diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 734f804..a077d06 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request
 from flask_assets import Bundle, Environment
 from todo import todos
-from boards import board_list
+#from boards import board_list
 from threads import threads_lists
 from threads_with_posts import open_threads
-#from arango import ArangoClient
+from arango import ArangoClient
 
 import socket
 
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ js.build()
 
 
  
-# arango_client = ArangoClient(hosts='http://localhost:8529') 
-# db = arango_client.db('board1', username='root', password='rootpassword')
+arango_client = ArangoClient(hosts='http://localhost:8529') 
+db = arango_client.db('board1', username='root', password='rootpassword')
  
-# boards = db.collection('boards')
-
+# предполагается что меняться список будет весьма редко, поэтому подхватываем при лишь при перезапуске
+boards0     = db.collection('boards')
+board_list  = [ k['_key'] for k in boards0]
 
 
 @app.route('/liveness')
diff --git a/reqs.txt b/reqs.txt
index dfeeb43..9156824 100644
--- a/reqs.txt
+++ b/reqs.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 flask
-flask-assets
\ No newline at end of file
+flask-assets
+python-arango
\ No newline at end of file