diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
index 63b93e6..60c8461 100644
--- a/server/main.go
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 // TODO:
 //  * wipe expired posts
 //  * add difficulty checking
-//  * check post mtime
-//    * that the header is valid (and 409 if not)
-//    * that the body contains a proper last-modified tag
+//  * check that the body contains a proper last-modified tag
 //  * implement peer sharing and receiving
 //  * display HTML safely, and in shadow DOMs
 //    * right now we just don't allow actual HTML, which is of course
@@ -16,14 +14,15 @@ import (
 	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"html/template"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
@@ -330,10 +329,17 @@ func (s *Spring83Server) showBoard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	boardBytes, err := json.Marshal(boards)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf(err.Error())
+		http.Error(w, "Unable to marshal boards", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
 	data := struct {
-		Boards []Board
+		Boards string
 	}{
-		Boards: boards,
+		Boards: string(boardBytes),
 	}
 
 	s.homeTemplate.Execute(w, data)
diff --git a/server/templates/index.html b/server/templates/index.html
index a1f80ed..eccd332 100644
--- a/server/templates/index.html
+++ b/server/templates/index.html
@@ -1,12 +1,28 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html><head><title>Spring83</title>
+<style>
+.board {
+  border: 1px solid black;
+  margin: 10px;
+}
+</style>
+<script>
+window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (_evt) => {
+  const boards = {{.Boards}}
+  const divs = boards.map(board => {
+    return `<div id="b${board.Key}" class="board"></div>\n`
+  });
+  document.querySelector("#containers").innerHTML = divs.join("\n");
+  boards.forEach(board => {
+    const container = document.querySelector(`#b${board.Key}`);
+    const shadow = container.attachShadow({mode: 'closed'});
+    shadow.innerHTML = board.Board;
+  });
+});
+</script>
   </head>
   <body>
-{{range $i, $board := .Boards}}
-  {{if $i}}
-  <hr>
-  {{end}}
-  {{.Board}}
-{{end}}
+    <div id="containers">
+    </div>
   </body>
 </html>
