diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index c9fc53c..dc5cc95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import {Bluelib, LayoutThreeCol} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
+import {LayoutThreeCol} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
 import {Router} from "./routes/Router";
 import {InstanceContextProvider} from "./components/InstanceContext";
 import {LoginContextProvider} from "./components/LoginContext";
+import {InstanceBluelib} from "./components/InstanceBluelib";
 
 function App() {
     return (
         <InstanceContextProvider>
             <LoginContextProvider>
-                <Bluelib theme={"sophon"}>
+                <InstanceBluelib>
                     <LayoutThreeCol>
                         <LayoutThreeCol.Center>
                             <Router/>
                         </LayoutThreeCol.Center>
                     </LayoutThreeCol>
-                </Bluelib>
+                </InstanceBluelib>
             </LoginContextProvider>
         </InstanceContextProvider>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/InstanceBluelib.tsx b/frontend/src/components/InstanceBluelib.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d8df20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/InstanceBluelib.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom"
+import {useInstance} from "./InstanceContext";
+import {Bluelib} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
+
+
+interface InstanceBluelibProps {
+    children: React.ReactNode
+}
+
+
+export function InstanceBluelib({children}: InstanceBluelibProps): JSX.Element {
+    const instance = useInstance()
+
+    return (
+        <Bluelib theme={instance.details?.theme ?? "sophon"}>
+            {children}
+        </Bluelib>
+    )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/InstanceContext.tsx b/frontend/src/components/InstanceContext.tsx
index 8f881e8..f8ddb4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/InstanceContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/InstanceContext.tsx
@@ -4,50 +4,103 @@ import {useNotNullContext} from "../hooks/useNotNullContext";
 import {useFormState} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
 import {FormState} from "@steffo/bluelib-react/dist/hooks/useFormState";
 import {Validity} from "@steffo/bluelib-react/dist/types";
+import {useStorageState} from "../hooks/useStorageState";
+import {useState} from "react";
+import {useAbortEffect} from "../hooks/useCancellable";
+import {InstanceDetails} from "../types";
+import {CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS} from "../constants";
 
 
-export const InstanceContext = React.createContext<FormState<string> | null>(null)
+export interface InstanceContextData {
+    value: string,
+    setValue: React.Dispatch<string>,
+    details: InstanceDetails | null | undefined,
+    validity: Validity,
 
-
-export async function instanceValidator(value: string, abort: AbortSignal): Promise<Validity> {
-    if(value === "") return undefined
-
-    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 250))
-    if(abort.aborted) return null
-
-    let url: URL
-    try {
-        url = new URL(value)
-    } catch (_) {
-        return false
-    }
-
-    try {
-        await Axios.get("/api/core/version", {baseURL: url.toString(), signal: abort})
-    } catch(_) {
-        return false
-    }
-
-    return true
 }
 
 
+export const InstanceContext = React.createContext<InstanceContextData | null>(null)
+
+
 export interface InstanceContextProviderProps {
     children: React.ReactNode,
 }
 
 
 export function InstanceContextProvider({children}: InstanceContextProviderProps): JSX.Element {
-    const instance = useFormState<string>(process.env.REACT_APP_DEFAULT_INSTANCE ?? "https://prod.sophon.steffo.eu", instanceValidator)
+    const [instance, setInstance] =
+        useStorageState(localStorage, "instance", process.env.REACT_APP_DEFAULT_INSTANCE ?? "https://prod.sophon.steffo.eu")
+
+    const [details, setDetails] =
+        useState<InstanceDetails | null | undefined>(null)
+
+    const [error, setError] =
+        useState<Error | null>(null)
+
+    const fetchDetails =
+        React.useCallback(
+            async (signal: AbortSignal): Promise<null | undefined | InstanceDetails> => {
+                if(instance === "") {
+                    return undefined
+                }
+
+                let url: URL
+                try {
+                    url = new URL(instance)
+                } catch (_) {
+                    throw new Error("Invalid URL.")
+                }
+
+                await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS))
+                if(signal.aborted) return null
+
+                const response = await Axios.get<InstanceDetails>("/api/core/instance", {baseURL: url.toString(), signal})
+                return response.data
+            },
+            [instance]
+        )
+
+    useAbortEffect(
+        React.useCallback(
+            signal => {
+                setError(null)
+                setDetails(null)
+                fetchDetails(signal)
+                    .then(det => setDetails(det))
+                    .catch(err => setError(err))
+            },
+            [setError, fetchDetails, setDetails]
+        )
+    )
+
+    const validity =
+        React.useMemo<Validity>(
+            () => {
+                if(details === undefined) return undefined
+                if(error !== null) return false
+                if(details === null) return null
+                return true
+            },
+            [details, error]
+        )
 
