diff --git a/web_api/deploy.sh b/web_api/deploy.sh
index 1e27f8db..aead6969 100755
--- a/web_api/deploy.sh
+++ b/web_api/deploy.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # should be done in a CI/CD pipeline but sometimes that breaks...
 # 1. Run the script from the project root directory i.e. bash web_api/deploy.sh
 # 2. Ensure you have the necessary environment variables set in .env
-
+set -eux
 # Set your variables in .env (see web_api/.env.template for help)
 if [ -f .env ]; then
   while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
@@ -24,22 +24,24 @@ echo "Building and pushing Docker image..."
 DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t $DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG -f ./web_api/docker_images/web_api/Dockerfile .
 docker push $DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
 
+# Set up Terraform
+# echo "Setting up Terraform..."
+# terraform -install-autocomplete
+
 pushd web_api/terraform
-  # Set up Terraform
-  echo "Setting up Terraform..."
-  terraform -install-autocomplete
 
   # Initialize Terraform
   echo "Initializing Terraform..."
-  terraform init -backend-config="./backend-config.tf"
+  tofu init -reconfigure -backend-config="./backend-config-${ENVIRONMENT}.tf"
+
 
   # Plan Terraform changes
   echo "Planning Terraform changes..."
-  terraform plan -var-file="./$ENVIRONMENT.tfvars"
+  tofu plan -var-file="./$ENVIRONMENT.tfvars"
 
   # Apply Terraform changes
   echo "Applying Terraform changes..."
-  terraform apply -var-file="./$ENVIRONMENT.tfvars" -auto-approve
+  tofu apply -var-file="./$ENVIRONMENT.tfvars" -auto-approve
 
   # Get the instance ID and public DNS
   instance_id=$(terraform output -raw instance_id)
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ echo "Deploying Docker Compose on the instance..."
 ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i dsst2023.pem ubuntu@$public_dns -p 2222 << EOF
   mkdir -p ~/app
   cd ~/app
-  echo "$(<./web_api/docker-compose.yml)" > docker-compose.yml
+  echo "$(<./web_api/compose.yaml)" > compose.yaml
   export ENVIRONMENT=$ENVIRONMENT
   export MONGODB_URI=$MONGODB_URI
   docker-compose up -d
diff --git a/web_api/terraform/backend-config.tf b/web_api/terraform/backend-config.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index d145d2ea..00000000
--- a/web_api/terraform/backend-config.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-terraform {
-  backend "s3" {
-    bucket         = "osm-storage"
-    key            = "terraform/${ENVIRONMENT}/terraform.tfstate"
-    region         = "us-east-1"
-    dynamodb_table = "terraform-locks"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/web_api/terraform/main.tf b/web_api/terraform/main.tf
index da3c0c07..3bcbe46e 100644
--- a/web_api/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/web_api/terraform/main.tf
@@ -2,39 +2,15 @@ provider "aws" {
   region = var.aws_region
 }
 
-variable "environment" {
-  description = "The environment to deploy to (staging or production)"
-  type        = string
-}
-
-variable "instance_type" {
-  default = "t3.micro"
-}
-
-variable "ssh_port" {
-  description = "Non-standard port for SSH"
-  default     = 2222
-}
-
-variable "s3_bucket" {
-  description = "S3 bucket for Terraform state"
-  default     = "osm-storage"
-}
-
-variable "dynamodb_table" {
-  description = "DynamoDB table for Terraform state locking"
-  default     = "terraform-locks"
-}
-
-variable "domain" {
-  description = "Domain for Traefik"
-  default     = "osm.nimh.nih.gov"
+terraform {
+  backend "s3" {
+    bucket         = "osm-storage"
+    key            = "terraform/staging/terraform.tfstate"
+    region         = "us-east-1"
+    dynamodb_table = "terraform-locks"
+  }
 }
 
-variable "aws_region" {
-  description = "AWS region"
-  default     = "us-east-1"
-}
 
 # Data source to find the latest Ubuntu AMI
 data "aws_ami" "ubuntu" {
@@ -120,11 +96,6 @@ resource "aws_instance" "app" {
 # S3 Bucket for Terraform State
 resource "aws_s3_bucket" "terraform_state" {
   bucket = var.s3_bucket
-
-  versioning {
-    enabled = true
-  }
-
   tags = {
     Name = "${var.environment}-terraform-state"
   }
diff --git a/web_api/terraform/variables.tf b/web_api/terraform/variables.tf
index aae631b2..76abee1b 100644
--- a/web_api/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/web_api/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ variable "instance_type" {
   default     = "t3.micro"
 }
 
-variable "spot_instance_type" {
-  description = "EC2 spot instance type"
-  default     = "t3.micro"
-}
-
 variable "subnet_ids" {
   description = "List of subnet IDs"
   type        = list(string)
@@ -38,5 +33,20 @@ variable "mongodb_db" {
 
 variable "domain" {
   description = "Domain for Traefik"
-  default     = ""
+  default     = "osm.nimh.nih.gov"
+}
+
+variable "ssh_port" {
+  description = "Non-standard port for SSH"
+  default     = 2222
+}
+
+variable "s3_bucket" {
+  description = "S3 bucket for Terraform state"
+  default     = "osm-storage"
+}
+
+variable "dynamodb_table" {
+  description = "DynamoDB table for Terraform state locking"
+  default     = "terraform-locks"
 }