diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-entrypoint.sh b/.devcontainer/docker-entrypoint.sh
index b655108..3ccd9a9 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,22 +5,24 @@ echo "Running mindctrl devcontainer entrypoint..."
 echo "running original bootstrap"
 bash devcontainer_bootstrap
 
+echo "installing uv"
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade uv
+
 if [ -d "./.venv" ]; then
     echo ".venv does exist."
 else
     echo "Create venv"
-    python3 -m venv ./.venv
+    uv venv
 fi
 
 echo "Activating venv"
 source ./.venv/bin/activate
-python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 echo "install source"
-python -m pip install -e ./python
+uv pip install -e ./python
 
 echo "install requirements"
-python -m pip install -r ./tests/test-requirements.txt
+uv pip install -r ./tests/test-requirements.txt
 
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-addon.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-addon.yaml
index ee49758..6c8ec8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-addon.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-addon.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r tests/test-requirements.txt python/
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system -r tests/test-requirements.txt python/
       - name: Lint with Ruff
         run: |
           ruff check .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-k3d.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-k3d.yaml
index fe0d168..f82898b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-k3d.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-k3d.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r tests/test-requirements.txt python/
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system -r tests/test-requirements.txt python/
       - name: Lint with Ruff
         run: |
           ruff check .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-local.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-local.yaml
index 086168d..ad64812 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-local.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-local.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r tests/test-requirements.txt python/
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system -r tests/test-requirements.txt python/
       - name: Lint with Ruff
         run: |
           ruff check .
diff --git a/addons/mindctrl/Dockerfile b/addons/mindctrl/Dockerfile
index fa78760..09df664 100644
--- a/addons/mindctrl/Dockerfile
+++ b/addons/mindctrl/Dockerfile
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     \
     python3 --version
 
-RUN pip3 --version
-
-
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages uv
 
 ENV SENTENCE_TRANSFORMERS_HOME=/model_cache
 ENV HF_HUB_CACHE=/model_cache
@@ -50,10 +48,10 @@ ENV TRAEFIK_ARCH=${BUILD_ARCH}
 RUN /.context/install_traefik.sh
 
 COPY requirements.txt /
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages -r /requirements.txt
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache --break-system-packages --python python3 -r /requirements.txt
 # One day when builder workflow supports --build-context
 # COPY --from=mindctrl_source / /pysrc
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages /.context/pysrc/
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache --break-system-packages --python python3 /.context/pysrc/
 
 RUN chmod a+x /usr/bin/run_tracking.sh && \
     chmod a+x /usr/bin/run_gateway.sh && \
diff --git a/python/src/mindctrl/Dockerfile b/python/src/mindctrl/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 65c74db..0000000
--- a/python/src/mindctrl/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-ARG BUILD_FROM="ghcr.io/hassio-addons/debian-base:7.3.3"
-FROM $BUILD_FROM
-
-# ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
-ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
-
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-ENV MINDCTRL_ADDON_VERSION ${BUILD_VERSION}
-
-# runtime dependencies
-RUN set -eux; \
-    apt-get update; \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ca-certificates \
-    netbase \
-    tzdata \
-    python3-full \
-    python3-pip \
-    wget \
-    ; \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-    \
-    python3 --version
-
-RUN pip3 --version
-
-COPY requirements.txt /
-
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages -r /requirements.txt
-
-COPY . /
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash" ] # To disable s6 overlay
-# python3 -m uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5002
-CMD [ "/run_multiserver_container.sh"]
-
-
-LABEL \
-    maintainer="AK" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.title="${BUILD_NAME}" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.description="${BUILD_DESCRIPTION}" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.vendor="AK" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.authors="AK" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache 2.0" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.url="https://addons.community" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/${BUILD_REPOSITORY}" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://github.com/${BUILD_REPOSITORY}/blob/main/README.md" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.created=${BUILD_DATE} \
-    org.opencontainers.image.revision=${BUILD_REF} \
-    org.opencontainers.image.version=${BUILD_VERSION}
diff --git a/services/deployments/Dockerfile b/services/deployments/Dockerfile
index 664a6f2..b69b37a 100644
--- a/services/deployments/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/deployments/Dockerfile
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     \
     python3 --version
 
-RUN pip3 --version
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages uv
 
 COPY requirements.txt /
 
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages -r /requirements.txt
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache --break-system-packages --python python3 -r /requirements.txt
 
 COPY --from=mindctrl_source / /pysrc
-RUN pip3 install  --no-cache --break-system-packages /pysrc
+RUN uv pip install  --no-cache --break-system-packages --python python3 /pysrc
 
 #   mlflow deployments start-server --config-path /usr/bin/deployments/route-config.yaml --port 5001 --host 0.0.0.0
 COPY route-config.yaml run_deployments_container.sh /
diff --git a/services/multiserver/Dockerfile b/services/multiserver/Dockerfile
index 5d9e8b9..6066fe2 100644
--- a/services/multiserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/multiserver/Dockerfile
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     \
     python3 --version
 
-RUN pip3 --version
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages uv
 
 COPY requirements.txt /
 
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages -r /requirements.txt
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache --break-system-packages --python python3 -r /requirements.txt
 
 COPY --from=mindctrl_source / /pysrc
-RUN pip3 install  --no-cache --break-system-packages /pysrc
+RUN uv pip install  --no-cache --break-system-packages --python python3 /pysrc
 
 COPY run_multiserver_container.sh /
 
diff --git a/services/tracking/Dockerfile b/services/tracking/Dockerfile
index 07db0a1..bfdeaaf 100644
--- a/services/tracking/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/tracking/Dockerfile
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     \
     python3 --version
 
-RUN pip3 --version
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages uv
 
 COPY requirements.txt /
 
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache --break-system-packages -r /requirements.txt
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache --break-system-packages --python python3 -r /requirements.txt
 
 COPY run_tracking_container.sh /