diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 745c1af..abb6633 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ checksum = "3b829e4e32b91e643de6eafe82b1d90675f5874230191a4ffbc1b336dec4d6bf"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "axum-core",
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
  "http",
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ version = "1.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "2.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "327762f6e5a765692301e5bb513e0d9fef63be86bbc14528052b1cd3e6f03e07"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bollard"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -303,6 +309,7 @@ version = "1.0.83"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f1174fb0b6ec23863f8b971027804a42614e347eafb0a95bf0b12cdae21fc4d0"
 dependencies = [
+ "jobserver",
  "libc",
 ]
 
@@ -517,6 +524,19 @@ version = "0.28.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6fb8d784f27acf97159b40fc4db5ecd8aa23b9ad5ef69cdd136d3bc80665f0c0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "git2"
+version = "0.18.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fbf97ba92db08df386e10c8ede66a2a0369bd277090afd8710e19e38de9ec0cd"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
+ "libc",
+ "libgit2-sys",
+ "log",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
 version = "0.3.22"
@@ -707,6 +727,15 @@ version = "1.0.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "af150ab688ff2122fcef229be89cb50dd66af9e01a4ff320cc137eecc9bacc38"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jobserver"
+version = "0.1.27"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8c37f63953c4c63420ed5fd3d6d398c719489b9f872b9fa683262f8edd363c7d"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.65"
@@ -728,12 +757,36 @@ version = "0.2.150"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "89d92a4743f9a61002fae18374ed11e7973f530cb3a3255fb354818118b2203c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libgit2-sys"
+version = "0.16.1+1.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f2a2bb3680b094add03bb3732ec520ece34da31a8cd2d633d1389d0f0fb60d0c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "libz-sys",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libm"
 version = "0.2.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4ec2a862134d2a7d32d7983ddcdd1c4923530833c9f2ea1a44fc5fa473989058"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libz-sys"
+version = "1.1.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d97137b25e321a73eef1418d1d5d2eda4d77e12813f8e6dead84bc52c5870a7b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "pkg-config",
+ "vcpkg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.11"
@@ -943,6 +996,12 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pkg-config"
+version = "0.3.27"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "26072860ba924cbfa98ea39c8c19b4dd6a4a25423dbdf219c1eca91aa0cf6964"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "powerfmt"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -993,7 +1052,7 @@ version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4722d768eff46b75989dd134e5c353f0d6296e5aaa3132e776cbdb56be7731aa"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1193,6 +1252,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "dotenvy",
  "futures-util",
+ "git2",
  "rnix",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1524,6 +1584,12 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "830b7e5d4d90034032940e4ace0d9a9a057e7a45cd94e6c007832e39edb82f6d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vcpkg"
+version = "0.2.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.4"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4259c9f..781bb5a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ bollard = { version = "0.15", features = ["time"] }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["env", "derive"] }
 dotenvy = "0.15"
 futures-util = "0.3"
-rnix = "0.11.0"
+git2 = { version = "0.18", default-features = false }
+rnix = "0.11"
 serde = "1"
 serde_json = "1"
-sysinfo = "0.29.10"
+sysinfo = "0.29"
 thiserror = "1"
 time = { version = "0.3", features = ["serde"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 545179a..bb477b0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 use crate::http::response::response_interceptor;
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use axum::middleware::from_fn;
 use bollard::Docker;
 use clap::Parser;
+use node::git::{GitConfig, ThreadSafeRepository};
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, path::PathBuf};
+use tokio::fs;
 
 mod http;
 mod nix;
@@ -29,6 +31,13 @@ struct Args {
         default_value = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/arion"
     )]
     arion_binary: PathBuf,
+
+    #[arg(
+        long = "git-author",
+        default_value = "staxman <staxman@example.tld>",
+        env = "STAX_GIT_AUTHOR"
+    )]
+    git_author: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -36,6 +45,8 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub stack_dir: PathBuf,
     pub arion_bin: PathBuf,
     pub docker: Docker,
+    pub gitconfig: GitConfig,
+    pub repository: ThreadSafeRepository,
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -54,10 +65,22 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let args = Args::parse();
     tracing::info!("listening on {}", &args.bind);
 
