diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4cf8dd1..5f75931 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-logs/*
\ No newline at end of file
+logs/*
+db/*
diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 9daea82..5936c61 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
         "@emotion/styled": "^11.10.6",
         "@mui/icons-material": "^5.11.11",
         "@mui/material": "^5.11.15",
-        "@types/jest": "^29.2.3",
-        "@types/node": "^18.11.10",
-        "@types/react": "^18.0.26",
-        "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.9",
+        "@types/jest": "^29.5.0",
+        "@types/node": "^18.15.11",
+        "@types/react": "^18.0.31",
+        "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.11",
         "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
         "history": "^5.3.0",
         "http-proxy-middleware": "^2.0.6",
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
         "react-router-dom": "^6.4.4",
         "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
         "react-select": "^5.7.0",
-        "react-spinners": "^0.13.6"
+        "react-spinners": "^0.13.6",
+        "typescript": "^5.0.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
@@ -16414,16 +16415,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "4.9.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.9.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1FXk9E2Hm+QzZQ7z+McJiHL4NW1F2EzMu9Nq9i3zAaGqibafqYwCVU6WyWAuyQRRzOlxou8xZSyXLEN8oKj24g==",
-      "peer": true,
+      "version": "5.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xv8mOEDnigb/tN9PSMTwSEqAnUvkoXMQlicOb0IUVDBSQCgBSaAAROUZYy2IcUy5qU6XajK5jjjO7TMWqBTKZA==",
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=4.2.0"
+        "node": ">=12.20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/unbox-primitive": {
diff --git a/client/src/App.js b/client/src/App.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b1425f5..0000000
--- a/client/src/App.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import './App.css';
-import { PlayerList } from './PlayerList';
-
-function App() {
-  return (
-    <div className="App">
-      <PlayerList/>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-export default App;
diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25b1e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+import React, { useState, useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import {
+  BrowserRouter as Router,
+  Route,
+  Routes,
+  useParams,
+  useNavigate
+} from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { GlobalContext, GlobalData } from "./GlobalContext";
+import { PersonList } from "./PersonList";
+import { Chat } from "./Chat";
+
+import "./App.css";
+import equal from "fast-deep-equal";
+
+// @ts-ignore
+const base = process.env.REACT_APP_CHAT_BASE;
+
+const Table = () => {
+  const params = useParams();
+  const [chatId, setChatId] = useState(params.chatId ? params.chatId : undefined);
+  const [ws, setWs] = useState <WebSocket | undefined>(); /* tracks full websocket lifetime */
+  const [connection, setConnection] = useState<WebSocket|undefined>(undefined); /* set after ws is in OPEN */
+  const [retryConnection, setRetryConnection] = useState(true); /* set when connection should be re-established */
+  const [name, setName] = useState("");
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+
+  const [color, setColor] = useState(undefined);
+  const [priv, setPriv] = useState(undefined);
+  const [global, setGlobal] = useState<GlobalData>({
+    chatId: undefined,
+    ws: undefined,
+    name: '',
+    chat: []
+  });
+  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string>('');
+  const [warning, setWarning] = useState<string>('');
+
+  const fields = ['id', 'state', 'color', 'name', 'private' ];
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const onWsOpen = (event: any) => {
+    console.log(`ws: open`);
+    setError("");
+
+    /* We do not set the socket as connected until the 'open' message
+     * comes through */
+    setConnection(ws);
+
+    /* Request a full chat-update
+     * We only need chatId and name for App, however in the event
+     * of a network disconnect, we need to refresh the entire chat
+     * state on reload so all bound components reflect the latest
+     * state */
+    event.target.send(JSON.stringify({
+      type: 'chat-update'
+    }));
+    event.target.send(JSON.stringify({
+      type: 'get',
+      fields
+    }));
+  };
+
+  const onWsMessage = (event: any) => {
+    const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+    switch (data.type) {
+      case 'error':
+        console.error(`App - error`, data.error);
+        setError(data.error);
+        break;
+      case 'warning':
+        console.warn(`App - warning`, data.warning);
+        setWarning(data.warning);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          console.log(`todo: stack warnings in a window and have them disappear one at a time.`);
+          console.log(`app - clearing warning`);
+          setWarning("");
+        }, 3000);
+        break;
+      case 'chat-update':
+        if (!loaded) {
+          setLoaded(true);
+        }
+        console.log(`app - message - ${data.type}`, data.update);
+
+        if ('private' in data.update && !equal(priv, data.update.private)) {
+          const priv = data.update.private;
+          if (priv.name !== name) {
+            console.log(`App - setting name (via private): ${priv.name}`);
+            setName(priv.name);
+          }
+          if (priv.color !== color) {
+            console.log(`App - setting color (via private): ${priv.color}`);
+            setColor(priv.color);
+          }
+          setPriv(priv);
+        }
+
+        if ('name' in data.update) {
+          if (data.update.name) {
+            console.log(`App - setting name: ${data.update.name}`);
+            setName(data.update.name);
+          } else {
+            setWarning("");
+            setError("");
+            setPriv(undefined);
+          }
+        }
+        if ('id' in data.update && data.update.id !== chatId) {
+          console.log(`App - setting chatId ${data.update.id}`);
+          setChatId(data.update.id);
+        }
+        if ('color' in data.update && data.update.color !== color) {
+          console.log(`App - setting color: ${color}`);
+          setColor(data.update.color);
+        }
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const sendUpdate = (update: string) => {
+    if (!ws) {
+      return;
+    }
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify(update));
+  };
+
+  const cbResetConnection = useCallback(() => {
+    let timer: any = 0;
+    function reset() {
+      timer = 0;
+      setRetryConnection(true);
+    };
+    return () => {
+      if (timer) {
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+      }
+      timer = setTimeout(reset, 5000);
+    };
+  }, [setRetryConnection]);
+
+  const resetConnection = cbResetConnection();
+
+  if (global.ws !== connection
+    || global.name !== name
+    || global.chatId !== chatId) {
+    console.log(`board - (app) - setting global`, global, {
+      ws: connection,
+      name,
+      chatId
+    });
+    setGlobal({
+      ws: connection,
+      name,
+      chatId,
+      chat: []
+    });
+  }
+
+  const onWsError = (event: any) => {
+    console.error(`ws: error`, event);
+    const error = `Connection to Ketr Ketran chat server failed! ` +
+      `Connection attempt will be retried every 5 seconds.`;
+    setError(error);
+    setGlobal(Object.assign({}, global, { ws: undefined }));
+    setWs(undefined); /* clear the socket */
+    setConnection(undefined); /* clear the connection */
+    resetConnection();
+  };
+
+  const onWsClose = (event: any) => {
+    const error = `Connection to Ketr Ketran chat was lost. ` +
+      `Attempting to reconnect...`;
+    console.warn(`ws: close`);
+    setError(error);
+    setGlobal(Object.assign({}, global, { ws: undefined }));
+    setWs(undefined); /* clear the socket */
+    setConnection(undefined); /* clear the connection */
+    resetConnection();
+  };
+
+  /* callback refs are used to provide correct state reference
+   * in the callback handlers, while also preventing rebinding
+   * of event handlers on every render */
+  const refWsOpen = useRef(onWsOpen);
+  useEffect(() => { refWsOpen.current = onWsOpen; });
+  const refWsMessage = useRef(onWsMessage);
+  useEffect(() => { refWsMessage.current = onWsMessage; });
+  const refWsClose = useRef(onWsClose);
+  useEffect(() => { refWsClose.current = onWsClose; });
+  const refWsError = useRef(onWsError);
+  useEffect(() => { refWsError.current = onWsError; });
+
+  /* This effect is responsible for triggering a new chat load if a 
+   * chat id is not provided in the URL. If the chat is provided
+   * in the URL, the backend will create a new chat if necessary
+   * during the WebSocket connection sequence.
+   * 
+   * This should be the only HTTP request made from the chat.
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (chatId) {
+      console.log(`Chat in use ${chatId}`)
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`Requesting new chat.`);
+
+    window.fetch(`${base}/api/v1/chats/`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      cache: 'no-cache',
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      },
+    }).then((res) => {
+      if (res.status >= 400) {
+        const error = `Unable to connect to Ketr Ketran chat server! ` +
+          `Try refreshing your browser in a few seconds.`;
+        console.error(error);
+        setError(error);
+        throw new Error(error);
+      }
+      return res.json();
+    }).then((update) => {
+      if (update.id !== chatId) {
+        console.log(`Chat available: ${update.id}`);
+        navigate(`${base}/${update.id}`);
+        setChatId(update.id);
+      }
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+    });
+  }, [chatId, setChatId]);
+
+  /* Once a chat id is known, create the sole WebSocket connection
+   * to the backend. This WebSocket is then shared with any component
+   * that performs chat state updates. Those components should 
+   * bind to the 'message:chat-update' WebSocket event and parse
+   * their update information from those messages 
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!chatId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const unbind = () => {
+      console.log(`table - unbind`);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`table - bind`);
+
+    if (!ws && !connection && retryConnection) {
+      let loc = window.location, new_uri;
+      if (loc.protocol === "https:") {
+        new_uri = "wss";
+      } else {
+        new_uri = "ws";
+      }
+      new_uri = `${new_uri}://${loc.host}${base}/api/v1/chats/ws/${chatId}?${count}`;
+      console.log(`Attempting WebSocket connection to ${new_uri}`);
+      setWs(new WebSocket(new_uri));
+      setConnection(undefined);
+      setRetryConnection(false);
+      setCount(count + 1);
+      return unbind;
+    }
+
+    if (!ws) {
+      return unbind;
+    }
+
+    const cbOpen = (e: any) => refWsOpen.current(e);
+    const cbMessage = (e: any) => refWsMessage.current(e);
+    const cbClose = (e: any) => refWsClose.current(e);
+    const cbError = (e: any) => refWsError.current(e);
+
+    ws.addEventListener('open', cbOpen);
+    ws.addEventListener('close', cbClose);
+    ws.addEventListener('error', cbError);
+    ws.addEventListener('message', cbMessage);
+
+    return () => {
+      unbind();
+      ws.removeEventListener('open', cbOpen);
+      ws.removeEventListener('close', cbClose);
+      ws.removeEventListener('error', cbError);
+      ws.removeEventListener('message', cbMessage);
+    }
+  }, [ws, setWs, connection, setConnection,
+    retryConnection, setRetryConnection, chatId,
+    refWsOpen, refWsMessage, refWsClose, refWsError, count, setCount
+  ]);
+
+  console.log(`board - (app) - Render with ws: ${ws ? '!' : ''}NULL, connection: ${connection ? '!' : ''}NULL`);
+
+  return <GlobalContext.Provider value={global}>
+    { /* <PingPong/> */}
+    <div className="Table">
+      <div className="Sidebar">
+        {name !== "" && <PersonList />}
+        {name !== "" && <Chat />}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </GlobalContext.Provider>;
+};
+
+const App = () => {
+  const [personId, setPersonId] = useState<string>('');
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string>('');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (personId) {
+      return;
+    }
+    window.fetch(`${base}/api/v1/chats/`, {
+      method: 'GET',
+      cache: 'no-cache',
+      credentials: 'same-origin', /* include cookies */
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      },
+    }).then((res) => {
+      if (res.status >= 400) {
+        const error = `Unable to connect to Ketr Ketran chat server! ` +
+          `Try refreshing your browser in a few seconds.`;
+        console.error(error);
+        setError(error);
+      }
+      console.log(res.headers);
+      return res.json();
+    }).then((data) => {
+      setPersonId(data.person);
+    }).catch((error) => {
+    });
+  }, [personId, setPersonId]);
+
+  if (!personId) {
+    return <>{error}</>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Router>
+      <Routes>
+        <Route element={<Table />} path={`${base}/:chatId`} />
+        <Route element={<Table />} path={`${base}`} />
+      </Routes>
+    </Router>
+  );
+}
+
+export default App;
diff --git a/client/src/Chat.css b/client/src/Chat.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c134df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/Chat.css
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+
+.Chat {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  padding: 0.5em;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  margin: 0.25rem 0.25rem 0.25rem 0;
+}
+
+.ChatList {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  position: relative;
+  flex-grow: 1;
+  /* for Firefox */
+  min-height: 0;
+  /*scroll-behavior: smooth;*/
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+} 
+
+.ChatList .System {
+  background-color: #f0f0f0;
+  border-radius: 0.25em;
+}
+
+.ChatInput {
+  flex-grow: 0;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.ChatList .System.MuiListItem-gutters {
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  max-width: calc(100% - 0.5rem);
+}
+
+.ChatList .System .MuiTypography-body1 {
+  font-size: 0.6rem;
+}
+
+.ChatList .MuiListItem-gutters {
+  padding: 2px 0 2px 0;
+}
+
+.ChatList .MuiTypography-body1 {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.ChatList .MuiTypography-body1 > div {
+  align-items: center;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.ChatList .System .MuiTypography-body1 {
+  margin-left: 1em;
+}
+
+.ChatList .MuiTypography-body2 {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+}
+
+.ChatList .MuiListItemText-multiline {
+  margin-top: 0;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+  padding: 4px 0px 4px 4px;
+}
+
+.ChatList .PersonColor {
+  width: 1em;
+  height: 1em;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  align-self: flex-start;
+}
+
+.ChatList .Resource {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-around;
+  height: 1.5rem;
+  width: 1.5rem;
+  min-width: 1.5rem;
+  min-height: 1.5rem;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  margin: 0 0.125rem;
+  background-size: 130%;
+  border: 2px solid #444;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  margin-right: 0.5rem;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  top: -0.25rem;
+}
+
+.ChatList .Resource > div {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -0.625rem;
+  right: -0.625rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  border: 1px solid white;
+  background-color: rgb(36, 148, 46);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  width: 1rem;
+  height: 1rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  line-height: 1rem;
+}
+
+.ChatList .Dice {
+  margin-left: 0.25em;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/Chat.tsx b/client/src/Chat.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfd7aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/Chat.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useContext, useRef, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+import Paper from '@mui/material/Paper';
+import List from '@mui/material/List';
+import ListItem from '@mui/material/ListItem';
+import ListItemText from '@mui/material/ListItemText';
+import Moment from 'react-moment';
+import TextField from '@mui/material/TextField';
+import 'moment-timezone';
+import equal from "fast-deep-equal";
+
+import "./Chat.css";
+import { PersonColor } from './PersonColor';
+import { GlobalContext } from "./GlobalContext";
+
+export type ChatData = {
+  date: string,
+  message: string
+};
+
+const Chat = () => {
+  const [lastTop, setLastTop] = useState(0);
+  const [autoScroll, setAutoScroll] = useState(true);
+  const [latest, setLatest] = useState('');
+  const [scrollTime, setScrollTime] = useState(0);
+  const [chat, setChat] = useState<ChatData[]>([]);
+  const [startTime, setStartTime] = useState(0);
+
+  const { ws, name } = useContext(GlobalContext);
+  const fields = useMemo(() => [
+    'chat', 'startTime'
+  ], []);
+  const onWsMessage = (event: any) => {
+    const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+    switch (data.type) {
+    case 'game-update':
+      console.log(`chat - game update`);
+      if (data.update.chat && !equal(data.update.chat, chat)) {
+        console.log(`chat - game update - ${data.update.chat.length} lines`);
+        setChat(data.update.chat);
+      }
+      if (data.update.startTime && data.update.startTime !== startTime) {
+        setStartTime(data.update.startTime);
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  };
+  const refWsMessage = useRef(onWsMessage);
+  useEffect(() => { refWsMessage.current = onWsMessage; });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!ws) { return; }
+    const cbMessage = (e: any) => refWsMessage.current(e);
+    ws.addEventListener('message', cbMessage);
+    return () => {
+      ws.removeEventListener('message', cbMessage);
+    }
+  }, [ws, refWsMessage]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!ws) { return; }
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ 
+      type: 'get', 
+      fields
+    }));
+  }, [ws, fields]);
+
+  const chatKeyPress = useCallback((event: any) => {
+    if (event.key === "Enter") {
+      if (!autoScroll) {
+        setAutoScroll(true);
+      }
+
+      if (!ws) {
+        return;
+      }
+      ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'chat', message: event.target.value }));
+      event.target.value = "";
+    }
+  }, [ws, setAutoScroll, autoScroll]);
+
+  const chatScroll = (event: any) => {
+    const chatList = event.target,
+      fromBottom = Math.round(Math.abs((chatList.scrollHeight - chatList.offsetHeight) - chatList.scrollTop));
+
+    /* If scroll is within 20 pixels of the bottom, turn on auto-scroll */
+    const shouldAutoscroll = (fromBottom < 20);
+
+    if (shouldAutoscroll !== autoScroll) {
+      setAutoScroll(shouldAutoscroll);
+    }
+
+    /* If the list should not auto scroll, then cache the current
+     * top of the list and record when we did this so we honor
+     * the auto-scroll for at least 500ms */
+    if (!shouldAutoscroll) {
+      const target = Math.round(chatList.scrollTop);
+      if (target !== lastTop) {
+        setLastTop(target);
+        setScrollTime(Date.now());
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const chatList = document.getElementById("ChatList");
+    if (!chatList) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const currentTop = Math.round(chatList.scrollTop);
+
+    if (autoScroll) {
+      /* Auto-scroll to the bottom of the chat window */
+      const target = Math.round(chatList.scrollHeight - chatList.offsetHeight);
+      if (currentTop !== target) {
+        chatList.scrollTop = target;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    /* Maintain current position in scrolled view if the user hasn't
+     * been scrolling in the past 0.5s */
+    if ((Date.now() - scrollTime) > 500 && currentTop !== lastTop) {
+      chatList.scrollTop = lastTop;
+    }
+  });
+  
+  const messages = chat.map((item: any, index) => {
+    let message;
+    /* Do not perform extra parsing on player-generated
+     * messages */
+    if (item.normalChat) {
+      message = <div key={`line-${index}`}>{item.message}</div>;
+    } else {
+      const punctuation = item.message.match(/(\.+$)/);
+      let period: any;
+      if (punctuation) {
+        period = punctuation[1];
+      } else {
+        period = '';
+      }
+      let lines = item.message.split('.');
+      message = lines
+      .filter((line: string) => line.trim() !== '')
+      .map((line: string, index: number) => {
+        let start = line, message;
+        while (start) {
+          message = <>{start}{message}</>;
+          start = '';
+        }
+        return <div key={`line-${index}`}>{ message }{ period }</div>;
+      });
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <ListItem key={`msg-${item.date}-${index}`} 
+        className={item.color ? '' : 'System'}>
+        { item.color && 
+         <PersonColor color={item.color}/>
+        }
+        <ListItemText primary={message}
+          secondary={item.color && <Moment fromNow trim date={item.date > Date.now() ?
+              Date.now() : item.date} interval={1000}/>} />
+      </ListItem>
+    );
+  });
+
+  if (chat.length && chat[chat.length - 1].date !== latest) {
+    setLatest(chat[chat.length - 1].date);
+    setAutoScroll(true);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Paper className="Chat">
+      <List className="ChatList" id="ChatList" onScroll={chatScroll}>
+        { messages }
+      </List>
+      <TextField className="ChatInput"
+        disabled={!name}
+        onKeyPress={chatKeyPress}
+        label={startTime !== 0 && <>Game duration: <Moment tz={"Etc/GMT"} 
+          format="h:mm:ss"
+          trim 
+          durationFromNow interval={1000}
+          date={startTime}/></>}
+        variant="outlined"/>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+export { Chat };
diff --git a/client/src/GlobalContext.js b/client/src/GlobalContext.tsx
similarity index 55%
rename from client/src/GlobalContext.js
rename to client/src/GlobalContext.tsx
index 5e70bcf..e06da4d 100644
--- a/client/src/GlobalContext.js
+++ b/client/src/GlobalContext.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { createContext } from "react";
 
