diff --git a/src/components/SettingForms/Sound/SoundSettingsFields.tsx b/src/components/SettingForms/Sound/SoundSettingsFields.tsx
index af5e8f1..3cc4d6f 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingForms/Sound/SoundSettingsFields.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SettingForms/Sound/SoundSettingsFields.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ import { Field, FieldArray, Form, Formik } from "formik";
 import FormGroup from "../components/FormGroup";
 import type { FormValues, Hotlist } from "../../../types/types";
 import { useSoundContext } from "../../../context/SoundContext";
+import { useCameraBlackboard } from "../../../hooks/useCameraBlackboard";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 
 const SoundSettingsFields = () => {
   const { state, dispatch } = useSoundContext();
-  const hotlists: Hotlist[] = [
-    { name: "hotlist0", sound: "" },
-    { name: "hotlist1", sound: "" },
-    { name: "hotlist2", sound: "" },
-  ];
+  const { mutation } = useCameraBlackboard();
+
+  const hotlists: Hotlist[] = state.hotlists;
 
   const soundOptions = state?.soundOptions?.map((soundOption) => ({
     value: soundOption?.name,
@@ -23,9 +22,18 @@ const SoundSettingsFields = () => {
     hotlists,
   };
 
-  const handleSubmit = (values: FormValues) => {
+  const handleSubmit = async (values: FormValues) => {
     dispatch({ type: "UPDATE", payload: values });
-    toast.success("Sound settings updated");
+    const result = await mutation.mutateAsync({
+      operation: "INSERT",
+      path: "soundSettings",
+      value: values,
+    });
+    if (result.reason !== "OK") {
+      toast.error("Cannot update sound settings");
+    } else {
+      toast.success("Sound Settings successfully updated");
+    }
   };
   return (
     <Formik initialValues={initialValues} onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
@@ -68,8 +76,8 @@ const SoundSettingsFields = () => {
                 name="hotlists"
                 render={() => (
                   <div className="w-full m-2">
-                    {values.hotlists.length > 0 ? (
-                      values.hotlists.map((hotlist, index) => (
+                    {values?.hotlists?.length > 0 ? (
+                      values?.hotlists?.map((hotlist, index) => (
                         <div
                           key={hotlist.name}
                           className="flex items-center m-2 w-full justify-between"
diff --git a/src/components/UI/SoundBtn.tsx b/src/components/UI/SoundBtn.tsx
index fb2080f..6aaba9f 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/SoundBtn.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UI/SoundBtn.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 import { faVolumeHigh, faVolumeXmark } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { useSoundEnabled } from "react-sounds";
+import { useCameraBlackboard } from "../../hooks/useCameraBlackboard";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 const SoundBtn = () => {
+  const { mutation, query } = useCameraBlackboard();
   const [enabled, setEnabled] = useSoundEnabled();
 
-  const handleClick = () => {
-    setEnabled(!enabled);
+  const handleClick = async () => {
+    const newEnabled = !enabled;
+    setEnabled(newEnabled);
+    await mutation.mutateAsync({
+      operation: "INSERT",
+      path: "soundEnabled",
+      value: { enabled: newEnabled },
+    });
   };
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setEnabled(query?.data?.soundEnabled?.enabled);
+  }, [query?.data?.soundEnabled?.enabled, setEnabled]);
 
   return (
     <button onClick={handleClick}>
diff --git a/src/context/providers/SoundContextProvider.tsx b/src/context/providers/SoundContextProvider.tsx
index 20211df..88207f7 100644
--- a/src/context/providers/SoundContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/context/providers/SoundContextProvider.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { useMemo, useReducer, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useReducer, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { SoundContext } from "../SoundContext";
 import { initialState, reducer } from "../reducers/SoundContextReducer";
+import { useCameraBlackboard } from "../../hooks/useCameraBlackboard";
 
 type SoundContextProviderProps = {
   children: ReactNode;
@@ -8,6 +9,20 @@ type SoundContextProviderProps = {
 
 const SoundContextProvider = ({ children }: SoundContextProviderProps) => {
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, initialState);
+  const { mutation } = useCameraBlackboard();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const fetchSound = async () => {
+      const result = await mutation.mutateAsync({
+        operation: "VIEW",
+        path: "soundSettings",
+      });
+
+      dispatch({ type: "UPDATE", payload: result.result });
+    };
+    fetchSound();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
   const value = useMemo(() => ({ state, dispatch }), [state, dispatch]);
   return (
     <SoundContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</SoundContext.Provider>
diff --git a/src/context/reducers/SoundContextReducer.ts b/src/context/reducers/SoundContextReducer.ts
index d5b4b2c..42f8d2d 100644
--- a/src/context/reducers/SoundContextReducer.ts
+++ b/src/context/reducers/SoundContextReducer.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function reducer(state: SoundState, action: SoundAction): SoundState {
         ...state,
         sightingSound: action.payload.sightingSound,
         NPEDsound: action.payload.NPEDsound,
-        hotlists: action.payload.hotlists.map((hotlist) => ({
+        hotlists: action.payload.hotlists?.map((hotlist) => ({
           name: hotlist.name,
           sound: hotlist.sound,
         })),
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCameraBlackboard.ts b/src/hooks/useCameraBlackboard.ts
index c8b0d3b..e807831 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCameraBlackboard.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCameraBlackboard.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const getAllBlackboardData = async () => {
 };
 
 const viewBlackboardData = async (options: CameraBlackBoardOptions) => {
-  const response = await fetch(`${CAM_BASE}/api/blackboard`, {
+  const response = await fetch(`/api/blackboard`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
     body: JSON.stringify(options),
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export const useCameraBlackboard = () => {
         id: "viewBlackboardData",
       });
     },
-    onSuccess: () => toast.success("Sighting successfully added to alert list"),
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSightingFeed.ts b/src/hooks/useSightingFeed.ts
index 6f5e51d..9911d0a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSightingFeed.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSightingFeed.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function useSightingFeed(url: string | undefined) {
     return latestRef;
   }, [latestRef]);
   const soundSrc = useMemo(() => {
-    return getSoundFileURL(state.sightingSound) ?? switchSound;
+    return getSoundFileURL(state?.sightingSound) ?? switchSound;
   }, [state.sightingSound]);
 
   //use latestref instead of trigger to revert back
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSound.ts b/src/hooks/useSound.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 12e3e76..0b41f91 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";
 // https://vite.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react(), tailwindcss()],
-  server: { host: true },
+  server: {
+    host: true,
+    proxy: {
+      "/api": {
+        target: "http://100.118.196.113:8080",
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+    },
+  },
   base: "/Mobile",
 });