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+node_modules
+.idea
+
+.git
+
+docker/
+!docker/concordia-contracts/migrate.sh
+!docker/concordia-contracts/test-contracts.sh
+!docker/concordia-app/test-app.sh
+!docker/concordia-app/nginx.conf
+!docker/ganache/start-blockchain.sh
+
+packages/*/node_modules
+packages/*/dist
+packages/*/coverage
+# TO-NEVER-DO: exclude the build folder of the contracts package, it's needed for building the application image.
+packages/concordia-app/build
+
+Jenkinsfile
+
+README.md
+packages/*/README.md
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ yarn-error.log*

 # Docker volumes
 docker/volumes
+docker/ganache/volumes
 docker/reports
+
+# Env var files
 docker/env/concordia.env
+docker/env/contracts.env

 # Misc
 .env.local
--- a/21
+++ b/21
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2020 ECEntrics
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
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+# Concordia
+> A distributed forum using Blockchain, supporting direct democratic voting
+
+## Setup
+
+```shell script
+cd apella
+yarn
+```
+
+## Compile contracts
+
+```shell script
+cd packages/apella-contracts
+yarn compile
+```
+
+## Run app
+
+```shell script
+cd packages/apella-app
+yarn start
+```
+
+## Build app
+
+```shell script
+cd packages/apella-app
+yarn build
+```
+
+## Using Docker images
+
+This project provides docker images for a number of services required to setup Concordia, as well as for Concordia
+itself.
+
+Check out the README.md in the `./docker` directory
--- a/docker/Makefile
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+PACKAGES := $(abspath ${CURDIR}/../packages)
+REPORTS := $(abspath ${CURDIR}/reports)
+GANACHE_VOLUMES := $(abspath ${CURDIR}/ganache/volumes)
+
+run: compose-run build-contracts-migrate run-contracts-migrate build-app run-app
+	@echo "Concordia is up and running, head over to http://localhost:7777."
+
+# Targets for building/running/stopping the blockchain and rendezvous server (using the docker-compose file)
+compose-build:
+	@docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml -p concordia build
+compose-run:
+	@docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml -p concordia up -d
+compose-stop:
+	@docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml -p concordia down
+compose-stop-clean-data:
+	@docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml -p concordia down -v
+
+# Ganache targets
+build-ganache:
+	@docker build ../ -f ./ganache/Dockerfile -t concordia-ganache
+run-ganache:
+	@docker network create --driver bridge concordia_ganache_network || true &&\
+	docker run -d -v ${GANACHE_VOLUMES}/ganache_keys:/home/ganache_keys -p 8545:8545 --env-file=./env/ganache.docker.env --name concordia-ganache --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-ganache:latest
+run-ganache-test:
+	@docker network create --driver bridge concordia_ganache_test_network || true &&\
+	docker run --rm -d -p 8546:8546 --env-file=./env/ganache.test.docker.env --name concordia-ganache-test --net=concordia_ganache_test_network concordia-ganache:latest
+
+# Rendezvous targets
+run-rendezvous:
+	@docker network create --driver bridge concordia_rendezvous_network || true &&\
+	docker run -d -p 9090:9090 --name concordia-rendezvous libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star:version-0.20.5
+
+# Contracts targets
+build-contracts:
+	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-contracts/Dockerfile --target compile -t concordia-contracts --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
+build-contracts-migrate:
+	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-contracts/Dockerfile -t concordia-contracts-migrate --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
+build-contracts-tests:
+	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-contracts/Dockerfile --target test -t concordia-contracts-tests --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
+run-contracts-tests:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${REPORTS}/contracts/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/contracts.docker.env --net=concordia_ganache_test_network concordia-contracts-tests:latest
+run-contracts-tests-host-chain:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${REPORTS}/contracts/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/contracts.env --net=host concordia-contracts-tests:latest
+run-contracts-migrate:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${PACKAGES}/concordia-contracts/build/:/usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/ --env-file=./env/contracts.docker.env --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-contracts-migrate:latest
+run-contracts-migrate-host-chain:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${PACKAGES}/concordia-contracts/build/:/usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/ --env-file=./env/contracts.env --net=host concordia-contracts-migrate:latest
+get-contracts:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${PACKAGES}/concordia-contracts/build/:/build --entrypoint=sh concordia-contracts:latest -c 'cp /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/* /build'
+
+# App targets
+build-app:
+	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-app/Dockerfile -t concordia-app --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
+build-app-tests:
+	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-app/Dockerfile --target test -t concordia-app-tests --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
+run-app-tests:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${REPORTS}/app/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/concordia.docker.env concordia-app-tests:latest
+run-app:
+	@docker create --env-file=./env/concordia.docker.env -p 7777:80 --name concordia-app --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-app:latest &&\
+	docker network connect concordia_rendezvous_network concordia-app &&\
+	docker start concordia-app
+run-app-host-chain:
+	@docker run -d --env-file=./env/concordia.env --name concordia-app --net=host concordia-app:latest
+
+# Other
+clean-images:
+	@docker rmi `docker images -q -f "dangling=true"`
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
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+# Concordia Dockerized
+
+This page provides information about the provided docker images, their configuration and supported deployment
+strategies.
+
+TLDR: head down to [Putting it all together/Scripts](#piat-mkfile-targets) for a quick setup.
+
+## Services
+
+Concordia requires at the minimum two services to work, a blockchain and a rendezvous server.
+
+Additionally, the Concordia application code must be provided to the user. Currently, the only way of distributing the
+application code is via a webserver as a web application.
+
+### Ganache
+
+Ganache is a personal blockchain software used during development. It is a very convenient way of developing and testing
+dApps. More information can be found in the project's [website](https://www.trufflesuite.com/ganache).
+
+Note that any other Ethereum compliant blockchain can be used.
+
+### Rendezvous
+
+Concordia uses a distributed database to store forum data. A rendezvous server is needed in order for users to discover
+peers in the network and get access to the data.
+
+### Application
+
+The Concordia application is a React app that handles interactions with the contracts and the distributed database used.
+
+## Docker images
+
+This repository provides docker images to easily setup (and destroy) instances of all required services Concordia.
+Furthermore, we provide an image that builds the contracts and handles their migration to the blockchain in use.
+
+### Ganache
+
+The Dockerfile is provided in the path `./ganache`. The image makes use of the environment variables described
+bellow.
+
+| Environment variable | Default value | Usage |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| ACCOUNTS_NUMBER | 10 | Set the number of accounts generated |
+| ACCOUNTS_ETHER | 100 | Set the amount of ETH assigned to each account |
+| MNEMONIC | NaN | The mnemonic phrase sued as a seed for deterministic account generation |
+| HOST | 0.0.0.0 | The hostname to listen on |
+| PORT | 8545 | The port to listen on |
+| NETWORK_ID | 5778 | The network id used to identify ganache |
+
+Note that the Ganache instance running inside the container will save the generated blockchain keys in the path
+`/home/ganache_keys/keys.json`. If you need to access the keys (eg for getting a private key and importing in Metamask)
+you can mount a volume to this path to have easier access.
+
+Also, the database used by Ganache for storing blockchain information is placed in the path `/home/ganache_db/`. You can
+maintain the blockchain state between runs by mounting a volume to the database path. To do that, add the docker flag 
+`-v host/absolute/path/to/ganache_db:/home/ganache_db`.
+
+### Rendezvous
+
+The rendezvous server used here is `js-libp2p-webrtc-star`. The server listens on port 9090. More information can be
+found on the github page of the project [here](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star).
+
+### Contracts
+
+This is a provision system that compiles and deploys the contracts to any Ethereum blockchain.
+
+A Dockerfile is provided in the path `./concordia-contracts` that will build the contracts used by Concordia and
+handle their deployment to any Ethereum network defined using env-vars upon container run. Dockerfile contains three
+useful stages, described in the table bellow.
+
+| Stage name | Entrypoint | Usage |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| compile | Exits immediately | Compiles the contracts |
+| test | Runs contract tests | Compiles contracts and runs tests using blockchain defined by env vars |
+| runtime | Migrates contracts | Compiles contracts and migrates to the blockchain defined by env vars. Does **not** run tests |
+
+The image makes use of the environment variables described bellow.
+
+| Environment variable | Default value | Usage |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| MIGRATE_NETWORK | develop | Set the network where the contracts will be deployed/tested (set this to "env" unless you know what you're doing) |
+| DEPLOY_CHAIN_HOST | NaN | Set the hostname of the blockchain network that will be used for deployment (requires network to be "env") |
+| DEPLOY_CHAIN_PORT | NaN | Set the port of the blockchain network that will be used for deployment (requires network to be "env") |
+| TEST_CHAIN_HOST | NaN | Set the hostname of the blockchain network that will be used for testing (requires network to be "env") |
+| TEST_CHAIN_PORT | NaN | Set the port of the blockchain network that will be used for testing (requires network to be "env") |
+
+You can find the contract artifacts in the directory `/usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/` inside
+the image.
+
+**Attention**: make sure the targeted blockchain is up and running before trying to migrate the contracts.
+
+### Application
+
+The Dockerfile provided in the path `./concordia-application` builds the application for production and serves
+the resulting build using an nginx server. Dockerfile contains two useful stages, described in the table bellow.
+
+| Stage name | Entrypoint | Usage |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| test | Runs tests | Fetches npm packages and runs tests |
+| runtime | Serves application | Builds for production and serves it through nginx |
+
+
+The image makes use of the environment variables described bellow.
+
+| Environment variable | Default value | Usage |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST | 127.0.0.1 | Set the hostname of the rendezvous server |
+| REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT | 9090 | Set the port of the rendezvous server |
+
+**Attention**: this image will copy the contract artifacts from the directory `/packages/concordia-contracts/build`.
+The image is bound the these artifacts after build. If the contracts change or get re-deployed the image must be
+re-built to use the new artifacts.
+
+**Attention**: make sure the contracts have been deployed before **building** this image. Also, make sure the rendezvous
+server is up and running.
+
+## Docker Compose
+
+A docker-compose file also is provided. The docker-compose handles the lifecycle of the Ganache and Rendezvous server
+containers.
+
+## Putting it all together
+
+You can find some ready to use scripts for common scenarios like dev deploys and testing in the `./docker` directory.
+These scripts are documented in the following chapters.
+
+### <a name="piat-mkfile-targets"></a> Makefile targets
+
+Concordia uses blockchain and other distributed technologies. There are a number of ways to set up a running instance of
+this application.
+
+This chapter will guide you through simple setups for testing and production that depend on local blockchain (ganache)
+instances which do not require real ETH to work or have any other charges.
+
+#### Testing the contracts
+
+Build the ganache image and spin up a blockchain for testing:
+
+```shell
+make build-ganache run-ganache-test
+```
+
+Build the testing stage of the contracts image:
+
+```shell
+make build-contracts-tests
+```
+
+Run the tests:
+
+```shell
+make run-contracts-tests
+```
+
+The results should be printed in the terminal, but are also available in the directory `./reports/contracts`.
+
+#### Testing the application
+
+Build the testing stage of the application image:
+
+```shell
+make build-app-tests
+```
+
+Run the test:
+
+```shell
+make run-app-tests
+```
+
+The results should be printed in the terminal, but are also available in the directory `./reports/app`.
+
+#### Production
+
+Just run the target:
+
+```shell
+make run
+```
+
+And you' re done! Head to [localhost:7777](localhost:7777) and voilà, a working Concordia instance appears! The
+blockchain is exposed in the address `localhost:8545`.
+
+**Tip**: the accounts (private keys) generated by Ganache are available in the file `./volumes/ganache_keys/keys.json`.
+
+Note that the `make run` command might take several minutes to execute (depending on your system). What happens under
+the hood is that:
+
+- the ganache image is built
+- blockchain and rendezvous server containers are started
+- migration stage of the contracts image is built
+- the contracts are deployed to the blockchain:
+- the application image is built and then deployed
+
+### Env Files
+
+Targets in the Makefile make use of env files suffixed by `.docker` located in the directory `./env`. Using this
+environment variables, you can change various configuration options of the testing/production deploys.
+
+Targets suffixed with `host-chain` will try to use a blockchain and rendezvous server running in the host machine. They
+use the `--net=host` docker option and get the required environment variables from different env files,
+`./env/contracts.env` and `./env/concordia.env` (notice these env files don't include the `.docker`). These env files do
+not exist by default. The values set will largely depend on how you choose to run services in your system (which ports
+you use etc.), so be sure to create them before running any `host-chain` target. Luckily example files are provided.
--- a/docker/concordia-app/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/concordia-app/Dockerfile
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+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 1 (Init application build base)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM node:14-buster as base
+LABEL maintainers.1="Apostolos Fanakis <apostolof@auth.gr>"
+LABEL maintainers.2="Panagiotis Nikolaidis <ezerous@gmail.com>"
+LABEL gr.thmmy.ecentrics.concordia-image.name="app"
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/concordia
+
+# Copy the root package.json and yarn.lock
+COPY ./package.json .
+COPY ./yarn.lock .
+
+# Copy package.json files from contracts and app, then install base modules
+COPY ./packages/concordia-contracts/package.json ./packages/concordia-contracts/package.json
+COPY ./packages/concordia-app/package.json ./packages/concordia-app/
+
+RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Gets the rest of the source code
+COPY ./packages/concordia-contracts ./packages/concordia-contracts
+COPY ./packages/concordia-app ./packages/concordia-app
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 2 (Test)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM base as test
+
+# Fix timezome (needed for timestamps on report files)
+ARG TZ
+ENV TZ=${TZ}
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+
+WORKDIR /opt/concordia-app
+
+COPY ./docker/concordia-app/test-app.sh .
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-app
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/concordia-app/test-app.sh"]
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 3 (Build)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM base as build
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-app
+
+RUN yarn build
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 4 (Runtime)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM nginx:1.17-alpine as runtime
+LABEL maintainers.1="Apostolos Fanakis <apostolof@auth.gr>"
+LABEL maintainers.2="Panagiotis Nikolaidis <ezerous@gmail.com"
+LABEL gr.thmmy.ecentrics.concordia-image.name="app"
+
+# Fix timezome
+ARG TZ
+
+RUN apk add -U tzdata \
+    && cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime \
+    && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone \
+    && apk del tzdata \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+WORKDIR "/var/www/concordia-app"
+
+COPY ./docker/concordia-app/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+COPY --chown=nginx:nginx --from=build /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-app/build .
--- a/docker/concordia-app/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/concordia-app/nginx.conf
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+server {
+  listen       80;
+  server_name  localhost;
+
+  #charset koi8-r;
+  #access_log  /var/log/nginx/host.access.log  main;
+
+  location / {
+    root   /var/www/concordia-app;
+    index index.html index.htm;
+    try_files "$uri" "$uri/" /index.html;
+  }
+
+  #error_page  404              /404.html;
+
+  # redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html
+  #
+  error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
+  location = /50x.html {
+    root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
+  }
+}
--- a/docker/concordia-app/test-app.sh
+++ b/docker/concordia-app/test-app.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+yarn lint -f html -o /usr/test-reports/concordia-app-eslint.html --no-color
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "TESTS RAN SUCCESSFULLY!"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "SOME TESTS FAILED!"
+  exit 1
+fi
--- a/docker/concordia-contracts/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/concordia-contracts/Dockerfile
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+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 1 (Init contracts build base)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM node:14-alpine as base
+LABEL maintainers.1="Apostolos Fanakis <apostolof@auth.gr>"
+LABEL maintainers.2="Panagiotis Nikolaidis <ezerous@gmail.com>"
+LABEL gr.thmmy.ecentrics.concordia-image.name="contracts"
+
+# Fix timezome (needed for timestamps on report files)
+ARG TZ
+
+RUN apk add -U tzdata \
+    && cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime \
+    && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone \
+    && apk del tzdata \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/concordia
+
+# Copy the root package.json and yarn.lock
+COPY ./package.json .
+COPY ./yarn.lock .
+
+# Copy the contracts package.json, then install modules
+COPY ./packages/concordia-contracts/package.json ./packages/concordia-contracts/
+
+RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 100000
+
+# Gets the rest of the source code
+COPY ./packages/concordia-contracts ./packages/concordia-contracts
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 2 (Compile)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM base as compile
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts
+RUN yarn compile
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 3 (Test)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM compile as test
+
+WORKDIR /opt/concordia-contracts
+
+COPY ./docker/concordia-contracts/test-contracts.sh .
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/concordia-contracts/test-contracts.sh"]
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 4 (Runtime)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM compile as runtime
+LABEL maintainers.1="Apostolos Fanakis <apostolof@auth.gr>"
+LABEL maintainers.2="Panagiotis Nikolaidis <ezerous@gmail.com>"
+LABEL gr.thmmy.ecentrics.concordia-image.name="contracts"
+
+WORKDIR /opt/concordia-contracts
+
+COPY ./docker/concordia-contracts/migrate.sh .
+RUN ["chmod", "+x", "/opt/concordia-contracts/migrate.sh"]
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/concordia-contracts/migrate.sh"]
--- a/docker/concordia-contracts/migrate.sh
+++ b/docker/concordia-contracts/migrate.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+export CHAIN_HOST="$DEPLOY_CHAIN_HOST"
+export CHAIN_PORT="$DEPLOY_CHAIN_PORT"
+
+cd /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts && yarn _migrate --network "${MIGRATE_NETWORK}" --reset
--- a/docker/concordia-contracts/test-contracts.sh
+++ b/docker/concordia-contracts/test-contracts.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+export CHAIN_HOST="$TEST_CHAIN_HOST"
+export CHAIN_PORT="$TEST_CHAIN_PORT"
+
+yarn _eslint -f html -o /usr/test-reports/concordia-contracts-eslint.html --no-color &&
+  (yarn _solhint >/usr/test-reports/concordia-contracts-solhint.report) &&
+  (yarn test --network env >/usr/test-reports/concordia-contracts-truffle-tests.report)
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "TESTS RAN SUCCESSFULLY!"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "SOME TESTS FAILED!"
+  exit 1
+fi
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  ganache:
+    build:
+      context: ../
+      dockerfile: ./docker/ganache/Dockerfile
+    image: concordia-ganache
+    container_name: concordia-ganache
+    env_file:
+      - env/ganache.docker.env
+    expose:
+      - 8545
+    ports:
+      - 8545:8545
+    user: root
+    volumes:
+      - ./ganache/volumes/ganache_keys:/home/ganache_keys
+    networks:
+      ganache_network:
+    restart: always
+
+  rendezvous:
+    image: libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star:version-0.20.5
+    container_name: concordia-rendezvous
+    networks:
+      rendezvous_network:
+    ports:
+      - 9090:9090
+    restart: always
+
+networks:
+  ganache_network:
+  rendezvous_network:
--- a/docker/env/concordia.docker.env
+++ b/docker/env/concordia.docker.env
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+# Variables needed in runtime (in browser)
+REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST=rendezvous
+REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT=9090
+
+# If the rendezvous server is running on host use these instead
+#REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST=127.0.0.1
+#REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT=9090
--- a/docker/env/concordia.example.env
+++ b/docker/env/concordia.example.env
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Set to "CI" if in CI environment, anything else (including unset) will be ignored
+BUILD_ENV={CI}
+
+# Docker compose variables
+VIRTUAL_HOST=example.com
+VIRTUAL_PORT=3000
+
+# If you uncomment the lines below, Concordia will become available through https BUT the rendezvous
+# server will stop working and IPFS initialization won't complete
+#LETSENCRYPT_HOST=example.com
+#LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=someemail.email.com
+
+# Variables needed in runtime
+# TO-NEVER-DO: change CONCORDIA_HOST to localhost
+CONCORDIA_HOST=0.0.0.0
+CONCORDIA_PORT=3000
+
+# Variables needed in runtime (in browser)
+REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST=xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
+REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT=9090
--- a/docker/env/contracts.docker.env
+++ b/docker/env/contracts.docker.env
@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Variables needed in runtime
+MIGRATE_NETWORK=env
+DEPLOY_CHAIN_HOST=concordia-ganache
+DEPLOY_CHAIN_PORT=8545
+
+TEST_CHAIN_HOST=concordia-ganache-test
+TEST_CHAIN_PORT=8546
+
+# If the blockchain is running on host use these instead
+#DEPLOY_CHAIN_HOST=127.0.0.1
+#DEPLOY_CHAIN_PORT=8545
+
+#TEST_CHAIN_HOST=127.0.0.1
+#TEST_CHAIN_PORT=8546
--- a/docker/env/contracts.example.env
+++ b/docker/env/contracts.example.env
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Variables needed in runtime
+MIGRATE_NETWORK=env
+DEPLOY_CHAIN_HOST=xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
+DEPLOY_CHAIN_PORT=8545
+
+TEST_CHAIN_HOST=xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
+TEST_CHAIN_PORT=8545
--- a/docker/env/ganache.docker.env
+++ b/docker/env/ganache.docker.env
@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ACCOUNTS_NUMBER=10
+ACCOUNTS_ETHER=100
+HOST=0.0.0.0
+PORT=8545
+NETWORK_ID=5778
--- a/docker/env/ganache.test.docker.env
+++ b/docker/env/ganache.test.docker.env
@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ACCOUNTS_NUMBER=5
+ACCOUNTS_ETHER=1
+MNEMONIC="myth like bonus scare over problem client lizard pioneer submit female collect"
+HOST=0.0.0.0
+PORT=8546
+NETWORK_ID=5778
--- a/docker/ganache/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ganache/Dockerfile
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM trufflesuite/ganache-cli:latest
+
+RUN mkdir /home/ganache_db /home/ganache_keys
+
+WORKDIR /opt/concordia-ganache
+
+COPY ./docker/ganache/start-blockchain.sh .
+RUN ["chmod", "+x", "/opt/concordia-ganache/start-blockchain.sh"]
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/concordia-ganache/start-blockchain.sh"]
--- a/docker/ganache/start-blockchain.sh
+++ b/docker/ganache/start-blockchain.sh
@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+N_ACCOUNTS="${ACCOUNTS_NUMBER:-10}"
+ETHER="${ACCOUNTS_ETHER:-10}"
+HOST="${HOST:-"0.0.0.0"}"
+PORT="${PORT:-8545}"
+ID="${NETWORK_ID:-5778}"
+
+if [ -z "${MNEMONIC}" ]; then
+  echo "Starting Ganache with non deterministic address generation"
+  node /app/ganache-core.docker.cli.js \
+    --accounts "$N_ACCOUNTS" \
+    --defaultBalanceEther "$ETHER" \
+    --host "$HOST" \
+    --port "$PORT" \
+    --networkId "$ID" \
+    --account_keys_path "/home/ganache_keys/keys.json" \
+    --db "/home/ganache_db/" \
+    --allowUnlimitedContractSize \
+    --noVMErrorsOnRPCResponse \
+    --verbose
+else
+  echo "Starting Ganache with deterministic address generation"
+  node /app/ganache-core.docker.cli.js \
+    --accounts "$N_ACCOUNTS" \
+    --defaultBalanceEther "$ETHER" \
+    --mnemonic "$MNEMONIC" \
+    --host "$HOST" \
+    --port "$PORT" \
+    --networkId "$ID" \
+    --account_keys_path "/home/ganache_keys/keys.json" \
+    --db "/home/ganache_db/" \
+    --allowUnlimitedContractSize \
+    --noVMErrorsOnRPCResponse \
+    --deterministic \
+    --verbose
+fi
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "name": "apella",
+  "name": "concordia",
  "private": true,
  "workspaces": {
-    "packages": ["packages/*"],
-    "nohoist": ["**/web3", "**/web3/**"]
+    "packages": [
+      "packages/*"
+    ],
+    "nohoist": [
+      "**/web3",
+      "**/web3/**"
+    ]
  }
 }
--- a/packages/concordia-app/.dockerignore
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/.dockerignore
--- a/packages/concordia-app/.env.development.example
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/.env.development.example
@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# This is an example development configuration for the app
+# To create your own configuration, copy this one and ommit the ".example" from the filename, then change the
+# environment cariables to the prefered values.
+
+# Node dev-server host & port
+HOST=localhost
+PORT=7000
+
+# Variables needed in runtime (in browser)
+# Carefull, IPFS won't accept localhost as a valid hostname
+REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST=127.0.0.1
+REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT=9090
--- a/packages/concordia-app/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/.gitignore
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# testing
+/coverage
+
+# production
+/build
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.development
+.env.development.local
+.env.test
+.env.test.local
+.env.production
+.env.production.local
+
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
--- a/packages/concordia-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/package.json
@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@ezerous/breeze": "~0.4.0",
-    "@ezerous/drizzle": "~0.4.0",
-    "@ezerous/eth-identity-provider": "^0.1.0",
+    "@ezerous/drizzle": "~0.4.1",
+    "@ezerous/eth-identity-provider": "~0.1.2",
    "@reduxjs/toolkit": "~1.4.0",
    "@welldone-software/why-did-you-render": "^6.0.0-rc.1",
    "concordia-contracts": "~0.1.0",
@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
    "react-scripts": "~3.4.3",
    "redux-saga": "~1.1.3",
+    "react-timeago": "~5.2.0",
    "semantic-ui-css": "~2.4.1",
    "semantic-ui-react": "~1.2.1",
    "web3": "1.3.0"
--- a/packages/concordia-app/public/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/public/locales/en/translation.json
@ -2,22 +2,80 @@
  "board.header.no.topics.message": "There are no topics yet!",
  "board.sub.header.no.topics.guest": "Sign up and be the first to post.",
  "board.sub.header.no.topics.user": "Be the first to post.",
+  "clear.databases.modal.cancel.button": "Cancel, keep databases",
+  "clear.databases.modal.clear.button": "Yes, delete databases",
+  "clear.databases.modal.clearing.progress.message": "This might take a minute...",
+  "clear.databases.modal.clearing.progress.title": "Clearing all Concordia databases",
+  "clear.databases.modal.description.body.user": "Although this action is generally recoverable some of your topics and posts may be permanently lost.",
+  "clear.databases.modal.description.pre": "You are about to clear the Concordia databases stored locally in your browser.",
+  "clear.databases.modal.form.username.label.guest": "Please type concordia to confirm.",
+  "clear.databases.modal.form.username.label.user": "Please type your username to confirm.",
+  "clear.databases.modal.title": "Clear all Concordia databases. Are you sure?",
+  "custom.loading.tab.pane.default.generic.message": "Magic in the background",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.cancel.button": "Cancel",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.error.invalid.profile.picture.url.message": "The profile picture URL provided is not valid.",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.error.message.header": "Form contains errors",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.location.field.label": "Location",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.location.field.placeholder": "Location",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.profile.picture.field.label": "Profile picture URL",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.profile.picture.field.placeholder": "URL",
+  "edit.information.modal.form.submit.button": "Submit",
+  "edit.information.modal.title": "Edit profile information",
+  "post.create.form.send.button": "Post",
+  "post.form.content.field.placeholder": "Message",
+  "post.form.subject.field.placeholder": "Subject",
+  "post.list.row.post.id": "#{{id}}",
+  "profile.general.tab.address.row.title": "Account address:",
+  "profile.general.tab.clear.databases.button.title": "Clear databases",
+  "profile.general.tab.edit.info.button.title": "Edit information",
+  "profile.general.tab.location.row.not.set": "Not set",
+  "profile.general.tab.location.row.title": "Location:",
+  "profile.general.tab.number.of.posts.row.title": "Number of posts:",
+  "profile.general.tab.number.of.topics.row.title": "Number of topics created:",
+  "profile.general.tab.posts.db.address.row.title": "PostsDB:",
+  "profile.general.tab.registration.date.row.title": "Member since:",
+  "profile.general.tab.save.info.button.title": "Save information",
+  "profile.general.tab.title": "General",
+  "profile.general.tab.topics.db.address.row.title": "TopicsDB:",
+  "profile.general.tab.user.db.address.row.title": "UserDB:",
+  "profile.general.tab.username.row.title": "Username:",
+  "profile.posts.tab.title": "Posts",
+  "profile.topics.tab.title": "Topics",
+  "profile.user.has.no.posts.header.message": "{{user}} has not posted yet",
+  "profile.user.has.no.topics.header.message": "{{user}} has created no topics yet",
  "register.card.header": "Sign Up",
  "register.form.button.back": "Back",
-  "register.form.button.guest": "Continue as guest",
-  "register.form.button.submit": "Sign Up",
-  "register.form.error.message.header": "Form contains errors",
-  "register.form.error.username.taken.message": "The username {{username}} is already taken.",
  "register.form.header.already.member.message": "There is already an account for this address.\nIf you want to create another account please change your address.",
-  "register.form.username.field.label": "Username",
-  "register.form.username.field.placeholder": "Username",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.button.skip": "Skip for now",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.button.submit": "Submit",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.error.invalid.profile.picture.url.message": "The profile picture URL provided is not valid.",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.error.message.header": "Form contains errors",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.location.field.label": "Location",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.location.field.placeholder": "Location",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.profile.picture.field.label": "Profile picture URL",
+  "register.form.personal.information.step.profile.picture.field.placeholder": "URL",
+  "register.form.profile.information.step.description": "Give a hint about who you are",
+  "register.form.profile.information.step.title": "Profile Information",
+  "register.form.sign.up.step.button.guest": "Continue as guest",
+  "register.form.sign.up.step.button.submit": "Sign Up",
+  "register.form.sign.up.step.description": "Create a Concordia account",
+  "register.form.sign.up.step.error.message.header": "Form contains errors",
+  "register.form.sign.up.step.title": "Sign Up",
  "register.p.account.address": "Account address:",
+  "topbar.button.clear.databases": "Clear databases",
  "topbar.button.create.topic": "Create topic",
  "topbar.button.profile": "Profile",
  "topbar.button.register": "Sign Up",
+  "topic.create.form.content.field.label": "First post content",
+  "topic.create.form.content.field.placeholder": "Message",
+  "topic.create.form.post.button": "Post",
  "topic.create.form.subject.field.label": "Topic subject",
  "topic.create.form.subject.field.placeholder": "Subject",
-  "topic.create.form.message.field.label": "First post message",
-  "topic.create.form.message.field.placeholder": "Message",
-  "topic.create.form.post.button": "Post"
+  "topic.list.row.author": "by {{author}}",
+  "topic.list.row.number.of.replies": "{{numberOfReplies}} replies",
+  "topic.list.row.topic.id": "#{{id}}",
+  "username.selector.error.username.empty.message": "Username is required",
+  "username.selector.error.username.taken.message": "The username {{username}} is already taken.",
+  "username.selector.username.field.label": "Username",
+  "username.selector.username.field.placeholder": "Username"
 }
--- a/packages/concordia-app/public/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/public/manifest.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "short_name": "Apella",
-  "name": "Apella",
+  "short_name": "Concordia",
+  "name": "Concordia",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "favicon.ico",
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/App.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/App.jsx
@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { BrowserRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import LoadingContainer from './components/LoadingContainer';
+import InitializationScreen from './components/InitializationScreen';
 import Routes from './Routes';
 import './intl/index';
 import 'semantic-ui-css/semantic.min.css';
-import './assets/css/app.css';

