diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/.angular-cli.json b/quartz-manager-frontend/.angular-cli.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a6851d6..0000000
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/.angular-cli.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "./node_modules/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json",
-  "project": {
-    "name": "angular-spring-starter"
-  },
-  "apps": [
-    {
-      "root": "src",
-      "outDir": "../server/src/main/resources/static",
-      "assets": [
-        "assets",
-        "favicon.ico"
-      ],
-      "index": "index.html",
-      "main": "main.ts",
-      "polyfills": "polyfills.ts",
-      "test": "test.ts",
-      "tsconfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
-      "testTsconfig": "tsconfig.spec.json",
-      "prefix": "app",
-      "styles": [
-        "styles.css"
-      ],
-      "scripts": [],
-      "environmentSource": "environments/environment.ts",
-      "environments": {
-        "dev": "environments/environment.ts",
-        "prod": "environments/environment.prod.ts"
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  "e2e": {
-    "protractor": {
-      "config": "./protractor.conf.js"
-    }
-  },
-  "lint": [
-    {
-      "project": "src/tsconfig.app.json"
-    },
-    {
-      "project": "src/tsconfig.spec.json"
-    },
-    {
-      "project": "e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json"
-    }
-  ],
-  "test": {
-    "karma": {
-      "config": "./karma.conf.js"
-    }
-  },
-  "defaults": {
-    "styleExt": "css",
-    "component": {}
-  }
-}
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/angular.json b/quartz-manager-frontend/angular.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cd6f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/angular.json
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "./node_modules/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json",
+  "version": 1,
+  "newProjectRoot": "projects",
+  "projects": {
+    "angular-spring-starter": {
+      "root": "",
+      "sourceRoot": "src",
+      "projectType": "application",
+      "architect": {
+        "build": {
+          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser",
+          "options": {
+            "outputPath": "../server/src/main/resources/static",
+            "index": "src/index.html",
+            "main": "src/main.ts",
+            "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.app.json",
+            "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
+            "assets": [
+              "src/assets",
+              "src/favicon.ico"
+            ],
+            "styles": [
+              "src/styles.css"
+            ],
+            "scripts": []
+          },
+          "configurations": {
+            "production": {
+              "optimization": true,
+              "outputHashing": "all",
+              "sourceMap": false,
+              "extractCss": true,
+              "namedChunks": false,
+              "aot": true,
+              "extractLicenses": true,
+              "vendorChunk": false,
+              "buildOptimizer": true,
+              "fileReplacements": [
+                {
+                  "replace": "src/environments/environment.ts",
+                  "with": "src/environments/environment.prod.ts"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "serve": {
+          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:dev-server",
+          "options": {
+            "browserTarget": "angular-spring-starter:build"
+          },
+          "configurations": {
+            "production": {
+              "browserTarget": "angular-spring-starter:build:production"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "extract-i18n": {
+          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:extract-i18n",
+          "options": {
+            "browserTarget": "angular-spring-starter:build"
+          }
+        },
+        "test": {
+          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:karma",
+          "options": {
+            "main": "src/test.ts",
+            "karmaConfig": "./karma.conf.js",
+            "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
+            "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.spec.json",
+            "scripts": [],
+            "styles": [
+              "src/styles.css"
+            ],
+            "assets": [
+              "src/assets",
+              "src/favicon.ico"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "lint": {
+          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint",
+          "options": {
+            "tsConfig": [
+              "src/tsconfig.app.json",
+              "src/tsconfig.spec.json"
+            ],
+            "exclude": []
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "angular-spring-starter-e2e": {
+      "root": "e2e",
+      "sourceRoot": "e2e",
+      "projectType": "application",
+      "architect": {
+        "e2e": {
+          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:protractor",
+          "options": {
+            "protractorConfig": "./protractor.conf.js",
+            "devServerTarget": "angular-spring-starter:serve"
+          }
+        },
+        "lint": {
+          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint",
+          "options": {
+            "tsConfig": [
+              "e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json"
+            ],
+            "exclude": []
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "defaultProject": "angular-spring-starter",
+  "schematics": {
+    "@schematics/angular:component": {
+      "prefix": "app",
+      "styleext": "css"
+    },
+    "@schematics/angular:directive": {
