diff --git a/.config/commands/docker.justfile b/.config/commands/docker.justfile
index bec8465f9..73b292aab 100644
--- a/.config/commands/docker.justfile
+++ b/.config/commands/docker.justfile
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@
 help:
     @just --list --justfile {{source_file()}}
 
-# Starts the dev docker containers
-@up *args:
+# Starts the dev containers (assumes a valid database)
+up *args:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    just docker ensure-db-container-running-and-postgres-ready
+    just docker create-empty-mampf-db-if-not-exists
+
     cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
     docker compose up {{args}}
 
 # Starts the dev docker containers (detached) & shows MaMpf logs
 up-logs *args:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    just docker up -d {{args}}
+
     cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
-    docker compose up -d {{args}}
     docker compose logs -f mampf
 
 # Shows the log of the specified container
@@ -25,10 +29,93 @@ up-logs *args:
 [confirm("This will reset all your data in the database locally. Continue? (y/n)")]
 up-reseed *args:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    # (pgadmin issue: https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/8071)
+
+    set -e
+    just --yes docker db-tear-down
+
     cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
     export DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL="https://github.com/MaMpf-HD/mampf-init-data/raw/main/data/20220923120841_mampf.sql"
     export UPLOADS_PRESEED_URL="https://github.com/MaMpf-HD/mampf-init-data/raw/main/data/uploads.zip"
-    docker compose rm --stop --force mampf && docker compose up {{args}}
+    docker compose rm --stop --force mampf && just docker up {{args}}
+
+# Starts the dev docker containers and preseeds the database from an .sql file
+[confirm("This will reset all your data in the database locally. Continue? (y/n)")]
+up-reseed-from-file preseed_file *args:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    if [[ {{preseed_file}} != *.sql ]]; then
+        echo "The file must be an .sql file."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
+    export DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL="{{preseed_file}}"
+    export UPLOADS_PRESEED_URL=""
+    docker compose rm --stop --force mampf && just docker up {{args}}
+
+# Restores a postgres backup file that was made using pg_dump or pg_dumpall
+[no-cd]
+up-reseed-from-dump preseed_file:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -e
+    just docker db-tear-down
+
+    # If file is gzipped, unzip it
+    if [[ {{preseed_file}} == *.gz ]]; then
+        unzipped=$(echo {{preseed_file}} | sed 's/\.gz$//')
+        if [[ -f $unzipped ]]; then
+            echo "Using already existing unzipped file $unzipped"
+        else
+            echo "Unzipping {{preseed_file}}"
+            gunzip {{preseed_file}}
+        fi
+    else
+        unzipped={{preseed_file}}
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $unzipped != *.pg_dump ]]; then
+        echo "The file must be a .pg_dump file."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    file=$(realpath ${unzipped})
+    echo "Will restore database from $file"
+    echo -n "Is this correct? (y/n) "
+    read confirmation
+    if [ "$confirmation" != "y" ]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    just docker ensure-db-container-running-and-postgres-ready
+
+    echo "Copy file over to docker container"
+    docker compose cp ${file} db:/tmp/backup.pg_dump
+
+    # This is necessary because somehow the last line is not properly read,
+    # probably due to some missing newline character
+    # As the last line is really not that important, we just get rid of it
+    echo "Removing last line from dump"
+    docker compose exec -T db bash -c "head -n -1 /tmp/backup.pg_dump > /tmp/backup.pg_dump.tmp && mv /tmp/backup.pg_dump.tmp /tmp/backup.pg_dump"
+
+    echo "Restoring database from dump"
+    # ON_ERROR_STOP=1 because of "\N" errors, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20427689/psql-invalid-command-n-while-restore-sql#comment38644877_20428547
+    docker compose exec -T db bash -c "psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h localhost -p 5432 -U localroot -f /tmp/backup.pg_dump"
+
+    echo "Restarting containers"
+    just docker stop
+    just docker up -d
+
+# Removes all database data in the db docker container
+[confirm("This will completely destroy your local database, including all tables and users. Continue? (y/n)")]
+db-tear-down:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    just docker ensure-db-container-running
+
+    cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
+    docker compose exec -T db bash -c "rm -rf /var/lib/postgresql/data/*"
+    docker-compose up -d --force-recreate --build db
+
+    just docker wait-for-postgres
 