 const App = ({ store }) => (
    <Provider store={store}>
-        <LoadingContainer>
+        <InitializationScreen>
            <Router>
                <Routes />
            </Router>
-        </LoadingContainer>
+        </InitializationScreen>
    </Provider>
 );

 App.propTypes = {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react/forbid-prop-types
  store: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 };

--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/Routes.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/Routes.jsx
@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ const routesConfig = [
        path: '/topics/:id(\\bnew\\b|\\d+)',
        component: lazy(() => import('./views/Topic')),
      },
+      {
+        exact: true,
+        path: ['/users/:id', '/profiles/:id', '/profile'],
+        component: lazy(() => import('./views/Profile')),
+      },
      {
        component: () => <Redirect to="/404" />,
      },
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/css/app.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/css/app.css
@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-body {
-    margin: 1em !important;
-}
-
-.i18next-newlines {
-    white-space: pre-line !important;
-}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/css/index.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/css/index.css
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+body.app {
+    overflow: auto;
+    margin: 1em !important;
+}
+
+#root {
+    height: 100%;
+}
+
+.i18next-newlines {
+    white-space: pre-line !important;
+}
+
+.text-secondary {
+    color: gray;
+    font-style: italic;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/css/loading-component.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/css/loading-component.css
@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ body {
    overflow: hidden;
 }

-ul {
-    list-style-position: inside;
-}
-
 .loading-screen {
    margin-top: 10em;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: large;
 }

+.loading-screen ul {
+    list-style-position: inside;
+}
+
 .loading-img {
    margin-bottom: 3em;
    height: 12em;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/images/metamask_logo.svg
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/images/metamask_logo.svg
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg fill="none" height="33" viewBox="0 0 35 33" width="35" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width=".25"><path d="m32.9582 1-13.1341 9.7183 2.4424-5.72731z" fill="#e17726" stroke="#e17726"/><g fill="#e27625" stroke="#e27625"><path d="m2.66296 1 13.01714 9.809-2.3254-5.81802z"/><path d="m28.2295 23.5335-3.4947 5.3386 7.4829 2.0603 2.1436-7.2823z"/><path d="m1.27281 23.6501 2.13055 7.2823 7.46994-2.0603-3.48166-5.3386z"/><path d="m10.4706 14.5149-2.0786 3.1358 7.405.3369-.2469-7.969z"/><path d="m25.1505 14.5149-5.1575-4.58704-.1688 8.05974 7.4049-.3369z"/><path d="m10.8733 28.8721 4.4819-2.1639-3.8583-3.0062z"/><path d="m20.2659 26.7082 4.4689 2.1639-.6105-5.1701z"/></g><path d="m24.7348 28.8721-4.469-2.1639.3638 2.9025-.039 1.231z" fill="#d5bfb2" stroke="#d5bfb2"/><path d="m10.8732 28.8721 4.1572 1.9696-.026-1.231.3508-2.9025z" fill="#d5bfb2" stroke="#d5bfb2"/><path d="m15.1084 21.7842-3.7155-1.0884 2.6243-1.2051z" fill="#233447" stroke="#233447"/><path d="m20.5126 21.7842 1.0913-2.2935 2.6372 1.2051z" fill="#233447" stroke="#233447"/><path d="m10.8733 28.8721.6495-5.3386-4.13117.1167z" fill="#cc6228" stroke="#cc6228"/><path d="m24.0982 23.5335.6366 5.3386 3.4946-5.2219z" fill="#cc6228" stroke="#cc6228"/><path d="m27.2291 17.6507-7.405.3369.6885 3.7966 1.0913-2.2935 2.6372 1.2051z" fill="#cc6228" stroke="#cc6228"/><path d="m11.3929 20.6958 2.6242-1.2051 1.0913 2.2935.6885-3.7966-7.40495-.3369z" fill="#cc6228" stroke="#cc6228"/><path d="m8.392 17.6507 3.1049 6.0513-.1039-3.0062z" fill="#e27525" stroke="#e27525"/><path d="m24.2412 20.6958-.1169 3.0062 3.1049-6.0513z" fill="#e27525" stroke="#e27525"/><path d="m15.797 17.9876-.6886 3.7967.8704 4.4833.1949-5.9087z" fill="#e27525" stroke="#e27525"/><path d="m19.8242 17.9876-.3638 2.3584.1819 5.9216.8704-4.4833z" fill="#e27525" stroke="#e27525"/><path d="m20.5127 21.7842-.8704 4.4834.6236.4406 3.8584-3.0062.1169-3.0062z" fill="#f5841f" stroke="#f5841f"/><path d="m11.3929 20.6958.104 3.0062 3.8583 3.0062.6236-.4406-.8704-4.4834z" fill="#f5841f" stroke="#f5841f"/><path d="m20.5906 30.8417.039-1.231-.3378-.2851h-4.9626l-.3248.2851.026 1.231-4.1572-1.9696 1.4551 1.1921 2.9489 2.0344h5.0536l2.962-2.0344 1.442-1.1921z" fill="#c0ac9d" stroke="#c0ac9d"/><path d="m20.2659 26.7082-.6236-.4406h-3.6635l-.6236.4406-.3508 2.9025.3248-.2851h4.9626l.3378.2851z" fill="#161616" stroke="#161616"/><path d="m33.5168 11.3532 1.1043-5.36447-1.6629-4.98873-12.6923 9.3944 4.8846 4.1205 6.8983 2.0085 1.52-1.7752-.6626-.4795 1.0523-.9588-.8054-.622 1.0523-.8034z" fill="#763e1a" stroke="#763e1a"/><path d="m1 5.98873 1.11724 5.36447-.71451.5313 1.06527.8034-.80545.622 1.05228.9588-.66255.4795 1.51997 1.7752 6.89835-2.0085 4.8846-4.1205-12.69233-9.3944z" fill="#763e1a" stroke="#763e1a"/><path d="m32.0489 16.5234-6.8983-2.0085 2.0786 3.1358-3.1049 6.0513 4.1052-.0519h6.1318z" fill="#f5841f" stroke="#f5841f"/><path d="m10.4705 14.5149-6.89828 2.0085-2.29944 7.1267h6.11883l4.10519.0519-3.10487-6.0513z" fill="#f5841f" stroke="#f5841f"/><path d="m19.8241 17.9876.4417-7.5932 2.0007-5.4034h-8.9119l2.0006 5.4034.4417 7.5932.1689 2.3842.013 5.8958h3.6635l.013-5.8958z" fill="#f5841f" stroke="#f5841f"/></g></svg>
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/particles.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/assets/particles.js
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const particlesOptions = {
  particles: {
    number: {
-      value: 60,
+      value: 90,
      density: {
        enable: true,
        value_area: 1500,
@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ const particlesOptions = {
    },
    line_linked: {
      enable: true,
-      opacity: 0.02,
+      opacity: 0.04,
    },
    move: {
-      direction: 'right',
-      speed: 0.05,
+      direction: 'none',
+      speed: 0.12,
    },
    size: {
      value: 1,
@ -21,24 +21,11 @@ const particlesOptions = {
    opacity: {
      anim: {
        enable: true,
-        speed: 1,
+        speed: 1.3,
        opacity_min: 0.05,
      },
    },
  },
-  interactivity: {
-    events: {
-      onclick: {
-        enable: true,
-        mode: 'push',
-      },
-    },
-    modes: {
-      push: {
-        particles_nb: 1,
-      },
-    },
-  },
  retina_detect: true,
 };

