diff --git a/static/js/app/appv2.coffee b/static/js/app/appv2.coffee
index 9edc48b..a2973e7 100755
--- a/static/js/app/appv2.coffee
+++ b/static/js/app/appv2.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-define ['backbone', 'marionette', 'vent', 'app.lib/router', 'app.lib/panningRegion', 'app.lib/audioController', 'views/header',
+define ['backbone', 'marionette', 'vent',
+        'app.lib/router', 'app.lib/panningRegion', 'app.lib/realtimeController', 'app.lib/audioController', 'views/header',
         'views/sidebar/sidebarView',
         'models/mix/mixCollection'],
-(Backbone, Marionette, vent, DssRouter, PanningRegion, AudioController, HeaderView, SidebarView, MixCollection) ->
+(Backbone, Marionette, vent, DssRouter, PanningRegion, RealtimeController, AudioController, HeaderView, SidebarView, MixCollection) ->
     Marionette.Region.prototype.open = (view) ->
         @.$el.hide();
         @.$el.html(view.el);
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ define ['backbone', 'marionette', 'vent', 'app.lib/router', 'app.lib/panningRegi
         true
 
     App = new Marionette.Application();
-    App.audioController = new AudioController()
+    App.audioController = new AudioController();
+    App.realtimeController = new RealtimeController();
+    App.realtimeController.startSocketIO();
 
     App.vent.on "routing:started", ->
         console.log "App(vent): routing:started"
@@ -36,9 +39,7 @@ define ['backbone', 'marionette', 'vent', 'app.lib/router', 'app.lib/panningRegi
         App.vent.trigger("routing:started");
 
     App.addInitializer ->
-        console.log("App: gobbling links");
         $(document).on("click", "a[href]:not([data-bypass])", (evt) ->
-            console.log("App: scarfed link")
             href = { prop: $(this).prop("href"), attr: $(this).attr("href") };
             root = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + (App.root || '/');
             if (href.prop.slice(0, root.length) == root)
diff --git a/static/js/app/appv2.js b/static/js/app/appv2.js
index 68e42fe..64ebb9f 100755
--- a/static/js/app/appv2.js
+++ b/static/js/app/appv2.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by CoffeeScript 1.3.3
 (function() {
 
-  define(['backbone', 'marionette', 'vent', 'app.lib/router', 'app.lib/panningRegion', 'app.lib/audioController', 'views/header', 'views/sidebar/sidebarView', 'models/mix/mixCollection'], function(Backbone, Marionette, vent, DssRouter, PanningRegion, AudioController, HeaderView, SidebarView, MixCollection) {
+  define(['backbone', 'marionette', 'vent', 'app.lib/router', 'app.lib/panningRegion', 'app.lib/realtimeController', 'app.lib/audioController', 'views/header', 'views/sidebar/sidebarView', 'models/mix/mixCollection'], function(Backbone, Marionette, vent, DssRouter, PanningRegion, RealtimeController, AudioController, HeaderView, SidebarView, MixCollection) {
     var App, sidebarView;
     Marionette.Region.prototype.open = function(view) {
       this.$el.hide();
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     };
     App = new Marionette.Application();
     App.audioController = new AudioController();
+    App.realtimeController = new RealtimeController();
+    App.realtimeController.startSocketIO();
     App.vent.on("routing:started", function() {
       var enablePushState, pushState;
       console.log("App(vent): routing:started");
@@ -36,10 +38,8 @@
       return App.vent.trigger("routing:started");
     });
     App.addInitializer(function() {
-      console.log("App: gobbling links");
       $(document).on("click", "a[href]:not([data-bypass])", function(evt) {
         var href, root;
-        console.log("App: scarfed link");
         href = {
           prop: $(this).prop("href"),
           attr: $(this).attr("href")
diff --git a/static/js/app/dss.bootstrapper.js b/static/js/app/dss.bootstrapper.js
index 125a758..61fa6c5 100755
--- a/static/js/app/dss.bootstrapper.js
+++ b/static/js/app/dss.bootstrapper.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ requirejs.config({
         models: 'app/models',
         'app.lib': 'app/lib',
         moment: 'libs/moment',
-        toastr: 'libs/toastr'
+        toastr: 'libs/toastr',
+        'socket.io': com.podnoms.settings.SOCKET_IO_JS_URL
     },
     shim: {
         jquery: {
diff --git a/static/js/app/lib/controller.coffee b/static/js/app/lib/controller.coffee
index 830a4d3..f7544fd 100755
--- a/static/js/app/lib/controller.coffee
+++ b/static/js/app/lib/controller.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 define ['app', 'marionette',
+        'views/chat/chatView',
         'models/mix/mixItem', 'views/mix/mixListView', 'views/mix/mixDetailView', 'views/mix/mixEditView',
         'models/user/userItem', 'views/user/userListView', 'views/user/userEditView'],
-(App, Marionette, MixItem, MixListView, MixDetailView, MixEditView, UserItem, UserListView, UserEditView)->
+(App, Marionette, ChatView, MixItem, MixListView, MixDetailView, MixEditView, UserItem, UserListView, UserEditView)->
     class DssController extends Marionette.Controller
         home: ->
             console.log "Controller: home"
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ define ['app', 'marionette',
             )
             true
 
+        showChat: ->
+            console.log("Controller: showChat")
+            app = require('app')
+            app.contentRegion.show(new ChatView())
+
         showUserList: (type) ->
             console.log("Controller: showUserList")
             app = require('app')
diff --git a/static/js/app/lib/controller.js b/static/js/app/lib/controller.js
index b6fa7b9..174639d 100755
--- a/static/js/app/lib/controller.js
+++ b/static/js/app/lib/controller.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.6.2
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.3.3
 (function() {
   var __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty,
     __extends = function(child, parent) { for (var key in parent) { if (__hasProp.call(parent, key)) child[key] = parent[key]; } function ctor() { this.constructor = child; } ctor.prototype = parent.prototype; child.prototype = new ctor(); child.__super__ = parent.prototype; return child; };
 
-  define(['app', 'marionette', 'models/mix/mixItem', 'views/mix/mixListView', 'views/mix/mixDetailView', 'views/mix/mixEditView', 'models/user/userItem', 'views/user/userListView', 'views/user/userEditView'], function(App, Marionette, MixItem, MixListView, MixDetailView, MixEditView, UserItem, UserListView, UserEditView) {
-    var DssController, _ref;
-
+  define(['app', 'marionette', 'views/chat/chatView', 'models/mix/mixItem', 'views/mix/mixListView', 'views/mix/mixDetailView', 'views/mix/mixEditView', 'models/user/userItem', 'views/user/userListView', 'views/user/userEditView'], function(App, Marionette, ChatView, MixItem, MixListView, MixDetailView, MixEditView, UserItem, UserListView, UserEditView) {
+    var DssController;
     DssController = (function(_super) {
+
       __extends(DssController, _super);
 
       function DssController() {
-        _ref = DssController.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
-        return _ref;
+        return DssController.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
       }
 
       DssController.prototype.home = function() {
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@
 
       DssController.prototype._showMixList = function(options) {
         var app;
-
         console.log("Controller: _showMixList");
         app = require('app');
         app.contentRegion.show(new MixListView(options));
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
 
       DssController.prototype.showMix = function(slug) {
         var app, mix;
-
         console.log("Controller: showMix");
         app = require('app');
         mix = new MixItem({
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@
 
       DssController.prototype.uploadMix = function() {
         var app, mix;
-
         console.log("Controller: mixUpload");
         app = require('app');
         mix = new MixItem({
@@ -74,7 +70,6 @@
 
       DssController.prototype.editMix = function(slug) {
         var app, mix;
-
         console.log("Controller: mixEdit");
         app = require('app');
         mix = new MixItem({
@@ -90,9 +85,15 @@
         return true;
       };
 
+      DssController.prototype.showChat = function() {
+        var app;
+        console.log("Controller: showChat");
+        app = require('app');
+        return app.contentRegion.show(new ChatView());
+      };
+
       DssController.prototype.showUserList = function(type) {
         var app;
-
         console.log("Controller: showUserList");
         app = require('app');
         return app.contentRegion.show(new UserListView());
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@
 
