diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 82f22b1..7bf0632 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -65,13 +65,3 @@ If your log is very long, create a Gist instead (and post the link to it): https
 ```text
 LOG LOG LOG
 ```
-
-The output of `docker-compose logs nginx`:
-<!--
-Only if you have gotten a 5xx http error, else delete this section.
-If your log is very long, create a Gist instead (and post the link to it): https://gist.github.com
--->
-
-```text
-LOG LOG LOG
-```
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index e1780b7..09bc661 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         - ./build.sh develop
         docker_from:
         - '' # use the default of the build script
-        # - python:3.10-rc-alpine # disable until dependencies work
+        - alpine:edge
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Builds new Netbox Docker Images
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8db4cac..272f882 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,27 +12,15 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
       libffi-dev \
       libxslt-dev \
       openldap-dev \
-      postgresql-dev
-
-WORKDIR /install
-
-RUN pip install --prefix="/install" --no-warn-script-location \
-# gunicorn is used for launching netbox
-      gunicorn \
-      greenlet \
-      eventlet \
-# napalm is used for gathering information from network devices
-      napalm \
-# ruamel is used in startup_scripts
-      'ruamel.yaml>=0.15,<0.16' \
-# django_auth_ldap is required for ldap
-      django_auth_ldap \
-# django-storages was introduced in 2.7 and is optional
-      django-storages
+      postgresql-dev \
+      py3-pip \
+      python3-dev \
+      && python3 -m venv /opt/netbox/venv \
+      && /opt/netbox/venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
 
 ARG NETBOX_PATH
-COPY ${NETBOX_PATH}/requirements.txt /
-RUN pip install --prefix="/install" --no-warn-script-location -r /requirements.txt
+COPY ${NETBOX_PATH}/requirements.txt requirements-container.txt /
+RUN /opt/netbox/venv/bin/pip install -r /requirements.txt -r /requirements-container.txt
 
 ###
 # Main stage
@@ -44,6 +32,7 @@ FROM ${FROM} as main
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
       bash \
       ca-certificates \
+      curl \
       graphviz \
       libevent \
       libffi \
@@ -51,35 +40,38 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
       libressl \
       libxslt \
       postgresql-libs \
-      ttf-ubuntu-font-family
+      python3 \
+      py3-pip \
+      ttf-ubuntu-font-family \
+      unit \
+      unit-python3
 
 WORKDIR /opt
 
-COPY --from=builder /install /usr/local
+COPY --from=builder /opt/netbox/venv /opt/netbox/venv
 
 ARG NETBOX_PATH
 COPY ${NETBOX_PATH} /opt/netbox
 
 COPY docker/configuration.docker.py /opt/netbox/netbox/netbox/configuration.py
-COPY docker/gunicorn_config.py /etc/netbox/
-COPY docker/nginx.conf /etc/netbox-nginx/nginx.conf
 COPY docker/docker-entrypoint.sh /opt/netbox/docker-entrypoint.sh
+COPY docker/launch-netbox.sh /opt/netbox/launch-netbox.sh
 COPY startup_scripts/ /opt/netbox/startup_scripts/
 COPY initializers/ /opt/netbox/initializers/
 COPY configuration/ /etc/netbox/config/
+COPY docker/nginx-unit.json /etc/unit/
 
 WORKDIR /opt/netbox/netbox
 
-# Must set permissions for '/opt/netbox/netbox/static' directory
-# to g+w so that `./manage.py collectstatic` can be executed during
-# container startup.
 # Must set permissions for '/opt/netbox/netbox/media' directory
 # to g+w so that pictures can be uploaded to netbox.
-RUN mkdir static && chmod -R g+w static media
+RUN mkdir -p static /opt/unit/state/ /opt/unit/tmp/ \
+      && chmod -R g+w media /opt/unit/ \
+      && SECRET_KEY="dummy" /opt/netbox/venv/bin/python /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py collectstatic --no-input
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/opt/netbox/docker-entrypoint.sh" ]
 