 # Removes the development docker containers
 @down:
@@ -55,10 +142,10 @@ up-reseed *args:
     docker compose exec -it {{name}} {{shell}}
 
 # Puts you into the rails console of the dev docker mampf container
-@rails-c:
+@rails-c *args:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
     cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
-    docker compose exec mampf bundle exec rails c
+    docker compose exec mampf bundle exec rails c {{args}}
 
 # Rebuilds the most essential containers in the dev or test environment
 rebuild env="dev":
@@ -78,3 +165,61 @@ rebuild env="dev":
     if [ "$environment" = "development" ]; then
         docker compose build webpacker
     fi
+
+# Creates an empty mampf db (assumes that the db container is running)
+[private]
+create-empty-mampf-db-if-not-exists:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -e
+    cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
+
+    # Early return if mampf db already exists
+    if [ "$(docker compose exec -T db bash -c "psql -h localhost -U localroot -XtA -c \"SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='mampf'\"")" == "1" ]; then
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    # Create an empty mampf database. This is necessary since the default user
+    # is called localroot and not mampf. (It it were called mampf, postgresql
+    # would created the mampf db automatically.)
+    # see also https://stackoverflow.com/a/68091072/
+    docker compose exec -T db bash -c "psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h localhost -p 5432 -U localroot -c 'CREATE DATABASE mampf;'"
+
+    # Make sure mampf db exists now
+    if [ "$(docker compose exec -T db bash -c "psql -h localhost -U localroot -XtA -c \"SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='mampf'\"")" != "1" ]; then
+        echo "Could not create the empty mampf database. Exiting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+# Waits for postgres to be available (assumes that the db container is running)
+[private]
+wait-for-postgres:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -e
+    cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
+
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/77582897/
+    # Wait for the db container to be up
+    until docker compose exec -T db bash -c "pg_isready -h localhost -U localroot"; do
+        >&2 echo "Postgres is unavailable (waiting...)"
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    >&2 echo "Postgres is up, will continue"
+
+# Ensures that the db container is running (does not wait for postgres; starts the db container if not running)
+[private]
+ensure-db-container-running:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    cd {{justfile_directory()}}/docker/development/
+
+    # If the db container is not running, start it first
+    if [ -z "$(docker compose ps --services --filter 'status=running' | grep db)" ]; then
+        docker compose up -d db
+    fi
+
+
+# Ensures that the db container is running and postgres is ready (if not, starts the db container and waits for postgres)
+[private]
+ensure-db-container-running-and-postgres-ready:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    just docker ensure-db-container-running
+    just docker wait-for-postgres
diff --git a/.config/commands/prod.justfile b/.config/commands/prod.justfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fec82f587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/commands/prod.justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[private]
+help:
+    @just --list --justfile {{source_file()}}
+
+# Downloads the latest database dump from the production server
+download-db-dump:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -e
+
+    # User input: proxy jump
+    echo "To connect to the remote server you might need a proxy jump. Enter the host name (or leave empty):"
+    read proxy_jump_destination
+    proxy_jump_cmd="-J $proxy_jump_destination"
+
+    # User input for remote server & dump folder
+    echo "Enter the remote user and host in the format user@host "
+    read remote_user_host
+    echo "Enter the path to the folder that contains the database dumps on the remote server, e.g. /a/b/db"
+    read remote_dump_folder
+
+    # Latest file
+    latest_file=$(ssh $proxy_jump_cmd "$remote_user_host" "ls -t $remote_dump_folder | head -n 1")
+    if [ -z "$latest_file" ]; then
+        echo "No files found in the remote folder."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo ""
+    echo "Latest file found: $latest_file"
+
+    # Download file
+    echo "We will now download this file to the local machine into the folder db/backups/prod/"
+    echo -n "Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n) "
+    read confirmation
+    if [ "$confirmation" != "y" ]; then
+        echo "Operation cancelled."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    local_dir={{justfile_directory()}}/db/backups/prod/
+    mkdir -p "$local_dir"
+    scp -C $proxy_jump_cmd "$remote_user_host:$remote_dump_folder/$latest_file" "$local_dir"
diff --git a/.justfile b/.justfile
index fe8e56d53..478999961 100644
--- a/.justfile
+++ b/.justfile
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ mod deps ".config/commands/deps.justfile"
 # Some utils, e.g. ERD-generation etc.
 mod utils ".config/commands/utils.justfile"
 