       DssController.prototype.editUser = function() {
         var app, user;
-
         console.log("Controller: editUser");
         app = require('app');
         user = new UserItem({
diff --git a/static/js/app/lib/realtimeController.coffee b/static/js/app/lib/realtimeController.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf6c36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/app/lib/realtimeController.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+define ['socket.io'],
+(SocketIO)  ->
+    class RealtimeController
+        startSocketIO: ->
+            console.log("RealtimeController: Socket IO starting")
+            @socket = SocketIO.connect(com.podnoms.settings.REALTIME_HOST)
+            @socket.on "connect": =>
+                console.log("RealtimeController: Connected")
+
+        sendMessage: (message) ->
+            console.log("RealtimeController: sendMessage")
+            @socket.
+
+    RealtimeController
+
diff --git a/static/js/app/lib/realtimeController.js b/static/js/app/lib/realtimeController.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e051537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/app/lib/realtimeController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.3.3
+(function() {
+
+  define(['socket.io'], function(SocketIO) {
+    var RealtimeController;
+    RealtimeController = (function() {
+
+      function RealtimeController() {}
+
+      RealtimeController.prototype.startSocketIO = function() {
+        var _this = this;
+        console.log("RealtimeController: Socket IO starting");
+        this.socket = SocketIO.connect(com.podnoms.settings.REALTIME_HOST);
+        return this.socket.on("news", function(data) {
+          console.log("RealtimeController: Connected");
+          return _this.socket.emit("dss:connected", {
+            my: "data"
+          });
+        });
+      };
+
+      RealtimeController.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
+        return console.log("RealtimeController: sendMessage");
+      };
+
+      return RealtimeController;
+
+    })();
+    return RealtimeController;
+  });
+
+}).call(this);
diff --git a/static/js/app/lib/router.coffee b/static/js/app/lib/router.coffee
index 9170ae8..d89b2e0 100755
--- a/static/js/app/lib/router.coffee
+++ b/static/js/app/lib/router.coffee
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ define ['marionette', 'app.lib/controller'],
             "mix/:slug": "showMix"
             "mix/edit/:slug": "editMix",
 
+            "chat": "showChat",
+
             "users": "showUserList"
             "user/:slug/favourites": "showUserFavourites"
             "user/:slug/likes": "showUserLikes"
diff --git a/static/js/app/lib/router.js b/static/js/app/lib/router.js
index 3134049..596ef8a 100755
--- a/static/js/app/lib/router.js
+++ b/static/js/app/lib/router.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.6.2
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.3.3
 (function() {
   var __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty,
     __extends = function(child, parent) { for (var key in parent) { if (__hasProp.call(parent, key)) child[key] = parent[key]; } function ctor() { this.constructor = child; } ctor.prototype = parent.prototype; child.prototype = new ctor(); child.__super__ = parent.prototype; return child; };
 
   define(['marionette', 'app.lib/controller'], function(Marionette, Controller) {
-    var DssRouter, _ref;
-
+    var DssRouter;
     return DssRouter = (function(_super) {
+
       __extends(DssRouter, _super);
 
       function DssRouter() {
-        _ref = DssRouter.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
-        return _ref;
+        return DssRouter.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
       }
 
       DssRouter.prototype.controller = new Controller;
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@
         "mixes/:type": "showMixList",
         "mix/:slug": "showMix",
         "mix/edit/:slug": "editMix",
+        "chat": "showChat",
         "users": "showUserList",
         "user/:slug/favourites": "showUserFavourites",
         "user/:slug/likes": "showUserLikes",
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.coffee b/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.coffee
index d136941..31b1ea8 100755
--- a/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.coffee
+++ b/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.coffee
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ define ['marionette', 'models/activity/activityCollection', 'views/activity/acti
             @collection.fetch(
                 success: =>
                     console.log "ActivityListView: Collection fetched"
-                    console.log @collection
                     return
             )
             return
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.js b/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.js
index cfdeef6..9b79122 100755
--- a/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/activity/activityListView.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.6.2
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.3.3
 (function() {
   var __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty,
     __extends = function(child, parent) { for (var key in parent) { if (__hasProp.call(parent, key)) child[key] = parent[key]; } function ctor() { this.constructor = child; } ctor.prototype = parent.prototype; child.prototype = new ctor(); child.__super__ = parent.prototype; return child; };
 
   define(['marionette', 'models/activity/activityCollection', 'views/activity/activityItemView', 'text!/tpl/ActivityListView'], function(Marionette, ActivityCollection, ActivityItemView, Template) {
-    var ActivityListView, _ref;
-
+    var ActivityListView;
     ActivityListView = (function(_super) {
+
       __extends(ActivityListView, _super);
 
       function ActivityListView() {
-        _ref = ActivityListView.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
-        return _ref;
+        return ActivityListView.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
       }
 
