diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df3ddf8..6a01a49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,16 @@ This project is written in [Clojure](https://clojure.org/) and data is stored in
 
 ### How to run dev server
 
+Run the server
+
 ```
-$ clojure -M -m snippets.infra.api
+$ clojure -M -m snippets.main
+```
+
+Hot reload:
+
+```shell
+$ fd -e clj | entr -r clojure -M -m snippets.main
 ```
 
 ### Repl
diff --git a/bruno/CodeSnippets/create_snippet.bru b/bruno/CodeSnippets/create_snippet.bru
index 5972683..f1a3072 100644
--- a/bruno/CodeSnippets/create_snippet.bru
+++ b/bruno/CodeSnippets/create_snippet.bru
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ post {
 
 body:json {
   {
-    "title": "TEST from Bruno",
+    "title": "Mock snippet sent via Bruno",
     "slug": "bruno-test",
-    "markdown": "this is a test",
-    "tags": ["test"]
+    "markdown": "## MOCK SNIPPET\nCreated via bruno",
+    "tags": ["mock"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/bruno/CodeSnippets/delete_snippet.bru b/bruno/CodeSnippets/delete_snippet.bru
index 8e9a782..9311985 100644
--- a/bruno/CodeSnippets/delete_snippet.bru
+++ b/bruno/CodeSnippets/delete_snippet.bru
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ meta {
 }
 
 delete {
-  url: {{host}}/api/snippet?id=d77d3463-c76e-4c53-a1d5-ecaf16c6c54e
+  url: {{host}}/api/snippet?slug=bruno-test
   body: none
   auth: none
 }
 
 params:query {
-  id: d77d3463-c76e-4c53-a1d5-ecaf16c6c54e
+  slug: bruno-test
 }
 
 body:json {
diff --git a/bruno/CodeSnippets/edit_snippet.bru b/bruno/CodeSnippets/edit_snippet.bru
index dbfd39d..69fc83c 100644
--- a/bruno/CodeSnippets/edit_snippet.bru
+++ b/bruno/CodeSnippets/edit_snippet.bru
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ meta {
 }
 
 patch {
-  url: {{host}}/api/snippet?id=680a3508-7709-4f71-b5c3-3dcbffe6f5cf
+  url: {{host}}/api/snippet?slug=bruno-test
   body: json
   auth: none
 }
 
 params:query {
-  id: 680a3508-7709-4f71-b5c3-3dcbffe6f5cf
+  slug: bruno-test
 }
 
 body:json {
   {
-    "title": "quick way to push last jj commit to git",
-    "tags": ["jj", "git"]
+    "title": "Mock snippet sent via Bruno with updated title",
+    "markdown": "## MOCK SNIPPET\nUpdated via bruno"
   }
 }
diff --git a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippet.bru b/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippet.bru
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dd3683..0000000
--- a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippet.bru
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: get_snippet
-  type: http
-  seq: 6
-}
-
-get {
-  url: {{host}}/api/snippet?id=aea69336-5116-49ac-ab52-bc221bdb7830
-  body: none
-  auth: none
-}
-
-params:query {
-  id: aea69336-5116-49ac-ab52-bc221bdb7830
-}
-
-body:json {
-  {
-    "title": "Test Snippet",
-    "markdown": "## Cool Snippet\ndoes a cool thing",
-    "tags": ["git", "jj"]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippet_by_slug.bru b/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippet_by_slug.bru
index 3c17768..3bea0bb 100644
--- a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippet_by_slug.bru
+++ b/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippet_by_slug.bru
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ meta {
 }
 
 get {
-  url: {{host}}/api/snippet-by-slug?slug=netcat-over-ping
+  url: {{host}}/api/snippet-by-slug?slug=bruno-test
   body: none
   auth: none
 }
 
 params:query {
-  slug: netcat-over-ping
+  slug: bruno-test
 }
 
 body:json {
diff --git a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippets.bru b/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippets.bru
index e2de66e..4b186b6 100644
--- a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippets.bru
+++ b/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_snippets.bru
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ meta {
 }
 
 get {
-  url: {{host}}/api/snippets?limit=25&skip=0
+  url: {{host}}/api/snippets?limit=2&skip=0
   body: none
   auth: none
 }
 
 params:query {
-  limit: 25
+  limit: 2
   skip: 0
 }
 
diff --git a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_tag.bru b/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_tag.bru
index c040ed9..c976fa3 100644
--- a/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_tag.bru
+++ b/bruno/CodeSnippets/get_tag.bru
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ meta {
 }
 
 get {
-  url: {{host}}/api/tag?tag=git
+  url: {{host}}/api/tag?tag=mock
   body: none
   auth: none
 }
 
 params:query {
-  tag: git
+  tag: mock
 }
 
 body:json {
diff --git a/src/snippets/infra/api.clj b/src/snippets/infra/api.clj
index 65b87eb..1bae601 100644
--- a/src/snippets/infra/api.clj
+++ b/src/snippets/infra/api.clj
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
   {:status 200, :body "snippet created"})
 
