diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/FetchFeeds.php b/app/Console/Commands/FetchFeeds.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..191e839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/FetchFeeds.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Models\Feed;
+use App\Services\FeedFetcher;
+use Illuminate\Console\Attributes\Description;
+use Illuminate\Console\Attributes\Signature;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+#[Signature('feeds:fetch')]
+#[Description('Fetch feeds')]
+class FetchFeeds extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'feeds:fetch';
+
+    public function handle(FeedFetcher $fetcher): void
+    {
+        Feed::query()->chunk(50, function ($feeds) use ($fetcher) {
+            foreach ($feeds as $feed) {
+                dispatch(fn () => $fetcher->fetch($feed))->onQueue('feeds');
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UpDb.php b/app/Console/Commands/UpDb.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de84202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/UpDb.php
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+class UpDb extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'db:updb
+                            {--no-backup : Skip saving a local backup before wiping}
+                            {--force : Skip confirmation prompt}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Download the production database and replace the local database with it';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        if (! $this->option('force') && ! $this->confirm('This will wipe your local database and replace it with production. Are you sure?')) {
+            $this->info('Aborted.');
+
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        $local = $this->connectionConfig('local');
+        $production = $this->connectionConfig('production');
+
+        $timestamp = now()->format('Y_m_d_His');
+        $dumpPath = storage_path("app/private/db_dumps/production_{$timestamp}.dump");
+        $backupPath = storage_path("app/private/db_dumps/local_backup_{$timestamp}.dump");
+
+        if (! is_dir(storage_path('app/private/db_dumps'))) {
+            mkdir(storage_path('app/private/db_dumps'), 0755, true);
+        }
+
+        // Step 1: Dump production
+        $this->info('Dumping production database...');
+        $dumpResult = $this->pgDump($production, $dumpPath);
+
+        if ($dumpResult !== 0) {
+            $this->error('Failed to dump production database.');
+
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        $this->info("Production dump saved to: {$dumpPath}");
+
+        // Step 2: Back up local (unless skipped)
+        if (! $this->option('no-backup')) {
+            $this->info('Backing up local database...');
+            $backupResult = $this->pgDump($local, $backupPath);
+
+            if ($backupResult !== 0) {
+                $this->error('Failed to back up local database. Aborting to be safe. Use --no-backup to skip.');
+
+                return self::FAILURE;
+            }
+
+            $this->info("Local backup saved to: {$backupPath}");
+        }
+
+        // Step 3: Drop and recreate the local database
+        $this->info('Wiping local database...');
+        $this->dropAndRecreateLocalDatabase($local);
+
+        // Step 4: Restore production dump into local
+        $this->info('Restoring production dump to local database...');
+        $restoreResult = $this->pgRestore($local, $dumpPath);
+
+        if ($restoreResult !== 0) {
+            $this->error('Restore failed. Your local backup is at: '.($this->option('no-backup') ? 'N/A (backup was skipped)' : $backupPath));
+
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        $this->info('Done. Local database now mirrors production.');
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    private function connectionConfig(string $type): array
+    {
+        $connection = $type === 'production' ? 'pgsql_production' : config('database.default');
+
+        return [
+            'host' => config("database.connections.{$connection}.host"),
+            'port' => config("database.connections.{$connection}.port"),
+            'database' => config("database.connections.{$connection}.database"),
+            'username' => config("database.connections.{$connection}.username"),
+            'password' => config("database.connections.{$connection}.password"),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private function pgDump(array $config, string $outputPath): int
+    {
+        $pgpass = $this->writePgPass($config);
+
+        $command = sprintf(
+            'pg_dump -Fc -h %s -p %s -U %s %s -f %s',
+            escapeshellarg($config['host']),
+            escapeshellarg($config['port']),
+            escapeshellarg($config['username']),
+            escapeshellarg($config['database']),
+            escapeshellarg($outputPath),
+        );
+
+        $resultCode = $this->runWithPgPass($pgpass, $command);
+
+        unlink($pgpass);
+
+        return $resultCode;
+    }
+
+    private function pgRestore(array $config, string $dumpPath): int
+    {
+        $pgpass = $this->writePgPass($config);
+
+        $command = sprintf(
+            'pg_restore -h %s -p %s -U %s -d %s --no-owner --no-privileges %s',
+            escapeshellarg($config['host']),
+            escapeshellarg($config['port']),
+            escapeshellarg($config['username']),
+            escapeshellarg($config['database']),
+            escapeshellarg($dumpPath),
+        );
+
+        $resultCode = $this->runWithPgPass($pgpass, $command);
+
+        unlink($pgpass);
+
+        return $resultCode;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write a temporary pgpass file and return its path.
+     * This is the cross-platform alternative to PGPASSWORD which doesn't work on Windows.
+     */
+    private function writePgPass(array $config): string
+    {
+        // Escape any colons or backslashes in the password per pgpass format rules
+        $password = str_replace(['\\', ':'], ['\\\\', '\\:'], $config['password']);
+        $content = "{$config['host']}:{$config['port']}:*:{$config['username']}:{$password}";
+        $path = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'pgpass_');
+
+        file_put_contents($path, $content);
+        chmod($path, 0600);
+
+        return $path;
+    }
+
+    private function runWithPgPass(string $pgpassFile, string $command): int
+    {
+        // PGPASSFILE is supported on all platforms including Windows
+        putenv("PGPASSFILE={$pgpassFile}");
+        passthru($command, $resultCode);
+        putenv('PGPASSFILE');
+
+        return $resultCode;
+    }
+
+    private function dropAndRecreateLocalDatabase(array $config): void
+    {
+        $database = $config['database'];
+
+        // Connect to the postgres maintenance database to drop/recreate
+        $pdo = new \PDO(
+            "pgsql:host={$config['host']};port={$config['port']};dbname=postgres",
+            $config['username'],
+            $config['password'],
+        );
+
+        $pdo->exec('SELECT pg_terminate_backend(pid) FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE datname = '.$pdo->quote($database));
+        $pdo->exec('DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS '.'"'.$database.'"');
+        $pdo->exec('CREATE DATABASE '.'"'.$database.'"');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a810a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Http\Requests\Categories\StoreCategoryRequest;
+use App\Http\Requests\Categories\UpdateCategoryRequest;
+use App\Models\Category;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Inertia\Inertia;
+use Inertia\Response;
+
+class CategoryController extends Controller
+{
+
+    public function getAll(){
+        return Category::query()
+            ->where('user_id', request()->user()->id)
+            ->whereNull('parent_id')
+            ->with(['children.feeds', 'feeds'])
+            ->orderBy('title')
+            ->get();
+
+    }
+    public function index(): Response
+    {
+        $categories = $this->getAll();
+        return Inertia::render('Settings/Index', [
+            'categories' => $categories,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function store(StoreCategoryRequest $request): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        DB::transaction(function () use ($request) {
+            $category = Category::create([
+                'user_id' => $request->user()->id,
+                'parent_id' => $request->input('parent_id'),
+                'title' => $request->input('title'),
+                'description' => $request->input('description'),
+            ]);
+
+            $category->feeds()->createMany($request->input('feeds', []));
+        });
+
+        return back();
+    }
+
+    public function update(UpdateCategoryRequest $request, Category $category): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        DB::transaction(function () use ($request, $category) {
+            $category->update([
+                'parent_id' => $request->input('parent_id'),
+                'title' => $request->input('title'),
+                'description' => $request->input('description'),
+            ]);
+
+            $category->feeds()->delete();
+            $category->feeds()->createMany($request->input('feeds', []));
+        });
+
+        return back();
+    }
+
+    public function destroy(Category $category): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        abort_unless($category->user_id === request()->user()->id, 403);
+
+        $category->delete();
+
+        return back();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FrontPageController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FrontPageController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fcf577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FrontPageController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Services\ArticleSelector;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Inertia\Inertia;
+
+class FrontPageController extends Controller
+{
+    public function __invoke(ArticleSelector $selector)
+    {
+        $categories = Category::whereNull('parent_id')->get()->map(function ($category) use ($selector) {
+            return [
+                'label' => $category->title,
+                'hero' => $category->slug === 'headlines', // or a boolean column on Category
+                'items' => $selector->forCategory($category)->map(fn ($article) => [
+                    'source' => $article->feed->title ?? parse_url($article->feed->url, PHP_URL_HOST),
+                    'time' => $article->published_at?->diffForHumans(),
+                    'headline' => $article->title,
+                    'deck' => \Illuminate\Support\Str::limit($article->description, 140),
+                    'image' => $article->image_url,
+                    'link' => $article->link,
+                ]),
+            ];
+        });
+
+        return Inertia::render('Index', ['categories' => $categories]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php b/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
index f4cc770..2d61c34 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Middleware;
 
+use App\Models\Category;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Inertia\Middleware;
+use Tighten\Ziggy\Ziggy;
 
 class HandleInertiaRequests extends Middleware
 {
@@ -41,7 +43,18 @@ class HandleInertiaRequests extends Middleware
             'auth' => [
                 'user' => $request->user(),
             ],
-            'sidebarOpen' => ! $request->hasCookie('sidebar_state') || $request->cookie('sidebar_state') === 'true',
+            'navigation_categories' => fn () => $request->user()
+                ? Category::query()
+                    ->where('user_id', $request->user()->id)
+                    ->whereNull('parent_id')
+                    ->with('children:id,parent_id,title')
+                    ->orderBy('title')
+                    ->get(['id', 'parent_id', 'title'])
+                : [],
+            'ziggy' => fn () => [
+                ...new Ziggy()->toArray(),
+                'location' => $request->url(),
+            ]
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Categories/StoreCategoryRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Categories/StoreCategoryRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c2dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Categories/StoreCategoryRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests\Categories;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
+
+class StoreCategoryRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'title' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
+            'description' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:2000'],
+            'parent_id' => [
+                'nullable',
+                Rule::exists('categories', 'id')->where('user_id', $this->user()->id),
+            ],
+            'feeds' => ['array'],
+            'feeds.*.url' => ['required', 'url', 'max:2048'],
+            'feeds.*.type' => ['required', Rule::in(['rss'])],
+            'feeds.*.paywall' => ['boolean'],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Categories/UpdateCategoryRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Categories/UpdateCategoryRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbba8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Categories/UpdateCategoryRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests\Categories;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
+
+class UpdateCategoryRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->route('category')->user_id === $this->user()->id;
+    }
+
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'title' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
+            'description' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:2000'],
+            'parent_id' => [
+                'nullable',
+                Rule::exists('categories', 'id')->where('user_id', $this->user()->id),
+                Rule::notIn([$this->route('category')->id]),
+            ],
+            'feeds' => ['array'],
+            'feeds.*.url' => ['required', 'url', 'max:2048'],
+            'feeds.*.type' => ['required', Rule::in(['rss'])],
+            'feeds.*.paywall' => ['boolean'],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Article.php b/app/Models/Article.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2435b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Article.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+class Article extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = ['feed_id', 'guid', 'title', 'description', 'link', 'author', 'image_url', 'published_at'];
+    protected $casts = ['published_at' => 'datetime'];
+
+    public function feed(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Feed::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Category.php b/app/Models/Category.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..841c26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Category.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
+
+class Category extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'user_id',
+        'parent_id',
+        'title',
+        'description',
+    ];
+
+    public function user(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
+    public function parent(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Category::class, 'parent_id');
+    }
+
+    public function children(): HasMany
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(Category::class, 'parent_id');
+    }
+
+    public function feeds(): HasMany
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(Feed::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Feed.php b/app/Models/Feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85560d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
+
+class Feed extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'category_id',
+        'type',
+        'url',
+        'paywall'
+    ];
+
+    public function category(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Category::class);
+    }
+
+    public function articles(): HasMany
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(Article::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/ArticleSelector.php b/app/Services/ArticleSelector.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bc49eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/ArticleSelector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use App\Models\Category;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+
+class ArticleSelector
+{
+    public function forCategory(Category $category, int $limit = 10): Collection
+    {
+        $feeds = $category->feeds()->with([
+            'articles' => fn ($q) => $q->orderByDesc('published_at')->limit($limit),
+        ])->get();
+
+        // Round robin: take article[0] from every feed, then article[1] from every feed, etc.
+        $buckets = $feeds->map(fn ($feed) => $feed->articles->values());
+        $maxDepth = $buckets->max(fn ($b) => $b->count()) ?? 0;
+
+        $selected = collect();
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $maxDepth && $selected->count() < $limit; $i++) {
+            foreach ($buckets as $bucket) {
+                if ($selected->count() >= $limit) break;
+                if ($bucket->has($i)) $selected->push($bucket[$i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $selected;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/FeedFetcher.php b/app/Services/FeedFetcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d09bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/FeedFetcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use App\Models\Article;
+use App\Models\Feed;
+use SimplePie\SimplePie;
+
+class FeedFetcher
+{
+    public function __construct(private OgImageResolver $ogResolver) {}
+    public function fetch(Feed $feed): void
+    {
+        $simplepie = new SimplePie();
+        $simplepie->set_feed_url($feed->url);
+        $simplepie->enable_cache(false); // you're doing your own caching in the DB
+        $simplepie->init();
+
+        if ($simplepie->error()) {
+            report(new \RuntimeException("Feed fetch failed for {$feed->url}: {$simplepie->error()}"));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($simplepie->get_items() as $item) {
+            $imageUrl = $this->extractImage($item);
+
+            $attributes = [
+                'title' => strip_tags($item->get_title()),
+                'description' => strip_tags($item->get_description() ?? ''),
+                'link' => $item->get_permalink(),
+                'author' => $item->get_author()?->get_name(),
+                'published_at' => $item->get_date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            ];
+
+            if ($imageUrl) {
+                $attributes['image_url'] = $imageUrl;
+            }
+
+            $article = Article::updateOrCreate(
+                ['feed_id' => $feed->id, 'guid' => $item->get_id()],
+                $attributes
+            );
+
+            if (! $article->image_url && ! $article->image_checked_at) {
+                $og = $this->ogResolver->resolve($article->link);
+                $article->update([
+                    'image_url' => $og,
+                    'image_checked_at' => now(),
+                ]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function extractImage($item): ?string
+    {
+        $mediaContents = $item->get_item_tags('http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/', 'content');
+
+        if (empty($mediaContents)) {
+            $enclosure = $item->get_enclosure();
+            $link = $enclosure?->get_thumbnail() ?? $enclosure?->get_link();
+            return $link ? html_entity_decode($link) : null;
+        }
+
+        usort($mediaContents, fn ($a, $b) =>
+            (int) ($b['attribs']['']['width'] ?? 0) <=> (int) ($a['attribs']['']['width'] ?? 0)
+        );
+
+        return $mediaContents[0]['attribs']['']['url'] ?? null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/OgImageResolver.php b/app/Services/OgImageResolver.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bfc94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/OgImageResolver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+
+class OgImageResolver
+{
+    public function resolve(string $pageUrl): ?string
+    {
+        try {
+            $response = Http::withHeaders([
+                'User-Agent' => 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; DredgeNewsBot/1.0)',
+            ])->timeout(8)->get($pageUrl);
+
+            if (! $response->successful()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            libxml_use_internal_errors(true); // suppress warnings from imperfect HTML
+            $dom = new \DOMDocument();
+            $dom->loadHTML($response->body());
+            $xpath = new \DOMXPath($dom);
+
+            foreach (['og:image', 'twitter:image', 'twitter:image:src'] as $property) {
+                $node = $xpath->query("//meta[@property='{$property}']/@content")->item(0)
+                    ?? $xpath->query("//meta[@name='{$property}']/@content")->item(0);
+
+                if ($node && filled($node->nodeValue)) {
+                    return $node->nodeValue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            report($e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 12a7b86..a081f4c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
     ],
     "license": "MIT",
     "require": {
-        "php": "^8.3",
+        "php": "^8.5",
+        "ext-pdo": "*",
         "inertiajs/inertia-laravel": "^3.0",
         "laravel/chisel": "^0.1.0",
         "laravel/fortify": "^1.37.2",
         "laravel/framework": "^13.7",
         "laravel/tinker": "^3.0",
-        "laravel/wayfinder": "^0.1.14"
+        "laravel/wayfinder": "^0.1.14",
+        "simplepie/simplepie": "^1.9",
+        "tightenco/ziggy": "^2.6",
+        "ext-dom": "*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "fakerphp/faker": "^1.24",
@@ -114,4 +118,4 @@
     },
     "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 514d00b..edd42e0 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "2a52d1d7bba8be031c54468aa4e4587c",
+    "content-hash": "93df71aed031b18601ca7009de99ca14",
     "packages": [
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             "name": "bacon/bacon-qr-code",
@@ -4121,6 +4121,87 @@
             },
             "time": "2026-06-18T03:57:49+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "simplepie/simplepie",
+            "version": "1.9.0",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie.git",
+                "reference": "76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/simplepie/simplepie/zipball/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992",
+                "reference": "76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "ext-pcre": "*",
+                "ext-xml": "*",
+                "ext-xmlreader": "*",
+                "php": ">=7.2.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "donatj/mock-webserver": "^2.7",
+                "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^2.19 || ^3.8",
+                "mf2/mf2": "^0.5.0",
+                "phpstan/phpstan": "~1.12.2",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^8 || ^9 || ^10",
+                "psr/http-client": "^1.0",
+                "psr/http-factory": "^1.0",
+                "psr/simple-cache": "^1 || ^2 || ^3"
+            },
+            "suggest": {
+                "ext-curl": "",
+                "ext-iconv": "",
+                "ext-intl": "",
+                "ext-mbstring": "",
+                "mf2/mf2": "Microformat module that allows for parsing HTML for microformats"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-0": {
+                    "SimplePie": "library"
+                },
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "SimplePie\\": "src"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "BSD-3-Clause"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Ryan Parman",
+                    "homepage": "http://ryanparman.com/",
+                    "role": "Creator, alumnus developer"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Sam Sneddon",
+                    "homepage": "https://gsnedders.com/",
+                    "role": "Alumnus developer"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Ryan McCue",
+                    "email": "me@ryanmccue.info",
+                    "homepage": "http://ryanmccue.info/",
+                    "role": "Developer"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "A simple Atom/RSS parsing library for PHP",
+            "homepage": "http://simplepie.org/",
+            "keywords": [
+                "atom",
+                "feeds",
+                "rss"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/tree/1.9.0"
+            },
+            "time": "2025-09-12T06:34:27+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "spomky-labs/cbor-php",
             "version": "3.2.3",
@@ -7129,6 +7210,76 @@
             ],
             "time": "2026-05-29T05:06:50+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "tightenco/ziggy",
+            "version": "v2.6.3",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/tighten/ziggy.git",
+                "reference": "14c5744f155182188419f7729d96e0ed7225e73b"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/tighten/ziggy/zipball/14c5744f155182188419f7729d96e0ed7225e73b",
+                "reference": "14c5744f155182188419f7729d96e0ed7225e73b",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "ext-json": "*",
+                "laravel/framework": ">=9.0",
+                "php": ">=8.1"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "laravel/folio": "^1.1",
+                "orchestra/testbench": "^8.0 || ^9.0 || ^10.0 || ^11.0",
+                "pestphp/pest": "^2.0 || ^3.0 || ^4.0",
+                "pestphp/pest-plugin-laravel": "^2.0 || ^3.0 || ^4.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "providers": [
+                        "Tighten\\Ziggy\\ZiggyServiceProvider"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Tighten\\Ziggy\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Daniel Coulbourne",
+                    "email": "daniel@tighten.co"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Jake Bathman",
+                    "email": "jake@tighten.co"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Jacob Baker-Kretzmar",
+                    "email": "jacob@tighten.co"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Use your Laravel named routes in JavaScript.",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/tighten/ziggy",
+            "keywords": [
+                "Ziggy",
+                "javascript",
+                "laravel",
+                "routes"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/tighten/ziggy/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/tighten/ziggy/tree/v2.6.3"
+            },
+            "time": "2026-06-23T21:57:52+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "tijsverkoyen/css-to-inline-styles",
             "version": "v2.4.0",
@@ -11071,7 +11222,8 @@
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": {
-        "php": "^8.3"
+        "php": "^8.5",
+        "ext-pdo": "*"
     },
     "platform-dev": {},
     "plugin-api-version": "2.9.0"
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index abbb88e..fb42e6c 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -99,6 +99,20 @@ return [
             'sslmode' => env('DB_SSLMODE', 'prefer'),
         ],
 
+        'pgsql_production' => [
+            'driver' => 'pgsql',
+            'host' => env('PRODUCTION_DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'port' => env('PRODUCTION_DB_PORT', '5432'),
+            'database' => env('PRODUCTION_DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
+            'username' => env('PRODUCTION_DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
+            'password' => env('PRODUCTION_DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+            'charset' => 'utf8',
+            'prefix' => '',
+            'prefix_indexes' => true,
+            'search_path' => 'public',
+            'sslmode' => 'prefer',
+        ],
+
         'sqlsrv' => [
             'driver' => 'sqlsrv',
             'url' => env('DB_URL'),
diff --git a/database/factories/CategoryFactory.php b/database/factories/CategoryFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..254b069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/CategoryFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\Category;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+class CategoryFactory extends Factory
+{
+    protected $model = Category::class;
+
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/FeedFactory.php b/database/factories/FeedFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88cdd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/FeedFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\Feed;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+class FeedFactory extends Factory
+{
+    protected $model = Feed::class;
+
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_07_04_103433_create_categories_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_07_04_103433_create_categories_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad324dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_07_04_103433_create_categories_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('categories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->foreignId('parent_id')->nullable()->constrained('categories')->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->text('description')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('categories');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_07_04_103453_create_feeds_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_07_04_103453_create_feeds_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e7a2d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_07_04_103453_create_feeds_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('feeds', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('category_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->string('url');
+            $table->string('type')->default('rss');
+            $table->boolean('paywall');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('feeds');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_07_04_114559_create_articles_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_07_04_114559_create_articles_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f11a825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_07_04_114559_create_articles_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('articles', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('feed_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->string('guid'); // <guid> or Atom <id>, this is what dedupes
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->text('description')->nullable();
+            $table->string('link');
+            $table->string('author')->nullable();
+            $table->string('image_url')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamp('published_at')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->unique(['feed_id', 'guid']);
+            $table->index(['feed_id', 'published_at']);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('articles');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6a29845..c5edabe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
                 "vue": "^3.5.13",
                 "vue-input-otp": "^0.3.2",
                 "vue-sonner": "^2.0.0",
-                "vuetify": "^4.1.2"
+                "vuetify": "^4.1.2",
+                "ziggy-js": "^2.6.3"
             },
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@eslint/js": "^9.19.0",
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
                 "eslint-plugin-vue": "^9.32.0",
                 "prettier": "^3.4.2",
                 "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.11",
+                "sass": "^1.101.0",
                 "sass-embedded": "^1.100.0",
                 "typescript": "^5.2.2",
                 "typescript-eslint": "^8.23.0",
@@ -2962,8 +2964,8 @@
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             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar/-/chokidar-5.0.0.tgz",
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+            "devOptional": true,
             "license": "MIT",
-            "optional": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "readdirp": "^5.0.0"
             },
@@ -6028,6 +6030,18 @@
                 "node": ">=6"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/qs-esm": {
+            "version": "7.0.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs-esm/-/qs-esm-7.0.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-8jbjCR0PPbqoQcv83C2K/zvVeytRPwPpt3WPDbq51qyLAxcWGtXVRjSe6GHtLCoVbg9+NEFkv7GyUxqjcDIJzw==",
+            "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=18"
+            },
+            "funding": {
+                "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/queue-microtask": {
             "version": "1.2.3",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/queue-microtask/-/queue-microtask-1.2.3.tgz",
@@ -6053,8 +6067,8 @@
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             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readdirp/-/readdirp-5.0.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-9u/XQ1pvrQtYyMpZe7DXKv2p5CNvyVwzUB6uhLAnQwHMSgKMBR62lc7AHljaeteeHXn11XTAaLLUVZYVZyuRBQ==",
+            "devOptional": true,
             "license": "MIT",
-            "optional": true,
             "engines": {
                 "node": ">= 20.19.0"
             },
@@ -6358,11 +6372,11 @@
             }
         },
         "node_modules/sass": {
-            "version": "1.100.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.100.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-B5j0rYMlinhhOo9tjQebMVVn0TfyXAF+wB3b2ggZUuJ/is/Y+7+JGjirAMxHZ9Z3hIP98NPfamlAkBHa1lAaXQ==",
+            "version": "1.101.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.101.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-OL3GoQyoUdDt843DpVmDO6y2k1sc5IhUDSpu8XucEI+35neq5QivZ1iuegnpraEVTJXlQGK1gl27zKcTLEPbQw==",
+            "devOptional": true,
             "license": "MIT",
-            "optional": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "chokidar": "^5.0.0",
                 "immutable": "^5.1.5",
@@ -6436,6 +6450,27 @@
                 "sass": "1.100.0"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/sass-embedded-all-unknown/node_modules/sass": {
+            "version": "1.100.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.100.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-B5j0rYMlinhhOo9tjQebMVVn0TfyXAF+wB3b2ggZUuJ/is/Y+7+JGjirAMxHZ9Z3hIP98NPfamlAkBHa1lAaXQ==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "optional": true,
+            "dependencies": {
+                "chokidar": "^5.0.0",
+                "immutable": "^5.1.5",
+                "source-map-js": ">=0.6.2 <2.0.0"
+            },
+            "bin": {
+                "sass": "sass.js"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=20.19.0"
+            },
+            "optionalDependencies": {
+                "@parcel/watcher": "^2.4.1"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/sass-embedded-android-arm": {
             "version": "1.100.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass-embedded-android-arm/-/sass-embedded-android-arm-1.100.0.tgz",
@@ -6684,6 +6719,27 @@
                 "sass": "1.100.0"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/sass-embedded-unknown-all/node_modules/sass": {
+            "version": "1.100.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.100.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-B5j0rYMlinhhOo9tjQebMVVn0TfyXAF+wB3b2ggZUuJ/is/Y+7+JGjirAMxHZ9Z3hIP98NPfamlAkBHa1lAaXQ==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "optional": true,
+            "dependencies": {
+                "chokidar": "^5.0.0",
+                "immutable": "^5.1.5",
+                "source-map-js": ">=0.6.2 <2.0.0"
+            },
+            "bin": {
+                "sass": "sass.js"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=20.19.0"
+            },
+            "optionalDependencies": {
+                "@parcel/watcher": "^2.4.1"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/sass-embedded-win32-arm64": {
             "version": "1.100.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass-embedded-win32-arm64/-/sass-embedded-win32-arm64-1.100.0.tgz",
@@ -7879,6 +7935,15 @@
             "funding": {
                 "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
             }
+        },
+        "node_modules/ziggy-js": {
+            "version": "2.6.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ziggy-js/-/ziggy-js-2.6.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-YcuXM0BohyWUsQcibMmlGMrfF01BQogRjrfg/AWQhG3rB/Swt76/SJxH5AH8X8Xn5aDWxGpYKdXV7Fo5g+BVLQ==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "qs-esm": "^7.0.3"
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf3402d..c892d2c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         "eslint-plugin-vue": "^9.32.0",
         "prettier": "^3.4.2",
         "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.11",
+        "sass": "^1.101.0",
         "sass-embedded": "^1.100.0",
         "typescript": "^5.2.2",
         "typescript-eslint": "^8.23.0",
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@
         "vue": "^3.5.13",
         "vue-input-otp": "^0.3.2",
         "vue-sonner": "^2.0.0",
-        "vuetify": "^4.1.2"
+        "vuetify": "^4.1.2",
+        "ziggy-js": "^2.6.3"
     },
     "optionalDependencies": {
         "@rollup/rollup-linux-x64-gnu": "4.9.5",
diff --git a/resources/css/app.css b/resources/css/app.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f9d1f5..0000000
--- a/resources/css/app.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-@import 'tailwindcss';
-
-@import 'tw-animate-css';
-
-@source '../../vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pagination/resources/views/*.blade.php';
-@source '../../storage/framework/views/*.php';
-
-@custom-variant dark (&:is(.dark *));
-
-@theme inline {
-    --font-sans:
-        Instrument Sans, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif,
-        'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol',
-        'Noto Color Emoji';
-
-    --radius-lg: var(--radius);
-    --radius-md: calc(var(--radius) - 2px);
-    --radius-sm: calc(var(--radius) - 4px);
-
-    --color-background: var(--background);
-    --color-foreground: var(--foreground);
-
-    --color-card: var(--card);
-    --color-card-foreground: var(--card-foreground);
-
-    --color-popover: var(--popover);
-    --color-popover-foreground: var(--popover-foreground);
-
-    --color-primary: var(--primary);
-    --color-primary-foreground: var(--primary-foreground);
-
-    --color-secondary: var(--secondary);
-    --color-secondary-foreground: var(--secondary-foreground);
-
-    --color-muted: var(--muted);
-    --color-muted-foreground: var(--muted-foreground);
-
-    --color-accent: var(--accent);
-    --color-accent-foreground: var(--accent-foreground);
-
-    --color-destructive: var(--destructive);
-    --color-destructive-foreground: var(--destructive-foreground);
-
-    --color-border: var(--border);
-    --color-input: var(--input);
-    --color-ring: var(--ring);
-
-    --color-chart-1: var(--chart-1);
-    --color-chart-2: var(--chart-2);
-    --color-chart-3: var(--chart-3);
-    --color-chart-4: var(--chart-4);
-    --color-chart-5: var(--chart-5);
-
-    --color-sidebar: var(--sidebar-background);
-    --color-sidebar-foreground: var(--sidebar-foreground);
-    --color-sidebar-primary: var(--sidebar-primary);
-    --color-sidebar-primary-foreground: var(--sidebar-primary-foreground);
-    --color-sidebar-accent: var(--sidebar-accent);
-    --color-sidebar-accent-foreground: var(--sidebar-accent-foreground);
-    --color-sidebar-border: var(--sidebar-border);
-    --color-sidebar-ring: var(--sidebar-ring);
-}
-
-/*
-  The default border color has changed to `currentColor` in Tailwind CSS v4,
-  so we've added these compatibility styles to make sure everything still
-  looks the same as it did with Tailwind CSS v3.
-
-  If we ever want to remove these styles, we need to add an explicit border
-  color utility to any element that depends on these defaults.
-*/
-@layer base {
-    *,
-    ::after,
-    ::before,
-    ::backdrop,
-    ::file-selector-button {
-        border-color: var(--color-gray-200, currentColor);
-    }
-}
-
-@layer utilities {
-    body,
-    html {
-        --font-sans:
-            'Instrument Sans', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif,
-            'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol',
-            'Noto Color Emoji';
-    }
-}
-
-:root {
-    --background: hsl(0 0% 100%);
-    --foreground: hsl(0 0% 3.9%);
-    --card: hsl(0 0% 100%);
-    --card-foreground: hsl(0 0% 3.9%);
-    --popover: hsl(0 0% 100%);
-    --popover-foreground: hsl(0 0% 3.9%);
-    --primary: hsl(0 0% 9%);
-    --primary-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --secondary: hsl(0 0% 92.1%);
-    --secondary-foreground: hsl(0 0% 9%);
-    --muted: hsl(0 0% 96.1%);
-    --muted-foreground: hsl(0 0% 45.1%);
-    --accent: hsl(0 0% 96.1%);
-    --accent-foreground: hsl(0 0% 9%);
-    --destructive: hsl(0 84.2% 60.2%);
-    --destructive-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --border: hsl(0 0% 92.8%);
-    --input: hsl(0 0% 89.8%);
-    --ring: hsl(0 0% 3.9%);
-    --chart-1: hsl(12 76% 61%);
-    --chart-2: hsl(173 58% 39%);
-    --chart-3: hsl(197 37% 24%);
-    --chart-4: hsl(43 74% 66%);
-    --chart-5: hsl(27 87% 67%);
-    --radius: 0.5rem;
-    --sidebar-background: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --sidebar-foreground: hsl(240 5.3% 26.1%);
-    --sidebar-primary: hsl(0 0% 10%);
-    --sidebar-primary-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --sidebar-accent: hsl(0 0% 94%);
-    --sidebar-accent-foreground: hsl(0 0% 30%);
-    --sidebar-border: hsl(0 0% 91%);
-    --sidebar-ring: hsl(217.2 91.2% 59.8%);
-    --sidebar: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-}
-
-.dark {
-    --background: hsl(0 0% 3.9%);
-    --foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --card: hsl(0 0% 3.9%);
-    --card-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --popover: hsl(0 0% 3.9%);
-    --popover-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --primary: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --primary-foreground: hsl(0 0% 9%);
-    --secondary: hsl(0 0% 14.9%);
-    --secondary-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --muted: hsl(0 0% 16.08%);
-    --muted-foreground: hsl(0 0% 63.9%);
-    --accent: hsl(0 0% 14.9%);
-    --accent-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --destructive: hsl(0 84% 60%);
-    --destructive-foreground: hsl(0 0% 98%);
-    --border: hsl(0 0% 14.9%);
-    --input: hsl(0 0% 14.9%);
-    --ring: hsl(0 0% 83.1%);
-    --chart-1: hsl(220 70% 50%);
-    --chart-2: hsl(160 60% 45%);
-    --chart-3: hsl(30 80% 55%);
-    --chart-4: hsl(280 65% 60%);
-    --chart-5: hsl(340 75% 55%);
-    --sidebar-background: hsl(0 0% 7%);
-    --sidebar-foreground: hsl(0 0% 95.9%);
-    --sidebar-primary: hsl(360, 100%, 100%);
-    --sidebar-primary-foreground: hsl(0 0% 100%);
-    --sidebar-accent: hsl(0 0% 15.9%);
-    --sidebar-accent-foreground: hsl(240 4.8% 95.9%);
-    --sidebar-border: hsl(0 0% 15.9%);
-    --sidebar-ring: hsl(217.2 91.2% 59.8%);
-    --sidebar: hsl(240 5.9% 10%);
-}
-
-@layer base {
-    * {
-        @apply border-border outline-ring/50;
-    }
-    body {
-        @apply bg-background text-foreground;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/resources/css/app.sass b/resources/css/app.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dad407a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/css/app.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.font-serif
+    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif
diff --git a/resources/js/app.ts b/resources/js/app.ts
index 565ac85..5dfe88b 100644
--- a/resources/js/app.ts
+++ b/resources/js/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import '../css/app.css';
+import '../css/app.sass';
 
 import { createInertiaApp } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
 import { resolvePageComponent } from 'laravel-vite-plugin/inertia-helpers';
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import { createApp, h  } from 'vue';
 import type {DefineComponent} from 'vue';
 import MainLayout from '@/layouts/MainLayout.vue';
 import vuetify from '@/plugins/vuetify';
+import { ZiggyVue } from 'ziggy-js'
+import '@mdi/font/css/materialdesignicons.css';
 
 const appName = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_NAME || 'Laravel';
 
 createInertiaApp({
-    title: (title) => (title ? `${title} - ${appName}` : appName),
+    title: (title) => (title ? `${title} | ${appName}` : appName),
 
     resolve: (name) => {
         const page = resolvePageComponent(
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ createInertiaApp({
         return createApp({ render: () => h(App, props) })
             .use(plugin)
             .use(vuetify)
+            .use(ZiggyVue)
             .mount(el);
     },
 
diff --git a/resources/js/components/ArticleCard.vue b/resources/js/components/ArticleCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a31e4e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/ArticleCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+interface Story {
+    source: string;
+    time: string | null;
+    headline: string;
+    deck?: string | null;
+    image?: string | null;
+    link: string;
+}
+
+withDefaults(
+    defineProps<{
+        story: Story;
+        variant?: 'hero' | 'banner' | 'feature' | 'standard' | 'brief';
+    }>(),
+    {
+        variant: 'standard',
+    },
+);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <a
+        :href="story.link"
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        class="card"
+        :class="[
+            `card--${variant}`,
+            { 'card--no-image': variant !== 'brief' && !story.image },
+        ]"
+    >
+        <div v-if="variant !== 'brief' && story.image" class="card-img">
+            <img :src="story.image" :alt="story.headline" loading="lazy" />
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <div class="card-source">{{ story.source }}</div>
+            <div class="card-headline">{{ story.headline }}</div>
+            <div v-if="variant === 'hero' && story.deck" class="card-deck">
+                {{ story.deck }}
+            </div>
+            <div v-if="story.time" class="card-time">{{ story.time }}</div>
+        </div>
+    </a>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped lang="sass">
+.card
+    display: flex
+    flex-direction: column
+    text-decoration: none
+    background: #F7F7F5
+
+    &:hover
+        background: #fff
+
+.card-img
+    width: 100%
+    background: #DDDDD8
+    overflow: hidden
+    flex-shrink: 0
+
+    img
+        width: 100%
+        height: 100%
+        object-fit: cover
+        display: block
+
+.card-body
+    padding: 0.85rem
+    display: flex
+    flex-direction: column
+    gap: 5px
+    flex: 1
+
+.card-source
+    font-size: 10px
+    font-weight: 600
+    letter-spacing: 1px
+    text-transform: uppercase
+    color: #C0392B
+
+.card-headline
+    font-family: Georgia, serif
+    color: #111
+    line-height: 1.3
+
+.card-deck
+    font-size: 13px
+    color: #555
+    line-height: 1.55
+
+.card-time
+    font-size: 10px
+    color: #999
+    margin-top: auto
+    padding-top: 4px
+
+// Hero: the big lead story
+.card--hero
+    .card-img
+        height: 400px
+    .card-headline
+        font-size: 26px
+        font-weight: 700
+
+// Banner: full-width lead when the section has no true hero,
+// needs a taller image than feature since it's stretched much wider
+.card--banner
+    .card-img
+        height: 540px
+    .card-headline
+        font-size: 20px
+        font-weight: 700
+
+// Feature: supporting stories with a medium image
+.card--feature
+    .card-img
+        height: 260px
+    .card-headline
+        font-size: 17px
+        font-weight: 700
+
+// Standard: small image, compact headline
+.card--standard
+    .card-img
+        height: 150px
+    .card-headline
+        font-size: 13px
+        font-weight: 700
+
+// No image available: give the text more breathing room instead of
+// leaving an empty gray box where a photo would have been
+.card--no-image
+    .card-body
+        padding: 1rem 0.85rem
+        justify-content: center
+
+// Brief: text only, single row, no image at all
+.card--brief
+    flex-direction: row
+    align-items: baseline
+    justify-content: space-between
+    gap: 12px
+    background: transparent
+    padding: 0.55rem 0
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E8E8
+
+    &:hover
+        background: transparent
+
+        .card-headline
+            text-decoration: underline
+
+    .card-body
+        padding: 0
+        flex-direction: row
+        align-items: baseline
+        gap: 8px
+        flex: 1
+
+    .card-source
+        display: none
+
+    .card-headline
+        font-size: 13px
+        font-weight: 400
+        flex: 1
+
+    .card-time
+        font-size: 10px
+        color: #999
+        padding-top: 0
+        white-space: nowrap
+</style>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Auth/AuthCard.vue b/resources/js/components/Auth/AuthCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1dc57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Auth/AuthCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+defineProps<{
+    eyebrow?: string;
+    title: string;
+    subtitle: string;
+}>();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <div class="auth-wrap">
+        <div class="auth-card">
+            <div v-if="eyebrow" class="auth-eyebrow">{{ eyebrow }}</div>
+            <h1 class="auth-title">{{ title }}</h1>
+            <p class="auth-sub">{{ subtitle }}</p>
+
+            <slot name="alert" />
+
+            <slot />
+
+            <div class="auth-rule" />
+
+            <p class="auth-footer">
+                <slot name="footer" />
+            </p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped lang="sass">
+.auth-wrap
+    display: flex
+    justify-content: center
+    padding: 2.5rem 1rem
+
+.auth-card
+    width: 100%
+    max-width: 400px
+    background: #fff
+    border: 1px solid #E8E8E8
+    padding: 2.5rem 2.25rem
+
+.auth-eyebrow
+    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif
+    font-size: 11px
+    font-weight: 500
+    letter-spacing: 0.08em
+    text-transform: uppercase
+    color: #C0392B
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem
+
+.auth-title
+    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif
+    font-weight: 700
+    font-size: 30px
+    color: #111
+    margin: 0 0 0.4rem
+
+.auth-sub
+    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif
+    font-size: 13px
+    color: #666
+    margin: 0 0 1.75rem
+    line-height: 1.5
+</style>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Auth/AuthField.vue b/resources/js/components/Auth/AuthField.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d580c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Auth/AuthField.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+defineProps<{
+    id: string;
+    label: string;
+    type?: string;
+    autocomplete?: string;
+    modelValue: string;
+    error?: string;
+}>();
+defineEmits<{ 'update:modelValue': [value: string] }>();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <label class="field-label" :for="id">{{ label }}</label>
+    <VTextField
+        :id="id"
+        :model-value="modelValue"
+        @update:model-value="$emit('update:modelValue', $event)"
+        :type="type ?? 'text'"
+        variant="outlined"
+        density="comfortable"
+        :autocomplete="autocomplete"
+        :error-messages="error"
+        class="field"
+    />
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/CategoryNavBar.vue b/resources/js/components/CategoryNavBar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8a2658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/CategoryNavBar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { usePage } from '@/composables/usePage';
+
+const page = usePage();
+const navCategories = page.props.navigation_categories;
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <VAppBar
+        v-if="page.props.auth.user"
+        flat
+        :height="37"
+        color="surface"
+        style="top: 56px"
+    >
+        <div class="red-rule" />
+        <div class="subbar">
+            <template v-for="category in navCategories" :key="category.id">
+                <a
+                    v-if="!category.children?.length"
+                    href="#"
+                    class="subbar-link"
+                >
+                    {{ category.title }}
+                </a>
+
+                <VMenu v-else open-on-hover location="bottom start" :offset="2">
+                    <template #activator="{ props: menuProps }">
+                        <a
+                            href="#"
+                            class="subbar-link"
+                            v-bind="menuProps"
+                            @click.prevent
+                        >
+                            {{ category.title }}
+                        </a>
+                    </template>
+
+                    <VList class="submenu" density="compact" elevation="4">
+                        <VListItem
+                            v-for="child in category.children"
+                            :key="child.id"
+                            :title="child.title"
+                            href="#"
+                            class="submenu-item"
+                        />
+                    </VList>
+                </VMenu>
+            </template>
+        </div>
+    </VAppBar>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped lang="sass">
+.red-rule
+    height: 3px
+    background: #C0392B
+    width: 100%
+    position: absolute
+    top: 0
+    left: 0
+    z-index: 1
+
+.subbar
+    width: 100%
+    background: #fff
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E8E8
+    display: flex
+    overflow-x: auto
+    padding: 0 1.5rem
+    position: absolute
+    top: 3px
+    left: 0
+
+    &::-webkit-scrollbar
+        display: none
+
+.subbar-link
+    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif
+    font-size: 12px
+    color: #666
+    text-decoration: none
+    padding: 8px 12px
+    white-space: nowrap
+    border-bottom: 2px solid transparent
+    flex-shrink: 0
+    cursor: pointer
+
+    &:hover
+        color: #111
+
+    &.active
+        color: #111
+        border-bottom-color: #111
+
+.submenu
+    min-width: 160px
+    max-width: 240px
+    border: 1px solid #E8E8E8
+    padding: 4px 0
+    background: #fff
+
+.submenu-item
+    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif
+    font-size: 13px
+    color: #444
+    min-height: 32px
+    padding: 0 14px
+
+    :deep(.v-list-item-title)
+        font-size: 13px
+
+    &:hover
+        background: #F7F7F5
+        color: #111
+</style>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/CategorySection.vue b/resources/js/components/CategorySection.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b08893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/CategorySection.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import ArticleCard from './ArticleCard.vue';
+
+interface Story {
+    source: string;
+    time: string | null;
+    headline: string;
+    deck?: string | null;
+    image?: string | null;
+    link: string;
+}
+
+interface Category {
+    label: string;
+    hero: boolean;
+    items: Story[];
+}
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+    defineProps<{
+        category: Category;
+        index?: number;
+    }>(),
+    {
+        index: 0,
+    },
+);
+
+type Variant = 'hero' | 'banner' | 'feature' | 'standard' | 'brief';
+
+interface Slot {
+    variant: Variant;
+    span: number;
+}
+
+// A hero category always gets the same big-lead treatment. Non-hero
+// categories rotate through a few distinct shapes by position, so
+// adjacent sections don't all read as the same grid: one leans on two
+// medium photos, one leans on a single wide banner, one is mostly
+// small thumbnails with more falling through to the text-only list.
+const nonHeroLayouts: Slot[][] = [
+    // gallery: two medium features side by side, three small below
+    [
+        { variant: 'feature', span: 3 },
+        { variant: 'feature', span: 3 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+    ],
+    // lead: one wide banner feature, three small below
+    [
+        { variant: 'banner', span: 6 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+    ],
+    // digest: small thumbnails only, text-heavy section
+    [
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+        { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+    ],
+];
+
+const heroLayout: Slot[] = [
+    { variant: 'hero', span: 6 },
+    { variant: 'feature', span: 3 },
+    { variant: 'feature', span: 3 },
+    { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+    { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+    { variant: 'standard', span: 2 },
+];
+
+const slots = props.category.hero
+    ? heroLayout
+    : nonHeroLayouts[props.index % nonHeroLayouts.length];
+
+const gridItems = props.category.items
+    .slice(0, slots.length)
+    .map((story, i) => ({
+        story,
+        variant: slots[i].variant,
+        span: slots[i].span,
+    }));
+
+const briefItems = props.category.items.slice(slots.length);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <section class="category">
+        <div class="category-header">
+            <span class="category-label">{{ category.label }}</span>
+            <a href="#" class="category-more">More</a>
+        </div>
+
