diff --git a/components/config/config.c b/components/config/config.c
index 74c22f0f..c167a186 100644
--- a/components/config/config.c
+++ b/components/config/config.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void config_delete_key(const char *key){
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Deleting nvs entry for [%s]", key);
 	if(!config_lock(LOCK_MAX_WAIT/portTICK_PERIOD_MS)){
 		ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Unable to lock config for delete");
-		return false;
+		return ;
 	}
 	esp_err_t err = nvs_open_from_partition(settings_partition, current_namespace, NVS_READWRITE, &nvs);
 	if (err == ESP_OK) {
diff --git a/components/config/config.h b/components/config/config.h
index f83c7276..4fa9014a 100644
--- a/components/config/config.h
+++ b/components/config/config.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "nvs.h"
+#include "cJSON.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -37,4 +38,5 @@ void * config_alloc_get(nvs_type_t nvs_type, const char *key) ;
 bool wait_for_commit();
 char * config_alloc_get_json(bool bFormatted);
 esp_err_t config_set_value(nvs_type_t nvs_type, const char *key, void * value);
-
+nvs_type_t  config_get_item_type(cJSON * entry);
+void * config_safe_alloc_get_entry_value(nvs_type_t nvs_type, cJSON * entry);
diff --git a/components/wifi-manager/http_server.c b/components/wifi-manager/http_server.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d0d071b8..00000000
--- a/components/wifi-manager/http_server.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,655 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Tony Pottier
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
-
-@file http_server.c
-@author Tony Pottier
-@brief Defines all functions necessary for the HTTP server to run.
-
-Contains the freeRTOS task for the HTTP listener and all necessary support
-function to process requests, decode URLs, serve files, etc. etc.
-
-@note http_server task cannot run without the wifi_manager task!
-@see https://idyl.io
-@see https://github.com/tonyp7/esp32-wifi-manager
-*/
-
-#include "http_server.h"
-#include "cmd_system.h"
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include "squeezelite-ota.h"
-#include "nvs_utilities.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include "cJSON.h"
-#include "esp_system.h"
-#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
-#include "freertos/task.h"
-#include "config.h"
-
-#define HTTP_STACK_SIZE	(5*1024)
-
-/* @brief tag used for ESP serial console messages */
-static const char TAG[] = "http_server";
-/* @brief task handle for the http server */
-static TaskHandle_t task_http_server = NULL;
-static StaticTask_t task_http_buffer;
-#if RECOVERY_APPLICATION
-static StackType_t task_http_stack[HTTP_STACK_SIZE];
-#else
-static StackType_t EXT_RAM_ATTR task_http_stack[HTTP_STACK_SIZE];
-#endif
-SemaphoreHandle_t http_server_config_mutex = NULL;
-
-/**
- * @brief embedded binary data.
- * @see file "component.mk"
- * @see https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/api-guides/build-system.html#embedding-binary-data
- */
-extern const uint8_t style_css_start[] asm("_binary_style_css_start");
-extern const uint8_t style_css_end[]   asm("_binary_style_css_end");
-extern const uint8_t jquery_gz_start[] asm("_binary_jquery_min_js_gz_start");
-extern const uint8_t jquery_gz_end[] asm("_binary_jquery_min_js_gz_end");
-extern const uint8_t popper_gz_start[] asm("_binary_popper_min_js_gz_start");
-extern const uint8_t popper_gz_end[] asm("_binary_popper_min_js_gz_end");
-extern const uint8_t bootstrap_js_gz_start[] asm("_binary_bootstrap_min_js_gz_start");
-extern const uint8_t bootstrap_js_gz_end[] asm("_binary_bootstrap_min_js_gz_end");
-extern const uint8_t bootstrap_css_gz_start[] asm("_binary_bootstrap_min_css_gz_start");
-extern const uint8_t bootstrap_css_gz_end[] asm("_binary_bootstrap_min_css_gz_end");
-extern const uint8_t code_js_start[] asm("_binary_code_js_start");
-extern const uint8_t code_js_end[] asm("_binary_code_js_end");
-extern const uint8_t index_html_start[] asm("_binary_index_html_start");
-extern const uint8_t index_html_end[] asm("_binary_index_html_end");
-
-
-/* const http headers stored in ROM */
-const static char http_hdr_template[] = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\nContent-type: %s\nAccept-Ranges: bytes\nContent-Length: %d\nContent-Encoding: %s\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\n\n";
-const static char http_html_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\nContent-type: text/html\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\nAccept-Encoding: identity\n\n";
-const static char http_css_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\nContent-type: text/css\nCache-Control: public, max-age=31536000\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\n\n";
-const static char http_js_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\nContent-type: text/javascript\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\n\n";
-const static char http_svg_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\nContent-type: image/svg+xml\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\n\n";
-const static char http_400_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request\nContent-Length: 0\n\n";
-const static char http_404_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\nContent-Length: 0\n\n";
-const static char http_503_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable\nContent-Length: 0\n\n";
-const static char http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr[] = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\nContent-type: application/json\nCache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0\nPragma: no-cache\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\nAccept-Encoding: identity\n\n";
-const static char http_redirect_hdr_start[] = "HTTP/1.1 302 Found\nLocation: http://";
-const static char http_redirect_hdr_end[] = "/\n\n";
-
-
-void http_server_start() {
-	ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "http_server_start ");
-	if(task_http_server == NULL) {
-		task_http_server = xTaskCreateStatic( (TaskFunction_t) &http_server, "http_server", HTTP_STACK_SIZE, NULL, 
-										 WIFI_MANAGER_TASK_PRIORITY, task_http_stack, &task_http_buffer);
-	}
-}
-void http_server(void *pvParameters) {
-	http_server_config_mutex = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
-	struct netconn *conn, *newconn;
-	err_t err;
-	conn = netconn_new(NETCONN_TCP);
-	netconn_bind(conn, IP_ADDR_ANY, 80);
-	netconn_listen(conn);
-	ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "HTTP Server listening on 80/tcp");
-	do {
-		err = netconn_accept(conn, &newconn);
-		if(err == ERR_OK) {
-			http_server_netconn_serve(newconn);
-			netconn_delete(newconn);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "Error accepting new connection. Terminating HTTP server");
-		}
-		taskYIELD();  /* allows the freeRTOS scheduler to take over if needed. */
-	} while(err == ERR_OK);
-
-	netconn_close(conn);
-	netconn_delete(conn);
-	vSemaphoreDelete(http_server_config_mutex);
-	http_server_config_mutex = NULL;
-	vTaskDelete( NULL );
-}
-
-
-char* http_server_get_header(char *request, char *header_name, int *len) {
-	*len = 0;
-	char *ret = NULL;
-	char *ptr = NULL;
-
-	ptr = strstr(request, header_name);
-	if(ptr) {
-		ret = ptr + strlen(header_name);
-		ptr = ret;
-		while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != '\n' && *ptr != '\r') {
-			(*len)++;
-			ptr++;
-		}
-		return ret;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-char* http_server_search_header(char *request, char *header_name, int *len, char ** parm_name, char ** next_position, char * bufEnd) {
-	*len = 0;
-	char *ret = NULL;
-	char *ptr = NULL;
-	int currentLength=0;
-
-	ESP_LOGV(TAG,   "searching for header name: [%s]", header_name);
-	ptr = strstr(request, header_name);
-
-
-	if(ptr!=NULL && ptr<bufEnd) {
-		ret = ptr + strlen(header_name);
-		ptr = ret;
-		currentLength=(int)(ptr-request);
-		ESP_LOGV(TAG,   "found string at %d", currentLength);
-
-		while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != '\n' && *ptr != '\r' && *ptr != ':' && ptr<bufEnd) {
-			ptr++;
-		}
-		if(*ptr==':') {
-			currentLength=(int)(ptr-ret);
-			ESP_LOGV(TAG,   "Found parameter name end, length : %d", currentLength);
-			// save the parameter name: the string between header name and ":"
-			*parm_name=malloc(currentLength+1);
