diff --git a/addDroplet.go b/addDroplet.go
index c2d15b8..25c729d 100644
--- a/addDroplet.go
+++ b/addDroplet.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/virtigoxml"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"libvirt.org/go/libvirtxml"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/virtigoxml"
 )
 
 // import a libvirt xml file
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 3928f7b..a6c54f5 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/virtigoxml"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 // remove '?' part and trailing '/'
diff --git a/junk.xml b/junk.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4372885..0000000
--- a/junk.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,246 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='kvm' id='7'>
-  <name>pihole.wit.com</name>
-  <uuid>2c411574-ff8a-46f2-a789-dde856103655</uuid>
-  <metadata>
-    <libosinfo:libosinfo xmlns:libosinfo="http://libosinfo.org/xmlns/libvirt/domain/1.0">
-      <libosinfo:os id="http://debian.org/debian/12"/>
-    </libosinfo:libosinfo>
-  </metadata>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu>
-  <resource>
-    <partition>/machine</partition>
-  </resource>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-9.0'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </os>
-  <features>
-    <acpi/>
-    <apic/>
-    <vmport state='off'/>
-  </features>
-  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none' migratable='on'/>
-  <clock offset='utc'>
-    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
-    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
-    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
-  </clock>
-  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
-  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
-  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
-  <pm>
-    <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
-    <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
-  </pm>
-  <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
-      <source file='/home/nfs2/pihole.wit.com.qcow2' index='1'/>
-      <backingStore/>
-      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
-      <alias name='virtio-disk0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x07' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='qemu-xhci' ports='15'>
-      <alias name='usb'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'>
-      <alias name='pcie.0'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='1' port='0x10'/>
-      <alias name='pci.1'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='2' port='0x11'/>
-      <alias name='pci.2'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='3' port='0x12'/>
-      <alias name='pci.3'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='4' port='0x13'/>
-      <alias name='pci.4'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='5' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='5' port='0x14'/>
-      <alias name='pci.5'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x4'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='6' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='6' port='0x15'/>
-      <alias name='pci.6'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x5'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='7' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='7' port='0x16'/>
-      <alias name='pci.7'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x6'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='8' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='8' port='0x17'/>
-      <alias name='pci.8'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x7'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='9' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='9' port='0x18'/>
-      <alias name='pci.9'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='10' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='10' port='0x19'/>
-      <alias name='pci.10'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x1'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='11' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='11' port='0x1a'/>
-      <alias name='pci.11'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x2'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='12' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='12' port='0x1b'/>
-      <alias name='pci.12'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x3'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='13' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='13' port='0x1c'/>
-      <alias name='pci.13'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x4'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='14' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='14' port='0x1d'/>
-      <alias name='pci.14'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x5'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='15' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='15' port='0x1e'/>
-      <alias name='pci.15'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x6'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='16' model='pcie-to-pci-bridge'>
-      <model name='pcie-pci-bridge'/>
-      <alias name='pci.16'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='sata' index='0'>
-      <alias name='ide'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
-      <alias name='virtio-serial0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='lsilogic'>
-      <alias name='scsi0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x10' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
-    <interface type='bridge'>
-      <mac address='52:54:00:fb:7e:b1'/>
-      <source bridge='worldbr'/>
-      <target dev='tap0'/>
-      <model type='virtio'/>
-      <alias name='net0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <source path='/dev/pts/12'/>
-      <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
-        <model name='isa-serial'/>
-      </target>
-      <alias name='serial0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/12'>
-      <source path='/dev/pts/12'/>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-      <alias name='serial0'/>
-    </console>
-    <channel type='unix'>
-      <source mode='bind' path='/run/libvirt/qemu/channel/7-pihole.wit.com/org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
-      <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0' state='disconnected'/>
-      <alias name='channel0'/>
-      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
-    </channel>
-    <channel type='spicevmc'>
-      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0' state='disconnected'/>
-      <alias name='channel1'/>
-      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='2'/>
-    </channel>
-    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
-      <alias name='input0'/>
-      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
-    </input>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'>
-      <alias name='input1'/>
-    </input>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'>
-      <alias name='input2'/>
-    </input>
-    <graphics type='spice' port='5921' autoport='no' listen='0.0.0.0'>
-      <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
-      <image compression='off'/>
-    </graphics>
-    <sound model='ich9'>
-      <alias name='sound0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1b' function='0x0'/>
-    </sound>
-    <audio id='1' type='spice'/>
-    <video>
-      <model type='virtio' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
-      <alias name='video0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
-    <redirdev bus='usb' type='spicevmc'>
-      <alias name='redir0'/>
-      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='2'/>
-    </redirdev>
-    <redirdev bus='usb' type='spicevmc'>
-      <alias name='redir1'/>
-      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='3'/>
-    </redirdev>
-    <watchdog model='itco' action='reset'>
-      <alias name='watchdog0'/>
-    </watchdog>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <alias name='balloon0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x05' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
-    <rng model='virtio'>
-      <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
-      <alias name='rng0'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x06' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </rng>
-  </devices>
-  <seclabel type='dynamic' model='apparmor' relabel='yes'>
-    <label>libvirt-2c411574-ff8a-46f2-a789-dde856103655</label>
-    <imagelabel>libvirt-2c411574-ff8a-46f2-a789-dde856103655</imagelabel>
-  </seclabel>
-  <seclabel type='dynamic' model='dac' relabel='yes'>
-    <label>+64055:+64055</label>
-    <imagelabel>+64055:+64055</imagelabel>
-  </seclabel>
-</domain>
-
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 18b5c68..e7d3feb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/virtigoxml"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 var Version string
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 	u := uuid.New()
 	me.events.Uuid = u.String()
 	me.events.Version = "dirty v1"
+	me.dmap  =    make(map[*pb.Droplet]*DropletT)
 
 	err := cfgfile()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 2645d61..612a824 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -39,25 +39,3 @@ func newAddXml(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) error {
 
 	return virtigoxml.AddDefaultXml(domcfg, string(pfile))
 }
-
-/*
-
-func findDisk(filename string) string {
-	for _, dirname := range me.cluster.Dirs {
-		// log.Info("look in dir", dirname)
-		var count int
-		newdir, _ := os.ReadDir(dirname)
-		for _, file := range newdir {
-			count += 1
-			if file.Name() == filename {
-				log.Info("Found file", filename, "in", dirname)
-				return filepath.Join(dirname, file.Name())
-			}
-		}
-		if count == 0 {
-			log.Info("Warning? dirname", dirname, "was empty. Not mounted?")
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-*/
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 7232eec..c62b422 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ func (b *virtigoT) Enable() {
 
 // this app's variables
 type virtigoT struct {
-	cluster   *pb.Cluster
-	events    *pb.Events
+	cluster   *pb.Cluster               // basic cluster settings
+	delay     time.Duration             // how often to poll the hypervisors
+	pbdrop  *pb.Droplets              // the protobuf droplets
+	events    *pb.Events                // cluster events
+	dmap      map[*pb.Droplet]*DropletT // map to the local struct
 	names     []string
 	hypers    []*HyperT
-	droplets  []*DropletT
-	delay     time.Duration // how often to poll the hypervisors
+	droplets     []*DropletT
 	killcount int
 	unstable  time.Time // the last time the cluster was incorrect
 	changed   bool