diff --git a/src/docManager.js b/src/docManager.js
index 970ca55..f3b3e9b 100644
--- a/src/docManager.js
+++ b/src/docManager.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // docManager.js (Automerge 2.x style)
 
-import { Repo } from "@automerge/automerge-repo"
+import { Repo, isValidAutomergeUrl } from "@automerge/automerge-repo"
+import * as Automerge from "@automerge/automerge"
 // For IndexedDB storage
 import { IndexedDBStorageAdapter } from '@automerge/automerge-repo-storage-indexeddb'
 import { BrowserWebSocketClientAdapter } from "@automerge/automerge-repo-network-websocket"
@@ -9,29 +10,28 @@ let handle
 
 export function initRepo() {
   const repo = new Repo({
-    // Choose a network adapter or omit if you’re doing pure local
-    network: [new BrowserWebSocketClientAdapter("wss://automerge.rheinheim.fraction.ch")],
+    network: [
+      new BrowserWebSocketClientAdapter("wss://sync.automerge.org")
+    ],
+    storage: new IndexedDBStorageAdapter()
+  })
 
-    // Use IndexedDB instead of localStorage
-    storage: new IndexedDBStorageAdapter({
-      // optionally specify a database name (defaults to "automerge")
-      databaseName: "myAutomergeDB"
+  // Check for existing docId in URL hash
+  const rootDocUrl = document.location.hash.substring(1)
+  
+  if (rootDocUrl && isValidAutomergeUrl(rootDocUrl)) {
+    handle = repo.find(rootDocUrl)
+  } else {
+    // Create new document if none exists
+    handle = repo.create({
+      shapes: []
     })
-  })
+    // Set the URL hash to the new document's URL
+    document.location.hash = handle.url
+  }
 
-  // Now create or open a document
-  handle = repo.create()
-
-  // Listen for 'change' events
   handle.on("change", ({doc}) => {
-    console.log("Document changed!")
-    // The up-to-date document is accessible via handle.doc
-    console.log("Current doc state:", doc)
-  })
-
-  // Initialize the doc with some data
-  handle.change(doc => {
-    doc.shapes = []
+    console.log("Document changed!", doc)
   })
 
   return handle