diff --git a/components/AppBar.js b/components/AppBar.js
index ca669ed..2882a54 100644
--- a/components/AppBar.js
+++ b/components/AppBar.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles'
 import { AppBar, Toolbar, Typography, IconButton } from '@material-ui/core'
 import ProfileIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AccountCircle'
+import Status from './Status'
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
   title: {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export default function BoardsAppBar() {
       <Toolbar>
         <Typography variant="h6" className={styles.title}>IPFS Boards</Typography>
         <IconButton color="inherit"><ProfileIcon /></IconButton>
+        <Status />
       </Toolbar>
     </AppBar>
   )
diff --git a/components/Board.js b/components/Board.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5796e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Board.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { Card, CardActions, CardHeader, Button, Avatar } from '@material-ui/core'
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles'
+import AddIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Add'
+import ViewIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Visibility'
+import EmptyIcon from '@material-ui/icons/HourglassEmpty'
+import Router from 'next/router'
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
+  card: {
+    margin: theme.spacing(2),
+  },
+  buttonIcon: {
+    marginRight: theme.spacing(1)
+  },
+  button: {
+    marginLeft: theme.spacing(2)
+  }
+}))
+
+export default function Board({ boardId, posts }){
+  const classes = useStyles()
+  return (
+    <React.Fragment>
+      {posts.map(p => <Card key={p.multihash} className={classes.card}>
+        <CardHeader
+          title={p.title}
+          subheader="Last Activity X Time Ago"
+        />
+        <CardActions>
+          <Button variant="contained" color="primary" onClick={() => Router.push(`/b/${boardId}/p/${p.multihash}`)}>
+            <ViewIcon /> View
+          </Button>
+        </CardActions>
+      </Card>)}
+      {posts.length === 0 && <Card className={classes.card}>
+        <CardHeader
+          avatar={<Avatar><EmptyIcon /></Avatar>}
+          title="No Posts Yet"
+          subheader="Why don't you break the ice?"
+        />
+      </Card>}
+      <Button
+        variant="contained"
+        color="primary"
+        onClick={() => Router.push(`/b/${boardId}/p/new`)}
+        className={classes.button}
+      >
+        <AddIcon className={classes.buttonIcon} /> Post Something
+      </Button>
+    </React.Fragment>
+  )
+}
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diff --git a/components/Status.js b/components/Status.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c2dda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { Button } from '@material-ui/core'
+import { refreshInfo, getInfo } from './system'
+import SSRIcon from '@material-ui/icons/SignalCellularNull'
+import ConnectedIcon from '@material-ui/icons/SignalCellular1Bar'
+
+class Status extends React.PureComponent {
+  state = { info: getInfo() || {} }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.refresh()
+  }
+  
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    clearTimeout(this.state.timeout)
+  }
+
+  async refresh() {
+    const info = await refreshInfo()
+    this.setState({
+      info, timeout: setTimeout(this.refresh.bind(this), 3000)
+    })
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { info } = this.state
+    let Icon = SSRIcon
+    let statusText = 'Pre-Rendered'
+    if (!info.isServer) {
+      statusText = 'Offline'
+      if (info.ipfsReady) {
+        statusText = 'Starting DB'
+        Icon = ConnectedIcon
+      }
+      if (info.orbitDbReady) statusText = `${info.ipfsPeers.length} Peers`
+    }
+
+    return <Button color="inherit">
+      {statusText} <Icon /> 
+    </Button>
+  }
+}
+
+export default Status
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diff --git a/components/system.js b/components/system.js
index 6e34c3e..4ca2a8f 100644
--- a/components/system.js
+++ b/components/system.js
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ export function getGlobalScope() {
   }
 }
 
