diff --git a/Deployment/Test/Dockerfile.nginx b/Deployment/Test/Dockerfile.nginx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa50588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Deployment/Test/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+FROM nginx:1.23.1-alpine
+
+RUN rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Deployment/Test/Dockerfile.python b/Deployment/Test/Dockerfile.python
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba2025a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Deployment/Test/Dockerfile.python
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM python:3.10
+
+COPY clubhaus/requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install -r /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install gunicorn~=20.1.0
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+
+ENV DEBUG_MODE=False
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
diff --git a/Deployment/Test/docker-compose.yml b/Deployment/Test/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..380a802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Deployment/Test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+version: "3"
+services:
+  backend:
+    container_name: clubhaus_backend
+    image: icaotix/clubhaus_backend
+    build: 
+      context: ../../
+      dockerfile: Deployment/Test/Dockerfile.python
+    command: gunicorn clubhaus.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
+    volumes:
+      - ../../clubhaus:/usr/src/app
+    environment:
+      - ALLOWED_HOSTS=internal.security
+      - CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS=internal.security
+      - IP_RATE_LIMIT_TIME=1 # rate limit doesn't work in docker networking therefore disable it
+  
+  nginx:
+    container_name: clubhaus_nginx
+    image: icaotix/clubhaus_nginx
+    build: 
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.nginx
+    volumes:
+      - ../../clubhaus:/usr/src/app:ro
+    ports:
+      - 1337:80
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
diff --git a/Deployment/Test/nginx.conf b/Deployment/Test/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bc8185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Deployment/Test/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+upstream clubhaus_website {
+    server backend:8000;
+}
+
+server {
+
+    listen 80;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://clubhaus_website;
+        # forwarding the remote ip
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header REMOTE_ADDR $remote_addr;
+        # setting the origin always to the same value as in the docker compose file
+        # removes the need to set the host on different dev envs
+        # NEVER USE IN PRODUCTION
+        proxy_set_header Origin "http://internal.security";
+        proxy_set_header Host "internal.security";
+        proxy_redirect off;
+        # allow uploads up to 20 megabytes (like pictures)
+        client_max_body_size 20M;
+    }
+
+    # redirect static files to filesystem
+    location /static/ {
+        alias /usr/src/app/static/;
+    }
+
+    # redirect media files to filesystem (user uploaded files)
+    location /media/ {
+        alias /usr/src/app/media/;
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/clubhaus/clubhaus/settings.py b/clubhaus/clubhaus/settings.py
index 88147fd..c226bfa 100644
--- a/clubhaus/clubhaus/settings.py
+++ b/clubhaus/clubhaus/settings.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/settings/
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/
 """
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.conf.locale.en import formats as en_formats
@@ -20,12 +21,12 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-!@gqe(nmv4ylos+2p14nk+&8h$j7g%=n4sdrwqzvr6!8ee$y9@'
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY", "django-insecure-!@gqe(nmv4ylos+2p14nk+&8h$j7g%=n4sdrwqzvr6!8ee$y9@")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
+DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG_MODE", True)
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*", "192.168.235.51", "127.0.0.1", "localhost", "192.168.0.52", "192.168.235.35"]
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = os.getenv("ALLOWED_HOSTS", "* 192.168.235.51 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.52 192.168.235.35").split(" ")
 
 # Application definition
 
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ TEMPLATES = [
     },
 ]
 
+if csrf_origins := os.getenv("CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS"):
+    CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = csrf_origins.split(" ")
+
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'clubhaus.wsgi.application'
 
 # Database
@@ -129,4 +133,8 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "media/"
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
 
+# Custom Settings
+IP_RATE_LIMIT_TIME = int(os.getenv("IP_RATE_LIMIT_TIME", "3600"))
+IP_RATE_LIMIT_COUNT = int(os.getenv("IP_RATE_LIMIT_COUNT", "2"))
+
 # TODO: delete devserver port forward in windows firewall in hammerhead
diff --git a/clubhaus/homepage/views.py b/clubhaus/homepage/views.py
index eeb4e72..317b905 100644
--- a/clubhaus/homepage/views.py
+++ b/clubhaus/homepage/views.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from .models import Tobacco, ClubhausEvent, EventDate, EventDateVotes
+import clubhaus.settings as django_settings
 
 
 def index(request: HttpRequest) -> django.http.HttpResponse:
@@ -42,11 +43,15 @@ def events(request: HttpRequest) -> django.http.HttpResponse:
 def voting(request: HttpRequest) -> django.http.HttpResponse:
     request.session.clear_expired()
 
+    # Proxy use is forbidden
+    if request.META.get("X-Forwarded-For"):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
+
     ip = request.META.get("REMOTE_ADDR")
     cache_key = f"voting_block_{ip}"
     rate_cache: django.core.cache.BaseCache = cache
     if ip not in rate_cache:
-        rate_cache.add(cache_key, 0, 3600)
+        rate_cache.add(cache_key, 0, django_settings.IP_RATE_LIMIT_TIME)
     rate_cache.incr(cache_key)
 
     if request.method == "POST" and rate_cache.get(cache_key) < 3: