diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 001db43..0000000
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-kind: pipeline
-type: kubernetes
-name: docker-build
-
-node_selector:
-  kubernetes.io/arch: amd64
-
-
-steps:
-- name: docker  
-  image: plugins/docker
-  settings:
-    username: 
-      from_secret: docker_uname
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_pw
-
-    repo: mollre/journal-bot
-    tags: 
-      - 1.0.${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}
-      - latest
-    build_args: "BOT_VERSION=1.0.${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}"
-
-
-trigger:
-  branch:
-  - main
-  event:
-  - push
diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d953f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build_container.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build_container.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47ba0ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build_container.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+name: Build container
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+    - uses: https://gitea.com/actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Login to Docker Registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      with:
+        registry: git.kluster.moll.re
+        username: ${{ gitea.repository_owner }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_REGISTRY_ACCESS }}
+
+    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+    - name: Build and push
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      with:
+        context: .
+        # use the current commit SHA as the tag
+        tags: git.kluster.moll.re/remoll/journal-bot:${{ gitea.sha }}
+        push: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7655e78..b1c4306 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+# Nix shell files
+.direnv/
+
+
+
 # Secrets
-dev.env
-secret.yaml
+*.secret.yaml
 
 # Static data
-.bot_storage/
+.bot/
 
 # ---> Python
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ee5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.13
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 8167722..743924e 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "configurations": [
         {
             "name": "Python: Current project",
-            "type": "python",
+            "type": "debugpy",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bot/main.py",
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
             "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/dev.env",
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 516fb69..2833624 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-FROM python:3-slim
-ENV DOCKERIZED=true
-ARG BOT_VERSION
-# set at build time
-ENV BOT_VERSION=$BOT_VERSION
+FROM docker.io/python:3.13-alpine
+# use the latest version of uv, independently of the python version
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/
 
 WORKDIR /app
-RUN pip install pipenv
 
+# copy the requirements and install them
+COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock .
+RUN uv sync --frozen
 
-COPY Pipfile Pipfile.lock ./
-
-RUN pipenv install --system --deploy
-
+# copy the rest of the code
 COPY bot .
 
