diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Cable.js b/src/Metamaps/Cable.js
index bd181c0c..f35afb99 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Cable.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Cable.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const Cable = {
         })
       }
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/synapses/' + event.synapse.id + '.json',
+        url: '/main/synapses/' + event.synapse.id + '.json',
         success: function(response) {
           DataModel.Synapses.add(response)
           synapse = DataModel.Synapses.get(response.id)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const Cable = {
         }
       })
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/mappings/' + event.mapping_id + '.json',
+        url: '/main/mappings/' + event.mapping_id + '.json',
         success: function(response) {
           DataModel.Mappings.add(response)
           mapping = DataModel.Mappings.get(response.id)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ const Cable = {
         })
       }
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/topics/' + event.topic.id + '.json',
+        url: '/main/topics/' + event.topic.id + '.json',
         success: function(response) {
           DataModel.Topics.add(response)
           topic = DataModel.Topics.get(response.id)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const Cable = {
         }
       })
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/mappings/' + event.mapping_id + '.json',
+        url: '/main/mappings/' + event.mapping_id + '.json',
         success: function(response) {
           DataModel.Mappings.add(response)
           mapping = DataModel.Mappings.get(response.id)
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Create.js b/src/Metamaps/Create.js
index 454ab331..eded47e7 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Create.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Create.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ const Create = {
     $.ajax({
       type: 'POST',
       dataType: 'json',
-      url: '/user/updatemetacodes',
+      url: '/main/user/updatemetacodes',
       data: mdata,
       success: function(data) {
         console.log('selected metacodes saved')
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ const Create = {
         datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
         queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
         remote: {
-          url: '/topics/autocomplete_topic?term=%QUERY',
+          url: '/main/topics/autocomplete_topic?term=%QUERY',
           wildcard: '%QUERY'
         }
       })
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ const Create = {
         datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
         queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
         remote: {
-          url: '/search/synapses?term=%QUERY',
+          url: '/main/search/synapses?term=%QUERY',
           wildcard: '%QUERY'
         }
       })
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ const Create = {
         datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
         queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
         remote: {
-          url: '/search/synapses?topic1id=%TOPIC1&topic2id=%TOPIC2',
+          url: '/main/search/synapses?topic1id=%TOPIC1&topic2id=%TOPIC2',
           prepare: function(query, settings) {
             var self = Create.newSynapse
             if (Selected.Nodes.length < 2 && self.topic1id && self.topic2id) {
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Map.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Map.js
index 1f618763..7af31306 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Map.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Map.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import InfoBox from '../Map/InfoBox'
 import Mapper from '../Mapper'
 
 const Map = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  urlRoot: '/maps',
+  urlRoot: '/main/maps',
   blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'created_at_clean', 'updated_at_clean', 'user_name', 'contributor_count', 'topic_count', 'synapse_count', 'topics', 'synapses', 'mappings', 'mappers'],
   toJSON: function(options) {
     return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist)
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapper.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapper.js
index 735bda86..806f02a6 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapper.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapper.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ try { Backbone.$ = window.$ } catch (err) {}
 import outdent from 'outdent'
 
 const Mapper = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  urlRoot: '/users',
+  urlRoot: '/main/users',
   blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'follows'],
   toJSON: function(options) {
     return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist)
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MapperCollection.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MapperCollection.js
index 836ee48f..ce3fd73a 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MapperCollection.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MapperCollection.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Mapper from './Mapper'
 
 const MapperCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   model: Mapper,
-  url: '/users'
+  url: '/main/users'
 })
 
 export default MapperCollection
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapping.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapping.js
index 2cd2b0b8..c7da551e 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapping.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Mapping.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Synapse from '../Synapse'
 import Topic from '../Topic'
 
 const Mapping = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  urlRoot: '/mappings',
+  urlRoot: '/main/mappings',
   blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at'],
   toJSON: function(options) {
     return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist)
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MappingCollection.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MappingCollection.js
index 9a69f56b..4cf9b51d 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MappingCollection.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MappingCollection.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Mapping from './Mapping'
 
 const MappingCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   model: Mapping,
-  url: '/mappings'
+  url: '/main/mappings'
 })
 
 export default MappingCollection
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Message.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Message.js
index 5def166f..e3ba8819 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Message.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Message.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Backbone from 'backbone'
 try { Backbone.$ = window.$ } catch (err) {}
 
