.env.example

@@ -2,3 +2,19 @@
 # Library paths you configure in the app must be subdirectories of this path.
 # Inside the container, this maps to /media.
 MEDIA_ROOT=/mnt/nas
+
+# Authentication settings
+# SECRET_KEY is used to sign JWT tokens. Leave unset to auto-generate one
+# (all sessions will be invalidated on restart).
+SECRET_KEY=
+
+# Admin user created on first startup.
+ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=change-me
+
+# JWT token expiry in days (default: 30).
+ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS=30
+
+# Gitea container registry owner (username or org). Used by docker-compose.yml
+# to pull pre-built images. Defaults to "gpatti".
+OWNER=gpatti

.gitea/workflows/container-publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: Container Publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+  backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Extract metadata
+        id: meta
+        run: |
+          REGISTRY=git.gpatti.com
+          OWNER="${{ gitea.repository_owner }}"
+          IMAGE_NAME="${REGISTRY}/${OWNER}/medialore-backend"
+
+          echo "image=${IMAGE_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "registry=${REGISTRY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          if [[ "${{ gitea.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
+            TAG="${{ gitea.ref_name }}"
+            VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+            echo "tags=${IMAGE_NAME}:${VERSION},${IMAGE_NAME}:latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "tags=${IMAGE_NAME}:latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Log in to registry
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | \
+            docker login "${{ steps.meta.outputs.registry }}" \
+              -u "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}" \
+              --password-stdin
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: https://github.com/docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./backend
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+
+  frontend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: []
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Extract metadata
+        id: meta
+        run: |
+          REGISTRY=git.gpatti.com
+          OWNER="${{ gitea.repository_owner }}"
+          IMAGE_NAME="${REGISTRY}/${OWNER}/medialore-frontend"
+
+          echo "image=${IMAGE_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "registry=${REGISTRY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          if [[ "${{ gitea.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
+            TAG="${{ gitea.ref_name }}"
+            VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+            echo "tags=${IMAGE_NAME}:${VERSION},${IMAGE_NAME}:latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "tags=${IMAGE_NAME}:latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Log in to registry
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | \
+            docker login "${{ steps.meta.outputs.registry }}" \
+              -u "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}" \
+              --password-stdin
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: https://github.com/docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./frontend
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ frontend/dist/
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
 .venv/
+.DS_Store

AGENTS.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Project Overview
 
-MediaLore is a **self-hosted media library browser** for images and videos. It provides a web UI for browsing, searching, tagging, and viewing media with thumbnail previews and doom-scroll/TikTok-style consumption.
+MediaLore is a **self-hosted media library browser** for images and videos. It provides a web UI for browsing, searching, tagging, and viewing media with thumbnail previews and doom-scroll/TikTok-style consumption. **All access requires authentication** — users must log in before accessing any media or UI pages.
 
