diff --git a/01_05_base/main.tf b/01_05_base/main.tf
index e8f85d8..9feef77 100644
--- a/01_05_base/main.tf
+++ b/01_05_base/main.tf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ variable "ssh_key_name" {}
 variable "private_key_path" {}
 
 variable "region" {
-  default = "us-east-2"
+  default = "us-east-1"
 }
 
 variable "vpc_cidr" {
@@ -150,5 +150,6 @@ data "aws_ami" "aws-linux" {
 # OUTPUT
 # //////////////////////////////
 output "instance-dns" {
+  //  ec2-18-208-149-36.compute-1.amazonaws.com
   value = aws_instance.nodejs1.public_dns
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/02_01_variables/main.tf b/02_01_variables/main.tf
index ff9d644..13422cc 100644
--- a/02_01_variables/main.tf
+++ b/02_01_variables/main.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ variable "aws_access_key" {}
 variable "aws_secret_key" {}
 
 variable "region" {
-  default = "us-east-2"
+  default = "us-east-1"
+}
+
+variable "deploy_environment" {
+  default = "DEV"
 }
 
 variable "vpc_cidr" {
@@ -141,15 +145,15 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "sg-nodejs-instance" {
 # INSTANCE
 resource "aws_instance" "nodejs1" {
   ami = data.aws_ami.aws-linux.id
-  instance_type = var.environment_instance_type["DEV"]
-  //instance_type = var.environment_instance_settings["PROD"].instance_type
+  //instance_type = var.environment_instance_type["DEV"]
+  instance_type = var.environment_instance_settings[var.deploy_environment].instance_type
   subnet_id = aws_subnet.subnet1.id
   vpc_security_group_ids = [aws_security_group.sg-nodejs-instance.id]
 
-  monitoring = var.environment_instance_settings["PROD"].monitoring
-
-  tags = {Environment = var.environment_list[0]}
+  monitoring = var.environment_instance_settings[var.deploy_environment].monitoring
 
+  # tags = {Environment = var.environment_list[0]}
+  tags = {Environment = var.environment_map[var.deploy_environment]}
 }
 
 # //////////////////////////////
diff --git a/02_02-07_variables/main.tf b/02_02-07_variables/main.tf
index e2bea6c..ff9d644 100644
--- a/02_02-07_variables/main.tf
+++ b/02_02-07_variables/main.tf
@@ -182,4 +182,8 @@ data "aws_ami" "aws-linux" {
 # //////////////////////////////
 output "instance-dns" {
   value = aws_instance.nodejs1.public_dns
+}
+
+output "private-dns" {
+  value = aws_instance.nodejs1.private_dns
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/02_08-09_expressions_functions/main.tf b/02_08-09_expressions_functions/main.tf
index e2bea6c..a092455 100644
--- a/02_08-09_expressions_functions/main.tf
+++ b/02_08-09_expressions_functions/main.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ variable "aws_access_key" {}
 variable "aws_secret_key" {}
 
 variable "region" {
-  default = "us-east-2"
+  default = "us-east-1"
 }
 
 variable "vpc_cidr" {
diff --git a/02_10_count/main.tf b/02_10_count/main.tf
index f96932b..fecfc6f 100644
--- a/02_10_count/main.tf
+++ b/02_10_count/main.tf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ variable "iam_accounts" {
 }
 
 variable "region" {
-  default = "us-east-2"
+  default = "us-east-1"
 }
 
 variable "vpc_cidr" {
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "sg-nodejs-instance" {
 }
 
 # INSTANCE
-resource "aws_instance" "nodejs1" {
-  //count = 4
+resource "aws_instance" "node_instances" {
+  count = 4
 
   ami = data.aws_ami.aws-linux.id
   instance_type = var.environment_instance_settings["PROD"].instance_type
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ resource "aws_instance" "nodejs1" {
   tags = {Environment = var.environment_list[0]}
 }
 
-
+resource "aws_iam_user" "iam-users" {
+  for_each = var.iam_accounts
+  name = each.key
+}
 # //////////////////////////////
 # DATA
 # //////////////////////////////
@@ -186,5 +189,5 @@ data "aws_ami" "aws-linux" {
 # OUTPUT
 # //////////////////////////////
 output "instance-dns" {
-  value = aws_instance.nodejs1.public_dns
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  value = aws_instance.node_instances.*.public_dns
+}
diff --git a/02_11-12_modules/main.tf b/02_11-12_modules/main.tf
index f58a102..010035e 100644
--- a/02_11-12_modules/main.tf
+++ b/02_11-12_modules/main.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ variable "aws_access_key" {}
 variable "aws_secret_key" {}
 
 variable "region" {
-  default = "us-east-2"
+  default = "us-east-1"
 }
 
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module "vpc" {
   name = "frontend-vpc"
   cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"
 
