diff --git a/email_api/app.py b/email_api/app.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 216c99c..0000000
--- a/email_api/app.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
-import smtplib
-import base64
-import gzip
-import logging
-import os
-
-# Python-Version prüfen
-if sys.version_info < (3, 12):
-    raise RuntimeError("Python 3.12 oder höher erforderlich")
-
-app = Flask(__name__)
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-# Konfiguration
-SMTP_HOST = "postfix"  # MailCow Postfix-Container
-SMTP_PORT = 25  # Fest auf Port 25 ohne TLS
-API_TOKEN = os.environ.get('API_TOKEN', 'your-api-token')  # Muss mit Lambda übereinstimmen
-
-@app.route('/process/<domain>', methods=['POST'])
-def process_email(domain):
-    # Authentifizierung via Bearer-Token
-    auth_header = request.headers.get('Authorization')
-    if not auth_header or auth_header != f'Bearer {API_TOKEN}':
-        return jsonify({'error': 'Unauthorized'}), 401
-
-    data = request.get_json()
-    request_id = data.get('request_id')
-    email_content = data.get('email_content')
-    compressed = data.get('compressed', False)
-
-    logger.info(f"[{request_id}] Processing email for domain: {domain}")
-
-    try:
-        # Entkomprimieren, falls komprimiert
-        if compressed:
-            email_bytes = base64.b64decode(email_content)
-            email_content = gzip.decompress(email_bytes).decode('utf-8')
-        else:
-            email_content = base64.b64decode(email_content).decode('utf-8')
-
-        # An Postfix lokal weiterleiten (Port 25, kein TLS)
-        with smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_HOST, SMTP_PORT) as smtp:
-            smtp.sendmail('lambda@andreasknuth.de', f'inbox@{domain}', email_content)
-        logger.info(f"[{request_id}] Email forwarded to Postfix for {domain}")
-
-        return jsonify({'message': 'Email processed', 'request_id': request_id}), 200
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"[{request_id}] Error processing email: {str(e)}")
-        return jsonify({'error': str(e), 'request_id': request_id}), 500
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)
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diff --git a/email_api/docker-compose.yml b/email_api/docker-compose.yml
index 617d5b0..866524d 100644
--- a/email_api/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/email_api/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 services:
   email-api:
     container_name: email-api
-    image: python:3.12-slim  # Wechsel zu Python 3.12
+    image: python:3.12-slim
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "5000:5000"
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./email_api:/app
     working_dir: /app
+    env_file:
+      - .env  # Explizit .env-Datei laden
     environment:
-      - API_TOKEN=your-api-token  # Muss mit Lambda übereinstimmen
+      - API_TOKEN=${API_TOKEN}  # Lädt API_TOKEN aus .env
     command: >
-      bash -c "pip install flask && python app.py"
+      bash -c "pip install --upgrade pip && pip install flask python-dotenv && python app.py"
 networks:
   mail_network:
     external: true
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