+    let (author_name, author_email) = parse_author(&args.git_author)?;
+    let gitconfig = GitConfig {
+        author_name,
+        author_email,
+    };
+
+    // Make sure stack arg exists and is properly initialized
+    fs::create_dir_all(&args.stack_dir).await?;
+    let repository = ThreadSafeRepository::ensure_repository(&gitconfig, &args.stack_dir)?;
+
     let state = AppState {
         stack_dir: args.stack_dir,
         arion_bin: args.arion_binary,
         docker,
+        gitconfig,
+        repository,
     };
 
     let app = route::router()
@@ -70,3 +93,15 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn parse_author(git_author: &str) -> Result<(String, String)> {
+    match git_author.split_once('<') {
+        Some((name, email)) => Ok((
+            name.trim().to_string(),
+            email.trim_end_matches(">").trim().to_string(),
+        )),
+        None => Err(anyhow!(
+            "invalid git author format (email must be specified)"
+        )),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/node/git.rs b/src/node/git.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e02d1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node/git.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use git2::{ErrorCode, IndexAddOption, Repository, Signature};
+use std::{
+    path::Path,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};
+use tracing::info;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ThreadSafeRepository {
+    pub inner: Arc<Mutex<Repository>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct GitConfig {
+    pub author_name: String,
+    pub author_email: String,
+}
+
+impl ThreadSafeRepository {
+    pub fn ensure_repository(config: &GitConfig, path: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
+        let res = Repository::open(path);
+
+        match res {
+            Ok(repository) => Ok(repository.into()),
+            Err(err) => match err.code() {
+                ErrorCode::NotFound => ThreadSafeRepository::create_repository(config, path),
+                _ => Err(anyhow!(err)),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn create_repository(config: &GitConfig, path: &Path) -> Result<ThreadSafeRepository> {
+        // Create repository
+        let repo = Repository::init(path)?;
+
+        // Commit all existing files
+        let mut index = repo.index()?;
+        index.add_all(["*/*.nix"].iter(), IndexAddOption::DEFAULT, None)?;
+        let oid = index.write_tree()?;
+        let tree = repo.find_tree(oid)?;
+
+        // This prevents a nasty condition where the index goes all wack,
+        // but it's probably a mistake somewhere else
+        index.write()?;
+
+        let signature = Signature::now(&config.author_name, &config.author_email)?;
+        let commit_id = repo.commit(
+            Some("HEAD"),
+            &signature,
+            &signature,
+            "Commit message",
+            &tree,
+            &[],
+        )?;
+        drop(tree);
+
+        info!(
+            commit_id = commit_id.to_string(),
+            "Repository initialized with base commit"
+        );
+
+        Ok(repo.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Repository> for ThreadSafeRepository {
+    fn from(value: Repository) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(value)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/node/mod.rs b/src/node/mod.rs
index 36ac3e3..7791dbb 100644
--- a/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod container;
 pub mod error;
+pub mod git;
 pub mod nix;
 pub mod stack;
 pub mod system;
diff --git a/src/node/stack.rs b/src/node/stack.rs
index d2c11f1..c594bb6 100644
--- a/src/node/stack.rs
+++ b/src/node/stack.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-use super::{
-    container::ContainerInfo,
-    error::StackError,
-    nix::{parse_arion_compose, StackComposeInfo},
-};
+use super::{container::ContainerInfo, error::StackError, nix::parse_arion_compose};
 use crate::http::error::Result;
 use bollard::{container::ListContainersOptions, service::ContainerSummary, Docker};
 use serde::Serialize;
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index f71f025..9017cbb 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
       background-color: var(--background);
       color: var(--text);
       font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
+      scrollbar-width: thin;
     }
 
     code {
@@ -99,6 +100,30 @@
         border-color: var(--link-hover);
       }
     }
+
+    table.table {
+      background-color: var(--bg-raised);
+      border: 3px solid #5958B1;
+      border-radius: 3px;
+
+      & th,
+      & td {
+        padding: 3px 5px;
+      }
+
+      & th {
+        font-weight: bold;
+      }
+
+      & thead {
+        background-color: #202248;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .full-width {
+      width: 100%;
+      flex: 1;
+    }
   </style>
 </head>
 
