diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index e1eb4b7..c85f5f2 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ until curl "$ES_URL" -fs; do
     sleep 5
 done
 
+python manage.py makemigrations
 python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py createsuperuser --noinput
 python manage.py collectstatic --noinput -c
 nginx &
 celery -A home.tasks worker --loglevel=INFO &
diff --git a/tubearchivist/config/settings.py b/tubearchivist/config/settings.py
index 655a385..b49a2d0 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/config/settings.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/config/settings.py
@@ -142,3 +142,5 @@ STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+
+LOGIN_URL = "/login/"
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html
index ea625d7..d7bfed5 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
         <h2>Your Self Hosted YouTube Media Server</h2>
         <form action="/login/" method="POST" name="login">
             {% csrf_token %}
-            <input type="text" name="user" id="user" placeholder="Username"><br>
-            <input type="password" name="password" id="password" placeholder="Password"><br>
+            {% for field in form %}
+                {{ field }}<br>
+            {% endfor %}
             <button type="submit">Login</button>
         </form>
         <p class="login-links"><span><a href="https://github.com/bbilly1/tubearchivist" target="_blank">Github</a></span> <span><a href="https://github.com/bbilly1/tubearchivist#donate" target="_blank">Donate</a></span></p>
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/urls.py b/tubearchivist/home/urls.py
index b10a947..8fb6a01 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/urls.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """ all home app urls """
 
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.urls import path
 from home.views import (
     AboutView,
@@ -10,23 +11,29 @@ from home.views import (
     LoginView,
     SettingsView,
     VideoView,
+    process,
+    progress,
 )
 
-from . import views
-
 urlpatterns = [
-    path("", HomeView.as_view(), name="home"),
+    path("", login_required(HomeView.as_view()), name="home"),
     path("login/", LoginView.as_view(), name="login"),
     path("about/", AboutView.as_view(), name="about"),
-    path("downloads/", DownloadView.as_view(), name="downloads"),
-    path("settings/", SettingsView.as_view(), name="settings"),
-    path("process/", views.process, name="process"),
-    path("downloads/progress/", views.progress, name="progress"),
-    path("channel/", ChannelView.as_view(), name="channel"),
+    path(
+        "downloads/", login_required(DownloadView.as_view()), name="downloads"
+    ),
+    path("settings/", login_required(SettingsView.as_view()), name="settings"),
+    path("process/", login_required(process), name="process"),
+    path("downloads/progress/", login_required(progress), name="progress"),
+    path("channel/", login_required(ChannelView.as_view()), name="channel"),
     path(
         "channel/<slug:channel_id_detail>/",
-        ChannelIdView.as_view(),
+        login_required(ChannelIdView.as_view()),
         name="channel_id",
     ),
-    path("video/<slug:video_id>/", VideoView.as_view(), name="video"),
+    path(
+        "video/<slug:video_id>/",
+        login_required(VideoView.as_view()),
+        name="video",
+    ),
 ]
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index b1c6fd9..0f568d5 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import json
 import urllib.parse
 from time import sleep
 
+from django import forms
+from django.contrib.auth import login
+from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
+from django.forms.widgets import PasswordInput, TextInput
 from django.http import JsonResponse
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from django.utils.http import urlencode
@@ -126,6 +130,17 @@ class HomeView(View):
         return redirect(search_url, permanent=True)
 
 
+class CustomAuthForm(AuthenticationForm):
+    """better styled login form"""
+
+    username = forms.CharField(
+        widget=TextInput(attrs={"placeholder": "Username"}), label=False
+    )
+    password = forms.CharField(
+        widget=PasswordInput(attrs={"placeholder": "Password"}), label=False
+    )
+
+
 class LoginView(View):
     """resolves to /login/
     Greeting and login page
@@ -134,11 +149,23 @@ class LoginView(View):
     def get(self, request):
         """handle get requests"""
         colors = self.read_config()
+        form = CustomAuthForm()
         context = {
             "colors": colors,
+            "form": form,
         }
         return render(request, "home/login.html", context)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def post(request):
+        """handle login post request"""
+        form = AuthenticationForm(data=request.POST)
+        if form.is_valid():
+            user = form.get_user()
+            login(request, user)
+
+        return redirect("/")
+
     @staticmethod
     def read_config():
         """read needed values from redis"""