diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8245208..bf0afa0b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ src/database/docketeerdb
 server/database/docketeerdb
 dist/
 .env
+/imageConfigs/grafana/data
+/imageConfigs/prometheus/promData
+/imageConfigs/postgres/docketeerdb
 
 coverage/
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index dc82737d..f0eb2c18 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ services:
     container_name: prometheus
     ports:
       - '9090:9090'
-
-    #can add volume here to persist the prometheus data.
+    volumes:
+      - ./imageConfigs/prometheus/promData:/prometheus
     depends_on:
       - node-exporter
     labels:
diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index 39afc858..ab3b8811 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # ENV PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}"
 # COPY /usr/local/bin/docker /usr/local/bin/docker
 ENV DOCKERVERSION=19.03.12
+
 RUN curl -fsSLO https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-${DOCKERVERSION}.tgz \
   && tar xzvf docker-${DOCKERVERSION}.tgz --strip 1 -C /usr/local/bin docker/docker \
   && rm docker-${DOCKERVERSION}.tgz
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 242359cc..a67d4072 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.4.3",
     "child_process": "^1.0.2",
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.0",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "os": "^0.1.2",
     "os-utils": "^0.0.14",
     "pg": "^8.8.0",
diff --git a/server/app.ts b/server/app.ts
index eeba0ba2..c3f130c9 100644
--- a/server/app.ts
+++ b/server/app.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ exec(
       return;
     }
     console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Importing routers...
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ app.get(
     };
     const errorObj: ServerError = Object.assign(defaultErr, err);
     return res.status(errorObj.status).json(errorObj.message);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Exporting app...
diff --git a/server/controllers/commandController.ts b/server/controllers/commandController.ts
index 84dad1b5..e2c8e7c2 100644
--- a/server/controllers/commandController.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/commandController.ts
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ const commandController: CommandController = {
           parseDockerOutput.forEach((obj: composeStacksDockerObject): void => {
             if (
               obj.Name.includes(
-                directoryNameArray[directoryNameArray.length - 1]
+                directoryNameArray[directoryNameArray.length - 1],
               )
             ) {
               obj.FilePath = req.body.filePath;
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ const commandController: CommandController = {
         }
         res.locals.output = parseDockerOutput;
         return next();
-      }
+      },
     );
   },
 
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ const commandController: CommandController = {
         return next();
       }
     );
+    res.locals.containers = dockerOutput;
+    return next();
   },
 
   getLogs: (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
diff --git a/server/controllers/configController.ts b/server/controllers/configController.ts
index c46a2c35..96c1266b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/configController.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/configController.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { ConfigController, ServerError } from '../../types';
  * @description | Contains middleware that updates a user's contact preference, CPU threshold, memory threshold, and container stop preference in database
  **/
 const configController: ConfigController = {
+  // *** I don't believe any of these are currently in use ***
+
   // update configuration thresholds
   // TODO: implement
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/initController.ts b/server/controllers/initController.ts
index 8a215623..07dab856 100644
--- a/server/controllers/initController.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/initController.ts
@@ -93,5 +93,18 @@ const initController: InitController = {
       return next(error);
     }
   },
+
+  // gitUrl: (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+  //   const parameter = [req.body.githubUrl];
+  //   db.query('SELECT github_url FROM containers where name = $1', parameter)
+  //     .then((data: any) => {
+  //       res.locals.url = data;
+  //       return next();
+  //     })
+  //     .catch((err: ServerError) => {
+  //       console.log(err);
+  //       if (err) return next(err);
+  //     });
+  // },
 };
 export default initController;
diff --git a/server/controllers/signupController.ts b/server/controllers/signupController.ts
index ca1dc9e5..0f055a50 100644
--- a/server/controllers/signupController.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/signupController.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const signupController: SignupController = {
       .catch((err: ServerError): void => {
         return next({
           log: `Error in signupController usernameCheck: ${err}`,
+          status: 409,
           message: {
             err: `An error occured while checking if username exists. See signupController.usernameCheck., ${err.message}`,
           },
diff --git a/server/controllers/userController.ts b/server/controllers/userController.ts
index dce75913..7a41da5a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/userController.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/userController.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ const userController: UserController = {
     db.query(query, parameters)
       .then((data: { rows: UserInfo[] }): void => {
         res.locals.user = data.rows[0];
+        delete res.locals.user.password;
         return next();
       })
       .catch((err: ServerError): void => {
@@ -318,3 +319,41 @@ const userController: UserController = {
   },
 };
 export default userController;
+
+// not currently in use.
+
+// switches role of user upon designation by system admin
+// switchUserRole: (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+//   const roleMap: { [k: string]: number } = {
+//     'system admin': 1,
+//     admin: 2,
+//     user: 3,
+//   };
+
+//   const { _id, role } = req.body;
+
+//   if (res.locals.sysAdmins === 1 && _id == res.locals.id) {
+//     res.locals.hasError = true;
+//     next();
+//   } else {
+//     const query =
+//       'UPDATE users SET role = $1, role_id = $2 WHERE _id = $3 RETURNING *;';
+
+//     const parameters = [role, roleMap[role], _id];
+
+//     db.query(query, parameters)
+//       .then((data: any) => {
+//         res.locals.role = data.rows[0].role;
+//         res.locals.hasError = false;
+//         return next();
+//       })
+//       .catch((err: ServerError) => {
+//         return next({
+//           log: `Error in userController switchUserRole: ${err}`,
+//           message: {
+//             err: 'An error occurred while switching roles. See userController.switchUserRole.',
+//           },
+//         });
+//       });
+//   }
+// },
diff --git a/server/database/cloudModel.ts b/server/database/cloudModel.ts
index b18a9788..8c720afb 100644
--- a/server/database/cloudModel.ts
+++ b/server/database/cloudModel.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { Pool } from 'pg';
 import { SqlQuery } from '../../types';
+import {
+  POSTGRES_SERVICE,
+  POSTGRES_USER,
+  POSTGRES_PASS,
+  POSTGRES_NAME,
+} from '../../config.js';
 
