diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 3c955079d6ce8ab6a3a621c7badcd316ea62299b..84436a27d860aebfd17c2d1c4b381b4b8af4ea30 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "build": {
             "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
             "args": {
-                "_CLAB_VERSION": "0.53.0"
+                "_CLAB_VERSION": "0.54.2"
             }
         },
         "features": {
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 32e74a97253268594e1d25ca2eee9d0430075f9e..6bc9584ac5bc5400f512a32e566f4401f5cf194f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ dev-env-start: generate-gnmi-target-certs generate-gosdn-certs containerize-gosd
 dev-env-stop:
 	./scripts/simple-dev-setup.sh --mode stop --topology dev_env_data/clab/basic_two_gnmi_targets.yaml
 
+basic-compose-up: generate-certs containerize-gosdn containerize-plugin-registry
+	docker-compose -f dev_env_data/docker-compose/basic_docker-compose.yml down
+	docker-compose -f dev_env_data/docker-compose/basic_docker-compose.yml up -d
+
+basic-compose-down:
+	docker-compose -f dev_env_data/docker-compose/basic_docker-compose.yml down
+
 generate-certs: generate-gnmi-target-certs generate-gosdn-certs
 
 integration-tests: generate-certs containerize-gosdn containerize-plugin-registry
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7500a5f5a2e1d2e78e39f6d60472a71dd1a05a1b..c413c1f318154d7de8cc29b81972514b000bb592 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,11 +136,32 @@ system.
 
 With the help of [containerlab](https://containerlab.dev/) we provide simple test environments to play around with.
 
+```sh
+# start containerlab
+make containerlab-slim-start
+
+# stop the containerlab topology
+make containerlab-slim-stop
+```
+
+If you don't want to install containerlab, you can also use a docker-compose config. For most tasks it works as well, but it is missing the static IP and link configurations.
+
+```sh
+# start the environment
+make basic-compose-up
+
+# stop the environment
+make basic-compose-down
+```
+
+
+### Labs
+
 The environment Lab 01 contains two [Arista
 cEOS](https://www.arista.com/en/products/software-controlled-container-networking),
 a goSDN, a gNMI target, a plugin-registry, a MongoDB and a RabbitMQ.
 
-The environment Lab 00 contains two gNMI targets used as switches, s goSDN, two Linux servers, a plugin-registry, a MongoDB and a RabbitMQ. Lab 00 is lighter than Lab 01.
+The environment Lab 00 contains two gNMI targets used as switches, goSDN, two Linux servers, a plugin-registry, a MongoDB and a RabbitMQ. Lab 00 is lighter than Lab 01.
 
 > If you're a member of the danet group you should have access to the
 > containers repo. Don't forget to `sudo docker login
@@ -153,14 +174,6 @@ The environment Lab 00 contains two gNMI targets used as switches, s goSDN, two
 > cEOS image by yourself. Don't forget to change the image name (line `11` in
 > the `gosdn.clab.yml` file) to the local one you've downloaded.
 
-```sh
-# starts the containerlab topology which contains two Arista cEOS, an cSBI orchestrator, a goSDN controller and gNMI target.
-make containerlab-start
-
-# stop the containerlab topology
-make containerlab-stop
-```
-
 ### Additional services
 