-const global = {
+export type GlobalData = {
+  chatId: string | undefined,
+  ws: WebSocket | undefined,
+  name: string,
+  chat: string[]
+}
+const global: GlobalData = {
   chatId: undefined,
   ws: undefined,
   name: "",
diff --git a/client/src/MediaControl.js b/client/src/MediaControl.tsx
similarity index 86%
rename from client/src/MediaControl.js
rename to client/src/MediaControl.tsx
index b2fd10a..356d707 100644
--- a/client/src/MediaControl.js
+++ b/client/src/MediaControl.tsx
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ import Mic from '@mui/icons-material/Mic';
 import VideocamOff from '@mui/icons-material/VideocamOff';
 import Videocam from '@mui/icons-material/Videocam';
 
-import { GlobalContext } from "./GlobalContext.js";
+import { GlobalContext, GlobalData } from "./GlobalContext";
 const debug = true;
 
 /* Proxy object so we can pass in srcObject to <audio> */
-const Video = ({ srcObject, local, ...props }) => {
+const Video = ({ srcObject, local, ...props }: any) => {
   const refVideo = useRef(null);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!refVideo.current) {
       return;
     }
-    const ref = refVideo.current;
+    const ref: any = refVideo.current;
     if (debug) console.log('media-control - video <video> bind');
     ref.srcObject = srcObject;
     if (local) {
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ const Video = ({ srcObject, local, ...props }) => {
   return <video ref={refVideo} {...props} />;
 }
 
-const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
-  const { name, ws } = useContext(GlobalContext);
-  const [ peers ] = useState({});
-  const [stream, setStream] = useState(undefined);
+const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}: any) => {
+  const { name, ws } = useContext<GlobalData>(GlobalContext);
+  const [ peers ] = useState<any>({});
+  const [stream, setStream] = useState<any>(undefined);
 
-  const onTrack = useCallback((event) => {
+  const onTrack = useCallback((event: any) => {
     const connection = event.target;
     console.log("media-agent - ontrack", event);
     for (let peer in peers) {
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
   }, [peers, setPeers]);
   const refOnTrack = useRef(onTrack);
 
-  const sendMessage = useCallback((data) => {
+  const sendMessage = useCallback((data: any) => {
+    if (!ws) {
+      return;
+    }
     ws.send(JSON.stringify(data));
   }, [ws]);
 
-  const onWsMessage = useCallback((event) => {
-     const addPeer = (config) => {
+  const onWsMessage = useCallback((event: any) => {
+     const addPeer = (config: any) => {
       console.log('media-agent - Signaling server said to add peer:', config);
   
       if (!stream) {
@@ -82,12 +85,15 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
       }
        /* Even if reviving, allocate a new Object so <MediaControl> will
       * have its peer state change and trigger an update from 
-      * <PlayerList> */
+      * <PersonList> */
       const peer = {
         name: peer_id,
         hasAudio: config.hasAudio,
         hasVideo: config.hasVideo,
         attributes: {},
+        muted: false,
+        videoOn: false,
+        connection: undefined as any
       };
     
       if (peer_id in peers) {
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
       console.log(`media-agent - addPeer - remote`, peers);
       setPeers(Object.assign({}, peers));
       
-      const connection = new RTCPeerConnection({
+      const connection: any = new RTCPeerConnection({
         configuration: {
           offerToReceiveAudio: true,
           offerToReceiveVideo: true
@@ -112,29 +118,21 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
           urls: "turns:ketrenos.com:5349",
           username: "ketra",
           credential: "ketran"
-        },
-          /*
-          {
-            urls: "turn:numb.viagenie.ca",
-            username: "james_viagenie@ketrenos.com",
-            credential: "1!viagenie"
-          } 
-          */
-        ]
-      });
+        }]
+      } as any);
       peer.connection = connection;
 
-      connection.addEventListener('connectionstatechange', (event) => {
+      connection.addEventListener('connectionstatechange', (event: any) => {
         console.log(`media-agent - connectionstatechange - `,
           connection.connectionState, event);
       });
 
-      connection.addEventListener('negotiationneeded', (event) => {
+      connection.addEventListener('negotiationneeded', (event: any) => {
         console.log(`media-agent - negotiationneeded - `,
           connection.connectionState, event);
       });
       
-      connection.addEventListener('icecandidateerror', (event) => {
+      connection.addEventListener('icecandidateerror', (event: any) => {
         if (event.errorCode === 701) {
           if (connection.iceGatheringState === 'gathering') {
             console.log(`media-agent - Unable to reach host: ${event.url}`);
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
         }
       });
 
-      connection.onicecandidate = (event) => {
+      connection.onicecandidate = (event: any) => {
         if (!event.candidate) {
           console.log(`media-agent - icecanditate - gathering is complete: ${connection.connectionState}`);
           return;
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
         });
       };
 
-      connection.ontrack = e => refOnTrack.current(e);
+      connection.ontrack = (e: any) => refOnTrack.current(e);
 
