diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 8cbdca97..7e90d990 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 FROM eligibility_server:latest
 
-# install python tooling
-COPY .devcontainer/requirements.txt .devcontainer/requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r .devcontainer/requirements.txt
+# install devcontainer requirements
+RUN pip install -e .[dev,test]
 
-# install docs tooling
+# docs requirements are in a separate file for the GitHub Action
 COPY docs/requirements.txt docs/requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r docs/requirements.txt
 
-# install test tooling
-COPY tests/requirements.txt tests/requirements.txt
-RUN pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+# install pre-commit environments in throwaway Git repository
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/68758943
+COPY .pre-commit-config.yaml .
+RUN git init . && \
+    pre-commit install-hooks && \
+    rm -rf .git
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index e6ce0513..cb5b195b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -8,24 +8,27 @@
   "postStartCommand": ["/bin/bash", "bin/init.sh"],
   "postAttachCommand": ["/bin/bash", ".devcontainer/postAttach.sh"],
 
-  // Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
-  "settings": {
-    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "bash",
-    "terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
-      "bash": {
-        "path": "/bin/bash"
-      }
+  "customizations": {
+    // Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "bash",
+        "terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
+          "bash": {
+            "path": "/bin/bash"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+      "extensions": [
+        "bpruitt-goddard.mermaid-markdown-syntax-highlighting",
+        "eamodio.gitlens",
+        "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+        "hashicorp.terraform",
+        "mhutchie.git-graph",
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "ms-python.vscode-pylance"
+      ]
     }
-  },
-
-  // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
-  "extensions": [
-    "bpruitt-goddard.mermaid-markdown-syntax-highlighting",
-    "eamodio.gitlens",
-    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
-    "hashicorp.terraform",
-    "mhutchie.git-graph",
-    "ms-python.python",
-    "ms-python.vscode-pylance"
-  ]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/requirements.txt b/.devcontainer/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0164b67a..00000000
--- a/.devcontainer/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-black
-flake8
-pre-commit
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1bfaee9a..563c6a33 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/" # requirements.txt
+    directory: "/" # pyproject.toml
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
     commit-message:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 311bf2a8..be47c86d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install package and dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install -e .[test]
 
       - name: Load environment variables
         uses: cardinalby/export-env-action@v2
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a8b8d514..57f4dcd9 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@
   "[python]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.python"
   },
-  "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
   "python.formatting.provider": "black",
   "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
-  "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,
   "python.linting.enabled": true,
+  "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,
   "python.testing.pytestArgs": ["tests"],
-  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
   "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
+  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
   "[terraform]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "hashicorp.terraform"
   },
   "[terraform-vars]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "hashicorp.terraform"
+  },
+  "workbench.editorAssociations": {
+    "*.db": "sqlite-viewer.option"
   }
 }
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5c9ada29..feb3b0ac 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ FROM ghcr.io/cal-itp/docker-python-web:main
 
 ENV FLASK_APP=eligibility_server/app.py
 
-# install python app dependencies
-COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+# upgrade pip
+RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 # copy source files
-COPY bin/ bin/
+COPY bin bin
 COPY eligibility_server/ eligibility_server/
-COPY *.py .
-COPY README.md .
+COPY pyproject.toml pyproject.toml
 
