diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index afaf0bd..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: up down build logs migrate seed test test-api test-worker test-watcher lint check format
-
-up: validate-env
-	docker compose up -d
-
-validate-env:
-	bash scripts/validate-env.sh
-
-down:
-	docker compose down
-
-build: check
-	docker compose build
-
-logs:
-	docker compose logs -f
-
-# ── Database ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-migrate:
-	docker compose exec api alembic upgrade head
-
-migrate-auto:
-	docker compose exec api alembic revision --autogenerate -m "$(m)"
-
-# ── Setup ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-setup: validate-env up
-	@echo "Waiting for Nextcloud to initialize (this can take ~60s)..."
-	@sleep 60
-	bash scripts/nc-setup.sh
-	bash scripts/seed.sh
-
-# ── Testing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-test: test-api test-worker test-watcher
-
-test-api:
-	cd api && uv run pytest tests/ -v --cov=src/rehearsalhub --cov-report=term-missing
-
-test-worker:
-	cd worker && uv run pytest tests/ -v --cov=src/worker --cov-report=term-missing
-
-test-watcher:
-	cd watcher && uv run pytest tests/ -v --cov=src/watcher --cov-report=term-missing
-
-test-integration:
-	cd api && uv run pytest tests/integration/ -v -m integration
-
-# ── Linting & type checking ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-# check: run all linters + type checkers locally (fast, no Docker)
-check: lint typecheck-web
-
-lint:
-	cd api && uv run ruff check src/ tests/ && uv run mypy src/
-	cd worker && uv run ruff check src/ tests/
-	cd watcher && uv run ruff check src/ tests/
-	cd web && npm run lint
-
-typecheck-web:
-	cd web && npm run typecheck
-
-format:
-	cd api && uv run ruff format src/ tests/
-	cd worker && uv run ruff format src/ tests/
-	cd watcher && uv run ruff format src/ tests/
-
-# ── Dev helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-shell-api:
-	docker compose exec api bash
-
-shell-db:
-	docker compose exec db psql -U $${POSTGRES_USER} -d $${POSTGRES_DB}
-
-shell-redis:
-	docker compose exec redis redis-cli
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1fd8cd..1fad58b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Files are **never copied** to RehearsalHub servers. The platform reads recording
 
 ## Quick start
 
+> **Docker Registry Setup**: For production deployments using Gitea registry, see [DOCKER_REGISTRY.md](DOCKER_REGISTRY.md)
+
 ### 1. Configure environment
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 3b95075..f3e6a33 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -251,3 +251,19 @@ tasks:
     interactive: true
     cmds:
       - "{{.COMPOSE}} exec redis redis-cli"
+
+# ── Registry ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  registry:login:
+    desc: Login to Gitea Docker registry
+    cmds:
+      - docker login git.sschuhmann.de
+
+  registry:build:
+    desc: Build all images with version tag (requires git tag)
+    cmds:
+      - bash scripts/build-and-push.sh
+
+  registry:push:
+    desc: Build and push all images to Gitea registry
+    deps: [registry:login, registry:build]
diff --git a/scripts/build-and-push.sh b/scripts/build-and-push.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d43d2e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-and-push.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration
+REGISTRY="git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearshalhub"
+COMPONENTS=("api" "web" "worker" "watcher")
+
+# Get version from git tag
+get_version() {
+    local tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    if [[ -z "$tag" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: No git tags found. Please create a tag first (e.g., git tag v1.0.0)" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    # Remove v prefix if present for semantic versioning
+    echo "${tag#v}"
+}
+
+# Main build and push function
+build_and_push() {
+    local version=$1
+    echo "Building and pushing version: $version"
+    
+    for component in "${COMPONENTS[@]}"; do
+        echo "Building $component..."
+        docker build -t "$REGISTRY/$component-$version" -f "$component/Dockerfile" --target production "$component"
+        
+        echo "Pushing $component-$version..."
+        docker push "$REGISTRY/$component-$version"
+        
+        # Also tag as latest for convenience
+        docker tag "$REGISTRY/$component-$version" "$REGISTRY/$component-latest"
+        docker push "$REGISTRY/$component-latest"
+    done
+    
+    echo "All components built and pushed successfully!"
+}
+
+# Execute
+VERSION=$(get_version)
+build_and_push "$VERSION"
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