diff --git a/bin/launch-couchdb-instance b/bin/launch-couchdb-instance
index 245b054..9d8e3de 100755
--- a/bin/launch-couchdb-instance
+++ b/bin/launch-couchdb-instance
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ done
 # move to launch
 echo "Access the Couch here:" 
 echo "http://$HOSTNAME:5984/"
+echo "or"
+echo "http://$HOSTNAME/"
 echo "to login run:"
+echo ""
 echo "ssh $SSH_OPTS \"$USER@$HOSTNAME\""
+echo ""
 echo "to terminate run:"
 echo "ec2-terminate-instances $INSTANCE"
diff --git a/bin/remote/couchdb_vhost.conf b/bin/remote/couchdb_vhost.conf
index 21bd981..8121912 100644
--- a/bin/remote/couchdb_vhost.conf
+++ b/bin/remote/couchdb_vhost.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
   ProxyPreserveHost On
   ProxyRequests Off
 
+  <Proxy *>
+    Order deny,allow
+    Allow from all
+  </Proxy>
+
 #  RewriteEngine on
 #  RewriteRule ^/$ /drl/_design/sofa/_list/index/recent-posts?descending=true&limit=5 [R]
   ProxyPass / http://localhost:5984/ nocanon
diff --git a/bin/remote/create-couchdb-image-remote b/bin/remote/create-couchdb-image-remote
index c4f5a9e..4167a62 100755
--- a/bin/remote/create-couchdb-image-remote
+++ b/bin/remote/create-couchdb-image-remote
@@ -55,8 +55,14 @@ COUCH_LOCAL_INI=/etc/couchdb/local.ini
 
 echo "configuring CouchDB"
 cat /mnt/makeami/couchdb-config.ini >> $COUCH_LOCAL_INI
+
 # Configure Apache
+echo "configure Apache"
+
+mv /etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy* /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/
+mv /etc/apache2/mods-available/rewrite.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/
 
+# install the couchdb site
 rm /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/*
 mv /mnt/makeami/couchdb_vhost.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/