 # install source as a package
 RUN pip install -e .
diff --git a/data/server.csv b/data/server.csv
index cfc85ca0..3ef76d78 100644
--- a/data/server.csv
+++ b/data/server.csv
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+sub,name,type
 71162,Box,courtesy_card
 32587,Gonzales,courtesy_card
 03552,McCulley,courtesy_card
diff --git a/eligibility_server/__init__.py b/eligibility_server/__init__.py
index e69de29b..db848db4 100644
--- a/eligibility_server/__init__.py
+++ b/eligibility_server/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+__version__ = "2023.08.1"
+
+VERSION = __version__
diff --git a/eligibility_server/db/setup.py b/eligibility_server/db/setup.py
index 84a1eaac..5441fa75 100644
--- a/eligibility_server/db/setup.py
+++ b/eligibility_server/db/setup.py
@@ -94,17 +94,18 @@ def import_csv_users(csv_path, remote):
     # open in read mode explicitly since the file may still be open if we downloaded from remote
     # newline="" is important here, see https://docs.python.org/3/library/csv.html#id3
     with open(csv_path, mode="r", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as file:
-        data = csv.reader(
+        data = csv.DictReader(
             file,
             delimiter=config.csv_delimiter,
             quoting=config.csv_quoting,
             quotechar=config.csv_quotechar,
         )
-        # unpack each record in data to the 3 columns
-        for sub, name, types in data:
+
+        for row in data:
             # type lists are expected to be a comma-separated value and quoted if the CSV delimiter is a comma
-            types = [type.replace(config.csv_quotechar, "") for type in types.split(",") if type]
-            save_user(sub, name, types)
+            types = row["type"]
+            types = [types.replace(config.csv_quotechar, "") for type in types.split(",") if type]
+            save_user(row["sub"], row["name"], types)
 
     # close and remove the temp file if needed
     if temp_csv:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8548c2bc..cd6c8e3b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,46 @@
-# Configuration for Black.
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
-# NOTE: you have to use single-quoted strings in TOML for regular expressions.
-# It's the equivalent of r-strings in Python.  Multiline strings are treated as
-# verbose regular expressions by Black.  Use [ ] to denote a significant space
-# character.
+[project]
+classifiers = ["Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only"]
+description = "Server implementation of the Eligibility Verification API"
+dependencies = [
+    "eligibility-api==2023.6.1",
+    "Flask==2.3.2",
+    "Flask-RESTful==0.3.10",
+    "Flask-SQLAlchemy==3.0.5",
+    "requests==2.31.0"
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+keywords = ["flask"]
+license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+name = "eligibility-server"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "black",
+    "flake8",
+    "pre-commit",
+]
+test = [
+    "coverage",
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-mock",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Code = "https://github.com/cal-itp/eligibility-server"
+Documentation = "https://docs.calitp.org/eligibility-server"
+Issues = "https://github.com/cal-itp/eligibility-server/issues"
+
+# Configuration for black
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 127
 target-version = ['py310']
 include = '\.pyi?$'
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["eligibility_server"]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 73edb3dd..00000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-eligibility-api==2023.6.1
-Flask==2.3.2
-Flask-RESTful==0.3.10
-Flask-SQLAlchemy==3.0.5
-requests==2.31.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b5a1f22..00000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-
-with open("requirements.txt") as f:
-    requirements = f.read().strip().split("\n")
-    install_requires = [r for r in requirements if not r.startswith("git+")]
-    dependency_links = list(set(requirements) - set(install_requires))
-
-with open("README.md") as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-
-CLASSIFIERS = [
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)",
-    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    "Programming Language :: Python",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-]
-
-setup(
-    name="eligibility-server",
-    version="2023.06.1",
-    description="Server implementation of the Eligibility Verification API",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    python_requires=">=3.7",
-    classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
-    project_urls={
-        "Source": "https://github.com/cal-itp/eligibility-server",
-        "Tracker": "https://github.com/cal-itp/eligibility-server/issues",
-    },
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=install_requires,
-    dependency_links=dependency_links,
-    license="AGPL-3.0",
-)
diff --git a/terraform/uptime.tf b/terraform/uptime.tf
index 7a0d2176..df8f5190 100644
--- a/terraform/uptime.tf
+++ b/terraform/uptime.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module "healthcheck" {
   application_insights = azurerm_application_insights.main
   # not strictly necessary to include the environment name, but helps to make the alerts more clear
   name = "mst-courtesy-cards-eligibility-server-${local.env_name}-healthcheck"
-  url  = "https://${azurerm_linux_web_app.main.default_hostname}/healthcheck"
+  url  = "https://${azurerm_cdn_frontdoor_endpoint.main.host_name}/healthcheck"
 }
 
 # ignore when app restarts as data is being reloaded
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8be74ac0..00000000
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-coverage
-pytest
-pytest-mock