diff --git a/client/.gitignore b/client/.gitignore
index 2107e24..82e2467 100644
--- a/client/.gitignore
+++ b/client/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package-lock.json
 dist
 dist-ssr
 *.local
+*.env
 
 # Editor directories and files
 .vscode/*
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 0b52fb1..b6f5742 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^1.3.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^3.0.0",
     "vite": "^4.0.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/client/src/App.jsx b/client/src/App.jsx
index ef0adc0..5b44e06 100644
--- a/client/src/App.jsx
+++ b/client/src/App.jsx
@@ -1,32 +1,52 @@
-import { useState } from 'react'
-import reactLogo from './assets/react.svg'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import Home from './pages/Home'
+import API from './util/API';
 import './App.css'
+import Auth from './pages/Auth';
 
 function App() {
-  const [count, setCount] = useState(0)
+  const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
+  const [contents, setContents] = useState();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    (async() => {
+      const res = await API.validate();
+      console.log(res);
+
+      if (res.user) {
+        setUser(res.user);
+      } else {
+        setUser(null);
+      }
+    })();
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setContents(user ? <Home user={user} handleLogout={handleLogout} /> : <Auth handleLogin={handleLogin} handleRegister={handleRegister} />);
+  }, [user]);
+
+  async function handleLogout() {
+    await API.logout();
+    setUser(null);
+  }
+
+  async function handleLogin(info) {
+    const res = await API.login(info);
+    if (res.data) setUser(res.data);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  async function handleRegister(info) {
+    const res = await API.register(info);
+    console.log(res);
+    return;
+  }
 