+      "prefix": "app"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/karma.conf.js b/quartz-manager-frontend/karma.conf.js
index 84b4cd5..c3b7640 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/karma.conf.js
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/karma.conf.js
@@ -4,33 +4,31 @@
 module.exports = function (config) {
   config.set({
     basePath: '',
-    frameworks: ['jasmine', '@angular/cli'],
+    frameworks: ['jasmine', '@angular-devkit/build-angular'],
     plugins: [
       require('karma-jasmine'),
       require('karma-chrome-launcher'),
       require('karma-jasmine-html-reporter'),
       require('karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter'),
-      require('@angular/cli/plugins/karma')
+      require('@angular-devkit/build-angular/plugins/karma')
     ],
     client:{
       clearContext: false // leave Jasmine Spec Runner output visible in browser
     },
     files: [
-      { pattern: './src/test.ts', watched: false }
+      
     ],
     preprocessors: {
-      './src/test.ts': ['@angular/cli']
+      
     },
     mime: {
       'text/x-typescript': ['ts','tsx']
     },
     coverageIstanbulReporter: {
-      reports: [ 'html', 'lcovonly' ],
+      dir: require('path').join(__dirname, 'coverage'), reports: [ 'html', 'lcovonly' ],
       fixWebpackSourcePaths: true
     },
-    angularCli: {
-      environment: 'dev'
-    },
+    
     reporters: config.angularCli && config.angularCli.codeCoverage
               ? ['progress', 'coverage-istanbul']
               : ['progress', 'kjhtml'],
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/package.json b/quartz-manager-frontend/package.json
index eb5d517..47d93ab 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/package.json
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/package.json
@@ -12,34 +12,37 @@
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular/animations": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/cdk": "5.2.4",
-    "@angular/common": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/compiler": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/core": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/flex-layout": "5.0.0-beta.13",
-    "@angular/forms": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/http": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/material": "5.2.4",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/platform-server": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/router": "5.2.8",
+    "@angular/animations": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/cdk": "7.3.7",
+    "@angular/common": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/compiler": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/core": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/flex-layout": "7.0.0-beta.24",
+    "@angular/forms": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/http": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/material": "7.3.7",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/platform-server": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/router": "7.2.13",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome": "^1.1.4",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free-regular": "^5.0.8",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free-solid": "^5.0.8",
     "@stomp/ng2-stompjs": "^0.6.3",
     "core-js": "2.5.1",
     "hammerjs": "2.0.8",
-    "rxjs": "5.5.2",
+    "net": "^1.0.2",
+    "rxjs": "6.4.0",
     "stompjs": "^2.3.3",
+    "tslib": "^1.9.0",
     "zone.js": "0.8.18"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "~0.13.0",
     "@angular-devkit/core": "^0.2.0",
-    "@angular/cli": "1.5.3",
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "5.2.8",
-    "@angular/language-service": "5.2.8",
+    "@angular/cli": "7.3.7",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "7.2.13",
+    "@angular/language-service": "7.2.13",
     "@types/hammerjs": "2.0.34",
     "@types/jasmine": "2.5.54",
     "@types/jasminewd2": "2.0.3",
@@ -56,6 +59,6 @@
     "protractor": "5.1.2",
     "ts-node": "3.0.6",
     "tslint": "5.7.0",
-    "typescript": "2.4.2"
+    "typescript": "3.2.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.html b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.html
index b080f4a..3ddd8c3 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.html
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.html
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       <p [class]="notification.msgType" *ngIf="notification">{{notification.msgBody}}</p>
       <mat-card-content>
         <form *ngIf="!submitted" [formGroup]="form" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()" #changePasswordForm="ngForm">
-          <mat-input-container>
+          <mat-form-field>
             <input matInput formControlName="oldPassword" required type="password" placeholder="old password">
-          </mat-input-container>
-          <mat-input-container>
+          </mat-form-field>
+          <mat-form-field>
             <input matInput formControlName="newPassword" required type="password" placeholder="new password">
-          </mat-input-container>
+          </mat-form-field>
           <button type="submit" [disabled]="!changePasswordForm.form.valid" mat-raised-button color="primary">Change Password</button>
         </form>
         <mat-spinner *ngIf="submitted" mode="indeterminate"></mat-spinner>
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.scss b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.scss
index d60c8de..35b9ca9 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.scss
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mat-card {
   -webkit-animation: fadein 1s; /* Safari and Chrome */
 }
 
