diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c9a59b2..6fb3bd8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+actix-service = "2.0.2"
 actix-web = "4.4.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.31", features = ["serde"] }
 dotenvy = "0.15"
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ tokio = { version = "1", features = ["fs", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 
 [lints.clippy]
-pedantic = "warn"
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+pedantic = "warn"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da91d81..1c4bba0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # iot-cloud
 
 ## TODO
-- Testing of values, displayName etc.
-- Automated testing?
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+- Env var for fw dir
+- basic auth for uploading
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f8fcde4..7e97e7b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             process::exit(1);
         }
     };
+    let external_url = env::var("URL").unwrap_or("localhost".to_string());
     info!("Connecting to Database {}", db_url);
 
     let db = Database::init(&db_url).await;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             .app_data(web::Data::new(AppState {
                 db: db.clone(),
                 firmwares_path: PathBuf::from("./fw"),
-                hostname: "0.0.0.0:8282".to_string(),
+                hostname: external_url.clone(),
             }))
             .app_data(web::PayloadConfig::new(256 * 1024 * 1024)) //256MB
             .service(device_telemetry_api::receive_telemetry)
@@ -52,3 +53,4 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     .run()
     .await
 }
+