diff --git a/routes/api.js b/routes/api.js
index bf929de..51f7c66 100644
--- a/routes/api.js
+++ b/routes/api.js
@@ -15,269 +15,7 @@ var label2runner = {};
 // 
 var tagPrefix = settings.tagPrefix || 'clwV';
 
-var workers = (function(){
-	// works array constructor. This will hold the works(order by creation) and all
-	// the methods interacting with the workers.
-	
-	// base array that will be the workers objects.
-	var workers = [];
-
-	// persistent settings object
-	// .image is the currently used Digital Ocean snap shot ID
-	// .lastSnapShotId is the previous ID used Digital Ocean snap shot
-	// .version is the current worker version
-	// .size is the base Droplet size for worker creation
-	// .min is the minimum amount of workers that should exist
-	// .max is the maximum amount of works that ca exist
-	// .minAvail is the amount of empty workers there should be
-	workers.settings = settings;
-
-	// How many droplets are currently in the process of being created. It takes
-	// about 3 minutes to create a worker.
-	workers.currentCreating = 0;
-
-	workers.create = function(){
-		// manages the creation of a work from first call to all runners seeded
-
-		// dont create more workers then the settings file allows
-		if(workers.currentCreating > workers.settings.max ) return false;
-		workers.currentCreating++;
-
-		doapi.dropletToActive({
-			name: 'clw'+workers.settings.version+'-'+(Math.random()*100).toString().slice(-4),
-			image: workers.settings.image,
-			size: workers.settings.size,
-			onCreate: function(data){
-				doapi.dropletSetTag(tagPrefix+workers.settings.version, data.droplet.id);
-			},
-			onActive: function(worker, args){
-				workers.startRunners({
-					worker: workers.makeWorkerObj(worker),
-					onStart: function(runner, args){
-						workers.push(args.worker);
-						doapi.domianAddRecord({
-							domain: "codeland.us",
-							type: "A",
-							name: "*."+worker.name+".workers",
-							data: worker.publicIP
-						});
-						args.onStart = function(){};
-					},
-					onDone: function(args){
-						console.log("Seeded runners on", worker.name);
-						workers.currentCreating--;
-					}
-				});
-			}
-		});
-
-	};
-
-	workers.makeWorkerObj = function(worker){
-		// Create object for each worker.
-
-		worker.networks.v4.forEach(function(value){
-			worker[value.type+'IP'] = value.ip_address;
-		});
-
-		worker.availrunners = [];
-		worker.ip = worker.publicIP;
-		worker.usedrunners = 0;
-		worker.index = workers.length;
-
-		worker.getRunner = function(){
-			if(this.availrunners.length === 0) return false;
-			// console.log('getting runner from ', worker.name, ' avail length ', this.availrunners.length);
-			var runner = this.availrunners.pop();
-			this.usedrunners++;
-			runnerTimeout(runner);
-						
-			return runner;
-		}
-
-		return worker;
-	};
-
-	workers.__workersId = function(argument){
-		// create array of all current worker Digital Ocean ID
-		return workers.map(function(item){
-			return item.id;
-		});
-
-	};
-
-	workers.destroy = function(worker){
-		// todo: If worker is passed, check for it in the workers array and
-		// remove it if found.
-
-		var worker = worker || workers.pop();
-		return doapi.dropletDestroy(worker.id, function(body) {
-			console.log('Deleted worker', worker.name);
-		});
-	};
-
-	workers.destroyByTag = function(tag){
-		// Delete works that with
-
-		tag = tag || tagPrefix + workers.settings.version;
-		let currentIDs = workers.__workersId();
-
-		let deleteDroplets = function(droplets){
-			if(droplets.length === 0) return true;
-			let droplet = droplets.pop();
-			if(~currentIDs.indexOf(droplet.id)) return deleteDroplets(droplets);
-			
-			doapi.dropletDestroy(droplet.id, function(body){
-				setTimeout(deleteDroplets, 1000, droplets);
-				if(!droplets.length) console.log(`Finished deleting workers tagged ${tag}.`);
-			});
-		}
-
-		doapi.dropletsByTag(tag, function(data){
-			data = JSON.parse(data);
-			console.log(`Deleting ${data['droplets'].length} workers tagged ${tag}. Workers`,
-				data['droplets'].map(function(item){
-					return item.name+' | '+item.id;
-				})
-			);
-
-			deleteDroplets(data['droplets']);
-		});
-	};
-
-	workers.startRunners = function(args){ 
-		// console.log('starting runners on', args.worker.name, args.worker.ip)
-
-		// dont make runners on out dated workers
-		if(!args.worker || workers.settings.image > args.worker.image.id){
-			console.log(`Blocked outdated worker(${args.worker.image.id}), current image ${workers.settings.image}.`)
-			return ;
-		}
-
-		// percent of used RAM to stop runner creation
-		args.stopPercent = args.stopPercent || 80;
-		args.onStart = args.onStart || function(){};
-		args.onDone = args.onDone || function(){};
-
-		ramPercentUsed(args.worker.ip, function(usedMemPercent){
-			if(usedMemPercent > args.stopPercent ){
-				console.log('using', String(usedMemPercent).trim(), 
-					'percent memory, stopping runner creation!', args.worker.availrunners.length, 
-					'created on ', args.worker.name
-				);
-				args.onDone(args);
-				return ;
-			}
-
-			var name = 'crunner-'+(Math.random()*100).toString().slice(-4);
-			// console.log('Free ram check passed!')