 const pool: Pool = new Pool({
   host: 'db',
diff --git a/server/routes/apiRouter.ts b/server/routes/apiRouter.ts
index c49da336..8388eb3c 100644
--- a/server/routes/apiRouter.ts
+++ b/server/routes/apiRouter.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ router.post(
   apiController.sendEmailAlert,
   (req: Request, res: Response): Response => {
     return res.status(201).json('alert email sent to user');
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/server/routes/commandRouter.ts b/server/routes/commandRouter.ts
index 6a13ef50..d6ac783a 100644
--- a/server/routes/commandRouter.ts
+++ b/server/routes/commandRouter.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.getContainers,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.containers);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route for adding a new running container to runningList state
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ router.post(
   commandController.getContainers,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(201).json(res.locals.containers);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route for refreshing stopped containers
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.refreshStopped,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.stoppedContainers);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to refresh list of images
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.refreshImages,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.imagesList);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to remove a stopped container
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ router.delete(
   commandController.remove,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.idRemoved);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to stop a running container
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ router.delete(
   commandController.refreshStopped,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.containerStopped);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to run a stopped container
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.runStopped,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.containerRan);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to remove an image
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ router.delete(
   commandController.removeImage,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route for running the docker prune command
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ router.delete(
   commandController.dockerPrune,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.pruneMessage);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to pull new images
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.pullImage,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.imgMessage);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to get network container list
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.networkContainers,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.networkContainers);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to inspect docker container
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.inspectDockerContainer,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.inspectOut);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to compose a docker file
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ router.post(
   commandController.composeStacks,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(201).json(res.locals.output);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to compose DOWN a docker file
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ router.post(
   commandController.composeStacks,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(201).json(res.locals.output);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to get list of container networks
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.composeStacks,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.output);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to get all Docker Volumes
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.getAllDockerVolumes,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.dockerVolumes);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to get all containers running in specified volume
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ router.get(
   commandController.getVolumeContainers,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(200).json(res.locals.volumeContainers);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 // Route to get all container logs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ router.post(
   commandController.getLogs,
   (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(201).json(res.locals.logs);
-  }
+  },
 );
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/src/helpers/dispatch.tsx b/src/helpers/dispatch.tsx
index fb646e23..fd9aef8c 100644
--- a/src/helpers/dispatch.tsx
+++ b/src/helpers/dispatch.tsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const useSurvey = () => {
         dispatch(getLogs(data));
       },
     }),
-    [dispatch]
+    [dispatch],
   );
   return actions;
 };