diff --git a/src/.eslintrc.js b/src/.eslintrc.js
index a97039a..9c715e8 100644
--- a/src/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/src/.eslintrc.js
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ module.exports = {
 	plugins: [
 		'@typescript-eslint',
 		'unused-imports',
+		'react',
+		'react-hooks',
 	],
 	extends: [
 		'eslint:recommended',
 		'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended',
 		'plugin:react/recommended',
-		'plugin:react-hooks/recommended',
 	],
 	settings: {
 		react: {
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ module.exports = {
 		'react/jsx-props-no-multi-spaces':         'warn',
 		'react/jsx-props-no-spreading':            'error',
 		'react/jsx-tag-spacing':                   [ 'warn', { closingSlash: 'never', beforeSelfClosing: 'always', afterOpening: 'never', beforeClosing: 'never' } ],
+
+		'react-hooks/rules-of-hooks':  'error',
+		'react-hooks/exhaustive-deps': 'warn',
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/button-download.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/button-download.tsx
index 0e09111..455d6b8 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/button-download.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/button-download.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const DownloadButton: FC<DownloadButtonProps> = (props: DownloadButtonProps) =>
 
 		setButtonText('Reveal in Explorer');
 		setDownloading(false);
-	}, [ downloading, buttonShaking, downloadPath, downloadBuff ]);
+	}, [ guild, resourceId, resourceName, downloading, buttonShaking, downloadPath, downloadBuff ]);
 
 	return <Button shaking={buttonShaking} onClick={downloadListener}>{buttonText}</Button>;
 };
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/control-choices.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/control-choices.tsx
index 9222ddb..5c23d0e 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/control-choices.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/control-choices.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const ChoicesControl: FC<ChoicesControlProps> = (props: ChoicesControlProps) =>
 		>
 			{choice.display}
 		</div>
-	)), [ choices, selectedId ]);
+	)), [ choices, selectedId, setSelectedId ]);
 
 	return (
 		<div className="choices-react">
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/display.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/display.tsx
index a0d2a3a..62b295a 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/display.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/display.tsx
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ const Display: FC<DisplayProps> = (props: DisplayProps) => {
 		}
 	}, [ saving, saveFailed ]);
 
-	const dismissInfoMessage = () => {
-		setDismissedInfoMessage(infoMessage);
-	};
-
 	const popup = useMemo(() => {
+		const dismissInfoMessage = () => {
+			setDismissedInfoMessage(infoMessage);
+		};
+
 		if (errorMessage) {
 			return (
 				<DisplayPopup tip={errorMessage}>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const Display: FC<DisplayProps> = (props: DisplayProps) => {
 		} else {
 			return null;
 		}
-	}, [ errorMessage, changes, resetChanges, saveChanges ]);
+	}, [ errorMessage, infoMessage, dismissedInfoMessage, changes, resetChanges, saveChanges, saveButtonShaking, changesButtonText ]);
 
 	return (
 		<div className="display">
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-dropdown.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-dropdown.tsx
index b54cdc3..7e7f7e6 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-dropdown.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const DropdownInput: FC<DropdownInputProps> = (props: DropdownInputProps) => {
 	useEffect(() => {
 		// only do this expensive version once
 		setDisplay(options.find(option => option.value === value)?.display ?? '');
-	}, []);
+	}, [ options, value ]);
 
 	const optionElements = useMemo(() => options.map(option => {
 		const className = option.value === value ? 'option selected' : 'option';
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const DropdownInput: FC<DropdownInputProps> = (props: DropdownInputProps) => {
 			setOptionsOpen(false);
 		};
 		return <div className={className} key={option.value} onClick={onClick}>{option.display}</div>;
-	}), [ options ]);
+	}), [ options, setValue, value ]);
 
 	const labelElement = useMemo(() => label && <div className="label">{label}</div>, [ label ]);
 
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-text.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-text.tsx
index 4b9fc82..4962bb7 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-text.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/input-text.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const TextInput: FC<TextInputProps> = React.forwardRef(function TextInput(props:
 		}
 		setValid(true);
 		setMessage(null);
-	}, [ value ]);
+	}, [ allowEmpty, label, maxLength, setMessage, setValid, value ]);
 
 	const labelElement = useMemo(() => label && <div className="label">{label}</div>, [ label ]);
 
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/overlay.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/overlay.tsx
index 59595bd..0db8312 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/overlay.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/overlay.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const Overlay: FC<OverlayProps> = (props: OverlayProps) => {
 	const setOverlay = useSetRecoilState<ReactNode>(overlayState);
 
 	if (childRootRef) {
+		// this is alright to do since childRootRef (the ref itself) should never change for each component using this element
+		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
 		useActionWhenEscapeOrClickedOrContextOutsideEffect(childRootRef, () => setOverlay(null));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-connection-info.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
index e158d89..837e381 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ const ConnectionInfoContextMenu: FC<ConnectionInfoContextMenuProps> = (props: Co
 			<div className="status-circle" />
 			<div className="status-text">{status}</div>
 		</div>
-	)), [ setSelfStatus ]);
+	)), [ setSelfStatus, close ]);
 
 	const openPersonalize = useCallback(() => {
 		close();
 		setOverlay(<PersonalizeOverlay guild={guild} selfMember={selfMember} />);
-	}, [ close ]);
+	}, [ close, guild, selfMember, setOverlay ]);
 
 	const alignment = useMemo(() => ({ bottom: 'top', centerX: 'centerX' }), []);
 
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ const ConnectionInfoContextMenu: FC<ConnectionInfoContextMenuProps> = (props: Co
 };
 
 export default ConnectionInfoContextMenu;
+
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-guild-title.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-guild-title.tsx
index 48406c0..fa8bc39 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-guild-title.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-guild-title.tsx
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ const GuildTitleContextMenu: FC<GuildTitleContextMenuProps> = (props: GuildTitle
 			return;
 		}
 		setOverlay(<GuildSettingsOverlay guild={guild} />);
-	}, [ close ]);
+	}, [ close, guild, setOverlay ]);
 
 	const openCreateChannel = useCallback(() => {
 		close();
 		setOverlay(<ChannelOverlay />);
-	}, [ close ]);
+	}, [ close, setOverlay ]);
 
 	const guildSettingsElement = useMemo(() => {
 		if (!isLoaded(selfMember)) return null;
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ const GuildTitleContextMenu: FC<GuildTitleContextMenuProps> = (props: GuildTitle
 		);
 	}, [ selfMember, openCreateChannel ]);
 
-	if (guildSettingsElement === null && createChannelElement === null) return null;
 
 	const alignment = useMemo(() => ({ top: 'bottom', centerX: 'centerX' }), []);
 
+	if (guildSettingsElement === null && createChannelElement === null) return null;
+
 	return (
 		<ContextMenu alignment={alignment} close={close} relativeToRef={relativeToRef} realignDeps={[ selfMember ]}>
 			<div className="guild-title-context-menu">
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/displays/display-guild-overview.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/displays/display-guild-overview.tsx
index 424b4ba..9fdd5ce 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/displays/display-guild-overview.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/displays/display-guild-overview.tsx
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ const GuildOverviewDisplay: FC<GuildOverviewDisplayProps> = (props: GuildOvervie
 		if (!isLoaded(guildMeta)) return;
 		if (name === savedName) setName(guildMeta.value.name);
 		setSavedName(guildMeta.value.name);
-	}, [ guildMeta ]);
+	}, [ guildMeta, name, savedName ]);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (isLoaded(iconResource)) {
 			if (iconBuff === savedIconBuff) setIconBuff(iconResource.value.data);
 			setSavedIconBuff(iconResource.value.data);
 		}
-	}, [ iconResource ]);
+	}, [ iconBuff, iconResource, savedIconBuff ]);
 
 	const changes = useMemo(
 		() => name !== savedName || iconBuff?.toString('hex') !== savedIconBuff?.toString('hex'),
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const GuildOverviewDisplay: FC<GuildOverviewDisplayProps> = (props: GuildOvervie
 		}
 
 		setSaving(false);
-	}, [ name, iconBuff, errorMessage, saving, guild, iconBuff, savedIconBuff ]);
+	}, [ name, iconBuff, errorMessage, saving, savedName, savedIconBuff, guild ]);
 