     return (
-        <InstanceContext.Provider value={instance} children={children}/>
+        <InstanceContext.Provider
+            value={{
+                value: instance,
+                setValue: setInstance,
+                details: details,
+                validity: validity,
+            }}
+            children={children}
+        />
     )
 }
 
 
 export function useInstance() {
-    return useNotNullContext<FormState<string>>(InstanceContext)
+    return useNotNullContext<InstanceContextData>(InstanceContext)
 }
 
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/InstanceDescriptionBox.tsx b/frontend/src/components/InstanceDescriptionBox.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc48030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/InstanceDescriptionBox.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import {Box, Heading} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
+import {useInstance} from "./InstanceContext";
+
+
+export function InstanceDescriptionBox(): JSX.Element | null {
+    const instance = useInstance()
+
+    if(instance.details?.description) {
+        return (
+            <Box>
+                <Heading level={3}>
+                    Welcome
+                </Heading>
+                <p>
+                    {instance.details.description}
+                </p>
+            </Box>
+        )
+    }
+    else {
+        return null
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/InstanceNameHeading.tsx b/frontend/src/components/InstanceNameHeading.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 684e7a5..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/InstanceNameHeading.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from "react"
-import {Heading} from "@steffo/bluelib-react"
-import {useInstance, useInstanceAxios} from "./InstanceContext";
-import {InstanceDetails} from "../types";
-import {Link} from "./Link";
-import {FontAwesomeIcon} from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
-import {faSpinner, faTimesCircle, faUniversity} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
-import {Loading} from "./Loading";
-
-
-export function InstanceNameHeading(): JSX.Element {
-    const instance = useInstance()
-    const api = useInstanceAxios()
-
-    const [details, setDetails] = React.useState<InstanceDetails | null>(null)
-    const [error, setError] = React.useState<Error | null>(null)
-
-    React.useEffect(
-        () => {
-            if(instance.validity === true) {
-                const controller = new AbortController()
-
-                setError(null)
-                api.get("/api/core/instance", {signal: controller.signal})
-                    .then(r => setDetails(r.data))
-                    .catch(e => {
-                        if(!controller.signal.aborted) {
-                            setError(e)
-                        }
-                    })
-
-                return () => {
-                    controller.abort()
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        [api, setDetails, setError]
-    )
-
-    if(!instance.validity) {
-        return (
-            <Heading level={1} bluelibClassNames={"color-red"}>
-                <Link href={"/"}>
-                    Sophon
-                </Link>
-            </Heading>
-        )
-    }
-    if(error) {
-        return (
-            <Heading level={1} bluelibClassNames={"color-red"}>
-                <Link href={"/"}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faTimesCircle}/>&nbsp;Error
-                </Link>
-            </Heading>
-        )
-    }
-    else if(details === null) {
-        return (
-            <Heading level={1} bluelibClassNames={"color-cyan"}>
-                <Link href={"/"}>
-                    <Loading/>
-                </Link>
-            </Heading>
-        )
-    }
-    else {
-        return (
-            <Heading level={1}>
-                <Link href={"/"}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faUniversity}/>&nbsp;{details.name}
-                </Link>
-            </Heading>
-        )
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/InstanceBox.tsx b/frontend/src/components/InstanceSelectBox.tsx
similarity index 86%
rename from frontend/src/components/InstanceBox.tsx
rename to frontend/src/components/InstanceSelectBox.tsx
index 05188cb..d77bc79 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/InstanceBox.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/InstanceSelectBox.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {FontAwesomeIcon} from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import {faExclamationTriangle, faServer, faTimesCircle} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 
 
-export function InstanceBox(): JSX.Element {
+export function InstanceSelectBox(): JSX.Element {
     const instance = useInstance()
     const login = useLogin()
 
