diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dcaba5e..dc13ecc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ crds:
 
 cert-manager:
 	kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.14.4/cert-manager.yaml
-	
+
+secrets:
+	./scripts/k8s-secrets.sh
+
 flux:
 	flux bootstrap git --url="ssh://git@gitea.futureporn.net:2222/futureporn/fp" --branch=main --path="clusters/production" --private-key-file=/home/cj/.ssh/fp-flux
 
diff --git a/charts/fp/templates/scout.yaml b/charts/fp/templates/scout.yaml
index a5ce104..d9cdbc6 100644
--- a/charts/fp/templates/scout.yaml
+++ b/charts/fp/templates/scout.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ spec:
           value: "{{ .Values.scout.cdnBucketUrl }}"
         - name: STRAPI_URL
           value: https://strapi.piko.sbtp.xyz
+        - name: S3_BUCKET_APPLICATION_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: scout
+              key: s3BucketApplicationKey
+        - name: S3_BUCKET_KEY_ID
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: scout
+              key: s3BucketKeyId
         - name: SCOUT_NITTER_ACCESS_KEY
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/packages/next/app/components/archive-progress.tsx b/packages/next/app/components/archive-progress.tsx
index 4b19d9a..fe12fd4 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/components/archive-progress.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/app/components/archive-progress.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getAllStreamsForVtuber } from "@/lib/streams";
+import { getAllStreamsForVtuber, getStreamCountForVtuber } from "@/lib/streams";
 import { getVodsForVtuber } from "@/lib/vods";
 import { IVtuber } from "@/lib/vtubers";
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface IArchiveProgressProps {
 
 export default async function ArchiveProgress ({ vtuber }: IArchiveProgressProps) {
     // const vods = await getVodsForVtuber(vtuber.id)
-    // const streams = await getAllStreamsForVtuber(vtuber.id);
+    const streams = await getStreamCountForVtuber(vtuber.id);
     // const goodStreams = await getAllStreamsForVtuber(vtuber.id, ['good']);
     // const issueStreams = await getAllStreamsForVtuber(vtuber.id, ['issue']);
     // const totalStreams = streams.length;
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ export default async function ArchiveProgress ({ vtuber }: IArchiveProgressProps
     const eligibleStreams = 50
     return (
         <div>
-            <p>@todo</p>
+            <pre>
+                <code>
+                    {JSON.stringify(streams, null, 2)}
+                </code>
+            </pre>
             <p className="heading">{eligibleStreams}/{totalStreams} Streams Archived ({completedPercentage}%)</p>
             <progress className="progress is-success" value={eligibleStreams} max={totalStreams}>{completedPercentage}%</progress>
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/next/app/components/stream-page.tsx b/packages/next/app/components/stream-page.tsx
index b3619cc..4392b5d 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/components/stream-page.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/app/components/stream-page.tsx
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ export default function StreamPage({ stream }: IStreamProps) {
                                 <span className="title is-1"><FontAwesomeIcon icon={icon}></FontAwesomeIcon></span>
                                 <p className="mt-3">{desc1}</p>
                                 <p className="mt-5">{desc2}<br />
-                                <Link href={`/upload?cuid=${stream.attributes.cuid}`}>Upload it here.</Link></p>
+                                {/* <Link href={`/upload?cuid=${stream.attributes.cuid}`}>Upload it here.</Link></p> */}
+                                <Link style={{ cursor: 'not-allowed' }} href={`/upload?cuid=${stream.attributes.cuid}`}><i>Uploads coming soon.</i></Link></p>
                             </div>
                         </article>
                     </div>
diff --git a/packages/next/app/components/streams-table.tsx b/packages/next/app/components/streams-table.tsx
index e8ee028..0082cdd 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/components/streams-table.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/app/components/streams-table.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export default function StreamsTable() {
                           src={image}
                           alt={displayName}
                           placeholder="blur"
+                          objectFit='contain'
                           blurDataURL={imageBlur}
                           width={32}
                           height={32}
diff --git a/packages/next/app/components/vtuber-card.tsx b/packages/next/app/components/vtuber-card.tsx
index a324dc2..0c512fd 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/components/vtuber-card.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/app/components/vtuber-card.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default async function VTuberCard(vtuber: IVtuber) {
                                     className="is-rounded"
                                     src={image}
                                     alt={displayName}
+                                    objectFit="cover"
                                     placeholder="blur"
                                     blurDataURL={imageBlur}
                                     width={48}
diff --git a/packages/next/app/lib/streams.ts b/packages/next/app/lib/streams.ts
index b8d8a18..cdd4d15 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/lib/streams.ts
+++ b/packages/next/app/lib/streams.ts
@@ -351,7 +351,25 @@ export async function fetchStreamData({ pageIndex, pageSize }: { pageIndex: numb
     return d;
 }
 
