diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index d000d98..0d9cbe9 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// main proc for EasyDEX GUI
+// main proc for Agama
 // this app spawns iguana in background in nontech-mode
 
 const electron = require('electron'),
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ const electron = require('electron'),
 			path = require('path'),
 			url = require('url'),
 			os = require('os'),
-			md5 = require('md5'),
-			spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
-			exec = require('child_process').exec,
+			md5 = require('./routes/md5.js'),
 			{ Menu } = require('electron'),
 			portscanner = require('portscanner'),
 			osPlatform = os.platform(),
@@ -20,11 +18,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 		fs = require('fs'),
 		fsnode = require('fs'),
 		fs = require('fs-extra'),
-		mkdirp = require('mkdirp'),
-		pm2 = require('pm2'),
-		cluster = require('cluster'),
-		numCPUs = require('os').cpus().length,
-		ipc = require('electron').ipcMain;
+		numCPUs = require('os').cpus().length;
 
 Promise = require('bluebird');
 
@@ -56,7 +50,7 @@ app.setVersion(appBasicInfo.version);
 shepherd.binFixRights();
 shepherd.createAgamaDirs();
 
-const appSessionHash = md5(Date.now());
+const appSessionHash = md5(Date.now().toString());
 
 shepherd.writeLog(`app init ${appSessionHash}`);
 shepherd.writeLog(`app info: ${appBasicInfo.name} ${appBasicInfo.version}`);
@@ -69,6 +63,17 @@ shepherd.writeLog(`platform: ${osPlatform}`);
 shepherd.writeLog(`os_release: ${os.release()}`);
 shepherd.writeLog(`os_type: ${os.type()}`);
 
+shepherd.log(`app init ${appSessionHash}`);
+shepherd.log(`app info: ${appBasicInfo.name} ${appBasicInfo.version}`);
+shepherd.log('sys info:');
+shepherd.log(`totalmem_readable: ${formatBytes(os.totalmem())}`);
+shepherd.log(`arch: ${os.arch()}`);
+shepherd.log(`cpu: ${os.cpus()[0].model}`);
+shepherd.log(`cpu_cores: ${os.cpus().length}`);
+shepherd.log(`platform: ${osPlatform}`);
+shepherd.log(`os_release: ${os.release()}`);
+shepherd.log(`os_type: ${os.type()}`);
+
 var appConfig = shepherd.loadLocalConfig(); // load app config
 appConfig['daemonOutput'] = false; // shadow setting
 
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ let __defaultAppSettings = require('./routes/appConfig.js').config;
 __defaultAppSettings['daemonOutput'] = false; // shadow setting
 const _defaultAppSettings = __defaultAppSettings;
 
+shepherd.log(`app started in ${(appConfig.dev ? 'dev mode' : ' user mode')}`);
 shepherd.writeLog(`app started in ${(appConfig.dev ? 'dev mode' : ' user mode')}`);
 
 shepherd.setConfKMD();
@@ -403,24 +409,15 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 		// DEVTOOLS - only for dev purposes - ca333
 		// mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
 
-		function pm2Exit() {
-			const ConnectToPm2 = function() {
+		function appExit() {
+			const CloseDaemons = function() {
 				return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
 					shepherd.log('Closing Main Window...');
 					shepherd.writeLog('exiting app...');
 
 					shepherd.quitKomodod(1000);
 
-					pm2.connect(true, function(err) {
-						shepherd.log('connecting to pm2...');
-						shepherd.writeLog('connecting to pm2...');
-
-						if (err) {
-							shepherd.log(err);
-						}
-					});
-
-					const result = 'Connecting To Pm2: done';
+					const result = 'Closing daemons: done';
 
 					shepherd.log(result);
 					shepherd.writeLog(result);
@@ -428,31 +425,6 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 				})
 			}
 
