diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d9f1fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import React, { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useEffect, useReducer } from "react";
+import { Tabletop } from "visions-types";
+import { assertNever } from "../plugins/Candela";
+
+type AuthState = { type: "NoAdmin" } | { type: "Unauthed" } | { type: "Authed", username: string };
+
+type TabletopState = {
+    auth: AuthState;
+    tabletop: Tabletop;
+}
+
+type StateAction = { type: "SetAuthState", state: AuthState }
+                   | { type: "HandleMessage" };
+
+const initialState = (): TabletopState => (
+    {
+        auth: { type: "Unauthed" },
+        tabletop: { backgroundColor: { red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0 }, backgroundImage: undefined }
+    }
+);
+
+export const AppContext = createContext<TabletopState>(initialState());
+
+interface StateProviderProps { }
+
+export const StateProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<StateProviderProps>) => {
+    const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(stateReducer, initialState());
+
+    return <AppContext.Provider value={initialState()}>
+        {children}
+    </AppContext.Provider>;
+}
+
+const stateReducer = (state: TabletopState, action: StateAction): TabletopState => {
+    switch (action.type) {
+        case "SetAuthState": {
+            return { ...state, auth: action.state };
+        }
+        case "HandleMessage": {
+            return state;
+        }
+        default: {
+            assertNever(action);
+            return state;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
index 2358c69..90862de 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
@@ -2,19 +2,17 @@ import React, { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useEffect, useReducer } from "
 import useWebSocket from "react-use-websocket";
 import { Message, Tabletop } from "visions-types";
 
-type TabletopState = {
-    tabletop: Tabletop;
-}
+type WebsocketState = { }
 
-const initialState = (): TabletopState => ({ tabletop: { backgroundColor: { red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0 }, backgroundImage: undefined } });
-
-export const WebsocketContext = createContext<TabletopState>(initialState());
+export const WebsocketContext = createContext<WebsocketState>({});
 
 interface WebsocketProviderProps {
     websocketUrl: string;
 }
 
 export const WebsocketProvider = ({ websocketUrl, children }: PropsWithChildren<WebsocketProviderProps>) => {
+    return <div> {children} </div>;
+/*
     const { lastMessage } = useWebSocket(websocketUrl);
 
     const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(handleMessage, initialState());
@@ -29,8 +27,10 @@ export const WebsocketProvider = ({ websocketUrl, children }: PropsWithChildren<
     return (<WebsocketContext.Provider value={state}>
         {children}
     </WebsocketContext.Provider>);
+    */
 }
 
+/*
 const handleMessage = (state: TabletopState, message: Message): TabletopState => {
     console.log(message);
     switch (message.type) {
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ const handleMessage = (state: TabletopState, message: Message): TabletopState =>
         }
     }
 }
+*/
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.css b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.css
index ca86baf..a938112 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.css
+++ b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.css
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
     height: 100vh;
 }
 
-.auth > div {
-    border: var(--border-standard);
-    border-radius: var(--border-radius-standard);
-    padding: var(--padding-m);
-}
-
 .auth__input-line {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
index 6997fe2..0315a8e 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Client } from '../../client';
+import { AppContext } from '../../components/StateProvider';
 import { assertNever } from '../../plugins/Candela';
 import './Authentication.css';
 
@@ -7,16 +8,14 @@ interface AuthenticationProps {
     client: Client;
 }
 
-type AuthState = "NoAdmin" | "Unauthed" | "Authed";
-
 export const Authentication = ({ client, children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthenticationProps>) => {
     // No admin password set: prompt for the admin password
     // Password set, nobody logged in: prompt for login
     // User logged in: show the children
 
-    let [state, setState] = useState<AuthState>("Unauthed");
+    let { auth } = useContext(AppContext);
 
-    switch (state) {
+    switch (auth.type) {
         case "NoAdmin": {
             return <div className="auth">
                 <div className="card">
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ export const Authentication = ({ client, children }: PropsWithChildren<Authentic
             return <div> {children} </div>;
         }
         default: {
-            assertNever(state);
+            assertNever(auth);
             return <div></div>;
         }
     }
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/views/GmView/GmView.tsx b/visions/ui/src/views/GmView/GmView.tsx
index cc697f3..5d43745 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/views/GmView/GmView.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/views/GmView/GmView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Client, PlayingField } from '../../client';
+import { AppContext } from '../../components/StateProvider';
 import { TabletopElement } from '../../components/Tabletop/Tabletop';
 import { ThumbnailElement } from '../../components/Thumbnail/Thumbnail';
 import { WebsocketContext } from '../../components/WebsocketProvider';
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ interface GmViewProps {
 }
 
 export const GmView = ({ client }: GmViewProps) => {
-    const { tabletop } = useContext(WebsocketContext);
+    const { tabletop } = useContext(AppContext);
 
     const [images, setImages] = useState<string[]>([]);
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/views/PlayerView/PlayerView.tsx b/visions/ui/src/views/PlayerView/PlayerView.tsx
index a77125d..5ead8d2 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/views/PlayerView/PlayerView.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/views/PlayerView/PlayerView.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { WebsocketContext } from '../../components/WebsocketProvider';
 import { Client } from '../../client';
 import { TabletopElement } from '../../components/Tabletop/Tabletop';
 import Candela from '../../plugins/Candela';
+import { AppContext } from '../../components/StateProvider';
 
 const TEST_CHARSHEET_UUID = "12df9c09-1f2f-4147-8eda-a97bd2a7a803";
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ interface PlayerViewProps {
 }
 
 export const PlayerView = ({ client }: PlayerViewProps) => {
-    const { tabletop } = useContext(WebsocketContext);
+    const { tabletop } = useContext(AppContext);
 
     const [charsheet, setCharsheet] = useState(undefined);