   return (
     <div className="App">
-      <div>
-        <a href="https://vitejs.dev" target="_blank">
-          <img src="/vite.svg" className="logo" alt="Vite logo" />
-        </a>
-        <a href="https://reactjs.org" target="_blank">
-          <img src={reactLogo} className="logo react" alt="React logo" />
-        </a>
-      </div>
-      <h1>Vite + React</h1>
-      <div className="card">
-        <button onClick={() => setCount((count) => count + 1)}>
-          count is {count}
-        </button>
-        <p>
-          Edit <code>src/App.jsx</code> and save to test HMR
-        </p>
-      </div>
-      <p className="read-the-docs">
-        Click on the Vite and React logos to learn more
-      </p>
+      <h1>Auth Testing</h1>
+
+      { contents }
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Form.jsx b/client/src/components/Form.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..259afcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Form.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export function LoginForm({ info, setInfo }) {
+    return (
+        <form>
+            <div>
+                <label>Email</label>
+                <input type="text" onChange={(e) => setInfo({ ...info, email: e.target.value })} />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                <label>Password</label>
+                <input type="password" onChange={(e) => setInfo({ ...info, password: e.target.value })} />
+            </div>
+        </form>
+    )
+}
+
+export function RegisterForm({ info, setInfo }) {
+    return (
+        <form>
+            <div>
+                <label>Username</label>
+                <input type="text" onChange={(e) => setInfo({ ...info, username: e.target.value })} />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                <label>Email</label>
+                <input type="text" onChange={(e) => setInfo({ ...info, email: e.target.value })} />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                <label>Password</label>
+                <input type="password" onChange={(e) => setInfo({ ...info, password: e.target.value })} />
+            </div>
+        </form>
+    )
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/components/Page.jsx b/client/src/components/Page.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbcf759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Page.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default function Page({ classes = "", children = <></> }) {
+    return (
+        <main className={`page ${classes}`}>
+            { children }
+        </main>
+    )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Auth.jsx b/client/src/pages/Auth.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad8eedb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/Auth.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { LoginForm, RegisterForm } from "../components/Form";
+
+function Auth({ handleLogin, handleRegister }) {
+    const [info, setInfo] = useState({ username: "", email: "", password: "" });
+    const [mode, setMode] = useState("login");
+    const [form, setForm] = useState(<LoginForm info={info} setInfo={setInfo} />);
+    const [button, setButton] = useState(
+        <>
+        <button onClick={() => handleLogin(info)}>Login</button>
+        <aside>Not registered? Click <a onClick={swapForm}>here</a> to register</aside>
+        </>
+    );
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log(mode);
+    }, [info]);
+
+    function swapForm() {
+        if (mode === "register") {
+            setMode("login");
+            setForm(<LoginForm info={info} setInfo={setInfo} />);
+            setButton(
+                <>
+                <button onClick={() => handleLogin(info)}>Login</button>
+                <aside>Not registered? Click <a onClick={swapForm}>here</a> to register</aside>
+                </>
+            )
+        } else {
+            setMode("register");
+            setForm(<RegisterForm info={info} setInfo={setInfo} />);
+            setButton(
+                <>
+                <button onClick={() => handleRegister(info)}>Register</button>
+                <aside>Looking for the login section? Click <a onClick={swapForm}>here</a></aside>
+                </>
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <section>
+            <LoginForm info={info} setInfo={setInfo} />
+            <button onClick={() => handleLogin(info)}>Login</button>
+            {/* <aside>Not registered? Click <a onClick={swapForm}>here</a> to register</aside> */}
+
+            <RegisterForm info={info} setInfo={setInfo} />
+            <button onClick={() => handleRegister(info)}>Register</button>
+            {/* <aside>Looking for the login section? Click <a onClick={swapForm}>here</a></aside> */}
+        </section>
+    )
+}
+
+export default Auth
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diff --git a/client/src/pages/Home.jsx b/client/src/pages/Home.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e285367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/Home.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import API from "../util/API";
+
+function Home({ user, handleLogout }) {
+    const [items, setItems] = useState(null);
+    console.log(user);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (user) {
+            (async() => {
+                const myItems = await API.getItems();
+
+                setItems(myItems.map(each => <>{each.id}</>));
+            })();
+        } else {
+            setItems(null);
+        }
+
+    }, [])
+
+    async function getStatus() {
+        const res = await API.validate();
+        console.log(res);
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <section>
+            <h1>Testing user auth workflow with PERN stack</h1>
+            <button onClick={getStatus}>Get status</button>
+
+            { items }
+
+            <button onClick={handleLogout}>Log Out</button>
+        </section>
+    )
+}
+
+export default Home
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/util/API.js b/client/src/util/API.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4dbab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/util/API.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import axiosInstance from './axiosInstance';
+const _api = axiosInstance();
+
+export default class API {
+    static async validate() {
+        try {
+            const response = await _api.get('/');
+            const data = Promise.resolve(response.data);
+            console.log(data);
+            return data;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.log(error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static async login(data) {
+        try {
+            const response = await _api.post('/auth/login', data);
+            return Promise.resolve(response.data);
+        } catch(err) {
+            console.log(err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static async logout() {
+        try {
+            const response = await _api.delete('/auth/logout');
+            console.log(response);
+            return Promise.resolve(response.data);
+        } catch(err) {
+            console.log(err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static async register(data) {
+        try {
+            const response = await _api.post('/auth/register', data);
+            return Promise.resolve(response.data);
+        } catch(err) {
+            console.log(err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static async getItems() {
+        const response = await _api.get('/app/item');
+        return Promise.resolve(response.data);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/util/axiosInstance.js b/client/src/util/axiosInstance.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eded926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/util/axiosInstance.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+
+const apiUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_APIURL;
+
+export default function axiosInstance() {
+    if (!apiUrl) {
+        throw new Error("API URL not found");
+    }
+
+    return axios.create({ baseURL: apiUrl });
+}
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diff --git a/server/loaders/express.js b/server/loaders/express.js
index bbea930..8335178 100644
--- a/server/loaders/express.js
+++ b/server/loaders/express.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 const secret = process.env.SECRET;
 
 async function expressLoader(app) {
-    app.use(cors());
+    app.use(cors({ origin: "http://localhost:5173" }));
     app.use(express.json());
     app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));