 const Message = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  urlRoot: '/messages',
+  urlRoot: '/main/messages',
   blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at'],
   toJSON: function(options) {
     return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist)
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MessageCollection.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MessageCollection.js
index 3ce440eb..cd5b83e5 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MessageCollection.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MessageCollection.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Message from './Message'
 
 const MessageCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   model: Message,
-  url: '/messages'
+  url: '/main/messages'
 })
 
 export default MessageCollection
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MetacodeCollection.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MetacodeCollection.js
index 80022780..3fc7d583 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MetacodeCollection.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/MetacodeCollection.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Metacode from './Metacode'
 
 const MetacodeCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   model: Metacode,
-  url: '/metacodes',
+  url: '/main/metacodes',
   comparator: function(a, b) {
     a = a.get('name').toLowerCase()
     b = b.get('name').toLowerCase()
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Synapse.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Synapse.js
index d090d1ba..8f799b46 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Synapse.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Synapse.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Visualize from '../Visualize'
 import DataModel from './index'
 
 const Synapse = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  urlRoot: '/synapses',
+  urlRoot: '/main/synapses',
   blacklist: ['edge', 'created_at', 'updated_at'],
   toJSON: function(options) {
     return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist)
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/SynapseCollection.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/SynapseCollection.js
index 8d315353..88b84f5e 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/SynapseCollection.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/SynapseCollection.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Synapse from './Synapse'
 
 const SynapseCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   model: Synapse,
-  url: '/synapses'
+  url: '/main/synapses'
 })
 
 export default SynapseCollection
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Topic.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Topic.js
index 6ce59d6e..06f334ad 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Topic.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/Topic.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Visualize from '../Visualize'
 import DataModel from './index'
 
 const Topic = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  urlRoot: '/topics',
+  urlRoot: '/main/topics',
   blacklist: ['node', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'user_name', 'user_image', 'map_count', 'synapse_count'],
   toJSON: function(options) {
     return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist)
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/TopicCollection.js b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/TopicCollection.js
index a1de51d6..3025b012 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/DataModel/TopicCollection.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/DataModel/TopicCollection.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Topic from './Topic'
 
 const TopicCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   model: Topic,
-  url: '/topics'
+  url: '/main/topics'
 })
 
 export default TopicCollection
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Notifications.js b/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Notifications.js
index 29908695..6aeeb335 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Notifications.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Notifications.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const Notifications = {
   },
   fetch: render => {
     $.ajax({
-      url: '/notifications.json',
+      url: '/main/notifications.json',
       success: function(data) {
         Notifications.notifications = data
         render()
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const Notifications = {
   markAsRead: (render, id) => {
     const n = Notifications.notifications.find(n => n.id === id)
     $.ajax({
-      url: `/notifications/${id}/mark_read.json`,
+      url: `/main/notifications/${id}/mark_read.json`,
       method: 'PUT',
       success: function(r) {
         if (n) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const Notifications = {
   markAsUnread: (render, id) => {
     const n = Notifications.notifications.find(n => n.id === id)
     $.ajax({
-      url: `/notifications/${id}/mark_unread.json`,
+      url: `/main/notifications/${id}/mark_unread.json`,
       method: 'PUT',
       success: function() {
         if (n) {
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Search.js b/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Search.js
index 7e28906c..f15eadb3 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Search.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/Search.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const Search = {
         datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
         queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
         remote: {
-          url: '/search/topics',
+          url: '/main/search/topics',
           prepare: function(query, settings) {
             settings.url += '?term=' + query
             if (Active.Mapper && self.limitTopicsToMe) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const Search = {
         datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
         queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
         remote: {
-          url: '/search/maps',
+          url: '/main/search/maps',
           prepare: function(query, settings) {
             settings.url += '?term=' + query
             if (Active.Mapper && self.limitMapsToMe) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const Search = {
         datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
         queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
         remote: {
-          url: '/search/mappers?term=%QUERY',
+          url: '/main/search/mappers?term=%QUERY',
           wildcard: '%QUERY'
         }
       })
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Import.js b/src/Metamaps/Import.js
index d4051ddb..d77a7921 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Import.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Import.js
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ const Import = {
       {
         success: function(topic) {
           if (topic.get('name') !== 'Link') return
-          $.get('/hacks/load_url_title', {
+          $.get('/main/hacks/load_url_title', {
             url
           }, function success(data, textStatus) {
             if (typeof data === 'string' && data.trim() === '') return
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js b/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js
index d3edc16d..4604928b 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ const InfoBox = {
         datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
         queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
         remote: {
-          url: '/search/mappers?term=%QUERY',
+          url: '/main/search/mappers?term=%QUERY',
           wildcard: '%QUERY'
         }
       })
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ const InfoBox = {
     var self = InfoBox
     DataModel.Collaborators.remove(DataModel.Collaborators.get(collaboratorId))
     var mapperIds = DataModel.Collaborators.models.map(function(mapper) { return mapper.id })
-    $.post('/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/access', { access: mapperIds })
+    $.post('/main/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/access', { access: mapperIds })
     self.updateNumbers()
   },
   addCollaborator: function(newCollaboratorId) {
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@ const InfoBox = {
     function callback(mapper) {
       DataModel.Collaborators.add(mapper)
       var mapperIds = DataModel.Collaborators.models.map(function(mapper) { return mapper.id })
-      $.post('/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/access', { access: mapperIds })
+      $.post('/main/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/access', { access: mapperIds })
       var name = DataModel.Collaborators.get(newCollaboratorId).get('name')
       GlobalUI.notifyUser(name + ' will be notified')
       self.updateNumbers()
     }
 