       /* Add our local stream */
       connection.addStream(stream.media);
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
         if (debug) console.log(`media-agent - Creating RTC offer to ` +
           `${peer_id}`);
         return connection.createOffer()
-        .then((local_description) => { 
+        .then((local_description: string) => { 
           if (debug) console.log(`media-agent - Local offer ` +
             `description is: `, local_description);
           return connection.setLocalDescription(local_description)
@@ -201,17 +199,17 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
             if (debug) console.log(`media-agent - Offer ` +
               `setLocalDescription succeeded`);
           })
-          .catch((error) => {
+          .catch((error: Error) => {
             console.error(`media-agent - Offer setLocalDescription failed!`); 
           });
         })
-        .catch((error) => {
+        .catch((error: Error) => {
           console.log(`media-agente - Error sending offer: `, error);
         });
       }
     }
     
-    const sessionDescription = ({ peer_id, session_description }) => {
+    const sessionDescription = ({ peer_id, session_description }: any) => {
       const peer = peers[peer_id];
       if (!peer) {
         console.error(`media-agent - sessionDescription - ` +
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
         if (session_description.type === "offer") {
           if (debug) console.log(`media-agent - sessionDescription - ` +
             `Creating answer`);
-          connection.createAnswer((local_description) => {
+          connection.createAnswer((local_description: string) => {
             if (debug) console.log(`media-agent - sessionDescription - ` +
               `Answer description is: `, local_description);
             connection.setLocalDescription(local_description, () => { 
@@ -243,17 +241,17 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
               console.error(`media-agent - sessionDescription - ` +
                 `Answer setLocalDescription failed!`);
             });
-          }, (error) => {
+          }, (error: Error) => {
             console.error(error);
           });
         }
-      }, (error) => {
+      }, (error: Error) => {
         console.log(`media-agent - sessionDescription - ` +
         `setRemoteDescription error: `, error);
       });
     };
   
-    const removePeer = ({peer_id}) => {
+    const removePeer = ({peer_id}: any) => {
       console.log(`media-agent - removePeer - Signaling server said to ` +
         `remove peer ${peer_id}`);
       if (peer_id in peers) {
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
       setPeers(Object.assign({}, peers));
     };
   
-    const iceCandidate = ({ peer_id, candidate }) => {
+    const iceCandidate = ({ peer_id, candidate }: any) => {
       /**
       * The offerer will send a number of ICE Candidate blobs to the
       * answerer so they can begin trying to find the best path to one
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
         if (debug) console.log(`media-agent - iceCandidate - ` +
           `Successfully added Ice Candidate for ${peer_id}`);
       })
-      .catch((error) => {
+      .catch((error: Error) => {
         console.error(error, peer, candidate);
       });
     };
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
   }, [ peers, setPeers, stream, refOnTrack, sendMessage ]);
   const refWsMessage = useRef(onWsMessage);
 
-  const onWsClose = (event) => {
+  const onWsClose = (event: any) => {
     console.log(`media-agent - ${name} Disconnected from signaling server`);
     /* Tear down all of our peer connections and remove all the
       * media divs when we disconnect */
@@ -340,9 +338,9 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
       return;
     }
     console.log(`media-control - Binding to WebSocket`);
-    const cbMessage = e => refWsMessage.current(e);
+    const cbMessage = (e: any) => refWsMessage.current(e);
     ws.addEventListener('message', cbMessage);
-    const cbClose = e => refWsClose.current(e);
+    const cbClose = (e: any) => refWsClose.current(e);
     ws.addEventListener('close', cbClose);
     return () => {
       ws.removeEventListener('message', cbMessage);
@@ -429,9 +427,13 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
       /* See Dummy Tracks for more ideas...
        * https://blog.mozilla.org/webrtc/warm-up-with-replacetrack/
        */
+      // @ts-ignore
       navigator.getUserMedia = (navigator.getUserMedia ||
+      // @ts-ignore
         navigator.webkitGetUserMedia ||
+      // @ts-ignore
         navigator.mozGetUserMedia ||
+      // @ts-ignore
         navigator.msGetUserMedia);
   
       return navigator.mediaDevices
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
           audio: context.audio
         });
         
-        if (context.video) {
+        if (context.video && context.media) {
           console.log("media-agent - Access granted to audio/video");
           context.media.getVideoTracks().forEach((track) => {
             track.applyConstraints({
@@ -485,7 +487,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
                   "max": 240
                 } 
               }
-            });
+            } as any);
           });
           return context;
         }
@@ -494,7 +496,14 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
           const canvas = Object.assign(document.createElement("canvas"), {
             width, height
           });
-          canvas.getContext('2d').fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+          if (!canvas) {
+            return;
+          }
+          const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+          if (!ctx) {
+            return;
+          }
+          ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
           const stream = canvas.captureStream();
           return Object.assign(stream.getVideoTracks()[0], {
             enabled: true
@@ -503,7 +512,7 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
 
         const silence = () => {
           const ctx = new AudioContext(), oscillator = ctx.createOscillator();
-          const dst = oscillator.connect(ctx.createMediaStreamDestination());
+          const dst: any = oscillator.connect(ctx.createMediaStreamDestination());
           oscillator.start();
           return Object.assign(dst.stream.getAudioTracks()[0], {
             enabled: true
@@ -517,13 +526,17 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
             let canvas = Object.assign(document.createElement("canvas"), {
               width, height
             });
-            canvas.getContext('2d').fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+            const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+            if (!ctx) {
+              return;
+            }
+            ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
             let stream = canvas.captureStream();
             return Object.assign(stream.getVideoTracks()[0], {
               enabled: true
             });
           }
-          context.media = new MediaStream([context.media, black()]);
+          context.media = new MediaStream([context.media, black()] as any);
           return context;
         }
 
@@ -561,19 +574,23 @@ const MediaAgent = ({setPeers}) => {
   return <></>;
 }
 
-const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
-  const [media, setMedia] = useState(undefined);
-  const [muted, setMuted] = useState(undefined);
-  const [videoOn, setVideoOn] = useState(undefined);
-  const [target, setTarget] = useState();
+const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}: any) => {
+  const [media, setMedia] = useState<any>(undefined);
+  const [muted, setMuted] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [videoOn, setVideoOn] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [target, setTarget] = useState<HTMLElement>();
   const [frame, setFrame] = useState({
     translate: [0, 0],
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (peer && peer.name) {
-      setTarget(document.querySelector(
-        `.MediaControl[data-peer="${peer.name}"]`));
+      const el: HTMLElement | null = document.querySelector(
+        `.MediaControl[data-peer="${peer.name}"]`);
+      if (!el) {
+        return;
+      }
+      setTarget(el);
     }
   }, [setTarget, peer]);
 
@@ -592,7 +609,7 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
 
   console.log(`media-control - render`);
 
-  const toggleMute = (event) => {
+  const toggleMute = (event: any) => {
     if (debug) console.log(`media-control - toggleMute - ${peer.name}`, 
       !muted);
     peer.muted = !muted;
@@ -600,12 +617,12 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
     event.stopPropagation();
   }
   
-  const toggleVideo = (event) => {
+  const toggleVideo = (event: any) => {
     if (debug) console.log(`media-control - toggleVideo - ${peer.name}`, 
       !videoOn);
     peer.videoOn = !videoOn;
-    if (peer.videoOn) {
-      const video = document.querySelector(`video[data-id="${media.name}"`);
+    if (peer.videoOn && media) {
+      const video: HTMLVideoElement | null = document.querySelector(`video[data-id="${media.name}"`);
       if (video) {
         video.play();
       }
@@ -620,7 +637,7 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
     }
     if (media.attributes.srcObject) {
       console.log(`media-control - audio enable - ${peer.name}:${!muted}`);
-      media.attributes.srcObject.getAudioTracks().forEach((track) => {
+      media.attributes.srcObject.getAudioTracks().forEach((track: any) => {
         track.enabled = media.hasAudio && !muted;
       });
     }
@@ -633,7 +650,7 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
     }
     if (media.attributes.srcObject) {
       console.log(`media-control - video enable - ${peer.name}:${videoOn}`);
-      media.attributes.srcObject.getVideoTracks().forEach((track) => {
+      media.attributes.srcObject.getVideoTracks().forEach((track: any) => {
         track.enabled = media.hasVideo && videoOn;
       });
     }
@@ -677,24 +694,24 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
           edge={true}
           zoom={1}
           origin={false}
-          onDragStart={e => {
+          onDragStart={(e: any) => {
             e.set(frame.translate);
           }}
-          onDrag={e => {
+          onDrag={(e: any) => {
             frame.translate = e.beforeTranslate;
           }}
-          onResizeStart={e => {
+          onResizeStart={(e: any) => {
             e.setOrigin(["%", "%"]);
             e.dragStart && e.dragStart.set(frame.translate);
           }}
-          onResize={e => {
-            const { translate, rotate, transformOrigin } = frame;
+          onResize={(e: any) => {
+            const { translate } = frame;
             e.target.style.width = `${e.width}px`;
             e.target.style.height = `${e.height}px`;
             e.target.style.transform = `translate(${translate[0]}px, ${translate[1]}px)`;
           }}
-          onRender={e => {
-            const { translate, rotate, transformOrigin } = frame;
+          onRender={(e: any) => {
+            const { translate } = frame;
             //e.target.style.transformOrigin = transformOrigin;
             e.target.style.transform = `translate(${translate[0]}px, ${translate[1]}px)`; 
           }}
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerColor.css b/client/src/PersonColor.css
similarity index 89%
rename from client/src/PlayerColor.css
rename to client/src/PersonColor.css
index a1950cc..8802b4d 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerColor.css
+++ b/client/src/PersonColor.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-.PlayerColor {
+.PersonColor {
   display: inline-flex;
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   text-align: center;
 }
 
