diff --git a/backend/server/dockerfile b/backend/server/dockerfile
index 93219f9..645f4d4 100644
--- a/backend/server/dockerfile
+++ b/backend/server/dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ RUN useradd -m myuser
 RUN mkdir projects && chown -R myuser:myuser projects
 USER myuser
 
+# user namespace mapping
+
 EXPOSE 3000
 EXPOSE 4000
 
diff --git a/frontend/.env.example b/frontend/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..908ff5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
+CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
+NEXT_PUBLIC_LIVEBLOCKS_PUBLIC_KEY=
+LIVEBLOCKS_SECRET_KEY=
+
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER=
+AWS_ECS_SECURITY_GROUP=
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL=/dashboard
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL=/dashboard
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx b/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx
index d4e2f2a..c344f9a 100644
--- a/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/editor/index.tsx
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export default function Editor({
     console.log("startServer");
   }, []);
 
-  if (!isServerRunning || didFail)
-    return <Loading didFail={didFail} text="Creating your sandbox resources" />;
+  // if (!isServerRunning || didFail)
+  //   return <Loading didFail={didFail} text="Creating your sandbox resources" />;
 
   return <CodeEditor userData={userData} sandboxData={sandboxData} />;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/lib/actions.ts b/frontend/lib/actions.ts
index e00bea0..9fef49c 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/actions.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/actions.ts
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ export async function unshareSandbox(sandboxId: string, userId: string) {
 
 export async function startServer(serviceName: string) {
   const command = new CreateServiceCommand({
-    cluster: "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:767398085538:service/Sandbox/Sandbox",
+    cluster: process.env.AWS_ECS_CLUSTER!,
     serviceName,
     taskDefinition: "Sandbox1",
     desiredCount: 1,
     networkConfiguration: {
       awsvpcConfiguration: {
-        securityGroups: ["sg-07e489fcf3299af52"],
+        securityGroups: [process.env.AWS_ECS_SECURITY_GROUP!],
         subnets: [
           "subnet-06d04f2a6ebb1710c",
           "subnet-097c000f157c26a78",
@@ -105,7 +105,17 @@ export async function startServer(serviceName: string) {
 
   try {
     const response = await ecsClient.send(command);
-    console.log("started server:", response);
+    console.log("started server:", response.service?.serviceName);
+
+    // store in workers kv:
+    // {
+    //   userId: {
+    //     sandboxId,
+    //     serviceName,
+    //     startedAt,
+
+    //   }
+    // }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error starting server:", error);
   }
diff --git a/frontend/lib/utils.ts b/frontend/lib/utils.ts
index d2259e0..126e8b5 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/utils.ts
@@ -94,31 +94,34 @@ export function addNew(
 //   }
 // }
 
-// const checkServiceStatus = (serviceName: string) => {
-//   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+const checkServiceStatus = (serviceName: string) => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const command = new DescribeServicesCommand({
+      cluster: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER,
+      services: [serviceName],
+    });
 
-//     const command = new DescribeServicesCommand({
-//       cluster: "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:767398085538:service/Sandbox/Sandbox",
-//       services: [serviceName]
-//     })
+    const interval = setInterval(async () => {
+      try {
+        const response = await ecsClient.send(command);
+        console.log("Checking service status", response);
 
-//     const interval = setInterval(async () => {
-//       try {
-
-//       const response = await ecsClient.send(command)
-
-//       if (response.services && response.services.length > 0) {
-//         const service = response.services?.[0];
-//         if (service.runningCount === service.desiredCount && service.deployments.length === 1 && service.deployments[0].rolloutState === 'COMPLETED') {
-//           clearInterval(interval);
-//           resolve(service);
-//         }
-//       }
-
-//       } catch (error) {
-//         clearInterval(interval);
-//         reject(error);
-//       }
-//     }, 5000); // Check every 5 seconds
-//   });
-// };
+        if (response.services && response.services.length > 0) {
+          const service = response.services?.[0];
+          if (
+            service.runningCount === service.desiredCount &&
+            service.deployments &&
+            service.deployments.length === 1 &&
+            service.deployments[0].rolloutState === "COMPLETED"
+          ) {
+            clearInterval(interval);
+            resolve(service);
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        clearInterval(interval);
+        reject(error);
+      }
+    }, 5000);
+  });
+};