diff --git a/cmd/elastic.sh b/cmd/elastic.sh
index 701c19c9..f627d279 100644
--- a/cmd/elastic.sh
+++ b/cmd/elastic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function elastic_schema_drop(){ compose_run 'schema' node scripts/drop_index "$@
 function elastic_schema_create(){ compose_run 'schema' ./bin/create_index; }
 function elastic_start(){
   mkdir -p $DATA_DIR/elasticsearch
-  # attemp to set proper permissions if running as root
+  # Attempt to set proper permissions if running as root
   chown $DOCKER_USER $DATA_DIR/elasticsearch 2>/dev/null || true
   compose_exec up -d elasticsearch
 }
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ function elastic_status(){
     --output /dev/null \
     --silent \
     --write-out "%{http_code}" \
-    "http://${ELASTIC_HOST:-localhost:9200}/_cluster/health?wait_for_status=yellow&timeout=1s" \
+    "http://${ELASTIC_HOST:-localhost}:${ELASTIC_PORT:-9200}/_cluster/health?wait_for_status=yellow&timeout=1s" \
       || true;
 }
 
-# the same function but with a trailing newline
+# Function to get HTTP status with a trailing newline, using optional port
 function elastic_status_newline(){ echo $(elastic_status); }
 register 'elastic' 'status' 'HTTP status code of the elasticsearch service' elastic_status_newline
 
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ function elastic_wait(){
   i=1
   while [[ "$i" -le "$retry_count" ]]; do
     if [[ $(elastic_status) -eq 200 ]]; then
-      echo "Elasticsearch up!"
+      echo "Elasticsearch up on port ${ELASTIC_PORT:-9200}!"
       exit 0
     elif [[ $(elastic_status) -eq 408 ]]; then
-      # 408 indicates the server is up but not yet yellow status
+      # 408 indicates the server is up but has not reached yellow status yet
       printf ":"
     else
       printf "."
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ function elastic_wait(){
 
 register 'elastic' 'wait' 'wait for elasticsearch to start up' elastic_wait
 
-function elastic_info(){ curl -s "http://${ELASTIC_HOST:-localhost:9200}/"; }
+# Function to get Elasticsearch version and build info with an optional port argument
+function elastic_info(){ curl -s "http://${ELASTIC_HOST:-localhost}:${ELASTIC_PORT:-9200}/"; }
 register 'elastic' 'info' 'display elasticsearch version and build info' elastic_info
 
+# Function to display a summary of document counts per source/layer with optional port
 function elastic_stats(){
-  curl -s "http://${ELASTIC_HOST:-localhost:9200}/pelias/_search?request_cache=true&timeout=10s&pretty=true" \
+  curl -s "http://${ELASTIC_HOST:-localhost}:${ELASTIC_PORT:-9200}/pelias/_search?request_cache=true&timeout=10s&pretty=true" \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
           "aggs": {
diff --git a/projects/germany/.env b/projects/germany/.env
index c27c8edb..0b44f0ba 100644
--- a/projects/germany/.env
+++ b/projects/germany/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=pelias
+COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=pelias_germany
 DATA_DIR=./data
diff --git a/projects/germany/README.md b/projects/germany/README.md
index 68e78bdb..6ab11727 100644
--- a/projects/germany/README.md
+++ b/projects/germany/README.md
@@ -14,17 +14,10 @@ Please ensure that's all working fine before continuing.
 
