diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 9fe342cb..1f5346b7 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ./target
+Dockerfile
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 315ea667..24df36e8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
+[[package]]
+name = "addr2line"
+version = "0.14.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a55f82cfe485775d02112886f4169bde0c5894d75e79ead7eafe7e40a25e45f7"
+dependencies = [
+ "gimli",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "adler"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aead"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -120,6 +135,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "eyre",
  "fern",
  "fork",
+ "human-panic",
  "indicatif",
  "itertools",
  "log 0.4.14",
@@ -150,6 +166,20 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cdb031dd78e28731d87d56cc8ffef4a8f36ca26c38fe2de700543e627f8a464a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "backtrace"
+version = "0.3.56"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9d117600f438b1707d4e4ae15d3595657288f8235a0eb593e80ecc98ab34e1bc"
+dependencies = [
+ "addr2line",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "libc",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+ "object",
+ "rustc-demangle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.9.3"
@@ -822,6 +852,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "polyval",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gimli"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f6503fe142514ca4799d4c26297c4248239fe8838d827db6bd6065c6ed29a6ce"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "glob"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -937,6 +973,21 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "494b4d60369511e7dea41cf646832512a94e542f68bb9c49e54518e0f468eb47"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "human-panic"
+version = "1.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "39f357a500abcbd7c5f967c1d45c8838585b36743823b9d43488f24850534e36"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+ "os_type",
+ "serde 1.0.125",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "termcolor",
+ "toml 0.5.8",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "0.10.16"
@@ -1261,6 +1312,16 @@ version = "0.3.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2a60c7ce501c71e03a9c9c0d35b861413ae925bd979cc7a4e30d060069aaac8d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a92518e98c078586bc6c934028adcca4c92a53d6a958196de835170a01d84e4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler",
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mio"
 version = "0.6.23"
@@ -1501,6 +1562,12 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b8f8bdf33df195859076e54ab11ee78a1b208382d3a26ec40d142ffc1ecc49ef"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "object"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a9a7ab5d64814df0fe4a4b5ead45ed6c5f181ee3ff04ba344313a6c80446c5d4"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.5.2"
@@ -1546,6 +1613,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "os_type"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7edc011af0ae98b7f88cf7e4a83b70a54a75d2b8cb013d6efd02e5956207e9eb"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -2142,6 +2218,12 @@ version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3e52c148ef37f8c375d49d5a73aa70713125b7f19095948a923f80afdeb22ec2"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-demangle"
+version = "0.1.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e3bad0ee36814ca07d7968269dd4b7ec89ec2da10c4bb613928d3077083c232"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-serialize"
 version = "0.3.24"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9d337878..66955c75 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ fork = "0.1.18"
 parse_duration = "2.1.1"
 rand = "0.8.3"
 rust-crypto = "^0.2"
+human-panic = "1.0.3"
 
 [dependencies.rusqlite]
 version = "0.25"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4ef5f15f..774468ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
-# no point in tagging the rust version, currently using nightly
-FROM rust:slim-buster
+FROM rust as builder
 
-RUN apt update && apt -y install libssl-dev libpq-dev pkg-config make
 RUN rustup default nightly
 
+
+RUN cargo new --bin atuin
 WORKDIR /atuin
-COPY . /atuin
+COPY ./Cargo.toml ./Cargo.toml
+COPY ./Cargo.lock ./Cargo.lock
 
 RUN cargo build --release
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/atuin/target/release/atuin"]
+RUN rm src/*.rs
+
+ADD . ./
+
+RUN rm ./target/release/deps/atuin*
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+FROM debian:buster-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y ca-certificates tzdata libpq-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+EXPOSE 8888
+
+ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
+ENV RUST_LOG=info
+ENV ATUIN_CONFIG=/config/config.toml
+
+COPY --from=builder /atuin/target/release/atuin ./atuin
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["./atuin"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7874789b..76289fa9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h1 align="center">
-  A'tuin
+  A'Tuin
 </h1>
 <blockquote align="center">
   Through the fathomless deeps of space swims the star turtle Great A’Tuin, bearing on its back the four giant elephants who carry on their shoulders the mass of the Discworld.
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   <a href="https://github.com/ellie/atuin/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/crates/l/atuin.svg?style=flat-square" /></a>
 </p>
  
-A'tuin manages and synchronizes your shell history! Instead of storing
-everything in a text file (such as ~/.history), A'tuin uses a sqlite database.
+A'Tuin manages and synchronizes your shell history! Instead of storing
+everything in a text file (such as ~/.history), A'Tuin uses a sqlite database.
 While being a little more complex, this allows for more functionality.
 
