diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edfc9216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Stage 1
+FROM node:8 as react-build
+WORKDIR /www
+COPY . ./
+RUN yarn
+RUN yarn build
+
+# Stage 2 - the production environment
+FROM nginx:alpine
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+COPY --from=react-build /app/build /usr/share/nginx/html
+EXPOSE 80
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67d452d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "name": "foo-app",
+  "env": {
+    "BACKGROUND_COLOR": {
+      "description": "specify a css color",
+      "value": "#fefefe",
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "TITLE": {
+      "description": "title for your site"
+    },
+    "APP_SECRET": {
+      "generator": "secret"
+    }
+  },
+  "options": {
+    "allow-unauthenticated": false,
+    "memory": "512Mi",
+    "cpu": "1"
+  },
+  "build": {
+    "skip": false
+  },
+  "hooks": {
+    "prebuild": {
+      "commands": ["./my-custom-prebuild"]
+    },
+    "postbuild": {
+      "commands": ["./my-custom-postbuild"]
+    },
+    "precreate": {
+      "commands": ["echo 'test'"]
+    },
+    "postcreate": {
+      "commands": ["./setup.sh"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cloud_functions/firebase.json b/cloud_functions/firebase.json
index 8846660a..67a15010 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/firebase.json
+++ b/cloud_functions/firebase.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "functions": {
     "predeploy": [
-      "npm --prefix \"$RESOURCE_DIR\" run fetchConfig",
       "npm --prefix \"$RESOURCE_DIR\" run lint",
       "npm --prefix \"$RESOURCE_DIR\" run build"
     ]
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/fetchConfig.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/fetchConfig.ts
index 4a6cf129..e5d1abab 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/fetchConfig.ts
+++ b/cloud_functions/functions/fetchConfig.ts
@@ -3,44 +3,57 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as admin from "firebase-admin";
 // Initialize Firebase Admin
 
-const serviceAccount = require(`./firebase-credentials.json`);
-console.log(`Running on ${serviceAccount.project_id}`);
-admin.initializeApp({
-  credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
-  databaseURL: `https://${serviceAccount.project_id}.firebaseio.com`,
-});
-const db = admin.firestore();
+const serviceAccount = requireIfExists(`./firebase-credentials.json`);
 
-const docConfig2json = async (docPath: string, jsonPath: string) => {
-  const doc = await db.doc(docPath).get();
-  const data = doc.data();
-  const jsonData = JSON.stringify(data ? data.config : "");
-  fs.writeFileSync(jsonPath, jsonData);
-};
+function requireIfExists(module) {
+  try {
+    return require(module);
+  } catch (error) {
+    // pass and try next file
+    console.log("serviceAccount json not found");
+    return false;
+  }
+  // throw('None of the provided modules exist.')
+}
+if (serviceAccount) {
+  console.log(`Running on ${serviceAccount.project_id}`);
+  admin.initializeApp({
+    credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
+    databaseURL: `https://${serviceAccount.project_id}.firebaseio.com`,
+  });
+  const db = admin.firestore();
 
-// Initialize Cloud Firestore Database
+  const docConfig2json = async (docPath: string, jsonPath: string) => {
+    const doc = await db.doc(docPath).get();
+    const data = doc.data();
+    const jsonData = JSON.stringify(data ? data.config : "[]");
+    fs.writeFileSync(jsonPath, jsonData);
+  };
 
-const main = async () => {
-  await docConfig2json(
-    "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_HISTORY_",
-    "./src/history/config.json"
-  );
-  await docConfig2json(
-    "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_ALGOLIA_",
-    "./src/algolia/config.json"
-  );
-  await docConfig2json(
-    "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_COLLECTION_SYNC_",
-    "./src/collectionSync/config.json"
-  );
-  await docConfig2json(
-    "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_SNAPSHOT_SYNC_",
-    "./src/snapshotSync/config.json"
-  );
-  return true;
-};
+  // Initialize Cloud Firestore Database
 
