diff --git a/backend/jitsi-rooms.cabal b/backend/jitsi-rooms.cabal
index e789efa..13ee870 100644
--- a/backend/jitsi-rooms.cabal
+++ b/backend/jitsi-rooms.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 1.12
 
--- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.35.1.
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.35.0.
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ library
       Types.Participant
       Types.RoomData
       Types.RoomsState
+      Types.User
       Types.UsersData
       Types.WebEnv
       Types.WebSocketMessages.WebSocketMessages
       WebServer
+      WebSocket.AllChat
       WebSocket.Messages
       WebSocket.MonadWebSocketSession
       WebSocket.Server
@@ -90,4 +92,3 @@ executable jitsi-rooms-exe
     , warp
     , websockets
   default-language: Haskell2010
-
diff --git a/backend/package.yaml b/backend/package.yaml
index 2444dbe..d35a14c 100644
--- a/backend/package.yaml
+++ b/backend/package.yaml
@@ -58,14 +58,4 @@ executables:
     dependencies:
       - jitsi-rooms
 
-tests:
-  jitsi-rooms-test:
-    main: Spec.hs
-    source-dirs: test
-    ghc-options:
-      - -threaded
-      - -rtsopts
-      - -with-rtsopts=-N
-    dependencies:
-      - jitsi-rooms
 default-extensions: NoImplicitPrelude,OverloadedStrings,ImportQualifiedPost
diff --git a/backend/src/BroadcastUserData.hs b/backend/src/BroadcastUserData.hs
index b1a0a54..bc00f48 100644
--- a/backend/src/BroadcastUserData.hs
+++ b/backend/src/BroadcastUserData.hs
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ module BroadcastUserData
   )
 where
 
-import           ClassyPrelude
-import           Data.Aeson                  (encode)
-import qualified Network.WebSockets          as WS
-import           State.ConnectedClientsState (MonadConnectedClientsRead (getConnctedClients))
-import           State.RoomDataState         (MonadRoomDataStateRead (getRoomDataState))
-import           Types.AppTypes              (HasConnectedClientState (..))
-import           Types.ConnectionState       (Client (..), ConnectedClients)
-import           Types.RoomsState            (HasRoomsState (..))
-import           Types.UsersData             (UsersData (..))
+import ClassyPrelude
+import Data.Aeson (encode)
+import Network.WebSockets qualified as WS
+import State.ConnectedClientsState (MonadConnectedClientsRead (getConnctedClients))
+import State.RoomDataState (MonadRoomDataStateRead (getRoomDataState))
+import Types.ConnectionState (Client (..), ConnectedClients)
+import Types.User (User, clientToUser)
+import Types.UsersData (UsersData (..))
 
 class (Monad m, MonadConnectedClientsRead m) => MonadBroadcast m where
   broadCastToClients :: Text -> m ()
@@ -32,8 +31,8 @@ broadcastUserData = do
 getUsersWithoutRoom ::
   ( MonadConnectedClientsRead m
   ) =>
-  m [Text]
-getUsersWithoutRoom = map name . filter (not . joinedRoom) <$> getConnctedClients
+  m [User]
+getUsersWithoutRoom = map clientToUser . filter (not . joinedRoom) <$> getConnctedClients
 
 broadCastToClientsGeneric ::
   ( MonadIO m,
diff --git a/backend/src/Types/User.hs b/backend/src/Types/User.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f773587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/Types/User.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
+
+module Types.User (User, clientToUser) where
+
+import ClassyPrelude
+import Data.Aeson (FromJSON, ToJSON)
+import Data.UUID (UUID)
+import Types.ConnectionState qualified as C
+
+data User = User
+  { uuid :: UUID,
+    name :: Text
+  }
+  deriving (Generic, Show, Eq)
+
+clientToUser :: C.Client -> User
+clientToUser C.Client {C.uuid = userUuid, C.name = userName, C.joinedRoom = _, C.conn = _} = User userUuid userName
+
+instance ToJSON User
+
+instance FromJSON User
diff --git a/backend/src/Types/UsersData.hs b/backend/src/Types/UsersData.hs
index 04ffe1a..fa8ad52 100644
--- a/backend/src/Types/UsersData.hs
+++ b/backend/src/Types/UsersData.hs
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ module Types.UsersData
   )
 where
 
-import           ClassyPrelude
-import           Data.Aeson     (ToJSON)
-import           Types.RoomData (RoomsData)
+import ClassyPrelude
+import Data.Aeson (ToJSON)
+import Types.RoomData (RoomsData)
+import Types.User (User)
 
 data UsersData = UsersData
-  { roomsData        :: RoomsData,
+  { roomsData :: RoomsData,
     usersWithOutRoom :: UsersWithoutRoom
   }
   deriving (Generic, Show)
 
 instance ToJSON UsersData
 
-type UsersWithoutRoom = [Text]
+type UsersWithoutRoom = [User]
diff --git a/backend/src/Types/WebSocketMessages/WebSocketMessages.hs b/backend/src/Types/WebSocketMessages/WebSocketMessages.hs
index 9269cb2..30049ba 100644
--- a/backend/src/Types/WebSocketMessages/WebSocketMessages.hs
+++ b/backend/src/Types/WebSocketMessages/WebSocketMessages.hs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DuplicateRecordFields #-}
 
 module Types.WebSocketMessages.WebSocketMessages
   ( WebSocketMessage (..),
     SetClientInfo (..),
     JoinRoom (..),
+    AllChatMessageIncoming (..),
+    AllChatMessageOutgoing (..),
   )
 where
 
@@ -12,14 +15,13 @@ import Data.Aeson
   ( FromJSON (parseJSON),
     Options (sumEncoding),
     SumEncoding (..),
-    decode,
+    ToJSON,
     defaultOptions,
     genericParseJSON,
-    withObject,
-    (.:),
   )
+import Types.User (User)
 
-data WebSocketMessage = ClientInfoMessage SetClientInfo | JoinRoomMessage JoinRoom
+data WebSocketMessage = ClientInfoMessage SetClientInfo | JoinRoomMessage JoinRoom | AllChatMessageIncomingMessage AllChatMessageIncoming
   deriving (Generic)
 
 instance FromJSON WebSocketMessage where
@@ -38,3 +40,18 @@ data JoinRoom = JoinRoom
   deriving (Generic, Show)
 
 instance FromJSON JoinRoom
+
+data AllChatMessageIncoming = AllChatMessageIncoming
+  { content :: Text
+  }
+  deriving (Generic, Show)
+
+instance FromJSON AllChatMessageIncoming
+
+data AllChatMessageOutgoing = AllChatMessageOutgoing
+  { content :: Text,
+    sender :: User
+  }
+  deriving (Generic, Show)
+
+instance ToJSON AllChatMessageOutgoing
diff --git a/backend/src/WebSocket/AllChat.hs b/backend/src/WebSocket/AllChat.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fce86ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/WebSocket/AllChat.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+
+module WebSocket.AllChat (broadCastAllChatMessage) where
+
+import BroadcastUserData (MonadBroadcast (..))
+import ClassyPrelude
+import Data.Aeson (encode)
+import Types.User (clientToUser)
+import Types.WebSocketMessages.WebSocketMessages (AllChatMessageIncoming (..), AllChatMessageOutgoing (AllChatMessageOutgoing))
+import WebSocket.MonadWebSocketSession (MonadWebSocketSession (getClient))
+
+broadCastAllChatMessage :: (MonadBroadcast m, MonadWebSocketSession m) => AllChatMessageIncoming -> m ()
+broadCastAllChatMessage AllChatMessageIncoming {content = message} = do
+  getClient >>= \case
+    Nothing -> return ()
+    Just client -> do
+      let broadCastValue = AllChatMessageOutgoing message (clientToUser client)
+      broadCastToClients $ (decodeUtf8 . toStrict . encode) broadCastValue
diff --git a/backend/src/WebSocket/MonadWebSocketSession.hs b/backend/src/WebSocket/MonadWebSocketSession.hs
index 7893af5..8ef1698 100644
--- a/backend/src/WebSocket/MonadWebSocketSession.hs
+++ b/backend/src/WebSocket/MonadWebSocketSession.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import Data.Aeson
 import Data.UUID (UUID)
 import State.ConnectedClientsState
   ( MonadConnectedClientsModify,
+    MonadConnectedClientsRead (getConnctedClients),
     removeWSClient,
   )
 import State.RoomDataState (MonadRoomDataStateRead)
@@ -23,9 +24,10 @@ import Types.WebSocketMessages.WebSocketMessages (SetClientInfo (..))
 import WebSocket.Messages
 import WebSocket.WSReaderTApp
 
-class Monad m => MonadWebSocketSession m where
+class MonadConnectedClientsRead m => MonadWebSocketSession m where
   getTypedWSMessage :: FromJSON a => m a
   getSesssionId :: m UUID
+  getClient :: m (Maybe Client)
 
 instance MonadWebSocketSession (WSApp WSEnv) where
   getTypedWSMessage = do
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ instance MonadWebSocketSession (WSApp WSEnv) where
         sendMessage $ "Bad message: " <> pack err
         getTypedWSMessage
   getSesssionId = getClientId <$> ask
+  getClient = do
+    id' <- getSesssionId
+    find ((== id') . uuid) <$> getConnctedClients
 
 class (Monad m) => MonadWebSocketSessionInit m where
   newClient :: SetClientInfo -> m Client
diff --git a/backend/src/WebSocket/WSApp.hs b/backend/src/WebSocket/WSApp.hs
index d2eb9f7..aea7ad3 100644
--- a/backend/src/WebSocket/WSApp.hs
+++ b/backend/src/WebSocket/WSApp.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Types.WebSocketMessages.WebSocketMessages
   ( SetClientInfo (displayName),
     WebSocketMessage (..),
   )
+import WebSocket.AllChat (broadCastAllChatMessage)
 import WebSocket.MonadWebSocketSession
 import WebSocket.WSReaderTApp
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ wsApp = do
 
 handleWSAction ::
   ( MonadWebSocketSession m,
-    MonadConnectedClientsModify m
+    MonadConnectedClientsModify m,
+    MonadBroadcast m
   ) =>
   m ()
 handleWSAction = do
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ handleWSAction = do
       joinRoom
     ClientInfoMessage clientInfo -> do
       updateClientName clientInfo
+    AllChatMessageIncomingMessage incomingMessage -> do
+      broadCastAllChatMessage incomingMessage
 
 joinRoom ::
   ( MonadConnectedClientsModify m,
diff --git a/backend/test/Spec.hs b/backend/test/Spec.hs
index cd4753f..e69de29 100644
--- a/backend/test/Spec.hs
+++ b/backend/test/Spec.hs
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-main :: IO ()
-main = putStrLn "Test suite not yet implemented"
diff --git a/frontend/dev-with-remote-backend.sh b/frontend/dev-with-remote-backend.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 19a0215..5b9bf01 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@jitsi/react-sdk": "^1.3.0",
+    "jotai": "^2.0.3",
     "just-curry-it": "^5.3.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 5901c6c..92bf62a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Provider } from "jotai";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import "./App.css";
 import Meeting from "./components/meeting/Meeting";
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ import { useRoomName } from "./hooks/useRoomName";
 
 function App() {
   const { userInfo, setUserInfo } = useLocalUser();
-  const { roomName, updateRoomName, updateAndSubmitRoomName, submitRoomName } = useRoomName();
   const { roomData, sendMessage } = useBackendData(userInfo);
   const { conferenceData, setConferenceData } = useConferenceData(
     sendMessage,
@@ -23,20 +23,12 @@ function App() {
     return (
       <div className="App">
         <Sidebar usersData={roomData}
-          updateAndSubmitRoomName={(roomName: string) => {
-            updateAndSubmitRoomName(roomName)
-            setMeetingStarted(true)
-          }}
+          sendMessage={sendMessage}
         />
         <Meeting
           conferenceData={conferenceData}
           setConferenceData={setConferenceData}
           userInfo={userInfo}
-          roomName={roomName}
-          updateRoomName={updateRoomName}
-          submitRoomName={submitRoomName}
-          meetingStarted={meetingStarted}
-          setMeetingStarted={setMeetingStarted}
         />
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/src/background/types/roomData.ts b/frontend/src/background/types/roomData.ts
index 02ae94d..55579cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/background/types/roomData.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/background/types/roomData.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ export interface Participant {
   email: string;
 }
 
+export interface User {
+  uuid: string,
+  name: string
+
+}
+
 export interface UsersData {
   roomsData: RoomData[];
-  usersWithOutRoom: string[];
+  usersWithOutRoom: User[];
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/chat/Chat.css b/frontend/src/components/chat/Chat.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b530f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/chat/Chat.css
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+.chat-input{
+max-width: 50%;
+}
+
+
+.chat-bubble{
+ background-color: #3d3d5c;
+ overflow-wrap: break-word;
+ margin-bottom: 7px;
+ 
+ white-space: -moz-pre-wrap !important;  /* Mozilla, since 1999 */
+ white-space: -pre-wrap;      /* Opera 4-6 */
+ white-space: -o-pre-wrap;    /* Opera 7 */
+ white-space: pre-wrap;       /* css-3 */
+ word-wrap: break-word;       /* Internet Explorer 5.5+ */
+ white-space: -webkit-pre-wrap; /* Newer versions of Chrome/Safari*/
+ word-break: break-all;
+ white-space: normal;
+}
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/chat/Chat.tsx b/frontend/src/components/chat/Chat.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc8484b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/chat/Chat.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { FormEventHandler } from "react";
+import useAllChat from "../../hooks/useAllChat";
+import "./Chat.css"
+
+interface Props {
+  sendMessage: Function
+}
+
+
+
+function Chat({ sendMessage }: Props) {
+
+  const [chatInput, setChatInput] = useState("")
+
+  const { chatMesages } = useAllChat()
+
+  const onInput: React.ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement> = (event) => {
+    setChatInput(event.target.value);
+    event.preventDefault();
+  };
+
+  const onSubmit: FormEventHandler<HTMLFormElement> = (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    sendMessage(JSON.stringify({ content: chatInput }));
+    setChatInput("")
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="">
+      {chatMesages.map(message => (
+        <div className="chat-bubble"> <span>{message.sender.name}: </span> {message.content} </div>
+      ))
+
+      }
+      <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+        <input
+          className="chat-input"
+          placeholder="Say something funny :D"
+          type="text"
+          value={chatInput}
+          onChange={onInput}
+        />
+        <button type="submit">Send</button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  );
+
+
+}
+
+
+export default Chat
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/meeting/Meeting.tsx b/frontend/src/components/meeting/Meeting.tsx
index f767894..23c2f9a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/meeting/Meeting.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/meeting/Meeting.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { ConferenceData } from "../../background/jitsi/eventListeners";
+import useMeetingStarted from "../../hooks/useMeetingStarted";
 import { useRoomName } from "../../hooks/useRoomName";
 import JitsiEntrypoint from "../jitsi/JitsiEntrypoint";
 import { UserInfo } from "../jitsi/types";
@@ -9,17 +10,12 @@ interface Props {
   conferenceData: ConferenceData | undefined;
   setConferenceData: (newData: ConferenceData) => void;
   userInfo: UserInfo;
-  //@ts-ignore
-  roomName, updateRoomName, submitRoomName
-  meetingStarted: Boolean, setMeetingStarted: Function
 }
 
-function Meeting({ conferenceData, setConferenceData, userInfo, roomName, updateRoomName, submitRoomName, meetingStarted, setMeetingStarted }: Props) {
+function Meeting({ conferenceData, setConferenceData, userInfo }: Props) {
 
-  const startMeeting = useCallback(() => {
-    submitRoomName();
-    setMeetingStarted(true);
-  }, [submitRoomName, setMeetingStarted]);
+  const [meetingStarted, setMeetingStarted] = useMeetingStarted()
+  const { roomName } = useRoomName()
 
   if (meetingStarted) {
     return (
@@ -35,8 +31,6 @@ function Meeting({ conferenceData, setConferenceData, userInfo, roomName, update
   return (
     <MeetingNameInput
       roomName={roomName}
-      setName={updateRoomName}
-      submit={startMeeting}
       currentUser={userInfo.displayName}
     />
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/meeting/MeetingNameInput.tsx b/frontend/src/components/meeting/MeetingNameInput.tsx
index b8aa7dd..38a3531 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/meeting/MeetingNameInput.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/meeting/MeetingNameInput.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,35 @@
 import { FormEventHandler } from "react";
+import useMeetingStarted from "../../hooks/useMeetingStarted";
+import { useRoomName } from "../../hooks/useRoomName";
 import "./MeetingNameInput.css";
 
 function MeetingNameInput(props: {
-  roomName: string;
-  setName: (name: string) => void;
-  submit: FormEventHandler;
-  currentUser: string;
+  roomName: string; currentUser: string;
 }) {
+
+  const { roomName, updateRoomName, updateAndSubmitRoomName, submitRoomName } = useRoomName()
+  const [_, setMeetingStarted] = useMeetingStarted()
+
   const onInput: React.ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement> = (event) => {
-    props.setName(event.target.value);
+    updateRoomName(event.target.value);
     event.preventDefault();
   };
 
+  const onSubmit: FormEventHandler<HTMLFormElement> = (event) => {
+    submitRoomName()
+    setMeetingStarted(true)
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+
   console.log("[Rooms] MeetingName input comp");
   return (
     <div className="meeting-name-input">
       <h1>Greetings {props.currentUser}</h1>
-      <form onSubmit={props.submit}>
+      <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
         <input
           placeholder="Roomname"
           type="text"
-          value={props.roomName}
+          value={roomName}
           onChange={onInput}
         />
         <button type="submit">Enter the adventure</button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.css b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.css
index 964b43e..435e1f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.css
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
   max-width: 220px;
 }
 
-.sidebar-hidden > .sidebar-footer {
+.sidebar-hidden {
+  width: 0;
+}
+
+.sidebar-hidden > .sidebar-footer > .sidebar-toggle {
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 0;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index 17d5414..251ad88 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@ import SidebarHeader from "./SidebarHeader";
 import useSidebarVisibility from "./useSidebarVisibility";
 import "./Sidebar.css";
 import { UsersData } from "../../background/types/roomData";
+import useMeetingStarted from "../../hooks/useMeetingStarted";
+import { useRoomName } from "../../hooks/useRoomName";
+import Chat from "../chat/Chat";
 
 interface Props {
   usersData: UsersData;
-  updateAndSubmitRoomName: Function
+  sendMessage: Function
 }
 
 function Sidebar(props: Props) {
   const { sidebarVisibility, toggleSidebarVisibility, sidebarToggleText } =
     useSidebarVisibility();
+  const [_, setMeetingStarted] = useMeetingStarted()
+  const { updateAndSubmitRoomName: updateAndSubmitRoomName } = useRoomName();
 
   return (
     <div className={`sidebar sidebar-${sidebarVisibility}`}>
@@ -21,13 +26,14 @@ function Sidebar(props: Props) {
             <>
               <h3>
                 <a href="#" onClick={() => {
-                  props.updateAndSubmitRoomName(roomData.roomName)
+                  updateAndSubmitRoomName(roomData.roomName)
+                  setMeetingStarted(true)
                 }}>
                   {roomData.roomName}
                 </a>
               </h3>
               {roomData.participants.map((participant) => (
-                <div> {participant.displayName} </div>
+                <div key={participant.jid}> {participant.displayName} </div>
               ))}
             </>
           );
@@ -35,12 +41,13 @@ function Sidebar(props: Props) {
       </div>
       <div>
         <h3> No room</h3>
-        {props.usersData.usersWithOutRoom.map((username) => (
-          <div>{username}</div>
+        {props.usersData.usersWithOutRoom.map((user) => (
+          <div key={user.uuid}>{user.name}</div>
         ))}
       </div>
       <div className="sidebar-footer">
-        <button onClick={toggleSidebarVisibility}>{sidebarToggleText}</button>
+        <Chat sendMessage={props.sendMessage} />
+        <button className="sidebar-toggle" onClick={toggleSidebarVisibility}>{sidebarToggleText}</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useAllChat.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/useAllChat.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d75d202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useAllChat.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { atom, useAtom } from "jotai";
+import { atomWithReducer, useReducerAtom } from 'jotai/utils'
+import { User } from "../background/types/roomData";
+
+interface ChatMessage {
+  content: string
+  sender: User
+
+}
+
+export const allChatMessagesAtom = atomWithReducer([], (list: ChatMessage[], item: ChatMessage) => list.concat(item))
+
+
+const useAllChat = () => {
+  const [chatMessages, addChatMessage] = useAtom(allChatMessagesAtom)
+
+
+  return { chatMesages: chatMessages, addChatMessage }
+
+
+
+}
+
+
+export default useAllChat
+
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useBackendData.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useBackendData.ts
index 4befc80..3231f4b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useBackendData.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useBackendData.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { UserInfo } from "../components/jitsi/types";
+import useAllChat from "./useAllChat";
 import useRoomData from "./useRoomData";
 import useWebSocketConnection from "./useWebSocketConnection";
 
@@ -10,12 +11,15 @@ function useBackendData(userInfo: UserInfo) {
 
   const { roomData, setRoomData } = useRoomData();
 
+  const { chatMesages, addChatMessage } = useAllChat()
+
   useEffect(() => {
     onMessage((messageString) => {
       console.log("[Rooms] message from ws", messageString);
       const messageObject = JSON.parse(messageString);
 
       !!messageObject.roomsData && setRoomData(messageObject);
+      !!messageObject.content && addChatMessage(messageObject);
       return disconnect;
     });
   }, [onMessage, setRoomData, disconnect]);
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useMeetingStarted.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useMeetingStarted.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2187ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useMeetingStarted.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { atom, useAtom } from "jotai";
+
+const meetingStarted = atom(false)
+
+const useMeetingStarted = () => useAtom(meetingStarted);
+
+export default useMeetingStarted
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useRoomName.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useRoomName.ts
index 1639237..dfdc685 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useRoomName.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useRoomName.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import { atom, useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 
+const roomNameAtom = atom(getRoomNameFromUrl())
+
 function useRoomName() {
-  const [roomName, setRoomName] = useState(() => getRoomNameFromUrl());
+  const [roomName, setRoomName] = useAtom(roomNameAtom)
 
   const updateRoomName = useCallback(
     (newName: string) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.tsx b/frontend/src/main.tsx
index 791f139..2ed612a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Provider } from 'jotai'
 import React from 'react'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import App from './App'
@@ -5,6 +6,8 @@ import './index.css'
 
 ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root') as HTMLElement).render(
   <React.StrictMode>
-    <App />
+    <Provider>
+      <App />
+    </Provider>
   </React.StrictMode>,
 )
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index 08008e3..b3b1a74 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ is-core-module@^2.9.0:
   dependencies:
     has "^1.0.3"
 
+jotai@^2.0.3:
+  version "2.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jotai/-/jotai-2.0.3.tgz#3b67cda9f6d5feb70a14db0b842a9873aacda8b5"
+  integrity sha512-MMjhSPAL3RoeZD9WbObufRT2quThEAEknHHridf2ma8Ml7ZVQmUiHk0ssdbR3F0h3kcwhYqSGJ59OjhPge7RRg==
+
 "js-tokens@^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0", js-tokens@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz#19203fb59991df98e3a287050d4647cdeaf32499"