-    $.getJSON('/users/' + newCollaboratorId + '.json', callback)
+    $.getJSON('/main/users/' + newCollaboratorId + '.json', callback)
   },
   handleResultClick: function(event, item) {
     var self = InfoBox
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js b/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js
index f337d1d0..06dcb4ec 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const Map = {
     self.setAccessRequest()
     const mapId = Active.Map.id
     $.post({
-      url: `/maps/${mapId}/access_request`
+      url: `/main/maps/${mapId}/access_request`
     })
     GlobalUI.notifyUser('Map creator will be notified of your request')
   },
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const Map = {
     else {
       Loading.show()
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/maps/' + id + '/contains.json',
+        url: '/main/maps/' + id + '/contains.json',
         success: function(data) {
           Active.Map = new DataModelMap(data.map)
           DataModel.Mappers = new DataModel.MapperCollection(data.mappers)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const Map = {
     var self = Map
 
     if (!Active.Map) return
-    $.post('/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/star')
+    $.post('/main/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/star')
     DataModel.Stars.push({ user_id: Active.Mapper.id, map_id: Active.Map.id })
     DataModel.Maps.Starred.add(Active.Map)
     GlobalUI.notifyUser('Map is now starred')
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ const Map = {
     var self = Map
 
     if (!Active.Map) return
-    $.post('/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/unstar')
+    $.post('/main/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/unstar')
     DataModel.Stars = DataModel.Stars.filter(function(s) { return s.user_id !== Active.Mapper.id })
     DataModel.Maps.Starred.remove(Active.Map)
     self.mapIsStarred = false
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ const Map = {
       $.ajax({
         type: 'PATCH',
         dataType: 'json',
-        url: `/maps/${Active.Map.id}`,
+        url: `/main/maps/${Active.Map.id}`,
         data: formData,
         processData: false,
         contentType: false,
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Mapper.js b/src/Metamaps/Mapper.js
index bf13950e..25b39da5 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Mapper.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Mapper.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const Mapper = {
   // @param id = the id of the mapper to retrieve
   get: function(id, callback) {
     $.ajax({
-      url: `/users/${id}.json`,
+      url: `/main/users/${id}.json`,
       success: data => {
         callback(new DataModel.Mapper(data))
       }
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Realtime/sendable.js b/src/Metamaps/Realtime/sendable.js
index cc464891..f68f45c6 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Realtime/sendable.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Realtime/sendable.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const acceptCall = self => userid => {
     invited: Active.Mapper.id,
     inviter: userid
   })
-  $.post('/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/events/conversation')
+  $.post('/main/maps/' + Active.Map.id + '/events/conversation')
   self.joinCall()
   GlobalUI.clearNotify()
 }
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Synapse.js b/src/Metamaps/Synapse.js
index 3d6c5f9a..3361e322 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Synapse.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Synapse.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const Synapse = {
     // if the desired topic is not yet in the local topic repository, fetch it
     if (DataModel.Synapses.get(id) === undefined) {
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/synapses/' + id + '.json',
+        url: '/main/synapses/' + id + '.json',
         success: function(data) {
           DataModel.Synapses.add(data)
           callback(DataModel.Synapses.get(id))
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/SynapseCard.js b/src/Metamaps/SynapseCard.js
index 5855441c..6d5c383d 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/SynapseCard.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/SynapseCard.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const SynapseCard = {
     $('#edit_synapse_desc').attr('data-bip-attribute', 'desc')
     $('#edit_synapse_desc').attr('data-bip-type', 'textarea')
     $('#edit_synapse_desc').attr('data-bip-nil', dataNil)
-    $('#edit_synapse_desc').attr('data-bip-url', '/synapses/' + synapse.id)
+    $('#edit_synapse_desc').attr('data-bip-url', '/main/synapses/' + synapse.id)
     $('#edit_synapse_desc').attr('data-bip-value', synapse.get('desc'))
     $('#edit_synapse_desc').html(synapse.get('desc'))
 
