diff --git a/.env_template b/.env_template
index 2fff70a0f..ff902a1dc 100644
--- a/.env_template
+++ b/.env_template
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ R5_HOST=172.17.0.1
 R5_AUTHORIZATION=YWRtaW46YWRtaW4 # if you want to use R5 with authentication, you need to set this variable to the base64 encoded string (!remove equal sign (=) in the end)
 USE_PYGEOS=0
 
+
+RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=guest
+RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=Q34TWVTWE5YBDB
+RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST=goat
+CELERY_BROKER_URL=amqp://${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER}:${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS}@rabbit:5672/${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST}
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=redis://redis/0
+RABBIT_OUTER_PORT=15674
+FLOWER_OUTER_PORT=55550
+CELERY_QUEUES="goat-read-heatmap-worker"
+
+
 # CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
 CELERY_BROKER_URL=amqp://guest:guest@rabbit:5672/goat
 # Names of nodes to start
@@ -85,7 +96,7 @@ CELERYD_CHDIR="/app"
 
 # Extra command-line arguments to the worker
 # CELERYD_OPTS="--time-limit=1200 --concurrency=1"
-CELERYD_OPTS="--concurrency=1"
+CELERYD_OPTS="--concurrency=1 --queues=${CELERY_QUEUES}"
 
 # Configure node-specific settings by appending node name to arguments:
 #CELERYD_OPTS="--time-limit=300 -c 8 -c:worker2 4 -c:worker3 2 -Ofair:worker1"
diff --git a/app/api/.dockerignore b/app/api/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94f75cc4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+**/cache/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/api/src/crud/crud_read_heatmap.py b/app/api/src/crud/crud_read_heatmap.py
index ab293ddd2..cbd7b5d60 100644
--- a/app/api/src/crud/crud_read_heatmap.py
+++ b/app/api/src/crud/crud_read_heatmap.py
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@
 from src.core import heatmap as heatmap_core
 from src.core import heatmap_cython
 from src.core.config import settings
-from src.db.session import legacy_engine
+from src.db.session import legacy_engine, async_session
 from src.schemas.heatmap import HeatmapMode, HeatmapSettings, HeatmapType
 from src.schemas.isochrone import IsochroneDTO, IsochroneMode
 from src.utils import create_h3_grid, print_warning, timing
 
 
 class CRUDBaseHeatmap:
-    def __init__(self, db=None, current_user=None):
-        self.db = db
+    def __init__(self, current_user=None):
         self.current_user = current_user
         self.travel_time_base_path = os.path.join(settings.CACHE_DIR, "traveltime_matrices")
         self.connectivity_base_path = os.path.join(settings.CACHE_DIR, "connectivity_matrices")
diff --git a/app/api/src/endpoints/v1/indicators.py b/app/api/src/endpoints/v1/indicators.py
index b52c02ff4..a4b6dae04 100644
--- a/app/api/src/endpoints/v1/indicators.py
+++ b/app/api/src/endpoints/v1/indicators.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import time
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, HTTPException, Query
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
 from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
 from sqlalchemy import func, text
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     SQLReturnTypes,
 )
 from src.schemas.heatmap import HeatmapSettings, ReturnTypeHeatmap
+from src.schemas.workers import TaskResultRequest
 from src.schemas.heatmap import request_examples as heatmap_request_examples
 from src.schemas.heatmap import request_examples_
 from src.schemas.indicators import (
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@
     oev_gueteklasse_config_example,
 )
 from src.utils import return_geojson_or_geobuf
+from src.workers.read_heatmap import read_heatmap_task
+from src.workers.celery_app import celery_app
+from celery.result import AsyncResult
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -36,24 +40,54 @@
 @router.post("/heatmap")
 async def calculate_heatmap(
     *,
-    db: AsyncSession = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    # db: AsyncSession = Depends(deps.get_db),
     current_user: models.User = Depends(deps.get_current_active_user),
     heatmap_settings: HeatmapSettings = Body(..., examples=heatmap_request_examples),
-    return_type: ReturnTypeHeatmap = Query(..., description="Return type of the response"),
+    # return_type: ReturnTypeHeatmap = Query(..., description="Return type of the response"),
 ):
     """
     Calculate a heatmap.
     """
-    start_time = time.time()
-    result = await crud.read_heatmap(db=db, current_user=current_user).read_heatmap2(
-        heatmap_settings=heatmap_settings
+    current_user = json.loads(current_user.json())
+    heatmap_settings = json.loads(heatmap_settings.json())
+    task = read_heatmap_task.delay(
+        current_user=current_user,
+        heatmap_settings=heatmap_settings,
     )
-    end_time = time.time()
-    print(f"Time to calculate heatmap: {round(end_time - start_time,2)}")
-    if return_type.value == "geobuf":
-        result = return_geojson_or_geobuf(result, "geobuf")
-    return result
-
+    return {"task_id": task.id}
+    # start_time = time.time()
+    # result = await crud.read_heatmap(db=db, current_user=current_user).read_heatmap2(
+    #     heatmap_settings=heatmap_settings
+    # )
+    # end_time = time.time()
+    # print(f"Time to calculate heatmap: {round(end_time - start_time,2)}")
+    # if return_type.value == "geobuf":
+    #     result = return_geojson_or_geobuf(result, "geobuf")
+    # return result
+
+@router.post("/heatmap/result")
+async def get_heatmap_result(
+    current_user: models.User = Depends(deps.get_current_active_user),
+    body: TaskResultRequest = Body(..., example={"task_id": "f7f0f0f0-0f0f-0f0f-0f0f-0f0f0f0f0f0f"}),
+    return_type: ReturnTypeHeatmap = Query(..., description="Return type of the response"),
+):
+    result = AsyncResult(body.task_id, app=celery_app)
+    if result.ready():
+        if return_type.value == "geobuf":
+            result = return_geojson_or_geobuf(result.get(), "geobuf")
+        return result.get()
+    
+    elif result.failed():
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Task failed")
+    else:
+        content = {
+            "task-status": result.status,
+            "details": "Task is still running, please try again later",
+        }
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_102_PROCESSING, content=content)
+    
+    
+    
 
