diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 86e427483..a0d54ca79 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ lib/*
 !lib/socket.io.js
 
 js/copayBundle.js
-config.js
 
 webapp/copay-webapp
 webapp/download
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5bec4062..417e754e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/bitpay/copay.png)](http://travis-ci.org/bitpay/copay)
 
-Copay
-=====
+# Copay
 
-Installation:
+## Installation:
 
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/bitpay/copay.git
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ Build Copay:
 npm install
 bower install
 grunt shell --target=dev
-cp config.template.js config.js
 ```
 
 Open Copay:
@@ -31,6 +29,8 @@ npm start
 
 Then visit localhost:3000 in your browser.
 
+
+## Running copay
 To run on a different port:
 ```
 PORT=3001 npm start
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ PORT=3004 npm start
 PORT=3005 npm start
 ```
 
-To open n different instances just run:
+To open n different instances more easily, just run:
 ```
-node launch.js n
+n=5
+node launch.js $n &
 ```
 
 To require Copay as a module for use within you application:
@@ -59,8 +60,14 @@ require('copay').start(3000, function(location) {
 
 ```
 
-About Copay
-===========
+
+## Configuration
+
+Default configuration can be found in the config.js file.
+See config.js for more info on configuration options.
+
+
+# About Copay
 
 General
 -------
diff --git a/config.template.js b/config.js
similarity index 77%
rename from config.template.js
rename to config.js
index 20b3988e9..bb7389bb7 100644
--- a/config.template.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,26 +1,44 @@
 'use strict';
 var defaultConfig = {
+  // livenet or testnet
   networkName: 'testnet',
+
+  // wallet limits
+  limits: {
+    totalCopayers: 12,
+    mPlusN: 100
+  },
+
+  // network layer (PeerJS) config
   network: {
-    // key: 'lwjd5qra8257b9', //Copay API key for public PeerJS server
-    //   This is for running local peerJs with params: ./peerjs  -p 10009  -k 'sdfjhwefh'
-    //key: 'sdfjhwefh',
-    //host: 'localhost',
-    //port: 10009,
-    //path: '/',
-    //
-    key: 'satoshirocks',    // api key for the peerjs server
-    host: '162.242.219.26', // peerjs server
+    // Use this to run your own local PeerJS server
+    // with params: ./peerjs  -p 10009  -k '6d6d751ea61e26f2'
+    /*
+    key: '6d6d751ea61e26f2',
+    host: 'localhost',
+    port: 10009,
+    path: '/',
+    */
+
+    // Use this to connect to bitpay's PeerJS server
+    key: 'satoshirocks', 
+    host: '162.242.219.26',
     port: 80,
     path: '/',
+
+    // other PeerJS config
     maxPeers: 15,
     debug: 3,
+
+    // Network encryption config
     sjclParams: {
       salt: 'mjuBtGybi/4=', // choose your own salt (base64)
       iter: 1000,
       mode: 'ccm',
       ts: parseInt(64),
     },
+
+    // PeerJS internal config object 
     config: {
       'iceServers': [
         // Pass in STUN and TURN servers for maximum network compatibility
@@ -78,28 +96,35 @@ var defaultConfig = {
       ]
     }
   },
-  limits: {
-    totalCopayers: 12,
-    mPlusN: 100
-  },
+
+  // wallet default config
   wallet: {
     requiredCopayers: 2,
     totalCopayers: 3,
     spendUnconfirmed: 1,
     verbose: 1,
   },
+
+  // blockchain service API config
   blockchain: {
     host: 'test.insight.is',
     port: 3001
   },
+  // socket service API config
   socket: {
     host: 'test.insight.is',
     port: 3001
   },
+
+  // local encryption/security config
   passphrase: {
     iterations: 100,
     storageSalt: 'mjuBtGybi/4=', 
   },
+
+  // theme list
   themes: ['default'],
+
+
   verbose: 1,
 };
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a040366e0..d54ed8ea8 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
 