+        <div v-if="category.items.length === 0" class="category-empty">
+            No stories yet. Feeds may still be fetching.
+        </div>
+
+        <template v-else>
+            <div class="section-grid">
+                <ArticleCard
+                    v-for="entry in gridItems"
+                    :key="entry.story.link"
+                    :story="entry.story"
+                    :variant="entry.variant"
+                    :style="{ gridColumn: `span ${entry.span}` }"
+                />
+            </div>
+
+            <div v-if="briefItems.length" class="brief-section">
+                <div class="brief-label">In brief</div>
+                <div class="brief-grid">
+                    <ArticleCard
+                        v-for="item in briefItems"
+                        :key="item.link"
+                        :story="item"
+                        variant="brief"
+                    />
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </template>
+    </section>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped lang="sass">
+.category
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E8E8
+    padding: 1.5rem 0
+
+    &:last-child
+        border-bottom: none
+
+.category-header
+    display: flex
+    align-items: baseline
+    justify-content: space-between
+    margin-bottom: 1rem
+
+.category-label
+    font-size: 10px
+    font-weight: 600
+    letter-spacing: 2px
+    text-transform: uppercase
+    color: #111
+
+.category-more
+    font-size: 12px
+    color: #C0392B
+    text-decoration: none
+
+    &:hover
+        text-decoration: underline
+
+.category-empty
+    font-size: 12px
+    color: #999
+    padding: 1rem 0
+
+.section-grid
+    display: grid
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr)
+    gap: 1px
+    background: #E8E8E8
+
+.brief-section
+    margin-top: 4px
+
+.brief-label
+    font-size: 10px
+    font-weight: 600
+    letter-spacing: 1px
+    text-transform: uppercase
+    color: #999
+    padding: 0.9rem 0 0.3rem
+
+.brief-grid
+    display: grid
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
+    column-gap: 2rem
+</style>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Eyebrow.vue b/resources/js/components/Eyebrow.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a349071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Eyebrow.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+withDefaults(
+    defineProps<{
+        text: string;
+        color?: string;
+    }>(),
+    {
+        color: 'primary',
+    },
+);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <p class="text-overline mb-1" :class="`text-${color}`">
+        {{ text }}
+    </p>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Masthead.vue b/resources/js/components/Masthead.vue
index 7699794..6b2242f 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/Masthead.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/Masthead.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { Link } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+
 defineProps<{
     light?: boolean;
     small?: boolean;
@@ -6,14 +8,21 @@ defineProps<{
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <span :class="['masthead', small && 'masthead-sm', light && 'masthead-light', !light && 'masthead-dark']">
-        Dredge<span class="masthead-accent">News</span>
-    </span>
+    <Link style="text-decoration: none;" :href="route('home')">
+        <span
+            :class="[
+                'masthead',
+                small && 'masthead-sm',
+                light && 'masthead-light',
+                !light && 'masthead-dark',
+            ]"
+        >
+            Dredge<span class="masthead-accent">News</span>
+        </span>
+    </Link>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped lang="sass">
-@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@700&display=swap')
-
 .masthead
     font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif
     font-weight: 700
diff --git a/resources/js/components/PageCard.vue b/resources/js/components/PageCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f933f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/PageCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+withDefaults(
+    defineProps<{
+        maxWidth?: string | number;
+        centered?: boolean;
+    }>(),
+    {
+        maxWidth: 480,
+        centered: true,
+    },
+);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <VCard
+        variant="outlined"
+        class="pa-6"
+        :class="{ 'mx-auto': centered }"
+        :style="{
+            maxWidth: typeof maxWidth === 'number' ? `${maxWidth}px` : maxWidth,
+        }"
+    >
+        <div v-if="$slots.header" class="mb-6">
+            <slot name="header" />
+        </div>
+
+        <slot />
+
+        <template v-if="$slots.footer">
+            <VDivider class="my-6" />
+            <div class="text-body-2 text-medium-emphasis text-center">
+                <slot name="footer" />
+            </div>
+        </template>
+    </VCard>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/SectionHeading.vue b/resources/js/components/SectionHeading.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3d8335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/SectionHeading.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import Eyebrow from '@/components/Eyebrow.vue';
+
+withDefaults(
+    defineProps<{
+        title: string;
+        subtitle?: string;
+        eyebrow?: string;
+        eyebrowColor?: string;
+        titleClass?: string;
+    }>(),
+    {
+        titleClass: 'text-h4',
+    },
+);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <div>
+        <Eyebrow v-if="eyebrow" :text="eyebrow" :color="eyebrowColor" />
+        <h1 class="font-weight-bold mb-1 font-serif" :class="titleClass">
+            {{ title }}
+        </h1>
+        <p v-if="subtitle" class="text-body-2 text-medium-emphasis mb-0">
+            {{ subtitle }}
+        </p>
+    </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Settings/Categories/CategoryDialog.vue b/resources/js/components/Settings/Categories/CategoryDialog.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6334657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Settings/Categories/CategoryDialog.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { useForm } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+import { route } from 'ziggy-js';
+import { watch } from 'vue';
+import type { Category, Feed, FeedType } from '@/types/types';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    modelValue: boolean;
+    category?: Category | null;
+    parentOptions: { title: string; value: number }[];
+    defaultParentId?: number | null;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+    'update:modelValue': [value: boolean];
+}>();
+
+const feedTypeOptions: { title: string; value: FeedType }[] = [
+    { title: 'RSS', value: 'rss' },
+];
+
+type FeedInput = { url: string; type: FeedType; paywall: boolean };
+
+const emptyFeed = (): FeedInput => ({ url: '', type: 'rss', paywall: false });
+
+const form = useForm({
+    title: '',
+    description: '',
+    parent_id: null as number | null,
+    feeds: [emptyFeed()] as FeedInput[],
+});
+
+watch(
+    () => props.modelValue,
+    (open) => {
+        if (!open) return;
+
+        if (props.category) {
+            form.title = props.category.title;
+            form.description = props.category.description ?? '';
+            form.parent_id = props.category.parent_id;
+            form.feeds = props.category.feeds.length
+                ? props.category.feeds.map((f: Feed) => ({
+                      url: f.url,
+                      type: f.type,
+                      paywall: f.paywall,
+                  }))
+                : [emptyFeed()];
+        } else {
+            form.reset();
+            form.parent_id = props.defaultParentId ?? null;
+            form.feeds = [emptyFeed()];
+        }
+    },
+);
+
+const addFeed = () => form.feeds.push(emptyFeed());
+const removeFeed = (index: number) => form.feeds.splice(index, 1);
+
+const close = () => emit('update:modelValue', false);
+
+const submit = () => {
+    const payload = {
+        ...form.data(),
+        feeds: form.feeds.filter((feed) => feed.url.trim() !== ''),
+    };
+
+    const options = {
+        onSuccess: () => close(),
+        preserveScroll: true,
+    };
+
+    if (props.category) {
+        form.transform(() => payload).put(
+            route('categories.update', props.category.id),
+            options,
+        );
+    } else {
+        form.transform(() => payload).post(route('categories.store'), options);
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <VDialog
+        :model-value="modelValue"
+        max-width="520"
+        @update:model-value="emit('update:modelValue', $event)"
+    >
+        <VCard class="pa-6">
+            <h2 class="text-h5 font-weight-bold mb-4">
+                {{ category ? 'Edit category' : 'New category' }}
+            </h2>
+
+            <VForm @submit.prevent="submit">
+                <VTextField
+                    v-model="form.title"
+                    label="Title"
+                    autofocus
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.title"
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VTextarea
+                    v-model="form.description"
+                    label="Description"
+                    rows="2"
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.description"
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VSelect
+                    v-model="form.parent_id"
+                    :items="parentOptions"
+                    item-title="title"
+                    item-value="value"
+                    label="Parent category (optional)"
+                    clearable
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.parent_id"
+                    class="mb-2"
+                />
+
+                <p class="text-caption text-medium-emphasis mb-2">Feeds</p>
+
+                <div
+                    v-for="(feed, index) in form.feeds"
+                    :key="index"
+                    class="pa-3 mb-3 rounded border"
+                >
+                    <VTextField
+                        v-model="feed.url"
+                        label="URL"
+                        placeholder="https://example.com/feed.xml"
+                        density="compact"
+                        :error-messages="form.errors[`feeds.${index}.url`]"
+                        class="mb-2"
+                    />
+
+                    <div class="d-flex align-center ga-3">
+                        <VSelect
+                            v-model="feed.type"
+                            :items="feedTypeOptions"
+                            item-title="title"
+                            item-value="value"
+                            label="Type"
+                            density="compact"
+                            hide-details
+                            style="max-width: 140px"
+                        />
+
+                        <VCheckbox
+                            v-model="feed.paywall"
+                            label="Paywalled"
+                            density="compact"
+                            hide-details
+                        />
+
+                        <VSpacer />
+
+                        <VBtn
+                            icon="mdi-close"
+                            size="small"
+                            variant="text"
+                            :disabled="form.feeds.length === 1"
+                            @click="removeFeed(index)"
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <VBtn
+                    variant="text"
+                    size="small"
+                    color="primary"
+                    class="mb-6"
+                    @click="addFeed"
+                >
+                    Add another feed
+                </VBtn>
+
+                <div class="d-flex ga-2 justify-end">
+                    <VBtn variant="text" @click="close">Cancel</VBtn>
+                    <VBtn
+                        type="submit"
+                        color="primary"
+                        :loading="form.processing"
+                    >
+                        {{ category ? 'Save changes' : 'Create category' }}
+                    </VBtn>
+                </div>
+            </VForm>
+        </VCard>
+    </VDialog>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/composables/usePage.ts b/resources/js/composables/usePage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b37554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/composables/usePage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { usePage as useInertiaPage } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+import type { SharedData } from '@/types/types';
+
+/**
+ * Typed drop-in replacement for Inertia's usePage().
+ * Usage: import { usePage } from '@/composables/usePage';
+ *        const page = usePage();
+ *        page.props.auth.user?.name // fully typed
+ */
+export function usePage() {
+    return useInertiaPage<SharedData>();
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/layouts/MainLayout.vue b/resources/js/layouts/MainLayout.vue
index 0c8539c..9ac5729 100644
--- a/resources/js/layouts/MainLayout.vue
+++ b/resources/js/layouts/MainLayout.vue
@@ -1,35 +1,22 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { Head } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+import { Head, router } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
 import { ref } from 'vue';
 import { useDisplay } from 'vuetify';
 import Masthead from '@/components/Masthead.vue';
+import { usePage } from '@/composables/usePage';
+import CategoryNavBar from '@/components/CategoryNavBar.vue';
+import { route } from 'ziggy-js';
 
 defineProps<{
     title?: string;
 }>();
 
+const page = usePage().props;
+
 const { mobile } = useDisplay();
 const drawer = ref(false);
 
-const navItems = [
-    { label: 'Top Stories', href: '/' },
-    { label: 'World', href: '/world' },
-    { label: 'Technology', href: '/technology' },
-    { label: 'Business', href: '/business' },
-    { label: 'Science', href: '/science' },
-];
-
-const subItems = [
-    'Headlines',
-    'Australia',
-    'UK',
-    'USA',
-    'Politics',
-    'Climate',
-    'Health',
-    'Sport',
-    'Arts',
-];
+const logout = () => router.post(route('logout'));
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -44,13 +31,43 @@ const subItems = [
 
             <!-- Desktop nav -->
             <template v-if="!mobile">
-                <div class="d-flex ga-2 mr-4">
-                    <VBtn variant="text" href="/login" class="nav-btn">
+                <div class="d-flex align-center ga-2 mr-4">
+                    <VBtn
+                        v-if="!page.auth.user"
+                        variant="text"
+                        :href="route('login')"
+                        class="nav-btn"
+                    >
                         Login
                     </VBtn>
-                    <VBtn variant="outlined" href="/register" class="nav-btn">
+                    <VBtn
+                        v-if="!page.auth.user"
+                        variant="outlined"
+                        :href="route('register')"
+                        class="nav-btn"
+                    >
                         Register
                     </VBtn>
+                    <div style="display: flex; align-items: center">
+                        <span v-if="page.auth.user"
+                            >Hello {{ page.auth.user.name }}!</span
+                        >
+                    </div>
+                    <VBtn
+                        v-if="page.auth.user"
+                        icon="mdi-cog"
+                        variant="text"
+                        :href="route('settings.index')"
+                        aria-label="Settings"
+                    />
+                    <VBtn
+                        v-if="page.auth.user"
+                        variant="outlined"
+                        class="nav-btn"
+                        @click="logout"
+                    >
+                        Log Out
+                    </VBtn>
                 </div>
             </template>
 
@@ -58,24 +75,30 @@ const subItems = [
             <VAppBarNavIcon v-else @click="drawer = !drawer" />
         </VAppBar>
 
-        <VAppBar flat :height="37" color="surface" style="top: 56px">
-            <div class="red-rule" />
-            <div class="subbar">
-                <a
-                    v-for="item in subItems"
-                    :key="item"
-                    href="#"
-                    class="subbar-link"
-                >
-                    {{ item }}
-                </a>
-            </div>
-        </VAppBar>
+        <CategoryNavBar />
 
         <VNavigationDrawer v-model="drawer" temporary>
             <VList>
-                <VListItem href="/login" title="Login" />
-                <VListItem href="/register" title="Register" />
+                <VListItem
+                    v-if="!page.auth.user"
+                    :href="route('login')"
+                    title="Login"
+                />
+                <VListItem
+                    v-if="!page.auth.user"
+                    :href="route('register')"
+                    title="Register"
+                />
+                <VListItem
+                    v-if="page.auth.user"
+                    :href="route('settings.index')"
+                    title="Settings"
+                />
+                <VListItem
+                    v-if="page.auth.user"
+                    title="Log Out"
+                    @click="logout"
+                />
             </VList>
         </VNavigationDrawer>
 
@@ -90,16 +113,7 @@ const subItems = [
         <VFooter app color="#111111" class="footer">
             <Masthead small light />
             <VSpacer />
-            <nav class="d-flex ga-4">
-                <a
-                    v-for="link in ['About', 'Donate']"
-                    :key="link"
-                    :href="`/${link.toLowerCase()}`"
-                    class="footer-link"
-                >
-                    {{ link }}
-                </a>
-            </nav>
+            <nav class="d-flex ga-4"></nav>
             <v-spacer />
             <span class="footer-copy"
                 >© {{ new Date().getFullYear() }} DredgeNews</span
@@ -109,7 +123,6 @@ const subItems = [
 </template>
 
 <style scoped lang="sass">
-@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@700&family=Inter:wght@400;500&display=swap')
 
 .nav-btn
     font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif
@@ -139,46 +152,6 @@ const subItems = [
         color: #111
         border-bottom-color: #C0392B
 
-.red-rule
-    height: 3px
-    background: #C0392B
-    width: 100%
-    position: absolute
-    top: 0
-    left: 0
-    z-index: 1
-
-.subbar
-    width: 100%
-    background: #fff
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E8E8
-    display: flex
-    overflow-x: auto
-    padding: 0 1.5rem
-    position: absolute
-    top: 3px
-    left: 0
-
-    &::-webkit-scrollbar
-        display: none
-
-.subbar-link
-    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif
-    font-size: 12px
-    color: #666
-    text-decoration: none
-    padding: 8px 12px
-    white-space: nowrap
-    border-bottom: 2px solid transparent
-    flex-shrink: 0
-
-    &:hover
-        color: #111
-
-    &.active
-        color: #111
-        border-bottom-color: #111
-
 .content-well
     max-width: 1080px
 
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Auth/Login.vue b/resources/js/pages/Auth/Login.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbed990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Auth/Login.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { Head, useForm, Link } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+import { route } from 'ziggy-js';
+import MainLayout from '@/layouts/MainLayout.vue';
+import PageCard from '@/components/PageCard.vue';
+import SectionHeading from '@/components/SectionHeading.vue';
+
+defineOptions({ layout: MainLayout });
+
+defineProps<{
+    status?: string;
+}>();
+
+const form = useForm({
+    email: '',
+    password: '',
+    remember: false,
+});
+
+const submit = () => {
+    form.post(route('login.store'), {
+        onFinish: () => form.reset('password'),
+    });
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <Head title="Login" />
+
+    <VContainer class="d-flex justify-center py-8">
+        <PageCard max-width="400">
+            <template #header>
+                <SectionHeading
+                    title="Sign in"
+                    subtitle="Welcome back. Enter your details to continue reading."
+                />
+            </template>
+
+            <VAlert
+                v-if="status"
+                type="success"
+                variant="tonal"
+                density="compact"
+                class="mb-4"
+            >
+                {{ status }}
+            </VAlert>
+
+            <VForm @submit.prevent="submit">
+                <VTextField
+                    v-model="form.email"
+                    label="Email address"
+                    type="email"
+                    autofocus
+                    autocomplete="username"
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.email"
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VTextField
+                    v-model="form.password"
+                    label="Password"
+                    type="password"
+                    autocomplete="current-password"
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.password"
+                    class="mb-1"
+                />
+
+                <VCheckbox
+                    v-model="form.remember"
+                    label="Keep me signed in"
+                    density="compact"
+                    hide-details
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VBtn
+                    type="submit"
+                    block
+                    size="large"
+                    color="primary"
+                    :loading="form.processing"
+                >
+                    Sign in
+                </VBtn>
+            </VForm>
+
+            <template #footer>
+                New to DredgeNews?
+                <Link
+                    :href="route('register')"
+                    class="text-primary font-weight-medium"
+                >
+                    Create an account
+                </Link>
+            </template>
+        </PageCard>
+    </VContainer>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Auth/Register.vue b/resources/js/pages/Auth/Register.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e952c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Auth/Register.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { Head, useForm, Link } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+import { route } from 'ziggy-js';
+import MainLayout from '@/layouts/MainLayout.vue';
+import PageCard from '@/components/PageCard.vue';
+import SectionHeading from '@/components/SectionHeading.vue';
+
+defineOptions({ layout: MainLayout });
+
+const form = useForm({
+    name: '',
+    email: '',
+    password: '',
+    password_confirmation: '',
+});
+
+const submit = () => {
+    form.post(route('register.store'), {
+        onFinish: () => form.reset('password', 'password_confirmation'),
+    });
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <Head title="Register" />
+
+    <VContainer class="d-flex justify-center py-8">
+        <PageCard max-width="400">
+            <template #header>
+                <SectionHeading
+                    eyebrow="Join DredgeNews"
+                    title="Create your account"
+                    subtitle="Unlimited stories, straight reporting, no noise."
+                />
+            </template>
+
+            <VForm @submit.prevent="submit">
+                <VTextField
+                    v-model="form.name"
+                    label="Full name"
+                    autofocus
+                    autocomplete="name"
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.name"
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VTextField
+                    v-model="form.email"
+                    label="Email address"
+                    type="email"
+                    autocomplete="username"
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.email"
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VTextField
+                    v-model="form.password"
+                    label="Password"
+                    type="password"
+                    autocomplete="new-password"
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.password"
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VTextField
+                    v-model="form.password_confirmation"
+                    label="Confirm password"
+                    type="password"
+                    autocomplete="new-password"
+                    :error-messages="form.errors.password_confirmation"
+                    class="mb-4"
+                />
+
+                <VBtn
+                    type="submit"
+                    block
+                    size="large"
+                    color="primary"
+                    :loading="form.processing"
+                >
+                    Create account
+                </VBtn>
+            </VForm>
+
+            <template #footer>
+                Already have an account?
+                <Link
+                    :href="route('login')"
+                    class="text-primary font-weight-medium"
+                    >Sign in</Link
+                >
+            </template>
+        </PageCard>
+    </VContainer>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Index.vue b/resources/js/pages/Index.vue
index c138aac..f88e1f9 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/Index.vue
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Index.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import MainLayout from '@/layouts/MainLayout.vue';
+import CategorySection from '@/components/CategorySection.vue';
 
 defineOptions({
     layout: MainLayout,
@@ -7,9 +8,11 @@ defineOptions({
 
 interface Story {
     source: string;
-    time: string;
+    time: string | null;
     headline: string;
-    deck?: string;
+    deck?: string | null;
+    image?: string | null;
+    link: string;
 }
 
 interface Category {
@@ -18,152 +21,19 @@ interface Category {
     items: Story[];
 }
 
-const categories: Category[] = [
-    {
-        label: 'Headlines',
-        hero: true,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'Reuters', time: '42 minutes ago', headline: 'Leaders gather in Brussels as ceasefire talks enter critical third day', deck: 'Negotiators signalled cautious progress overnight, with both delegations agreeing to extend the informal moratorium on strikes.' },
-            { source: 'Financial Times', time: '1 hour ago', headline: 'Markets edge higher on softer-than-expected inflation print', deck: 'Central banks signal caution as core inflation falls for the second consecutive month across G7 economies.' },
-            { source: 'BBC News', time: '30 minutes ago', headline: 'Record heat across southern Europe for third week running' },
-            { source: 'AP News', time: '55 minutes ago', headline: 'Congress reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown' },
-            { source: 'The Guardian', time: '1 hour ago', headline: 'Tech giants face fresh scrutiny over data sharing practices' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'Australia',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'ABC News', time: '8 minutes ago', headline: 'Treasurer signals pre-election budget revision in August' },
-            { source: 'Sydney Morning Herald', time: '1 hour ago', headline: 'East coast housing approvals fall for third consecutive quarter' },
-            { source: 'The Australian', time: '3 hours ago', headline: 'Queensland floods ease but thousands remain displaced' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'UK',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'The Guardian', time: '20 minutes ago', headline: 'Prime Minister faces backbench revolt over public sector pay offer' },
-            { source: 'BBC News', time: '1 hour ago', headline: 'London rents rise for twelfth consecutive month as supply tightens' },
-            { source: 'The Times', time: '2 hours ago', headline: 'NHS waiting lists fall slightly but remain at historic highs' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'USA',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'AP News', time: '15 minutes ago', headline: 'Congress reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown' },
-            { source: 'Washington Post', time: '50 minutes ago', headline: 'Federal Reserve signals caution on further rate adjustments' },
-            { source: 'New York Times', time: '2 hours ago', headline: 'Midwest storms leave hundreds of thousands without power' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'Politics',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'Politico', time: '18 minutes ago', headline: 'Senate committee advances sweeping electoral reform bill' },
-            { source: 'The Hill', time: '55 minutes ago', headline: 'Opposition leader calls for early election amid polling slump' },
-            { source: 'AP News', time: '2 hours ago', headline: 'Foreign ministers meet in Geneva over disputed border region' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'Climate',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'BBC News', time: '30 minutes ago', headline: 'Record heat across southern Europe for third week running' },
-            { source: 'The Guardian', time: '1 hour ago', headline: 'Arctic sea ice extent hits lowest July measurement on record' },
-            { source: 'Nature', time: '4 hours ago', headline: 'New modelling suggests 2°C target may be breached by 2031' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'Health',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'Reuters', time: '25 minutes ago', headline: 'WHO recommends updated booster schedule ahead of winter' },
-            { source: 'New Scientist', time: '2 hours ago', headline: "Trial drug shows promise in slowing early-onset Alzheimer's" },
-            { source: 'The Lancet', time: '5 hours ago', headline: 'Childhood obesity rates plateau in high-income countries for first time' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'Sport',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'The Guardian', time: '10 minutes ago', headline: 'Australian side advances after dramatic penalty shootout' },
-            { source: 'ESPN', time: '1 hour ago', headline: 'Transfer window: three clubs circle record-breaking midfielder' },
-            { source: 'Reuters', time: '3 hours ago', headline: 'Athletics world championships draw record television audience' },
-        ],
-    },
-    {
-        label: 'Arts',
-        hero: false,
-        items: [
-            { source: 'The New Yorker', time: '40 minutes ago', headline: 'Booker Prize longlist announced, debut novelists dominate' },
-            { source: 'Pitchfork', time: '2 hours ago', headline: 'Acclaimed composer releases first album in seven years' },
-            { source: 'Artforum', time: '6 hours ago', headline: 'Venice Biennale attendance surpasses pre-pandemic figures' },
-        ],
-    },
-];
+defineProps<{
+    categories: Category[];
+}>();
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <div class="feed">
-        <section v-for="category in categories" :key="category.label" class="category">
-            <div class="category-header">
-                <span class="category-label">{{ category.label }}</span>
-                <a href="#" class="category-more">More</a>
-            </div>
-
-            <!-- Hero layout for flagged categories -->
-            <template v-if="category.hero">
-                <div class="hero-grid">
-
-                    <a v-for="item in category.items.slice(0, 2)"
-                    :key="item.headline"
-                    href="#"
-                    class="hero-story"
-                    >
-                    <div class="story-img story-img--hero" />
-                    <div class="story-body">
-                        <div class="story-source">{{ item.source }}</div>
-                        <div class="story-headline story-headline--hero">{{ item.headline }}</div>
-                        <div v-if="item.deck" class="story-deck">{{ item.deck }}</div>
-                        <div class="story-time">{{ item.time }}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    </a>
-                </div>
-                <div class="story-grid">
-                    <a v-for="item in category.items.slice(2)"
-                    :key="item.headline"
-                    href="#"
-                    class="story"
-                    >
-                    <div class="story-img" />
-                    <div class="story-body">
-                        <div class="story-source">{{ item.source }}</div>
-                        <div class="story-headline">{{ item.headline }}</div>
-                        <div class="story-time">{{ item.time }}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    </a>
-                </div>
-            </template>
-
-            <!-- Standard 3-column grid -->
-            <div v-else class="story-grid">
-
-                <a v-for="item in category.items"
-                :key="item.headline"
-                href="#"
-                class="story"
-                >
-                <div class="story-img" />
-                <div class="story-body">
-                    <div class="story-source">{{ item.source }}</div>
-                    <div class="story-headline">{{ item.headline }}</div>
-                    <div class="story-time">{{ item.time }}</div>
-                </div>
-                </a>
-            </div>
-        </section>
+        <CategorySection
+            v-for="(category, index) in categories"
+            :key="category.label"
+            :category="category"
+            :index="index"
+        />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -171,112 +41,4 @@ const categories: Category[] = [
 .feed
     display: flex
     flex-direction: column
-
-.category
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E8E8
-    padding: 1.5rem 0
-
-    &:last-child
-        border-bottom: none
-
-.category-header
-    display: flex
-    align-items: baseline
-    justify-content: space-between
-    margin-bottom: 1rem
-
-.category-label
-    font-size: 10px
-    font-weight: 600
-    letter-spacing: 2px
-    text-transform: uppercase
-    color: #111
-
-.category-more
-    font-size: 12px
-    color: #C0392B
-    text-decoration: none
-
-    &:hover
-        text-decoration: underline
-
-// Hero grid (2 columns)
-.hero-grid
-    display: grid
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
-    gap: 1em
-    background: #E8E8E8
-    margin-bottom: 1px
-
-.hero-story
-    background: #F7F7F5
-    text-decoration: none
-    display: flex
-    flex-direction: column
-
-    &:hover
-        background: #fff
-
-// Standard story grid (3 columns)
-.story-grid
-    display: grid
-    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr)
-    gap: 1px
-    background: #E8E8E8
-
-.story
-    background: #F7F7F5
-    text-decoration: none
-    display: flex
-    flex-direction: column
-
-    &:hover
-        background: #fff
-
-// Image placeholders
-.story-img
-    width: 100%
-    height: 110px
-    background: #DDDDD8
-    flex-shrink: 0
-
-    &--hero
-        height: 200px
-
-// Story body
-.story-body
-    padding: 0.85rem
-    display: flex
-    flex-direction: column
-    gap: 5px
-    flex: 1
-
-.story-source
-    font-size: 10px
-    font-weight: 600
-    letter-spacing: 1px
-    text-transform: uppercase
-    color: #C0392B
-
-.story-headline
-    font-family: Georgia, serif
-    font-size: 13px
-    font-weight: 700
-    color: #111
-    line-height: 1.35
-
-    &--hero
-        font-size: 18px
-        line-height: 1.25
-
-.story-deck
-    font-size: 12px
-    color: #555
-    line-height: 1.5
-
-.story-time
-    font-size: 10px
-    color: #999
-    margin-top: auto
-    padding-top: 4px
 </style>
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Settings/Index.vue b/resources/js/pages/Settings/Index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27d67f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Settings/Index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { Head, router } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+import { route } from 'ziggy-js';
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
+import MainLayout from '@/layouts/MainLayout.vue';
+import SectionHeading from '@/components/SectionHeading.vue';
+import CategoryDialog from '@/components/Settings/Categories/CategoryDialog.vue';
+import type { Category, Feed } from '@/types/types';
+
+defineOptions({ layout: MainLayout });
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    categories: Category[];
+}>();
+
+const dialogOpen = ref(false);
+const editingCategory = ref<Category | null>(null);
+const dialogDefaultParentId = ref<number | null>(null);
+
+const parentOptions = computed(() =>
+    props.categories.map((c) => ({ title: c.title, value: c.id })),
+);
+
+const openCreate = (parentId: number | null = null) => {
+    editingCategory.value = null;
+    dialogDefaultParentId.value = parentId;
+    dialogOpen.value = true;
+};
+
+const openEdit = (category: Category) => {
+    editingCategory.value = category;
+    dialogOpen.value = true;
+};
+
+const destroy = (category: Category) => {
+    if (
+        !confirm(
+            `Delete "${category.title}"? This also deletes its subcategories and feeds.`,
+        )
+    )
+        return;
+    router.delete(route('categories.destroy', category.id), {
+        preserveScroll: true,
+    });
+};
+
+const feedLabel = (feed: Feed) => feed.type.toUpperCase();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <Head title="Feeds" />
+
+    <VContainer class="py-8" style="max-width: 720px">
+        <div class="d-flex align-center justify-space-between mb-6">
+            <SectionHeading
+                eyebrow="Settings"
+                title="Feed categories"
+                subtitle="Organize the RSS feeds you follow into categories and subcategories."
+            />
+            <VBtn color="primary" @click="openCreate()">New category</VBtn>
+        </div>
+
+        <p v-if="!categories.length" class="text-body-2 text-medium-emphasis">
+            No categories yet. Create one to start adding feeds.
+        </p>
+
+        <VCard
+            v-for="category in categories"
+            :key="category.id"
+            variant="outlined"
+            class="mb-4"
+        >
+            <VCardText class="pa-4">
+                <div class="d-flex align-start justify-space-between">
+                    <div>
+                        <h3 class="text-h6 font-weight-bold mb-1">
+                            {{ category.title }}
+                        </h3>
+                        <p
+                            v-if="category.description"
+                            class="text-body-2 text-medium-emphasis mb-2"
+                        >
+                            {{ category.description }}
+                        </p>
+                        <div
+                            v-for="feed in category.feeds"
+                            :key="feed.id"
+                            class="d-flex align-center ga-2 mb-1"
+                        >
+                            <span class="text-caption text-medium-emphasis">{{
+                                feed.url
+                            }}</span>
+                            <VChip size="x-small" variant="outlined">{{
+                                feedLabel(feed)
+                            }}</VChip>
+                            <VChip
+                                v-if="feed.paywall"
+                                size="x-small"
+                                color="warning"
+                                variant="outlined"
+                            >
+                                Paywalled
+                            </VChip>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="d-flex ga-1">
+                        <VBtn
+                            icon="mdi-pencil"
+                            size="small"
+                            variant="text"
+                            @click="openEdit(category)"
+                        />
+                        <VBtn
+                            icon="mdi-delete"
+                            size="small"
+                            variant="text"
+                            @click="destroy(category)"
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <VDivider v-if="category.children?.length" class="my-4" />
+
+                <div
+                    v-for="child in category.children"
+                    :key="child.id"
+                    class="mb-3 ml-4"
+                >
+                    <div class="d-flex align-start justify-space-between">
+                        <div>
+                            <h4 class="text-subtitle-1 font-weight-medium mb-1">
+                                {{ child.title }}
+                            </h4>
+                            <p
+                                v-if="child.description"
+                                class="text-body-2 text-medium-emphasis mb-2"
+                            >
+                                {{ child.description }}
+                            </p>
+                            <div
+                                v-for="feed in child.feeds"
+                                :key="feed.id"
+                                class="d-flex align-center ga-2 mb-1"
+                            >
+                                <span
+                                    class="text-caption text-medium-emphasis"
+                                    >{{ feed.url }}</span
+                                >
+                                <VChip size="x-small" variant="outlined">{{
+                                    feedLabel(feed)
+                                }}</VChip>
+                                <VChip
+                                    v-if="feed.paywall"
+                                    size="x-small"
+                                    color="warning"
+                                    variant="outlined"
+                                >
+                                    Paywalled
+                                </VChip>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="d-flex ga-1">
+                            <VBtn
+                                icon="mdi-pencil"
+                                size="small"
+                                variant="text"
+                                @click="openEdit(child)"
+                            />
+                            <VBtn
+                                icon="mdi-delete"
+                                size="small"
+                                variant="text"
+                                @click="destroy(child)"
+                            />
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <VBtn
+                    variant="text"
+                    size="small"
+                    color="primary"
+                    class="ml-4"
+                    @click="openCreate(category.id)"
+                >
+                    Add subcategory
+                </VBtn>
+            </VCardText>
+        </VCard>
+
+        <CategoryDialog
+            v-model="dialogOpen"
+            :category="editingCategory"
+            :parent-options="parentOptions"
+            :default-parent-id="dialogDefaultParentId"
+        />
+    </VContainer>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/plugins/vuetify.ts b/resources/js/plugins/vuetify.ts
index 6b92c5a..dc9fa83 100644
--- a/resources/js/plugins/vuetify.ts
+++ b/resources/js/plugins/vuetify.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'vuetify/styles';
 import { createVuetify } from 'vuetify';
 import { md3 } from 'vuetify/blueprints';
+import { aliases, mdi } from 'vuetify/iconsets/mdi';
 
