diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d60f6b5d..69359c71 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ drop-mysql:                       ## stops the mysql dev project
 	$(error MySQL is not supported)
 
 stop-psql:                       ## stops the psql dev project
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down -t 60
+	docker compose down -t 60
 
 drop-psql:                       ## stops the psql dev project
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down -v -t 60
+	docker compose down -v -t 60
 
 stop-prod:                        ## stops the mysql dev project
 	docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml down -t 60
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ upd-mysql:                        ## run the project with mysql in detached mode
 	$(error MySQL is not supported)
 
 up-psql:                         ## run the project with psql
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up --build
+	docker compose up --build
 
 upd-psql:                        ## run the project with psql in detached mode
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d --build
+	docker compose up -d --build
 
 up-prod:                         ## run the project with mysql
 	docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build
@@ -65,23 +65,23 @@ build-prod:
 		--build-arg $$(cat .env.prod | grep REACT_APP_DJANGO_API_ENDPOINT)
 
 ### Using the SQLite database
-run-sqlite: 
+run-sqlite:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported)   ## run the project with sqlite and stop the mysql project beforehand
-rund-sqlite: 
+rund-sqlite:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported) ## run the project with sqlite in detached mode and stop the mysql project beforehand
-redo-sqlite: 
+redo-sqlite:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported)           ## delete the db and rerun the project with sqlite
-redod-sqlite: 
+redod-sqlite:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported)         ## delete the db and rerun the project with sqlite in detached mode
 
 ### Using the MySQL database
-run-mysql: 
+run-mysql:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported)    ## run the project with mysql and stop the sqlite project beforehand
-rund-mysql: 
+rund-mysql:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported)  ## run the project with mysql in detached mode and stop the sqlite project beforehand
-redo-mysql: 
+redo-mysql:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported)              ## delete the db and rerun the project with mysql
-redod-mysql: 
+redod-mysql:
 	$(error SQLite is not supported)            ## delete the db and rerun the project with mysql in detached mode
 
 ### Using the PostgreSQL database
diff --git a/docker-compose.base.yml b/docker-compose.base.yml
index 5c347f4c..45ac6b7b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.base.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.base.yml
@@ -1,66 +1,39 @@
 services:
 
-  backend_base:
-    container_name: seismic_backend_dev
-    env_file:
-      - .env
-    environment:
-      - "PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1"
-    restart: on-failure
-
-  backend_dev_base:
-    extends:
-      service: backend_base
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: ./docker/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend.dev
+  db_base_psql:
+    container_name: seismic_db_dev
+    image: postgres:16.2
     volumes:
-      - ./api:/var/www/seismic/api
-      - ./client/src:/var/www/seismic/client/src
+      - seismic_psql:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment:
-      - "ENVIRONMENT=development"
+      POSTGRES_DB: "${DATABASE_NAME}"
+      POSTGRES_USER: "${DATABASE_USER}"
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${DATABASE_PASSWORD}"
+    restart: always
     ports:
-      - "${WEBAPP_PORT:-8080}:8000"
-      - "${CLIENT_PORT:-3000}:3000"
-
-  client_base:
-    container_name: seismic_client_dev
-    env_file:
-      - .env
-    restart: on-failure
+      - "${DATABASE_PORT:-5432}:5432"
 
-  client_dev_base:
-    build:
-      context: ./
-      dockerfile: ./docker/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.frontend.dev
-      args:
-        - ENVIRONMENT=development
+  backend_base:
+    container_name: seismic_backend_dev
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment:
       ENVIRONMENT: "development"
-    volumes:
-      - ./client:/code
-    ports:
-      - "${CLIENT_PORT:-3030}:3000"
-
-  db_base:
-    container_name: seismic_db_dev
-    env_file:
-      - .env
-    restart: always
-
-  db_base_psql:
-    extends:
-      service: db_base
-    image: postgres:16.2
-    volumes:
-      - seismic_psql:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-    environment:
+      DATABASE_ENGINE: "postgresql"
+      DATABASE_HOST: "seismic_db_dev"
+      DATABASE_PORT: "5432"
       DATABASE_NAME: "${DATABASE_NAME}"
       DATABASE_USER: "${DATABASE_USER}"
       DATABASE_PASSWORD: "${DATABASE_PASSWORD}"
+      PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
     ports:
-      - "${DATABASE_PORT:-5432}:5432"
+      - "${WEBAPP_PORT:-8030}:8000"
+    restart: on-failure
+
+  client_base:
+    container_name: seismic_client_dev
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    restart: on-failure
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index fc778f5c..298a4e9e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ name: seismic_multi
 
 services:
 
+  db:
+    extends:
+      file: docker-compose.base.yml
+      service: db_base_psql
+    container_name: seismic_db
+
   backend:
+    container_name: seismic_backend
     extends:
       file: docker-compose.base.yml
       service: backend_base
@@ -11,12 +18,8 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ./docker/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend
     volumes:
       - ./api/media:/var/www/seismic/api/media
-    environment:
-      - "ENVIRONMENT=production"
-    ports:
-      - "${WEBAPP_PORT:-8080}:80"
     depends_on:
-      - db_psql
+      - db
 
   client:
     extends:
@@ -29,11 +32,8 @@ services:
       - "ENVIRONMENT=production"
     ports:
       - "${CLIENT_PORT:-3030}:80"
-
-  db_psql:
-    extends:
-      file: docker-compose.base.yml
-      service: db_base_psql
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
 
 volumes:
   seismic_psql:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e223bdcd..332d7ef9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,32 +2,38 @@ name: seismic_dev
 
 services:
 
-  backend_psql:
+  db:
     extends:
       file: docker-compose.base.yml
-      service: backend_dev_base
-    environment:
-      - "DATABASE_ENGINE=postgresql"
-      - "DATABASE_HOST=db_psql_dev"
-      - "DATABASE_PORT=5432"
-    depends_on:
-      - db_psql_dev
+      service: db_base_psql
 
-  client_dev:
+  backend:
     extends:
       file: docker-compose.base.yml
-      service: client_dev_base
-    environment:
-      - "ENVIRONMENT=development"
-    ports:
-      - "${CLIENT_PORT:-3030}:3000"
+      service: backend_base
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./docker/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend.dev
+    volumes:
+      - ./api:/var/www/seismic/api
+    depends_on:
+      - db
 
-  db_psql_dev:
+  client:
     extends:
       file: docker-compose.base.yml
-      service: db_base_psql
+      service: client_base
+    build:
+      context: ./
+      dockerfile: ./docker/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.frontend.dev
+      args:
+        - ENVIRONMENT=development
+    ports:
+      - "${CLIENT_PORT:-3030}:3000"
     volumes:
-      - ./docker/init-psql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
+      - ./client:/code
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
 
 volumes:
   seismic_psql: