diff --git a/client/src/pages/config/users/proxyman.jsx b/client/src/pages/config/users/proxyman.jsx
index e857b74..d478430 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/config/users/proxyman.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/config/users/proxyman.jsx
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ import RestartModal from './restart';
 import RouteManagement, {ValidateRoute} from './routeman';
 import { map } from 'lodash';
 
+const stickyButton = {
+  position: 'fixed',
+  bottom: '20px',
+  left: '20px',
+  right: '20px',
+  boxShadow: '0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.50)',
+}
+
 
 const ProxyManagement = () => {
   isLoggedIn();
@@ -38,7 +46,8 @@ const ProxyManagement = () => {
   const [openModal, setOpenModal] = React.useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = React.useState(null);
   const [submitErrors, setSubmitErrors] = React.useState([]);
-
+  const [needSave, setNeedSave] = React.useState(false);
+  
   function updateRoutes(routes) {
     let con = {
       ...config,
@@ -51,6 +60,7 @@ const ProxyManagement = () => {
       },
     };
     setConfig(con);
+    setNeedSave(true);
     return con;
   }
 
@@ -134,6 +144,7 @@ const ProxyManagement = () => {
         <RouteManagement key={key} routeConfig={route}
           setRouteConfig={(newRoute) => {
             routes[key] = newRoute;
+            setNeedSave(true);
           }}
           up={() => up(key)}
           down={() => down(key)}
@@ -142,20 +153,21 @@ const ProxyManagement = () => {
         <br /><br />
       </>))}
 
-      {routes && 
+      {routes && needSave && 
+        <div style={stickyButton}>
         <MainCard>
           {error && (
             <Grid item xs={12}>
               <FormHelperText error>{error}</FormHelperText>
             </Grid>
           )}
-          <Grid item xs={12}>
             <Stack spacing={1}>
             {submitErrors.map((err) => {
               return <Alert severity="error">{err}</Alert>
             })}
             <AnimateButton>
               <Button
+                className='shinyButton'
                 disableElevation
                 fullWidth
                 onClick={() => {
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ const ProxyManagement = () => {
                     setSubmitErrors([]);
                   }
                   API.config.set(cleanRoutes(updateRoutes(routes))).then(() => {
+                    setNeedSave(false);
                     setOpenModal(true);
                   }).catch((err) => {
                     console.log(err);
@@ -189,8 +202,8 @@ const ProxyManagement = () => {
               </Button>
             </AnimateButton>
             </Stack>
-          </Grid>
         </MainCard>
+        </div>
       }
       {!routes && <>
         <Typography variant="h6" gutterBottom component="div">
diff --git a/client/src/pages/config/users/routeman.jsx b/client/src/pages/config/users/routeman.jsx
index 6d8fc3a..223d72e 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/config/users/routeman.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/config/users/routeman.jsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const RouteManagement = ({ routeConfig, TargetContainer, noControls=false, lockT
           return false;  
         }}
         validate={(values) => {
-            //setRouteConfig(values);
+            setRouteConfig(values);
         }}
       >
         {(formik) => (
diff --git a/client/src/pages/servapps/servapps.jsx b/client/src/pages/servapps/servapps.jsx
index c3b4618..0ae9ac3 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/servapps/servapps.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/servapps/servapps.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import * as API from '../../api';
 import isLoggedIn from '../../isLoggedIn';
 import RestartModal from '../config/users/restart';
-import RouteManagement from '../config/users/routeman';
+import RouteManagement, { ValidateRoute } from '../config/users/routeman';
 
 const Item = styled(Paper)(({ theme }) => ({
   backgroundColor: theme.palette.mode === 'dark' ? '#1A2027' : '#fff',
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const ServeApps = () => {
   const [config, setConfig] = useState(null);
   const [openModal, setOpenModal] = useState(false);
   const [newRoute, setNewRoute] = useState(null);
+  const [submitErrors, setSubmitErrors] = useState([]);
   const [openRestartModal, setOpenRestartModal] = useState(false);
 
   const hasCosmosNetwork = (containerName) => {
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ const ServeApps = () => {
     })
   }
 
+  const testRoute = (route) => {
+    console.log(newRoute)
+    try {
+      ValidateRoute.validateSync(route);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return e.errors;
+    }
+  }
+
   const refreshServeApps = () => {
     API.docker.list().then((res) => {
       setServeApps(res.data);
@@ -146,9 +156,25 @@ const ServeApps = () => {
                 </DialogContentText>
             </DialogContent>
             <DialogActions>
+                {submitErrors && submitErrors.length > 0 && <Stack spacing={2} direction={"column"}>
+                  <Alert severity="error">{submitErrors.map((err) => {
+                      return <div>{err}</div>
+                    })}</Alert>
+                </Stack>}
                 <Button onClick={() => setOpenModal(false)}>Cancel</Button>
                 <Button onClick={() => {
-                  updateRoutes()
+                  let errors = testRoute(newRoute);
+                  if (errors && errors.length > 0) {
+                    errors = errors.map((err) => {
+                      return `${err}`;
+                    });
+                    setSubmitErrors(errors);
+                    return true;
+                  } else {
+                    setSubmitErrors([]);
+                    updateRoutes();
+                  }
+                  
                 }}>Connect</Button>
             </DialogActions>
         </>}
diff --git a/src/config.go b/src/config.go
index b21378b..cf4577c 100644
--- a/src/config.go
+++ b/src/config.go
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ func LoadConfig() utils.Config {
 		utils.Fatal("Reading Config File: " + errString, err)
 	}
 
+	// check if config is valid
+	utils.Log("Validating config file...")
+	err = utils.Validate.Struct(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatal("Reading Config File: " + err.Error(), err)
+	}
+
 	utils.LoadBaseMainConfig(config)
 
 	return config
diff --git a/src/utils/types.go b/src/utils/types.go
index 584085f..c36a594 100644
--- a/src/utils/types.go
+++ b/src/utils/types.go
@@ -71,25 +71,25 @@ type User struct {
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	LoggingLevel LoggingLevel `validate:"oneof=DEBUG INFO WARNING ERROR"`
+	LoggingLevel LoggingLevel `required,validate:"oneof=DEBUG INFO WARNING ERROR"`
 	MongoDB string
-	HTTPConfig HTTPConfig
 	DisableUserManagement bool
-	NewInstall bool
+	NewInstall bool `validate:"boolean"`
+	HTTPConfig HTTPConfig `validate:"required,dive,required"`
 }
 
 type HTTPConfig struct {
-	TLSCert string
+	TLSCert string `validate:"omitempty,contains=\n`
 	TLSKey string
 	AuthPrivateKey string
 	AuthPublicKey string
 	GenerateMissingAuthCert bool
 	HTTPSCertificateMode string
-	HTTPPort string
-	HTTPSPort string
+	HTTPPort string `validate:"required,containsany=0123456789,min=1,max=6"`
+	HTTPSPort string `validate:"required,containsany=0123456789,min=1,max=6"`
 	ProxyConfig ProxyConfig
-	Hostname string
-	SSLEmail string
+	Hostname string `validate:"required,excludesall=0x2C/ "`
+	SSLEmail string `validate:"omitempty,email"`
 } 
 
 type ProxyConfig struct {
diff --git a/src/utils/validator.go b/src/utils/validator.go
index 7547223..0541457 100644
--- a/src/utils/validator.go
+++ b/src/utils/validator.go
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ package utils
 
 import  "github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 
-var Validate = validator.New()
\ No newline at end of file
+var Validate = validator.New()