diff --git a/app/srv/ws/sync/actions-def.ts b/app/srv/ws/sync/actions-def.ts
index cf922cff..1d910792 100644
--- a/app/srv/ws/sync/actions-def.ts
+++ b/app/srv/ws/sync/actions-def.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ export const SyncActionPaths = {
   "5": "comp.doc",
   "6": "page.list",
   "7": "page.load"
-};    
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/app/srv/ws/sync/user.ts b/app/srv/ws/sync/user.ts
index 53cd616e..c602944b 100644
--- a/app/srv/ws/sync/user.ts
+++ b/app/srv/ws/sync/user.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ export type UserConf = typeof defaultConf;
 export const user = {
   conf: {
     _db: null as null | RootDatabase<UserConf>,
+    init() {
+      this._db = open<UserConf, string>({
+        name: "user-conf",
+        path: dir.path(`${g.datadir}/lmdb/user-conf.lmdb`),
+      });
+    },
     get db() {
       if (!this._db) {
         this._db = open<UserConf, string>({
diff --git a/app/web/src/base/page/all.tsx b/app/web/src/base/page/all.tsx
index 33844b5e..f41c0817 100644
--- a/app/web/src/base/page/all.tsx
+++ b/app/web/src/base/page/all.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
-import { page } from "web-utils";
+import { page, useGlobal } from "web-utils";
 import { Loading } from "../../utils/ui/loading";
+import { bootEd } from "../../render/ed/ed";
+import { EDGlobal } from "../../render/ed/logic/ed-global";
 
 export default page({
   url: "**",
   component: ({}) => {
+    const p = useGlobal(EDGlobal, "EDITOR");
     useEffect(() => {
       if (localStorage.getItem("prasi-session")) {
         if (
           location.pathname === "/ed" ||
           location.pathname.startsWith("/ed/")
         ) {
-          navigate("/ed/_/_");
+          bootEd(p);
         } else if (location.pathname.startsWith("/editor")) {
           const arr = location.pathname.split("/");
           if (arr.length <= 2) {
diff --git a/app/web/src/base/page/ed.tsx b/app/web/src/base/page/ed.tsx
index 0f4a35e4..cef1d024 100644
--- a/app/web/src/base/page/ed.tsx
+++ b/app/web/src/base/page/ed.tsx
@@ -1,53 +1,17 @@
 import { page, useGlobal } from "web-utils";
+import { Ed, bootEd } from "../../render/ed/ed";
 import { EDGlobal } from "../../render/ed/logic/ed-global";
-import { clientStartSync } from "../../utils/sync/client";
 import { Loading } from "../../utils/ui/loading";
-import { Ed } from "../../render/ed/ed";
 
 export default page({
   url: "/ed/:site_id/:page_id",
   component: ({}) => {
     const p = useGlobal(EDGlobal, "EDITOR");
 
-    const session = JSON.parse(
-      localStorage.getItem("prasi-session") || "null"
-    ) as { data: { user: { id: string } } };
-    if (!session) {
-      navigate("/login");
-      return <Loading note="logging in" />;
+    if (!bootEd(p)) {
+      return <Loading note="booting editor" />;
     }
 
-    if (!p.sync) {
-      clientStartSync({
-        user_id: session.data.user.id,
-        events: {
-          editor_start(e) {
-            if (
-              !!params.site_id &&
-              !!params.page_id &&
-              params.site_id !== "_" &&
-              params.page_id !== "_"
-            ) {
-              p.site.id = params.site_id;
-              p.page.id = params.page_id;
-              p.render();
-            } else {
-              if (e.site_id && e.page_id) {
-                navigate(`/ed/${e.site_id}/${e.page_id}`);
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          site_loaded({ site }) {
-            p.site = site;
-            p.render();
-          },
-        },
-      }).then((e) => (p.sync = e));
-      return <Loading note="editor start" />;
-    }
-
-    if (!p.site.id && p.page.id) return <Loading note="waiting page" />;
-
     return <Ed />;
   },
 });
diff --git a/app/web/src/render/ed/ed.tsx b/app/web/src/render/ed/ed.tsx
index b66e4c27..cc47ab4c 100644
--- a/app/web/src/render/ed/ed.tsx
+++ b/app/web/src/render/ed/ed.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import { useGlobal } from "web-utils";
 import { Loading } from "../../utils/ui/loading";
-import { EDGlobal } from "./logic/ed-global";
+import { EDGlobal, PG } from "./logic/ed-global";
 import { edRoute } from "./logic/ed-route";
+import { clientStartSync } from "../../utils/sync/client";
 