-CMD ["python", "main.py"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["uv", "run", "main.py"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index f3536c5..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-CURRENT_DIR := $(shell pwd)
-DOTENV := ${CURRENT_DIR}/dev.env
-PIPENV_CMD_PREFIX := PIPENV_DOTENV_LOCATION=${DOTENV} pipenv run
-
-
-run:
-	${PIPENV_CMD_PREFIX} python bot/main.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
deleted file mode 100644
index d89fd45..0000000
--- a/Pipfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[[source]]
-url = "https://pypi.org/simple"
-verify_ssl = true
-name = "pypi"
-
-[packages]
-peewee = "*"
-python-telegram-bot = {extras = ["job-queue"], version = "*"}
-anyio = "*"
-
-[dev-packages]
-
-[pipenv]
-allow_prereleases = true
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 33e4ad6..0000000
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "_meta": {
-        "hash": {
-            "sha256": "5458e81c4f85af776acc44f46af838644ef8c00ccf4223fbe06f9d76a4717fc6"
-        },
-        "pipfile-spec": 6,
-        "requires": {},
-        "sources": [
-            {
-                "name": "pypi",
-                "url": "https://pypi.org/simple",
-                "verify_ssl": true
-            }
-        ]
-    },
-    "default": {
-        "anyio": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:48d53f0b141f5757c38d648309e6fe254857fae092d67f938fa248d7c0f36804",
-                "sha256:596b09c520820e7eed961ddc889540972f92d5e8fcb081117fc054c409df34ae"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==4.0.0rc1"
-        },
-        "apscheduler": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:0293937d8f6051a0f493359440c1a1b93e882c57daf0197afeff0e727777b96e",
-                "sha256:e813ad5ada7aff36fb08cdda746b520531eaac7757832abc204868ba78e0c8f6"
-            ],
-            "version": "==3.10.1"
-        },
-        "certifi": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:539cc1d13202e33ca466e88b2807e29f4c13049d6d87031a3c110744495cb082",
-                "sha256:92d6037539857d8206b8f6ae472e8b77db8058fec5937a1ef3f54304089edbb9"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
-            "version": "==2023.7.22"
-        },
-        "h11": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:8f19fbbe99e72420ff35c00b27a34cb9937e902a8b810e2c88300c6f0a3b699d",
-                "sha256:e3fe4ac4b851c468cc8363d500db52c2ead036020723024a109d37346efaa761"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==0.14.0"
-        },
-        "httpcore": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:a6f30213335e34c1ade7be6ec7c47f19f50c56db36abef1a9dfa3815b1cb3888",
-                "sha256:c2789b767ddddfa2a5782e3199b2b7f6894540b17b16ec26b2c4d8e103510b87"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==0.17.3"
-        },
-        "httpx": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:06781eb9ac53cde990577af654bd990a4949de37a28bdb4a230d434f3a30b9bd",
-                "sha256:5853a43053df830c20f8110c5e69fe44d035d850b2dfe795e196f00fdb774bdd"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==0.24.1"
-        },
-        "idna": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:814f528e8dead7d329833b91c5faa87d60bf71824cd12a7530b5526063d02cb4",
-                "sha256:90b77e79eaa3eba6de819a0c442c0b4ceefc341a7a2ab77d7562bf49f425c5c2"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
-            "version": "==3.4"
-        },
-        "peewee": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:10769981198c7311f84a0ca8db892fa213303a8eb1305deb795a71e7bd606a91"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==3.16.2"
-        },
-        "python-telegram-bot": {
-            "extras": [
-                "job-queue"
-            ],
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:a6ac3f9c9674aaf7d1c7e652d8b75cde969fb872f75e9521b8516eceaba82b1b",
-                "sha256:e426404b0006989a5bcc05e11a7ef3ffe0c086b684a4e963db5bda1d361a049a"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==20.4"
-        },
-        "pytz": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:1d8ce29db189191fb55338ee6d0387d82ab59f3d00eac103412d64e0ebd0c588",
-                "sha256:a151b3abb88eda1d4e34a9814df37de2a80e301e68ba0fd856fb9b46bfbbbffb"
-            ],
-            "version": "==2023.3"
-        },
-        "setuptools": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:11e52c67415a381d10d6b462ced9cfb97066179f0e871399e006c4ab101fc85f",
-                "sha256:baf1fdb41c6da4cd2eae722e135500da913332ab3f2f5c7d33af9b492acb5235"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==68.0.0"
-        },
-        "six": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:1e61c37477a1626458e36f7b1d82aa5c9b094fa4802892072e49de9c60c4c926",
-                "sha256:8abb2f1d86890a2dfb989f9a77cfcfd3e47c2a354b01111771326f8aa26e0254"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
-            "version": "==1.16.0"
-        },
-        "sniffio": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:e60305c5e5d314f5389259b7f22aaa33d8f7dee49763119234af3755c55b9101",
-                "sha256:eecefdce1e5bbfb7ad2eeaabf7c1eeb404d7757c379bd1f7e5cce9d8bf425384"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==1.3.0"
-        },
-        "tzlocal": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:46eb99ad4bdb71f3f72b7d24f4267753e240944ecfc16f25d2719ba89827a803",
-                "sha256:f3596e180296aaf2dbd97d124fe76ae3a0e3d32b258447de7b939b3fd4be992f"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==5.0.1"
-        }
-    },
-    "develop": {}
-}
diff --git a/bot/commands/journal.py b/bot/commands/journal.py
index d47b00b..abccd99 100644
--- a/bot/commands/journal.py
+++ b/bot/commands/journal.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class JournalHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     async def entry_point(self, update, context):
         await super().entry_point(update, context)
-        if os.getenv("DOCKERIZED", "false") == "true" and os.getenv("CHAT_ID") != str(update.message.chat_id):
+        if models.IS_PRODUCTION and os.getenv("CHAT_ID") != str(update.message.chat_id):
             await update.message.reply_text("You are not authorized to use this bot")
             return ConversationHandler.END
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class JournalHandler(BaseHandler):
         else:
             await query.edit_message_text(text="An entry already exists for this date")
             return ConversationHandler.END
-        
+
         return CONTENT_ENTRY
 