-.PlayerColor > div {
+.PersonColor > div {
   font-weight: bold;
   overflow: hidden;
   font-size: 0.75rem;
diff --git a/client/src/PersonColor.tsx b/client/src/PersonColor.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c7c13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/PersonColor.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+import React from "react";
+import Avatar from '@mui/material/Avatar'
+
+import "./PersonColor.css";
+
+const PersonColor = ({ color }: any) => {
+  return (
+    <Avatar className={['PersonColor', color].join(' ')}/>
+  );
+};
+
+export { PersonColor };
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerList.css b/client/src/PersonList.css
similarity index 68%
rename from client/src/PlayerList.css
rename to client/src/PersonList.css
index adee83f..6600765 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerList.css
+++ b/client/src/PersonList.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PlayerList {
+.PersonList {
   display: flex;
   position: relative;
   padding: 0.5em;
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
   margin: 0.25rem 0.25rem 0.25rem 0;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Name {
+.PersonList .Name {
   flex-grow: 1;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   overflow: hidden;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .NoNetwork {
+.PersonList .NoNetwork {
   display: flex;
   justify-self: flex-end;
   width: 1em;
@@ -25,29 +25,29 @@
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Unselected {
+.PersonList .Unselected {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   justify-content: space-around;
   align-items: center;
 }
 
-/* Player name in the Unselected list... */
-.PlayerList .Unselected > div:nth-child(2) > div > div:first-child {
+/* Person name in the Unselected list... */
+.PersonList .Unselected > div:nth-child(2) > div > div:first-child {
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   max-width: 100%;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Unselected > div:nth-child(2) {
+.PersonList .Unselected > div:nth-child(2) {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   justify-content: space-around;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Unselected > div:nth-child(2) > div {
+.PersonList .Unselected > div:nth-child(2) > div {
   justify-content: flex-end;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -59,36 +59,36 @@
   border-radius: 0.25rem;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Unselected .Self {
+.PersonList .Unselected .Self {
   border: 1px solid black;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerSelector .PlayerColor {
+.PersonList .PersonSelector .PersonColor {
   width: 1em;
   height: 1em;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerSelector {
+.PersonList .PersonSelector {
   display: inline-flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   flex-direction: row;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerSelector.MuiList-padding {
+.PersonList .PersonSelector.MuiList-padding {
   padding: 0;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerSelector .MuiTypography-body1 {
+.PersonList .PersonSelector .MuiTypography-body1 {
   font-size: 0.8rem;
 /*  white-space: nowrap;*/
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerSelector .MuiTypography-body2 {
+.PersonList .PersonSelector .MuiTypography-body2 {
   font-size: 0.7rem;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerSelector .PlayerEntry {
+.PersonList .PersonSelector .PersonEntry {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   justify-content: flex-end;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerSelector .PlayerEntry > div:first-child {
+.PersonList .PersonSelector .PersonEntry > div:first-child {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   align-items: center;
@@ -111,27 +111,27 @@
   margin-bottom: 0.25em;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerEntry[data-selectable=true]:hover {
+.PersonList .PersonEntry[data-selectable=true]:hover {
   border-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Players .PlayerToggle {
+.PersonList .Persons .PersonToggle {
   min-width: 5em;
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: flex-end;
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .PlayerName {
+.PersonList .PersonName {
   padding: 0.5em;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Players > * {
+.PersonList .Persons > * {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.PlayerList .Players .nameInput {
+.PersonList .Persons .nameInput {
   flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerList.js b/client/src/PersonList.tsx
similarity index 70%
rename from client/src/PlayerList.js
rename to client/src/PersonList.tsx
index 1de35bb..d001255 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerList.js
+++ b/client/src/PersonList.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useContext, useRef } from "react";
 import { Paper, List } from '@mui/material';
 
-import "./PlayerList.css";
-import { PlayerColor } from './PlayerColor.js';
-import { MediaAgent, MediaControl } from "./MediaControl.js";
+import "./PersonList.css";
+import { PersonColor } from './PersonColor';
+import { MediaAgent, MediaControl } from "./MediaControl";
 
-import { GlobalContext } from "./GlobalContext.js";
+import { GlobalContext } from "./GlobalContext";
 
-const PlayerList = () => {
+const PersonList = () => {
   const { ws, name } = useContext(GlobalContext);
-  const [players, setPlayers] = useState({});
+  const [persons, setPersons] = useState<any>({});
   const [unselected, setUneslected] = useState([]);
   const [state, setState] = useState('lobby');
-  const [color, setColor] = useState(undefined);
-  const [peers, setPeers] = useState({});
+  const [color, setColor] = useState<string>('');
+  const [peers, setPeers] = useState<any>({});
 
-  const onWsMessage = (event) => {
+  const onWsMessage = (event: any) => {
     const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
     switch (data.type) {
     case 'game-update':
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
         setUneslected(data.update.unselected);
       }
 
-      if ('players' in data.update) {
+      if ('persons' in data.update) {
         let found = false;
-        for (let key in data.update.players) {
-          if (data.update.players[key].name === name) {
+        for (let key in data.update.persons) {
+          if (data.update.persons[key].name === name) {
             found = true;
             setColor(key);
             break;
           }
         }
         if (!found) {
-          setColor(undefined);
+          setColor('');
         }
-        setPlayers(data.update.players);
+        setPersons(data.update.persons);
       }
       
       if ('state' in data.update && data.update.state !== state) {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     if (!ws) {
       return;
     }
-    const cbMessage = e => refWsMessage.current(e);
+    const cbMessage = (e: any) => refWsMessage.current(e);
     ws.addEventListener('message', cbMessage);
     return () => {
       ws.removeEventListener('message', cbMessage);
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     }
     ws.send(JSON.stringify({ 
       type: 'get', 
-      fields: [ 'state', 'players', 'unselected' ]
+      fields: [ 'state', 'persons', 'unselected' ]
     }));
   }, [ws]);
 
-  const toggleSelected = (key) => {
+  const toggleSelected = (key: string) => {
+    if (!ws) {
+      return;
+    }
     ws.send(JSON.stringify({ 
       type: 'set', 
       field: 'color',
@@ -81,16 +84,16 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     }));
   }
 
-  const playerElements = [];
+  const playerElements: any[] = [];
 
   const inLobby = state === 'lobby';
-  const sortedPlayers = [];
+  const sortedPersons = [];
 
-  for (let key in players) {
-    sortedPlayers.push(players[key]);
+  for (let key in persons) {
+    sortedPersons.push(persons[key]);
   }
 
-  const sortPlayers = (A, B) => {
+  const sortPersons = (A: any, B: any) => {
     /* active player first */
     if (A.name === name) {
       return -1;
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
       return +1;
     }
     
-    /* Sort active players first */
+    /* Sort active persons first */
     if (A.name && !B.name) {
       return -1;
     }
@@ -111,10 +114,10 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     return A.color.localeCompare(B.color);
   };
 
-  sortedPlayers.sort(sortPlayers);
+  sortedPersons.sort(sortPersons);
 
   /* Array of just names... */
-  unselected.sort((A, B) => {
+  unselected.sort((A: any, B: any) => {
     /* active player first */
     if (A === name) {
       return -1;
@@ -126,20 +129,20 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     return A.localeCompare(B);
   });
 
