diff --git a/.npm.release b/.npm.release
index 65e2464..ba5bc21 100644
--- a/.npm.release
+++ b/.npm.release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Sun Jan 15 01:13:51 CST 2023
+Sun Jan 15 02:20:06 CST 2023
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ba0e94c..fd9040e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "diskernet",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "diskernet",
-      "version": "2.7.1",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
       "license": "PolyForm Strict 1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@667/ps-list": "^1.1.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 812b4ea..c5ef41a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "diskernet",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Library server and an archivist browser controller.",
   "main": "src/app.js",
diff --git a/scripts/build_only.sh b/scripts/build_only.sh
index 52505a6..a33551b 100755
--- a/scripts/build_only.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_only.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ./node_modules/.bin/esbuild src/app.js --bundle --outfile=dist/diskernet.mjs --format=esm --platform=node --minify --analyze
 ./node_modules/.bin/esbuild src/app.js --bundle --outfile=build/out.cjs --platform=node --minify --analyze
-./node_modules/.bin/esbuild src/app.js --bundle --outfile=build/test.cjs --platform=node 
+#./node_modules/.bin/esbuild src/app.js --bundle --outfile=build/test.cjs --platform=node 
 echo "#!/usr/bin/env node" > build/diskernet.cjs
 cat build/out.cjs >> build/diskernet.cjs
 chmod +x build/diskernet.cjs
diff --git a/src/archivist.js b/src/archivist.js
index 7741b76..2980616 100644
--- a/src/archivist.js
+++ b/src/archivist.js
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
   async function collect({chrome_port:port, mode} = {}) {
     const {library_path} = args;
     const exitHandlers = [];
-    process.on('SIGUSR2', runHandlers);
     process.on('beforeExit', runHandlers);
+    process.on('SIGUSR2', code => runHandlers(code, 'SIGUSR2', {exit: true}));
     process.on('exit', code => runHandlers(code, 'exit', {exit: true}));
     State.connection = State.connection || await connect({port});
     State.onExit = {
diff --git a/src/common.js b/src/common.js
index f680f4c..fe45657 100644
--- a/src/common.js
+++ b/src/common.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import {fileURLToPath} from 'url';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import os from 'os';
+import {APP_ROOT as __ROOT} from './root.js';
 
 const DEEB = false;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ export const DEBUG = {
 }
 export const SHOW_FETCH = false;
 
+if ( DEBUG.debug ) {
+  console.log({APP_ROOT});
+}
+
 // server related
 export const PUBLIC_SERVER = true;
 
@@ -74,9 +79,7 @@ export const SNIP_CONTEXT = 31;
 
 export const NO_SANDBOX = (process.env.DEBUG_22120 && process.env.SET_22120_NO_SANDBOX) || false;
 
-//export const APP_ROOT = '.';
-export const APP_ROOT = path.dirname(process.argv[0]);
-//export const APP_ROOT = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+export const APP_ROOT = __ROOT
 
 export const sleep = ms => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, ms));
 
diff --git a/src/libraryServer.js b/src/libraryServer.js
index 4a5fb8b..a11523f 100644
--- a/src/libraryServer.js
+++ b/src/libraryServer.js
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ async function start({server_port}) {
         throw err;
       } 
       upAt = new Date;
-      say({server_up:{upAt,port}});
+      say({server_up:{upAt,port, 
+        ...(DEBUG.verboseSlow ? {
+          static_site_path: SITE_PATH,
+          app_root: APP_ROOT,
+        } : {})
+      }});
     });
   } catch(e) {
     running = false;
diff --git a/src/root.cjs b/src/root.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d3dda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/root.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const url = require('url');
+
+const file = __filename;
+const dir = path.dirname(file);
+const APP_ROOT = dir;
+
+console.log({APP_ROOT});
+
+module.exports = {
+  APP_ROOT,
+  dir,
+  file
+}
+
diff --git a/src/root.js b/src/root.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a92afd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/root.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import path from 'path';
+import url from 'url';
+
+let root;
+let esm = false;
+
+try {
+  console.log(__dirname, __filename);
+} catch(e) {
+  esm = true;
+}
+
+if ( ! esm ) {
+  root = require('./root.cjs').APP_ROOT;
+} else {
+  root = path.dirname(url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+}
+
+console.log({root});
+
+export const APP_ROOT = root;
+