+export function isServer() {
+  try {
+    window.document
+    return false
+  } catch (error) {
+    return true
+  }
+}
+
 export function getGlobalData() {
   const scope = getGlobalScope()
   if (!scope.ipfsBoards) scope.ipfsBoards = {}
@@ -15,26 +24,35 @@ export function getGlobalData() {
 export async function getIPFS() {
   const data = getGlobalData()
   if (data.ipfs) return data.ipfs
-  const IPFS = await import('ipfs')
-  data.ipfs = await IPFS.create() 
+  if (!data.ipfsPromise) {
+    const IPFS = await import(/* webpackChunkName: "ipfs" */ 'ipfs')
+    data.ipfsPromise = IPFS.create() 
+  }
+  data.ipfs = await data.ipfsPromise
+  delete data.ipfsPromise
   return data.ipfs
 }
 
 export async function getOrbitDB() {
   const data = getGlobalData()
   if (data.orbitDb) return data.orbitDb
-  const OrbitDB = await import('orbit-db').then(m => m.default)
-  const BoardStore = await import('orbit-db-discussion-board').then(m => m.default)
-  OrbitDB.addDatabaseType(BoardStore.type, BoardStore)
-  data.orbitDb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(await getIPFS())
-  data.boards = {}
+  const ipfs = await getIPFS()
+  if (!data.orbitDbPromise) {
+    const OrbitDB = await import(/* webpackChunkName: "orbit-db" */ 'orbit-db').then(m => m.default)
+    const BoardStore = await import(/* webpackChunkName: "orbit-db-discussion-board" */ 'orbit-db-discussion-board').then(m => m.default)
+    OrbitDB.addDatabaseType(BoardStore.type, BoardStore)
+    data.orbitDbPromise = OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs)
+  }
+  data.orbitDb = await data.orbitDbPromise
+  delete data.orbitDbPromise
+  if (!data.boards) data.boards = {}
   return data.orbitDb
 }
 
 export async function openBoard(id) {
   const data = getGlobalData()
   if (data.boards && data.boards[id]) return data.boards[id]
-  const BoardStore = await import('orbit-db-discussion-board').then(m => m.default)
+  const BoardStore = await import(/* webpackChunkName: "orbit-db-discussion-board" */ 'orbit-db-discussion-board').then(m => m.default)
   const options = {
     type: BoardStore.type,
     create: true,
@@ -64,3 +82,37 @@ export function getLocalStorage() {
     }
   }
 }
+
+export async function getIPFSPeers() {
+  const data = getGlobalData()
+  return data.ipfs ? (await data.ipfs.swarm.peers()).map(x => x.peer._idB58String) : []
+}
+
+export async function getPubsubInfo() {
+  const data = getGlobalData()
+  if (!data.ipfs) return {}
+  const rooms = await data.ipfs.pubsub.ls()
+  const pubsubInfo = {}
+  for (const room of rooms) {
+    pubsubInfo[room] = await data.ipfs.pubsub.peers(room)
+  }
+  return pubsubInfo
+}
+
+export function getInfo() {
+  const data = getGlobalData()
+  return data.info
+}
+
+export async function refreshInfo() {
+  const data = getGlobalData()
+  data.info = {
+    isServer: isServer(),
+    ipfsReady: Boolean(data.ipfs),
+    orbitDbReady: Boolean(data.orbitDb),
+    openBoards: Object.keys(data.boards || {}),
+    ipfsPeers: await getIPFSPeers(),
+    pubsub: await getPubsubInfo()
+  }
+  return data.info
+}
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diff --git a/pages/b/[board]/index.js b/pages/b/[board]/index.js
index f2bf794..6125756 100644
--- a/pages/b/[board]/index.js
+++ b/pages/b/[board]/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import { Fab, Card, CardActions, CardHeader, Button } from '@material-ui/core'
-import AddIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Add'
-import ViewIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Visibility'
-import { openBoard } from '../../../components/system'
-import Router from 'next/router'
+import { openBoard, refreshInfo } from '../../../components/system'
+import Board from '../../../components/Board'
 
