diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/pusher.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/pusher.coffee
index 74802a85..b1abc51f 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/pusher.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/pusher.coffee
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ $.extend Travis.Pusher.prototype,
     Pusher.warn = @warn.bind(this)
     Pusher.host = config.host if config.host
     @pusher = new Pusher(config.key, encrypted: Travis.Pusher.ENCRYPTED, disableStats: true)
-    @subscribeAll(Travis.Pusher.CHANNELS) if Travis.Pusher.CHANNELS
 
     @callbacksToProcess = []
 
@@ -33,6 +32,9 @@ $.extend Travis.Pusher.prototype,
   subscribeAll: (channels) ->
     @subscribe(channel) for channel in channels
 
+  unsubscribeAll: (channels) ->
+    @unsubscribe(channel) for channel in channels
+
   subscribe: (channel) ->
     return unless channel
     channel = @prefix(channel)
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee
index 96233579..830bf89a 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Ember.Router.reopen
     @_super(url)
 
 Travis.Router.map ->
+  @resource 'dashboard'
   @resource 'main', path: '/', ->
     @resource 'getting_started'
     @route 'recent'
@@ -80,3 +81,4 @@ require 'routes/settings'
 require 'routes/simple_layout'
 require 'routes/ssh_key'
 require 'routes/stats'
+require 'routes/dashboard'
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/routes/dashboard.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/routes/dashboard.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..114efe6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/routes/dashboard.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'routes/route'
+
+TravisRoute = Travis.Route
+
+Route = TravisRoute.extend()
+
+Travis.DashboardRoute = Route
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/routes/main.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/routes/main.coffee
index b5bf6bb5..7ae7fe80 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/routes/main.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/routes/main.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require 'routes/route'
+require 'pusher'
 
 TravisRoute = Travis.Route
+channels = Travis.Pusher.CHANNELS
 
 Route = TravisRoute.extend
   renderTemplate: ->
@@ -15,5 +17,9 @@ Route = TravisRoute.extend
     toActivate = if @signedIn() then 'owned' else 'recent'
     @container.lookup('controller:repos').activate(toActivate)
 
+  activate: ->
+    # subscribe to pusher only if we're at a main route
+    if channels
+      @get('pusher').subscribeAll(channels)
 
 Travis.MainRoute = Route
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/dashboard.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/dashboard.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13a665c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/dashboard.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DASHBOARD GOES HERE!
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/layouts/dashboard.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/layouts/dashboard.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fd17179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/layouts/dashboard.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{{#link-to "main"}}Home{{/link-to}}
+
+{{yield}}
+
+END
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/views.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/views.coffee
index ea0aa8b9..c7dda171 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/views.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/views.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'ext/ember/namespace'
+require 'views/view'
 
 Em.View.reopen
   init: ->
@@ -9,25 +10,6 @@ Em.View.reopen
 Travis.NotFoundView = Ember.View.extend
   layoutName: 'layouts/simple'
 
-@Travis.reopen
-  View: Em.View.extend
-    actions:
-      popup: (name) -> @popup(name)
-      popupClose: -> @popupClose()
-
-    popup: (name) ->
-      @popupCloseAll()
-      name = event?.target?.name || name
-      $("##{name}").toggleClass('display')
-    popupClose: ->
-      $('.popup').removeClass('display')
-    popupCloseAll: ->
-      if view = Travis.View.currentPopupView
-        view.destroy()
-        Travis.View.currentPopupView = null
-
-      $('.popup').removeClass('display')
-
 Travis.MainView = Travis.View.extend
   layoutName: 'layouts/home'
   classNames: ['application']
@@ -120,3 +102,4 @@ require 'views/signin'
 require 'views/top'
 require 'views/status_images'
 require 'views/status_image_input'
+require 'views/dashboard'
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/views/dashboard.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/views/dashboard.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f29bfcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/views/dashboard.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require 'views/view'
+
+TravisView = Travis.View
+
+View = TravisView.extend
+  layoutName: 'layouts/dashboard'
+
+Travis.DashboardView = View
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/views/view.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/views/view.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ee4526a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/views/view.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+View = Ember.View.extend
+    actions:
+      popup: (name) -> @popup(name)
+      popupClose: -> @popupClose()
+
+    popup: (name) ->
+      @popupCloseAll()
+      name = event?.target?.name || name
+      $("##{name}").toggleClass('display')
+    popupClose: ->
+      $('.popup').removeClass('display')
+    popupCloseAll: ->
+      if view = Travis.View.currentPopupView
+        view.destroy()
+        Travis.View.currentPopupView = null
+
+      $('.popup').removeClass('display')
+
+Travis.View = View
diff --git a/assets/scripts/travis.coffee b/assets/scripts/travis.coffee
index e6691600..eb0ee6d0 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/travis.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/travis.coffee
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ Travis.initializer
     application.inject('controller', 'config', 'config:main')
     application.inject('route', 'config', 'config:main')
 
+Travis.initializer
+  name: 'inject-pusher'
+
+  initialize: (container, application) ->
+    application.register 'pusher:main', Travis.pusher, { instantiate: false }
+
+    application.inject('route', 'pusher', 'pusher:main')
 
 Travis.Router.reopen
   didTransition: ->