diff --git a/static/App.js b/static/App.js
index 146bc69..050deaa 100644
--- a/static/App.js
+++ b/static/App.js
@@ -16,6 +16,52 @@ class Post {
         this.importSource = importSource;
     }
 }
+class StatusBar {
+    constructor() {
+        this.peerStatus = new Map();
+        this.headless = false;
+    }
+    setMessageHTML(html) {
+        let statusBarElement = document.getElementById('status_bar');
+        if (!statusBarElement) {
+            return;
+        }
+        statusBarElement.innerHTML = html;
+    }
+    setHeadless(headless) {
+        this.headless = headless;
+    }
+    updatePeerMessage(peerID, message) {
+        this.peerStatus.set(peerID, { message, data: this.peerStatus.get(peerID)?.data });
+        this.render();
+    }
+    updatePeerData(peerID, data) {
+        this.peerStatus.set(peerID, { message: this.peerStatus.get(peerID)?.message, data: data });
+    }
+    updatePeerStatus(peerID, message = "", data = {}) {
+        this.peerStatus.set(peerID, { message, data });
+        this.render();
+    }
+    getPeerData(peerID) {
+        let status = this.peerStatus.get(peerID);
+        if (status) {
+            return status.data;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    render() {
+        if (this.headless) {
+            // TODO:Make a nice htop-like display for headless at some point
+            return;
+        }
+        let newStatus = "";
+        for (let [peerID, status] of this.peerStatus.entries()) {
+            let statusBarItem = `<span>(${logID(peerID)} | ${status.message}) </span>`;
+            newStatus += statusBarItem;
+        }
+        this.setMessageHTML(newStatus);
+    }
+}
 export class App {
     constructor() {
         this.username = '';
@@ -37,9 +83,10 @@ export class App {
         this.firstRun = false;
         this.peerManager = null;
         this.sync = new Sync();
-        this.renderTimer = 0;
+        this.renderTimer = null;
         this.syncQueues = new Map();
         this.syncing = new Set();
+        this.statusBar = new StatusBar();
         this.time = 0;
         this.animals = ['shrew', 'jerboa', 'lemur', 'weasel', 'possum', 'possum', 'marmoset', 'planigale', 'mole', 'narwhal'];
         this.adjectives = ['snazzy', 'whimsical', 'jazzy', 'bonkers', 'wobbly', 'spiffy', 'chirpy', 'zesty', 'bubbly', 'perky', 'sassy'];
@@ -56,6 +103,24 @@ export class App {
             mediaID: ''
         };
     }
+    // updateStatusBar() {
+    //   let statusBarElement = document.getElementById('status_bar');
+    //   if (!statusBarElement) {
+    //     return;
+    //   }
+    //   let newStatusBar = "";
+    //   for (let [userID, syncItems] of this.syncQueues.entries()) {
+    //     for (let item of syncItems) {
+    //       let {peerID, postIDs} = item;
+    //       // let statusBarItem = `<span> 🤔(${postIDs.length})✉️ [${this.getUserFunkyName(userID)}]${logID(userID)} from [${this.getPeerFunkyName(peerID)}]${logID(peerID)} </span>`;
+    //       // let statusBarItem = `<span> 🤔(${postIDs.length})✉️ [${this.getUserFunkyName(userID)}] from [${this.getPeerFunkyName(peerID)}] </span>`;
+    //       let statusBarItem = `<span> (${this.getUserFunkyName(userID)}+${this.getPeerFunkyName(peerID)})🧐 </span>`;
+    //       newStatusBar+= statusBarItem;
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    //   this.statusBar += newStatusBar;
+    //   statusBarElement.innerHTML = this.statusBar;
+    // }
     async processSyncQueue(userID) {
         if (this.syncing.has(userID)) {
             return;
@@ -72,13 +137,16 @@ export class App {
             let neededPostIDs = await this.sync.checkPostIds(userID, peerID, postIDs);
             if (neededPostIDs.length > 0) {
                 console.log.apply(null, log(`[app] Need (${neededPostIDs.length}) posts for user ${logID(userID)} from peer ${logID(peerID)}`));
+                let neededPostCount = neededPostIDs.length;
+                this.statusBar.updatePeerStatus(peerID, `need(${logID(userID)} | ${neededPostCount})`, { havePostCount: 0, neededPostCount: neededPostCount });
                 let neededPosts = await this.peerManager?.rpc.getPostsForUser(peerID, this.peerID, userID, neededPostIDs);
-                // console.log(neededPosts);
             }
             else {
                 console.log.apply(null, log(`[app] Don't need any posts for user ${logID(userID)} from peer ${logID(peerID)}`));
+                this.statusBar.updatePeerStatus(peerID, `synced(${logID(userID)})`);
             }
         }
+        // this.updateStatusBar();
         this.syncing.delete(userID);
     }
     addPostIDsToSyncQueue(userID, peerID, postIDs) {
@@ -100,6 +168,7 @@ export class App {
             return;
         }
         console.log.apply(null, log(`[app] got announceUsers from ${logID(sendingPeerID)}`, userIDs));
+        this.statusBar.updatePeerStatus(sendingPeerID, `announcePeers(${userIDs.length})⬇️`);
         for (let userID of userIDs) {
             // console.log.apply(null, log(`[app] announceUsers, got user:${userID} from peer ${sendingPeerID}`));
             this.sync.addUserPeer(userID, sendingPeerID);
@@ -108,7 +177,10 @@ export class App {
                 continue;
             }
             console.log.apply(null, log(`[app] calling getPostIDsForUser for user [${logID(userID)}] on peer [${logID(sendingPeerID)}]`));
+            this.statusBar.updatePeerStatus(sendingPeerID, `getPostIDs(${logID(userID)})⬆️`);
+
             let postIDs = await this.peerManager?.rpc.getPostIDsForUser(sendingPeerID, userID);
+            this.statusBar.updatePeerStatus(sendingPeerID, `syncing(${logID(userID)} ${postIDs.length})`);
             console.log.apply(null, log(`[app] Got (${postIDs.length}) post IDs for user [${logID(userID)}] from peer [${logID(sendingPeerID)}]`));
             this.addPostIDsToSyncQueue(userID, sendingPeerID, postIDs);
         }
@@ -155,8 +227,11 @@ export class App {
         });
         this.peerManager.registerRPC('getPostsForUser', async (requestingPeerID, userID, postIDs) => {
             let posts = await this.sync.getPostsForUser(userID, postIDs);
+            let i = 0;
             for (let post of posts) {
                 console.log.apply(null, log(`[app] sendPostForUser sending post [${logID(post.post_id)}] to [${logID(requestingPeerID)}]`, userID, post.author, post.text));
+                i++;
+                this.statusBar.updatePeerStatus(this.peerID, `⬆️${logID(requestingPeerID)} ${i}/${posts.length}`);
                 await this.peerManager?.rpc.sendPostForUser(requestingPeerID, this.peerID, userID, post);
             }
             return true;
@@ -168,8 +243,16 @@ export class App {
             // if (post.text === "image...") {
             //   debugger;
             // }
+            let peerData = this.statusBar.getPeerData(sendingPeerID);
+            if (peerData) {
+                this.statusBar.updatePeerMessage(sendingPeerID, `⬇️${logID(userID)} ${peerData.havePostCount}/${peerData.neededPostCount}}`);
+            }
             await this.sync.writePostForUser(userID, post);
             // if (userID === this.userID) {
+            if (peerData) {
+                peerData.havePostCount++;
+                this.statusBar.updatePeerMessage(sendingPeerID, `⬇️${logID(userID)} ${peerData.havePostCount}/${peerData.neededPostCount}}`);
+            }
             if (this.renderTimer) {
                 clearTimeout(this.renderTimer);
             }
@@ -177,9 +260,11 @@ export class App {
             return true;
             // }
         });
+        this.statusBar.setMessageHTML("Connecting to ddln network...");
         await this.peerManager.connect();
         console.log.apply(null, log("*************** after peerManager.connect"));
         ;
+        this.statusBar.setMessageHTML("Connected to ddln network...");
         if (this.isBootstrapPeer) {
             return;
         }
@@ -486,19 +571,25 @@ export class App {
         let second = listTwo[two % listTwo.length];
         return { first, second };
     }
+    getUserFunkyName(userID) {
+        let { first: adjective, second: animal } = this.funkyName(userID, this.adjectives, this.animals);
+        return `${adjective}_${animal}`;
+    }
+    getPeerFunkyName(peerID) {
+        let { first: adjective, second: snake } = this.funkyName(peerID, this.adjectives, this.snakes);
+        return `${adjective}_${snake}`;
+    }
     getUsername() {
         let username = localStorage.getItem("dandelion_username");
         if (username && username !== "not_set") {
             return username;
         }
-        let { first: adjective, second: animal } = this.funkyName(this.userID, this.adjectives, this.animals);
-        username = `${adjective}_${animal}`;
+        username = this.getUserFunkyName(this.userID);
         localStorage.setItem("dandelion_username", username);
         return username;
     }
     getPeername() {
-        let { first: adjective, second: snake } = this.funkyName(this.peerID, this.adjectives, this.snakes);
-        let peername = `${adjective}_${snake}`;
+        let peername = this.getPeerFunkyName(this.peerID);
         return peername;
     }
     setFont(fontName, fontSize) {
@@ -792,6 +883,7 @@ export class App {
         this.isArchivePeer = urlParams.has('archive');
         this.isBootstrapPeer = urlParams.has("bootstrap");
         console.log(`[headless]${this.isHeadless} [archive] ${this.isArchivePeer} [bootstrap] ${this.isBootstrapPeer}`);
+        this.statusBar.setHeadless(this.isHeadless);
         let limitPostsParam = urlParams.get('limitPosts');
         if (limitPostsParam) {
             this.limitPosts = parseInt(limitPostsParam);