diff --git a/xos/helloworld/view.py b/xos/helloworld/view.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3eec29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/helloworld/view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.views.generic import TemplateView, View
+from django import template
+from monitor import driver
+from core.models import *
+from helloworld.models import *
+import json
+import os
+import time
+import tempfile
+
+class HelloWorldView(TemplateView):
+    head_template = r"""{% extends "admin/dashboard/dashboard_base.html" %}
+       {% load admin_static %}
+       {% block content %}
+    """
+
+    tail_template = r"{% endblock %}"
+
+    def get(self, request, name="root", *args, **kwargs):
+        head_template = self.head_template
+        tail_template = self.tail_template
+
+        try:
+            hello_name = request.GET['hello_name']
+            world_name = request.GET['world_name']
+            instance_id_str = request.GET['instance_id']
+            instance_id = int(instance_id_str)
+
+            i = Instance.objects.get(pk=instance_id)
+            i.pk=None
+            i.userData=None
+            i.instance_id=None
+            i.instance_name=None
+            i.enacted=None
+            i.save()
+            h = Hello(name=hello_name,sliver_backref=i)
+            w = World(hello=h,name=world_name)
+            h.save()
+            w.save()
+
+            t = template.Template(head_template + 'Done. New instance id: %r'%i.pk + self.tail_template)
+        except KeyError:
+            html = """<form>
+                Hello string: <input type="text" name="hello_name" placeholder="Planet"><br>
+                World string: <input type="text" name="world_name" placeholder="Earth"><br>
+                Id of instance to copy: <input type="text" name="instance_id" placeholder="3"><br>
+                <input type="submit" value="Submit">
+                  </form>"""
+
+            t = template.Template(head_template + html + self.tail_template)
+
+        response_kwargs = {}
+        response_kwargs.setdefault('content_type', self.content_type)
+        return self.response_class(
+            request = request,
+            template = t,
+            **response_kwargs)
diff --git a/xos/xos/urls.py b/xos/xos/urls.py
index 0adf32d..6ba98d8 100644
--- a/xos/xos/urls.py
+++ b/xos/xos/urls.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from core.views.legacyapi import LegacyXMLRPC
 from core.views.services import ServiceGridView, ServiceGraphView
+from helloworld.view import *
 #from core.views.analytics import AnalyticsAjaxView
 from core.models import *
 from rest_framework import generics
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
     # Examples:
     url(r'^stats', 'core.views.stats.Stats', name='stats'),
     url(r'^observer', 'core.views.observer.Observer', name='observer'),
+    url(r'^helloworld', HelloWorldView.as_view(), name='helloWorld'),
     url(r'^serviceGrid', ServiceGridView.as_view(), name='serviceGrid'),
     url(r'^serviceGraph.png', ServiceGraphView.as_view(), name='serviceGraph'),
     url(r'^hpcConfig', 'core.views.hpc_config.HpcConfig', name='hpcConfig'),