diff --git a/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx b/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
index 907c059..0e98e99 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { Tabs } from 'expo-router'
 import React from 'react'
 
 export default function TabLayout() {
+    const isAdmin = localStorage.getItem('session') === 'admin'
+    console.log(isAdmin)
+
     return (
         <Tabs
             screenOptions={{
@@ -32,15 +35,16 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
                 options={{
                     title: 'Posts',
                     headerShown: false,
+                    tabBarItemStyle: { display: isAdmin ? 'flex' : 'none' },
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color, focused }) => (
                         <Ionicons name={focused ? 'rocket-sharp' : 'rocket-outline'} size={24} color={color} />
                     )
                 }}
             />
             <Tabs.Screen
-                name='login'
+                name='profile'
                 options={{
-                    title: 'Login',
+                    title: 'Profile',
                     headerShown: false,
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color, focused }) => (
                         <Ionicons
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/profile.tsx b/app/(tabs)/profile.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be1c31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/(tabs)/profile.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native'
+import { useSession } from '../ctx'
+
+export default function PostsScreen() {
+    const { logout } = useSession()
+
+    return (
+        <View style={styles.wrapper}>
+            <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => logout()}>Logout</TouchableOpacity>
+        </View>
+    )
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    wrapper: {
+        flex: 1,
+        backgroundColor: '#25292e',
+        padding: 5
+    }
+})
diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index bb24b00..5bcf4c3 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
 import { Stack } from 'expo-router'
+import { SessionProvider, useSession } from './ctx'
+import { SplashScreenController } from './splash'
 
-export default function RootLayout() {
+export default function Root() {
+    // Set up the auth context and render our layout inside of it.
+    return (
+        <SessionProvider>
+            <SplashScreenController />
+            <RootNavigator />
+        </SessionProvider>
+    )
+}
+
+// Separate this into a new component so it can access the SessionProvider context later
+function RootNavigator() {
+    const { session } = useSession()
     return (
         <Stack>
-            <Stack.Screen name='(tabs)' options={{ headerShown: false }}></Stack.Screen>
+            <Stack.Protected guard={!!session}>
+                <Stack.Screen options={{ headerShown: false }} name='(tabs)' />
+            </Stack.Protected>
+
+            <Stack.Protected guard={!session}>
+                <Stack.Screen options={{ headerShown: false }} name='login' />
+            </Stack.Protected>
         </Stack>
     )
 }
diff --git a/app/ctx.tsx b/app/ctx.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9875a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ctx.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { createContext, use, type PropsWithChildren } from 'react'
+import { useStorageState } from './useStorageState'
+
+const AuthContext = createContext<{
+    login: () => void
+    logout: () => void
+    session?: string | null
+    isLoading: boolean
+}>({
+    login: () => null,
+    logout: () => null,
+    session: null,
+    isLoading: false
+})
+
+// This hook can be used to access the user info.
+export function useSession() {
+    const value = use(AuthContext)
+    if (!value) {
+        throw new Error('useSession must be wrapped in a <SessionProvider />')
+    }
+
+    return value
+}
+
+export function SessionProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
+    const [[isLoading, session], setSession] = useStorageState('session')
+
+    return (
+        <AuthContext
+            value={{
+                login: () => {
+                    // Perform sign-in logic here
+                    setSession('admin')
+                },
+                logout: () => {
+                    setSession(null)
+                },
+                session,
+                isLoading
+            }}
+        >
+            {children}
+        </AuthContext>
+    )
+}
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/login.tsx b/app/login.tsx
similarity index 51%
rename from app/(tabs)/login.tsx
rename to app/login.tsx
index 4918ee5..0d38a2b 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/login.tsx
+++ b/app/login.tsx
@@ -1,44 +1,54 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { StyleSheet, Text, TextInput, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
+import { router } from 'expo-router'
+import React from 'react'
+import { StyleSheet, Text, TextInput, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native'
+import { useSession } from './ctx'
 
 export default function LoginScreen() {
-
-    const [username, setUsername] = React.useState('');
-    const [password, setPassword] = React.useState('');
-
-    function login(username:string, password:string) {
-        console.log(username, password);
-    }
+    const [username, setUsername] = React.useState('')
+    const [password, setPassword] = React.useState('')
+    const { login } = useSession()
 