-  const videoClass = sortedPlayers.length <= 2 ? 'Medium' : 'Small';
+  const videoClass = sortedPersons.length <= 2 ? 'Medium' : 'Small';
   
-  sortedPlayers.forEach(player => {
+  sortedPersons.forEach(player => {
     const name = player.name;
     const selectable = inLobby && (player.status === 'Not active' || color === player.color);
     playerElements.push(
       <div
         data-selectable={selectable}
         data-selected={player.color === color}
-        className="PlayerEntry"
+        className="PersonEntry"
         onClick={() => { inLobby && selectable && toggleSelected(player.color) }} 
         key={`player-${player.color}`}>
         <div>
-          <PlayerColor color={player.color}/>
+          <PersonColor color={player.color}/>
           <div className="Name">{name ? name : 'Available' }</div>
         { name && !player.live && <div className="NoNetwork"></div> }
         </div>
@@ -158,9 +161,9 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
   });
 
   return (
-    <Paper className={`PlayerList ${videoClass}`}>
+    <Paper className={`PersonList ${videoClass}`}>
       <MediaAgent setPeers={setPeers}/>
-      <List className="PlayerSelector">
+      <List className="PersonSelector">
         { playerElements }
       </List>
       { unselected && unselected.length !== 0 && <div className="Unselected">
@@ -173,4 +176,4 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
   );
 }
 
-export { PlayerList };
+export { PersonList };
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerName.css b/client/src/PersonName.css
similarity index 75%
rename from client/src/PlayerName.css
rename to client/src/PersonName.css
index 28b2b1d..af87054 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerName.css
+++ b/client/src/PersonName.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PlayerName {
+.PersonName {
   padding: 0.5em;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   flex-direction: row;
 }
 
-.PlayerName > .nameInput {
+.PersonName > .nameInput {
   margin-right: 1em;
   flex: 1;
   max-width: 30em;
 }
 
-.PlayerName > Button {
+.PersonName > Button {
   background: lightblue;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerName.js b/client/src/PersonName.tsx
similarity index 66%
rename from client/src/PlayerName.js
rename to client/src/PersonName.tsx
index 292026a..e4f8769 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerName.js
+++ b/client/src/PersonName.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 import React, { useState } from "react";
-import "./PlayerName.css";
-import { TextField, Button } from '@material-ui/core';
+import "./PersonName.css";
+import { TextField, Button } from '@mui/material';
 
-const PlayerName = ({ name, setName }) => {
+const PersonName = ({ name, setName }: any) => {
   const [edit, setEdit] = useState(name);
 
   const sendName = () => {
     setName(edit);
   }
   
-  const nameChange = (event) => {
+  const nameChange = (event: any) => {
     setEdit(event.target.value);
   }
   
-  const nameKeyPress = (event) => {
+  const nameKeyPress = (event: any) => {
     if (event.key === "Enter") {
       setName(edit ? edit : name);
     }
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="PlayerName">
+    <div className="PersonName">
       <TextField className="nameInput"
         onChange={nameChange}
         onKeyPress={nameKeyPress}
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ const PlayerName = ({ name, setName }) => {
   );
 };
 
