diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b86a3a8..ecdb2d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Nuxt Minimal Starter
 
+
+
 Look at the [Nuxt documentation](https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/introduction) to learn more.
 
 ## Setup
diff --git a/app.vue b/app.vue
index 9e6e124..a0a0ed6 100644
--- a/app.vue
+++ b/app.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <Banner v-if="banner" />
-    <NuxtPage />
+    <NuxtPage :keepalive="true" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@
 
 const banner = useState("banner", () => false);
 
+let currentTheme = "dark" // default theme
+const savedTheme = localStorage.getItem("selectedTheme");
+if (savedTheme) {
+	currentTheme = savedTheme;
+}
+
+const baseURL = useRuntimeConfig().app.baseURL;
+
+useHead({
+  link: [
+    {
+      rel: "stylesheet",
+      href: `${baseURL}themes/${currentTheme}.css`
+    }
+  ]
+})
 </script>
 
 <style>
@@ -16,13 +32,13 @@ html,
 body {
   font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  color: rgb(190, 190, 190);
-  background-color: rgb(30, 30, 30);
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  background-color: var(--chat-background-color);
   margin: 0;
 }
 
 *:focus-visible {
-	outline: 1px solid rgb(150, 150, 150);
+	outline: var(--outline-border);
 }
 
 a {
@@ -34,15 +50,15 @@ a {
 }
 
 .bottom-border {
-	border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 .left-border {
-	border-left: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-left: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 .right-border {
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 .rounded-corners {
diff --git a/components/Button.vue b/components/Button.vue
index db8bb8e..fb44cf2 100644
--- a/components/Button.vue
+++ b/components/Button.vue
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 .button {
 	cursor: pointer;
 
-	background-color: #b35719;
-	color: #ffffff;
+	background-color: var(--primary-color);
+	color: var(--text-color);
 
 	padding: 0.7dvh 1.2dvw;
 	font-size: 1.1em;
@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 	display: inline-block;
 }
 
+.button:hover {
+	background-color: var(--primary-highlighted-color);
+}
+
 .scary-button {
 	background-color: red;
 }
+.scary-button:hover {
+	background-color: red;
+}
 
 .neutral-button {
-	background-color: grey;
+	background-color: var(--accent-color);
+}
+.neutral-button:hover {
+	background-color: var(--accent-highlighted-color);
 }
 
-.button:hover {
-	background-color: #934410;
-}
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Channel.vue b/components/Channel.vue
index 1828641..0f48323 100644
--- a/components/Channel.vue
+++ b/components/Channel.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ const isCurrentChannel = props.uuid == props.currentUuid;
 }
 
 .current-channel {
-	background-color: rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/CropPopup.vue b/components/CropPopup.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c3a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/CropPopup.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<template>
+  <div id="fullscreen-container">
+    <div id="crop-preview">
+      <img ref="image" :src="imageSrc" style="min-height: 35dvh;">
+      <Button text="Crop" :callback="cropImage"></Button>
+      <Button text="Cancel" :callback="closePopup"></Button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import Cropper from 'cropperjs';
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  imageSrc: String,
+  onCrop: Function,
+  onClose: Function,
+});
+
+const image = ref<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
+const cropper = ref<Cropper | null>(null);
+
+watch(image, (newValue) => {
+  if (newValue) {
+    cropper.value = new Cropper(newValue)
+    const cropperCanvas = cropper.value.getCropperCanvas()
+    const cropperSelection = cropper.value.getCropperSelection()
+    
+    if (cropperCanvas) {
+      cropperCanvas.background = false
+    }
+
+    if (cropperSelection) {
+      cropperSelection.precise = true
+      cropperSelection.aspectRatio = 1
+      cropperSelection.initialCoverage = 1
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+async function cropImage() {
+  if (cropper) {
+    const selection = cropper.value?.getCropperSelection();
+    if (selection) {
+      const canvas = await selection.$toCanvas({width: 256, height: 256})
+
+      canvas.toBlob((blob) => {
+        if (blob && props.onCrop) {
+          const reader = new FileReader();
+          reader.addEventListener("load", () => {
+            if (reader.result && typeof reader.result === 'string') {
+              if (props.onCrop) {
+                props.onCrop(blob, reader.result)
+              }
+            }
+          });
+          const file = new File([blob], 'preview.png', { type: 'image/png' })
+          reader.readAsDataURL(file)
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function closePopup() {
+  if (props.onClose) {
+    props.onClose();
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.button {
+  margin: 0.2em
+}
+
+#fullscreen-container {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  z-index: 10;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}
+
+#crop-preview {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/MemberEntry.vue b/components/MemberEntry.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c77c429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/MemberEntry.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<template>
+    <div class="member-item" @click="togglePopup" @blur="hidePopup" tabindex="0">
+        <img v-if="props.member.user.avatar" class="member-avatar" :src="props.member.user.avatar" :alt="props.member.user.display_name ?? props.member.user.username" />
+        <Icon v-else class="member-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
+        <span class="member-display-name">{{ props.member.user.display_name ?? props.member.user.username }}</span>
+        <UserPopup v-if="isPopupVisible" :user="props.member.user" id="profile-popup" />
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { ref } from 'vue';
+import type { GuildMemberResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+import UserPopup from './UserPopup.vue';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    member: GuildMemberResponse
+}>();
+
+const isPopupVisible = ref(false);
+
+const togglePopup = () => {
+    isPopupVisible.value = false;
+    // isPopupVisible.value = !isPopupVisible.value;
+};
+
+const hidePopup = () => {
+    isPopupVisible.value = false;
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.member-item {
+    position: relative; /* Set the position to relative for absolute positioning of the popup */
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/Message.vue b/components/Message.vue
index 64af1d9..e8a91b5 100644
--- a/components/Message.vue
+++ b/components/Message.vue
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 <template>
-	<div v-if="props.type == 'normal'" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message normal-message" :class="{ 'message-margin-bottom': props.marginBottom }" tabindex="0">
+	<div v-if="props.type == 'normal'" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message normal-message">
 		<div class="left-column">
-			<img v-if="props.img" class="message-author-avatar" :src="props.img" :alt="username">
+			<img v-if="props.img" class="message-author-avatar" :src="props.img" :alt="username" />
 			<Icon v-else name="lucide:user" class="message-author-avatar" />
 		</div>
 		<div class="message-data">
 			<div class="message-metadata">
-				<span class="message-author-username">
+				<span class="message-author-username" tabindex="0">
 					{{ username }}
 				</span>
 				<span class="message-date" :title="date.toString()">
-					{{ messageDate }}
+					<span v-if="getDayDifference(date, currentDate) === 1">Yesterday at</span>
+					<span v-else-if="getDayDifference(date, currentDate) > 1 ">{{ date.toLocaleDateString(undefined) }},</span>
+					{{ date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { timeStyle: "short" }) }}
 				</span>
 			</div>
-			<div class="message-text" v-html="sanitized"></div>
+			<div class="message-text" v-html="sanitized" tabindex="0"></div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-	<div v-else ref="messageElement" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message grouped-message" tabindex="0">
+	<div v-else ref="messageElement" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message grouped-message" :class="{ 'message-margin-bottom': props.marginBottom }">
 		<div class="left-column">
-			<div>
-				<span :class="{ 'invisible': dateHidden }" class="message-date" :title="date.toString()">
-					{{ messageDate }}
-				</span>
-			</div>
+			<span :class="{ 'invisible': dateHidden }" class="message-date side-message-date" :title="date.toString()">
+				{{ date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { timeStyle: "short" }) }}
+			</span>
 		</div>
 		<div class="message-data">
-			<div class="message-text" v-html="sanitized"></div>
+			<div class="message-text" :class="$style['message-text']" v-html="sanitized" tabindex="0"></div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
-import { parseInline } from 'marked';
+import { parse } from 'marked';
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	class?: string,
@@ -46,29 +46,12 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 	last: boolean
 }>();
 
