diff --git a/config/config.prod.yml b/config/config.prod.yml
index f5a73954..e5520876 100755
--- a/config/config.prod.yml
+++ b/config/config.prod.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,384 @@
+# NOTE: will log all redux actions and transfers in console
+debug: true
+
+# Angular Universal server settings
+# NOTE: these settings define where Node.js will start your UI application. Therefore, these
+# "ui" settings usually specify a localhost port/URL which is later proxied to a public URL (using Apache or similar)
 ui:
   ssl: false
   host: localhost
   port: 4000
+  # NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
   nameSpace: /
- 
-# This example is valid if your Backend is publicly available at https://api.mydspace.edu/server/
-# The REST settings MUST correspond to the primary/public URL of the backend. Usually, this means they must be kept in sync
-# with the value of "dspace.server.url" in the backend's local.cfg
+  # The rateLimiter settings limit each IP to a 'max' of 500 requests per 'windowMs' (1 minute).
+  rateLimiter:
+    windowMs: 60000 # 1 minute
+    max: 500 # limit each IP to 500 requests per windowMs
+  # Trust X-FORWARDED-* headers from proxies (default = true)
+  useProxies: true
+
+# The REST API server settings
+# NOTE: these settings define which (publicly available) REST API to use. They are usually
+# 'synced' with the 'dspace.server.url' setting in your backend's local.cfg.
 rest:
   ssl: true
   host: pedsdspace01.research.chop.edu
   port: 443
+  # NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
   nameSpace: /server
+
+# Caching settings
+cache:
+  # NOTE: how long should objects be cached for by default
+  msToLive:
+    default: 900000 # 15 minutes
+  # Default 'Cache-Control' HTTP Header to set for all static content (including compiled *.js files)
+  # Defaults to max-age=604,800 seconds (one week). This lets a user's browser know that it can cache these
+  # files for one week, after which they will be "stale" and need to be redownloaded.
+  # NOTE: When updates are made to compiled *.js files, it will automatically bypass this browser cache, because
+  # all compiled *.js files include a unique hash in their name which updates when content is modified.
+  control: max-age=604800 # revalidate browser
+  autoSync:
+    defaultTime: 0
+    maxBufferSize: 100
+    timePerMethod:
+      PATCH: 3 # time in seconds
+  # In-memory cache(s) of server-side rendered pages. These caches will store the most recently accessed public pages.
+  # Pages are automatically added/dropped from these caches based on how recently they have been used.
+  # Restarting the app clears all page caches.
+  # NOTE: To control the cache size, use the "max" setting. Keep in mind, individual cached pages are usually small (<100KB).
+  # Enabling *both* caches will mean that a page may be cached twice, once in each cache (but may expire at different times via timeToLive).
+  serverSide:
+    # Set to true to see all cache hits/misses/refreshes in your console logs. Useful for debugging SSR caching issues.
+    debug: false
+    # When enabled (i.e. max > 0), known bots will be sent pages from a server side cache specific for bots.
+    # (Keep in mind, bot detection cannot be guarranteed. It is possible some bots will bypass this cache.)
+    botCache:
+      # Maximum number of pages to cache for known bots. Set to zero (0) to disable server side caching for bots.
+      # Default is 1000, which means the 1000 most recently accessed public pages will be cached.
+      # As all pages are cached in server memory, increasing this value will increase memory needs.
+      # Individual cached pages are usually small (<100KB), so max=1000 should only require ~100MB of memory.
+      max: 1000
+      # Amount of time after which cached pages are considered stale (in ms). After becoming stale, the cached
+      # copy is automatically refreshed on the next request.
+      # NOTE: For the bot cache, this setting may impact how quickly search engine bots will index new content on your site.
+      # For example, setting this to one week may mean that search engine bots may not find all new content for one week.
+      timeToLive: 86400000 # 1 day
+      # When set to true, after timeToLive expires, the next request will receive the *cached* page & then re-render the page
+      # behind the scenes to update the cache. This ensures users primarily interact with the cache, but may receive stale pages (older than timeToLive).
+      # When set to false, after timeToLive expires, the next request will wait on SSR to complete & receive a fresh page (which is then saved to cache).
+      # This ensures stale pages (older than timeToLive) are never returned from the cache, but some users will wait on SSR.
+      allowStale: true
+    # When enabled (i.e. max > 0), all anonymous users will be sent pages from a server side cache.
+    # This allows anonymous users to interact more quickly with the site, but also means they may see slightly
+    # outdated content (based on timeToLive)
+    anonymousCache:
+      # Maximum number of pages to cache. Default is zero (0) which means anonymous user cache is disabled.
+      # As all pages are cached in server memory, increasing this value will increase memory needs.
+      # Individual cached pages are usually small (<100KB), so a value of max=1000 would only require ~100MB of memory. 
+      max: 0
+      # Amount of time after which cached pages are considered stale (in ms). After becoming stale, the cached
+      # copy is automatically refreshed on the next request.
