diff --git a/.gitea-registry-auth.example b/.gitea-registry-auth.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41de1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea-registry-auth.example
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "auths": {
+    "git.sschuhmann.de": {
+      "auth": "BASE64_ENCODED_USERNAME_TOKEN"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+# To use this file:
+# 1. Copy to ~/.docker/config.json
+# 2. Replace BASE64_ENCODED_USERNAME_TOKEN with your actual base64 encoded credentials
+# 3. Run: docker login git.sschuhmann.de
+
+# Generate base64 credentials:
+# echo -n "username:token" | base64
+
+# Example usage:
+# cp .gitea-registry-auth.example ~/.docker/config.json
+# # Edit the file with your credentials
+# docker login git.sschuhmann.de
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e954704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+name: Container Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+      - '0.*'
+      - '1.*'
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: git.sschuhmann.de
+  REPOSITORY: sschuhmann/rehearsalhub
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.GITEA_USER }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=tag
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
+
+      - name: Build and push API container
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: ./api
+          file: ./api/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/api:${{ github.ref_name }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Web container
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: ./web
+          file: ./web/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/web:${{ github.ref_name }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Worker container
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: ./worker
+          file: ./worker/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/worker:${{ github.ref_name }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Watcher container
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: ./watcher
+          file: ./watcher/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/watcher:${{ github.ref_name }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+      - name: Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "✅ Container release complete!"
+          echo ""
+          echo "Pushed images:"
+          echo "  - ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/api:${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          echo "  - ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/web:${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          echo "  - ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/worker:${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          echo "  - ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}/watcher:${{ github.ref_name }}"
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diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index e2ca31b..21b35ba 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -251,3 +251,20 @@ tasks:
     interactive: true
     cmds:
       - "{{.COMPOSE}} exec redis redis-cli"
+
+# ── Container Build & Release ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  build:containers:
+    desc: Build all container images with current git tag
+    cmds:
+      - bash scripts/build-containers.sh
+
+  push:containers:
+    desc: Push all container images to Gitea registry
+    cmds:
+      - bash scripts/upload-containers-simple.sh
+
+  release:
+    desc: Build and push all containers for release (uses current git tag)
+    cmds:
+      - bash scripts/release.sh
diff --git a/scripts/build-containers.sh b/scripts/build-containers.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4b1eba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-containers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Get current git tag, fall back to "latest" if no tags exist
+TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "latest")
+
+echo "Building container images with tag: $TAG"
+
+# Build all services using docker compose
+docker compose build --no-cache
+
+echo "Tagging images for Gitea registry..."
+
+# Tag all images with the current git tag
+# Format: git.sschuhmann.de/owner/rehearsalhub/service:tag
+docker tag rehearsalhub/api:latest git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearshalhub/api:$TAG
+docker tag rehearsalhub/web:latest git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearshalhub/web:$TAG
+docker tag rehearsalhub/audio-worker:latest git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearshalhub/worker:$TAG
+docker tag rehearsalhub/nc-watcher:latest git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearshalhub/watcher:$TAG
+
+echo "Build complete! Images tagged as: $TAG"
+echo "Ready for upload to git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub"
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..df03622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "=== RehearsalHub Container Release ==="
+echo
+
+# Get current git tag
+TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "latest")
+echo "Releasing version: $TAG"
+echo
+
+# Build containers
+echo "Step 1/2: Building containers..."
+bash scripts/build-containers.sh
+echo
+
+# Upload containers
+echo "Step 2/2: Uploading containers to Gitea..."
+bash scripts/upload-containers-simple.sh
+echo
+
+echo "✅ Release complete!"
+echo "All containers available at: git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub:$TAG"
+echo
+echo "Services:"
+echo "  - api:        git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/api:$TAG"
+echo "  - web:        git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/web:$TAG"
+echo "  - worker:     git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/worker:$TAG"
+echo "  - watcher:    git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/watcher:$TAG"
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diff --git a/scripts/test-auth.sh b/scripts/test-auth.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1b8a0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-auth.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Testing Docker authentication with git.sschuhmann.de..."
