diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 04507aa..72f9189 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -4,12 +4,28 @@ const URL = require('node:url')
 const p = require('node:util').promisify
 const Keypair = require('ppppp-keypair')
 
+// WARNING monkey patch! --------------------------------------
+const na = require('sodium-native')
+na.sodium_malloc = function sodium_malloc_monkey_patched(n) {
+  return Buffer.alloc(n)
+}
+na.sodium_free = function sodium_free_monkey_patched() {}
+// Electron > 20.3.8 breaks a napi method that `sodium_malloc`
+// depends on to create external buffers. (see v8 memory cage)
+//
+// This crashes electron when called by various libraries, so
+// we monkey-patch this particular function.
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 process.env.ZOOBOARD_DATA ??= Path.join(app.getPath('appData'), 'zooboard')
 app.setPath('userData', process.env.ZOOBOARD_DATA)
 const path = Path.resolve(app.getPath('userData'), 'ppppp')
 
 const keypairPath = Path.join(path, 'keypair.json')
 const keypair = Keypair.loadOrCreateSync(keypairPath)
+let mainWindow
+let globalAccountID = null
+let globalAccountName = null
 
 const peer = require('secret-stack/bare')()
   .use(require('secret-stack/plugins/net'))
@@ -50,23 +66,10 @@ const peer = require('secret-stack/bare')()
     },
   })
 
-// WARNING monkey patch! --------------------------------------
-const na = require('sodium-native')
-na.sodium_malloc = function sodium_malloc_monkey_patched(n) {
-  return Buffer.alloc(n)
-}
-na.sodium_free = function sodium_free_monkey_patched() {}
-// Electron > 20.3.8 breaks a napi method that `sodium_malloc`
-// depends on to create external buffers. (see v8 memory cage)
-//
-// This crashes electron when called by various libraries, so
-// we monkey-patch this particular function.
-// ------------------------------------------------------------
-
 function createWindow() {
-  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 1200,
-    height: 800,
+    height: 1200,
     title: 'Zooboard',
     webPreferences: {
       preload: Path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
@@ -82,27 +85,67 @@ function createWindow() {
     })
   mainWindow.loadURL(startUrl)
 
-  // mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
+  mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'bottom', activate: true })
 }
 
 async function loadAccount() {
+  if (globalAccountID !== null) {
+    return { id: globalAccountID, name: globalAccountName }
+  }
   await peer.db.loaded()
   const id = await p(peer.db.account.findOrCreate)({ subdomain: 'account' })
+  globalAccountID = id
   await p(peer.set.load)(id)
   await p(peer.dict.load)(id)
   const profile = peer.dict.read(id, 'profile')
-  return { id, name: profile?.name ?? '' }
+  const name = profile?.name ?? ''
+  globalAccountName = name
+  return { id, name }
 }
 
-async function setProfileName(ev, name,b,c,d) {
-  console.log('ev',ev,'name',name,b,c,d);
+async function setProfileName(ev, name) {
   await p(peer.dict.update)('profile', { name })
   return name
 }
 
+async function writeElements(ev, actions) {
+  if (globalAccountID === null) throw new Error('account not loaded')
+  for (const action of actions) {
+    await p(peer.db.feed.publish)({
+      account: globalAccountID,
+      domain: 'zooboardElements',
+      data: action,
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+function subscribeToReadElements() {
+  const elementsByID = new Map()
+  for (const msg of peer.db.msgs()) {
+    if (msg.data && msg.metadata.domain === 'zooboardElements') {
+      const { id, isDeleted } = msg.data
+      if (isDeleted) {
+        elementsByID.delete(id)
+      } else {
+        elementsByID.set(id, msg.data)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  const initialElements = [...elementsByID.values()]
+  mainWindow.webContents.send('readElements', initialElements)
+
+  peer.db.onRecordAdded(({ msg }) => {
+    if (msg.data && msg.metadata.domain === 'zooboardElements') {
+      mainWindow.webContents.send('readElements', [msg.data])
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
   ipcMain.handle('loadAccount', loadAccount)
   ipcMain.handle('setProfileName', setProfileName)
+  ipcMain.handle('writeElements', writeElements)
+  ipcMain.handle('subscribeToReadElements', subscribeToReadElements)
   createWindow()
 
   app.on('activate', function () {
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 9a8e2a3..3b5131b 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require('electron/renderer')
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   loadAccount: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('loadAccount'),
   setProfileName: (name) => ipcRenderer.invoke('setProfileName', name),
+  writeElements: (actions) => ipcRenderer.invoke('writeElements', actions),
+  onReadElements: (callback) => {
+    ipcRenderer.invoke('subscribeToReadElements')
+    ipcRenderer.on('readElements', (_event, value) => callback(value))
+  }
 })
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 3b53dca..c46057a 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -52,6 +52,38 @@ function MyAccount() {
 }
 
 function App() {
+  const elemsPersisted = new Map()
+  const [excalidrawAPI, setExcalidrawAPI] = useState(null)
+
+  function loadExcalidraw(api) {
+    if (excalidrawAPI) return
+    setExcalidrawAPI(api)
+    window.electronAPI.onReadElements((elems) => {
+      for (const elem of elems) {
+        if (elem.isDeleted) {
+          elemsPersisted.delete(elem.id)
+        } else {
+          elemsPersisted.set(elem.id, elem)
+        }
+      }
+      api.updateScene({ elements: [...elemsPersisted.values()] })
+    })
+  }
+
+  const updateElements = debounce((elems) => {
+    const actions = []
+    for (const elem of elems) {
+      const oldVersion = elemsPersisted.get(elem.id)?.version ?? 0
+      if (elem.version > oldVersion) {
+        actions.push(elem)
+        elemsPersisted.set(elem.id, { ...elem })
+      }
+    }
+    if (actions.length > 0) {
+      window.electronAPI.writeElements(actions)
+    }
+  }, 100)
+
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-row items-stretch h-screen">
       <div className="w-1/5 flex flex-col bg-gray-200 p-2">
@@ -73,6 +105,8 @@ function App() {
               image: false,
             },
           }}
+          onChange={updateElements}
+          excalidrawAPI={loadExcalidraw}
         />
       </div>
     </div>