diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 867c3fd..3184e46 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 // do startup jobs
 require('./startup');
+if (process.env.APP_DEBUG == 'true') process.env.DEBUG = '*/*';
 
 const express = require('express');
 const app = express();
@@ -8,12 +9,15 @@ const session = require('express-session');
 const cookie_parse = require('cookie-parser');
 const cookie_encrypt = require('cookie-encrypter');
 const Redis = require("ioredis");
+const bodyparser = require('body-parser');
 
 let redisClient = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_PORT, process.env.REDIS_HOST);
 let RedisStore = require("connect-redis")(session)
 
 const { APP_PORT, APP_KEY } = process.env;
 
+app.use(bodyparser.json());
+app.use(bodyparser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.use(cookie_parse(APP_KEY))
 app.use(cookie_encrypt(APP_KEY));
 app.use(session({
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4fd385e..38f4948 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.20.1",
     "connect-redis": "^6.1.3",
     "cookie-encrypter": "^1.0.1",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
diff --git a/public/static/ui/send_button.css b/public/static/ui/send_button.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f47daac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/static/ui/send_button.css
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+.send_button_1 {
+    user-select: none;
+
+	box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 1px 0px #91b8b3;
+	background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #768d87 5%, #6c7c7c 100%);
+	background-color:#768d87;
+	border-radius:5px;
+	border:1px solid #566963;
+	display:inline-block;
+	cursor:pointer;
+	color:#1e3038;
+	font-family:Arial;
+	font-size:15px;
+	font-weight:bold;
+	font-style:italic;
+	padding:4px 12px;
+	text-decoration:none;
+	text-shadow:0px -1px 1px #2b665e;
+}
+.send_button_1:hover {
+	background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #6c7c7c 5%, #768d87 100%);
+	background-color:#6c7c7c;
+}
+.send_button_1:active {
+	position:relative;
+	top:1px;
+}
+.send_button_1::before {
+    content: 'send!'
+}
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diff --git a/routes/guestbook.js b/routes/guestbook.js
index fa2aa57..a321f15 100644
--- a/routes/guestbook.js
+++ b/routes/guestbook.js
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ async function handler(req, res) {
     return;
 }
 
+async function submit(req, res) {
+    res.send(req.body);
+    return;
+}
+
 module.exports = (router) => {
     router.get('/guestbook', handler);
+    router.post('/guestbook/submit', submit);
 }
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diff --git a/view/guestbook.pug b/view/guestbook.pug
index 997fd6e..38058df 100644
--- a/view/guestbook.pug
+++ b/view/guestbook.pug
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 extends layout/main.pug
 block root
     - var title = 'Guestbook'
+block head
+    <link rel='stylesheet' href='/static/ui/send_button.css'>
 block content
     h1 Guestbook
     p.
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ block content
                             td
                                 input(type='checkbox' name='hidemail')
                     p(style='margin:6px 0') Your message (512 chars max):
-                    textarea(name='message' style='width:100%;height:150px')
-                    
+                    textarea(name='message' style='width:100%;height:150px;max-width:600px;max-height:300px')
+                    p
+                        input(type='submit' class='send_button_1')
             td(style='padding:0 16px;margin:0')
                 h5 Guidelines
                 ul
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ block content
                     li
                         | Do not post spam ads, keep it for humans.
                         ul
-                            li There is no captcha for a reason. I'd like it to stay like this for as long as possible, so I humbly ask not to ruin it.
+                            li There is no captcha for a reason. I'd like to keep it this way for as long as possible, so I humbly ask not to ruin it.
                 span(style='font-size:10pt;color:darkred;font-weight:bold').
                     Warning: Your ip (#{ip}) will be logged and displayed for everyone.<br/>
                     You can delete your own message if it was sent from the same ip for 24 hours after it was sent.
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