+      # NOTE: For the anonymous cache, it is recommended to keep this value low to avoid anonymous users seeing outdated content.
+      timeToLive: 10000 # 10 seconds
+      # When set to true, after timeToLive expires, the next request will receive the *cached* page & then re-render the page
+      # behind the scenes to update the cache. This ensures users primarily interact with the cache, but may receive stale pages (older than timeToLive).
+      # When set to false, after timeToLive expires, the next request will wait on SSR to complete & receive a fresh page (which is then saved to cache).
+      # This ensures stale pages (older than timeToLive) are never returned from the cache, but some users will wait on SSR.
+      allowStale: true
+
+# Authentication settings
+auth:
+  # Authentication UI settings
+  ui:
+    # the amount of time before the idle warning is shown
+    timeUntilIdle: 900000 # 15 minutes
+    # the amount of time the user has to react after the idle warning is shown before they are logged out.
+    idleGracePeriod: 300000 # 5 minutes
+  # Authentication REST settings
+  rest:
+    # If the rest token expires in less than this amount of time, it will be refreshed automatically.
+    # This is independent from the idle warning.
+    timeLeftBeforeTokenRefresh: 120000 # 2 minutes
+
+# Form settings
+form:
+  # Sets the spellcheck textarea attribute value
+  spellCheck: true
+  # NOTE: Map server-side validators to comparative Angular form validators
+  validatorMap:
+    required: required
+    regex: pattern
+
+# Notification settings
+notifications:
+  rtl: false
+  position:
+    - top
+    - right
+  maxStack: 8
+  # NOTE: after how many seconds notification is closed automatically. If set to zero notifications are not closed automatically
+  timeOut: 5000 # 5 second
+  clickToClose: true
+  # NOTE: 'fade' | 'fromTop' | 'fromRight' | 'fromBottom' | 'fromLeft' | 'rotate' | 'scale'
+  animate: scale
+
+# Submission settings
+submission:
+  autosave:
+    # NOTE: which metadata trigger an autosave
+    metadata: []
+    # NOTE: after how many time (milliseconds) submission is saved automatically
+    # eg. timer: 5 * (1000 * 60); // 5 minutes
+    timer: 0
+  icons:
+    metadata:
+      # NOTE: example of configuration
+      #   # NOTE: metadata name
+      # - name: dc.author
+      #   # NOTE: fontawesome (v5.x) icon classes and bootstrap utility classes can be used
+      #   style: fas fa-user
+      - name: dc.author
+        style: fas fa-user
+      # default configuration
+      - name: default
+        style: ''
+    authority:
+      confidence:
+        # NOTE: example of configuration
+        #   # NOTE: confidence value
+        # - name: dc.author
+        #   # NOTE: fontawesome (v5.x) icon classes and bootstrap utility classes can be used
+        #   style: fa-user
+        - value: 600
+          style: text-success
+        - value: 500
+          style: text-info
+        - value: 400
+          style: text-warning
+        # default configuration
+        - value: default
+          style: text-muted
+
+#  Default Language in which the UI will be rendered if the user's browser language is not an active language
+defaultLanguage: en
+
+# Languages. DSpace Angular holds a message catalog for each of the following languages.
+# When set to active, users will be able to switch to the use of this language in the user interface.
+languages:
+  - code: en
+    label: English
+    active: true
+  - code: ca
+    label: Català
+    active: true
+  - code: cs
+    label: Čeština
+    active: true
+  - code: de
+    label: Deutsch
+    active: true
+  - code: es
+    label: Español
+    active: true
+  - code: fr
+    label: Français
+    active: true
+  - code: gd
+    label: Gàidhlig
+    active: true
+  - code: it
+    label: Italiano
+    active: true
+  - code: lv
+    label: Latviešu
+    active: true
+  - code: hu
+    label: Magyar
+    active: true
+  - code: nl
+    label: Nederlands
+    active: true
+  - code: pl
+    label: Polski
+    active: true
+  - code: pt-PT
+    label: Português
+    active: true
+  - code: pt-BR
+    label: Português do Brasil
+    active: true
+  - code: sr-lat
+    label: Srpski (lat)
+    active: true
+  - code: fi
+    label: Suomi
+    active: true
+  - code: sv
+    label: Svenska
+    active: true
+  - code: tr
+    label: Türkçe
+    active: true
+  - code: vi
+    label: Tiếng Việt
+    active: true
+  - code: kk
+    label: Қазақ
+    active: true
+  - code: bn
+    label: বাংলা
+    active: true
+  - code: hi
+    label: हिंदी
+    active: true
+  - code: el
+    label: Ελληνικά
+    active: true
+  - code: sr-cyr
+    label: Српски
+    active: true
+  - code: uk
+    label: Yкраї́нська
+    active: true
+
+
+# Browse-By Pages
+browseBy:
+  # Amount of years to display using jumps of one year (current year - oneYearLimit)
+  oneYearLimit: 10
+  # Limit for years to display using jumps of five years (current year - fiveYearLimit)
+  fiveYearLimit: 30
+  # The absolute lowest year to display in the dropdown (only used when no lowest date can be found for all items)
+  defaultLowerLimit: 1900
+  # If true, thumbnail images for items will be added to BOTH search and browse result lists.