-export { PlayerName };
+export { PersonName };
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerColor.js b/client/src/PlayerColor.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c4a669c..0000000
--- a/client/src/PlayerColor.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-import React from "react";
-import Avatar from '@mui/material/Avatar'
-
-import "./PlayerColor.css";
-
-const PlayerColor = ({ color }) => {
-  return (
-    <Avatar className={['PlayerColor', color].join(' ')}/>
-  );
-};
-
-export { PlayerColor };
diff --git a/client/src/PlayersStatus.css b/client/src/PlayersStatus.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 34ab63b..0000000
--- a/client/src/PlayersStatus.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-.PlayersStatus {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  position: absolute;
-  color: #d0d0d0;
-  pointer-events: none;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  right: 0;
-  width: 16rem;
-  padding: 0.25rem;
-}
-
-.PlayerStatus * {
-  display: inline-flex;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus.ActivePlayer {
-  align-items: flex-start;
-  pointer-events: all;
-  right: auto;
-  bottom: 8rem; /* 1rem over top of Resource cards in hand */
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Player:not(:last-child) {
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid black;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus.ActivePlayer .Player {
-  border-bottom: none;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Player .Who {
-  color: white;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
-  padding-left: 0;
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus.ActivePlayer .Who {
-  justify-content: flex-start;
-  padding-right: 0;
-}
-
-.PlayerStatus.ActivePlayer .Resource {
-  margin: 0.5rem 0 0 0.5rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .What {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .What > div {
-  margin-top: 0.25rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus.ActivePlayer .What {
-  align-items: flex-start;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .PlayerColor {
-  width: 1rem;
-  height: 1rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Shrunken {
-  position: relative;
-  height: 4.75rem;
-  display: flex;
-  margin-left: 0.5rem;
-  margin-top: 0.25rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Normal {
-  position: relative;
-  height: 7rem;
-  display: flex;
-  margin-right: 0.5rem;
-}
-
-
-.PlayersStatus .BoardPieces {
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  bottom: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  border-bottom: none;
-  margin-bottom: 0;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus.ActivePlayer .BoardPieces {
-  align-items: flex-start;
-  left: 0;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Shrunken .BoardPieces {
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  right: 0;
-  transform-origin: 100% 100%;
-  transform: scale(0.75);
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Resource {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-around;
-  height: 3rem;
-  width: 2.1rem;
-  background-size: contain;
-  pointer-events: none;
-  margin: 0.75rem 0.5rem 0 0;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  filter: brightness(150%);
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Has {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Placard {
-  /*
-  width: 9.4em;
-  height: 11.44em;
-  */
-  width: 3rem;
-  height: 3.64rem;
-  background-position: center;
-  background-size: 108%;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  border: 1px solid #fff;
-  margin: 0 0 0 0.75rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus.ActivePlayer .Placard {
-  margin-right: 0.75rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Placard > div.Right {
-  position: absolute;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-around;
-  top: -0.5rem;
-  right: -1.25rem;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  border: 1px solid white;
-  background-color: rgb(36, 148, 46);
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  width: 1.25rem;
-  height: 1.25rem;
-  text-align: center;
-  line-height: 1rem;
-  filter: brightness(150%);
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Points {
-  display: flex;
-  margin-top: 0.25rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Points .Resource {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-around;
-  height: 1rem;
-  width: 1rem;
-  pointer-events: none;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  border: 2px solid #444;
-  background-size: 130%;
-  margin: 0 0 0 -0.625rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Points .Resource:first-child {
-  margin-left: 0;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Stack:not(:first-child) {
-  margin-left: 0;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Resource > div {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: -0.5rem;
-  right: -0.5rem;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  border: 1px solid white;
-  background-color: rgb(36, 148, 46);
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  width: 1rem;
-  height: 1rem;
-  text-align: center;
-  line-height: 1rem;
-}
-
-.PlayersStatus .Points b {
-  margin-right: 0.25rem;
-  margin-left: 0.25rem;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/PlayersStatus.js b/client/src/PlayersStatus.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a42416..0000000
--- a/client/src/PlayersStatus.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,211 +0,0 @@
-import React, { useContext, useState, useMemo, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
-import equal from "fast-deep-equal";
-
-import "./PlayersStatus.css";
-import { BoardPieces } from './BoardPieces.js';
-import { Resource } from './Resource.js';
-import { PlayerColor } from './PlayerColor.js';
-import { Placard } from './Placard.js';
-import { GlobalContext } from './GlobalContext.js';
-
-const Player = ({ player, onClick, reverse, color,
-  largestArmy, isSelf, longestRoad, mostPorts, mostDeveloped }) => {
-  if (!player) {
-    return <>You are an observer.</>;
-  }
-  
-  const developmentCards = player.unplayed
-    ? <Resource label={true} type={'progress-back'} 
-        count={player.unplayed} disabled/>
-    : undefined;
-  const resourceCards = player.resources
-    ? <Resource label={true} type={'resource-back'}
-    count={player.resources} disabled/>
-    : undefined;
-  const armyCards = player.army 
-    ? <Resource label={true} type={'army-1'} count={player.army} disabled/>
-    : undefined;
-  let points = <></>;
-  if (player.points && reverse) {
-    points = <><b>{player.points}</b><Resource type={'progress-back'} 
-      count={player.points} disabled/></>;
-  } else if (player.points) {
-    points = <><Resource type={'progress-back'} count={player.points} 
-      disabled/><b>{player.points}</b></>;
-  }
-
-  const mostPortsPlacard = mostPorts && mostPorts === color ?
-    <Placard
-      disabled
-      active={false}
-      type='port-of-call'
-      count={player.ports}
-    /> : undefined;
-
-  const mostDevelopedPlacard = mostDeveloped && mostDeveloped === color ?
-    <Placard
-      disabled
-      active={false}
-      type='most-developed'
-      count={player.developmentCards}
-    /> : undefined;
-
-  const longestRoadPlacard = longestRoad && longestRoad === color ?
-      <Placard
-        disabled
-        active={false}
-        type='longest-road'
-        count={player.longestRoad}
-      /> : undefined;
-
-  const largestArmyPlacard = largestArmy && largestArmy === color ?
-    <Placard
-      disabled
-      active={false}
-      type='largest-army'
-      count={player.army}
-    /> : undefined;
-
-  return <div className="Player">
-    <div className="Who">
-      <PlayerColor color={color}/>{player.name}
-    </div>
-    <div className="What">
-      { isSelf &&
-        <div className="LongestRoad">
-          Longest road: {player.longestRoad ? player.longestRoad : 0}
-        </div>
-      }
-      <div className="Points">{points}</div>
-      { (largestArmy || longestRoad || armyCards || resourceCards || developmentCards || mostPorts || mostDeveloped) && <>
-        <div className="Has">
-          { !reverse && <>
-            { mostDevelopedPlacard }
-            { mostPortsPlacard }
-            { largestArmyPlacard }
-            { longestRoadPlacard }
-            { !largestArmyPlacard && armyCards }
-            { developmentCards }
-            { resourceCards }
-          </> }
-          { reverse && <>
-            { resourceCards }
-            { developmentCards }
-            { !largestArmyPlacard && armyCards }
-            { longestRoadPlacard }
-            { largestArmyPlacard }
-            { mostPortsPlacard }
-            { mostDevelopedPlacard }
-          </> }
-        </div>
-      </> }
-    </div>
-    <div className={`${onClick ? 'Normal' : 'Shrunken'}`}>
-      <BoardPieces onClick={onClick} player={player}/>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-};
-
-const PlayersStatus = ({ active }) => {
-  const { ws } = useContext(GlobalContext);
-  const [players, setPlayers] = useState(undefined);
-  const [color, setColor] = useState(undefined);
-  const [largestArmy, setLargestArmy] = useState(undefined);
-  const [longestRoad, setLongestRoad] = useState(undefined);
-  const [mostPorts, setMostPorts] = useState(undefined);
-  const [mostDeveloped, setMostDeveloped] = useState(undefined);
-  const fields = useMemo(() => [
-    'players', 'color', 'longestRoad', 'largestArmy', 'mostPorts', 'mostDeveloped'
-  ], []);
-  const onWsMessage = (event) => {
-    const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
-    switch (data.type) {
-    case 'game-update':
-      console.log(`players-status - game-update: `, data.update);
-      if ('players' in data.update && !equal(players, data.update.players)) {
-        setPlayers(data.update.players);
-      }   
-      if ('color' in data.update && data.update.color !== color) {
-        setColor(data.update.color);
-      }
-      if ('longestRoad' in data.update 
-        && data.update.longestRoad !== longestRoad) {
-        setLongestRoad(data.update.longestRoad);
-      }
-      if ('largestArmy' in data.update 
-        && data.update.largestArmy !== largestArmy) {
-        setLargestArmy(data.update.largestArmy);
-      }
-      if ('mostDeveloped' in data.update 
-        && data.update.mostDeveloped !== mostDeveloped) {
-        setMostDeveloped(data.update.mostDeveloped);
-      }
-      if ('mostPorts' in data.update 
-        && data.update.mostPorts !== mostPorts) {
-        setMostPorts(data.update.mostPorts);
-      }
-      break;
-    default:
-      break;
-    }
-  };
-  const refWsMessage = useRef(onWsMessage);
-  useEffect(() => { refWsMessage.current = onWsMessage; });
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!ws) { return; }
-    const cbMessage = e => refWsMessage.current(e);
-    ws.addEventListener('message', cbMessage);
-    return () => { ws.removeEventListener('message', cbMessage); }
-  }, [ws, refWsMessage]);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!ws) { return; }
-    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ 
-      type: 'get', 
-      fields
-    }));
-  }, [ws, fields]);
-
-  if (!players) {
-    return <></>;
-  }
-
-  const buildItem = () => {
-    console.log(`player-status - build-item`);
-  }
-  
-  let elements;
-  if (active) {
-    elements = <Player
-      player={players[color]}
-      onClick={buildItem}
-      reverse
-      largestArmy={largestArmy}
-      longestRoad={longestRoad}
-      mostPorts={mostPorts}
-      mostDeveloped={mostDeveloped}
-      isSelf={active}
-      key={`PlayerStatus-${color}`}
-      color={color}/>;
-  } else {
-    elements = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(players)
-    .filter(key => color !== key)
-    .map(key => {
-      return <Player
-        player={players[key]}
-        largestArmy={largestArmy}
-        longestRoad={longestRoad}
-        mostPorts={mostPorts}
-        mostDeveloped={mostDeveloped}
-        key={`PlayerStatus-${key}}`}
-        color={key}/>;
-    });
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className={`PlayersStatus ${active ? 'ActivePlayer' : ''}`}>
-      { elements }
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-export { PlayersStatus };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/setupProxy.js b/client/src/setupProxy.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from client/src/setupProxy.js
rename to client/src/setupProxy.tsx
diff --git a/client/tsconfig.json b/client/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8764b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "jsx": "react",
+    /* Visit https://aka.ms/tsconfig to read more about this file */
+
+    /* Projects */
+    // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
+    // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
+    // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
+    // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
+    // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
+
+    /* Language and Environment */
+    "target": "es2016",                                  /* Set the JavaScript language version for emitted JavaScript and include compatible library declarations. */
+    // "lib": [],                                        /* Specify a set of bundled library declaration files that describe the target runtime environment. */
+    // "jsx": "preserve",                                /* Specify what JSX code is generated. */
+    // "experimentalDecorators": true,                   /* Enable experimental support for TC39 stage 2 draft decorators. */
+    // "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,                    /* Emit design-type metadata for decorated declarations in source files. */
+    // "jsxFactory": "",                                 /* Specify the JSX factory function used when targeting React JSX emit, e.g. 'React.createElement' or 'h'. */
+    // "jsxFragmentFactory": "",                         /* Specify the JSX Fragment reference used for fragments when targeting React JSX emit e.g. 'React.Fragment' or 'Fragment'. */
+    // "jsxImportSource": "",                            /* Specify module specifier used to import the JSX factory functions when using 'jsx: react-jsx*'. */
+    // "reactNamespace": "",                             /* Specify the object invoked for 'createElement'. This only applies when targeting 'react' JSX emit. */
+    // "noLib": true,                                    /* Disable including any library files, including the default lib.d.ts. */
+    // "useDefineForClassFields": true,                  /* Emit ECMAScript-standard-compliant class fields. */
+    // "moduleDetection": "auto",                        /* Control what method is used to detect module-format JS files. */
+
+    /* Modules */
+    "module": "commonjs",                                /* Specify what module code is generated. */
+    // "rootDir": "./",                                  /* Specify the root folder within your source files. */
+    // "moduleResolution": "node",                       /* Specify how TypeScript looks up a file from a given module specifier. */
+    // "baseUrl": "./",                                  /* Specify the base directory to resolve non-relative module names. */
+    // "paths": {},                                      /* Specify a set of entries that re-map imports to additional lookup locations. */
+    // "rootDirs": [],                                   /* Allow multiple folders to be treated as one when resolving modules. */
+    // "typeRoots": [],                                  /* Specify multiple folders that act like './node_modules/@types'. */
+    // "types": [],                                      /* Specify type package names to be included without being referenced in a source file. */
+    // "allowUmdGlobalAccess": true,                     /* Allow accessing UMD globals from modules. */
+    // "moduleSuffixes": [],                             /* List of file name suffixes to search when resolving a module. */
+    // "resolveJsonModule": true,                        /* Enable importing .json files. */
+    // "noResolve": true,                                /* Disallow 'import's, 'require's or '<reference>'s from expanding the number of files TypeScript should add to a project. */
+
+    /* JavaScript Support */
+     "allowJs": true,                                  /* Allow JavaScript files to be a part of your program. Use the 'checkJS' option to get errors from these files. */
+     "checkJs": true,                                  /* Enable error reporting in type-checked JavaScript files. */
+    // "maxNodeModuleJsDepth": 1,                        /* Specify the maximum folder depth used for checking JavaScript files from 'node_modules'. Only applicable with 'allowJs'. */
+
+    /* Emit */
+    // "declaration": true,                              /* Generate .d.ts files from TypeScript and JavaScript files in your project. */
+    // "declarationMap": true,                           /* Create sourcemaps for d.ts files. */
+    // "emitDeclarationOnly": true,                      /* Only output d.ts files and not JavaScript files. */
+    // "sourceMap": true,                                /* Create source map files for emitted JavaScript files. */
+    // "outFile": "./",                                  /* Specify a file that bundles all outputs into one JavaScript file. If 'declaration' is true, also designates a file that bundles all .d.ts output. */
+    // "outDir": "./",                                   /* Specify an output folder for all emitted files. */
+    // "removeComments": true,                           /* Disable emitting comments. */
+    // "noEmit": true,                                   /* Disable emitting files from a compilation. */
+    // "importHelpers": true,                            /* Allow importing helper functions from tslib once per project, instead of including them per-file. */
+    // "importsNotUsedAsValues": "remove",               /* Specify emit/checking behavior for imports that are only used for types. */
+    // "downlevelIteration": true,                       /* Emit more compliant, but verbose and less performant JavaScript for iteration. */
+    // "sourceRoot": "",                                 /* Specify the root path for debuggers to find the reference source code. */
+    // "mapRoot": "",                                    /* Specify the location where debugger should locate map files instead of generated locations. */
+    // "inlineSourceMap": true,                          /* Include sourcemap files inside the emitted JavaScript. */
+    // "inlineSources": true,                            /* Include source code in the sourcemaps inside the emitted JavaScript. */
+    // "emitBOM": true,                                  /* Emit a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark (BOM) in the beginning of output files. */
+    // "newLine": "crlf",                                /* Set the newline character for emitting files. */
+    // "stripInternal": true,                            /* Disable emitting declarations that have '@internal' in their JSDoc comments. */
+    // "noEmitHelpers": true,                            /* Disable generating custom helper functions like '__extends' in compiled output. */
+    // "noEmitOnError": true,                            /* Disable emitting files if any type checking errors are reported. */
+    // "preserveConstEnums": true,                       /* Disable erasing 'const enum' declarations in generated code. */
+    // "declarationDir": "./",                           /* Specify the output directory for generated declaration files. */
+    // "preserveValueImports": true,                     /* Preserve unused imported values in the JavaScript output that would otherwise be removed. */
+
+    /* Interop Constraints */
+    // "isolatedModules": true,                          /* Ensure that each file can be safely transpiled without relying on other imports. */
+    // "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,             /* Allow 'import x from y' when a module doesn't have a default export. */
+    "esModuleInterop": true,                             /* Emit additional JavaScript to ease support for importing CommonJS modules. This enables 'allowSyntheticDefaultImports' for type compatibility. */
+    // "preserveSymlinks": true,                         /* Disable resolving symlinks to their realpath. This correlates to the same flag in node. */
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,            /* Ensure that casing is correct in imports. */
+
+    /* Type Checking */
+    "strict": true,                                      /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
+    // "noImplicitAny": true,                            /* Enable error reporting for expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */
+    // "strictNullChecks": true,                         /* When type checking, take into account 'null' and 'undefined'. */
+    // "strictFunctionTypes": true,                      /* When assigning functions, check to ensure parameters and the return values are subtype-compatible. */
+    // "strictBindCallApply": true,                      /* Check that the arguments for 'bind', 'call', and 'apply' methods match the original function. */
+    // "strictPropertyInitialization": true,             /* Check for class properties that are declared but not set in the constructor. */
+    // "noImplicitThis": true,                           /* Enable error reporting when 'this' is given the type 'any'. */
+    // "useUnknownInCatchVariables": true,               /* Default catch clause variables as 'unknown' instead of 'any'. */
+    // "alwaysStrict": true,                             /* Ensure 'use strict' is always emitted. */
+    // "noUnusedLocals": true,                           /* Enable error reporting when local variables aren't read. */
+    // "noUnusedParameters": true,                       /* Raise an error when a function parameter isn't read. */
+    // "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,               /* Interpret optional property types as written, rather than adding 'undefined'. */
+    // "noImplicitReturns": true,                        /* Enable error reporting for codepaths that do not explicitly return in a function. */
+    // "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,               /* Enable error reporting for fallthrough cases in switch statements. */
+    // "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,                 /* Add 'undefined' to a type when accessed using an index. */
+    // "noImplicitOverride": true,                       /* Ensure overriding members in derived classes are marked with an override modifier. */
+    // "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,       /* Enforces using indexed accessors for keys declared using an indexed type. */
+    // "allowUnusedLabels": true,                        /* Disable error reporting for unused labels. */
+    // "allowUnreachableCode": true,                     /* Disable error reporting for unreachable code. */
+
+    /* Completeness */
+    // "skipDefaultLibCheck": true,                      /* Skip type checking .d.ts files that are included with TypeScript. */
+    "skipLibCheck": true                                 /* Skip type checking all .d.ts files. */
+  }
+}
diff --git a/db/.keep b/db/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/development.yml b/development.yml
index 5989dc2..ee33e70 100644
--- a/development.yml
+++ b/development.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - /etc/nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro         # Use host web keys
       - ./logs:/home/user/logs                   #
+      - ./db:/home/user/db
      # Hot mount client and server for dynamic changes in DEVELOPMENT
       - ./scripts:/opt/scripts                   # Hot update via bind
-      - ./server/app.js:/home/user/server/app.js
-      - ./server/config:/home/user/server/config
       - ./server/package.json:/home/user/server/package.json
       - ./server/package-lock.json:/home/user/server/package-lock.json
+      - ./server/app.js:/home/user/server/app.js
+      - ./server/config:/home/user/server/config
+      - ./server/db:/home/user/server/db
       - ./server/routes:/home/user/server/routes
+      - ./server/lib:/home/user/server/lib
       - ./server/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/sites-available/default
       - ./client/package.json:/home/user/client/package.json
       - ./client/package-lock.json:/home/user/client/package-lock.json
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d67197b..42b479d 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     volumes:
       - /etc/nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro         # Use host web keys
-      - ./scripts:/opt/scripts                   # Hot update via bind
+      - ./db:/home/user/db
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:19876:80
 