-			const KillPm2 = function() {
-				return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-					shepherd.log('killing to pm2...');
-					shepherd.writeLog('killing to pm2...');
-
-					pm2.killDaemon(function(err) {
-						pm2.disconnect();
-						shepherd.log('killed to pm2...');
-						shepherd.writeLog('killed to pm2...');
-
-						if (err)
-							throw err;
-					});
-
-					const result = 'Killing Pm2: done';
-
-					setTimeout(function() {
-						shepherd.log(result);
-						shepherd.writeLog(result);
-
-						resolve(result);
-					}, 2000);
-				})
-			}
-
 			const HideMainWindow = function() {
 				return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
 					const result = 'Hiding Main Window: done';
@@ -475,7 +447,6 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 				return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
 					const result = 'Quiting App: done';
 
-					KillPm2(); // required for normal app quit in iguana-less mode
 					app.quit();
 					shepherd.log(result);
 					resolve(result);
@@ -483,10 +454,7 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 			}
 
 			const closeApp = function() {
-				ConnectToPm2()
-				.then(function(result) {
-					return KillPm2();
-				})
+				CloseDaemons()
 				.then(HideMainWindow)
 				.then(HideAppClosingWindow)
 				.then(QuitApp);
@@ -509,7 +477,7 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 
 		// if window closed we kill iguana proc
 		mainWindow.on('closed', function() {
-			pm2Exit();
+			appExit();
 		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/routes/shepherd.js b/routes/shepherd.js
index 5ea30b2..ce96364 100644
--- a/routes/shepherd.js
+++ b/routes/shepherd.js
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ const electron = require('electron'),
       fsnode = require('fs'),
       fs = require('fs-extra'),
       _fs = require('graceful-fs'),
-      mkdirp = require('mkdirp'),
       express = require('express'),
       exec = require('child_process').exec,
       spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
-      md5 = require('md5'),
-      pm2 = require('pm2'),
+      md5 = require('./md5.js'),
       request = require('request'),
       async = require('async'),
-      rimraf = require('rimraf'),
       portscanner = require('portscanner'),
       aes256 = require('nodejs-aes256'),
       AdmZip = require('adm-zip'),
@@ -88,7 +85,8 @@ shepherd.getAppRuntimeLog = function() {
 };
 
 shepherd.log = function(msg) {
-  if (shepherd.appConfig.dev) {
+  if (shepherd.appConfig.dev ||
+      shepherd.appConfig.debug) {
     console.log(msg);
   }
 
@@ -562,7 +560,7 @@ shepherd.testBins = function(daemonName) {
           }
         });
 
-        pm2.connect(true,function(err) { //start up pm2 god
+        /*pm2.connect(true,function(err) { //start up pm2 god
           if (err) {
             shepherd.error(err);
             process.exit(2);
@@ -598,7 +596,7 @@ shepherd.testBins = function(daemonName) {
               // throw err;
             }
           });
-        });
+        });*/
 
         setTimeout(function() {
           const options = {
@@ -2031,58 +2029,6 @@ shepherd.post('/herd', function(req, res) {
   }
 });
 
-/*
- *  type: POST
- *  params: herdname
- */
-shepherd.post('/herdlist', function(req, res) {
-  shepherd.log(req.body.herdname);
-
-  pm2.connect(true, function(err) {
-    if (err) {
-      shepherd.writeLog(`herdlist err: ${err}`);
-      shepherd.log(`herdlist err:: ${err}`);
-    }
-    pm2.describe(req.body.herdname, function(err, list) {
-      pm2.disconnect(); // disconnect after getting proc info list
-
-      if (err) {
-        shepherd.writeLog(`pm2.describe err: ${err}`);
-        shepherd.log(`pm2.describe err: ${err}`);
-      }
-
-      shepherd.log(list[0].pm2_env.status) // print status of IGUANA proc
-      shepherd.log(list[0].pid) // print pid of IGUANA proc
-      shepherd.writeLog(list[0].pm2_env.status);
-      shepherd.writeLog(list[0].pid);
-
-      const obj = {
-        herdname: req.body.herdname,
-        status: list[0].pm2_env.status,
-        pid: list[0].pid,
-      };
-
-      res.end(JSON.stringify(obj));
-     });
-  });
-});
-
-/*
- *  type: POST
- */
-shepherd.post('/slay', function(req, res) {
-  shepherd.log('======= req.body =======');
-  shepherd.log(req.body);
-
-  slayer(req.body.slay);
-  const obj = {
-    msg: 'success',
-    result: 'result',
-  };
-
-  res.end(JSON.stringify(obj));
-});
-
 /*
  *  type: POST
  */
@@ -2092,7 +2038,6 @@ shepherd.post('/setconf', function(req, res) {
 
