feat: add configuration management and server setup

- Implemented configuration file creation and loading in config.go.
- Added default configuration content embedded in embed.go.
- Introduced logging middleware for HTTP requests.
- Created Makefile for build and setup automation.
- Integrated Tailwind CSS and HTMX for frontend styling and interactivity.
- Developed basic authentication flow with login and dashboard pages.
- Enhanced error handling and user feedback in templates.
- Updated dependencies in go.mod and go.sum.

30 files changed, 596 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f20fd5a..f9dd798 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,5 +32,17 @@ go.work.sum
 .vscode/
 .claude/
 
-# Binaries 
+# Binaries
 bin/
+
+# Toolchain
+toolchain/
+
+# Built assets
+static/css/style.css
+static/js/htmx.min.js
+
+# Embedded copies
+config/example.config.toml
+config.toml
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e64aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+BINARY_NAME = dove
+BUILD_PATH = bin/$(BINARY_NAME)
+MAIN_PATH = $(BINARY_NAME)/main.go
+TAILWIND = toolchain/tailwind
+
+.PHONY: setup clean tidy embed build run dev css watch all
+
+setup:
+	@echo "Setting up environment..."
+	@go mod download
+	@go mod tidy
+	@./scripts/tailwind.setup.sh
+	@./scripts/htmx.setup.sh
+	@echo "Environment setup complete."
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning up..."
+	@rm -rf bin
+	@rm -rf tmp
+	@echo "Cleanup complete."
+
+tidy:
+	@echo "Tidying modules..."
+	@go mod tidy
+	@echo "Modules tidied."
+
+embed:
+	@cp example.config.toml config/example.config.toml
+
+build: css embed
+	@echo "Building..."
+	@go build -o $(BUILD_PATH) $(MAIN_PATH)
+	@echo "Build complete."
+
+run:
+	@if [ ! -f $(BUILD_PATH) ]; then echo "Binary not found. Building..."; $(MAKE) -s build; fi
+	@echo "Running..."
+	@$(BUILD_PATH)
+
+dev: css embed
+	@echo "Running in development mode..."
+	@go run $(MAIN_PATH)
+
+css:
+	@if [ ! -f $(TAILWIND) ]; then echo "Tailwind not found. Installing..."; ./scripts/tailwind.setup.sh; fi
+	@echo "Building CSS..."
+	@$(TAILWIND) -i static/css/tailwind.css -o static/css/style.css --minify
+
+watch:
+	@if [ ! -f $(TAILWIND) ]; then echo "Tailwind not found. Installing..."; ./scripts/tailwind.setup.sh; fi
+	@echo "Watching CSS..."
+	@$(TAILWIND) -i static/css/tailwind.css -o static/css/style.css --watch
+
+all: setup clean build run
+
+.SILENT:
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index ed9dab3..8a481c7 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func init() {
 	DataDir = resolveDataDirectory(DevMode, osConfigDirectory)
 
 	configFilePath := resolveConfigFilePath(DevMode, osConfigDirectory)
+
+	if createError := ensureConfigFileExists(configFilePath); createError != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf(LOG_PREFIX, messages.ConfigCreateFailed, createError)
+	}
+
 	if loadError := loadConfigFile(configFilePath); loadError != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf(LOG_PREFIX, messages.ConfigFileLoadFailed, loadError)
 	}
diff --git a/config/constants.go b/config/constants.go
index 14b6276..dae1811 100644
--- a/config/constants.go
+++ b/config/constants.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package config
 
 const (
-	APPLICATION_DIRECTORY   = "dove"
-	CONFIG_FILE_NAME        = "config.toml"
-	CURRENT_DIRECTORY       = "."
-	GO_BUILD_ALT_INDICATOR  = "go_build"
-	GO_BUILD_PATH_INDICATOR = "go-build"
-	LOG_PREFIX              = "Config"
+	APPLICATION_DIRECTORY        = "dove"
+	CONFIG_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS = 0755
+	CONFIG_FILE_NAME             = "config.toml"
+	CONFIG_FILE_PERMISSIONS      = 0644
+	CURRENT_DIRECTORY            = "."
+	GO_BUILD_ALT_INDICATOR       = "go_build"
+	GO_BUILD_PATH_INDICATOR      = "go-build"
+	LOG_PREFIX                   = "Config"
 )
diff --git a/config/embed.go b/config/embed.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..696ab8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/embed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package config
+
+import _ "embed"
+
+//go:embed example.config.toml
+var defaultConfigContent []byte
diff --git a/config/functions.go b/config/functions.go
index 1a49226..c6ce601 100644
--- a/config/functions.go
+++ b/config/functions.go
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ func resolveDataDirectory(developmentMode bool, osConfigDirectory string) string
 	}
 }
 
