diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 78dda97..932b008 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ FROM stagex/user-usbmuxd@sha256:90f687d2368328b76141badc382a21873a5b44d4ddccf851
 FROM stagex/user-socat@sha256:990a70ae13462d8ba0a925fe959dd83070cbecdb3f91ff145caca5232171f3b8 AS user-socat
 FROM stagex/user-dhcpcd@sha256:60bd86d9e2fcb6341c1efaeda5d786b63ff92e9d0c729cd8f634a20ff54ee71e AS user-dhcpcd
 FROM stagex/user-guestctl@sha256:95ad9e34a003c7d1d01f5d427b5f79d2430f6e6634debde8e54f9a6f08749704 AS user-guestctl
+FROM stagex/core-ncurses@sha256:6602a073bf9a408d1ed7c20ccc98fca974cd307fb8d1da6381fbca684a08169c AS core-ncurses
+FROM stagex/user-libevent@sha256:1ba6f006f49cc327a5da84caeb0de7088da844f8021c5902fe387cd379732aec AS user-libevent
+FROM stagex/user-tmux@sha256:57b63a27169a333edb073f1c6646a37ec6a9eee02ffdbc494a52bd6d670fc576 AS user-tmux
 
 FROM scratch AS base
 ARG VERSION development
@@ -247,6 +250,9 @@ COPY --from=user-libzbar . initramfs
 COPY --from=user-keyfork . initramfs
 COPY --from=user-icepick . initramfs
 COPY --from=user-guestctl . initramfs
+COPY --from=user-libevent . initramfs
+COPY --from=core-ncurses . initramfs
+COPY --from=user-tmux . initramfs
 COPY src/host/rootfs/ initramfs
 COPY <<-EOF initramfs/etc/environment
     export VERSION="$VERSION"
diff --git a/src/host/rootfs/etc/inittab b/src/host/rootfs/etc/inittab
index 56b8725..0c35acd 100644
--- a/src/host/rootfs/etc/inittab
+++ b/src/host/rootfs/etc/inittab
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Startup the system
 ::sysinit:/bin/mount -t devtmpfs devtmpfs /dev
 ::sysinit:/bin/mkdir -p /proc /run /dev/pts /dev/shm /sys
+::sysinit:/bin/mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts
 ::sysinit:/bin/mount -t sysfs sysfs /sys
 ::sysinit:/bin/mount -t proc proc /proc
 ::sysinit:/bin/mount -o remount,rw /
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ null::sysinit:/bin/ln -sf /proc/self/fd/2 /dev/stderr
 # now run any rc scripts
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
 
-# Put shells on the serial terminal and console
-console::respawn:-/bin/bash
+# Put a shell on serial and tmux on console
+console::respawn:-/bin/bash -l -c /bin/tmux
 ttyS0::respawn:-/bin/bash
 
 # Stuff to do for the 3-finger salute
diff --git a/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile b/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile
index b3ae715..726b124 100644
--- a/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile
+++ b/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export EDITOR=/bin/vi
+export SHELL=/bin/bash
 export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"
 export PS1="[\h \t] \\$ "
 export GNUPGHOME=/.gnupg
diff --git a/src/host/rootfs/etc/tmux.conf b/src/host/rootfs/etc/tmux.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cab552c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/host/rootfs/etc/tmux.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Zero-based indexing is sure great in programming languages,
+# but not so much in terminal multiplexers where that zero is
+# all the way on the other side of the keyboard.
+set-option -g base-index 1
+
+set-option -g status on
+set-option -g status-interval 1
+
+# We should not have more than one session, but it's still possible.
+# Therefore...
+set-option -g status-left "[#S] "
+
+# Just so we can use `-ag` properly later
+set-option -g status-right ""
+
+# The current power battery level
+set-option -ag status-right '#(test -d /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0 && printf " [%%s%%%%]" "$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity)")'
+
+# Current date and time, in case it's relevant, and has drifted
+set-option -ag status-right " [%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S]"
+
+# because cyan on black is cool, and pops out
+set-option -g status-style "bg=color0 fg=color6"
+set-option -g status-position bottom
+
+# we don't have much screen space, let's limit what's displayed
+set-window-option -g window-status-bell-style "bold"
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#I:#W"
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#I:#W"
+
+# our "focused" window and pane is the brighter one
+set-window-option -g window-status-style "fg=color6"
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-style "fg=color14"
+set-option -g pane-border-style "fg=color6"
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style "fg=color14"
+set-option -g message-style "fg=color6 bg=color0"