-main()
-  .catch(err => console.log(err))
-  .then(() => console.log("this will succeed"))
-  .catch(() => "obligatory catch");
+  const main = async () => {
+    await docConfig2json(
+      "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_HISTORY_",
+      "./src/history/config.json"
+    );
+    await docConfig2json(
+      "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_ALGOLIA_",
+      "./src/algolia/config.json"
+    );
+    await docConfig2json(
+      "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_COLLECTION_SYNC_",
+      "./src/collectionSync/config.json"
+    );
+    await docConfig2json(
+      "_FIRETABLE_/_SETTINGS_/_CONFIG_/_SNAPSHOT_SYNC_",
+      "./src/snapshotSync/config.json"
+    );
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  main()
+    .catch(err => console.log(err))
+    .then(() => console.log("this will succeed"))
+    .catch(() => "obligatory catch");
+}
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/package.json b/cloud_functions/functions/package.json
index 6a7d7be1..fcce2bf6 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/package.json
+++ b/cloud_functions/functions/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "serve": "npm run build && firebase serve --only functions",
     "shell": "npm run build && firebase functions:shell",
     "start": "npm run shell",
-    "deploy": "firebase deploy",
+    "deploy": "firebase deploy --only functions:exportTable",
+    "deployFT": "firebase deploy",
     "logs": "firebase functions:log"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/collectionSync/index.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/src/collectionSync/index.ts
index b2a986b7..f3bdd462 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/collectionSync/index.ts
+++ b/cloud_functions/functions/src/collectionSync/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const cloneDoc = (targetCollection: string, fieldsToSync: string[]) => (
 ) => {
   const docId = snapshot.id;
   const docData = snapshot.data();
-  console.log(docData);
   if (!docData) return false; // returns if theres no data in the doc
   const syncData = fieldsToSync.reduce(docReducer(docData), {});
   if (Object.keys(syncData).length === 0) return false; // returns if theres nothing to sync
@@ -33,6 +32,10 @@ const cloneDoc = (targetCollection: string, fieldsToSync: string[]) => (
     /\{\{(.*?)\}\}/g,
     replacer(docData)
   );
+  if (collectionPath.includes("//")) {
+    console.log(`${collectionPath} is an invalid collection path`);
+    return false;
+  }
   db.collection(collectionPath)
     .doc(docId)
     .set({ ...syncData, syncedAt: new Date() }, { merge: true })
@@ -57,18 +60,17 @@ const syncDoc = (targetCollection: string, fieldsToSync: string[]) => async (
     /\{\{(.*?)\}\}/g,
     replacer(docData)
   );
+
+  if (collectionPath.includes("//")) {
+    console.log(`${collectionPath} is an invalid collection path`);
+    return false;
+  }
   if (Object.keys(syncData).length === 0) return false; // returns if theres nothing to sync
   const targetDoc = await db
     .collection(collectionPath)
     .doc(docId)
     .get();
   if (!targetDoc.exists) return false;
-  const targetDocData = targetDoc.data();
-  console.log(`syncing ${docId}`, targetDoc.exists, {
-    targetDocData,
-    docData,
-    syncData,
-  });
   db.collection(collectionPath)
     .doc(docId)
     .update({ ...syncData, syncedAt: new Date() })
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts
index f4748373..16d95852 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts
+++ b/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export { exportTable } from "./export";
+
 import algoliaFnsGenerator from "./algolia";
 import * as algoliaConfig from "./algolia/config.json";
 import collectionSyncFnsGenerator from "./collectionSync";
@@ -12,31 +14,30 @@ import * as collectionHistoryConfig from "./history/config.json";
 import permissionControlFnsGenerator from "./permissions";
 import * as permissionsConfig from "./permissions/config.json";
 
-import synonymsFnsGenerator from "./synonyms";
-import synonymsConfig from "./synonyms/config";
-
-export { exportTable } from "./export";
 export { triggerCloudBuild } from "./buildTriggers";
 export { scheduledFirestoreBackup, callableFirestoreBackup } from "./backup";
 import * as callableFns from "./callable";
 
 export const callable = callableFns;
-export const FT_algolia = algoliaConfig.reduce((acc: any, collection) => {
+export const FT_algolia = algoliaConfig.reduce((acc: any, collection: any) => {
   return { ...acc, [collection.name]: algoliaFnsGenerator(collection) };
 }, {});
 