-const messageDate = ref<string>();
-
 const messageElement = ref<HTMLDivElement>();
 
 const dateHidden = ref<boolean>(true);
 
 const date = new Date(props.timestamp);
-
-let dateHour = date.getHours();
-let dateMinute = date.getMinutes();
-if (props.format == "12") {
-	if (dateHour > 12) {
-		dateHour = dateHour - 12;
-		messageDate.value = `${dateHour}:${dateMinute < 10 ? "0" + dateMinute : dateMinute} PM`
-	} else {
-		if (dateHour == 0) {
-			dateHour = 12;
-		}
-		messageDate.value = `${dateHour}:${dateMinute < 10 ? "0" + dateMinute : dateMinute} ${dateHour >= 0 && dateHour < 13 ? "AM" : "PM"}`
-	}
-} else {
-	messageDate.value = `${dateHour}:${dateMinute < 10 ? "0" + dateMinute : dateMinute}`
-}
+const currentDate: Date = new Date()
 
 console.log("message:", props.text);
 console.log("author:", props.username);
@@ -76,8 +59,8 @@ console.log("author:", props.username);
 const sanitized = ref<string>();
 
 onMounted(async () => {
-	const parsed = await parseInline(props.text, {gfm: true });
-	sanitized.value = DOMPurify.sanitize(parsed, { ALLOWED_TAGS: ["strong", "em", "br", "blockquote", "code", "ul", "ol", "li", "a"] });
+	const parsed = await parse(props.text, { gfm: true });
+	sanitized.value = DOMPurify.sanitize(parsed, { ALLOWED_TAGS: ["strong", "em", "br", "blockquote", "code", "ul", "ol", "li", "a", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6"] });
 	console.log("adding listeners")
 	await nextTick();
 	messageElement.value?.addEventListener("mouseenter", (e: Event) => {
@@ -94,6 +77,17 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 //	showHover.value = !showHover.value;
 //}
 
+function getDayDifference(date1: Date, date2: Date) {
+    const midnight1 = new Date(date1.getFullYear(), date1.getMonth(), date1.getDate());
+    const midnight2 = new Date(date2.getFullYear(), date2.getMonth(), date2.getDate());
+
+    const timeDifference = midnight2.getTime() - midnight1.getTime();
+
+    const dayDifference = timeDifference / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+
+    return Math.round(dayDifference);
+}
+
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -101,14 +95,24 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	text-align: left;
 	/* border: 1px solid lightcoral; */
 	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 1fr 19fr;
+	grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
 	align-items: center;
+	column-gap: 1dvw;
+	width: 100%;
+}
+
+.message:hover {
+	background-color: var(--chat-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 
 .normal-message {
 	margin-top: 1dvh;
 }
 
+.grouped-message {
+	margin-top: .3em;
+}
+
 #last-message {
 	margin-bottom: 2dvh;
 }
@@ -124,8 +128,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	margin-left: .5dvw;
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: 1dvh;
-	height: 100%;
+	height: fit-content;
+	width: 100%;
 }
 
 .message-author {
@@ -134,15 +138,16 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 
 .message-author-avatar {
-	height: 2.3em;
-	width: 2.3em;
+	width: 100%;
 	border-radius: 50%;
 }
 
 .left-column {
-	margin-right: .5dvw;
+	min-width: 2rem;
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;
 	text-align: center;
-	align-content: center;
+	white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .author-username {
@@ -152,14 +157,33 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
 .message-date {
 	font-size: .7em;
-	color: rgb(150, 150, 150);
+	color: var(--secondary-text-color);
 	cursor: default;
 }
 
