diff --git a/doAdminGui.go b/doAdminGui.go
index 257e83f..bc024bd 100644
--- a/doAdminGui.go
+++ b/doAdminGui.go
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ func (admin *adminT) refresh() {
 		log.Info("Error:", err)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("EventsPB Response len:", len(data))
-		admin.events = new(virtpb.Events)
-		if err := admin.events.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
+		admin.cluster.Events = new(virtpb.Events)
+		if err := admin.cluster.Events.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("events marshal failed", err)
 			return
 		}
-		fmt.Println("Events len=", admin.events.Len())
+		fmt.Println("Events len=", admin.cluster.Events.Len())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ func doLocalhostAdminGui() *adminT {
 	})
 
 	grid.NewButton("events", func() {
-		if admin.events == nil {
+		if admin.cluster.Events == nil {
 			log.Info("events are not initialized")
 			return
 		}
-		log.Info("Events len=", admin.events.Len())
+		log.Info("Events len=", admin.cluster.Events.Len())
 		admin.ewin = newEventsWindow()
-		admin.ewin.doStdEvents(admin.events)
+		admin.ewin.doStdEvents(admin.cluster.Events)
 		admin.ewin.win.Custom = func() {
 			log.Info("hiding table window")
 		}
@@ -148,6 +148,41 @@ func doLocalhostAdminGui() *adminT {
 	return admin
 }
 
+func doAdminGui() {
+	me.myGui = gui.New()
+	me.myGui.InitEmbed(resources)
+	me.myGui.Default()
+
+	// Initialize a persistent client with a custom Transport
+	client = &http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			DisableKeepAlives: false, // Ensure Keep-Alive is enabled
+		},
+		Timeout: 10 * time.Second, // Set a reasonable timeout
+	}
+
+	me.gwin = gadgets.NewGenericWindow("Virtigo: (run your cluster)", "")
+	me.gwin.Custom = func() {
+		log.Warn("Main window close")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	me.cmap = make(map[*virtpb.Cluster]*adminT)
+	for c := range me.clusters.IterAll() {
+		a := new(adminT)
+		me.cmap[c] = a
+		log.Info("found in the config file", c.URL[0])
+		a.makeClusterGroup(c)
+	}
+
+	// sit here forever refreshing the GUI
+	for {
+		// admin.refresh()
+		log.Info("todo: refresh() protobufs here")
+		time.Sleep(90 * time.Second)
+	}
+}
+
 func (admin *adminT) doAdminGui() {
 	me.myGui = gui.New()
 	me.myGui.InitEmbed(resources)
@@ -208,13 +243,13 @@ func (admin *adminT) doAdminGui() {
 	})
 
 	grid.NewButton("events", func() {
-		if admin.events == nil {
+		if admin.cluster.Events == nil {
 			log.Info("events are not initialized")
 			return
 		}
-		log.Info("Events len=", admin.events.Len())
+		log.Info("Events len=", admin.cluster.Events.Len())
 		admin.ewin = newEventsWindow()
-		admin.ewin.doStdEvents(admin.events)
+		admin.ewin.doStdEvents(admin.cluster.Events)
 		admin.ewin.win.Custom = func() {
 			log.Info("hiding table window")
 		}
@@ -253,6 +288,10 @@ func (admin *adminT) makeClusterGroup(c *virtpb.Cluster) {
 		badExit(err)
 	}
 
+	if admin.cluster == nil {
+		admin.cluster = new(virtpb.Cluster)
+	}
+
 	name := c.GetName()
 	if name == "" {
 		name = admin.url.Hostname()
@@ -299,17 +338,25 @@ func (admin *adminT) makeClusterGroup(c *virtpb.Cluster) {
 	})
 
 	grid.NewButton("events", func() {
-		if admin.events == nil {
+		if admin.cluster.Events == nil {
 			log.Info("events are not initialized")
 			return
 		}
-		log.Info("Events len=", admin.events.Len())
+		log.Info("Events len=", admin.cluster.Events.Len())
 		admin.ewin = newEventsWindow()
-		admin.ewin.doStdEvents(admin.events)
+		admin.ewin.doStdEvents(admin.cluster.Events)
 		admin.ewin.win.Custom = func() {
 			log.Info("hiding table window")
 		}
 	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("refresh", func() {
+		admin.refresh()
+	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("save cluster.pb", func() {
+		admin.refresh()
+	})
 }
 
 func postData(url string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a8ac00a..f02df52 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 			badExit(err)
 		}
 
-		me.admin = new(adminT)
-		me.admin.doAdminGui()
+		doAdminGui()
 		okExit("admin close")
 	}
 
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 84349b4..c54e6c2 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -48,14 +48,15 @@ type virtigoT struct {
 
 type adminT struct {
 	// admin mode
-	droplets    *virtpb.Droplets       // your droplets
-	hypervisors *virtpb.Hypervisors    // yep
-	events      *virtpb.Events         // yep
-	uptime      *gui.Node              // the uptime message
-	dwin        *stdDropletTableWin    // the droplet window
-	hwin        *stdHypervisorTableWin // the hypervisor window
-	ewin        *stdEventTableWin      // the events window
-	url         *url.URL               // URL for the cloud
+	cluster     *virtpb.Cluster     // the cluster protobuf
+	droplets    *virtpb.Droplets    // your droplets
+	hypervisors *virtpb.Hypervisors // yep
+	// events      *virtpb.Events         // yep
+	uptime *gui.Node              // the uptime message
+	dwin   *stdDropletTableWin    // the droplet window
+	hwin   *stdHypervisorTableWin // the hypervisor window
+	ewin   *stdEventTableWin      // the events window
+	url    *url.URL               // URL for the cloud
 }
 
 // the stuff that is needed for a hypervisor