 export const Ed = () => {
   const p = useGlobal(EDGlobal, "EDITOR");
 
   edRoute(p);
-  console.log(p.status);
+
   if (p.status === "loading") {
     return <Loading />;
   }
@@ -20,3 +21,46 @@ export const Ed = () => {
   }
   return <div>asfa</div>;
 };
+
+export const bootEd = (p: PG) => {
+  const session = JSON.parse(
+    localStorage.getItem("prasi-session") || "null"
+  ) as { data: { user: { id: string } } };
+  if (!session) {
+    navigate("/login");
+    return <Loading note="logging in" />;
+  }
+  const paramsOK =
+    !!params.site_id &&
+    !!params.page_id &&
+    params.site_id !== "_" &&
+    params.page_id !== "_";
+
+  if (!p.sync) {
+    clientStartSync({
+      user_id: session.data.user.id,
+      events: {
+        editor_start(e) {
+          if (!paramsOK) {
+            if (e.site_id && e.page_id) {
+              p.site.id = e.site_id;
+              p.page.id = e.page_id;
+              navigate(`/ed/${e.site_id}/${e.page_id}`);
+            }
+          } else {
+            p.site.id = params.site_id;
+            p.page.id = params.page_id;
+            p.render();
+          }
+        },
+        site_loaded({ site }) {
+          p.site = site;
+          p.render();
+        },
+      },
+    }).then((e) => (p.sync = e));
+
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+};
diff --git a/pkgs/core/index.ts b/pkgs/core/index.ts
index 08c41a02..ab91bcda 100644
--- a/pkgs/core/index.ts
+++ b/pkgs/core/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { g } from "./utils/global";
 import { createLogger } from "./utils/logger";
 import { preparePrisma } from "./utils/prisma";
 import { syncActionDefinition } from "utils/sync-def";
+import { user } from "../../app/srv/ws/sync/user";
 
 g.status = "init";
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ if (g.mode === "dev") {
   await startDevWatcher();
 }
 
+user.conf.init();
 await preparePrisma();
 await ensureNotRunning();
 
@@ -33,10 +35,10 @@ if (g.db) {
 }
 
 await syncActionDefinition();
-await parcelBuild();
 await generateAPIFrm();
 await prepareApiRoutes();
 await createServer();
 await prepareAPITypes();
+await parcelBuild();
 
 g.status = "ready";
diff --git a/pkgs/core/utils/sync-def.ts b/pkgs/core/utils/sync-def.ts
index 68fcdc20..85f2d797 100644
--- a/pkgs/core/utils/sync-def.ts
+++ b/pkgs/core/utils/sync-def.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { dir } from "dir";
 import { SyncActions } from "../../../app/srv/ws/sync/actions";
-import { writeAsync } from "fs-jetpack";
+import { readAsync, writeAsync } from "fs-jetpack";
 
 export const syncActionDefinition = async () => {
   const def: any = {};
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ export const syncActionDefinition = async () => {
   };
   walk(SyncActions, def, []);
 
-  await writeAsync(
-    dir.path("app/srv/ws/sync/actions-def.ts"),
-    `\
+  const content = `\
 export const SyncActionDefinition = ${JSON.stringify(def, null, 2)};
-export const SyncActionPaths = ${JSON.stringify(paths, null, 2)};    `
-  );
+export const SyncActionPaths = ${JSON.stringify(paths, null, 2)};
+`;
+
+  const path = dir.path("app/srv/ws/sync/actions-def.ts");
+  if ((await readAsync(path)) !== content) {
+    await writeAsync(path, content);
+  }
 };
diff --git a/undefined/lmdb/user-conf.lmdb b/undefined/lmdb/user-conf.lmdb
deleted file mode 100644
index cba48a1e..00000000
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diff --git a/undefined/lmdb/user-conf.lmdb-lock b/undefined/lmdb/user-conf.lmdb-lock
deleted file mode 100644
index def258c5..00000000
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