--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/ClearDatabasesModal/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/ClearDatabasesModal/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import React, {
+  useCallback, useMemo, useState,
+  useEffect,
+} from 'react';
+import {
+  Button, Form, Input, Modal,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import purgeIndexedDBs from '../../utils/indexedDB/indexedDBUtils';
+
+const ClearDatabasesModal = (props) => {
+  const {
+    open, onDatabasesCleared, onCancel,
+  } = props;
+  const [confirmationInput, setConfirmationInput] = useState('');
+  const [userConfirmed, setUserConfirmed] = useState(false);
+  const [isClearing, setIsClearing] = useState(false);
+  const user = useSelector((state) => state.user);
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (user.hasSignedUp && confirmationInput === user.username) {
+      setUserConfirmed(true);
+    } else if (!user.hasSignedUp && confirmationInput === 'concordia') {
+      setUserConfirmed(true);
+    } else {
+      setUserConfirmed(false);
+    }
+  }, [confirmationInput, user.hasSignedUp, user.username]);
+
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsClearing(true);
+
+    purgeIndexedDBs()
+      .then(() => {
+        onDatabasesCleared();
+      }).catch((reason) => console.log(reason));
+  }, [onDatabasesCleared]);
+
+  const onCancelTry = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!isClearing) {
+      setConfirmationInput('');
+      onCancel();
+    }
+  }, [isClearing, onCancel]);
+
+  const handleInputChange = (event, { value }) => { setConfirmationInput(value); };
+
+  const modalContent = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isClearing) {
+      return (
+          <>
+              <p>
+                  {t('clear.databases.modal.clearing.progress.message')}
+              </p>
+          </>
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (user.hasSignedUp) {
+      return (
+          <>
+              <p>
+                  {t('clear.databases.modal.description.pre')}
+              </p>
+              <p>
+                  {t('clear.databases.modal.description.body.user')}
+              </p>
+              <Form>
+                  <Form.Field>
+                      <label htmlFor="form-clear-databases-field-confirm">
+                          {t('clear.databases.modal.form.username.label.user')}
+                      </label>
+                      <Input
+                        id="form-clear-databases-field-confirm"
+                        name="confirmationInput"
+                        value={confirmationInput}
+                        onChange={handleInputChange}
+                      />
+                  </Form.Field>
+              </Form>
+          </>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <p>
+                {t('clear.databases.modal.description.pre')}
+            </p>
+            <Form>
+                <Form.Field>
+                    <label htmlFor="form-clear-databases-field-confirm">
+                        {t('clear.databases.modal.form.username.label.guest')}
+                    </label>
+                    <Input
+                      id="form-clear-databases-field-confirm"
+                      name="confirmationInput"
+                      value={confirmationInput}
+                      onChange={handleInputChange}
+                    />
+                </Form.Field>
+            </Form>
+        </>
+    );
+  }, [confirmationInput, isClearing, t, user.hasSignedUp]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => (
+      <Modal
+        onClose={onCancelTry}
+        open={open}
+        size="small"
+      >
+          <Modal.Header>
+              {isClearing
+                ? t('clear.databases.modal.clearing.progress.title')
+                : t('clear.databases.modal.title')}
+          </Modal.Header>
+          <Modal.Content>
+              <Modal.Description>
+                  {modalContent}
+              </Modal.Description>
+          </Modal.Content>
+
+          {!isClearing && (
+              <Modal.Actions>
+                  <Button color="black" basic onClick={onCancelTry} disabled={isClearing}>
+                      {t('clear.databases.modal.cancel.button')}
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button onClick={handleSubmit} negative disabled={!userConfirmed}>
+                      {t('clear.databases.modal.clear.button')}
+                  </Button>
+              </Modal.Actions>
+          )}
+      </Modal>
+  ), [handleSubmit, isClearing, modalContent, onCancelTry, open, t, userConfirmed]);
+};
+
+ClearDatabasesModal.defaultProps = {
+  open: false,
+};
+
+ClearDatabasesModal.propTypes = {
+  open: PropTypes.bool,
+  onDatabasesCleared: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default ClearDatabasesModal;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/CustomLoadingTabPane.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/CustomLoadingTabPane.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import {
+  Dimmer, Loader, Placeholder, Tab,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+const CustomLoadingTabPane = (props) => {
+  const { loading, loadingMessage, children } = props;
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    if (loading) {
+      return (
+          <Tab.Pane>
+              <Dimmer active inverted>
+                  <Loader inverted>
+                      {loadingMessage !== undefined
+                        ? loadingMessage
+                        : t('custom.loading.tab.pane.default.generic.message')}
+                  </Loader>
+              </Dimmer>
+              <Placeholder fluid>
+                  <Placeholder.Line length="very long" />
+                  <Placeholder.Line length="medium" />
+                  <Placeholder.Line length="long" />
+              </Placeholder>
+          </Tab.Pane>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <Tab.Pane>
+            {children}
+        </Tab.Pane>
+    );
+  }, [children, loading, loadingMessage, t]);
+};
+
+CustomLoadingTabPane.propTypes = {
+  loading: PropTypes.bool,
+  loadingMessage: PropTypes.string,
+  children: PropTypes.element.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default CustomLoadingTabPane;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/InitializationScreen/CustomLoader/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/InitializationScreen/CustomLoader/index.jsx
@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';

 import { Container, Progress } from 'semantic-ui-react';

-// CSS
-import '../assets/css/loading-component.css';
-
 // Images
-import ethereumLogo from '../assets/images/ethereum_logo.svg';
-import ipfsLogo from '../assets/images/ipfs_logo.svg';
-import orbitdbLogo from '../assets/images/orbitdb_logo.svg';
-import appLogo from '../assets/images/app_logo.png';
+import metamaskLogo from '../../../assets/images/metamask_logo.svg';
+import ethereumLogo from '../../../assets/images/ethereum_logo.svg';
+import ipfsLogo from '../../../assets/images/ipfs_logo.svg';
+import orbitdbLogo from '../../../assets/images/orbitdb_logo.svg';
+import appLogo from '../../../assets/images/app_logo.png';

 const LoadingComponent = (props) => {
+  useEffect(() => function cleanup() {
+    document.body.classList.add('app');
+  }, []);
+
  const {
    imageType, messageList, progressType, title, message, progress,
  } = props;
  let imageSrc; let imageAlt; let listItems; let indicating; let
    error;

-  if (imageType === 'ethereum') {
+  if (imageType === 'metamask') {
+    imageSrc = metamaskLogo;
+    imageAlt = 'metamask_logo';
+  } else if (imageType === 'ethereum') {
    imageSrc = ethereumLogo;
    imageAlt = 'ethereum_logo';
  } else if (imageType === 'ipfs') {
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/InitializationScreen/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/InitializationScreen/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import React, { Children } from 'react';
+import { breezeConstants } from '@ezerous/breeze';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import CustomLoader from './CustomLoader';
+
+// CSS
+import '../../assets/css/loading-component.css';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const InitializationLoader = ({ children }) => {
+  const initializing = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.initializing);
+  const failed = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.failed);
+  const ipfsStatus = useSelector((state) => state.ipfs.status);
+  const orbitStatus = useSelector((state) => state.orbit.status);
+  const web3Status = useSelector((state) => state.web3.status);
+  const web3NetworkId = useSelector((state) => state.web3.networkId);
+  const web3NetworkFailed = useSelector((state) => state.web3.networkFailed);
+  const web3AccountsFailed = useSelector((state) => state.web3.accountsFailed);
+  const contractInitialized = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].initialized);
+  const contractDeployed = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].deployed);
+  const userFetched = useSelector((state) => state.user.address);
+
+  if (!window.ethereum) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="Couldn't detect MetaMask!"
+          message={['Please make sure to install ', <a href="https://metamask.io/">MetaMask</a>, ' first.']}
+          imageType="metamask"
+          progress={10}
+          progressType="error"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if ((web3Status === 'initializing' || !web3NetworkId) && !web3NetworkFailed) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="Connecting to the Ethereum network..."
+          message="Please make sure to unlock MetaMask and grant the app the right to connect to your account."
+          imageType="ethereum"
+          progress={20}
+          progressType="indicating"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (web3Status === 'failed' || web3NetworkFailed) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="No connection to the Ethereum network!"
+          message="Please make sure that:"
+          messageList={['MetaMask is unlocked and pointed to the correct, available network',
+            'The app has been granted the right to connect to your account']}
+          imageType="ethereum"
+          progress={20}
+          progressType="error"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (web3Status === 'initialized' && web3AccountsFailed) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="We can't find any Ethereum accounts!"
+          message="Please make sure that MetaMask is unlocked."
+          imageType="ethereum"
+          progress={20}
+          progressType="error"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (initializing || (!failed && !contractInitialized && contractDeployed)) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="Initializing contracts..."
+          message=""
+          imageType="ethereum"
+          progress={40}
+          progressType="indicating"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!contractDeployed) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="No contracts found on the current network!"
+          message="Please make sure that you are connected to the correct network and the contracts are deployed."
+          imageType="ethereum"
+          progress={40}
+          progressType="error"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (ipfsStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_INITIALIZING) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="Initializing IPFS..."
+          message=""
+          imageType="ipfs"
+          progress={60}
+          progressType="indicating"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (ipfsStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_FAILED) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="IPFS initialization failed!"
+          message=""
+          imageType="ipfs"
+          progress={60}
+          progressType="error"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (orbitStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_INITIALIZING) {
+    const message = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
+      ? 'If needed, please sign the transaction in MetaMask to create the databases.'
+      : 'Please sign the transaction in MetaMask to create the databases.';
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="Preparing OrbitDB..."
+          message={message}
+          imageType="orbit"
+          progress={80}
+          progressType="indicating"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (orbitStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_FAILED) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="OrbitDB initialization failed!"
+          message=""
+          imageType="orbit"
+          progress={80}
+          progressType="error"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!userFetched) {
+    return (
+        <CustomLoader
+          title="Loading dapp..."
+          message=""
+          imageType="app"
+          progress={90}
+          progressType="indicating"
+        />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return Children.only(children);
+};
+
+export default InitializationLoader;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/LoadingContainer.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/LoadingContainer.jsx
@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Children, Component } from 'react';
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-
-import { breezeConstants } from '@ezerous/breeze';
-
-import LoadingComponent from './LoadingComponent';
-
-// CSS
-import '../assets/css/loading-component.css';
-
-class LoadingContainer extends Component {
-  render() {
-    const {
-      web3: {
-        status, networkId, networkFailed, accountsFailed,
-      },
-      drizzleStatus: {
-        initializing,
-        failed,
-      },
-      contractInitialized, contractDeployed, ipfsStatus, orbitStatus, userFetched, children,
-    } = this.props;
-
-    if ((status === 'initializing' || !networkId)
-            && !networkFailed) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="Connecting to the Ethereum network..."
-            message="Please make sure to unlock MetaMask and grant the app the right to connect to your account."
-            imageType="ethereum"
-            progress={20}
-            progressType="indicating"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (status === 'failed' || networkFailed) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="No connection to the Ethereum network!"
-            message="Please make sure that:"
-            message_list={['MetaMask is unlocked and pointed to the correct, available network',
-              'The app has been granted the right to connect to your account']}
-            imageType="ethereum"
-            progress={20}
-            progressType="error"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (status === 'initialized' && accountsFailed) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="We can't find any Ethereum accounts!"
-            message="Please make sure that MetaMask is unlocked."
-            imageType="ethereum"
-            progress={20}
-            progressType="error"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (initializing
-            || (!failed && !contractInitialized && contractDeployed)) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="Initializing contracts..."
-            message=""
-            imageType="ethereum"
-            progress={40}
-            progressType="indicating"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (!contractDeployed) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="No contracts found on the current network!"
-            message="Please make sure that you are connected to the correct network and the contracts are deployed."
-            imageType="ethereum"
-            progress={40}
-            progressType="error"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (ipfsStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_INITIALIZING) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="Initializing IPFS..."
-            message=""
-            imageType="ipfs"
-            progress={60}
-            progressType="indicating"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (ipfsStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_FAILED) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="IPFS initialization failed!"
-            message=""
-            imageType="ipfs"
-            progress={60}
-            progressType="error"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (orbitStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_INITIALIZING) {
-      const message = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
-        ? 'If needed, please sign the transaction in MetaMask to create the databases.'
-        : 'Please sign the transaction in MetaMask to create the databases.';
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="Preparing OrbitDB..."
-            message={message}
-            imageType="orbit"
-            progress={80}
-            progressType="indicating"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (orbitStatus === breezeConstants.STATUS_FAILED) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="OrbitDB initialization failed!"
-            message=""
-            imageType="orbit"
-            progress={80}
-            progressType="error"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (!userFetched) {
-      return (
-          <LoadingComponent
-            title="Loading dapp..."
-            message=""
-            imageType="app"
-            progress={90}
-            progressType="indicating"
-          />
-      );
-    }
-
-    return Children.only(children);
-  }
-}
-
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
-  drizzleStatus: state.drizzleStatus,
-  breezeStatus: state.breezeStatus,
-  ipfsStatus: state.ipfs.status,
-  orbitStatus: state.orbit.status,
-  web3: state.web3,
-  accounts: state.accounts,
-  contractInitialized: state.contracts.Forum.initialized,
-  contractDeployed: state.contracts.Forum.deployed,
-  userFetched: state.user.address,
-});
-
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(LoadingContainer);
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/Placeholder/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/Placeholder/index.jsx
@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { List } from 'semantic-ui-react';
-import { PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_POST, PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_TOPIC } from '../../constants/PlaceholderTypes';
-
-const Placeholder = (props) => {
-  const { placeholderType, extra } = props;
-
-  switch (placeholderType) {
-    case PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_TOPIC:
-      return (
-          <>
-              <List.Header>
-                  <List.Icon name="right triangle" />
-                  topicSubject
-              </List.Header>
-              <List.Content>
-                  username
-                  Number of Replies
-                  timestamp
-              </List.Content>
-          </>
-      );
-    case PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_POST:
-      return (
-          <div>LOADING POST</div>
-      );
-    default:
-      return <div />;
-  }
-};
-
-const TopicPlaceholderExtra = PropTypes.PropTypes.shape({
-  topicId: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-});
-
-const PostPlaceholderExtra = PropTypes.PropTypes.shape({
-  postIndex: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-});
-
-Placeholder.propTypes = {
-  placeholderType: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  extra: PropTypes.oneOfType([
-    TopicPlaceholderExtra.isRequired,
-    PostPlaceholderExtra.isRequired,
-  ]),
-};
-
-export default Placeholder;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostCreate/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostCreate/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import React, {
+  memo, useCallback, useEffect, useState,
+} from 'react';
+import {
+  Button, Feed, Form, Icon, Image, TextArea,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import determineKVAddress from '../../utils/orbitUtils';
+import { POSTS_DATABASE, USER_DATABASE } from '../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import { FETCH_USER_DATABASE } from '../../redux/actions/peerDbReplicationActions';
+import { USER_PROFILE_PICTURE } from '../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+import { breeze, drizzle } from '../../redux/store';
+import './styles.css';
+import { TRANSACTION_ERROR, TRANSACTION_SUCCESS } from '../../constants/TransactionStatus';
+import { POST_CONTENT } from '../../constants/orbit/PostsDatabaseKeys';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+import { POST_CREATED_EVENT } from '../../constants/contracts/events/ForumContractEvents';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { createPost } } } } = drizzle;
+const { orbit } = breeze;
+
+const PostCreate = (props) => {
+  const {
+    topicId, initialPostSubject, account,
+  } = props;
+  const transactionStack = useSelector((state) => state.transactionStack);
+  const transactions = useSelector((state) => state.transactions);
+  const [postContent, setPostContent] = useState('');
+  const [userProfilePictureUrl, setUserProfilePictureUrl] = useState();
+  const [createPostCacheSendStackId, setCreatePostCacheSendStackId] = useState('');
+  const [posting, setPosting] = useState(false);
+  const [storingPost, setStoringPost] = useState(false);
+  const userAddress = useSelector((state) => state.user.address);
+  const users = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.users);
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (userAddress) {
+      determineKVAddress({ orbit, dbName: USER_DATABASE, userAddress })
+        .then((userOrbitAddress) => {
+          const userFound = users
+            .find((user) => user.id === userOrbitAddress);
+
+          if (userFound) {
+            setUserProfilePictureUrl(userFound[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]);
+          } else {
+            dispatch({
+              type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
+              orbit,
+              dbName: USER_DATABASE,
+              userAddress,
+            });
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error('Error during determination of key-value DB address:', error);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, userAddress, users]);
+
+  const handleInputChange = useCallback((event) => {
+    if (posting) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    switch (event.target.name) {
+      case 'postContent':
+        setPostContent(event.target.value);
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  }, [posting]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (posting && !storingPost && transactionStack && transactionStack[createPostCacheSendStackId]
+            && transactions[transactionStack[createPostCacheSendStackId]]) {
+      if (transactions[transactionStack[createPostCacheSendStackId]].status === TRANSACTION_ERROR) {
+        setPosting(false);
+      } else if (transactions[transactionStack[createPostCacheSendStackId]].status === TRANSACTION_SUCCESS) {
+        const {
+          receipt: { events: { [POST_CREATED_EVENT]: { returnValues: { postID: contractPostId } } } },
+        } = transactions[transactionStack[createPostCacheSendStackId]];
+
+        const { stores } = orbit;
+        const postsDb = Object.values(stores).find((store) => store.dbname === POSTS_DATABASE);
+
+        postsDb
+          .put(contractPostId, {
+            [POST_CONTENT]: postContent,
+          }, { pin: true })
+          .then(() => {
+            setPostContent('');
+            setPosting(false);
+            setStoringPost(false);
+            setCreatePostCacheSendStackId('');
+          })
+          .catch((reason) => {
+            console.log(reason);
+          });
+
+        setStoringPost(true);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [
+    createPostCacheSendStackId, initialPostSubject, postContent, posting, storingPost, transactionStack,
+    transactions,
+  ]);
+
+  const savePost = useCallback(() => {
+    if (postContent === '') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setPosting(true);
+    setCreatePostCacheSendStackId(createPost.cacheSend(...[topicId], { from: account }));
+  }, [account, postContent, topicId]);
+
+  return (
+      <Feed>
+          <Feed.Event>
+              <Feed.Label className="post-profile-picture">
+                  {userProfilePictureUrl
+                    ? (
+                        <Image
+                          avatar
+                          src={userProfilePictureUrl}
+                        />
+                    )
+                    : (
+                        <Icon
+                          name="user circle"
+                          size="big"
+                          inverted
+                          color="black"
+                        />
+                    )}
+              </Feed.Label>
+              <Feed.Content>
+                  <Feed.Summary>
+                      <Form>
+                          <TextArea
+                            placeholder={t('post.form.content.field.placeholder')}
+                            name="postContent"
+                            size="mini"
+                            rows={4}
+                            value={postContent}
+                            onChange={handleInputChange}
+                          />
+                      </Form>
+                  </Feed.Summary>
+                  <Feed.Meta>
+                      <Feed.Like>
+                          <Form.Button
+                            animated
+                            type="button"
+                            color="green"
+                            disabled={posting || postContent === ''}
+                            onClick={savePost}
+                          >
+                              <Button.Content visible>
+                                  {t('post.create.form.send.button')}
+                              </Button.Content>
+                              <Button.Content hidden>
+                                  <Icon name="send" />
+                              </Button.Content>
+                          </Form.Button>
+                      </Feed.Like>
+                  </Feed.Meta>
+              </Feed.Content>
+          </Feed.Event>
+      </Feed>
+  );
+};
+
+PostCreate.propTypes = {
+  topicId: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default memo(PostCreate);
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostCreate/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostCreate/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.post-profile-picture {
+    margin: 5px 0 0 0;
+}
+
+.post-summary-meta-index {
+    float: right;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    opacity: 0.4;
+}
+
+.like:hover .icon {
+    color: #fff !important;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/PostListRow/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/PostListRow/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import React, {
+  memo, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+} from 'react';
+import {
+  Dimmer, Icon, Image, Feed, Placeholder,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import TimeAgo from 'react-timeago';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { FETCH_USER_DATABASE } from '../../../redux/actions/peerDbReplicationActions';
+import { breeze } from '../../../redux/store';
+import './styles.css';
+import { POSTS_DATABASE, USER_DATABASE } from '../../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import determineKVAddress from '../../../utils/orbitUtils';
+import { USER_PROFILE_PICTURE } from '../../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+import { POST_CONTENT } from '../../../constants/orbit/PostsDatabaseKeys';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { orbit } = breeze;
+
+const PostListRow = (props) => {
+  const {
+    id: postId, postIndexInTopic, postCallHash, loading,
+  } = props;
+  const getPostResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].getPost);
+  const [postAuthorAddress, setPostAuthorAddress] = useState(null);
+  const [postAuthor, setPostAuthor] = useState(null);
+  const [timeAgo, setTimeAgo] = useState(null);
+  const [postContent, setPostContent] = useState(null);
+  const [postAuthorMeta, setPostAuthorMeta] = useState(null);
+  const userAddress = useSelector((state) => state.user.address);
+  const posts = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.posts);
+  const users = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.users);
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loading && postCallHash && getPostResults[postCallHash] !== undefined) {
+      setPostAuthorAddress(getPostResults[postCallHash].value[0]);
+      setPostAuthor(getPostResults[postCallHash].value[1]);
+      setTimeAgo(getPostResults[postCallHash].value[2] * 1000);
+    }
+  }, [getPostResults, loading, postCallHash]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (postAuthorAddress && userAddress !== postAuthorAddress) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
+        orbit,
+        dbName: POSTS_DATABASE,
+        userAddress: postAuthorAddress,
+      });
+
+      dispatch({
+        type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
+        orbit,
+        dbName: USER_DATABASE,
+        userAddress: postAuthorAddress,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, postAuthorAddress, userAddress]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const postFound = posts
+      .find((post) => post.id === postId);
+
+    if (postFound) {
+      setPostContent(postFound[POST_CONTENT]);
+    }
+  }, [postId, posts]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (postAuthorAddress !== null) {
+      determineKVAddress({ orbit, dbName: USER_DATABASE, userAddress: postAuthorAddress })
+        .then((userOrbitAddress) => {
+          const userFound = users
+            .find((user) => user.id === userOrbitAddress);
+
+          if (userFound) {
+            setPostAuthorMeta(userFound);
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error('Error during determination of key-value DB address:', error);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [postAuthorAddress, users]);
+
+  const authorAvatar = useMemo(() => (postAuthorMeta !== null && postAuthorMeta[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]
+    ? (
+        <Image
+          avatar
+          src={postAuthorMeta[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]}
+        />
+    )
+    : (
+        <Icon
+          name="user circle"
+          size="big"
+          inverted
+          color="black"
+        />
+    )), [postAuthorMeta]);
+
+  const authorAvatarLink = useMemo(() => {
+    if (postAuthorAddress) {
+      return (
+          <Link to={`/users/${postAuthorAddress}`}>
+              {authorAvatar}
+          </Link>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return authorAvatar;
+  }, [authorAvatar, postAuthorAddress]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => (
+      <Dimmer.Dimmable as={Feed.Event} blurring dimmed={loading}>
+          <Feed.Label className="post-profile-picture">
+              {authorAvatarLink}
+          </Feed.Label>
+          <Feed.Content>
+              <Feed.Summary>
+                  <div>
+                      <span className="post-summary-meta-index">
+                          {t('post.list.row.post.id', { id: postIndexInTopic })}
+                      </span>
+                  </div>
+                  {postAuthor !== null && setPostAuthorAddress !== null && timeAgo !== null
+                    ? (
+                        <>
+                            <Feed.User as={Link} to={`/users/${postAuthorAddress}`}>{postAuthor}</Feed.User>
+                            <Feed.Date className="post-summary-meta-date">
+                                <TimeAgo date={timeAgo} />
+                            </Feed.Date>
+                        </>
+                    )
+                    : <Placeholder><Placeholder.Line length="medium" /></Placeholder>}
+              </Feed.Summary>
+              <Feed.Extra>
+                  {postContent !== null
+                    ? postContent
+                    : <Placeholder><Placeholder.Line length="long" /></Placeholder>}
+              </Feed.Extra>
+          </Feed.Content>
+      </Dimmer.Dimmable>
+  ), [
+    authorAvatarLink, loading, postAuthor, postAuthorAddress, postContent, postIndexInTopic, t, timeAgo,
+  ]);
+};
+
+PostListRow.defaultProps = {
+  loading: false,
+};
+
+PostListRow.propTypes = {
+  id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  postIndexInTopic: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  postCallHash: PropTypes.string,
+  loading: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+export default memo(PostListRow);
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/PostListRow/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/PostListRow/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.post-profile-picture {
+    margin: 5px 0 0 0;
+}
+
+.post-summary-meta-index {
+    float: right;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    opacity: 0.4;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import React, {
+  useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+} from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { Dimmer, Feed, Loader } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import PostListRow from './PostListRow';
+import { drizzle } from '../../redux/store';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { getPost: { cacheCall: getPostChainData } } } } } = drizzle;
+
+const PostList = (props) => {
+  const { postIds, loading } = props;
+  const [getPostCallHashes, setGetPostCallHashes] = useState([]);
+  const drizzleInitialized = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.initialized);
+  const drizzleInitializationFailed = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.failed);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (drizzleInitialized && !drizzleInitializationFailed && !loading) {
+      const newPostsFound = postIds
+        .filter((postId) => !getPostCallHashes
+          .map((getPostCallHash) => getPostCallHash.id)
+          .includes(postId));
+
+      if (newPostsFound.length > 0) {
+        setGetPostCallHashes([
+          ...getPostCallHashes,
+          ...newPostsFound
+            .map((postId) => ({
+              id: postId,
+              hash: getPostChainData(postId),
+            })),
+        ]);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [drizzleInitializationFailed, drizzleInitialized, getPostCallHashes, loading, postIds]);
+
+  const posts = useMemo(() => {
+    if (loading) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return postIds
+      .map((postId, index) => {
+        const postHash = getPostCallHashes.find((getPostCallHash) => getPostCallHash.id === postId);
+
+        return (
+            <PostListRow
+              id={postId}
+              postIndexInTopic={index + 1}
+              key={postId}
+              postCallHash={postHash && postHash.hash}
+              loading={postHash === undefined}
+            />
+        );
+      });
+  }, [getPostCallHashes, loading, postIds]);
+
+  return (
+      <Dimmer.Dimmable as={Feed} blurring dimmed={loading} id="post-list" size="large">
+          <Loader active={loading} />
+          {posts}
+      </Dimmer.Dimmable>
+  );
+};
+
+PostList.propTypes = {
+  postIds: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.number).isRequired,
+  loading: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+export default PostList;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/PostList/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#post-list{
+    height: 100%;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/TopicListRow/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/TopicListRow/index.jsx
@ -1,64 +1,190 @@
-import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { List } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import React, {
+  memo, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+} from 'react';
+import {
+  Dimmer, Grid, Image, List, Placeholder,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import TimeAgo from 'react-timeago';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import AppContext from '../../AppContext';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { FETCH_USER_DATABASE } from '../../../redux/actions/peerDbReplicationActions';
+import { breeze } from '../../../redux/store';
+import './styles.css';
+import { TOPICS_DATABASE, USER_DATABASE } from '../../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import determineKVAddress from '../../../utils/orbitUtils';
+import { USER_PROFILE_PICTURE } from '../../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+import { TOPIC_SUBJECT } from '../../../constants/orbit/TopicsDatabaseKeys';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { orbit } = breeze;

