diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 02d9309..d800fa1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ release-build:
 
 # makes a .deb package
 debian:
+	rm -f ~/incoming/virtigod*deb
 	go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/lib/daemons/virtigod
 
 goimports:
@@ -39,3 +40,6 @@ git-clone:
 start:
 	rm -f /tmp/pihole.wit.com.xml
 	./virtigod --start pihole.wit.com
+
+start-pihole.wit.com-http:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:8080/start?start=pihole.wit.com
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 63d3f3a..746ef9b 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +26,14 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tmp = cleanURL(r.URL.Path)
 
-	log.Info("Got URL:", tmp)
+	msg, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body) // Read the body as []byte
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "ReadAll() error =", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Info("Got URL msg:", string(msg))
+	log.Info("Got URL jcarr2 tmp:", tmp)
 	if tmp == "/" {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "OK")
 		return
@@ -59,6 +68,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if tmp == "/start" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "/start jcarr actually doing START")
 		start := r.URL.Query().Get("start")
 		xml := "/tmp/" + start + ".xml"
 		if shell.Unlink(xml) {
@@ -67,7 +77,25 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "error =", "file still exists after unlink")
 			return
 		}
-		if err := newStart(start); err != nil {
+		// fmt.Fprintln(w, "HTTP:", r.Body)
+		var d *pb.Droplet
+		// msg, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body) // Read the body as []byte
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "/start ReadAll() START")
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "msg =", string(msg))
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "/start ReadAll() END")
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "START FAILED")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "error =", err)
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "START len(msg) =", len(msg))
+		// err = d.UnmarshalJSON(msg)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "START FAILED")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "error =", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := newStart(start, d); err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "START FAILED")
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "error =", err)
 			return
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 85e0c80..19c684f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if argv.Start != "" {
-		newStart(argv.Start)
+		d := me.cluster.FindDroplet(argv.Start)
+		newStart(argv.Start, d)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index ada3824..7c28f76 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/virtigoxml"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"libvirt.org/go/libvirtxml"
 )
 
-func newStart(start string) error {
-	d := me.cluster.FindDroplet(start)
+func newStart(start string, d *pb.Droplet) error {
+	// d := me.cluster.FindDroplet(start)
 	if d == nil {
 		log.Info("droplet is unknown:", start)
 		return errors.New("droplet is unknown: " + start)