+.side-message-date {
+	font-size: .625em;
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	align-content: center;
+}
+
 /*
 .message-date-tooltip {
 	height: 20px;;
 	width: 20px;
 }
 */
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>
+
+<style module>
+.message-text ul, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+	padding-top: 1dvh;
+	padding-bottom: 1dvh;
+	margin: 0;
+}
+
+.message-text ul  {
+	padding-left: 2dvw;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/MessageArea.vue b/components/MessageArea.vue
index e3dcdbf..18b9ac5 100644
--- a/components/MessageArea.vue
+++ b/components/MessageArea.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import type { MessageResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+import type { MessageResponse, ScrollPosition } from '~/types/interfaces';
 import scrollToBottom from '~/utils/scrollToBottom';
 
 const props = defineProps<{ channelUrl: string, amount?: number, offset?: number }>();
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ if (messagesRes) {
 	}
 }
 
+function pushMessage(message: MessageResponse) {
+	groupMessage(message);
+	messages.value.push(message);
+}
+
 const messages = ref<MessageResponse[]>([]);
 
 const messageInput = ref<string>();
@@ -137,14 +142,13 @@ if (accessToken && apiBase) {
 		console.log("message uuid:", event.data.uuid);
 		const parsedData = JSON.parse(event.data);
 		
-		groupMessage(parsedData);
 		console.log("parsed message type:", messagesType.value[parsedData.uuid]);
 		console.log("parsed message timestamp:", messageTimestamps.value[parsedData.uuid]);
-		messages.value.push(parsedData);
+		pushMessage(parsedData);
 		await nextTick();
 		if (messagesElement.value) {
 			console.log("scrolling to bottom");
-			scrollToBottom(messagesElement);
+			scrollToBottom(messagesElement.value);
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -154,10 +158,12 @@ if (accessToken && apiBase) {
 
 function sendMessage(e: Event) {
 	e.preventDefault();
-	const text = messageInput.value;
-	console.log("text:", text);
-	if (text) {
-		ws.send(text);
+	const message = {
+		message: messageInput.value
+	}
+	console.log("message:", message);
+	if (message.message) {
+		ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
 		messageInput.value = "";
 		console.log("MESSAGE SENT!!!");
 	}
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ const route = useRoute();
 onMounted(async () => {
 	if (import.meta.server) return;
 	if (messagesElement.value) {
-		scrollToBottom(messagesElement);
+		scrollToBottom(messagesElement.value);
 		let fetched = false;
 		const amount = messages.value.length;
 		let offset = messages.value.length;
@@ -203,14 +209,40 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	}
 });
 
+let scrollPosition = ref<Record<string, ScrollPosition>>({});
+
+onActivated(async () => {
+	await nextTick();
+	console.log("scroll activated");
+	if (messagesElement.value) {
+		if (scrollPosition.value[route.params.channelId as string]) {
+			console.log("saved scroll position:", scrollPosition.value);
+			setScrollPosition(messagesElement.value, scrollPosition.value[route.params.channelId as string]);
+			console.log("scrolled to saved scroll position");
+		} else {
+			scrollToBottom(messagesElement.value);
+			console.log("scrolled to bottom");
+		}
+	}
+});
+
+const router = useRouter();
+
+router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
+	console.log("scroll hi");
+  	if (messagesElement.value && from.params.channelId) {
+    	scrollPosition.value[from.params.channelId as string] = getScrollPosition(messagesElement.value)
+		console.log("set saved scroll position to:", scrollPosition.value);
+  	}
+  	next()
+})
+
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
 #message-area {
 	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 1fr;
 	grid-template-rows: 8fr 1fr;
-	justify-content: space-between;
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
 	overflow: hidden;
@@ -221,7 +253,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	flex-direction: column;
 	justify-content: center;
 	align-content: center;
-	border: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 	padding-bottom: 1dvh;
 	padding-top: 1dvh;
 	margin-bottom: 1dvh;
@@ -236,7 +268,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
 #message-box-input {
 	width: 80%;
-	background-color: rgb(50, 50, 50);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
 	border: none;
 	color: inherit;
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
@@ -247,7 +279,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	overflow-y: scroll;
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: 1dvh;
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
 }
@@ -255,11 +286,13 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 #submit-button {
 	background-color: inherit;
 	border: none;
-	color: rgb(200, 200, 200);
+	color: var(--primary-color);
+	transition: color 100ms;
 	font-size: 1.5em;
 }
 
 #submit-button:hover {
-	color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
+	color: var(--primary-highlighted-color);
+	cursor: pointer;
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue b/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue
index 135c0a1..3adfda6 100644
--- a/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue
+++ b/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,100 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <h1>hi</h1>
-    <h5>TEST</h5>
-    <h5>TEST</h5>
+    <h1>Appearance</h1>
+    
+    <p class="subtitle">THEMES</p>
+    <div class="themes">
+      <div v-for="theme of themes" class="theme-preview-container">
+        <span class="theme-preview"
+          :title="theme.displayName"
+          :style="{background:`linear-gradient(${theme.previewGradient})`}"
+          @click="changeTheme(theme.id, theme.themeUrl)"
+        >
+          <span class="theme-title" :style="{color:`${theme.complementaryColor}`}">
+            {{ theme.displayName }}
+          </span>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="subtitle">ICONS</p>
+    <div class="themes">
+    </div>
+
+
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+const runtimeConfig = useRuntimeConfig()
+const defaultThemes = runtimeConfig.public.defaultThemes
+const baseURL = runtimeConfig.app.baseURL;
+let themeLinkElement: HTMLLinkElement | null = null;
+
+const themes: Array<Theme> = []
+
+interface Theme {
+  id: string
+  displayName: string
+  previewGradient: string
+  complementaryColor: string
+  themeUrl: string
+}
+
+function changeTheme(id: string, url: string) {
+  if (themeLinkElement && themeLinkElement.getAttribute('href') === `${baseURL}themes/${url}`) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  localStorage.setItem("selectedTheme", id);
+
+  // if the theme didn't originally load for some reason, create it
+  if (!themeLinkElement) {
+    themeLinkElement = document.createElement('link');
+    themeLinkElement.rel = 'stylesheet';
+    document.head.appendChild(themeLinkElement);
+  }
+
+  themeLinkElement.href = `${baseURL}themes/${url}`;
+}
+
+async function fetchThemes() {
+  for (const theme of defaultThemes) {
+    const themeConfig = await $fetch(`${baseURL}themes/${theme}.json`) as Theme
+    themeConfig.id = theme
+
+    themes.push(themeConfig)
+  }
+}
+
+await fetchThemes()
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+.themes {
+  display: flex;
+}
 