 # Run a Build
 
-To run a complete build, execute the following commands:
-
-```bash
-pelias compose pull
-pelias elastic start
-pelias elastic wait
-pelias elastic create
-pelias download all
-pelias prepare all
-pelias import all
-pelias compose up
+To run a complete build, execute 
+```
+chmod +x generate.sh
+./generate.sh
 ```
 
 # Make an Example Query
diff --git a/projects/germany/docker-compose.yml b/projects/germany/docker-compose.yml
index 5399075d..ef3b2d43 100644
--- a/projects/germany/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/germany/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-version: '3'
 networks:
   default:
     driver: bridge
+  shared-net:
+    external: true  # Dies gibt an, dass es sich um ein externes Netzwerk handelt
 services:
   libpostal:
     image: pelias/libpostal-service
@@ -9,12 +10,18 @@ services:
     user: "${DOCKER_USER}"
     restart: always
     ports: [ "127.0.0.1:4400:4400" ]
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   schema:
     image: pelias/schema:master
     container_name: pelias_schema
     user: "${DOCKER_USER}"
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   api:
     image: pelias/api:master
     container_name: pelias_api
@@ -24,6 +31,9 @@ services:
     ports: [ "0.0.0.0:4000:4000" ]
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   placeholder:
     image: pelias/placeholder:master
     container_name: pelias_placeholder
@@ -35,6 +45,9 @@ services:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
       - "./blacklist/:/data/blacklist"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   whosonfirst:
     image: pelias/whosonfirst:master
     container_name: pelias_whosonfirst
@@ -42,6 +55,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   openstreetmap:
     image: pelias/openstreetmap:master
     container_name: pelias_openstreetmap
@@ -49,6 +65,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   openaddresses:
     image: pelias/openaddresses:master
     container_name: pelias_openaddresses
@@ -56,6 +75,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   csv-importer:
     image: pelias/csv-importer:master
     container_name: pelias_csv_importer
@@ -64,6 +86,9 @@ services:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
       - "./blacklist/:/data/blacklist"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   polylines:
     image: pelias/polylines:master
     container_name: pelias_polylines
@@ -71,6 +96,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   interpolation:
     image: pelias/interpolation:master
     container_name: pelias_interpolation
@@ -81,6 +109,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   pip:
     image: pelias/pip-service:master
     container_name: pelias_pip-service
@@ -91,6 +122,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
   elasticsearch:
     image: pelias/elasticsearch:7.16.1
     container_name: pelias_elasticsearch
@@ -110,3 +144,6 @@ services:
     cap_add: [ "IPC_LOCK" ]
     security_opt:
       - seccomp=unconfined
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - shared-net
diff --git a/projects/germany/generate.sh b/projects/germany/generate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55e8cf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/germany/generate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Logdatei setzen
+LOGFILE="logfile.txt"
+
+# Terminal-Sitzung in die Logdatei schreiben
+exec > >(tee -a $LOGFILE) 2>&1
+
+# Maximale Anzahl der Versuche
+MAX_RETRIES=3
+
+# Standardmäßig werden alle Schritte ausgeführt
+SKIP_DOWNLOAD=false
+SKIP_PREPARE=false
+SKIP_IMPORT=false
+
+# Fehlerbehandlungsfunktion
+handle_error() {
+    local error_message="Fehler: $1"
+    echo "$error_message"
+
+    # E-Mail senden über msmtp
+    {
+        echo "From: no-reply@druckplanet24.de"
+        echo "To: admin@druckplanet24.de"
+        echo "Subject: Fehler im Pelias Setup"
+        echo
+        echo "$error_message"
+        echo
+        echo "Logfile-Inhalt:"
+        tail -n 50 "$LOGFILE"
+    } | msmtp admin@druckplanet24.de
+
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Sicheres Ausführen von Befehlen mit Wiederholungslogik
+safe_execute() {
+    echo "Ausführen: $1"
+    local command=$1
+    local retries=0
+
+    until [ $retries -ge $MAX_RETRIES ]
+    do
+        eval $command
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "$command abgeschlossen"
+            return 0
+        fi
+
+        output=$(eval $command 2>&1)
+        if echo "$output" | grep -q "no such service"; then
+            echo "Dienst existiert nicht, überspringe: $command"
+            return 0
+        fi
+
+        retries=$((retries+1))
+        echo "Fehler beim Ausführen von: $command. Versuch $retries von $MAX_RETRIES."
+    done
+
+    handle_error "$command nach $MAX_RETRIES Versuchen fehlgeschlagen"
+}
+
+# Syntaxprüfung
+echo "Starte Syntaxprüfung..."
+
+# Überprüfen der .env-Datei
+if [ -f ".env" ]; then
+    if grep -Eq '^[^#]*=.*$' .env; then
+        echo ".env Syntax ist korrekt."
+    else
+        handle_error ".env hat einen Syntaxfehler."
+    fi
+else
+    handle_error ".env Datei existiert nicht."
+fi
+
+# Überprüfen der docker-compose.yml-Datei
+if [ -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