-			if(*parm_name==NULL) {
-				ESP_LOGE(TAG,   "Unable to allocate memory for new header name");
-				return NULL;
-			}
-			memset(*parm_name, 0x00,currentLength+1);
-			strncpy(*parm_name,ret,currentLength);
-			ESP_LOGV(TAG,   "Found parameter name : %s ", *parm_name);
-			ptr++;
-			while (*ptr == ' ' && ptr<bufEnd) {
-				ptr++;
-			}
-
-		}
-		ret=ptr;
-		while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != '\n' && *ptr != '\r'&& ptr<bufEnd) {
-			(*len)++;
-			ptr++;
-		}
-		// Terminate value inside its actual buffer so we can treat it as individual string
-		*ptr='\0';
-		currentLength=(int)(ptr-ret);
-		ESP_LOGV(TAG,   "Found parameter value end, length : %d, 	value: %s", currentLength,ret );
-
-		*next_position=++ptr;
-		return ret;
-	}
-	ESP_LOGD(TAG,   "No more match for : %s", header_name);
-	return NULL;
-}
-void http_server_send_resource_file(struct netconn *conn,const uint8_t * start, const uint8_t * end, char * content_type,char * encoding) {
-	uint16_t len=end - start;
-	size_t  buff_length= sizeof(http_hdr_template)+strlen(content_type)+strlen(encoding);
-	char * http_hdr=malloc(buff_length);
-	if( http_hdr == NULL) {
-		ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "Cound not allocate %d bytes for headers.",buff_length);
-		netconn_write(conn, http_503_hdr, sizeof(http_503_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		memset(http_hdr,0x00,buff_length);
-		snprintf(http_hdr, buff_length-1,http_hdr_template,content_type,len,encoding);
-		netconn_write(conn, http_hdr, strlen(http_hdr), NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-		ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "sending response : %s",http_hdr);
-		netconn_write(conn, start, end - start, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-		free(http_hdr);
-	}
-}
-
-err_t http_server_send_config_json(struct netconn *conn) {
-	char * json = config_alloc_get_json(false);
-	if(json!=NULL){
-		ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "config json : %s",json );
-		netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-		netconn_write(conn, json, strlen(json), NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-		free(json);
-	}
-	else{
-		ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Error retrieving config json string. ");
-		netconn_write(conn, http_503_hdr, sizeof(http_503_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-	}
-
-	return ESP_OK;
-}
-
-void http_server_process_config(struct netconn *conn, 	char *inbuf) {
-
-	// Here, we are passed a buffer which contains the http request
-
-//		netbuf_data(inbuf, (void**)&buf, &buflen);
-//		err = netconn_recv(conn, &inbuf);
-//		if(err == ERR_OK) {
-//
-//		/* extract the first line of the request */
-//		char *save_ptr = buf;
-//		char *line = strtok_r(save_ptr, new_line, &save_ptr);
-//		ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Processing line %s",line);
-	ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Processing request buffer: \n%s",inbuf);
-	char *last = NULL;
-	char *ptr = NULL;
-	last = ptr = inbuf;
-	bool bHeaders= true;
-	while(ptr!=NULL && *ptr != '\0') {
-		// Move to the end of the line, or to the end of the buffer
-		if(bHeaders) {
-			while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != '\n' && *ptr != '\r') {
-				ptr++;
-			}
-			// terminate the header string
-			if( *(ptr) == '\0' ) {
-				ESP_LOGD(TAG,   "End of buffer found");
-				return;
-			}
-			*ptr = '\0';
-			if( *(ptr+1) == '\n' ) {
-				*(ptr+1)='\0';
-				ptr+=2;
-			}
-			if(ptr==last) {
-				ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Processing body. ");
-				break;
-			}
-			if(strlen(last)>0) {
-				ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Found Header Line %s ", last);
-				//Content-Type: application/json
-			}
-			else {
-				ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Found end of headers");
-				bHeaders = false;
-			}
-			last=ptr;
-		}
-		else {
-			//ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Body content: %s", last);
-			//cJSON * json = cJSON_Parse(last);
-			//cJSON_Delete(json);
-			//todo:  implement body json parsing
-			// right now, body is coming as compressed, so we need some type of decompression to happen.
