diff --git a/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/DockerSettings.page b/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/DockerSettings.page
index 37f29c192..274b2fa8b 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/DockerSettings.page
+++ b/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/DockerSettings.page
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ foreach ($custom as $network) {
 
 <form markdown="1" id="settingsForm" method="POST" action="/update.php" target="progressFrame">
 <input type="hidden" name="#file" value="<?=$docker_cfgfile;?>">
+<input type="hidden" name="#command" value="/plugins/dynamix/scripts/emhttpd_update" />
 Enable Docker:
 : <select id="DOCKER_ENABLED" name="DOCKER_ENABLED" class="narrow">
   <?= mk_option($dockercfg['DOCKER_ENABLED'], 'no', 'No'); ?>
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/VMSettings.page b/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/VMSettings.page
index 43e5be94d..584cb32a4 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/VMSettings.page
+++ b/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/VMSettings.page
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ foreach ($arrSyslinuxCfg as &$strSyslinuxCfg) {
 <?endif;?>
 <form id="settingsForm" method="POST" action="/update.php" target="progressFrame">
 <input type="hidden" name="#file" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($domain_cfgfile)?>" />
+<input type="hidden" name="#command" value="/plugins/dynamix/scripts/emhttpd_update" />
 
 <dl>
 	<dt>Enable VMs:</dt>
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/classes/libvirt_helpers.php b/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/classes/libvirt_helpers.php
index 9139832d6..a7b1395ec 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/classes/libvirt_helpers.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/classes/libvirt_helpers.php
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@
 ?>
 <?
 	$docroot = $docroot ?: @$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ?: '/usr/local/emhttp';
-        require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/publish.php";
 
 	// Load emhttp variables if needed.
 	if (!isset($var)){
-                refresh_emhttp_state();
 		$var = @parse_ini_file("$docroot/state/var.ini");
 		$disks = @parse_ini_file("$docroot/state/disks.ini", true);
 		extract(parse_plugin_cfg("dynamix",true));
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/DashStats.page b/plugins/dynamix/DashStats.page
index 79c229de1..9598b3f12 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/DashStats.page
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/DashStats.page
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ $slots = count($disks) + count($devs);
 ?>
 <?if ($slots<30):?>
 <style>
+table.share_status.fixed{width:<?=min(round(($slots+1)*10/3+13),100)?>%}
 table.share_status.fixed td:nth-child(<?=$slots+1?>)~td{display:none}
 </style>
 <?endif;?>
@@ -542,6 +543,35 @@ function toggle_net(init) {
     $('.net_closed').show();
   }
 }
+function parseINI(data){
+    var regex = {
+        section: /^\s*\[\s*\"*([^\]]*)\s*\"*\]\s*$/,
+        param: /^\s*([^=]+?)\s*=\s*\"*(.*?)\s*\"*$/,
+        comment: /^\s*;.*$/
+    };
+    var value = {};
+    var lines = data.split(/[\r\n]+/);
+    var section = null;
+    lines.forEach(function(line){
+        if(regex.comment.test(line)){
+            return;
+        }else if(regex.param.test(line)){
+            var match = line.match(regex.param);
+            if(section){
+                value[section][match[1]] = match[2];
+            }else{
+                value[match[1]] = match[2];
+            }
+        }else if(regex.section.test(line)){
+            var match = line.match(regex.section);
+            value[match[1]] = {};
+            section = match[1];
+        }else if(line.length == 0 && section){
+            section = null;
+        };
+    });
+    return value;
+}
 $(function() {
   dropdown('enter_share');
   dropdown('enter_view');
@@ -557,9 +587,14 @@ $(function() {
   cpuload_sub.on("message", function(message, message_metadata) {
     // message should be something like: {"cpuload": {"cpu":[0,0],"cpu0":[0,0],"cpu1":[0,0],"cpu2":[0,0],"cpu3":[0,0]}}
     //  The array values are [<load-percentage>,<guest-percentage>].  guest-percentage is that part of load-percentage that is being consumed by VM guests
-    var json = $.parseJSON(message);
-    $.each(json["cpuload"],function(k,v) {
-      $('#'+k).animate({width:v[0]+'%'},{step:function(){$('#'+k).css('overflow','visible');}}).text(v[0]+'%');
+//    var json = $.parseJSON(message);
+//    $.each(json["cpuload"],function(k,v) {
+//      $('#'+k).animate({width:v[0]+'%'},{step:function(){$('#'+k).css('overflow','visible');}}).text(v[0]+'%');
+//    });
+    // message is the cpuload.ini file contents
+    var ini = parseINI(message);
+    $.each(ini,function(k,v) {
+      $('#'+k).animate({width:v['host']+'%'},{step:function(){$('#'+k).css('overflow','visible');}}).text(v['host']+'%');
     });
   });
   cpuload_sub.start();
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/Dashboard.page b/plugins/dynamix/Dashboard.page
index 3400fe911..4433ae9d1 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/Dashboard.page
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/Dashboard.page
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Menu="Tasks:1"
 Type="xmenu"
-Tabs="false"
\ No newline at end of file
+Tabs="false"
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/DateTime.page b/plugins/dynamix/DateTime.page
index f56452447..7d37b130d 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/DateTime.page
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/DateTime.page
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Icon="date-time.png"
 
 <form markdown="1" name="datetime_settings" method="POST" action="/update.htm" target="progressFrame">
 Current date and time:
-: <?=my_time($var['currTime'])?>
+: <?=my_time(time())?>
 
 Time zone:
 : <select name="timeZone" size="1"><?
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ NTP server 3:
 > This is the alternate NTP Server to use if NTP Servers 1 and 2 are both down.
 
 New date and time:
-: <input type="text" name="newDateTime" maxlength="40" value="<?=my_time($var['currTime'], "%F %T")?>">
+: <input type="text" name="newDateTime" maxlength="40" value="<?=my_time(time(), "%F %T")?>">
 
 > Enter the current time-of-day.  Use format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. Greyed out when using NTP.
 
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/Main.page b/plugins/dynamix/Main.page
index 7b626ef43..7dc742b4e 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/Main.page
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/Main.page
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Menu="Tasks:1"
-Type="xmenu"
\ No newline at end of file
+Type="xmenu"
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/event/heartbeat/cpuload b/plugins/dynamix/event/heartbeat/cpuload
deleted file mode 100755
index eeb7bfde9..000000000
--- a/plugins/dynamix/event/heartbeat/cpuload
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/php
-<?PHP
-// The cpuload.ini file is generated by emhttpd just before the 'heartbeat' event callout.
-// todo: having emhttpd directly publish json would be more efficient
-require_once "/usr/local/emhttp/webGui/include/publish.php";
-$data = @parse_ini_file("/var/local/emhttp/cpuload.ini", true);
-if ($data !== FALSE) {
-    publish("cpuload", json_encode($data, JSON_NUMERIC_CHECK));
-}
-?>
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/event/heartbeat/watchdog b/plugins/dynamix/event/heartbeat/watchdog
deleted file mode 100755
index 64af22059..000000000
--- a/plugins/dynamix/event/heartbeat/watchdog
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/php
-<?PHP
-// todo: this should generate/publish json-encoded string and let subscriber handle html
-require_once "/usr/local/emhttp/webGui/include/publish.php";
-$var = @parse_ini_file("/var/local/emhttp/var.ini");
-$fsState=$var['fsState'];
-if ($fsState == "Stopped")
-    $state = "<span class='red strong'>Array Stopped</span>";
-elseif ($fsState == "Starting")
-    $state = "<span class='orange strong'>Array Starting</span>";
-else {
-    $state = "<span class='green strong'>Array Started</span>";
-    $mdResync = $var['mdResync'];
-    if ($mdResync > 0) {
-        $mdResyncAction = $var['mdResyncAction'];
-        if (strstr($mdResyncAction, "recon"))     $action="Parity-Sync / Data-Rebuild";
-        elseif (strstr($mdResyncAction, "clear")) $action="Clearing";
-        elseif ($mdResyncAction == "check")       $action="Read-Check";
-        elseif (strstr($mdResyncAction, "check")) $action="Parity-Check";
-        $mdResyncPos = $var['mdResyncPos'];
-        $progress = number_format($mdResyncPos/($mdResync/100+1),1);
-        $state .= "&bullet;<span class='orange strong'>$action $progress %</span>";
-    }
-}
-publish("watchdog", $state);
-?>
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php
index 0e0695cd5..a1ef5fb0d 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ case 'parity':
     $mode = 'Parity-Check';
   }
   echo "<span class='orange p0'><strong>".$mode." in progress... Completed: ".number_format(($var['mdResyncPos']/($var['mdResync']/100+1)),0)." %.</strong></span>";
-  echo "<br><em>Elapsed time: ".my_clock(floor(($var['currTime']-$var['sbUpdated'])/60)).". Estimated finish: ".my_clock(round(((($var['mdResyncDt']*(($var['mdResync']-$var['mdResyncPos'])/($var['mdResyncDb']/100+1)))/100)/60),0))."</em>";
+  echo "<br><em>Elapsed time: ".my_clock(floor((time()-$var['sbUpdated'])/60)).". Estimated finish: ".my_clock(round(((($var['mdResyncDt']*(($var['mdResync']-$var['mdResyncPos'])/($var['mdResyncDb']/100+1)))/100)/60),0))."</em>";
 break;
 case 'shares':
    $names = explode(',',$_POST['names']);
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php
index aac1fbf03..8452047d4 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ case 'parity':
   $data = [];
   if ($var['mdResync']>0) {
     $data[] = my_scale($var['mdResync']*1024,$unit)." $unit";
-    $data[] = my_clock(floor(($var['currTime']-$var['sbUpdated'])/60));
+    $data[] = my_clock(floor((time()-$var['sbUpdated'])/60));
     $data[] = my_scale($var['mdResyncPos']*1024,$unit)." $unit (".number_format(($var['mdResyncPos']/($var['mdResync']/100+1)),1,substr($display['number'],0,1),'')." %)";
     $data[] = my_scale($var['mdResyncDb']*1024/$var['mdResyncDt'],$unit, 1)." $unit/sec";
     $data[] = my_clock(round(((($var['mdResyncDt']*(($var['mdResync']-$var['mdResyncPos'])/($var['mdResyncDb']/100+1)))/100)/60),0));
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/NotificationAgents.xml b/plugins/dynamix/include/NotificationAgents.xml
index a4a50cdc9..38dbf33f0 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/NotificationAgents.xml
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/NotificationAgents.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@
       ############
       TITLE=$(echo -e "$TITLE")
       MESSAGE=$(echo -e "$MESSAGE")
-      curl -X POST -d "payload={\"username\": \"$APP_NAME\", \"text\": \"*$TITLE* \n $MESSAGE\"}" $WEBH_URL 2>&1
+      curl -X POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+      -d "{\"username\": \"$APP_NAME\", \"text\": \"*$TITLE* \n $MESSAGE\"}" $WEBH_URL 2>&1
       ]]>
     </Script>
   </Agent>
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/publish.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/publish.php
index 5ed291cd3..7b4ead5e9 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/publish.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/publish.php
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ function curl_socket($socket, $url, $postdata = NULL)
     curl_exec($ch);
     curl_close($ch);
 }
-function refresh_emhttp_state()
-{
-    curl_socket("/var/run/emhttpd.socket", "http://localhost/status.htm");
-}
 function publish($endpoint, $message)
 {
     curl_socket("/var/run/nginx.socket", "http://localhost/pub/$endpoint?buffer_length=1", $message);
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/diskload b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/diskload
index 4440b9871..47161f9ca 100755
--- a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/diskload
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/diskload
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# todo: this should generate/publish json-encoded string
 ini=/var/local/emhttp/diskload.ini
 declare -a sector reads writes
 
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/emhttpd_update b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/emhttpd_update
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e626c30c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/emhttpd_update
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/php -q
+<?PHP
+/* Copyright 2005-2017, Lime Technology
+ * Copyright 2012-2017, Bergware International.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ */
+?>
+<?
+$docroot = $docroot ?: @$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ?: '/usr/local/emhttp';
+require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/publish.php";
+curl_socket("/var/run/emhttpd.socket", "http://localhost/status.htm");
+?>
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor
index 2e0e77d6b..bd673d354 100755
--- a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
  */
 ?>
 <?
-require_once "/usr/local/emhttp/webGui/include/publish.php";
-refresh_emhttp_state();
 $var   = parse_ini_file("/var/local/emhttp/var.ini");
 $devs  = parse_ini_file("/var/local/emhttp/devs.ini",true);
 $disks = parse_ini_file("/var/local/emhttp/disks.ini",true);
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/statuscheck b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/statuscheck
index e93daa8d3..2eb25c9ce 100755
--- a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/statuscheck
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/statuscheck
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
  */
 ?>
 <?
-require_once "/usr/local/emhttp/webGui/include/publish.php";
-refresh_emhttp_state();
 $var    = parse_ini_file("/var/local/emhttp/var.ini");
 $disks  = parse_ini_file("/var/local/emhttp/disks.ini",true);
 
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/template.php b/plugins/dynamix/template.php
index 7a0423c23..fd10f33c6 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/template.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/template.php
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ $docroot = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
 
 require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/Helpers.php";
 require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/PageBuilder.php";
-require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/publish.php";
 
 // Get the webGui configuration preferences
 extract(parse_plugin_cfg('dynamix',true));
 
 // Read emhttp status
-refresh_emhttp_state();
 $var     = parse_ini_file('state/var.ini');
 $sec     = parse_ini_file('state/sec.ini',true);
 $devs    = parse_ini_file('state/devs.ini',true);
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ $myPage = $site[basename($path)];
 $pageroot = $docroot.'/'.dirname($myPage['file']);
 $update = true; // set for legacy
 
-// Maybe delete stale share size files
+// hack: maybe delete stale share size files
 if ($myPage['name'] != 'Shares')
   foreach(glob('/var/local/emhttp/*.ssz*', GLOB_NOSORT) as $sszfile) @unlink($sszfile);
 
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 04102b292..bd0bda501 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function write_log($string) {
 }
 // unRAID update control
 readfile('update.htm');
+flush();
 
 $docroot = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
 if (isset($_POST['#file'])) {