diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js b/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
index a718cb74..1422119f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 (function() {
-  var recordingsTable = null;
 
   var waitForModerator = function(url) {
     $.get(url + "/wait", function(html) {
@@ -94,137 +93,13 @@
   var initRooms = function() {
     displayRoomURL();
 
-    // initialize recordings datatable
-    recordingsTable = $('#recordings').dataTable({
-      data: [],
-      rowId: 'id',
-      paging: false,
-      searching: false,
-      info: false,
-      order: [[ 0, "desc" ]],
-      language: {
-        emptyTable: " "
-      },
-      columns: [
-        { data: "start_time" },
-        { data: "previews" },
-        { data: "duration" },
-        { data: "playbacks" },
-        { data: "id" }
-      ],
-      columnDefs: [
-        {
-          targets: 1,
-          render: function(data, type, row) {
-            if (type === 'display') {
-              var str = '';
-              for(let i in data) {
-                str += '<img height="50" width="50" src="'+data[i].url+'" alt="'+data[i].alt+'"></img> ';
-              }
-              return str;
-            }
-            return data;
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          targets: 3,
-          render: function(data, type, row) {
-            if (type === 'display') {
-              var str = '';
-              if (row.published) {
-                for(let i in data) {
-                  str += '<a href="'+data[i].url+'">'+data[i].type+'</a> ';
-                }
-              }
-              return str;
-            }
-            return data;
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          targets: -1,
-          render: function(data, type, row) {
-            if (type === 'display') {
-              var roomName = Meeting.getInstance().getId();
-              var published = row.published;
-              var eye = getPublishClass(published);
-              return '<button type="button" class="btn btn-default recording-update" data-published="'+published+'">' +
-                '<i class="fa '+eye+'" aria-hidden="true"></i></button> ' +
-                '<a tabindex="0" role="button" class="btn btn-default has-popover"' +
-                  'data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top">' +
-                    '<i class="fa fa-trash-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>' +
-                '</a>';
-            }
-            return data;
-          }
-        }
-      ]
-    });
-
-    $('#recordings').on('click', '.recording-update', function(event) {
-      var btn = $(this);
-      var row = recordingsTable.api().row($(this).closest('tr')).data();
-      var url = $('.meeting-url').val();
-      var id = row.id;
-      var published = btn.data('published');
-      btn.prop('disabled', true);
-      $.ajax({
-        method: 'PATCH',
-        url: url+'/recordings/'+id,
-        data: {published: (!published).toString()}
-      }).done(function(data) {
-
-      }).fail(function(data) {
-        btn.prop('disabled', false);
-      });
-    });
-
-    $('#recordings').on('click', '.recording-delete', function(event) {
-      var btn = $(this);
-      var row = recordingsTable.api().row($(this).closest('tr')).data();
-      var url = $('.meeting-url').val();
-      var id = row.id;
-      btn.prop('disabled', true);
-      $.ajax({
-        method: 'DELETE',
-        url: url+'/recordings/'+id
-      }).done(function() {
-
-      }).fail(function(data) {
-        btn.prop('disabled', false);
-      });
-    });
-
-    refreshRecordings();
+    Recordings.getInstance().refresh();
+    Recordings.getInstance().setupActionHandlers();
   };
 