-mat-input-container {
+mat-form-field {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.ts
index b08085c..10472ba 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/change-password/change-password.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { AuthService } from 'app/service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { DisplayMessage } from '../shared/models/display-message';
-
+import { delay, mergeMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+ 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-change-password',
   templateUrl: './change-password.component.html',
@@ -50,9 +51,7 @@ export class ChangePasswordComponent implements OnInit {
     this.submitted = true;
 
     this.authService.changePassowrd(this.form.value)
-    // show me the animation
-    .delay(1000)
-    .mergeMap(() => this.authService.logout())
+    .pipe(delay(1000), mergeMap(() => this.authService.logout()))
     .subscribe(() => {
       this.router.navigate(['/login', { msgType: 'success', msgBody: 'Success! Please sign in with your new password.'}]);
     }, error => {
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/logs-panel/logs-panel.component.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/logs-panel/logs-panel.component.ts
index 68bbfb8..93ab00b 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/logs-panel/logs-panel.component.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/logs-panel/logs-panel.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { LogsWebsocketService, ApiService } from '../../service';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'logs-panel',
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/progress-panel/progress-panel.component.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/progress-panel/progress-panel.component.ts
index 21fe45d..cdc1ad9 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/progress-panel/progress-panel.component.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/component/progress-panel/progress-panel.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core'
 import {  ProgressWebsocketService } from '../../service';
 
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 // import {Message} from '@stomp/stompjs';
 
 // import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription';
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/admin.guard.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/admin.guard.ts
index a3ec91e..f2bcc02 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/admin.guard.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/admin.guard.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router, CanActivate, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 import { UserService } from '../service';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AdminGuard implements CanActivate {
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/guest.guard.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/guest.guard.ts
index f2c8037..b157e00 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/guest.guard.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/guest.guard.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router, CanActivate } from '@angular/router';
 import { UserService } from '../service';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class GuestGuard implements CanActivate {
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/login.guard.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/login.guard.ts
index b120c4f..70ef5fc 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/login.guard.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/guard/login.guard.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router, CanActivate } from '@angular/router';
 import { UserService } from '../service';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class LoginGuard implements CanActivate {
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.html b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.html
index fe84bde..4c549c1 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.html
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.html
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
         <p [class]="notification.msgType" *ngIf="notification">{{notification.msgBody}}</p>
 
         <form *ngIf="!submitted" [formGroup]="form" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()" #loginForm="ngForm">
-          <mat-input-container>
+          <mat-form-field>
             <input matInput formControlName="username" required placeholder="user">
-          </mat-input-container>
-          <mat-input-container>
+          </mat-form-field>
+          <mat-form-field>
             <input matInput formControlName="password" required type="password" placeholder="password">
-          </mat-input-container>
+          </mat-form-field>
           <button type="submit" [disabled]="!loginForm.form.valid" mat-raised-button color="primary">Login</button>
         </form>
         <!-- <br>
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.scss b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.scss
index adf75cd..653c9a1 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.scss
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mat-card {
 