 export default createVuetify({
     theme: {
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ export default createVuetify({
             },
         },
     },
+    icons: {
+        defaultSet: 'mdi',
+        aliases,
+        sets: {
+            mdi,
+        },
+    },
     defaults: {
         global: {
             rounded: false,
diff --git a/resources/js/types/types.ts b/resources/js/types/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61df221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/types/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import type { Config as ZiggyConfig } from 'ziggy-js';
+
+export interface User {
+    id: number;
+    name: string;
+    email: string;
+    email_verified_at: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface Auth {
+    user: User | null;
+}
+
+export interface NavCategory {
+    id: number;
+    parent_id: number | null;
+    title: string;
+    children?: NavCategory[];
+}
+
+export interface SharedData {
+    name: string;
+    auth: Auth;
+    navigation_categories: NavCategory[];
+    ziggy: ZiggyConfig & { location: string };
+    [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+export type FeedType = 'rss' | 'atom';
+
+export interface Feed {
+    id: number;
+    url: string;
+    type: FeedType;
+    paywall: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface Category {
+    id: number;
+    parent_id: number | null;
+    title: string;
+    description: string | null;
+    feeds: Feed[];
+    children?: Category[];
+}
+
+
diff --git a/resources/js/types/ziggy.d.ts b/resources/js/types/ziggy.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14a6030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/types/ziggy.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// resources/js/types/ziggy.d.ts
+import { route as routeFn } from 'ziggy-js';
+
+declare module 'vue' {
+    interface ComponentCustomProperties {
+        route: typeof routeFn;
+    }
+}
+
+export {};
diff --git a/resources/views/app.blade.php b/resources/views/app.blade.php
index 7083da4..3d9f39c 100644
--- a/resources/views/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/app.blade.php
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 
         @fonts
 
-        @vite(['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.ts', "resources/js/pages/{$page['component']}.vue"])
+        @vite(['resources/css/app.sass', 'resources/js/app.ts', "resources/js/pages/{$page['component']}.vue"])
+        @routes
         <x-inertia::head>
             <title>{{ config('app.name', 'Laravel') }}</title>
         </x-inertia::head>
diff --git a/routes/console.php b/routes/console.php
index 3c9adf1..a77e817 100644
--- a/routes/console.php
+++ b/routes/console.php
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 
-Artisan::command('inspire', function () {
-    $this->comment(Inspiring::quote());
-})->purpose('Display an inspiring quote');
+Schedule::command('feeds:fetch')->everyFifteenMinutes();
diff --git a/routes/settings.php b/routes/settings.php
index 2e0e1eb..0fae809 100644
--- a/routes/settings.php
+++ b/routes/settings.php
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Settings\SecurityController;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\RequirePassword;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
-Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
-    Route::redirect('settings', '/settings/profile');
-
-    Route::get('settings/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'edit'])->name('profile.edit');
-    Route::patch('settings/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'update'])->name('profile.update');
-});
-
 Route::middleware(['auth', 'verified'])->group(function () {
     Route::delete('settings/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'destroy'])->name('profile.destroy');
 
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 15ef763..9d310d7 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Http\Controllers\CategoryController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\FrontPageController;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use Inertia\Inertia;
 
-Route::inertia('/', 'Index')->name('home');
+// routes/web.php
+Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
+    Route::get('/', FrontPageController::class)->name('home');
+    Route::get('/settings', [CategoryController::class, 'index'])->name('settings.index');
 
 
+    Route::resource('settings/feeds', CategoryController::class)
+        ->parameters(['feeds' => 'category'])
+        ->only(['index', 'store', 'update', 'destroy'])
+        ->names('categories');
+
+});
+
+Route::inertia('/login', 'Auth/Login')->name('login');
+Route::inertia('/register', 'Auth/Register')->name('register');
+
 require __DIR__.'/settings.php';
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index c4dd46a..316729b 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@ import path from 'path';
 export default defineConfig({
     plugins: [
         laravel({
-            input: ['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.ts'],
+            input: ['resources/css/app.sass', 'resources/js/app.ts'],
             refresh: true,
             fonts: [
                 bunny('Instrument Sans', {
                     weights: [400, 500, 600],
                 }),
+                bunny('Playfair Display', {
+                    weights: [700],
+                }),
             ],
         }),
-        tailwindcss(),
         vue({
             template: {
                 transformAssetUrls: {