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+.theme-preview-container {
+  margin: .5em;
+  width: 5em;
+  height: 5em;
+}
+
+.theme-preview {
+  width: 5em;
+  height: 5em;
+  border-radius: 100%;
+  border: .1em solid var(--primary-color);
+
+  display: inline-block;
+  text-align: center;
+  align-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.theme-title {
+  font-size: .8em;
+  line-height: 5em; /* same height as the parent to centre it vertically */
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
index 0fe5013..5d76a0a 100644
--- a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
+++ b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
@@ -1,33 +1,16 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
-    <h1>My Account</h1>
+  <div v-if="user">
+    <h1>Account</h1>
 
-    <div class="profile-container">
-      <div class="user-data-fields" v-if="user">
-        <p class="subtitle">AVATAR</p>
-        <Button text="Change Avatar" :callback="changeAvatar" style="margin-right: 0.8dvw;"></Button>
-        <Button text="Remove Avatar" :callback="removeAvatar" variant="neutral"></Button>
-        
-        <label for="profile-display-name-input" class="subtitle">DISPLAY NAME</label>
-        <input id="profile-display-name-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.display_name" placeholder="Enter display name" />
-        <label for="profile-username-input" class="subtitle">USERNAME</label>
-        <input id="profile-username-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.username" placeholder="Enter username" />
-        <label for="profile-pronouns-input" class="subtitle">PRONOUNS</label>
-        <input id="profile-pronouns-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.pronouns" placeholder="Enter pronouns" />
-        <label for="profile-about-me-input" class="subtitle">ABOUT ME</label>
-        <input id="profile-about-me-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.about" placeholder="About me" />
-
-        <br>
-        <Button style="margin-top: 1dvh" text="Save Changes" :callback="saveChanges"></Button>
-      </div>
-
-      <UserPopup v-if="user" :user="user" class="profile-popup"></UserPopup>
-    </div>
-
-    <h2 style="margin-top: 8duservh">Password (and eventually authenticator)</h2>
-    <Button text="Reset Password (tbd)" :callback=resetPassword></Button>
+    <p class="subtitle">E-MAIL</p>
+    <input id="profile-about-me-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.email" placeholder="john@example.org" />
+    <br>
+    <Button text="Submit" :callback=changeEmail style="margin-top: .4em"></Button>
     
-    <h2>Account Deletion</h2>
+    <p class="subtitle">PASSWORD</p>
+    <Button text="Reset Password" :callback=resetPassword></Button>
+    
+    <p class="subtitle">ACCOUNT DELETION</p>
     <Button text="Delete Account (tbd)" :callback=deleteAccount variant="scary"></Button>
 
   </div>
@@ -44,22 +27,13 @@ if (!user) {
   alert("could not fetch user info, aborting :(")
 }
 
-let newPfpFile: File;
-
-const saveChanges = async () => {
+async function changeEmail() {
   if (!user) return;
-  
+
+
   const formData = new FormData()
-  
-  if (newPfpFile) {
-    formData.append("avatar", newPfpFile)
-  }
-  
   const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify({
-    display_name: user.display_name,
-    username: user.username,
-    pronouns: user.pronouns,
-    about: user.about,
+    email: user.email,
   }));
   formData.append('json', new Blob([bytes], { type: 'application/json' }));
   
@@ -78,60 +52,24 @@ const saveChanges = async () => {
 };
 
 
-const removeAvatar = async () => {
-  alert("TBD")
-  // await fetchWithApi(`/auth/reset-password`);
-}
-
-const changeAvatar = async () => {
-  if (!user) return;
-
-  const input = document.createElement('input');
-  input.type = 'file';
-  input.accept = 'image/*';
-
-  input.addEventListener("change", (e: Event) => {
-    if (input.files?.length && input.files.length > 0) {
-      const file = input.files[0];
-      if (!file) return;
-
-      newPfpFile = file
-      
-      const reader = new FileReader();
-      reader.addEventListener("onload", () => {
-        if (reader.result && typeof reader.result === 'string') {
-          user.avatar = reader.result;
-        }
-      });
-      reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+async function resetPassword () {
+  await fetchWithApi("/auth/reset-password", {
+    method: 'GET',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    query: {
+      identifier: user?.username
     }
-  })
-
-  input.click()
+  });
 }
 
-const resetPassword = async () => {
-  alert("TBD")
-  // await fetchWithApi(`/auth/reset-password`);
-}
-
-const deleteAccount = async () => {
+async function deleteAccount() {
   alert("TBD")
 }
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-.profile-container {
-  display: flex;
-}
-
-.subtitle {
-  display: block;
-  font-size: 0.8em;
-  font-weight: 800;
-  margin: 1.5dvh 0 0.5dvh 0.25dvw;
-}
-
 .user-data-fields {
   min-width: 35dvw;
   max-width: 35dvw;
@@ -145,11 +83,7 @@ const deleteAccount = async () => {
   font-size: 1em;
   border-radius: 8px;
   border: none;
-  color: white;
-  background-color: #54361b;
-}
-
-.profile-popup {
-  margin-left: 2dvw;
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  background-color: var(--accent-color);
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04d1e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h1>Profile</h1>
+
+    <div class="profile-container">
+      <div class="user-data-fields" v-if="user">
+        <p class="subtitle">AVATAR</p>
+        <Button text="Change Avatar" :callback="changeAvatar" style="margin-right: 0.8dvw;"></Button>
+        <Button text="Remove Avatar" :callback="removeAvatar" variant="neutral"></Button>
+        
+        <label for="profile-display-name-input" class="subtitle">DISPLAY NAME</label>
+        <input id="profile-display-name-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.display_name" placeholder="Enter display name" />
+        <label for="profile-username-input" class="subtitle">USERNAME</label>
+        <input id="profile-username-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.username" placeholder="Enter username" />
+        <label for="profile-pronouns-input" class="subtitle">PRONOUNS</label>
+        <input id="profile-pronouns-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.pronouns" placeholder="Enter pronouns" />
+        <label for="profile-about-me-input" class="subtitle">ABOUT ME</label>
+        <input id="profile-about-me-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.about" placeholder="About me" />
+
+        <Button style="margin-top: 2dvh" text="Save Changes" :callback="saveChanges"></Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <UserPopup v-if="user" :user="user" id="profile-popup"></UserPopup>
+
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <CropPopup
+    v-if="isCropPopupVisible"
+    :imageSrc="cropImageSrc"
+    :onCrop="handleCrop"
+    :onClose="closeCropPopup"
+  />
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+
+let newPfpFile: File;
+const isCropPopupVisible = ref(false);
+const cropImageSrc = ref("")
+;
+const { fetchUser } = useAuth();
+
+const user: UserResponse | undefined = await fetchUser()
+if (!user) {
+  alert("could not fetch user info, aborting :(")
+}
+
+async function saveChanges() {
+  if (!user) return;
+  
+  const formData = new FormData()
+  
+  if (newPfpFile) {
+    formData.append("avatar", newPfpFile)
+  }
+  
+  const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify({
+    display_name: user.display_name,
+    username: user.username,
+    pronouns: user.pronouns,
+    about: user.about,
+  }));
+  formData.append('json', new Blob([bytes], { type: 'application/json' }));
+  
+  try {
+    await fetchWithApi('/me', {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: formData
+    })
+
+    alert('success!!')
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    if (error?.response?.status !== 200) {
+      alert(`error ${error?.response?.status} met whilst trying to update profile info\n"${error?.response._data?.message}"`)
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+async function removeAvatar() {
+  alert("TBD")
+  // await fetchWithApi(`/auth/reset-password`);
+}
+
+async function changeAvatar() {
+  if (!user) return;
+
+  const input = document.createElement('input');
+  input.type = 'file';
+  input.accept = 'image/*';
+
+  input.addEventListener("change", (e: Event) => {
+    if (input.files?.length && input.files.length > 0) {
+      const file = input.files[0];
+      if (!file) return;
+
+      const reader = new FileReader();
+      reader.addEventListener("load", () => {
+        if (reader.result && typeof reader.result === 'string') {
+          cropImageSrc.value = reader.result;
+          isCropPopupVisible.value = true;
+        }
+      });
+      reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+    }
+  })
+
+  input.click()
+}
+
+
+function handleCrop(blob: Blob, url: string) {
+  if (!user) return;
+
+  user.avatar = url;
+  newPfpFile = new File([blob], 'avatar.png', { type: 'image/png' })
+  closeCropPopup()
+}
+
+function closeCropPopup() {
+  isCropPopupVisible.value = false
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.profile-container {
+  display: flex;
+}
+
+.user-data-fields {
+  min-width: 35dvw;
+  max-width: 35dvw;
+}
+
+.profile-data-input {
+  min-width: 30dvw;
+  margin: 0.07dvh;
+  padding: 0.1dvh 0.7dvw;
+  height: 2.5em;
+  font-size: 1em;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  background-color: var(--accent-color);
+}
+
+#profile-popup {
+  margin-left: 2dvw;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/UserArea.vue b/components/UserArea.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d922c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/UserArea.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<template>
+	<div id="user-panel">
+		HELLO!!
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	user: UserResponse,
+}>();
+
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+#user-panel {
+	width: 100%;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/UserPopup.vue b/components/UserPopup.vue
index 092e7d5..a3a15cb 100644
--- a/components/UserPopup.vue
+++ b/components/UserPopup.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <template>
   <div id="profile-popup">
     <img v-if="props.user.avatar" id="avatar" :src="props.user.avatar" alt="profile avatar">
-    <div id="cover-colour"></div>
+    <Icon v-else id="avatar" name="lucide:user" />
+
+    <div id="cover-color"></div>
     <div id="main-body">
       <p id="display-name">
         <strong>{{ props.user.display_name }}</strong>
@@ -38,17 +40,17 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-#cover-colour {
+#cover-color {
   border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
   min-height: 60px;
-  background-color: #442505;
+  background-color: var(--primary-color);
 }
 
 #main-body {
   border-radius: 0 0 12px 12px;
   padding: 12px;
   min-height: 280px;
-  background-color: #4b3018;
+  background-color: var(--accent-color);
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
   hyphens: manual;
 }
@@ -57,12 +59,14 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   width: 96px;
   height: 96px;
   border: 5px solid #4b3018;
+  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
   border-radius: 100%;
   position: absolute;
   left: 16px;
   top: 16px;
 }
 
+
 #display-name {
   margin-top: 60px;
   margin-bottom: 0;
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 }
 
 #about-me {
-  background-color: #34200f;
+  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
   border-radius: 12px;
 
   margin-top: 32px;
diff --git a/composables/auth.ts b/composables/auth.ts
index 0ac2e8b..b23a67b 100644
--- a/composables/auth.ts
+++ b/composables/auth.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,19 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
     //await fetchUser();
   }
 
