diff --git a/app/public/electron.js b/app/public/electron.js
index 0df5205fe..ca3f3afc0 100644
--- a/app/public/electron.js
+++ b/app/public/electron.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let tray = null
 let configWindow = null;
 let mainWindow = null;
 
-function advancedConfiguration() {
+function serverConfiguration() {
   if (configWindow) {
     configWindow.focus();
     return;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function advancedConfiguration() {
   })
 
   if (isDev) {
-    configWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:3000');
+    configWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:3000/?ts=' + new Date().valueOf());
   } else {
     configWindow.loadFile('./build/index.html');
   }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ function updateTrayContextMenu() {
   console.log('updating tray...');
   const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
     { label: 'Show Main Window', click: showMainWindow },
-    { label: 'Advanced Configuration...', click: advancedConfiguration },
+    { label: 'Server Configuration...', click: serverConfiguration },
     { label: 'Check For Updates Now', click: checkForUpdates },
     { type: 'separator' },
     { label: 'Launch At Startup', type: 'checkbox', click: toggleLaunchAtStartup, checked: willLaunchAtStartup() },
diff --git a/app/public/index.html b/app/public/index.html
index 94c48c85e..990ccad71 100644
--- a/app/public/index.html
+++ b/app/public/index.html
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
       work correctly both with client-side routing and a non-root public URL.
       Learn how to configure a non-root public URL by running `npm run build`.
     -->
-    <title>Kopia - Advanced Configuration</title>
+    <title>Kopia v%REACT_APP_SHORT_VERSION_INFO% - Server Configuration</title>
   </head>
   <body>
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
     <div id="root"></div>
+    <hr/>
+    <p class="version-info">Version %REACT_APP_FULL_VERSION_INFO%</p>
     <!--
       This HTML file is a template.
       If you open it directly in the browser, you will see an empty page.
diff --git a/app/public/server.js b/app/public/server.js
index 111f9f706..316a9efc1 100644
--- a/app/public/server.js
+++ b/app/public/server.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ const { appendToLog } = require('./logging');
 const { defaultServerBinary } = require('./utils');
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 
-let serverProcess = null;
-let serverCertSHA256 = "";
-let serverPassword = "";
-let serverAddress = "";
+let runningServerProcess = null;
+let runningServerCertSHA256 = "";
+let runningServerPassword = "";
+let runningServerAddress = "";
 
 function detectServerParam(data) {
     let lines = (data + '').split('\n');
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ function detectServerParam(data) {
         const value = lines[i].substring(p + 2);
         switch (key) {
             case "SERVER PASSWORD":
-                serverPassword = value;
+                runningServerPassword = value;
                 break;
 
             case "SERVER CERT SHA256":
-                serverCertSHA256 = value;
+                runningServerCertSHA256 = value;
                 break;
 
             case "SERVER ADDRESS":
-                serverAddress = value;
+                runningServerAddress = value;
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -55,30 +55,31 @@ function startServer() {
 
     args.push('--random-password')
     args.push('--tls-generate-cert')
+    args.push('--address=localhost:0')
     // args.push('--auto-shutdown=600s')
 
     console.log(`spawning ${kopiaPath} ${args.join(' ')}`);
-    serverProcess = spawn(kopiaPath, args);
+    runningServerProcess = spawn(kopiaPath, args);
     ipcMain.emit('server-status-updated');
 
-    serverProcess.stdout.on('data', appendToLog);
-    serverProcess.stderr.on('data', detectServerParam);
+    runningServerProcess.stdout.on('data', appendToLog);
+    runningServerProcess.stderr.on('data', detectServerParam);
 
-    serverProcess.on('close', (code, signal) => {
+    runningServerProcess.on('close', (code, signal) => {
         appendToLog(`child process exited with code ${code} and signal ${signal}`);
-        serverProcess = null;
+        runningServerProcess = null;
         ipcMain.emit('server-status-updated');
     });
 }
 
 function stopServer() {
-    if (!serverProcess) {
+    if (!runningServerProcess) {
         console.log('stopServer: server not started');
         return;
     }
 
-    serverProcess.kill();
-    serverProcess = null;
+    runningServerProcess.kill();
+    runningServerProcess = null;
 }
 
 ipcMain.on('subscribe-to-status', (event, arg) => {
@@ -90,21 +91,47 @@ ipcMain.on('subscribe-to-status', (event, arg) => {
 });
 
 function getServerStatus() {
-    if (!serverProcess) {
-        return "Stopped";
-    }
+    if (config.get('remoteServer')) {
+        return "Remote";
+    } else {
+        if (!runningServerProcess) {
+            return "Stopped";
+        }
 
-    return "Running";
+        return "Running";
+    }
 };
 
-function getServerAddress() {
-    return "localhost:51515";
+function getActiveServerAddress() {
+    if (config.get('remoteServer')) {
+        return config.get('remoteServerAddress');
+    } else {
+        return runningServerAddress;
+    }
+};
+
+
+function getActiveServerCertSHA256() {
+    if (config.get('remoteServer')) {
+        return config.get('remoteServerCertificateSHA256');
+    } else {
+        return runningServerCertSHA256;
+    }
+};
+
+function getActiveServerPassword() {
+    if (config.get('remoteServer')) {
+        return config.get('remoteServerPassword');
+    } else {
+        return runningServerPassword;
+    }
 };
 
 function sendStatusUpdate(sender) {
     sender.send('status-updated', {
         status: getServerStatus(),
-        serverAddress: getServerAddress(),
+        serverAddress: getActiveServerAddress() || "<pending>",
+        serverCertSHA256: getActiveServerCertSHA256() || "<pending>",
     });
 }
 
@@ -117,15 +144,15 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     getServerAddress() {
-        return serverAddress;
+        return getActiveServerAddress();
     },
 
     getServerCertSHA256() {
-        return serverCertSHA256;
+        return getActiveServerCertSHA256();
     },
 
     getServerPassword() {
-        return serverPassword;
+        return getActiveServerPassword();
     },
 
     stopServer: stopServer,
diff --git a/app/src/App.css b/app/src/App.css
index 6b974397f..2ec503a2a 100644
--- a/app/src/App.css
+++ b/app/src/App.css
@@ -34,4 +34,10 @@ div.tab-body {
   font-weight: bold;
   color: #000080;
   font-family: Consolas, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
+}
+
+.version-info {
+  padding-left: 10px;
+  color: #aaa;
+  font-size: 80%;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/App.js b/app/src/App.js
index ad46a3b9f..e9fcfa2d9 100644
--- a/app/src/App.js
+++ b/app/src/App.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ function App() {
         <img src={logo} className="App-logo" alt="logo" />
         <span className="title">Kopia</span>
       </header>
-      <ServerStatus />
       <hr/>
       <Tabs defaultActiveKey="config" transition={false}>
         <Tab eventKey="config" title="Server Configuration">
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ function App() {
           </div>
         </Tab>
       </Tabs>
+      <hr/>
+      <ServerStatus />
     </Container>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/src/ServerConfig.js b/app/src/ServerConfig.js
index 8cc2f1460..6f94a81ff 100644
--- a/app/src/ServerConfig.js
+++ b/app/src/ServerConfig.js
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ export default class ServerConfig extends Component {
       "remoteServer": false,
       "kopiaPath": "",
       "configFile": "",
-      "repositoryPassword": "",
-      'serverUsername': 'kopia',
-      "serverAddress": "https://localhost:51515",
-      "serverPassword": "",
+
+      "remoteServerAddress": "",
+      "remoteServerPassword": "",
+      "remoteServerCertificateSHA256": "",
     };
     this.updateState = this.updateState.bind(this);
     this.saveConfiguration = this.saveConfiguration.bind(this);
 
+    this.validateRemoteServerAddress = this.validateRemoteServerAddress.bind(this);
+
     if (window.require) {
       const { ipcRenderer } = window.require('electron');
 
@@ -50,6 +52,24 @@ export default class ServerConfig extends Component {
     window.close();
   }
 
+  validateRemoteServerAddress() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  isValidHttpsURL(v) {
+    try {
+      const url = new URL(v);
+      return url.protocol === "https:";
+    } catch (_) {
+      return false;  
+    }
+  }
+
+  isValidSHA256(v) {
+    const re = /^[0-9A-Fa-f]{64}$/g;
+    return re.test(v);
+  }
+
   render() {
     return <>
       <Form>
@@ -70,34 +90,31 @@ export default class ServerConfig extends Component {
                 <Form.Control type="text" placeholder="Configuration file" value={this.state.configFile} onChange={this.updateState} />
                 <Form.Text className="text-muted">Uses default configuration path, if not set.</Form.Text>
               </Form.Group>
-
-              <Form.Group controlId="repositoryPassword">
-                <Form.Label>Repository Password</Form.Label>
-                <Form.Control type="password" placeholder="Password" value={this.state.repositoryPassword} onChange={this.updateState} />
-                <Form.Text className="text-muted">Uses saved password if not set.</Form.Text>
-              </Form.Group>
             </React.Fragment>
           </div>}
         <Form.Group controlId="connectToServer">
-          <Form.Check type="radio" name="serverType" label="Connect To Server" checked={this.state.remoteServer} onChange={() => this.setState({ 'remoteServer': true })} />
+          <Form.Check type="radio" name="serverType" label="Connect To Remote Server" checked={this.state.remoteServer} onChange={() => this.setState({ 'remoteServer': true })} />
         </Form.Group>
         {this.state.remoteServer &&
           <div className="indented">
             <React.Fragment>
-              <Form.Group controlId="serverAddress">
+              <Form.Group controlId="remoteServerAddress">
                 <Form.Label>Server Address</Form.Label>
-                <Form.Control type="text" placeholder="Enter address" value={this.state.serverAddress} onChange={this.updateState} />
-                <Form.Text className="text-muted">To connect to local server, use localhost:51515</Form.Text>
+                <Form.Control type="text" isInvalid={!this.isValidHttpsURL(this.state.remoteServerAddress)} placeholder="Enter address" value={this.state.remoteServerAddress} onChange={this.updateState} />
+                <Form.Text className="text-muted">Enter server URL https://server:port</Form.Text>
+                <Form.Control.Feedback type="invalid">Must be valid server url starting with https://</Form.Control.Feedback>
               </Form.Group>
 
-              <Form.Group controlId="serverUsername">
-                <Form.Label>Server Username</Form.Label>
-                <Form.Control type="text" placeholder="Enter username" value={this.state.serverUsername} onChange={this.updateState} />
-              </Form.Group>
-
-              <Form.Group controlId="serverPassword">
+              <Form.Group controlId="remoteServerPassword">
                 <Form.Label>Server Password</Form.Label>
-                <Form.Control type="password" placeholder="Password" value={this.state.serverPassword} onChange={this.updateState} />
+                <Form.Control type="password" isInvalid={!this.state.remoteServerPassword} placeholder="Password" value={this.state.remoteServerPassword} onChange={this.updateState} />
+                <Form.Control.Feedback type="invalid">Password cannot be empty.</Form.Control.Feedback>
+              </Form.Group>
+
+              <Form.Group controlId="remoteServerCertificateSHA256">
+                <Form.Label>Server Certificate Fingerprint</Form.Label>
+                <Form.Control type="text" isInvalid={!this.isValidSHA256(this.state.remoteServerCertificateSHA256)} placeholder="server certificate fingerprint (SHA256)" value={this.state.remoteServerCertificateSHA256} onChange={this.updateState} />
+                <Form.Control.Feedback type="invalid">Must be valid server fingerprint</Form.Control.Feedback>
               </Form.Group>
             </React.Fragment>
           </div>
diff --git a/app/src/ServerStatus.js b/app/src/ServerStatus.js
index e3a1a0b30..9865a46fd 100644
--- a/app/src/ServerStatus.js
+++ b/app/src/ServerStatus.js
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ export default class ServerStatus extends Component {
     }
 
     render() {
-        return <div>Server: <b>{this.state.status}</b> on <code>{this.state.serverAddress}</code></div>;
+        return <div>Server: <code>{this.state.status}</code><br/>URL: <code>{this.state.serverAddress}</code><br/>TLS Certificate Fingerprint: <code>{this.state.serverCertSHA256}</code></div>;
     }
 }
diff --git a/htmlui/public/index.html b/htmlui/public/index.html
index fddee8aa9..eaad78592 100644
--- a/htmlui/public/index.html
+++ b/htmlui/public/index.html
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
       work correctly both with client-side routing and a non-root public URL.
       Learn how to configure a non-root public URL by running `npm run build`.
     -->
-    <title>Kopia UI</title>
+    <title>Kopia UI v%REACT_APP_SHORT_VERSION_INFO%</title>
   </head>
   <body>
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
     <div id="root"></div>
+    <hr/>
+    <p class="version-info">Version %REACT_APP_FULL_VERSION_INFO%</p>
     <!--
       This HTML file is a template.
       If you open it directly in the browser, you will see an empty page.
diff --git a/htmlui/src/App.css b/htmlui/src/App.css
index c92bf0980..218fea3e2 100644
--- a/htmlui/src/App.css
+++ b/htmlui/src/App.css
@@ -53,4 +53,10 @@ div.tab-body {
 
 #snapshot-path {
   width: 400px;
+}
+
+.version-info {
+  padding-left: 10px;
+  color: #aaa;
+  font-size: 80%;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/tools.mk b/tools/tools.mk
index 3da26e353..a05aa5da6 100644
--- a/tools/tools.mk
+++ b/tools/tools.mk
@@ -140,6 +140,27 @@ else
 	curl -LsS https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/releases/download/$(GORELEASER_VERSION)/goreleaser_$$(uname -s)_$$(uname -m).tar.gz | tar zx -C $(TOOLS_DIR)/goreleaser-$(GORELEASER_VERSION)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST),false)
+
+ifneq ($(TRAVIS_TAG),)
+# travis, tagged release
+KOPIA_VERSION:=$(TRAVIS_TAG:v%=%)
+else
+# travis, non-tagged release
+KOPIA_VERSION:=$(shell date +%Y%m%d).0.$(TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER)
+endif
+
+else
+
+# non-travis, or travis PR
+KOPIA_VERSION:=$(shell date +%Y%m%d).0.0-$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+
+endif
+
+# embedded in the HTML pages
+export REACT_APP_SHORT_VERSION_INFO:=$(KOPIA_VERSION)
+export REACT_APP_FULL_VERSION_INFO:=$(KOPIA_VERSION) built on $(shell date) $(shell hostname)
+
 clean-tools:
 	rm -rf $(TOOLS_DIR)