diff --git a/feedMicroservice/Dockerfile b/feedMicroservice/Dockerfile
index b875f4e76eb1cfb6389849019f6023c2b6d9bb4c..257c8e060c3e6f44b320bca4d39964121a9078a2 100644
--- a/feedMicroservice/Dockerfile
+++ b/feedMicroservice/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ COPY . /app
 
 RUN pip install flask==2.2.3
 RUN pip install flask-cors
-RUN pip install requests
+RUN pip install requests==2.28.2
 
 EXPOSE 5051
 
diff --git a/feedMicroservice/app.py b/feedMicroservice/app.py
index 238621fa590a255a6db49fcf68fc3be7865083d7..23546cf43404f62b1e1b349c04a2f5280b4e52e0 100644
--- a/feedMicroservice/app.py
+++ b/feedMicroservice/app.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def getFeed():
 
        headers = {"accessToken": accessToken}
 
-       followings = (requests.post('http://localhost:3002/followings/getFollowings', 
+       followings = (requests.post('http://userMicroservice_c:3002/followings/getFollowings', 
                                  json={"userID": userID}, 
                                  headers=headers)).json()
        
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ def getFeed():
        for i in range (len(followingsID)):
           id = int(followingsID[i]) # person your followings ID
           # followerRatings = that users all ratings for all songs
-          followerRatings = (requests.get(f'http://localhost:5050/all_ratings?userID={id}')).json()
-          user = (requests.post(f'http://localhost:3002/auth/getUser', json={"userID": id}, headers=headers)).json()
+          followerRatings = (requests.get(f'http://musicMicroservice_c:5050/all_ratings?userID={id}')).json()
+          user = (requests.post(f'http://userMicroservice_c:3002/auth/getUser', json={"userID": id}, headers=headers)).json()
           name = (user['username'])
 
           for j in range (len(followerRatings)):
-             song = (requests.get(f'http://localhost:5050/search_id/{followerRatings[j][0]}')).json()
+             song = (requests.get(f'http://musicMicroservice_c:5050/search_id/{followerRatings[j][0]}')).json()
              song.append(followerRatings[j][1])
              song.append(followerRatings[j][2])
              song.append(name)
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ def getFeed():
 @app.route('/getFeedGeneric')
 def getFeedGeneric():
    feed = []
-   topRatings = (requests.get('http://localhost:5050/top_ratings/')).json()
+   topRatings = (requests.get('http://musicMicroservice_c:5050/top_ratings/')).json()
    for i in range(len(topRatings)):
-      song = (requests.get(f'http://localhost:5050/search_id/{topRatings[i][0]}')).json()
+      song = (requests.get(f'http://musicMicroservice_c:5050/search_id/{topRatings[i][0]}')).json()
       song.append(topRatings[i][1])
       feed.append(song)
    return feed
diff --git a/front-end/package-lock.json b/front-end/package-lock.json
index e5c76beb1988ef220d0b7463b5ce7d08b6d5ba59..a37cb27bef7bcdb6bcd4a0198f065c5bb438b189 100644
--- a/front-end/package-lock.json
+++ b/front-end/package-lock.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "react-flip-move": "^3.0.4",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.9.0",
         "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
+        "react-toastify": "^9.1.2",
         "react-twitter-embed": "^3.0.3",
         "yup": "^1.0.2"
       }
@@ -18514,6 +18515,18 @@
         "react": "^16.13.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-toastify": {
+      "version": "9.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-toastify/-/react-toastify-9.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PBfzXO5jMGEtdYR5jxrORlNZZe/EuOkwvwKijMatsZZm8IZwLj01YvobeJYNjFcA6uy6CVrx2fzL9GWbhWPTDA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "clsx": "^1.1.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=16",
+        "react-dom": ">=16"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-transition-group": {
       "version": "4.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-transition-group/-/react-transition-group-4.4.1.tgz",
diff --git a/front-end/package.json b/front-end/package.json
index a2f404f56180d0639d9b9c40f67c5a4493e10348..5b79d5f2ee6e1cbe2a9aa1fe6342b3a39cdb1fbd 100644
--- a/front-end/package.json
+++ b/front-end/package.json
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
     "react-flip-move": "^3.0.4",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.9.0",
     "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
+    "react-toastify": "^9.1.2",
     "react-twitter-embed": "^3.0.3",
     "yup": "^1.0.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "react-scripts start", 
+    "start": "react-scripts start",
     "build": "react-scripts build",
     "test": "react-scripts test",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject"
diff --git a/front-end/src/App.js b/front-end/src/App.js
index 97a164449b83c53c273394e4fc367b6d982af177..8bb47cd44e12a90fc108a29aeb323acc5398acef 100644
--- a/front-end/src/App.js
+++ b/front-end/src/App.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import Login from "./Login";
 import Register from "./Register";
 import Song from "./Song";
 import Header from "./Header";
+import { ToastContainer, toast } from "react-toastify";
+import "react-toastify/dist/ReactToastify.css";
+
 function App() {
   const [authState, setAuthState] = useState(false);
   const [userID, setUserID] = useState(false);
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ const Root = () => {
       <Header />
       <Sidebar />
       <Outlet />
+      <ToastContainer />
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/front-end/src/Feed.js b/front-end/src/Feed.js
index ff0cce97b659ecf354d3a10f39d9834229e5a727..333e44723dea0e7d5a37c609ec87a22bddb74656 100644
--- a/front-end/src/Feed.js
+++ b/front-end/src/Feed.js
@@ -2,29 +2,21 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect, useContext } from "react";
 import "./Feed.css";
 import { AuthContext } from "./helpers/AuthContext";
 import axios from "axios";
+import { ToastContainer, toast } from "react-toastify";
 