-  async function logout(password: string) {
-    console.log("password:", password);
+  async function logout() {
     console.log("access:", accessToken.value);
-    const hashedPass = await hashPassword(password);
-    console.log("hashed");
 
-    const res = await fetchWithApi("/auth/revoke", {
+    await fetchWithApi("/auth/logout", { method: "GET", credentials: "include" });
+    clearAuth();
+
+	return await navigateTo("/login");
+  }
+
+  async function revoke(password: string) {
+    const hashedPass = await hashPassword(password);
+
+    await fetchWithApi("/auth/revoke", {
       method: "POST",
       body:
       {
@@ -54,10 +60,6 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
     clearAuth();
   }
 
-  async function revoke() {
-    clearAuth();
-  }
-
   async function refresh() {
     console.log("refreshing");
     const res = await fetchWithApi("/auth/refresh", {
diff --git a/layouts/client.vue b/layouts/client.vue
index 73a40d6..4a6ac73 100644
--- a/layouts/client.vue
+++ b/layouts/client.vue
@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@
 			<div class="homebar-item">
 				main bar
 			</div>
-			</div>
-				<div id="left-column">
+		</div>
+		<div id="left-column">
 			<NuxtLink id="home-button" href="/">
-				<Icon name="lucide:house" class="white" size="2rem" />
+				<img class="sidebar-icon" src="/public/icon.svg"/>
 			</NuxtLink>
 			<div id="servers-list">
 				<NuxtLink v-for="guild of guilds" :href="`/servers/${guild.uuid}`">
-					<Icon name="lucide:server" class="white" size="2rem" />
+					<img v-if="guild.icon" class="sidebar-icon" :src="guild.icon" :alt="guild.name"/>
+					<Icon v-else name="lucide:server" class="sidebar-icon white" :alt="guild.name" />
 				</NuxtLink>
 			</div>
+			<NuxtLink id="settings-menu" href="/settings">
+				<Icon name="lucide:settings" class="sidebar-icon white" alt="Settings menu" />
+			</NuxtLink>
 		</div>
 		<slot />
 	</div>
@@ -26,48 +30,6 @@ import type { GuildResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
 const loading = useState("loading", () => false);
 
 const guilds: GuildResponse[] | undefined = await fetchWithApi("/me/guilds");
-
-//const servers = await fetchWithApi("/servers") as { uuid: string, name: string, description: string }[];
-//console.log("servers:", servers);
-const members = [
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	}
-];
-
 </script>
 
 <style>
@@ -96,12 +58,13 @@ const members = [
 	display: flex;
 	justify-content: space-evenly;
 	align-items: center;
+	background-color: var(--topbar-background-color);
 	padding-left: 5dvw;
 	padding-right: 5dvw;
 }
 
 #client-root>div:nth-child(-n+4) {
-	border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 #__nuxt {
@@ -118,6 +81,11 @@ const members = [
 	padding-right: .5dvw;
 }
 
+.sidebar-icon {
+	width: 3rem;
+	height: 3rem;
+}
+
 #current-info {
 	grid-column: 2;
 	grid-row: 1;
@@ -129,21 +97,27 @@ const members = [
 	gap: 2dvh;
 	padding-left: .5dvw;
 	padding-right: .5dvw;
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
 	padding-top: 1.5dvh;
 }
 
 #middle-left-column {
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 #home-button {
-	border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 	padding-bottom: 1dvh;
 }
 
+#settings-menu {
+	position: absolute;
+	bottom: .25dvh
+}
+
 #servers-list {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 63d9372..489e1b8 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   runtimeConfig: {
     public: {
       apiVersion: 1,
-      messageGroupingMaxDifference: 300000
+      messageGroupingMaxDifference: 300000,
+      buildTimeString: new Date().toISOString(),
+      gitHash: process.env.GIT_SHORT_REV || "N/A",
+      defaultThemes: [
+        "light", "ash", "dark"
+      ]
     }
   },
   /* nitro: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b67a598..5d7d19e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "@nuxt/icon": "1.13.0",
     "@nuxt/image": "1.10.0",
     "@pinia/nuxt": "0.11.0",
+    "cropperjs": "^2.0.0",
     "dompurify": "^3.2.6",
     "marked": "^15.0.12",
     "nuxt": "^3.17.0",
diff --git a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
index 31efe9b..01e89f0 100644
--- a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
+++ b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
 		<MessageArea :channel-url="channelUrlPath" />
 		<div id="members-container">
 			<div id="members-list">
-				<div class="member-item" v-for="member of members" tabindex="0">
-					<img v-if="member.user.avatar" class="member-avatar" :src="member.user.avatar" :alt="member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username" />
-					<Icon v-else class="member-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
-					<span class="member-display-name">{{ member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username }}</span>
-				</div>
+				<MemberEntry v-for="member of members" :member="member" tabindex="0"/>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</NuxtLayout>
@@ -50,7 +46,8 @@ const channel = ref<ChannelResponse | undefined>();
 
 const showInvitePopup = ref(false);
 
-import type { ChannelResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
+import UserPopup from "~/components/UserPopup.vue";
+import type { ChannelResponse, GuildMemberResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
 
 //const servers = await fetchWithApi("/servers") as { uuid: string, name: string, description: string }[];
 //console.log("channelid: servers:", servers);
@@ -78,6 +75,9 @@ function toggleInvitePopup(e: Event) {
 	e.preventDefault();
 	showInvitePopup.value = !showInvitePopup.value;
 }
+
+function handleMemberClick(member: GuildMemberResponse) {
+}
 </script>
 
 <style>
@@ -85,30 +85,36 @@ function toggleInvitePopup(e: Event) {
 #middle-left-column {
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
 }
 
