diff --git a/frontend/app/(app)/code/[id]/page.tsx b/frontend/app/(app)/code/[id]/page.tsx
index f8b58be..41c0f6f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/(app)/code/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/(app)/code/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -62,14 +62,16 @@ export default async function CodePage({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
 
   return (
     <div className="overflow-hidden overscroll-none w-screen flex flex-col h-screen bg-background">
-      {/* <Suspense fallback={<Loading />}> */}
       <Room id={sandboxId}>
         <Navbar userData={userData} sandboxData={sandboxData} shared={shared} />
         <div className="w-screen flex grow">
-          <Editor userData={userData} sandboxData={sandboxData} />
+          <Editor
+            isOwner={isOwner}
+            userData={userData}
+            sandboxData={sandboxData}
+          />
         </div>
       </Room>
-      {/* </Suspense> */}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/components/editor/editor.tsx b/frontend/components/editor/editor.tsx
index 2ae3a71..a18a149 100644
--- a/frontend/components/editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/editor/editor.tsx
@@ -35,19 +35,20 @@ import { ImperativePanelHandle } from "react-resizable-panels";
 export default function CodeEditor({
   userData,
   sandboxData,
+  ip,
 }: {
   userData: User;
   sandboxData: Sandbox;
+  ip: string;
 }) {
   const socket = io(
     // `ws://${sandboxData.id}.ws.ishaand.com?userId=${userData.id}&sandboxId=${sandboxData.id}`
-    `http://localhost:4000?userId=${userData.id}&sandboxId=${sandboxData.id}`,
+    `http://${ip}:4000?userId=${userData.id}&sandboxId=${sandboxData.id}`,
     {
       timeout: 2000,
     }
   );
 
-  const [isAwaitingConnection, setIsAwaitingConnection] = useState(true);
   const [isPreviewCollapsed, setIsPreviewCollapsed] = useState(true);
   const [disableAccess, setDisableAccess] = useState({
     isDisabled: false,
@@ -362,9 +363,7 @@ export default function CodeEditor({
 
   // Socket event listener effect
   useEffect(() => {
-    const onConnect = () => {
-      setIsAwaitingConnection(false);
-    };
+    const onConnect = () => {};
 
     const onDisconnect = () => {
       setTerminals([]);
@@ -534,14 +533,6 @@ export default function CodeEditor({
     });
   };
 
-  if (isAwaitingConnection)
-    return (
-      <Loading
-        text="Connecting to server..."
-        description="This could take a few minutes if the backend needs to scale resources for your cloud code editing environment. Please check back soon."
-      />
-    );
-
   // On disabled access for shared users, show un-interactable loading placeholder + info modal
   if (disableAccess.isDisabled)
     return (
diff --git a/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx b/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx
index c344f9a..25b37fd 100644
--- a/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
 import Loading from "@/components/editor/loading";
 import { Sandbox, User } from "@/lib/types";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-// import { startServer } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { getTaskIp, startServer } from "@/lib/actions";
+import { checkServiceStatus } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 const CodeEditor = dynamic(() => import("@/components/editor/editor"), {
   ssr: false,
@@ -13,29 +14,70 @@ const CodeEditor = dynamic(() => import("@/components/editor/editor"), {
 });
 
 export default function Editor({
+  isOwner,
   userData,
   sandboxData,
 }: {
+  isOwner: boolean;
   userData: User;
   sandboxData: Sandbox;
 }) {
-  const [isServerRunning, setIsServerRunning] = useState(false);
+  const [isServiceRunning, setIsServiceRunning] = useState(false);
+  const [isDeploymentActive, setIsDeploymentActive] = useState(false);
+  const [taskIp, setTaskIp] = useState<string>();
   const [didFail, setDidFail] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // startServer(sandboxData.id, userData.id, (success: boolean) => {
-    //   if (!success) {
-    //     toast.error("Failed to start server.");
-    //     setDidFail(true);
-    //   } else {
-    //     setIsServerRunning(true);
-    //   }
-    // });
-    console.log("startServer");
+    if (!isOwner) {
+      toast.error("You are not the owner of this sandbox. (TEMPORARY)");
+      setDidFail(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    startServer(sandboxData.id).then((response) => {
+      if (!response.success) {
+        toast.error(response.message);
+        setDidFail(true);
+      } else {
+        setIsServiceRunning(true);
+
+        checkServiceStatus(sandboxData.id)
+          .then(() => {
+            setIsDeploymentActive(true);
+
+            getTaskIp(sandboxData.id)
+              .then((ip) => {
+                setTaskIp(ip);
+              })
+              .catch(() => {
+                setDidFail(true);
+                toast.error("An error occurred while getting your server IP.");
+              });
+          })
+          .catch(() => {
+            toast.error("An error occurred while initializing your server.");
+            setDidFail(true);
+          });
+      }
+    });
   }, []);
 
