diff --git a/email_api/docker-compose-python.yml b/email_api/docker-compose-python.yml
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+++ b/email_api/docker-compose-python.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+services:
+  email-api:
+    container_name: email-api
+    image: python:3.12-slim
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    network_mode: host
+    volumes:
+      - ./email_api:/app
+      - /var/mail:/var/mail  # Maildir-Zugriff für Health-Check
+    working_dir: /app
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    environment:
+      - API_TOKEN=${API_TOKEN}
+      - AWS_REGION=${AWS_REGION}
+      - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
+      - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
+    command: >
+      bash -c "pip install --upgrade pip && 
+               pip install flask python-dotenv boto3 requests && 
+               python app.py"
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diff --git a/email_api/docker-compose.yml b/email_api/docker-compose.yml
index 52e7433..17f1853 100644
--- a/email_api/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/email_api/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
 services:
   email-api:
     container_name: email-api
-    image: python:3.12-slim
+    image: node:18-slim
     restart: unless-stopped
     network_mode: host
     volumes:
       - ./email_api:/app
-      - /var/mail:/var/mail  # Maildir-Zugriff für Health-Check
+      - /var/mail:/var/mail  # Maildir access for health check
     working_dir: /app
     env_file:
       - .env
@@ -15,7 +17,33 @@ services:
       - AWS_REGION=${AWS_REGION}
       - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
       - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
+      - SMTP_HOST=${SMTP_HOST:-localhost}
+      - SMTP_PORT=${SMTP_PORT:-25}
+      - MAILCOW_API_KEY=${MAILCOW_API_KEY}
+      - MAILCOW_API=${MAILCOW_API}
+      - PGHOST=postgres
+      - PGUSER=${PGUSER:-email_user}
+      - PGPASSWORD=${PGPASSWORD:-email_password}
+      - PGDATABASE=${PGDATABASE:-email_db}
+      - PGPORT=${PGPORT:-5432}
     command: >
-      bash -c "pip install --upgrade pip && 
-               pip install flask python-dotenv boto3 requests && 
-               python app.py"
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+      bash -c "npm install express aws-sdk nodemailer emailjs-mime-parser emailjs-addressparser js-base64 winston dotenv axios pg &&
+               node app.js"
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+
+  postgres:
+    container_name: postgres
+    image: postgres:16
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    network_mode: host
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${PGUSER:-email_user}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${PGPASSWORD:-email_password}
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${PGDATABASE:-email_db}
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./init.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
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diff --git a/email_api/email_api/app.js b/email_api/email_api/app.js
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/email_api/email_api/package.json b/email_api/email_api/package.json
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+++ b/email_api/email_api/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "email-api",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "aws-sdk": "^2.1490.0",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.9.7",
+    "emailjs-mime-parser": "^2.1.0",
+    "emailjs-addressparser": "^2.0.0",
+    "js-base64": "^3.7.5",
+    "winston": "^3.11.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "axios": "^1.6.2",
+    "pg": "^8.11.3"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/email_api/init.sql b/email_api/init.sql
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index 0000000..a06b7a5
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+++ b/email_api/init.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+CREATE TABLE email_statuses (
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  domain VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  s3_key VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL,
+  status VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+  timestamp BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  processor VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+  from_addr TEXT,
+  to_addrs TEXT[],
+  UNIQUE (domain, s3_key)
+);
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