diff --git a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
index 089130a..a97caef 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ async function storeMessage(client: cassandra.Client, channelName: string, conte
                VALUES (${id}, '${content}', ${now.getTime()}, ${sender})`);
 }
 
+async function getMessages(client: cassandra.Client, channelName: string, limit: number) {
+  try {
+    const res = await client.execute(`SELECT * FROM channels.channel_${channelName} LIMIT ${limit}`);
+
+    // We have to sort the rows within the function instead of an ORDER BY
+    // because of a limitation within Cassandra requiring a partition key
+    // to be specified by EQ or IN when using ORDER BY
+    res.rows.sort((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp);
+
+    return res.rows;
+  } catch (e) {
+    // @ts-expect-error I don't like this thing yelling at me
+    // We all know it's gonna work
+    console.log(`Error fetching messages: ${e.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
 const client = new cassandra.Client({
   contactPoints: ['localhost'],
   localDataCenter: 'datacenter1',
@@ -27,4 +44,4 @@ await client.connect();
 await client.execute(`CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS users WITH REPLICATION = {'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1};`);
 await client.execute(`CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS channels WITH REPLICATION = {'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1};`);
 
-export { client, createChannel, storeMessage };
+export { client, createChannel, getMessages, storeMessage };
diff --git a/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts b/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts
index 07a061d..26f2ad8 100644
--- a/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts
+++ b/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function startupSocketIOServer(httpServer: HttpServer | null) {
     // Runs on message receive
     socket.on('message', async (msg) => {
       // If message not empty
-      if (msg.content !== "") {
+      if (msg.content !== '') {
         console.log(`[ws:kit] message from ${socket.id}: ${msg.content}`);
         // Store the message in the database
         await createChannel(client, '000');
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9672b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import type { PageLoad } from './$types';
+import type { TypeMessage } from '$lib';
+import { getMessages, client } from '../lib/server/db';
+
+export const load: PageLoad = async () => {
+  const rows = await getMessages(client, '000', 5);
+  const messages: TypeMessage[] = rows
+    ? rows.map((value) => {
+        return { message: value.message_content, user: value.sender.toString(), imageSrc: 'https://thispersondoesnotexist.com' };
+      })
+    : [];
+  return {
+    serverMessages: messages,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 86699a9..cb876c3 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
   import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
   import Message from '../lib/components/message.svelte';
   import { type TypeMessage } from '../lib';
+  import type { PageData } from './$types';
 
+  let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
   let user: string | undefined;
   let socket: ReturnType<typeof io> | null = null;
-  let log: TypeMessage[] = [];
-  let msg: string = '';
+  let log: TypeMessage[] = $state([]);
+  let msg: string = $state('');
 
   function logEvent(newMsg: TypeMessage) {
     log = [...log, newMsg];
@@ -36,18 +38,23 @@
   });
 </script>
 
+{#snippet message(messages: TypeMessage[])}
+  {#each messages as message}
+    <Message imageSrc={message.imageSrc} user={message.user} message={message.message} />
+  {/each}
+{/snippet}
+
 <main class="h-full flex flex-col">
-  <div class="flex-grow flex-auto overflow-y-scroll mx-2 mt-2 mb-1 rounded-lg bg-base-200 border-2 border-primary">
+  <div class="flex-grow flex-auto overflow-y-scroll mx-2 mt-2 mb-1 rounded-lg bg-base-200 border-2 border-base-300">
     <div class="w-full">
       <h1 class="text-center text-base-content text-2xl"><span class="text-primary">SV</span>Chat</h1>
       <hr class="w-11/12 border-primary border-1 mx-auto" />
     </div>
-    {#each log as message}
-      <Message imageSrc={message.imageSrc} user={message.user} message={message.message} />
-    {/each}
+    {@render message(data.messages)}
+    {@render message(log)}
   </div>
-  <form class="flex mb-2 mx-2 mt-1" on:submit={sendMessage}>
-    <input type="text" placeholder="Type here" class="input input-secondary w-3/4 mr-1 border-2" bind:value={msg} />
+  <form class="flex mb-2 mx-2 mt-1" onsubmit={sendMessage}>
+    <input type="text" placeholder="Type here" class="input border-2 border-base-300 w-3/4 mr-1 border-2" bind:value={msg} />
     <button class="btn w-1/4 btn-primary" type="submit">Send Message</button>
   </form>
 </main>
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.ts b/src/routes/+page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeeb31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/+page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import type { PageLoad } from './$types';
+export const load: PageLoad = async ({ data }) => {
+  return {
+    messages: data.serverMessages,
+  };
+};