diff --git a/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php b/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php
index cf6e5de139..ad7d1d2764 100644
--- a/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php
@@ -52,34 +52,49 @@ class OrbitedPlugin extends RealtimePlugin
     public $webport     = null;
     public $channelbase = null;
     public $stompserver = null;
+    public $stompport   = null;
     public $username    = null;
     public $password    = null;
+    public $webuser     = null;
+    public $webpass     = null;
 
     protected $con      = null;
 
     function _getScripts()
     {
         $scripts = parent::_getScripts();
-        $root = 'http://'.$this->webserver.(($this->webport == 80) ? '':':'.$this->webport);
+
+        $port = (is_null($this->webport)) ? 8000 : $this->webport;
+
+        $server = (is_null($this->webserver)) ? common_config('site', 'server') : $this->webserver;
+
+        $root = 'http://'.$server.(($port == 80) ? '':':'.$port);
+
         $scripts[] = $root.'/static/Orbited.js';
         $scripts[] = $root.'/static/protocols/stomp/stomp.js';
         $scripts[] = common_path('plugins/Orbited/orbitedupdater.js');
+
         return $scripts;
     }
 
     function _updateInitialize($timeline, $user_id)
     {
         $script = parent::_updateInitialize($timeline, $user_id);
-        return $script." OrbitedUpdater.init(\"$this->stompserver\", $this->stompport, \"{$timeline}\");";
+
+        $server = $this->_getStompServer();
+        $port   = $this->_getStompPort();
+
+        return $script." OrbitedUpdater.init(\"$server\", $port, ".
+          "\"{$timeline}\", \"{$this->webuser}\", \"{$this->webpass}\");";
     }
 
     function _connect()
     {
         require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/extlibs/Stomp.php');
 
-        $stompserver = (empty($this->stompserver)) ? "tcp://{$this->webserver}:61613/" : $this->stompserver;
+        $url = $this->_getStompUrl();
 
-        $this->con = new Stomp($stompserver);
+        $this->con = new Stomp($url);
 
         if ($this->con->connect($this->username, $this->password)) {
             $this->_log(LOG_INFO, "Connected.");
@@ -110,4 +125,24 @@ class OrbitedPlugin extends RealtimePlugin
         }
         return '/' . implode('/', $path);
     }
+
+    function _getStompServer()
+    {
+        $server = (!is_null($this->stompserver)) ? $this->stompserver :
+        (!is_null($this->webserver)) ? $this->webserver :
+        common_config('site', 'server');
+        return $server;
+    }
+
+    function _getStompPort()
+    {
+        $port = (!is_null($this->stompport)) ? $this->stompport : 61613;
+    }
+
+    function _getStompUrl()
+    {
+        $server = $this->_getStompServer();
+        $port   = $this->_getStompPort();
+        return "tcp://$server:$port/";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/Orbited/orbitedupdater.js b/plugins/Orbited/orbitedupdater.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d70f4a4fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/Orbited/orbitedupdater.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Update the local timeline from a Orbited server
+
+var OrbitedUpdater = function()
+{
+     return {
+
+          init: function(server, port, timeline, username, password)
+          {
+               // set up stomp client.
+               stomp = new STOMPClient();
+
+               stomp.connect(server, port, username, password);
+               stomp.subscribe(timeline);
+
+               stomp.onmessageframe = function(frame) {
+                    RealtimeUpdate.receive(JSON.parse(frame.body));
+               };
+          };
+     }
+}();
+
diff --git a/plugins/Orbited/updatetimeline.js b/plugins/Orbited/updatetimeline.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 170949e9ba..0000000000
--- a/plugins/Orbited/updatetimeline.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,154 +0,0 @@
-// update the local timeline from a Comet server
-//
-
-var updater = function()
-{
-     var _server;
-     var _timeline;
-     var _userid;
-     var _replyurl;
-     var _favorurl;
-     var _deleteurl;
-     var _cometd;
-
-     return {
-          init: function(server, timeline, userid, replyurl, favorurl, deleteurl)
-          {
-               _cometd = $.cometd; // Uses the default Comet object
-               _cometd.setLogLevel('debug');
-               _cometd.init(server);
-               _server = server;
-               _timeline = timeline;
-               _userid = userid;
-               _favorurl = favorurl;
-               _replyurl = replyurl;
-               _deleteurl = deleteurl;
-               _cometd.subscribe(timeline, receive);
-               $(window).unload(leave);
-          }
-     }
-
-     function leave()
-     {
-          _cometd.disconnect();
-     }
-
-     function receive(message)
-     {
-          id = message.data.id;
-
-          // Don't add it if it already exists
-
-          if ($("#notice-"+id).length > 0) {
-               return;
-          }
-
-          var noticeItem = makeNoticeItem(message.data);
-          $("#notices_primary .notices").prepend(noticeItem, true);
-          $("#notices_primary .notice:first").css({display:"none"});
-          $("#notices_primary .notice:first").fadeIn(1000);
-          NoticeHover();
-          NoticeReply();
-     }
-
-     function makeNoticeItem(data)
-     {
-          user = data['user'];
-          html = data['html'].replace(/&amp;/g,'&').replace(/&lt;/g,'<').replace(/&gt;/g,'>').replace(/&quot;/g,'"');
-          source = data['source'].replace(/&amp;/g,'&').replace(/&lt;/g,'<').replace(/&gt;/g,'>').replace(/&quot;/g,'"');
-
-          ni = "<li class=\"hentry notice\" id=\"notice-"+data['id']+"\">"+
-               "<div class=\"entry-title\">"+
-               "<span class=\"vcard author\">"+
-               "<a href=\""+user['profile_url']+"\" class=\"url\">"+
-               "<img src=\""+user['profile_image_url']+"\" class=\"avatar photo\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\""+user['screen_name']+"\"/>"+
-               "<span class=\"nickname fn\">"+user['screen_name']+"</span>"+
-               "</a>"+
-               "</span>"+
-               "<p class=\"entry-content\">"+html+"</p>"+
-               "</div>"+
-               "<div class=\"entry-content\">"+
-               "<dl class=\"timestamp\">"+
-               "<dt>Published</dt>"+
-               "<dd>"+
-               "<a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\""+data['url']+"\" >"+
-               "<abbr class=\"published\" title=\""+data['created_at']+"\">a few seconds ago</abbr>"+
-               "</a> "+
-               "</dd>"+
-               "</dl>"+
-               "<dl class=\"device\">"+
-               "<dt>From</dt> "+
-               "<dd>"+source+"</dd>"+ // may have a link, I think
-               "</dl>";
-
-          if (data['in_reply_to_status_id']) {
-               ni = ni+" <dl class=\"response\">"+
-                    "<dt>To</dt>"+
-                    "<dd>"+
-                    "<a href=\""+data['in_reply_to_status_url']+"\" rel=\"in-reply-to\">in reply to</a>"+
-                    "</dd>"+
-                    "</dl>";
-          }
-
-          ni = ni+"</div>"+
-               "<div class=\"notice-options\">";
-
-          if (_userid != 0) {
-               var input = $("form#form_notice fieldset input#token");
-               var session_key = input.val();
-               ni = ni+makeFavoriteForm(data['id'], session_key);
-               ni = ni+makeReplyLink(data['id'], data['user']['screen_name']);
-               if (_userid == data['user']['id']) {
-                    ni = ni+makeDeleteLink(data['id']);
-               }
-          }
-
-          ni = ni+"</div>"+
-               "</li>";
-          return ni;
-     }
-
-     function makeFavoriteForm(id, session_key)
-     {
-          var ff;
-
-          ff = "<form id=\"favor-"+id+"\" class=\"form_favor\" method=\"post\" action=\""+_favorurl+"\">"+
-               "<fieldset>"+
-               "<legend>Favor this notice</legend>"+ // XXX: i18n
-               "<input name=\"token-"+id+"\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"token-"+id+"\" value=\""+session_key+"\"/>"+
-               "<input name=\"notice\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"notice-n"+id+"\" value=\""+id+"\"/>"+
-               "<input type=\"submit\" id=\"favor-submit-"+id+"\" name=\"favor-submit-"+id+"\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Favor\" title=\"Favor this notice\"/>"+
-               "</fieldset>"+
-               "</form>";
-          return ff;
-     }
-
-     function makeReplyLink(id, nickname)
-     {
-          var rl;
-          rl = "<dl class=\"notice_reply\">"+
-               "<dt>Reply to this notice</dt>"+
-               "<dd>"+
-               "<a href=\""+_replyurl+"?replyto="+nickname+"\" title=\"Reply to this notice\">Reply <span class=\"notice_id\">"+id+"</span>"+
-               "</a>"+
-               "</dd>"+
-               "</dl>";
-          return rl;
-     }
-
-     function makeDeleteLink(id)
-     {
-          var dl, delurl;
-          delurl = _deleteurl.replace("0000000000", id);
-
-          dl = "<dl class=\"notice_delete\">"+
-               "<dt>Delete this notice</dt>"+
-               "<dd>"+
-               "<a href=\""+delurl+"\" title=\"Delete this notice\">Delete</a>"+
-               "</dd>"+
-               "</dl>";
-
-          return dl;
-     }
-}();
-