 
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ class JournalHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     async def date_entry(self, update, context):
         date = update.message.text
-        
+
         try:
             date = datetime.datetime.strptime(date, "%d%m%Y").date()
         except ValueError:
             await update.message.reply_text("Please enter the date in the format _DDMMYYYY_", parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
             return ENTRY_OPTIONS
-        
+
         if context.chat_data.get("delete", False): # if not set, delete was not chosen
             with models.db:
                 self.current_model = models.JournalEntry.get_or_none(
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class JournalHandler(BaseHandler):
                     file = await update.message.effective_attachment[-1].get_file()
                 else:
                     file = await update.message.effective_attachment.get_file()
-                
+
                 file_bytes = await file.download_as_bytearray()
                 file_path = file.file_path
                 self.current_model.save_media(file_bytes, file_path)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def get_names(dates: list):
         suffix = ""
         if models.JournalEntry.get_or_none(date = d):
             suffix = " ✅"
-        
+
         if d == datetime.datetime.now().date():
             names.append("Today" + suffix)
         elif d == datetime.datetime.now().date() - datetime.timedelta(days = 1):
diff --git a/bot/commands/list/models.py b/bot/commands/list/models.py
index 8d5379c..a1d3dc1 100644
--- a/bot/commands/list/models.py
+++ b/bot/commands/list/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from peewee import *
-
 db = DatabaseProxy()
 
 class BaseModel(Model):
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ListModel(BaseModel):
     @property
     def content(self) -> dict:
         return {e.id: e.entry for e in self.entries}
-    
+
     @content.setter
     def content(self, new_content: dict):
         old_content = self.content
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ListModel(BaseModel):
     @property
     def done_dict(self):
         return {e.id: e.done for e in self.entries}
-    
+
     @done_dict.setter
     def done_dict(self, new_done: dict):
         old_done_dict = self.done_dict
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class ListEntryModel(BaseModel):
     done = BooleanField(default=None, null=True)
 
 
-def set_db(db_path):
+def set_db(db_path: Path):
+    db_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     db.initialize(SqliteDatabase(db_path))
     with db:
         db.create_tables([ListModel, ListEntryModel], safe=True)
diff --git a/bot/commands/memory.py b/bot/commands/memory.py
index 5a25664..35cf9ec 100644
--- a/bot/commands/memory.py
+++ b/bot/commands/memory.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from telegram.ext import ConversationHandler, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, fi
 from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Update, InputMediaPhoto
 import models
 from telegram.constants import ParseMode
-# ACTION_CHOICE, DATE_ENTRY, ADD_CONTENT = range(3)
+
 MEMORY_CHOICE = range(1)
 
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class MemoryHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     async def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext):
         await super().entry_point(update, context)
-        if os.getenv("DOCKERIZED", "false") == "true" and os.getenv("CHAT_ID") != str(update.message.chat_id):
+        if models.IS_PRODUCTION and os.getenv("CHAT_ID") != str(update.message.chat_id):
             await update.message.reply_text("You are not authorized to use this bot")
             return ConversationHandler.END
 
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ class MemoryHandler(BaseHandler):
         await update.message.reply_text(
             f"Which moment would you like to remember?", reply_markup=keyboard
             )
-        
+
         context.chat_data["kept_matches"] = list(matching_models)
-        
+
         return MEMORY_CHOICE
 
     async def choose_memory(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext):
diff --git a/bot/commands/status.py b/bot/commands/status.py
index 82bde41..98b4791 100644
--- a/bot/commands/status.py
+++ b/bot/commands/status.py
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ from telegram.constants import ParseMode
 import os
 
 FIRST = 1
+import models
 from .basehandler import BaseHandler
+
+
+
 class StatusHandler(BaseHandler):
     """Shows a short status of the program."""
-    
+
     def __init__(self, entry_string):
         self.start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
         self.entry_string = entry_string
@@ -35,7 +39,6 @@ class StatusHandler(BaseHandler):
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
 
         delta = str(datetime.datetime.now() - self.start_time)
-        message = "BeebBop, this is Norbit\n"
 
         try:
             ip = httpx.get('https://api.ipify.org').text
@@ -47,18 +50,21 @@ class StatusHandler(BaseHandler):
             ip = "not fetchable"
             local_ips = "not fetchable"
 
-        message += "Status: Running 🟢\n"
-        message += f"Version: `{os.getenv('BOT_VERSION', 'dev')}`\n"
-        message += f"Uptime: `{delta[:delta.rfind('.')]}`\n"
-        message += f"IP \(public\): `{ip}`\n"
-        message += f"IP \(private\): `{local_ips}`\n"
-        message += f"Chat ID: `{update.effective_chat.id}`\n"
+        message = f"""
+            BeebBop\!
+            Status: Running 🟢
+            Version: `{os.getenv('BOT_VERSION', 'dev')}` and`prod={models.IS_PRODUCTION}`
+            Uptime: `{delta[:delta.rfind('.')]}`
+            IP \(public\): `{ip}`
+            IP \(private\): `{local_ips}`
+            Chat ID: `{update.effective_chat.id}`
+        """.strip() # remove trailing whitespace
 