 **Monorepo** with two independent apps:
 - `backend/` — Python FastAPI server
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MediaLore is a **self-hosted media library browser** for images and videos. It p
 | Backend     | Python 3.12+, FastAPI, Uvicorn                         |
 | Database    | SQLite via SQLAlchemy (async aiosqlite), WAL mode       |
 | Migrations  | Alembic                                                 |
+| Auth        | JWT (python-jose) + bcrypt password hashing             |
 | Thumbnails  | Pillow (images), ffmpeg (videos) — generated on-demand  |
 | File Watch  | watchdog — live filesystem monitoring                   |
 | Frontend    | React 19, TypeScript 6, Vite 8, React Router 7, TanStack Query v5 |
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ MediaLore is a **self-hosted media library browser** for images and videos. It p
 ```
 medialore-web-app/
 ├── docker-compose.yml        # Orchestration (backend, frontend, volumes)
-├── .env.example              # MEDIA_ROOT env var template
+├── .env.example              # Environment variable template
+├── .gitea/
+│   └── workflows/
+│       └── container-publish.yml  # CI: build & push Docker images
 ├── backend/
 │   ├── Dockerfile
 │   ├── pyproject.toml        # Python package config (hatchling build)
@@ -35,11 +39,13 @@ medialore-web-app/
 │   │   └── versions/
 │   └── app/
 │       ├── main.py           # FastAPI app, CORS, lifespan, router registration
-│       ├── config.py         # Pydantic Settings (DATABASE_URL, MEDIA_ROOT, THUMBNAIL_DIR)
+│       ├── config.py         # Pydantic Settings (DATABASE_URL, MEDIA_ROOT, etc.)
 │       ├── database.py       # SQLAlchemy async engine, session, WAL pragma
-│       ├── models.py         # ORM models: Library, MediaItem, Tag, media_item_tags
+│       ├── models.py         # ORM models: Library, MediaItem, Tag, User, media_item_tags
-│       ├── schemas.py        # Pydantic request/response schemas
+│       ├── schemas.py        # Pydantic request/response schemas (incl. auth)
+│       ├── auth.py           # bcrypt hashing, JWT create/decode, auth dependencies
 │       ├── routers/
+│       │   ├── auth.py       # Login, token validation, user CRUD (admin)
 │       │   ├── libraries.py  # Library CRUD, browse, doom-scroll, scan-status, rescan
 │       │   ├── media.py      # Media item get, file serve, thumbnail, tag assignment
 │       │   ├── tags.py       # Tag CRUD, grouped by category
@@ -67,7 +73,12 @@ medialore-web-app/
         ├── index.css         # CSS custom properties for light/dark themes
         ├── api/
         │   └── client.ts     # Typed fetch wrapper; all endpoint functions
+        ├── auth/
+        │   ├── AuthTypes.ts   # AuthUser, AuthState interfaces, AuthContext
+        │   ├── AuthContext.tsx # AuthProvider component (login/logout/token mgmt)
+        │   └── useAuth.ts     # useAuth hook
         ├── pages/
+        │   ├── LoginPage.tsx
         │   ├── SearchPage.tsx
         │   ├── BrowserPage.tsx
         │   ├── SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -126,11 +137,15 @@ docker compose up -d
 
 ## Environment Variables
 
-| Variable         | Default                             | Purpose                      |
+| Variable                | Default                             | Purpose                      |
-|------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
+|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-| `DATABASE_URL`   | `sqlite+aiosqlite:////data/medialore.db` | SQLite connection string     |
+| `DATABASE_URL`          | `sqlite+aiosqlite:////data/medialore.db` | SQLite connection string     |
-| `MEDIA_ROOT`     | `/media`                            | Root path for media libraries |
+| `MEDIA_ROOT`            | `/media`                            | Root path for media libraries |
-| `THUMBNAIL_DIR`  | `/data/thumbnails`                  | Cached thumbnail storage     |
+| `THUMBNAIL_DIR`         | `/data/thumbnails`                  | Cached thumbnail storage     |
+| `SECRET_KEY`            | auto-generated                      | JWT signing key              |
+| `ADMIN_USERNAME`        | `admin`                             | Initial admin user           |
+| `ADMIN_PASSWORD`        | (required)                          | Initial admin password       |
+| `ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS` | `30`                             | JWT token lifetime in days   |
 
 Pydantic Settings reads from `.env` at startup (via `model_config = {"env_file": ".env"}`). For Docker, these are set in `docker-compose.yml`.
 
@@ -144,13 +159,26 @@ SQLite with **WAL mode** and a 10-second busy timeout (see `app/database.py:14-1
 - **media_items**: `id`, `library_id` (FK), `rel_path`, `filename`, `file_hash` (SHA-256), `media_type` ("image" or "video"), `size_bytes`, `missing`, `created_at`, `updated_at` — unique on `(library_id, rel_path)`
 - **tags**: `id`, `name`, `category` — unique on `(name, category)`
 - **media_item_tags**: `media_item_id` (FK), `tag_id` (FK), composite PK
+- **users**: `id`, `username` (unique), `password_hash`, `is_admin`, `created_at`
 
-**Migrations**: Use Alembic. The initial migration is at `backend/alembic/versions/0001_initial_schema.py`.
+**Migrations**: Use Alembic. The initial migration is at `backend/alembic/versions/0001_initial_schema.py` and the users table migration at `0002_add_users_table.py`.
 
 ## API Conventions
 
 All endpoints are prefixed with `/api`. All responses are JSON except `/api/media/:id/file` (binary stream) and `/api/media/:id/thumbnail` (JPEG).
 
+**All endpoints require authentication** except `POST /api/auth/login`. The `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header must be included. File and thumbnail endpoints also accept `?token=` as a query parameter (for `<img>`/`<video>` tags that can't send headers).
+
+### Auth Endpoints
+
+| Method | Path              | Auth   | Purpose                     |
+|--------|-------------------|--------|-----------------------------|
+| `POST` | `/auth/login`     | Public | Returns JWT `access_token`  |
+| `GET`  | `/auth/me`        | User   | Current user info           |
+| `GET`  | `/auth/users`     | Admin  | List all users              |
+| `POST` | `/auth/users`     | Admin  | Create a new user           |
+| `DELETE` | `/auth/users/{id}` | Admin | Delete a user (not self)   |
+
 ### Async Database Access
 
 Routers use FastAPI's `Depends` injection with the `get_db` async generator from `database.py`:
@@ -163,6 +191,37 @@ async def endpoint(db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
     ...
 ```
 
+### Authentication Dependency
+
+All protected endpoints use `get_current_user` (from `app/auth.py`) as a FastAPI dependency:
+
+```python
+from app.auth import get_current_user
+from app.models import User
+
+@router.get("/...")
+async def endpoint(
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
+    ...
+```
+
+Admin-only endpoints chain `get_current_admin_user`:
+
+```python
+from app.auth import get_current_admin_user
+
+@router.delete("/users/{user_id}")
+async def delete_user(
+    user_id: int,
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_admin_user),
+    ...
+):
+```
+
+File and thumbnail endpoints use `get_current_user_from_query_or_header` which accepts the token via `Authorization` header or `?token=` query parameter.
+
 ### Frontend API Client
 
 All API calls go through the typed `api` object in `frontend/src/api/client.ts`. Use `useQuery` / `useMutation` from TanStack Query. Never call `fetch` directly from components.
@@ -186,6 +245,8 @@ const { data } = useQuery({
 - Service modules handle business logic; routers handle HTTP concerns
 - Background scanning runs via `asyncio.create_task`; watchers run in separate threads via `watchdog.Observer`
 - Logging: use `logging.getLogger(__name__)` — the `app` namespace has a StreamHandler configured in `main.py`
+- Auth: use `bcrypt` directly (not passlib) for password hashing; `python-jose` for JWT tokens
+- All protected endpoints must include `_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)` as a parameter
 