-  // if (!isServerRunning || didFail)
-  //   return <Loading didFail={didFail} text="Creating your sandbox resources" />;
+  if (didFail) return <Loading didFail={didFail} />;
+  if (!isServiceRunning || !isDeploymentActive || !taskIp)
+    return (
+      <Loading
+        text="Creating sandbox resources"
+        description={
+          isDeploymentActive
+            ? "Preparing server networking..."
+            : isServiceRunning
+            ? "Initializing server, this could take a minute..."
+            : "Requesting your server creation..."
+        }
+      />
+    );
 
-  return <CodeEditor userData={userData} sandboxData={sandboxData} />;
+  return (
+    <CodeEditor ip={taskIp} userData={userData} sandboxData={sandboxData} />
+  );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/components/editor/loading/index.tsx b/frontend/components/editor/loading/index.tsx
index 1cc84ac..9d13cd5 100644
--- a/frontend/components/editor/loading/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/editor/loading/index.tsx
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ export default function Loading({
               )}
             </DialogTitle>
             {didFail ? (
-              <DialogDescription>
+              <DialogDescription className="pt-2">
                 Try again in a minute, or contact @ishaandey_ on Twitter/X if it
                 still doesn't work.
               </DialogDescription>
             ) : description ? (
-              <DialogDescription>{description}</DialogDescription>
+              <DialogDescription className="pt-2">
+                {description}
+              </DialogDescription>
             ) : null}
           </DialogHeader>
         </DialogContent>
diff --git a/frontend/lib/actions.ts b/frontend/lib/actions.ts
index 9fef49c..432b859 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/actions.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/actions.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 "use server";
 
 import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
-import ecsClient from "./ecs";
-import { CreateServiceCommand, StartTaskCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-ecs";
+import ecsClient, { ec2Client } from "./ecs";
+import {
+  CreateServiceCommand,
+  DescribeClustersCommand,
+  DescribeServicesCommand,
+  DescribeTasksCommand,
+  ListTasksCommand,
+} from "@aws-sdk/client-ecs";
+import { DescribeNetworkInterfacesCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-ec2";
 
 export async function createSandbox(body: {
   type: string;
@@ -81,12 +88,105 @@ export async function unshareSandbox(sandboxId: string, userId: string) {
   revalidatePath(`/code/${sandboxId}`);
 }
 
-export async function startServer(serviceName: string) {
+export async function describeService(serviceName: string) {
+  const command = new DescribeServicesCommand({
+    cluster: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER!,
+    services: [serviceName],
+  });
+
+  return await ecsClient.send(command);
+}
+
+export async function getTaskIp(serviceName: string) {
+  const listCommand = new ListTasksCommand({
+    cluster: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER!,
+    serviceName,
+  });
+
+  const listResponse = await ecsClient.send(listCommand);
+  const taskArns = listResponse.taskArns;
+
+  const describeCommand = new DescribeTasksCommand({
+    cluster: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER!,
+    tasks: taskArns,
+  });
+
+  const describeResponse = await ecsClient.send(describeCommand);
+  const tasks = describeResponse.tasks;
+  const taskAttachment = tasks?.[0].attachments?.[0].details;
+  if (!taskAttachment) {
+    throw new Error("Task attachment not found");
+  }
+
+  const eni = taskAttachment.find(
+    (detail) => detail.name === "networkInterfaceId"
+  )?.value;
+  if (!eni) {
+    throw new Error("Network interface not found");
+  }
+
+  const describeNetworkInterfacesCommand = new DescribeNetworkInterfacesCommand(
+    {
+      NetworkInterfaceIds: [eni],
+    }
+  );
+  const describeNetworkInterfacesResponse = await ec2Client.send(
+    describeNetworkInterfacesCommand
+  );
+
+  const ip =
+    describeNetworkInterfacesResponse.NetworkInterfaces?.[0].Association
+      ?.PublicIp;
+  if (!ip) {
+    throw new Error("Public IP not found");
+  }
+
+  return ip;
+}
+
+async function doesServiceExist(serviceName: string) {
+  const response = await describeService(serviceName);
+  const activeServices = response.services?.filter(
+    (service) => service.status === "ACTIVE"
+  );
+
+  console.log("activeServices: ", activeServices);
+
+  return activeServices?.length === 1;
+}
+
+async function countServices() {
+  const command = new DescribeClustersCommand({
+    clusters: [process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER!],
+  });
+
+  const response = await ecsClient.send(command);
+  return response.clusters?.[0].activeServicesCount!;
+}
+
+export async function startServer(
+  serviceName: string
+): Promise<{ success: boolean; message: string }> {
+  const serviceExists = await doesServiceExist(serviceName);
+  if (serviceExists) {
+    return { success: true, message: "" };
+  }
+
+  const activeServices = await countServices();
+  if (activeServices >= 100) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      message:
+        "Too many servers are running! Please try again later or contact @ishaandey_ on Twitter/X.",
+    };
+  }
+
   const command = new CreateServiceCommand({
-    cluster: process.env.AWS_ECS_CLUSTER!,
+    cluster: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER!,
     serviceName,
     taskDefinition: "Sandbox1",
     desiredCount: 1,
+    launchType: "FARGATE",
     networkConfiguration: {
       awsvpcConfiguration: {
         securityGroups: [process.env.AWS_ECS_SECURITY_GROUP!],
@@ -107,6 +207,8 @@ export async function startServer(serviceName: string) {
     const response = await ecsClient.send(command);
     console.log("started server:", response.service?.serviceName);
 
