diff --git a/README b/README
index 1c0fcf9..623e3f0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ In here we can put instructions on how to run this / any general info
 
 
 ubuntu packages:
-	sudo apt-get install -y mediainfo cmake
+	sudo apt-get install -y mediainfo cmake python3-flask
 
 pip packages:
     * pymediainfo
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index c7c6544..c0aa6e2 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         clear all jobs (via GUI)
         clear old jobs? (via b/end?)
         clear FE messages (at least dup ones on File data deletion) -- in backend
+	need to copy into here the jquery/fa files so we don't need internet to function
 
     sorter... 
         need some way to multiselect images [DONE]
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index a7d2d6d..d6f010f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from flask_bootstrap import Bootstrap
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, IntegerField, TextAreaField, validators
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from status import st, Status
-from shared import CreateSelect
+from shared import CreateSelect, DB_URL
 import re
 import socket
 
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ print( "Running on: {}".format( hostname) )
 app = Flask(__name__)
 ### what is this value? I gather I should change it?
 
-# connection string: pguseraccount, pgpasswd, mara as the host, db port is 55432, dbname
-DB_URL = 'postgresql+psycopg2://pa:for_now_pa@mara.ddp.net:55432/pa'
-
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = DB_URL
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
 app.config.from_mapping( SECRET_KEY=b'\xd6\x04\xbdj\xfe\xed$c\x1e@\xad\x0f\x13,@G')
diff --git a/shared.py b/shared.py
index aefe742..a20c477 100644
--- a/shared.py
+++ b/shared.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 import socket
 
-DB_URL = 'postgresql+psycopg2://pa:for_now_pa@mara.ddp.net:55432/pa'
 hostname = socket.gethostname()
 PROD_HOST="pa_web"
 
 if hostname == PROD_HOST:
     PA_JOB_MANAGER_HOST="192.168.0.2"
+    DB_URL = 'postgresql+psycopg2://pa:for_now_pa@192.168.0.2:55432/pa'
+elif hostname == "lappy":
+    PA_JOB_MANAGER_HOST="localhost"
+    DB_URL = 'postgresql+psycopg2://pa:for_now_pa@localhost:5432/pa'
 else:
     PA_JOB_MANAGER_HOST="localhost"
+    DB_URL = 'postgresql+psycopg2://pa:for_now_pa@mara.ddp.net:55432/pa'
+
 PA_JOB_MANAGER_PORT=55430
 
 THUMBSIZE=256