@@ -64,7 +64,13 @@ export function InstanceBox(): JSX.Element {
                 <Form.Row>
                     {statePanel}
                 </Form.Row>
-                <Form.Field label={"URL"} {...instance} validity={login.userData ? undefined : instance.validity} disabled={!canChange}/>
+                <Form.Field
+                    label={"URL"}
+                    value={instance.value}
+                    onSimpleChange={v => instance.setValue(v)}
+                    validity={login.userData ? undefined : instance.validity}
+                    disabled={!canChange}
+                />
             </Form>
         </Box>
     )
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/InstanceTitle.tsx b/frontend/src/components/InstanceTitle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf02b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/InstanceTitle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import {Heading} from "@steffo/bluelib-react"
+import {useInstance, useInstanceAxios} from "./InstanceContext";
+import {InstanceDetails} from "../types";
+import {Link} from "./Link";
+import {FontAwesomeIcon} from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
+import {faSpinner, faTimesCircle, faUniversity} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import {Loading} from "./Loading";
+
+
+export function InstanceTitle(): JSX.Element {
+    const instance = useInstance()
+
+    if(instance.details?.name) {
+        return (
+            <Heading level={1}>
+                <Link href={"/"}>
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faUniversity}/>&nbsp;{instance.details.name}
+                </Link>
+            </Heading>
+        )
+    }
+    else {
+        return (
+            <Heading level={1} bluelibClassNames={"color-red"}>
+                <Link href={"/"}>
+                    Sophon
+                </Link>
+            </Heading>
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx b/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx
index 84d8e14..6bc4012 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {useNotNullContext} from "../hooks/useNotNullContext";
 import {Validity} from "@steffo/bluelib-react/dist/types";
 import {useFormState} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
 import {useStorageState} from "../hooks/useStorageState";
+import {CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS} from "../constants";
 
 
 export interface UserData {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export function useUsernameFormState() {
         async (value: string, abort: AbortSignal): Promise<Validity> => {
             if(value === "") return undefined
 
-            await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 250))
+            await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS))
             if(abort.aborted) return null
 
             try {
diff --git a/frontend/src/constants.ts b/frontend/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e11856c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS = 350
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useCancellable.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useCancellable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c9d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useCancellable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+
+
+export type AbortableEffect = (abort: AbortSignal) => void
+
+
+export function useAbortEffect(effect: AbortableEffect) {
+    React.useEffect(
+        () => {
+            const abort = new AbortController()
+            effect(abort.signal)
+
+            return () => {
+                abort.abort()
+            }
+        },
+        [effect]
+    )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/LoginPage.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/LoginPage.tsx
index 99820c6..0e800d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/LoginPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/LoginPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from "react"
-import {InstanceBox} from "../components/InstanceBox";
+import {InstanceSelectBox} from "../components/InstanceSelectBox";
 import {Chapter} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
 import {LoginBox} from "../components/LoginBox";
 import {useLogin} from "../components/LoginContext";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function LoginPage(): JSX.Element {
 
     return (
         <div>
-            <InstanceBox/>
+            <InstanceSelectBox/>
             {userData ?
                 <LogoutBox/>
             :
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/Router.jsx b/frontend/src/routes/Router.jsx
index 3838933..0350961 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/Router.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/Router.jsx
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import * as Reach from "@reach/router"
 import { LoginPage } from "./LoginPage"
 import { SelectResearchGroupPage } from "./SelectResearchGroupPage"
 import { ErrorCatcherBox, NotFoundBox } from "../components/ErrorBox"
-import { InstanceNameHeading } from "../components/InstanceNameHeading"
+import { InstanceTitle } from "../components/InstanceTitle"
 
 
 export function Router() {
     return <>
         <Reach.Router primary={false}>
-            <InstanceNameHeading default/>
+            <InstanceTitle default/>
         </Reach.Router>
         <ErrorCatcherBox>
             <Reach.Router primary={true}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/SelectResearchGroupPage.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/SelectResearchGroupPage.tsx
index 8b012ad..d50319a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/SelectResearchGroupPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/SelectResearchGroupPage.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from "react"
 import {ResearchGroupListBox} from "../components/ResearchGroupListBox";
+import {InstanceDescriptionBox} from "../components/InstanceDescriptionBox";
 
 
 export function SelectResearchGroupPage(): JSX.Element {
     return (
         <div>
+            <InstanceDescriptionBox/>
             <ResearchGroupListBox/>
         </div>
     )
diff --git a/frontend/src/types.ts b/frontend/src/types.ts
index ef1bb4d..a50be31 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export interface User {
 
 export interface InstanceDetails {
     name: string,
+    version: string,
     description?: string,
     theme: "sophon" | "paper" | "royalblue" | "hacker",
 }