diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 30c4cfc3b..215582d4c 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ REDIS_URL=redis://127.0.0.1:6379
 ROCKET_CHAT_API_USER_ID=an-user-id
 ROCKET_CHAT_API_AUTH_TOKEN=an-auth-token
 ROCKET_CHAT_URL=https://community.serlo.org/
-SERLO_ORG_DATABASE_LAYER_HOST=localhost:8080
+SERLO_ORG_DATABASE_LAYER_HOST=127.0.0.1:8080
 SERLO_ORG_SECRET=serlo.org-secret
 CACHE_TYPE=empty
 
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc4aa4218..2e7f1aa6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "_prettier": "prettier .",
     "auth": "scripts/authenticate.sh",
     "_build": "node --loader ts-node/esm --experimental-specifier-resolution=node scripts/build",
+    "_start": "node --loader ts-node/esm --experimental-specifier-resolution=node scripts/start",
     "build:server": "yarn _build packages/server/src/server.ts server.cjs",
     "build:swr-queue-worker": "yarn _build packages/server/src/swr-queue-worker.ts swr-queue-worker.cjs",
     "build:packages": "yarn lerna run build",
@@ -52,11 +53,11 @@
     "redis:cli": "docker compose exec redis redis-cli",
     "redis:empty": "docker compose exec redis redis-cli FLUSHDB",
     "redis:list": "docker compose exec redis redis-cli KEYS '*'",
-    "start": "npm-run-all start:redis start:server",
+    "start": "run-s start:redis start:server",
     "start:enmeshed": "docker-compose -f enmeshed/docker-compose.yml up -d",
     "start:redis": "docker compose up --detach",
-    "start:server": "lerna run --stream --scope @serlo/api.serlo.org start",
-    "start:swr-queue-worker": "lerna run --stream --scope @serlo/api.serlo.org start:swr-queue-worker",
+    "start:server": "yarn _start packages/server/src/server.ts server.cjs",
+    "start:swr-queue-worker": "yarn _start packages/server/src/swr-queue-worker.ts swr-queue-worker.cjs",
     "stop": "docker compose stop",
     "stop:enmeshed": "docker-compose -f enmeshed/docker-compose.yml down",
     "stop:redis": "docker-compose stop",
diff --git a/packages/server/.babelrc b/packages/server/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 69d2d4b59..000000000
--- a/packages/server/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "plugins": [
-    "babel-plugin-import-graphql",
-    [
-      "babel-plugin-module-resolver",
-      {
-        "alias": {
-          "~": "./src"
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index b54de255c..244347858 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
     "build:server": "yarn _build --format cjs --target node --entry src/server.ts",
     "build:swr-queue-worker": "yarn _build --format cjs --target node --entry src/swr-queue-worker.ts",
     "codegen": "graphql-codegen --config codegen.yml",
-    "deploy:image": "ts-node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node scripts/deploy",
-    "prestart": "lerna run build",
-    "start": "tsdx watch --transpileOnly --format cjs --target node --entry src/server.ts --tsconfig tsconfig.prod.json --onSuccess \"node dist\"",
-    "start:swr-queue-worker": "tsdx watch --transpileOnly --format cjs --target node --entry src/swr-queue-worker.ts --tsconfig tsconfig.prod.json --onSuccess \"node dist\""
+    "deploy:image": "ts-node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node scripts/deploy"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bee-queue": "^1.7.1"
@@ -41,10 +38,7 @@
     "@types/redlock": "^4.0.7",
     "@types/semver": "^7.5.6",
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.7",
-    "@zerollup/ts-transform-paths": "^1.7.18",
     "apollo-datasource-rest": "^3.7.0",
-    "babel-plugin-import-graphql": "^2.8.1",
-    "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^5.0.0",
     "basic-auth": "^2.0.1",
     "bull-arena": "^4.1.0",
     "default-import": "^1.1.5",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/internals/server/index.ts b/packages/server/src/internals/server/index.ts
index 29d3bba60..19802d8e2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/internals/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/internals/server/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import createApp from 'express'
-import path from 'path'
 
 import { applyGraphQLMiddleware } from './graphql-middleware'
 import { applySwrQueueDashboardMiddleware } from './swr-queue-dashboard-middleware'
@@ -15,9 +14,8 @@ import { applyKratosMiddleware } from '~/internals/server/kratos-middleware'
 export { getGraphQLOptions } from './graphql-middleware'
 
 export async function start() {
-  dotenv.config({
-    path: path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', '.env'),
-  })
+  dotenv.config()
+
   initializeSentry({ context: 'server' })
   const timer = createTimer()
   const cache =
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ async function initializeServer({
   })
   const enmeshedPath = applyEnmeshedMiddleware({ app, cache })
 