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-	return ;
-
-}
-
-void dump_net_buffer(void * buf, u16_t buflen) {
-	char * curbuf = malloc(buflen+1);
-	ESP_LOGV(TAG,  "netconn buffer, length=%u",buflen);
-	if(curbuf==NULL) {
-		ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "Unable to show netconn buffer.  Malloc failed");
-	}
-	memset(curbuf,0x0, buflen+1);
-	memcpy(curbuf,buf,buflen);
-	ESP_LOGV(TAG,  "netconn buffer content:\n%s",curbuf);
-	free(curbuf);
-}
-
-void http_server_netconn_serve(struct netconn *conn) {
-
-	struct netbuf *inbuf;
-	char *buf = NULL;
-	u16_t buflen = 0;
-	err_t err;
-	ip_addr_t remote_add;
-	u16_t port;
-	ESP_LOGV(TAG,  "Serving page.  Getting device AP address.");
-	const char new_line[2] = "\n";
-	char * ap_ip_address= config_alloc_get_default(NVS_TYPE_STR, "ap_ip_address", DEFAULT_AP_IP, 0);
-	if(ap_ip_address==NULL){
-		ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "Unable to retrieve default AP IP Address");
-		netconn_write(conn, http_503_hdr, sizeof(http_503_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-		netconn_close(conn);
-		return;
-	}
-	ESP_LOGV(TAG,  "Getting remote device IP address.");
-	netconn_getaddr(conn,	&remote_add,	&port,	0);
-	char * remote_address = strdup(ip4addr_ntoa(ip_2_ip4(&remote_add)));
-	ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Local Access Point IP address is: %s. Remote device IP address is %s. Receiving request buffer", ap_ip_address, remote_address);
-
-	u16_t bufsize = 0;
-	netconn_set_recvtimeout(conn, 50);
-	while (netconn_recv(conn, &inbuf) == ERR_OK) {
-		do {
-			u8_t *rcvbuf;
-			u16_t rcvlen;
-			netbuf_data(inbuf, (void**)&rcvbuf, &rcvlen);
-			dump_net_buffer(rcvbuf, rcvlen);
-			if (buflen + rcvlen > bufsize) {
-				bufsize += 2048;
-				buf = realloc(buf, bufsize);
-			}
-			memcpy(buf + buflen, rcvbuf, rcvlen);
-			buflen += rcvlen;
-			ESP_LOGI(TAG, "received netbuf of %hu", rcvlen);
-		} while (netbuf_next(inbuf) != -1);
-		netbuf_delete(inbuf);
-	}
-
-	if(buflen) {
-		ESP_LOGV(TAG,  "Getting data buffer.");
-		int lenH = 0;
-		/* extract the first line of the request */
-		char *save_ptr = buf;
-		char *line = strtok_r(save_ptr, new_line, &save_ptr);
-		char *temphost = http_server_get_header(save_ptr, "Host: ", &lenH);
-		char * host = malloc(lenH+1);
-		memset(host,0x00,lenH+1);
-		if(lenH>0){
-			strlcpy(host,temphost,lenH+1);
-		}
-		ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "http_server_netconn_serve Host: [%s], host: [%s], Processing line [%s]",remote_address,host,line);
-
-		if(line) {
-
-			/* captive portal functionality: redirect to access point IP for HOST that are not the access point IP OR the STA IP */
-			const char * host_name=NULL;
-			if((err=tcpip_adapter_get_hostname(TCPIP_ADAPTER_IF_STA, &host_name )) !=ESP_OK) {
-				ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "Unable to get host name. Error: %s",esp_err_to_name(err));
-			}
-			else {
-				ESP_LOGI(TAG,"System host name %s, http requested host: %s.",host_name, host);
-			}
-
-			/* determine if Host is from the STA IP address */
-			wifi_manager_lock_sta_ip_string(portMAX_DELAY);
-			bool access_from_sta_ip = lenH > 0?strcasestr(host, wifi_manager_get_sta_ip_string()):false;
-			wifi_manager_unlock_sta_ip_string();
-			bool access_from_host_name = (host_name!=NULL) && strcasestr(host,host_name);
-
-			if(lenH > 0 && !strcasestr(host, ap_ip_address) && !(access_from_sta_ip || access_from_host_name)) {
-				ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Redirecting host [%s] to AP IP Address : %s",remote_address, ap_ip_address);
-				netconn_write(conn, http_redirect_hdr_start, sizeof(http_redirect_hdr_start) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-				netconn_write(conn, ap_ip_address, strlen(ap_ip_address), NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-				netconn_write(conn, http_redirect_hdr_end, sizeof(http_redirect_hdr_end) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-			}
-			else {
-                //static stuff
-				/* default page */
-				if(strstr(line, "GET / ")) {
