diff --git a/web/client.html b/web/client.html
index 4aa34d4..5432530 100644
--- a/web/client.html
+++ b/web/client.html
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
             id="autosend" />
         <span class="slider">Continious</span>
     </label>
+    <select id="input-devices">
+        <option value="default">Default</option>
+    </select>
+
     <button id="record-button"
         disabled>Start Recording</button>
     <span id="connection-status"></span>
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@
         width="500"
         height="500"></canvas>
     <script>
+        let selectedDeviceId = "default";
         let socket;
         let audioRecorder;
         let recording = false;
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@
 
             // count speaking and silence
             if (averageVolume > threshold) {
-                if (speakingCount == 0 && audioRecorder) {
+                if (autosend.checked && speakingCount == 0 && audioRecorder) {
                     console.log("startint new recording");
                     audioRecorder.stop();
                     audioRecorder.start();
@@ -249,6 +254,57 @@
             }
         }
 
+        function enumerateDevices() {
+            // Enumerate the available audio input devices
+            navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices()
+                .then(function (devices) {
+                    var audioInputDevices = devices.filter(function (device) {
+                        return device.kind === 'audioinput';
+                    });
+                    console.log(audioInputDevices.length + ' audio input devices found');
+                    
+                    // If more than one audio input device is available, populate the select list
+                    if (audioInputDevices.length > 1) {
+                        audioInputDevices.forEach(function (device) {
+                            var option = document.createElement('option');
+                            option.value = device.deviceId;
+                            option.text = device.label || 'Device ' + device.deviceId;
+                            inputDevices.appendChild(option);
+                        });
+                        // Listen for changes to the select list and connect to the selected audio input device
+                        inputDevices.addEventListener('change', function (event) {
+                            var selectedDeviceId = event.target.value;
+                            var constraints = { audio: { deviceId: selectedDeviceId } };
+                            navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints)
+                                .then(function (stream) {
+                                    // Handle the audio stream from the selected device here
+                                })
+                                .catch(function (error) {
+                                    console.log('Error accessing audio stream:', error);
+                                });
+                        });
+                    }
+                    // If only one audio input device is available, connect to it automatically
+                    else if (audioInputDevices.length === 1) {
+                        var constraints = { audio: { deviceId: audioInputDevices[0].deviceId } };
+                        navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints)
+                            .then(function (stream) {
+                                // Handle the audio stream from the selected device here
+                            })
+                            .catch(function (error) {
+                                console.log('Error accessing audio stream:', error);
+                            });
+                    }
+                    // If no audio input devices are available, show an error message
+                    else {
+                        console.log('No audio input devices available');
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch(function (error) {
+                    console.log('Error listing audio input devices:', error);
+                });
+        }
+
         window.onload = () => {
             recordButton = document.getElementById("record-button");
             recordButton.addEventListener("click", toggleListening);
@@ -256,9 +312,8 @@
             //transcription = document.getElementById("transcription");
             //autosend = document.getElementById("autosend");
             statusRecording = document.getElementById("status-recording");
-
-
-
+            
+            enumerateDevices();
             connect(socket);
         };
     </script>
diff --git a/web/server.js b/web/server.js
index 7e1ff2c..5313c04 100644
--- a/web/server.js
+++ b/web/server.js
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ console.log('WebSocket server started on port 8081');
 
 
 
-//load TTS_BACHEND_URL from .env file
-//require('dotenv').config();
+//load .env file
+if (require('dotenv')) {
+    require('dotenv').config()
+}
 
 console.log(process.env)
 console.log(process.env.TTS_BACKEND_URL)
@@ -32,13 +34,17 @@ wss.on('connection', (ws) => {
                 }
             }
         };
-        //save the audio data to a file to /rec folder
-        var fs = require('fs');
-        var timestampfilename = Date.now();
-        fs.writeFile('./rec/audio' + timestampfilename + '.ogg', data, function (err) {
 
-        
-        //fs.writeFile('audio' + timestampfilename + '.ogg', data, function (err) {
+
+        var timestampfilename = Date.now("yyyymmdd-hhMMss");
+
+        //save the audio data to a file to /rec subfolder 
+        var fs = require('fs');
+        fs.mkdir('rec', { recursive: true }, (err) => {
+            if (err) throw err;
+        });
+
+        fs.writeFile('rec/audio' + timestampfilename + '.ogg', data, function (err) {
             if (err) {
                 return console.log(err);
             }
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ wss.on('connection', (ws) => {
 
 
 
-        request.post({url:'http://192.168.0.10:9008/asr', formData: formData}, function optionalCallback(err, httpResponse, body) {
+        request.post({ url: process.env.TTS_BACKEND_URL, formData: formData }, function optionalCallback(err, httpResponse, body) {
             if (err) {
                 return console.error('upload failed:', err);
             }
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ app.get('/', (req, res) => {
 
 //get WS url from .env file
 app.get('/wsurl', (req, res) => {
-    res.send(process.env.WS_URL, 200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+    res.send(process.env.WS_URL, 200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
 });