         if update.message:
             await update.message.reply_text(message, reply_markup=reply_markup, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
         else:
             await update._effective_chat.send_message(message, reply_markup=reply_markup, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
-        
+
         return FIRST
 
 
diff --git a/bot/cronjob/chat_photo.py b/bot/cronjob/chat_photo.py
index ce41177..a05cdb2 100644
--- a/bot/cronjob/chat_photo.py
+++ b/bot/cronjob/chat_photo.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class SetChatPhotoJob():
     def __init__(self, bot: ExtBot, job_queue):
         self.bot = bot
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
-        
-        if os.getenv("DOCKERIZED", "false") != "true":
+
+        if not models.IS_PRODUCTION:
             # when running locally, annoy the programmer every 60 seconds <3
             job_queue.run_repeating(self.callback_photo, interval=60)
         else:
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ class SetChatPhotoJob():
 
 
     async def callback_photo(self, context):
-        
+
         # last_seen of memory must be older than 10 days in past or None
         with models.db:
             possible_photos = models.JournalEntry.select().where(
                 models.JournalEntry.media_path != None
             ).order_by(fn.Random())
-        
+
             try:
                 chosen_entry = possible_photos.get()
             except:
diff --git a/bot/cronjob/leaderboard.py b/bot/cronjob/leaderboard.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e85f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/cronjob/leaderboard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import os
+from telegram.ext import ExtBot
+from telegram.constants import ParseMode
+import logging
+from datetime import time, timedelta, timezone, datetime, date
+from peewee import fn
+import models
+from telegram.ext import JobQueue
+
+
+RANKING_TEMPLATE = """
+<b>Journal Leaderboard</b>
+This week: 📈{week_leader_name} - {week_leader_count} 📉{week_last_name} - {week_last_count}
+This month: 📈{month_leader_name} - {month_leader_count} 📉{month_last_name} - {month_last_count}
+This year: 📈{year_leader_name} - {year_leader_count} 📉{year_last_name} - {year_last_count}
+
+🏆 Leader: {leader_name}
+"""
+
+
+
+def get_author_ranking(since_days):
+    """Returns the query for the top authors by counting their journal entries. An additional field for the count is added."""
+
+    cutoff_date = date.today() - timedelta(days=since_days)
+    with models.db:
+        return models.JournalEntry.select(
+            models.JournalEntry.author,
+            fn.Count(models.JournalEntry.id).alias('message_count')
+        ).where(
+            models.JournalEntry.date >= cutoff_date
+        ).group_by(
+            models.JournalEntry.author
+        ).order_by(
+            fn.Count(models.JournalEntry.id).desc()
+        )
+
+
+
+
+class SendLeaderboard():
+    def __init__(self, bot: ExtBot, job_queue: JobQueue):
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+
+        if not models.IS_PRODUCTION:
+            # when running locally, just run once after 10 seconds
+            job_queue.run_once(self.callback_leaderboard, when=10)
+        else:
+            # set the message sending time; include UTC shift +2
+            sending_time = time(hour=12, minute=0, second=0, tzinfo=timezone(timedelta(hours=2)))
+            job_queue.run_daily(self.callback_leaderboard, when=sending_time, day=-1)
+
+
+    async def callback_leaderboard(self, context):
+        """Send a weakly leaderboard to the chat."""
+        if date.today().weekday() != 1:
+            self.logger.info("Today is not Monday, skipping leaderboard.")
+            return
+
+        # get the top contributions of the past week, month and year:
+        ranking_week = get_author_ranking(7)
+        ranking_month = get_author_ranking(30)
+        ranking_year = get_author_ranking(365)
+
+        week_leader, week_last = ranking_week.first(n=2)
+        month_leader, month_last = ranking_month.first(n=2)
+        year_leader, year_last = ranking_year.first(n=2)
+
+        leader = year_leader
+
+        message_text = RANKING_TEMPLATE.format(
+            week_leader_name=week_leader.author,
+            week_leader_count=week_leader.message_count,
+            week_last_name=week_last.author,
+            week_last_count=week_last.message_count,
+            month_leader_name=month_leader.author,
+            month_leader_count=month_leader.message_count,
+            month_last_name=month_last.author,
+            month_last_count=month_last.message_count,
+            year_leader_name=year_leader.author,
+            year_leader_count=year_leader.message_count,
+            year_last_name=year_last.author,
+            year_last_count=year_last.message_count,
+            leader_name=leader.author
+        )
+
+        print(message_text)
+
+        chat_id = os.getenv("CHAT_ID")
+        await self.bot.send_message(
+            chat_id = chat_id,
+            text = message_text,
+            parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML
+        )
diff --git a/bot/cronjob/random_memory.py b/bot/cronjob/random_memory.py
index 17589d3..e1c5d1e 100644
--- a/bot/cronjob/random_memory.py
+++ b/bot/cronjob/random_memory.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import os
 from peewee import fn
 import logging
 import models
+from telegram.ext import ExtBot
 
