp_success "setup" "Frontend Dockerfile copied to frontend folder"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+pp_info "deployment" "Deploying components in docker"
+
+cd .. && docker-compose up -d --build
+
+pp_success "deployment" "All components are deployed\n\n\tdatabase -> localhost:10000\n\tbackend  -> localhost:10001\n"
+
+
+
diff --git a/bin/functions.sh b/bin/functions.sh
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+++ b/bin/functions.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+BLUE='\e[34m'
+GREEN='\e[32m'
+YELLOW='\e[33m'
+RED='\e[31m'
+RESET='\e[39m'
+
+pp() {
+  printf "$1[$2]: $3${RESET}\n"
+}
+
+pp_info() {
+  pp $BLUE "$1" "$2"
+}
+
+pp_success() {
+  pp $GREEN "$1" "$2"
+}
+
+pp_error() {
+  pp $RED "$1" "$2"
+}
+
+pp_warn() {
+  pp $YELLOW "$1" "$2"
+}
+
+not_installed() {
+  [ ! -x "$(command -v "$@")" ]
+}
+
+ensure_confirmation() {
+  read -r "confirmation?please confirm you want to continue [y/n] (default: y) "
+  confirmation=${confirmation:-"y"}
+
+  if [ "$confirmation" != "y" ]; then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+ask_confirmation() {
+  read -r "confirmation?please confirm you want to continue [y/n] (default: y) "
+  confirmation=${confirmation:-"y"}
+
+  [[ "$confirmation" == "y" ]];
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+  database:
+    image: postgres:latest
+    container_name: database
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_DB=tuichainDB
+      - PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+    ports:
+      - 10000:5432
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    restart: always
+
+  backend:
+    build: ./backend
+    image: tuichain-backend
+    container_name: tuichain-backend
+    environment: 
+      DATABASE_NAME: tuichainDB
+      DATABASE_USER: postgres
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: postgres
+      DATABASE_HOST: database
+      DATABASE_PORT: 5432
+    command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
+    volumes:
+      - ./backend/:/usr/src/app/
+    ports:
+      - 10001:8000
+    env_file:
+      - ./.env.backend
+    restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      - database
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata:
diff --git a/frontend b/frontend
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+Subproject commit 1f0e96e127de6e6c2f89be45115b4d8e48f426a3