 (defn handle-edit-snippet [{body :body-params params :query-params}]
-  (let [id  (get params "id")]
-    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:body body :id id}} "Received request to edit snippet")
-    (let [{success :success  :as res} (snippets.use-cases.edit/edit-snippet id body)]
+  (let [slug  (get params "slug")]
+    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:body body :slug slug}} "Received request to edit snippet")
+    (let [{success :success  :as res} (snippets.use-cases.edit/edit-snippet slug body)]
       (cond
         success {:status 200, :body "snippet updated"}
         (= (:reason res) :invalid-patch) {:status 400, :body "invalid patch"}
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@
      :body  (snippets.use-cases.view/view-snippets nil)}))
 
 (defn handle-delete-snippet [{params :query-params}]
-  (let [id (get params "id")]
-    (snippets.use-cases.delete/delete-snippet id)
-    {:status 200
-     :body (format "Deleted snippet with id: %s if it existed" id)}))
+  (let [slug (get params "slug")
+        res  (snippets.use-cases.delete/delete-snippet slug)]
+    (if (nil? res)
+      {:status 404
+       :body "No snippet with that slug found"}
+      {:status 200
+       :body (format "Deleted snippet with slug: %s if it existed" slug)})))
 
 (defn handle-view-tags [_args]
   (let [tags (snippets.use-cases.view/view-tags)]
@@ -57,9 +60,13 @@
      :body (snippets.use-cases.view/view-snippets-by-tag tag)}))
 
 (defn handle-view-snippet-by-slug [{params :query-params}]
-  (let [slug  (get params "slug")]
-    {:status 200
-     :body (snippets.use-cases.view/view-snippet-by-slug slug)}))
+  (let [slug  (get params "slug")
+        snippet (snippets.use-cases.view/view-snippet-by-slug slug)]
+    (if (nil? snippet)
+      {:status 404
+       :body "No snippet with that slug found"}
+      {:status 200
+       :body snippet})))
 
 (defn wrap [handler id]
   (fn [request]
diff --git a/src/snippets/infra/db2.clj b/src/snippets/infra/db2.clj
index 9df0f27..9cbf100 100644
--- a/src/snippets/infra/db2.clj
+++ b/src/snippets/infra/db2.clj
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@
         db (d/db conn)
         query '[:find (pull ?e [*])
                 :in $ ?slug
-                :where [?e :snippet/slug ?slug]]]
-    (ffirst (d/q query db slug))))
+                :where [?e :snippet/slug ?slug]]
+        snippet (ffirst (d/q query db slug))]
+    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:slug slug :snippet snippet}} "Got snippet by slug")
+    snippet))
 
 (def get-snippet-by-slug
   (wrap-snippet-return get-snippet-by-slug-from-db))
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@
 (def update-schema
   "Malli schema for a valid update to a snippet entity."
   [:map
+   [:db/id :int]
    [:snippet/title {:optional true} :string]
    [:snippet/slug {:optional true} :string]
    [:snippet/markdown {:optional true} :string]
@@ -148,17 +151,23 @@
   "Update specific fields of a snippet."
   [slug raw-patch]
   (let [conn (get-conn)
-        eid (:db/id (get-snippet-by-slug slug))
-        patch (to-update raw-patch)]
-    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:patch patch :slug slug}} "Patching snippet")
+        db (d/db conn)
+        ;; query '[:find ?e
+        ;;         :in $ ?slug
+        ;;         :where [?e :snippet/slug ?slug]]
+        ;; eid (ffirst (d/q query db slug))
+        eid (:db/id (get-snippet-by-slug-from-db slug))
+        patch (merge (to-update raw-patch) {:db/id eid})]
+    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:patch patch :slug slug :eid eid}} "Patching snippet")
     (when (nil? eid)
       (throw (ex-info "Snippet not found" {:slug slug})))
     (when-not (m/validate update-schema patch)
       (throw (ex-info "Invalid patch" {:errors (m/explain update-schema patch) :patch patch})))
-    (let [tx-data [(merge {:db/id eid} patch)]]
-      (d/transact conn {:tx-data tx-data}))))
+    (d/transact conn {:tx-data [patch]})))
 
-(def update-snippet (wrap-snippet-return patch-snippet-in-db))
+(defn update-snippet [& args]
+  (let [res (apply patch-snippet-in-db args)]
+    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:res res :args args}} "Finished patching snippet")))
 
 (defn list-snippets-in-db
   "List all the snippets"
@@ -178,10 +187,10 @@
   [slug]
   (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:slug slug}} "Retracting snippet")
   (let [conn (get-conn)
-        eid (:db/id (get-snippet-by-slug slug))]
-    (when (nil? eid)
-      (throw (ex-info "Snippet not found" {:slug slug})))
-    (d/transact conn {:tx-data [[:db/retractEntity eid]]})))
+        eid (:db/id (get-snippet-by-slug-from-db slug))]
+    (if (nil? eid)
+      nil
+      (d/transact conn {:tx-data [[:db/retractEntity eid]]}))))
 
