diff --git a/panel/nix/package.nix b/panel/nix/package.nix
index c3dcce8c..54328acd 100644
--- a/panel/nix/package.nix
+++ b/panel/nix/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   setuptools,
+  sqlite,
   django_4,
   django-compressor,
   django-libsass,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     django-compressor
     django-libsass
     dj-database-url
+    sqlite
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/settings.py b/panel/src/panel/settings.py
index e4869c4b..e25d4872 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/settings.py
+++ b/panel/src/panel/settings.py
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     },
 ]
 
+LOGIN_URL = 'login'
+LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'  # Redirect to homepage after login
+LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/'  # Redirect to homepage after logout
 
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/i18n/
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/templates/accountdetail.html b/panel/src/panel/templates/accountdetail.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fa4a756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panel/src/panel/templates/accountdetail.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h1>{{ user.username }}</h1>
+<dl>
+<dt>e-mail</dt><dd>{{ user.email}}</dd>
+</dl>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/templates/base.html b/panel/src/panel/templates/base.html
index c92f2874..ad2afc5c 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/templates/base.html
+++ b/panel/src/panel/templates/base.html
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
   <body>
     <header>
     {% if user.is_authenticated %}
-      <p>Welcome, {{ user.username }}!</p>
+      <p>Welcome, {{ user.username }}! <a href="{% url 'logout' %}">Logout</a></p>
     {% else %}
-      <p>You are not logged in.</p>
+      <p><a href="{% url 'login' %}">Login</a></p>
     {% endif %}
     </header>
     {% block navigation %}
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/templates/login.html b/panel/src/panel/templates/login.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3971f663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panel/src/panel/templates/login.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <h2>Login</h2>
+  <form method="post">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    {{ form.as_p }}
+    <button type="submit">Login</button>
+  </form>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/urls.py b/panel/src/panel/urls.py
index d4f47e81..7a0fc28f 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/urls.py
+++ b/panel/src/panel/urls.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ Including another URLconf
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import include, path
 from panel import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     path('', views.Index.as_view(), name='index'),
+    path("", include("django.contrib.auth.urls")),
+    path("account/", views.AccountDetail.as_view(), name='accountdetail')
 ]
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/views.py b/panel/src/panel/views.py
index a7d73ff0..f945d890 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/views.py
+++ b/panel/src/panel/views.py
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
+from django.views.generic import DetailView
 
 class Index(TemplateView):
     template_name = 'index.html'
+
+class AccountDetail(LoginRequiredMixin, DetailView):
+    model = User
+    template_name = 'accountdetail.html'
+    def get_object(self):
+        return self.request.user
