diff --git a/Unbinder/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/Unbinder/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index 4ea6e7b..f631d1b 100644
--- a/Unbinder/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ b/Unbinder/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -1,24 +1,43 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Amazon.S3;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
 using Unbinder.Services;
 
 namespace Unbinder.Controllers
 {
-    public class HomeController : Controller
+    public class HomeController(ILogger<HomeController> logger) : Controller
     {
         public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
         {
-            var objects = await S3Service.ListObjects();
-
-            if (objects != null)
+            try
             {
-                foreach (var entry in objects.S3Objects)
+                var objects = await S3Service.ListObjects();
+
+                if (objects != null)
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine(entry.Key);
+                    string keys = "";
+
+                    foreach (var entry in objects.S3Objects)
+                    {
+                        keys += entry.Key + ", ";
+                    }
+                    
+                    if (keys != "") logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, $"Found keys: {keys ?? "(none)"}");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "Did not find results in S3");
                 }
             }
-            else
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Console.WriteLine("Did not find results in S3");
+                if (ex is AmazonS3Exception s3Exception)
+                {
+                    logger.Log(LogLevel.Warning, s3Exception.ErrorCode);
+                    logger.Log(LogLevel.Warning, s3Exception.Message);
+                }
+                else
+                logger.Log(LogLevel.Error, ex.Message);
             }
 
             return View();
diff --git a/Unbinder/Docker/DOTNET.Dockerfile b/Unbinder/Docker/DOTNET.Dockerfile
index 23705df..b088b02 100644
--- a/Unbinder/Docker/DOTNET.Dockerfile
+++ b/Unbinder/Docker/DOTNET.Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ENV CLIENT_PORT=${CLIENT_PORT:-8080}
 ENV AWS_S3_URL=$AWS_S3_URL
 ENV AWS_ACCESS_KEY=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY
 ENV AWS_SECRET_KEY=$AWS_SECRET_KEY
@@ -15,4 +16,6 @@ RUN dotnet publish -o out
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=build /app/out .
+
+EXPOSE $CLIENT_PORT
 ENTRYPOINT ["./Unbinder"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Unbinder/Docker/MSSQL.Dockerfile b/Unbinder/Docker/MSSQL.Dockerfile
index 69a7c2e..2126922 100644
--- a/Unbinder/Docker/MSSQL.Dockerfile
+++ b/Unbinder/Docker/MSSQL.Dockerfile
@@ -6,11 +6,5 @@ ENV ACCEPT_EULA=Y
 ENV MSSQL_PID Express
 ENV SA_PASSWORD=$DB_PASSWORD
 
-# WORKDIR /db
-# COPY ../DB/SQL/create_database.sql .
-
-# run the sql script
-# CMD /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U sa -P fhhwergaiuh12480y53 -d master -i create_database.sql
-
 # run the command to start sql server
 CMD /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
diff --git a/Unbinder/Program.cs b/Unbinder/Program.cs
index 568a34f..f55395d 100644
--- a/Unbinder/Program.cs
+++ b/Unbinder/Program.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ EnvironmentLoader.Load(builder);
 //    // By default, all incoming requests will be authorized according to the default policy.
 //    options.FallbackPolicy = options.DefaultPolicy);
 
+
+// configure database
 SqlConnectionStringBuilder connBuilder = new()
 {
     ConnectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"),
@@ -54,6 +56,13 @@ builder.Services.AddServerSideBlazor();
 
 var app = builder.Build();
 
+// apply most recent migration to db
+using (IServiceScope scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
+{
+    var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UnbinderDbContext>();
+    db.Database.Migrate();
+}
+
 // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
 if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
 {
diff --git a/Unbinder/appsettings.json b/Unbinder/appsettings.json
index 40beec2..89ec940 100644
--- a/Unbinder/appsettings.json
+++ b/Unbinder/appsettings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "CallbackPath": "/signin-oidc"
   },
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "DefaultConnection": "Server=db;Database=master;User=sa;Encrypt=False;TrustServerCertificate=true"
+    "DefaultConnection": "Server=unbinder-db;Database=master;User ID=sa;Encrypt=False"
   },
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {
diff --git a/Unbinder/docker-compose.yaml b/Unbinder/docker-compose.yaml
index ceec6fc..8eebabd 100644
--- a/Unbinder/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/Unbinder/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,31 +1,48 @@
 version: '3.8'
 
 services:
-    client:
+    unbinder-client:
         depends_on:
-            - db
+            - unbinder-db
+        container_name: unbinder-client
         build:
             context: .
             dockerfile: ./Docker/DOTNET.Dockerfile
         ports:
-            - 80:80
+            - ${CLIENT_PORT}:80
+            - 8080:8080
         environment:
+            CLIENT_PORT: /run/secrets/CLIENT_PORT
             SA_PASSWORD: /run/secrets/SA_PASSWORD
             AWS_S3_URL: /run/secrets/AWS_S3_URL
             AWS_ACCESS_KEY: /run/secrets/AWS_ACCESS_KEY
             AWS_SECRET_KEY: /run/secrets/AWS_SECRET_KEY
             AWS_BUCKET_NAME: /run/secrets/AWS_BUCKET_NAME
-    db:
-        image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest
-        volumes:
-            - ./db_data:/var/opt/mssql/data
+        networks:
+            database:
+    unbinder-db:
+        container_name: unbinder-db
+        build:
+            context: .
+            dockerfile: ./Docker/MSSQL.Dockerfile
         ports:
             - 1433:1433
         environment:
             SA_PASSWORD: /run/secrets/SA_PASSWORD
-            ACCEPT_EULA: "Y"
+        volumes:
+            - ./db_data:/var/opt/mssql/data
+        networks:
+          database:
+            aliases:
+              - unbinder-db
+
+networks:
+    database:
+        driver: bridge
 
 secrets:
+    CLIENT_PORT:
+        file: ./secrets/CLIENT_PORT.txt
     AWS_S3_URL:
         file: ./secrets/AWS_S3_URL.txt
     AWS_ACCESS_KEY:
@@ -38,4 +55,4 @@ secrets:
         file: ./secrets/SA_PASSWORD.txt
 
 volumes:
-    db_data:    
\ No newline at end of file
+    db_data:
\ No newline at end of file