diff --git a/internal/component/backup.go b/internal/component/backup.go
index afb3e0d..82bf9e2 100644
--- a/internal/component/backup.go
+++ b/internal/component/backup.go
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ type Backupable interface {
 	Backup(context StagingContext) error
 }
 
+// Snapshotable represents a component with a Snapshot method.
+type Snapshotable interface {
+	Component
+
+	// SnapshotNeedsRunning returns if this Snapshotable requires a running instance.
+	SnapshotNeedsRunning() bool
+
+	// SnapshotName returns a new name to be used as an argument for path.
+	SnapshotName() string
+
+	// Snapshot snapshots a part of the instance
+	Snapshot(wisski models.Instance, context StagingContext) error
+}
+
 // StagingContext represents a context for [Backupable] and [Snapshotable]
 type StagingContext interface {
 	// IO returns the input output stream belonging to this backup file
@@ -50,20 +64,6 @@ type StagingContext interface {
 	AddFile(path string, op func(file io.Writer) error) error
 }
 
-// Snapshotable represents a component with a Snapshot method.
-type Snapshotable interface {
-	Component
-
-	// SnapshotNeedsRunning returns if this Snapshotable requires a running instance.
-	SnapshotNeedsRunning() bool
-
-	// SnapshotName returns a new name to be used as an argument for path.
-	SnapshotName() string
-
-	// Snapshot snapshots a part of the instance
-	Snapshot(wisski models.Instance, context StagingContext) error
-}
-
 // NewStagingContext returns a new [StagingContext]
 func NewStagingContext(env environment.Environment, io stream.IOStream, path string, manifest chan<- string) StagingContext {
 	return &stagingContext{
diff --git a/internal/component/component.go b/internal/component/component.go
index 783e33a..5010d91 100644
--- a/internal/component/component.go
+++ b/internal/component/component.go
@@ -1,20 +1,57 @@
 // Package component holds the main abstraction for components.
 package component
 
-// Component represents a logical subsystem of the distillery.
-// Every component must embed [ComponentBase] and should be initialized using [Initialize].
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/config"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/environment"
+)
+
+// Components represents a logical subsystem of the distillery.
 // A Component should be implemented as a pointer to a struct.
+// Every component must embed [Base] and should be initialized using [Init] inside a [lazy.Pool].
 //
 // By convention these are defined within their corresponding subpackage.
 // This subpackage also contains all required resources.
-//
-// Components are initialized using a [Pool].
 type Component interface {
 	// Name returns the name of this component
 	// Name should be implemented by the [ComponentBase] struct.
 	Name() string
 
-	// getComponentBase returns the underlying ComponentBase object of this Component.
+	// getBase returns the underlying ComponentBase object of this Component.
 	// It is used internally during initialization
-	getComponentBase() *ComponentBase
+	getBase() *Base
+}
+
+// Base is embedded into every Component
+type Base struct {
+	name  string // name is the name of this component
+	Still        // the underlying still of the distillery
+}
+
+//lint:ignore U1000 used to implement the private methods of [Component]
+func (cb *Base) getBase() *Base {
+	return cb
+}
+
+// Init initialzes a new componeont Component with the provided still.
+// Init is only initended to be used within a lazy.Pool[Component,Still].
+func Init(component Component, core Still) Component {
+	base := component.getBase() // pointer to a struct
+	base.Still = core
+	base.name = strings.ToLower(reflect.TypeOf(component).Elem().Name())
+	return component
+}
+
+func (cb Base) Name() string {
+	return cb.name
+}
+
+// Still represents the central part of a distillery.
+// It is used inside the main distillery struct, as well as every component via [ComponentBase].
+type Still struct {
+	Environment environment.Environment // environment to use for reading / writing to and from the distillery
+	Config      *config.Config          // the configuration of the distillery
 }
diff --git a/internal/component/control/control.go b/internal/component/control/control.go
index a832f6f..28c135c 100644
--- a/internal/component/control/control.go
+++ b/internal/component/control/control.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // Control represents the running control server.
 type Control struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	Servables []component.Servable
 }
diff --git a/internal/component/exporter/exporter.go b/internal/component/exporter/exporter.go
index 69dec72..c65d21e 100644
--- a/internal/component/exporter/exporter.go
+++ b/internal/component/exporter/exporter.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // Exporter manages snapshots and backups
 type Exporter struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	SQL            *sql.SQL
 	Instances      *instances.Instances
diff --git a/internal/component/exporter/extras_bookkeeping.go b/internal/component/exporter/extras_bookkeeping.go
index edf5de0..2199094 100644
--- a/internal/component/exporter/extras_bookkeeping.go
+++ b/internal/component/exporter/extras_bookkeeping.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Bookkeeping struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 }
 