-					netconn_write(conn, http_html_hdr, sizeof(http_html_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-					netconn_write(conn, index_html_start, index_html_end- index_html_start, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /code.js ")) {
-					netconn_write(conn, http_js_hdr, sizeof(http_js_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-					netconn_write(conn, code_js_start, code_js_end - code_js_start, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /style.css ")) {
-					netconn_write(conn, http_css_hdr, sizeof(http_css_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-					netconn_write(conn, style_css_start, style_css_end - style_css_start, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /jquery.js ")) {
-					http_server_send_resource_file(conn,jquery_gz_start, jquery_gz_end, "text/javascript", "gzip" );
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /popper.js ")) {
-					http_server_send_resource_file(conn,popper_gz_start, popper_gz_end, "text/javascript", "gzip" );
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /bootstrap.js ")) {
-					http_server_send_resource_file(conn,bootstrap_js_gz_start, bootstrap_js_gz_end, "text/javascript", "gzip" );
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /bootstrap.css ")) {
-					http_server_send_resource_file(conn,bootstrap_css_gz_start, bootstrap_css_gz_end, "text/css", "gzip" );
-				}
-
-                //dynamic stuff
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /scan.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Starting wifi scan");
-					wifi_manager_scan_async();
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /ap.json ")) {
-					/* if we can get the mutex, write the last version of the AP list */
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Processing ap.json request");
-					if(wifi_manager_lock_json_buffer(( TickType_t ) 10)) {
-						netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-						char *buff = wifi_manager_alloc_get_ap_list_json();
-						wifi_manager_unlock_json_buffer();
-						if(buff!=NULL){
-							netconn_write(conn, buff, strlen(buff), NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-							free(buff);
-						}
-						else {
-							ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Error retrieving ap list json string. ");
-							netconn_write(conn, http_503_hdr, sizeof(http_503_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-						}
-					}
-					else {
-						netconn_write(conn, http_503_hdr, sizeof(http_503_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-						ESP_LOGE(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: GET /ap.json failed to obtain mutex");
-					}
-					/* request a wifi scan */
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Starting wifi scan");
-					wifi_manager_scan_async();
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Done serving ap.json");
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /config.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Serving config.json");
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "About to get config from flash");
-					http_server_send_config_json(conn);
-					ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Done serving config.json");
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "POST /config.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Serving POST config.json");
-					int lenA=0;
-					char * last_parm=save_ptr;
-					char * next_parm=save_ptr;
-					char  * last_parm_name=NULL;
-					bool bErrorFound=false;
-					bool bOTA=false;
-					char * otaURL=NULL;
-					// todo:  implement json body parsing
-					//http_server_process_config(conn,save_ptr);
-
-					while(last_parm!=NULL) {
-						// Search will return
-						ESP_LOGD(TAG,   "Getting parameters from X-Custom headers");
-						last_parm = http_server_search_header(next_parm, "X-Custom-", &lenA, &last_parm_name,&next_parm,buf+buflen);
-						if(last_parm!=NULL && last_parm_name!=NULL) {
-							ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: POST config.json, config %s=%s", last_parm_name, last_parm);
-							if(strcmp(last_parm_name, "fwurl")==0) {
-								// we're getting a request to do an OTA from that URL
-								ESP_LOGW(TAG,   "Found OTA request!");
-								otaURL=strdup(last_parm);
-								bOTA=true;