-  
+export async function getStreamCountForVtuber(vtuberId: number): Promise<IStreamsResponse> {
+    if (!vtuberId) throw new Error(`getStreamCountForVtuber requires a vtuberId, but it was undefined.`);
+    const query = qs.stringify(
+        {
+            filters: {
+                vtuber: {
+                    id: {
+                        $eq: vtuberId
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    )
+    const res = await fetch(`${strapiUrl}/api/streams?${query}`, fetchStreamsOptions)
+    const data = await res.json()
+    console.log('getStreamCountForVtuber')
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2))
+    return data.meta.pagination.total
+}
 
 export async function getStreamsForVtuber(vtuberId: number, page: number = 1, pageSize: number = 25, sortDesc = true): Promise<IStreamsResponse> {
     console.log(`getStreamsForVtuber() with strapiUrl=${strapiUrl}`)
diff --git a/packages/next/app/lib/types.ts b/packages/next/app/lib/types.ts
index 8a2cc29..f34d4b0 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/lib/types.ts
+++ b/packages/next/app/lib/types.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,21 @@ export interface IMuxAssetResponse {
 export interface IMeta {
 	pagination: IPagination;
 }
+
+
+
+export interface IPlatformNotification {
+    id: number;
+    attributes: {
+        source: string;
+        platform: string;
+        date: string;
+		date2: string;
+		vtuber: number;
+    }
+}
+
+export interface IPlatformNotificationResponse {
+    data: IPlatformNotification;
+    meta: IMeta;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/next/app/lib/vtubers.ts b/packages/next/app/lib/vtubers.ts
index b2abc65..23795d7 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/lib/vtubers.ts
+++ b/packages/next/app/lib/vtubers.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 import { IVod } from './vods'
 import { strapiUrl, siteUrl } from './constants';
-import { getSafeDate } from './dates';
 import qs from 'qs';
-import { resourceLimits } from 'worker_threads';
 import { IMeta } from './types';
 
 
@@ -43,6 +41,9 @@ export interface IVtuber {
         image: string;
         imageBlur?: string;
         themeColor: string;
+        fanslyId?: string;
+        chaturbateId?: string;
+        twitterId?: string;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/next/app/vt/[slug]/page.tsx b/packages/next/app/vt/[slug]/page.tsx
index a2773c7..c12eba5 100644
--- a/packages/next/app/vt/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/app/vt/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export default async function Page({ params }: { params: { slug: string } }) {
                     alt={vtuber.attributes.displayName}
                     src={vtuber.attributes.image}
                     fill={true}
+                    objectFit='cover'
                     placeholder='blur'
                     blurDataURL={vtuber.attributes.imageBlur}
                   />
diff --git a/packages/next/next.config.js b/packages/next/next.config.js
index 1706724..ccc33e5 100644
--- a/packages/next/next.config.js
+++ b/packages/next/next.config.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ const nextConfig = {
         port: '',
         pathname: '/**',
       },
+      {
+        protocol: 'https',
+        hostname: 'fp-dev.b-cdn.net',
+        port: '',
+        pathname: '/**',
+      },
     ],
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/cb.js b/packages/scout/src/cb.js
index 49e230b..eb75787 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/cb.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/cb.js
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 
 /**
  * 
- * @param {Object} limiter     An instance of node-rate-limiter, see https://github.com/jhurliman/node-rate-limiter
  * @param {String} roomUrl     example: https://chaturbate.com/projektmelody
  * @returns {Object} initialRoomDossier
  */
-export async function getInitialRoomDossier(limiter, roomUrl) {
-    await limiter.removeTokens(1);
+export async function getInitialRoomDossier(roomUrl) {
     try {
       const res = await fetch(roomUrl, {
         headers: {
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/cb.spec.js b/packages/scout/src/cb.spec.js
index a6c57da..66a5d75 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/cb.spec.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/cb.spec.js
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import { describe } from 'mocha'
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { getInitialRoomDossier } from './cb.js'
-import { RateLimiter } from "limiter";
 
 describe('cb', function () {
-    let limiter = new RateLimiter({ tokensPerInterval: 10, interval: "minute" })
     describe('getInitialRoomDossier', function () {
         it('should return json', async function () {
-            const dossier = await getInitialRoomDossier(limiter, 'https://chaturbate.com/projektmelody')
+            const dossier = await getInitialRoomDossier('https://chaturbate.com/projektmelody')
             expect(dossier).to.have.property('wschat_host')
         })
     })
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/fansly.js b/packages/scout/src/fansly.js
index baca4cd..df3f77d 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/fansly.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/fansly.js
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ const normalize = (url) => {
 
 const fromUsername = (username) => `https://fansly.com/${username}`
 
-const image = async function image (limiter, fanslyUserId) {
-    if (!limiter) throw new Error(`first arg passed to fansly.data.image must be a node-rate-limiter instance`);
-    if (!fanslyUserId) throw new Error(`second arg passed to fansly.data.image must be a {string} fanslyUserId`);
+const image = async function image (fanslyUserId) {
+    if (!fanslyUserId) throw new Error(`first arg passed to fansly.data.image must be a {string} fanslyUserId`);
     const url = `https://api.fansly.com/api/v1/account/${fanslyUserId}/avatar`
     const filePath = getTmpFile('avatar.jpg')
-    return download({ filePath, limiter, url })
+    return download({ filePath, url })
 }
 
 const url = {
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/imap.js b/packages/scout/src/imap.js
index a65d2c9..1b69d13 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/imap.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/imap.js
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ import EventEmitter from 'node:events';
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import { simpleParser } from 'mailparser';
 
-// pinned to v2.0.1 due to https://github.com/jhurliman/node-rate-limiter/issues/80
-import * as $limiter from 'limiter';
-const { RateLimiter } = $limiter
-
 
 
 if (!process.env.SCOUT_IMAP_SERVER) throw new Error('SCOUT_IMAP_SERVER is missing from env');
@@ -15,8 +11,6 @@ if (!process.env.SCOUT_IMAP_PORT) throw new Error('SCOUT_IMAP_PORT is missing fr
 if (!process.env.SCOUT_IMAP_USERNAME) throw new Error('SCOUT_IMAP_USERNAME is missing from env');
 if (!process.env.SCOUT_IMAP_PASSWORD) throw new Error('SCOUT_IMAP_PASSWORD is missing from env');
 
-const limiter = new RateLimiter({ tokensPerInterval: 1, interval: 3000 });
-
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/49428486/1004931
 function streamToString(stream) {
     const chunks = [];
@@ -37,7 +31,6 @@ export class Email extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     async archiveMessage(uid) {
-        await limiter.removeTokens(1);
         await this.client.messageDelete(uid, { uid: true })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/index.ts b/packages/scout/src/index.ts
index c693c77..15ef8ad 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/scout/src/index.ts
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@ async function handleMessage({ email, msg }: { email: Email, msg: FetchMessageOb
         // console.log('    ✏️ checking e-mail')
         const { isMatch, url, platform, channel, displayName, date, userId, avatar }: NotificationData = (await checkEmail(body) ) 
 
-
         if (isMatch) {
             const wfId = `process-email-${createId()}`
             // console.log(`    ✏️ [DRY] starting Temporal workflow ${wfId} @todo actually start temporal workflow`)
             // await signalRealtime({ url, platform, channel, displayName, date, userId, avatar })
             // @todo invoke a Temporal workflow here
+            console.log('    ✏️✏️ starting Temporal workflow')
             const handle = await client.workflow.start(processEmail, {
                 workflowId: wfId,
                 taskQueue: 'scout',
                 args: [{ url, platform, channel, displayName, date, userId, avatar }]
             });
             // const handle = client.getHandle(workflowId);
-            const result = await handle.result();
+            const result = await handle.result()
             console.log(`result of the workflow is as follows`)
             console.log(result)
-            throw new Error('!todo we are stopping after just one (for now) @todo')
-
-            // console.log('    ✏️✏️ creating stream entry in db')
-            // await createStreamInDb({ source: 'email', platform, channel, date, url, userId, avatar })
         }
 
-        // console.log('    ✏️ archiving e-mail')
-        // await email.archiveMessage(msg.uid)
+        console.log('    ✏️ archiving e-mail')
+        await email.archiveMessage(msg.uid)
+
     } catch (e) {
         // console.error('error encoutered')
-        console.error(`  An error was encountered while handling the following e-mail message.\n${JSON.stringify(msg, null, 2)}\nError as follows.`)
+        console.error(`An error was encountered while handling the following e-mail message.\n${JSON.stringify(msg, null, 2)}\nError as follows.`)
         console.error(e)
     }
 }
@@ -58,6 +55,6 @@ async function handleMessage({ email, msg }: { email: Email, msg: FetchMessageOb
 
 (async () => {
     const email = new Email()
-    email.once('message', (msg: FetchMessageObject) => handleMessage({ email, msg }))
+    email.on('message', (msg: FetchMessageObject) => handleMessage({ email, msg }))
     await email.connect()
 })()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/s3.js b/packages/scout/src/s3.js
index 752fe61..07b259a 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/s3.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/s3.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import fs from 'node:fs'
 
 if (!process.env.S3_BUCKET_NAME) throw new Error('S3_BUCKET_NAME was undefined in env');
 if (!process.env.SCOUT_NITTER_URL) throw new Error('SCOUT_NITTER_URL was undefined in env');
+if (!process.env.S3_BUCKET_KEY_ID) throw new Error('S3_BUCKET_KEY_ID was undefined in env');
+if (!process.env.S3_BUCKET_APPLICATION_KEY) throw new Error('S3_BUCKET_APPLICATION_KEY was undefined in env');
 
 
 
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/signals.js b/packages/scout/src/signals.js
index 1b385ed..bf2e250 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/signals.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/signals.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import qs from 'qs'
 import { subMinutes, addMinutes } from 'date-fns'
 import { fpSlugify, download } from './utils.js'
 import { getProminentColor } from './image.js'
-import { RateLimiter } from "limiter"
 import { getImage } from './vtuber.js'
 import fansly from './fansly.js'
 
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ if (!process.env.CDN_BUCKET_URL) throw new Error('CDN_BUCKET_URL is undefined in
  */
 export async function createStreamInDb ({ source, platform, channel, date, url, userId }) {
     
-    // const limiter = new RateLimiter({ tokensPerInterval: 0.3, interval: "second" });
     let vtuberId, streamId
 
     console.log('>> # Step 1')
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ export async function createStreamInDb ({ source, platform, channel, date, url,
         const b2FileData = await s3.uploadFile(imageFile)
 
         // get b2 cdn link to image
-        const imageCdnLink = `https://${process.env.CDN_BUCKET_URL}/${b2FileData.Key}`
+        const imageCdnLink = `${process.env.CDN_BUCKET_URL}/${b2FileData.Key}`
 
 
         const createVtuberRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/vtubers`, {
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/temporal/activities.ts b/packages/scout/src/temporal/activities.ts
index ae76a0e..a6fc2ce 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/temporal/activities.ts
+++ b/packages/scout/src/temporal/activities.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 import fetch from "node-fetch"
 import { NotificationData, processEmail } from "./workflows.js"
 import qs from 'qs'
-import { IVtuberResponse } from 'next'
+import { IPlatformNotificationResponse, IVtuberResponse, IStreamResponse } from 'next'
 import { getImage } from '../vtuber.js'
-import { fpSlugify, download } from '../utils.js'
-import fansly from '../fansly.js'
+import { fpSlugify } from '../utils.js'
 import { getProminentColor } from '../image.js'
 import { uploadFile } from '../s3.js'
+import { addMinutes, subMinutes } from 'date-fns'
 
 export type ChargeResult = {
   status: string;
@@ -42,113 +42,286 @@ export async function upsertVtuber({ platform, userId, url, channel }: Notificat
 
