diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5daf2d735..d19a74c55 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -133,4 +133,3 @@ dist
 
 # VSCode user settings
 .vscode/settings.json
-.vscode/settings.default.json
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1ff714d6c..192e5f4b3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
                 "axios": "^1.5.0",
                 "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
                 "class-validator": "^0.14.0",
-                "express": "^4.18.2",
                 "lodash": "^4.17.21",
                 "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
                 "nest-commander": "^3.9.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad32d7765..c5941e3f9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         "axios": "^1.5.0",
         "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
         "class-validator": "^0.14.0",
-        "express": "^4.18.2",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
         "nest-commander": "^3.9.0",
diff --git a/playground.http b/playground.http
deleted file mode 100644
index 43be5f00b..000000000
--- a/playground.http
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-@host = 127.0.0.1
-@port = 9090
-
-###
-
-GET http://{{host}}:{{port}}/docs HTTP/1.1
-
-###
-
-POST http://{{host}}:{{port}}/api/organisation HTTP/1.1
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{
-    "kennung": "NI-HK-KGS",
-    "name": "Kooperative Gesamtschule Schwarmstedt",
-    "namensergaenzung": "string",
-    "kuerzel": "KGS",
-    "typ": "SCHULE"
-}
-
-###
-
-@orgId = 78d9ae41-a101-4947-82cc-b0545d2b2e85
-
-GET http://{{host}}:{{port}}/api/organisation/{{orgId}} HTTP/1.1
-
-###
-
-GET http://localhost:8080/metrics HTTP/1.1
diff --git a/src/console/console.module.ts b/src/console/console.module.ts
index 03d5b8e1d..443503b5f 100644
--- a/src/console/console.module.ts
+++ b/src/console/console.module.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { DbInitConsole } from './db-init.console.js';
                     entitiesTs: ['./src/**/*.entity.ts'],
                     driverOptions: {
                         connection: {
-                            ssl: false,
+                            ssl: true,
                         },
                     },
                 });
diff --git a/src/server/server.module.ts b/src/server/server.module.ts
index 69eea7674..cfd2deacb 100644
--- a/src/server/server.module.ts
+++ b/src/server/server.module.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import { OrganisationApiModule } from '../modules/organisation/organisation-api.
                     type: 'postgresql',
                     driverOptions: {
                         connection: {
-                            ssl: false,
+                            ssl: true,
                         },
                     },
                 });