 const TopicListRow = (props) => {
-  const { topicData, topicId } = props;
-  const { breeze: { orbit } } = useContext(AppContext.Context);
-  const [topicSubject, setTopicSubject] = useState();
+  const { id: topicId, topicCallHash, loading } = props;
+  const getTopicResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].getTopic);
+  const [numberOfReplies, setNumberOfReplies] = useState(null);
+  const [topicAuthorAddress, setTopicAuthorAddress] = useState(null);
+  const [topicAuthor, setTopicAuthor] = useState(null);
+  const [timeAgo, setTimeAgo] = useState(null);
+  const [topicSubject, setTopicSubject] = useState(null);
+  const [topicAuthorMeta, setTopicAuthorMeta] = useState(null);
  const userAddress = useSelector((state) => state.user.address);
  const topics = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.topics);
+  const users = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.users);
  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loading && topicCallHash && getTopicResults[topicCallHash] !== undefined) {
+      setTopicAuthorAddress(getTopicResults[topicCallHash].value[0]);
+      setTopicAuthor(getTopicResults[topicCallHash].value[1]);
+      setTimeAgo(getTopicResults[topicCallHash].value[2] * 1000);
+      setNumberOfReplies(getTopicResults[topicCallHash].value[3].length);
+    }
+  }, [getTopicResults, loading, topicCallHash]);

  useEffect(() => {
-    if (userAddress !== topicData.userAddress) {
+    if (topicAuthorAddress && userAddress !== topicAuthorAddress) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
+        orbit,
+        dbName: TOPICS_DATABASE,
+        userAddress: topicAuthorAddress,
+      });
+
      dispatch({
        type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
        orbit,
-        userAddress: topicData.userAddress,
+        dbName: USER_DATABASE,
+        userAddress: topicAuthorAddress,
      });
    }
-  }, [dispatch, orbit, topicData.userAddress, topicId, userAddress]);
+  }, [dispatch, topicAuthorAddress, userAddress]);

  useEffect(() => {
    const topicFound = topics
      .find((topic) => topic.id === topicId);

    if (topicFound) {
-      setTopicSubject(topicFound);
+      setTopicSubject(topicFound[TOPIC_SUBJECT]);
    }
  }, [topicId, topics]);

+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (topicAuthorAddress !== null) {
+      determineKVAddress({ orbit, dbName: USER_DATABASE, userAddress: topicAuthorAddress })
+        .then((userOrbitAddress) => {
+          const userFound = users
+            .find((user) => user.id === userOrbitAddress);
+
+          if (userFound) {
+            setTopicAuthorMeta(userFound);
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error('Error during determination of key-value DB address:', error);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [topicAuthorAddress, users]);
+
+  const stopClickPropagation = (event) => {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+  };
+
+  const authorAvatar = useMemo(() => (topicAuthorMeta !== null && topicAuthorMeta[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]
+    ? (
+        <Image
+          className="profile-picture"
+          avatar
+          src={topicAuthorMeta[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]}
+        />
+    )
+    : (
+        <List.Icon
+          name="user circle"
+          size="big"
+          inverted
+          color="black"
+          verticalAlign="middle"
+        />
+    )), [topicAuthorMeta]);
+
+  const authorAvatarLink = useMemo(() => {
+    if (topicAuthorAddress) {
+      return (
+          <Link to={`/users/${topicAuthorAddress}`} onClick={stopClickPropagation}>
+              {authorAvatar}
+          </Link>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return authorAvatar;
+  }, [authorAvatar, topicAuthorAddress]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const handleTopicClick = () => {
+      history.push(`/topics/${topicId}`);
+    };
+
    return (
-      <>
+        <Dimmer.Dimmable as={List.Item} onClick={handleTopicClick} blurring dimmed={loading} className="list-item">
+            {authorAvatarLink}
+            <List.Content className="list-content">
                <List.Header>
-              <List.Icon name="right triangle" />
-              {topicSubject && topicSubject.subject}
+                    <Grid>
+                        <Grid.Column floated="left" width={14}>
+                            {topicSubject !== null
+                              ? topicSubject
+                              : <Placeholder><Placeholder.Line length="very long" /></Placeholder>}
+                        </Grid.Column>
+                        <Grid.Column floated="right" width={2} textAlign="right">
+                            <span className="topic-metadata">
+                                {t('topic.list.row.topic.id', { id: topicId })}
+                            </span>
+                        </Grid.Column>
+                    </Grid>
                </List.Header>
-          <List.Content>
-              {topicData.username}
-              {topicData.numberOfReplies}
-              {' '}
-              replies
-              timestamp
+                <List.Description>
+                    <Grid verticalAlign="middle">
+                        <Grid.Column floated="left" width={14}>
+                            {topicAuthor !== null && timeAgo !== null
+                              ? (
+                                  <div>
+                                      {t('topic.list.row.author', { author: topicAuthor })}
+                                      ,&nbsp;
+                                      <TimeAgo date={timeAgo} />
+                                  </div>
+                              )
+                              : <Placeholder><Placeholder.Line length="long" /></Placeholder>}
+                        </Grid.Column>
+                        <Grid.Column floated="right" width={2} textAlign="right">
+                            {numberOfReplies !== null
+                              ? (
+                                  <span className="topic-metadata">
+                                      {t('topic.list.row.number.of.replies', { numberOfReplies })}
+                                  </span>
+                              )
+                              : <Placeholder fluid><Placeholder.Line /></Placeholder>}
+                        </Grid.Column>
+                    </Grid>
+                </List.Description>
            </List.Content>
-      </>
+        </Dimmer.Dimmable>
    );
+  }, [authorAvatarLink, history, loading, numberOfReplies, t, timeAgo, topicAuthor, topicId, topicSubject]);
 };

-const TopicData = PropTypes.PropTypes.shape({
-  userAddress: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  username: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  timestamp: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-  numberOfReplies: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-});
+TopicListRow.defaultProps = {
+  loading: false,
+};

 TopicListRow.propTypes = {
-  topicData: TopicData.isRequired,
-  topicId: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  topicCallHash: PropTypes.string,
+  loading: PropTypes.bool,
 };

-export default TopicListRow;
+export default memo(TopicListRow);
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/TopicListRow/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/TopicListRow/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+.topic-metadata {
+    font-size: 12px !important;
+    font-weight: initial;
+}
+
+.list-item {
+    display: flex !important;
+    text-align: start;
+}
+
+.profile-picture {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    max-width: 36px;
+    max-height: 36px;
+    margin: 0;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.list-content {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/index.jsx
@ -1,85 +1,54 @@
 import React, {
-  useCallback,
-  useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+  useEffect, useMemo, useState,
 } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { List } from 'semantic-ui-react';
-import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
-import AppContext from '../AppContext';
 import TopicListRow from './TopicListRow';
-import { PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_TOPIC } from '../../constants/PlaceholderTypes';
-import Placeholder from '../Placeholder';
-import './styles.css';
+import { drizzle } from '../../redux/store';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { getTopic: { cacheCall: getTopicChainData } } } } } = drizzle;

 const TopicList = (props) => {
  const { topicIds } = props;
-  const { drizzle: { contracts: { Forum: { methods: { getTopic } } } } } = useContext(AppContext.Context);
  const [getTopicCallHashes, setGetTopicCallHashes] = useState([]);
-  const getTopicResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts.Forum.getTopic);
-  const drizzleStatus = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus);
-  const history = useHistory();
+  const drizzleInitialized = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.initialized);
+  const drizzleInitializationFailed = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.failed);

  useEffect(() => {
-    // TODO: is the drizzleStatus check necessary?
-    if (drizzleStatus.initialized && !drizzleStatus.failed) {
-      const newTopicPosted = topicIds
-        .some((topicId) => !getTopicCallHashes
+    if (drizzleInitialized && !drizzleInitializationFailed) {
+      const newTopicsFound = topicIds
+        .filter((topicId) => !getTopicCallHashes
          .map((getTopicCallHash) => getTopicCallHash.id)
          .includes(topicId));

-      if (newTopicPosted) {
-        setGetTopicCallHashes(topicIds.map((topicId) => {
-          const foundGetTopicCallHash = getTopicCallHashes.find((getTopicCallHash) => getTopicCallHash.id === topicId);
-
-          if (foundGetTopicCallHash !== undefined) {
-            return ({ ...foundGetTopicCallHash });
-          }
-
-          return ({
+      if (newTopicsFound.length > 0) {
+        setGetTopicCallHashes([
+          ...getTopicCallHashes,
+          ...newTopicsFound
+            .map((topicId) => ({
              id: topicId,
-            hash: getTopic.cacheCall(topicId),
-          });
-        }));
+              hash: getTopicChainData(topicId),
+            })),
+        ]);
      }
    }
-  }, [drizzleStatus.failed, drizzleStatus.initialized, getTopic, getTopicCallHashes, topicIds]);
-
-  const handleTopicClick = useCallback((topicId) => {
-    history.push(`/topics/${topicId}`);
-  }, [history]);
+  }, [drizzleInitializationFailed, drizzleInitialized, getTopicCallHashes, topicIds]);

  const topics = useMemo(() => topicIds
    .map((topicId) => {
-      const getTopicHash = getTopicCallHashes.find((getTopicCallHash) => getTopicCallHash.id === topicId);
-
-      if (getTopicHash && getTopicResults[getTopicHash.hash] !== undefined) {
-        const topicData = {
-          userAddress: getTopicResults[getTopicHash.hash].value[0],
-          username: getTopicResults[getTopicHash.hash].value[1],
-          timestamp: getTopicResults[getTopicHash.hash].value[2] * 1000,
-          numberOfReplies: getTopicResults[getTopicHash.hash].value[3].length,
-        };
+      const topicHash = getTopicCallHashes.find((getTopicCallHash) => getTopicCallHash.id === topicId);

      return (
-            <List.Item key={topicId} className="list-item" name={topicId} onClick={() => handleTopicClick(topicId)}>
          <TopicListRow
-                  topicData={topicData}
-                  topicId={topicId}
-                />
-            </List.Item>
-        );
-      }
-
-      return (
-          <List.Item key={topicId} className="list-item" name={topicId} onClick={() => handleTopicClick(topicId)}>
-              <Placeholder
-                placeholderType={PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_TOPIC}
-                extra={{ topicId }}
+            id={topicId}
+            key={topicId}
+            topicCallHash={topicHash && topicHash.hash}
+            loading={topicHash === undefined}
          />
-          </List.Item>
      );
-    }), [getTopicCallHashes, getTopicResults, handleTopicClick, topicIds]);
+    }), [getTopicCallHashes, topicIds]);