   // GET /api/:pluralApiId?filters[field][operator]=value
   const findVtubersFilters = (() => {
-      if (platform === 'chaturbate') {
-          return { chaturbate: { $eq: url } }
-      } else if (platform === 'fansly') {
-          if (!userId) throw new Error('Fansly userId was undefined, but it is required.')
-          return { fanslyId: { $eq: userId } }
-      }
+    if (platform === 'chaturbate') {
+      return { chaturbate: { $eq: url } }
+    } else if (platform === 'fansly') {
+      if (!userId) throw new Error('Fansly userId was undefined, but it is required.')
+      return { fanslyId: { $eq: userId } }
+    }
   })()
   console.log('>>>>> the following is findVtubersFilters.')
   console.log(findVtubersFilters)
-  
+
   const findVtubersQueryString = qs.stringify({
-      filters: findVtubersFilters
+    filters: findVtubersFilters
   }, { encode: false })
   console.log(`>>>>> platform=${platform}, url=${url}, userId=${userId}`)
-  
+
   console.log('>> findVtuber')
   const findVtuberRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/vtubers?${findVtubersQueryString}`, {
-      method: 'GET',
-      headers: {
-          'content-type': 'application/json'
-      }
+    method: 'GET',
+    headers: {
+      'content-type': 'application/json'
+    }
   })
   const findVtuberJson = await findVtuberRes.json() as IVtuberResponse
   console.log('>> here is the vtuber json')
   console.log(findVtuberJson)
   if (findVtuberJson?.data && findVtuberJson.data.length > 0) {
-      console.log('>>a vtuber was FOUND')
-      if (findVtuberJson.data.length > 1) throw new Error('There was more than one vtuber match. There must only be one.')
-      vtuberId = findVtuberJson.data[0].id
-      console.log('here is the findVtuberJson (as follows)')
-      console.log(findVtuberJson)
-      console.log(`the matching vtuber has ID=${vtuberId} (${findVtuberJson.data[0].attributes.displayName})`)
+    console.log('>> a vtuber was FOUND')
+    if (findVtuberJson.data.length > 1) throw new Error('There was more than one vtuber match. There must only be one.')
+    vtuberId = findVtuberJson.data[0].id
+    console.log('here is the findVtuberJson (as follows)')
+    console.log(findVtuberJson)
+    console.log(`the matching vtuber has ID=${vtuberId} (${findVtuberJson.data[0].attributes.displayName})`)
   }
 
   if (!vtuberId) {
-      console.log('>> vtuberId was not found so we create')
+    console.log('>> vtuberId was not found so we create')
 
-      /**
-       * We are creating a vtuber record.
-       * We need a few things.
-       *   * image URL
-       *   * themeColor
-       * 
-       * To get an image, we have to do a few things.
-       *   * [x] download image from platform
-       *   * [x] get themeColor from image
-       *   * [x] upload image to b2
-       *   * [x] get B2 cdn link to image
-       * 
-       * To get themeColor, we need the image locally where we can then run 
-       */
+    /**
+     * We are creating a vtuber record.
+     * We need a few things.
+     *   * image URL
+     *   * themeColor
+     * 
+     * To get an image, we have to do a few things.
+     *   * [x] download image from platform
+     *   * [x] get themeColor from image
+     *   * [x] upload image to b2
+     *   * [x] get B2 cdn link to image
+     * 
+     * To get themeColor, we need the image locally where we can then run 
+     */
 
-      // download image from platform
-      // vtuber.getImage expects a vtuber object, which we don't have yet, so we create a dummy one
-      const dummyVtuber = {
-          attributes: {
-              slug: fpSlugify(channel),
-              fansly: fansly.url.fromUsername(channel)
-          }
+    // download image from platform
+    // vtuber.getImage expects a vtuber object, which we don't have yet, so we create a dummy one
+    const dummyVtuber = {
+      attributes: {
+        slug: fpSlugify(channel),
+        fanslyId: (platform === 'fansly') ? userId : null
       }
-      const platformImageUrl = await getImage(dummyVtuber)
-      const imageFile = await download({ url: platformImageUrl })
+    }
+    const imageFile = await getImage(dummyVtuber)
 
-      // get themeColor from image
-      const themeColor = await getProminentColor(imageFile)
+    // get themeColor from image
+    const themeColor = await getProminentColor(imageFile)
 
-      // upload image to b2
-      const b2FileData = await uploadFile(imageFile)
+    // upload image to b2
+    const b2FileData = await uploadFile(imageFile)
 
-      // get b2 cdn link to image
-      const imageCdnLink = `https://${process.env.CDN_BUCKET_URL}/${b2FileData.Key}`
+    // get b2 cdn link to image
+    const imageCdnLink = `${process.env.CDN_BUCKET_URL}/${b2FileData.Key}`
 
 
-      const createVtuberRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/vtubers`, {
-          method: 'POST',
-          headers: {
-              'authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.SCOUT_STRAPI_API_KEY}`,
-              'content-type': 'application/json'
-          },
-          body: JSON.stringify({
-              data: {
-                  displayName: channel,
-                  fansly: (platform === 'fansly') ? url : null,
-                  fanslyId: (platform === 'fansly') ? userId : null,
-                  chaturbate: (platform === 'chaturbate') ? url : null,
-                  slug: fpSlugify(channel),
-                  description1: ' ',
-                  image: imageCdnLink,
-                  themeColor: themeColor || '#dde1ec'
-              }
-          })
+    const createVtuberRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/vtubers`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.SCOUT_STRAPI_API_KEY}`,
+        'content-type': 'application/json'
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        data: {
+          displayName: channel,
+          fansly: (platform === 'fansly') ? url : null,
+          fanslyId: (platform === 'fansly') ? userId : null,
+          chaturbate: (platform === 'chaturbate') ? url : null,
+          slug: fpSlugify(channel),
+          description1: ' ',
+          image: imageCdnLink,
+          themeColor: themeColor || '#dde1ec'
+        }
       })
-      const createVtuberJson = await createVtuberRes.json() as IVtuberResponse
-      console.log('>> createVtuberJson as follows')
-      console.log(JSON.stringify(createVtuberJson, null, 2))
-      if (createVtuberJson.data) {
-          vtuberId = createVtuberJson.data.id
-          console.log(`>>> vtuber created with id=${vtuberId}`)
-      }
+    })
+    const createVtuberJson = await createVtuberRes.json() as IVtuberResponse
+    console.log('>> createVtuberJson as follows')
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(createVtuberJson, null, 2))
+    if (createVtuberJson.data) {
+      vtuberId = createVtuberJson.data.id
+      console.log(`>>> vtuber created with id=${vtuberId}`)
+    }
   }
-  return 777
+  return vtuberId
 }
-export async function upsertPlatformNotification(): Promise<number> {
-  return 777
+export async function upsertPlatformNotification({ source, date, platform, vtuberId }: { source: string, date: string, platform: string, vtuberId: number }): Promise<number> {
+  if (!source) throw new Error(`upsertPlatformNotification requires source arg, but it was undefined`);
+  if (!date) throw new Error(`upsertPlatformNotification requires date arg, but it was undefined`);
+  if (!platform) throw new Error(`upsertPlatformNotification requires platform arg, but it was undefined`);
+  if (!vtuberId) throw new Error(`upsertPlatformNotification requires vtuberId arg, but it was undefined`);
+
+  let pNotifId
+  // # Step 2.
+  // Next we create the platform-notification record.
+  // This probably doesn't already exist, so we don't check for a pre-existing platform-notification.
+  const pNotifPayload = {
+    data: {
+      source: source,
+      date: date,
+      date2: date,
+      platform: platform,
+      vtuber: vtuberId,
+    }
+  }
+  console.log('pNotifPayload as follows')
+  console.log(pNotifPayload)
+
+  const pNotifCreateRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/platform-notifications`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.SCOUT_STRAPI_API_KEY}`,
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(pNotifPayload)
+  })
+  const pNotifData = await pNotifCreateRes.json() as IPlatformNotificationResponse
+  if (pNotifData.error) {
+    console.error('>> we failed to create platform-notification, there was an error in the response')
+    console.error(JSON.stringify(pNotifData.error, null, 2))
+    throw new Error(pNotifData.error)
+  }
+  console.log(`>> pNotifData (json response) is as follows`)
+  console.log(pNotifData)
+  if (!pNotifData.data?.id) throw new Error('failed to created pNotifData! The response was missing an id');
+
+  pNotifId = pNotifData.data.id
+  if (!pNotifId) throw new Error('failed to get Platform Notification ID');
+  return pNotifId
+
 }
-export async function upsertStream(): Promise<number> {
-  return 777
+export async function upsertStream({
+  date,
+  vtuberId,
+  platform,
+  pNotifId
+}: {
+  date: string,
+  vtuberId: number,
+  platform: string,
+  pNotifId: number
+}): Promise<number> {
+
+  if (!date) throw new Error(`upsertStream requires date in the arg object, but it was undefined`);
+  if (!vtuberId) throw new Error(`upsertStream requires vtuberId in the arg object, but it was undefined`);
+  if (!platform) throw new Error(`upsertStream requires platform in the arg object, but it was undefined`);
+  if (!pNotifId) throw new Error(`upsertStream requires pNotifId in the arg object, but it was undefined`);
+
+  let streamId
+  // # Step 3.
+  // Finally we find or create the stream record
+  // The stream may already be in the db (the streamer is multi-platform streaming), so we look for that record.
+  // This gets a bit tricky. How do we determine one stream from another?
+  // For now, the rule is 30 minutes of separation. 
+  // Anything <=30m is interpreted as the same stream. Anything >30m is interpreted as a different stream.
+  // If the stream is not in the db, we create the stream record
+  const dateSinceRange = subMinutes(new Date(date), 30)
+  const dateUntilRange = addMinutes(new Date(date), 30)
+  console.log(`Find a stream within + or - 30 mins of the notif date=${new Date(date).toISOString()}. dateSinceRange=${dateSinceRange.toISOString()}, dateUntilRange=${dateUntilRange.toISOString()}`)
+  const findStreamQueryString = qs.stringify({
+    populate: 'platform-notifications',
+    filters: {
+      date: {
+        $gte: dateSinceRange,
+        $lte: dateUntilRange
+      },
+      vtuber: {
+        id: {
+          '$eq': vtuberId
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }, { encode: false })
+
+  console.log('>> findStream')
+  const findStreamRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/streams?${findStreamQueryString}`, {
+    method: 'GET',
+    headers: {
+      'authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.SCOUT_STRAPI_API_KEY}`,
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    }
+  })
+  const findStreamData = await findStreamRes.json() as IStreamResponse
+  if (findStreamData?.data && findStreamData.data.length > 0) {
+    console.log('>> we found a findStreamData json. (there is an existing stream for this e-mail/notification)')
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(findStreamData, null, 2))
+    streamId = findStreamData.data[0].id
+
+    // Before we're done here, we need to do something extra. We need to populate isChaturbateStream and/or isFanslyStream.
+    // We know which of these booleans to set based on the stream's related platformNotifications
+    // We go through each pNotif and look at it's platform
+    let isFanslyStream = false
+    let isChaturbateStream = false
+    if (findStreamData.data[0].attributes.platformNotifications) {
+      for (const pn of findStreamData.data[0].attributes.platformNotifications) {
+        if (pn.platform === 'fansly') {
+          isFanslyStream = true
+        } else if (pn.platform === 'chaturbate') {
+          isChaturbateStream = true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    console.log(`>>> updating stream ${streamId}. isFanslyStream=${isFanslyStream}, isChaturbateStream=${isChaturbateStream}`)
+    const updateStreamRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/streams/${streamId}`, {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      headers: {
+        'authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.SCOUT_STRAPI_API_KEY}`,
+        'content-type': 'application/json'
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        data: {
+          isFanslyStream: isFanslyStream,
+          isChaturbateStream: isChaturbateStream,
+          platformNotifications: [
+            pNotifId
+          ]
+        }
+      })
+    })
+    const updateStreamJson = await updateStreamRes.json() as IStreamResponse
+    if (updateStreamJson?.error) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(updateStreamJson, null, 2));
+    console.log(`>> assuming a successful update to the stream record. response as follows.`)
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(updateStreamJson, null, 2))
+  }
+
+  if (!streamId) {
+    console.log('>> did not find a streamId, so we go ahead and create a stream record in the db.')
+    const createStreamPayload = {
+      data: {
+        isFanslyStream: (platform === 'fansly') ? true : false,
+        isChaturbateStream: (platform === 'chaturbate') ? true : false,
+        archiveStatus: 'missing',
+        date: date,
+        date2: date,
+        date_str: date,
+        vtuber: vtuberId,
+        platformNotifications: [
+          pNotifId
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+    console.log('>> createStreamPayload as follows')
+    console.log(createStreamPayload)
+    const createStreamRes = await fetch(`${process.env.STRAPI_URL}/api/streams`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.SCOUT_STRAPI_API_KEY}`,
+        "Content-Type": "application/json"
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(createStreamPayload)
+    })
+    const createStreamJson = await createStreamRes.json() as IStreamResponse
+    console.log('>> we got the createStreamJson')
+    console.log(createStreamJson)
+    if (createStreamJson.error) {
+      console.error(JSON.stringify(createStreamJson.error, null, 2))
+      throw new Error('Failed to create stream in DB due to an error. (see above)')
+    }
+    streamId = createStreamJson.id
+  }
+
+  if (!streamId) throw new Error('failed to get streamId')
+  return streamId
 }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/temporal/worker.ts b/packages/scout/src/temporal/worker.ts
index 3e0024e..70c0e70 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/temporal/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/scout/src/temporal/worker.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from "path"
 import { NativeConnection, Worker } from "@temporalio/worker"
 import * as activities from "./activities.js"
+import pRetry from 'p-retry'
 