-			lxc.startEphemeral(name, 'crunner0', args.worker.ip, function(data){
-				if(!data.ip) return setTimeout(workers.startRunners, 0, args);
-				// console.log('started runner on', args.worker.name)
-
-				var runner = {
-					ip: data.ip,
-					name: name,
-					worker: args.worker,
-					label: args.worker.name + ':' + name
-				};
-				args.onStart(runner, args);
-
-				args.worker.availrunners.push(runner);
-
-				setTimeout(workers.startRunners, 0, args);
-			});
-		});
-	};
-
-	workers.checkForZombies = function(){
-		// check to make sure all works are used or usable.
-		
-		let zombies = 0;
-
-		for(let worker of workers){
-			console.log(`Checking if ${worker.name} is a zombie worker.`);
-			// if a runner has no available runners and no used runners, its a
-			// zombie. This should happen when a newer image ID has been added
-			// and old workers slowly lose there usefulness.
-			if(worker.availrunners.length === 0 && worker.usedrunners === 0){
-				workers.splice(workers.indexOf(worker), 1);
-				console.log(`Zombie! Worker ${worker.name}, destroying.`);
-				workers.destroy(worker);
-				zombies++;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return zombies;
-	};
-
-	workers.checkBalance = function(){
-		console.log(`Checking balance.`);
-
-		workers.checkForZombies();
-
-		// if there are workers being created, stop scale up and down check
-		if(workers.currentCreating+workers.length < workers.settings.min) null;
-		else if(workers.currentCreating)
-			return console.log(`Killing balance, workers are being created.`);
-
-		// hold amount of workers with no used runners
-		var lastMinAval = 0;
-
-		// check to make sure the `workers.settings.minAvail` have free runners
-		for(let worker of workers.slice(-workers.settings.minAvail)){
-			if(worker.usedrunners === 0){
-				lastMinAval++;
-			}else{
-				// no need to keep counting, workers need to be created
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if(lastMinAval > workers.settings.minAvail){
-			// Remove workers if there are more then the settings states
-			console.log(
-				`Last ${workers.settings.minAvail} workers not used, killing last worker`, 
-				'lastMinAval:', lastMinAval,
-				'minAvail:', workers.settings.minAvail,
-				'workers:', workers.length
-			);
-
-			return workers.destroy();
-
-		} else if(lastMinAval < workers.settings.minAvail){
-			// creates workers if the settings file demands it
-			console.log(
-				'last 3 workers have no free runners, starting worker',
-				'lastMinAval:', lastMinAval,
-				'minAvail:', workers.settings.minAvail,
-				'workers:', workers.length
-			);
-
-			return workers.create();
-		}
-
-	};
-	workers.settingsSave = function(){
-		// save the live settings file to disk
-
-		jsonfile.writeFile('./workers.json', workers.settings, {spaces: 2}, function(err) {
-			console.error(err);
-		});
-	};
-
-	workers.add = function(newWorkers){
-		newWorkers.forEach(function(worker){
-			workers.push(worker);
-		});
-	};
-
-	// make sure Digital Ocean has a tag for the current worker version
-	doapi.tagCreate(tagPrefix+workers.settings.version);
-
-	return workers;
-
-})();
+var workers = require('./workers_manager.js'); 
 
 var ramPercentUsed = function(ip, callback){
 	// checks the percent of ram used on a worker.
diff --git a/routes/workers_manager.js b/routes/workers_manager.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b314746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/workers_manager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var jsonfile = require('jsonfile');
+var lxc = require('../lxc');
+var doapi = require('../doapi')();
+var settings = require('./workers.json');
+
+var tagPrefix = settings.tagPrefix || 'clwV';
+
+var workers = (function(){
+	// works array constructor. This will hold the works(order by creation) and all
+	// the methods interacting with the workers.
