diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e41071..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "curriculum-graphql-server"]
-	path = curriculum-graphql-server
-	url = git@github.com:slonl/curriculum-graphql-server
-[submodule "curriculum-rest-api"]
-	path = curriculum-rest-api
-	url = git@github.com:slonl/curriculum-rest-api
-[submodule "curriculum-search-server"]
-	path = curriculum-search-server
-	url = git@github.com:slonl/curriculum-search-server.git
-[submodule "curriculum-store"]
-	path = curriculum-store
-	url = git@github.com:slonl/curriculum-store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6790bd..1679345 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 # Curriculum Rest API Development 
 
-This repository contains a development environment for the opendata.slo.nl curriculum rest api. The rest api needs a working graphql server, so that is also included, but there should be no need for further development here.
+This repository contains a development environment for the opendata.slo.nl curriculum rest api.
 
 ## Setup
 
+Requires: node and git to be installed.
+
+from the root folder (curriculum-restapi-dev):
+
 ```bash
-cd curriculum-graphql-server
-git submodule update --init
-git submodule foreach 'git checkout editor'
-cd ..
+./install.sh
 ```
 
+Once the install script is run, the apiKeys.json and editors.json need to be added in the curriculum-rest-api folder.
+
 ## Usage
 
+Requires: docker installed.
+
+from the root folder (curriculum-restapi-dev):
+
 ```bash
-docker-compose up
+docker compose up
 ```
 
-This starts two docker images, one for the rest api on localhost:4500. And one for the graphql server on localhost:3500.
-
-The startup of the graphql server can take a few minutes, it will also run npm install and fetch all the data from the submodules and combine them in a single json file for the graphql server.
+This starts two docker images, one for the rest api on localhost:4500. And one for the simplystore server on localhost:3500.
 
 ## Todo
-
-In production the rest api runs with an apache server as proxy. This server also provides the static assets (css, images, etc.) These are currently missing in this setup.
-
diff --git a/curriculum-graphql-server b/curriculum-graphql-server
deleted file mode 160000
index 9e12a4a..0000000
--- a/curriculum-graphql-server
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 9e12a4a6e43f40d56823c5f5b3c0fca9aa27f15b
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f3e0d03..d4cc00d 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ services:
       - DATA_DIR=/home/node/app/curriculum
     volumes:
       - ./curriculum-search-server/:/home/node/app
-      - ./curriculum-graphql-server/data/:/home/node/app/curriculum
     ports:
       - "3001:3001"
     entrypoint: ["/bin/sh","-c"]
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 75c5204..80bf053 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,54 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-cd ./curriculum-graphql-server
-git submodule update --init
-git submodule foreach 'git checkout editor'
-cd ..
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-docker-compose exec graphql sh -c 'cd json-graphql-server && npm install'
-docker-compose exec graphql sh -c 'npm run combine'
+set -o errexit  # Exit script when a command exits with non-zero status.
+set -o errtrace # Exit on error inside any functions or sub-shells.
+set -o nounset  # Exit script on use of an undefined variable.
+set -o pipefail # Return exit status of the last command in the pipe that exited with a non-zero exit code
 
-docker-compose exec rest-api sh -c 'npm install'
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+install() {
+    aggregateData() {
+        local sPath
+        readonly sPath="${1?One parameters required: <path>}"
+
+        pushd "${sPath}/curriculum-store/scripts/"
+
+        bash ./init.sh
+        node tojsontag.mjs
+        node convert.mjs "${sPath}/curriculum-store/data/schema.jsontag" "${sPath}/curriculum-store/data/curriculum.jsontag" "${sPath}/curriculum-store/data/data.jsontag"
+    }
+
+    installRepos(){
+        local sPath
+        readonly sPath="${1?One parameters required: <path>}"
+
+        git -C "${sPath}" clone https://github.com/slonl/curriculum-rest-api.git
+        npm --prefix "${sPath}/curriculum-rest-api" update
+
+
+        git  -C "${sPath}" clone https://github.com/slonl/curriculum-search-server.git
+        npm --prefix "${sPath}/curriculum-search-server" update
+
+        git  -C "${sPath}" clone https://github.com/slonl/curriculum-store.git
+        npm --prefix "${sPath}/curriculum-store" update
+    }
+
+    local sRootPath
+    readonly sRootPath="${1?One parameters required: <root-path>}"
+
+    installRepos "${sRootPath}"
+    aggregateData "${sRootPath}"
+
+    echo 'Project installation completed successfully. Please take the following steps:'
+    echo ''
+    echo '1. Add "apikeys.json" in curriculum-rest-api folder'
+    echo '2. If you want to edit data, add "editors.json" in curriculum-rest-api folder'
+    echo '3. (optional) Make sure to select the correct branches in curriculum-rest-api'
+    echo '4. Start docker using the "docker compose up" command from curriculum-restapi-dev folder'
+}
+
+if [ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" != "${0}" ]; then
+  export -f install
+else
+  # Replace "${PWD}" with "${@}" to allow passing in a path to the script
+  install "${PWD}"
+fi
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