+func ensureConfigFileExists(configFilePath string) error {
+	if _, statError := os.Stat(configFilePath); statError == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	configDirectory := filepath.Dir(configFilePath)
+	if mkdirError := os.MkdirAll(configDirectory, CONFIG_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS); mkdirError != nil {
+		return mkdirError
+	}
+
+	return os.WriteFile(configFilePath, defaultConfigContent, CONFIG_FILE_PERMISSIONS)
+}
+
 func loadConfigFile(configFilePath string) error {
 	if _, statError := os.Stat(configFilePath); statError != nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/dove/main.go b/dove/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..207565e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dove/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"dove/config"
+	"dove/messages"
+	"dove/middleware"
+	"dove/router"
+	"dove/utils/logger"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/recover"
+	"github.com/gofiber/template/django/v3"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+const LOG_PREFIX = "Server"
+
+var rootCommand = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "dove",
+	Short: "Local SMTP email testing tool.",
+	RunE:  serve,
+}
+
+func main() {
+	if executeError := rootCommand.Execute(); executeError != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf(LOG_PREFIX, "%v", executeError)
+	}
+}
+
+func serve(command *cobra.Command, arguments []string) error {
+	engine := django.New("./templates", ".django")
+	engine.Reload(config.DevMode)
+
+	application := fiber.New(fiber.Config{
+		DisableStartupMessage: true,
+		Views:                 engine,
+		ErrorHandler:          router.ErrorHandler,
+	})
+
+	application.Use(recover.New())
+
+	middleware.Initialize(application)
+	router.Initialize(application)
+
+	shutdownSignal := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(shutdownSignal, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	go func() {
+		address := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", config.Server.Host, config.Server.Port)
+		logger.Successf(LOG_PREFIX, messages.ServerStarting, address)
+
+		if listenError := application.Listen(address); listenError != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf(LOG_PREFIX, messages.ServerListenFailed, listenError)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	<-shutdownSignal
+	logger.Infof(LOG_PREFIX, messages.ServerShuttingDown)
+
+	if shutdownError := application.Shutdown(); shutdownError != nil {
+		logger.Errorf(LOG_PREFIX, messages.ServerShutdownFailed, shutdownError)
+	}
+
+	logger.Successf(LOG_PREFIX, messages.ServerShutdownComplete)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/example.config.toml b/example.config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8748a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[server]
+host = "0.0.0.0"
+port = 8080
+debug = false
+# username = ""
+# password = ""
+
+[smtp]
+host = "0.0.0.0"
+port = 5025
+smtps_port = 5465
+starttls_port = 5587
+max_message_size = 26214400
+auth_required = false
+# username = ""
+# password = ""
+tls_enabled = false
+# tls_cert = ""
+# tls_key = ""
+relay_enabled = false
+# relay_host = ""
+relay_port = 587
+# relay_username = ""
+# relay_password = ""
+relay_starttls = true
+
+[imap]
+host = "0.0.0.0"
+port = 5143
+imaps_port = 5993
+auth_required = false
+# username = ""
+# password = ""
+tls_enabled = false
+# tls_cert = ""
+# tls_key = ""
+
+[pop3]
+host = "0.0.0.0"
+port = 5110
+pop3s_port = 5995
+auth_required = false
+# username = ""
+# password = ""
+tls_enabled = false
+# tls_cert = ""
+# tls_key = ""
+
+[mailbox]
+mode = "registered"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d8956de..7b1ea17 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.12
+	github.com/gofiber/template/django/v3 v3.1.14
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.6.0
 	gorm.io/gorm v1.31.1
