diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go
index de440c5..e85091b 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ func (admin *Admin) HandleRoute(ctx context.Context, route string) (handler http
 		router.Handler(http.MethodGet, route, index)
 	}
 
+	// add a handler for the instances page
+	{
+		instances := admin.instances(ctx)
+		router.Handler(http.MethodGet, route+"instance/", instances)
+	}
+
 	// add a handler for the user page
 	{
 		users := admin.users(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/components.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/components.go
index 04a2dca..4808fc4 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/components.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/components.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) components(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 		admin.Dependencies.Templating,
 		templating.Crumbs(
 			component.MenuItem{Title: "Admin", Path: "/admin/"},
+			component.MenuItem{Title: "Instances", Path: "/admin/instance/"},
 			component.MenuItem{Title: "Components", Path: "/admin/components/"},
 		),
 		templating.Title("Components"),
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) ingredients(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 		admin.Dependencies.Templating,
 		templating.Crumbs(
 			component.MenuItem{Title: "Admin", Path: "/admin/"},
+			component.MenuItem{Title: "Instances", Path: "/admin/instance/"},
 			component.DummyMenuItem,
 			component.DummyMenuItem,
 		),
@@ -68,8 +70,8 @@ func (admin *Admin) ingredients(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 			return ac, nil, err
 		}
 		funcs = []templating.FlagFunc{
-			templating.ReplaceCrumb(1, component.MenuItem{Title: "Instance", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug)}),
-			templating.ReplaceCrumb(2, component.MenuItem{Title: "Ingredients", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug + "/ingredients/")}),
+			templating.ReplaceCrumb(2, component.MenuItem{Title: "Instance", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug)}),
+			templating.ReplaceCrumb(3, component.MenuItem{Title: "Ingredients", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug + "/ingredients/")}),
 			templating.Title(instance.Name() + " - Ingredients"),
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/grants.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/grants.go
index cbc237f..23d200f 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/grants.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/grants.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) grants(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 		admin.Dependencies.Templating,
 		templating.Crumbs(
 			component.MenuItem{Title: "Admin", Path: "/admin/"},
+			component.MenuItem{Title: "Instances", Path: "/admin/instance/"},
 			component.DummyMenuItem,
 			component.DummyMenuItem,
 		),
@@ -136,8 +137,8 @@ func (gc *grantsContext) use(r *http.Request, slug string, admin *Admin) (funcs
 
 	// replace the functions
 	funcs = []templating.FlagFunc{
-		templating.ReplaceCrumb(1, component.MenuItem{Title: "Instance", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug)}),
-		templating.ReplaceCrumb(2, component.MenuItem{Title: "Grants", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug + "/grants/")}),
+		templating.ReplaceCrumb(2, component.MenuItem{Title: "Instance", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug)}),
+		templating.ReplaceCrumb(3, component.MenuItem{Title: "Grants", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug + "/grants/")}),
 		templating.Title(gc.Instance.Slug + " - Grants"),
 	}
 	return funcs, nil
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html
index 3a831d1..458e02f 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html
@@ -208,48 +208,3 @@
         </tbody>
     </table>
 </div>
-
-<div class="pure-u-1">
-    <h2 id="instances">Instances</h2>
-
-    <table class="pure-table pure-table-bordered padding">
-        <thead>
-            <tr>
-                <th>Total</th>
-                <th>Running</th>
-                <th>Stopped</th>
-            </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody>
-            <tr>
-                <td>
-                    {{ .TotalCount }}
-                </td>
-                <td>
-                    {{ .RunningCount }}
-                </td>
-                <td>
-                    {{ .StoppedCount }}
-                </td>
-            </tr>
-        </tbody>
-    </table>
-
-    <span class="hspace"></span>
-</div>
-
-{{range .Instances}}
-<div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-xl-1-3">
-    <div class="wisski {{ if .Running }}running{{ else }}stopped{{ end }}">
-        <h3>
-            {{.Slug}}
-            {{ if not .Running }}&nbsp;<small>not running</small>{{ end }}
-        </h3>
-        <p>
-            <a href="{{.URL}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{.URL}}</a><br>
-
-            <a class="pure-button" href="/admin/instance/{{.Slug}}">Details</a>
-        </p>
-    </div>
-</div>
-{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/instances.html b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/instances.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6a3587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/instances.html
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+
+<div class="pure-u-1">
+    <table class="pure-table pure-table-bordered padding">
+        <thead>
+            <tr>
+                <th>Total</th>
+                <th>Running</th>
+                <th>Stopped</th>
+            </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+            <tr>
+                <td>
+                    {{ .TotalCount }}
+                </td>
+                <td>
+                    {{ .RunningCount }}
+                </td>
+                <td>
+                    {{ .StoppedCount }}
+                </td>
+            </tr>
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
+
+    <span class="hspace"></span>
+</div>
+
+{{range .Instances}}
+<div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-xl-2-3">
+    <div class="wisski {{ if .Running }}running{{ else }}stopped{{ end }}">
+        <h3>
+            {{.Slug}}
+            {{ if not .Running }}&nbsp;<small>not running</small>{{ end }}
+        </h3>
+        <p>
+            <a href="{{.URL}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{.URL}}</a><br>
+
+            <a class="pure-button" href="/admin/instance/{{.Slug}}">Details</a>
+        </p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/index.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/index.go
index 76fcba4..7026f52 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/index.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/index.go
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ var indexTemplate = templating.Parse[indexContext](
 	templating.Assets(assets.AssetsAdmin),
 )
 
