diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
deleted file mode 100644
index e98890450..000000000
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-.git
-_build
-.*sw?
-compiler
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d69d4aeed..000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-language: c
-script: docker build .
-sudo: required
-services:
-  - docker
-env:
-  - OPAMERRLOGLEN=0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 28088b3b9..000000000
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-FROM ocurrent/opam@sha256:7cec1ab422d97bf498c309a38b685e7c2650a0daa2d6ddef5fb4428de0535f26
-#FROM ocurrent/opam:alpine-3.10-ocaml-4.08
-RUN cd ~/opam-repository && git fetch && git reset --hard 42f3767f07a36517910bdbf5d0c5230457ae7c79 && opam update
-RUN opam depext -i capnp afl-persistent conf-capnproto tls tls-mirage mirage-flow ptime cmdliner dns-client dns-mirage
-ADD --chown=opam *.opam /home/opam/capnp-rpc/
-WORKDIR /home/opam/capnp-rpc/
-RUN opam pin add -yn capnp-rpc.dev . && \
-    opam pin add -yn capnp-rpc-lwt.dev . && \
-    opam pin add -yn capnp-rpc-net.dev . && \
-    opam pin add -yn capnp-rpc-unix.dev . && \
-    opam pin add -yn capnp-rpc-mirage.dev . 
-RUN opam install --deps-only -t .
-ADD --chown=opam . /home/opam/capnp-rpc
-RUN opam exec -- make all test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6977455bd..e11a668a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -602,10 +602,9 @@ let run_client service =
 
 let connect uri =
   Lwt_main.run begin
-    Fmt.pr "Connecting to echo service at: %a@." Uri.pp_hum uri;
     let client_vat = Capnp_rpc_unix.client_only_vat () in
     let sr = Capnp_rpc_unix.Vat.import_exn client_vat uri in
-    Sturdy_ref.with_cap_exn sr run_client
+    Capnp_rpc_unix.with_cap_exn sr run_client
   end
 
 open Cmdliner
@@ -636,12 +635,14 @@ With the server still running in another window, run the client using the `echo.
 
 ```
 $ dune exec ./client.exe echo.cap
-Connecting to echo service at: capnp://sha-256:_FNMlR9cf1maixDAM6Y1pwwZ-aikqa_DP8P7RCVr1k4@127.0.0.1:7000/JL_hRxzrTSbLNcb0Tqp2f0N_sh5znvY2ym9KMVzLtcQ
 Callback got "foo"
 Callback got "foo"
 Callback got "foo"
 ```
 
+Note that we're using `Capnp_rpc_unix.with_cap_exn` here instead of `Sturdy_ref.with_cap_exn`.
+It's almost the same, except that it displays a suitable progress indicator if the connection takes too long.
+
 ### Pipelining
 
 Let's say the server also offers a logging service, which the client can get from the main echo service:
@@ -1291,15 +1292,12 @@ To build:
 
     git clone https://github.com/mirage/capnp-rpc.git
     cd capnp-rpc
-    opam pin add -nyk git capnp-rpc .
-    opam pin add -nyk git capnp-rpc-lwt .
-    opam pin add -nyk git capnp-rpc-net .
-    opam pin add -nyk git capnp-rpc-unix .
-    opam depext capnp-rpc-lwt alcotest
-    opam install --deps-only -t capnp-rpc-unix
+    opam pin add -ny .
+    opam depext -t capnp-rpc-unix capnp-rpc-mirage
+    opam install --deps-only -t .
     make test
 
-If you have trouble building, you can build it with Docker from a known-good state using `docker build .`.
+If you have trouble building, you can use the Dockerfile shown in the CI logs (click the green tick on the main page).
 
 ### Testing
 
diff --git a/test-bin/calc.ml b/test-bin/calc.ml
index c11782f7c..e75bac6bc 100644
--- a/test-bin/calc.ml
+++ b/test-bin/calc.ml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let connect addr =
   Lwt_main.run begin
     let vat = Capnp_rpc_unix.client_only_vat () in
     let sr = Vat.import_exn vat addr in
-    Capnp_rpc_lwt.Sturdy_ref.with_cap_exn sr @@ fun calc ->
+    Capnp_rpc_unix.with_cap_exn sr @@ fun calc ->
     Logs.info (fun f -> f "Evaluating expression...");
     let remote_add = Calc.getOperator calc `Add in
     let result = Calc.evaluate calc Calc.Expr.(Call (remote_add, [Float 40.0; Float 2.0])) in
diff --git a/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.ml b/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.ml
index c8f7325e4..348edf275 100644
--- a/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.ml
+++ b/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.ml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Vat = Vat_network.Vat
 module Network = Network
 module Vat_config = Vat_config
 module File_store = File_store
+module Sturdy_ref = Capnp_rpc_lwt.Sturdy_ref
 
 let error fmt =
   fmt |> Fmt.kstrf @@ fun msg ->
@@ -72,6 +73,84 @@ let sturdy_uri =
   in
   Cmdliner.Arg.conv (of_string, Uri.pp_hum)
 
+module Console = struct
+  (* The first item in this list is what is currently displayed on screen *)
+  let messages = ref []
+
+  let clear () =
+    match !messages with
+    | [] -> ()
+    | msg :: _ ->
+      let blank = Stdlib.String.make (String.length msg) ' ' in
+      Printf.fprintf stderr "\r%s\r%!" blank
+
+  let show () =
+    match !messages with
+    | [] -> ()
+    | msg :: _ ->
+      prerr_string msg;
+      flush stderr
+
+  let with_msg msg f =
+    clear ();
+    messages := msg :: !messages;
+    show ();
+    Lwt.finalize f
+      (fun () ->
+         clear ();
+         let rec remove_first = function
+           | [] -> assert false
+           | x :: xs when x = msg -> xs
+           | x :: xs -> x :: remove_first xs
+         in
+         messages := remove_first !messages;
+         show ();
+         Lwt.return_unit
+      )
+end
+
+let addr_of_sr sr =
+  match Capnp_rpc_net.Capnp_address.parse_uri (Capnp_rpc_lwt.Cast.sturdy_to_raw sr)#to_uri_with_secrets with
+  | Ok ((addr, _auth), _id) -> addr
+  | Error (`Msg m) -> failwith m
+
+let rec connect_with_progress ?(mode=`Auto) sr =
+  let pp = Fmt.using addr_of_sr Capnp_rpc_net.Capnp_address.Location.pp in
+  match mode with
+  | `Auto
+  | `Log ->
+    let did_log = ref false in
+    Log.info (fun f -> did_log := true; f "Connecting to %a..." pp sr);
+    if !did_log then (
+      Sturdy_ref.connect sr >|= function
+      | Ok _ as x -> Log.info (fun f -> f "Connected to %a" pp sr); x
+      | Error _ as e -> e
+    ) else (
+      if Unix.(isatty stderr) then
+        connect_with_progress ~mode:`Console sr
+      else
+        connect_with_progress ~mode:`Batch sr
+    )
+  | `Batch ->
+    Fmt.epr "Connecting to %a... %!" pp sr;
+    begin Sturdy_ref.connect sr >|= function
+      | Ok _ as x -> Fmt.epr "OK@."; x
+      | Error _ as x -> Fmt.epr "ERROR@."; x
+    end
+  | `Console ->
+    let x = Sturdy_ref.connect sr in
+    Lwt.choose [Lwt_unix.sleep 0.5; Lwt.map ignore x] >>= fun () ->
+    if Lwt.is_sleeping x then (
+      Console.with_msg (Fmt.strf "[ connecting to %a ]" pp sr)
+        (fun () -> x)
+    ) else x
+  | `Silent -> Sturdy_ref.connect sr
+
+let with_cap_exn ?progress sr f =
+  connect_with_progress ?mode:progress sr >>= function
+  | Error ex -> Fmt.failwith "%a" Capnp_rpc.Exception.pp ex
+  | Ok x -> Capnp_rpc_lwt.Capability.with_ref x f
+
 let handle_connection ?tags ~secret_key vat client =
   Lwt.catch (fun () ->
       let switch = Lwt_switch.create () in
diff --git a/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.mli b/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.mli
index 3078bd959..c9ab5be15 100644
--- a/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.mli
+++ b/unix/capnp_rpc_unix.mli
@@ -95,6 +95,26 @@ end
 val sturdy_uri : Uri.t Cmdliner.Arg.conv
 (** A cmdliner argument converter for a "capnp://" URI (or the path of a file containing such a URI). *)
 
+val connect_with_progress :
+  ?mode:[`Auto | `Log | `Batch | `Console | `Silent] ->
+  'a Sturdy_ref.t -> ('a Capability.t, Capnp_rpc.Exception.t) Lwt_result.t
+(** [connect_with_progress sr] is like [Sturdy_ref.connect], but shows that a connection is in progress.
+    Note: On failure, it does {e not} display the error, which should instead be handled by the caller.
+    @param mode Controls how progress is displayed:
+                - [`Log] writes info-level log messages about starting and completing the connection.
+                - [`Batch] prints a message to stderr when starting, then prints OK when done.
+                - [`Console] displays a message while connecting if it takes too long, then erases it when done.
+                - [`Silent] does nothing.
+                - [`Auto] (the default) tries to log (as for [`Log]), but if the log message isn't used then it behaves as
+                          [`Console] (if stderr is a tty) or as [`Batch] (if not). *)
+
+val with_cap_exn :
+  ?progress:[`Auto | `Log | `Batch | `Console | `Silent] ->
+  'a Sturdy_ref.t ->
+  ('a Capability.t -> 'b Lwt.t) ->
+  'b Lwt.t
+(** Like [Sturdy_ref.with_cap_exn], but using [connect_with_progress] to show progress. *)
+
 val serve :
   ?switch:Lwt_switch.t ->
   ?tags:Logs.Tag.set ->
diff --git a/unix/network.ml b/unix/network.ml
index 2a2af427a..3fa1872d7 100644
--- a/unix/network.ml
+++ b/unix/network.ml
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ let try_set_keepalive_idle socket i =
 
 let connect_socket = function
   | `Unix path ->
-    Logs.info (fun f -> f "Connecting to %S..." path);
+    Log.info (fun f -> f "Connecting to %S..." path);
     let socket = Lwt_unix.(socket PF_UNIX SOCK_STREAM 0) in
     Lwt.catch
       (fun () -> Lwt_unix.connect socket (Unix.ADDR_UNIX path) >|= fun () -> socket)
       (fun ex -> Lwt_unix.close socket >>= fun () -> Lwt.fail ex)
   | `TCP (host, port) ->
-    Logs.info (fun f -> f "Connecting to %s:%d..." host port);
+    Log.info (fun f -> f "Connecting to %s:%d..." host port);
     let socket = Lwt_unix.(socket PF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0) in
     Lwt.catch
       (fun () ->