diff --git a/create.sh b/create.sh
index 7498137..5e3b873 100644
--- a/create.sh
+++ b/create.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 name="$1"
 sshURL="$2"
 
+nodePort=`./random_port.py`
+
 eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
 ssh-add /root/.ssh/id_github_rsa
 mkdir /var/www/gitwrapper/$name
@@ -14,26 +16,29 @@ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=project.settings.prod
 export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=project.settings.prod
 
 git clone $sshURL .
-/usr/local/bin/virtualenv ./env
-source env/bin/activate
-pip install -r requirements.txt 
+
+./scripts/setUp.sh
+
 cp /var/www/local_settings.py project/settings/local_settings.py
 echo "BRANCH = '$name'" >> project/settings/local_settings.py
 
+# set up project from prod, load database
 git checkout prod
 
-python manage.py createcachetable
-python3 manage.py migrate
-python3 manage.py loaddata /var/www/django.json
+./manage.py createcachetable
+./manage.py migrate
+./manage.py loaddata /var/www/django.json
 
 git checkout $name
 
-pip install -r requirements.txt 
+./scripts/setUp.sh 
 
-python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput
-python3 manage.py migrate
+# python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+./manage.py migrate
 chmod 777 db.sqlite3
 
+
+# set up apache vhost
 echo "<VirtualHost *:80>" > /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/$name.conf
 echo "    ServerName $name.staging.bytedev.co" >> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/$name.conf
 echo "    Alias /static /var/www/gitwrapper/$name/staticfiles" >> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/$name.conf
diff --git a/random_port.py b/random_port.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..abe9630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/random_port.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import socket
+
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+s.bind(('', 0))
+addr = s.getsockname()
+print (addr[1])
+s.close()
+exit(0)
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 2e15866..8157a84 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ var calls = {
 	create: function(req, res, name, sshURL){
 		return exec('bash /var/www/gitdeploy/create.sh '+name+' '+sshURL, function(err, stdout, stderr){
 			console.log(err, stdout, stderr);
-			return res.json({ title: 'Express' });
+			return res.json({ title: stdout });
 		});
 	},
 	update: function(req, res, name, sshURL){
 		return exec('bash /var/www/gitdeploy/update.sh '+name+' '+sshURL, function(err, stdout, stderr){
 			console.log(err, stdout, stderr);
-			return res.json({ title: 'Express' });
+			return res.json({ title: stdout });
 		});
 	},
 	delete: function(req, res, name, sshURL){
 		return exec('bash /var/www/gitdeploy/delete.sh '+name+' '+sshURL, function(err, stdout, stderr){
 			console.log(err, stdout, stderr);
-			return res.json({ title: 'Express' });
+			return res.json({ title: stdout });
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 621e5ca..432da49 100644
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
 name="$1"
 sshURL="$2"
 
+# set up git to auth
 eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
 ssh-add /root/.ssh/id_github_rsa
+
 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=project.settings.prod
 export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=project.settings.prod
+
 cd /var/www/gitwrapper/$name
-
-source env/bin/activate
-
 git stash
 git pull --force origin $name
-pip install -r requirements.txt 
+
+./scripts/setUp.sh
 
 python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 python3 manage.py migrate