-  app.get(healthPath, (req, res) => {
+  app.get(healthPath, (_req, res) => {
     res.status(200).send('Okay!')
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/internals/swr-queue-worker.ts b/packages/server/src/internals/swr-queue-worker.ts
index e09f886da..1eeee02f4 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/internals/swr-queue-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/internals/swr-queue-worker.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import createApp from 'express'
-import path from 'path'
 
 import { createCache } from './cache'
 import { initializeSentry } from './sentry'
@@ -8,9 +7,7 @@ import { createSwrQueueWorker } from './swr-queue'
 import { createTimer } from './timer'
 
 export async function start() {
-  dotenv.config({
-    path: path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', '.env'),
-  })
+  dotenv.config()
   initializeSentry({ context: 'swr-queue-worker' })
   const timer = createTimer()
   const cache = createCache({ timer })
diff --git a/scripts/build.ts b/scripts/build.ts
index dc67c6e46..e3bcab8c6 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/scripts/build.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 
 const graphqlLoaderPlugin = defaultImport(graphqlLoaderPlugin_)
-const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
-
-const root = path.join(__dirname, '..')
-const dist = path.join(root, 'dist')
 
 await main()
 
 async function main() {
+  const { source, outfile } = loadSourceAndOutput()
+
+  await esbuild.build(getEsbuildOptions(source, outfile))
+}
+
+export function loadSourceAndOutput() {
+  const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+  const root = path.join(__dirname, '..')
+  const dist = path.join(root, 'dist')
   const [sourceArg, targetArg] = process.argv.slice(2)
 
   const source = path.resolve(sourceArg)
@@ -24,7 +29,11 @@ async function main() {
 
   const outfile = path.join(dist, targetArg)
 