-  azs             = ["us-east-2a", "us-east-2b", "us-east-2c"]
+  azs             = ["us-east-1a", "us-east-1b", "us-east-1c"]
   private_subnets = ["10.0.1.0/24", "10.0.2.0/24", "10.0.3.0/24"]
   public_subnets  = ["10.0.101.0/24", "10.0.102.0/24", "10.0.103.0/24"]
 
diff --git a/03_02-03_remotestate/.terraform.lock.hcl b/03_02-03_remotestate/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abb4dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03_02-03_remotestate/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version     = "4.39.0"
+  constraints = ">= 3.73.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:tM2mSfH03Ert/Qd+EUMIavtwjPCM/no91VBH/8vobCE=",
+    "zh:08e3d453bbeaccda3f4ab7ae45f81d515ab49a765ce2d43f060842bb2e653846",
+    "zh:238a460231e9e6ca786b2cb2088a98edfc48f0e36c433edd7d65a250980f7566",
+    "zh:4d5663c2cf521e91caddd5508b13759110bc21b2e9543ff6a9f8cf8d02af1aeb",
+    "zh:5b397e46aac6db155b4b9162ac168010473d6309ae363301f0335184c1f50be6",
+    "zh:7178536cfebc6423336798aead72fe774f4d8118ae19ffe6a6a1108fe60608d7",
+    "zh:867c5269cea2fe15f7ea837507ad0fe97e8913be4348868b284c12217d689457",
+    "zh:88db4bb188f68011cb05eefb3ea7e5741da1d9acdb3c7bd517e715dfc8c0cfc3",
+    "zh:95b4da4bdbb2eb02333e52c2ced0c5f133d854f730e3744c0c239268c21feee6",
+    "zh:9b12af85486a96aedd8d7984b0ff811a4b42e3d88dad1a3fb4c0b580d04fa425",
+    "zh:9bbe67eaa03bfb293913431b39879385e42473bdb61be842fd78b3c89333f1ba",
+    "zh:a06b9b5fbe8c84a0da431a22d9dd583143406846c1d8febe06f62fc89aeccd1d",
+    "zh:cb925338b164e916f289e717f8ecaacf5fd5df56790ec6296158e76d6131b914",
+    "zh:d9dbf68b0defc220085eda1348f439f724ce83a0636bec18dc83aa73fe2385d5",
+    "zh:eb59e6234e73bd0d48fe372201155802c9b920711a1da078e5b07508271312ee",
+    "zh:f68b2685ee86bcf314d74a20e97b5cbe0c63741827143f7a4ba7ec56555329dc",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/03_02-03_remotestate/commands.txt b/03_02-03_remotestate/commands.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 39d0f1c..0000000
--- a/03_02-03_remotestate/commands.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-terraform init \
-    -backend-config="bucket=red30-tfstate" \
-    -backend-config="key=red30/ecommerceapp/app.state" \
-    -backend-config="region=us-east-2" \
-    -backend-config="dynamodb_table=red30-tfstatelock" \
-    -backend-config="access_key={ACCESS_KEY}" \
-    -backend-config="secret_key={SECRET_KEY}"
diff --git a/03_02-03_remotestate/remote_resources/.terraform.lock.hcl b/03_02-03_remotestate/remote_resources/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca91b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03_02-03_remotestate/remote_resources/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version = "4.39.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:tM2mSfH03Ert/Qd+EUMIavtwjPCM/no91VBH/8vobCE=",
+    "zh:08e3d453bbeaccda3f4ab7ae45f81d515ab49a765ce2d43f060842bb2e653846",
+    "zh:238a460231e9e6ca786b2cb2088a98edfc48f0e36c433edd7d65a250980f7566",
+    "zh:4d5663c2cf521e91caddd5508b13759110bc21b2e9543ff6a9f8cf8d02af1aeb",
+    "zh:5b397e46aac6db155b4b9162ac168010473d6309ae363301f0335184c1f50be6",
+    "zh:7178536cfebc6423336798aead72fe774f4d8118ae19ffe6a6a1108fe60608d7",
+    "zh:867c5269cea2fe15f7ea837507ad0fe97e8913be4348868b284c12217d689457",
+    "zh:88db4bb188f68011cb05eefb3ea7e5741da1d9acdb3c7bd517e715dfc8c0cfc3",
+    "zh:95b4da4bdbb2eb02333e52c2ced0c5f133d854f730e3744c0c239268c21feee6",
+    "zh:9b12af85486a96aedd8d7984b0ff811a4b42e3d88dad1a3fb4c0b580d04fa425",
+    "zh:9bbe67eaa03bfb293913431b39879385e42473bdb61be842fd78b3c89333f1ba",
+    "zh:a06b9b5fbe8c84a0da431a22d9dd583143406846c1d8febe06f62fc89aeccd1d",
+    "zh:cb925338b164e916f289e717f8ecaacf5fd5df56790ec6296158e76d6131b914",
+    "zh:d9dbf68b0defc220085eda1348f439f724ce83a0636bec18dc83aa73fe2385d5",
+    "zh:eb59e6234e73bd0d48fe372201155802c9b920711a1da078e5b07508271312ee",
+    "zh:f68b2685ee86bcf314d74a20e97b5cbe0c63741827143f7a4ba7ec56555329dc",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/03_02-03_remotestate/remote_resources/s3_backend.tf b/03_02-03_remotestate/remote_resources/s3_backend.tf
index 0f0f424..087fd46 100644
--- a/03_02-03_remotestate/remote_resources/s3_backend.tf
+++ b/03_02-03_remotestate/remote_resources/s3_backend.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ variable "aws_access_key" {}
 variable "aws_secret_key" {}
 