 }
 
-mat-input-container {
+mat-form-field {
   display: block;
 }
 
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.ts
index ba16ea2..c9c411b 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/login/login.component.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Router, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { DisplayMessage } from '../shared/models/display-message';
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription';
+import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { takeUntil, delay } from 'rxjs/operators'
+
 import {
   UserService,
   AuthService
 } from '../service';
 
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import { Subject } from 'rxjs/SUbject';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-login',
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ export class LoginComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.route.params
-    .takeUntil(this.ngUnsubscribe)
+    .pipe(takeUntil(this.ngUnsubscribe))
     .subscribe((params: DisplayMessage) => {
       this.notification = params;
     });
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ export class LoginComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     this.authService.login(this.form.value)
     // show me the animation
-    .delay(1000)
+    .pipe(delay(1000))
     .subscribe(data => {
       this.userService.getMyInfo().subscribe();
       this.router.navigate([this.returnUrl]);
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/api.service.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/api.service.ts
index c488aa3..0fc7d7b 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/api.service.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/api.service.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { HttpClient, HttpHeaders, HttpResponse, HttpRequest, HttpEventType, HttpParams } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import 'rxjs/Rx';
-import 'rxjs/add/observable/throw';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { catchError, map, filter } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { serialize } from 'app/shared/utilities/serialize';
 
 export enum RequestMethod {
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ export class ApiService {
     }
 
     return this.http.get(path, options)
-      .catch(this.checkError.bind(this));
+      .pipe(catchError(this.checkError.bind(this)));
   }
 
   post(path: string, body: any, customHeaders?: HttpHeaders): Observable<any> {
@@ -58,9 +57,11 @@ export class ApiService {
     });
 
     return this.http.request(req)
-      .filter(response => response instanceof HttpResponse)
-      .map((response: HttpResponse<any>) => response.body)
-      .catch(error => this.checkError(error));
+      .pipe(
+              filter(response => response instanceof HttpResponse),
+              map((response: HttpResponse<any>) => response.body),
+              catchError(error => this.checkError(error))
+      )
   }
 
   // Display error if logged in, otherwise redirect to IDP
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/auth.service.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/auth.service.ts
index 0f0d97a..91085ef 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/auth.service.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/auth.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { ApiService } from './api.service';
 import { UserService } from './user.service';
 import { ConfigService } from './config.service';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AuthService {
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@ export class AuthService {
       'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
     });
     const body = `username=${user.username}&password=${user.password}`;
-    return this.apiService.post(this.config.login_url, body, loginHeaders).map(() => {
+    return this.apiService.post(this.config.login_url, body, loginHeaders).pipe(map(() => {
       console.log("Login success");
       this.userService.getMyInfo().subscribe();
-    });
+    }));
   }
 
   signup(user){
@@ -31,16 +32,16 @@ export class AuthService {
       'Accept': 'application/json',
       'Content-Type': 'application/json'
     });
-    return this.apiService.post(this.config.signup_url, JSON.stringify(user), signupHeaders).map(() =>{
+    return this.apiService.post(this.config.signup_url, JSON.stringify(user), signupHeaders).pipe(map(() =>{
       console.log("Sign up success");
-    });
+    }));
   }
   
   logout() {
     return this.apiService.post(this.config.logout_url, {})
-      .map(() => {
+      .pipe(map(() => {
         this.userService.currentUser = null;
-      });
+      }));
   }
 
   changePassowrd(passwordChanger) {
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/user.service.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/user.service.ts
index 55eeb2c..310eb49 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/user.service.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/user.service.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { Headers } from '@angular/http';
 import { ApiService } from './api.service';
 import { ConfigService } from './config.service';
 
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators'
+
 @Injectable()
 export class UserService {
 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export class UserService {
   }
 
   getMyInfo() {
-    return this.apiService.get(this.config.whoami_url).map(user => this.currentUser = user);
+    return this.apiService.get(this.config.whoami_url).pipe(map(user => this.currentUser = user));
   }
 
   getAll() {
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/websocket.service.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/websocket.service.ts
index d0b90e3..a9fa640 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/websocket.service.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/service/websocket.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Headers } from '@angular/http';
 