-  await esbuild.build({
+  return { source, outfile }
+}
+
+export function getEsbuildOptions(source: string, outfile: string) {
+  return {
     entryPoints: [source],
     treeShaking: true,
     minifySyntax: false,
@@ -41,5 +50,5 @@ async function main() {
     external: ['bee-queue'],
     outfile,
     plugins: [graphqlLoaderPlugin()],
-  })
+  } as esbuild.BuildOptions
 }
diff --git a/scripts/start.ts b/scripts/start.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac7c812fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { spawn, ChildProcess } from 'child_process'
+import * as esbuild from 'esbuild'
+
+import { getEsbuildOptions, loadSourceAndOutput } from './build'
+
+await main()
+
+async function main() {
+  const { source, outfile } = loadSourceAndOutput()
+
+  let serverProcess: ChildProcess | null = null
+
+  const startServerPlugin: esbuild.Plugin = {
+    name: 'startServer',
+    setup(build) {
+      build.onStart(() => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.info('\nINFO: (Re)start of process...')
+      })
+
+      build.onEnd(({ errors }) => {
+        if (errors.length > 0) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.info('INFO: Process will not be (re)started due to error.')
+
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (serverProcess) serverProcess.kill()
+
+        serverProcess = spawn('node', [outfile], { stdio: 'inherit' })
+      })
+    },
+  }
+
+  const { plugins = [], ...options } = getEsbuildOptions(source, outfile)
+
+  const ctx = await esbuild.context({
+    ...options,
+    plugins: [...plugins, startServerPlugin],
+  })
+
+  await ctx.watch({})
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7cb826d7b..e08fad8f5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4105,10 +4105,7 @@ __metadata:
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     "@types/semver": ^7.5.6
     "@types/uuid": ^9.0.7
-    "@zerollup/ts-transform-paths": ^1.7.18
     apollo-datasource-rest: ^3.7.0
-    babel-plugin-import-graphql: ^2.8.1
-    babel-plugin-module-resolver: ^5.0.0
     basic-auth: ^2.0.1
     bee-queue: ^1.7.1
     bull-arena: ^4.1.0
@@ -5204,28 +5201,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@zerollup/ts-helpers@npm:^1.7.18":
-  version: 1.7.18
-  resolution: "@zerollup/ts-helpers@npm:1.7.18"
-  dependencies:
-    resolve: ^1.12.0
-  peerDependencies:
-    typescript: ">=3.7.2"
-  checksum: 6ad5cc350139e28866ecff6138b38771a385b8f6c66af07bfff5f7a6d54a9071c06cdd43e0ae0e71157cce2815e6207c0ce15a28ef862d87fe2ad8381b0465dd
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@zerollup/ts-transform-paths@npm:^1.7.18":
-  version: 1.7.18
-  resolution: "@zerollup/ts-transform-paths@npm:1.7.18"
-  dependencies:
-    "@zerollup/ts-helpers": ^1.7.18
-  peerDependencies:
-    typescript: ">=3.7.2"
-  checksum: 2a3b258222c954e6cbcb85fdbb8fe0a8781128015951d352a42fe4b59379b7051397592c9be0dd96d15fc8c6f2916b2805cd85adff93aaa3b9346beaf144a0dd
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 0.0.6
   resolution: "@zkochan/js-yaml@npm:0.0.6"
@@ -6038,18 +6013,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"babel-plugin-import-graphql@npm:^2.8.1":
-  version: 2.8.1
-  resolution: "babel-plugin-import-graphql@npm:2.8.1"
-  dependencies:
-    graphql-tag: ^2.9.2
-  peerDependencies:
-    graphql: ">=0.9.6"
-    graphql-tag: ^2.1.0
-  checksum: 8e156d514c785f49df8d4934276104a48b4e6c09da70641eca1b439ae9eeff13b0a98cdfb869752762bc8719084ccdf8cc1960a3b084ca66a740ad09010ccbfa
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "babel-plugin-istanbul@npm:^6.0.0, babel-plugin-istanbul@npm:^6.1.1":
   version: 6.1.1
   resolution: "babel-plugin-istanbul@npm:6.1.1"
@@ -6097,19 +6060,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"babel-plugin-module-resolver@npm:^5.0.0":
-  version: 5.0.0
-  resolution: "babel-plugin-module-resolver@npm:5.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    find-babel-config: ^2.0.0
-    glob: ^8.0.3
-    pkg-up: ^3.1.0
-    reselect: ^4.1.7
-    resolve: ^1.22.1
-  checksum: d6880e49fc8e7bac509a2c183b4303ee054a47a80032a59a6f7844bb468ebe5e333b5dc5378443afdab5839e2da2b31a6c8d9a985a0047cd076b82bb9161cc78
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 0.3.0
   resolution: "babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs2@npm:0.3.0"
@@ -9709,16 +9659,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"find-babel-config@npm:^2.0.0":
-  version: 2.0.0
-  resolution: "find-babel-config@npm:2.0.0"
-  dependencies:
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-    path-exists: ^4.0.0
-  checksum: d110308b02fe6a6411a0cfb7fd50af6740fbf5093eada3d6ddacf99b07fc8eea4aa3475356484710a0032433029a21ce733bb3ef88fda1d6e35c29a3e4983014
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 3.3.2
   resolution: "find-cache-dir@npm:3.3.2"
@@ -10379,7 +10319,7 @@ __metadata:
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-"glob@npm:^8.0.0, glob@npm:^8.0.1, glob@npm:^8.0.3":
+"glob@npm:^8.0.0, glob@npm:^8.0.1":
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   resolution: "glob@npm:8.1.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -10598,7 +10538,7 @@ __metadata:
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-"graphql-tag@npm:^2.11.0, graphql-tag@npm:^2.12.6, graphql-tag@npm:^2.9.1, graphql-tag@npm:^2.9.2":
+"graphql-tag@npm:^2.11.0, graphql-tag@npm:^2.12.6, graphql-tag@npm:^2.9.1":
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   resolution: "graphql-tag@npm:2.12.6"
   dependencies:
@@ -13233,7 +13173,7 @@ __metadata:
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-"json5@npm:2.x, json5@npm:^2.1.1, json5@npm:^2.2.2, json5@npm:^2.2.3":
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   resolution: "json5@npm:2.2.3"
   bin:
@@ -16670,15 +16610,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"pkg-up@npm:^3.1.0":
-  version: 3.1.0
-  resolution: "pkg-up@npm:3.1.0"
-  dependencies:
-    find-up: ^3.0.0
-  checksum: 5bac346b7c7c903613c057ae3ab722f320716199d753f4a7d053d38f2b5955460f3e6ab73b4762c62fd3e947f58e04f1343e92089e7bb6091c90877406fcd8c8
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "pkginfo@npm:0.4.1"
@@ -17690,13 +17621,6 @@ __metadata:
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-"reselect@npm:^4.1.7":
-  version: 4.1.8
-  resolution: "reselect@npm:4.1.8"
-  checksum: a4ac87cedab198769a29be92bc221c32da76cfdad6911eda67b4d3e7136dca86208c3b210e31632eae31ebd2cded18596f0dd230d3ccc9e978df22f233b5583e
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "resolve-cwd@npm:3.0.0"
@@ -17760,7 +17684,7 @@ __metadata:
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   resolution: "resolve@npm:1.22.8"
   dependencies:
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