+
+# Test 1: Check if Docker is running
+echo "1. Checking Docker daemon..."
+if docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "   ✅ Docker daemon is running"
+else
+    echo "   ❌ Docker daemon is not running"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test 2: Check if we're logged in to any registry
+echo "2. Checking Docker login status..."
+if docker system df >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "   ✅ Docker commands work"
+else
+    echo "   ❌ Docker commands failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test 3: Try to access the Gitea registry
+echo "3. Testing Gitea registry access..."
+echo "   Trying to pull a test image (this may fail if image doesn't exist)..."
+
+# Use a simple curl test instead of docker manifest
+echo "4. Testing registry with curl..."
+REGISTRY_URL="https://git.sschuhmann.de"
+
+if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$REGISTRY_URL" | grep -q "^[23]"; then
+        echo "   ✅ Registry is accessible"
+    else
+        echo "   ⚠️  Registry accessible but may require authentication"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "   ⚠️  curl not available, skipping HTTP test"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Authentication test complete!"
+echo "If you're still having issues, try:"
+echo "  1. docker logout git.sschuhmann.de"
+echo "  2. docker login git.sschuhmann.de"
+echo "  3. cat ~/.docker/config.json (check credentials)"
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diff --git a/scripts/upload-containers-simple.sh b/scripts/upload-containers-simple.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a66ca2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/upload-containers-simple.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Get current git tag, fall back to "latest" if no tags exist
+TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "latest")
+
+echo "Uploading container images to Gitea registry with tag: $TAG"
+
+# Simple check - just try to push and let Docker handle authentication
+echo "Attempting to push images to git.sschuhmann.de..."
+
+# Push all images to Gitea registry
+echo "Pushing api image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/api:$TAG || {
+    echo "Failed to push api image. Check your authentication:"
+    echo "  1. Run: docker login git.sschuhmann.de"
+    echo "  2. Check: cat ~/.docker/config.json"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo "Pushing web image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/web:$TAG || {
+    echo "Failed to push web image"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo "Pushing worker image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/worker:$TAG || {
+    echo "Failed to push worker image"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo "Pushing watcher image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/watcher:$TAG || {
+    echo "Failed to push watcher image"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo "✅ Upload complete! All images pushed to git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub:$TAG"
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diff --git a/scripts/upload-containers.sh b/scripts/upload-containers.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c63c97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/upload-containers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Get current git tag, fall back to "latest" if no tags exist
+TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "latest")
+
+echo "Uploading container images to Gitea registry with tag: $TAG"
+
+# Simple authentication test - try to get registry info
+if ! docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: Docker daemon is not running"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test authentication by trying to list repositories (this will fail if not authenticated)
+echo "Testing Gitea registry authentication..."
+if ! timeout 10s docker manifest inspect git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/api:$TAG >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # Check if the error is specifically authentication related
+    TEST_OUTPUT=$(docker manifest inspect git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/api:$TAG 2>&1 || true)
+    if echo "$TEST_OUTPUT" | grep -qi "401\|unauthorized\|authentication required"; then
+        echo "Error: Not authenticated with git.sschuhmann.de registry"
+        echo "Please run: docker login git.sschuhmann.de"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    # If it's not an auth error, it's probably just that the image doesn't exist yet
+    echo "Registry accessible (image doesn't exist yet, will be created)"
+fi
+
+# Push all images to Gitea registry
+echo "Pushing api image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/api:$TAG
+
+echo "Pushing web image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/web:$TAG
+
+echo "Pushing worker image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/worker:$TAG
+
+echo "Pushing watcher image..."
+docker push git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub/watcher:$TAG
+
+echo "Upload complete! All images pushed to git.sschuhmann.de/sschuhmann/rehearsalhub:$TAG"
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