-CMD ["gunicorn", "-c /etc/netbox/gunicorn_config.py", "netbox.wsgi"]
+CMD [ "/opt/netbox/launch-netbox.sh" ]
 
 LABEL ORIGINAL_TAG="" \
       NETBOX_GIT_BRANCH="" \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11edf52..0125c29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cd netbox-docker
 tee docker-compose.override.yml <<EOF
 version: '3.4'
 services:
-  nginx:
+  netbox:
     ports:
       - 8000:8080
 EOF
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 19c56c8..897f74e 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [ "${1}x" == "x" ] || [ "${1}" == "--help" ] || [ "${1}" == "-h" ]; then
   echo "  DOCKERFILE  The name of Dockerfile to use."
   echo "              Default: Dockerfile"
   echo "  DOCKER_FROM The base image to use."
-  echo "              Default: 'python:3.9-alpine'"
+  echo "              Default: 'alpine:3.13'"
   echo "  DOCKER_TARGET A specific target to build."
   echo "              It's currently not possible to pass multiple targets."
   echo "              Default: main ldap"
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 ###
-# Variables for fetching the source
+# Variables for fetching the Netbox source
 ###
 SRC_ORG="${SRC_ORG-netbox-community}"
 SRC_REPO="${SRC_REPO-netbox}"
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ URL="${URL-https://github.com/${SRC_ORG}/${SRC_REPO}.git}"
 NETBOX_PATH="${NETBOX_PATH-.netbox}"
 
 ###
-# Fetching the source
+# Fetching the Netbox source
 ###
 if [ "${2}" != "--push-only" ] && [ -z "${SKIP_GIT}" ] ; then
-  echo "🌐 Checking out '${NETBOX_BRANCH}' of netbox from the url '${URL}' into '${NETBOX_PATH}'"
+  echo "🌐 Checking out '${NETBOX_BRANCH}' of Netbox from the url '${URL}' into '${NETBOX_PATH}'"
   if [ ! -d "${NETBOX_PATH}" ]; then
     $DRY git clone -q --depth 10 -b "${NETBOX_BRANCH}" "${URL}" "${NETBOX_PATH}"
   fi
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if [ "${2}" != "--push-only" ] && [ -z "${SKIP_GIT}" ] ; then
     $DRY git checkout -qf FETCH_HEAD
     $DRY git prune
   )
-  echo "✅ Checked out netbox"
+  echo "✅ Checked out Netbox"
 fi
 
 ###
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fi
 # Determining the value for DOCKER_FROM
 ###
 if [ -z "$DOCKER_FROM" ]; then
-  DOCKER_FROM="python:3.9-alpine"
+  DOCKER_FROM="alpine:3.13"
 fi
 
