diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 56917b50..df99a55f 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-use nix packaging/shell.nix
+use nix shell.nix
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 6fb44f98..edc3248b 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
         "worker/__pypackages__/3.10/lib"
     ],
     "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "basic",
+    "nixEnvSelector.nixFile": "${workspaceRoot}/shell.nix",
 }
diff --git a/doc/development_setup.md b/doc/development_setup.md
index 9434cf90..8a2ead27 100644
--- a/doc/development_setup.md
+++ b/doc/development_setup.md
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ This document should get you up to speed and give you a working development envi
 The transcribee project uses a development-setup managed by `nix`. This allows us to all use the
 same software & versions conviniently. Thus, the easiest way to start is to have
 [a working nix installation on your system](https://nix.dev/tutorials/install-nix).
-Alternatively you can install the dependencies listed in the [`shell.nix`](../packaging/shell.nix) file by
+Alternatively you can install the dependencies listed in the [`shell.nix`](../shell.nix) file by
 hand (but that might be more inconvenient).
 
 ## Minimal setup (nix)
 
 If you just want to try out `transcribee`, you need to go through the following steps:
 
-1. [Install `nix` on your system](https://nix.dev/tutorials/install-nix) & run `nix-shell packaging/shell.nix` to get
+1. [Install `nix` on your system](https://nix.dev/tutorials/install-nix) & run `nix-shell shell.nix` to get
    a shell with all dependencies of `transcribee` installed. Alternatively you can install the
-   dependencies listed in the [`shell.nix`](../packaging/shell.nix) file by hand
+   dependencies listed in the [`shell.nix`](../shell.nix) file by hand
    (but that might be more inconvenient).
 2. Run the dev script (this might take a long time as it downloads / compiles all the dependencies):
    execute `./packaging/dev.sh` in the root folder of the `transcribee` repo.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ the following steps:
 > do not need to restart the container:
 >
 > ```shell
-> docker run -it -p 5173:5173 --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/app --entrypoint nix-shell transcribee:latest packaging/shell.nix --command /app/packaging/dev.sh
+> docker run -it -p 5173:5173 --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/app --entrypoint nix-shell transcribee:latest shell.nix --command /app/packaging/dev.sh
 > ```
 
 ## Extended setup
diff --git a/packaging/Dockerfile b/packaging/Dockerfile
index 9d0967ea..e0a8d452 100644
--- a/packaging/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/Dockerfile
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ FROM nixos/nix
 
 RUN nix-channel --update
 
-RUN mkdir -p /app/packaging
+RUN mkdir -p /app
 
-COPY packaging/shell.nix /app/packaging
+COPY shell.nix /app
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN nix-build packaging/shell.nix
+RUN nix-build shell.nix
 
 COPY . /app/
 
-RUN nix-shell packaging/shell.nix --command ./packaging/install_dependencies.sh
-RUN nix-shell packaging/shell.nix --command ./packaging/setup_backend.sh
+RUN nix-shell shell.nix --command ./packaging/install_dependencies.sh
+RUN nix-shell shell.nix --command ./packaging/setup_backend.sh
 
 EXPOSE 5173
 
 ENV MEDIA_URL_BASE=http://localhost:5173/
 
-ENTRYPOINT [ "nix-shell", "packaging/shell.nix", "--command" ]
+ENTRYPOINT [ "nix-shell", "shell.nix", "--command" ]
 
 CMD [ "overmind start -f packaging/Procfile" ]
diff --git a/packaging/shell.nix b/shell.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from packaging/shell.nix
rename to shell.nix