diff --git a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
index bb7ca660c..ee7a1d399 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import _ from "underscore";
 import { AuthType } from "../AuthType";
 import { BindingHandlersRegisterer } from "../Bindings/BindingHandlersRegisterer";
 import * as Constants from "../Common/Constants";
+import { HttpHeaders } from "../Common/Constants";
 import { readCollection } from "../Common/dataAccess/readCollection";
 import { readDatabases } from "../Common/dataAccess/readDatabases";
 import { isPublicInternetAccessAllowed } from "../Common/DatabaseAccountUtility";
@@ -25,12 +26,6 @@ import * as TelemetryProcessor from "../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryProcessor";
 import { userContext } from "../UserContext";
 import { getCollectionName, getDatabaseName, getUploadName } from "../Utils/APITypeUtils";
 import { update } from "../Utils/arm/generatedClients/cosmos/databaseAccounts";
-import {
-  get as getWorkspace,
-  listByDatabaseAccount,
-  listConnectionInfo,
-  start,
-} from "../Utils/arm/generatedClients/cosmosNotebooks/notebookWorkspaces";
 import { getAuthorizationHeader } from "../Utils/AuthorizationUtils";
 import { stringToBlob } from "../Utils/BlobUtils";
 import { isCapabilityEnabled } from "../Utils/CapabilityUtils";
@@ -71,6 +66,8 @@ import { ResourceTreeAdapterForResourceToken } from "./Tree/ResourceTreeAdapterF
 import StoredProcedure from "./Tree/StoredProcedure";
 import { useDatabases } from "./useDatabases";
 
+
+
 BindingHandlersRegisterer.registerBindingHandlers();
 // Hold a reference to ComponentRegisterer to prevent transpiler to ignore import
 var tmp = ComponentRegisterer;
@@ -511,16 +508,32 @@ export default class Explorer {
     this._isInitializingNotebooks = true;
 
     await this.ensureNotebookWorkspaceRunning();
+    /*
     const connectionInfo = await listConnectionInfo(
       userContext.subscriptionId,
       userContext.resourceGroup,
       databaseAccount.name,
       "default"
     );
+    */
+
+    const provisionData = {
+      cosmosKey: userContext.masterKey,
+      cosmosEndpoint: userContext.databaseAccount.properties.documentEndpoint,
+      resourceId: userContext.databaseAccount.id,
+      dbAcountName: userContext.databaseAccount.name
+    }
+    const response = await window.fetch("http://localhost:443/api/containerpooling/provision", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        [HttpHeaders.contentType]: "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(provisionData)
+    })
 
     this.notebookServerInfo({
-      notebookServerEndpoint: userContext.features.notebookServerUrl || connectionInfo.notebookServerEndpoint,
-      authToken: userContext.features.notebookServerToken || connectionInfo.authToken,
+      notebookServerEndpoint: userContext.features.notebookServerUrl || `http://localhost:443/api/containerpooling/resid${userContext.databaseAccount.id}/forward/`,
+      authToken: userContext.features.notebookServerToken || "token",
     });
     this.notebookServerInfo.valueHasMutated();
     this.refreshNotebookList();
@@ -554,6 +567,7 @@ export default class Explorer {
       return false;
     }
 
+    /*
     try {
       const { value: workspaces } = await listByDatabaseAccount(
         userContext.subscriptionId,
@@ -565,6 +579,8 @@ export default class Explorer {
       Logger.logError(getErrorMessage(error), "Explorer/_containsDefaultNotebookWorkspace");
       return false;
     }
+    */
+   return true
   }
 
   private async ensureNotebookWorkspaceRunning() {
@@ -572,6 +588,7 @@ export default class Explorer {
       return;
     }
 
+    /*
     let clearMessage;
     try {
       const notebookWorkspace = await getWorkspace(
@@ -594,6 +611,7 @@ export default class Explorer {
     } finally {
       clearMessage && clearMessage();
     }
+    */
   }
 
   private _resetNotebookWorkspace = async () => {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts
index 33eac5fac..64cf42a98 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   KernelRef,
   RemoteKernelProps,
   selectors,
-  ServerConfig as JupyterServerConfig,
+  ServerConfig as JupyterServerConfig
 } from "@nteract/core";
 import { Channels, childOf, createMessage, JupyterMessage, message, ofMessageType } from "@nteract/messaging";
 import { RecordOf } from "immutable";
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   switchMap,
   take,
   tap,
-  timeout,
+  timeout
 } from "rxjs/operators";
 import { webSocket } from "rxjs/webSocket";
 import * as Constants from "../../../Common/Constants";
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const formWebSocketURL = (serverConfig: NotebookServiceConfig, kernelId: string,
   const q = params.toString();
   const suffix = q !== "" ? `?${q}` : "";
 