diff --git a/templates/container/get-one.html b/templates/container/get-one.html
index 1aa5e29..165f534 100644
--- a/templates/container/get-one.html
+++ b/templates/container/get-one.html
@@ -19,48 +19,51 @@
 	</header>
 	<section class="status-section">
 		<h2>Status</h2>
-		<dl class="table">
-			<dt>ID</dt>
-			<dd>{{ info.id }}</dd>
-			<dt>Status</dt>
-			<dd data-state="{{ info.state }}">{{ info.state }}</dd>
-			<dt>Image</dt>
-			<dd>{{ info.image }}</dd>
-			<dt>Image ID</dt>
-			<dd>{{ info.image_id }}</dd>
-			<dt>Created at</dt>
-			<dd>{{ info.created_at }}</dd>
-		</dl>
-		<dl class="list">
-			{% match info.volumes %}
-			{% when Some with (volumes) %}
-			<dt>Volumes</dt>
-			{% for volume in volumes %}
-			<dd>
-				{{ volume.source.clone().unwrap_or_default() }} → {{
-				volume.destination.clone().unwrap_or_default() }}
-			</dd>
-			{% endfor %}
-			{% when None %}
-			{% endmatch %}
-			{% match info.env %}
-			{% when Some with (env) %}
-			<dt>Environment</dt>
-			{% for var in env %}
-			<dd>{{ var }}</dd>
-			{% endfor %}
-			{% when None %}
-			{% endmatch %}
-			{% match info.labels %}
-			{% when Some with (labels) %}
-			<dt>Labels</dt>
-			{% for label in labels %}
-			<dd class="label"><span class="key">{{ label.0 }}</span> = <span class="value">{{ label.1
-					}}</span></dd>
-			{% endfor %}
-			{% when None %}
-			{% endmatch %}
-		</dl>
+		<article>
+			<dl class="table">
+				<dt>ID</dt>
+				<dd>{{ info.id }}</dd>
+				<dt>Status</dt>
+				<dd data-state="{{ info.state }}">{{ info.state }}</dd>
+				<dt>Image</dt>
+				<dd>{{ info.image }}</dd>
+				<dt>Image ID</dt>
+				<dd>{{ info.image_id }}</dd>
+				<dt>Created at</dt>
+				<dd>{{ info.created_at }}</dd>
+			</dl>
+			<dl class="list">
+				{% match info.volumes %}
+				{% when Some with (volumes) %}
+				<dt>Volumes</dt>
+				{% for volume in volumes %}
+				<dd>
+					{{ volume.source.clone().unwrap_or_default() }} → {{
+					volume.destination.clone().unwrap_or_default() }}
+				</dd>
+				{% endfor %}
+				{% when None %}
+				{% endmatch %}
+				{% match info.env %}
+				{% when Some with (env) %}
+				<dt>Environment</dt>
+				{% for var in env %}
+				<dd>{{ var }}</dd>
+				{% endfor %}
+				{% when None %}
+				{% endmatch %}
+				{% match info.labels %}
+				{% when Some with (labels) %}
+				<dt>Labels</dt>
+				{% for label in labels %}
+				<dd class="label"><span class="key">{{ label.0 }}</span> = <span class="value">{{
+						label.1
+						}}</span></dd>
+				{% endfor %}
+				{% when None %}
+				{% endmatch %}
+			</dl>
+		</article>
 	</section>
 	<section class="log-section">
 		<h2>Logs</h2>
@@ -223,15 +226,23 @@
 
 	@media (min-width: 1000px) {
 		main {
+			overflow: hidden;
 			display: grid;
 			grid-template-areas:
-				"head head head"
-				"info log log"
-				"info log log";
+				"head head"
+				"info log";
 
 			grid-template-rows: 120px 1fr;
 			grid-template-columns: 30vw 1fr;
 		}
+
+
+		.status-section>article,
+		#log {
+			height: calc(100vh - 240px);
+			max-height: none;
+			overflow: auto;
+		}
 	}
 
