diff --git a/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs b/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs
index 6ce44d8..59e55b7 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ impl VmmServiceTrait for VmmService {
         const HOST_NETMASK: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(255, 255, 0, 0);
         const GUEST_IP: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(172, 29, 0, 2);
 
+        // get current directory
+        let mut curr_dir =
+            current_dir().expect("Need to be able to access current directory path.");
+
+        // define kernel path
+        let mut kernel_entire_path = curr_dir.as_os_str().to_owned();
+        kernel_entire_path
+            .push("/tools/kernel/linux-cloud-hypervisor/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.bin");
+
         // get current directory
         let mut curr_dir =
             current_dir().expect("Need to be able to access current directory path.");
@@ -90,6 +99,11 @@ impl VmmServiceTrait for VmmService {
             .try_exists()
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Could not access folder {:?}", &kernel_entire_path));
 
+        if !kernel_exists {
+        let kernel_exists = Path::new(&kernel_entire_path)
+            .try_exists()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Could not access folder {:?}", &kernel_entire_path));
+
         if !kernel_exists {
             info!("Kernel not found, building kernel");
             // Execute the script using sh and capture output and error streams
@@ -102,6 +116,7 @@ impl VmmServiceTrait for VmmService {
 
             // Print output and error streams
             info!("Script output: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
+            info!("Script output: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
             error!("Script errors: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
         };
         let kernel_path = Path::new(&kernel_entire_path);
@@ -180,9 +195,86 @@ impl VmmServiceTrait for VmmService {
         }
         let initramfs_path = PathBuf::from(&initramfs_entire_file_path);
 
+        let kernel_path = Path::new(&kernel_entire_path);
+
+        // define initramfs file placement
+        let mut initramfs_entire_file_path = curr_dir.as_os_str().to_owned();
+        initramfs_entire_file_path.push("/tools/rootfs/");
+
+        // get request with the language
+        let vmm_request = request.into_inner();
+        let language: Language =
+            Language::from_i32(vmm_request.language).expect("Unknown language");
+
+        let image = match language {
+            Language::Rust => {
+                initramfs_entire_file_path.push("rust.img");
+                "rust:alpine"
+            }
+            Language::Python => {
+                initramfs_entire_file_path.push("python.img");
+                "python:alpine"
+            }
+            Language::Node => {
+                initramfs_entire_file_path.push("node.img");
+                "node:alpine"
+            }
+        };
+
+        let rootfs_exists = Path::new(&initramfs_entire_file_path)
+            .try_exists()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                panic!("Could not access folder {:?}", &initramfs_entire_file_path)
+            });
+        if !rootfs_exists {
+            // check if agent binary exists
+            let agent_file_name = curr_dir.as_mut_os_string();
+            agent_file_name.push("/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/agent");
+
+            // if agent hasn't been build, build it
+            let agent_exists = Path::new(&agent_file_name)
+                .try_exists()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Could not access folder {:?}", &agent_file_name));
+            if !agent_exists {
+                //build agent
+                info!("Building agent binary");
+                // Execute the script using sh and capture output and error streams
+                let output = Command::new("just")
+                    .arg("build-musl-agent")
+                    .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+                    .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+                    .output()
+                    .expect("Failed to execute the just build script for the agent");
+
+                // Print output and error streams
+                info!("Script output: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
+                error!("Script errors: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
+                info!("Agent binary successfully built.")
+            }
+
+            info!("Building initramfs");
+            // Execute the script using sh and capture output and error streams
+            let output = Command::new("sh")
+                .arg("./tools/rootfs/mkrootfs.sh")
+                .arg(image)
+                .arg(&agent_file_name)
+                .arg(&initramfs_entire_file_path)
+                .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+                .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+                .output()
+                .expect("Failed to execute the initramfs build script");
+
+            // Print output and error streams
+            info!("Script output: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
+            error!("Script errors: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
+            info!("Initramfs successfully built.")
+        }
+        let initramfs_path = PathBuf::from(&initramfs_entire_file_path);
+
         let mut vmm = VMM::new(HOST_IP, HOST_NETMASK, GUEST_IP).map_err(VmmErrors::VmmNew)?;
 
         // Configure the VMM parameters might need to be calculated rather than hardcoded
+        vmm.configure(1, 4000, kernel_path, &Some(initramfs_path))
         vmm.configure(1, 4000, kernel_path, &Some(initramfs_path))
             .map_err(VmmErrors::VmmConfigure)?;
 
@@ -208,6 +300,9 @@ impl VmmServiceTrait for VmmService {
         let agent_request = ExecuteRequest {
             workload_name: vmm_request.workload_name,
             language: match vmm_request.language {
+                0 => "rust".to_string(),
+                1 => "python".to_string(),
+                2 => "node".to_string(),
                 0 => "rust".to_string(),
                 1 => "python".to_string(),
                 2 => "node".to_string(),