diff --git a/visions/ui/package-lock.json b/visions/ui/package-lock.json
index 807f246..337109c 100644
--- a/visions/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/visions/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         "classnames": "^2.5.1",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
         "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
+        "react-redux": "^9.2.0",
         "react-router": "^6.28.0",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.28.0",
         "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
@@ -3747,6 +3748,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/trusted-types/-/trusted-types-2.0.7.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ScaPdn1dQczgbl0QFTeTOmVHFULt394XJgOQNoyVhZ6r2vLnMLJfBPd53SB52T/3G36VI1/g2MZaX0cwDuXsfw=="
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/use-sync-external-store": {
+      "version": "0.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-0.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zFDAD+tlpf2r4asuHEj0XH6pY6i0g5NeAHPn+15wk3BV6JA69eERFXC1gyGThDkVa1zCyKr5jox1+2LbV/AMLg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/ws": {
       "version": "8.5.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.5.13.tgz",
@@ -12920,6 +12926,28 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-is/-/react-is-17.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-w2GsyukL62IJnlaff/nRegPQR94C/XXamvMWmSHRJ4y7Ts/4ocGRmTHvOs8PSE6pB3dWOrD/nueuU5sduBsQ4w=="
     },
+    "node_modules/react-redux": {
+      "version": "9.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-redux/-/react-redux-9.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ROY9fvHhwOD9ySfrF0wmvu//bKCQ6AeZZq1nJNtbDC+kk5DuSuNX/n6YWYF/SYy7bSba4D4FSz8DJeKY/S/r+g==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/use-sync-external-store": "^0.0.6",
+        "use-sync-external-store": "^1.4.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "^18.2.25 || ^19",
+        "react": "^18.0 || ^19",
+        "redux": "^5.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "redux": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-refresh": {
       "version": "0.11.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-refresh/-/react-refresh-0.11.0.tgz",
@@ -15257,6 +15285,14 @@
         "requires-port": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/use-sync-external-store": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9WXSPC5fMv61vaupRkCKCxsPxBocVnwakBEkMIHHpkTTg6icbJtg6jzgtLDm4bl3cSHAca52rYWih0k4K3PfHw==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/util-deprecate": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/visions/ui/package.json b/visions/ui/package.json
index 65707a6..f95789d 100644
--- a/visions/ui/package.json
+++ b/visions/ui/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "classnames": "^2.5.1",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
+    "react-redux": "^9.2.0",
     "react-router": "^6.28.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.28.0",
     "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/App.tsx b/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
index 59220e2..a607bbb 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { PropsWithChildren, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import './App.css';
 import { Client } from './client';
 import { createBrowserRouter, RouterProvider } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Admin } from './views/Admin/Admin';
 import Candela from './plugins/Candela';
 import { Authentication } from './views/Authentication/Authentication';
 import { StateProvider } from './components/StateProvider';
+import { AuthProvider } from './providers/AuthProvider/AuthProvider';
 
 const TEST_CHARSHEET_UUID = "12df9c09-1f2f-4147-8eda-a97bd2a7a803";
 
@@ -27,6 +28,20 @@ const CandelaCharsheet = ({ client }: { client: Client }) => {
     return sheet ? <Candela.CharsheetElement sheet={sheet} /> : <div> </div>
 }
 
+interface AuthedViewProps {
+    client: Client;
+}
+
+const AuthedView = ({ client, children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthedViewProps>) => {
+    return (<AuthProvider client={client}>
+        <StateProvider client={client}>
+            <Authentication onAdminPassword={(password) => console.log(password)} onAuth={(username, password) => console.log(username, password)}>
+                {children}
+            </Authentication>
+        </StateProvider>
+    </AuthProvider >);
+}
+
 const App = ({ client }: AppProps) => {
     console.log("rendering app");
     const [websocketUrl, setWebsocketUrl] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -39,7 +54,7 @@ const App = ({ client }: AppProps) => {
         createBrowserRouter([
             {
                 path: "/",
-                element: <StateProvider client={client}> <Authentication> <PlayerView client={client} /> </Authentication> </StateProvider>
+                element: <AuthedView client={client}> <PlayerView client={client} /> </AuthedView>
 