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Topic.js b/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
index 1b1abe88..0026876b 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const Topic = {
     // if the desired topic is not yet in the local topic repository, fetch it
     if (DataModel.Topics.get(id) === undefined) {
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/topics/' + id + '.json',
+        url: '/main/topics/' + id + '.json',
         success: function(data) {
           DataModel.Topics.add(data)
           callback(DataModel.Topics.get(id))
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const Topic = {
     else {
       Loading.show()
       $.ajax({
-        url: '/topics/' + id + '/network.json',
+        url: '/main/topics/' + id + '/network.json',
         success: function(data) {
           Active.Topic = new DataModel.Topic(data.topic)
           DataModel.Creators = new DataModel.MapperCollection(data.creators)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const Topic = {
   onTopicFollow: topic => {
     const isFollowing = topic.isFollowedBy(Active.Mapper)
     $.post({
-      url: `/topics/${topic.id}/${isFollowing ? 'un' : ''}follow`
+      url: `/main/topics/${topic.id}/${isFollowing ? 'un' : ''}follow`
     })
     if (isFollowing) {
       GlobalUI.notifyUser('You are no longer following this topic')
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ const Topic = {
 
     $.ajax({
       type: 'GET',
-      url: '/topics/' + topic.id + '/relatives.json?' + paramsString,
+      url: '/main/topics/' + topic.id + '/relatives.json?' + paramsString,
       success: successCallback,
       error: function() {}
     })
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js b/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js
index f1553706..185ce4b0 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const ContextMenu = {
 
     $.ajax({
       type: 'GET',
-      url: `/topics/${id}/relative_numbers.json?network=${topicsString}`,
+      url: `/main/topics/${id}/relative_numbers.json?network=${topicsString}`,
       success: successCallback,
       error: function() {}
     })
diff --git a/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js b/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js
index ac546f71..9cfbf91a 100644
--- a/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js
+++ b/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const ExploreMaps = {
 
     // first load the mapper object and then call the render function
     $.ajax({
-      url: '/users/' + self.collection.mapperId + '/details.json',
+      url: '/main/users/' + self.collection.mapperId + '/details.json',
       success: function(response) {
         self.mapper = response
         document.title = self.mapper.name + ' | Metamaps'
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const ExploreMaps = {
     })
   },
   onStar: function(map) {
-    $.post('/maps/' + map.id + '/star')
+    $.post('/main/maps/' + map.id + '/star')
     map.set('star_count', map.get('star_count') + 1)
     if (DataModel.Stars) DataModel.Stars.push({ user_id: Active.Mapper.id, map_id: map.id })
     DataModel.Maps.Starred.add(map)
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ const ExploreMaps = {
   },
   onRequest: function(map) {
     $.post({
-      url: `/maps/${map.id}/access_request`
+      url: `/main/maps/${map.id}/access_request`
     })
     GlobalUI.notifyUser('You will be notified by email if request accepted')
   },
   onMapFollow: function(map) {
     const isFollowing = map.isFollowedBy(Active.Mapper)
     $.post({
-      url: `/maps/${map.id}/${isFollowing ? 'un' : ''}follow`
+      url: `/main/maps/${map.id}/${isFollowing ? 'un' : ''}follow`
     })
     if (isFollowing) {
       GlobalUI.notifyUser('You are no longer following this map')