 There are optional and mandatory services that can be used with the controller. They can be started via the provided `docker-compose.yml`:
diff --git a/controller/configs/basic-docker-compose.toml b/controller/configs/basic-docker-compose.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2708de32e81c6101ffcf2da807de72ee86065d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/configs/basic-docker-compose.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+amqphost = 'rabbitmq'
+amqppassword = 'guest'
+amqpport = '5672'
+amqpprefix = 'amqp://'
+amqpuser = 'guest'
+basepnduuid = '5f20f34b-cbd0-4511-9ddc-c50cf6a3b49d'
+config = './gosdn/controller/configs/integration-test-gosdn.toml'
+csbi-orchestrator = 'localhost:55056'
+databaseconnection = 'mongodb://root:example@mongo:27017'
+defaultjwtduration = 24
+filesystempathtostores = 'stores'
+gnmisubscriptionspath = 'configs/gNMISubscriptions.txt'
+help = false
+log-level = 'debug'
+plugin-folder = 'plugins'
+plugin-registry = 'plugin-registry:55057'
+security = 'insecure'
+socket = ':55055'
+tlscacertfile = '/ssl/ca.crt'
+tlscertfile = '/ssl/certs/gosdn-selfsigned.crt'
+tlskeyfile = '/ssl/private/gosdn-selfsigned.key'
diff --git a/dev_env_data/docker-compose/basic_docker-compose.yml b/dev_env_data/docker-compose/basic_docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4e7664161a7a65487281e203f52d866271815d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev_env_data/docker-compose/basic_docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Only use via makefile as otherwise goSDN isn't rebuild!
+
+services:
+  mongo:
+    image: mongo:7
+    environment:
+      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root
+      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: example
+    volumes:
+      - mongo-db-basic:/data/db
+
+  mongo-express:
+    image: mongo-express:0.54.0
+    ports:
+        - 127.0.0.1:8083:8081
+    environment:
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME: root
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD: example
+
+  rabbitmq:
+    image: rabbitmq:3-management
+    ports:
+        - 127.0.0.1:5672:5672
+        - 127.0.0.1:15672:15672
+    healthcheck:
+        test: rabbitmq-diagnostics -q ping
+        interval: 30s
+        timeout: 10s
+        retries: 5
+
+  plugin-registry:
+    image: plugin-registry
+
+  gosdn:
+    image: gosdn
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:55055:55055
+      - 127.0.0.1:8080:8080
+      - 127.0.0.1:40000:40000
+    depends_on:
+      gnmi-target_A:
+        condition: service_started
+      gnmi-target_B:
+        condition: service_started
+      mongo:
+        condition: service_started
+      plugin-registry:
+        condition: service_started
+      rabbitmq:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    command:
+      --config /app/configs/basic_docker-compose.toml --security secure
+    environment:
+        GOSDN_ADMIN_PASSWORD: TestPassword
+    volumes:
+      - ../../artifacts/ssl/gosdn:/app/ssl
+
+  gnmi-target_A:
+    privileged: true
+    image: registry.code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gnmi-target/debian:master
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:3919:7030
+    volumes:
+      - ../../artifacts/ssl/gnmi-target:/etc/gnmi-target/ssl
+    command:
+      start --cert /etc/gnmi-target/ssl/certs/gnmi-target-selfsigned.crt --key /etc/gnmi-target/ssl/private/gnmi-target-selfsigned.key --ca_file /etc/gnmi-target/ssl/ca.crt
+
+  gnmi-target_B:
+    privileged: true
+    image: registry.code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gnmi-target/debian:master
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:3920:7030
+    volumes:
+      - ../../artifacts/ssl/gnmi-target:/etc/gnmi-target/ssl
+    command:
+      start --cert /etc/gnmi-target/ssl/certs/gnmi-target-selfsigned.crt --key /etc/gnmi-target/ssl/private/gnmi-target-selfsigned.key --ca_file /etc/gnmi-target/ssl/ca.crt
+
+volumes:
+    mongo-db-basic:
diff --git a/dev_env_data/docker-compose/integration-test_docker-compose.yml b/dev_env_data/docker-compose/integration-test_docker-compose.yml
index 1ad6b265c30808c47e6e3a4ae4459c338e117835..4c2c624e8b720303066017122d1fef3ea3434fd2 100644
--- a/dev_env_data/docker-compose/integration-test_docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dev_env_data/docker-compose/integration-test_docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ services:
   gosdn:
     image: gosdn
     ports:
-      - 55055:55055
-      - 8080:8080
-      - 40000:40000
+      - 127.0.0.1:55055:55055
+      - 127.0.0.1:8080:8080
+      - 127.0.0.1:40000:40000
     depends_on:
       gnmi-target_A:
         condition: service_started
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ services:
     privileged: true
     image: registry.code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gnmi-target/debian:master
     ports:
-      - 3919:7030
+      - 127.0.0.1:3919:7030
     volumes:
       - ../../artifacts/ssl/gnmi-target:/etc/gnmi-target/ssl
     command:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ services:
     privileged: true
     image: registry.code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gnmi-target/debian:master
     ports:
-      - 3920:7030
+      - 127.0.0.1:3920:7030
     volumes:
       - ../../artifacts/ssl/gnmi-target:/etc/gnmi-target/ssl
     command: