diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index 72128a3..0d32b3a 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -77,13 +77,35 @@ def clean_url(url):
     return urlunparse((scheme, netloc, path, "", new_query, ""))
 
 
+_pool = []
+_pool_lock = __import__("threading").Lock()
+_POOL_SIZE = 4
+
+
 def get_db():
-    db = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
+    with _pool_lock:
+        if _pool:
+            db = _pool.pop()
+            try:
+                db.execute("SELECT 1")
+                return db
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+    db = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE, timeout=10)
+    db.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
     db.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
     db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     return db
 
 
+def return_db(db):
+    with _pool_lock:
+        if len(_pool) < _POOL_SIZE:
+            _pool.append(db)
+        else:
+            db.close()
+
+
 def init_db():
     db = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
     db.execute(
@@ -92,7 +114,8 @@ def init_db():
         "  url TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,"
         "  title TEXT,"
         "  body TEXT,"
-        "  note TEXT DEFAULT ''"
+        "  note TEXT DEFAULT '',"
+        "  last_modified TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S','now'))"
         ")"
     )
     db.execute(
@@ -196,26 +219,38 @@ def init_db():
         db.execute("ALTER TABLE remote_pages ADD COLUMN tags TEXT DEFAULT ''")
         db.commit()
 
+    # Migrate pages: add last_modified column if missing
+    page_cols = [row[1] for row in db.execute("PRAGMA table_info(pages)").fetchall()]
+    if "last_modified" not in page_cols:
+        db.execute("ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN last_modified TEXT DEFAULT ''")
+        db.execute("UPDATE pages SET last_modified = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S','now') WHERE last_modified = ''")
+        db.commit()
+
+    db.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
     db.commit()
     db.close()
 
 
 def get_setting(key, default=""):
     db = get_db()
-    row = db.execute("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = ?", (key,)).fetchone()
-    db.close()
-    return row["value"] if row else default
+    try:
+        row = db.execute("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = ?", (key,)).fetchone()
+        return row["value"] if row else default
+    finally:
+        return_db(db)
 
 
 def set_setting(key, value):
     db = get_db()
-    db.execute(
-        "INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?) "
-        "ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET value=excluded.value",
-        (key, value),
-    )
-    db.commit()
-    db.close()
+    try:
+        db.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?) "
+            "ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET value=excluded.value",
+            (key, value),
+        )
+        db.commit()
+    finally:
+        return_db(db)
 
 
 def get_site_name():
@@ -273,10 +308,12 @@ def index_url(url, note=""):
     title, body, links = fetch_page(url)
     db = get_db()
     try:
+        now = __import__("datetime").datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
         db.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO pages (url, title, body, note) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?) "
-            "ON CONFLICT(url) DO UPDATE SET title=excluded.title, body=excluded.body, note=excluded.note",
-            (url, title, body, note),
+            "INSERT INTO pages (url, title, body, note, last_modified) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
+            "ON CONFLICT(url) DO UPDATE SET title=excluded.title, body=excluded.body, "
+            "note=excluded.note, last_modified=excluded.last_modified",
+            (url, title, body, note, now),
         )
         page_id = db.execute("SELECT id FROM pages WHERE url = ?", (url,)).fetchone()[0]
         db.execute("DELETE FROM links WHERE page_id = ?", (page_id,))
@@ -287,5 +324,5 @@ def index_url(url, note=""):
             )
         db.commit()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return title
diff --git a/handlers.py b/handlers.py
index c47f670..27ff3d3 100644
--- a/handlers.py
+++ b/handlers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import threading
 from datetime import datetime
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 
-from db import get_db, get_setting, set_setting, get_site_name, index_url, clean_url
+from db import get_db, return_db, get_setting, set_setting, get_site_name, index_url, clean_url
 from templates import esc, snippet, wrap_page, DEFAULT_TEMPLATE
 from rns_client import fetch_remote_sites
 
@@ -83,6 +83,31 @@ def _error(status):
     return _respond(f"<h1>{status}</h1>", status)
 
