diff --git a/src/models/article.js b/src/models/article.js
index e9013f5..1773c70 100644
--- a/src/models/article.js
+++ b/src/models/article.js
@@ -9,17 +9,26 @@ const ArticleSchema = new Schema({
     },
     slug: { type: String, required: true, index: { unique: true } },
     created_at: { type: Date, default: Date.now },
-    html: { type: Blob, required: true },
+    html: { type: String, required: true },
     comments: [{
         content: { type: String, required: true },
         author: { type: String, required: true },
         created_at: { type: Date, default: Date.now },
         votes: { type: Number, default: 0 }
     }],
+    views: { type: Number, default: 0 },
     votes: { type: Number, default: 0 }
 });
 
 
+ArticleSchema.methods.genSlug = () => this.title.toLowerCase().replace(/\W+/g, '-');
+
+ArticleSchema.pre('findOne', next => {
+    var article = this;
+    article.views++;
+    next();
+});
+
 ArticleSchema.pre('save', next => {
     var article = this;
     // only gen the slug if title has been modified (or is new)
@@ -29,6 +38,4 @@ ArticleSchema.pre('save', next => {
     next();
 });
 
-ArticleSchema.methods.genSlug = () => this.title.toLowerCase().replace(/\W+/g, '-');
-
 export default mongoose.model('Article', ArticleSchema);
diff --git a/src/routes/cms/register.svelte b/src/routes/cms/_register.svelte
similarity index 100%
rename from src/routes/cms/register.svelte
rename to src/routes/cms/_register.svelte
diff --git a/src/routes/cms/index.svelte b/src/routes/cms/index.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d67f65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/cms/index.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<script context="module">
+    export async function preload(page, session)
+    {
+        if (!session.user) {
+            return this.redirect(302, '/cms/login');
+        }
+        return { user: session.user };
+    }
+</script>
+
+<div class="content">
+    <h1>HowFeed Publisher</h1>
+    <form method="POST" action="/cms/article">
+        
+        <textarea name="content"></textarea>
+        <button type="submit">Submit</button>
+    </form>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/routes/cms/login.svelte b/src/routes/cms/login.svelte
index b2c5718..7ddf4e3 100644
--- a/src/routes/cms/login.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/cms/login.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-<script>
-    let username, password;
-</script>
-
 <style>
     input {
         display: block;
@@ -26,8 +22,8 @@
 <div class="content">
     <h1>Login</h1>
     <form method="POST" action="/cms/login">
-        <input required type="text" name="username" bind:value={username} placeholder="Username">
-        <input required type="password" name="password" bind:value={password} placeholder="Password">
+        <input required type="text" name="username" placeholder="Username">
+        <input required type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password">
         <button type="submit">Submit</button>
     </form>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 6b5edeb..460d515 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ express()
 
     .listen(PORT, err => {
         if (err) console.log('error', err);
-        console.log('Express server listening');
+        console.log(`Express server listening on port ${PORT}`);
     });
diff --git a/storage/.gitignore b/storage/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 98e6ef6..0000000
--- a/storage/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-*.db
diff --git a/storage/init.sql b/storage/init.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 706f405..0000000
--- a/storage/init.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
-	username TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-   	password TEXT NOT NULL
-);
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS articles (
-    title TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
-    html BLOB NOT NULL,
-    author INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    FOREIGN KEY (author) REFERENCES users (username)
-);