 // SnapshotNeedsRunning returns if this Snapshotable requires a running instance.
diff --git a/internal/component/exporter/extras_config.go b/internal/component/exporter/extras_config.go
index f2bb26d..bd51c60 100644
--- a/internal/component/exporter/extras_config.go
+++ b/internal/component/exporter/extras_config.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // Config implements backing up configuration
 type Config struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 }
 
 func (*Config) BackupName() string {
diff --git a/internal/component/exporter/extras_filesystem.go b/internal/component/exporter/extras_filesystem.go
index ffec88b..1ca0043 100644
--- a/internal/component/exporter/extras_filesystem.go
+++ b/internal/component/exporter/extras_filesystem.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 // Filesystem implements snapshotting an instnace filesystem
 type Filesystem struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 }
 
 // SnapshotNeedsRunning returns if this Snapshotable requires a running instance.
diff --git a/internal/component/exporter/extras_pathbuilders.go b/internal/component/exporter/extras_pathbuilders.go
index 4cab5b6..24636ad 100644
--- a/internal/component/exporter/extras_pathbuilders.go
+++ b/internal/component/exporter/extras_pathbuilders.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Pathbuilders struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 	Instances *instances.Instances
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/component/exporter/logger/logger.go b/internal/component/exporter/logger/logger.go
index 3eb71ae..ca9fafd 100644
--- a/internal/component/exporter/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/component/exporter/logger/logger.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 // Logger is responsible for logging backups and snapshots
 type Logger struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	SQL *sql.SQL
 }
diff --git a/internal/component/home/home.go b/internal/component/home/home.go
index 533fa7c..0ad27bb 100644
--- a/internal/component/home/home.go
+++ b/internal/component/home/home.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Home struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	Instances *instances.Instances
 
diff --git a/internal/component/info/info.go b/internal/component/info/info.go
index beed7e2..1e61d4c 100644
--- a/internal/component/info/info.go
+++ b/internal/component/info/info.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Info struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	Exporter     *exporter.Exporter
 	Instances    *instances.Instances
diff --git a/internal/component/instances/instances.go b/internal/component/instances/instances.go
index 9bfd53c..62b79fc 100644
--- a/internal/component/instances/instances.go
+++ b/internal/component/instances/instances.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 // Instances manages multiple WissKI Instances.
 type Instances struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	TS          *triplestore.Triplestore
 	SQL         *sql.SQL
diff --git a/internal/component/meta/meta.go b/internal/component/meta/meta.go
index 694ed6e..363b582 100644
--- a/internal/component/meta/meta.go
+++ b/internal/component/meta/meta.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 // Component meta is responsible for managing metadata per WissKI Instance
 type Meta struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	SQL *sql.SQL
 
diff --git a/internal/component/pool.go b/internal/component/pool.go
index 80f16dd..3456fb0 100644
--- a/internal/component/pool.go
+++ b/internal/component/pool.go
@@ -6,31 +6,27 @@ import (
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/lazy"
 )
 
-type ComponentPool struct {
+// Pool holds a pool of components.
+type Pool struct {
 	pool     lazy.Pool[Component, Still]
 	poolInit sync.Once
 }
 
-func (pool *ComponentPool) init() {
+func (pool *Pool) init() {
 	pool.poolInit.Do(func() {
-		pool.pool.Init = func(component Component, core Still) Component {
-			base := component.getComponentBase()
-			base.Still = core
-			base.name = nameOf(component)
-			return component
-		}
+		pool.pool.Init = Init
 	})
 }
 