-class Board extends React.PureComponent { 
+class BoardPage extends React.PureComponent { 
   state = { posts: [] }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -14,41 +11,25 @@ class Board extends React.PureComponent {
 
   async refreshPosts() {
     const { boardId } = this.props
-    const board = await openBoard(boardId) 
-    this.setState({ posts: board.posts })
+    if (boardId) {
+      const board = await openBoard(boardId) 
+      this.setState({ posts: board.posts })
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('Missing boardId')
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
     const { boardId } = this.props
     const posts = this.state.posts || this.props.posts
-    return (
-      <React.Fragment>
-        {posts.map(p => <Card key={p.multihash}>
-          <CardHeader
-            title={p.title}
-            subheader="Last Activity X Time Ago"
-          />
-          <CardActions>
-            <Button variant="contained" color="primary" onClick={() => Router.push(`/b/${boardId}/p/${p.multihash}`)}>
-              <ViewIcon /> View
-            </Button>
-          </CardActions>
-        </Card>)}
-        {posts.length === 0 && <Card>
-          <CardHeader
-            title="No Posts Yet"
-            subheader="Why don't you break the ice?"
-          />
-        </Card>}
-        <Fab color="primary" onClick={() => Router.push(`/b/${boardId}/p/new`)}><AddIcon /></Fab>
-      </React.Fragment>
-    )
+    return <Board boardId={boardId} posts={posts} /> 
   }
 }
 
-Board.getInitialProps = async ({ query }) => {
+BoardPage.getInitialProps = async ({ query }) => {
+  await refreshInfo()
   const board = await openBoard(query.board)
   return { posts: await board.posts, boardId: query.board }
 }
 
-export default Board
+export default BoardPage
diff --git a/pages/b/[board]/p/new.js b/pages/b/[board]/p/new.js
index bb4f0cd..c9d0208 100644
--- a/pages/b/[board]/p/new.js
+++ b/pages/b/[board]/p/new.js
@@ -1,21 +1,77 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
-import { Card, CardContent, TextField, Button } from '@material-ui/core'
+import { openBoard } from '../../../../components/system'
+import Router from 'next/router'
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles'
+import { Card, CardHeader, CardContent, TextField, Button, Avatar } from '@material-ui/core'
 import SendIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Send'
+import AddIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Add'
 
-export default function CreatePost() {
+const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
+  card: {
+    maxWidth: 600,
+    margin: theme.spacing(2),
+    marginLeft: 'auto',
+    marginRight: 'auto'
+  },
+  field: {
+    marginTop: theme.spacing(2),
+    marginBottom: theme.spacing(2),
+  },
+  secondaryButton: {
+    marginLeft: theme.spacing(2)
+  },
+  buttonIcon: {
+    marginLeft: theme.spacing(1)
+  }
+}))
+
+async function createPost(boardId, postData) {
+  const board = await openBoard(boardId)
+  await board.addPost(postData)
+  Router.push(`/b/${boardId}`)
+}
+
+export default function CreatePost({ boardId }) {
+  const classes = useStyles()
   const [title, setTitle] = useState('')
-  return <Card>
+  return <Card className={classes.card}>
+    <CardHeader
+      avatar={<Avatar><AddIcon /></Avatar>}
+      title="Post Something"
+      subheader={<React.Fragment>
+        Your post will be published to the <b>{boardId}</b> board
+      </React.Fragment>}
+    />
     <CardContent>
       <TextField
+        className={classes.field}
+        variant="outlined"
         label="Title"
         placeholder="What is your Post about?"
         value={title}
         onChange={e => setTitle(e.target.value)}
         autoFocus
+        fullWidth
       />
-      <Button variant="contained" color="primary">
-        <SendIcon /> Submit
+      <TextField
+        className={classes.field}
+        variant="filled"
+        label="CID"
+        placeholder="Paste the IPFS CID or your post content (WIP)"
+        value={title}
+        onChange={e => setTitle(e.target.value)}
+        fullWidth
+      />
+      <Button variant="contained" color="primary" onClick={() => createPost(boardId, { title })}>
+        Submit <SendIcon className={classes.buttonIcon} />
+      </Button>
+      <Button className={classes.secondaryButton} onClick={() => Router.push(`/b/${boardId}`)}>
+        Cancel
       </Button>
     </CardContent>
   </Card>
 }
+
+CreatePost.getInitialProps = ({ query }) => {
+  return { boardId: query.board }
+}