diff --git a/config.default.yaml b/config.default.yaml
index 4420f39..77240ff 100644
--- a/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config.default.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mtd:
-    services: []
+    services: {}
 aws:
     regions: []
     credentials_path: ./mtdaws/.credentials
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3db5399..0387f45 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/thefeli73/polemos/mtdaws"
@@ -17,45 +18,99 @@ func main() {
 
 	ConfigPath = "config.yaml"
 	
-	config := state.LoadConf(ConfigPath)
+    // Initialize the config.Services map
+	var config state.Config
+	config.MTD.Services = make(map[state.CustomUUID]state.Service)
+
+	config = state.LoadConf(ConfigPath)
 	state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
 
-	config = indexInstances(config)
 
+	config = indexAllInstances(config)
+	state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
+
+	// START DOING MTD
+	mtdLoop(config)
 }
 
-func indexInstances(config state.Config) state.Config {
+func mtdLoop(config state.Config) {
+	for true {
+		//TODO: figure out migration (MTD)
+		config = movingTargetDefense(config)
+		state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
+
+		fmt.Println("Sleeping for 5 seconds")
+		time.Sleep(5*time.Second)
+
+		//TODO: proxy commands
+	}
+}
+
+func movingTargetDefense(config state.Config) state.Config{
+
+	mtdaws.AWSMoveInstance(config)
+	return config
+}
+
+func indexAllInstances(config state.Config) state.Config {
 	fmt.Println("Indexing instances")
+	t := time.Now()
+
+	for _, service := range config.MTD.Services {
+		service.Active = false
+	}
 
 	//index AWS instances
+	awsNewInstanceCounter := 0
+	awsInactiveInstanceCounter := len(config.MTD.Services)
+	awsInstanceCounter := 0
 	awsInstances := mtdaws.GetInstances(config)
 	for _, instance := range awsInstances {
 		cloudID := mtdaws.GetCloudID(instance)
 		ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(instance.PublicIP)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("Error converting ip:", err)
+			fmt.Println("Error converting ip:\t", err)
 			continue
 		}
-		newService, found := indexInstance(config, cloudID, ip)
+		var found bool
+		config, found = indexInstance(config, cloudID, ip)
 		if !found {
-			config.MTD.Services = append(config.MTD.Services, newService)
-			state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
+			awsNewInstanceCounter++
+		} else {
+			awsInactiveInstanceCounter--
 		}
+		awsInstanceCounter++
 	}
+	// TODO: Purge instances in config that are not found in the cloud
+	fmt.Printf("Found %d active AWS instances (%d newly added, %d inactive) (took %s)\n",
+		awsInstanceCounter, awsNewInstanceCounter, awsInactiveInstanceCounter, time.Since(t).Round(100*time.Millisecond).String())
+
+
 	return config
 }
 
