diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7217ea0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+	// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+	// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+	// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+	"version": "0.2.0",
+	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"type": "pwa-node",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"name": "Launch Program",
+			"skipFiles": [
+				"<node_internals>/**"
+			],
+			"program": "${workspaceFolder}/index.js",
+			"envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env"
+		}
+	]
+}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1651d8d99..96aab03bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ This is an example REST Api designed to be deployed on Cyclic.sh
 
 [![Deploy to Cyclic](https://deploy.cyclic.app/button.svg)](https://deploy.cyclic.app/)
 
+Remember to add your environment variable 'CYCLIC_DB:name_of_my_custom_dynamodb_Table' to the environments variables, under '[Variables](https://app.cyclic.sh)' Tab in the Cyclic.sh console
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/env.sample b/env.sample
index fafbde598..b3a099894 100644
--- a/env.sample
+++ b/env.sample
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
-CYCLIC_DB=some-long-app-nameCyclicDB
-BUCKET=cyclic-some-long-app-name-id-direction-1
+# fill in the ... below.  Go to Data/Storage Tab, on your account webpage https://app.cyclic.sh/#/app/
+CYCLIC_DB=...CyclicDB
+AWS_REGION="us-west-1"
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="..."
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="..."
+AWS_SESSION_TOKEN="..."
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 60b01d0e5..0ab5e7044 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express')
 const app = express()
-const db = require('cyclic-dynamodb')
+const CyclicDb = require('cyclic-dynamodb');
+const db = CyclicDb(process.env.CYCLIC_DB);
 
 app.use(express.json())
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }))
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }))
 // app.use(express.static('public', options))
 // #############################################################################
 
+
+
+app.get('/user/:userId', async (req, res) => {
+  req.params;
+  res.json(req.params);
+});
+
 // Create or Update an item
 app.post('/:col/:key', async (req, res) => {
   console.log(req.body)
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ app.post('/:col/:key', async (req, res) => {
   const key = req.params.key
   console.log(`from collection: ${col} delete key: ${key} with params ${JSON.stringify(req.params)}`)
   const item = await db.collection(col).set(key, req.body)
-  console.log(JSON.stringify(item, null, 2))
+  console.log(item)
   res.json(item).end()
 })
 
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ app.delete('/:col/:key', async (req, res) => {
   const key = req.params.key
   console.log(`from collection: ${col} delete key: ${key} with params ${JSON.stringify(req.params)}`)
   const item = await db.collection(col).delete(key)
-  console.log(JSON.stringify(item, null, 2))
+  console.log(item)
   res.json(item).end()
 })
 
@@ -45,9 +53,9 @@ app.delete('/:col/:key', async (req, res) => {
 app.get('/:col/:key', async (req, res) => {
   const col = req.params.col
   const key = req.params.key
-  console.log(`from collection: ${col} get key: ${key} with params ${JSON.stringify(req.params)}`)
+  console.log(`from collection: ${col} get key: ${key} with params ${JSON.stringify(req.params)}`);
   const item = await db.collection(col).get(key)
-  console.log(JSON.stringify(item, null, 2))
+  console.log(item)
   res.json(item).end()
 })
 
@@ -61,9 +69,7 @@ app.get('/:col', async (req, res) => {
 })
 
 // Catch all handler for all other request.
-app.use('*', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({ msg: 'no route handler found' }).end()
-})
+app.use(express.static('www'));
 
 // Start the server
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 67d8031f4..00d1a1bfd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
+      "name": "starter-rest-api",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "cyclic-dynamodb": "0.0.21",
+        "cyclic-dynamodb": "0.0.27",
         "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
         "express": "^4.18.1"
       },
@@ -1401,9 +1402,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cyclic-dynamodb": {
-      "version": "0.0.21",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cyclic-dynamodb/-/cyclic-dynamodb-0.0.21.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dVfQj4qICFdSjcOrBtku2gQHA645CSz38nEBFI5JNo8Qb5wuyALpHtyG8Yyh6T3lJAAyQ7CPN39dKp4cgjA8uw==",
+      "version": "0.0.27",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cyclic-dynamodb/-/cyclic-dynamodb-0.0.27.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8AqHqaYVzjWn1S/joQf29oDewVCd1PRGdxzMATe6DcL/AH79TOCDbGR/9Bhh8Ljx6RUDMkXcORNT4Dfm+T/QhA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "3.82.0",
         "@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb": "3.82.0"
@@ -4071,9 +4072,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "cyclic-dynamodb": {
-      "version": "0.0.21",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cyclic-dynamodb/-/cyclic-dynamodb-0.0.21.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dVfQj4qICFdSjcOrBtku2gQHA645CSz38nEBFI5JNo8Qb5wuyALpHtyG8Yyh6T3lJAAyQ7CPN39dKp4cgjA8uw==",
+      "version": "0.0.27",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cyclic-dynamodb/-/cyclic-dynamodb-0.0.27.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8AqHqaYVzjWn1S/joQf29oDewVCd1PRGdxzMATe6DcL/AH79TOCDbGR/9Bhh8Ljx6RUDMkXcORNT4Dfm+T/QhA==",
       "requires": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "3.82.0",
         "@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb": "3.82.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebb85f5ea..95ec5ba68 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "nodemon": "^2.0.16"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "cyclic-dynamodb": "0.0.21",
+    "cyclic-dynamodb": "0.0.27",
     "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
     "express": "^4.18.1"
   }
diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab9205a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<style>body {font-family:'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;}</style>
+<h1>Starter REST Api</h1>
+
+This is an example REST Api designed to be deployed on Cyclic.sh
+
+Deploy to Cyclic
+
+<h2>Examples</h2>
+
+<h3>Create/Update - Insert/Upsert</h3>
+
+curl -i https://localhost:3000/animals/rin%20tin%20tin \
+    --data '{"breed":"German Shepard", "gender": "male"}' \
+    -XPOST -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
+
+
+<h3>Read All - List</h3>
+
+curl -i <a href="https://red-cockroach-tux.cyclic.app/animals">https://localhost:3000/animals</a>
+
+<h3>Read</h3>
+
+curl -i <a href="https://red-cockroach-tux.cyclic.app/animals/doggie">https://localhost:3000/animals/doggie</a>
+
+<h3>Delete</h3>
+
+curl -i -XDELETE https://localhost:3000/animals/lassy
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