-export const FT_sync = collectionSyncConfig.reduce((acc: any, collection) => {
-  return {
-    ...acc,
-    [`${`${`${collection.source}`
-      .replace(/\//g, "_")
-      .replace(/_{.*?}_/g, "_")}`}2${`${`${collection.target}`
-      .replace(/\//g, "_")
-      .replace(/_{.*?}_/g, "_")}`}`]: collectionSyncFnsGenerator(collection),
-  };
-}, {});
+export const FT_sync = collectionSyncConfig.reduce(
+  (acc: any, collection: any) => {
+    return {
+      ...acc,
+      [`${`${`${collection.source}`
+        .replace(/\//g, "_")
+        .replace(/_{.*?}_/g, "_")}`}2${`${`${collection.target}`
+        .replace(/\//g, "_")
+        .replace(/_{.*?}_/g, "_")}`}`]: collectionSyncFnsGenerator(collection),
+    };
+  },
+  {}
+);
 export const FT_snapshotSync = snapshotSyncConfig.reduce(
-  (acc: any, collection) => {
+  (acc: any, collection: any) => {
     if (collection.fnName) {
       return {
         ...acc,
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export const FT_snapshotSync = snapshotSyncConfig.reduce(
 );
 
 export const FT_history = collectionHistoryConfig.reduce(
-  (acc: any, collection) => {
+  (acc: any, collection: any) => {
     return {
       ...acc,
       [collection.name
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export const FT_history = collectionHistoryConfig.reduce(
 );
 