-func indexInstance(config state.Config, cloudID string, serviceIP netip.Addr) (state.Service, bool) {
+func indexInstance(config state.Config, cloudID string, serviceIP netip.Addr) (state.Config, bool) {
 	found := false
-	for _, service := range config.MTD.Services {
+	var foundUUID state.CustomUUID
+	for u, service := range config.MTD.Services {
 		if service.CloudID == cloudID {
 			found = true
+			foundUUID = u
+			break;
 		}
 	}
-	u := uuid.New()
-	newService := state.Service{
-		ID: state.CustomUUID(u),
-		CloudID: cloudID,
-		ServiceIP: serviceIP}
-	return newService, found
+
+	if !found {
+		fmt.Println("New instance found:\t", cloudID)
+		u := uuid.New()
+		config.MTD.Services[state.CustomUUID(u)] = state.Service{CloudID: cloudID, ServiceIP: serviceIP, Active: true, AdminEnabled: true}
+		state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
+		
+	} else {
+		s := config.MTD.Services[foundUUID]
+		s.Active = true
+		config.MTD.Services[foundUUID] = s
+		state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
+	}
+	return config, found
 }
diff --git a/mtdaws/mtd.go b/mtdaws/mtd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab69354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtdaws/mtd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package mtdaws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2/types"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/thefeli73/polemos/state"
+)
+
+// AWSUpdateService updates a specified service config to match a newly moved instance
+func AWSUpdateService(config state.Config, region string, service state.CustomUUID, newInstanceID string) (state.Config) {
+	awsConfig := NewConfig(region, config.AWS.CredentialsPath)
+	svc := ec2.NewFromConfig(awsConfig)
+	instance, err := getInstanceDetailsFromString(svc, newInstanceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error getting instance details:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+
+	var publicAddr string
+	if instance.PublicIpAddress != nil {
+		publicAddr = aws.ToString(instance.PublicIpAddress)
+	}
+	formattedinstance := AwsInstance{
+		InstanceID: aws.ToString(instance.InstanceId),
+		Region: region,
+		PublicIP: publicAddr, 
+		PrivateIP: aws.ToString(instance.PrivateIpAddress),
+	}
+	cloudid := GetCloudID(formattedinstance)
+	serviceip := netip.MustParseAddr(publicAddr)
+	config.MTD.Services[service] = state.Service{CloudID: cloudid, ServiceIP: serviceip}
+	return config
+}
+
+
+// isInstanceRunning returns if an instance is running (true=running)
+func isInstanceRunning(instance *types.Instance) bool {
+	return instance.State.Name == types.InstanceStateNameRunning
+}
+
+// AWSMoveInstance moves a specified instance to a new availability region
+func AWSMoveInstance(config state.Config) (state.Config) {
+
+	// pseudorandom instance from all services for testing
+	var serviceUUID state.CustomUUID
+	var instance state.Service
+	for key, service := range config.MTD.Services {
+		serviceUUID = key
+		instance = service
+		if !instance.AdminEnabled {continue}
+		if !instance.Active {continue}
+		break
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("MTD move service:\t", uuid.UUID.String(uuid.UUID(serviceUUID)))
+
+	region, instanceID := DecodeCloudID(instance.CloudID)
+	awsConfig := NewConfig(region, config.AWS.CredentialsPath)
+	svc := ec2.NewFromConfig(awsConfig)
+
+	realInstance, err := getInstanceDetailsFromString(svc, instanceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error getting instance details:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	if !isInstanceRunning(realInstance) {
+		fmt.Println("Error, Instance is not running!")
+		return config
+	}
+
+	//Create image
+	t := time.Now()
+	imageName, err := createImage(svc, instanceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error creating image:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Created image:\t\t%s (took %s)\n", imageName, time.Since(t).Round(100*time.Millisecond).String())
+
+	// Wait for image
+	t = time.Now()
+	err = waitForImageReady(svc, imageName, 5*time.Minute)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error waiting for image to be ready:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Image is ready:\t\t%s (took %s)\n", imageName, time.Since(t).Round(100*time.Millisecond).String())
+
+	// Launch new instance
+	t = time.Now()
+	newInstanceID, err := launchInstance(svc, realInstance, imageName, region)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error launching instance:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Launched new instance:\t%s (took %s)\n", newInstanceID, time.Since(t).Round(100*time.Millisecond).String())
+
+	// Terminate old instance
+	t = time.Now()
+	err = terminateInstance(svc, instanceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error terminating instance:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Killed old instance:\t%s (took %s)\n", instanceID, time.Since(t).Round(100*time.Millisecond).String())
+
+	// Deregister old image
+	t = time.Now()
+	image, err := describeImage(svc, imageName)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error describing image:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	err = deregisterImage(svc, imageName)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error deregistering image:\t", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Deregistered image:\t%s (took %s)\n", imageName, time.Since(t).Round(100*time.Millisecond).String())
+
+	// Delete old snapshot
+	t = time.Now()
+	if len(image.BlockDeviceMappings) > 0 {
+		snapshotID := aws.ToString(image.BlockDeviceMappings[0].Ebs.SnapshotId)
+		err = deleteSnapshot(svc, snapshotID)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error deleting snapshot:\t", err)
+			return config
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Deleted snapshot:\t%s (took %s)\n", snapshotID, time.Since(t).Round(100*time.Millisecond).String())
+	}
+
+	AWSUpdateService(config, region, serviceUUID, newInstanceID)
+
+	return config
+}
diff --git a/mtdaws/utils.go b/mtdaws/utils.go
index b59805b..f81850b 100644
--- a/mtdaws/utils.go
+++ b/mtdaws/utils.go
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ package mtdaws
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
@@ -36,6 +40,17 @@ func GetCloudID(instance AwsInstance) string {
 	return "aws_" + instance.Region + "_" + instance.InstanceID
 }
 