 ### Frontend (TypeScript/React)
 - **ESLint flat config** with strict TypeScript-ESLint rules
@@ -193,8 +254,10 @@ const { data } = useQuery({
 - TypeScript interfaces for all API types live in `client.ts`
 - Components use `useState`/`useEffect`/`useQuery` hooks, not class components
 - Theme state persisted in `localStorage` key `"theme"`, applied as `data-theme` attribute
+- Auth token persisted in `localStorage` key `"token"`, managed via `AuthProvider` context
 - Responsive via `window.matchMedia("(max-width: 767px)")` listener
 - File/thumbnail URLs constructed with `api.media.fileUrl(id)` and `api.media.thumbnailUrl(id)` (not fetched)
+- API client automatically injects `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header; handles 401 by clearing token
 
 ### TypeScript Configuration
 - `tsconfig.app.json`: strict mode, `noUnusedLocals`, `noUnusedParameters`, `erasableSyntaxOnly`
@@ -211,16 +274,42 @@ const { data } = useQuery({
 ## Docker / Deployment
 
 - `docker compose up -d` starts both services
-- Backend runs on port 8000 (internal), frontend Nginx on port 80 (mapped to 8085 on host)
+- Images are pulled from the Gitea container registry (`git.gpatti.com/<owner>/medialore-backend` and `...frontend`)
+- Backend runs on port 8000 (internal), frontend Nginx on port 80 (mapped to 8080 on host)
 - Nginx proxies `/api/` to `http://backend:8000`
 - Media paths from the host are volume-mounted into the container at `/media`
 - Persistent data (DB, thumbnails) stored in Docker volume `medialore-data`
+- Set `OWNER` in `.env` to control which registry namespace images are pulled from
+
+### CI/CD (Gitea Actions)
+
+The workflow at `.gitea/workflows/container-publish.yml` automatically builds and pushes Docker images to the Gitea container registry on push to `main` or version tags (`v*`).
+
+**Required secrets** (set in repo Settings → Actions → Secrets):
+| Secret | Purpose |
+|--------|---------|
+| `REGISTRY_USER` | Gitea username for docker login |
+| `REGISTRY_TOKEN` | Gitea PAT with `read:packages` and `write:packages` scopes |
+
+To pull images from the private registry on a host, run `docker login git.gpatti.com` first with the same credentials.
+
+### Local Development (without registry)
+
+For local development without pulling from the registry, switch docker-compose.yml back to local builds:
+```yaml
+services:
+  backend:
+    build: ./backend    # instead of image: ...
+  frontend:
+    build: ./frontend   # instead of image: ...
+```
 
 ## Important Notes
 
-- **No auth/authentication** — CORS allows all origins, no login system
+- **Authentication is required** for all endpoints and UI pages except `/api/auth/login`. JWT tokens are signed with `SECRET_KEY` (auto-generated if unset, so set it for persistent sessions). File/thumbnail endpoints also accept `?token=` as a query parameter since `<img>`/`<video>` tags can't send headers.
 - Thumbnails are generated on first request and cached to disk (`THUMBNAIL_DIR`)
 - The scanner computes SHA-256 hashes to detect moved/renamed files and avoid re-processing
 - File watcher uses watchdog with per-library `PollingObserver` (necessary for Docker volumes)
 - `media_items.missing` flag is set when a scanned file no longer exists on disk
 - The frontend `build` command runs `tsc -b` first, which checks types across project references — type errors will block the build
+- Admin user is created automatically on first startup from `ADMIN_USERNAME`/`ADMIN_PASSWORD` env vars; additional users can be created via the Settings page by an admin

backend/alembic/versions/0002_add_users_table.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""add users table
+
+Revision ID: 0002
+Revises: 0001
+Create Date: 2026-06-28
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+revision: str = "0002"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0001"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "users",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column("username", sa.String(), nullable=False, unique=True),
+        sa.Column("password_hash", sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("is_admin", sa.Boolean(), default=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(), default=sa.func.now()),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_table("users")

backend/app/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, Query
+from fastapi.security import HTTPBearer, HTTPAuthorizationCredentials
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+import bcrypt
+from jose import JWTError, jwt
+
+from app.config import settings
+from app.database import get_db
+from app.models import User
+
+security = HTTPBearer()
+_optional_security = HTTPBearer(auto_error=False)
+
+
+def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
+    return bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode(), bcrypt.gensalt()).decode()
+
+
+def verify_password(plain: str, hashed: str) -> bool:
+    return bcrypt.checkpw(plain.encode(), hashed.encode())
+
+
+def create_access_token(data: dict) -> str:
+    to_encode = data.copy()
+    expire = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(days=settings.access_token_expire_days)
+    to_encode.update({"exp": expire})
+    return jwt.encode(to_encode, settings.secret_key, algorithm="HS256")
+
+
+def decode_access_token(token: str) -> dict:
+    try:
+        return jwt.decode(token, settings.secret_key, algorithms=["HS256"])
+    except JWTError:
+        raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid or expired token")
+
+
+async def _resolve_user(token_str: str, db: AsyncSession) -> User:
+    payload = decode_access_token(token_str)
+    user_id_str: str = payload.get("sub")
+    if user_id_str is None:
+        raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid token payload")
+    try:
+        user_id = int(user_id_str)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid token payload")
+    result = await db.execute(select(User).where(User.id == user_id))
+    user = result.scalars().first()
+    if not user:
+        raise HTTPException(401, "User not found")
+    return user
+
+
+async def get_current_user(
+    credentials: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Depends(security),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+) -> User:
+    return await _resolve_user(credentials.credentials, db)
+
+
+async def get_current_user_from_query_or_header(
+    token: str | None = Query(default=None),
+    credentials: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials | None = Depends(_optional_security),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+) -> User:
+    if credentials:
+        token_str = credentials.credentials
+    elif token:
+        token_str = token
+    else:
+        raise HTTPException(401, "Not authenticated")
+    return await _resolve_user(token_str, db)
+
+
+async def get_current_admin_user(
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+) -> User:
+    if not current_user.is_admin:
+        raise HTTPException(403, "Admin privileges required")
+    return current_user

backend/app/config.py

@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
+import secrets
+import logging
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 from pathlib import Path
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
     database_url: str = "sqlite+aiosqlite:////data/medialore.db"
     media_root: str = "/media"
     thumbnail_dir: str = "/data/thumbnails"
 
+    secret_key: str = ""
+    admin_username: str = "admin"
+    admin_password: str = ""
+    access_token_expire_days: int = 30
+
     model_config = {"env_file": ".env"}
 
 
 settings = Settings()
+
+if not settings.secret_key:
+    settings.secret_key = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+    log.warning(
+        "SECRET_KEY not set — generated random key: %s. "
+        "All sessions will be invalidated on restart. "
+        "Set SECRET_KEY in .env for persistent sessions.",
+        settings.secret_key,
+    )
+
 THUMBNAIL_DIR = Path(settings.thumbnail_dir)
 THUMBNAIL_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

backend/app/main.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from sqlalchemy import select
 
 # uvicorn's dictConfig only configures uvicorn.* loggers; the root logger
 # ends up with no handler, so app.* records are silently discarded.
@@ -17,18 +18,45 @@ _app_logger.propagate = False
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-from app.database import engine, Base
+from app.config import settings
-from app.routers import libraries, media, tags, search
+from app.database import engine, Base, SessionLocal
+from app.routers import libraries, media, tags, search, auth
 from app.services import watcher as watcher_service
+from app.auth import hash_password
 import app.models  # noqa: F401 — registers models with Base.metadata
 
 
+async def _ensure_admin_user():
+    from app.models import User
+
+    if not settings.admin_password:
+        log.warning("ADMIN_PASSWORD not set — no admin user will be created.")
+        return
+
+    async with SessionLocal() as db:
+        result = await db.execute(select(User).where(User.username == settings.admin_username))
+        if result.scalars().first():
+            log.info("Admin user '%s' already exists.", settings.admin_username)
+            return
+
+        user = User(
+            username=settings.admin_username,
+            password_hash=hash_password(settings.admin_password),
+            is_admin=True,
+        )
+        db.add(user)
+        await db.commit()
+        log.info("Created admin user '%s'.", settings.admin_username)
+
+
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     log.info("Creating database tables...")
     async with engine.begin() as conn:
         await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.create_all)
 
+    await _ensure_admin_user()
+
     log.info("Starting library watchers...")
     await watcher_service.start_all()
 
@@ -54,6 +82,7 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
+app.include_router(auth.router, prefix="/api")
 app.include_router(libraries.router, prefix="/api")
 app.include_router(media.router, prefix="/api")
 app.include_router(tags.router, prefix="/api")

backend/app/models.py

@@ -54,3 +54,13 @@ class Tag(Base):
     category: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, nullable=False)
 
     items: Mapped[list["MediaItem"]] = relationship("MediaItem", secondary=media_item_tags, back_populates="tags")
+
+
+class User(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "users"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    username: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, nullable=False, unique=True)
+    password_hash: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, nullable=False)
+    is_admin: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False)
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)

backend/app/routers/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+from sqlalchemy import select
+
+from app.database import get_db
+from app.models import User
+from app.schemas import LoginRequest, TokenResponse, UserOut, UserCreate
+from app.auth import (
+    verify_password,
+    hash_password,
+    create_access_token,
+    get_current_user,
+    get_current_admin_user,
+)
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/auth", tags=["auth"])
+
+
+@router.post("/login", response_model=TokenResponse)
+async def login(body: LoginRequest, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+    result = await db.execute(select(User).where(User.username == body.username))
+    user = result.scalars().first()
+    if not user or not verify_password(body.password, user.password_hash):
+        raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid username or password")
+    token = create_access_token({"sub": str(user.id)})
+    return TokenResponse(access_token=token)
+
+
+@router.get("/me", response_model=UserOut)
+async def get_me(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)):
+    return current_user
+
+
+@router.get("/users", response_model=list[UserOut])
+async def list_users(
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _admin: User = Depends(get_current_admin_user),
+):
+    result = await db.execute(select(User).order_by(User.username))
+    return result.scalars().all()
+
+
+@router.post("/users", response_model=UserOut, status_code=201)
+async def create_user(
+    body: UserCreate,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _admin: User = Depends(get_current_admin_user),
+):
+    existing = await db.execute(select(User).where(User.username == body.username))
+    if existing.scalars().first():
+        raise HTTPException(409, "Username already exists")
+    user = User(
+        username=body.username,
+        password_hash=hash_password(body.password),
+        is_admin=False,
+    )
+    db.add(user)
+    await db.commit()
+    await db.refresh(user)
+    return user
+
+
+@router.delete("/users/{user_id}", status_code=204)
+async def delete_user(
+    user_id: int,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_admin_user),
+):
+    if user_id == current_user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(400, "Cannot delete your own account")
+    result = await db.execute(select(User).where(User.id == user_id))
+    user = result.scalars().first()
+    if not user:
+        raise HTTPException(404, "User not found")
+    await db.delete(user)
+    await db.commit()

backend/app/routers/libraries.py

@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
 
 from app.database import get_db
-from app.models import Library, MediaItem
+from app.models import Library, MediaItem, User
 from app.schemas import LibraryCreate, LibraryOut, MediaItemOut, BrowseResult, BrowseEntry
 from app.services import scanner, watcher as watcher_service
+from app.auth import get_current_user
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/libraries", tags=["libraries"])
 
 
 @router.get("", response_model=list[LibraryOut])
-async def list_libraries(db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def list_libraries(
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     result = await db.execute(select(Library))
     return result.scalars().all()
 
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ async def create_library(
     body: LibraryCreate,
     background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
     db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
 ):
     path = Path(body.path)
     if not path.is_dir():
@@ -44,7 +49,10 @@ async def create_library(
 
 
 @router.get("/{library_id}/scan-status")
-async def get_scan_status(library_id: int):
+async def get_scan_status(
+    library_id: int,
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     return {"scanning": scanner.is_scanning(library_id)}
 
 
@@ -53,6 +61,7 @@ async def rescan_library(
     library_id: int,
     background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
     db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
 ):
     result = await db.execute(select(Library).where(Library.id == library_id))
     lib = result.scalars().first()
@@ -69,6 +78,7 @@ async def doom_scroll(
     library_id: int,
     path: str = "",
     db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
 ):
     result = await db.execute(select(Library).where(Library.id == library_id))
     if not result.scalars().first():
@@ -87,7 +97,11 @@ async def doom_scroll(
 
 
 @router.delete("/{library_id}", status_code=204)
-async def delete_library(library_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def delete_library(
+    library_id: int,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     result = await db.execute(select(Library).where(Library.id == library_id))
     lib = result.scalars().first()
     if not lib:
@@ -98,7 +112,12 @@ async def delete_library(library_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.get("/{library_id}/browse", response_model=BrowseResult)
-async def browse_library(library_id: int, path: str = "", db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def browse_library(
+    library_id: int,
+    path: str = "",
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     result = await db.execute(select(Library).where(Library.id == library_id))
     lib = result.scalars().first()
     if not lib:

backend/app/routers/media.py

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from app.database import get_db
-from app.models import Library, MediaItem, Tag
+from app.models import Library, MediaItem, Tag, User
 from app.schemas import MediaItemOut, TagIdList
 from app.services.thumbnails import get_or_create_thumbnail
+from app.auth import get_current_user, get_current_user_from_query_or_header
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/media", tags=["media"])
 
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ def _resolve_safe(lib: Library, item: MediaItem) -> Path:
 
 
 @router.get("/{media_id}", response_model=MediaItemOut)
-async def get_media_item(media_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def get_media_item(
+    media_id: int,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     result = await db.execute(
         select(MediaItem).where(MediaItem.id == media_id)
     )
@@ -46,7 +51,11 @@ async def get_media_item(media_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.get("/{media_id}/file")
-async def serve_file(media_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def serve_file(
+    media_id: int,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user_from_query_or_header),
+):
     item, lib = await _get_item_and_lib(media_id, db)
     if item.missing:
         raise HTTPException(404, "File is missing from disk")
@@ -57,7 +66,11 @@ async def serve_file(media_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.get("/{media_id}/thumbnail")
-async def serve_thumbnail(media_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def serve_thumbnail(
+    media_id: int,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user_from_query_or_header),
+):
     item, lib = await _get_item_and_lib(media_id, db)
     abs_path = _resolve_safe(lib, item)
     thumb = get_or_create_thumbnail(media_id, str(abs_path), item.media_type)
@@ -67,7 +80,12 @@ async def serve_thumbnail(media_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.put("/{media_id}/tags", response_model=MediaItemOut)
-async def set_tags(media_id: int, body: TagIdList, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def set_tags(
+    media_id: int,
+    body: TagIdList,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     result = await db.execute(select(MediaItem).where(MediaItem.id == media_id))
     item = result.scalars().first()
     if not item:

backend/app/routers/search.py

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
 
 from app.database import get_db
-from app.models import MediaItem, media_item_tags
+from app.models import MediaItem, media_item_tags, User
 from app.schemas import MediaItemOut
+from app.auth import get_current_user
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/search", tags=["search"])
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ async def search(
     tags: str = Query(default=""),
     library_id: int | None = Query(default=None),
     db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
 ):
     stmt = (
         select(MediaItem)

backend/app/routers/tags.py

@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from app.database import get_db
-from app.models import Tag
+from app.models import Tag, User
 from app.schemas import TagCreate, TagOut, TagsByCategory
+from app.auth import get_current_user
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/tags", tags=["tags"])
 
 
 @router.get("", response_model=list[TagsByCategory])
-async def list_tags(db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def list_tags(
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     result = await db.execute(select(Tag).order_by(Tag.category, Tag.name))
     tags = result.scalars().all()
 
