diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 6df0828..c7b71a8 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/alexedwards/scs/v2"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 )
 
-func handler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	templ := template.Must(template.ParseFiles("./web/dist/index.html"))
-
-	templ.Execute(writer, nil)
-}
+var sessionManager *scs.SessionManager
 
 func main() {
 	err := godotenv.Load()
@@ -23,20 +21,27 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
 	}
 
+	// handle authentication
+	sessionManager = scs.New()
+	sessionManager.Lifetime = 24 * time.Hour
+
+	// handle frontend views
 	webDir := "./web/dist"
 	fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir(webDir))
 
-	http.HandleFunc("/", func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-		if request.URL.Path != "/" {
-			path := filepath.Join(webDir, filepath.Clean(request.URL.Path))
-			_, err := os.Stat(path)
-			if err == nil {
-				fs.ServeHTTP(writer, request)
-				return
+	http.Handle("/", sessionManager.LoadAndSave(
+		http.HandlerFunc(func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+			if request.URL.Path != "/" {
+				path := filepath.Join(webDir, filepath.Clean(request.URL.Path))
+				_, err := os.Stat(path)
+				if err == nil {
+					fs.ServeHTTP(writer, request)
+					return
+				}
 			}
-		}
-		handler(writer, request)
-	})
+			handler(writer, request)
+		}),
+	))
 
 	port := os.Getenv("HTTP_PORT")
 	if port == "" {
@@ -48,3 +53,9 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("server error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func handler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+	templ := template.Must(template.ParseFiles("./web/dist/index.html"))
+
+	templ.Execute(writer, nil)
+}