+// DecodeCloudID returns information to locate instance in aws
+func DecodeCloudID(cloudID string) (string, string) {
+	split := strings.Split(cloudID, "_")
+	if len(split) != 3 {
+		panic(cloudID + " does not decode as AWS CloudID")
+	}
+	region := split[1]
+	instanceID := split[2]
+	return region, instanceID
+}
+
 // GetInstances scans all configured regions for instances and add them to services
 func GetInstances(config state.Config) []AwsInstance {
 	awsInstances := []AwsInstance{}
@@ -46,8 +61,6 @@ func GetInstances(config state.Config) []AwsInstance {
 			fmt.Println("Error listing instances:", err)
 			continue
 		}
-
-		//fmt.Println("Listing instances in region:", region)
 		for _, instance := range instances {
 			var publicAddr string
 			if instance.PublicIpAddress != nil {
@@ -63,25 +76,12 @@ func GetInstances(config state.Config) []AwsInstance {
 	return awsInstances
 }
 
-// PrintInstanceInfo prints info about a specific instance in a region
-func PrintInstanceInfo(instance *types.Instance) {
-	fmt.Println("\tInstance ID:", aws.ToString(instance.InstanceId))
-	fmt.Println("\t\tInstance Type:", string(instance.InstanceType))
-	fmt.Println("\t\tAMI ID:", aws.ToString(instance.ImageId))
-	fmt.Println("\t\tState:", string(instance.State.Name))
-	fmt.Println("\t\tAvailability Zone:", aws.ToString(instance.Placement.AvailabilityZone))
-	if instance.PublicIpAddress != nil {
-		fmt.Println("\t\tPublic IP Address:", aws.ToString(instance.PublicIpAddress))
-	}
-	fmt.Println("\t\tPrivate IP Address:", aws.ToString(instance.PrivateIpAddress))
-}
-
 // Instances returns all instances for a config i.e. a region
-func Instances(config aws.Config) ([]*types.Instance, error) {
+func Instances(config aws.Config) ([]types.Instance, error) {
 	svc := ec2.NewFromConfig(config)
 
 	input := &ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{}
-	var instances []*types.Instance
+	var instances []types.Instance
 
 	paginator := ec2.NewDescribeInstancesPaginator(svc, input)
 
@@ -93,10 +93,189 @@ func Instances(config aws.Config) ([]*types.Instance, error) {
 