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { ApiService } from './api.service';
 
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.html b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.html
index bb7d3d3..c363ae5 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.html
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.html
@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@
       <p [class]="notification.msgType" *ngIf="notification">{{notification.msgBody}}</p>
 
       <form *ngIf="!submitted" [formGroup]="form" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()" #signupForm="ngForm">
-        <mat-input-container>
+        <mat-form-field>
           <label>Username: </label>
           <input matInput formControlName="username" required>
-        </mat-input-container>
-        <mat-input-container>
+        </mat-form-field>
+        <mat-form-field>
           <label>Password: </label>
           <input matInput formControlName="password" required type="password">
-        </mat-input-container>
-        <mat-input-container>
+        </mat-form-field>
+        <mat-form-field>
           <label>First Name: </label>
           <input matInput formControlName="firstname">
-        </mat-input-container>
-        <mat-input-container>
+        </mat-form-field>
+        <mat-form-field>
           <label>Last Name: </label>
           <input matInput formControlName="lastname">
-        </mat-input-container>
+        </mat-form-field>
         <button type="submit" [disabled]="!signupForm.form.valid" mat-raised-button color="primary">Sign up</button>
       </form>
       <br>
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.scss b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.scss
index 0b01b66..4de5604 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.scss
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   
   }
   
-  mat-input-container {
+  mat-form-field {
     display: block;
   }
   
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.ts
index 6b256d3..aaa5ad2 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/app/signup/signup.component.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Router, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { DisplayMessage } from '../shared/models/display-message';
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription';
+import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { takeUntil, delay } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import {
   UserService,
   AuthService
 } from '../service';
 
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import { Subject } from 'rxjs/SUbject';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-signup',
@@ -49,8 +50,9 @@ export class SignupComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.route.params
-    .takeUntil(this.ngUnsubscribe)
+    this.route.params.pipe(
+        takeUntil(this.ngUnsubscribe)
+    )
     .subscribe((params: DisplayMessage) => {
       this.notification = params;
     });
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ export class SignupComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     this.authService.signup(this.form.value)
     // show me the animation
-    .delay(1000)
+    .pipe(delay(1000))
     .subscribe(data => {
       console.log(data);
       this.authService.login(this.form.value).subscribe(data =>{
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/polyfills.ts b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/polyfills.ts
index 622efa0..ecc7cec 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 /** Evergreen browsers require these. **/
 import 'core-js/es6/reflect';
-import 'core-js/es7/reflect';
 
 
 
@@ -56,6 +55,8 @@ import 'core-js/es7/reflect';
  */
 import 'zone.js/dist/zone';  // Included with Angular CLI.
 
+(window as any).global = window
+
 
 
 /***************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/tsconfig.spec.json b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/tsconfig.spec.json
index 510e3f1..15458ed 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/src/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/src/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     ]
   },
   "files": [
-    "test.ts"
+    "test.ts",
+    "polyfills.ts"
   ],
   "include": [
     "**/*.spec.ts",
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/tsconfig.json b/quartz-manager-frontend/tsconfig.json
index a35a8ee..ab228cc 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "compileOnSave": false,
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "importHelpers": true,
     "outDir": "./dist/out-tsc",
     "baseUrl": "src",
     "sourceMap": true,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     "lib": [
       "es2016",
       "dom"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "module": "es2015"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quartz-manager-frontend/tslint.json b/quartz-manager-frontend/tslint.json
index 9113f13..bb84fcf 100644
--- a/quartz-manager-frontend/tslint.json
+++ b/quartz-manager-frontend/tslint.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "curly": true,
     "eofline": true,
     "forin": true,
-    "import-blacklist": [true, "rxjs"],
+    "import-blacklist": [true],
     "import-spacing": true,
     "indent": [
       true,