diff --git a/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.d.ts b/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.d.ts
index 548156c..70abbff 100644
--- a/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.d.ts
+++ b/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
  *
  * @module
  */
+type state = {
+    whoami: string;
+    roster: Array<string>;
+};
+declare let st: state;
 declare function main(): Promise<void>;
-type ws_msg = ["join", string] | ["down", string];
+type ws_msg = ["whoami", string] | ["roster", Array<string>];
 declare function handle_ws_msg(message: ws_msg): void;
 declare function ws_send_json(ws: WebSocket, x: any): void;
+declare function render_state(): void;
diff --git a/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js b/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js
index c472bff..eb5605d 100644
--- a/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js
+++ b/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  *
  * @module
  */
+let st = { whoami: "",
+    roster: [] };
 main();
 async function main() {
     // start websocket immediately
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ async function main() {
     // handle button click
     init_join.addEventListener('click', function () {
         init.hidden = true;
+        document.getElementById('run').hidden = false;
         ws = new WebSocket('/ws/webrtc');
         ws.onopen = function (e) { console.log('ws open'); };
         ws.onclose = function (e) { console.warn('ws closed'); };
@@ -33,10 +36,35 @@ async function main() {
 }
 function handle_ws_msg(message) {
     console.log('message from server:', message);
+    switch (message[0]) {
+        case "whoami":
+            st.whoami = message[1];
+            break;
+        case "roster":
+            st.roster = message[1];
+            break;
+        default:
+            console.warn("unknown message", message);
+    }
+    render_state();
 }
 function ws_send_json(ws, x) {
     let s = JSON.stringify(x, undefined, 4);
     console.log('sending:\n', s);
     ws.send(s);
 }
+function render_state() {
+    console.log('st', st);
+    // whoami
+    document.getElementById('whoami').innerText = st.whoami;
+    //
+    let roster_ul = document.getElementById('roster-ul');
+    let newChildren = [];
+    for (let nick of st.roster) {
+        let li = document.createElement('li');
+        li.innerText = nick;
+        newChildren.push(li);
+    }
+    roster_ul.replaceChildren(...newChildren);
+}
 //# sourceMappingURL=webrtc.js.map
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diff --git a/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js.map b/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js.map
index 3a02039..0633c06 100644
--- a/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js.map
+++ b/priv/static/js/dist/webrtc.js.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/priv/static/js/ts/webrtc.ts b/priv/static/js/ts/webrtc.ts
index b0b6ff3..eb8cbc2 100644
--- a/priv/static/js/ts/webrtc.ts
+++ b/priv/static/js/ts/webrtc.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
  * @module
  */
 
+type state =
+    {whoami: string,
+     roster: Array<string>};
+
+let st: state =
+    {whoami: "",
+     roster: []};
+
 main();
 
 async function
@@ -26,6 +34,7 @@ main
     init_join.addEventListener('click',
         function() {
             init.hidden = true;
+            document.getElementById('run')!.hidden = false;
             ws = new WebSocket('/ws/webrtc');
             ws.onopen    = function(e) { console.log('ws open'); };
             ws.onclose   = function(e) { console.warn('ws closed'); };
@@ -40,8 +49,8 @@ main
     );
 }
 
-type ws_msg = ["join", string]
-            | ["down", string];
+type ws_msg = ["whoami", string]
+            | ["roster", Array<string>];
 
 function
 handle_ws_msg
@@ -49,6 +58,18 @@ handle_ws_msg
     : void
 {
     console.log('message from server:', message);
+    switch(message[0]) {
+        case "whoami":
+            st.whoami = message[1];
+            break;
+        case "roster":
+            st.roster = (message[1] as Array<string>);
+            break;
+        default:
+            console.warn("unknown message", message);
+    }
+
+    render_state();
 }
 
 
@@ -64,3 +85,24 @@ ws_send_json
 
     ws.send(s);
 }
+
+
+
+function
+render_state
+    ()
+    : void
+{
+    console.log('st', st);
+    // whoami
+    document.getElementById('whoami')!.innerText = st.whoami;
+    //
+    let roster_ul = document.getElementById('roster-ul') as HTMLUListElement;
+    let newChildren : Array<HTMLElement> = [];
+    for (let nick of st.roster) {
+        let li = document.createElement('li');
+        li.innerText = nick;
+        newChildren.push(li);
+    }
+    roster_ul.replaceChildren(...newChildren);
+}
diff --git a/priv/static/webrtc.html b/priv/static/webrtc.html
index 3f82fe4..1a2a049 100644
--- a/priv/static/webrtc.html
+++ b/priv/static/webrtc.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         </div>
 
 
-        <div id="roster" hidden>
+        <div id="run" hidden>
             <h2>Whoami: <span id="whoami"></span></h2>
 
             <h2>Roster</h2>
diff --git a/src/fd_httpd_webrtc.erl b/src/fd_httpd_webrtc.erl
index 05c1076..40659a4 100644
--- a/src/fd_httpd_webrtc.erl
+++ b/src/fd_httpd_webrtc.erl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 -record(u, {pid :: pid()}).
 -type user() :: #u{}.
 
--record(s, {users = [] :: [user()]}).
+-record(s, {roster = [] :: [user()]}).
 -type state() :: #s{}.
 
 
@@ -104,19 +104,20 @@ terminate(_, _) ->
          NewState :: state().
 % @private join a user to a pool
 
-do_join(PID, State = #s{users = Users}) ->
+do_join(PID, State = #s{roster = Users}) ->
     % see if pid is already there
     case lists:keymember(PID, #u.pid, Users) of
         true -> {error, already_joined};
         false -> do_join2(PID, State)
     end.
 
-do_join2(PID, State = #s{users = Users}) ->
+do_join2(PID, State = #s{roster = Users}) ->
     monitor(process, PID),
     NewUser = #u{pid = PID},
     NewRoster = usort([NewUser | Users]),
-    NewState  = State#s{users = NewRoster},
-    ok = gossip({join, PID}, NewState),
+    NewState  = State#s{roster = NewRoster},
+    ok = whisper(whoami, PID),
+    ok = gossip(roster, NewState),
     {ok, NewState}.
 
 usort(Users) ->
@@ -129,17 +130,25 @@ usort(Users) ->
          NewState :: state().
 % @private handle a user dying
 
-do_down(PID, State = #s{users = Users}) ->
-    % remove from users
+do_down(PID, State = #s{roster = Users}) ->
+    % remove from roster
     NewUsers = lists:keydelete(PID, #u.pid, Users),
-    NewState = State#s{users = NewUsers},
+    NewState = State#s{roster = NewUsers},
     % broadcast username
-    ok = gossip({down, PID}, NewState),
+    ok = gossip(roster, NewState),
     NewState.
 
 
-gossip({join, PID}, State) -> gossip_json(["join", pidstr(PID)], State);
-gossip({down, PID}, State) -> gossip_json(["down", pidstr(PID)], State).
+% @doc send a message to a specific person
+whisper(whoami, PID) ->
+    PID ! {webrtc, ["whoami", pidstr(PID)]},
+    ok.
+
+
+% @doc send a message to everyone
+gossip(roster, State = #s{roster = Us}) ->
+    Pids = [pidstr(PID) || #u{pid = PID} <- Us],
+    gossip_json(["roster", Pids], State).
 
 pidstr(PID) ->
     unicode:characters_to_list(io_lib:format("~tp", [PID])).
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ pidstr(PID) ->
 -spec gossip_json(zj:value(), state()) -> ok.
 % @private gossip a message to everyone
 
-gossip_json(Message, #s{users = Users}) ->
+gossip_json(Message, #s{roster = Users}) ->
     GossipTo =
         fun(#u{pid = PID}) ->
             PID ! {webrtc, Message}