             },
             {
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
index 990b0ba..79b504a 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
@@ -3,19 +3,14 @@ import { Status, Tabletop } from "visions-types";
 import { Client } from "../client";
 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" };
+type Action = {};
 
 const initialState = (): TabletopState => (
     {
-        auth: { type: "Unauthed" },
         tabletop: { backgroundColor: { red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0 }, backgroundImage: undefined }
     }
 );
@@ -28,37 +23,10 @@ export const StateProvider = ({ client, children }: PropsWithChildren<StateProvi
     console.log("StateProvider");
     const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(stateReducer, initialState());
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        console.log("useCallback");
-        client.status().then((status: Status) => {
-            console.log("status: ", status);
-            if (status.admin_enabled) {
-                dispatch({ type: "SetAuthState", state: { type: "Unauthed" } });
-            } else {
-                dispatch({ type: "SetAuthState", state: { type: "NoAdmin" } });
-            }
-        })
-    },
-        [client]
-    );
-
     return <AppContext.Provider value={state}>
         {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;
-        }
-    }
-}
+const stateReducer = (state: TabletopState, _action: Action): TabletopState => state;
 
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/providers/AuthProvider/AuthProvider.tsx b/visions/ui/src/providers/AuthProvider/AuthProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e32743d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visions/ui/src/providers/AuthProvider/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import React, { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useEffect, useReducer } from "react";
+import { Status } from "visions-types";
+import { Client } from "../../client";
+
+type AuthState = { type: "NoAdmin" } | { type: "Unauthed" } | { type: "Authed", username: string };
+
+type Action = { type: "SetAuthState", state: AuthState };
+
+export const AuthContext = createContext<AuthState>({ type: "NoAdmin" });
+
+interface AuthProviderProps {
+    client: Client;
+}
+
+export const AuthProvider = ({ client, children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthProviderProps>) => {
+    const [authState, dispatch] = useReducer(stateReducer, { type: "NoAdmin" });
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        client.status().then((status: Status) => {
+            if (status.admin_enabled) {
+                dispatch({ type: "SetAuthState", state: { type: "Unauthed" } });
+            } else {
+                dispatch({ type: "SetAuthState", state: { type: "NoAdmin" } });
+            }
+        })
+    },
+        [client]
+    );
+
+    return (<AuthContext.Provider value={authState}>
+        {children}
+    </AuthContext.Provider>);
+}
+
+const stateReducer = (_state: AuthState, action: Action) => action.state;
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
index 743ca1b..39496ab 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-import React, { PropsWithChildren, useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { PropsWithChildren, useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { AppContext } from '../../components/StateProvider';
 import { assertNever } from '../../plugins/Candela';
+import { AuthContext } from '../../providers/AuthProvider/AuthProvider';
 import './Authentication.css';
 
 interface AuthenticationProps {
+    onAdminPassword: (password: string) => void;
+    onAuth: (username: string, password: string) => void;
 }
 
-export const Authentication = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthenticationProps>) => {
+export const Authentication = ({ onAdminPassword, onAuth, 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 { auth } = useContext(AppContext);
+    let [userField, setUserField] = useState<string>("");
+    let [pwField, setPwField] = useState<string>("");
+    let auth = useContext(AuthContext);
 
     switch (auth.type) {
         case "NoAdmin": {
@@ -19,8 +24,8 @@ export const Authentication = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthenticationPro
                 <div className="card">
                     <h1> Welcome to your new Visions VTT Instance </h1>
                     <p> Set your admin password: </p>
-                    <input type="password" placeholder="Password" />
-                    <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
+                    <input type="password" placeholder="Password" onChange={(evt) => setPwField(evt.target.value)} />
+                    <input type="submit" value="Submit" onClick={() => onAdminPassword(pwField)} />
                 </div>
             </div>;
         }
@@ -29,9 +34,9 @@ export const Authentication = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthenticationPro
                 <div className="card">
                     <h1> Welcome to Visions VTT </h1>
                     <div className="auth__input-line">
-                        <input type="text" placeholder="Username" />
-                        <input type="password" placeholder="Password" />
-                        <input type="submit" value="Sign in" />
+                        <input type="text" placeholder="Username" onChange={(evt) => setUserField(evt.target.value)} />
+                        <input type="password" placeholder="Password" onChange={(evt) => setPwField(evt.target.value)} />
+                        <input type="submit" value="Sign in" onClick={() => onAuth(userField, pwField)} />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>;