 ###
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ for DOCKER_TARGET in "${DOCKER_TARGETS[@]}"; do
 
       if ! printf '%s\n' "${IMAGES_LAYERS_OLD[@]}" | grep -q -P "^${PYTHON_LAST_LAYER}\$"; then
         SHOULD_BUILD="true"
-        BUILD_REASON="${BUILD_REASON} python"
+        BUILD_REASON="${BUILD_REASON} alpine"
       fi
       if [ "${NETBOX_GIT_REF}" != "${NETBOX_GIT_REF_OLD}" ]; then
         SHOULD_BUILD="true"
diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index 23f74ca..a7fa7a3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -14,19 +14,9 @@ services:
     - ./configuration:/etc/netbox/config:z,ro
     - ./reports:/etc/netbox/reports:z,ro
     - ./scripts:/etc/netbox/scripts:z,ro
-    - netbox-nginx-config:/etc/netbox-nginx:z
-    - netbox-static-files:/opt/netbox/netbox/static:z
     - netbox-media-files:/opt/netbox/netbox/media:z
-  nginx:
-    command: nginx -c /etc/netbox-nginx/nginx.conf
-    image: nginx:1.19-alpine
-    depends_on:
-    - netbox
     ports:
     - 8080
-    volumes:
-    - netbox-static-files:/opt/netbox/netbox/static:ro
-    - netbox-nginx-config:/etc/netbox-nginx/:ro
   postgres:
     image: postgres:12-alpine
     env_file: env/postgres.env
@@ -45,9 +35,5 @@ services:
     - redis-server --requirepass $$REDIS_PASSWORD ## $$ because of docker-compose
     env_file: env/redis-cache.env
 volumes:
-  netbox-static-files:
-    driver: local
-  netbox-nginx-config:
-    driver: local
   netbox-media-files:
     driver: local
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8a2c575..4b0fda3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,30 +15,19 @@ services:
     - ./configuration:/etc/netbox/config:z,ro
     - ./reports:/etc/netbox/reports:z,ro
     - ./scripts:/etc/netbox/scripts:z,ro
-    - netbox-nginx-config:/etc/netbox-nginx:z
-    - netbox-static-files:/opt/netbox/netbox/static:z
     - netbox-media-files:/opt/netbox/netbox/media:z
+    ports:
+    - "8080"
   netbox-worker:
     <<: *netbox
     depends_on:
     - redis
     entrypoint:
-    - python3
+    - /opt/netbox/venv/bin/python
     - /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py
     command:
     - rqworker
-
-  # nginx
-  nginx:
-    command: nginx -c /etc/netbox-nginx/nginx.conf
-    image: nginx:1.19-alpine
-    depends_on:
-    - netbox
-    ports:
-    - 8080
-    volumes:
-    - netbox-static-files:/opt/netbox/netbox/static:ro
-    - netbox-nginx-config:/etc/netbox-nginx/:ro
+    ports: []
 
   # postgres
   postgres:
@@ -66,10 +55,6 @@ services:
     env_file: env/redis-cache.env
 
 volumes:
-  netbox-static-files:
-    driver: local
-  netbox-nginx-config:
-    driver: local
   netbox-media-files:
     driver: local
   netbox-postgres-data:
diff --git a/docker/configuration.docker.py b/docker/configuration.docker.py
index e7a7c55..0bd4d51 100644
--- a/docker/configuration.docker.py
+++ b/docker/configuration.docker.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from os import scandir
 import importlib.util
 import sys
 
+
 def _filename(f):
   return f.name
 
diff --git a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4887d96..0765a4a 100755
--- a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ set -e
 # Allows Netbox to be run as non-root users
 umask 002
 
+# Load correct Python3 env
+source /opt/netbox/venv/bin/activate
+
 # Try to connect to the DB
 DB_WAIT_TIMEOUT=${DB_WAIT_TIMEOUT-3}
 MAX_DB_WAIT_TIME=${MAX_DB_WAIT_TIME-30}
@@ -60,9 +63,6 @@ else
   echo "import runpy; runpy.run_path('../startup_scripts')" | ./manage.py shell --interface python
 fi
 
-# Copy static files
-./manage.py collectstatic --no-input
-
 echo "✅ Initialisation is done."
 
