diff --git a/supabase/functions/main/index.ts b/supabase/functions/main/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29f66a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/functions/main/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { serve } from "https://deno.land/std@0.131.0/http/server.ts";
+import * as jose from "https://deno.land/x/jose@v4.14.4/index.ts";
+
+/**
+ * The `main` function is only used for the self-hosted FeedDeck setup, so that
+ * the edge functions are working. For FeedDeck hosted on the Supabase Cloud
+ * offering the function is ignored and not deployed.
+ */
+console.log("main function started");
+
+const JWT_SECRET = Deno.env.get("JWT_SECRET");
+const VERIFY_JWT = Deno.env.get("VERIFY_JWT") === "true";
+
+function getAuthToken(req: Request) {
+  const authHeader = req.headers.get("authorization");
+  if (!authHeader) {
+    throw new Error("Missing authorization header");
+  }
+  const [bearer, token] = authHeader.split(" ");
+  if (bearer !== "Bearer") {
+    throw new Error(`Auth header is not 'Bearer {token}'`);
+  }
+  return token;
+}
+
+async function verifyJWT(jwt: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+  const secretKey = encoder.encode(JWT_SECRET);
+  try {
+    await jose.jwtVerify(jwt, secretKey);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+serve(async (req: Request) => {
+  if (req.method !== "OPTIONS" && VERIFY_JWT) {
+    try {
+      const token = getAuthToken(req);
+      const isValidJWT = await verifyJWT(token);
+
+      if (!isValidJWT) {
+        return new Response(JSON.stringify({ msg: "Invalid JWT" }), {
+          status: 401,
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ msg: e.toString() }), {
+        status: 401,
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  const url = new URL(req.url);
+  const { pathname } = url;
+  const path_parts = pathname.split("/");
+  const service_name = path_parts[1];
+
+  if (!service_name || service_name === "") {
+    const error = { msg: "missing function name in request" };
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify(error), {
+      status: 400,
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    });
+  }
+
+  const servicePath = `/home/deno/functions/${service_name}`;
+  console.error(`serving the request with ${servicePath}`);
+
+  const memoryLimitMb = 150;
+  const workerTimeoutMs = 1 * 60 * 1000;
+  const noModuleCache = false;
+  const importMapPath = null;
+  const envVarsObj = Deno.env.toObject();
+  const envVars = Object.keys(envVarsObj).map((k) => [k, envVarsObj[k]]);
+
+  try {
+    const worker = await EdgeRuntime.userWorkers.create({
+      servicePath,
+      memoryLimitMb,
+      workerTimeoutMs,
+      noModuleCache,
+      importMapPath,
+      envVars,
+    });
+    return await worker.fetch(req);
+  } catch (e) {
+    const error = { msg: e.toString() };
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify(error), {
+      status: 500,
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    });
+  }
+});
diff --git a/supabase/hosting/.gitignore b/supabase/hosting/.gitignore
index 78f7737..c3e9ac2 100644
--- a/supabase/hosting/.gitignore
+++ b/supabase/hosting/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 !volumes/db/_supabase.sql
 volumes/db/data
-volumes/functions/*
-!volumes/functions/main
+volumes/functions
 volumes/storage
 .env
diff --git a/supabase/hosting/README.md b/supabase/hosting/README.md
index 9ef9a90..24c3d3c 100644
--- a/supabase/hosting/README.md
+++ b/supabase/hosting/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ be found in the FeedDeck contributing guide and the Supabase documentation.
 2. Copy all edge functions into the correct directory:
 
    ```sh
-   find ./volumes/functions -maxdepth 1 ! -name main -exec rm -rf {} +
-   cp -a ../functions/. volumes/functions/
+   cp -r ../functions/. volumes/functions/
    ```
 
 3. Create a `.env` file and adjust the environment variables as needed:
@@ -59,4 +58,5 @@ be found in the FeedDeck contributing guide and the Supabase documentation.
    docker compose down -v
    rm -rf volumes/db/data/
    rm -rf volumes/storage/
+   rm -rf volumes/functions/
    ```
diff --git a/supabase/hosting/volumes/functions/main/index.ts b/supabase/hosting/volumes/functions/main/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a094010..0000000
--- a/supabase/hosting/volumes/functions/main/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-import { serve } from 'https://deno.land/std@0.131.0/http/server.ts'
-import * as jose from 'https://deno.land/x/jose@v4.14.4/index.ts'
-
-console.log('main function started')
-
-const JWT_SECRET = Deno.env.get('JWT_SECRET')
-const VERIFY_JWT = Deno.env.get('VERIFY_JWT') === 'true'
-
-function getAuthToken(req: Request) {
-  const authHeader = req.headers.get('authorization')
-  if (!authHeader) {
-    throw new Error('Missing authorization header')
-  }
-  const [bearer, token] = authHeader.split(' ')
-  if (bearer !== 'Bearer') {
-    throw new Error(`Auth header is not 'Bearer {token}'`)
-  }
-  return token
-}
-
-async function verifyJWT(jwt: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  const encoder = new TextEncoder()
-  const secretKey = encoder.encode(JWT_SECRET)
-  try {
-    await jose.jwtVerify(jwt, secretKey)
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error(err)
-    return false
-  }
-  return true
-}
-
-serve(async (req: Request) => {
-  if (req.method !== 'OPTIONS' && VERIFY_JWT) {
-    try {
-      const token = getAuthToken(req)
-      const isValidJWT = await verifyJWT(token)
-
-      if (!isValidJWT) {
-        return new Response(JSON.stringify({ msg: 'Invalid JWT' }), {
-          status: 401,
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-        })
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error(e)
-      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ msg: e.toString() }), {
-        status: 401,
-        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  const url = new URL(req.url)
-  const { pathname } = url
-  const path_parts = pathname.split('/')
-  const service_name = path_parts[1]
-
-  if (!service_name || service_name === '') {
-    const error = { msg: 'missing function name in request' }
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify(error), {
-      status: 400,
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-    })
-  }
-
-  const servicePath = `/home/deno/functions/${service_name}`
-  console.error(`serving the request with ${servicePath}`)
-
-  const memoryLimitMb = 150
-  const workerTimeoutMs = 1 * 60 * 1000
-  const noModuleCache = false
-  const importMapPath = null
-  const envVarsObj = Deno.env.toObject()
-  const envVars = Object.keys(envVarsObj).map((k) => [k, envVarsObj[k]])
-
-  try {
-    const worker = await EdgeRuntime.userWorkers.create({
-      servicePath,
-      memoryLimitMb,
-      workerTimeoutMs,
-      noModuleCache,
-      importMapPath,
-      envVars,
-    })
-    return await worker.fetch(req)
-  } catch (e) {
-    const error = { msg: e.toString() }
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify(error), {
-      status: 500,
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-    })
-  }
-})