 #members-container {
 	padding-top: 1dvh;
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
-	border-left: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-left: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 #members-list {
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: auto;
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	overflow-y: scroll;
+	max-height: 92dvh;
+	padding-left: 1dvw;
+	padding-right: 1dvw;
+	margin-top: 1dvh;
 }
 
 .member-item {
 	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 2dvw auto;
+	grid-template-columns: 2dvw 1fr;
 	margin-top: .5em;
 	margin-bottom: .5em;
 	gap: 1em;
 	align-items: center;
 	text-align: left;
-	
+	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 #channels-list {
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index 5db18fe..17558b1 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   <div id="settings-page-container">
     <div id="settings-page">
       <div id="sidebar">
-        <h4>(Search bar here)</h4>
         <ul>
+          <!-- categories and dynamic settings pages -->
           <div v-for="category in categories" :key="category.displayName">
             <h2>{{ category.displayName }}</h2>
             <li v-for="page in category.pages" :key="page.displayName" @click="selectCategory(page)"
@@ -12,8 +12,23 @@
             </li>
             <span class="spacer"></span>
           </div>
+          
+          <p>
+            <Button text="Log Out" :callback=logout variant="scary"></Button>
+          </p>
+          <span class="spacer"></span>
+
+          <p id="links-and-socials">
+            <NuxtLink href="https://git.gorb.app/gorb/frontend" title="Source"><Icon name="lucide:git-branch-plus" /></NuxtLink>
+            <NuxtLink href="https://docs.gorb.app" title="Backend Documentation"><Icon name="lucide:book-open-text" /></NuxtLink>
+          </p>
+          
+          <p style="font-size: .8em; color: var(--secondary-text-color)">
+            Version Hash: {{ appConfig.public.gitHash }}
+            <br>
+            Build Time: {{ appConfig.public.buildTimeString }}
+          </p>
 
-          <Button text="Log Out" :callback=logout variant="scary"></Button>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <div id="sub-page">
@@ -25,9 +40,8 @@
 
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import Button from '~/components/Button.vue';
-
 const { logout } = useAuth()
+const appConfig = useRuntimeConfig()
 
 interface Page {
   displayName: string;
@@ -39,6 +53,7 @@ interface Category {
   pages: Page[];
 }
 
+import Profile from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue';
 import Account from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue';
 import Privacy from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Privacy.vue';
 import Devices from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Devices.vue';
@@ -53,7 +68,8 @@ const settingsCategories = {
   userSettings: {
     displayName: "User Settings",
     pages: [
-      { displayName: "My Account", pageData: Account },
+      { displayName: "Profile", pageData: Profile },
+      { displayName: "Account", pageData: Account },
       { displayName: "Privacy", pageData: Privacy },
       { displayName: "Devices", pageData: Devices },
       { displayName: "Connections", pageData: Connections },
@@ -80,6 +96,16 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
   selectedPage.value = page.displayName;
 };
 
+// redirects to you privacy if you go to settings#privacy
+onMounted(() => {
+  const hash = window.location.hash.substring(1).toLowerCase();
+  const foundPage = categories.flatMap(category => category.pages).find(page => page.displayName.toLowerCase() === hash);
+
+  if (foundPage) {
+    currentPage.value = foundPage;
+    selectedPage.value = foundPage.displayName;
+  }
+});
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -98,10 +124,10 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
 #sidebar {
   min-width: 25dvw;
   max-width: 25dvw;
-  background-color: #2f3136;
-  color: white;
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
+  color: var(--text-color);
   padding: 1dvh 1dvw;
-  margin-left: auto;
+  margin-left: 0;
 
   overflow-y: auto;
   height: 100vh;
@@ -126,12 +152,16 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
   transition: background-color 0.3s;
 }
 
+#sidebar p {
+  margin: 2dvh 0.8dvw;
+}
+
 .sidebar-focus {
-  background-color: #383B41;
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 
 #sidebar li:hover {
-  background-color: #40444b;
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 
 #sub-page {
@@ -145,15 +175,22 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
   height: 100vh;
 }
 
+#links-and-socials * {
+  margin-right: 0.2em;
+}
+
 .spacer {
   height: 0.2dvh;
   display: block;
   margin: 0.8dvh 1dvw;
-  background-color: #2c2e32;
+  background-color: var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 /* applies to child pages too */
-:deep(h5) {
-  color: red;
+:deep(.subtitle) {
+  display: block;
+  font-size: 0.8em;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  margin: 4dvh 0 0.5dvh 0.25dvw;
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 07816d4..6a8cf2c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ importers:
       '@pinia/nuxt':
         specifier: 0.11.0
         version: 0.11.0(magicast@0.3.5)(pinia@3.0.2(typescript@5.8.3)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.8.3)))
+      cropperjs:
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0
       dompurify:
         specifier: ^3.2.6
         version: 3.2.6
@@ -205,6 +208,39 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ir+AOibqzrIsL6ajt3Rz3LskB7OiMVHqltZmspbW/TJuTVuyOMirVqAkjfY6JISiLHgyNqicAC8AyHHGzNd/dA==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.1.90'}
 
