diff --git a/api-gateway-config/conf.d/managed_endpoints.conf b/api-gateway-config/conf.d/managed_endpoints.conf
index 6edacd0..8d459db 100644
--- a/api-gateway-config/conf.d/managed_endpoints.conf
+++ b/api-gateway-config/conf.d/managed_endpoints.conf
@@ -58,11 +58,22 @@
         ';
     }
 
+    location ~ ^/api/([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9\-\/\-\_\{\}]+)(\\b) {
+        set $upstream https://172.17.0.1;
+        set $tenant $1;
+        set $backendUrl '';
+        set $gatewayPath $2;
+        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods 'GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS';
+        access_by_lua_block {
+            local routing = require "routing"
+            routing.processCall()
+        }
+        proxy_pass $upstream;
+    }
+
     location = /health {
         proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:9000/v1/health-check;
     }
-
-    include /etc/api-gateway/managed_confs/*/*.conf;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/lib/redis.lua b/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/lib/redis.lua
index 6ba3853..dfdcb7a 100644
--- a/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/lib/redis.lua
+++ b/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/lib/redis.lua
@@ -23,13 +23,11 @@
 -- @author Alex Song (songs)
 
 local cjson = require "cjson"
-local filemgmt = require "lib/filemgmt"
 local utils = require "lib/utils"
 local logger = require "lib/logger"
 local request = require "lib/request"
 
 local REDIS_FIELD = "resources"
-local BASE_CONF_DIR = "/etc/api-gateway/managed_confs/"
 
 local _M = {}
 
@@ -357,31 +355,7 @@
 ------- Pub/Sub with Redis --------
 -----------------------------------
 
-local syncStatus = false
---- Sync with redis on startup and create conf files for resources that are already in redis
--- @param red redis client instance
-function _M.syncWithRedis(red)
-  logger.info("Sync with redis in progress...")
-  setSyncStatus(true)
-  local resourceKeys = getAllResourceKeys(red)
-  for k, resourceKey in pairs(resourceKeys) do
-    local prefix, tenant, gatewayPath = resourceKey:match("([^,]+):([^,]+):([^,]+)")
-    local resourceObj = _M.getResource(red, resourceKey, REDIS_FIELD)
-    filemgmt.createResourceConf(BASE_CONF_DIR, tenant, ngx.escape_uri(gatewayPath), resourceObj)
-  end
-  os.execute("/usr/local/sbin/nginx -s reload")
-  setSyncStatus(false)
-  logger.info("All resources synced.")
-end
-
-function setSyncStatus(status)
-  syncStatus = status
-end
-
-function getSyncStatus()
-  return syncStatus
-end
-
+local gatewayReady = false
 --- Subscribe to redis
 -- @param redisSubClient the redis client that is listening for the redis key changes
 -- @param redisGetClient the redis client that gets the changed resource to update the conf file
@@ -396,10 +370,8 @@
   if not ok then
     request.err(500, utils.concatStrings({"Failed to subscribe to redis: ", err}))
   end
-  -- Update nginx conf file when redis is updated
-  local redisUpdated = false
-  local startTime = ngx.now()
   while true do
+    gatewayReady = true
     local res, err = redisSubClient:read_reply()
     if not res then
       if err ~= "timeout" then
@@ -416,31 +388,18 @@
         local resourceObj = _M.getResource(redisGetClient, redisKey, REDIS_FIELD)
         if resourceObj == nil then
           logger.debug(utils.concatStrings({"Redis key deleted: ", redisKey}))
-          local fileLocation = filemgmt.deleteResourceConf(BASE_CONF_DIR, tenant, ngx.escape_uri(gatewayPath))
-          logger.debug(utils.concatStrings({"Deleted file: ", fileLocation}))
         else
           logger.debug(utils.concatStrings({"Redis key updated: ", redisKey}))
-          local fileLocation = filemgmt.createResourceConf(BASE_CONF_DIR, tenant, ngx.escape_uri(gatewayPath), resourceObj)
-          logger.debug(utils.concatStrings({"Updated file: ", fileLocation}))
         end
-        redisUpdated = true
       end
     end
-    -- reload Nginx only if redis has been updated and it has been at least 1 second since last reload
-    local timeDiff = ngx.now() - startTime
-    if(redisUpdated == true and timeDiff >= 1) then
-      os.execute("/usr/local/sbin/nginx -s reload")
-      logger.info("Nginx reloaded.")
-      redisUpdated = false
-      startTime = ngx.now()
-    end
   end
 end
 
 --- Get gateway sync status
 function _M.healthCheck()
-  if getSyncStatus() == true then
-    request.success(503, "Status: Gateway syncing.")
+  if gatewayReady == false then
+    request.success(503, "Status: Gateway starting up.")
   else
     request.success(200, "Status: Gateway ready.")
   end
diff --git a/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/routing.lua b/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/routing.lua
index d1b45ec..ab62bb7 100644
--- a/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/routing.lua
+++ b/api-gateway-config/scripts/lua/routing.lua
@@ -22,27 +22,31 @@
 -- Used to dynamically handle nginx routing based on an object containing implementation details
 -- @author Cody Walker (cmwalker), Alex Song (songs)
 
-
+local cjson = require "cjson"
 local utils = require "lib/utils"
 local request = require "lib/request"
+local redis = require "lib/redis"
 local url = require "url"
 -- load policies
 local security = require "policies/security"
 local mapping = require "policies/mapping"
 local rateLimit = require "policies/rateLimit"
 
+local REDIS_HOST = os.getenv("REDIS_HOST")
+local REDIS_PORT = os.getenv("REDIS_PORT")
+local REDIS_PASS = os.getenv("REDIS_PASS")
+
 local _M = {}
 
 --- Main function that handles parsing of invocation details and carries out implementation
--- @param obj Lua table object containing implementation details for the given resource
--- {
---   {{GatewayMethod (GET / PUT / POST / DELETE)}} = {
---      "backendMethod": (GET / PUT / POST / DELETE) - Method to use for invocation (if different from gatewayMethod),
---      "backendUrl": STRING - fully composed url of backend invocation,
---      "policies": LIST - list of table objects containing type and value fields
---    }, ...
--- }
-function processCall(obj)
+function processCall()
+  -- Handle path parameters
+  ngx.var.gatewayPath = ngx.unescape_uri(ngx.var.gatewayPath):gsub("%{(%w*)%}", utils.convertTemplatedPathParam)
+  -- Get resource object from redis
+  local red = redis.init(REDIS_HOST, REDIS_PORT, REDIS_PASS, 10000)
+  local redisKey = utils.concatStrings({"resources:", ngx.var.tenant, ":", ngx.var.gatewayPath})
+  local obj = redis.getResource(red, redisKey, "resources")
+  obj = cjson.decode(obj)
   local found = false
   for verb, opFields in pairs(obj.operations) do
     if string.upper(verb) == ngx.req.get_method() then
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index e32c38f..aa7269f 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     sleep 1  # sleep until api-gateway is set up
     tail -f /var/log/api-gateway/access.log -f /var/log/api-gateway/error.log \
          -f /var/log/api-gateway/gateway_error.log -f /var/log/api-gateway/management.log &
-    curl -s http://0.0.0.0:9000/v1/sync & # sync with redis
     curl -s http://0.0.0.0:9000/v1/subscribe # subscribe to redis key changes for routes
 else
     echo "REDIS_HOST and/or REDIS_PORT not defined"