  return (
      <List selection divided id="topic-list" size="big">
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/TopicList/styles.css
@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 #topic-list{
    height: 100%;
 }
-
-.list-item {
-    text-align: start;
-}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/components/UsernameSelector.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/components/UsernameSelector.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import {
+  Form, Input,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import throttle from 'lodash/throttle';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { drizzle } from '../redux/store';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { isUserNameTaken } } } } = drizzle;
+
+const UsernameSelector = (props) => {
+  const {
+    initialUsername, username, onChangeCallback, onErrorChangeCallback,
+  } = props;
+  const isUserNameTakenResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].isUserNameTaken);
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (username.length > 0) {
+      const checkedUsernames = Object
+        .values(isUserNameTakenResults)
+        .map((callCompleted) => ({
+          checkedUsername: callCompleted.args[0],
+          isTaken: callCompleted.value,
+        }));
+
+      const checkedUsername = checkedUsernames
+        .find((callCompleted) => callCompleted.checkedUsername === username);
+
+      if (checkedUsername && checkedUsername.isTaken && username !== initialUsername) {
+        onErrorChangeCallback({
+          usernameChecked: true,
+          error: true,
+          errorMessage: t('username.selector.error.username.taken.message', { username }),
+        });
+      } else {
+        onErrorChangeCallback({
+          usernameChecked: true,
+          error: false,
+          errorMessage: null,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Username input is empty
+    if (initialUsername && initialUsername !== '') {
+      onErrorChangeCallback({
+        usernameChecked: true,
+        error: true,
+        errorMessage: t('username.selector.error.username.empty.message'),
+      });
+    } else {
+      onErrorChangeCallback({
+        usernameChecked: true,
+        error: false,
+        errorMessage: null,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [initialUsername, isUserNameTakenResults, onErrorChangeCallback, t, username, username.length]);
+
+  const checkUsernameTaken = useMemo(() => throttle(
+    (usernameToCheck) => {
+      isUserNameTaken.cacheCall(usernameToCheck);
+    }, 200,
+  ), []);
+
+  const handleInputChange = useCallback((event, { value }) => {
+    onChangeCallback(value);
+
+    if (value.length > 0) {
+      checkUsernameTaken(value);
+    }
+  }, [checkUsernameTaken, onChangeCallback]);
+
+  return (
+      <Form.Field required>
+          <label htmlFor="form-field-username-selector">
+              {t('username.selector.username.field.label')}
+          </label>
+          <Input
+            id="form-field-username-selector"
+            placeholder={t('username.selector.username.field.placeholder')}
+            name="usernameInput"
+            className="form-input"
+            value={username}
+            onChange={handleInputChange}
+          />
+      </Form.Field>
+  );
+};
+
+UsernameSelector.propTypes = {
+  initialUsername: PropTypes.string,
+  username: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  onChangeCallback: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onErrorChangeCallback: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default UsernameSelector;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/PlaceholderTypes.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/PlaceholderTypes.js
@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export const PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_TOPIC = 'PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_TOPIC';
-export const PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_POST = 'PLACEHOLDER_TYPE_POST';
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/ProfileTabs.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/ProfileTabs.js
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export const GENERAL_TAB = {
+  id: 'general-tab',
+  intl_display_name_id: 'profile.general.tab.title',
+};
+
+export const TOPICS_TAB = {
+  id: 'topics-tab',
+  intl_display_name_id: 'profile.topics.tab.title',
+};
+
+export const POSTS_TAB = {
+  id: 'posts-tab',
+  intl_display_name_id: 'profile.posts.tab.title',
+};
+
+const profileTabs = [
+  GENERAL_TAB,
+  TOPICS_TAB,
+  POSTS_TAB,
+];
+
+export default profileTabs;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/RegisterSteps.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/RegisterSteps.js
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const REGISTER_STEP_SIGNUP = 'signup';
+export const REGISTER_STEP_PROFILE_INFORMATION = 'profile-information';
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/TransactionStatus.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/TransactionStatus.js
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const TRANSACTION_SUCCESS = 'success';
+export const TRANSACTION_ERROR = 'error';
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/configuration/defaults.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/configuration/defaults.js
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const WEB3_HOST_DEFAULT = '127.0.0.1';
+export const WEB3_PORT_DEFAULT = '8545';
+export const WEB3_PORT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT = 30000;
+export const WEB3_PORT_SOCKET_CONNECT_MAX_ATTEMPTS_DEFAULT = 3;
+
+export const REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST_DEFAULT = '127.0.0.1';
+export const REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT_DEFAULT = '9090';
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/contracts/ContractNames.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/contracts/ContractNames.js
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const FORUM_CONTRACT = 'Forum';
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/contracts/events/ForumContractEvents.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/contracts/events/ForumContractEvents.js
@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export const USER_SIGNED_UP_EVENT = 'UserSignedUp';
+export const USERNAME_UPDATED_EVENT = 'UsernameUpdated';
+export const TOPIC_CREATED_EVENT = 'TopicCreated';
+export const POST_CREATED_EVENT = 'PostCreated';
+
+const forumContractEvents = [
+  USER_SIGNED_UP_EVENT,
+  USERNAME_UPDATED_EVENT,
+  TOPIC_CREATED_EVENT,
+  POST_CREATED_EVENT,
+];
+
+export default forumContractEvents;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/contracts/events/index.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/contracts/events/index.js
@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../ContractNames';
+import forumContractEvents from './ForumContractEvents';
+
+const appEvents = {
+  [FORUM_CONTRACT]: forumContractEvents,
+};
+
+export default appEvents;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases.js
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+export const USER_DATABASE = 'user';
+export const TOPICS_DATABASE = 'topics';
+export const POSTS_DATABASE = 'posts';
+
+const databases = [
+  {
+    address: USER_DATABASE,
+    type: 'keyvalue',
+  },
+  {
+    address: TOPICS_DATABASE,
+    type: 'keyvalue',
+  },
+  {
+    address: POSTS_DATABASE,
+    type: 'keyvalue',
+  },
+];
+
+export default databases;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/PostsDatabaseKeys.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/PostsDatabaseKeys.js
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const POST_CONTENT = 'content';
+
+const postsDatabaseKeys = [
+  POST_CONTENT,
+];
+
+export default postsDatabaseKeys;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/TopicsDatabaseKeys.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/TopicsDatabaseKeys.js
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const TOPIC_SUBJECT = 'subject';
+
+const topicsDatabaseKeys = [
+  TOPIC_SUBJECT,
+];
+
+export default topicsDatabaseKeys;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys.js
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const USER_PROFILE_PICTURE = 'profile_picture';
+export const USER_LOCATION = 'location';
+
+const userDatabaseKeys = [
+  USER_PROFILE_PICTURE,
+  USER_LOCATION,
+];
+
+export default userDatabaseKeys;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/index.jsx
@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
+import './utils/indexedDB/patchIndexedDB';
 import './utils/wdyr';
 import React, { Suspense } from 'react';
 import { render } from 'react-dom';
-import { Drizzle } from '@ezerous/drizzle';
-import { Breeze } from '@ezerous/breeze';
 import App from './App';
 import store from './redux/store';
-import AppContext from './components/AppContext';
-import drizzleOptions from './options/drizzleOptions';
-import breezeOptions from './options/breezeOptions';
 import * as serviceWorker from './utils/serviceWorker';
 import LoadingScreen from './components/LoadingScreen';
-
-const drizzle = new Drizzle(drizzleOptions, store);
-const breeze = new Breeze(breezeOptions, store);
+import './assets/css/index.css';

 render(
    <Suspense fallback={<LoadingScreen />}>
-        <AppContext.Provider drizzle={drizzle} breeze={breeze}>
        <App store={store} />
-        </AppContext.Provider>
    </Suspense>,
    document.getElementById('root'),
 );
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/layouts/MainLayout/MainLayoutMenu/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/layouts/MainLayout/MainLayoutMenu/index.jsx
@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { Menu } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { Dropdown, Menu } from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import AppContext from '../../../components/AppContext';
 import appLogo from '../../../assets/images/app_logo.png';
+import ClearDatabasesModal from '../../../components/ClearDatabasesModal';

 const MainLayoutMenu = () => {
  const hasSignedUp = useSelector((state) => state.user.hasSignedUp);
+  const [isClearDatabasesOpen, setIsClearDatabasesOpen] = useState(false);
  const history = useHistory();
  const { t } = useTranslation();

+  const handleClearDatabasesClick = () => {
+    setIsClearDatabasesOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  const handleDatabasesCleared = () => {
+    setIsClearDatabasesOpen(false);
+    history.push('/home');
+    window.location.reload(false);
+  };
+
+  const handleCancelDatabasesClear = () => {
+    setIsClearDatabasesOpen(false);
+  };
+
  return (
      <AppContext.Consumer>
          {() => (
@ -57,6 +73,24 @@ const MainLayoutMenu = () => {
                            </Menu.Item>
                        )}
                  </Menu.Menu>
+                  <Dropdown key="overflow" item direction="left">
+                      <Dropdown.Menu>
+                          <Dropdown.Item
+                            link
+                            name="clear-databases"
+                            key="clear-databases"
+                            onClick={handleClearDatabasesClick}
+                          >
+                              {t('topbar.button.clear.databases')}
+                          </Dropdown.Item>
+                      </Dropdown.Menu>
+                  </Dropdown>
+
+                  <ClearDatabasesModal
+                    open={isClearDatabasesOpen}
+                    onDatabasesCleared={handleDatabasesCleared}
+                    onCancel={handleCancelDatabasesClear}
+                  />
              </Menu>
          )}
      </AppContext.Consumer>
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/layouts/MainLayout/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/layouts/MainLayout/index.jsx
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-
 import MainLayoutMenu from './MainLayoutMenu';
+import './styles.css';

 const MainLayout = (props) => {
  const { children } = props;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/layouts/MainLayout/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/layouts/MainLayout/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#main-layout {
+    height: 100%;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/options/breezeOptions.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/options/breezeOptions.js
@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 import { EthereumContractIdentityProvider } from '@ezerous/eth-identity-provider';
+import databases from '../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import {
+  REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST_DEFAULT,
+  REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT_DEFAULT,
+} from '../constants/configuration/defaults';
+
+const REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST = process.env.REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST || REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST_DEFAULT;
+const REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT = process.env.REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT || REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT_DEFAULT;

 const breezeOptions = {
  ipfs: {
+    repo: 'concordia',
    config: {
      Addresses: {
        Swarm: [
          // Use local signaling server (see also rendezvous script in package.json)
          // For more information: https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star
-          '/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/wss/p2p-webrtc-star',
+          `/ip4/${REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_HOST}/tcp/${REACT_APP_RENDEZVOUS_PORT}/wss/p2p-webrtc-star`,

          // Use the following public servers if needed
          // '/dns4/wrtc-star1.par.dwebops.pub/tcp/443/wss/p2p-webrtc-star',
@ -24,16 +33,7 @@ const breezeOptions = {
  },
  orbit: {
    identityProvider: EthereumContractIdentityProvider,
-    databases: [
-      {
-        address: 'topics',
-        type: 'keyvalue',
-      },
-      {
-        address: 'posts',
-        type: 'keyvalue',
-      },
-    ],
+    databases,
  },
 };

--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/options/drizzleOptions.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/options/drizzleOptions.js
@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
-// See also: https://truffleframework.com/docs/drizzle/reference/drizzle-options
+// Check out the documentation: https://truffleframework.com/docs/drizzle/reference/drizzle-options
 import { contracts } from 'concordia-contracts';
 import web3Options from './web3Options';
+import appEvents from '../constants/contracts/events';

 const drizzleOptions = {
-  web3: {
-    customProvider: web3Options.web3,
-  },
+  web3: web3Options,
  contracts,
-  events: {
-    Forum: ['UserSignedUp', 'UsernameUpdated', 'TopicCreated', 'PostCreated'],
-    Voting: ['PollCreated', 'UserVotedPoll'],
-    PostVoting: ['UserVotedPost'],
-  },
+  events: { ...appEvents },
  reloadWindowOnNetworkChange: true,
  reloadWindowOnAccountChange: true, // We need it to reinitialize breeze and create new Orbit databases
 };
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/options/web3Options.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/options/web3Options.js
@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
 import Web3 from 'web3';
+import {
+  WEB3_HOST_DEFAULT,
+  WEB3_PORT_DEFAULT,
+  WEB3_PORT_SOCKET_CONNECT_MAX_ATTEMPTS_DEFAULT,
+  WEB3_PORT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT,
+} from '../constants/configuration/defaults';

-const { WEB3_URL, WEB3_PORT } = process.env;
+const { WEB3_HOST, WEB3_PORT, WEBSOCKET_TIMEOUT } = process.env;

-const web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || `ws://${WEB3_URL}:${WEB3_PORT}`);
+const web3WebsocketOptions = {
+  keepAlive: true,
+  timeout: WEBSOCKET_TIMEOUT !== undefined ? WEBSOCKET_TIMEOUT : WEB3_PORT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT,
+  reconnect: {
+    maxAttempts: WEB3_PORT_SOCKET_CONNECT_MAX_ATTEMPTS_DEFAULT,
+  },
+};
+
+const web3 = (WEB3_HOST !== undefined && WEB3_PORT !== undefined)
+  ? new Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider(`ws://${WEB3_HOST}:${WEB3_PORT}`)
+  : new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || new Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider(
+    `ws://${WEB3_HOST_DEFAULT}:${WEB3_PORT_DEFAULT}`, web3WebsocketOptions,
+  ));

 const web3Options = {
-  web3,
+  customProvider: web3,
 };

 export default web3Options;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/actions/contractEventActions.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/actions/contractEventActions.js
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {
+  POST_CREATED_EVENT,
+  TOPIC_CREATED_EVENT,
+  USER_SIGNED_UP_EVENT,
+  USERNAME_UPDATED_EVENT,
+} from '../../constants/contracts/events/ForumContractEvents';
+
+export const FORUM_EVENT_USER_SIGNED_UP = 'FORUM_EVENT_USER_SIGNED_UP';
+export const FORUM_EVENT_USERNAME_UPDATED = 'FORUM_EVENT_USERNAME_UPDATED';
+export const FORUM_EVENT_TOPIC_CREATED = 'FORUM_EVENT_TOPIC_CREATED';
+export const FORUM_EVENT_POST_CREATED = 'FORUM_EVENT_POST_CREATED';
+
+const eventActionMap = {
+  [USER_SIGNED_UP_EVENT]: FORUM_EVENT_USER_SIGNED_UP,
+  [USERNAME_UPDATED_EVENT]: FORUM_EVENT_USERNAME_UPDATED,
+  [TOPIC_CREATED_EVENT]: FORUM_EVENT_TOPIC_CREATED,
+  [POST_CREATED_EVENT]: FORUM_EVENT_POST_CREATED,
+};
+
+export default eventActionMap;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/reducers/peerDbReplicationReducer.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/reducers/peerDbReplicationReducer.js
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { UPDATE_ORBIT_DATA } from '../actions/peerDbReplicationActions';

 const initialState = {
-  fetchedPeerDatabases: [],
+  users: [],
  topics: [],
  posts: [],
 };
@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ const peerDbReplicationReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
  const { type } = action;

  if (type === UPDATE_ORBIT_DATA) {
-    const { topics, posts } = action;
+    const { users, topics, posts } = action;

    return {
      ...state,
+      users: [
+        ...users,
+      ],
      topics: [
        ...topics,
      ],
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/eventSaga.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/eventSaga.js
@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { put, takeEvery } from 'redux-saga/effects';
+import { CONTRACT_EVENT_FIRED } from '@ezerous/drizzle/src/contracts/constants';
+import eventActionMap from '../actions/contractEventActions';
+
+function* eventBreakDown({ event }) {
+  yield put({ type: eventActionMap[event.event], event: { ...event } });
+}
+
+function* eventSaga() {
+  yield takeEvery(CONTRACT_EVENT_FIRED, eventBreakDown);
+}
+
+export default eventSaga;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import { EthereumContractIdentityProvider } from '@ezerous/eth-identity-provider

 function* initOrbitDatabases(action) {
  const { account, breeze } = action;
-  yield put(breezeActions.orbit.orbitInit(breeze, account + EthereumContractIdentityProvider.contractAddress)); // same as breeze.initOrbit(account);
+  // same as breeze.initOrbit(account);
+  yield put(breezeActions.orbit.orbitInit(breeze, account + EthereumContractIdentityProvider.contractAddress));
 }

 function* orbitSaga() {
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/peerDbReplicationSaga.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/peerDbReplicationSaga.js
@ -9,22 +9,54 @@ import {
 } from '@ezerous/breeze/src/orbit/orbitActions';
 import determineKVAddress from '../../utils/orbitUtils';
 import { FETCH_USER_DATABASE, UPDATE_ORBIT_DATA } from '../actions/peerDbReplicationActions';
+import { POSTS_DATABASE, TOPICS_DATABASE, USER_DATABASE } from '../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import userDatabaseKeys from '../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+import { TOPIC_SUBJECT } from '../../constants/orbit/TopicsDatabaseKeys';
+import { POST_CONTENT } from '../../constants/orbit/PostsDatabaseKeys';

-function* fetchUserDb({ orbit, userAddress }) {
+function* fetchUserDb({ orbit, userAddress, dbName }) {
  const peerDbAddress = yield call(determineKVAddress, {
-    orbit, dbName: 'topics', userAddress,
+    orbit, dbName, userAddress,
  });

  yield put(addOrbitDB({ address: peerDbAddress, type: 'keyvalue' }));
 }

 function* updateReduxState({ database }) {
-  const { topics, posts } = yield select((state) => ({
+  const { users, topics, posts } = yield select((state) => ({
+    users: state.orbitData.users,
    topics: state.orbitData.topics,
    posts: state.orbitData.posts,
  }));

-  if (database.dbname === 'topics') {
+  if (database.dbname === USER_DATABASE) {
+    const oldUsersUnchanged = users
+      .filter((user) => database.id !== user.id);
+
+    yield put({
+      type: UPDATE_ORBIT_DATA,
+      users: [
+        ...oldUsersUnchanged,
+        {
+          id: database.id,
+          // Don't ask how.. it just works
+          ...Object
+            .entries(database.all)
+            .filter(([key]) => userDatabaseKeys.includes(key))
+            .reduce(((acc, keyValue) => {
+              const [key, value] = keyValue;
+              acc[key] = value;
+
+              return acc;
+            }), {}),
+        },
+      ],
+      topics: [...topics],
+      posts: [...posts],
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (database.dbname === TOPICS_DATABASE) {
    const oldTopicsUnchanged = topics
      .filter((topic) => !Object
        .keys(database.all)
@ -33,20 +65,21 @@ function* updateReduxState({ database }) {

    yield put({
      type: UPDATE_ORBIT_DATA,
+      users: [...users],
      topics: [
        ...oldTopicsUnchanged,
        ...Object
          .entries(database.all)
          .map(([key, value]) => ({
            id: parseInt(key, 10),
-            subject: value.subject,
+            [TOPIC_SUBJECT]: value[TOPIC_SUBJECT],
          })),
      ],
      posts: [...posts],
    });
  }

-  if (database.dbname === 'posts') {
+  if (database.dbname === POSTS_DATABASE) {
    const oldPostsUnchanged = posts
      .filter((post) => !Object
        .keys(database.all)
@ -55,13 +88,13 @@ function* updateReduxState({ database }) {

    yield put({
      type: UPDATE_ORBIT_DATA,
+      users: [...users],
      topics: [...topics],
      posts: [
        ...oldPostsUnchanged,
        ...Object.entries(database.all).map(([key, value]) => ({
          id: parseInt(key, 10),
-          subject: value.subject,
-          message: value.message,
+          [POST_CONTENT]: value[POST_CONTENT],
        })),
      ],
    });
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/rootSaga.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/rootSaga.js
@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import { breezeSagas } from '@ezerous/breeze';
 import orbitSaga from './orbitSaga';
 import userSaga from './userSaga';
 import peerDbReplicationSaga from './peerDbReplicationSaga';
+import eventSaga from './eventSaga';

 export default function* root() {
  const sagas = [
    ...drizzleSagas,
    ...breezeSagas,
+    eventSaga,
    orbitSaga,
    userSaga,
    peerDbReplicationSaga,
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/userSaga.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/userSaga.js
@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 import {
-  all, call, put, take,
+  all, call, put, take, takeLatest,
 } from 'redux-saga/effects';
-
 import { drizzleActions } from '@ezerous/drizzle';
 import { USER_DATA_UPDATED, USER_DATA_ERROR } from '../actions/userActions';
+import { FORUM_EVENT_USER_SIGNED_UP } from '../actions/contractEventActions';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';

 function* fetchUserData({ drizzle, account }) {
-  const contract = drizzle.contracts.Forum;
+  const contract = drizzle.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT];
  const transaction = yield call(contract.methods.hasUserSignedUp, account);

  try {
@ -31,6 +32,15 @@ function* fetchUserData({ drizzle, account }) {
  }
 }

+function* userHasSignedUp({ event }) {
+  yield put({
+    type: USER_DATA_UPDATED,
+    ...{
+      address: event.returnValues.userAddress, username: event.returnValues.username,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 function* userSaga() {
  const res = yield all([
    take(drizzleActions.drizzle.DRIZZLE_INITIALIZED),
@ -38,6 +48,8 @@ function* userSaga() {
  ]);

  yield fetchUserData({ drizzle: res[0].drizzle, account: res[1].accounts[0] });
+
+  yield takeLatest(FORUM_EVENT_USER_SIGNED_UP, userHasSignedUp);
 }

 export default userSaga;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/store.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/store.js
@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { configureStore, getDefaultMiddleware } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-import { drizzleReducers, drizzleMiddlewares, generateContractsInitialState } from '@ezerous/drizzle';
-import { breezeReducers } from '@ezerous/breeze';
+import {
+  drizzleReducers, drizzleMiddlewares, generateContractsInitialState, Drizzle,
+} from '@ezerous/drizzle';
+import { Breeze, breezeReducers } from '@ezerous/breeze';
 import createSagaMiddleware from 'redux-saga';
 import userReducer from './reducers/userReducer';
 import rootSaga from './sagas/rootSaga';
 import drizzleOptions from '../options/drizzleOptions';
 import peerDbReplicationReducer from './reducers/peerDbReplicationReducer';
+import breezeOptions from '../options/breezeOptions';

 const initialState = {
  contracts: generateContractsInitialState(drizzleOptions),
@ -24,5 +27,8 @@ const store = configureStore({
  preloadedState: initialState,
 });

+export const drizzle = new Drizzle(drizzleOptions, store);
+export const breeze = new Breeze(breezeOptions, store);
+
 sagaMiddleware.run(rootSaga);
 export default store;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/indexedDB/indexedDBUtils.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/indexedDB/indexedDBUtils.js
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { breeze } from '../../redux/store';
+
+const purgeIndexedDBs = async () => {
+  const { ipfs, orbit } = breeze;
+
+  if (orbit) await orbit.stop();
+  if (ipfs) await ipfs.stop();
+
+  const databases = await indexedDB.databases();
+  return Promise.all(
+    databases.map((db) => new Promise(
+      (resolve, reject) => {
+        const request = indexedDB.deleteDatabase(db.name);
+        request.onblocked = resolve;
+        request.onsuccess = resolve;
+        request.onerror = reject;
+      },
+    )),
+  );
+};
+
+export default purgeIndexedDBs;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/indexedDB/patchIndexedDB.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/indexedDB/patchIndexedDB.js
@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* Patches browsers that do not yet support indexedDB.databases()
+  (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IDBFactory/databases)
+  See also https://gist.github.com/rmehner/b9a41d9f659c9b1c3340#gistcomment-3449418) */
+if (window.indexedDB && typeof window.indexedDB.databases === 'undefined') {
+  const LOCALSTORAGE_CACHE_KEY = 'indexedDBDatabases';
+
+  // Store a key value map of databases
+  const getFromStorage = () => JSON.parse(window.localStorage[LOCALSTORAGE_CACHE_KEY] || '{}');
+
+  // Write the database to local storage
+  const writeToStorage = (value) => { window.localStorage[LOCALSTORAGE_CACHE_KEY] = JSON.stringify(value); };
+
+  IDBFactory.prototype.databases = () => Promise.resolve(
+    Object.entries(getFromStorage()).reduce((acc, [name, version]) => {
+      acc.push({ name, version });
+      return acc;
+    }, []),
+  );
+
+  // Intercept the existing open handler to write our DBs names
+  // and versions to localStorage
+  const { open } = IDBFactory.prototype;
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line func-names
+  IDBFactory.prototype.open = function (...args) {
+    const dbName = args[0];
+    const version = args[1] || 1;
+    const existing = getFromStorage();
+    writeToStorage({ ...existing, [dbName]: version });
+    return open.apply(this, args);
+  };
+
+  // Intercept the existing deleteDatabase handler remove our
+  // dbNames from localStorage
+  const { deleteDatabase } = IDBFactory.prototype;
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line func-names
+  IDBFactory.prototype.deleteDatabase = function (...args) {
+    const dbName = args[0];
+    const existing = getFromStorage();
+    delete existing[dbName];
+    writeToStorage(existing);
+    return deleteDatabase.apply(this, args);
+  };
+  console.debug('IndexedDB patched successfully!');
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/styles.debug.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/styles.debug.css
@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+* {
+    outline: 2px dotted red
+}
+
+* * {
+    outline: 2px dotted green
+}
+
+* * * {
+    outline: 2px dotted orange
+}
+
+* * * * {
+    outline: 2px dotted blue
+}
+
+* * * * * {
+    outline: 1px solid red
+}
+
+* * * * * * {
+    outline: 1px solid green
+}
+
+* * * * * * * {
+    outline: 1px solid orange
+}
+
+* * * * * * * * {
+    outline: 1px solid blue
+}
+
+/* Solid Green */
+* *:hover {
+    border: 2px solid #89A81E
+}
+
+/* Solid Orange */
+* * *:hover {
+    border: 2px solid #F34607
+}
+
+/* Solid Blue */
+* * * *:hover {
+    border: 2px solid #5984C3
+}
+
+/* Solid Red */
+* * * * *:hover {
+    border: 2px solid #CD1821
+}
+
+/* Dotted Green */
+* * * * * *:hover {
+    border: 2px dotted #89A81E
+}
+
+/* Dotted Orange */
+* * * * * * *:hover {
+    border: 2px dotted #F34607
+}
+
+/* Dotted Blue */
+* * * * * * * *:hover {
+    border: 2px dotted #5984C3
+}
+
+/* Dotted Red */
+* * * * * * * * *:hover {
+    border: 2px dotted #CD1821
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/urlUtils.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/utils/urlUtils.js
@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const checkUrlValid = (url) => {
+  const pattern = new RegExp('^(https?:\\/\\/)?' // protocol
+        + '((([a-z\\d]([a-z\\d-]*[a-z\\d])*)\\.)+[a-z]{2,}|' // domain name
+        + '((\\d{1,3}\\.){3}\\d{1,3}))' // OR ip (v4) address
+        + '(\\:\\d+)?(\\/[-a-z\\d%_.~+]*)*' // port and path
+        + '(\\?[;&a-z\\d%_.~+=-]*)?' // query string
+        + '(\\#[-a-z\\d_]*)?$', 'i'); // fragment locator
+
+  return !!pattern.test(url);
+};
+
+export default checkUrlValid;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Home/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Home/index.jsx
@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 import React, {
-  useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+  memo, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
 } from 'react';
 import { Container } from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import AppContext from '../../components/AppContext';
 import Board from './Board';
 import './styles.css';
+import { drizzle } from '../../redux/store';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { getNumberOfTopics } } } } = drizzle;

 const Home = () => {
-  const { drizzle: { contracts: { Forum: { methods: { getNumberOfTopics } } } } } = useContext(AppContext.Context);
  const [numberOfTopicsCallHash, setNumberOfTopicsCallHash] = useState('');
-  const getNumberOfTopicsResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts.Forum.getNumberOfTopics);
+  const getNumberOfTopicsResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].getNumberOfTopics);

  useEffect(() => {
    setNumberOfTopicsCallHash(getNumberOfTopics.cacheCall());
-  }, [getNumberOfTopics]);
+  }, []);

  const numberOfTopics = useMemo(() => (getNumberOfTopicsResults[numberOfTopicsCallHash] !== undefined
    ? parseInt(getNumberOfTopicsResults[numberOfTopicsCallHash].value, 10)
    : null),
  [getNumberOfTopicsResults, numberOfTopicsCallHash]);

-  return (
+  return useMemo(() => (
      <Container id="home-container" textAlign="center">
          {numberOfTopics !== null && <Board numberOfTopics={numberOfTopics} />}
      </Container>
-  );
+  ), [numberOfTopics]);
 };

