diff --git a/web/app/Helpers/GridHelper.php b/web/app/Helpers/GridHelper.php
index d83ff93..c0c06c9 100644
--- a/web/app/Helpers/GridHelper.php
+++ b/web/app/Helpers/GridHelper.php
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ use App\Models\WebsiteConfiguration;
 
 class GridHelper
 {
-	public static function isIpWhitelisted(Request $request) {
-		$ip = $request->ip();
+	public static function isIpWhitelisted() {
+		$ip = request()->ip();
 		$whitelistedIps = explode(';', WebsiteConfiguration::where('name', 'WhitelistedIPs')->first()->value);
 		
 		return in_array($ip, $whitelistedIps);
 	}
 	
-	public static function isAccessKeyValid(Request $request) {
+	public static function isAccessKeyValid() {
 		$accessKey = WebsiteConfiguration::where('name', 'ComputeServiceAccessKey')->first()->value;
 		
-		return ($request->header('AccessKey') == $accessKey);
+		return (request()->header('AccessKey') == $accessKey);
 	}
 	
-	public static function hasAllAccess(Request $request) {
+	public static function hasAllAccess() {
 		if(COMHelper::isCOM()) return true;
-		if(GridHelper::isIpWhitelisted($request) && GridHelper::isAccessKeyValid($request)) return true;
+		if(GridHelper::isIpWhitelisted() && GridHelper::isAccessKeyValid()) return true;
 		
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/web/app/Helpers/MaintenanceHelper.php b/web/app/Helpers/MaintenanceHelper.php
index 4e0c1be..e363916 100644
--- a/web/app/Helpers/MaintenanceHelper.php
+++ b/web/app/Helpers/MaintenanceHelper.php
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ class MaintenanceHelper
 {
 	public static function isDown(Request $request)
 	{
+		if(GridHelper::hasAllAccess())
+			return true;
+		
+		if(!file_exists(storage_path('framework/down')))
+			return false;
+		
 		$data = json_decode(file_get_contents(storage_path('framework/down')), true);
 		
 		return (app()->isDownForMaintenance() && !MaintenanceHelper::hasValidBypassCookie($request, $data));
diff --git a/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/AppSettings.php b/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/AppSettings.php
index 0336d56..53a8438 100644
--- a/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/AppSettings.php
+++ b/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/AppSettings.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class AppSettings extends Controller
 			$bucketIds = [ $primaryBucket->id ];
 			$bucketIds = array_merge($bucketIds, json_decode($primaryBucket->inheritedGroupIds));
 			
-			if($primaryBucket->protected == 1 && !GridHelper::hasAllAccess($request)) {
+			if($primaryBucket->protected == 1 && !GridHelper::hasAllAccess()) {
 				return ErrorHelper::error([
 					'code' => 2,
 					'message' => 'You do not have access to this bucket.'
diff --git a/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/VersionCompatibility.php b/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/VersionCompatibility.php
index 8c89628..6ba5461 100644
--- a/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/VersionCompatibility.php
+++ b/web/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/VersionCompatibility.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class VersionCompatibility extends Controller
 {
 	function getVersions(Request $request)
 	{
-		if(!GridHelper::hasAllAccess($request)) {
+		if(!GridHelper::hasAllAccess()) {
 			return ErrorHelper::error([
 				'code' => 1,
 				'message' => 'You do not have access to this resource.'
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class VersionCompatibility extends Controller
 	
 	function getMD5Hashes(Request $request)
 	{
-		if(!GridHelper::hasAllAccess($request)) {
+		if(!GridHelper::hasAllAccess()) {
 			return ErrorHelper::error([
 				'code' => 1,
 				'message' => 'You do not have access to this resource.'
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class VersionCompatibility extends Controller
 	
 	function getMemHashes(Request $request)
 	{
-		if(!GridHelper::hasAllAccess($request)) {
+		if(!GridHelper::hasAllAccess()) {
 			return ErrorHelper::error([
 				'code' => 1,
 				'message' => 'You do not have access to this resource.'
diff --git a/web/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php b/web/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e5b47c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class AuthController extends Controller
+{
+    public function login(Request $request)
+	{
+		if($request->isMethod('post')) {
+			$request->validate(
+				[
+					'username' => ['required', 'string', 'exists:App\Models\User,id'],
+					'password' => ['required', 'string']
+				]
+			);
+			
+			
+		}
+		
+		return view('auth.login');
+	}
+	
+	public function register(Request $request)
+	{
+		$errors = [];
+		
+		return view('auth.register');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/web/app/Http/Middleware/Exception/WebException.php b/web/app/Http/Middleware/Exception/WebException.php
index 33e68d7..efa5290 100644
--- a/web/app/Http/Middleware/Exception/WebException.php
+++ b/web/app/Http/Middleware/Exception/WebException.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class WebException
 		$response = $next($request);
 		
 		if ($response->exception) {
-			return response()->view('errors.500', ['stack' => $response->exception->getTraceAsString()], 500);
+			return response()->view('errors.500', ['stack' => $response->exception], 500);
 		}
 		
         return $response;
diff --git a/web/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/web/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index ee8ca5b..30a750a 100644
--- a/web/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/web/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Providers;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
 
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot()
     {
-        //
+        Blade::directive('nonav', function() {
+            return '<?php $noNav=true; ?>';
+        });
+		
+		Blade::directive('nofooter', function() {
+            return '<?php $noFooter=true; ?>';
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/web/app/Providers/MaintenanceServiceProvider.php b/web/app/Providers/MaintenanceServiceProvider.php
index 6fd1a8d..2944193 100644
--- a/web/app/Providers/MaintenanceServiceProvider.php
+++ b/web/app/Providers/MaintenanceServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,18 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
 class MaintenanceServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
-	protected $app;
-	public function __construct(Application $app)
-    {
-        $this->app = $app;
-    }
-	
     /**
      * Register any application services.
      *
diff --git a/web/app/View/Components/Card.php b/web/app/View/Components/Card.php
index c7ffb7c..f5eecdf 100644
--- a/web/app/View/Components/Card.php
+++ b/web/app/View/Components/Card.php
@@ -6,16 +6,14 @@ use Illuminate\View\Component;
 
 class Card extends Component
 {
-	public $title;
-	
     /**
      * Create a new component instance.
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct($title)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->title = $title;
+		//
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/web/public/mix-manifest.json b/web/public/mix-manifest.json
index 2443630..34b1601 100644
--- a/web/public/mix-manifest.json
+++ b/web/public/mix-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "/js/app.js": "/js/app.js?id=cd2fb1cee326ab151ccc",
     "/js/pages/maintenance.js": "/js/pages/maintenance.js?id=bdec3edf7c97c2fbbd28",
-    "/css/graphictoria.css": "/css/graphictoria.css?id=569f8477631683f9ea96"
+    "/css/graphictoria.css": "/css/graphictoria.css?id=2edc33f806075c671b93"
 }
diff --git a/web/resources/sass/Graphictoria.scss b/web/resources/sass/Graphictoria.scss
index 2eb1620..900ec9d 100644
--- a/web/resources/sass/Graphictoria.scss
+++ b/web/resources/sass/Graphictoria.scss
@@ -904,10 +904,6 @@ a.list-group-item {
 
 // Dialog
 
-.error-dialog.show {
-  display: block;
-}
-
 .nav-item {
   color: transparent !important;
 }
@@ -1109,12 +1105,9 @@ p {
   align-items: center !important;
 }
 
-.error-dialog {
-  padding: 5px;
+.graphictoria-error-popup {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
   border-radius: 10px;
-  text-align: center;
-  background-color: var(--bs-red);
   
   animation-duration: 0.2s;
   animation-fill-mode: both;
diff --git a/web/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php b/web/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f668b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+@php
+	$fields = [
+		'username' => 'Username',
+		'password' => 'Password'
+	];
+@endphp
+
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Login')
+
+@section('content')
+<div class="container graphictoria-center-vh">
+	<x-card>
+		<x-slot name="title">
+			<i class="fas fa-user-circle"></i> SIGN IN
+		</x-slot>
+		<x-slot name="body">
+			<div class="p-2 row">
+				<div class="col-md-8 mb-2">
+					@if($errors->any())
+						<div class="px-5 mb-10">
+							<div class="alert alert-danger graphictoria-alert graphictoria-error-popup">{{ $errors->first() }}</div>
+						</div>
+					@endif
+					
+					<form method="POST" action="{{ url('/login') }}">
+						@csrf
+						@foreach($fields as $field => $label)
+							<input type="{{ $field }}" @class(['form-control', 'mb-4', 'is-invalid'=>($errors->first($field) != null)]) placeholder="{{ $label }}" name="{{ $field }}" value="{{ old($field) }}" />
+						@endforeach
+						<button class="btn btn-primary px-5" type="submit">SIGN IN</button>
+					</form>
+					
+					<a href="/passwordreset" class="text-decoration-none fw-normal center" target="_blank">Forgot your password?</a>
+				</div>
+				<div class="col">
+					<h5>New to Graphictoria?</h5>
+					<p>Creating an account takes less than a minute, and you can join a community of 8k+ users for <b>completely free</b>.<br/><a href="/register" class="btn btn-sm btn-success mt-2" target="_blank">Sign Up</a></p>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</x-slot>
+		<x-slot name="footer"></x-slot>
+	</x-card>
+</div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/web/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php b/web/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c39bf0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Register')
+
+@section('content')
+
+@endsection
diff --git a/web/resources/views/blank.blade.php b/web/resources/views/blank.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84a969e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/resources/views/blank.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('content')
+This page left intentionally blank
+@endsection
diff --git a/web/resources/views/components/card.blade.php b/web/resources/views/components/card.blade.php
index 30a011f..1541ecb 100644
--- a/web/resources/views/components/card.blade.php
+++ b/web/resources/views/components/card.blade.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="card graphictoria-small-card shadow-sm">
 	<div class="card-body text-center">
-		<h5 class="card-title fw-bold">{{ $title }}</h5>
+		<h5 class="card-title fw-bold">{{ isset($title) ? $title : $attributes['title'] }}</h5>
 		<hr class="mx-5"/>
 		<p class="card-text">{{ $body }}</p>
 		{{ $footer }}
diff --git a/web/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php b/web/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
index ad44bc2..820d1e2 100644
--- a/web/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
+++ b/web/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @php
-    $slogan = 'Graphictoria is an online social platform for those looking to relive the classic Roblox experience. So what are you waiting for? Join 8k+ other users in reliving the good ol\' days! Graphictoria is not affiliated with or sponsored by Roblox Corporation, all Roblox related indica and slogans belong to Roblox Corporation.';
+    $slogan = (View::hasSection('description') ? View::getSection('description') . ' ' : '') . 'Graphictoria is an online social platform for those looking to relive the classic Roblox experience. So what are you waiting for? Join 8k+ other users in reliving the good ol\' days! Graphictoria is not affiliated with or sponsored by Roblox Corporation, all Roblox related indica and slogans belong to Roblox Corporation.';
 
 	$authenticated = \App\Helpers\AuthHelper::IsAuthenticated(request());
 @endphp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		<meta name="keywords" content="graphictoria, xdiscuss, nostalgia, roblox, gtoria, private server, classic, old roblox, classic roblox, forum, game engine, mmo, classic mmo, old internet"/>
 		<meta property="og:title" content="Graphictoria{{ View::hasSection('title') ? ' | ' . View::getSection('title') : '' }}"/>
 		<meta property="og:site_name" content="Graphictoria"/>
-		<meta property="og:description" content="{{ View::hasSection('description') ? View::getSection('description') . ' ' : '' }}{{ $slogan }}"/>
+		<meta property="og:description" content="{{ $slogan }}"/>
 		<meta property="og:type" content="website"/>
 		<meta property="og:image" content="{{ asset('images/banner.png') }}">
 		<meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ asset('images/banner.png') }}">
diff --git a/web/resources/views/maintenance.blade.php b/web/resources/views/maintenance.blade.php
index 8282134..bce824a 100644
--- a/web/resources/views/maintenance.blade.php
+++ b/web/resources/views/maintenance.blade.php
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 @php
-$noFooter = true;
-
-$buttons = str_split('Graphictoria')
+	$buttons = str_split('Graphictoria')
 @endphp
 
 @extends('layouts.app')
+@nofooter
 
 @section('title', 'Maintenance')
+@section('description', 'Graphictoria is currently under maintenance, check back later!')
 
 @section('theme', 'dark')
 
diff --git a/web/routes/web.php b/web/routes/web.php
index 0753957..4f9c22e 100644
--- a/web/routes/web.php
+++ b/web/routes/web.php
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 // web
 Route::view('/', 'home');
 
-// misc
+Route::any('/login', 'Auth\\AuthController@login');
+Route::any('/register', 'Auth\\AuthController@register');
 Route::any('/maintenance', 'MaintenanceController@showPage');
+
+// misc
 Route::view('/javascript', 'javascript');
+Route::view('/testing/blank', 'blank');
 
 // client
 Route::get('/asset', 'ContentController@fetchAsset');