@@ -12,7 +14,11 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/flosch/pongo2/v6 v6.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/gofiber/template v1.8.3 // indirect
+	github.com/gofiber/utils v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 // indirect
@@ -21,6 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/fasthttp v1.51.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/tcplisten v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f00df89..9e0be7a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@
 github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.0 h1:eLKJA0d02Lf0mVpIDgYnqXcUn0GqVmEFny3VuID1U3M=
 github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.0/go.mod h1:sms7XGricyQI9K10gOSf56VKKWS4oLer58Q+mhRPtnY=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/flosch/pongo2/v6 v6.0.0 h1:lsGru8IAzHgIAw6H2m4PCyleO58I40ow6apih0WprMU=
+github.com/flosch/pongo2/v6 v6.0.0/go.mod h1:CuDpFm47R0uGGE7z13/tTlt1Y6zdxvr2RLT5LJhsHEU=
 github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.12 h1:0LdToKclcPOj8PktUdIKo9BUohjjwfnQl42Dhw8/WUw=
 github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.12/go.mod h1:YEcBbO/FB+5M1IZNBP9FO3J9281zgPAreiI1oqg8nDw=
+github.com/gofiber/template v1.8.3 h1:hzHdvMwMo/T2kouz2pPCA0zGiLCeMnoGsQZBTSYgZxc=
+github.com/gofiber/template v1.8.3/go.mod h1:bs/2n0pSNPOkRa5VJ8zTIvedcI/lEYxzV3+YPXdBvq8=
+github.com/gofiber/template/django/v3 v3.1.14 h1:SvTvs+u5vTZuu1Y2pMUD2NhaGIjBj9FmDA3XD50QBvw=
+github.com/gofiber/template/django/v3 v3.1.14/go.mod h1:gP4vH+T1ajZw7yaejqG1dZVdHQkMC/jPoQbmlG812I0=
+github.com/gofiber/utils v1.1.0 h1:vdEBpn7AzIUJRhe+CiTOJdUcTg4Q9RK+pEa0KPbLdrM=
+github.com/gofiber/utils v1.1.0/go.mod h1:poZpsnhBykfnY1Mc0KeEa6mSHrS3dV0+oBWyeQmb2e0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
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+github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
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+github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1 h1:Fmg33tUaq4/8ym9TJN1x7sLJnHVwhP33CNkpYV/7rwI=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
@@ -27,8 +42,13 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZb
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
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 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1 h1:w7B6lhMri9wdJUVmEZPGGhZzrYTPvgJArz7wNPgYKsk=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
+github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2 h1:DMTTonx5m65Ic0GOoRY2c16WCbHxOOw6xxezuLaBpcU=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2/go.mod h1:7C1pvHqHw5A4vrJfjNwvOdzYu0Gml16OCs2GRiTUUS4=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 h1:9exaQaMOCwffKiiiYk6/BndUBv+iRViNW+4lEMi0PvY=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 h1:GqA5TC/0021Y/b9FG4Oi9Mr3q7XYx6KllzawFIhcdPw=
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 github.com/valyala/fasthttp v1.51.0 h1:8b30A5JlZ6C7AS81RsWjYMQmrZG6feChmgAolCl1SqA=
@@ -41,12 +61,16 @@ go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0 h1:S0h4aNzvfcFsC3dRF1jLoaov7oRaKqRGC/pUEJ2yvPQ=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1 h1:08RqriUEv8+ArZRYSTXy1LeBScaMpVSTBhCeaZYfMYc=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
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 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
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 golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/text v0.20.0 h1:gK/Kv2otX8gz+wn7Rmb3vT96ZwuoxnQlY+HlJVj7Qug=
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+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
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diff --git a/messages/config.go b/messages/config.go
index 43c9d7f..10c85db 100644
--- a/messages/config.go
+++ b/messages/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package messages
 
 const (
+	ConfigCreated            = "Created default config at %s."
+	ConfigCreateFailed       = "Failed to create config file: %v"
 	ConfigFileLoadFailed     = "Failed to load config: %v"
 	ConfigFileReadFailed     = "Failed to read config file %s: %s."
 	ConfigLoaded             = "Configuration loaded successfully."
diff --git a/messages/logger.go b/messages/logger.go
index 755e259..7f6e99b 100644
--- a/messages/logger.go
+++ b/messages/logger.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package messages
 
 const (
-	LoggerNotInitialized = "logger.Init() was not called."
+	LoggerNotInitialized = "Logger was not initialized."
 )
diff --git a/messages/server.go b/messages/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f2b086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package messages
+
+const (
+	ServerListenFailed     = "Failed to start server: %v"
+	ServerShutdownComplete = "Shutdown complete."
+	ServerShutdownFailed   = "Error during server shutdown: %v"
+	ServerShuttingDown     = "Shutting down gracefully..."
+	ServerStarting         = "Server started on %s."
+)
diff --git a/middleware/constants.go b/middleware/constants.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc6505b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/constants.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package middleware
+
+const (
+	LOG_PREFIX = "HTTP"
+)
diff --git a/middleware/globals.go b/middleware/globals.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a186bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/globals.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"dove/config"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+)
+
+func globals(context *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	context.Locals("AuthEnabled", config.AuthEnabled)
+	return context.Next()
+}
diff --git a/middleware/logging.go b/middleware/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c82b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"dove/utils/logger"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+)
+
+func httpLogger() fiber.Handler {
+	return func(context *fiber.Ctx) error {
+		startTime := time.Now()
+
+		responseError := context.Next()
+
+		duration := time.Since(startTime)
+		statusCode := context.Response().StatusCode()
+		method := context.Method()
+		path := context.Path()
+		ipAddress := context.IP()
+
+		paddedMethod := method
+		if len(method) < 7 {
+			paddedMethod = method + strings.Repeat(" ", 7-len(method))
+		}
+
+		message := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"%s %-3d %-15s %-10s %s",
+			paddedMethod, statusCode, "IP: "+ipAddress, "TTR: "+formatDuration(duration), "Path: "+path,
+		)
+
+		logByStatus(statusCode, LOG_PREFIX, message)
+
+		return responseError
+	}
+}
+
+func logByStatus(statusCode int, prefix string, message string) {
+	switch {
+	case statusCode >= fiber.StatusInternalServerError:
+		logger.Errorf(prefix, "%s", message)
+	case statusCode >= fiber.StatusBadRequest:
+		logger.Warnf(prefix, "%s", message)
+	case statusCode >= fiber.StatusMultipleChoices:
+		logger.Infof(prefix, "%s", message)
+	case statusCode >= fiber.StatusOK:
+		logger.Successf(prefix, "%s", message)
+	default:
+		logger.Infof(prefix, "%s", message)
+	}
+}
+
+func formatDuration(duration time.Duration) string {
+	if duration < time.Microsecond {
+		return strconv.FormatInt(duration.Nanoseconds(), 10) + "ns"
+	}
+
+	if duration < time.Millisecond {
+		return strconv.FormatInt(duration.Nanoseconds()/1_000, 10) + "µs"
+	}
+
+	if duration < time.Second {
+		return strconv.FormatFloat(float64(duration.Nanoseconds())/float64(time.Millisecond), 'f', 3, 64) + "ms"
+	}
+
+	return strconv.FormatFloat(float64(duration.Nanoseconds())/float64(time.Second), 'f', 3, 64) + "s"
+}
diff --git a/middleware/middleware.go b/middleware/middleware.go
index dffc109..88e0820 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Initialize(application *fiber.App) {
+	application.Use(httpLogger)
+	application.Use(globals)
+
 	switch config.AuthEnabled {
 	case true:
 		application.Use(authentication)
diff --git a/pages/dashboard.go b/pages/dashboard.go
index 323cd1f..2fd1f1d 100644
--- a/pages/dashboard.go
+++ b/pages/dashboard.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package pages
 
 import (
+	"dove/utils/meta"
 	"dove/utils/shortcuts"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 )
 
