diff --git a/client/src/components/base/Input.vue b/client/src/components/base/Input.vue
index b6cfd78..a60622b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/base/Input.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/base/Input.vue
@@ -1,18 +1,29 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="flex items-center mb-8 bg-gray-800">
-    <input
-      ref="input"
-      v-model="currentValue"
-      v-bind="$attrs"
-      class="flex-grow px-4 py-2 bg-transparent border-0"
-      @input="onInput"
-    >
+  <div class="items-center mb-8">
+    <div class="flex bg-gray-800">
+      <input
+        ref="input"
+        class="flex-grow px-4 py-2 bg-transparent border-0"
+        v-bind="$attrs"
+        :value="value"
+        v-on="inputListeners"
+      >
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="px-4 pt-1 text-sm text-error">
+      {{ errors[0] }}
+    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 export default {
+  inheritAttrs: false,
   props: {
+    errors: {
+      type: Array,
+      default: () => []
+    },
     value: {
       type: [ String, Number ],
       default: null
@@ -20,13 +31,26 @@ export default {
   },
   data () {
     return {
-      currentValue: this.value,
-      valueWhenFocus: null
     }
   },
-  methods: {
-    onInput (val) {
-      this.$emit('input', this.currentValue)
+  computed: {
+    // From Vue docs:
+    //   https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/components-custom-events.html#Binding-Native-Events-to-Components
+    inputListeners: function () {
+      var vm = this
+      // `Object.assign` merges objects together to form a new object
+      return Object.assign({},
+        // We add all the listeners from the parent
+        this.$listeners,
+        // Then we can add custom listeners or override the
+        // behavior of some listeners.
+        {
+          // This ensures that the component works with v-model
+          input: function (event) {
+            vm.$emit('input', event.target.value)
+          }
+        }
+      )
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/views/Settings.vue b/client/src/views/Settings.vue
index 98696ca..c56dd99 100644
--- a/client/src/views/Settings.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/Settings.vue
@@ -43,6 +43,27 @@
         {{ scanningLibrary ? 'Scanning...' : 'Scan Library' }}
       </x-btn>
     </div>
+
+    <div class="mb-8">
+      <h2 class="text-2xl mb-4">
+        Extensions
+      </h2>
+
+      <x-input
+        v-model.trim="extensionName"
+        :errors="[ extensionError ]"
+        placeholder="Install an extension"
+        :disabled="extensionInstalling"
+        @keypress.enter="installExtension"
+      />
+
+      <div
+        v-for="ext in extensions"
+        :key="ext.id"
+      >
+        {{ ext.name }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -53,11 +74,18 @@ import client from '@/client'
 
 export default {
   data: () => ({
+    extensionError: null,
+    extensionInstalling: false,
+    extensionName: null,
+    extensions: [],
     scanningLibrary: false
   }),
   computed: {
     ...mapState([ 'systemInfo' ])
   },
+  async mounted () {
+    this.extensions = (await client.get('/api/extensions')).data
+  },
   methods: {
     async scanLibrary () {
       try {
@@ -66,6 +94,22 @@ export default {
       } finally {
         this.scanningLibrary = false
       }
+    },
+    async installExtension () {
+      if (this.extensionInstalling) { return }
+
+      this.extensionInstalling = true
+      this.extensionError = null
+
+      try {
+        await client.post('/api/extensions', {
+          name: this.extensionName
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        this.extensionError = e.toString()
+      } finally {
+        this.extensionInstalling = false
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index ceb79c5..0c0e4d1 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "build": "tsc --build --clean && tsc",
     "dev": "npm-run-all --parallel dev:js dev:ts",
     "dev:js": "nodemon dist/src/app.js",
-    "dev:ts": "tsc -w",
+    "dev:ts": "tsc --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "lint": "eslint ./src/**/*.{js,ts} --ignore-pattern *.d.ts",
     "start": "node dist/src/app.js",
     "test": "mocha",
diff --git a/server/src/models/Extension.ts b/server/src/models/Extension.ts
index a7e8464..cd6a5ab 100644
--- a/server/src/models/Extension.ts
+++ b/server/src/models/Extension.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import { IsSemVer } from 'class-validator'
 import {
   BaseEntity,
   Column,
   CreateDateColumn,
   Entity,
+  Index,
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
   UpdateDateColumn
 } from 'typeorm'
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ export default class Extension extends BaseEntity {
   @Column({
     nullable: false
   })
+  @Index({ unique: true })
   name: string;
 
