diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark-add-go-ipfs.js b/benchmarks/benchmark-add-go-ipfs.js
index 0a03871..6f84f1b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark-add-go-ipfs.js
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark-add-go-ipfs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const IPFS = require('ipfs-api')
+const IPFS = require('ipfs-http-client')
 const OrbitDB = require('../src/OrbitDB')
 
 // Metrics
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ const ipfs = IPFS('127.0.0.1')
 
 const run = async () => {
   try {
-    const orbit = new OrbitDB(ipfs, './orbitdb/benchmarks')
-    const db = await orbit.eventlog('orbit-db.benchmark', { 
+    const orbit = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs, { directory: './orbitdb/benchmarks' })
+    const db = await orbit.eventlog('orbit-db.benchmark', {
       replicate: false,
     })
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark-add.js b/benchmarks/benchmark-add.js
index 42af87d..a91bf5f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark-add.js
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark-add.js
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ ipfs.on('error', (err) => console.error(err))
 ipfs.on('ready', async () => {
   const run = async () => {
     try {
-      const orbit = new OrbitDB(ipfs, './orbitdb/benchmarks')
-      const db = await orbit.eventlog('orbit-db.benchmark', { 
+      const orbit = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs,{ directory: './orbitdb/benchmarks' })
+      const db = await orbit.eventlog('orbit-db.benchmark', {
         replicate: false,
       })
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark-replication-sender.js b/benchmarks/benchmark-replication-sender.js
index 7536991..e379410 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark-replication-sender.js
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark-replication-sender.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const defaultConfig = Object.assign({}, {
   config: ipfsConf
 })
 
-const conf1 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, { 
-  repo: new IPFSRepo('./orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client1/ipfs', repoConf) 
+const conf1 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, {
+  repo: new IPFSRepo('./orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client1/ipfs', repoConf)
 })
 
 // Write loop
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const outputMetrics = (name, db, metrics) => {
     if(metrics.seconds % 10 === 0) {
       console.log(`[${name}] --> Average of ${metrics.lastTenSeconds/10} q/s in the last 10 seconds`)
       metrics.lastTenSeconds = 0
-    }  
+    }
 }
 
 const database = 'benchmark-replication'
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pMapSeries([conf1,], d => startIpfs('js-ipfs', d))
   .then(async ([ipfs1]) => {
     try {
       // Create the databases
-      const orbit1 = new OrbitDB(ipfs1.api, './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client1')
+      const orbit1 = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs1.api, { directory: './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client1' })
       const db1 = await orbit1.eventlog(database, { overwrite: true })
       console.log(db1.address.toString())
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark-replication.js b/benchmarks/benchmark-replication.js
index 0202cb6..eaaf69c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark-replication.js
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark-replication.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const defaultConfig = Object.assign({}, {
   config: ipfsConf
 })
 
-const conf2 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, { 
-  repo: new IPFSRepo('./orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client22faf/ipfs', repoConf) 
+const conf2 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, {
+  repo: new IPFSRepo('./orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client22faf/ipfs', repoConf)
 })
 
 // Metrics output function
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const outputMetrics = (name, db, metrics) => {
     if(metrics.seconds % 10 === 0) {
       console.log(`[${name}] --> Average of ${metrics.lastTenSeconds/10} q/s in the last 10 seconds`)
       metrics.lastTenSeconds = 0
-    }  
+    }
 }
 
 const database = 'benchmark-replication'
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pMapSeries([conf2], d => startIpfs('js-ipfs', d))
   .then(async ([ipfs2]) => {
     try {
       // Create the databases
-      const orbit2 = new OrbitDB(ipfs2.api, './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client2')
+      const orbit2 = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs2.api, { directory: './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client2' })
       const address = process.argv[2]
       const db2 = await orbit2.eventlog(address)
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-add.html b/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-add.html
index 4c4b064..0c38447 100644
--- a/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-add.html
+++ b/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-add.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       }
 
       let run = (() => {
-        ipfs = new Ipfs({ 
+        ipfs = new Ipfs({
           repo: '/orbitdb/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-add/0.27.0',
           start: false,
           EXPERIMENTAL: {
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
         ipfs.on('ready', async () => {
           const outputElm = document.getElementById('output')
           try {
-            const orbit = new OrbitDB(ipfs, './orbitdb/benchmarks/browser')
-            const db = await orbit.eventlog('orbit-db.benchmark.add', { 
+            const orbit = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs, { directory: './orbitdb/benchmarks/browser' })
+            const db = await orbit.eventlog('orbit-db.benchmark.add', {
               replicate: false,
             })
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication-sender.html b/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication-sender.html
index 7eb114e..dd22264 100644
--- a/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication-sender.html
+++ b/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication-sender.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         config: ipfsConf
       })
 
-      const conf1 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, { 
+      const conf1 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, {
         repo: './orbitdb/benchmarks/2replication3/client2/ipfs'
       })
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
           if(metrics.seconds % 10 === 0) {
             console.log(`[${name}] --> Average of ${metrics.lastTenSeconds/10} q/s in the last 10 seconds`)
             metrics.lastTenSeconds = 0
-          }  
+          }
       }
 
       const startIpfs = (config = {}) => {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         let ipfs1 = await startIpfs(conf1)
         try {
           // Create the databases
-          const orbit1 = new OrbitDB(ipfs1, './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client1')
+          const orbit1 = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs1, { directory: './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client1' })
           const db1 = await orbit1.eventlog(database, { overwrite: true, sync: false })
 
           console.log("Database address is:", db1.address.toString())
diff --git a/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication.html b/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication.html
index 4956f95..fddb982 100644
--- a/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication.html
+++ b/benchmarks/browser/benchmark-replication.html
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
         config: ipfsConf
       })
 
-      const conf1 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, { 
+      const conf1 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, {
         repo: './orbitdb/benchmarks/2replication3/client1/ipfs'
       })
 
-      const conf2 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, { 
+      const conf2 = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, {
         repo: './orbitdb/benchmarks/2replication3/client2/ipfs'
       })
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
           if(metrics.seconds % 10 === 0) {
             console.log(`[${name}] --> Average of ${metrics.lastTenSeconds/10} q/s in the last 10 seconds`)
             metrics.lastTenSeconds = 0
-          }  
+          }
       }
 
       const startIpfs = (config = {}) => {
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
         let ipfs2 = await startIpfs(conf2)
         try {
           // Create the databases
-          const address = '/orbitdb/QmcPCAwwV1rw7cLQU7VcCaUXEuLYSCH8uUf6NPDLYbL6JT/benchmark-replication'
-          const orbit2 = new OrbitDB(ipfs2, './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client3')
+          const address = '/orbitdb/zdpuArNFJaH4Fk5dHH4rYSCtmbyaJLNHUyeFX4WszFxEqwJTE/benchmark-replication'
+          const orbit2 = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs2, { directory: './orbitdb/benchmarks/replication/client3' })
           const db2 = await orbit2.eventlog(address)
 
           db2.events.on('peer', peer => console.log("PEER2!", peer))
diff --git a/examples/browser/browser.html b/examples/browser/browser.html
index f7cd242..2efe1ed 100644
--- a/examples/browser/browser.html
+++ b/examples/browser/browser.html
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
     </div>
     <div id="writerText"></div>
 
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/orbitdb.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/ipfs.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="../../dist/orbitdb.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="../../node_modules/ipfs/dist/index.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="example.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
       // Start the example
diff --git a/examples/browser/example.js b/examples/browser/example.js
index a17dc7b..e830de6 100644
--- a/examples/browser/example.js
+++ b/examples/browser/example.js
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ const main = (IPFS, ORBITDB) => {
 
   // Create IPFS instance
   const ipfs = new Ipfs({
-    repo: '/orbitdb/examples/browser/new/ipfs/0.27.3',
+    repo: '/orbitdb/examples/browser/new/ipfs/0.33.1',
     start: true,
+    preload: { 
+      enabled: false
+    },
     EXPERIMENTAL: {
       pubsub: true,
     },
@@ -65,11 +68,11 @@ const main = (IPFS, ORBITDB) => {
   })
 
   ipfs.on('error', (e) => handleError(e))
-  ipfs.on('ready', () => {
+  ipfs.on('ready', async () => {
     openButton.disabled = false
     createButton.disabled = false
     statusElm.innerHTML = "IPFS Started"
-    orbitdb = new OrbitDB(ipfs)
+    orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs)
   })
 
   const load = async (db, statusText) => {
@@ -89,8 +92,8 @@ const main = (IPFS, ORBITDB) => {
     let maxTotal = 0, loaded = 0
     db.events.on('load.progress', (address, hash, entry, progress, total) => {
       loaded ++
-      maxTotal = Math.max.apply(null, [progress, maxTotal, progress, 0])
-      total = Math.max.apply(null, [progress, maxTotal, total, 0])
+      maxTotal = Math.max.apply(null, [maxTotal, progress, 0])
+      total = Math.max.apply(null, [progress, maxTotal, total, entry.clock.time, 0])
       statusElm.innerHTML = `Loading database... ${maxTotal} / ${total}`
     })
 
@@ -158,7 +161,9 @@ const main = (IPFS, ORBITDB) => {
         type: type,
         // If "Public" flag is set, allow anyone to write to the database,
         // otherwise only the creator of the database can write
-        write: publicAccess ? ['*'] : [],
+        accessController: {
+          write: publicAccess ? ['*'] : [identity.publicKey],
+        }
       })
 
       await load(db, 'Creating database...')
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ const main = (IPFS, ORBITDB) => {
     outputElm.innerHTML = `
       <div><b>Peer ID:</b> ${orbitdb.id}</div>
       <div><b>Peers (database/network):</b> ${databasePeers.length} / ${networkPeers.length}</div>
-      <div><b>Oplog Size:</b> ${db._replicationStatus.progress} / ${db._replicationStatus.max}</div>
+      <div><b>Oplog Size:</b> ${Math.max(db._replicationStatus.progress, db._oplog.length)} / ${db._replicationStatus.max}</div>
       <h2>Results</h2>
       <div id="results">
         <div>
diff --git a/examples/eventlog.js b/examples/eventlog.js
index dd35d44..835909c 100644
--- a/examples/eventlog.js
+++ b/examples/eventlog.js
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ ipfs.on('ready', async () => {
   let db
 
   try {
-    const orbitdb = new OrbitDB(ipfs, './orbitdb/examples/eventlog')
+    const orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs, {
+      directory: './orbitdb/examples/eventlog'
+    })
     db = await orbitdb.eventlog('example', { overwrite: true })
+    await db.load()
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(e)
     process.exit(1)
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ ipfs.on('ready', async () => {
       output += `--------------------\n`
       output += `ID  | Visitor\n`
       output += `--------------------\n`
-      output += latest.reverse().map((e) => e.payload.value.userId + ' | ' + e.payload.value.avatar + ')').join('\n') + `\n`
+      output += latest.reverse().map((e) => e.payload.value.userId + ' | ' + e.payload.value.avatar).join('\n') + `\n`
       console.log(output)
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e)
diff --git a/examples/keyvalue.js b/examples/keyvalue.js
index e6725d6..15e8c1e 100644
--- a/examples/keyvalue.js
+++ b/examples/keyvalue.js
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ ipfs.on('error', (err) => console.error(err))
 ipfs.on('ready', async () => {
   let db
   try {
-    const orbitdb = new OrbitDB(ipfs, './orbitdb/examples/eventlog')
+    const orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs, {
+      directory: './orbitdb/examples/keyvalue'
+    })
     db = await orbitdb.kvstore('example', { overwrite: true })
     await db.load()
     // Query immediately after loading