 func Dashboard(context *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	meta.SetPageTitle(context, "Dashboard")
 	return shortcuts.Render(context, "dashboard", nil)
 }
diff --git a/pages/home.go b/pages/home.go
index cbf5a5d..06f836e 100644
--- a/pages/home.go
+++ b/pages/home.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pages
 
 import (
 	"dove/config"
+	"dove/utils/meta"
 	"dove/utils/shortcuts"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
@@ -10,8 +11,9 @@ import (
 func Home(context *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	switch config.AuthEnabled {
 	case true:
+		meta.SetPageTitle(context, "Login")
 		return shortcuts.Render(context, "auth/login", nil)
 	default:
-		return shortcuts.Render(context, "dashboard", nil)
+		return shortcuts.Redirect(context, "dashboard.index")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scripts/htmx.setup.sh b/scripts/htmx.setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d6fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/htmx.setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+STATIC_JS_DIR="static/js"
+HTMX_FILE="$STATIC_JS_DIR/htmx.min.js"
+
+echo "Fetching latest HTMX release..."
+LATEST_RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/bigskysoftware/htmx/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"v([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+
+if [ -z "$LATEST_RELEASE" ]; then
+  echo "Failed to fetch latest release, using default version 2.0.8."
+  LATEST_RELEASE="2.0.8"
+fi
+
+echo "Latest version: $LATEST_RELEASE"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="https://unpkg.com/htmx.org@${LATEST_RELEASE}/dist/htmx.min.js"
+
+echo "Downloading from: $DOWNLOAD_URL"
+echo ""
+
+mkdir -p "$STATIC_JS_DIR"
+
+if curl -fSL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$HTMX_FILE"; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "HTMX installed successfully!"
+  echo "Location: $HTMX_FILE"
+  echo "Version: $LATEST_RELEASE"
+else
+  echo ""
+  echo "Failed to download HTMX."
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/tailwind.setup.sh b/scripts/tailwind.setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c77f615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tailwind.setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+TOOLCHAIN_DIR="toolchain"
+TAILWIND_BIN="$TOOLCHAIN_DIR/tailwind"
+
+echo "Detecting platform..."
+
+OS=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+case "$OS" in
+  linux*)
+    PLATFORM="linux"
+    ;;
+  darwin*)
+    PLATFORM="macos"
+    ;;
+  msys*|mingw*|cygwin*)
+    PLATFORM="windows"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unsupported OS: $OS"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+case "$ARCH" in
+  x86_64|amd64)
+    ARCHITECTURE="x64"
+    ;;
+  arm64|aarch64)
+    ARCHITECTURE="arm64"
+    ;;
+  armv7l)
+    ARCHITECTURE="armv7"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+BINARY_NAME="tailwindcss-${PLATFORM}-${ARCHITECTURE}"
+
+echo "Platform: $PLATFORM"
+echo "Architecture: $ARCHITECTURE"
+echo "Binary: $BINARY_NAME"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Fetching latest Tailwind CSS release..."
+LATEST_RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+
+if [ -z "$LATEST_RELEASE" ]; then
+  echo "Failed to fetch latest release."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Latest version: $LATEST_RELEASE"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/download/${LATEST_RELEASE}/${BINARY_NAME}"
+
+echo "Downloading from: $DOWNLOAD_URL"
+echo ""
+
+mkdir -p "$TOOLCHAIN_DIR"
+
+if curl -fSL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$TAILWIND_BIN"; then
+  chmod +x "$TAILWIND_BIN"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Tailwind CSS installed successfully!"
+  echo "Location: $TAILWIND_BIN"
+  echo "Version: $LATEST_RELEASE"
+else
+  echo ""
+  echo "Failed to download Tailwind CSS binary."
+  echo "URL: $DOWNLOAD_URL"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/static/css/tailwind.css b/static/css/tailwind.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1d8c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/css/tailwind.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import "tailwindcss";
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..967b8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export default {
+    content: [
+        "./templates/**/*.django",
+        "./static/js/**/*.js",
+    ],
+    theme: {
+        extend: {},
+    },
+};
diff --git a/templates/auth/login.django b/templates/auth/login.django
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3981abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/auth/login.django
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{% extends "layouts/base.django" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-950">
+    <div class="w-full max-w-sm space-y-8">
+        <div class="text-center">
+            <h1 class="text-4xl font-bold text-white tracking-tight">Dove</h1>
+            <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-gray-400">Local SMTP server for peaceful email testing</p>
+        </div>
+
+        {% if ErrorMessage %}
+        <div class="rounded-lg bg-red-500/10 border border-red-500/20 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-red-400">
+            {{ ErrorMessage }}
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        <form method="POST" action="/auth/login" class="space-y-5">
