diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c69f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class AuthController extends Controller
+{
+    public function showLogin(Request $request)
+    {
+        //$token = $request->session()->token();
+
+        //$token = csrf_token();
+        return view('front.login');
+    }
+
+    public function memberAuth(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        $token = csrf_token();
+
+        $credentials = $request->validate([
+            'handle'   => ['required'],
+            'password' => ['required'],
+        ]);
+
+        if (Auth::attempt($credentials)) {
+            $request->session()->regenerate();
+            return redirect()->intended('den');
+        }
+
+        return back()->withErrors([
+            'error' => 'Nope. Check your crendtials, champ',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function leave(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        Auth::logout();
+
+        $request->session()->invalidate();
+
+        $request->session()->regenerateToken();
+
+        return redirect()->intended('login');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DenController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DenController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a3eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DenController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+
+class DenController extends Controller
+{
+    //
+    public function start(Request $request)
+    {
+        $member = Auth::user();
+        return view('back.start', ['handle' => $member->handle]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FrontIndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FrontIndexController.php
index 8b7399d..652ebb8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/FrontIndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FrontIndexController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use App\Models\Location;
 
 class FrontIndexController extends Controller
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@ class FrontIndexController extends Controller
         $locations = Location::all();
         $count     = count($locations);
 
+        $terms = "no|agenda";
+
+        //$result = DB::select("SELECT * FROM searchlocations('$terms')");
+
         return view('front.index', ['count' => $count]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 494c050..e21792f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
             \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
             \App\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken::class,
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+
         ],
 
         'api' => [
             // \Laravel\Sanctum\Http\Middleware\EnsureFrontendRequestsAreStateful::class,
-            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class.':api',
+            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class . ':api',
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
         ],
     ];
@@ -53,16 +54,17 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
      * @var array<string, class-string|string>
      */
     protected $middlewareAliases = [
-        'auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
-        'auth.basic' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticateWithBasicAuth::class,
-        'auth.session' => \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\AuthenticateSession::class,
-        'cache.headers' => \Illuminate\Http\Middleware\SetCacheHeaders::class,
-        'can' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
-        'guest' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
+        'auth'             => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
+        'auth.basic'       => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticateWithBasicAuth::class,
+        'auth.session'     => \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\AuthenticateSession::class,
+        'cache.headers'    => \Illuminate\Http\Middleware\SetCacheHeaders::class,
+        'can'              => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
+        'guest'            => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
         'password.confirm' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\RequirePassword::class,
-        'precognitive' => \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\HandlePrecognitiveRequests::class,
-        'signed' => \App\Http\Middleware\ValidateSignature::class,
-        'throttle' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
-        'verified' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\EnsureEmailIsVerified::class,
+        'precognitive'     => \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\HandlePrecognitiveRequests::class,
+        'signed'           => \App\Http\Middleware\ValidateSignature::class,
+        'throttle'         => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
+        'verified'         => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\EnsureEmailIsVerified::class,
+        'member.check'     => \App\Http\Middleware\MemberCheck::class,
     ];
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/MemberCheck.php b/app/Http/Middleware/MemberCheck.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c70b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/MemberCheck.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+
+class MemberCheck
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
+    {
+        if (Auth::check()) {
+            return $next($request);
+        } else {
+            return redirect('login');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Member.php b/app/Models/Member.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21fdee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Member.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use App\Models\User as Authenticatable;
+
+class Member extends Authenticatable
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $table    = "member";
+    protected $fillable = ["uuid", "handle", "email", "password", "active", "role", "avatar", "pronoun", "gender"];
+}
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 9548c15..62d9a65 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ return [
     */
 
     'defaults' => [
-        'guard' => 'web',
-        'passwords' => 'users',
+        'guard'     => 'web',
+        'passwords' => 'member',
     ],
 
     /*
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ return [
 
     'guards' => [
         'web' => [
-            'driver' => 'session',
-            'provider' => 'users',
+            'driver'   => 'session',
+            'provider' => 'member',
         ],
     ],
 
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ return [
     */
 
     'providers' => [
-        'users' => [
+        'member' => [
             'driver' => 'eloquent',
-            'model' => App\Models\User::class,
+            'model'  => App\Models\Member::class,
         ],
 
         // 'users' => [
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ return [
     */
 
     'passwords' => [
-        'users' => [
-            'provider' => 'users',
-            'table' => 'password_reset_tokens',
-            'expire' => 60,
+        'member' => [
+            'provider' => 'member',
+            'table'    => 'password_reset_tokens',
+            'expire'   => 60,
             'throttle' => 60,
         ],
     ],
diff --git a/resources/views/back/start.blade.php b/resources/views/back/start.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01e47d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/back/start.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@extends('frame') 
+
+@section('title', 'Den|Start')
+
+  @section('main-content')
+
+    <div>
+      <h1>The Den</h1>
+      Hey {{$handle}}
+    </div>
+  @endsection
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/front/login.blade.php b/resources/views/front/login.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1ba1cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/front/login.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+@extends('frame') 
+
+@section('title', 'Login')
+
+  @section('main-content')
+    @parent
+    @if($errors->any())
+      <h4>{{$errors->first()}}</h4>
+    @endif
+    <div>
+      <form action="/login" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+        @csrf
+        <label>Handle</label><br />
+        <input type="text" name="handle" value="" />
+        <br />
+        <label>Password</label><br />
+        <input type="password" name="password" value="" />
+        <input type="submit" value="Knock Knock" name="submit_button">
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  @endsection
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index a8edffa..d361360 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use App\Http\Controllers\FrontIndexController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\AuthController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\DenController;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -14,4 +16,13 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\FrontIndexController;
 |
 */
 
+//index
 Route::get("/", [FrontIndexController::class, 'start']);
+
+//auth
+Route::get("/login", [AuthController::class, 'showLogin']);
+Route::post("/login", [AuthController::class, 'memberAuth']);
+
+//den
+Route::get("/den", [DenController::class, 'start'])->middleware('member.check');
+Route::get("/logout", [AuthController::class, 'leave']);