 
+PER_PAGE = 10
+
+
+def _paginate(query, key="p"):
+    try:
+        page = int(query.get(key, ["1"])[0])
+    except (ValueError, IndexError):
+        page = 1
+    return max(1, page)
+
+
+def _page_nav(page, total, base_url):
+    if total <= PER_PAGE:
+        return ""
+    total_pages = (total + PER_PAGE - 1) // PER_PAGE
+    sep = "&" if "?" in base_url else "?"
+    parts = []
+    if page > 1:
+        parts.append(f'<a href="{base_url}{sep}p={page - 1}">&laquo; prev</a>')
+    parts.append(f"page {page} of {total_pages}")
+    if page < total_pages:
+        parts.append(f'<a href="{base_url}{sep}p={page + 1}">next &raquo;</a>')
+    return f'<p class="pagination">{" | ".join(parts)}</p>'
+
+
 # --- Tag helpers ---
 
 
@@ -96,7 +121,7 @@ def _get_page_tags(page_id, db=None):
         "WHERE pt.page_id = ? ORDER BY t.name", (page_id,)
     ).fetchall()
     if close:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return [r["name"] for r in rows]
 
 
@@ -112,7 +137,7 @@ def _set_page_tags(page_id, tag_string, db=None):
         db.execute("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO page_tags (page_id, tag_id) VALUES (?, ?)", (page_id, tag_id))
     if close:
         db.commit()
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
 
 
 # --- Route handlers ---
@@ -120,6 +145,8 @@ def _set_page_tags(page_id, tag_string, db=None):
 
 def handle_search(query):
     q = query.get("q", [""])[0].strip()
+    page = _paginate(query)
+    offset = (page - 1) * PER_PAGE
     db = get_db()
     try:
         count = db.execute("SELECT count(*) FROM pages").fetchone()[0]
@@ -129,14 +156,19 @@ def handle_search(query):
         trusted_html = ""
         if q:
             try:
+                total_results = db.execute(
+                    "SELECT count(*) FROM pages_fts WHERE pages_fts MATCH ?",
+                    (_sanitize_fts_query(q),),
+                ).fetchone()[0]
                 rows = db.execute(
                     "SELECT p.id, p.url, p.title, p.body, p.note "
                     "FROM pages_fts f JOIN pages p ON f.rowid = p.id "
-                    "WHERE pages_fts MATCH ? ORDER BY rank LIMIT 50",
-                    (_sanitize_fts_query(q),),
+                    "WHERE pages_fts MATCH ? ORDER BY rank LIMIT ? OFFSET ?",
+                    (_sanitize_fts_query(q), PER_PAGE, offset),
                 ).fetchall()
             except Exception:
                 rows = []
+                total_results = 0
             if rows:
                 for r in rows:
                     note_html = ""
@@ -225,7 +257,7 @@ def handle_search(query):
                     f'</details>'
                 )
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     sub_count = ""
     if q and remote_rows:
         sub_count = f" + {len(remote_rows)} from subscriptions"
@@ -236,7 +268,9 @@ def handle_search(query):
         f'</form>'
         f'<p class="meta">{count} pages indexed'
         f' · <a href="/add">+ add url</a></p>'
-        f'{result_html}{trusted_html}{remote_html}'
+        f'{result_html}'
+        f'{_page_nav(page, total_results, f"/?q={esc(q)}") if q else ""}'
+        f'{trusted_html}{remote_html}'
     )
 
 
@@ -273,7 +307,7 @@ def handle_add_submit(body):
                     _set_page_tags(row["id"], tags, db)
                     db.commit()
             finally:
-                db.close()
+                return_db(db)
         return handle_add_form(f'Indexed: <a href="{esc(url)}">{esc(title)}</a>')
     except ValueError as e:
         return handle_add_form(f"Error: {esc(str(e))}")
@@ -281,10 +315,16 @@ def handle_add_submit(body):
         return handle_add_form("Error: could not fetch or index that URL.")
 
 
-def handle_pages():
+def handle_pages(query=None):
+    page = _paginate(query or {})
+    offset = (page - 1) * PER_PAGE
     db = get_db()
     try:
-        rows = db.execute("SELECT id, url, title, note FROM pages ORDER BY id DESC").fetchall()
+        total = db.execute("SELECT count(*) FROM pages").fetchone()[0]
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT id, url, title, note FROM pages ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?",
+            (PER_PAGE, offset),
+        ).fetchall()
         items = ""
         for r in rows:
             note_html = f' — <em>{esc(r["note"])}</em>' if r["note"] else ""
@@ -300,10 +340,11 @@ def handle_pages():
                 f'<a href="/delete/{r["id"]}">remove</a></li>'
             )
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return _respond(
-        f"<h1>indexed pages ({len(rows)})</h1>"
+        f"<h1>indexed pages ({total})</h1>"
         f"<ul>{items}</ul>"
+        f'{_page_nav(page, total, "/pages")}'
         f'<p><a href="/export">export</a> | <a href="/import">import</a></p>'
         f'<a href="/">back</a>'
     )
@@ -317,7 +358,7 @@ def handle_edit_form(page_id, msg=""):
             return _error(404)
         tags = ", ".join(_get_page_tags(page_id, db))
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return _respond(
         f"<h1>edit page</h1>"
         f"<p><b>{esc(row['title'])}</b><br>"
@@ -342,7 +383,7 @@ def handle_edit_submit(page_id, body):
         _set_page_tags(page_id, tags, db)
         db.commit()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return _redirect("/pages")
 
