diff --git a/.claudeignore b/.claudeignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49eb2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claudeignore
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Keep Claude Code focused on project source and tests.
+# Exclude large local artifacts that can cause indexing slowdowns/freezes.
+
+.git/
+.idea/
+.pytest_cache/
+__pycache__/
+flask_session/
+venv/
+.venv/
+
+# Local project data and databases
+data/
+BrighterTrading.db
+
+# Symlink to external docs repo (outside this project)
+docs/
+docs
+
+# Local Claude settings
+.claude/
+
+# Large vendored Blockly source checkout
+src/static/blockly/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aa480d3..9fb1953 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ data/*.db
 # Ignore configuration files
 config/
 config.py
+src/config.py
 config.yml
 
 # Ignore virtual environments
 venv/
+.venv/
 ENV/
 env/
 
@@ -32,3 +34,13 @@ __pycache__/
 # Ignore system files
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
+
+# Ignore local AI/tooling settings
+.claude/
+
+# Ignore local symlinked docs from centralized docs repo
+docs/
+docs
+
+# Ignore local Blockly vendor checkout (large source + node_modules)
+src/static/blockly/
diff --git a/src/DataCache_v3.py b/src/DataCache_v3.py
index 32041d8..82f8d9b 100644
--- a/src/DataCache_v3.py
+++ b/src/DataCache_v3.py
@@ -1471,7 +1471,16 @@ class ServerInteractions(DatabaseInteractions):
             raise ValueError('Not a valid Target!')
 
         for fetch_method in resources:
-            result = fetch_method(**kwargs)
+            try:
+                result = fetch_method(**kwargs)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Fetch step '{fetch_method.__name__}' failed: {e}")
+                if not combined_data.empty:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Returning partial candle history from cache/database because a downstream fetch failed."
+                    )
+                    return combined_data.reset_index(drop=True)
+                continue
 
             if result is not None and not result.empty:
                 # Drop the 'id' column if it exists in the result
diff --git a/src/Database.py b/src/Database.py
index e1198b3..911bf84 100644
--- a/src/Database.py
+++ b/src/Database.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Database:
         :param table_name: The name of the table.
         :return: DataFrame containing all rows.
         """
-        sql_query = f"SELECT * FROM {table_name}"
+        sql_query = f'SELECT * FROM "{table_name}"'
         with SQLite(self.db_file) as conn:
             return pd.read_sql(sql_query, conn)
 
diff --git a/src/Exchange.py b/src/Exchange.py
index 702ce9b..bbd2471 100644
--- a/src/Exchange.py
+++ b/src/Exchange.py
@@ -57,15 +57,20 @@ class Exchange:
                 'apiKey': self.api_key,
                 'secret': self.api_key_secret,
                 'enableRateLimit': True,
-                'verbose': False
+                'verbose': False,
+                'options': {'warnOnFetchOpenOrdersWithoutSymbol': False}
             })
         else:
             return exchange_class({
                 'enableRateLimit': True,
-                'verbose': False
+                'verbose': False,
+                'options': {'warnOnFetchOpenOrdersWithoutSymbol': False}
             })
 
     def _check_authentication(self):
+        if not (self.api_key and self.api_key_secret):
+            self.configured = False
+            return
         try:
             self.client.fetch_open_orders()  # Much faster than fetch_balance
             self.configured = True
diff --git a/src/ExchangeInterface.py b/src/ExchangeInterface.py
index 8e88ef0..ccc0e40 100644
--- a/src/ExchangeInterface.py
+++ b/src/ExchangeInterface.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import logging
+import sqlite3
 from typing import List, Any, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING
 import pandas as pd
 import ccxt
+import config
 from Exchange import Exchange
 from DataCache_v3 import DataCache
 
