diff --git a/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/MyHttpService.scala b/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/MyHttpService.scala
index 918861e..c6f3cc6 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/MyHttpService.scala
+++ b/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/MyHttpService.scala
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ object MyHttpService {
     val authedRoomRoutes: AuthedRoutes[(PlayerID, RoomID), IO] =
       AuthedRoutes.of {
         case GET -> Root / "subscribe" as (playerId, roomId) => {
+          val initial = Stream.evals(roomService.getRoom(roomId))
+          val subscription = roomService.subscribe(roomId)
+
           val send: Stream[IO, WebSocketFrame] =
-            roomService
-              .subscribe(roomId)
+            (initial ++ subscription)
+              .evalTap(state => IO(println(s">> sending room state $state to $playerId")))
               .map(state => WebSocketFrame.Text(state.getViewFor(playerId).asJson.noSpaces))
 
           val receive: Pipe[IO, WebSocketFrame, Unit] = _.evalMap {
@@ -69,13 +72,32 @@ object MyHttpService {
             playerId <- EitherT(roomService.joinRoom(roomId, nickName, nickPassword, roomPassword))
             authCookie <- EitherT.liftF(auth.joinRoom(roomId, playerId))
             _ <- EitherT.liftF(IO(println(s"> logging in $nickName to $roomName")))
-            resp <- EitherT.liftF(Ok().flatTap(resp => IO(resp.addCookie(authCookie))))
+            resp = Response(Status.Ok).addCookie(authCookie)
           } yield resp
 
           val response = responseOrError.leftSemiflatMap(error => Forbidden(error.toString())).merge
 
           response
         }
+        case req @ POST -> Root / "create-room" => {
+          val responseOrError = for {
+            data <- EitherT.right(req.as[Requests.LogIn])
+            Requests.LogIn(roomName, nickName, roomPassword, nickPassword) = data
+            room <- EitherT(roomService.createRoom(roomName, nickName, nickPassword, roomPassword))
+            owner = room.players.head // TODO add check
+            authCookie <- EitherT.liftF(auth.joinRoom(room.id, owner.id))
+            _ <- EitherT.liftF(
+              IO(println(s"> logging in $nickName to new room $room | $authCookie"))
+            )
+            resp = Response(Status.Ok).addCookie(authCookie)
+            _ <- EitherT.liftF(IO(println(s"> about to reply $resp ${resp.cookies}")))
+          } yield resp
+
+          val response = responseOrError.leftSemiflatMap(error => Forbidden(error.toString())).merge
+
+          response
+        }
+
       }
 
     (authenticationRoute <+> authMiddleware(authedRoomRoutes)).orNotFound
diff --git a/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/RoomService.scala b/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/RoomService.scala
index f688a43..5ce24dd 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/RoomService.scala
+++ b/backend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/RoomService.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ enum RoomError {
 }
 
 trait RoomService[F[_]] {
-  def createRoom(newRoom: Room): F[Either[RoomError, Room]]
+  def createRoom(
+      roomName: String,
+      nickName: String,
+      nickPassword: String,
+      roomPassword: String
+  ): F[Either[RoomError, Room]]
   def updateRoom(roomId: RoomID, roomUpd: Room => Room): F[Unit]
   def joinRoom(
       id: RoomID,
@@ -35,19 +40,37 @@ trait RoomService[F[_]] {
 class InMemoryRoomService[F[_]: Concurrent](stateRef: Ref[F, Map[RoomID, (Room, Topic[F, Room])]])
     extends RoomService[F] {
 
-  override def createRoom(newRoom: Room): F[Either[RoomError, Room]] = {
+  // TODO accept allowed cards and separate request
+  override def createRoom(
+      roomName: String,
+      nickName: String,
+      nickPassword: String,
+      roomPassword: String
+  ): F[Either[RoomError, Room]] = {
     for {
       updatesTopic <- Topic[F, Room]
       room <- stateRef.modify { rooms =>
-        rooms.get(newRoom.id) match {
+        val roomId = RoomID(roomName)
+        rooms.get(roomId) match {
           case Some(_) =>
-            rooms -> RoomError.RoomAlreadyExists(newRoom.id.name).asLeft[Room]
+            rooms -> RoomError.RoomAlreadyExists(roomName).asLeft[Room]
           case None =>
-            (rooms.updated(newRoom.id, (newRoom, updatesTopic))) -> newRoom.asRight[RoomError]
+            val ownerPlayer = Player.create(nickName)
+            val newRoom = Room(
+              roomId,
+              players = List(ownerPlayer),
+              owner = ownerPlayer.id,
+              password = roomPassword,
+              allowedCards = List("XS", "S", "M", "L", "XL"), // TODO accept from front
+              round = RoundState.Voting(Map.empty),
+              playersPasswords = Map(nickName -> nickPassword)
+            )
+            rooms.updated(newRoom.id, (newRoom, updatesTopic)) -> newRoom.asRight[RoomError]
         }
       }
     } yield room
   }
+
   override def updateRoom(roomId: RoomID, roomUpd: Room => Room): F[Unit] = {
     for {
       // modify is function to update state and compute auxillary value to return, here - topic
@@ -82,8 +105,8 @@ class InMemoryRoomService[F[_]: Concurrent](stateRef: Ref[F, Map[RoomID, (Room,
     roomID,
     room =>
       room.round match {
-        case RoundState.Viewing(votes) => room.copy(round = RoundState.Viewing(votes))
-        case RoundState.Voting(_)      => room.copy(round = RoundState.Voting(Map.empty))
+        case RoundState.Viewing(_) => room
+        case RoundState.Voting(votes)      => room.copy(round = RoundState.Viewing(votes))
       }
   )
   override def startNewPoll(roomID: RoomID, playerID: PlayerID): F[Unit] = updateRoom(
@@ -91,7 +114,7 @@ class InMemoryRoomService[F[_]: Concurrent](stateRef: Ref[F, Map[RoomID, (Room,
     room =>
       room.round match {
         case RoundState.Viewing(_)    => room.copy(round = RoundState.Voting(Map.empty))
-        case RoundState.Voting(votes) => room.copy(round = RoundState.Viewing(votes))
+        case RoundState.Voting(votes) => room
       }
   )
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/JoinRoomComponent.scala b/frontend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/JoinRoomComponent.scala
index 95e518f..2b082fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/JoinRoomComponent.scala
+++ b/frontend/src/main/scala/industries/sunshine/planningpoker/JoinRoomComponent.scala
@@ -76,6 +76,32 @@ object JoinRoomComponent {
             }
         } --> responseReceived
     )
+    val newRoomButton = button(
+      "Create new room",
+      onClick
+        .mapTo {
+          (roomNameVar.now(), roomPassVar.now(), nicknameVar.now(), nicknamePass.now())
+        }
+        .flatMap { case (roomName, roomPass, nickname, nicknamePass) =>
+          Fetch
+            .post(
+              "/api/create-room",
+              body = Requests.LogIn(
+                roomName,
+                nickname,
+                roomPass,
+                nicknamePass
+              )
+            )
+            .text.map { response =>
+              if (response.ok) {
+                loggedIn.onNext(true)
+                response
+              } else response
+            }
+        } --> responseReceived
+    )
+
 
     div(
       className := "flex flex-col h-full justify-center",
@@ -85,6 +111,7 @@ object JoinRoomComponent {
       nameInput(nicknameVar, "Enter your nickname:"),
       passInput(nicknamePass, "nickname pass:"),
       submitButton,
+      newRoomButton,
       div(
         div(
           code("received:")