diff --git a/lib/dashboard/dashboard.js b/lib/dashboard/dashboard.js
index b402c064d..0bf7a7a55 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/dashboard.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/dashboard.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ let async = require('async');
 let windowSize = require('window-size');
 
 let Monitor = require('./monitor.js');
-let LightMonitor = require('./light_monitor.js');
 let Console = require('./console.js');
 
 class Dashboard {
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ class Dashboard {
     this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.version = options.version;
     this.env = options.env;
-    this.light = options.light || false;
 
     this.events.on('firstDeploymentDone', this.checkWindowSize.bind(this));
     this.events.on('outputDone', this.checkWindowSize.bind(this));
@@ -39,17 +37,13 @@ class Dashboard {
         callback();
       },
       function startMonitor(callback) {
-        let monitor;
-        if(self.light) {
-          monitor = new LightMonitor({env: self.env, console: console, events: self.events});
-        } else {
-          monitor = new Monitor({env: self.env, console: console, events: self.events});
-          self.events.on('contractsState', monitor.setContracts);
-          self.events.on('status', monitor.setStatus.bind(monitor));
-          self.events.on('servicesState', monitor.availableServices.bind(monitor));
-        }
+        monitor = new Monitor({env: self.env, console: console, events: self.events});
         self.logger.logFunction = monitor.logEntry;
 
+        self.events.on('contractsState', monitor.setContracts);
+        self.events.on('status', monitor.setStatus.bind(monitor));
+        self.events.on('servicesState', monitor.availableServices.bind(monitor));
+
         self.events.setCommandHandler("console:command", monitor.executeCmd.bind(monitor));
 
         self.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
diff --git a/lib/dashboard/light_monitor.js b/lib/dashboard/light_monitor.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3265b19cd..000000000
--- a/lib/dashboard/light_monitor.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-let blessed = require("neo-blessed");
-let CommandHistory = require('./command_history.js');
-
-class LightMonitor {
-  constructor(_options) {
-    let options = _options || {};
-    this.env = options.env;
-    this.console = options.console;
-    this.history = new CommandHistory();
-    this.events = options.events;
-
-    this.color = options.color || "green";
-    this.minimal = options.minimal || false;
-
-    this.screen = blessed.screen({
-      smartCSR: true,
-      title: options.title || ("Embark " + options.version),
-      dockBorders: false,
-      fullUnicode: true,
-      autoPadding: true
-    });
-
-    this.layoutLog();
-    this.layoutCmd();
-
-    this.screen.key(["C-c"], function () {
-      process.exit(0);
-    });
-
-    this.logEntry = this.logEntry.bind(this);
-
-    this.screen.render();
-    this.input.focus();
-  }
-
-  logEntry() {
-    this.logText.log(...arguments);
-    this.screen.render();
-  }
-
-  layoutLog() {
-    this.log = blessed.box({
-      label: __("Logs"),
-      padding: 1,
-      width: "100%",
-      height: "100%",
-      left: "0%",
-      top: "0%",
-      border: {
-        type: "line"
-      },
-      style: {
-        fg: -1,
-        border: {
-          fg: this.color
-        }
-      }
-    });
-
-    this.logText = blessed.log({
-      parent: this.log,
-      tags: true,
-      width: "100%-5",
-      //height: '90%',
-      scrollable: true,
-      input: false,
-      alwaysScroll: true,
-      scrollbar: {
-        ch: " ",
-        inverse: true
-      },
-      keys: false,
-      vi: false,
-      mouse: true
-    });
-
-    this.screen.append(this.log);
-  }
-
-  layoutCmd() {
-    this.consoleBox = blessed.box({
-      label: __('Console'),
-      tags: true,
-      padding: 0,
-      width: '100%',
-      height: '6%',
-      left: '0%',
-      top: '95%',
-      border: {
-        type: 'line'
-      },
-      style: {
-        fg: 'black',
-        border: {
-          fg: this.color
-        }
-      }
-    });
-
-    this.input = blessed.textbox({
-      parent: this.consoleBox,
-      name: 'input',
-      input: true,
-      keys: false,
-      top: 0,
-      left: 1,
-      height: '50%',
-      width: '100%-2',
-      inputOnFocus: true,
-      style: {
-        fg: 'green',
-        bg: 'black',
-        focus: {
-          bg: 'black',
-          fg: 'green'
-        }
-      }
-    });
-
-    let self = this;
-
-    this.input.key(["C-c"], function () {
-      self.events.emit('exit');
-      process.exit(0);
-    });
-
-    this.input.key(["C-w"], function () {
-      self.input.clearValue();
-      self.input.focus();
-    });
-
-    this.input.key(["up"], function () {
-      let cmd = self.history.getPreviousCommand();
-      self.input.setValue(cmd);
-      self.input.focus();
-    });
-
-    this.input.key(["down"], function () {
-      let cmd = self.history.getNextCommand();
-      self.input.setValue(cmd);
-      self.input.focus();
-    });
-
-    this.input.on('submit', this.submitCmd.bind(this));
-
-    this.screen.append(this.consoleBox);
-  }
-
-  submitCmd(cmd) {
-    if (cmd !== '') {
-      this.history.addCommand(cmd);
-      this.executeCmd(cmd);
-    }
-    this.input.clearValue();
-    this.input.focus();
-  }
-
-  executeCmd(cmd, cb) {
-    const self = this;
-    self.logText.log('console> '.bold.green + cmd);
-    self.console.executeCmd(cmd, function (result) {
-      self.logText.log(result);
-      if (cb) {
-        cb(result);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-}
-
-module.exports = LightMonitor;
diff --git a/lib/dashboard/monitor.js b/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
index 5ba287a8f..c437599d7 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
@@ -1,16 +1,42 @@
 let blessed = require("neo-blessed");
-let LightMonitor = require('./light_monitor');
+let CommandHistory = require('./command_history.js');
 
-class Monitor extends LightMonitor {
+class Monitor {
   constructor(_options) {
-    super(_options);
+    let options = _options || {};
+    this.env = options.env;
+    this.console = options.console;
+    this.history = new CommandHistory();
+    this.events = options.events;
 
+    this.color = options.color || "green";
+    this.minimal = options.minimal || false;
+
+    this.screen = blessed.screen({
+      smartCSR: true,
+      title: options.title || ("Embark " + options.version),
+      dockBorders: false,
+      fullUnicode: true,
+      autoPadding: true
+    });
+
+    this.layoutLog();
     this.layoutStatus();
     this.layoutModules();
+    this.layoutCmd();
 
+    this.screen.key(["C-c"], function () {
+      process.exit(0);
+    });
+
+    this.logEntry = this.logEntry.bind(this);
     this.setContracts = this.setContracts.bind(this);
     this.availableServices = this.availableServices.bind(this);
+
     this.status.setContent(this.env.green);
+
+    this.screen.render();
+    this.input.focus();
   }
 
   availableServices(_services) {
@@ -51,6 +77,11 @@ class Monitor extends LightMonitor {
     this.screen.render();
   }
 
+  logEntry() {
+    this.logText.log(...arguments);
+    this.screen.render();
+  }
+
   layoutLog() {
     this.log = blessed.box({
       label: __("Logs"),
@@ -133,7 +164,49 @@ class Monitor extends LightMonitor {
     this.screen.append(this.modules);
   }
 
+  layoutAssets() {
+    this.assets = blessed.box({
+      label: __("Asset Pipeline"),
+      tags: true,
+      padding: 1,
+      width: "50%",
+      height: "55%",
+      left: "50%",
+      top: "42%",
+      border: {
+        type: "line"
+      },
+      style: {
+        fg: -1,
+        border: {
+          fg: this.color
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.assetTable = blessed.table({
+      parent: this.assets,
+      height: "100%",
+      width: "100%-5",
+      align: "left",
+      pad: 1,
+      scrollable: true,
+      alwaysScroll: true,
+      scrollbar: {
+        ch: " ",
+        inverse: true
+      },
+      keys: false,
+      vi: false,
+      mouse: true,
+      data: [["Name", "Size"]]
+    });
+
+    this.screen.append(this.assets);
+  }
+
   layoutStatus() {
+
     this.wrapper = blessed.layout({
       width: "25%",
       height: "42%",
@@ -214,6 +287,95 @@ class Monitor extends LightMonitor {
     this.screen.append(this.wrapper);
   }
 
+  layoutCmd() {
+    this.consoleBox = blessed.box({
+      label: __('Console'),
+      tags: true,
+      padding: 0,
+      width: '100%',
+      height: '6%',
+      left: '0%',
+      top: '95%',
+      border: {
+        type: 'line'
+      },
+      style: {
+        fg: 'black',
+        border: {
+          fg: this.color
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.input = blessed.textbox({
+      parent: this.consoleBox,
+      name: 'input',
+      input: true,
+      keys: false,
+      top: 0,
+      left: 1,
+      height: '50%',
+      width: '100%-2',
+      inputOnFocus: true,
+      style: {
+        fg: 'green',
+        bg: 'black',
+        focus: {
+          bg: 'black',
+          fg: 'green'
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    let self = this;
+
+    this.input.key(["C-c"], function () {
+      self.events.emit('exit');
+      process.exit(0);
+    });
+
+    this.input.key(["C-w"], function () {
+      self.input.clearValue();
+      self.input.focus();
+    });
+
+    this.input.key(["up"], function () {
+      let cmd = self.history.getPreviousCommand();
+      self.input.setValue(cmd);
+      self.input.focus();
+    });
+
+    this.input.key(["down"], function () {
+      let cmd = self.history.getNextCommand();
+      self.input.setValue(cmd);
+      self.input.focus();
+    });
+
+    this.input.on('submit', this.submitCmd.bind(this));
+
+    this.screen.append(this.consoleBox);
+  }
+
+  submitCmd(cmd) {
+    if (cmd !== '') {
+      this.history.addCommand(cmd);
+      this.executeCmd(cmd);
+    }
+    this.input.clearValue();
+    this.input.focus();
+  }
+
+  executeCmd(cmd, cb) {
+    const self = this;
+    self.logText.log('console> '.bold.green + cmd);
+    self.console.executeCmd(cmd, function (result) {
+      self.logText.log(result);
+      if (cb) {
+        cb(result);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
 }
 
 module.exports = Monitor;
diff --git a/lib/dashboard/repl.js b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44848db4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const repl = require("repl");
+
+class REPL {
+  constructor(options) {
+    this.env = options.env;
+  }
+
+  start(done) {
+    repl.start({
+      prompt: "Embark (" + this.env + ") > "
+    });
+
+    done();
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = REPL;
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index f3a74421e..1e216a167 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class Embark {
 
   console(options) {
     this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.run, constants.contexts.console];
-    const Dashboard = require('./dashboard/dashboard.js');
+    const REPL = require('./dashboard/repl.js');
     const Engine = require('./core/engine.js');
     const engine = new Engine({
       env: options.env,
@@ -247,58 +247,35 @@ class Embark {
       embarkConfig: options.embarkConfig || 'embark.json',
       logFile: options.logFile,
       logLevel: options.logLevel,
-      context: this.context,
-      useDashboard: true
+      context: this.context
     });
     engine.init();
-    async.parallel([
-      function startDashboard(callback) {
-        let dashboard = new Dashboard({
-          events: engine.events,
-          logger: engine.logger,
-          plugins: engine.plugins,
-          version: engine.version,
-          light: true,
-          env: engine.env
-        });
-        dashboard.start(function () {
-          engine.logger.info(__('dashboard start'));
-          callback();
-        });
-      },
-      function (callback) {
+    async.waterfall([
+      function startServices(callback) {
         let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
         if (pluginList.length > 0) {
           engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
         }
 
-        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
         engine.startService("libraryManager");
         engine.startService("codeRunner");
         engine.startService("web3");
-        engine.startService("pipeline");
-        engine.startService("deployment");
+        engine.startService("deployment", {onlyCompile: true});
         engine.startService("storage");
-        engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-
-        engine.events.on('check:backOnline:Ethereum', function () {
-          engine.logger.info(__('Ethereum node detected') + '..');
-          engine.config.reloadConfig();
-          engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
-            if (err) {
-              return;
-            }
-            engine.logger.info(__('Deployment Done'));
-          });
-        });
-
-        engine.events.on('outputDone', function () {
-          engine.logger.info((__("Looking for documentation? You can find it at") + " ").cyan + "http://embark.status.im/docs/".green.underline + ".".cyan);
-          engine.logger.info(__("Ready").underline);
-          engine.events.emit("status", __("Ready").green);
-        });
 
         callback();
+      },
+      function deploy(callback) {
+        engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
+          engine.logger.info("Finished deploying".underline);
+          callback(err);
+        });
+      },
+      function startREPL(callback) {
+        let repl = new REPL({env: engine.env});
+        repl.start(function () {
+          callback();
+        });
       }
     ], function (err, _result) {
       if (err) {