 
 if (!process.env.TEMPORAL_SERVICE_ADDRESS) throw new Error(`TEMPORAL_SERVICE_ADDRESS is missing in env`);
@@ -49,7 +50,11 @@ async function run() {
   await worker.run();
 }
 
-run().catch((err) => {
-  console.error(err);
-  process.exit(1);
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+await pRetry(run, { 
+  forever: true,
+  onFailedAttempt: (e) => {
+    console.error(e);
+    console.error(`there was an error during scout-worker run(). run() will now restart.`)
+    console.log(`P.S., check out these booba --> (.)(.)`)
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/temporal/workflows.ts b/packages/scout/src/temporal/workflows.ts
index 8b6fab7..48ff899 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/temporal/workflows.ts
+++ b/packages/scout/src/temporal/workflows.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ export type NotificationData = {
   avatar: string;
 };
 
-const { 
-  chargeUser, 
-  checkAndDecrementInventory, 
-  incrementInventory,
+const {
   upsertPlatformNotification,
   upsertStream,
   upsertVtuber,
@@ -39,10 +36,9 @@ export async function processEmail({
   // Step 1
 
   const vtuberId = await upsertVtuber({ url, platform, channel, displayName, date, userId, avatar })
-  console.log('we have finished upsertVtuber and the vtuberId is '+vtuberId)
-  throw new Error('Error: Error: error: erorreorororr; @todo');
-  const pNotifId = await upsertPlatformNotification()
-  const streamId = await upsertStream()
+  const pNotifId = await upsertPlatformNotification({ vtuberId, source: 'email', date, platform })
+  const streamId = await upsertStream({ date, vtuberId, platform, pNotifId })
+
   return { vtuberId, pNotifId, streamId }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/twitter.js b/packages/scout/src/twitter.js
index e6bb2d0..083f732 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/twitter.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/twitter.js
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ const normalize = (url) => {
 }
 
