diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 106121e..e50d251 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 services.yml
 node_modules*
 tethysapp/ngiab/public/frontend/
-tethysapp/ngiab/workspaces/app_workspace/*
-tethysapp/ngiab/workspaces/user_workspace/*
+tethysapp/ngiab/workspaces/
 reactapp/config/production.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cli/convert_geom.py b/cli/convert_geom.py
index fae45cd..e1d946d 100644
--- a/cli/convert_geom.py
+++ b/cli/convert_geom.py
@@ -1,99 +1,9 @@
-# import geopandas as gpd
-# import argparse
-# from geo.Geoserver import Geoserver
-# import shutil
-# import os
-
-
-# def convert_gpkg_to_geojson(gpkg_path, layer_name, output_path):
-#     """
-#     Convert a layer from a GeoPackage to a GeoJSON file, projected to EPSG:4326.
-
-#     Parameters:
-#     - gpkg_path: Path to the GeoPackage file.
-#     - layer_name: Name of the layer in the GeoPackage to convert.
-#     - output_path: Path where the output GeoJSON file should be saved.
-#     """
-#     # Load the specified layer from the GeoPackage
-#     gdf = gpd.read_file(gpkg_path, layer=layer_name)
-
-#     # Check and transform the coordinate system to EPSG:4326 if needed
-#     if gdf.crs.to_string() != "EPSG:4326":
-#         gdf = gdf.to_crs(f"EPSG:4326")
-
-#     # Save the GeoDataFrame as a GeoJSON file
-#     gdf.to_crs(f"EPSG:4326").to_file(output_path, driver="GeoJSON")
-
-
-# def publish_gpkg_layer_to_geoserver(
-#     gpkg_path,
-#     layer_name,
-#     shp_path,
-#     geoserver_host,
-#     geoserver_port,
-#     geoserver_username,
-#     geoserver_password,
-# ):
-#     # convert to shapefile to uploaded to geoserver
-#     gdf = gpd.read_file(gpkg_path, layer=layer_name)
-
-#     gdf.to_crs(f"EPSG:4326").to_file(f"{shp_path}.shp")
-
-#     # zip it
-#     shp_files = [f"{shp_path}.{ext}" for ext in ["shp", "shx", "dbf", "prj"]]
-
-#     # Using shutil to create a zip archive containing all shapefile components
-#     with shutil.ZipFile(f"{shp_path}.zip", "w") as zipf:
-#         for file in shp_files:
-#             zipf.write(file, arcname=os.path.basename(file))
-
-#     # Optional: Remove the shapefile files after zipping, if you don't need them
-#     for file in shp_files:
-#         os.remove(file)
-
-#     geo = Geoserver(
-#         f"{geoserver_host}:{geoserver_port}/geoserver",
-#         username=geoserver_username,
-#         password=geoserver_password,
-#     )
-#     geo.create_workspace(workspace="ngiab")
-
-#     geo.create_shp_datastore(
-#         path=f"{shp_path}.zip",
-#         store_name="hydrofabrics",
-#         workspace="ngiab",
-#     )
-
-
-# def main():
-#     # Setup argument parser
-#     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-#         description="Convert a GeoPackage layer to GeoJSON format with projection to EPSG:4326."
-#     )
-#     parser.add_argument("gpkg_path", help="Path to the GeoPackage file.")
-#     parser.add_argument("layer_name", help="Name of the layer to convert.")
-#     parser.add_argument("output_path", help="Output path for the GeoJSON file.")
-#     parser.add_argument(
-#         "--publish", action="store_true", help="Publish the layer to GeoServer."
-#     )
-#     parser.add_argument("--shp_path", help="Path to save the shapefile for GeoServer.")
-#     # Parse arguments
-#     args = parser.parse_args()
-#     # Call the function with parsed arguments
-#     convert_gpkg_to_geojson(args.gpkg_path, args.layer_name, args.output_path)
-#     if args.publish:
-#         publish_gpkg_layer_to_geoserver(args.gpkg_path, args.shp_path)
-
-
-# if __name__ == "__main__":
-#     main()
-
-
 import geopandas as gpd
 import argparse
 from geo.Geoserver import Geoserver
 import shutil
 import os
+import zipfile
 
 
 def convert_gpkg_to_geojson(gpkg_path, layer_name, output_path):
@@ -120,7 +30,7 @@ def publish_gpkg_layer_to_geoserver(
 
     shp_files = [f"{shp_path}.{ext}" for ext in ["shp", "shx", "dbf", "prj"]]
 
-    with shutil.ZipFile(f"{shp_path}.zip", "w") as zipf:
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(f"{shp_path}.zip", "w") as zipf:
         for file in shp_files:
             zipf.write(file, arcname=os.path.basename(file))
 
@@ -128,7 +38,7 @@ def publish_gpkg_layer_to_geoserver(
         os.remove(file)
 
     geo = Geoserver(
-        f"{geoserver_host}:{geoserver_port}/geoserver",
+        f"http://{geoserver_host}:{geoserver_port}/geoserver",
         username=geoserver_username,
         password=geoserver_password,
     )
diff --git a/install.yml b/install.yml
index 4a4da71..b2f2f4b 100644
--- a/install.yml
+++ b/install.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ requirements:
       - geopandas
       - pandas
       - geoserver-rest
+      - zip
 
   pip:
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 56dc210..1ebfcb6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 geopandas
 nodejs
-geoserver-rest
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+geoserver-rest
+zip
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