-export default Home;
+export default memo(Home);
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/GeneralTab/EditInformationModal/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/GeneralTab/EditInformationModal/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+import React, {
+  useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+} from 'react';
+import {
+  Button, Form, Icon, Image, Input, Message, Modal,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import checkUrlValid from '../../../../utils/urlUtils';
+import { USER_LOCATION, USER_PROFILE_PICTURE } from '../../../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+import { USER_DATABASE } from '../../../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import { breeze, drizzle } from '../../../../redux/store';
+import UsernameSelector from '../../../../components/UsernameSelector';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { orbit: { stores } } = breeze;
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { updateUsername } } } } = drizzle;
+
+const EditInformationModal = (props) => {
+  const {
+    initialUsername, initialAuthorAvatar, initialUserLocation, open, onSubmit, onCancel,
+  } = props;
+  const [usernameInput, setUsernameInput] = useState(initialUsername);
+  const [usernameChecked, setUsernameChecked] = useState(true);
+  const [profilePictureInput, setProfilePictureInput] = useState('');
+  const [profilePictureUrlValid, setProfilePictureUrlValid] = useState(true);
+  const [locationInput, setLocationInput] = useState('');
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+  const [errorMessages, setErrorMessages] = useState([]);
+  const [usernameError, setUsernameError] = useState(false);
+  const [usernameErrorMessage, setUsernameErrorMessage] = useState('');
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setLocationInput(initialUserLocation || '');
+  }, [initialUserLocation]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setProfilePictureInput(initialAuthorAvatar || '');
+    setProfilePictureUrlValid(initialAuthorAvatar ? checkUrlValid(initialAuthorAvatar) : true);
+  }, [initialAuthorAvatar]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let formHasError = false;
+    const formErrors = [];
+
+    if (!profilePictureUrlValid) {
+      formHasError = true;
+      formErrors.push(t('edit.information.modal.form.error.invalid.profile.picture.url.message'));
+    }
+
+    setError(formHasError);
+    setErrorMessages(formErrors);
+  }, [profilePictureUrlValid, t]);
+
+  const handleUsernameChange = (modifiedUsername) => {
+    setUsernameInput(modifiedUsername);
+  };
+
+  const handleUsernameErrorChange = useCallback(({
+    usernameChecked: isUsernameChecked,
+    error: hasUsernameError,
+    errorMessage,
+  }) => {
+    setUsernameChecked(isUsernameChecked);
+
+    if (hasUsernameError) {
+      setUsernameError(true);
+      setUsernameErrorMessage(errorMessage);
+    } else {
+      setUsernameError(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleInputChange = useCallback((event, { name, value }) => {
+    if (name === 'profilePictureInput') {
+      setProfilePictureInput(value);
+
+      if (value.length > 0) {
+        setProfilePictureUrlValid(checkUrlValid(value));
+      } else {
+        setProfilePictureUrlValid(true);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (name === 'locationInput') {
+      setLocationInput(value);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const profilePicture = useMemo(() => (profilePictureInput.length > 0 && profilePictureUrlValid
+    ? (<Image size="medium" src={profilePictureInput} wrapped />)
+    : (<Icon name="user circle" size="massive" inverted color="black" />)
+  ), [profilePictureInput, profilePictureUrlValid]);
+
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
+    const keyValuesToStore = [];
+
+    keyValuesToStore.push({
+      key: USER_PROFILE_PICTURE,
+      value: profilePictureInput,
+    });
+
+    keyValuesToStore.push({
+      key: USER_LOCATION,
+      value: locationInput,
+    });
+
+    const userDb = Object.values(stores).find((store) => store.dbname === USER_DATABASE);
+
+    const promiseArray = keyValuesToStore
+      .map((keyValueToStore) => {
+        if (keyValueToStore.value !== '') {
+          return userDb
+            .put(keyValueToStore.key, keyValueToStore.value, { pin: true });
+        }
+
+        return userDb.del(keyValueToStore.key);
+      });
+
+    Promise
+      .all(promiseArray)
+      .then(() => {
+        // TODO: display a message
+      })
+      .catch((reason) => {
+        console.log(reason);
+      });
+
+    if (usernameInput !== initialUsername) {
+      updateUsername.cacheSend(usernameInput);
+    }
+
+    onSubmit();
+  }, [initialUsername, locationInput, onSubmit, profilePictureInput, usernameInput]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => (
+      <Modal
+        onClose={onCancel}
+        open={open}
+      >
+          <Modal.Header>{t('edit.information.modal.title')}</Modal.Header>
+          <Modal.Content image>
+              {profilePicture}
+              <Modal.Description>
+                  <Form>
+                      <UsernameSelector
+                        initialUsername={initialUsername}
+                        username={usernameInput}
+                        onChangeCallback={handleUsernameChange}
+                        onErrorChangeCallback={handleUsernameErrorChange}
+                      />
+                      <Form.Field>
+                          <label htmlFor="form-edit-information-field-profile-picture">
+                              {t('edit.information.modal.form.profile.picture.field.label')}
+                          </label>
+                          <Input
+                            id="form-edit-information-field-profile-picture"
+                            placeholder={t('edit.information.modal.form.profile.picture.field.placeholder')}
+                            name="profilePictureInput"
+                            className="form-input"
+                            value={profilePictureInput}
+                            onChange={handleInputChange}
+                          />
+                      </Form.Field>
+                      <Form.Field>
+                          <label htmlFor="form-edit-information-field-location">
+                              {t('edit.information.modal.form.location.field.label')}
+                          </label>
+                          <Input
+                            id="form-edit-information-field-location"
+                            placeholder={t('edit.information.modal.form.location.field.placeholder')}
+                            name="locationInput"
+                            className="form-input"
+                            value={locationInput}
+                            onChange={handleInputChange}
+                          />
+                      </Form.Field>
+                  </Form>
+                  {error === true && (
+                    errorMessages
+                      .map((errorMessage) => (
+                          <Message
+                            error
+                            header={t('edit.information.modal.form.error.message.header')}
+                            content={errorMessage}
+                          />
+                      ))
+                  )}
+                  {usernameError === true && (
+                      <Message
+                        error
+                        header={t('edit.information.modal.form.error.message.header')}
+                        content={usernameErrorMessage}
+                      />
+                  )}
+              </Modal.Description>
+          </Modal.Content>
+          <Modal.Actions>
+              <Button color="black" onClick={onCancel}>
+                  {t('edit.information.modal.form.cancel.button')}
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                content={t('edit.information.modal.form.submit.button')}
+                labelPosition="right"
+                icon="checkmark"
+                onClick={handleSubmit}
+                positive
+                loading={!usernameChecked}
+                disabled={!usernameChecked || error || usernameError}
+              />
+          </Modal.Actions>
+      </Modal>
+  ), [
+    error, errorMessages, handleInputChange, handleSubmit, handleUsernameErrorChange, initialUsername, locationInput,
+    onCancel, open, profilePicture, profilePictureInput, t, usernameChecked, usernameError, usernameErrorMessage,
+    usernameInput,
+  ]);
+};
+
+EditInformationModal.defaultProps = {
+  open: false,
+};
+
+EditInformationModal.propTypes = {
+  profileAddress: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  initialUsername: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  initialAuthorAvatar: PropTypes.string,
+  initialUserLocation: PropTypes.string,
+  open: PropTypes.bool,
+  onSubmit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default EditInformationModal;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/GeneralTab/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/GeneralTab/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Button, Icon, Image, Placeholder, Table,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import determineKVAddress from '../../../utils/orbitUtils';
+import databases, { USER_DATABASE } from '../../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import { FETCH_USER_DATABASE } from '../../../redux/actions/peerDbReplicationActions';
+import { breeze } from '../../../redux/store';
+import { USER_LOCATION, USER_PROFILE_PICTURE } from '../../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+import './styles.css';
+import EditInformationModal from './EditInformationModal';
+
+const { orbit } = breeze;
+
+const GeneralTab = (props) => {
+  const {
+    profileAddress, username, numberOfTopics, numberOfPosts, userRegistrationTimestamp, isSelf,
+  } = props;
+  const [userInfoOrbitAddress, setUserInfoOrbitAddress] = useState(null);
+  const [userTopicsOrbitAddress, setUserTopicsOrbitAddress] = useState(null);
+  const [userPostsOrbitAddress, setUserPostsOrbitAddress] = useState(null);
+  const [profileMetadataFetched, setProfileMetadataFetched] = useState(false);
+  const [userAvatarUrl, setUserAvatarUrl] = useState(null);
+  const [userLocation, setUserLocation] = useState(null);
+  const [editingProfileInformation, setEditingProfileInformation] = useState(false);
+  const users = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.users);
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (profileAddress) {
+      Promise
+        .all(databases
+          .map((database) => determineKVAddress({
+            orbit,
+            dbName: database.address,
+            userAddress: profileAddress,
+          })))
+        .then((values) => {
+          const [userOrbitAddress, topicsOrbitAddress, postsOrbitAddress] = values;
+          setUserInfoOrbitAddress(userOrbitAddress);
+          setUserTopicsOrbitAddress(topicsOrbitAddress);
+          setUserPostsOrbitAddress(postsOrbitAddress);
+
+          const userFound = users
+            .find((user) => user.id === userOrbitAddress);
+
+          if (userFound) {
+            setProfileMetadataFetched(true);
+            setUserAvatarUrl(userFound[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]);
+            setUserLocation(userFound[USER_LOCATION]);
+          } else {
+            dispatch({
+              type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
+              orbit,
+              dbName: USER_DATABASE,
+              userAddress: userOrbitAddress,
+            });
+          }
+        }).catch((error) => {
+          console.error('Error during determination of key-value DB address:', error);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, profileAddress, users]);
+
+  const authorAvatar = useMemo(() => (profileMetadataFetched && userAvatarUrl
+    ? (
+        <Image
+          className="general-tab-profile-picture"
+          centered
+          size="tiny"
+          src={userAvatarUrl}
+        />
+    )
+    : (
+        <Icon
+          name="user circle"
+          size="massive"
+          inverted
+          color="black"
+        />
+    )), [profileMetadataFetched, userAvatarUrl]);
+
+  const userLocationCell = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!profileMetadataFetched) {
+      return (
+          <Placeholder><Placeholder.Line length="medium" /></Placeholder>
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!userLocation) {
+      return <span className="text-secondary">{t('profile.general.tab.location.row.not.set')}</span>;
+    }
+
+    return userLocation;
+  }, [profileMetadataFetched, t, userLocation]);
+
+  const handleEditInfoClick = () => {
+    setEditingProfileInformation(true);
+  };
+
+  const closeEditInformationModal = () => {
+    setEditingProfileInformation(false);
+  };
+
+  const editInformationModal = useMemo(() => profileMetadataFetched && (
+      <EditInformationModal
+        profileAddress={profileAddress}
+        initialUsername={username}
+        initialAuthorAvatar={userAvatarUrl}
+        initialUserLocation={userLocation}
+        open={editingProfileInformation}
+        onCancel={closeEditInformationModal}
+        onSubmit={closeEditInformationModal}
+      />
+  ), [editingProfileInformation, profileAddress, profileMetadataFetched, userAvatarUrl, userLocation, username]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => (
+      <>
+          <Table basic="very" singleLine>
+              <Table.Body>
+                  <Table.Row textAlign="center">
+                      <Table.Cell colSpan="3">{authorAvatar}</Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.username.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>{username}</Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.address.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>{profileAddress}</Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.user.db.address.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>
+                          {userInfoOrbitAddress || (<Placeholder><Placeholder.Line /></Placeholder>)}
+                      </Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.topics.db.address.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>
+                          {userTopicsOrbitAddress || (<Placeholder><Placeholder.Line /></Placeholder>)}
+                      </Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.posts.db.address.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>
+                          {userPostsOrbitAddress || (<Placeholder><Placeholder.Line /></Placeholder>)}
+                      </Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.number.of.topics.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>
+                          {numberOfTopics}
+                      </Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.number.of.posts.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>
+                          {numberOfPosts}
+                      </Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.location.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>
+                          {userLocationCell}
+                      </Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+                  <Table.Row>
+                      <Table.Cell><strong>{t('profile.general.tab.registration.date.row.title')}</strong></Table.Cell>
+                      <Table.Cell>
+                          {new Date(userRegistrationTimestamp * 1000).toLocaleString()}
+                      </Table.Cell>
+                  </Table.Row>
+              </Table.Body>
+
+              {isSelf && (
+                  <Table.Footer fullWidth>
+                      <Table.Row>
+                          <Table.HeaderCell colSpan="2">
+                              <Button
+                                floated="right"
+                                icon
+                                labelPosition="left"
+                                primary
+                                disabled={!profileMetadataFetched}
+                                size="small"
+                                onClick={handleEditInfoClick}
+                              >
+                                  <Icon name="edit" />
+                                  {t('profile.general.tab.edit.info.button.title')}
+                              </Button>
+                          </Table.HeaderCell>
+                      </Table.Row>
+                  </Table.Footer>
+              )}
+          </Table>
+          {isSelf && editInformationModal}
+      </>
+  ), [
+    authorAvatar, editInformationModal, isSelf, numberOfPosts, numberOfTopics, profileAddress, profileMetadataFetched,
+    t, userInfoOrbitAddress, userLocationCell, userPostsOrbitAddress, userRegistrationTimestamp, userTopicsOrbitAddress,
+    username,
+  ]);
+};
+
+GeneralTab.defaultProps = {
+  isSelf: false,
+};
+
+GeneralTab.propTypes = {
+  profileAddress: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  username: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  numberOfTopics: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  numberOfPosts: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  userRegistrationTimestamp: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  isSelf: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+export default GeneralTab;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/GeneralTab/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/GeneralTab/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.general-tab-profile-picture {
+    max-width: 112px;
+    max-height: 112px;
+    margin: 0;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Profile/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import React, {
+  memo, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+} from 'react';
+import { Container, Header, Tab } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { useHistory, useRouteMatch } from 'react-router';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { drizzle } from '../../redux/store';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+import CustomLoadingTabPane from '../../components/CustomLoadingTabPane';
+import TopicList from '../../components/TopicList';
+import PostList from '../../components/PostList';
+import GeneralTab from './GeneralTab';
+import { GENERAL_TAB, POSTS_TAB, TOPICS_TAB } from '../../constants/ProfileTabs';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { getUser } } } } = drizzle;
+
+const Profile = () => {
+  const [userCallHash, setUserCallHash] = useState('');
+  const getUserResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].getUser);
+  const [profileAddress, setProfileAddress] = useState();
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState(null);
+  const [userTopicIds, setUserTopicIds] = useState([]);
+  const [userPostIds, setUserPostIds] = useState([]);
+  const [userRegistrationTimestamp, setUserRegistrationTimestamp] = useState(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const self = useSelector((state) => state.user);
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const match = useRouteMatch();
+  const history = useHistory();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (history.location.pathname === '/profile') {
+      if (self.hasSignedUp) {
+        setProfileAddress(self.address);
+      } else {
+        history.push('/');
+      }
+    } else {
+      const { id: userAddress } = match.params;
+
+      setProfileAddress(userAddress);
+    }
+  }, [history, match.params, self.address, self.hasSignedUp]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (profileAddress) {
+      setUserCallHash(getUser.cacheCall(profileAddress));
+    }
+  }, [profileAddress]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (getUserResults[userCallHash] !== undefined && getUserResults[userCallHash].value) {
+      const [lUsername, topicIds, postIds, registrationTimestamp] = getUserResults[userCallHash].value;
+      setUsername(lUsername);
+      setUserTopicIds(topicIds.map((userTopicId) => parseInt(userTopicId, 10)));
+      setUserPostIds(postIds.map((userPostId) => parseInt(userPostId, 10)));
+      setUserRegistrationTimestamp(registrationTimestamp);
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, [getUserResults, userCallHash]);
+
+  const generalTab = useMemo(() => (loading
+    ? null
+    : (
+        <GeneralTab
+          profileAddress={profileAddress}
+          username={username}
+          numberOfTopics={userTopicIds.length}
+          numberOfPosts={userPostIds.length}
+          userRegistrationTimestamp={userRegistrationTimestamp}
+          isSelf={profileAddress === self.address}
+        />
+    )), [
+    loading, profileAddress, self.address, userPostIds.length, userRegistrationTimestamp, userTopicIds.length, username,
+  ]);
+
+  const topicsTab = useMemo(() => (userTopicIds.length > 0
+    ? (<TopicList topicIds={userTopicIds} />)
+    : (
+        <Header textAlign="center" as="h2">
+            {t('profile.user.has.no.topics.header.message', { user: username })}
+        </Header>
+    )
+  ), [t, userTopicIds, username]);
+
+  const postsTab = useMemo(() => (userPostIds.length > 0
+    ? (<PostList postIds={userPostIds} />)
+    : (
+        <Header textAlign="center" as="h2">
+            {t('profile.user.has.no.posts.header.message', { user: username })}
+        </Header>
+    )), [t, userPostIds, username]);
+
+  const panes = useMemo(() => {
+    const generalTabPane = (<CustomLoadingTabPane loading={loading}>{generalTab}</CustomLoadingTabPane>);
+    const topicsTabPane = (<CustomLoadingTabPane loading={loading}>{topicsTab}</CustomLoadingTabPane>);
+    const postsTabPane = (<CustomLoadingTabPane loading={loading}>{postsTab}</CustomLoadingTabPane>);
+
+    return ([
+      { menuItem: t(GENERAL_TAB.intl_display_name_id), render: () => generalTabPane },
+      { menuItem: t(TOPICS_TAB.intl_display_name_id), render: () => topicsTabPane },
+      { menuItem: t(POSTS_TAB.intl_display_name_id), render: () => postsTabPane },
+    ]);
+  }, [generalTab, loading, postsTab, t, topicsTab]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => (
+      <Container id="home-container" textAlign="center">
+          <Tab panes={panes} />
+      </Container>
+  ), [panes]);
+};
+
+export default memo(Profile);
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/PersonalInformationStep/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/PersonalInformationStep/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import React, {
+  useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
+} from 'react';
+import {
+  Button, Card, Form, Image, Input, Message,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
+import checkUrlValid from '../../../utils/urlUtils';
+import { breeze } from '../../../redux/store';
+import './styles.css';
+import { USER_DATABASE } from '../../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import { USER_LOCATION, USER_PROFILE_PICTURE } from '../../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+
+const { orbit: { stores } } = breeze;
+
+const PersonalInformationStep = (props) => {
+  const { pushNextStep } = props;
+  const [profilePictureInput, setProfilePictureInput] = useState('');
+  const [profilePictureUrlValid, setProfilePictureUrlValid] = useState(true);
+  const [locationInput, setLocationInput] = useState('');
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+  const [errorMessages, setErrorMessages] = useState([]);
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let formHasError = false;
+    const formErrors = [];
+
+    if (!profilePictureUrlValid) {
+      formHasError = true;
+      formErrors.push(t('register.form.personal.information.step.error.invalid.profile.picture.url.message'));
+    }
+
+    setError(formHasError);
+    setErrorMessages(formErrors);
+  }, [profilePictureUrlValid, t]);
+
+  const handleInputChange = useCallback((event, { name, value }) => {
+    if (name === 'profilePictureInput') {
+      setProfilePictureInput(value);
+
+      if (value.length > 0) {
+        setProfilePictureUrlValid(checkUrlValid(value));
+      } else {
+        setProfilePictureUrlValid(true);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (name === 'locationInput') {
+      setLocationInput(value);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const profilePicture = useMemo(() => (profilePictureInput.length > 0 && profilePictureUrlValid
+    ? (
+        <div className="register-form-profile-picture-wrapper">
+            <Image rounded src={profilePictureInput} className="register-form-profile-picture" />
+        </div>
+    )
+    : null
+  ), [profilePictureInput, profilePictureUrlValid]);
+
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
+    if (error) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const keyValuesToStore = [];
+
+    if (profilePictureInput.length > 0) {
+      keyValuesToStore.push({
+        key: USER_PROFILE_PICTURE,
+        value: profilePictureInput,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (locationInput.length > 0) {
+      keyValuesToStore.push({
+        key: USER_LOCATION,
+        value: locationInput,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (keyValuesToStore.length > 0) {
+      const userDb = Object.values(stores).find((store) => store.dbname === USER_DATABASE);
+
+      keyValuesToStore
+        .reduce((acc, keyValueToStore) => acc
+          .then(() => userDb
+            .put(keyValueToStore.key, keyValueToStore.value, { pin: true })),
+        Promise.resolve())
+        .then(() => pushNextStep())
+        .catch((reason) => {
+          console.log(reason);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [error, locationInput, profilePictureInput, pushNextStep]);
+
+  const goToHomePage = () => history.push('/');
+
+  return (
+      <>
+          <Card.Content>
+              <Card.Description>
+                  <Form>
+                      <Form.Field>
+                          <label htmlFor="form-register-field-profile-picture">
+                              {t('register.form.personal.information.step.profile.picture.field.label')}
+                          </label>
+                          <Input
+                            id="form-register-field-profile-picture"
+                            placeholder={t('register.form.personal.information.step.profile.picture.field.placeholder')}
+                            name="profilePictureInput"
+                            className="form-input"
+                            value={profilePictureInput}
+                            onChange={handleInputChange}
+                          />
+                      </Form.Field>
+                      {profilePicture}
+                      <Form.Field>
+                          <label htmlFor="form-register-field-location">
+                              {t('register.form.personal.information.step.location.field.label')}
+                          </label>
+                          <Input
+                            id="form-register-field-location"
+                            placeholder={t('register.form.personal.information.step.location.field.placeholder')}
+                            name="locationInput"
+                            className="form-input"
+                            value={locationInput}
+                            onChange={handleInputChange}
+                          />
+                      </Form.Field>
+                  </Form>
+              </Card.Description>
+          </Card.Content>
+          {error === true && (
+              <Card.Content extra>
+                  {errorMessages
+                    .map((errorMessage) => (
+                        <Message
+                          error
+                          header={t('register.form.personal.information.step.error.message.header')}
+                          content={errorMessage}
+                        />
+                    ))}
+              </Card.Content>
+          )}
+          <Card.Content extra>
+              <Button
+                color="green"
+                floated="right"
+                content={t('register.form.personal.information.step.button.submit')}
+                onClick={handleSubmit}
+                disabled={!profilePictureUrlValid}
+              />
+              <Button
+                color="violet"
+                floated="right"
+                basic
+                content={t('register.form.personal.information.step.button.skip')}
+                onClick={goToHomePage}
+              />
+          </Card.Content>
+      </>
+  );
+};
+
+PersonalInformationStep.propTypes = {
+  pushNextStep: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default PersonalInformationStep;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/PersonalInformationStep/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/PersonalInformationStep/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.register-form-profile-picture-wrapper {
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.register-form-profile-picture {
+    max-height: 30vh;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/SignUpStep/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/SignUpStep/index.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Button, Card, Form, Message,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { drizzle } from '../../../redux/store';
+import { TRANSACTION_ERROR, TRANSACTION_SUCCESS } from '../../../constants/TransactionStatus';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+import UsernameSelector from '../../../components/UsernameSelector';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { signUp } } } } = drizzle;
+
+const SignUpStep = (props) => {
+  const { pushNextStep, account } = props;
+  const user = useSelector((state) => state.user);
+  const transactionStack = useSelector((state) => state.transactionStack);
+  const transactions = useSelector((state) => state.transactions);
+  const [usernameInput, setUsernameInput] = useState('');
+  const [usernameIsChecked, setUsernameIsChecked] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+  const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState('');
+  const [signingUp, setSigningUp] = useState(false);
+  const [registerCacheSendStackId, setRegisterCacheSendStackId] = useState('');
+
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (signingUp && transactionStack && transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]
+            && transactions[transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]]) {
+      if (transactions[transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]].status === TRANSACTION_ERROR) {
+        setSigningUp(false);
+      } else if (transactions[transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]].status === TRANSACTION_SUCCESS) {
+        pushNextStep();
+        // TODO: display a welcome message?
+      }
+    }
+  }, [pushNextStep, registerCacheSendStackId, signingUp, transactionStack, transactions]);
+
+  const handleUsernameChange = useCallback((modifiedUsername) => {
+    setUsernameInput(modifiedUsername);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleUsernameErrorChange = useCallback(({
+    usernameChecked: isUsernameChecked,
+    error: hasUsernameError,
+    errorMessage: usernameErrorMessage,
+  }) => {
+    setUsernameIsChecked(isUsernameChecked);
+
+    if (hasUsernameError) {
+      setError(true);
+      setErrorMessage(usernameErrorMessage);
+    } else {
+      setError(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
+    if (user.hasSignedUp) {
+      signUp.cacheSend(usernameInput);
+    } else {
+      setSigningUp(true);
+      setRegisterCacheSendStackId(signUp.cacheSend(...[usernameInput], { from: account }));
+    }
+  }, [account, user.hasSignedUp, usernameInput]);
+
+  const goToHomePage = () => history.push('/');
+
+  return (
+      <>
+          <Card.Content>
+              <Card.Description>
+                  <Form loading={signingUp}>
+                      <UsernameSelector
+                        username={usernameInput}
+                        onChangeCallback={handleUsernameChange}
+                        onErrorChangeCallback={handleUsernameErrorChange}
+                      />
+                  </Form>
+              </Card.Description>
+          </Card.Content>
+          {error === true && (
+              <Card.Content extra>
+                  <Message
+                    error
+                    header={t('register.form.sign.up.step.error.message.header')}
+                    content={errorMessage}
+                  />
+              </Card.Content>
+          )}
+          <Card.Content extra>
+              <Button
+                color="green"
+                floated="right"
+                content={t('register.form.sign.up.step.button.submit')}
+                onClick={handleSubmit}
+                disabled={error || signingUp || usernameInput.length === 0}
+                loading={!usernameIsChecked}
+              />
+              <Button
+                color="violet"
+                floated="right"
+                basic
+                content={t('register.form.sign.up.step.button.guest')}
+                onClick={goToHomePage}
+                disabled={signingUp}
+              />
+          </Card.Content>
+      </>
+  );
+};
+
+SignUpStep.propTypes = {
+  pushNextStep: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default SignUpStep;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Register/index.jsx
@ -1,184 +1,121 @@
-import React, {
-  useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState,
-} from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import {
-  Button, Card, Form, Header, Input, Message,
+  Button, Card, Header, Icon, Step,
 } from 'semantic-ui-react';
-import throttle from 'lodash/throttle';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
-import AppContext from '../../components/AppContext';
 import './styles.css';
+import SignUpStep from './SignUpStep';
+import PersonalInformationStep from './PersonalInformationStep';
+import { REGISTER_STEP_PROFILE_INFORMATION, REGISTER_STEP_SIGNUP } from '../../constants/RegisterSteps';

-const Register = (props) => {
-  const { account } = props;
-
-  const {
-    drizzle: {
-      contracts: {
-        Forum: {
-          methods: { isUserNameTaken, signUp },
-        },
-      },
-    },
-  } = useContext(AppContext.Context);
-
+const Register = () => {
+  const [currentStep, setCurrentStep] = useState('signup');
  const user = useSelector((state) => state.user);
-  const isUserNameTakenResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts.Forum.isUserNameTaken);
-  const transactionStack = useSelector((state) => state.transactionStack);
-  const transactions = useSelector((state) => state.transactions);
-
-  const [usernameInput, setUsernameInput] = useState('');
-  const [usernameIsChecked, setUsernameIsChecked] = useState(true);
-  const [usernameIsTaken, setUsernameIsTaken] = useState(true);
-  const [error, setError] = useState(false);
-  const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState('');
-  const [signingUp, setSigningUp] = useState(false);
-  const [registerCacheSendStackId, setRegisterCacheSendStackId] = useState('');
-
+  const [signingUp] = useState(!user.hasSignedUp);
  const history = useHistory();
  const { t } = useTranslation();

-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (usernameInput.length > 0) {
-      const checkedUsernames = Object
-        .values(isUserNameTakenResults)
-        .map((callCompleted) => ({
-          checkedUsername: callCompleted.args[0],
-          isTaken: callCompleted.value,
-        }));
-      const checkedUsername = checkedUsernames
-        .find((callCompleted) => callCompleted.checkedUsername === usernameInput);
-
-      setUsernameIsChecked(checkedUsername !== undefined);
+  const goToHomePage = useCallback(() => history.push('/'), [history]);

-      if (checkedUsername && checkedUsername.isTaken) {
-        setUsernameIsTaken(true);
-        setError(true);
-        setErrorMessage(t('register.form.error.username.taken.message', { username: usernameInput }));
-      } else {
-        setUsernameIsTaken(false);
-        setError(false);
+  const pushNextStep = useCallback(() => {
+    if (currentStep === REGISTER_STEP_SIGNUP) {
+      setCurrentStep(REGISTER_STEP_PROFILE_INFORMATION);
    }
-    }
-  }, [isUserNameTakenResults, t, usernameInput]);

-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (signingUp && transactionStack && transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]
-        && transactions[transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]]) {
-      if (transactions[transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]].status === 'error') {
-        setSigningUp(false);
-      } else if (transactions[transactionStack[registerCacheSendStackId]].status === 'success') {
-        history.push('/');
-        // TODO: display a welcome message?
-      }
+    if (currentStep === REGISTER_STEP_PROFILE_INFORMATION) {
+      goToHomePage();
    }
-  }, [registerCacheSendStackId, signingUp, transactions, transactionStack, history]);
-
-  const checkUsernameTaken = useMemo(() => throttle(
-    (username) => {
-      isUserNameTaken.cacheCall(username);
-    }, 200,
-  ), [isUserNameTaken]);
+  }, [currentStep, goToHomePage]);

-  const handleInputChange = useCallback((event, { value }) => {
-    setUsernameInput(value);
-
-    if (value.length > 0) {
-      checkUsernameTaken(value);
+  const activeStep = useMemo(() => {
+    if (currentStep === REGISTER_STEP_SIGNUP) {
+      return (
+          <SignUpStep pushNextStep={pushNextStep} />
+      );
    }
-  }, [checkUsernameTaken]);

-  const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
-    if (user.hasSignedUp) {
-      signUp.cacheSend(usernameInput);
-    } else {
-      setSigningUp(true);
-      setRegisterCacheSendStackId(signUp.cacheSend(...[usernameInput], { from: account }));
+    if (currentStep === REGISTER_STEP_PROFILE_INFORMATION) {
+      return (
+          <PersonalInformationStep pushNextStep={pushNextStep} />
+      );
    }
-  }, [account, signUp, user.hasSignedUp, usernameInput]);

-  const goToHomePage = React.useCallback(() => history.push('/'), [history]);
+    return null;
+  }, [currentStep, pushNextStep]);

  return (
      <div className="centered form-card-container">
          <Card fluid>
              <Card.Content>
-                  <Card.Header>Sign Up</Card.Header>
+                  {
+                  !user.hasSignedUp && (
+                      <Card.Header>
+                          <Step.Group>
+                              <Step
+                                key="register-form-step-signup"
+                                active={currentStep === REGISTER_STEP_SIGNUP}
+                              >
+                                  <Icon name="signup" />
+                                  <Step.Content>
+                                      <Step.Title>
+                                          {t('register.form.sign.up.step.title')}
+                                      </Step.Title>
+                                      <Step.Description>
+                                          {t('register.form.sign.up.step.description')}
+                                      </Step.Description>
+                                  </Step.Content>
+                              </Step>
+                              <Step
+                                key="register-form-step-profile-information"
+                                active={currentStep === REGISTER_STEP_PROFILE_INFORMATION}
+                              >
+                                  <Icon name="user circle" />
+                                  <Step.Content>
+                                      <Step.Title>
+                                          {t('register.form.profile.information.step.title')}
+                                      </Step.Title>
+                                      <Step.Description>
+                                          {t('register.form.profile.information.step.description')}
+                                      </Step.Description>
+                                  </Step.Content>
+                              </Step>
+                          </Step.Group>
+                      </Card.Header>
+                  )
+                }
                  <Card.Description>
                      <p>
                          <strong>{t('register.p.account.address')}</strong>
                            &nbsp;
                          {user.address}
                      </p>
-                      {user.hasSignedUp
+                  </Card.Description>
+              </Card.Content>
+              {user.hasSignedUp && !signingUp
                ? (
+                    <>
+                        <Card.Content>
+                            <Card.Description>
                                <div>
                                    <Header as="h4" className="i18next-newlines">
                                        {t('register.form.header.already.member.message')}
                                    </Header>
                                </div>
-                        )
-                        : (
-                            <Form loading={signingUp}>
-                                <Form.Field required>
-                                    <label htmlFor="form-register-field-username">
-                                        {t('register.form.username.field.label')}
-                                    </label>
-                                    <Input
-                                      id="form-register-field-username"
-                                      placeholder={t('register.form.username.field.placeholder')}
-                                      name="usernameInput"
-                                      className="form-input"
-                                      value={usernameInput}
-                                      onChange={handleInputChange}
-                                    />
-                                </Form.Field>
-                            </Form>
-                        )}
                            </Card.Description>
                        </Card.Content>
-              {error === true && (
-                  <Card.Content extra>
-                      <Message
-                        error
-                        header={t('register.form.error.message.header')}
-                        content={errorMessage}
-                      />
-                  </Card.Content>
-              )}
                        <Card.Content extra>
-                  {user.hasSignedUp
-                    ? (
                            <Button
                              color="black"
                              floated="right"
                              content={t('register.form.button.back')}
                              onClick={goToHomePage}
                            />
-                    )
-                    : (
-                        <>
-                            <Button
-                              color="green"
-                              floated="right"
-                              content={t('register.form.button.submit')}
-                              onClick={handleSubmit}
-                              disabled={usernameIsTaken || signingUp}
-                              loading={!usernameIsChecked}
-                            />
-                            <Button
-                              color="violet"
-                              floated="right"
-                              basic
-                              content={t('register.form.button.guest')}
-                              onClick={goToHomePage}
-                              disabled={signingUp}
-                            />
-                        </>
-                    )}
                        </Card.Content>
+                    </>
+                )
+                : activeStep}
          </Card>
      </div>
  );
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/TopicCreate/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/TopicCreate/index.jsx
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, {
-  useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState,
+  useCallback, useEffect, useState,
 } from 'react';
 import {
  Button, Container, Form, Icon, Input, TextArea,
@ -7,34 +7,24 @@ import {
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import AppContext from '../../../components/AppContext';
 import './styles.css';
+import { drizzle, breeze } from '../../../redux/store';
+import { TRANSACTION_ERROR, TRANSACTION_SUCCESS } from '../../../constants/TransactionStatus';
+import { POSTS_DATABASE, TOPICS_DATABASE } from '../../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import { TOPIC_SUBJECT } from '../../../constants/orbit/TopicsDatabaseKeys';
+import { POST_CONTENT } from '../../../constants/orbit/PostsDatabaseKeys';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+import { TOPIC_CREATED_EVENT } from '../../../constants/contracts/events/ForumContractEvents';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { createTopic } } } } = drizzle;
+const { orbit: { stores } } = breeze;

 const TopicCreate = (props) => {
  const { account } = props;
-
-  const {
-    drizzle: {
-      contracts: {
-        Forum: {
-          methods: { createTopic },
-        },
-      },
-    },
-    breeze: {
-      orbit: {
-        stores,
-      },
-    },
-  } = useContext(AppContext.Context);
-
  const transactionStack = useSelector((state) => state.transactionStack);
  const transactions = useSelector((state) => state.transactions);
-
  const [subjectInput, setSubjectInput] = useState('');
-  const [messageInput, setMessageInput] = useState('');
-  const [topicSubjectInputEmptySubmit, setTopicSubjectInputEmptySubmit] = useState(false);
-  const [topicMessageInputEmptySubmit, setTopicMessageInputEmptySubmit] = useState(false);
+  const [contentInput, setContentInput] = useState('');
  const [createTopicCacheSendStackId, setCreateTopicCacheSendStackId] = useState('');
  const [posting, setPosting] = useState(false);

@ -50,8 +40,8 @@ const TopicCreate = (props) => {
      case 'subjectInput':
        setSubjectInput(event.target.value);
        break;
-      case 'messageInput':
-        setMessageInput(event.target.value);
+      case 'contentInput':
+        setContentInput(event.target.value);
        break;
      default:
        break;
@ -61,13 +51,13 @@ const TopicCreate = (props) => {
  useEffect(() => {
    if (posting && transactionStack && transactionStack[createTopicCacheSendStackId]
            && transactions[transactionStack[createTopicCacheSendStackId]]) {
-      if (transactions[transactionStack[createTopicCacheSendStackId]].status === 'error') {
+      if (transactions[transactionStack[createTopicCacheSendStackId]].status === TRANSACTION_ERROR) {
        setPosting(false);
-      } else if (transactions[transactionStack[createTopicCacheSendStackId]].status === 'success') {
+      } else if (transactions[transactionStack[createTopicCacheSendStackId]].status === TRANSACTION_SUCCESS) {
        const {
          receipt: {
            events: {
-              TopicCreated: {
+              [TOPIC_CREATED_EVENT]: {
                returnValues: {
                  topicID: topicId,
                  postID: postId,
@ -77,15 +67,14 @@ const TopicCreate = (props) => {
          },
        } = transactions[transactionStack[createTopicCacheSendStackId]];

-        const topicsDb = Object.values(stores).find((store) => store.dbname === 'topics');
-        const postsDb = Object.values(stores).find((store) => store.dbname === 'posts');
+        const topicsDb = Object.values(stores).find((store) => store.dbname === TOPICS_DATABASE);
+        const postsDb = Object.values(stores).find((store) => store.dbname === POSTS_DATABASE);

        topicsDb
-          .put(topicId, { subject: subjectInput }, { pin: true })
+          .put(topicId, { [TOPIC_SUBJECT]: subjectInput }, { pin: true })
          .then(() => postsDb
            .put(postId, {
-              subject: subjectInput,
-              content: messageInput,
+              [POST_CONTENT]: contentInput,
            }, { pin: true }))
          .then(() => {
            history.push(`/topics/${topicId}`);
@ -95,24 +84,16 @@ const TopicCreate = (props) => {
          });
      }
    }
-  }, [
-    transactions, transactionStack, history, posting, createTopicCacheSendStackId, subjectInput, messageInput, stores,
-  ]);
+  }, [createTopicCacheSendStackId, history, contentInput, posting, subjectInput, transactionStack, transactions]);

  const validateAndPost = useCallback(() => {
-    if (subjectInput === '') {
-      setTopicSubjectInputEmptySubmit(true);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (messageInput === '') {
-      setTopicMessageInputEmptySubmit(true);
+    if (subjectInput === '' || contentInput === '') {
      return;
    }

    setPosting(true);
    setCreateTopicCacheSendStackId(createTopic.cacheSend(...[], { from: account }));
-  }, [account, createTopic, messageInput, subjectInput]);
+  }, [account, contentInput, subjectInput]);

  return (
      <Container>
@ -126,23 +107,19 @@ const TopicCreate = (props) => {
                    placeholder={t('topic.create.form.subject.field.placeholder')}
                    name="subjectInput"
                    className="form-input"
-                    error={topicSubjectInputEmptySubmit}
                    value={subjectInput}
                    onChange={handleSubjectInputChange}
                  />
              </Form.Field>
              <Form.Field required>
                  <label htmlFor="form-topic-create-field-message">
-                      {t('topic.create.form.message.field.label')}
+                      {t('topic.create.form.content.field.label')}
                  </label>
                  <TextArea
                    id="form-topic-create-field-message"
-                    name="messageInput"
-                    className={topicMessageInputEmptySubmit
-                      ? 'form-textarea-required'
-                      : ''}
-                    value={messageInput}
-                    placeholder={t('topic.create.form.message.field.placeholder')}
+                    name="contentInput"
+                    value={contentInput}
+                    placeholder={t('topic.create.form.content.field.placeholder')}
                    rows={5}
                    autoheight="true"
                    onChange={handleSubjectInputChange}
@ -154,7 +131,7 @@ const TopicCreate = (props) => {
                    key="form-topic-create-button-submit"
                    type="button"
                    color="green"
-                    disabled={posting}
+                    disabled={posting || subjectInput === '' || contentInput === ''}
                    onClick={validateAndPost}
                  >
                      <Button.Content visible>
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/TopicView/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/TopicView/index.jsx
@ -1,18 +1,197 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import {
+  Container, Dimmer, Icon, Image, Placeholder, Step,
+} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
+import TimeAgo from 'react-timeago';
+import { breeze, drizzle } from '../../../redux/store';
+import { FETCH_USER_DATABASE } from '../../../redux/actions/peerDbReplicationActions';
+import './styles.css';
+import PostList from '../../../components/PostList';
+import { TOPICS_DATABASE, USER_DATABASE } from '../../../constants/orbit/OrbitDatabases';
+import determineKVAddress from '../../../utils/orbitUtils';
+import { USER_PROFILE_PICTURE } from '../../../constants/orbit/UserDatabaseKeys';
+import { TOPIC_SUBJECT } from '../../../constants/orbit/TopicsDatabaseKeys';
+import PostCreate from '../../../components/PostCreate';
+import { FORUM_CONTRACT } from '../../../constants/contracts/ContractNames';
+
+const { contracts: { [FORUM_CONTRACT]: { methods: { getTopic: { cacheCall: getTopicChainData } } } } } = drizzle;
+const { orbit } = breeze;

 const TopicView = (props) => {
-  const { topicId } = props;
+  const {
+    topicId, topicAuthorAddress: initialTopicAuthorAddress, topicAuthor: initialTopicAuthor,
+    timestamp: initialTimestamp, postIds: initialPostIds,
+  } = props;
+  const drizzleInitialized = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.initialized);
+  const drizzleInitializationFailed = useSelector((state) => state.drizzleStatus.failed);
+  const userAddress = useSelector((state) => state.user.address);
+  const hasSignedUp = useSelector((state) => state.user.hasSignedUp);
+  const getTopicResults = useSelector((state) => state.contracts[FORUM_CONTRACT].getTopic);
+  const topics = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.topics);
+  const users = useSelector((state) => state.orbitData.users);
+  const [getTopicCallHash, setGetTopicCallHash] = useState([]);
+  const [topicAuthorAddress, setTopicAuthorAddress] = useState(initialTopicAuthorAddress || null);
+  const [topicAuthor, setTopicAuthor] = useState(initialTopicAuthor || null);
+  const [topicAuthorMeta, setTopicAuthorMeta] = useState(null);
+  const [timestamp, setTimestamp] = useState(initialTimestamp || null);
+  const [postIds, setPostIds] = useState(initialPostIds || null);
+  const [topicSubject, setTopicSubject] = useState(null);
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const shouldGetTopicDataFromChain = topicAuthorAddress === null
+        || topicAuthor === null
+        || timestamp === null
+        || postIds === null;
+
+    if (drizzleInitialized && !drizzleInitializationFailed && shouldGetTopicDataFromChain) {
+      setGetTopicCallHash(getTopicChainData(topicId));
+    }
+  }, [
+    drizzleInitializationFailed, drizzleInitialized, postIds, timestamp, topicAuthor, topicAuthorAddress, topicId,
+  ]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (getTopicCallHash && getTopicResults && getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash]) {
+      if (getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash].value == null) {
+        history.push('/');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      setTopicAuthorAddress(getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash].value[0]);
+      setTopicAuthor(getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash].value[1]);
+      setTimestamp(getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash].value[2] * 1000);
+      setPostIds(getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash].value[3].map((postId) => parseInt(postId, 10)));
+
+      const topicFound = topics
+        .find((topic) => topic.id === topicId);
+
+      if (topicFound === undefined && userAddress !== getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash].value[0]) {
+        dispatch({
+          type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
+          orbit,
+          dbName: TOPICS_DATABASE,
+          userAddress: getTopicResults[getTopicCallHash].value[0],
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, getTopicCallHash, getTopicResults, history, topicId, topics, userAddress]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (topicAuthorAddress !== null) {
+      determineKVAddress({ orbit, dbName: USER_DATABASE, userAddress: topicAuthorAddress })
+        .then((userOrbitAddress) => {
+          const userFound = users
+            .find((user) => user.id === userOrbitAddress);
+
+          if (userFound) {
+            setTopicAuthorMeta(userFound);
+          } else {
+            dispatch({
+              type: FETCH_USER_DATABASE,
+              orbit,
+              dbName: USER_DATABASE,
+              userAddress: topicAuthorAddress,
+            });
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error('Error during determination of key-value DB address:', error);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, topicAuthorAddress, users]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const topicFound = topics
+      .find((topic) => topic.id === topicId);
+
+    if (topicFound) {
+      setTopicSubject(topicFound[TOPIC_SUBJECT]);
+    }
+  }, [topicId, topics]);

  return (
-      <div>
-          TODO
-      </div>
+      <Container id="topic-container" textAlign="center">
+          <Dimmer.Dimmable
+            blurring
+            dimmed={topicAuthorAddress === null && topicAuthor === null && timestamp === null}
+          >
+              <Step.Group fluid>
+                  <Step key="topic-header-step-user">
+                      <Link to={`/users/${topicAuthorAddress}`}>
+                          {topicAuthorMeta !== null && topicAuthorMeta[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]
+                            ? (
+                                <Image
+                                  avatar
+                                  src={topicAuthorMeta[USER_PROFILE_PICTURE]}
+                                />
+                            )
+                            : (
+                                <Icon
+                                  name="user circle"
+                                  size="big"
+                                  inverted
+                                  color="black"
+                                />
+                            )}
+                      </Link>
+                      <Step.Content>
+                          <Step.Title>
+                              <Link to={`/users/${topicAuthorAddress}`}>
+                                  {topicAuthor || (
+                                      <Placeholder id="author-placeholder" inverted>
+                                          <Placeholder.Line length="full" />
+                                      </Placeholder>
+                                  )}
+                              </Link>
+                          </Step.Title>
+                      </Step.Content>
+                  </Step>
+                  <Step key="topic-header-step-title">
+                      <Step.Content>
+                          <Step.Title>
+                              {topicSubject || (
+                                  <Placeholder id="subject-placeholder">
+                                      <Placeholder.Line length="full" />
+                                  </Placeholder>
+                              )}
+                          </Step.Title>
+                          <Step.Description>
+                              {timestamp
+                                ? <TimeAgo date={timestamp} />
+                                : (
+                                    <Placeholder id="date-placeholder">
+                                        <Placeholder.Line length="full" />
+                                    </Placeholder>
+                                )}
+                          </Step.Description>
+                      </Step.Content>
+                  </Step>
+              </Step.Group>
+          </Dimmer.Dimmable>
+          <PostList postIds={postIds || []} loading={postIds === null} />
+          {topicSubject !== null && postIds !== null && hasSignedUp && (
+              <PostCreate
+                topicId={topicId}
+                postIndexInTopic={postIds.length + 1}
+                initialPostSubject={topicSubject}
+              />
+          )}
+      </Container>
  );
 };

 TopicView.propTypes = {
  topicId: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  topicAuthorAddress: PropTypes.string,
+  topicAuthor: PropTypes.string,
+  timestamp: PropTypes.number,
+  postIds: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.number),
 };

 export default TopicView;
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/TopicView/styles.css
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/TopicView/styles.css
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#topic-container {
+    height: 100%;
+}
+
+#topic-grid {
+    height: 100%;
+}
+
+#author-placeholder {
+    width: 150px !important;
+}
+
+#subject-placeholder {
+    width: 250px !important;
+}
+
+#date-placeholder {
+    width: 150px !important;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/views/Topic/index.jsx
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const Topic = () => {
        <TopicCreate />
    )
    : (
-        <TopicView topicId={topicId} />
+        <TopicView topicId={parseInt(topicId, 10)} />
    );
 };

--- a/packages/concordia-contracts/README.md
+++ b/packages/concordia-contracts/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Concordia Contracts Package
+
+This is the package where the contracts that power Concordia live.
+
+## Compile contracts
+
+```shell script
+yarn compile
+```
+
+## Lint contracts (and tests)
+```shell script
+yarn lint
+```
+
+## Migrate contracts
+Default host and port values of the blockchain are:
+
+| host | port |
+|---|---|
+| 127.0.0.1 | 8545 |
+
+Migrate (using the development network by default):
+```shell script
+yarn migrate
+```
+
+### Setting different host and port values
+Define the host and port of the blockchain in use.
+
+Linux:
+```shell script
+export CHAIN_HOST="127.0.0.1"
+export CHAIN_PORT="7545"
+```
+
+Windows:
+```shell script
+SET CHAIN_HOST="127.0.0.1"
+SET CHAIN_PORT="7545"
+```
+
+Migrate using the `env` network :
+```shell script
+yarn _migrate --network env
+```
+**Notice the underscore `_` suffix in the script name. This is not a mistake.**
+
+## Test contracts
+Default host and port values of the blockchain are:
+
+| host | port |
+|---|---|
+| 127.0.0.1 | 8546 |
+
+
+Test:
+```shell script
+yarn test
+```
+
+### Setting different host and port values
+Define the host and port of the blockchain in use like above.
+
+Test:
+```shell script
+yarn test --network env
+```
--- a/packages/concordia-contracts/constants/config/defaults.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-contracts/constants/config/defaults.js
@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const DEVELOP_CHAIN_HOST_DEFAULT = '127.0.0.1';
+const DEVELOP_CHAIN_PORT_DEFAULT = '8545';
+
+const TEST_CHAIN_HOST_DEFAULT = '127.0.0.1';
+const TEST_CHAIN_PORT_DEFAULT = '8546';
+
+module.exports = {
+  develop: {
+    chainHost: DEVELOP_CHAIN_HOST_DEFAULT,
+    chainPort: DEVELOP_CHAIN_PORT_DEFAULT,
+  },
+  test: {
+    chainHost: TEST_CHAIN_HOST_DEFAULT,
+    chainPort: TEST_CHAIN_PORT_DEFAULT,
+  },
+};
--- a/packages/concordia-contracts/contracts/Forum.sol
+++ b/packages/concordia-contracts/contracts/Forum.sol
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 pragma solidity 0.7.5;
+pragma experimental ABIEncoderV2;

 contract Forum {
    // Error messages for require()
@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ contract Forum {
    mapping(string => address) userAddresses;

    event UserSignedUp(string username, address userAddress);
-    event UsernameUpdated(string newName, string oldName,address userAddress);
+    event UsernameUpdated(string newName, string oldName, address userAddress);

    function signUp(string memory username) public returns (bool) {
        require (!hasUserSignedUp(msg.sender), USER_HAS_NOT_SIGNED_UP);
@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ contract Forum {
        return users[userAddress].timestamp;
    }

+    function getUser(address userAddress) public view returns (User memory) {
+        require(hasUserSignedUp(userAddress), USER_HAS_NOT_SIGNED_UP);
+        return users[userAddress];
+    }
+
    //----------------------------------------POSTING----------------------------------------
    struct Topic {
        uint topicID;
--- a/packages/concordia-contracts/package.json
+++ b/packages/concordia-contracts/package.json
@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
    "_eslint": "yarn eslint . --format table",
    "_solhint": "yarn solhint --formatter table contracts/*.sol test/*.sol",
    "test": "yarn truffle test",
-    "migrate": "yarn truffle migrate --network develop --reset"
+    "migrate": "yarn _migrate --network develop",
+    "migrate-reset": "yarn _migrate --network develop --reset",
+    "_migrate": "yarn truffle migrate"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@openzeppelin/contracts": "~3.2.0",
			`@ -0,0 +1 @@`
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