 @router.get("/connectivity", response_class=JSONResponse)
 async def read_connectivity_heatmap(
diff --git a/app/api/src/schemas/__init__.py b/app/api/src/schemas/__init__.py
index 1b26d6699..e936e9a9b 100644
--- a/app/api/src/schemas/__init__.py
+++ b/app/api/src/schemas/__init__.py
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@
     UserStudyAreaList,
     UserUpdate,
 )
+from .workers import TaskResultRequest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/api/src/schemas/workers.py b/app/api/src/schemas/workers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95d853310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/src/schemas/workers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+class TaskResultRequest(BaseModel):
+    task_id: str
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/api/src/workers/celery_app.py b/app/api/src/workers/celery_app.py
index 1f4bbb596..d8f01b52b 100644
--- a/app/api/src/workers/celery_app.py
+++ b/app/api/src/workers/celery_app.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 celery_app = Celery(
     "worker",
-    include=["src.workers.heatmap_active_mobility", "src.workers.heatmap_motorized_transport"],
+    include=["src.workers.heatmap_active_mobility", "src.workers.heatmap_motorized_transport", "src.workers.read_heatmap"],
     task_create_missing_queues=True,
 )
 celery_app.conf.update(settings.CELERY_CONFIG)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "src.workers.heatmap_motorized_transport.*": {
             "queue": "goat-motorized-transport-heatmap-worker"
         },
+        "src.workers.read_heatmap.*": {"queue": "goat-read-heatmap-worker"},
     }
 )
 
diff --git a/app/api/src/workers/method_connector.py b/app/api/src/workers/method_connector.py
index b3002554e..4cd122fb9 100644
--- a/app/api/src/workers/method_connector.py
+++ b/app/api/src/workers/method_connector.py
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 from src.core.config import settings
 from src.core.opportunity import Opportunity
 from src.crud.crud_compute_heatmap import CRUDComputeHeatmap
+from src.crud.crud_read_heatmap import CRUDReadHeatmap
 from src.db import models
 from src.db.session import legacy_engine
 from src.schemas.data_preparation import (
     OpportunityMatrixParametersSingleBulk,
     TravelTimeMatrixParametersSingleBulk,
 )
+from src.schemas.heatmap import HeatmapSettings
 from src.schemas.isochrone import IsochroneMode
 
 
@@ -124,3 +126,12 @@ async def create_opportunity_matrices_async(user, parameters):
 async def create_connectivity_matrices_async(current_super_user, parameters):
     crud_compute_heatmap = CRUDComputeHeatmap(current_user=current_super_user)
     await crud_compute_heatmap.compute_connectivity_matrix(**parameters)
+
+
+async def crud_read_heatmap_async(current_user, heatmap_settings):
+    current_user = models.User(**current_user)
+    heatmap_settings = HeatmapSettings(**heatmap_settings)
+    crud_read_heatmap = CRUDReadHeatmap(current_user=current_user)
+    heatmap = await crud_read_heatmap.read_heatmap2(heatmap_settings=heatmap_settings)
+    return heatmap
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/api/src/workers/read_heatmap.py b/app/api/src/workers/read_heatmap.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9deea1375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/src/workers/read_heatmap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import asyncio
+
+from src.workers.celery_app import celery_app
+from src.workers.method_connector import crud_read_heatmap_async
+
+@celery_app.task
+def read_heatmap_task(current_user, heatmap_settings):
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+    heatmap = loop.run_until_complete(crud_read_heatmap_async(current_user, heatmap_settings))
+    return heatmap
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index ba617083c..0423a6cc9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ services:
       - SERVER_HOST=http://${DOMAIN_NAME}
     volumes:
       - ./app/api:/app
-      # - ${PWD}/app/api/celeryd:/etc/default/celeryd
     command: bash -c "/etc/init.d/celeryd start; tail -f /dev/null"
     networks:
       proxy:
@@ -165,12 +164,12 @@ services:
     image: mher/flower
     environment:
       - CELERY_BROKER_URL=${CELERY_BROKER_URL}
+      - FLOWER_OUTER_PORT=${FLOWER_OUTER_PORT}
     ports:
-      - 55550:5555
+      - "${FLOWER_OUTER_PORT}:5555"
     depends_on:
       - rabbit
-    # env_file:
-    #   - .env
+
     
     networks:
       proxy:
@@ -178,7 +177,13 @@ services:
   rabbit:
     image: rabbitmq:3-management-alpine
     ports:
-      - 15672:15672
+      - "${RABBIT_OUTER_PORT}:15672"
+    environment:
+      - RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER}
+      - RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS}
+      - RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST=${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST}
+      - RABBIT_OUTER_PORT=${RABBIT_OUTER_PORT}
+
     
     networks:
       proxy: