diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index c0aa561..dc0a6d0 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ const Server = @import("server.zig");
 
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 
+
+pub var server: Server = undefined;
+
 pub fn main() !void {
   wlr.log.init(.debug, null);
-  std.debug.print("Starting mezzaluna", .{});
 
-  var server: Server = undefined;
+  std.log.info("Starting mezzaluna", .{});
+
   try server.init();
   defer server.deinit();
 
@@ -26,10 +29,12 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     try child.spawn();
   }
 
+  std.log.info("Starting backend", .{});
   server.backend.start() catch |err| {
     std.debug.panic("Failed to start backend: {}", .{err});
     return;
   };
 
+  std.log.info("Starting server", .{});
   server.wl_server.run();
 }
diff --git a/src/output.zig b/src/output.zig
index 1a271d3..48a4b67 100644
--- a/src/output.zig
+++ b/src/output.zig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ request_state: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output.event.RequestState) = .init(handleRequest
 destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = .init(handleDestroy),
 
 // The wlr.Output should be destroyed by the caller on failure to trigger cleanup.
-pub fn create(server: *Server, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) !void {
+pub fn create(server: *Server, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) !*Output {
   const output = try gpa.create(Output);
 
   output.* = .{
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ pub fn create(server: *Server, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) !void {
 
   const scene_output = try server.scene.createSceneOutput(wlr_output);
   server.scene_output_layout.addOutput(layout_output, scene_output);
+
+  return output;
 }
 
 pub fn handleFrame(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), _: *wlr.Output) void {
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..466ce08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+
+const Output = @import("output.zig");
+
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
+
+pub const Root = struct {
+  scene: *wlr.Scene,
+
+  output_layout: *wlr.OutputLayout,
+
+  new_output: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output),
+
+  pub fn init(root: *Root) !void {
+    std.log.info("Creating root of mezzaluna", .{});
+
+    const output_layout = try wlr.OutputLayout.create(server.wl_server);
+    errdefer output_layout.destroy();
+
+    const scene = try wlr.Scene.create();
+    errdefer scene.tree.node.destroy();
+
+    root.* = .{
+      .scene = scene,
+      .output_layout = output_layout,
+
+      .new_output = .init(handleNewOutput),
+    };
+
+    server.backend.events.new_output.add(&root.new_output);
+  }
+
+  pub fn addOutput(self: *Root, new_output: *Output) void {
+    _ = self.output_layout.addAuto(new_output.wlr_output) catch {
+      std.log.err("failed to add new output to output layout\n", .{});
+      return;
+    };
+
+    _ = self.scene.createSceneOutput(new_output.wlr_output) catch {
+      std.log.err("failed to create scene output for new output", .{});
+      return;
+    };
+  }
+};
+
+fn handleNewOutput(_: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
+  std.log.info("Handling a new output - {s}", .{wlr_output.name});
+
+  if (!wlr_output.initRender(server.allocator, server.renderer)) return;
+
+  var state = wlr.Output.State.init();
+  defer state.finish();
+
+  state.setEnabled(true);
+
+  if (wlr_output.preferredMode()) |mode| {
+    state.setMode(mode);
+  }
+  if (!wlr_output.commitState(&state)) return;
+
+  const new_output = Output.create(server, wlr_output) catch {
+    std.log.err("failed to allocate new output", .{});
+    wlr_output.destroy();
+    return;
+  };
+
+  server.root.addOutput(new_output);
+}
diff --git a/src/scene.zig b/src/scene.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index da3dd3f..0000000
--- a/src/scene.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
-const wlr = @import("wlroots");
-
-// server owns
-//   - compositor
-//
-// wlr_compositor owms
-//   - a list of wlr_surfaces
-//
-// wlr_surfaces own_buffers
-//
-// struct wl_resource *_surface;
-//         wl_resource_for_each(_surface, &server->compositor->surfaces) {
-//                 struct wlr_surface *surface = wlr_surface_from_resource(_surface);
-//                 if (!wlr_surface_has_buffer(surface)) {
-//                         continue;
-//                 }
-//                 struct wlr_box render_box = {
-//                         .x = 20, .y = 20,
-//                         .width = surface->current->width,
-//                         .height = surface->current->height
-//                 };
-//                 float matrix[16];
-//                 wlr_matrix_project_box(&matrix, &render_box,
-//                                 surface->current->transform,
-//                                 0, &wlr_output->transform_matrix);
-//                wlr_render_with_matrix(renderer, surface->texture, &matrix, 1.0f);
-//                wlr_surface_send_frame_done(surface, &now);
-//         }
-//
-//
-//
-// wlr_scene owns
-//   - list of outputs
-//   - wlr_scene_tree
-//
-// wlr_scene_tree owns
-//   - its own wlr_scene_node
-//   - list of its children wlr_scene_node
-//
-// wlr_scene_node can be TREE, RECT or BUFFER and owns
-//   - its own type
-//   - a pointer to its parent wlr_scene_tree
-//   - a list of children as wlr_scene_trees
-//   - boolean if enabled
-//   - x, y position relative to parent
-//   - wl signal for destroy
-//   - *void arbitrary data
-
-
diff --git a/src/server.zig b/src/server.zig
index f81a198..13b917d 100644
--- a/src/server.zig
+++ b/src/server.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 
 const Output = @import("output.zig");
 const Keyboard = @import("keyboard.zig");
+const Root = @import("root.zig").Root;
 
 allocator: *wlr.Allocator,
 backend: *wlr.Backend,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ session: ?*wlr.Session,
 shm: *wlr.Shm,
 wl_server: *wl.Server,
 xdg_shell: *wlr.XdgShell,
+root: Root,
 
 // Input things
 seat: *wlr.Seat,
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ cursor: *wlr.Cursor,
 cursor_mgr: *wlr.XcursorManager,
 
 // Listeners
-new_output: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = .init(newOutput),
 new_input: wl.Listener(*wlr.InputDevice) = .init(newInput),
 cursor_motion: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Motion) = .init(cursorMotion),
 cursor_motion_absolute: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.MotionAbsolute) = .init(cursorMotionAbsolute),
@@ -68,11 +69,11 @@ pub fn init(server: *Server) !void {
     .cursor = try wlr.Cursor.create(),
     // TODO: let the user configure a cursor theme and side lua
     .cursor_mgr = try wlr.XcursorManager.create(null, 24),
+    .root = undefined,
   };
 
   try server.renderer.initServer(wl_server);
-
-  server.backend.events.new_output.add(&server.new_output);
+  try Root.init(&server.root);
 
   server.backend.events.new_input.add(&server.new_input);
   server.seat.events.request_set_cursor.add(&server.request_set_cursor);
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ pub fn deinit(server: *Server) void {
   server.cursor_mgr.destroy();
 
   server.new_input.link.remove();
-  server.new_output.link.remove();
   server.cursor_motion.link.remove();
   server.cursor_motion_absolute.link.remove();
   server.cursor_button.link.remove();
@@ -109,27 +109,6 @@ pub fn deinit(server: *Server) void {
   server.wl_server.destroy();
 }
 
-fn newOutput(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
-  const server: *Server = @fieldParentPtr("new_output", listener);
-
-  if (!wlr_output.initRender(server.allocator, server.renderer)) return;
-
-  var state = wlr.Output.State.init();
-  defer state.finish();
-
-  state.setEnabled(true);
-  if (wlr_output.preferredMode()) |mode| {
-    state.setMode(mode);
-  }
-  if (!wlr_output.commitState(&state)) return;
-
-  Output.create(server, wlr_output) catch {
-    std.log.err("failed to allocate new output", .{});
-    wlr_output.destroy();
-    return;
-  };
-}
-
 fn newInput(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.InputDevice), device: *wlr.InputDevice) void {
   const server: *Server = @fieldParentPtr("new_input", listener);
   switch (device.type) {