 
-const image = async function image (limiter, twitterUsername) {
-    if (!limiter) throw new Error('first arg to twitter.data.image must be an instance of node-rate-limiter');
-    if (!twitterUsername) throw new Error('second arg to twitter.data.image must be a twitterUsername. It was undefined.');
+const image = async function image (twitterUsername) {
+    if (!twitterUsername) throw new Error('first arg to twitter.data.image must be a twitterUsername. It was undefined.');
     const requestDataFromNitter = async () => {
         const url = `${process.env.SCOUT_NITTER_URL}/${twitterUsername}/rss?key=${process.env.SCOUT_NITTER_ACCESS_KEY}`
         // console.log(`fetching from url=${url}`)
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ const image = async function image (limiter, twitterUsername) {
         const dom = htmlparser2.parseDocument(body);
         const $ = load(dom, { _useHtmlParser2: true })
         const urls = $('url:contains("profile_images")').first()
-        const downloadedImageFile = await download({ limiter, url: urls.text() })
+        const downloadedImageFile = await download({ url: urls.text() })
         return downloadedImageFile
     } catch (e) {
         console.error(`while fetching rss from nitter, the following error was encountered.`)
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/twitter.spec.js b/packages/scout/src/twitter.spec.js
index 62b28aa..e2f2403 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/twitter.spec.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/twitter.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { expect } from 'chai'
 import twitter from './twitter.js'
 import { describe } from 'mocha'
 import { tmpFileRegex } from './utils.js'
-import { RateLimiter } from 'limiter'
 
 describe('twitter', function () {
     describe('regex', function () {
@@ -19,10 +18,9 @@ describe('twitter', function () {
     })
     describe('data', function () {
         this.timeout(1000*30)
-        const limiter = new RateLimiter({ tokensPerInterval: 10, interval: "second" })
         describe('image', function () {
             it("should download the twitter users's avatar and save it to disk", async function () {
-                const imgFile = await twitter.data.image(limiter, 'projektmelody')
+                const imgFile = await twitter.data.image('projektmelody')
                 expect(imgFile).to.match(tmpFileRegex)
             })
         })
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/utils.js b/packages/scout/src/utils.js
index 60fb388..9295c1c 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/utils.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/utils.js
@@ -24,19 +24,16 @@ export function getTmpFile(str) {
 
 /**
  * 
- * @param {Object} limiter [https://github.com/jhurliman/node-rate-limiter](node-rate-limiter) instance
  * @param {String} url 
  * @returns {String} filePath
  * 
  * greetz https://stackoverflow.com/a/74722818/1004931
  */
-export async function download({ limiter, url, filePath }) {
-    if (!limiter) throw new Error(`first arg passed to download() must be a node-rate-limiter instance.`);
+export async function download({ url, filePath }) {
     if (!url) throw new Error(`second arg passed to download() must be a {string} url`);
     const fileBaseName = basename(url)
     filePath = filePath || path.join(os.tmpdir(), `${createId()}_${fileBaseName}`)
     const stream = fs.createWriteStream(filePath)
-    await limiter.removeTokens(1);
 
     const requestData = async () => {
         const response = await fetch(url, {
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/utils.spec.js b/packages/scout/src/utils.spec.js
index 3a5f179..97c7595 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/utils.spec.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/utils.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { fpSlugify, getTmpFile, download } from './utils.js'
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import { describe } from 'mocha'
-import { RateLimiter } from "limiter"
 
 
 describe('utils', function () {
@@ -18,9 +17,8 @@ describe('utils', function () {
         })
     }),
     describe('download', function () {
-        const limiter = new RateLimiter({ tokensPerInterval: 100, interval: "second" })
         it('should get the file', async function () {
-            const file = await download({ limiter, url: 'https://futureporn-b2.b-cdn.net/sample.webp' })
+            const file = await download({ url: 'https://futureporn-b2.b-cdn.net/sample.webp' })
             expect(file).to.match(/\/tmp\/.*sample\.webp$/)
         })
     })
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/vtuber.js b/packages/scout/src/vtuber.js
index d99c283..3771394 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/vtuber.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/vtuber.js
@@ -20,25 +20,22 @@ import fansly from './fansly.js'
  * 
  * We depend on one of these social media URLs. If there is neither Twitter or fansly listed, we throw an error. 
  * 
- * @param {Object} limiter      -- instance of node-rate-limiter
  * @param {Object} vtuber       -- vtuber instance from strapi
  * @returns {String} filePath   -- path on disk where the image was saved
  */
-export async function getImage(limiter, vtuber) {
-    if (!limiter) throw new Error('first arg must be node-rate-limiter instace');
-    if (!vtuber) throw new Error('second arg must be vtuber instance');
-    await limiter.removeTokens(1);
+export async function getImage(vtuber) {
+    if (!vtuber) throw new Error('first arg must be vtuber instance');
     
     const { twitter: twitterUrl, fanslyId: fanslyId } = vtuber.attributes
     const twitterUsername = twitterUrl && twitter.regex.username.exec(twitterUrl).at(1)
 
     let img;
     if (twitterUrl) {
-        img = await twitter.data.image(limiter, twitterUsername)
+        img = await twitter.data.image(twitterUsername)
     } else if (fanslyId) {
-        img = await fansly.data.image(limiter, fanslyId)
+        img = await fansly.data.image(fanslyId)
     } else {
-        const msg = 'while attempting to get vtuber image, there was neither twitter nor fansly listed. One of these must exist for us to download an image.'
+        const msg = ` while attempting to get vtuber image, there was neither twitterUrl nor fanslyId listed. One of these must exist for us to download an image. \nvtuber=${JSON.stringify(vtuber, null, 2)}`
         console.error(msg)
         throw new Error(msg)
     }
diff --git a/packages/scout/src/vtuber.spec.js b/packages/scout/src/vtuber.spec.js
index fe8812f..b628368 100644
--- a/packages/scout/src/vtuber.spec.js
+++ b/packages/scout/src/vtuber.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import { describe } from 'mocha'
-import { RateLimiter } from 'limiter'
 import { getImage } from './vtuber.js'
 import { tmpFileRegex } from './utils.js'
 
