diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0ccc619..66d9b7e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,25 +2,21 @@ FROM python:3.6.3
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
-# Create root directory for our project in the container
-RUN mkdir /src
-
-# Create application subdirectories
+# Create application root directory
 WORKDIR /src
+
 RUN mkdir media static logs
 VOLUME [ "/src/logs" ]
 
-# Copy the current directory contents into the container at sensorsafrica
-ADD . /src/
-
-# Upgrade pip and setuptools
-RUN pip install -q -U pip setuptools
+# Upgrade pip and setuptools with trusted hosts
+RUN python -m pip install --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org --trusted-host pypi.org --upgrade pip setuptools
 
-# Install feinstaub from opendata-stuttgart
-RUN pip install -q git+https://github.com/opendata-stuttgart/feinstaub-api
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at sensorsafrica
+COPY . /src/
 
-# Install sensors.AFRICA-api and its dependencies
-RUN pip install -q -U .
+# Upgrade pip and setuptools, install dependencies
+RUN pip install -q git+https://github.com/opendata-stuttgart/feinstaub-api && \
+    pip install -q -U .
 
 # Expose port server
 EXPOSE 8000
@@ -31,3 +27,4 @@ COPY ./contrib/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD [ "/start.sh" ]
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f70360..deea24f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ API to save and access data from deployed sensors in cities all around Africa.
 
 ## Documentation
 
-The API is documented [here.](https://github.com/CodeForAfricaLabs/sensors.AFRICA-api/wiki/API-Documentation) 
+The API is documented [here.](https://github.com/CodeForAfricaLabs/sensors.AFRICA-api/wiki/API-Documentation)
 
 ## Development
 
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE sensorsafrica TO sensorsafrica;
 
 - Migrate the database; `python manage.py migrate`
 - Run the server; `python manage.py runserver`
+- Create super user for admin login; `python manage.py createsuperuser`
+
+  username: `<username>`
+  email: blank
+  password: `<password>`
 
 ### Docker
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 49c12ef..8a1c12a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@ version: '3.3'
 
 services:
   rabbitmq:
-    image: rabbitmq:3.5.1
+    image: rabbitmq:3.12.7-management
     ports:
-      - 4369:4369
-      - 5672:5672
-      - 25672:25672
-      - 15672:15672
+      - "5672:5672"
+      # GUI port
+      - "15672:15672"
     environment:
-      - RABBITMQ_USERNAME=sensorsafrica
-      - RABBITMQ_PASSWORD=sensorsafrica
+      - RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=sensorsafrica
+      - RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=sensorsafrica
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "rabbitmq-diagnostics -q ping" ]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 2
+
   postgres:
     image: postgres:13.7
     ports:
@@ -25,12 +30,11 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
     environment:
-      SENSORSAFRICA_DATABASE_URL: postgres://sensorsafrica:sensorsafrica@postgres:5432/sensorsafrica
-      SENSORSAFRICA_READ_DATABASE_URLS: postgres://sensorsafrica:sensorsafrica@postgres:5432/sensorsafrica
-      SENSORSAFRICA_RABBITMQ_URL: amqp://sensorsafrica:sensorsafrica@rabbitmq//
-      SENSORSAFRICA_FLOWER_ADMIN_USERNAME: admin
-      SENSORSAFRICA_FLOWER_ADMIN_PASSWORD: password
-      DOKKU_APP_NAME: sensorsafrica
+      SENSORSAFRICA_DATABASE_URL: ${SENSORSAFRICA_DATABASE_URL:-postgres://sensorsafrica:sensorsafrica@postgres:5432/sensorsafrica}
+      SENSORSAFRICA_RABBITMQ_URL: ${SENSORSAFRICA_RABBITMQ_URL:-amqp://sensorsafrica:sensorsafrica@rabbitmq/}
+      SENSORSAFRICA_FLOWER_ADMIN_USERNAME: ${SENSORSAFRICA_FLOWER_ADMIN_USERNAME:-admin}
+      SENSORSAFRICA_FLOWER_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${SENSORSAFRICA_FLOWER_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-password}
+      DOKKU_APP_NAME: ${DOKKU_APP_NAME:-sensorsafrica}
     depends_on:
       - postgres
       - rabbitmq
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 92145ee..086b243 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ckanapi==4.1
 
 celery-slack==0.3.0
 
-urllib3<1.25,>=1.21.1 #requests 2.21.0
+urllib3<2
 
 django-cors-headers==3.0.2
 
diff --git a/sensorsafrica/settings.py b/sensorsafrica/settings.py
index fcbbf17..2377373 100644
--- a/sensorsafrica/settings.py
+++ b/sensorsafrica/settings.py
@@ -113,13 +113,6 @@
 
 DATABASES = {"default": dj_database_url.parse(DATABASE_URL), }
 
-READ_DATABASE_URLS = os.getenv("SENSORSAFRICA_READ_DATABASE_URLS", DATABASE_URL).split(",")
-
-for index, read_database_url in enumerate(READ_DATABASE_URLS,start=1):
-    DATABASES[f"read_replica_{index}"] = dj_database_url.parse(read_database_url)
-
-DATABASE_ROUTERS = ["sensorsafrica.router.ReplicaRouter", ]
-
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators