diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
index 9fc06fa4..7c2307e9 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
@@ -333,33 +333,6 @@ namespace AyaNova
                 ForwardedHeaders = Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides.ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedFor | Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides.ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedProto
             });
 
-
-            #region SWAGGER
-
-            _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - api explorer");
-            // Enable middleware to serve generated Swagger as a JSON endpoint.
-            app.UseSwagger();
-
-            app.UseSwaggerUI(c =>
-            {
-                // build a swagger endpoint for each discovered API version
-                foreach (var description in provider.ApiVersionDescriptions)
-                {
-                    c.SwaggerEndpoint($"/swagger/{description.GroupName}/swagger.json", description.GroupName.ToUpperInvariant());
-                }
-
-                //clean up the swagger explorer UI page and remove the branding
-                //via our own css
-                //NOTE: this broke when updated to v2.x of swagger and it can be fixed according to docs:
-                //https://github.com/domaindrivendev/Swashbuckle.AspNetCore#inject-custom-css
-                // c.InjectStylesheet("/api/sw.css");
-
-                c.DefaultModelsExpandDepth(-1);
-                c.DocumentTitle = "AyaNova API explorer";
-                c.RoutePrefix = "api-docs";
-            });
-            #endregion swagger
-
             #region STATIC FILES
             _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - static files");
             app.UseDefaultFiles();
@@ -379,6 +352,13 @@ namespace AyaNova
             // });
             #endregion
 
+            _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - ROUTING");
+            app.UseRouting();//this wasn't here for 2.2 but added for 3.0, needs to come before the stuff after 
+
+            _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - CORS");
+            app.UseCors("CorsPolicy");
+
+
             #region AUTH / ROLES
             _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - authentication");
             //Use authentication middleware
@@ -415,12 +395,47 @@ namespace AyaNova
 
             #endregion
 
-            _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - CORS");
-            app.UseCors("CorsPolicy");
 
-            //USE MVC
-            _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - MVC");
-            app.UseMvc();
+            #region SWAGGER
+
+            _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - api explorer");
+            // Enable middleware to serve generated Swagger as a JSON endpoint.
+            app.UseSwagger();
+
+            app.UseSwaggerUI(c =>
+            {
+                // build a swagger endpoint for each discovered API version
+                foreach (var description in provider.ApiVersionDescriptions)
+                {
+                    c.SwaggerEndpoint($"/swagger/{description.GroupName}/swagger.json", description.GroupName.ToUpperInvariant());
+                }
+
+                //clean up the swagger explorer UI page and remove the branding
+                //via our own css
+                //NOTE: this broke when updated to v2.x of swagger and it can be fixed according to docs:
+                //https://github.com/domaindrivendev/Swashbuckle.AspNetCore#inject-custom-css
+                // c.InjectStylesheet("/api/sw.css");
+
+                c.DefaultModelsExpandDepth(-1);
+                c.DocumentTitle = "AyaNova API explorer";
+                c.RoutePrefix = "api-docs";
+            });
+            #endregion swagger
+
+
+
+
+
+
+//According to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/migration/22-to-30?view=aspnetcore-2.2&tabs=visual-studio#migrate-startupconfigure
+//replace use mvc with use endpoints
+            // //USE MVC
+            // _log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - MVC");
+            // app.UseMvc();
+_log.LogDebug("BOOT: pipeline - ENDPOINTS");
+             app.UseEndpoints(endpoints => {
+     endpoints.MapControllers();
+  });
 
             // ******************************************************************
             // ******************** TESTING WIPE DB *****************************
@@ -465,7 +480,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
             if (TESTING_REFRESH_DB)
             {
                 AyaNova.Core.License.Fetch(apiServerState, dbContext, _log);
-                Util.Seeder.SeedDatabase(Util.Seeder.SeedLevel.HugeForLoadTest, -7);//#############################################################################################
+                Util.Seeder.SeedDatabase(Util.Seeder.SeedLevel.SmallOneManShopTrialDataSet, -7);//#############################################################################################
             }
             //TESTING
 #endif