diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..739fb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
+        "minimap.background": "#FF222223",
+        "scrollbar.shadow": "#FF222223"
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/scheduler/pinger.js b/backend/scheduler/pinger.js
index 8c31788..0c28589 100644
--- a/backend/scheduler/pinger.js
+++ b/backend/scheduler/pinger.js
@@ -4,21 +4,25 @@
 // and pings them. Works even when no user is on the website.
 
 const cron  = require('node-cron');
-const fetch = require('node-fetch');
+// Removed node-fetch import - using built-in fetch in Node 22
 const pool  = require('../config/db');
 
 // ── The ping function ──────────────────────────────────
 // Sends an HTTP GET to a URL and returns the status code
 const pingURL = async (url) => {
   try {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 10000); // 10 second timeout
+
     const response = await fetch(url, {
       method: 'GET',
-      // Timeout after 10 seconds — don't hang forever on dead sites
-      timeout: 10000
+      signal: controller.signal
     });
+
+    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
     return response.status; // e.g. 200, 404, 503
   } catch (err) {
-    // Network error, DNS fail, server completely down
+    // Network error, DNS fail, server completely down, or timeout
     console.error(`  ✗ Failed to ping ${url}:`, err.message);
     return null; // null = unreachable
   }
diff --git a/frontend/css/style.css b/docs/css/style.css
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rename from frontend/css/style.css
rename to docs/css/style.css
diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.html b/docs/dashboard.html
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/dashboard.html
rename to docs/dashboard.html
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/docs/index.html
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rename from frontend/index.html
rename to docs/index.html
diff --git a/frontend/js/auth.js b/docs/js/auth.js
similarity index 97%
rename from frontend/js/auth.js
rename to docs/js/auth.js
index e057abf..c42599c 100644
--- a/frontend/js/auth.js
+++ b/docs/js/auth.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // js/auth.js
-const API = 'http://localhost:5000/api'; // ← change to deployed URL when live
+const API = 'https://stayawake.onrender.com/api'; // ← deployed URL
 
 function showError(id, msg) {
   const el = document.getElementById(id);
diff --git a/frontend/js/dashboard.js b/docs/js/dashboard.js
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/js/dashboard.js
rename to docs/js/dashboard.js
diff --git a/frontend/login.html b/docs/login.html
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/login.html
rename to docs/login.html
diff --git a/frontend/register.html b/docs/register.html
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/register.html
rename to docs/register.html