diff --git a/config/config.yaml b/config/config.yaml
index 7bd80ea..8ff4cd0 100644
--- a/config/config.yaml
+++ b/config/config.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-database_path: "data/boxes.db"
-test_database_path: "data/test_database.db"
+database_path: "/app/data/boxes.db"
+test_database_path: "/app/data/test_database.db"
 jwt_secret: "super_secret_key"
-image_storage_dir: "/Users/stwhite/CODE/boxes/images"
+image_storage_dir: "/app/images/"
 listening_port: 8080
 log_file: "boxes.log"
-static_files_dir: "/Users/stwhite/CODE/boxes/build"
+static_files_dir: "/app/build/"
 allowed_origins: "*"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9b15883..12b4bff 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ services:
     environment:
       BOXES_API_CONFIG: "/app/config/config.yaml"    # Set the CONFIG environment variable
     volumes:
-      - /home/stwhite/dockerboxes/boxes-api/data:/app/data       # Mount host data directory
-      - /home/stwhite/dockerboxes/boxes-api/images:/app/images   # Mount host images directory
-      - /home/stwhite/dockerboxes/boxes-api/config:/app/config   # Mount host config directory
-      - /home/stwhite/dockerboxes/boxes-api/build:/app/build
+      - ./data:/app/data       # Mount host data directory
+      - ./images:/app/images   # Mount host images directory
+      - ./config:/app/config   # Mount host config directory
+      - ./build:/app/build
     networks:
     - app-network
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b50772a..8abb29f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ func main() {
 	config, err = LoadConfig(configFile)
 
 	// get the static files directory
-	staticPath := config.StaticFilesDir	 
+	staticPath := config.StaticFilesDir
 
-		// Add this before setting up the handler
+	// Add this before setting up the handler
 	if _, err := os.Stat(staticPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		log.Fatalf("Static directory does not exist: %s", staticPath)
 	}
@@ -62,25 +62,27 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	// Modify your custom handler to include more detailed logging
 	customHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		log.Printf("Attempting to serve: %s from directory: %s", r.URL.Path, staticPath)
-		fullPath := filepath.Join(staticPath, r.URL.Path)
-		if _, err := os.Stat(fullPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			log.Printf("File not found: %s", fullPath)
+		// Don't handle /static/ paths here - let the static file server handle those
+		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/static/") {
 			http.NotFound(w, r)
 			return
 		}
-		http.FileServer(http.Dir(staticPath)).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+		// For all other routes, serve index.html
+		indexPath := filepath.Join(staticPath, "index.html")
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, indexPath)
 	})
 
+	// Register the catch-all handler for non-static routes
+	staticRouter.PathPrefix("/").Handler(customHandler)
+
 	fmt.Println("Default user 'boxuser' created successfully!")
 
 	// Create the router
 	baseRouter := mux.NewRouter()
 
 	router := baseRouter.PathPrefix("/api/v1").Subrouter()
-	staticRouter := baseRouter.PathPrefix("/").Subrouter()
 
 	// Define your routes
 	router.Handle("/login", http.HandlerFunc(LoginHandler)).Methods("POST", "OPTIONS")
@@ -115,13 +117,32 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Define a route for serving static files
 	fmt.Println("Serving static files from:", staticPath)
-    //staticHandler := http.FileServer(http.Dir(staticPath))
+	//staticHandler := http.FileServer(http.Dir(staticPath))
 	fmt.Println("Registering route for serving static files, no StripPrefix")
-    //staticRouter.HandleFunc("/", customHandler).Methods("GET", "OPTIONS")
+	//staticRouter.HandleFunc("/", customHandler).Methods("GET", "OPTIONS")
 	// perplexity recommends:
-	staticRouter.PathPrefix("/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/", customHandler))
+	//staticRouter.PathPrefix("/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/", customHandler))
+	// Replace your existing static route with this
+
+	// Create a dedicated file server for static files
+	fileServer := http.FileServer(http.Dir(staticPath))
+
+	// Register the static file handler with explicit path stripping
+	//staticRouter.PathPrefix("/static/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/static/", staticFS))
+	baseRouter.PathPrefix("/static/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/static/", fileServer))
+
+	baseRouter.PathPrefix("/").Handler(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Don't handle /static/ paths here
+		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/static/") {
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// For all other routes, serve index.html
+		indexPath := filepath.Join(staticPath, "index.html")
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, indexPath)
+	}))
 
-	
 	// Apply CORS middleware
 	c := cors.New(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:   origins,
diff --git a/scripts/getboxes.bash b/scripts/getboxes.bash
index c466333..476a878 100644
--- a/scripts/getboxes.bash
+++ b/scripts/getboxes.bash
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # API base URL
-API_BASE_URL="http://10.0.0.66:8080"
+API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8080/api/v1"
 
 # Login credentials
 USERNAME="boxuser"