+    return { success: true, message: "" };
+
     // store in workers kv:
     // {
     //   userId: {
@@ -116,7 +218,11 @@ export async function startServer(serviceName: string) {
 
     //   }
     // }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error starting server:", error);
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    // console.error("Error starting server:", error.message);
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      message: `Error starting server: ${error.message}. Try again in a minute, or contact @ishaandey_ on Twitter/X if it still doesn't work.`,
+    };
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/lib/ecs.ts b/frontend/lib/ecs.ts
index 5866f7f..bc23a00 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/ecs.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/ecs.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ECSClient } from "@aws-sdk/client-ecs";
+import { EC2Client } from "@aws-sdk/client-ec2";
 
 const ecsClient = new ECSClient({
   region: "us-east-1",
@@ -8,4 +9,12 @@ const ecsClient = new ECSClient({
   },
 });
 
+export const ec2Client = new EC2Client({
+  region: "us-east-1",
+  credentials: {
+    accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID!,
+    secretAccessKey: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY!,
+  },
+});
+
 export default ecsClient;
diff --git a/frontend/lib/utils.ts b/frontend/lib/utils.ts
index 126e8b5..c94591c 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/utils.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
 // import { toast } from "sonner"
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 import { Sandbox, TFile, TFolder } from "./types";
-import ecsClient from "./ecs";
-import { DescribeServicesCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-ecs";
+import { Service } from "@aws-sdk/client-ecs";
+import { describeService } from "./actions";
 
 export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
   return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
@@ -94,34 +94,44 @@ export function addNew(
 //   }
 // }
 
-const checkServiceStatus = (serviceName: string) => {
+export function checkServiceStatus(serviceName: string): Promise<Service> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const command = new DescribeServicesCommand({
-      cluster: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER,
-      services: [serviceName],
-    });
+    let tries = 0;
 
     const interval = setInterval(async () => {
       try {
-        const response = await ecsClient.send(command);
-        console.log("Checking service status", response);
+        tries++;
 