@@ -27,12 +29,47 @@ class ExchangeInterface:
             eviction_policy='deny',
             columns=['user', 'name', 'reference', 'balances']
         )
+        self.exchange_data_db_columns = self._ensure_exchange_data_schema()
 
         self.available_exchanges = self.get_ccxt_exchanges()
 
         self.default_ex_name = 'binance'
         self.default_exchange = None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _ensure_exchange_data_schema() -> set[str]:
+        """
+        Ensure the on-disk exchange_data table has columns required by current code.
+        This handles older migrated databases that stored `saved_state` instead of
+        `reference`.
+        """
+        try:
+            with sqlite3.connect(config.DB_FILE) as conn:
+                cur = conn.cursor()
+                cur.execute("PRAGMA table_info(exchange_data)")
+                table_info = cur.fetchall()
+                if not table_info:
+                    return set()
+
+                cols = {row[1] for row in table_info}
+
+                if 'reference' not in cols:
+                    cur.execute("ALTER TABLE exchange_data ADD COLUMN reference BLOB")
+                    if 'saved_state' in cols:
+                        cur.execute(
+                            "UPDATE exchange_data SET reference = saved_state WHERE reference IS NULL"
+                        )
+
+                if 'balances' not in cols:
+                    cur.execute("ALTER TABLE exchange_data ADD COLUMN balances BLOB")
+
+                conn.commit()
+                cur.execute("PRAGMA table_info(exchange_data)")
+                return {row[1] for row in cur.fetchall()}
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning("exchange_data schema check skipped: %s", e)
+            return set()
+
     def connect_default_exchange(self):
         if self.default_exchange is not None:
             return
@@ -86,9 +123,18 @@ class ExchangeInterface:
         :param exchange: The Exchange object to add.
         """
         try:
-            row = pd.DataFrame([{
-                'user': user_name, 'name': exchange.name,
-                'reference': exchange, 'balances': exchange.balances}])
+            row_data = {
+                'user': user_name,
+                'name': exchange.name,
+                'reference': exchange,
+                'balances': exchange.balances
+            }
+            # Backwards compatibility for migrated databases that still enforce
+            # a NOT NULL legacy `saved_state` column.
+            if 'saved_state' in self.exchange_data_db_columns:
+                row_data['saved_state'] = exchange
+
+            row = pd.DataFrame([row_data])
 
             self.cache_manager.serialized_datacache_insert(cache_name='exchange_data', data=row)
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/src/Users.py b/src/Users.py
index 34b9213..a1a5ea5 100644
--- a/src/Users.py
+++ b/src/Users.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import copy
 import datetime as dt
 import json
 import random
-from passlib.hash import bcrypt
+from passlib.hash import bcrypt, pbkdf2_sha256
 import pandas as pd
 from typing import Any
 from DataCache_v3 import DataCache
@@ -174,12 +174,16 @@ class UserAccountManagement(BaseUser):
         if not hashed_pass:
             return False
 
-        # Verify the password using bcrypt
+        # Verify the password using the legacy or current hash format.
+        # Some existing records (e.g., default guest) use pbkdf2_sha256 while
+        # newer accounts are created with bcrypt.
         try:
             return bcrypt.verify(password, hashed_pass)
         except ValueError:
-            # Handle any issues with the verification process
-            return False
+            try:
+                return pbkdf2_sha256.verify(password, hashed_pass)
+            except ValueError:
+                return False
 
     def log_in_user(self, username: str, password: str) -> bool:
         """
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 7ca628d..fef5f12 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ eventlet.monkey_patch()  # noqa: E402
 
 # Standard library imports
 import logging  # noqa: E402
+import os  # noqa: E402
 # import json  # noqa: E402
 # import datetime as dt  # noqa: E402
 
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@ from email_validator import validate_email, EmailNotValidError  # noqa: E402
 from BrighterTrades import BrighterTrades  # noqa: E402
 
 # Set up logging
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+log_level_name = os.getenv('BRIGHTER_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO').upper()
+log_level = getattr(logging, log_level_name, logging.INFO)
+logging.basicConfig(level=log_level)
+logging.getLogger('ccxt.base.exchange').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger('urllib3').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
 # Create a Flask object named app that serves the html.
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ def index():
             raise
         else:
             flash('The system is too busy for another user.')
-            return
+            return redirect('/signup')
 
