diff --git a/peach-web/src/main.rs b/peach-web/src/main.rs
index e86c2f5..8bd8977 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/main.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/main.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ fn main() {
                 Response::html(routes::settings::menu::build())
             },
 
+            (GET) (/settings/scuttlebutt) => {
+                Response::html(routes::settings::scuttlebutt::menu::build())
+            },
+
             // The code block is called if none of the other blocks matches the request.
             // We return an empty response with a 404 status code.
             _ => Response::empty_404()
diff --git a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/menu.rs b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/menu.rs
index d7f520c..121aefd 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/menu.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/menu.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{templates, CONFIG};
 
 // TODO: flash message implementation for rouille
 //
-/// Main settings menu template builder.
+/// Settings menu template builder.
 pub fn build() -> PreEscaped<String> {
     let menu_template = html! {
         (PreEscaped("<!-- SETTINGS MENU -->"))
diff --git a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/mod.rs b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/mod.rs
index b9a9b54..0b2a088 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/mod.rs
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 //pub mod dns;
 pub mod menu;
 //pub mod network;
-//pub mod scuttlebutt;
+pub mod scuttlebutt;
 //pub mod theme;
diff --git a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt.rs b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 54b66f7..0000000
--- a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,285 +0,0 @@
-use std::{
-    io,
-    process::{Command, Output},
-};
-
-use log::{info, warn};
-use peach_lib::sbot::{SbotConfig, SbotStatus};
-use rocket::{
-    form::{Form, FromForm},
-    get, post,
-    request::FlashMessage,
-    response::{Flash, Redirect},
-};
-use rocket_dyn_templates::{tera::Context, Template};
-
-use crate::routes::authentication::Authenticated;
-use crate::utils;
-
-#[derive(Debug, FromForm)]
-pub struct SbotConfigForm {
-    /// Directory path for the log and indexes.
-    repo: String,
-    /// Directory path for writing debug output.
-    debugdir: String,
-    /// Secret-handshake app-key (aka. network key).
-    shscap: String,
-    /// HMAC hash used to sign messages.
-    hmac: String,
-    /// Replication hops (1: friends, 2: friends of friends).
-    hops: u8,
-    /// IP address to listen on.
-    lis_ip: String,
-    /// Port to listen on.
-    lis_port: String,
-    /// Address to listen on for WebSocket connections.
-    wslis: String,
-    /// Address to for metrics and pprof HTTP server.
-    debuglis: String,
-    /// Enable sending local UDP broadcasts.
-    localadv: bool,
-    /// Enable listening for UDP broadcasts and connecting.
-    localdiscov: bool,
-    /// Enable syncing by using epidemic-broadcast-trees (EBT).
-    enable_ebt: bool,
-    /// Bypass graph auth and fetch remote's feed (useful for pubs that are restoring their data
-    /// from peer; user beware - caveats about).
-    promisc: bool,
-    /// Disable the UNIX socket RPC interface.
-    nounixsock: bool,
-    /// Run the go-sbot on system start-up (systemd service enabled).
-    startup: bool,
-    /// Attempt to repair the filesystem before starting.
-    repair: bool,
-}
-
-// HELPERS AND ROUTES FOR /settings/scuttlebutt
-
-/// Scuttlebutt settings menu.
-#[get("/")]
-pub fn ssb_settings_menu(flash: Option<FlashMessage>, _auth: Authenticated) -> Template {
-    // retrieve current ui theme
-    let theme = utils::get_theme();
-
-    // retrieve go-sbot systemd process status
-    let sbot_status = SbotStatus::read().ok();
-
-    let mut context = Context::new();
-    context.insert("theme", &theme);
-    context.insert("sbot_status", &sbot_status);
-    context.insert("back", &Some("/settings".to_string()));
-    context.insert("title", &Some("Scuttlebutt Settings".to_string()));
-
-    if let Some(flash) = flash {
-        context.insert("flash_name", &Some(flash.kind().to_string()));
-        context.insert("flash_msg", &Some(flash.message().to_string()));
-    };
-
-    Template::render("settings/scuttlebutt/menu", &context.into_json())
-}
-
-/// Sbot configuration page (includes form for updating configuration parameters).
