diff --git a/core/src/routes/deployments.ts b/core/src/routes/deployments.ts
index 921e2cba1..e73371028 100644
--- a/core/src/routes/deployments.ts
+++ b/core/src/routes/deployments.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {
+  getContainerStatus,
   intoCollection,
 } from "@monitor/util";
 import { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
 import fp from "fastify-plugin";
 import { deploymentStatusLocal } from "../util/deploymentStatus";
-import { getPeripheryContainers } from "../util/periphery/container";
+import { getPeripheryContainer, getPeripheryContainers } from "../util/periphery/container";
 
 const deployments = fp((app: FastifyInstance, _: {}, done: () => void) => {
   app.get("/deployments", { onRequest: [app.auth] }, async (req, res) => {
@@ -21,12 +22,12 @@ const deployments = fp((app: FastifyInstance, _: {}, done: () => void) => {
       { serverID: server._id },
       "name containerName serverID"
     );
-    const status = server.isCore ? await deploymentStatusLocal(app, deployments) : await getPeripheryContainers(server);
+    const status = server.isCore ? await deploymentStatusLocal(app) : await getPeripheryContainers(server);
     res.send(
       intoCollection(
-        deployments.map((dep) => ({
-          ...dep,
-          status: status[dep.containerName!],
+        deployments.map((deployment) => ({
+          ...deployment,
+          status: status[deployment.containerName!],
         }))
       )
     );
@@ -35,6 +36,21 @@ const deployments = fp((app: FastifyInstance, _: {}, done: () => void) => {
   app.get("/deployment/:id", { onRequest: [app.auth] }, async (req, res) => {
     const { id } = req.params as { id: string };
     const deployment = await app.deployments.findById(id);
+    if (!deployment) {
+      res.status(400);
+      res.send("could not find deployment");
+      return;
+    }
+    const onCore = deployment.serverID === app.core._id;
+    const server = onCore ? app.core : await app.servers.findById(deployment.serverID!);
+    if (!server) {
+      res.status(400);
+      res.send("could not find deployment's server");
+      return;
+    }
+    deployment.status = onCore
+      ? await getContainerStatus(app.dockerode, deployment.containerName!)
+      : await getPeripheryContainer(server, deployment.containerName!);
     res.send(deployment);
   });
   done();
diff --git a/core/src/routes/servers.ts b/core/src/routes/servers.ts
index 577fc5f8d..5f4c047aa 100644
--- a/core/src/routes/servers.ts
+++ b/core/src/routes/servers.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { serverStatusPeriphery } from "../util/periphery/status";
 
 const servers = fp((app: FastifyInstance, _: {}, done: () => void) => {
   app.get("/servers", { onRequest: [app.auth] }, async (req, res) => {
-    const servers = await app.servers.find({}, "name enabled");
+    const servers = await app.servers.find({});
     await Promise.all(
       servers.map(async (server) => {
         server.status = (await serverStatusPeriphery(server))
diff --git a/core/src/util/deploymentStatus.ts b/core/src/util/deploymentStatus.ts
index e16e28098..cd3ec71ba 100644
--- a/core/src/util/deploymentStatus.ts
+++ b/core/src/util/deploymentStatus.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-import { ContainerStatus, Deployment } from "@monitor/types";
 import { objFrom2Arrays } from "@monitor/util";
 import { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
 
 export async function deploymentStatusLocal(
   app: FastifyInstance,
-  deploymentsAr: Deployment[]
 ) {
   const statusAr = await app.dockerode.listContainers({ all: true });
   const statusNames = statusAr.map((stat) =>
@@ -20,27 +18,12 @@ export async function deploymentStatusLocal(
   );
   return objFrom2Arrays(
     statusNames,
-    statusNames.map((name) => {
-      const tryDeployment = getDeployment(status[name]!, deploymentsAr);
-      const _id = tryDeployment ? tryDeployment._id : "none";
-      return {
-        ...status[name],
-        deploymentID: _id,
-      };
-    })
+    statusAr.map((stat, i) => ({
+      name: statusNames[i],
+      Status: stat.Status,
+      State: stat.State as "running" | "exited",
+    }))
   );
 }
 
