diff --git a/src/css/style.css b/src/css/style.css
index 755b12c..bb41558 100644
--- a/src/css/style.css
+++ b/src/css/style.css
@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@ body {
     font-weight: 600;
 }
 
-#main p {
-    margin-top: 10em;
-    text-align: center;
+.loader {
+    display: flex;
+}
+.loader .spinner {
+    margin-top: 0px;
+}
+.loader .loading-text {
+    margin-top: 0px;
+    margin-left: 0.5em;
 }
 
 .video-wrapper {
@@ -108,4 +114,18 @@ li.menu-selected {
 #app {
     display: flex;
     height: 100%;
+}
+
+.spinner {
+  border: 4px solid var(--menu-header-text);
+  border-top: 4px solid var(--menu-selected-color);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  animation: spin 2s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes spin {
+  0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
+  100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
 }
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diff --git a/src/js/media.tsx b/src/js/media.tsx
index 78966b5..2ea5df7 100644
--- a/src/js/media.tsx
+++ b/src/js/media.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { ComponentProps } from "react"
+import React, { ComponentProps, useRef, useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { MinistreamApiClient } from "./api"
 import { resolve } from "path"
 
@@ -7,141 +7,159 @@ type MediaContainerProps = {
     api: MinistreamApiClient
 }
 
-type MediaContainerState = {
-    iceReady: boolean
-    remoteReady: boolean
-    videoReady: boolean
-}
+export function MediaContainer({ selectedStream, api }: MediaContainerProps) {
+    const [iceReady, setICEReady] = useState(false)
+    const [remoteReady, setRemoteReady] = useState(false)
+    const [pc, setPC] = useState(new RTCPeerConnection())
+    const [ms, setMs] = useState(new MediaStream())
 
-export class MediaContainer extends React.Component<MediaContainerProps, MediaContainerState> {
-    api: MinistreamApiClient
-    pc: RTCPeerConnection
-    ms: MediaStream
-
-    constructor(props: MediaContainerProps) {
-        super(props)
-
-        this.api = props.api
-        this.state = {
-            iceReady: false,
-            remoteReady: false,
-            videoReady: false
-        }
-
-        this.pc = new RTCPeerConnection({
+    // if selected stream changed, recreate pc, and set all to not ready.
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log("effect: selectedStream")
+        setPC(new RTCPeerConnection({
             iceServers: [{ urls: "stun:stun.l.google.com:19302" }]
-        })
-        this.pc.addTransceiver("video")
-        this.pc.addTransceiver("audio")
+        }))
+        setICEReady(false)
+        setRemoteReady(false)
+        setMs(new MediaStream())
 
-        this.ms = new MediaStream()
+    }, [selectedStream])
 
-        this.pc.ontrack = (event) => {
-            console.log("Got track(s).")
-
-            event.streams.forEach(st => {
-                st.getTracks().forEach(t => {
-                    this.ms.addTrack(t)
-                })
-            })
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log("effect: pc")
+        pc.addTransceiver("video")
+        pc.addTransceiver("audio")
+        pc.ontrack = (event) => {
+            event.streams.forEach((st) => st.getTracks().forEach((track) => {
+                ms.addTrack(track)
+            }))
         }
 
-
-        this.pc.oniceconnectionstatechange = () => {
-            console.log("ICE state changed to " + this.pc?.iceConnectionState)
-        }
-    }
-
-    async componentDidMount() {
-        this.pc.onicecandidate = (event) => {
+        pc.onicecandidate = (event) => {
             if (!event.candidate) {
                 console.log("ICE gathering complete.")
-                this.setState((state) => {
-                    return { iceReady: true, remoteReady: state.remoteReady }
-                })
+                setICEReady(true)
             } else {
                 console.log("Adding ICE candidate: " + event.candidate)
             }
         }
-        const offer = await this.pc?.createOffer()
-        await this.pc?.setLocalDescription(offer)
-        console.log("Set local description.")
-    }
 
-    async componentDidUpdate() {
-        if (!this.state.iceReady) {
-            return
+        pc.oniceconnectionstatechange = () => {
+            console.log("ICE state changed to " + pc.iceConnectionState)
         }
-        if (!this.props.selectedStream) {
-            return
-        }
-        if (!this.state.remoteReady) {
-            console.log("Setting up remote for " + this.props.selectedStream + ".")
-            const remote = await this.setupRemote()
-            if (remote) {
-                this.pc.setRemoteDescription(remote)
-                console.log("Set up remote")
-                this.setState((state) => {
-                    return { iceReady: state.iceReady, remoteReady: true }
-                })
-            } else {
-                console.log("Could not set remote")
-            }
-        }
-    }
 
-    private setupRemote() {
-        if (!this.props.selectedStream) {
+        pc.createOffer().then((offer) => {
+            pc.setLocalDescription(offer).then(() => { console.log("Local description set.") })
+        })
+    }, [pc])
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log("effect: iceReady")
+        if (!iceReady || !selectedStream) {
             return
         }
-        const localOfferSdp = this.pc?.localDescription?.sdp
+        const localOfferSdp = pc.localDescription?.sdp
         if (!localOfferSdp) {
-            console.log("Could not get local description")
+            console.log("Unable to get local description")
             return
         }
         const localOffer = new RTCSessionDescription({ type: "offer", sdp: localOfferSdp })
-        return this.api.postOffer(this.props.selectedStream, localOffer)
-    }
+        api.postOffer(selectedStream, localOffer).then((remote) => {
+            pc.setRemoteDescription(remote).then(() => {
+                setRemoteReady(true)
+            })
+        })
+    }, [iceReady])
 
-    renderVideo() {
-        if (!this.props.selectedStream) {
-            return <p>Waiting for stream selection.</p>
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log("effect: remoteReady")
+        if (!iceReady || !selectedStream || !remoteReady) {
+            return
+        }
+    }, [remoteReady])
+
+
+    const getElement = () => {
+        if (!selectedStream) {
+            return <LoadingText spinner={true} text="Waiting for stream selection." />
+        }
+        if (!iceReady) {
+            return <LoadingText spinner={true} text="Waiting for ICE gathering." />
+        }
+        if (!remoteReady) {
+            return <LoadingText spinner={true} text="Waiting for remote server." />
         }
-        if (!this.state.iceReady) {
-            return <p>Waiting for ICE gathering to complete.</p>
-        }
-        if (!this.state.remoteReady) {
-            return <p>Waiting for remote.</p>
-        }
-        return (
-            <>
-                <p id="loading-text">Waiting for video to load.</p>
-                <video ref={el => {
-                    if (el && this.ms) {
-                        el.srcObject = this.ms
-                        el.hidden = true
-                        el.addEventListener('loadeddata', () => {
-                            const t = document.getElementById("loading-text")
-                            el.hidden = false
-                            if (t) {
-                                t.hidden = true
-                            }
-                        })
-                    }
-                }} id="video" autoPlay muted controls />
-            </>
-        )
-    }
 
-    render() {
         return (
-            <div id="main">
-                <main>
-                    <div className="video-wrapper">
-                        {this.renderVideo()}
-                    </div>
-                </main>
+            <div className="video-wrapper">
+                <VideoPlayer ms={ms} />
             </div>
         )
     }
+
+
+    return (
+        <div id="main">
+            <main>
+                {getElement()}
+            </main>
+        </div>
+    )
+}
+
+interface VideoPlayerProps {
+    ms: MediaStream
+}
+
+export function VideoPlayer({ ms }: VideoPlayerProps) {
+    const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
+    const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null)
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (videoRef.current) {
+            if (videoRef.current) {
+                const ref = videoRef.current
+                ref.srcObject = ms
+                videoRef.current.addEventListener('loadeddata', () => {
+                    ref.hidden = false
+                    setReady(true)
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    })
+
+    if (ready) {
+        return (<video id="video" ref={videoRef} autoPlay muted controls />)
+    } else {
+        return (
+            <>
+                <video id="video" ref={videoRef} hidden autoPlay muted controls />
+                <LoadingText text="Waiting for video data." spinner={true} />
+            </>
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+interface LoadingText {
+    text: string
+    spinner?: boolean
+}
+
+export function LoadingText({ text, spinner = false }: LoadingText) {
+    var spinnerElement = (<></>)
+    if (spinner) {
+        spinnerElement = (<Spinner />)
+    }
+    return (
+        <>
+            <div className="loader">
+                {spinnerElement}
+                <p className="loading-text">{text}</p>
+            </div>
+        </>
+    )
+}
+
+export function Spinner() {
+    return <div className="spinner" />
 }