-  const url = (serverConfig.endpoint || "") + `api/kernels/${kernelId}/channels${suffix}`;
+  const url = (serverConfig.endpoint.slice(0, -1) || "") + `api/kernels/${kernelId}/channels${suffix}`;
 
   return url.replace(/^http(s)?/, "ws$1");
 };
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContainerClient.ts b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContainerClient.ts
index 3764360ef..b63142cc5 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContainerClient.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContainerClient.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { getErrorMessage } from "../../Common/ErrorHandlingUtils";
 import * as Logger from "../../Common/Logger";
 import * as DataModels from "../../Contracts/DataModels";
 import { userContext } from "../../UserContext";
-import { createOrUpdate, destroy } from "../../Utils/arm/generatedClients/cosmosNotebooks/notebookWorkspaces";
 import { logConsoleProgress } from "../../Utils/NotificationConsoleUtils";
 
 export class NotebookContainerClient {
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ export class NotebookContainerClient {
 
     const { notebookServerEndpoint, authToken } = this.getNotebookServerConfig();
     try {
-      const response = await fetch(`${notebookServerEndpoint}/api/metrics/memory`, {
+      const response = await fetch(`${notebookServerEndpoint}api/metrics/memory`, {
         method: "GET",
         headers: {
           Authorization: authToken,
@@ -135,6 +134,7 @@ export class NotebookContainerClient {
     if (!databaseAccount?.id) {
       throw new Error("DataExplorer not initialized");
     }
+    /*
     try {
       await destroy(userContext.subscriptionId, userContext.resourceGroup, userContext.databaseAccount.name, "default");
       await createOrUpdate(
@@ -147,5 +147,6 @@ export class NotebookContainerClient {
       Logger.logError(getErrorMessage(error), "NotebookContainerClient/recreateNotebookWorkspaceAsync");
       return Promise.reject(error);
     }
+    */
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContentClient.ts b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContentClient.ts
index e7f14b112..6ebe8f45e 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContentClient.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContentClient.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export class NotebookContentClient {
     });
   }
 
+  private sleep = (milliseconds: number) => {
+    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds))
+  }
   /**
    *
    * @param parent parent folder
@@ -35,6 +38,15 @@ export class NotebookContentClient {
     }
 
     const type = "notebook";
+    const item = NotebookUtil.createNotebookContentItem("Sample.ipynb", "notebooks/Sample.ipynb", "notebook");
+    if (parent.children) {
+      item.parent = parent;
+      parent.children.push(item);
+    }
+    return this.sleep(1000).then(() => item);
+   
+    /*
+
     return this.contentProvider
       .create<"notebook">(this.getServerConfig(), parent.path, { type })
       .toPromise()
@@ -57,6 +69,7 @@ export class NotebookContentClient {
 
         return item;
       });
+      */
   }
 
   public deleteContentItem(item: NotebookContentItem): Promise<void> {
@@ -242,9 +255,7 @@ export class NotebookContentClient {
 
   private fetchNotebookFiles(path: string): Promise<NotebookContentItem[]> {
     return this.contentProvider
-      .get(this.getServerConfig(), path, {
-        type: "directory",
-      })
+      .get(this.getServerConfig(), path + "/directory", {})
       .toPromise()
       .then((xhr) => {
         if (xhr.status !== 200) {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/NotebookV2Tab.ts b/src/Explorer/Tabs/NotebookV2Tab.ts
index 96adcab86..86ec54fc6 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/NotebookV2Tab.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/NotebookV2Tab.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import SaveIcon from "../../../images/save-cosmos.svg";
 import { useNotebookSnapshotStore } from "../../hooks/useNotebookSnapshotStore";
 import { Action, ActionModifiers, Source } from "../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants";
 import * as TelemetryProcessor from "../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryProcessor";
-import * as NotebookConfigurationUtils from "../../Utils/NotebookConfigurationUtils";
 import { logConsoleInfo } from "../../Utils/NotificationConsoleUtils";
 import { CommandButtonComponentProps } from "../Controls/CommandButton/CommandButtonComponent";
 import * as CommandBarComponentButtonFactory from "../Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory";
@@ -361,12 +360,14 @@ export default class NotebookTabV2 extends NotebookTabBase {
   private async configureServiceEndpoints(kernelName: string) {
     const notebookConnectionInfo = this.container && this.container.notebookServerInfo();
     const sparkClusterConnectionInfo = this.container && this.container.sparkClusterConnectionInfo();
+    /*
     await NotebookConfigurationUtils.configureServiceEndpoints(
       this.notebookPath(),
       notebookConnectionInfo,
       kernelName,
       sparkClusterConnectionInfo
     );
+    */
   }
 
   private publishToGallery = async () => {