-function getDeployment(
-  status: ContainerStatus,
-  deploymentsAr: Deployment[]
-) {
-  for (let i = 0; i < deploymentsAr.length; i++) {
-    if (deploymentsAr[i].containerName === status.name) {
-      return deploymentsAr[i];
-    }
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
-
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/deployment/Deployment.tsx b/frontend/src/components/deployment/Deployment.tsx
index 233091a76..91fad4650 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/deployment/Deployment.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/deployment/Deployment.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { Component } from "solid-js";
 import { useAppState } from "../../state/StateProvider";
 import s from "./deployment.module.css";
 
-const Deployment: Component<{}> = (p) => {
+const Deployment: Component<{ id: string }> = (p) => {
 	const { servers, deployments } = useAppState();
+	
 	return (
 		<div class={s.Deployment} >
 			
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.module.css b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.module.css
index 70d2ab69d..c2776a5fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.module.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.module.css
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .Sidebar {
 	grid-area: sidebar;
 	background-color: blue;
+	overflow-y: scroll;
 }
 
 .Server {
@@ -10,4 +11,9 @@
 
 .Deployments {
 	background-color: rgb(85, 85, 85);
+}
+
+.Deployment {
+	padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+	justify-content: space-between;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/server/Deployment.tsx b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/server/Deployment.tsx
index 3f2d56bb5..bed68c41f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/server/Deployment.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/server/Deployment.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
+import { ContainerStatus } from "@monitor/types";
 import { Component, Show } from "solid-js";
 import { useAppState } from "../../../state/StateProvider";
 import s from "../sidebar.module.css";
 
 const Deployment: Component<{ id: string }> = (p) => {
-	const { deployments } = useAppState();
-	const deployment = () => deployments.get(p.id);
-	
-	return (
+  const { deployments } = useAppState();
+  const deployment = () => deployments.get(p.id);
+  const status = () => {
+    if (!deployment() || deployment()!.status === "not created") {
+      return "not created";
+    } else {
+      return (deployment()!.status as ContainerStatus).State;
+    }
+  };
+  return (
     <Show when={deployment()}>
-      <div class={s.Deployment}>
-				<div>{deployment()!.name}</div>
-			</div>
+      <button class={s.Deployment}>
+        <div>{deployment()!.name}</div>
+        <div>{status()}</div>
+      </button>
     </Show>
   );
-}
+};
 
-export default Deployment;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Deployment;
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index da99a7b8a..5f048c946 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ body {
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
   background-color: lightskyblue;
-
+  scrollbar-color: rgba(252, 234, 222, 0.3) transparent;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
   color: #fceade;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/state/StateProvider.tsx b/frontend/src/state/StateProvider.tsx
index 46e66054e..9bbbf65ea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/state/StateProvider.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/state/StateProvider.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { Accessor, Component, createContext, useContext } from "solid-js";
+import { createStore, SetStoreFunction } from "solid-js/store";
 import { useLocalStorageToggle } from "../util/hooks";
-import {
-  useBuilds,
-  useDeployments,
-  useServers,
-  useUpdates,
-} from "./hooks";
+import { useBuilds, useDeployments, useSelected, useServers, useUpdates } from "./hooks";
 import socket from "./socket";
 
 export type State = {
@@ -13,8 +9,9 @@ export type State = {
   builds: ReturnType<typeof useBuilds>;
   deployments: ReturnType<typeof useDeployments>;
   updates: ReturnType<typeof useUpdates>;
+  selected: ReturnType<typeof useSelected>;
   sidebar: {
-    open: Accessor<boolean>,
+    open: Accessor<boolean>;
     toggle: () => void;
   };
 };
@@ -22,16 +19,20 @@ export type State = {
 const context = createContext<State & { ws: ReturnType<typeof socket> }>();
 
 export const AppStateProvider: Component<{}> = (p) => {
-  const [sidebarOpen, toggleSidebarOpen] = useLocalStorageToggle("sidebar-open");
+  const [sidebarOpen, toggleSidebarOpen] = useLocalStorageToggle(
+    "sidebar-open",
+    true
+  );
   const state: State = {
     servers: useServers(),
     builds: useBuilds(),
     deployments: useDeployments(),
     updates: useUpdates(),
+    selected: useSelected(),
     sidebar: {
       open: sidebarOpen,
       toggle: toggleSidebarOpen,
-    }
+    },
   };
 