@@ -22,7 +26,11 @@ async def list_tags(db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.post("", response_model=TagOut, status_code=201)
-async def create_tag(body: TagCreate, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def create_tag(
+    body: TagCreate,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     existing = await db.execute(
         select(Tag).where(Tag.name == body.name, Tag.category == body.category)
     )
@@ -36,7 +44,11 @@ async def create_tag(body: TagCreate, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.delete("/{tag_id}", status_code=204)
-async def delete_tag(tag_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def delete_tag(
+    tag_id: int,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    _user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
     result = await db.execute(select(Tag).where(Tag.id == tag_id))
     tag = result.scalars().first()
     if not tag:

backend/app/schemas.py

@@ -86,3 +86,28 @@ class SearchResult(BaseModel):
 
 class TagIdList(BaseModel):
     tag_ids: list[int]
+
+
+# --- Auth ---
+
+class LoginRequest(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+    password: str
+
+
+class TokenResponse(BaseModel):
+    access_token: str
+    token_type: str = "bearer"
+
+
+class UserOut(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    username: str
+    is_admin: bool
+    created_at: datetime
+    model_config = {"from_attributes": True}
+
+
+class UserCreate(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+    password: str

backend/pyproject.toml

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "watchdog>=4.0",
     "Pillow>=10.0",
     "python-multipart>=0.0.9",
+    "python-jose[cryptography]>=3.3",
+    "bcrypt>=4.0",
 ]
 
 [build-system]

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 services:
   backend:
-    build: ./backend
+    image: git.gpatti.com/${OWNER:-gpatti}/medialore-backend:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - medialore-data:/data
-      - /data/smb/adult/Images:/media/Images
+      # set volumes for media
-      - /data/smb/adult/Video Clips:/media/Video Clips
+      - data:/media
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=sqlite+aiosqlite:////data/medialore.db
       - THUMBNAIL_DIR=/data/thumbnails
+      - SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY:-}
+      - ADMIN_USERNAME=${ADMIN_USERNAME:-admin}
+      - ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD:-}
   frontend:
-    build: ./frontend
+    image: git.gpatti.com/${OWNER:-gpatti}/medialore-frontend:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "8080:80"

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route, NavLink } from "react-router-dom";
+import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route, NavLink, Navigate, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider, useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { api, type Library } from "./api/client";
+import { AuthProvider } from "./auth/AuthContext";
+import { useAuth } from "./auth/useAuth";
 import BrowserPage from "./pages/BrowserPage";
 import SettingsPage from "./pages/SettingsPage";
 import SearchPage from "./pages/SearchPage";
+import LoginPage from "./pages/LoginPage";
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
+function ProtectedRoute({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const { isAuthenticated, isLoading } = useAuth();
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center", height: "100%" }}>
+        <span style={{ color: "var(--text-secondary)" }}>Loading…</span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!isAuthenticated) {
+    return <Navigate to="/login" replace />;
+  }
+
+  return <>{children}</>;
+}
+
 function useTheme() {
   const [dark, setDark] = useState(
     () => document.documentElement.getAttribute("data-theme") === "dark"
@@ -22,9 +43,12 @@ function useTheme() {
 }
 
 function Sidebar({ onToggleTheme, dark, onClose }: { onToggleTheme: () => void; dark: boolean; onClose?: () => void }) {
+  const { user, logout } = useAuth();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { data: libraries = [] } = useQuery<Library[]>({
     queryKey: ["libraries"],
     queryFn: api.libraries.list,
+    enabled: !!user,
   });
 
   const linkStyle = ({ isActive }: { isActive: boolean }) => ({
@@ -37,6 +61,11 @@ function Sidebar({ onToggleTheme, dark, onClose }: { onToggleTheme: () => void;
     fontWeight: isActive ? 600 : 400,
   });
 
+  function handleLogout() {
+    logout();
+    navigate("/login");
+  }
+
   return (
     <nav style={{
       width: 220,
@@ -76,12 +105,24 @@ function Sidebar({ onToggleTheme, dark, onClose }: { onToggleTheme: () => void;
         >
           {dark ? "☀ Light mode" : "☾ Dark mode"}
         </button>
+        {user && (
+          <div style={{ fontSize: 11, color: "var(--text-muted)", padding: "4px 12px 0" }}>
+            {user.username}
+          </div>
+        )}
+        <button
+          onClick={handleLogout}
+          style={{ textAlign: "left", border: "none", background: "transparent", padding: "6px 12px", color: "var(--danger)", borderRadius: 4 }}
+        >
+          Sign out
+        </button>
       </div>
     </nav>
   );
 }
 
 function AppShell() {
+  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuth();
   const { dark, toggle } = useTheme();
   const [isMobile, setIsMobile] = useState(() => window.innerWidth < 768);
   const [sidebarOpen, setSidebarOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -97,6 +138,15 @@ function AppShell() {
     return () => mq.removeEventListener("change", handler);
   }, []);
 
+  if (!isAuthenticated) {
+    return (
+      <Routes>
+        <Route path="/login" element={<LoginPage />} />
+        <Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/login" replace />} />
+      </Routes>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <div style={{ display: "flex", height: "100vh", background: "var(--bg)", color: "var(--text)" }}>
       {/* Mobile hamburger button */}
@@ -129,10 +179,11 @@ function AppShell() {
 
