diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf70988..230a77f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 **/node_modules
+**keys**
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f86b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web: node server.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/keys.js b/config/keys.js
deleted file mode 100644
index afc11b7..0000000
--- a/config/keys.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// connection string for mongoDB Atlas
-export const MONGO_URI =
-  "mongodb+srv://ruidy:Xyxoo971+mongodb@projectscluster-xcfet.mongodb.net/test?retryWrites=true&w=majority";