-							}
-							else {
-								ESP_LOGV(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: POST config.json Storing parameter");
-								if(config_set_value(NVS_TYPE_STR, last_parm_name , last_parm) != ESP_OK){
-									ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "Unable to save nvs value.");
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						if(last_parm_name!=NULL) {
-							free(last_parm_name);
-							last_parm_name=NULL;
-						}
-					}
-					if(bErrorFound) {
-						netconn_write(conn, http_400_hdr, sizeof(http_400_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY); //400 invalid request
-					}
-					else {
-						netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY); //200ok
-						if(bOTA) {
-
-#if RECOVERY_APPLICATION
-							ESP_LOGW(TAG,   "Starting process OTA for url %s",otaURL);
-#else
-							ESP_LOGW(TAG,   "Restarting system to process OTA for url %s",otaURL);
-#endif
-							wifi_manager_reboot_ota(otaURL);
-							free(otaURL);
-						}
-					}
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Done Serving POST config.json");
-				} 
-				else if(strstr(line, "POST /connect.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: POST /connect.json");
-					bool found = false;
-					int lenS = 0, lenP = 0, lenN = 0;
-					char *ssid = NULL, *password = NULL;
-					ssid = http_server_get_header(save_ptr, "X-Custom-ssid: ", &lenS);
-					password = http_server_get_header(save_ptr, "X-Custom-pwd: ", &lenP);
-					char * new_host_name_b = http_server_get_header(save_ptr, "X-Custom-host_name: ", &lenN);
-					if(lenN > 0){
-						lenN++;
-						char * new_host_name = malloc(lenN);
-						strlcpy(new_host_name, new_host_name_b, lenN);
-						if(config_set_value(NVS_TYPE_STR, "host_name", new_host_name) != ESP_OK){
-							ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "Unable to save host name configuration");
-						}
-						free(new_host_name);
-					}
-
-					if(ssid && lenS <= MAX_SSID_SIZE && password && lenP <= MAX_PASSWORD_SIZE) {
-						wifi_config_t* config = wifi_manager_get_wifi_sta_config();
-						memset(config, 0x00, sizeof(wifi_config_t));
-						memcpy(config->sta.ssid, ssid, lenS);
-						memcpy(config->sta.password, password, lenP);
-						ESP_LOGD(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: wifi_manager_connect_async() call, with ssid: %s, password: %s", config->sta.ssid, config->sta.password);
-						wifi_manager_connect_async();
-						netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY); //200ok
-						found = true;
-					}
-					else{
-						ESP_LOGE(TAG,  "SSID or Password invalid");
-					}
-
-
-					if(!found) {
-						/* bad request the authentification header is not complete/not the correct format */
-						netconn_write(conn, http_400_hdr, sizeof(http_400_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-						ESP_LOGE(TAG,   "bad request the authentification header is not complete/not the correct format");
-					}
-
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: done serving connect.json");
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "DELETE /connect.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: DELETE /connect.json");
-					/* request a disconnection from wifi and forget about it */
-					wifi_manager_disconnect_async();
-					netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY); /* 200 ok */
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: done serving DELETE /connect.json");
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "POST /reboot_ota.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: POST reboot_ota.json");
-					netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY); /* 200 ok */
-					wifi_manager_reboot(OTA);
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: done serving POST reboot_ota.json");
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "POST /reboot.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: POST reboot.json");
-					netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY); /* 200 ok */
-					wifi_manager_reboot(RESTART);
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: done serving POST reboot.json");
