diff --git a/README b/README
index 6f329ea..571dcbb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # flask-bootstrap -> allows me to format that wtf form with boostrap markup - yet to test if it also means I don't need to include it exlicitly in head, etc.
 
 # install needed binaries (maybe I could have done this instead of pip below too -- when I docker this shit, sort it out?)
-sudo apt install python3-pip python3-psycopg2 libpq-dev
+sudo apt install python3-pip python3-psycopg2 libpq-dev python3-flask
 
 ### LEARN: supposedly could use virtualenv instead of pip3 install --user? OR even apt to install direct?
 # --user sticks python libs in ~/.local/[bin|lib|share]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pip3 install --user flask sqlalchemy flask-sqlalchemy flask-marshmallow SQLAlche
 ########################################################### FOR local RUN:
 
 # run a DEV version by:
-python3 main.py
+FLASK_APP=main FLASK_ENV=development flask run --host=192.168.0.2
 
 ### to make a new PROD copy..
 sudo docker-compose -f /srv/docker/config/docker-compose.yml stop bookdb_web
@@ -43,5 +43,3 @@ Maybe:
 	TODO-20:	ORM all books load is slow
 				- should I lazy load all books (ajax the 2nd->last pages in, or not use ORM, and do a quick db.execute()....)
 	TODO-21:	allow a way to add a book as a child of another existing book (opposite of rem_sub_book)
-
-TODO-26:	gunicorn and/or more modern non-flask???
diff --git a/author.py b/author.py
index 85e7f2b..2a1b8ae 100644
--- a/author.py
+++ b/author.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, validators, Form
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
diff --git a/condition.py b/condition.py
index a5b29ad..6668317 100644
--- a/condition.py
+++ b/condition.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, validators
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
diff --git a/covertype.py b/covertype.py
index cab3f62..9e54807 100644
--- a/covertype.py
+++ b/covertype.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, validators
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
diff --git a/genre.py b/genre.py
index 45ee4b7..83cf304 100644
--- a/genre.py
+++ b/genre.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, validators
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import func, Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
diff --git a/loan.py b/loan.py
index d054cc8..505d14d 100644
--- a/loan.py
+++ b/loan.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, validators, TextAreaF
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from wtforms.fields.html5 import DateField
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from datetime import date
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
diff --git a/owned.py b/owned.py
index 1e09093..2d5884f 100644
--- a/owned.py
+++ b/owned.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, validators
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import func, Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
diff --git a/publisher.py b/publisher.py
index 372b162..c285144 100644
--- a/publisher.py
+++ b/publisher.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, validators
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
diff --git a/rating.py b/rating.py
index 474ea0d..be60771 100644
--- a/rating.py
+++ b/rating.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, validators
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
diff --git a/series.py b/series.py
index 582251b..71cf7cb 100644
--- a/series.py
+++ b/series.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, validators, TextAreaF
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect
 from wtforms.fields.html5 import DateField
-from __main__ import db, app, ma
+from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status