 
@@ -351,7 +392,7 @@ def handle_delete_confirm(page_id):
     try:
         row = db.execute("SELECT id, url, title FROM pages WHERE id = ?", (page_id,)).fetchone()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     if not row:
         return _error(404)
     return _respond(
@@ -374,7 +415,7 @@ def handle_delete(page_id):
         db.execute("DELETE FROM pages WHERE id = ?", (page_id,))
         db.commit()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return _redirect("/pages")
 
 
@@ -399,7 +440,7 @@ def handle_export():
     try:
         rows = db.execute("SELECT url, title, note FROM pages ORDER BY id").fetchall()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     data = [{"url": r["url"], "title": r["title"], "note": r["note"]} for r in rows]
     return _json_response(data, headers={"Content-Disposition": "attachment; filename=tinyweb-export.json"})
 
@@ -503,7 +544,7 @@ def handle_about():
         tag_count = db.execute("SELECT count(DISTINCT tag_id) FROM page_tags").fetchone()[0]
         sub_count = db.execute("SELECT count(*) FROM subscriptions").fetchone()[0]
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
 
     sharing_html = (
         '<p>This instance shares its index publicly. Subscribe to join the network.</p>'
@@ -556,7 +597,7 @@ def handle_tags():
             "GROUP BY t.id ORDER BY t.name"
         ).fetchall()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     items = ""
     for r in rows:
         items += f'<li><a href="/tags/{esc(r["name"])}">{esc(r["name"])}</a> ({r["cnt"]})</li>'
@@ -567,15 +608,21 @@ def handle_tags():
     )
 
 
-def handle_tag_browse(tag_name):
+def handle_tag_browse(tag_name, query=None):
+    page = _paginate(query or {})
+    offset = (page - 1) * PER_PAGE
     db = get_db()
     try:
+        total = db.execute(
+            "SELECT count(*) FROM page_tags pt JOIN tags t ON t.id = pt.tag_id WHERE t.name = ?",
+            (tag_name,),
+        ).fetchone()[0]
         rows = db.execute(
             "SELECT p.id, p.url, p.title, p.note FROM pages p "
             "JOIN page_tags pt ON p.id = pt.page_id "
             "JOIN tags t ON t.id = pt.tag_id "
-            "WHERE t.name = ? ORDER BY p.id DESC",
-            (tag_name,),
+            "WHERE t.name = ? ORDER BY p.id DESC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?",
+            (tag_name, PER_PAGE, offset),
         ).fetchall()
         items = ""
         for r in rows:
@@ -587,32 +634,48 @@ def handle_tag_browse(tag_name):
                 f'<small>(<a href="{esc(r["url"])}">{esc(r["url"])}</a>)</small></li>'
             )
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return _respond(
         f'<h1>tag: {esc(tag_name)}</h1>'
-        f'<p>{len(rows)} page(s)</p>'
+        f'<p>{total} page(s)</p>'
         f'<ul>{items}</ul>'
+        f'{_page_nav(page, total, f"/tags/{esc(tag_name)}")}'
         f'<a href="/tags">all tags</a> | <a href="/">back</a>'
     )
 
 
-def handle_api_sites():
+def handle_api_sites(query=None):
     if get_setting("sharing_enabled", "0") != "1":
         return _json_response(
             {"error": "sharing disabled"},
             status=403,
             headers={"Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*"},
         )
+    since = (query or {}).get("since", [""])[0].strip()
     db = get_db()
     try:
-        rows = db.execute("SELECT id, url, title, note FROM pages ORDER BY id DESC").fetchall()
+        if since:
+            rows = db.execute(
+                "SELECT id, url, title, note, last_modified FROM pages "
+                "WHERE last_modified > ? ORDER BY id DESC",
+                (since,),
+            ).fetchall()
+        else:
+            rows = db.execute("SELECT id, url, title, note, last_modified FROM pages ORDER BY id DESC").fetchall()
         sites = []
         for r in rows:
             tags = _get_page_tags(r["id"], db)
-            sites.append({"url": r["url"], "title": r["title"], "note": r["note"], "tags": tags})
+            sites.append({
+                "url": r["url"], "title": r["title"], "note": r["note"],
+                "tags": tags, "last_modified": r["last_modified"] or "",
+            })
+        # Include list of all current URLs so subscriber can detect deletions
+        all_urls = [r["url"] for r in db.execute("SELECT url FROM pages").fetchall()] if not since else None
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     data = {"name": get_site_name(), "sites": sites}
+    if all_urls is not None:
+        data["all_urls"] = all_urls
     return _json_response(data, headers={"Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*"})
 
 
@@ -621,7 +684,7 @@ def handle_subscriptions(msg=""):
     try:
         subs = db.execute("SELECT * FROM subscriptions ORDER BY id DESC").fetchall()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     items = ""
     for s in subs:
         auto_label = "on" if s["auto_sync"] else "off"
@@ -688,7 +751,7 @@ def handle_subscription_add(body):
         )
         db.commit()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return handle_subscriptions(f"Subscribed to {esc(name or dest_hash)}.")
 
 
@@ -706,7 +769,7 @@ def handle_subscription_browse(sub_id):
             (sub_id,),
         ).fetchall()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
 
     if remote_rows:
         sites = []
@@ -778,7 +841,7 @@ def handle_subscription_pick(body):
         else:
             urls = body.get("urls", [])
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
 
     if not urls:
         return handle_subscriptions("No sites selected.")
@@ -798,7 +861,7 @@ def handle_subscription_pick(body):
                         _set_page_tags(row["id"], tags_str, db)
                         db.commit()
                 finally:
-                    db.close()
+                    return_db(db)
             imported += 1
         except Exception:
             errors += 1
@@ -811,33 +874,46 @@ def handle_subscription_sync(sub_id):
         sub = db.execute("SELECT * FROM subscriptions WHERE id = ?", (sub_id,)).fetchone()
         if not sub:
             return handle_subscriptions("Subscription not found.")
+        # Use last_sync for delta sync if available
+        since = sub["last_sync"].replace(" ", "T") if sub["last_sync"] else ""
         try:
-            data = fetch_remote_sites(sub["dest_hash"])
+            data = fetch_remote_sites(sub["dest_hash"], since=since)
             sites = data.get("sites", [])
+            all_urls = data.get("all_urls")
             remote_name = data.get("name", sub["name"])
         except PermissionError:
             return handle_subscriptions("That instance has sharing disabled.")
         except Exception:
             return handle_subscriptions("Could not sync with that instance.")
 
-        # Clear old remote pages for this subscription and re-insert
-        db.execute("DELETE FROM remote_pages WHERE subscription_id = ?", (sub_id,))
+        # If full sync (all_urls provided), remove pages no longer on remote
+        if all_urls is not None:
+            existing = db.execute(
+                "SELECT id, url FROM remote_pages WHERE subscription_id = ?", (sub_id,)
+            ).fetchall()
+            remote_url_set = set(all_urls)
+            for row in existing:
+                if row["url"] not in remote_url_set:
+                    db.execute("DELETE FROM remote_pages WHERE id = ?", (row["id"],))
+
+        # Upsert changed/new pages
         synced = 0
         for s in sites:
             try:
                 tags_str = ",".join(s.get("tags", []))
                 db.execute(
-                    "INSERT INTO remote_pages (subscription_id, url, title, note, tags) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                    "INSERT INTO remote_pages (subscription_id, url, title, note, tags) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
+                    "ON CONFLICT(subscription_id, url) DO UPDATE SET title=excluded.title, note=excluded.note, tags=excluded.tags",
                     (sub_id, s["url"], s["title"], s.get("note", ""), tags_str),
                 )
                 synced += 1
             except Exception:
                 pass
-        now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
+        now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
         db.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET last_sync = ?, name = ? WHERE id = ?", (now, remote_name, sub_id))
         db.commit()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return handle_subscriptions(f"Synced {synced} site(s) from {esc(remote_name)}.")
 