 export const FT_permissions = permissionsConfig.reduce(
-  (acc: any, collection) => {
+  (acc: any, collection: any) => {
     return {
       ...acc,
       [collection.name]: permissionControlFnsGenerator(collection),
@@ -76,12 +77,3 @@ export const FT_permissions = permissionsConfig.reduce(
   },
   {}
 );
-
-export const FT_synonyms = synonymsConfig.reduce((acc: any, collection) => {
-  return {
-    ...acc,
-    [collection.name
-      .replace(/\//g, "_")
-      .replace(/_{.*?}_/g, "_")]: synonymsFnsGenerator(collection),
-  };
-}, {});
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/permissions/config.json b/cloud_functions/functions/src/permissions/config.json
index cf97b77f..fe51488c 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/permissions/config.json
+++ b/cloud_functions/functions/src/permissions/config.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[{ "name": "userPermissions", "customTokenFields": ["regions", "roles"] }]
+[]
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/synonyms/config.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/src/synonyms/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a03d8003..00000000
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/synonyms/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,265 +0,0 @@
-import * as algoliasearch from "algoliasearch";
-
-import { env } from "../config";
-import * as _ from "lodash";
-const client = algoliasearch(env.algolia.app, env.algolia.key);
-
-const generateAlgoliaKey = (fieldName: string, value: string) =>
-  client.generateSecuredApiKey(
-    env.algolia.search, // Make sure to use a search key
-    {
-      filters: `${fieldName}:${value}`,
-    }
-  );
-
-const cohort2algoliaKey = (cohort: string) =>
-  generateAlgoliaKey("cohort", cohort);
-
-const tableConnect2ids = records => {
-  if (records) {
-    return records.map(r => r.snapshot.objectID);
-  } else {
-    return [];
-  }
-};
-const cohort2region = (cohort: string) =>
-  cohort.toUpperCase().replace(/\d+.*$/, "");
-
-const locations = [
-  { location: "Sydney", region: "SYD" },
-  { location: "Singapore", region: "SG" },
-  { location: "Amsterdam", region: "AMS" },
-  { location: "Oslo", region: "OSL" },
-  { location: "New York", region: "NYC" },
-  { location: "London", region: "LON" },
-  { location: "Nairobi", region: "NAI" },
-  { location: "Stockholm", region: "STO" },
-];
-
-const location2region = (location: string) => {
-  const _location = _.find(locations, { location });
-
-  return _location ? _location.region : "GLOBAL";
-};
-const cohort2location = (cohort: string) => {
-  const _region = cohort2region(cohort);
-  switch (_region) {
-    case "SYD":
-      return "Sydney";
-    case "SG":
-      return "Singapore";
-    case "AMS":
-      return "Amsterdam";
-    case "OSL":
-      return "Oslo";
-    case "LON":
-      return "London";
-    case "STO":
-      return "Stockholm";
-    case "NYC":
-      return "New York";
-    case "NAI":
-      return "Nairobi";
-    default:
-      return "";
-  }
-};
-
-const cohort2regionCollections = (collections: string[]) =>
-  collections.map(collection => ({
-    name: collection,
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "region",
-        transformer: cohort2region,
-      },
-    ],
-  }));
-
-const config = [
-  {
-    name: "advisors",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "location",
-        synonymField: "region",
-        transformer: location2region,
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    name: "icManagement/{icId}/icMembers/{memberId}/votes",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "team",
-        synonymField: "teamName",
-        transformer: team => (team[0] ? team[0].teamName : ""),
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    name: "cohorts",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "region",
-        transformer: cohort2region,
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "algoliaKey",
-        transformer: (cohort: string) =>
-          client.generateSecuredApiKey(
-            env.algolia.search, // Make sure to use a search key
-            {
-              filters: `cohort:${cohort} OR cohort:Global`,
-              restrictIndices: [
-                "teams",
-                "founders",
-                "students",
-                "hubResources",
-                "advisors",
-                "partnerships",
-              ],
-            }
-          ),
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "demoDayAlgoliaKey",
-        transformer: (cohort: string) =>
-          client.generateSecuredApiKey(
-            env.algolia.search, // Make sure to use a search key
-            {
-              filters: `cohort:${cohort} AND showOnDemoDayWebsite:true`,
-              restrictIndices: ["portfolio"],
-            }
-          ),
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "location",
-        synonymField: "demoDayAntlerBiosAlgoliaKey",
-        transformer: (location: string) =>
-          client.generateSecuredApiKey(
-            env.algolia.search, // Make sure to use a search key
-            {
-              filters: `location:"${location}"`,
-              restrictIndices: ["antlerBios"],
-            }
-          ),
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    name: "icManagement",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "region",
-        transformer: cohort2region,
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "icPage",
-        transformer: (cohort, doc) => {
-          if (doc.icType === "IC" || doc.icType === "Delayed IC") {
-            return `https://firepage.antler.co/IC/${cohort}`;
-          } else return "";
-        },
-      },
-
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "algoliaKey",
-        transformer: cohort2algoliaKey,
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    name: "portfolio",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "region",