     # Ensure client session is assigned a user_name.
     session['user'] = user_name
@@ -341,5 +346,4 @@ def indicator_init():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    socketio.run(app, host='127.0.0.1', port=5000, debug=False, use_reloader=False)
-
+    socketio.run(app, host='127.0.0.1', port=5002, debug=False, use_reloader=False)
diff --git a/src/candles.py b/src/candles.py
index f9bfe5b..3d2428d 100644
--- a/src/candles.py
+++ b/src/candles.py
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ class Candles:
         # Fetch records older than start_datetime.
         candles = self.data.get_records_since(start_datetime=start_datetime,
                                               ex_details=[asset, timeframe, exchange, user_name])
+
+        # If there are no recent records, fall back to the latest local candles in the market table.
+        if candles.empty:
+            try:
+                table_name = self.data._make_key([asset, timeframe, exchange, user_name])
+                if self.data.db.table_exists(table_name):
+                    candles = self.data.db.get_all_rows(table_name).sort_values(by='time').reset_index(drop=True)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"candles[64]: Failed local fallback load for {asset} {timeframe} {exchange}: {e}")
+
         if len(candles.index) < num_candles:
             timesince = dt.datetime.now(pytz.UTC) - start_datetime
             minutes_since = int(timesince.total_seconds() / 60)
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 96a399c..0000000
--- a/src/config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-BINANCE_API_KEY = 'rkp1Xflb5nnwt6jys0PG27KXcqwn0q9lKCLryKcSp4mKW2UOlkPRuAHPg45rQVgj'
-BINANCE_API_SECRET = 'DiFhhYhF64nkPe5f3V7TRJX2bSVA7ZQZlozSdX7O7uYmBMdK985eA6Kp2B2zKvbK'
-ALPACA_API_KEY = 'PKE4RD999SJ8L53OUI8O'
-ALPACA_API_SECRET = 'buwlMoSSfZWGih8Er30quQt4d7brsBWdJXD1KB7C'
-DB_FILE = "C:/Users/Rob/PycharmProjects/BrighterTrading/data/BrighterTrading.db"
diff --git a/src/static/communication.js b/src/static/communication.js
index e8adaa0..e8f6f94 100644
--- a/src/static/communication.js
+++ b/src/static/communication.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Comms {
 
         // Save the userName
         this.userName = userName;
+        this.baseUrl = window.location.origin;
 
         // Initialize the socket
         this._initializeSocket();
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class Comms {
      */
     _initializeSocket() {
         // Initialize Socket.IO client with query parameter
-        this.socket = io('http://127.0.0.1:5000', {
+        this.socket = io(this.baseUrl, {
             query: { 'user_name': this.userName },
             transports: ['websocket'],  // Optional: Force WebSocket transport
             autoConnect: true,
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class Comms {
      */
     async getPriceHistory(userName) {
         try {
-            const response = await fetch('http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/history', {
+            const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}/api/history`, {
                 credentials: 'include',
                 mode: 'cors',
                 method: 'POST',
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ class Comms {
      */
     async getIndicatorData(userName) {
         try {
-            const response = await fetch('http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/indicator_init', {  // Changed to use same host
+            const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}/api/indicator_init`, {
                 credentials: 'same-origin',
                 mode: 'cors',
                 method: 'POST',
diff --git a/src/static/data.js b/src/static/data.js
index 5c19235..a54d342 100644
--- a/src/static/data.js
+++ b/src/static/data.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Data {
         // The assets being traded.
         this.trading_pair = bt_data.trading_pair;
         // The time period of the charts.
-        this.interval = bt_data.interval;
+        this.interval = bt_data.timeframe || bt_data.interval || '5m';
         // All the indicators available.
         this.indicators = bt_data.indicators;
 
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index 5bd5532..817799e 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='exchanges.js') }}"></script>
         <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='user.js') }}"></script>
         <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='Alerts.js') }}"></script>
-        <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='strategies.js') }}"></script>
+        <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='Strategies.js') }}"></script>
         <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='data.js') }}"></script>
         <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='indicators.js') }}"></script>
         <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='charts.js') }}"></script>
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@
         </div><!-- End Master Panel --->
 
     </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>