diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2c04c1..8cfe93e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ src/LiveRecorder.WebApi/live-recorder.db*
 *.m4s
 *.m3u8
 *.zip
+
+# Frontend source/config TypeScript files must stay trackable.
+!frontend/**/*.ts
+!frontend/**/*.tsx
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useBackendStatus.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useBackendStatus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79273f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useBackendStatus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { computed, reactive } from "vue";
+
+const backendStatusState = reactive({
+  unavailable: false,
+  message: "",
+  lastChangedAt: ""
+});
+
+function setLastChangedNow() {
+  backendStatusState.lastChangedAt = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
+}
+
+export function markBackendUnavailable(message: string) {
+  backendStatusState.unavailable = true;
+  backendStatusState.message = message;
+  setLastChangedNow();
+}
+
+export function markBackendAvailable() {
+  if (!backendStatusState.unavailable && !backendStatusState.message) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  backendStatusState.unavailable = false;
+  backendStatusState.message = "";
+  setLastChangedNow();
+}
+
+export function useBackendStatus() {
+  return {
+    backendUnavailable: computed(() => backendStatusState.unavailable),
+    backendMessage: computed(() => backendStatusState.message),
+    backendLastChangedAt: computed(() => backendStatusState.lastChangedAt)
+  };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useViewport.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useViewport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0558918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useViewport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+
+const MOBILE_BREAKPOINT = 768;
+
+export function useViewport() {
+  const width = ref(typeof window === "undefined" ? 1280 : window.innerWidth);
+
+  function syncViewport() {
+    width.value = window.innerWidth;
+  }
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    syncViewport();
+    window.addEventListener("resize", syncViewport, { passive: true });
+  });
+
+  onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+    window.removeEventListener("resize", syncViewport);
+  });
+
+  const isMobile = computed(() => width.value <= MOBILE_BREAKPOINT);
+
+  return {
+    width,
+    isMobile
+  };
+}