diff --git a/src/main/java/spring/Application.java b/src/main/java/spring/Application.java
index f239ddb..57c64ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spring/Application.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spring/Application.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public class Application {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+
+        System.out.println("http://localhost:8080");
     }
 
     @RefreshScope
diff --git a/src/main/java/spring/TransactionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/spring/TransactionBuilder.java
index c442ef6..0f4c561 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spring/TransactionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spring/TransactionBuilder.java
@@ -18,23 +18,21 @@
 
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
 import org.apache.http.entity.ContentType;
 import org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.SessionAttributes;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 @Controller
 @SessionAttributes({"taxcode","zip","username","password"})
 public class TransactionBuilder {
-    @GetMapping("/transaction")
+    @RequestMapping(value="/transaction", method=RequestMethod.GET)
     @ResponseBody
     public String transactionBuilder(HttpServletRequest post, @RequestParam String taxcode,
                                      @RequestParam String zip, @RequestParam String username, @RequestParam String password) {
@@ -70,15 +68,21 @@ public String transactionBuilder(HttpServletRequest post, @RequestParam String t
         try {
             String userPass = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString((username + ":" + password).getBytes());
             String requestUrl = "https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/transactions/create";
+
             StringEntity requestEntity = new StringEntity(gson.toJson(CTModel), ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
 
+            /*
+            RESOURCES: https://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/quickstart.html
+            info for using the HttpClient
+            */
+
             CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault();
-            HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(requestUrl);
-            httpPost.addHeader("accept", "application/json");
-            httpPost.addHeader("authorization", "Basic " + userPass);
-            httpPost.setEntity(requestEntity);
+            HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(requestUrl);
+            httpGet.addHeader("accept", "application/json");
+            httpGet.addHeader("authorization", "Basic " + userPass);
+//            httpGet.setEntity(requestEntity);
 
-            HttpResponse response = client.execute(httpPost);
+            HttpResponse response = client.execute(httpGet);
 
             if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != 200 && (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != 201)) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Error : " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
diff --git a/src/main/java/spring/avataxController.java b/src/main/java/spring/avataxController.java
index 8d06e27..731179b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spring/avataxController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spring/avataxController.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 @SessionAttributes({"username","password"})
 public class avataxController {
 
-    @GetMapping("/auth")
+    @RequestMapping(value="/auth", method=RequestMethod.POST)
     @ResponseBody
     public Boolean auth(HttpServletRequest request, Model model, @RequestParam String username, @RequestParam String password){
         HttpSession sesh = request.getSession();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public Boolean auth(HttpServletRequest request, Model model, @RequestParam Strin
             System.out.println(e);
         }
 
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/index.html b/src/main/resources/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7904b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>AvaTaxApp</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+You're looking at the backend server page for the AvaTax Code Check app.
+</body>
+</html>
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