+# Commands to interact with the production server
+mod prod ".config/commands/prod.justfile"
+
 # Opens the MaMpf wiki in the default browser
 wiki:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index e6c8d5859..c49e2122d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -120,8 +120,16 @@
         "factorybot",
         "helpdesk",
         "javascripts",
+        "justfile",
         "katex",
+        "localroot",
+        "mampf",
+        "pgadmin",
+        "preseed",
+        "preseeds",
         "preselection",
+        "psql",
+        "realpath",
         "selectize",
         "Timecop",
         "turbolinks",
diff --git a/config/db-pgadmin.json b/config/db-pgadmin.json
index 64a214adc..a3b520671 100644
--- a/config/db-pgadmin.json
+++ b/config/db-pgadmin.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             "Host": "db",
             "Port": 5432,
             "MaintenanceDB": "mampf",
-            "Username": "mampf"
+            "Username": "localroot"
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/development/docker-compose.yml b/docker/development/docker-compose.yml
index 103ffb436..680653b00 100644
--- a/docker/development/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/development/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ services:
   db:
     image: postgres:13
     environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER=mampf
+      - POSTGRES_USER=localroot
       - POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust
     volumes:
       - type: volume
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ services:
       # the web interface is required). See "pgadmin4/servers.json" here:
       # -> https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/latest/container_deployment.html#mapped-files-and-directories
       # -> https://forums.docker.com/t/automatically-connect-pgadmin-to-a-postgresql-volume-on-which-there-is-a-database-and-automatically-load-a-schema-present-on-a-sql-file-with-docker-compose/124647/2
+      #
+      # This only loads once, see: https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/8071
       - type: bind
         source: ../../config/db-pgadmin.json
         target: /pgadmin4/servers.json
@@ -75,8 +77,8 @@ services:
       # config/db-pgadmin-config.json
       DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_ADAPTER: postgresql
       DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_DATABASE: mampf
-      DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_INTERACTIONS: interactions
-      DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_USERNAME: mampf
+      DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_INTERACTIONS: mampf_interactions
+      DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_USERNAME: localroot
       DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_HOST: db
       DEVELOPMENT_DATABASE_PORT: 5432
       TEST_DATABASE_ADAPTER: postgresql
diff --git a/initialize.sh b/initialize.sh
index 567901a29..547c4fb20 100755
--- a/initialize.sh
+++ b/initialize.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ check_for_preseeds() {
 
   # Database preseed
   if [[ "${DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL}" ]]; then
-    echo "💾  Found DB preseed at URL: $DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL"
-    mkdir -pv db/backups/docker_development
-    wget --content-disposition --directory-prefix=db/backups/docker_development/ --timestamping $DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL
-    for file in db/backups/docker_development/*.sql; do
-      [[ $file -nt $latest ]] && latest=$file
-    done
+    if [[ -f "${DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL}" ]]; then
+      echo "💾  Found DB preseed file: $DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL"
+      latest=$DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL
+    else
+      echo "💾  Found DB preseed at URL: $DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL"
+      mkdir -pv db/backups/docker_development
+      wget --content-disposition --directory-prefix=db/backups/docker_development/ --timestamping $DB_SQL_PRESEED_URL
+      for file in db/backups/docker_development/*.sql; do
+        [[ $file -nt $latest ]] && latest=$file
+      done
+    fi
 
     bundle exec rails db:restore pattern=$(echo $latest | rev | cut -d "/" -f1 | rev | cut -d "_" -f1)
     bundle exec rails db:migrate