diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a568dabdd..799790019f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,22 +23,14 @@ Short setup version:
 
 1. Clone directory into local folder  
 2. Go into the cloned folder and enter `npm install`  
-3. Install nodemon and gulp globally by entering `npm install -g nodemon gulp`  
   
 ## Run  
   
 1. Start the [schul-cloud server](https://github.com/hpi-schul-cloud/schulcloud-server)  
 2. Go into project folder
-3. Run `gulp watch` to run gulp
-4. Set the ENV-variable `TZ=Europe/Berlin` (for windows use `set TZ=Europe/Berlin`). You can also set the variables `SC_TITLE=HPI Schul-Cloud` if you want.
-5. run `npm run watch` to boot the application
+5. run `npm run dev` to boot the application
 6. go to `http://localhost:3100`
 
-**Alternative with browser-sync**
-
-1. run `gulp watch-reload` to run gulp with browser sync. It also starts the node-client-server.
-2. go to `http://localhost:7000`
-  
 For connecting to the [SchulCloud Calendar-Service](https://github.com/hpi-schul-cloud/schulcloud-calendar) you have to set `export CALENDAR_SERVICE_ENABLED=true`.  
   
 For connecting to the [SchulCloud Notification-Service](https://github.com/hpi-schul-cloud/node-notification-service) you have to set `export NOTIFICATION_SERVICE_ENABLED=true`.  
diff --git a/nodemon.json b/nodemon.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 312a6178c4..0000000000
--- a/nodemon.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"ignore": [
-		".git",
-		"node_modules/**/node_modules"
-	],
-	"watch": [
-		"build",
-		"views",
-		"theme",
-		"controllers",
-		"helpers",
-		"locales",
-		"config",
-		"app.js",
-		"api.js"
-	],
-	"exec": "node ./bin/www",
-	"ext": "js, hbs, json",
-	"delay": "2000"
-}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef78373992..e0a1067ac6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
 				"imagemin-lint-staged": "^0.5.1",
 				"lint-staged": "^10.5.4",
 				"mocha": "^10.1.0",
-				"nodemon": "^2.0.20",
 				"nyc": "^15.1.0",
 				"postcss-css-variables": "^0.13.0",
 				"pump": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e486d325b5..32c52cd789 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 	"name": "schulcloud-client",
 	"scripts": {
 		"start": "node --unhandled-rejections=warn ./bin/www",
-		"watch": "nodemon --config nodemon.json",
-		"debug": "nodemon --inspect=9310 --config nodemon.json",
-		"debug:container": "nodemon --inspect=0.0.0.0:9310 --config nodemon.json",
+		"watch": "node --watch ./bin/www",
+		"debug": "node --inspect=9310 --watch ./bin/www",
 		"lint": "eslint --ext .json --fix . && eslint ./controllers ./helpers ./test/mocha ./api.js ./app.js ./locales --ext .js --ext .json --fix",
-		"startd": "echo 'Do you mean 'npm run watch'?'",
 		"mocha": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test mocha test/mocha/ --exit --recursive",
 		"build": "gulp clear && cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider gulp",
 		"dev": "gulp clear && cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider gulp watch-reload",
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@
 		"imagemin-lint-staged": "^0.5.1",
 		"lint-staged": "^10.5.4",
 		"mocha": "^10.1.0",
-		"nodemon": "^2.0.20",
 		"nyc": "^15.1.0",
 		"postcss-css-variables": "^0.13.0",
 		"pump": "^1.0.2",