+	
+	// base array that will be the workers objects.
+	var workers = [];
+
+	// persistent settings object
+	// .image is the currently used Digital Ocean snap shot ID
+	// .lastSnapShotId is the previous ID used Digital Ocean snap shot
+	// .version is the current worker version
+	// .size is the base Droplet size for worker creation
+	// .min is the minimum amount of workers that should exist
+	// .max is the maximum amount of works that ca exist
+	// .minAvail is the amount of empty workers there should be
+	workers.settings = settings;
+
+	// How many droplets are currently in the process of being created. It takes
+	// about 3 minutes to create a worker.
+	workers.currentCreating = 0;
+
+	workers.create = function(){
+		// manages the creation of a work from first call to all runners seeded
+
+		// dont create more workers then the settings file allows
+		if(workers.currentCreating > workers.settings.max ) return false;
+		workers.currentCreating++;
+
+		doapi.dropletToActive({
+			name: 'clw'+workers.settings.version+'-'+(Math.random()*100).toString().slice(-4),
+			image: workers.settings.image,
+			size: workers.settings.size,
+			onCreate: function(data){
+				doapi.dropletSetTag(tagPrefix+workers.settings.version, data.droplet.id);
+			},
+			onActive: function(worker, args){
+				workers.startRunners({
+					worker: workers.makeWorkerObj(worker),
+					onStart: function(runner, args){
+						workers.push(args.worker);
+						doapi.domianAddRecord({
+							domain: "codeland.us",
+							type: "A",
+							name: "*."+worker.name+".workers",
+							data: worker.publicIP
+						});
+						args.onStart = function(){};
+					},
+					onDone: function(args){
+						console.log("Seeded runners on", worker.name);
+						workers.currentCreating--;
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		});
+
+	};
+
+	workers.makeWorkerObj = function(worker){
+		// Create object for each worker.
+
+		worker.networks.v4.forEach(function(value){
+			worker[value.type+'IP'] = value.ip_address;
+		});
+
+		worker.availrunners = [];
+		worker.ip = worker.publicIP;
+		worker.usedrunners = 0;
+		worker.index = workers.length;
+
+		worker.getRunner = function(){
+			if(this.availrunners.length === 0) return false;
+			// console.log('getting runner from ', worker.name, ' avail length ', this.availrunners.length);
+			var runner = this.availrunners.pop();
+			this.usedrunners++;
+			runnerTimeout(runner);
+						
+			return runner;
+		}
+
+		return worker;
+	};
+
+	workers.__workersId = function(argument){
+		// create array of all current worker Digital Ocean ID
+		return workers.map(function(item){
+			return item.id;
+		});
+
+	};
+
+	workers.destroy = function(worker){
+		// todo: If worker is passed, check for it in the workers array and
+		// remove it if found.