-  var refreshRecordings = function() {
-    if (!recordingsTable) {
-      return;
-    }
-    table = recordingsTable.api();
-    $.get("/rooms/"+Meeting.getInstance().getId()+"/recordings", function(data) {
-      if (!data.is_owner) {
-        table.column(-1).visible( false );
-      }
-      var i;
-      for (i = 0; i < data.recordings.length; i++) {
-        var totalMinutes = Math.round((new Date(data.recordings[i].end_time) - new Date(data.recordings[i].start_time)) / 1000 / 60);
-        data.recordings[i].duration = totalMinutes;
-
-        data.recordings[i].start_time = new Date(data.recordings[i].start_time)
-          .toLocaleString($('html').attr('lang'),
-            {month: 'long', day: 'numeric', year: 'numeric', hour12: 'true', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'});
-      }
-      table.clear();
-      table.rows.add(data.recordings);
-      table.columns.adjust().draw();
-    });
-  }
-
   $(document).on("turbolinks:load", function() {
-    init();
     if ($("body[data-controller=landing]").get(0)) {
+      init();
       if ($("body[data-action=meetings]").get(0)) {
         initIndex();
       } else if ($("body[data-action=rooms]").get(0)) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.js b/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3f8837d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+// Recordings class
+
+var _recordingsInstance = null;
+
+class Recordings {
+  constructor() {
+    // configure the datatable for recordings
+    this.table = $('#recordings').dataTable({
+      data: [],
+      rowId: 'id',
+      paging: false,
+      searching: false,
+      info: false,
+      order: [[ 0, "desc" ]],
+      language: {
+        emptyTable: " "
+      },
+      columns: [
+        { data: "start_time" },
+        { data: "previews" },
+        { data: "duration" },
+        { data: "playbacks" },
+        { data: "id" }
+      ],
+      columnDefs: [
+        {
+          targets: 0,
+          render: function(data, type, row) {
+            if (type === 'display') {
+              return new Date(data)
+                .toLocaleString($('html').attr('lang'),
+                  {month: 'long', day: 'numeric', year: 'numeric',
+                  hour12: 'true', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'});
+            }
+            return data;
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          targets: 1,
+          render: function(data, type, row) {
+            if (type === 'display') {
+              var str = '';
+              for(let i in data) {
+                str += '<img height="50" width="50" src="'+data[i].url+'" alt="'+data[i].alt+'"></img> ';
+              }
+              return str;
+            }
+            return data;
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          targets: 3,
+          render: function(data, type, row) {
+            if (type === 'display') {
+              var str = '';
+              if (row.published) {
+                for(let i in data) {
+                  str += '<a href="'+data[i].url+'">'+data[i].type+'</a> ';
+                }
+              }
+              return str;
+            }
+            return data;
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          targets: -1,
+          render: function(data, type, row) {
+            if (type === 'display') {
+              var roomName = Meeting.getInstance().getId();
+              var published = row.published;
+              var eye = getPublishClass(published);
+              return '<button type="button" class="btn btn-default recording-update" data-published="'+published+'">' +
+                '<i class="fa '+eye+'" aria-hidden="true"></i></button> ' +
+                '<a tabindex="0" role="button" class="btn btn-default has-popover"' +
+                  'data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top">' +
+                    '<i class="fa fa-trash-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>' +
+                '</a>';
+            }
+            return data;
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Gets the current instance or creates a new one
+  static getInstance() {
+    if (_recordingsInstance && Recordings.initialized()) {
+      return _recordingsInstance;
+    }
+    _recordingsInstance = new Recordings();
+    return _recordingsInstance;
+  }
+
+  static initialize() {
+    Recordings.getInstance();
+  }
+
+  static initialized() {
+    return $.fn.DataTable.isDataTable('#recordings') && _recordingsInstance;
+  }
+
+  // refresh the recordings from the server
+  refresh() {
+    var _this = this;
+    var table_api = this.table.api();
+    $.get("/rooms/"+Meeting.getInstance().getId()+"/recordings", function(data) {
+      if (!data.is_owner) {
+        table_api.column(-1).visible(false);
+      }
+      var i;
+      for (i = 0; i < data.recordings.length; i++) {
+        var totalMinutes = Math.round((new Date(data.recordings[i].end_time) - new Date(data.recordings[i].start_time)) / 1000 / 60);
+        data.recordings[i].duration = totalMinutes;
+      }
+      data.recordings.sort(function(a,b) {
+        return new Date(b.start_time) - new Date(a.start_time);
+      });
+      table_api.clear();
+      table_api.rows.add(data.recordings);
+      table_api.columns.adjust().draw();
+    });
+  }
+
+  // setup click handlers for the action buttons
+  setupActionHandlers() {
+    var table_api = this.table.api();
+    this.table.on('click', '.recording-update', function(event) {
+      var btn = $(this);
+      var row = table_api.row($(this).closest('tr')).data();
+      var url = $('.meeting-url').val();
+      var id = row.id;
+      var published = btn.data('published');
+      btn.prop('disabled', true);
+      $.ajax({
+        method: 'PATCH',
+        url: url+'/recordings/'+id,
+        data: {published: (!published).toString()}
+      }).done(function(data) {
+
+      }).fail(function(data) {
+        btn.prop('disabled', false);
+      });
+    });
+
+    this.table.on('click', '.recording-delete', function(event) {
+      var btn = $(this);
+      var row = table_api.row($(this).closest('tr')).data();
+      var url = $('.meeting-url').val();
+      var id = row.id;
+      btn.prop('disabled', true);
+      $.ajax({
+        method: 'DELETE',
+        url: url+'/recordings/'+id
+      }).done(function() {
+
+      }).fail(function(data) {
+        btn.prop('disabled', false);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+}