diff --git a/src/backend/api/article.rs b/src/backend/api/article.rs
index 65ec48e..12f5bd4 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/article.rs
+++ b/src/backend/api/article.rs
@@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ pub(in crate::backend::api) async fn list_articles(
     Query(query): Query<ListArticlesForm>,
     data: Data<IbisData>,
 ) -> MyResult<Json<Vec<DbArticle>>> {
-    let only_local = query.only_local.unwrap_or(false);
-    Ok(Json(DbArticle::read_all(only_local, &data)?))
+    Ok(Json(DbArticle::read_all(
+        query.only_local,
+        query.instance_id,
+        &data,
+    )?))
 }
 
 /// Fork a remote article to local instance. This is useful if there are disagreements about
diff --git a/src/backend/database/article.rs b/src/backend/database/article.rs
index b382d99..dd2368d 100644
--- a/src/backend/database/article.rs
+++ b/src/backend/database/article.rs
@@ -135,20 +135,29 @@ impl DbArticle {
     }
 
     /// Read all articles, ordered by most recently edited first.
-    pub fn read_all(only_local: bool, data: &IbisData) -> MyResult<Vec<Self>> {
+    ///
+    /// TODO: Should get rid of only_local param and rely on instance_id
+    pub fn read_all(
+        only_local: Option<bool>,
+        instance_id: Option<i32>,
+        data: &IbisData,
+    ) -> MyResult<Vec<Self>> {
         let mut conn = data.db_pool.get()?;
-        let query = article::table
+        let mut query = article::table
             .inner_join(edit::table)
+            .inner_join(instance::table)
             .group_by(article::dsl::id)
             .order_by(max(edit::dsl::created).desc())
-            .select(article::all_columns);
-        Ok(if only_local {
-            query
-                .filter(article::dsl::local.eq(true))
-                .get_results(&mut conn)?
-        } else {
-            query.get_results(&mut conn)?
-        })
+            .select(article::all_columns)
+            .into_boxed();
+
+        if let Some(true) = only_local {
+            query = query.filter(article::dsl::local.eq(true));
+        }
+        if let Some(instance_id) = instance_id {
+            query = query.filter(instance::dsl::id.eq(instance_id));
+        }
+        Ok(query.get_results(&mut conn)?)
     }
 
     pub fn search(query: &str, data: &IbisData) -> MyResult<Vec<Self>> {
diff --git a/src/backend/federation/objects/articles_collection.rs b/src/backend/federation/objects/articles_collection.rs
index 9a1589d..bc65ec9 100644
--- a/src/backend/federation/objects/articles_collection.rs
+++ b/src/backend/federation/objects/articles_collection.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use activitypub_federation::{
     protocol::verification::verify_domains_match,
     traits::{Collection, Object},
 };
-use futures::{future, future::try_join_all};
+use futures::future::{self, join_all};
+use log::warn;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ impl Collection for DbArticleCollection {
         owner: &Self::Owner,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Self::Kind, Self::Error> {
-        let local_articles = DbArticle::read_all(true, data)?;
+        let local_articles = DbArticle::read_all(Some(true), None, data)?;
         let articles = future::try_join_all(
             local_articles
                 .into_iter()
@@ -66,12 +67,15 @@ impl Collection for DbArticleCollection {
         _owner: &Self::Owner,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        try_join_all(
-            apub.items
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|i| DbArticle::from_json(i, data)),
-        )
-        .await?;
+        join_all(apub.items.into_iter().map(|article| async {
+            let id = article.id.clone();
+            let res = DbArticle::from_json(article, data).await;
+            if let Err(e) = &res {
+                warn!("Failed to synchronize article {id}: {e}");
+            }
+            res
+        }))
+        .await;
 
         Ok(DbArticleCollection(()))
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/federation/objects/edit.rs b/src/backend/federation/objects/edit.rs
index b320b09..1d37cfd 100644
--- a/src/backend/federation/objects/edit.rs
+++ b/src/backend/federation/objects/edit.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ impl Object for DbEdit {
     async fn from_json(json: Self::Kind, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let article = json.object.dereference(data).await?;
         let creator = json.attributed_to.dereference(data).await?;
+        // TODO: if creator fails to fetch, make a dummy user
         let form = DbEditForm {
             creator_id: creator.id,
             ap_id: json.id,
diff --git a/src/backend/federation/objects/edits_collection.rs b/src/backend/federation/objects/edits_collection.rs
index 89173dd..3059958 100644
--- a/src/backend/federation/objects/edits_collection.rs
+++ b/src/backend/federation/objects/edits_collection.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct ApubEditCollection {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct DbEditCollection(pub Vec<DbEdit>);
+pub struct DbEditCollection();
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl Collection for DbEditCollection {
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ impl Collection for DbEditCollection {
         _owner: &Self::Owner,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let edits =
-            try_join_all(apub.items.into_iter().map(|i| DbEdit::from_json(i, data))).await?;
-        // TODO: return value propably not needed
-        Ok(DbEditCollection(edits))
+        try_join_all(apub.items.into_iter().map(|i| DbEdit::from_json(i, data))).await?;
+        Ok(DbEditCollection())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/federation/objects/instance.rs b/src/backend/federation/objects/instance.rs
index df8f4e7..8c25f1f 100644
--- a/src/backend/federation/objects/instance.rs
+++ b/src/backend/federation/objects/instance.rs
@@ -114,8 +114,17 @@ impl Object for DbInstance {
             local: false,
         };
         let instance = DbInstance::create(&form, data)?;
+
         // TODO: very inefficient to sync all articles every time
-        instance.articles_url.dereference(&instance, data).await?;
+        let instance_ = instance.clone();
+        let data_ = data.reset_request_count();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let res = instance_.articles_url.dereference(&instance_, &data_).await;
+            if let Err(e) = res {
+                tracing::warn!("error in spawn: {e}");
+            }
+        });
+
         Ok(instance)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index fe48890..da8b58e 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub struct GetArticleForm {
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct ListArticlesForm {
     pub only_local: Option<bool>,
+    pub instance_id: Option<i32>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/instance_follow_button.rs b/src/frontend/components/instance_follow_button.rs
index 6e60362..ea2b00c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/instance_follow_button.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/components/instance_follow_button.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn InstanceFollowButton(instance: DbInstance) -> impl IntoView {
         .get_untracked()
         .my_profile
         .map(|p| p.following.contains(&instance))
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+        .unwrap_or(false);
     let follow_text = if is_following {
         "Following instance"
     } else {
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ pub fn InstanceFollowButton(instance: DbInstance) -> impl IntoView {
 