-        if (response.services && response.services.length > 0) {
-          const service = response.services?.[0];
+        if (tries > 40) {
+          clearInterval(interval);
+          reject(new Error("Timed out."));
+        }
+
+        const response = await describeService(serviceName);
+        const activeServices = response.services?.filter(
+          (service) => service.status === "ACTIVE"
+        );
+        console.log("Checking activeServices status", activeServices);
+
+        if (activeServices?.length === 1) {
+          const service = activeServices?.[0];
           if (
             service.runningCount === service.desiredCount &&
-            service.deployments &&
-            service.deployments.length === 1 &&
-            service.deployments[0].rolloutState === "COMPLETED"
+            service.deployments?.length === 1
           ) {
-            clearInterval(interval);
-            resolve(service);
+            if (service.deployments[0].rolloutState === "COMPLETED") {
+              clearInterval(interval);
+              resolve(service);
+            } else if (service.deployments[0].rolloutState === "FAILED") {
+              clearInterval(interval);
+              reject(new Error("Deployment failed."));
+            }
           }
         }
-      } catch (error) {
+      } catch (error: any) {
         clearInterval(interval);
         reject(error);
       }
-    }, 5000);
+    }, 3000);
   });
-};
+}
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 4d50cfd..78da81b 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop": "^1.1.7",
+        "@aws-sdk/client-ec2": "^3.582.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-ecs": "^3.577.0",
         "@clerk/nextjs": "^4.29.12",
         "@clerk/themes": "^1.7.12",
@@ -165,6 +166,306 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-1.14.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-Xni35NKzjgMrwevysHTCArtLDpPvye8zV/0E4EyYn43P7/7qvQwPh9BGkHewbMulVntbigmcT7rdX3BNo9wRJg=="
     },
+    "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-ec2": {
+      "version": "3.582.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-ec2/-/client-ec2-3.582.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MwO4M+NyfKtKZs2PKEcwavpm+Hz17hx5YlEwmgg7ii8+TxJe+n4dNI8TnCfZtHycMc1dagKFtfgXm9nYwRRzxg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@aws-crypto/sha256-browser": "3.0.0",
+        "@aws-crypto/sha256-js": "3.0.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/client-sts": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/core": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/credential-provider-node": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-host-header": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-logger": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-recursion-detection": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-ec2": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-user-agent": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/region-config-resolver": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/types": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-endpoints": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-user-agent-browser": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-user-agent-node": "3.577.0",
+        "@smithy/config-resolver": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/core": "^2.0.1",
+        "@smithy/fetch-http-handler": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/hash-node": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/invalid-dependency": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-content-length": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-endpoint": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-retry": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/middleware-serde": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-stack": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/node-config-provider": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/node-http-handler": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/protocol-http": "^4.0.0",
+        "@smithy/smithy-client": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/types": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/url-parser": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-base64": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-body-length-browser": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-body-length-node": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-defaults-mode-browser": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/util-defaults-mode-node": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/util-endpoints": "^2.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-middleware": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-retry": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-utf8": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-waiter": "^3.0.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2",
+        "uuid": "^9.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-ec2/node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-sso": {
+      "version": "3.582.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-sso/-/client-sso-3.582.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C6G2vNREANe5uUCYrTs8vvGhIrrS1GRoTjr0f5qmkZDuAtuBsQNoTF6Rt+0mDwXXBYW3FcNhZntaNCGVhXlugA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@aws-crypto/sha256-browser": "3.0.0",
+        "@aws-crypto/sha256-js": "3.0.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/core": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-host-header": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-logger": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-recursion-detection": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-user-agent": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/region-config-resolver": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/types": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-endpoints": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-user-agent-browser": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-user-agent-node": "3.577.0",
+        "@smithy/config-resolver": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/core": "^2.0.1",
+        "@smithy/fetch-http-handler": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/hash-node": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/invalid-dependency": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-content-length": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-endpoint": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-retry": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/middleware-serde": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/middleware-stack": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/node-config-provider": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/node-http-handler": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/protocol-http": "^4.0.0",
+        "@smithy/smithy-client": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/types": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/url-parser": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-base64": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-body-length-browser": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-body-length-node": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-defaults-mode-browser": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/util-defaults-mode-node": "^3.0.1",
+        "@smithy/util-endpoints": "^2.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-middleware": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-retry": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/util-utf8": "^3.0.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-ec2/node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc": {
+      "version": "3.582.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc/-/client-sso-oidc-3.582.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g4uiD4GUR03CqY6LwdocJxO+fHSBk/KNXBGJv1ENCcPmK3jpEI8xBggIQOQl3NWjDeP07bpIb8+UhgSoYAYtkg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@aws-crypto/sha256-browser": "3.0.0",
+        "@aws-crypto/sha256-js": "3.0.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/client-sts": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/core": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/credential-provider-node": "3.582.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-host-header": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-logger": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-recursion-detection": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-user-agent": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/region-config-resolver": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/types": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-endpoints": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-user-agent-browser": "3.577.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/util-user-agent-node": "3.577.0",
+        "@smithy/config-resolver": "^3.0.0",
+        "@smithy/core": "^2.0.1",
+        "@smithy/fetch-http-handler": "^3.0.1",
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