 class RandomMemoryJob():
-    def __init__(self, bot, job_queue):
+    def __init__(self, bot: ExtBot, job_queue):
         self.bot = bot
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
-        
-        if os.getenv("DOCKERIZED", "false") != "true":
+
+        if not models.IS_PRODUCTION:
             # when running locally, annoy the programmer every 60 seconds <3
             job_queue.run_repeating(self.callback_memory, interval=3600)
             self.min_age = 0 # do not filter messages: show them all
@@ -22,14 +23,14 @@ class RandomMemoryJob():
 
 
     async def callback_memory(self, context):
-        
+
         # last_seen of memory must be older than 10 days in past or None
         with models.db:
             possible_entries = models.JournalEntry.select().where(
                 (models.JournalEntry.last_shown <= datetime.today().date() - timedelta(days=self.min_age)) | \
                 (models.JournalEntry.last_shown == None)
             ).order_by(fn.Random())
-        
+
             try:
                 chosen_entry = possible_entries.get()
             except:
diff --git a/bot/main.py b/bot/main.py
index bbc09c1..bb792b7 100644
--- a/bot/main.py
+++ b/bot/main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import logging
 import models
 from commands import journal, status, turtle, memory, advent
 from commands.list import list
-from cronjob import chat_photo, random_memory
+from cronjob import chat_photo, random_memory, leaderboard
 
 logging.basicConfig(
     format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     random_memory.RandomMemoryJob(application.bot, application.job_queue)
     chat_photo.SetChatPhotoJob(application.bot, application.job_queue)
+    leaderboard.SendLeaderboard(application.bot, application.job_queue)
 
     # Run the bot until the user presses Ctrl-C
     application.run_polling()
diff --git a/bot/models.py b/bot/models.py
index 2cd1313..de23064 100644
--- a/bot/models.py
+++ b/bot/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from peewee import *
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 import os
-import datetime
+import socket
 
 ID_MAPPINGS = {
     "Lia": 5603036217,
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ ID_MAPPINGS = {
 ID_MAPPINGS_REV = dict((v, k) for k, v in ID_MAPPINGS.items())
 
 RATING_MAPPING = {
-    1: "😵",
-    2: "☹️",
-    3: "😐",
+    1: "🙁",
+    2: "😐",
+    3: "🙂",
     4: "😃",
     5: "🥰"
 }
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ RATING_MAPPING = {
 MEDIA_DIR = Path(os.getenv("MEDIA_DIR"))
 MEDIA_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
+# check if we are running on a cluster
+IS_PRODUCTION = os.getenv('KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST') is not None
+
+
+
 db = DatabaseProxy()
 
 class BaseModel(Model):
@@ -37,11 +42,11 @@ class JournalEntry(BaseModel):
     media_path = TextField(null=True)
     last_shown = DateField(null=True)
     rating = IntegerField(null=True) # mapped by RATING_MAPPING
-    
+
     @property
     def media(self):
         return Path(self.media_path).open('rb')
-    
+
     def save_media(self, media: bytearray, file_name: str):
         ext = Path(file_name).suffix
         file_name = f"{self.date.isoformat()}-media{ext}"
@@ -74,20 +79,20 @@ class JournalEntry(BaseModel):
         """Returns the text with all the frisky details hidden away"""
         new_text = self.text.replace("<", "&lt;").replace(">", "&gt;").replace("&", "&amp;")
         pattern = re.compile(
-            "("
-            "(((?<=(\.|\!|\?)\s)[A-Z])|(^[A-Z]))" # beginning of a sentence
-            "([^\.\!\?])+" # any character being part of a sentence
-            "((\:\))|😇|😈|[Ss]ex)" # the smiley
-            "([^\.\!\?])*" # continuation of sentence
-            "(\.|\!|\?|\,|$)" # end of the sentence
-            ")"
+            r"("
+            r"(((?<=(\.|\!|\?)\s)[A-Z])|(^[A-Z]))" # beginning of a sentence
+            r"([^\.\!\?])+" # any character being part of a sentence
+            r"((\:\))|😇|😈|[Ss]ex)" # the smiley
+            r"([^\.\!\?])*" # continuation of sentence
+            r"(\.|\!|\?|\,|$)" # end of the sentence
+            r")"
         )
         matches = pattern.findall(new_text)
         for match in matches:
             group_to_replace = match[0]
             new_text = new_text.replace(group_to_replace, f"<tg-spoiler>{group_to_replace}</tg-spoiler>")
         return new_text
-        
+
 