-As well as the expected command, A'tuin stores
+As well as the expected command, A'Tuin stores
 
 - duration
 - exit code
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ As well as the expected command, A'tuin stores
 
 ### AUR
 
-A'tuin is available on the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/atuin/)
+A'Tuin is available on the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/atuin/)
 
 ```
 yay -S atuin # or your AUR helper of choice
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ to your `.zshrc`/`.bashrc`/whatever your shell uses.
 
 ### History search
 
-By default A'tuin will rebind ctrl-r and the up arrow to search your history.
+By default A'Tuin will rebind ctrl-r and the up arrow to search your history.
 
 You can prevent this by putting
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ atuin h l -s # similarly short
 
 ### Stats
 
-A'tuin can calculate statistics for a single day, and accepts "natural language" style date input, as well as absolute dates:
+A'Tuin can calculate statistics for a single day, and accepts "natural language" style date input, as well as absolute dates:
 
 ```
 $ atuin stats day last friday
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ $ atuin stats all
 
 ## Config
 
-A'tuin is configurable via TOML. The file lives at ` ~/.config/atuin/config.toml`,
+A'Tuin is configurable via TOML. The file lives at ` ~/.config/atuin/config.toml`,
 and looks like this:
 
 ```
@@ -169,5 +169,5 @@ path = "~/.local/share/atuin/history.db" # the local database for history
 
 ## ...what's with the name?
 
-A'tuin is named after "The Great A'tuin", a giant turtle from Terry Pratchett's
+A'Tuin is named after "The Great A'Tuin", a giant turtle from Terry Pratchett's
 Discworld series of books.
diff --git a/src/command/server.rs b/src/command/server.rs
index ba2a9a2f..bf757948 100644
--- a/src/command/server.rs
+++ b/src/command/server.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ impl Cmd {
                 );
                 let port = port.map_or(settings.server.port, |p| p);
 
-                server::launch(settings, host, port);
+                server::launch(settings, host, port)
             }
         }
-        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ae459807..94c7366d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use eyre::{eyre, Result};
+use human_panic::setup_panic;
 use structopt::{clap::AppSettings, StructOpt};
 
 #[macro_use]
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ impl Atuin {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    setup_panic!();
     let settings = Settings::new()?;
 
     fern::Dispatch::new()
diff --git a/src/remote/database.rs b/src/remote/database.rs
index ddcffda0..03973ca1 100644
--- a/src/remote/database.rs
+++ b/src/remote/database.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
+use eyre::{eyre, Result};
 
 use crate::settings::Settings;
 
@@ -7,8 +8,15 @@ use crate::settings::Settings;
 pub struct AtuinDbConn(diesel::PgConnection);
 
 // TODO: connection pooling
-pub fn establish_connection(settings: &Settings) -> PgConnection {
-    let database_url = &settings.server.db_uri;
-    PgConnection::establish(database_url)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Error connecting to {}", database_url))
+pub fn establish_connection(settings: &Settings) -> Result<PgConnection> {
+    if settings.server.db_uri == "default_uri" {
+        Err(eyre!(
+            "Please configure your database! Set db_uri in config.toml"
+        ))
+    } else {
+        let database_url = &settings.server.db_uri;
+        let conn = PgConnection::establish(database_url)?;
+
+        Ok(conn)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/remote/server.rs b/src/remote/server.rs
index de58397d..ee481ca4 100644
--- a/src/remote/server.rs
+++ b/src/remote/server.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use rocket::config::{Config, Environment, LoggingLevel, Value};
-
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use crate::remote::database::establish_connection;
@@ -7,6 +5,9 @@ use crate::settings::Settings;
 
 use super::database::AtuinDbConn;
 
+use eyre::Result;
+use rocket::config::{Config, Environment, LoggingLevel, Value};
+
 // a bunch of these imports are generated by macros, it's easier to wildcard
 #[allow(clippy::clippy::wildcard_imports)]
 use super::views::*;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ use super::auth::*;
 
 embed_migrations!("migrations");
 
-pub fn launch(settings: &Settings, host: String, port: u16) {
+pub fn launch(settings: &Settings, host: String, port: u16) -> Result<()> {
     let settings: Settings = settings.clone(); // clone so rocket can manage it
 
     let mut database_config = HashMap::new();
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ pub fn launch(settings: &Settings, host: String, port: u16) {
     database_config.insert("url", Value::from(settings.server.db_uri.clone()));
     databases.insert("atuin", Value::from(database_config));
 
-    let connection = establish_connection(&settings);
+    let connection = establish_connection(&settings)?;
+
     embedded_migrations::run(&connection).expect("failed to run migrations");
 
     let config = Config::build(Environment::Production)
@@ -54,4 +56,6 @@ pub fn launch(settings: &Settings, host: String, port: u16) {
     .attach(AtuinDbConn::fairing())
     .register(catchers![internal_error, bad_request])
     .launch();
+
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 5d19699b..f3bc62e6 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Settings {
         s.set_default("server.host", "127.0.0.1")?;
         s.set_default("server.port", 8888)?;
         s.set_default("server.open_registration", false)?;
-        s.set_default("server.db_uri", "DEFAULT POSTGRES URI, PLEASE CHANGE")?;
+        s.set_default("server.db_uri", "default_uri")?;
 
         if config_file.exists() {
             s.merge(ConfigFile::with_name(config_file.to_str().unwrap()))?;