diff --git a/capture.go b/capture.go
index 5113602..74d643b 100644
--- a/capture.go
+++ b/capture.go
@@ -9,17 +9,12 @@ import (
 var captureID int
 var captures CaptureList
 
-type CaptureRepository interface {
-	Insert(capture Capture)
-	RemoveAll()
-	Find(captureID string) *Capture
-	FindAll() []Capture
-}
-
 type CaptureList struct {
 	items    []Capture
 	mux      sync.Mutex
 	maxItems int
+	// signals any change in "items"
+	Updated chan struct{}
 }
 
 type Capture struct {
@@ -50,9 +45,10 @@ func (c *Capture) Metadata() CaptureMetadata {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewCapturesRepository(maxItems int) CaptureRepository {
+func NewCaptureList(maxItems int) *CaptureList {
 	return &CaptureList{
 		maxItems: maxItems,
+		Updated:  make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +60,7 @@ func (c *CaptureList) Insert(capture Capture) {
 	if len(c.items) > c.maxItems {
 		c.items = c.items[1:]
 	}
+	c.signalsItemsChange()
 }
 
 func (c *CaptureList) Find(captureID string) *Capture {
@@ -82,13 +79,31 @@ func (c *CaptureList) RemoveAll() {
 	c.mux.Lock()
 	defer c.mux.Unlock()
 	c.items = nil
+	c.signalsItemsChange()
 }
 
-func (c *CaptureList) FindAll() []Capture {
+func (c *CaptureList) Items() []Capture {
 	return c.items
 }
 
+func (c *CaptureList) ItemsAsMetadata() []CaptureMetadata {
+	c.mux.Lock()
+	defer c.mux.Unlock()
+	metadatas := make([]CaptureMetadata, len(c.items))
+	for i, capture := range c.items {
+		metadatas[i] = capture.Metadata()
+	}
+	return metadatas
+}
+
 func newID() int {
 	captureID++
 	return captureID
 }
+
+func (c *CaptureList) signalsItemsChange() {
+	select {
+	case c.Updated <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
+}
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 4198288..c673885 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func ReadConfig() Config {
 	maxCaptures := flag.Int("max-captures", 16, "Set the max number of captures to show in the dashboard")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	dashboardConnPath := "/socket.io/"
 	dashboardPath := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/", *dashboard)
+	dashboardConnPath := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/conn/", *dashboard)
 	dashboardClearPath := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/clear/", *dashboard)
 	dashboardItemInfoPath := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/items/", *dashboard)
 
diff --git a/dashboard.go b/dashboard.go
index bf4b8ff..1b4439e 100644
--- a/dashboard.go
+++ b/dashboard.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const dashboardHTML = `
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <link rel="icon" href="data:;base64,iVBORw0KGgo=">
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.7.2/angular.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/2.1.1/socket.io.slim.js"></script>
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Inconsolata:400,700" rel="stylesheet">
     <title>Dashboard</title>
     <style>
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ const dashboardHTML = `
     </div>
 
     <div class="welcome" ng-show="items.length == 0">
-        Waiting for requests on http://localhost:{{config.proxyPort}}/
+        Waiting for requests on http://localhost:<<.ProxyPort>>/
     </div>
 
 </div>
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ const dashboardHTML = `
             $scope.show = item => {
                 $scope.path = item.path;
                 $scope.selectedId = item.id;
-                let path = $scope.config.dashboardItemInfoPath + item.id;
+                let path = <<.DashboardItemInfoPath>> + item.id;
                 $http.get(path).then(r => {
                     $scope.request  = r.data.request;
                     $scope.response = r.data.response;
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ const dashboardHTML = `
             }
 
             $scope.clearDashboard = () => {
-                $http.get($scope.config.dashboardClearPath).then(clearRequestAndResponse);
+                $http.get(<<.DashboardClearPath>>).then(clearRequestAndResponse);
             }
 
             function clearRequestAndResponse() {
@@ -276,18 +275,14 @@ const dashboardHTML = `
                 $scope[key] = data.replace(body, prettyBody);
             }
 
-            let socket = io();
-            socket.on('connect', () => {
+            const evt = new EventSource(<<.DashboardConnPath>>);
+            evt.addEventListener('connected', e => {
                 clearRequestAndResponse();
-                socket.off('config');
-                socket.off('captures');
-                socket.on('config', args => {
-                    $scope.config = args;
-                });
-                socket.on('captures', captures => {
-                    $scope.items = captures;
-                    $scope.$apply();
-                });
+                $scope.$apply();
+            });
+            evt.addEventListener('captures', e => {
+                $scope.items = JSON.parse(e.data);
+                $scope.$apply();
             });
         });
 </script>
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index eeca8ba..0ac6637 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/ofabricio/capture
 
-require (
-	github.com/googollee/go-engine.io v0.0.0-20180829091931-e2f255711dcb // indirect
-	github.com/googollee/go-socket.io v0.0.0-20181101151912-c8aeb1ed9b49
-	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/ofabricio/curl v0.1.0
-)
+require github.com/ofabricio/curl v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fc6a78f..9b6e75f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-github.com/googollee/go-engine.io v0.0.0-20180829091931-e2f255711dcb h1:n22Aukg/TjoypWc37dbKIpCsz0VMFPD36HQk1WKvg3A=
-github.com/googollee/go-engine.io v0.0.0-20180829091931-e2f255711dcb/go.mod h1:MBpz1MS3P4HtRcBpQU4HcjvWXZ9q+JWacMEh2/BFYbg=
-github.com/googollee/go-socket.io v0.0.0-20181101151912-c8aeb1ed9b49 h1:vKXGRzlhWE9TUVhLqAOcgQbfYvReAnsvQQIcnvWMfcg=
-github.com/googollee/go-socket.io v0.0.0-20181101151912-c8aeb1ed9b49/go.mod h1:ftBGBMhSYToR5oV4ImIPKvAIsNaTkLC+tTvoNafqxlQ=
-github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0 h1:WDFjx/TMzVgy9VdMMQi2K2Emtwi2QcUQsztZ/zLaH/Q=
-github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0/go.mod h1:E7qHFY5m1UJ88s3WnNqhKjPHQ0heANvMoAMk2YaljkQ=
 github.com/ofabricio/curl v0.1.0 h1:ntXuBULZLQmCdAMxZNXzse069DbAKb/Flxe/2uuZuNk=
 github.com/ofabricio/curl v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RtLkZIOgxjm+l0jdj04lrETzu8u5SmPPdLyGAuC4ukg=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9a5d2e4..021bfd8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"html/template"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -14,12 +15,9 @@ import (
 	"plugin"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/googollee/go-socket.io"
 	"github.com/ofabricio/curl"
 )
 
-var dashboardSocket socketio.Socket
-
 func main() {
 	config := ReadConfig()
 	startCapture(config)
@@ -27,13 +25,13 @@ func main() {
 
 func startCapture(config Config) {
 
-	repo := NewCapturesRepository(config.MaxCaptures)
+	list := NewCaptureList(config.MaxCaptures)
 
-	http.Handle("/", NewPlugin(NewRecorder(repo, NewProxyHandler(config.TargetURL))))
-	http.Handle(config.DashboardPath, NewDashboardHtmlHandler())
-	http.Handle(config.DashboardClearPath, NewDashboardClearHandler(repo))
-	http.Handle(config.DashboardItemInfoPath, NewDashboardItemInfoHandler(repo))
-	http.Handle(config.DashboardConnPath, NewDashboardSocketHandler(repo, config))
+	http.Handle("/", NewPlugin(NewRecorder(list, NewProxyHandler(config.TargetURL))))
+	http.Handle(config.DashboardPath, NewDashboardHtmlHandler(config))
+	http.Handle(config.DashboardConnPath, NewDashboardConnHandler(list))
+	http.Handle(config.DashboardClearPath, NewDashboardClearHandler(list))
+	http.Handle(config.DashboardItemInfoPath, NewDashboardItemInfoHandler(list))
 
 	captureHost := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%s", config.ProxyPort)
 
@@ -43,41 +41,58 @@ func startCapture(config Config) {
 	fmt.Println(http.ListenAndServe(":"+config.ProxyPort, nil))
 }
 