   // created state before attaching ws, to pass state easily
@@ -44,4 +45,4 @@ export const AppStateProvider: Component<{}> = (p) => {
 
 export function useAppState() {
   return useContext(context) as State & { ws: ReturnType<typeof socket> };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/state/hooks.ts b/frontend/src/state/hooks.ts
index 555567f74..c34af7078 100644
--- a/frontend/src/state/hooks.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/state/hooks.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Collection, Update } from "@monitor/types";
 import { createEffect, createResource } from "solid-js";
 import { filterOutFromObj } from "../util/helpers";
+import { useLocalStorage } from "../util/hooks";
 import {
   getBuilds,
   getDeployments,
@@ -8,6 +9,21 @@ import {
   getUpdates,
 } from "../util/query";
 
+export function useSelected() {
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useLocalStorage<{
+    id: string;
+    type: "server" | "deployment" | "build";
+  }>({ id: "", type: "deployment" }, "selected-item");
+  const set = (id: string, type: "server" | "deployment" | "build") => {
+    setSelected({ id, type });
+  };
+  return {
+    id: () => selected().id,
+    type: () => selected().type,
+    set,
+  };
+}
+
 export function useServers() {
   return useCollection(getServers);
 }
@@ -29,11 +45,11 @@ export function useArray<T>(query: () => Promise<T[]>) {
   const push = (update: Update) => {
     mutate((updates: any) => [update, ...updates]);
   };
-  const loaded = () => collection() ? true : false;
+  const loaded = () => (collection() ? true : false);
   return {
     collection,
     push,
-    loaded
+    loaded,
   };
 }
 
@@ -58,9 +74,9 @@ export function useCollection<T>(query: () => Promise<Collection<T>>) {
     return collection() && collection()![id];
   };
   const ids = () => collection() && Object.keys(collection()!);
-  const loaded = () => collection() ? true : false;
+  const loaded = () => (collection() ? true : false);
 
-  createEffect(() => console.log(collection()))
+  createEffect(() => console.log(collection()));
 
   return {
     collection,
diff --git a/frontend/src/util/hooks.ts b/frontend/src/util/hooks.ts
index 5faa1a1b4..18e4f626b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/util/hooks.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/util/hooks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Accessor, createSignal, onCleanup, onMount } from "solid-js";
+import { createStore, DeepReadonly, SetStoreFunction } from "solid-js/store";
 
 export function useToggle(initial = false): [Accessor<boolean>, () => void] {
   const [s, set] = createSignal(initial);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 829175d36..ce89ed228 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "build-core": "cd core && yarn build",
     "restart-core": "cd core && yarn build && cd ../cli && yarn restart-default",
     "push-core": "cd core && yarn push",
+    "build-periphery": "cd periphery && yarn build",
     "push-periphery": "cd periphery && yarn push"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/types/types.d.ts b/types/types.d.ts
index 60bd7b89f..ecf94eec5 100644
--- a/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/types/types.d.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ export interface Deployment extends DockerRunArgs {
   branch?: string;
   accessToken?: string;
   containerMount?: string; // the file path to mount repo on inside the container
+
+  // running status
+  status?: "not created" | ContainerStatus;
 }
 
 export type Conversion = {
@@ -120,7 +123,6 @@ export type DeployActionState = {
 
 export type ContainerStatus = {
   name: string;
-  deploymentID?: string;
   Status: string;
   State: "running" | "exited";
 };
diff --git a/util/docker.ts b/util/docker.ts
index 141cff7d4..9a15f7287 100644
--- a/util/docker.ts
+++ b/util/docker.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  ContainerStatus,
   Conversion,
   DockerBuildArgs,
   DockerRunArgs,
@@ -30,13 +31,13 @@ export async function allContainerStatus(dockerode: Dockerode) {
   );
 }
 
-export async function getContainerStatus(dockerode: Dockerode, name: string) {
+export async function getContainerStatus(dockerode: Dockerode, name: string): Promise<ContainerStatus | "not created"> {
   const status = (await dockerode.listContainers({ all: true })).filter(
     ({ Names }) => Names[0] === "/" + name
   );
   return status[0]
     ? {
-        State: status[0].State,
+        State: status[0].State as "running" | "exited",
         Status: status[0].Status,
         name,
       }