diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 5fb63f6..1572fc8 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if tmp == "/cluster" {
+		log.Info("/cluster jcarr actually doing START")
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "/cluster jcarr actually doing START")
+		var c *pb.Cluster
+		c = new(pb.Cluster)
+
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "START len(msg) =", len(msg))
+		err = c.UnmarshalJSON(msg)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "START FAILED")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "error =", err)
+		}
+		for _, dir := range c.Dirs {
+			log.Info("append dir", dir)
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "append dir", dir)
+			me.dirs = append(me.dirs, dir)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if tmp == "/start" {
 		log.Info("/start jcarr actually doing START")
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "/start jcarr actually doing START")
@@ -93,7 +112,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "START len(msg) =", len(msg))
 		err = d.UnmarshalJSON(msg)
 		if d.Hostname == "" {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w,"START hostname is blank")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "START hostname is blank")
 			log.Info("START hostname is blank")
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 19c684f..ae7069c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/digitalocean/go-qemu/hypervisor"
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -48,25 +47,6 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	me.cluster = new(pb.Cluster)
-	if err := me.cluster.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
-		log.Info("config file error:", err)
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	for i, e := range me.cluster.Events {
-		log.Info("Event", i, e)
-	}
-	for i, d := range me.cluster.Droplets {
-		log.Info("Event", i, d.Hostname)
-	}
-
-	if argv.Start != "" {
-		d := me.cluster.FindDroplet(argv.Start)
-		newStart(argv.Start, d)
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
 	log.DaemonMode(true)
 
 	// fmt.Printf("\nConnecting to %s://%s\n", *network, *address)
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 4bd3844..f7c1fbf 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func newStart(start string, d *pb.Droplet) error {
 	newAddXml(domcfg, "spice")
 	newAddXml(domcfg, "qcow")
 
-	return virtigoxml.GenerateDropletXml(me.cluster, d, domcfg, start)
+	return virtigoxml.GenerateDropletXml(me.dirs, d, domcfg, start)
 }
 
 func newAddXml(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) error {
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index a99883a..a6e323a 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
-import (
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
-)
-
 var me Virtigod
 
 // this app's variables
 type Virtigod struct {
-	cluster *virtbuf.Cluster
-	// droplets *virtbuf.Droplets
-	// events   *virtbuf.Events
+	dirs []string
+	// cluster *virtbuf.Cluster
 }