diff --git a/pkg/blobserver/mongo/mongo_test.go b/pkg/blobserver/mongo/mongo_test.go
index 86988019b..d50154508 100644
--- a/pkg/blobserver/mongo/mongo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blobserver/mongo/mongo_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestMongoStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	// SetupMongoContainer may skip or fatal the test if docker isn't found or something goes wrong when setting up the container.
 	// Thus, no error is returned
 	containerID, ip := dockertest.SetupMongoContainer(t)
-	defer dockertest.KillContainer(containerID)
+	defer containerID.Kill()
 
 	sto, err := newMongoStorage(config{
 		server:     ip,
diff --git a/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go b/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 8bef56aff..dc4c41f0a 100644
--- a/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package mysql_test
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -81,16 +80,8 @@ func newSorted(t *testing.T) (kv sorted.KeyValue, clean func()) {
 	do(rootdb, "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS "+dbname)
 	do(rootdb, "CREATE DATABASE "+dbname)
 
-	db, err := sql.Open("mymysql", dbname+"/root/root")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("opening test database: " + err.Error())
-	}
-	for _, tableSql := range mysql.SQLCreateTables() {
-		do(db, tableSql)
-	}
-	do(db, fmt.Sprintf(`REPLACE INTO meta VALUES ('version', '%d')`, mysql.SchemaVersion()))
-
-	kv, err = mysql.NewKeyValue(mysql.Config{
+	kv, err := mysql.NewKeyValue(mysql.Config{
+		Host:     "localhost:3306",
 		Database: dbname,
 		User:     "root",
 		Password: "root",
diff --git a/pkg/sorted/mongo/mongokv_test.go b/pkg/sorted/mongo/mongokv_test.go
index 1a631433e..4e96d7dad 100644
--- a/pkg/sorted/mongo/mongokv_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sorted/mongo/mongokv_test.go
@@ -23,21 +23,19 @@ import (
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/test/dockertest"
 )
 
-const mongoImage = "robinvdvleuten/mongo"
-
 // TestMongoKV tests against a real MongoDB instance, using a Docker container.
-// Currently using https://index.docker.io/u/robinvdvleuten/mongo/
 func TestMongoKV(t *testing.T) {
 	// SetupMongoContainer may skip or fatal the test if docker isn't found or something goes wrong when setting up the container.
 	// Thus, no error is returned
 	containerID, ip := dockertest.SetupMongoContainer(t)
-	defer dockertest.KillContainer(containerID)
+	defer containerID.Kill()
+
 	kv, err := NewKeyValue(Config{
 		Server:   ip,
 		Database: "camlitest",
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("monogo.NewKeyValue = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("mongo.NewKeyValue = %v", err)
 	}
 	kvtest.TestSorted(t, kv)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sorted/mysql/dbschema.go b/pkg/sorted/mysql/dbschema.go
index 3028a1f25..6d6680d9a 100644
--- a/pkg/sorted/mysql/dbschema.go
+++ b/pkg/sorted/mysql/dbschema.go
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ func SchemaVersion() int {
 // which is purely about bytes.
 func SQLCreateTables() []string {
 	return []string{
-		`CREATE TABLE rows (
+		`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rows (
  k VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
  v VARCHAR(255))
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET binary`,
 
-		`CREATE TABLE meta (
+		`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS meta (
  metakey VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
  value VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL)
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET binary`,
diff --git a/pkg/sorted/mysql/mysqlkv.go b/pkg/sorted/mysql/mysqlkv.go
index a155bf5a6..62faba691 100644
--- a/pkg/sorted/mysql/mysqlkv.go
+++ b/pkg/sorted/mysql/mysqlkv.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/jsonconfig"
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/sorted"
@@ -36,7 +37,11 @@ func init() {
 
 // Config holds the parameters used to connect to the MySQL db.
 type Config struct {
-	Host     string // Optional. Defaults to "localhost" in ConfigFromJSON.
+	// Host optionally specifies the address on which mysqld listens. It should
+	// be of the form hostname:port, or addr:port. If empty, a local connection
+	// will be used. If the address does not have a colon, it is assumed the
+	// port is missing and the default MySQL (3306) one will be set in ConfigFromJSON.
+	Host     string
 	Database string // Required.
 	User     string // Required.
 	Password string // Optional.
@@ -45,8 +50,14 @@ type Config struct {
 // ConfigFromJSON populates Config from config, and validates
 // config. It returns an error if config fails to validate.
 func ConfigFromJSON(config jsonconfig.Obj) (Config, error) {
+	host := config.OptionalString("host", "")
+	if host != "" {
+		if !strings.Contains(host, ":") {
+			host = host + ":3306"
+		}
+	}
 	conf := Config{
-		Host:     config.OptionalString("host", "localhost"),
+		Host:     host,
 		User:     config.RequiredString("user"),
 		Password: config.OptionalString("password", ""),
 		Database: config.RequiredString("database"),
@@ -67,14 +78,23 @@ func newKeyValueFromJSONConfig(cfg jsonconfig.Obj) (sorted.KeyValue, error) {
 
 // NewKeyValue returns a sorted.KeyValue implementation of the described MySQL database.
 func NewKeyValue(cfg Config) (sorted.KeyValue, error) {
-	// TODO(bradfitz,mpl): host is ignored for now. I think we can connect to host with:
-	// tcp:ADDR*DBNAME/USER/PASSWD (http://godoc.org/github.com/ziutek/mymysql/godrv#Driver.Open)
-	// I suppose we'll have to do a lookup first.
 	dsn := cfg.Database + "/" + cfg.User + "/" + cfg.Password
+	if cfg.Host != "" {
+		dsn = "tcp:" + cfg.Host + "*" + dsn
+	}
 	db, err := sql.Open("mymysql", dsn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	for _, tableSql := range SQLCreateTables() {
+		if _, err := db.Exec(tableSql); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating table with %q: %v", tableSql, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if _, err := db.Exec(fmt.Sprintf(`REPLACE INTO meta VALUES ('version', '%d')`, SchemaVersion())); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error setting schema version: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	kv := &keyValue{
 		db: db,
 		KeyValue: &sqlkv.KeyValue{
diff --git a/pkg/sorted/mysql/mysqlkv_test.go b/pkg/sorted/mysql/mysqlkv_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c956670d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sorted/mysql/mysqlkv_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Camlistore Authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package mysql
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/osutil"
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/sorted/kvtest"
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/test/dockertest"
+)
+
+// TestMySQLKV tests against a real MySQL instance, using a Docker container.
+func TestMySQLKV(t *testing.T) {
+	dbname := "camlitest_" + osutil.Username()
+	containerID, ip := dockertest.SetupMySQLContainer(t, dbname)
+	defer containerID.Kill()
+
+	kv, err := NewKeyValue(Config{
+		Host:     ip + ":3306",
+		Database: dbname,
+		User:     "root",
+		Password: "root",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mysql.NewKeyValue = %v", err)
+	}
+	kvtest.TestSorted(t, kv)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/test/dockertest/docker.go b/pkg/test/dockertest/docker.go
index a50045243..76e4fc65a 100644
--- a/pkg/test/dockertest/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/test/dockertest/docker.go
@@ -24,11 +24,42 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/netutil"
 )
 
-func HaveImage(name string) (ok bool, err error) {
+/// runLongTest checks all the conditions for running a docker container
+// based on image.
+func runLongTest(t *testing.T, image string) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping in short mode")
+	}
+	if !haveDocker() {
+		t.Skip("skipping test; 'docker' command not found")
+	}
+	if ok, err := haveImage(image); !ok || err != nil {
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("Error running docker to check for %s: %v", image, err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("Pulling docker image %s ...", image)
+		if err := Pull(image); err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("Error pulling %s: %v", image, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// haveDocker returns whether the "docker" command was found.
+func haveDocker() bool {
+	_, err := exec.LookPath("docker")
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+func haveImage(name string) (ok bool, err error) {
 	out, err := exec.Command("docker", "images", "--no-trunc").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -36,12 +67,15 @@ func HaveImage(name string) (ok bool, err error) {
 	return bytes.Contains(out, []byte(name)), nil
 }
 
-func Run(args ...string) (containerID string, err error) {
-	runOut, err := exec.Command("docker", append([]string{"run"}, args...)...).Output()
-	if err != nil {
+func run(args ...string) (containerID string, err error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("docker", append([]string{"run"}, args...)...)
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = &stdout, &stderr
+	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("%v%v", stderr.String(), err)
 		return
 	}
-	containerID = strings.TrimSpace(string(runOut))
+	containerID = strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
 	if containerID == "" {
 		return "", errors.New("unexpected empty output from `docker run`")
 	}
@@ -52,14 +86,16 @@ func KillContainer(container string) error {
 	return exec.Command("docker", "kill", container).Run()
 }
 
-func Pull(name string) error {
-	out, err := exec.Command("docker", "pull", name).CombinedOutput()
+// Pull retrieves the docker image with 'docker pull'.
+func Pull(image string) error {
+	out, err := exec.Command("docker", "pull", image).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("%v: %s", err, out)
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
+// IP returns the IP address of the container.
 func IP(containerID string) (string, error) {
 	out, err := exec.Command("docker", "inspect", containerID).Output()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -81,5 +117,75 @@ func IP(containerID string) (string, error) {
 	if ip := c[0].NetworkSettings.IPAddress; ip != "" {
 		return ip, nil
 	}
-	return "", errors.New("no IP. Not running?")
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find an IP for %v. Not running?", containerID)
+}
+
+type ContainerID string
+
+func (c ContainerID) IP() (string, error) {
+	return IP(string(c))
+}
+
+func (c ContainerID) Kill() error {
+	return KillContainer(string(c))
+}
+
+// lookup retrieves the ip address of the container, and tries to reach
+// before timeout the tcp address at this ip and given port.
+func (c ContainerID) lookup(port int, timeout time.Duration) (ip string, err error) {
+	ip, err = c.IP()
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Error getting container IP: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port)
+	if err = netutil.AwaitReachable(addr, timeout); err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("timeout trying to reach %s for container %v: %v", addr, c, err)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+const (
+	mongoImage = "robinvdvleuten/mongo"
+	mysqlImage = "orchardup/mysql"
+)
+
+// SetupMongoContainer sets up a real MongoDB instance for testing purposes,
+// using a Docker container. It returns the container ID and its IP address,
+// or makes the test fail on error.
+// Currently using https://index.docker.io/u/robinvdvleuten/mongo/
+func SetupMongoContainer(t *testing.T) (c ContainerID, ip string) {
+	runLongTest(t, mongoImage)
+
+	containerID, err := run("-d", mongoImage, "--smallfiles")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("docker run: %v", err)
+	}
+	c = ContainerID(containerID)
+	ip, err = c.lookup(27017, 20*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Kill()
+		t.Fatalf("container lookup: %v", err)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// SetupMySQLContainer sets up a real MySQL instance for testing purposes,
+// using a Docker container. It returns the container ID and its IP address,
+// or makes the test fail on error.
+// Currently using https://index.docker.io/u/orchardup/mysql/
+func SetupMySQLContainer(t *testing.T, dbname string) (c ContainerID, ip string) {
+	runLongTest(t, mongoImage)
+
+	containerID, err := run("-d", "-e", "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root", "-e", "MYSQL_DATABASE="+dbname, mysqlImage)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("docker run: %v", err)
+	}
+	c = ContainerID(containerID)
+	ip, err = c.lookup(3306, 10*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Kill()
+		t.Fatalf("container lookup: %v", err)
+	}
+	return
 }
diff --git a/pkg/test/dockertest/mongo.go b/pkg/test/dockertest/mongo.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e8eb5c99..000000000
--- a/pkg/test/dockertest/mongo.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 The Camlistore Authors
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package dockertest
-
-import (
-	"log"
-	"os/exec"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"camlistore.org/pkg/netutil"
-)
-
-const mongoImage = "robinvdvleuten/mongo"
-
-// SetupMongoContainer sets up a real MongoDB instance for testing purposes, using a Docker container.
-// Currently using https://index.docker.io/u/robinvdvleuten/mongo/
-func SetupMongoContainer(t *testing.T) (containerID, ip string) {
-	if testing.Short() {
-		t.Skip("skipping in short mode")
-	}
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("docker"); err != nil {
-		t.Skip("skipping without docker available in path")
-	}
-	if ok, err := HaveImage(mongoImage); !ok || err != nil {
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Skipf("Error running docker to check for %s: %v", mongoImage, err)
-		}
-		log.Printf("Pulling docker image %s ...", mongoImage)
-		if err := Pull(mongoImage); err != nil {
-			t.Skipf("Error pulling %s: %v", mongoImage, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	var err error
-	containerID, err = Run("-d", mongoImage, "--smallfiles")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("docker run: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	ip, err = IP(containerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error getting container IP: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := netutil.AwaitReachable(ip+":27017", 20*time.Second); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("timeout waiting for port to become reachable")
-	}
-	return
-}
diff --git a/server/camlistored/ui/detail.css b/server/camlistored/ui/detail.css
index 4d637d691..6757390ce 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/ui/detail.css
+++ b/server/camlistored/ui/detail.css
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* TODO(aa): All this needs to get renamed to image-detail */
 .detail-view {
 	background: black;
 	left: 0;
diff --git a/server/camlistored/ui/detail.js b/server/camlistored/ui/detail.js
index 0b4a7dab8..c10e52bdd 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/ui/detail.js
+++ b/server/camlistored/ui/detail.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ goog.require('goog.string');
 
 goog.require('cam.AnimationLoop');
 goog.require('cam.BlobItemReactData');
+goog.require('cam.ImageDetail');
 goog.require('cam.imageUtil');
 goog.require('cam.Navigator');
 goog.require('cam.reactUtil');
@@ -34,10 +35,6 @@ goog.require('cam.SpritedAnimation');
 cam.DetailView = React.createClass({
 	displayName: 'DetailView',
 
-	IMG_MARGIN: 20,
-	PIGGY_WIDTH: 88,
-	PIGGY_HEIGHT: 62,
-
 	propTypes: {
 		blobref: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 		getDetailURL: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -52,25 +49,15 @@ cam.DetailView = React.createClass({
 	},
 
 	getInitialState: function() {
-		this.imgSize_ = null;
-		this.lastImageHeight_ = 0;
-		this.pendingNavigation_ = 0;
-		this.navCount_ = 1;
-		this.eh_ = new goog.events.EventHandler(this);
-
 		return {
-			imgHasLoaded: false,
-			backwardPiggy: false,
+			lastNavigateWasBackward: false,
 		};
 	},
 
-	componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
-		if (this.props.blobref != nextProps.blobref) {
-			this.blobItemData_ = null;
-			this.imgSize_ = null;
-			this.lastImageHeight_ = 0;
-			this.setState({imgHasLoaded: false});
-		}
+	componentWillMount: function() {
+		this.pendingNavigation_ = 0;
+		this.navCount_ = 1;
+		this.eh_ = new goog.events.EventHandler(this);
 	},
 
 	componentDidMount: function(root) {
@@ -79,103 +66,21 @@ cam.DetailView = React.createClass({
 		this.searchUpdated_();
 	},
 
-	componentDidUpdate: function(prevProps, prevState) {
-		var img = this.getImageRef_();
-		if (img) {
-			// This function gets called multiple times, but the DOM de-dupes listeners for us. Thanks DOM.
-			img.getDOMNode().addEventListener('load', this.onImgLoad_);
-			img.getDOMNode().addEventListener('error', function() {
-				console.error('Could not load image: %s', img.props.src);
-			})
-		}
-	},
-
 	render: function() {
-		this.blobItemData_ = this.getBlobItemData_();
-		this.imgSize_ = this.getImgSize_();
-		return React.DOM.div({className:'detail-view', style: this.getStyle_()}, [
-			this.getImg_(),
-			this.getPiggy_(),
-			this.getSidebar_(),
-		]);
-	},
-
-	getSidebar_: function() {
-		var children = !this.blobItemData_ ? [] : [
-			this.getGeneralProperties_(),
-			this.getFileishProperties_(),
-			this.getImageProperties_(),
-			this.getNavProperties_(),
-		];
-		return cam.PropertySheetContainer({className:'detail-view-sidebar', style:this.getSidebarStyle_()}, children);
-	},
-
-	getGeneralProperties_: function() {
-		if (this.blobItemData_.m.camliType != 'permanode') {
-			return null;
-		}
-		return cam.PropertySheet({key:'general', title:'Generalities'}, [
-			React.DOM.h1({className:'detail-title'}, this.getSinglePermanodeAttr_('title') || '<no title>'),
-			React.DOM.p({className:'detail-description'}, this.getSinglePermanodeAttr_('description') || '<no description>'),
-		]);
-	},
-
-	getFileishProperties_: function() {
-		var isFile = this.blobItemData_.rm.camliType == 'file';
-		var isDir = this.blobItemData_.rm.camliType == 'directory';
-		if (!isFile && !isDir) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		return cam.PropertySheet({className:'detail-fileish-properties', key:'file', title: isFile ? 'File' : 'Directory'}, [
-			React.DOM.table({}, [
-				React.DOM.tr({}, [
-					React.DOM.td({}, 'filename'),
-					React.DOM.td({}, isFile ? this.blobItemData_.rm.file.fileName : this.blobItemData_.rm.dir.fileName),
-				]),
-				React.DOM.tr({}, [
-					React.DOM.td({}, 'size'),
-					React.DOM.td({}, this.blobItemData_.rm.file.size + ' bytes'),  // TODO(aa): Humanize units
-				]),
-			]),
-		]);
-	},
-
-	getImageProperties_: function() {
-		if (!this.blobItemData_.im) {
-			return null;
+		if (!this.dataIsLoaded_()) {
+			return React.DOM.div();
 		}
 
-		return cam.PropertySheet({className:'detail-image-properties', key:'image', title: 'Image'}, [
-			React.DOM.table({}, [
-				React.DOM.tr({}, [
-					React.DOM.td({}, 'width'),
-					React.DOM.td({}, this.blobItemData_.im.width),
-				]),
-				React.DOM.tr({}, [
-					React.DOM.td({}, 'height'),
-					React.DOM.td({}, this.blobItemData_.im.height),
-				]),
-				// TODO(aa): encoding type, exif data, etc.
-			]),
-		]);
-	},
-
-	getNavProperties_: function() {
-		return cam.PropertySheet({key:'nav', title:'Elsewhere'}, [
-			React.DOM.a({key:'search-link', href:this.props.searchURL.toString(), onClick:this.handleEscape_}, 'Back to search'),
-			React.DOM.br(),
-			React.DOM.a({key:'old-link', href:this.props.oldURL.toString()}, 'Old (editable) UI'),
-		]);
-	},
-
-	// TODO(aa): We need a Permanode utility class that wraps the JSON goop.
-	getSinglePermanodeAttr_: function(name) {
-		var m = this.blobItemData_.m;
-		if (m.camliType == 'permanode' && m.permanode.attr[name]) {
-			return goog.isArray(m.permanode.attr[name]) ? m.permanode.attr[name][0] : m.permanode.attr[name];
-		} else {
-			return null;
-		}
+		// TODO(aa): Different types of detail views can go here based on what's in blobItemData.
+		return cam.ImageDetail({
+			backwardPiggy: this.state.lastNavigateWasBackward,
+			blobItemData: new cam.BlobItemReactData(this.props.blobref, this.props.searchSession.getCurrentResults().description.meta),
+			height: this.props.height,
+			oldURL: this.props.oldURL,
+			onEscape: this.handleEscape_,
+			searchURL: this.props.searchURL,
+			width: this.props.width,
+		});
 	},
 
 	componentWillUnmount: function() {
@@ -195,7 +100,7 @@ cam.DetailView = React.createClass({
 	navigate_: function(offset) {
 		this.pendingNavigation_ = offset;
 		++this.navCount_;
-		this.setState({backwardPiggy: offset < 0});
+		this.setState({lastNavigateWasBackward: offset < 0});
 		this.handlePendingNavigation_();
 	},
 
@@ -240,15 +145,10 @@ cam.DetailView = React.createClass({
 		this.props.navigator.navigate(this.props.getDetailURL(results.blobs[index].blob));
 	},
 
-	onImgLoad_: function() {
-		this.setState({imgHasLoaded:true});
-	},
-
 	searchUpdated_: function() {
 		this.handlePendingNavigation_();
 
-		this.blobItemData_ = this.getBlobItemData_();
-		if (this.blobItemData_) {
+		if (this.dataIsLoaded_()) {
 			this.forceUpdate();
 			return;
 		}
@@ -265,113 +165,7 @@ cam.DetailView = React.createClass({
 		this.props.searchSession.loadMoreResults();
 	},
 
-	getImg_: function() {
-		var transition = React.addons.TransitionGroup({transitionName: 'detail-img'}, []);
-		if (this.imgSize_) {
-			transition.props.children.push(
-				React.DOM.img({
-					className: React.addons.classSet({
-						'detail-view-img': true,
-						'detail-view-img-loaded': this.state.imgHasLoaded
-					}),
-					// We want each image to have its own node in the DOM so that during the crossfade, we don't see the image jump to the next image's size.
-					key: this.getImageId_(),
-					ref: this.getImageId_(),
-					src: this.getSrc_(),
-					style: this.getCenteredProps_(this.imgSize_.width, this.imgSize_.height)
-				})
-			);
-		}
-		return transition;
+	dataIsLoaded_: function() {
+		return Boolean(this.props.searchSession.getCurrentResults().description.meta[this.props.blobref]);
 	},
-
-	getPiggy_: function() {
-		var transition = React.addons.TransitionGroup({transitionName: 'detail-piggy'}, []);
-		if (!this.state.imgHasLoaded) {
-			transition.props.children.push(
-				cam.SpritedAnimation({
-					src: 'glitch/npc_piggy__x1_walk_png_1354829432.png',
-					className: React.addons.classSet({
-						'detail-view-piggy': true,
-						'detail-view-piggy-backward': this.state.backwardPiggy
-					}),
-					spriteWidth: this.PIGGY_WIDTH,
-					spriteHeight: this.PIGGY_HEIGHT,
-					sheetWidth: 8,
-					sheetHeight: 3,
-					interval: 30,
-					style: this.getCenteredProps_(this.PIGGY_WIDTH, this.PIGGY_HEIGHT)
-				}));
-		}
-		return transition;
-	},
-
-	getCenteredProps_: function(w, h) {
-		var avail = new goog.math.Size(this.props.width - this.getSidebarWidth_(), this.props.height);
-		return {
-			top: (avail.height - h) / 2,
-			left: (avail.width - w) / 2,
-			width: w,
-			height: h
-		}
-	},
-
-	getSrc_: function() {
-		this.lastImageHeight_ = Math.min(this.blobItemData_.im.height, cam.imageUtil.getSizeToRequest(this.imgSize_.height, this.lastImageHeight_));
-		return this.blobItemData_.getThumbSrc(this.lastImageHeight_);
-	},
-
-	getImgSize_: function() {
-		if (!this.blobItemData_ || !this.blobItemData_.im) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		var rawSize = new goog.math.Size(this.blobItemData_.im.width, this.blobItemData_.im.height);
-		var available = new goog.math.Size(
-			this.props.width - this.getSidebarWidth_() - this.IMG_MARGIN * 2,
-			this.props.height - this.IMG_MARGIN * 2);
-		if (rawSize.height <= available.height && rawSize.width <= available.width) {
-			return rawSize;
-		}
-		return rawSize.scaleToFit(available);
-	},
-
-	getStyle_: function() {
-		return {
-			width: this.props.width,
-			height: this.props.height
-		}
-	},
-
-	getSidebarStyle_: function() {
-		return {
-			width: this.getSidebarWidth_()
-		}
-	},
-
-	getSidebarWidth_: function() {
-		return Math.max(this.props.width * 0.2, 300);
-	},
-
-	getPermanodeMeta_: function() {
-		if (!this.blobItemData_) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		return this.blobItemData_.m;
-	},
-
-	getBlobItemData_: function() {
-		var metabag = this.props.searchSession.getCurrentResults().description.meta;
-		if (!metabag[this.props.blobref]) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		return new cam.BlobItemReactData(this.props.blobref, metabag);
-	},
-
-	getImageRef_: function() {
-		return this.refs && this.refs[this.getImageId_()];
-	},
-
-	getImageId_: function() {
-		return 'img' + this.props.blobref;
-	}
 });
diff --git a/server/camlistored/ui/image_detail.js b/server/camlistored/ui/image_detail.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd566c635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/camlistored/ui/image_detail.js
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Camlistore Authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+goog.provide('cam.ImageDetail');
+
+cam.ImageDetail = React.createClass({
+	displayName: 'ImageDetail',
+
+	IMG_MARGIN: 20,
+	PIGGY_WIDTH: 88,
+	PIGGY_HEIGHT: 62,
+
+	propTypes: {
+		backwardPiggy: false,
+		blobItemData: React.PropTypes.instanceOf(cam.BlobItemReactData).isRequired,
+		height: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+		oldURL: React.PropTypes.instanceOf(goog.Uri).isRequired,
+		onEscape: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+		searchURL: React.PropTypes.instanceOf(goog.Uri).isRequired,
+		width: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+	},
+
+	getInitialState: function() {
+		this.imgSize_ = null;
+		this.lastImageHeight_ = 0;
+
+		return {
+			imgHasLoaded: false,
+		};
+	},
+
+	componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
+		if (this.props.blobItemData.blobref != nextProps.blobItemData.blobref) {
+			this.imgSize_ = null;
+			this.lastImageHeight_ = 0;
+			this.setState({imgHasLoaded: false});
+		}
+	},
+
+	componentDidMount: function() {
+		this.componentDidUpdate();
+	},
+
+	componentDidUpdate: function() {
+		var img = this.getImageRef_();
+		if (img) {
+			// This function gets called multiple times, but the DOM de-dupes listeners for us. Thanks DOM.
+			img.getDOMNode().addEventListener('load', this.onImgLoad_);
+			img.getDOMNode().addEventListener('error', function() {
+				console.error('Could not load image: %s', img.props.src);
+			})
+		}
+	},
+
+	render: function() {
+		this.imgSize_ = this.getImgSize_();
+		return React.DOM.div({className:'detail-view', style: this.getStyle_()}, [
+			this.getImg_(),
+			this.getPiggy_(),
+			this.getSidebar_(),
+		]);
+	},
+
+	getSidebar_: function() {
+		return cam.PropertySheetContainer({className:'detail-view-sidebar', style:this.getSidebarStyle_()}, [
+			this.getGeneralProperties_(),
+			this.getFileishProperties_(),
+			this.getImageProperties_(),
+			this.getNavProperties_(),
+		]);
+	},
+
+	getGeneralProperties_: function() {
+		if (this.props.blobItemData.m.camliType != 'permanode') {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return cam.PropertySheet({key:'general', title:'Generalities'}, [
+			React.DOM.h1({className:'detail-title'}, this.getSinglePermanodeAttr_('title') || '<no title>'),
+			React.DOM.p({className:'detail-description'}, this.getSinglePermanodeAttr_('description') || '<no description>'),
+		]);
+	},
+
+	getFileishProperties_: function() {
+		var isFile = this.props.blobItemData.rm.camliType == 'file';
+		var isDir = this.props.blobItemData.rm.camliType == 'directory';
+		if (!isFile && !isDir) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return cam.PropertySheet({className:'detail-fileish-properties', key:'file', title: isFile ? 'File' : 'Directory'}, [
+			React.DOM.table({}, [
+				React.DOM.tr({}, [
+					React.DOM.td({}, 'filename'),
+					React.DOM.td({}, isFile ? this.props.blobItemData.rm.file.fileName : this.props.blobItemData.rm.dir.fileName),
+				]),
+				React.DOM.tr({}, [
+					React.DOM.td({}, 'size'),
+					React.DOM.td({}, this.props.blobItemData.rm.file.size + ' bytes'),  // TODO(aa): Humanize units
+				]),
+			]),
+		]);
+	},
+
+	getImageProperties_: function() {
+		if (!this.props.blobItemData.im) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return cam.PropertySheet({className:'detail-image-properties', key:'image', title: 'Image'}, [
+			React.DOM.table({}, [
+				React.DOM.tr({}, [
+					React.DOM.td({}, 'width'),
+					React.DOM.td({}, this.props.blobItemData.im.width),
+				]),
+				React.DOM.tr({}, [
+					React.DOM.td({}, 'height'),
+					React.DOM.td({}, this.props.blobItemData.im.height),
+				]),
+				// TODO(aa): encoding type, exif data, etc.
+			]),
+		]);
+	},
+
+	getNavProperties_: function() {
+		return cam.PropertySheet({key:'nav', title:'Elsewhere'}, [
+			React.DOM.a({key:'search-link', href:this.props.searchURL.toString(), onClick:this.props.onEscape}, 'Back to search'),
+			React.DOM.br(),
+			React.DOM.a({key:'old-link', href:this.props.oldURL.toString()}, 'Old (editable) UI'),
+		]);
+	},
+
+	// TODO(aa): We need a Permanode utility class that wraps the JSON goop.
+	getSinglePermanodeAttr_: function(name) {
+		var m = this.props.blobItemData.m;
+		if (m.camliType == 'permanode' && m.permanode.attr[name]) {
+			return goog.isArray(m.permanode.attr[name]) ? m.permanode.attr[name][0] : m.permanode.attr[name];
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	},
+
+	onImgLoad_: function() {
+		this.setState({imgHasLoaded:true});
+	},
+
+	getImg_: function() {
+		var transition = React.addons.TransitionGroup({transitionName: 'detail-img'}, []);
+		if (this.imgSize_) {
+			transition.props.children.push(
+				React.DOM.img({
+					className: React.addons.classSet({
+						'detail-view-img': true,
+						'detail-view-img-loaded': this.state.imgHasLoaded
+					}),
+					// We want each image to have its own node in the DOM so that during the crossfade, we don't see the image jump to the next image's size.
+					key: this.getImageId_(),
+					ref: this.getImageId_(),
+					src: this.getSrc_(),
+					style: this.getCenteredProps_(this.imgSize_.width, this.imgSize_.height)
+				})
+			);
+		}
+		return transition;
+	},
+
+	getPiggy_: function() {
+		var transition = React.addons.TransitionGroup({transitionName: 'detail-piggy'}, []);
+		if (!this.state.imgHasLoaded) {
+			transition.props.children.push(
+				cam.SpritedAnimation({
+					src: 'glitch/npc_piggy__x1_walk_png_1354829432.png',
+					className: React.addons.classSet({
+						'detail-view-piggy': true,
+						'detail-view-piggy-backward': this.props.backwardPiggy
+					}),
+					spriteWidth: this.PIGGY_WIDTH,
+					spriteHeight: this.PIGGY_HEIGHT,
+					sheetWidth: 8,
+					sheetHeight: 3,
+					interval: 30,
+					style: this.getCenteredProps_(this.PIGGY_WIDTH, this.PIGGY_HEIGHT)
+				}));
+		}
+		return transition;
+	},
+
+	getCenteredProps_: function(w, h) {
+		var avail = new goog.math.Size(this.props.width - this.getSidebarWidth_(), this.props.height);
+		return {
+			top: (avail.height - h) / 2,
+			left: (avail.width - w) / 2,
+			width: w,
+			height: h
+		}
+	},
+
+	getSrc_: function() {
+		this.lastImageHeight_ = Math.min(this.props.blobItemData.im.height, cam.imageUtil.getSizeToRequest(this.imgSize_.height, this.lastImageHeight_));
+		return this.props.blobItemData.getThumbSrc(this.lastImageHeight_);
+	},
+
+	getImgSize_: function() {
+		if (!this.props.blobItemData || !this.props.blobItemData.im) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		var rawSize = new goog.math.Size(this.props.blobItemData.im.width, this.props.blobItemData.im.height);
+		var available = new goog.math.Size(
+			this.props.width - this.getSidebarWidth_() - this.IMG_MARGIN * 2,
+			this.props.height - this.IMG_MARGIN * 2);
+		if (rawSize.height <= available.height && rawSize.width <= available.width) {
+			return rawSize;
+		}
+		return rawSize.scaleToFit(available);
+	},
+
+	getStyle_: function() {
+		return {
+			width: this.props.width,
+			height: this.props.height
+		}
+	},
+
+	getSidebarStyle_: function() {
+		return {
+			width: this.getSidebarWidth_()
+		}
+	},
+
+	getSidebarWidth_: function() {
+		return Math.max(this.props.width * 0.2, 300);
+	},
+
+	getPermanodeMeta_: function() {
+		if (!this.props.blobItemData) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return this.props.blobItemData.m;
+	},
+
+	getImageRef_: function() {
+		return this.refs && this.refs[this.getImageId_()];
+	},
+
+	getImageId_: function() {
+		return 'img' + this.props.blobItemData.blobref;
+	}
+});
diff --git a/website/content/docs/release/0.8 b/website/content/docs/release/0.8
index 82eb761d6..59b85ec9b 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/release/0.8
+++ b/website/content/docs/release/0.8
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ Or browse at Github: <a href="https://github.com/bradfitz/camlistore/tree/0.8">g
 </ul>
 <h3>General</h3>
 <ul>
+        <li>kv: all the verifydb flags are on by default on dev, to help with detecting corruptions.</li>
 </ul>