diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile
index 7e117c63..2404c5e7 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@ ARG GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/27624814/packages
 #    --force-reinstall \
 #	--extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
 #    -r requirements.txt 
-
-COPY . .
+COPY *requirements.txt . 
 RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
     pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
-	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL .
+	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY \
+    --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
+    -r requirements.txt \
+    -r services_requirements.txt \
+    -r admin_requirements.txt
+    
+COPY . .
+RUN python setup.py install
 
 ENV PYTHONPATH .
 
@@ -35,30 +41,31 @@ COPY crypto_dev_signer_config/ /usr/local/etc/crypto-dev-signer/
 #COPY util/liveness/health.sh /usr/local/bin/health.sh
 ENTRYPOINT []
 
-# --- RUNTIME ---
-FROM python:3.8.6-slim-buster as runtime 
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
-	apt install -y gnupg libpq-dev procps
-
-WORKDIR /usr/src/cic-eth
-
-COPY --from=dev /usr/local/bin/ /usr/local/bin/
-COPY --from=dev /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ \
-                          /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/
-
-COPY docker/entrypoints/* ./ 
-RUN chmod 755 *.sh
-
-# # ini files in config directory defines the configurable parameters for the application
-# # they can all be overridden by environment variables
-# # to generate a list of environment variables from configuration, use: confini-dump -z <dir> (executable provided by confini package)
-COPY config/ /usr/local/etc/cic-eth/
-COPY cic_eth/db/migrations/ /usr/local/share/cic-eth/alembic/
-COPY crypto_dev_signer_config/ /usr/local/etc/crypto-dev-signer/
-
-# TODO this kind of code sharing across projects should be discouraged...can we make util a library?
-#COPY util/liveness/health.sh /usr/local/bin/health.sh
-
-ENTRYPOINT []
+## ------------------ PRODUCTION CONTAINER ----------------------
+#FROM python:3.8.6-slim-buster as prod 
+#
+#RUN apt-get update && \
+#	apt install -y gnupg libpq-dev procps
+#
+#WORKDIR /root
+#
+#COPY --from=dev /usr/local/bin/ /usr/local/bin/
+#COPY --from=dev /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ \
+#                          /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/
+#
+#COPY docker/entrypoints/* ./ 
+#RUN chmod 755 *.sh
+#
+## # ini files in config directory defines the configurable parameters for the application
+## # they can all be overridden by environment variables
+## # to generate a list of environment variables from configuration, use: confini-dump -z <dir> (executable provided by confini package)
+#COPY config/ /usr/local/etc/cic-eth/
+#COPY cic_eth/db/migrations/ /usr/local/share/cic-eth/alembic/
+#COPY crypto_dev_signer_config/ /usr/local/etc/crypto-dev-signer/
+#COPY scripts/ scripts/ 
+#
+## TODO this kind of code sharing across projects should be discouraged...can we make util a library?
+##COPY util/liveness/health.sh /usr/local/bin/health.sh
+#
+#ENTRYPOINT []
 
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci
index cbdb7fb0..89efdcc6 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ ARG GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/27624814/packages
 #    --force-reinstall \
 #	--extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
 #    -r requirements.txt 
-
-COPY . .
+COPY *requirements.txt . 
 RUN pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
-	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL .
+	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY \
+    --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
+    -r requirements.txt \
+    -r services_requirements.txt \
+    -r admin_requirements.txt
+    
+COPY . .
+RUN python setup.py install
 
 COPY docker/entrypoints/* ./ 
 RUN chmod 755 *.sh
@@ -33,30 +39,31 @@ COPY crypto_dev_signer_config/ /usr/local/etc/crypto-dev-signer/
 #COPY util/liveness/health.sh /usr/local/bin/health.sh
 ENTRYPOINT []
 
-# --- RUNTIME ---
-FROM python:3.8.6-slim-buster as runtime 
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
-	apt install -y gnupg libpq-dev procps
-
-WORKDIR /usr/src/cic-eth
-
-COPY --from=dev /usr/local/bin/ /usr/local/bin/
-COPY --from=dev /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ \
-                          /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/
-
-COPY docker/entrypoints/* ./ 
-RUN chmod 755 *.sh
-
-# # ini files in config directory defines the configurable parameters for the application
-# # they can all be overridden by environment variables
-# # to generate a list of environment variables from configuration, use: confini-dump -z <dir> (executable provided by confini package)
-COPY config/ /usr/local/etc/cic-eth/
-COPY cic_eth/db/migrations/ /usr/local/share/cic-eth/alembic/
-COPY crypto_dev_signer_config/ /usr/local/etc/crypto-dev-signer/
-
-# TODO this kind of code sharing across projects should be discouraged...can we make util a library?
-#COPY util/liveness/health.sh /usr/local/bin/health.sh
-
-ENTRYPOINT []
-
+# ------------------ PRODUCTION CONTAINER ----------------------
+#FROM python:3.8.6-slim-buster as prod 
+#
+#RUN apt-get update && \
+#	apt install -y gnupg libpq-dev procps
+#
+#WORKDIR /root
+#
+#COPY --from=dev /usr/local/bin/ /usr/local/bin/
+#COPY --from=dev /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ \
+#                          /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/
+#
+#COPY docker/entrypoints/* ./ 
+#RUN chmod 755 *.sh
+#
+## # ini files in config directory defines the configurable parameters for the application
+## # they can all be overridden by environment variables
+## # to generate a list of environment variables from configuration, use: confini-dump -z <dir> (executable provided by confini package)
+#COPY config/ /usr/local/etc/cic-eth/
+#COPY cic_eth/db/migrations/ /usr/local/share/cic-eth/alembic/
+#COPY crypto_dev_signer_config/ /usr/local/etc/crypto-dev-signer/
+#COPY scripts/ scripts/ 
+#
+## TODO this kind of code sharing across projects should be discouraged...can we make util a library?
+##COPY util/liveness/health.sh /usr/local/bin/health.sh
+#
+#ENTRYPOINT []
+#