diff --git a/app/.gitignore b/app/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c3629e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index fbdbe6e..8fa153c 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-let server = require("./lib/express");
+let server;
 require("./lib/ssb");
-require("./lib/electron");
+
+setTimeout(() => {
+  server = require("./lib/express");
+}, 500);
+
+setTimeout(() => {
+  require("./lib/electron");
+}, 1000);
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
   const chokidar = require("chokidar");
@@ -13,7 +20,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
       Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((id) => {
         if (/[\/\\]lib[\/\\]/.test(id)) delete require.cache[id];
       });
-      server.close();
+      if (server) server.close();
       server = require("./lib/express");
       BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0].reload();
     });
diff --git a/app/lib/express.js b/app/lib/express.js
index 1559e7e..15cb53c 100644
--- a/app/lib/express.js
+++ b/app/lib/express.js
@@ -1,22 +1,45 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const app = express();
 const port = 3000;
+const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
+const pull = require("pull-stream");
+const Client = require("ssb-client");
 
+let ssbServer;
+let ssbKeys;
+Client((err, server) => {
+  if (err) throw err;
+  ssbServer = server;
+  ssbServer.whoami((err, keys) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    ssbKeys = keys;
+  });
+});
+
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.set("view engine", "ejs");
-
 app.use(express.static("public"));
 
 app.get("/", (_req, res) => {
-  res.render("index", { message: "Hello there21!" });
+  pull(
+    ssbServer.createFeedStream(),
+    pull.collect((err, msgs) => {
+      const posts = msgs.map((x) => x.value.content);
+
+      res.render("index", { posts, profile: ssbKeys });
+    })
+  );
 });
 
 app.post("/publish", (req, res) => {
-  console.log("req.body", req.body);
-  res.redirect("/");
+  ssbServer.publish({ type: "post", text: req.body.message }, (err, msg) => {
+    res.redirect("/");
+  });
 });
 
-const server = app.listen(port, () =>
+const expressServer = app.listen(port, () =>
   console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`)
 );
 
-module.exports = server;
+module.exports = expressServer;
diff --git a/app/views/index.ejs b/app/views/index.ejs
index 7213b5a..4b4e9ef 100644
--- a/app/views/index.ejs
+++ b/app/views/index.ejs
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
       <textarea name="message"></textarea>
       <input type="submit" value="Send" />
     </form>
-    <h1><%= message %></h1>
+    <p>
+      Whoami: <%= profile.id %>
+    </p>
+    <% posts.map(post => { %>
+    <div><%= post.text %></div>
+    <% }) %>
   </body>
 </html>