+    docker-compose config -q || handle_error "docker-compose.yml hat einen Syntaxfehler."
+    echo "docker-compose.yml Syntax ist korrekt."
+else
+    handle_error "docker-compose.yml Datei existiert nicht."
+fi
+
+# Überprüfen der pelias.json-Datei
+if [ -f "pelias.json" ]; then
+    jq empty pelias.json || handle_error "pelias.json hat einen Syntaxfehler."
+    echo "pelias.json Syntax ist korrekt."
+else
+    handle_error "pelias.json Datei existiert nicht."
+fi
+
+# Überprüfen, ob Pelias Docker läuft
+if docker ps | grep -q "pelias"; then
+    echo "Pelias Docker läuft, beende ihn..."
+    pelias compose down || handle_error "pelias compose down"
+else
+    echo "Pelias Docker läuft nicht."
+fi
+
+# Pelias-Befehle ausführen
+safe_execute "pelias compose pull"
+safe_execute "pelias elastic start"
+safe_execute "pelias elastic wait"
+
+# Reset-Abfrage vor pelias elastic create
+read -t 10 -p "Möchten Sie Elasticsearch zurücksetzen? (Standard: Nein) [ja/Nein]: " reset_choice
+reset_choice=${reset_choice:-nein}
+if [[ "$reset_choice" =~ ^[Jj]a$ ]]; then
+    echo "Zurücksetzen von Elasticsearch..."
+    pelias elastic drop || handle_error "pelias elastic drop"
+else
+    echo "Kein Zurücksetzen von Elasticsearch durchgeführt."
+fi
+
+# Elasticsearch Index erstellen, wenn er nicht bereits existiert
+create_output=$(pelias elastic create 2>&1)
+if echo "$create_output" | grep -q "resource_already_exists_exception"; then
+    echo "Index existiert bereits, weiter mit dem nächsten Schritt."
+elif echo "$create_output" | grep -q "acknowledged"; then
+    echo "Index erfolgreich erstellt, weiter mit dem nächsten Schritt."
+else
+    handle_error "pelias elastic create: $create_output"
+fi
+
+# Download-Schritt (optional überspringen)
+if [ "$SKIP_DOWNLOAD" = "false" ]; then
+    safe_execute "pelias download all"
+else
+    echo "Pelias Download-Schritt wird übersprungen."
+fi
+
+# Vorbereitungsschritte und Valhalla-Tiles erstellen (optional überspringen)
+if [ "$SKIP_PREPARE" = "false" ]; then
+    safe_execute "mkdir -p data/valhalla"
+    safe_execute "docker run --rm -it \
+      --network shared-net \
+      --user 1000:1000 \
+      -v '/nfs-data/docker/appdata/pelias/germany/data/valhalla:/data/valhalla' \
+      -v '/nfs-data/docker/appdata/pelias/germany/data/openstreetmap:/data/openstreetmap' \
+      -v '/nfs-data/docker/appdata/pelias/germany/data/polylines:/data/polylines' \
+      pelias/valhalla_baseimage \
+      /bin/bash -c \"./scripts/build_tiles.sh && \
+                      find /data/valhalla/valhalla_tiles | sort -n | tar cf /data/valhalla/valhalla_tiles.tar --no-recursion -T - && \
+                      ./scripts/export_edges.sh\""
+    safe_execute "pelias prepare interpolation"
+    safe_execute "pelias prepare placeholder"
+else
+    echo "Vorbereitungsschritte und Valhalla-Tiles-Erstellung werden übersprungen."
+fi
+
+# Daten importieren (optional überspringen)
+if [ "$SKIP_IMPORT" = "false" ]; then
+    safe_execute "pelias import all"
+else
+    echo "Datenimport wird übersprungen."
+fi
+
+# Pelias-Dienste starten
+safe_execute "pelias compose up"
diff --git a/projects/germany/pelias.json b/projects/germany/pelias.json
index b7b83957..f3ff723b 100644
--- a/projects/germany/pelias.json
+++ b/projects/germany/pelias.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "timestamp": false
   },
   "esclient": {
-    "apiVersion": "7.5",
+    "apiVersion": "7.x",
     "hosts": [
       { "host": "elasticsearch" }
     ]
@@ -16,8 +16,45 @@
         "number_of_replicas": "0",
         "number_of_shards": "1"
       }
+    },
+    "accessLog": "common",
+    "host": "http://maps.druckplanet24.de/",
+    "indexName": "pelias",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "targets": {
+      "auto_discover": true,
+      "canonical_sources": ["whosonfirst", "openstreetmap", "openaddresses", "geonames"],
+      "layers_by_source": {
+        "openstreetmap": [ "address", "venue", "street" ],
+        "openaddresses": [ "address" ],
+        "geonames": [
+          "country", "macroregion", "region", "county", "localadmin", "locality", "borough",
+          "neighbourhood", "venue"
+        ],
+        "whosonfirst": [
+          "continent", "empire", "country", "dependency", "macroregion", "region", "locality",
+          "localadmin", "macrocounty", "county", "macrohood", "borough", "neighbourhood",
+          "microhood", "disputed", "venue", "postalcode", "ocean", "marinearea"
+        ]
+      },
+      "source_aliases": {
+        "osm": [ "openstreetmap" ],
+        "oa":  [ "openaddresses" ],
+        "gn":  [ "geonames" ],
+        "wof": [ "whosonfirst" ]
+      },
+      "layer_aliases": {
+        "coarse": [
+          "continent", "empire", "country", "dependency", "macroregion", "region", "locality",
+          "localadmin", "macrocounty", "county", "macrohood", "borough", "neighbourhood",
+          "microhood", "disputed", "postalcode", "ocean", "marinearea"
+        ]
+      }
     }
   },
+  "schema": {
+    "indexName": "pelias"
+  },
   "api": {
     "services": {
       "pip": { "url": "http://pip:4200" },
@@ -52,7 +89,7 @@
     "whosonfirst": {
       "datapath": "/data/whosonfirst",
       "countryCode": "DE",
-      "importPostalcodes": false,
+      "importPostalcodes": true,
       "importPlace": [ "85633111" ]
     }
   }