diff --git a/src/lib/components/OnBoarding.svelte b/src/lib/components/OnBoarding.svelte
index 85850b9..4f401e2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/OnBoarding.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/OnBoarding.svelte
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
                 requestAddress($did)
                 requested = true
             }
-
     }
 
-
     $:{
         if($myAddressBook.length>0){ //if a record arrives in my address book show it on the page //TODO go to ContactList (would be better)
             scannedContact = $myAddressBook?.filter((it) => { return it.owner === $did })
diff --git a/src/relay.js b/src/relay.js
index 4379aab..c4b39cf 100644
--- a/src/relay.js
+++ b/src/relay.js
@@ -1,56 +1,56 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-console */
-
-import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
 import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
 import { createLibp2p } from 'libp2p'
-import {circuitRelayTransport, circuitRelayServer} from '@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2'
+import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
+import { circuitRelayServer } from '@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2'
+import { webSockets } from '@libp2p/websockets'
+import * as filters from '@libp2p/websockets/filters'
 import { identify } from '@libp2p/identify'
-import { pubsubPeerDiscovery } from "@libp2p/pubsub-peer-discovery";
-import { autoNAT } from '@libp2p/autonat'
-import {dcutr} from "@libp2p/dcutr";
-import {gossipsub} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub";
-import {FaultTolerance} from "@libp2p/interface-transport";
-import {kadDHT} from "@libp2p/kad-dht";
+import { createFromPrivKey } from '@libp2p/peer-id-factory'
+import { unmarshalPrivateKey } from '@libp2p/crypto/keys'
+import { fromString as uint8ArrayFromString } from 'uint8arrays/from-string'
 
-const topics = [
-	'dcontact._peer - discovery._p2p._pubsub' // It's recommended but not required to extend the global space
-	// '_peer-discovery._p2p._pubsub' // Include if you want to participate in the global space
-];
+// output of: console.log(server.peerId.privateKey.toString('hex'))
+const relayPrivKey = '08011240821cb6bc3d4547fcccb513e82e4d718089f8a166b23ffcd4a436754b6b0774cf07447d1693cd10ce11ef950d7517bad6e9472b41a927cd17fc3fb23f8c70cd99'
+// the peer id of the above key
+// const relayId = '12D3KooWAJjbRkp8FPF5MKgMU53aUTxWkqvDrs4zc1VMbwRwfsbE'
 
-// const reservationStore = new ReservationStore({ maxReservations: 100 })
+const encoded = uint8ArrayFromString(relayPrivKey, 'hex')
+const privateKey = await unmarshalPrivateKey(encoded)
+const peerId = await createFromPrivKey(privateKey)
 
 const server = await createLibp2p({
+	peerId,
 	addresses: {
-		listen: ['/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/12313/ws']
+		listen: ['/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/12345/ws']
 	},
 	transports: [
-		circuitRelayTransport(),
 		webSockets({
 			filter: filters.all
 		})
 	],
 	connectionEncryption: [noise()],
 	streamMuxers: [yamux()],
-	peerDiscovery: [
-		// bootstrap(bootstrapConfig),
-		pubsubPeerDiscovery({
-			interval: 10000,
-			topics: topics, // defaults to ['_peer-discovery._p2p._pubsub']
-			listenOnly: false
-		})
-	],
 	services: {
 		identify: identify(),
-		autoNAT: autoNAT(),
-		dcutr: dcutr(),
-		pubsub: gossipsub({ allowPublishToZeroPeers: true, canRelayMessage: true }),
-		circuitRelay: circuitRelayServer({
-			reservations: { applyDefaultLimit: false, maxReservations: Infinity }
+		relay: circuitRelayServer({
+			reservations: {
+				maxReservations: 5000,
+				reservationTtl: 1000,
+				defaultDataLimit: BigInt(1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+			}
 		})
 	}
-});
+})
+
+server.addEventListener('peer:connect', async event => {
+	console.log('peer:connect', event.detail)
+})
+
+server.addEventListener('peer:disconnect', async event => {
+	console.log('peer:disconnect', event.detail)
+	server.peerStore.delete(event.detail)
+})
 
-console.log(
-	'Relay listening on multiaddr(s): ',
-	server.getMultiaddrs().map((ma) => ma.toString())
-);
+console.log(server.peerId.toString())
+console.log('p2p addr: ', server.getMultiaddrs().map((ma) => ma.toString()))
+// generates a deterministic address: /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/33519/ws/p2p/12D3KooWAJjbRkp8FPF5MKgMU53aUTxWkqvDrs4zc1VMbwRwfsbE