     return (
         <View style={styles.container}>
             <Text style={styles.text}>Login</Text>
             <View style={{ width: '80%', marginTop: 20 }}>
-                <Text style={styles.text}>Username</Text>
+                <Text style={styles.textlabel}>Username</Text>
                 <TextInput
                     style={styles.input}
                     value={username}
-                    placeholder="Enter username"
+                    placeholder='Enter username'
                     onChangeText={setUsername}
                 />
-                <Text style={styles.text}>Password</Text>
+                <Text style={styles.textlabel}>Password</Text>
                 <TextInput
                     style={styles.input}
                     value={password}
-                    placeholder="Enter password"
+                    placeholder='Enter password'
                     secureTextEntry
                     onChangeText={setPassword}
-
                 />
                 <TouchableOpacity
                     style={styles.button}
-                    onPress={() => login(username, password)}
+                    onPress={() => {
+                        login()
+                        if (localStorage.getItem('session') === 'success') {
+                            router.replace('/')
+                        }
+                    }}
                 >
                     <Text style={{ color: '#fff', fontWeight: 'bold' }}>Login</Text>
                 </TouchableOpacity>
+                <TouchableOpacity
+                    style={styles.signup}
+                    onPress={() => {
+                        router.navigate('/signup')
+                    }}
+                >
+                    <Text style={{ color: '#fff' }}>Sign Up</Text>
+                </TouchableOpacity>
             </View>
         </View>
-    );
+    )
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
@@ -46,21 +56,29 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
         flex: 1,
         backgroundColor: '#25292e',
         justifyContent: 'center',
-        alignItems: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center'
     },
     text: {
+        color: '#fff'
+    },
+    textlabel: {
         color: '#fff',
+        marginBottom: 3
     },
     input: {
         backgroundColor: '#fff',
         borderRadius: 5,
         padding: 10,
-        marginBottom: 15,
+        marginBottom: 15
     },
     button: {
         backgroundColor: '#1e90ff',
         padding: 12,
         borderRadius: 5,
         alignItems: 'center',
+        marginBottom: 12
+    },
+    signup: {
+        alignItems: 'center'
     }
-});
+})
diff --git a/app/signup.tsx b/app/signup.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf49756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/signup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native'
+
+export default function SignupScreen() {
+    return <View style={styles.container}></View>
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        flex: 1,
+        backgroundColor: '#25292e',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center'
+    }
+})
diff --git a/app/splash.tsx b/app/splash.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae2c116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/splash.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { SplashScreen } from 'expo-router'
+import { useSession } from './ctx'
+
+export function SplashScreenController() {
+    const { isLoading } = useSession()
+
+    if (!isLoading) {
+        SplashScreen.hideAsync()
+    }
+
+    return null
+}
diff --git a/app/useStorageState.tsx b/app/useStorageState.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d99532d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/useStorageState.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import * as SecureStore from 'expo-secure-store'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer } from 'react'
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
+
+type UseStateHook<T> = [[boolean, T | null], (value: T | null) => void]
+
+function useAsyncState<T>(initialValue: [boolean, T | null] = [true, null]): UseStateHook<T> {
+    return useReducer(
+        (state: [boolean, T | null], action: T | null = null): [boolean, T | null] => [false, action],
+        initialValue
+    ) as UseStateHook<T>
+}
+
+export async function setStorageItemAsync(key: string, value: string | null) {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
+        try {
+            if (value === null) {
+                localStorage.removeItem(key)
+            } else {
+                localStorage.setItem(key, value)
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error('Local storage is unavailable:', e)
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (value == null) {
+            await SecureStore.deleteItemAsync(key)
+        } else {
+            await SecureStore.setItemAsync(key, value)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export function useStorageState(key: string): UseStateHook<string> {
+    // Public
+    const [state, setState] = useAsyncState<string>()
+
+    // Get
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
+            try {
+                if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
+                    setState(localStorage.getItem(key))
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error('Local storage is unavailable:', e)
+            }
+        } else {
+            SecureStore.getItemAsync(key).then((value) => {
+                setState(value)
+            })
+        }
+    }, [key, setState])
+
+    // Set
+    const setValue = useCallback(
+        (value: string | null) => {
+            setState(value)
+            setStorageItemAsync(key, value)
+        },
+        [key, setState]
+    )
+
+    return [state, setValue]
+}