-#[get("/configure")]
-pub fn configure_sbot(flash: Option<FlashMessage>, _auth: Authenticated) -> Template {
-    // retrieve current ui theme
-    let theme = utils::get_theme();
-
-    // retrieve go-sbot systemd process status
-    let sbot_status = SbotStatus::read().ok();
-    let run_on_startup = sbot_status.map(|status| status.boot_state);
-
-    // retrieve sbot config parameters
-    let sbot_config = SbotConfig::read().ok();
-
-    let mut context = Context::new();
-    context.insert("theme", &theme);
-    context.insert("back", &Some("/settings/scuttlebutt".to_string()));
-    context.insert("title", &Some("Sbot Configuration".to_string()));
-    context.insert("sbot_config", &sbot_config);
-    context.insert("run_on_startup", &Some(run_on_startup));
-
-    if let Some(flash) = flash {
-        context.insert("flash_name", &Some(flash.kind().to_string()));
-        context.insert("flash_msg", &Some(flash.message().to_string()));
-    };
-
-    Template::render("settings/scuttlebutt/configure_sbot", &context.into_json())
-}
-
-// TODO: consider using `Contextual` here to collect all submitted form
-// fields to re-render forms with submitted values on error
-
-/// Receive the sbot configuration form data and save it to file.
-#[post("/configure?<restart>", data = "<config>")]
-pub fn configure_sbot_post(
-    restart: bool,
-    config: Form<SbotConfigForm>,
-    _auth: Authenticated,
-) -> Flash<Redirect> {
-    // call `into_inner()` to take ownership of the `config` data
-    let owned_config = config.into_inner();
-
-    // concat the ip and port for listen address
-    let lis = format!("{}:{}", owned_config.lis_ip, owned_config.lis_port);
-
-    // instantiate `SbotConfig` from form data
-    let config = SbotConfig {
-        lis,
-        hops: owned_config.hops,
-        repo: owned_config.repo,
-        debugdir: owned_config.debugdir,
-        shscap: owned_config.shscap,
-        localadv: owned_config.localadv,
-        localdiscov: owned_config.localdiscov,
-        hmac: owned_config.hmac,
-        wslis: owned_config.wslis,
-        debuglis: owned_config.debuglis,
-        enable_ebt: owned_config.enable_ebt,
-        promisc: owned_config.promisc,
-        nounixsock: owned_config.nounixsock,
-        repair: owned_config.repair,
-    };
-
-    match owned_config.startup {
-        true => {
-            info!("Enabling go-sbot.service");
-            if let Err(e) = systemctl_sbot_cmd("enable") {
-                warn!("Failed to enable go-sbot.service: {}", e)
-            }
-        }
-        false => {
-            info!("Disabling go-sbot.service");
-            if let Err(e) = systemctl_sbot_cmd("disable") {
-                warn!("Failed to disable go-sbot.service: {}", e)
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
-    // write config to file
-    match SbotConfig::write(config) {
-        Ok(_) => {
-            // if `restart` query parameter is `true`, attempt sbot process (re)start
-            if restart {
-                restart_sbot_process(
-                    // redirect url
-                    "/settings/scuttlebutt/configure",
-                    // success flash msg
-                    "Updated configuration and restarted the sbot process",
-                    // first failed flash msg
-                    "Updated configuration but failed to start the sbot process",
-                    // second failed flash msg
-                    "Updated configuration but failed to stop the sbot process",
-                )
-            } else {
-                Flash::success(
-                    Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt/configure"),
-                    "Updated configuration",
-                )
-            }
-        }
-        Err(e) => Flash::error(
-            Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt/configure"),
-            format!("Failed to update configuration: {}", e),
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Set default configuration parameters for the go-sbot and save them to file.
-#[get("/configure/default")]
-pub fn configure_sbot_default(_auth: Authenticated) -> Flash<Redirect> {
-    let default_config = SbotConfig::default();
-
-    // write default config to file
-    match SbotConfig::write(default_config) {
-        Ok(_) => Flash::success(
-            Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt/configure"),
-            "Restored default configuration",
-        ),
-        Err(e) => Flash::error(
-            Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt/configure"),
-            format!("Failed to restore default configuration: {}", e),
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Attempt to start the go-sbot.service process.
-/// Redirect to the Scuttlebutt settings menu and communicate the outcome of
-/// the attempt via a flash message.
-#[get("/start")]
-pub fn start_sbot(_auth: Authenticated) -> Flash<Redirect> {
-    info!("Starting go-sbot.service");
-    match systemctl_sbot_cmd("start") {
-        Ok(_) => Flash::success(
-            Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt"),
-            "Sbot process has been started",
-        ),
-        Err(_) => Flash::error(
-            Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt"),
-            "Failed to start the sbot process",
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Attempt to stop the go-sbot.service process.
-/// Redirect to the Scuttlebutt settings menu and communicate the outcome of
-/// the attempt via a flash message.
-#[get("/stop")]
-pub fn stop_sbot(_auth: Authenticated) -> Flash<Redirect> {
-    info!("Stopping go-sbot.service");
-    match systemctl_sbot_cmd("stop") {
-        Ok(_) => Flash::success(
-            Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt"),
-            "Sbot process has been stopped",
-        ),
-        Err(_) => Flash::error(
-            Redirect::to("/settings/scuttlebutt"),
-            "Failed to stop the sbot process",
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Attempt to restart the go-sbot.service process.
-/// Redirect to the Scuttlebutt settings menu and communicate the outcome of
-/// the attempt via a flash message.
-#[get("/restart")]
-pub fn restart_sbot(_auth: Authenticated) -> Flash<Redirect> {
-    restart_sbot_process(
-        "/settings/scuttlebutt",
-        "Sbot process has been restarted",
-        "Failed to start the sbot process",
-        "Failed to stop the sbot process",
-    )
-}
-
-// HELPER FUNCTIONS
-
-/// Executes a systemctl command for the go-sbot.service process.
-pub fn systemctl_sbot_cmd(cmd: &str) -> io::Result<Output> {
-    Command::new("systemctl")
-        .arg("--user")
-        .arg(cmd)
-        .arg("go-sbot.service")
-        .output()
-}
-
-/// Executes a systemctl stop command followed by start command.
-/// Returns a redirect with a flash message stating the output of the restart attempt.
-fn restart_sbot_process(
-    redirect_url: &str,
-    success_msg: &str,
-    start_failed_msg: &str,
-    stop_failed_msg: &str,
-) -> Flash<Redirect> {
-    let url = redirect_url.to_string();
-
-    info!("Restarting go-sbot.service");
-    match systemctl_sbot_cmd("stop") {
-        // if stop was successful, try to start the process
-        Ok(_) => match systemctl_sbot_cmd("start") {
-            Ok(_) => Flash::success(Redirect::to(url), success_msg),
-
-            Err(e) => Flash::error(Redirect::to(url), format!("{}: {}", start_failed_msg, e)),
-        },
-        Err(e) => Flash::error(Redirect::to(url), format!("{}: {}", stop_failed_msg, e)),
-    }
-}
diff --git a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt/menu.rs b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt/menu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8b35df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt/menu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+use maud::{html, PreEscaped};
+use peach_lib::sbot::SbotStatus;
+
+use crate::templates;
+
+// TODO: flash message implementation for rouille
+//
+
+/// Read the status of the go-sbot service and render buttons accordingly.
+fn render_process_buttons() -> PreEscaped<String> {
+    // retrieve go-sbot systemd process status
+    let sbot_status = SbotStatus::read();
+
+    html! {
+        // render the stop and restart buttons if sbot process is currently active
+        @if let Ok(status) = sbot_status {
+            @if status.state == Some("active".to_string()) {
+                a id="stop" class="button button-primary center" href="/settings/scuttlebutt/stop" title="Stop Sbot" { "Stop Sbot" }
+                a id="restart" class="button button-primary center" href="/settings/scuttlebutt/restart" title="Restart Sbot" { "Restart Sbot" }
+            // render the start button if sbot process is currently inactive
+            } @else {
+                a id="start" class="button button-primary center" href="/settings/scuttlebutt/start" title="Start Sbot" { "Start Sbot" }
+            }
+        // render the start button if an error was returned by the status query
+        } @else {
+            a id="start" class="button button-primary center" href="/settings/scuttlebutt/start" title="Start Sbot" { "Start Sbot" }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Scuttlebutt settings menu template builder.
+pub fn build() -> PreEscaped<String> {
+    let menu_template = html! {
+        (PreEscaped("<!-- SCUTTLEBUTT SETTINGS MENU -->"))
+        div class="card center" {
+            (PreEscaped("<!-- BUTTONS -->"))
+            div id="settingsButtons" {
+                a id="configureSbot" class="button button-primary center" href="/settings/scuttlebutt/configure" title="Configure Sbot" { "Configure Sbot" }
+                // conditionally render the start / stop / restart buttons
+                (render_process_buttons())
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    // wrap the nav bars around the settings menu template content
+    // parameters are template, title and back url
+    let body = templates::nav::build(menu_template, "Scuttlebutt Settings", Some("/settings"));
+
+    // render the base template with the provided body
+    templates::base::build(body)
+}
diff --git a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt/mod.rs b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9a0e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/scuttlebutt/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod menu;