 	return (
 		<Display
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/channel-element.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/channel-element.tsx
index cd71d34..37cc1f0 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/channel-element.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/channel-element.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const ChannelElement: FC<ChannelElementProps> = (props: ChannelElementProps) =>
 
 	const launchModify = useCallback(() => {
 		setOverlay(<ChannelOverlay channel={channel} />);
-	}, [ guild, channel ]);
+	}, [ setOverlay, channel ]);
 
 	return (
 		<div className={baseClassName} onClick={setSelfActiveChannel}>
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/message-list.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/message-list.tsx
index 2422a71..d55dcf8 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/message-list.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/message-list.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const MessageList: FC = () => {
 			result.push(<MessageElement key={guild.id + 'm#' + message.id} guild={guild} message={message} prevMessage={prevMessage} />);
 		}
 		return result;
-	}, [ messages ]);
+	}, [ guild, messages ]);
 
 	return (
 		<div className="message-list">
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-add-guild.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-add-guild.tsx
index a8867fd..1267c27 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-add-guild.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-add-guild.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const AddGuildOverlay: FC<AddGuildOverlayProps> = (props: AddGuildOverlayProps)
 		if (exampleAvatarBuff) {
 			if (avatarBuff === null) setAvatarBuff(exampleAvatarBuff);
 		}
-	}, [ exampleAvatarBuff ]);
+	}, [ avatarBuff, exampleAvatarBuff ]);
 
 	const validationErrorMessage = useMemo(() => {
 		if (exampleAvatarBuffError && !avatarBuff) return 'Unable to load example avatar';
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-channel.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-channel.tsx
index 1240320..8ad767a 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-channel.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-channel.tsx
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ const ChannelOverlay: FC<ChannelOverlayProps> = (props: ChannelOverlayProps) =>
 		} else {
 			setEdited(name.length > 0 && flavorText.length > 0);
 		}
-	}, [ name, flavorText ]);
+	}, [ name, flavorText, channel ]);
 
 	const validationErrorMessage = useMemo(() => {
 		if (!edited) return null;
 		if (!nameInputValid && nameInputMessage) return nameInputMessage;
 		if (!flavorTextInputValid && flavorTextInputMessage) return flavorTextInputMessage;
 		return null;
-	}, [ nameInputValid, nameInputMessage, flavorTextInputValid, flavorTextInputMessage ]);
+	}, [ edited, nameInputValid, nameInputMessage, flavorTextInputValid, flavorTextInputMessage ]);
 
 	const infoMessage = useMemo(() => {
 		if (nameInputValid && nameInputMessage) return nameInputMessage;
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-personalize.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-personalize.tsx
index be3c21a..9661f6f 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-personalize.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-personalize.tsx
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ const PersonalizeOverlay: FC<PersonalizeOverlayProps> = (props: PersonalizeOverl
 			if (avatarBuff === savedAvatarBuff) setAvatarBuff(avatarResource.value.data);
 			setSavedAvatarBuff(avatarResource.value.data);
 		}
-	}, [ avatarResource ]);
+	}, [ avatarBuff, avatarResource, savedAvatarBuff ]);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		displayNameInputRef.current?.focus();
-	}, []);
+	}, [ displayNameInputRef ]);
 
 	const validationErrorMessage = useMemo(() => {
 		if (isFailed(avatarResource)) return 'Unable to load avatar';
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/send-message.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/send-message.tsx
index 80637cd..364939a 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/send-message.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/send-message.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const SendMessage: FC<SendMessageProps> = (props: SendMessageProps) => {
 				return;
 			}
 		}
-	}, []);
+	}, [ isMounted ]);
 
 	const removeAttachment = useCallback(() => {
 		setAttachmentBuff(null);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const SendMessage: FC<SendMessageProps> = (props: SendMessageProps) => {
 	const attachmentPreview = useMemo(() => {
 		if (!attachmentBuff || !attachmentName) return null;
 		return <AttachmentPreview attachmentBuff={attachmentBuff} attachmentName={attachmentName} remove={removeAttachment} />;
-	}, [ attachmentBuff, attachmentName ]);
+	}, [ attachmentBuff, attachmentName, removeAttachment ]);
 
 	// WARNING: The types on this are funky because of react's lack of explicit support for 'plaintext-only'
 	const contentEditableType = useMemo(() => {