diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ad4db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: PR Release
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build_and_publish_branch:
+    name: Build and publish replication-backend package
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          context: ./
+          push: true
+          tags: ghcr.io/aam-digital/replication-backend:pr-${{ github.event.number }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e33870..ba9c957 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ This backend service can be used to filter the replication between a [PouchDB](h
 It does this by overriding some of CouchDB`s endpoints where permissions are checked on the transmitted entities.
 The permission rules are defined through [CASL](https://casl.js.org/v5/en/).
 
-
 ## Setup
 This API functions as a proxy layer between a client (PouchDB) and a standard CouchDB instance.
 The backend can either be run as a docker container 
@@ -33,66 +32,9 @@ In case the backend is run through Docker, the args can be provided like this
 ```
 In case the backend is run through npm, the `.env` file can be adjusted.
 
-## Defining permissions
-The permissions are also stored in a CouchDB database (default database name `app`).
-This can be the same database used for normal application data managed by users.
-
-The structure of the permission document is as follows:
-```json
-{
-  "_id": "Config:Permissions",
-  "data": {
-    "public": [
-      { "subject": "User", "action":  "create"}
-    ],
-    "default": [
-      { "subject":  "Config", "action": "read" }
-    ],
-    "role_1": [
-      { "subject":  "all", "action":  "manage"},
-      ...
-    ],
-    "role_2": [],
-    ...
-  }
-}
-```
-Important is the exact `_id` as this is how the backend can find this document and that the rules config has the correct structure.
-
-The keys of the `data` object reference to roles that the different users can have and the values are arrays containing valid CASL [JSON rules](https://casl.js.org/v5/en/guide/define-rules#json-objects).
-The rules at the value of the `default` key are prepended to other rules that are relevant for a user.
-This allows to set user-agnostic rules, e.g. allowing everyone to read the `Config` document.
-The default rules can be overwritten by user-specific rules.
-The `public` rules are used when a user is **not** authenticated.
-This allows to expose a public API, e.g. to integrate a public form.
-Subjects refer to the prefixes of the `_id` properties of documents e.g. `_id: Child:123` refers to subject `Child`.
-The `all` subject is a wildcard that refers to all documents.
-
-The actions can be:
-* `create`
-* `read`
-* `update`
-* `delete`
-* `manage` (which is a wildcard for any action)
-
-It is also possible to access information of the user sending the request. E.g.:
-
-```json
-{
-  "subject": "org.couchdb.user",
-  "action": "update",
-  "fields": [
-    "password"
-  ],
-  "conditions": {
-    "name": "${user.name}"
-  }
-}
-```
-This allows users to update the `password` property of their *own* document in the `_users` database.
-Another available value is `${user.roles}` which is an array of rules which the user has.
+## Defining Permissions
 
-For more information on how to write rules have a look at the [CASL documentation](https://casl.js.org/v5/en/guide/intro).
+See our [Developer Documentation](https://aam-digital.github.io/ndb-core/documentation/additional-documentation/concepts/user-roles-and-permissions.html)
 
 ## Operation
 Besides the CouchDB endpoints, the backend also provides some additional endpoints that are necessary to be used at times.
@@ -114,4 +56,4 @@ To run and test this project locally:
 
 ## Run in a fully local environment with other services
 Use the dockerized local environment to run a fully synced app including backend services on your machine:
-https://github.com/Aam-Digital/aam-services/tree/main/docs/developer
\ No newline at end of file
+https://github.com/Aam-Digital/aam-services/tree/main/docs/developer
diff --git a/src/auth/guards/jwt-bearer/jwt-bearer.strategy.ts b/src/auth/guards/jwt-bearer/jwt-bearer.strategy.ts
index 0d37d2d..93dd0be 100644
--- a/src/auth/guards/jwt-bearer/jwt-bearer.strategy.ts
+++ b/src/auth/guards/jwt-bearer/jwt-bearer.strategy.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { UserInfo } from '../../../restricted-endpoints/session/user-auth.dto';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { AuthModule } from '../../auth.module';
+import { CouchdbService } from '../../../couchdb/couchdb.service';
+import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
 
 /**
  * Authenticate a user with a foreign bearer JWT using the {@link AuthModule.JWT_PUBLIC_KEY}.