-type ComponentPoolContext = *lazy.PoolContext[Component]
-type ComponentAllFunc = func(context ComponentPoolContext) []Component
+type PoolContext = *lazy.PoolContext[Component]
+type AllFunc = func(context PoolContext) []Component
 
-func (pool *ComponentPool) All(core Still, init func(context ComponentPoolContext) []Component) []Component {
+func (pool *Pool) All(core Still, init func(context PoolContext) []Component) []Component {
 	pool.init()
 	return pool.pool.All(core, init)
 }
 
-// MakeComponent creates or returns a cached component of the given Context.
+// Make creates or returns a cached component of the given Context.
 //
 // Components are initialized by first calling the init function.
 // Then all component-like fields of fields are filled with their appropriate components.
@@ -45,24 +41,24 @@ func (pool *ComponentPool) All(core Still, init func(context ComponentPoolContex
 // Furthermore, the init function may not cause other components to be initialized.
 //
 // The init function may be nil, indicating that no additional initialization is required.
-func MakeComponent[C Component](context ComponentPoolContext, core Still, init func(component C)) C {
+func Make[C Component](context PoolContext, core Still, init func(component C)) C {
 	return lazy.Make(context, init)
 }
 
-// ExportComponents exports all components that are a C from the pool.
+// ExportAll exports all components that are a C from the pool.
 //
 // All should be the function of the core that initializes all components.
 // All should only make calls to [InitComponent].
-func ExportComponents[C Component](pool *ComponentPool, core Still, All ComponentAllFunc) []C {
+func ExportAll[C Component](pool *Pool, core Still, All AllFunc) []C {
 	pool.init()
 	return lazy.ExportComponents[Component, Still, C](&pool.pool, core, All)
 }
 
-// ExportComponent exports the first component that is a C from the pool.
+// Export exports the first component that is a C from the pool.
 //
 // All should be the function of the core that initializes all components.
 // All should only make calls to [InitComponent].
-func ExportComponent[C Component](pool *ComponentPool, core Still, All ComponentAllFunc) C {
+func Export[C Component](pool *Pool, core Still, All AllFunc) C {
 	pool.init()
 	return lazy.ExportComponent[Component, Still, C](&pool.pool, core, All)
 }
diff --git a/internal/component/provision.go b/internal/component/provision.go
index 0054422..eff75fd 100644
--- a/internal/component/provision.go
+++ b/internal/component/provision.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/models"
 )
 
-// Provisionable represents a component with a Provision and a Purge method.
+// Provisionable is a component that can be provisioned
 type Provisionable interface {
 	Component
 
diff --git a/internal/component/resolver/resolver.go b/internal/component/resolver/resolver.go
index a3cc13c..c40d4f9 100644
--- a/internal/component/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/component/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Resolver struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	Instances *instances.Instances
 
diff --git a/internal/component/server.go b/internal/component/server.go
index 71f6c34..62b4a39 100644
--- a/internal/component/server.go
+++ b/internal/component/server.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tkw1536/goprogram/stream"
 )
 
-// Servable implements a component with a Serve method
+// Servable is a component that is servable
 type Servable interface {
 	Component
 
diff --git a/internal/component/sql/sql.go b/internal/component/sql/sql.go
index 270bc69..d0cee20 100644
--- a/internal/component/sql/sql.go
+++ b/internal/component/sql/sql.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type SQL struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	ServerURL string // upstream server url
 
diff --git a/internal/component/ssh/ssh.go b/internal/component/ssh/ssh.go
index f2fbbe1..9967726 100644
--- a/internal/component/ssh/ssh.go
+++ b/internal/component/ssh/ssh.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type SSH struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 }
 
 func (ssh *SSH) Path() string {
diff --git a/internal/component/static/static.go b/internal/component/static/static.go
index c643bfd..e54e3c5 100644
--- a/internal/component/static/static.go
+++ b/internal/component/static/static.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Static struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 }
 
