diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc8cef2..efe0646 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -294,10 +294,11 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "blogdb"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.augustkline.com/august/blogdb#67c0c156cc42f32a35c1815c39762b841cab4ea7"
+source = "git+https://git.augustkline.com/august/blogdb#136b42918f09a527653e4535fbee096a29e13309"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
+ "dotenvy",
  "infer",
  "mime_guess",
  "rand 0.8.5",
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7ad6f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+# this only works on macos for now, cross compilation toolchain from https://github.com/messense/homebrew-macos-cross-toolchains
+
+cargo update; 
+ 
+CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER=x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu;
+
+scp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/evie kline@augustkline.com:/home/kline/; 
+
+ssh kline@augustkline.com "mv ~/evie /var/www/evieippolito.com/; sudo systemctl restart evie"
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index e052ffc..5d15506 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl BlogStateInner {
         let username = env!("INIT_USER_NAME").to_string();
         let password = env!("INIT_USER_PASSWORD").to_string();
         let domain = env!("DOMAIN").to_string();
-        let db = BlogDb::new(&username, password.clone(), DB_URL).await?;
+        let db = BlogDb::new(&username, password.clone()).await?;
         Self::add_initial_assets(&db).await?;
         Self::add_initial_pages(&db).await?;
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
diff --git a/stage.sh b/stage.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c2dbf69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+# this only works on macos for now, cross compilation toolchain from https://github.com/messense/homebrew-macos-cross-toolchains
+
+cargo update; 
+ 
+CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER=x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu;
+
+scp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/evie kline@augustkline.com:/home/kline/; 
+
+ssh kline@augustkline.com "mv ~/evie /var/www/staging.evieippolito.com/; sudo systemctl restart evie-staging"