   @Column({
@@ -25,6 +28,12 @@ export default class Extension extends BaseEntity {
   })
   path: string;
 
+  @Column({
+    nullable: false
+  })
+  @IsSemVer()
+  version: string;
+
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
   id: number;
 
diff --git a/server/src/routes/extensions.ts b/server/src/routes/extensions.ts
index c68b421..c1e5c9f 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/extensions.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/extensions.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ export async function install (ctx: Context) {
   ctx.assert(name && name.length, 400, 'name is a required body param')
 
   try {
-    await extensionsService.install(name)
-    ctx.status = 204
+    const installedExtension = await extensionsService.install(name)
+
+    ctx.status = 200
+    ctx.body = installedExtension
   } catch (e) {
     ctx.status = 400
     ctx.body = e.message
diff --git a/server/src/services/extensions.ts b/server/src/services/extensions.ts
index 670eded..162ea7a 100644
--- a/server/src/services/extensions.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/extensions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { CouchBuddyExtension } from 'couch-buddy-extensions'
-import path from 'path'
 
 import Extension from '../models/Extension'
 import * as npm from './npm'
@@ -20,19 +19,30 @@ export default class ExtensionsService extends Service {
     return null
   }
 
-  private loadExtension (path: string): void {
-    allExtensions.push(require(path) as CouchBuddyExtension)
+  private loadExtension (path: string): boolean {
+    try {
+      allExtensions.push(require(path) as CouchBuddyExtension)
+      return true
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('Error loading extension', e)
+      return false
+    }
   }
 
-  async install (extensionName: string): Promise<void> {
-    await npm.install(extensionName)
+  /**
+   * Install an extension
+   *
+   * @param packageName any package name supported by npm CLI,
+   *   as in `npm install <name_here>`
+   */
+  async install (packageName: string): Promise<Extension> {
+    const extension = await npm.install(packageName)
+
+    // Load the package and enable it only if the loading is successful
+    extension.enabled = this.loadExtension(extension.path)
 
-    const savedExtension = await Extension.create({
-      enabled: true,
-      name: extensionName,
-      path: path.join('node_modules', extensionName)
-    }).save()
+    await extension.save()
 
-    this.loadExtension(savedExtension.path)
+    return extension
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/npm.ts b/server/src/services/npm.ts
index ebf8e1c..988610f 100644
--- a/server/src/services/npm.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/npm.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import npm from 'npm'
 
+import Extension from '../models/Extension'
+
 let npmLoaded = false
 
 function loadNpm (): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    npm.load({}, (err) => {
+    npm.load({
+      save: false
+    }, (err) => {
       if (err) { return reject(err) }
 
       resolve()
@@ -12,18 +16,31 @@ function loadNpm (): Promise<void> {
   })
 }
 
-export async function install (packageName: string): Promise<void> {
+export async function install (packageName: string): Promise<Extension> {
   if (!npmLoaded) {
     await loadNpm()
     npmLoaded = true
   }
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    npm.commands.install([ packageName ], (err, ...results) => {
+    npm.commands.install([ packageName ], (err, results: string[][]) => {
+      // results from npm.install() is this:
+      // [
+      //   [ 'fsevents@2.1.2', '/home/luca/dev/couch-buddy/server/node_modules/fsevents' ],
+      //   [ 'couch-buddy-movies-explorer@1.0.1', '/home/luca/dev/couch-buddy/server/node_modules/couch-buddy-movies-explorer' ]
+      // ]
       if (err) { return reject(err) }
 
-      console.log(`Package ${packageName} installed`, results)
-      resolve()
+      const installedPackage = results.pop()
+      const [ name, version ] = installedPackage[0].split(/(?<!^)@/)
+
+      const extension = Extension.create({
+        name,
+        path: installedPackage[1],
+        version
+      })
+
+      resolve(extension)
     })
   })
 }
diff --git a/server/tsconfig.json b/server/tsconfig.json
index 8814625..7543a55 100644
--- a/server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/server/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
   "include": [
     "./src/**/*",
     "./test/**/*"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "exclude": [ "node_modules", "package.json", "package-lock.json" ]
 }
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