diff --git a/src/docker/distributed/.gitignore b/src/docker/distributed/.gitignore
index 1a11330c6e95..9c249f378b96 100644
--- a/src/docker/distributed/.gitignore
+++ b/src/docker/distributed/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-superexec-certificates
 superlink-certificates
 server/state
diff --git a/src/docker/distributed/certs.yml b/src/docker/distributed/certs.yml
index 48e157582e40..0c8a30096d7a 100644
--- a/src/docker/distributed/certs.yml
+++ b/src/docker/distributed/certs.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ services:
     build:
       args:
         SUPERLINK_IP: ${SUPERLINK_IP:-127.0.0.1}
-        SUPEREXEC_IP: ${SUPEREXEC_IP:-127.0.0.1}
diff --git a/src/docker/distributed/client/compose.yml b/src/docker/distributed/client/compose.yml
index 6bc6e6739ae4..07203f38c897 100644
--- a/src/docker/distributed/client/compose.yml
+++ b/src/docker/distributed/client/compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   supernode-1:
-    image: flwr/supernode:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+    image: flwr/supernode:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
     command:
       - --superlink
       - ${SUPERLINK_IP:-127.0.0.1}:9092
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
         target: /app/certificates/ca.crt
 
   supernode-2:
-    image: flwr/supernode:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+    image: flwr/supernode:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
     command:
       - --superlink
       - ${SUPERLINK_IP:-127.0.0.1}:9092
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ services:
   # uncomment to add another SuperNode
   #
   # supernode-3:
-  #   image: flwr/supernode:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+  #   image: flwr/supernode:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
   #   command:
   #     - --superlink
   #     - ${SUPERLINK_IP:-127.0.0.1}:9092
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ${PROJECT_DIR:-.}
       dockerfile_inline: |
-        FROM flwr/clientapp:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+        FROM flwr/clientapp:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
 
         WORKDIR /app
         COPY --chown=app:app pyproject.toml .
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ${PROJECT_DIR:-.}
       dockerfile_inline: |
-        FROM flwr/clientapp:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+        FROM flwr/clientapp:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
 
         WORKDIR /app
         COPY --chown=app:app pyproject.toml .
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ services:
   #   build:
   #     context: ${PROJECT_DIR:-.}
   #     dockerfile_inline: |
-  #       FROM flwr/clientapp:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+  #       FROM flwr/clientapp:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
 
   #       WORKDIR /app
   #       COPY --chown=app:app pyproject.toml .
diff --git a/src/docker/distributed/server/compose.yml b/src/docker/distributed/server/compose.yml
index f53b63593eb8..0cacc7e3d3b8 100644
--- a/src/docker/distributed/server/compose.yml
+++ b/src/docker/distributed/server/compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 services:
   superlink:
-    image: flwr/superlink:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+    image: flwr/superlink:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
     command:
+      - --executor
+      - flwr.superexec.deployment:executor
+      - --isolation
+      - process
       - --ssl-ca-certfile=certificates/ca.crt
       - --ssl-certfile=certificates/server.pem
       - --ssl-keyfile=certificates/server.key
@@ -17,38 +21,28 @@ services:
         target: /app/certificates/server.key
     ports:
       - 9092:9092
+      - 9093:9093
 
-  superexec:
+  serverapp:
     build:
       context: ${PROJECT_DIR:-.}
       dockerfile_inline: |
-        FROM flwr/superexec:${FLWR_VERSION:-1.12.0}
+        FROM flwr/serverapp:${FLWR_VERSION:-nightly}
 
         WORKDIR /app
         COPY --chown=app:app pyproject.toml .
         RUN sed -i 's/.*flwr\[simulation\].*//' pyproject.toml \
           && python -m pip install -U --no-cache-dir .
 
-        ENTRYPOINT ["flower-superexec"]
+        ENTRYPOINT ["flwr-serverapp"]
     command:
-      - --executor
-      - flwr.superexec.deployment:executor
-      - --executor-config
-      - superlink="superlink:9091" root-certificates="certificates/superlink-ca.crt"
-      - --ssl-ca-certfile=certificates/ca.crt
-      - --ssl-certfile=certificates/server.pem
-      - --ssl-keyfile=certificates/server.key
+      - --superlink
+      - superlink:9091
+      - --root-certificates
+      - certificates/ca.crt
     secrets:
       - source: superlink-ca-certfile
-        target: /app/certificates/superlink-ca.crt
-      - source: superexec-ca-certfile
         target: /app/certificates/ca.crt
-      - source: superexec-certfile
-        target: /app/certificates/server.pem
-      - source: superexec-keyfile
-        target: /app/certificates/server.key
-    ports:
-      - 9093:9093
     depends_on:
       - superlink
 
@@ -59,9 +53,3 @@ secrets:
     file: ../superlink-certificates/server.pem
   superlink-keyfile:
     file: ../superlink-certificates/server.key
-  superexec-ca-certfile:
-    file: ../superexec-certificates/ca.crt
-  superexec-certfile:
-    file: ../superexec-certificates/server.pem
-  superexec-keyfile:
-    file: ../superexec-certificates/server.key