 		for _, reservation := range page.Reservations {
 			for _, instance := range reservation.Instances {
-				instances = append(instances, &instance)
+				instances = append(instances, instance)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	return instances, nil
 }
+
+// createImage will create an AMI (amazon machine image) of a given instance
+func createImage(svc *ec2.Client, instanceID string) (string, error) {
+	input := &ec2.CreateImageInput{
+		InstanceId:  aws.String(instanceID),
+		Name:        aws.String(fmt.Sprintf("backup-%s-%d", instanceID, time.Now().Unix())),
+		Description: aws.String("Migration backup"),
+		NoReboot:    aws.Bool(true),
+	}
+
+	output, err := svc.CreateImage(context.TODO(), input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return aws.ToString(output.ImageId), nil
+}
+
+// waitForImageReady polls every second to see if the image is ready
+func waitForImageReady(svc *ec2.Client, imageID string, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return errors.New("timed out waiting for image to be ready")
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+			input := &ec2.DescribeImagesInput{
+				ImageIds: []string{imageID},
+			}
+			output, err := svc.DescribeImages(ctx, input)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if len(output.Images) > 0 && output.Images[0].State == types.ImageStateAvailable {
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// launchInstance launches a instance IN RANDOM AVAILABILITY ZONE within the same region, based on an oldInstance and AMI (duplicating the instance)
+func launchInstance(svc *ec2.Client, oldInstance *types.Instance, imageID string, region string) (string, error) {
+	securityGroupIds := make([]string, len(oldInstance.SecurityGroups))
+	for i, sg := range oldInstance.SecurityGroups {
+		securityGroupIds[i] = aws.ToString(sg.GroupId)
+	}
+	// TODO: select random zone that is not the current one.
+	availabilityZone, err := getRandomDifferentAvailabilityZone(svc, oldInstance, region)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	input := &ec2.RunInstancesInput{
+		ImageId:         aws.String(imageID),
+		InstanceType:    oldInstance.InstanceType,
+		MinCount:        aws.Int32(1),
+		MaxCount:        aws.Int32(1),
+		KeyName:         oldInstance.KeyName,
+		SecurityGroupIds: securityGroupIds,
+		Placement: &types.Placement{
+			AvailabilityZone: aws.String(availabilityZone),
+		},
+	}
+
+	output, err := svc.RunInstances(context.TODO(), input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// TODO: save/index config for the new instance
+
+	return aws.ToString(output.Instances[0].InstanceId), nil
+}
+
+// getRandomDifferentAvailabilityZone fetches all AZ from the same region as the instance and returns a random AZ that is not equal to the one used by the instance
+func getRandomDifferentAvailabilityZone(svc *ec2.Client, instance *types.Instance, region string) (string, error) {
+	// Seed the random generator
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+
+	// Get the current availability zone of the instance
+	currentAZ := aws.ToString(instance.Placement.AvailabilityZone)
+
+	// Describe availability zones in the region
+	input := &ec2.DescribeAvailabilityZonesInput{
+		Filters: []types.Filter{
+			{
+				Name:   aws.String("region-name"),
+				Values: []string{region},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	output, err := svc.DescribeAvailabilityZones(context.TODO(), input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Filter out the current availability zone
+	availableAZs := []string{}
+	for _, az := range output.AvailabilityZones {
+		if aws.ToString(az.ZoneName) != currentAZ {
+			availableAZs = append(availableAZs, aws.ToString(az.ZoneName))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If no other availability zones are available, return an error
+	if len(availableAZs) == 0 {
+		return "", errors.New("no other availability zones available")
+	}
+
+	// Select a random availability zone from the remaining ones
+	randomIndex := rand.Intn(len(availableAZs))
+	randomAZ := availableAZs[randomIndex]
+	return randomAZ, nil
+}
+
+
+// terminateInstance kills an instance by id
+func terminateInstance(svc *ec2.Client, instanceID string) error {
+	input := &ec2.TerminateInstancesInput{
+		InstanceIds: []string{instanceID},
+	}
+	_, err := svc.TerminateInstances(context.TODO(), input)
+	return err
+}
+
+// describeImage gets info about an image from string
+func describeImage(svc *ec2.Client, imageID string) (*types.Image, error) {
+	input := &ec2.DescribeImagesInput{
+		ImageIds: []string{imageID},
+	}
+
+	output, err := svc.DescribeImages(context.TODO(), input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(output.Images) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("image not found")
+	}
+
+	return &output.Images[0], nil
+}
+
+// deregisterImage deletes the AMI passed as string
+func deregisterImage(svc *ec2.Client, imageID string) error {
+	input := &ec2.DeregisterImageInput{
+		ImageId: aws.String(imageID),
+	}
+
+	_, err := svc.DeregisterImage(context.TODO(), input)
+	return err
+}
+
+// deleteSnapshot deletes the snapshot passed as string
+func deleteSnapshot(svc *ec2.Client, snapshotID string) error {
+	input := &ec2.DeleteSnapshotInput{
+		SnapshotId: aws.String(snapshotID),
+	}
+
+	_, err := svc.DeleteSnapshot(context.TODO(), input)
+	return err
+}
+
+// getInstanceDetailsFromString does what the name says
+func getInstanceDetailsFromString(svc *ec2.Client, instanceID string) (*types.Instance, error) {
+	input := &ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{
+		InstanceIds: []string{instanceID},
+	}
+
+	output, err := svc.DescribeInstances(context.TODO(), input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &output.Reservations[0].Instances[0], nil
+}
diff --git a/state/config.go b/state/config.go
index a74c59e..67e3bee 100644
--- a/state/config.go
+++ b/state/config.go
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type mtdconf struct {
-    Services        []Service   `yaml:"services"`
+    Services        map[CustomUUID]Service `yaml:"services"`
+
 }
 
 // Service contains all necessary information about a service to identify it in the cloud as well as configuring a proxy for it
 type Service struct {
-    ID              CustomUUID  `yaml:"id"`
     CloudID         string      `yaml:"cloud_id"`
+    AdminEnabled    bool        `yaml:"admin_enabled"`
+    Active          bool        `yaml:"active"`
     EntryIP         netip.Addr  `yaml:"entry_ip"`
     EntryPort       uint16      `yaml:"entry_port"`
     ServiceIP       netip.Addr  `yaml:"service_ip"`