 (defn list-tags
   "List all tags used in snippets with their counts."
diff --git a/src/snippets/use_cases/backfill_db2.clj b/src/snippets/use_cases/backfill_db2.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bf21a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snippets/use_cases/backfill_db2.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(ns snippets.use-cases.backfill-db2
+  (:require
+   [snippets.infra.db :as old-db]
+   [snippets.infra.db2 :as new-db]
+   [taoensso.telemere :as t]))
+
+(defn- zdt-to-date [zdt]
+  (java.util.Date/from (.toInstant zdt)))
+
+(defn backfill []
+  (t/log! {:level :info} "Backfilling DB2")
+  (let [old-snippets (old-db/list-snippets {})
+        new-snippets (map #(assoc % :pub-date (zdt-to-date (:pub-date %))) old-snippets)]
+    (t/log! {:level :info :data {:count (count new-snippets)}} "Creating snippets")
+    (new-db/create-snippets new-snippets)))
diff --git a/src/snippets/use_cases/backfill_from_file.clj b/src/snippets/use_cases/backfill_from_file.clj
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bda21e..0000000
--- a/src/snippets/use_cases/backfill_from_file.clj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-(ns snippets.use-cases.backfill-from-file
-  (:require
-   [clojure.java.io :as io]
-   [clojure.pprint :as pprint]
-   [clojure.string :as str]
-   [frontmatter.core :as fm]))
-
-(defn scrape-files []
-  (let [dir "./old_snippets"]
-    (->> (io/file dir)
-         (.listFiles)
-         (map #(.getName %))
-         (map #(hash-map :slug (first (str/split % #"\.")) :full-path (str dir "/" %)))
-         ;; (map #(fm/parse (:full-path %))))))
-         (map #(let [{frontmatter :frontmatter body :body} (fm/parse (:full-path %))]
-                 (assoc %
-                        :title (:title frontmatter)
-                        :pub-date (:date frontmatter)
-                        :markdown body
-                        :scraped true
-                        :tags (:snippet_types frontmatter))))
-         (map #(dissoc % :full-path)))))
-
-;; used repl to do backfill
-;; (doseq [s old-snippets] (xt/execute-tx db/client [[:put-docs :snippets (merge {:xt/id (:slug s)} s)]]))
diff --git a/src/snippets/use_cases/create.clj b/src/snippets/use_cases/create.clj
index 347f18d..244ead9 100644
--- a/src/snippets/use_cases/create.clj
+++ b/src/snippets/use_cases/create.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 (ns snippets.use-cases.create
   (:require
    [taoensso.telemere :as t]
-   [snippets.infra.db :as db]))
-
-(defn- uuid [] (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID)))
+   [snippets.infra.db2 :as db]))
 
 (defn create-snippet [{:keys [title slug markdown tags]}]
-  (let [id (uuid)
-        pub-date (java.util.Date.)]
-    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:title title :slug slug :id id}} "Creating snippet")
-    (db/put-snippet id {:title title :slug slug :markdown markdown :tags tags :pub-date pub-date})))
+  (let [pub-date (java.util.Date.)]
+    (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:title title :slug slug}} "Creating snippet")
+    (db/create-snippets [{:title title :slug slug :markdown markdown :tags tags :pub-date pub-date}])))
diff --git a/src/snippets/use_cases/delete.clj b/src/snippets/use_cases/delete.clj
index cfd024a..9febf99 100644
--- a/src/snippets/use_cases/delete.clj
+++ b/src/snippets/use_cases/delete.clj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 (ns snippets.use-cases.delete
   (:require
-   [snippets.infra.db :as db]
+   [snippets.infra.db2 :as db]
    [taoensso.telemere :as t]))
 
-(defn delete-snippet [key]
-  (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:key key}} "Deleting snippet by id")
-  (db/delete-snippet key))
+(defn delete-snippet [slug]
+  (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:slug slug}} "Deleting snippet by slug")
+  (db/delete-snippet-by-slug slug))
diff --git a/src/snippets/use_cases/edit.clj b/src/snippets/use_cases/edit.clj
index 8e9ac2b..1929822 100644
--- a/src/snippets/use_cases/edit.clj
+++ b/src/snippets/use_cases/edit.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:require
    [taoensso.telemere :as t]
    [malli.core :as m]
-   [snippets.infra.db :as db]))
+   [snippets.infra.db2 :as db]))
 
 (def valid-patch?
   (m/validator
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
     [:tags {:optional true} [:seqable :string]]
     [:slug {:optional true} :string]]))
 
-(defn edit-snippet [id patch]
-  (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:patch patch :id id}} "Editing snippet")
+(defn edit-snippet [slug patch]
+  (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:patch patch :slug slug}} "Editing snippet")
   (if (valid-patch? patch)
     (do
-      (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:patch patch :id id}} "Valid changes editing snippet")
-      (db/patch-snippet id patch)
+      (t/log! {:level :info, :data {:patch patch :slug slug}} "Valid changes editing snippet")
+      (db/update-snippet slug patch)
       {:success true})
     {:success false :reason :invalid-patch}))