@@ -25,13 +24,12 @@ const vtuberFixture1 = {
 describe('vtuber', function () {
     this.timeout(1000*60)
     describe('getImage', function () {
-        const limiter = new RateLimiter({ tokensPerInterval: 1, interval: "second" })
         it('should download an avatar image from twitter', async function () {
-            const file = await getImage(limiter, vtuberFixture0)
+            const file = await getImage(vtuberFixture0)
             expect(file).to.match(tmpFileRegex)
         })
         it('should download an avatar image from fansly', async function () {
-            const file = await getImage(limiter, vtuberFixture1)
+            const file = await getImage(vtuberFixture1)
             expect(file).to.match(tmpFileRegex)
         })
     })
diff --git a/packages/strapi/README.md b/packages/strapi/README.md
index 34338c4..5259892 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/README.md
+++ b/packages/strapi/README.md
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@
   * ironmouse "Thank you" (for testing): 4760169
   * cj_clippy "Full library access" (for production): 9380584
   * cj_clippy "Your URL displayed on Futureporn.net": 10663202
+
+### Content-Type Builder (Docker caveat)
+
+Don't use the web UI to create or update Content-Types! The changes will be lost. This is a side-effect of our hacked together solution for Strapi with pnpm in docker.
+
+Instead, content-type schemas must be hand-edited in ./src/api/(...). For the changes to take effect, trigger a strapi resource update in Tilt.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi/src/api/platform-notification/content-types/platform-notification/schema.json b/packages/strapi/src/api/platform-notification/content-types/platform-notification/schema.json
index 7c8b86e..c5561e6 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/src/api/platform-notification/content-types/platform-notification/schema.json
+++ b/packages/strapi/src/api/platform-notification/content-types/platform-notification/schema.json
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
             "type": "relation",
             "relation": "oneToOne",
             "target": "api::vtuber.vtuber"
+        },
+        "stream": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "relation": "manyToOne",
+            "target": "api::stream.stream",
+            "inversedBy": "platformNotifications"
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/lifecycles.js b/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/lifecycles.js
index 464dc68..32ea546 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/lifecycles.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/lifecycles.js
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
     async afterUpdate(event) {
 
 
-        /**
-         * NOTE
-         * 
-         * These hooks do not fire in response to API calls. They only fire in response to UI saves.
-         */
 
         console.log(`>>>>>>>>>>>>>> STREAM is afterUpdate !!!!!!!!!!!!`);
         const { data, where, select, populate } = event.params;
@@ -93,12 +88,14 @@ module.exports = {
         console.log(`lets find the platformNotifications`)
         console.log(JSON.stringify(existingData2, null, 2))
 
-        // Iterate through all vods to determine archiveStatus
-        for (const pn of existingData2.platform_notifications) {
-            if (pn.platform === 'fansly') {
-                isFanslyStream = true
-            } else if (pn.platform === 'chaturbate') {
-                isChaturbateStream = true
+        // Iterate through all platformNotifications to determine platform
+        if (existingData2.platformNotifications) {
+            for (const pn of existingData2.platformNotifications) {
+                if (pn.platform === 'fansly') {
+                    isFanslyStream = true
+                } else if (pn.platform === 'chaturbate') {
+                    isChaturbateStream = true
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/schema.json b/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/schema.json
index 1506582..63fab1f 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/schema.json
+++ b/packages/strapi/src/api/stream/content-types/stream/schema.json
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
   },
   "pluginOptions": {},
   "attributes": {
+    "platformNotifications": {
+      "type": "relation",
+      "relation": "oneToMany",
+      "target": "api::platform-notification.platform-notification",
+      "mappedBy": "stream"
+    },
     "date_str": {
       "type": "string",
       "required": true,
diff --git a/packages/strapi/src/api/vtuber/content-types/vtuber/schema.json b/packages/strapi/src/api/vtuber/content-types/vtuber/schema.json
index 91568cc..4c64af0 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/src/api/vtuber/content-types/vtuber/schema.json
+++ b/packages/strapi/src/api/vtuber/content-types/vtuber/schema.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     },
     "description1": {
       "type": "text",
-      "required": true
+      "required": false
     },
     "description2": {
       "type": "text"
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@
       "relation": "oneToMany",
       "target": "api::stream.stream",
       "mappedBy": "vtuber"
+    },
+    "fanslyId": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "chaturbateId": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "twitterId": {
+      "type": "string"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/k8s-secrets.sh b/scripts/k8s-secrets.sh
index c98ca26..aa6ae3d 100755
--- a/scripts/k8s-secrets.sh
+++ b/scripts/k8s-secrets.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ kubectl --namespace futureporn create secret generic scout \
 --from-literal=imapUsername=${SCOUT_IMAP_USERNAME} \
 --from-literal=imapPassword=${SCOUT_IMAP_PASSWORD} \
 --from-literal=imapAccessToken=${SCOUT_IMAP_ACCESS_TOKEN} \
---from-literal=nitterAccessKey=${SCOUT_NITTER_ACCESS_KEY}
+--from-literal=nitterAccessKey=${SCOUT_NITTER_ACCESS_KEY} \
+--from-literal=s3BucketKeyId=${S3_BUCKET_KEY_ID} \
+--from-literal=s3BucketApplicationKey=${S3_BUCKET_APPLICATION_KEY}
 
 kubectl --namespace futureporn delete secret link2cid --ignore-not-found
 kubectl --namespace futureporn create secret generic link2cid \