diff --git a/archivebox/cli/archivebox_manage.py b/archivebox/cli/archivebox_manage.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d1c8eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archivebox/cli/archivebox_manage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+__package__ = 'archivebox.cli'
+__command__ = 'archivebox manage'
+__description__ = 'Run an ArchiveBox Django management command'
+
+import sys
+
+from ..legacy.config import OUTPUT_DIR, setup_django, check_data_folder
+
+
+def main(args=None):
+    check_data_folder()
+
+    setup_django(OUTPUT_DIR)
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    args = sys.argv if args is None else ['archivebox', *args]
+
+    args[0] = f'{sys.argv[0]} manage'
+
+    if args[1:] == []:
+        args.append('help')
+    
+    execute_from_command_line(args)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/archivebox/core/views.py b/archivebox/core/views.py
index 2d429ee2..a30043c1 100644
--- a/archivebox/core/views.py
+++ b/archivebox/core/views.py
@@ -2,16 +2,45 @@ from django.shortcuts import render
 
 from django.views import View
 
+from legacy.config import OUTPUT_DIR
+from legacy.index import load_main_index, load_main_index_meta
+
 
 class MainIndex(View):
     template = 'main_index.html'
 
     def get(self, request):
-        return render(self.template, {})
+        all_links = load_main_index(out_dir=OUTPUT_DIR)
+        meta_info = load_main_index_meta(out_dir=OUTPUT_DIR)
+
+        context = {
+            'updated': meta_info['updated'],
+            'num_links': meta_info['num_links'],
+            'links': all_links,
+        }
+
+        return render(template_name=self.template, request=request, context=context)
+
+
+class AddLinks(View):
+    template = 'add_links.html'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        context = {}
+
+        return render(template_name=self.template, request=request, context=context)
+
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        import_path = request.POST['url']
+        print(f'Adding URL: {import_path}')
+        context = {}
+
+        return render(template_name=self.template, request=request, context=context)
 
 
 class LinkDetails(View):
     template = 'link_details.html'
 
     def get(self, request):
-        return render(self.template, {})
+        return render(template_name=self.template, request=request, context={})
diff --git a/archivebox/core/welcome_message.py b/archivebox/core/welcome_message.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3a9ebf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archivebox/core/welcome_message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+print()
+print('[i] Welcome to the ArchiveBox Shell! Example usage:')
+print('    Page.objects.all()')
+print('    User.objects.all()')
diff --git a/archivebox/legacy/index.py b/archivebox/legacy/index.py
index c063b1e2..2ce7bb82 100644
--- a/archivebox/legacy/index.py
+++ b/archivebox/legacy/index.py
@@ -240,16 +240,28 @@ def write_main_index(links: List[Link], out_dir: str=OUTPUT_DIR, finished: bool=
 
 
 @enforce_types
-def load_main_index(out_dir: str=OUTPUT_DIR) -> List[Link]:
+def load_main_index(out_dir: str=OUTPUT_DIR, warn: bool=True) -> List[Link]:
     """parse and load existing index with any new links from import_path merged in"""
 
     all_links: List[Link] = []
     all_links = list(parse_json_main_index(out_dir))
     links_from_sql = list(parse_sql_main_index())
-    assert set(l.url for l in all_links) == set(l['url'] for l in links_from_sql)
+
+    if warn and not set(l.url for l in all_links) == set(l['url'] for l in links_from_sql):
+        stderr('{red}[!] Warning: SQL index does not match JSON index!{reset}'.format(**ANSI))
 
     return all_links
 
+@enforce_types
+def load_main_index_meta(out_dir: str=OUTPUT_DIR) -> Optional[dict]:
+    index_path = os.path.join(out_dir, JSON_INDEX_FILENAME)
+    if os.path.exists(index_path):
+        with open(index_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            meta_dict = json.load(f)
+            meta_dict.pop('links')
+            return meta_dict
+
+    return None
 
 @enforce_types
 def import_new_links(existing_links: List[Link], import_path: str) -> Tuple[List[Link], List[Link]]:
diff --git a/archivebox/legacy/main.py b/archivebox/legacy/main.py
index 3ecdc887..20315231 100644
--- a/archivebox/legacy/main.py
+++ b/archivebox/legacy/main.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def init():
     #     call_command("createsuperuser", interactive=True)
 
     if existing_index:
-        all_links = load_main_index(out_dir=OUTPUT_DIR)
+        all_links = load_main_index(out_dir=OUTPUT_DIR, warn=False)
         write_main_index(links=list(all_links), out_dir=OUTPUT_DIR)
     else:
         write_main_index([], out_dir=OUTPUT_DIR)
@@ -130,12 +130,23 @@ def info():
 
     print('{green}[*] Scanning archive collection main index with {} links:{reset}'.format(len(all_links), **ANSI))
     print(f'    {OUTPUT_DIR}')
-    
     num_bytes, num_dirs, num_files = get_dir_size(OUTPUT_DIR, recursive=False)
     size = human_readable_size(num_bytes)
     print(f'    > Index Size: {size} across {num_files} files')
     print()
 
+    setup_django()
+    from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+    from core.models import Page
+
+    users = User.objects.all()
+    num_pages = Page.objects.count()
+    
+    print(f'    > {len(users)} admin users:', ', '.join(u.username for u in users))
+    print(f'    > {num_pages} pages in SQL database {SQL_INDEX_FILENAME}')
+    print(f'    > {len(all_links)} pages in JSON database {JSON_INDEX_FILENAME}')
+    print()
+
     print('{green}[*] Scanning archive collection data directory with {} entries:{reset}'.format(len(all_links), **ANSI))
     print(f'    {ARCHIVE_DIR}')
 
@@ -165,7 +176,6 @@ def info():
     print(f'    > {num_orphaned} orphaned data directories (directories present for links that don\'t exist in the index)')
     
 
-
 @enforce_types
 def update_archive_data(import_path: Optional[str]=None, resume: Optional[float]=None, only_new: bool=False) -> List[Link]:
     """The main ArchiveBox entrancepoint. Everything starts here."""