+
+		var worker = worker || workers.pop();
+		return doapi.dropletDestroy(worker.id, function(body) {
+			console.log('Deleted worker', worker.name);
+		});
+	};
+
+	workers.destroyByTag = function(tag){
+		// Delete works that with
+
+		tag = tag || tagPrefix + workers.settings.version;
+		let currentIDs = workers.__workersId();
+
+		let deleteDroplets = function(droplets){
+			if(droplets.length === 0) return true;
+			let droplet = droplets.pop();
+			if(~currentIDs.indexOf(droplet.id)) return deleteDroplets(droplets);
+			
+			doapi.dropletDestroy(droplet.id, function(body){
+				setTimeout(deleteDroplets, 1000, droplets);
+				if(!droplets.length) console.log(`Finished deleting workers tagged ${tag}.`);
+			});
+		}
+
+		doapi.dropletsByTag(tag, function(data){
+			data = JSON.parse(data);
+			console.log(`Deleting ${data['droplets'].length} workers tagged ${tag}. Workers`,
+				data['droplets'].map(function(item){
+					return item.name+' | '+item.id;
+				})
+			);
+
+			deleteDroplets(data['droplets']);
+		});
+	};
+
+	workers.startRunners = function(args){ 
+		// console.log('starting runners on', args.worker.name, args.worker.ip)
+
+		// dont make runners on out dated workers
+		if(!args.worker || workers.settings.image > args.worker.image.id){
+			console.log(`Blocked outdated worker(${args.worker.image.id}), current image ${workers.settings.image}.`)
+			return ;
+		}
+
+		// percent of used RAM to stop runner creation
+		args.stopPercent = args.stopPercent || 80;
+		args.onStart = args.onStart || function(){};
+		args.onDone = args.onDone || function(){};
+
+		ramPercentUsed(args.worker.ip, function(usedMemPercent){
+			if(usedMemPercent > args.stopPercent ){
+				console.log('using', String(usedMemPercent).trim(), 
+					'percent memory, stopping runner creation!', args.worker.availrunners.length, 
+					'created on ', args.worker.name
+				);
+				args.onDone(args);
+				return ;
+			}
+
+			var name = 'crunner-'+(Math.random()*100).toString().slice(-4);
+			// console.log('Free ram check passed!')
+			lxc.startEphemeral(name, 'crunner0', args.worker.ip, function(data){
+				if(!data.ip) return setTimeout(workers.startRunners, 0, args);
+				// console.log('started runner on', args.worker.name)
+
+				var runner = {
+					ip: data.ip,
+					name: name,
+					worker: args.worker,
+					label: args.worker.name + ':' + name
+				};
+				args.onStart(runner, args);
+
+				args.worker.availrunners.push(runner);
+
+				setTimeout(workers.startRunners, 0, args);
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
+	workers.checkForZombies = function(){
+		// check to make sure all works are used or usable.
+		
+		let zombies = 0;
+
+		for(let worker of workers){
+			console.log(`Checking if ${worker.name} is a zombie worker.`);
+			// if a runner has no available runners and no used runners, its a
+			// zombie. This should happen when a newer image ID has been added
+			// and old workers slowly lose there usefulness.
+			if(worker.availrunners.length === 0 && worker.usedrunners === 0){
+				workers.splice(workers.indexOf(worker), 1);
+				console.log(`Zombie! Worker ${worker.name}, destroying.`);
+				workers.destroy(worker);
+				zombies++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return zombies;
+	};
+
+	workers.checkBalance = function(){
+		console.log(`Checking balance.`);
+
+		workers.checkForZombies();
+
+		// if there are workers being created, stop scale up and down check
+		if(workers.currentCreating+workers.length < workers.settings.min) null;
+		else if(workers.currentCreating)
+			return console.log(`Killing balance, workers are being created.`);
+
+		// hold amount of workers with no used runners
+		var lastMinAval = 0;
+
+		// check to make sure the `workers.settings.minAvail` have free runners
+		for(let worker of workers.slice(-workers.settings.minAvail)){
+			if(worker.usedrunners === 0){
+				lastMinAval++;
+			}else{
+				// no need to keep counting, workers need to be created
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if(lastMinAval > workers.settings.minAvail){
+			// Remove workers if there are more then the settings states
+			console.log(
+				`Last ${workers.settings.minAvail} workers not used, killing last worker`, 
+				'lastMinAval:', lastMinAval,
+				'minAvail:', workers.settings.minAvail,
+				'workers:', workers.length
+			);
+
+			return workers.destroy();
+
+		} else if(lastMinAval < workers.settings.minAvail){
+			// creates workers if the settings file demands it
+			console.log(
+				'last 3 workers have no free runners, starting worker',
+				'lastMinAval:', lastMinAval,
+				'minAvail:', workers.settings.minAvail,
+				'workers:', workers.length
+			);
+
+			return workers.create();
+		}
+
+	};
+	workers.settingsSave = function(){
+		// save the live settings file to disk
+
+		jsonfile.writeFile('./workers.json', workers.settings, {spaces: 2}, function(err) {
+			console.error(err);
+		});
+	};
+
+	workers.add = function(newWorkers){
+		newWorkers.forEach(function(worker){
+			workers.push(worker);
+		});
+	};
+
+	// make sure Digital Ocean has a tag for the current worker version
+	doapi.tagCreate(tagPrefix+workers.settings.version);
+
+	return workers;
+
+})();
+
+
+module.exports = workers;
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