       </div>
 
+      <div class="row" ng-if="updateVersion">
+        <div class="small-9 large-centered columns">
+          <div data-alert class="alert-box radius {{updateVersion}}">
+            A newer version of Copay is now available, please update your wallet to a latest version.
+            Please check <a href="http://www.copay.io">Copay.io</a>.
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div class="row" ng-if='$root.$flashMessage.message' notification>
         <div class="small-8 large-centered columns">
           <div data-alert class="alert-box radius {{$root.$flashMessage.type}}">
@@ -209,7 +218,7 @@
                 <h3>Join a Wallet in Creation</h3>
                 <form name="joinForm" ng-submit="join(joinForm)" novalidate>
                   <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Paste wallet secret here" name="connectionId" ng-model="connectionId" wallet-secret required>
-                  <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Choose your password" name="joinPassword" ng-model="joinPassword" check-strength="joinPassword" required>
+                  <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Choose your password" name="joinPassword" ng-model="joinPassword" check-strength="passwordStrength" tooltip="Password strength: {{passwordStrength}}" tooltip-trigger="focus" required>
                   <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Your name (optional)" name="nickname" ng-model="nickname">
                   <button type="submit" class="button primary radius" ng-disabled="joinForm.$invalid || loading" loading="Joining">Join</button>
                 </form>
@@ -300,7 +309,7 @@
             <div class="small-12 medium-6 medium-centered large-6 large-centered columns m30v">
               <h6>Your Wallet Password<small>(doesn't need to be shared) Required</small></h6>
               <input type="password" placeholder="Choose your password" class="form-control"
-                ng-model="walletPassword" check-strength="walletPassword" required>
+                ng-model="walletPassword" check-strength="passwordStrength" tooltip="Password strength: {{passwordStrength}}" tooltip-trigger="focus" required>
             </div>
             <div class="small-12 medium-6 medium-centered large-6 large-centered columns m30v">
               <h6>Wallet name <small>Optional</small></h6>
@@ -725,6 +734,7 @@ on supported browsers please check <a href="http://www.webrtc.org/">http://www.w
       <p class="text-center"><a href="#/">go back...</a></p>
     </script>
 
+
     <script src="config.js"></script>
     <script src="js/shell.js"></script>
     <script src="lib/angular/angular.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/js/controllers/header.js b/js/controllers/header.js
index 36c40e123..9c76edf88 100644
--- a/js/controllers/header.js
+++ b/js/controllers/header.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('copay.header').controller('HeaderController',
-  function($scope, $rootScope, $location, $notification, walletFactory, controllerUtils) {
+  function($scope, $rootScope, $location, $notification, $http, walletFactory, controllerUtils) {
     $scope.menu = [
     {
       'title': 'Addresses',
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ angular.module('copay.header').controller('HeaderController',
           
     var beep = new Audio('sound/transaction.mp3');
 
+    $http.get('https://api.github.com/repos/bitpay/copay/tags').success(function(data){
+      var toInt = function (s) { return parseInt(s); };
+      var latestVersion = data[0].name.replace('v', '').split('.').map(toInt);
+      var currentVersion = copay.version.split('.').map(toInt);
+
+      if (currentVersion[0] < latestVersion[0]){
+        $scope.updateVersion = 'error';
+      } else if (currentVersion[0] == latestVersion[0] && currentVersion[1] < latestVersion[1]) {
+        $scope.updateVersion = 'info';
+      }
+    });
+
     // Initialize alert notification (not show when init wallet)
     $rootScope.txAlertCount = 0;
     $rootScope.$watch('txAlertCount', function(txAlertCount) {
diff --git a/js/directives.js b/js/directives.js
index 822fdae85..33fad2040 100644
--- a/js/directives.js
+++ b/js/directives.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ angular.module('copay.directives')
     return {
       replace: false,
       restrict: 'EACM',
-      scope: { model: '=checkStrength' },
+      require: 'ngModel',
       link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
         var _grep = function(elems, callback, invert) {
           var callbackInverse,
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ angular.module('copay.directives')
         };
 
         var strength = {
+          messages: ['too weak', 'weak', 'weak', 'medium', 'strong'],
           colors: ['#c0392b', '#e74c3c', '#d35400', '#f39c12', '#27ae60'],
           mesureStrength: function (p) {
             var _force = 0;
@@ -178,14 +179,15 @@ angular.module('copay.directives')
             else if (s <= 40) { idx = 3; }
             else { idx = 4; }
             
-            return { idx: idx + 1, col: this.colors[idx] };
+            return { idx: idx + 1, col: this.colors[idx], message: this.messages[idx] };
           }
         };
-          
-        scope.$watch('model', function (newValue, oldValue) {
+
+        scope.$watch(attrs.ngModel, function (newValue, oldValue) {
           if (newValue && newValue !== '') {
             var c = strength.getColor(strength.mesureStrength(newValue));
-            element.css({ 'border-color': c.col })
+            element.css({ 'border-color': c.col });
+            scope[attrs.checkStrength] = c.message;
           }
         });
       }