diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d8948dd..810addd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ htmlcov
 # georgs
 pkgs/.vs/
 pkgs/clan-cli/.hypothesis/
+ui-assets.tar.gz
+ui-release
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diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/README.md b/pkgs/clan-cli/README.md
index 9958ec5..a8a107e 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ For Entity object go to
 - [tests/openapi_client/docs/ResolutionApi.md](tests/openapi_client/docs/ResolutionApi.md)
 - [tests/openapi_client/docs/RepositoriesApi.md](tests/openapi_client/docs/RepositoriesApi.md)
 
-# Building a Docker Image
-
-To build a docker image of the frontend and backend be inside the `pkgs/clan-cli` folder and execute:
+# Building a Docker Image if the Backend Changed
+To build a new docker image when the backend code changed be inside the `pkgs/clan-cli` folder and execute:
 
 ```bash
 nix build .#clan-docker
@@ -50,6 +49,20 @@ docker run -p 127.0.0.1:2979:2979 clan-docker:latest
 
 ## Docker build with UI changes
 
+To build a new docker image when the frontend code changed you first need 
+to get the `GITLAB_TOKEN` go to [repo access tokens](https://git.tu-berlin.de/internet-of-services-lab/service-aware-network-front-end/-/settings/access_tokens) and generate one. Then execute
+```bash
+export GITLAB_TOKEN="<your-access-token>"
+```
+
+Afterwards you can execute:
+
+```bash
+./build_docker.sh
+```
+
+
+### The Script Explained
 If changes to the UI have been made, and you want them to propagate to the docker container edit the file: [../ui/nix/ui-assets.nix](../ui/nix/ui-assets.nix).
 This is where a release version of the frontend is downloaded and integrated into the cli and the docker build. To do this first execute
 
@@ -63,11 +76,7 @@ Make a tarball out of it called `ui-assets.tar.gz`
 tar -czvf ui-assets.tar.gz ui-release/lib/node_modules/clan-ui/out/
 ```
 
-Upload ui-assets.tar.gz to gitlab. To get the `GITLAB_TOKEN` go to [repo access tokens](https://git.tu-berlin.de/internet-of-services-lab/service-aware-network-front-end/-/settings/access_tokens) and generate one. Then execute
-
-```bash
-export GITLAB_TOKEN="<your-access-token>"
-```
+Upload ui-assets.tar.gz to gitlab.
 
 ```bash
 curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $GITLAB_TOKEN" \
@@ -121,6 +130,8 @@ Push the image to the git registry
 docker image push git.tu-berlin.de:5000/internet-of-services-lab/service-aware-network-front-end:latest
 ```
 
+# Using the Uploaded Docker Image
+
 Pull the image
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/build_docker.sh b/pkgs/clan-cli/build_docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f6efe0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/build_docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# GITLAB_TOKEN
+if [[ -z "${GITLAB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+cat <<EOF
+GITLAB_TOKEN environment var is not set. Please generate a new token under
+https://git.tu-berlin.de/internet-of-services-lab/service-aware-network-front-end/-/settings/access_tokens
+EOF
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create a new ui build
+nix build .#ui --out-link ui-release
+tar -czvf ui-assets.tar.gz ui-release/lib/node_modules/clan-ui/out/
+
+# upload ui assets to gitlab
+gitlab_base="https://git.tu-berlin.de/api/v4/projects/internet-of-services-lab%2Fservice-aware-network-front-end"
+curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $GITLAB_TOKEN" \
+     --upload-file ./ui-assets.tar.gz \
+     "$gitlab_base/packages/generic/ui-assets/1.0.0/ui-assets.tar.gz"
+
+
+# write url and hash to ui-assets.nix
+url="$gitlab_base/packages/generic/ui-assets/1.0.0/ui-assets.tar.gz"
+PROJECT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+cat > "$PROJECT_DIR/pkgs/ui/nix/ui-assets.nix" <<EOF
+{ fetchzip }:
+fetchzip {
+  url = "$url";
+  sha256 = "$(nix-prefetch-url --unpack $url)";
+}
+EOF
+
+cat <<EOF
+Please commit the changes to ui-assets.nix and push them to the repository.
+If you want clan webui to use the new ui assets.
+$ git commit -m "Update ui-assets.nix" "$PROJECT_DIR/pkgs/ui/nix/ui-assets.nix"
+$ git push
+EOF
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