   if (os.platform() === 'win32' &&
       req.body.chain == 'komodod') {
-    setkomodoconf = spawn(path.join(__dirname, '../build/artifacts.supernet.org/latest/windows/genkmdconf.bat'));
     setkomodoconf = spawn(path.join(__dirname, '../assets/bin/win64/genkmdconf.bat'));
   } else {
     setConf(req.body.chain);
@@ -2239,12 +2184,12 @@ shepherd.get('/kick', function(req, res, next) {
       shepherd.log('deleting ' + currentKickItem.type + (currentKickItem.match ? ' ' + currentKickItem.match : '') + ' ' + iguanaDir + '/' + currentKickItem.name.replace('[coin]', _coin));
       if (currentKickItem.type === 'folder' ||
           currentKickItem.type === 'file') {
-        rimraf(`${iguanaDir}/${currentKickItem.name.replace('[coin]', _coin)}`, function(err) {
+        /*rimraf(`${iguanaDir}/${currentKickItem.name.replace('[coin]', _coin)}`, function(err) {
           if (err) {
             shepherd.writeLog(`kickstart err: ${err}`);
             shepherd.log(`kickstart err: ${err}`);
           }
-        });
+        });*/
       } else if (currentKickItem.type === 'pattern') {
         let dirItems = fs.readdirSync(`${iguanaDir}/currentKickItem.name.replace('[coin]', _coin)`);
 
@@ -2252,12 +2197,12 @@ shepherd.get('/kick', function(req, res, next) {
             dirItems.length) {
           for (let j = 0; j < dirItems.length; j++) {
             if (dirItems[j].indexOf(currentKickItem.match) > -1) {
-              rimraf(`${iguanaDir}/${currentKickItem.name.replace('[coin]', _coin)}/${dirItems[j]}`, function(err) {
+              /*rimraf(`${iguanaDir}/${currentKickItem.name.replace('[coin]', _coin)}/${dirItems[j]}`, function(err) {
                 if (err) {
                   shepherd.writeLog(`kickstart err: ${err}`);
                   shepherd.log(`kickstart err: ${err}`);
                 }
-              });
+              });*/
 
               shepherd.log(`deleting ${dirItems[j]}`);
             }
@@ -2424,7 +2369,7 @@ function herder(flock, data) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (flock === 'zcashd') {
+  if (flock === 'zcashd') { // TODO: fix(?)
     let kmdDebugLogLocation = `${zcashDir}/debug.log`;
 
     shepherd.log('zcashd flock selected...');
@@ -2432,7 +2377,7 @@ function herder(flock, data) {
     shepherd.writeLog('zcashd flock selected...');
     shepherd.writeLog(`selected data: ${data}`);
 
-    pm2.connect(true, function(err) { // start up pm2 god
+    /*pm2.connect(true, function(err) { // start up pm2 god
       if (err) {
         shepherd.error(err);
         process.exit(2);
@@ -2454,22 +2399,10 @@ function herder(flock, data) {
         }
         // throw err;
       });
-    });
+    });*/
   }
 }
 
-function slayer(flock) {
-  shepherd.log(flock);
-
-  pm2.delete(flock, function(err, ret) {
-    pm2.disconnect();
-    shepherd.writeLog(`deleting flock ${flock}`);
-    shepherd.writeLog(ret);
-
-    shepherd.log(ret);
-  });
-}
-
 shepherd.setConfKMD = function() {
   let komodoDir;
   let zcashDir;
@@ -2802,7 +2735,6 @@ function setConf(flock) {
   })
   .then(RemoveLines)
   .then(CheckConf);
-  // .then(MakeConfReadOnly);
 }
 
 function getConf(flock) {