 func (*Static) Routes() []string { return []string{"/static/"} }
diff --git a/internal/component/still.go b/internal/component/still.go
deleted file mode 100644
index edfa56c..0000000
--- a/internal/component/still.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package component
-
-import (
-	"reflect"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/config"
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/environment"
-)
-
-// ComponentBase is embedded into every Component
-type ComponentBase struct {
-	name  string // name is the name of this component
-	Still        // the underlying still of the distillery
-}
-
-//lint:ignore U1000 used to implement the private methods of [Component]
-func (cb *ComponentBase) getComponentBase() *ComponentBase {
-	return cb
-}
-
-func (cb ComponentBase) Name() string {
-	return cb.name
-}
-
-// nameOf returns the name of the given component
-func nameOf(component Component) string {
-	return strings.ToLower(reflect.TypeOf(component).Elem().Name())
-}
-
-// Still represents the central part of a distillery.
-// It is used inside the main distillery struct, as well as every component via [ComponentBase].
-type Still struct {
-	Environment environment.Environment // environment to use for reading / writing to and from the distillery
-	Config      *config.Config          // the configuration of the distillery
-}
diff --git a/internal/component/triplestore/triplestore.go b/internal/component/triplestore/triplestore.go
index 435ff27..4e396d4 100644
--- a/internal/component/triplestore/triplestore.go
+++ b/internal/component/triplestore/triplestore.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Triplestore struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 
 	BaseURL string // upstream server url
 
diff --git a/internal/component/web/web.go b/internal/component/web/web.go
index ccb9abb..05b76c1 100644
--- a/internal/component/web/web.go
+++ b/internal/component/web/web.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 //
 // It consists of an nginx docker container and an optional letsencrypt container.
 type Web struct {
-	component.ComponentBase
+	component.Base
 }
 
 func (web *Web) Path() string {
diff --git a/internal/dis/component.go b/internal/dis/component.go
index 34822aa..73ebcd6 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // register returns all components of the distillery
-func (dis *Distillery) register(context component.ComponentPoolContext) []component.Component {
+func (dis *Distillery) register(context component.PoolContext) []component.Component {
 	return collection.MapSlice([]initFunc{
 		auto[*web.Web],
 
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ func (dis *Distillery) register(context component.ComponentPoolContext) []compon
 	})
 }
 
-type initFunc = func(dis *Distillery, context component.ComponentPoolContext) component.Component
+type initFunc = func(dis *Distillery, context component.PoolContext) component.Component
 
 // manual initializes a component from the provided distillery.
 func manual[C component.Component](init func(component C)) initFunc {
-	return func(dis *Distillery, context component.ComponentPoolContext) component.Component {
-		return component.MakeComponent(context, dis.Still, init)
+	return func(dis *Distillery, context component.PoolContext) component.Component {
+		return component.Make(context, dis.Still, init)
 	}
 }
 
 // use is like r, but does not provided additional initialization
-func auto[C component.Component](dis *Distillery, context component.ComponentPoolContext) component.Component {
-	return component.MakeComponent[C](context, dis.Still, nil)
+func auto[C component.Component](dis *Distillery, context component.PoolContext) component.Component {
+	return component.Make[C](context, dis.Still, nil)
 }
diff --git a/internal/dis/distillery.go b/internal/dis/distillery.go
index d658f73..a8803cd 100644
--- a/internal/dis/distillery.go
+++ b/internal/dis/distillery.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Distillery struct {
 	Upstream Upstream
 
 	// Pool holds all the components in this pool
-	pool component.ComponentPool
+	pool component.Pool
 }
 
 // Upstream contains the configuration for accessing remote configuration.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (dis *Distillery) Context() context.Context {
 
 // e is a convenience function to export a single component
 func e[C component.Component](dis *Distillery) C {
-	return component.ExportComponent[C](
+	return component.Export[C](
 		&dis.pool,
 		dis.Still,
 		dis.register,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func e[C component.Component](dis *Distillery) C {
 }
 
 func ea[C component.Component](dis *Distillery) []C {
-	return component.ExportComponents[C](
+	return component.ExportAll[C](
 		&dis.pool,
 		dis.Still,
 		dis.register,
diff --git a/internal/dis/pool.go b/internal/dis/pool.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a46b20c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dis/pool.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package dis