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "POST /recovery.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: POST recovery.json");
-					netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY); /* 200 ok */
-					wifi_manager_reboot(RECOVERY);
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: done serving POST recovery.json");
-				}
-				else if(strstr(line, "GET /status.json ")) {
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Serving status.json");
-					if(wifi_manager_lock_json_buffer(( TickType_t ) 10)) {
-						char *buff = wifi_manager_alloc_get_ip_info_json();
-						wifi_manager_unlock_json_buffer();
-						if(buff) {
-							netconn_write(conn, http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr, sizeof(http_ok_json_no_cache_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-							netconn_write(conn, buff, strlen(buff), NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-							free(buff);
-						}
-						else {
-							netconn_write(conn, http_503_hdr, sizeof(http_503_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-						}
-
-					}
-					else {
-						netconn_write(conn, http_503_hdr, sizeof(http_503_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-						ESP_LOGE(TAG,   "http_server_netconn_serve: GET /status failed to obtain mutex");
-					}
-					ESP_LOGI(TAG,  "Done Serving status.json");
-				}
-				else {
-					netconn_write(conn, http_400_hdr, sizeof(http_400_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-					ESP_LOGE(TAG,   "bad request from host: %s, request %s",remote_address, line);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		else {
-			ESP_LOGE(TAG,   "URL not found processing for remote host : %s",remote_address);
-			netconn_write(conn, http_404_hdr, sizeof(http_404_hdr) - 1, NETCONN_NOCOPY);
-		}
-		free(host);
-		free(buf);
-	}
-
-	free(ap_ip_address);
-	free(remote_address);
-	netconn_close(conn);
-	/* free the buffer */
-
-}
-
-bool http_server_lock_json_object(TickType_t xTicksToWait) {
-	ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Locking config json object");
-	if(http_server_config_mutex) {
-		if( xSemaphoreTake( http_server_config_mutex, xTicksToWait ) == pdTRUE ) {
-			ESP_LOGV(TAG,  "config Json object locked!");
-			return true;
-		}
-		else {
-			ESP_LOGW(TAG,  "Semaphore take failed. Unable to lock config Json object mutex");
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-	else {
-		ESP_LOGW(TAG,  "Unable to lock config Json object mutex");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-}
-
-void http_server_unlock_json_object() {
-	ESP_LOGD(TAG,  "Unlocking json buffer!");
-	xSemaphoreGive( http_server_config_mutex );
-}
-
-void strreplace(char *src, char *str, char *rep)
-{
-    char *p = strstr(src, str);
-    if(p)
-    {
-        int len = strlen(src)+strlen(rep)-strlen(str);
-        char r[len];
-        memset(r, 0, len);
-        if( p >= src ) {
-            strncpy(r, src, p-src);
-            r[p-src]='\0';
-            strncat(r, rep, strlen(rep));
-            strncat(r, p+strlen(str), p+strlen(str)-src+strlen(src));
-            strcpy(src, r);
-            strreplace(p+strlen(rep), str, rep);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/components/wifi-manager/wifi_manager_http_server.c b/components/wifi-manager/wifi_manager_http_server.c
index c80f9123..92c7820c 100644
--- a/components/wifi-manager/wifi_manager_http_server.c
+++ b/components/wifi-manager/wifi_manager_http_server.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ esp_err_t http_server_start()
 
     httpd_config_t config = HTTPD_DEFAULT_CONFIG();
     config.max_uri_handlers = 20;
-    config.max_open_sockets = 8;
+    config.max_open_sockets = 5;
     config.uri_match_fn = httpd_uri_match_wildcard;
     //todo:  use the endpoint below to configure session token?
     // config.open_fn
diff --git a/main/esp_app_main.c b/main/esp_app_main.c
index 9a5de0d7..118db2ab 100644
--- a/main/esp_app_main.c
+++ b/main/esp_app_main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "lwip/err.h"
 #include "lwip/netdb.h"
 #include "nvs_utilities.h"
-#include "http_server.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "wifi_manager.h"
 #include "squeezelite-ota.h"