-func NewDashboardSocketHandler(repo CaptureRepository, config Config) http.Handler {
-	server, err := socketio.NewServer(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("socket server error: %v\n", err)
-	}
-	server.On("connection", func(so socketio.Socket) {
-		dashboardSocket = so
-		dashboardSocket.Emit("config", config)
-		emitToDashboard(repo.FindAll())
+func NewDashboardConnHandler(list *CaptureList) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		if _, ok := rw.(http.Flusher); !ok {
+			fmt.Printf("streaming not supported at %s\n", req.URL)
+			http.Error(rw, "streaming not supported", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		rw.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
+		rw.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(rw, "event: connected\ndata: %s\n\n", "clear")
+		rw.(http.Flusher).Flush()
+
+		for {
+			jsn, _ := json.Marshal(list.ItemsAsMetadata())
+			fmt.Fprintf(rw, "event: captures\ndata: %s\n\n", jsn)
+			rw.(http.Flusher).Flush()
+
+			select {
+			case <-list.Updated:
+			case <-req.Context().Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
 	})
-	server.On("error", func(so socketio.Socket, err error) {
-		fmt.Printf("socket error: %v\n", err)
-	})
-	return server
 }
 
-func NewDashboardClearHandler(repo CaptureRepository) http.Handler {
+func NewDashboardClearHandler(list *CaptureList) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-		repo.RemoveAll()
-		emitToDashboard(nil)
+		list.RemoveAll()
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
 }
 
-func NewDashboardHtmlHandler() http.Handler {
+func NewDashboardHtmlHandler(config Config) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		rw.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/html")
-		fmt.Fprint(rw, dashboardHTML)
+		t, err := template.New("dashboard template").Delims("<<", ">>").Parse(dashboardHTML)
+		if err != nil {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("could not parse dashboard html template: %v", err)
+			fmt.Println(msg)
+			http.Error(rw, msg, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		t.Execute(rw, config)
 	})
 }
 
-func NewDashboardItemInfoHandler(repo CaptureRepository) http.Handler {
+func NewDashboardItemInfoHandler(list *CaptureList) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		id := req.URL.Path[strings.LastIndex(req.URL.Path, "/")+1:]
-		capture := repo.Find(id)
+		capture := list.Find(id)
 		if capture == nil {
 			http.Error(rw, "Item Not Found", http.StatusNotFound)
 			return
@@ -108,7 +123,7 @@ func NewPlugin(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return pluginFn(next)
 }
 
-func NewRecorder(repo CaptureRepository, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func NewRecorder(list *CaptureList, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 		// save req body for later
@@ -129,8 +144,7 @@ func NewRecorder(repo CaptureRepository, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		// record req and res
 		req.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(reqBody))
 		res := rec.Result()
-		repo.Insert(Capture{Req: req, Res: res})
-		emitToDashboard(repo.FindAll())
+		list.Insert(Capture{Req: req, Res: res})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -195,14 +209,3 @@ func drain(b io.ReadCloser) (io.ReadCloser, []byte) {
 	b.Close()
 	return ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(all)), all
 }
-
-func emitToDashboard(captures []Capture) {
-	if dashboardSocket == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	metadatas := make([]CaptureMetadata, len(captures))
-	for i, capture := range captures {
-		metadatas[i] = capture.Metadata()
-	}
-	dashboardSocket.Emit("captures", metadatas)
-}
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 7db317c..d2273a8 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ func TestCaptureIDConcurrence(t *testing.T) {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(1000)) * time.Millisecond)
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	}))
-	repo := NewCapturesRepository(interactions)
-	capture := httptest.NewServer(NewRecorder(repo, NewProxyHandler(service.URL)))
+	list := NewCaptureList(interactions)
+	capture := httptest.NewServer(NewRecorder(list, NewProxyHandler(service.URL)))
 	defer service.Close()
 	defer capture.Close()
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestCaptureIDConcurrence(t *testing.T) {
 	// then
 
 	// Tests if captures IDs are sequential
-	captures := repo.FindAll()
+	captures := list.Items()
 	if len(captures) == 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("No captures found")
 	}