+  showThumbnails: true
+  # The number of entries in a paginated browse results list.
+  # Rounded to the nearest size in the list of selectable sizes on the
+  # settings menu.
+  pageSize: 20
+
+communityList:
+  # No. of communities to list per expansion (show more)
+  pageSize: 20
+
+homePage:
+  recentSubmissions:
+    # The number of item showing in recent submission components
+    pageSize: 5
+    # Sort record of recent submission
+    sortField: 'dc.date.accessioned'
+  topLevelCommunityList:
+    # No. of communities to list per page on the home page
+    # This will always round to the nearest number from the list of page sizes. e.g. if you set it to 7 it'll use 10
+    pageSize: 5
+
+# Item Config
+item:
+  edit:
+    undoTimeout: 10000 # 10 seconds
+  # Show the item access status label in items lists
+  showAccessStatuses: false
+  bitstream:
+    # Number of entries in the bitstream list in the item view page.
+    # Rounded to the nearest size in the list of selectable sizes on the
+    # settings menu.  See pageSizeOptions in 'pagination-component-options.model.ts'.
+    pageSize: 5
+
+# Collection Page Config
+collection:
+  edit:
+    undoTimeout: 10000 # 10 seconds
+
+# Theme Config
+themes:
+  # Add additional themes here. In the case where multiple themes match a route, the first one
+  # in this list will get priority. It is advisable to always have a theme that matches
+  # every route as the last one
+  #
+  # # A theme with a handle property will match the community, collection or item with the given
+  # # handle, and all collections and/or items within it
+  # - name: custom
+  #   handle: 10673/1233
+  #
+  # # A theme with a regex property will match the route using a regular expression. If it
+  # # matches the route for a community or collection it will also apply to all collections
+  # # and/or items within it
+  # - name: custom
+  #   regex: collections\/e8043bc2.*
+  #
+  # # A theme with a uuid property will match the community, collection or item with the given
+  # # ID, and all collections and/or items within it
+  # - name: custom
+  #   uuid: 0958c910-2037-42a9-81c7-dca80e3892b4
+  #
+  # # The extends property specifies an ancestor theme (by name). Whenever a themed component is not found
+  # # in the current theme, its ancestor theme(s) will be checked recursively before falling back to default.
+  # - name: custom-A
+  #   extends: custom-B
+  #   # Any of the matching properties above can be used
+  #   handle: 10673/34
+  #
+  # - name: custom-B
+  #   extends: custom
+  #   handle: 10673/12
+  #
+  # # A theme with only a name will match every route
+  # name: custom
+  #
+  # # This theme will use the default bootstrap styling for DSpace components
+  # - name: BASE_THEME_NAME
+  #
+  # - name: 'dspace'
+  - name: 'dspace-simple'
+    headTags:
+    - tagName: link
+      attributes:
+        rel: icon
+        href: assets/dspace-simple/images/favicons/favicon.ico
+        sizes: any
+    - tagName: link
+      attributes:
+        rel: apple-touch-icon
+        href: assets/dspace/images/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png
+    - tagName: link
+      attributes:
+        rel: manifest
+        href: assets/dspace/images/favicons/manifest.webmanifest
+
+# The default bundles that should always be displayed as suggestions when you upload a new bundle
+bundle:
+  standardBundles: [ ORIGINAL, THUMBNAIL, LICENSE ]
+
+# Whether to enable media viewer for image and/or video Bitstreams (i.e. Bitstreams whose MIME type starts with 'image' or 'video').
+# For images, this enables a gallery viewer where you can zoom or page through images.
+# For videos, this enables embedded video streaming
+mediaViewer:
+  image: false
+  video: false
+
+# Whether the end user agreement is required before users use the repository.
+# If enabled, the user will be required to accept the agreement before they can use the repository.
+# And whether the privacy statement should exist or not.
+info:
+  enableEndUserAgreement: true
+  enablePrivacyStatement: true
+
+# Whether to enable Markdown (https://commonmark.org/) and MathJax (https://www.mathjax.org/)
+# display in supported metadata fields. By default, only dc.description.abstract is supported.
+markdown:
+  enabled: false
+  mathjax: false
+
+# Which vocabularies should be used for which search filters
+# and whether to show the filter in the search sidebar
+# Take a look at the filter-vocabulary-config.ts file for documentation on how the options are obtained
+vocabularies:
+  - filter: 'subject'
+    vocabulary: 'srsc'
+    enabled: true
+
+# Default collection/community sorting order at Advanced search, Create/update community and collection when there are not a query. 
+comcolSelectionSort:
+  sortField: 'dc.title'
+  sortDirection: 'ASC'