-        transformer: cohort2region,
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "location",
-        transformer: cohort2location,
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "id",
-        synonymField: "onePager",
-        transformer: id => `https://firepage.antler.co/portfolio/${id}`,
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "coach",
-        synonymField: "coachID",
-        transformer: tableConnect2ids,
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    name: "teams",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "coach",
-        synonymField: "coachID",
-        transformer: tableConnect2ids,
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "region",
-        transformer: cohort2region,
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "id",
-        synonymField: "ddPage",
-        transformer: id => `https://firepage.antler.co/DD/${id}`,
-      },
-      {
-        isForced: true,
-        listenerField: "icResult",
-        synonymField: "isDecided",
-        transformer: icResult => {
-          if (icResult && ["Yes", "No"].includes(icResult)) return true;
-          else return false;
-        },
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    name: "profiles",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "email",
-        synonymField: "isInternal",
-        transformer: email => email.includes("@antler.co"),
-      },
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohort",
-        synonymField: "region",
-        transformer: cohort2region,
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    name: "demodays",
-    groups: [
-      {
-        listenerField: "cohortDoc",
-        synonymField: "cohort",
-        transformer: cohortDoc => cohortDoc?.[0]?.snapshot?.cohort,
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  ...cohort2regionCollections([
-    "hubResources",
-    "sprintSubmissions",
-    "trackoutApplications",
-    "portfolioEnquiries",
-  ]),
-];
-export default config;
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/synonyms/index.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/src/synonyms/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 233c4e12..00000000
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/synonyms/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-import * as functions from "firebase-functions";
-
-import { db } from "../config";
-
-type synonymGroup = {
-  isForced: boolean | undefined;
-  listenerField: string;
-  synonymField: string;
-  transformer: Function;
-};
-
-const synonyms = (docData, groups: synonymGroup[]) =>
-  groups.reduce(async (acc: any, currGroup) => {
-    const newValue = await currGroup.transformer(
-      docData[currGroup.listenerField],
-      docData
-    );
-    if (
-      docData[currGroup.listenerField] &&
-      docData[currGroup.synonymField] !== newValue
-    ) {
-      return {
-        ...(await acc),
-        [currGroup.synonymField]: newValue,
-      };
-    } else return await acc;
-  }, {});
-
-/**
- *
- */
-const addSynonymOnUpdate = (groups: synonymGroup[]) => async (
-  change: functions.Change<FirebaseFirestore.DocumentSnapshot>
-) => {
-  const beforeData = change.before.data();
-  const afterData = change.after.data();
-
-  if (!beforeData || !afterData) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  const changedGroups = groups.reduce((acc: synonymGroup[], currGroup) => {
-    if (
-      currGroup.isForced ||
-      beforeData[currGroup.listenerField] !== afterData[currGroup.listenerField]
-    ) {
-      return [...acc, currGroup];
-    } else {
-      return acc;
-    }
-  }, []);
-  if (changedGroups.length === 0) {
-    return false; // no changes detected
-  }
-  const updates = await synonyms(
-    { ...afterData, id: change.after.id },
-    changedGroups
-  );
-  if (Object.values(updates).length === 0) {
-    return false;
-  } else {
-    const docPath = change.after.ref.path;
-    return db.doc(docPath).update(updates);
-  }
-};
-
-const addSynonymOnCreate = (groups: synonymGroup[]) => async (
-  snapshot: FirebaseFirestore.DocumentSnapshot
-) => {
-  const docData = snapshot.data();
-  if (!docData) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  const updates = await synonyms({ ...docData, id: snapshot.id }, groups);
-  if (Object.keys(updates).length === 0) {
-    return false;
-  } else {
-    const docPath = snapshot.ref.path;
-    return db.doc(docPath).update(updates);
-  }
-};
-
-/**
- *
- * @param collection configuration object
- */
-const synonymsFnsGenerator = collection => ({
-  onCreate: functions.firestore
-    .document(`${collection.name}/{docId}`)
-    .onCreate(addSynonymOnCreate(collection.groups)),
-  onUpdate: functions.firestore
-    .document(`${collection.name}/{docId}`)
-    .onUpdate(addSynonymOnUpdate(collection.groups)),
-});
-
-export default synonymsFnsGenerator;
diff --git a/cloudbuildfunctions.yaml b/cloudbuildfunctions.yaml
index fcdf9c1e..33f3c71a 100644
--- a/cloudbuildfunctions.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuildfunctions.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ steps:
     entrypoint: yarn
     args: ["install"]
     dir: "cloud_functions/functions"
+  - name: node:10.15.1
+    entrypoint: yarn
+    args: ["fetchConfig"]
+    dir: "cloud_functions/functions"
   - name: node:10.15.1
     entrypoint: yarn
     args:
-      - "deploy"
+      - "deployFT"
       - "--project"
       - "${_PROJECT_ID}"
       - "--token"
diff --git a/www/src/components/Table/formatters/withCustomCell.tsx b/www/src/components/Table/formatters/withCustomCell.tsx
index dd07f30d..3dcf1051 100644
--- a/www/src/components/Table/formatters/withCustomCell.tsx
+++ b/www/src/components/Table/formatters/withCustomCell.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { Suspense } from "react";
-import clsx from "clsx";
 import { FormatterProps } from "react-data-grid";
 
 import { makeStyles, createStyles } from "@material-ui/core";