 	.actions {
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index 3236bee..1dca3f0 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -74,24 +74,43 @@
 	</section>
 	<section class="stack-list">
 		<h2>Stacks</h2>
-		<ul>
-			{% for stack in info.stacks %}
-			<li class="{% if stack.active %}active{% endif %}">
-				<a href="/stack/{{stack.name}}/">{{stack.name}}</a>
-				{% let (running, stopped) = stack.stats() %}
-				{% if running > 0 %}
-				<span class="count running">{{running}}</span>
-				{% endif %}
-				{% if stopped > 0 %}
-				<span class="count stopped">{{stopped}}</span>
-				{% endif %}
-			</li>
-			{% endfor %}
-		</ul>
+		<table class="table full-width">
+			<thead>
+				<tr>
+					<th colspan="2">Name</th>
+					<th>Service status</th>
+				</tr>
+			</thead>
+			<tbody>
+				{% for stack in info.stacks %}
+				<tr>
+					<td class="status {% if stack.active %}active{% endif %}"></td>
+					<td>
+						<a href="/stack/{{stack.name}}/">
+							{{stack.name}}
+						</a>
+					</td>
+					<td>
+						{% let (running, stopped) = stack.stats() %}
+						{% if running > 0 %}
+						<span class="count running"
+							title="{{running}} running">{{running}}</span>
+						{% endif %}
+						{% if stopped > 0 %}
+						<span class="count stopped"
+							title="{{stopped}} stopped">{{stopped}}</span>
+						{% endif %}
+					</td>
+
+					</li>
+				</tr>
+				{% endfor %}
+			</tbody>
+		</table>
 	</section>
 	<section class="container-list">
 		<h2>Containers</h2>
-		<table class="containers">
+		<table class="containers table full-width">
 			<thead>
 				<tr>
 					<th>Name</th>
@@ -115,42 +134,7 @@
 </main>
 
 <style scoped>
-	ul {
-		margin: 0;
-		padding: 0;
-	}
-
-	li {
-		display: flex;
-		align-items: center;
-		margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-		gap: 0.5rem;
-		border-left: 5px solid #E5484D;
-		padding-left: 0.5ch;
-
-		&.active {
-			border-left-color: #33B074;
-		}
-	}
-
 	.containers {
-		background-color: var(--bg-raised);
-		border: 3px solid #5958B1;
-		border-radius: 3px;
-
-		& th,
-		& td {
-			padding: 3px 5px;
-		}
-
-		& th {
-			font-weight: bold;
-		}
-
-		& thead {
-			background-color: #202248;
-		}
-
 		& .status {
 			text-align: center;
 			font-weight: bold;
@@ -173,6 +157,21 @@
 
 	.stack-list {
 		grid-area: stk;
+
+		& td {
+			padding: 4px 8px;
+
+			&.status {
+				width: 8px;
+				padding: 0;
+				background-color: #E5484D;
+
+				&.active {
+					background-color: #33B074;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	.system-info {
@@ -205,12 +204,13 @@
 	@media (min-width: 1000px) {
 		main {
 			display: grid;
+			gap: 1rem;
 			grid-template-areas:
 				"sys sys"
 				"stk con";
 
 			grid-template-rows: 100px 1fr;
-			grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+			grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
 		}
 	}
 </style>
diff --git a/templates/stack/get-one.html b/templates/stack/get-one.html
index 0df940d..1f6e5a2 100644
--- a/templates/stack/get-one.html
+++ b/templates/stack/get-one.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	</header>
 	<section class="container-list">
 		<h2>Containers</h2>
-		<table class="containers">
+		<table class="containers table">
 			<thead>
 				<tr>
 					<th>Name</th>
@@ -57,23 +57,6 @@
 	}
 
 	.containers {
-		background-color: var(--bg-raised);
-		border: 3px solid #5958B1;
-		border-radius: 3px;
-
-		& th,
-		& td {
-			padding: 3px 5px;
-		}
-
-		& th {
-			font-weight: bold;
-		}
-
-		& thead {
-			background-color: #202248;
-		}
-
 		& .status {
 			text-align: center;
 			font-weight: bold;