@@ -13,7 +15,10 @@ export class JwtBearerStrategy extends PassportStrategy(
   Strategy,
   'jwt-bearer',
 ) {
-  constructor(configService: ConfigService) {
+  constructor(
+    configService: ConfigService,
+    private couchdbService: CouchdbService,
+  ) {
     super({
       jwtFromRequest: ExtractJwt.fromAuthHeaderAsBearerToken(),
       secretOrKey: configService.get<string>(AuthModule.JWT_PUBLIC_KEY),
@@ -21,6 +26,14 @@ export class JwtBearerStrategy extends PassportStrategy(
   }
 
   async validate(data: any): Promise<UserInfo> {
-    return new UserInfo(data.username, data['_couchdb.roles']);
+    const user = await firstValueFrom(
+      this.couchdbService.get('app', data['username']),
+    ).catch(() => {});
+
+    return new UserInfo(
+      data.username,
+      data['_couchdb.roles'],
+      user && user['projects'] ? user['projects'] : [],
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/auth/guards/jwt-cookie/jwt-cookie-strategy.service.ts b/src/auth/guards/jwt-cookie/jwt-cookie-strategy.service.ts
index d197fda..a5b9e1b 100644
--- a/src/auth/guards/jwt-cookie/jwt-cookie-strategy.service.ts
+++ b/src/auth/guards/jwt-cookie/jwt-cookie-strategy.service.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { AuthModule } from '../../auth.module';
 import { UserInfo } from '../../../restricted-endpoints/session/user-auth.dto';
 import { TOKEN_KEY } from '../../cookie/cookie.service';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
+import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
+import { CouchdbService } from '../../../couchdb/couchdb.service';
 
 /**
  * Authenticate a user using an existing JWT from a cookie in the request.
@@ -14,7 +16,10 @@ export class JwtCookieStrategy extends PassportStrategy(
   Strategy,
   'jwt-cookie',
 ) {
-  constructor(configService: ConfigService) {
+  constructor(
+    configService: ConfigService,
+    private couchdbService: CouchdbService,
+  ) {
     super({
       jwtFromRequest: (req) => req?.cookies[TOKEN_KEY],
       ignoreExpiration: false,
@@ -23,6 +28,14 @@ export class JwtCookieStrategy extends PassportStrategy(
   }
 
   async validate(data: any): Promise<UserInfo> {
-    return new UserInfo(data.name, data.sub);
+    const user = await firstValueFrom(
+      this.couchdbService.get('app', data['username']),
+    ).catch(() => {});
+
+    return new UserInfo(
+      data.name,
+      data.sub,
+      user && user['projects'] ? user['projects'] : [],
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/restricted-endpoints/document/document.controller.spec.ts b/src/restricted-endpoints/document/document.controller.spec.ts
index 7fad589..8478dd5 100644
--- a/src/restricted-endpoints/document/document.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/src/restricted-endpoints/document/document.controller.spec.ts
@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ describe('DocumentController', () => {
   });
 
   it('should throw exception if the update permission is not given', () => {
-    const otherUser = {
+    const otherUser: UserInfo = {
       name: 'anotherUser',
       roles: [],
+      projects: [],
     };
     mockAbility([
       {
diff --git a/src/restricted-endpoints/replication/changes/changes.controller.spec.ts b/src/restricted-endpoints/replication/changes/changes.controller.spec.ts
index 9f154a6..ef8a8fa 100644
--- a/src/restricted-endpoints/replication/changes/changes.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/src/restricted-endpoints/replication/changes/changes.controller.spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('ChangesController', () => {
     childDoc,
     deletedChildDoc,
   ]);
-  const user: UserInfo = { name: 'username', roles: [] };
+  const user: UserInfo = { name: 'username', roles: [], projects: [] };
   const mockCouchdbService = { get: () => undefined } as CouchdbService;
   const getSpy = jest.spyOn(mockCouchdbService, 'get');
   const mockRulesService = {
diff --git a/src/restricted-endpoints/session/user-auth.dto.ts b/src/restricted-endpoints/session/user-auth.dto.ts
index bb76c71..4a12be1 100644
--- a/src/restricted-endpoints/session/user-auth.dto.ts
+++ b/src/restricted-endpoints/session/user-auth.dto.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export class UserInfo {
   constructor(
     public name: string,
     public roles: string[],
+    public projects: string[] = [],
   ) {}
 }