 function Feed() {
   const { userID, authState } = useContext(AuthContext);
   const [feedData, setFeedData] = useState([]);
-
-  function getFeedData() {
-    if (authState == true) {
-      axios
-        .get(`http://localhost:5051/getFeed?userID=${userID}`, {
-          headers: {
-            accessToken: localStorage.getItem("accessToken"),
-          },
-        })
-        .then((response) => {
-          if (response.data.error) {
-            alert(response.data.error);
-          } else {
-            console.log(response.data);
-            setFeedData(response.data);
-          }
-        });
-    } else {
-      axios.get(`http://localhost:5051/getFeedGeneric`).then((response) => {
+  const [notified, setNotified] = useState(false);
+
+  async function getFeed() {
+    await axios
+      .get(`http://localhost:5051/getFeed?userID=${userID}`, {
+        headers: {
+          accessToken: localStorage.getItem("accessToken"),
+        },
+      })
+      .then((response) => {
         if (response.data.error) {
           alert(response.data.error);
         } else {
@@ -32,15 +24,38 @@ function Feed() {
           setFeedData(response.data);
         }
       });
+  }
+
+  async function getGenericFeed() {
+    await axios.get(`http://localhost:5051/getFeedGeneric`).then((response) => {
+      if (response.data.error) {
+        alert(response.data.error);
+      } else {
+        console.log(response.data);
+        setFeedData(response.data);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function getFeedData() {
+    if (authState == true) {
+      getFeed();
+    } else {
+      getGenericFeed();
     }
   }
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    getFeedData();
-  }, []);
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   getFeedData();
+  // }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     getFeedData();
+    if (authState && notified == false && feedData.length === 0) {
+      setNotified(true);
+      notify();
+      getGenericFeed();
+    }
   }, [authState]);
 
   function timeSince(date) {
@@ -90,7 +105,9 @@ function Feed() {
 
         <div className="userRating">
           <div className="profilecard userPostProfile">
-            <div data-initials={result[3].charAt(0).toUpperCase()}></div>
+            <div
+              data-initials={result[3] && result[3].charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
+            ></div>
             <div className="postUser">{result[3]}</div>
           </div>
 
@@ -117,19 +134,31 @@ function Feed() {
     );
   }
 
+  const notify = () => {
+    toast("You are not following anyone!");
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="feed">
       <div className="feed__header">
         <h2>Home</h2>
       </div>
 
+      {/* {feedData.length === 0 && <div>You are not following anyone</div>} */}
+
       <div className="feedContainer">
         {feedData &&
           feedData.map((post) => {
             return (
               <div className="search-result-links">
                 {authState == true ? (
-                  <ListPost result={post} />
+                  <>
+                    {notified ? (
+                      <GenericPost result={post} />
+                    ) : (
+                      <ListPost result={post} />
+                    )}
+                  </>
                 ) : (
                   <GenericPost result={post} />
                 )}