 variable "bucket_name" {
-  default = "red30-tfstate"
+  default = "red30-tfstate-dammngood"
 }
 
 # //////////////////////////////
diff --git a/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/variables.tf b/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/variables.tf
index 3566d6b..abaf1cd 100644
--- a/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/variables.tf
+++ b/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/variables.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ variable "aws_access_key" {}
 variable "aws_secret_key" {}
 
 variable "region" {
-  default = "us-east-2"
+  default = "us-east-1"
 }
 
 variable env_instance_type {}
diff --git a/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/vpc.tf b/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/vpc.tf
index b13155f..288a86c 100644
--- a/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/vpc.tf
+++ b/03_05-06_multi_environment/manifests/vpc.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module "vpc" {
   name = "frontend-vpc"
   cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"
 
-  azs             = ["us-east-2a", "us-east-2b", "us-east-2c"]
+  azs             = ["us-east-1a", "us-east-1b", "us-east-1c"]
   private_subnets = ["10.0.1.0/24", "10.0.2.0/24", "10.0.3.0/24"]
   public_subnets  = ["10.0.101.0/24", "10.0.102.0/24", "10.0.103.0/24"]
 
diff --git a/03_07_custommodule/modules/nodejs-instance/variables.tf b/03_07_custommodule/modules/nodejs-instance/variables.tf
index 33e5c84..318fdd1 100644
--- a/03_07_custommodule/modules/nodejs-instance/variables.tf
+++ b/03_07_custommodule/modules/nodejs-instance/variables.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 variable "ami_id" {
     description = "The ID of the NodeJS AMI to deploy"
-    default = "ami-6685a403"
+    default = "ami-089a545a9ed9893b6"
 }
 
 variable instance_count {
diff --git a/04_04_terraform_cloud_cli/backend.tf b/04_04_terraform_cloud_cli/backend.tf
index 1119b39..5da0393 100644
--- a/04_04_terraform_cloud_cli/backend.tf
+++ b/04_04_terraform_cloud_cli/backend.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 terraform {
   backend "remote" {
-    organization = "red30"
+    organization = "red30systems"
 
     workspaces {
       name = "cli-workspace"
diff --git a/04_05_terraform_cloud_vcs/variables.tf b/04_05_terraform_cloud_vcs/variables.tf
index 06a0e24..003d79d 100644
--- a/04_05_terraform_cloud_vcs/variables.tf
+++ b/04_05_terraform_cloud_vcs/variables.tf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ variable "instance_count" {
 variable "instance_tags" {
     type = map
     default = {
-      "environment" = "dev"
+      "environment" = "staging"
     }
 }
 # //////////////////////////////