       <main style={{ flex: 1, overflow: "auto", background: "var(--bg)", paddingTop: isMobile ? 48 : 0 }}>
         <Routes>
-          <Route path="/" element={<SearchPage />} />
+          <Route path="/" element={<ProtectedRoute><SearchPage /></ProtectedRoute>} />
-          <Route path="/search" element={<SearchPage />} />
+          <Route path="/search" element={<ProtectedRoute><SearchPage /></ProtectedRoute>} />
-          <Route path="/library/:libraryId" element={<BrowserPage />} />
+          <Route path="/library/:libraryId" element={<ProtectedRoute><BrowserPage /></ProtectedRoute>} />
-          <Route path="/settings" element={<SettingsPage />} />
+          <Route path="/settings" element={<ProtectedRoute><SettingsPage /></ProtectedRoute>} />
+          <Route path="/login" element={<LoginPage />} />
         </Routes>
       </main>
     </div>
@@ -142,9 +193,11 @@ function AppShell() {
 export default function App() {
   return (
     <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-      <BrowserRouter>
+      <AuthProvider>
-        <AppShell />
+        <BrowserRouter>
-      </BrowserRouter>
+          <AppShell />
+        </BrowserRouter>
+      </AuthProvider>
     </QueryClientProvider>
   );
 }

frontend/src/api/client.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const BASE = "/api";
 
+function getToken(): string | null {
+  return localStorage.getItem("token");
+}
+
 export interface Library {
   id: number;
   name: string;
@@ -42,11 +46,28 @@ export interface BrowseResult {
   entries: BrowseEntry[];
 }
 
+export interface AuthUser {
+  id: number;
+  username: string;
+  is_admin: boolean;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
 async function request<T>(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
+  const token = getToken();
+  const headers: Record<string, string> = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
+  if (token) {
+    headers["Authorization"] = `Bearer ${token}`;
+  }
   const res = await fetch(`${BASE}${path}`, {
-    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    headers,
     ...init,
   });
+  if (res.status === 401) {
+    localStorage.removeItem("token");
+    window.location.href = "/login";
+    throw new Error("Session expired");
+  }
   if (!res.ok) {
     const text = await res.text().catch(() => "");
     throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${text}`);
@@ -56,6 +77,23 @@ async function request<T>(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
 }
 
 export const api = {
+  auth: {
+    login: (username: string, password: string) =>
+      request<{ access_token: string; token_type: string }>("/auth/login", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ username, password }),
+      }),
+    me: () => request<AuthUser>("/auth/me"),
+    listUsers: () => request<AuthUser[]>("/auth/users"),
+    createUser: (username: string, password: string) =>
+      request<AuthUser>("/auth/users", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ username, password }),
+      }),
+    deleteUser: (id: number) =>
+      request<void>(`/auth/users/${id}`, { method: "DELETE" }),
+  },
+
   libraries: {
     list: () => request<Library[]>("/libraries"),
     create: (name: string, path: string) =>
@@ -77,8 +115,16 @@ export const api = {
 
   media: {
     get: (id: number) => request<MediaItem>(`/media/${id}`),
-    fileUrl: (id: number) => `${BASE}/media/${id}/file`,
+    fileUrl: (id: number) => {
-    thumbnailUrl: (id: number) => `${BASE}/media/${id}/thumbnail`,
+      const token = getToken();
+      const base = `${BASE}/media/${id}/file`;
+      return token ? `${base}?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}` : base;
+    },
+    thumbnailUrl: (id: number) => {
+      const token = getToken();
+      const base = `${BASE}/media/${id}/thumbnail`;
+      return token ? `${base}?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}` : base;
+    },
     setTags: (id: number, tagIds: number[]) =>
       request<MediaItem>(`/media/${id}/tags`, {
         method: "PUT",

frontend/src/auth/AuthContext.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { AuthContext, type AuthUser } from "./AuthTypes";
+
+const BASE = "/api";
+
+async function fetchMe(token: string) {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/auth/me`, {
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      },
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    return res.json();
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const [user, setUser] = useState<AuthUser | null>(null);
+  const [token, setToken] = useState<string | null>(() => localStorage.getItem("token"));
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    async function validateToken() {
+      if (!token) return;
+      const u = await fetchMe(token);
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      if (u) {
+        setUser(u);
+      } else {
+        localStorage.removeItem("token");
+        setToken(null);
+      }
+    }
+
+    validateToken().finally(() => {
+      if (!cancelled) setIsLoading(false);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [token]);
+
+  const login = useCallback(async (username: string, password: string) => {
+    const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/auth/login`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ username, password }),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      const text = await res.text().catch(() => "");
+      throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${text}`);
+    }
+    const data = await res.json();
+    const newToken = data.access_token;
+    localStorage.setItem("token", newToken);
+    setToken(newToken);
+  }, []);
+
+  const logout = useCallback(() => {
+    localStorage.removeItem("token");
+    setToken(null);
+    setUser(null);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <AuthContext.Provider
+      value={{
+        user,
+        token,
+        isAuthenticated: !!user,
+        isLoading,
+        login,
+        logout,
+      }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </AuthContext.Provider>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/auth/AuthTypes.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { createContext } from "react";
+
+export interface AuthUser {
+  id: number;
+  username: string;
+  is_admin: boolean;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export interface AuthState {
+  user: AuthUser | null;
+  token: string | null;
+  isAuthenticated: boolean;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  login: (username: string, password: string) => Promise<void>;
+  logout: () => void;
+}
+
+export const AuthContext = createContext<AuthState | null>(null);

frontend/src/auth/useAuth.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { useContext } from "react";
+import { AuthContext, type AuthState } from "./AuthTypes";
+
+export function useAuth(): AuthState {
+  const ctx = useContext(AuthContext);
+  if (!ctx) {
+    throw new Error("useAuth must be used within an AuthProvider");
+  }
+  return ctx;
+}

frontend/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { useState, type FormEvent } from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useAuth } from "../auth/useAuth";
+
+export default function LoginPage() {
+  const { login, isAuthenticated } = useAuth();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState("");
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+  if (isAuthenticated) {
+    navigate("/", { replace: true });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  async function handleSubmit(e: FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setError("");
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      await login(username, password);
+      navigate("/", { replace: true });
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Login failed");
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{
+      display: "flex",
+      alignItems: "center",
+      justifyContent: "center",
+      height: "100vh",
+      background: "var(--bg)",
+    }}>
+      <form
+        onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+        style={{
+          width: 320,
+          display: "flex",
+          flexDirection: "column",
+          gap: 16,
+          padding: 32,
+          borderRadius: 8,
+          background: "var(--bg-secondary)",
+          border: "1px solid var(--border)",
+        }}
+      >
+        <h1 style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: 24, color: "var(--text)", textAlign: "center" }}>
+          MediaLore
+        </h1>
+
+        <label style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 4 }}>
+          <span style={{ fontSize: 13, color: "var(--text-secondary)" }}>Username</span>
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            value={username}
+            onChange={(e) => setUsername(e.target.value)}
+            required
+            autoFocus
+            autoComplete="username"
+          />
+        </label>
+
+        <label style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 4 }}>
+          <span style={{ fontSize: 13, color: "var(--text-secondary)" }}>Password</span>
+          <input
+            type="password"
+            value={password}
+            onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
+            required
+            autoComplete="current-password"
+          />
+        </label>
+
+        {error && (
+          <p style={{ color: "var(--danger)", margin: 0, fontSize: 13 }}>{error}</p>
+        )}
+
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          disabled={loading}
+          style={{
+            background: "var(--accent)",
+            color: "#fff",
+            border: "none",
+            padding: "10px 0",
+            fontWeight: 600,
+          }}
+        >
+          {loading ? "Signing in…" : "Sign in"}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { api, type Library } from "../api/client";
+import { api, type Library, type AuthUser } from "../api/client";
+import { useAuth } from "../auth/useAuth";
 
 function LibraryRow({ lib, onRemove }: { lib: Library; onRemove: (id: number) => void }) {
   const qc = useQueryClient();
@@ -48,6 +49,91 @@ function LibraryRow({ lib, onRemove }: { lib: Library; onRemove: (id: number) =>
   );
 }
 
+function UserManagement() {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const { user: currentUser } = useAuth();
+  const { data: users = [] } = useQuery<AuthUser[]>({
+    queryKey: ["users"],
+    queryFn: api.auth.listUsers,
+  });
+
+  const [newUsername, setNewUsername] = useState("");
+  const [newPassword, setNewPassword] = useState("");
+  const [userError, setUserError] = useState("");
+
+  const createMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => api.auth.createUser(newUsername, newPassword),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["users"] });
+      setNewUsername("");
+      setNewPassword("");
+      setUserError("");
+    },
+    onError: (e: Error) => setUserError(e.message),
+  });
+
+  const deleteMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (id: number) => api.auth.deleteUser(id),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["users"] }),
+    onError: (e: Error) => setUserError(e.message),
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h2 style={{ color: "var(--text)", marginTop: 32 }}>Users</h2>
+
+      <form
+        onSubmit={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); createMutation.mutate(); }}
+        style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 8, marginBottom: 24 }}
+      >
+        <input
+          placeholder="Username"
+          value={newUsername}
+          onChange={(e) => setNewUsername(e.target.value)}
+          required
+          autoComplete="off"
+        />
+        <input
+          type="password"
+          placeholder="Password"
+          value={newPassword}
+          onChange={(e) => setNewPassword(e.target.value)}
+          required
+          autoComplete="new-password"
+        />
+        {userError && <p style={{ color: "var(--danger)", margin: 0, fontSize: 13 }}>{userError}</p>}
+        <button type="submit" disabled={createMutation.isPending} style={{ background: "var(--accent)", color: "#fff", border: "none" }}>
+          {createMutation.isPending ? "Creating…" : "Add User"}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+
+      <ul style={{ listStyle: "none", padding: 0 }}>
+        {users.map((u) => (
+          <li key={u.id} style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between", alignItems: "center", padding: "8px 0", borderBottom: "1px solid var(--border-subtle)" }}>
+            <div>
+              <strong style={{ color: "var(--text)" }}>{u.username}</strong>
+              {u.is_admin && (
+                <span style={{ marginLeft: 8, fontSize: 11, color: "var(--accent)", fontWeight: 600 }}>
+                  ADMIN
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+            {u.id !== currentUser?.id && (
+              <button
+                onClick={() => deleteMutation.mutate(u.id)}
+                disabled={deleteMutation.isPending}
+                style={{ color: "var(--danger)", background: "transparent", border: "none" }}
+              >
+                Remove
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </li>
+        ))}
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 export default function SettingsPage() {
   const qc = useQueryClient();
   const { data: libraries = [] } = useQuery<Library[]>({
@@ -97,6 +183,8 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
           <LibraryRow key={lib.id} lib={lib} onRemove={(id) => deleteMutation.mutate(id)} />
         ))}
       </ul>
+
+      <UserManagement />
     </div>
   );
 }