       ActivityListView.prototype.template = _.template(Template);
@@ -26,13 +25,11 @@
 
       ActivityListView.prototype.initialize = function() {
         var _this = this;
-
         console.log("ActivityListView: initialize");
         this.collection = new ActivityCollection;
         this.collection.fetch({
           success: function() {
             console.log("ActivityListView: Collection fetched");
-            console.log(_this.collection);
           }
         });
       };
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/chat/chatView.coffee b/static/js/app/views/chat/chatView.coffee
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ec3622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/app/views/chat/chatView.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+define ['marionette', 'app.lib/realtimeController', 'text!/tpl/ChatView'],
+(Marionette, RealtimeController, Template) ->
+    class ChatView extends Marionette.ItemView
+        controller = new RealtimeController()
+        template: _.template(Template)
+        ui:
+            chatMessage: '#chat-message'
+
+        events:
+            "click #chat-send": "sendChatMessage"
+
+        sendChatMessage: ->
+            console.log("ChatView: sendChatMessage")
+            message = @ui.chatMessage.val()
+            if message
+                controller.sendMessage(message)
+
+    ChatView
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/chat/chatView.js b/static/js/app/views/chat/chatView.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b8ab9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/app/views/chat/chatView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.3.3
+(function() {
+  var __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty,
+    __extends = function(child, parent) { for (var key in parent) { if (__hasProp.call(parent, key)) child[key] = parent[key]; } function ctor() { this.constructor = child; } ctor.prototype = parent.prototype; child.prototype = new ctor(); child.__super__ = parent.prototype; return child; };
+
+  define(['marionette', 'app.lib/realtimeController', 'text!/tpl/ChatView'], function(Marionette, RealtimeController, Template) {
+    var ChatView;
+    ChatView = (function(_super) {
+      var controller;
+
+      __extends(ChatView, _super);
+
+      function ChatView() {
+        return ChatView.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
+      }
+
+      controller = new RealtimeController();
+
+      ChatView.prototype.template = _.template(Template);
+
+      ChatView.prototype.ui = {
+        chatMessage: '#chat-message'
+      };
+
+      ChatView.prototype.events = {
+        "click #chat-send": "sendChatMessage"
+      };
+
+      ChatView.prototype.sendChatMessage = function() {
+        var message;
+        console.log("ChatView: sendChatMessage");
+        message = this.ui.chatMessage.val();
+        if (message) {
+          return controller.sendMessage(message);
+        }
+      };
+
+      return ChatView;
+
+    })(Marionette.ItemView);
+    return ChatView;
+  });
+
+}).call(this);
diff --git a/templates/javascript/settings.js b/templates/javascript/settings.js
index 47fdf81..84000f5 100755
--- a/templates/javascript/settings.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/settings.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ if (!com) var com = {};
 if (!com.podnoms) com.podnoms = {};
 
 com.podnoms.settings = {
-    CHAT_HOST: '{{ CHAT_HOST }}',
-    REALTIME_HOST: '{{ CHAT_HOST }}',
-    REALTIME_PORT: '{{ CHAT_HOST }}',
+    REALTIME_HOST: "{{ REALTIME_HOST }}",
+    SOCKET_IO_JS_URL: "{{ SOCKET_IO_JS_URL }}",
     urlRoot: '{{ API_URL }}',
     liveStreamRoot: 'http://{{ LIVE_STREAM_URL }}:{{ LIVE_STREAM_PORT }}/{{ LIVE_STREAM_MOUNT }}',
     streamInfoUrl: 'http://{{ LIVE_STREAM_INFO_URL }}',
diff --git a/templates/views/ChatView.html b/templates/views/ChatView.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33897cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/views/ChatView.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<fieldset>
+    <legend>Dss Chat Server</legend>
+    <div class="control-group">
+        <label for="chat-message" class="control-label">Message</label>
+        <div class="controls">
+            <textarea class="input-block-level" id="chat-message" rows="3" name="textarea"></textarea>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Button -->
+    <div class="control-group">
+        <div class="controls">
+            <button id="chat-send" name="chat-send" class="btn btn-success">Send message</button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</fieldset>