 def set_db(db_path):
     db.initialize(SqliteDatabase(db_path))
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4758b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+pkgs.mkShell {
+    name = "journal-bot-shell";
+
+    buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+        # python
+        python313
+        # setuptools as downloaded by uv seems to be broken on nixos
+        python313Packages.setuptools
+        uv
+    ];
+
+
+    # fix library dependencies:
+    env.LD_LIBRARY_PATH = pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath [
+        # required by numpy and the likes
+        pkgs.stdenv.cc.cc.lib
+        pkgs.libz
+    ];
+
+    # tell UV where to put the virtualenv:
+    # env.UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT = ".cache/uv-venvs/thesis";
+
+    # install the python packages through uv:
+    shellHook = "
+        uv sync
+        source .venv/bin/activate
+    ";
+}
diff --git a/deployment/deployment.yaml b/deployment/deployment.yaml
index 40ab0f6..04a64d1 100644
--- a/deployment/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment/deployment.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: journal
-          image: mollre/journal-bot:1.0.19
+          image: journal
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: journal-secret-env
@@ -33,31 +33,3 @@ spec:
         - name: journal-nfs
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: journal-data-nfs
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolume
-metadata:
-  name: "journal-data-nfs"
-spec:
-  storageClassName: ""
-  capacity:
-    storage: "5Gi"
-  accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
-  nfs:
-    path: /export/kluster/journal-bot
-    server: 192.168.1.157
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-metadata:
-  name: "journal-data-nfs"
-spec:
-  storageClassName: ""
-  accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      storage: "5Gi"
-  volumeName: journal-data-nfs
-
diff --git a/deployment/kustomization.yaml b/deployment/kustomization.yaml
index c82b522..51e5a25 100644
--- a/deployment/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deployment/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
+
 resources:
 - ./namespace.yaml
 - ./deployment.yaml
 - ./sealedsecret.yaml
+- ./pvc.yaml
+
+namespace: journal-bot
+
 images:
-- name: mollre/journal-bot
-  newTag: 1.0.68
+- name: journal
+  newName: git.kluster.moll.re/remoll/journal-bot
+  newTag: 29d951427d6f3377e43767916cefb07e03e9eab8
diff --git a/deployment/namespace.yaml b/deployment/namespace.yaml
index a201ebc..0a074bd 100644
--- a/deployment/namespace.yaml
+++ b/deployment/namespace.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
-  name: journal
-  labels:
-    name: journal
\ No newline at end of file
+  name: placeholder
diff --git a/deployment/pvc.yaml b/deployment/pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ba0728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolume
+metadata:
+  name: "journal-data-nfs"
+spec:
+  storageClassName: ""
+  capacity:
+    storage: "5Gi"
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  nfs:
+    path: /export/kluster/journal-bot
+    server: 192.168.1.157
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: "journal-data-nfs"
+spec:
+  storageClassName: ""
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: "5Gi"
+  volumeName: journal-data-nfs
+
diff --git a/dev.env b/dev.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6331b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+MEDIA_DIR="./.bot/media"
+PERSISTENCE_DIR="./.bot/persistence"
+DB_PATH="./.bot/db.sqlite"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a708f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[project]
+name = "journal-bot"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Add your description here"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.13"
+dependencies = [
+    "anyio>=4.9.0",
+    "peewee>=3.18.2",
+    "python-telegram-bot[job-queue]>=22.3",
+]
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fbeff1..0000000
--- a/renovate.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
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-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
-      "matchCurrentVersion": "!/^0/",
-      "automerge": true,
-      "automergeType": "branch",
-      "ignoreTests": true
-    }
-  ],
-  "commitMessagePrefix" : "[CI SKIP]"
-}
diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dc7d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "dependencyDashboard": true,
+  "packageRules": [
+    // Fully automatically update the container version referenced in the deployment
+    {
+      "matchPackageNames": ["@kubernetes-sigs/kustomize"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "automergeType": "branch",
+      "ignoreTests": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "commitMessagePrefix" : "[skip ci]"
+}
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