 # Launch whatever is passed by docker
diff --git a/docker/gunicorn_config.py b/docker/gunicorn_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ce7763..0000000
--- a/docker/gunicorn_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-command = '/usr/bin/gunicorn'
-pythonpath = '/opt/netbox/netbox'
-bind = '0.0.0.0:8001'
-workers = 3
-errorlog = '-'
-accesslog = '-'
-capture_output = False
-loglevel = 'info'
diff --git a/docker/launch-netbox.sh b/docker/launch-netbox.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d0e52e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/launch-netbox.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+UNIT_CONFIG="${UNIT_CONFIG-/etc/unit/nginx-unit.json}"
+UNIT_SOCKET="/opt/unit/unit.sock"
+
+load_configuration() {
+  MAX_WAIT=10
+  WAIT_COUNT=0
+  while [ ! -S $UNIT_SOCKET ]; do
+    if [ $WAIT_COUNT -gte $MAX_WAIT ]; then
+      echo "⚠️ No control socket found; configuration will not be loaded."
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    WAIT_COUNT=$((WAIT_COUNT + 1))
+    echo "⏳ Waiting for control socket to be created... (${WAIT_COUNT}/${MAX_WAIT})"
+
+    sleep 1
+  done
+
+  # even when the control socket exists, it does not mean unit has finished initialisation
+  # this curl call will get a reply once unit is fully launched
+  curl --silent --output /dev/null --request GET --unix-socket $UNIT_SOCKET http://localhost/
+
+  echo "⚙️ Applying configuration from $UNIT_CONFIG";
+
+  RESP_CODE=$(curl \
+                  --silent \
+                  --output /dev/null \
+                  --write-out '%{http_code}' \
+                  --request PUT \
+                  --data-binary "@${UNIT_CONFIG}" \
+                  --unix-socket $UNIT_SOCKET \
+                  http://localhost/config
+            )
+  if [ "$RESP_CODE" != "200" ]; then
+    echo "⚠️ Could no load Unit configuration"
+    kill "$(cat /opt/unit/unit.pid)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "✅ Unit configuration loaded successfully"
+}
+
+load_configuration &
+
+exec unitd \
+    --no-daemon \
+    --control unix:$UNIT_SOCKET \
+    --pid /opt/unit/unit.pid \
+    --log /dev/stdout \
+    --state /opt/unit/state/ \
+    --tmp /opt/unit/tmp/
diff --git a/docker/nginx-unit.json b/docker/nginx-unit.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80673ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/nginx-unit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "listeners": {
+        "*:8080": {
+            "pass": "routes"
+        }
+    },
+
+    "routes": [
+        {
+            "match": {
+                "uri": "/static/*"
+            },
+            "action": {
+                "share": "/opt/netbox/netbox"
+            }
+        },
+
+        {
+            "action": {
+                "pass": "applications/netbox"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+
+    "applications": {
+        "netbox": {
+            "type": "python 3",
+            "path": "/opt/netbox/netbox/",
+            "module": "netbox.wsgi",
+            "home": "/opt/netbox/venv",
+            "processes": {
+                "max": 4,
+                "spare": 1,
+                "idle_timeout": 120
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    "access_log": "/dev/stdout"
+}
diff --git a/docker/nginx.conf b/docker/nginx.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 75e3bfd..0000000
--- a/docker/nginx.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-daemon off;
-worker_processes 1;
-
-error_log /dev/stderr info;
-
-events {
-    worker_connections 1024;
-}
-
-http {
-    include              /etc/nginx/mime.types;
-    default_type         application/octet-stream;
-    sendfile             on;
-    tcp_nopush           on;
-    keepalive_timeout    65;
-    gzip                 on;
-    server_tokens        off;
-    client_max_body_size 10M;
-
-    server {
-        listen      8080;
-        access_log  off;
-
-        location /static/ {
-            alias /opt/netbox/netbox/static/;
-        }
-
-        location / {
-            proxy_pass http://netbox:8001;
-            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
-            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-            add_header P3P 'CP="ALL DSP COR PSAa PSDa OUR NOR ONL UNI COM NAV"';
-        }
-    }
-
-    server {
-        listen      8081;
-        access_log  off;
-
-        location = /stub_status {
-            stub_status;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/requirements-container.txt b/requirements-container.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e011042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-container.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+napalm==3.2.0
+ruamel.yaml>=0.15,<0.16
+django-auth-ldap==2.2.0
+django-storages==1.10.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index fa6fa38..2249316 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [ -z "${IMAGE}" ]; then
 fi
 
 # The docker compose command to use
-doco="docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml"
+doco="docker-compose --file docker-compose.test.yml --project-name netbox_docker_test_${1}"
 
 INITIALIZERS_DIR=".initializers"