+//go:embed "html/instances.html"
+var instancesHTML []byte
+var instancesTemplate = templating.Parse[indexContext](
+	"instances.html", instancesHTML, nil,
+
+	templating.Title("Instances"),
+	templating.Assets(assets.AssetsAdmin),
+)
+
 type indexContext struct {
 	templating.RuntimeFlags
 
@@ -102,10 +111,26 @@ func (admin *Admin) index(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 		),
 		templating.Actions(
 			component.MenuItem{Title: "Users", Path: "/admin/users/"},
+			component.MenuItem{Title: "Instances", Path: "/admin/instance/"},
 			component.MenuItem{Title: "Components", Path: "/admin/components/", Priority: component.SmallButton},
 		),
 	)
 
+	return tpl.HTMLHandler(func(r *http.Request) (idx indexContext, err error) {
+		idx.Distillery, idx.Instances, err = admin.Status(r.Context(), false)
+		return
+	})
+}
+
+func (admin *Admin) instances(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
+	tpl := instancesTemplate.Prepare(
+		admin.Dependencies.Templating,
+		templating.Crumbs(
+			component.MenuItem{Title: "Admin", Path: "/admin/"},
+			component.MenuItem{Title: "Instances", Path: "/admin/instance/"},
+		),
+	)
+
 	return tpl.HTMLHandler(func(r *http.Request) (idx indexContext, err error) {
 		idx.Distillery, idx.Instances, err = admin.Status(r.Context(), true)
 		return
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/instance.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/instance.go
index c784760..429db76 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/instance.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/instance.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) instance(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 		admin.Dependencies.Templating,
 		templating.Crumbs(
 			component.MenuItem{Title: "Admin", Path: "/admin/"},
+			component.MenuItem{Title: "Instances", Path: "/admin/instance/"},
 			component.DummyMenuItem,
 		),
 		templating.Actions(
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) instance(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 		}
 
 		funcs = []templating.FlagFunc{
-			templating.ReplaceCrumb(1, component.MenuItem{Title: "Instance", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug)}),
+			templating.ReplaceCrumb(2, component.MenuItem{Title: "Instance", Path: template.URL("/admin/instance/" + slug)}),
 			templating.ReplaceAction(0, component.MenuItem{Title: "Grants", Path: template.URL("/admin/grants/" + slug)}),
 			templating.ReplaceAction(1, component.MenuItem{Title: "Ingredients", Path: template.URL("/admin/ingredients/" + slug), Priority: component.SmallButton}),