 
@@ -847,7 +923,7 @@ def handle_subscription_autosync(sub_id):
         db.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET auto_sync = 1 - auto_sync WHERE id = ?", (sub_id,))
         db.commit()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return _redirect("/subscriptions")
 
 
@@ -858,7 +934,7 @@ def handle_subscription_delete(sub_id):
         db.execute("DELETE FROM subscriptions WHERE id = ?", (sub_id,))
         db.commit()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     return _redirect("/subscriptions")
 
 
@@ -867,32 +943,42 @@ def handle_subscription_syncall():
     try:
         subs = db.execute("SELECT * FROM subscriptions WHERE auto_sync = 1").fetchall()
     finally:
-        db.close()
+        return_db(db)
     if not subs:
         return handle_subscriptions("No subscriptions have auto-sync enabled.")
     total = 0
     for sub in subs:
         try:
-            data = fetch_remote_sites(sub["dest_hash"])
+            since = sub["last_sync"].replace(" ", "T") if sub["last_sync"] else ""
+            data = fetch_remote_sites(sub["dest_hash"], since=since)
             sites = data.get("sites", [])
+            all_urls = data.get("all_urls")
             remote_name = data.get("name", sub["name"])
             db = get_db()
             try:
-                db.execute("DELETE FROM remote_pages WHERE subscription_id = ?", (sub["id"],))
+                if all_urls is not None:
+                    existing = db.execute(
+                        "SELECT id, url FROM remote_pages WHERE subscription_id = ?", (sub["id"],)
+                    ).fetchall()
+                    remote_url_set = set(all_urls)
+                    for row in existing:
+                        if row["url"] not in remote_url_set:
+                            db.execute("DELETE FROM remote_pages WHERE id = ?", (row["id"],))
                 for s in sites:
                     try:
                         tags_str = ",".join(s.get("tags", []))
                         db.execute(
-                            "INSERT INTO remote_pages (subscription_id, url, title, note, tags) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                            "INSERT INTO remote_pages (subscription_id, url, title, note, tags) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
+                            "ON CONFLICT(subscription_id, url) DO UPDATE SET title=excluded.title, note=excluded.note, tags=excluded.tags",
                             (sub["id"], s["url"], s["title"], s.get("note", ""), tags_str),
                         )
                     except Exception:
                         pass
-                now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
+                now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
                 db.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET last_sync = ?, name = ? WHERE id = ?", (now, remote_name, sub["id"]))
                 db.commit()
             finally:
-                db.close()
+                return_db(db)
             total += 1
         except Exception:
             pass
@@ -921,7 +1007,7 @@ def _dispatch_inner(data):
         elif path == "/add":
             return handle_add_form()
         elif path == "/pages":
-            return handle_pages()
+            return handle_pages(query)
         elif path.startswith("/edit/"):
             pid = extract_id("/edit/")
             return handle_edit_form(pid) if pid is not None else _error(400)
@@ -942,9 +1028,9 @@ def _dispatch_inner(data):
             return handle_tags()
         elif path.startswith("/tags/"):
             tag_name = unquote(path[len("/tags/"):])
-            return handle_tag_browse(tag_name) if tag_name else _error(400)
+            return handle_tag_browse(tag_name, query) if tag_name else _error(400)
         elif path == "/api/sites":
-            return handle_api_sites()
+            return handle_api_sites(query)
         elif path == "/subscriptions":
             return handle_subscriptions()
         elif path.startswith("/subscriptions/browse/"):
diff --git a/rns_client.py b/rns_client.py
index 32eeadc..dbc0af5 100644
--- a/rns_client.py
+++ b/rns_client.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ ASPECTS = ["server"]
 REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 30
 
 
-def fetch_remote_sites(dest_hash_hex):
+def fetch_remote_sites(dest_hash_hex, since=""):
     """
     Connect to a remote TinyWeb instance over Reticulum and fetch its
     shared sites. Returns the response dict from /api/sites, or raises
-    an exception on failure.
+    an exception on failure. Pass `since` as ISO timestamp for delta sync.
     """
     dest_hash = bytes.fromhex(dest_hash_hex)
 
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ def fetch_remote_sites(dest_hash_hex):
 
     try:
         # Request /api/sites
+        query = {"since": [since]} if since else {}
         request_data = {
             "method": "GET",
             "path": "/api/sites",
-            "query": {},
+            "query": query,
             "body": {},
             "gateway_host": "",
         }