diff --git a/production.yml b/production.yml
index b5bc42e..b5d19d2 100644
--- a/production.yml
+++ b/production.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - /etc/nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro         # Use host web keys
       - ./logs:/home/user/logs                   #
+      - ./db:/home/user/db
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 46a74d0..0e85e9c 100755
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ process.on('SIGINT', () => {
   server.close(() => process.exit(1));
 });
 
-require("./db/chat").then(function(db) {
+require("./db/chats").then(function(db) {
   chatDB = db;
 }).then(function() {
   return require("./db/users").then(function(db) {
diff --git a/server/config/default.json b/server/config/default.json
index 856178e..74a7bc8 100755
--- a/server/config/default.json
+++ b/server/config/default.json
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
       "storage": "../db/users.db",
       "logging" : false,
       "timezone": "+00:00"
+    },
+    "chats": {
+      "dialect": "sqlite",
+      "storage": "../db/chats.db",
+      "logging": false,
+      "timezone": "+00:00"
     }
   },
   "server": {
diff --git a/server/db/chat.js b/server/db/chats.js
similarity index 100%
rename from server/db/chat.js
rename to server/db/chats.js
diff --git a/server/lib/basepath.js b/server/lib/basepath.js
index e1f6d50..9e6d5f2 100755
--- a/server/lib/basepath.js
+++ b/server/lib/basepath.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-let basePath = process.env.REACT_APP_basePath;
+let basePath = process.env.CHAT_BASE;
+console.log(basePath);
 basePath = "/" + basePath.replace(/^\/+/, "").replace(/\/+$/, "") + "/";
 if (basePath == "//") {
   basePath = "/";
diff --git a/server/routes/index.js b/server/routes/index.js
index d8cee3e..b524caf 100755
--- a/server/routes/index.js
+++ b/server/routes/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const express = require("express"),
   fs = require("fs"),
   url = require("url"),
   config = require("config"),
-  basePath = require("../basepath");
+  basePath = require("../lib/basepath");
 
 const router = express.Router();