     view! {
         <button
+            class="btn btn-sm"
             on:click=move |_| follow_action.dispatch(instance.id)
             prop:disabled=move || is_following
             prop:hidden=move || instance.local
+            title="Follow the instance so that new edits are synchronized to your instance."
         >
             {follow_text}
         </button>
diff --git a/src/frontend/pages/article/list.rs b/src/frontend/pages/article/list.rs
index fa9eaf0..6bf2aea 100644
--- a/src/frontend/pages/article/list.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/pages/article/list.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub fn ListArticles() -> impl IntoView {
             GlobalState::api_client()
                 .list_articles(ListArticlesForm {
                     only_local: Some(only_local),
+                    instance_id: None,
                 })
                 .await
                 .unwrap()
diff --git a/src/frontend/pages/instance_details.rs b/src/frontend/pages/instance_details.rs
index 57d1eba..1cfe582 100644
--- a/src/frontend/pages/instance_details.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/pages/instance_details.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
-    common::{utils::http_protocol_str, DbInstance},
-    frontend::{app::GlobalState, components::instance_follow_button::InstanceFollowButton},
+    common::{utils::http_protocol_str, DbInstance, ListArticlesForm},
+    frontend::{
+        app::GlobalState,
+        article_link,
+        article_title,
+        components::instance_follow_button::InstanceFollowButton,
+    },
 };
 use leptos::*;
 use leptos_router::use_params_map;
@@ -8,7 +13,6 @@ use url::Url;
 
 #[component]
 pub fn InstanceDetails() -> impl IntoView {
-    let global_state = use_context::<RwSignal<GlobalState>>().unwrap();
     let params = use_params_map();
     let hostname = move || params.get().get("hostname").cloned().unwrap();
     let instance_profile = create_resource(hostname, move |hostname| async move {
@@ -27,25 +31,52 @@ pub fn InstanceDetails() -> impl IntoView {
                 instance_profile
                     .get()
                     .map(|instance: DbInstance| {
+                        let articles = create_resource(
+                            move || instance.id,
+                            |instance_id| async move {
+                                GlobalState::api_client()
+                                    .list_articles(ListArticlesForm {
+                                        only_local: None,
+                                        instance_id: Some(instance_id),
+                                    })
+                                    .await
+                                    .unwrap()
+                            },
+                        );
                         let instance_ = instance.clone();
                         view! {
-                            <h1>{instance.domain}</h1>
-
-                            <Show when=move || {
-                                global_state.with(|state| state.my_profile.is_some())
-                            }>
+                            <div class="grid gap-3 mt-4">
+                            <div class="flex flex-row items-center">
+                                <h1 class="text-4xl font-bold font-serif w-full">
+                                    {instance.domain}
+                                </h1>
                                 <InstanceFollowButton instance=instance_.clone() />
-                            </Show>
-                            <p>
-                                Follow the instance so that new edits are federated to your instance.
-                            </p>
-                            <p>
-                                "TODO: show a list of articles from the instance. For now you can use the "
-                                <a href="/article/list">Article list</a>.
-                            </p>
-                            <hr />
-                            <h2>"Description:"</h2>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <div class="divider"></div>
                             <div>{instance.description}</div>
+                            <h2 class="text-xl font-bold font-serif">Articles</h2>
+                            <ul class="list-none">
+                                {move || {
+                                    articles
+                                        .get()
+                                        .map(|a| {
+                                            a.into_iter()
+                                                .map(|a| {
+                                                    view! {
+                                                        <li>
+                                                            <a class="link text-lg" href=article_link(&a)>
+                                                                {article_title(&a)}
+                                                            </a>
+                                                        </li>
+                                                    }
+                                                })
+                                                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                                        })
+                                }}
+
+                            </ul>
+                            </div>
                         }
                     })
             }}
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index 712bdad..0a0e08d 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ async fn test_create_read_and_edit_local_article() -> MyResult<()> {
         .alpha
         .list_articles(ListArticlesForm {
             only_local: Some(false),
+            instance_id: None,
         })
         .await?;
     assert_eq!(2, list_articles.len());