+            <div>
+                <input
+                    type="text"
+                    name="username"
+                    placeholder="Username"
+                    required
+                    class="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-900 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-white placeholder-gray-500 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500 transition"
+                >
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                <input
+                    type="password"
+                    name="password"
+                    placeholder="Password"
+                    required
+                    class="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-900 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-white placeholder-gray-500 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500 transition"
+                >
+            </div>
+            <button
+                type="submit"
+                class="w-full rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-gray-950 transition"
+            >
+                Sign in
+            </button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/dashboard.django b/templates/dashboard.django
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35c1246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/dashboard.django
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{% extends "layouts/base.django" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="min-h-screen bg-gray-950">
+    <nav class="border-b border-gray-800 bg-gray-900/50 backdrop-blur-sm">
+        <div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <div class="flex h-14 items-center justify-between">
+                <div class="flex items-center space-x-3">
+                    <span class="text-lg font-semibold text-white">Dove</span>
+                </div>
+                {% if AuthEnabled %}
+                <div class="flex items-center space-x-4">
+                    <a href="/auth/logout" class="text-sm text-gray-400 hover:text-white transition">Logout</a>
+                </div>
+                {% endif %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </nav>
+
+    <main class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+        <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-white">Mailboxes</h1>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="mt-6 rounded-lg border border-gray-800 bg-gray-900/50 p-12 text-center">
+            <p class="text-gray-400">No mailboxes yet. Emails will appear here when received.</p>
+        </div>
+    </main>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/error.django b/templates/error.django
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c1521d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/error.django
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% extends "layouts/base.django" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-950">
+    <div class="text-center space-y-4">
+        <h1 class="text-6xl font-bold text-gray-600">Error</h1>
+        <p class="text-gray-400">{{ ErrorMessage }}</p>
+        <a href="/" class="inline-block mt-4 text-sm text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300 transition">Go back home</a>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/layouts/base.django b/templates/layouts/base.django
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..567b81d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/layouts/base.django
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>{% if PageTitle %}{{ PageTitle }} - {% endif %}Dove</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css">
+    {% block head %}{% endblock %}
+</head>
+<body class="antialiased">
+    {% block content %}{% endblock %}
+    <script src="/static/js/htmx.min.js"></script>
+    {% block scripts %}{% endblock %}
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/utils/auth/auth.go b/utils/auth/auth.go
index 5abb496..b3d322c 100644
--- a/utils/auth/auth.go
+++ b/utils/auth/auth.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package auth
 
 import (
+	"dove/config"
 	"dove/session"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
@@ -17,12 +18,11 @@ func IsAuthenticated(context *fiber.Ctx) bool {
 
 func RequireAuthentication(handler fiber.Handler) fiber.Handler {
 	return func(context *fiber.Ctx) error {
-		switch IsAuthenticated(context) {
-		case true:
+		if !config.AuthEnabled || IsAuthenticated(context) {
 			return handler(context)
-		default:
-			return fiber.ErrUnauthorized
 		}
+
+		return fiber.ErrUnauthorized
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/utils/logger/logger.go b/utils/logger/logger.go
index b1d1809..a08b68b 100644
--- a/utils/logger/logger.go
+++ b/utils/logger/logger.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var (
 	atomicLevel zap.AtomicLevel
 )
 
-func Init() {
+func init() {
 	atomicLevel = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.InfoLevel)
 
 	encoderConfig := zapcore.EncoderConfig{
diff --git a/utils/meta/title.go b/utils/meta/title.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6514e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/meta/title.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package meta
+
+import "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+
+func SetPageTitle(context *fiber.Ctx, title string) {
+	context.Locals("PageTitle", title)
+}