+  '@cropper/element-canvas@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-GPtGJgSm92crJhhhwUsaMw3rz2KfJWWSz7kRAlufFEV/EHTP5+6r6/Z1BCGRna830i+Avqbm435XLOtA7PVJwA==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-crosshair@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KfPfyrdeFvUC31Ws7ATtcalWWSaMtrC6bMoCipZhqbUOE7wZoL4ecDSL6BUOZxPa74awZUqfzirCDjHvheBfyw==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-grid@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-i78SQ0IJTLFveKX6P7svkfMYVdgHrQ8ZmmEw8keFy9n1ZVbK+SK0UHK5FNMRNI/gtVhKJOGEnK/zeyjUdj4Iyw==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-handle@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZJvW+0MkK9E8xYymGdoruaQn2kwjSHFpNSWinjyq6csuVQiCPxlX5ovAEDldmZ9MWePPtWEi3vLKQOo2Yb0T8g==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-image@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9BxiTS/aHRmrjopaFQb9mQQXmx4ruhYHGkDZMVz24AXpMFjUY6OpqrWse/WjzD9tfhMFvEdu17b3VAekcAgpeg==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-selection@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ensNnbIfJsJ8bhbJTH/RXtk2URFvTOO4TvfRk461n2FPEC588D7rwBmUJxQg74IiTi4y1JbCI+6j+4LyzYBLCQ==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-shade@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jv/2bbNZnhU4W+T4G0c8ADocLIZvQFTXgCf2RFDNhI5UVxurzWBnDdb8Mx8LnVplnkTqO+xUmHZYve0CwgWo+Q==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-viewer@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zY+3VRN5TvpM8twlphYtXw0tzJL2VgzeK7ufhL1BixVqOdRxwP13TprYIhqwGt9EW/SyJZUiaIu396T89kRX8A==}
+
+  '@cropper/element@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lsthn0nQq73GExUE7Mg/ss6Q3RXADGDv055hxoLFwvl/wGHgy6ZkYlfLZ/VmgBHC6jDK5IgPBFnqrPqlXWSGBA==}
+
+  '@cropper/elements@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PQkPo1nUjxLFUQuHYu+6atfHxpX9B41Xribao6wpvmvmNIFML6LQdNqqWYb6LyM7ujsu71CZdBiMT5oetjJVoQ==}
+
+  '@cropper/utils@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cprLYr+7kK3faGgoOsTW9gIn5sefDr2KwOmgyjzIXk+8PLpW8FgFKEg5FoWfRD5zMAmkCBuX6rGKDK3VdUEGrg==}
+
   '@dabh/diagnostics@2.0.3':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hrlQOIi7hAfzsMqlGSFyVucrx38O+j6wiGOf//H2ecvIEqYN4ADBSS2iLMh5UFyDunCNniUIPk/q3riFv45xRA==}
 
@@ -1900,6 +1936,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-onMB0OkDjkXunhdW9htFjEhqrD54+M94i6ackoUkjHKbRnXdyEyKRelp4nJ1kAz32+s27jP1FsebpJCVl0BsvA==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.0'}
 
+  cropperjs@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TO2j0Qre01kPHbow4FuTrbdEB4jTmGRySxW49jyEIqlJZuEBfrvCTT0vC3eRB2WBXudDfKi1Onako6DKWKxeAQ==}
+
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
@@ -4965,6 +5004,72 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@colors/colors@1.6.0': {}
 
+  '@cropper/element-canvas@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-crosshair@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-grid@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-handle@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-image@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-selection@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-image': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-shade@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-selection': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-viewer@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-image': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-selection': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/elements@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-crosshair': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-grid': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-handle': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-image': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-selection': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-shade': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-viewer': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/utils@2.0.0': {}
+
   '@dabh/diagnostics@2.0.3':
     dependencies:
       colorspace: 1.1.4
@@ -6895,6 +7000,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   croner@9.0.0: {}
 
+  cropperjs@2.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/elements': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     dependencies:
       path-key: 3.1.1
diff --git a/public/icon.svg b/public/icon.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b2d33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/icon.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
+
+<svg
+   width="512"
+   height="512"
+   viewBox="0 0 512 512"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg1"
+   inkscape:version="1.4.2 (ebf0e940d0, 2025-05-08)"
+   sodipodi:docname="drawing.svg"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <sodipodi:namedview
+     id="namedview1"
+     pagecolor="#ffffff"
+     bordercolor="#000000"
+     borderopacity="0.25"
+     inkscape:showpageshadow="2"
+     inkscape:pageopacity="0.0"
+     inkscape:pagecheckerboard="0"
+     inkscape:deskcolor="#d1d1d1"
+     inkscape:document-units="px"
+     inkscape:zoom="0.35399828"
+     inkscape:cx="2.8248725"
+     inkscape:cy="731.64198"
+     inkscape:window-width="1440"
+     inkscape:window-height="863"
+     inkscape:window-x="0"
+     inkscape:window-y="0"
+     inkscape:window-maximized="1"
+     inkscape:current-layer="layer1" />
+  <defs
+     id="defs1" />
+  <g
+     inkscape:label="Layer 1"
+     inkscape:groupmode="layer"
+     id="layer1"
+     transform="matrix(0.93746412,0,0,0.93746412,18.749279,18.749282)">
+    <g
+       id="g1543"
+       style="display:inline"
+       transform="matrix(3.7794744,0,0,3.7794744,-150.52528,-298.33565)">
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#000000;stroke-width:0.264583"
+         id="path60"
+         cx="106.78797"
+         cy="145.89536"
+         r="72.25267" />
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#f4741f;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.257596"
+         id="path899"
+         cx="106.78797"
+         cy="145.89536"
+         r="65.485863" />
+    </g>
+    <g
+       id="g1460-1"
+       transform="matrix(4.1481001,0,0,4.1481002,45.149918,-354.52402)"
+       style="display:inline">
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+         style="fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.29496"
+         id="path1129-3"
+         cx="78.140816"
+         cy="136.65092"
+         r="17.372646" />
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+         cy="136.65092"
+         r="11.576728" />
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+    <g
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+       transform="matrix(4.1481001,0,0,4.1481002,-187.26754,-354.52402)"
+       style="display:inline">
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.29496"
+         id="path1129-3-4"
+         cx="78.140816"
+         cy="136.65092"
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+         cy="136.65092"
+         r="11.576728" />
+    </g>
+    <g
+       id="g3530"
+       transform="matrix(3.7794744,0,0,3.7794744,-150.52528,-294.3357)">
+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
+         d="m 106.78797,168.1205 c 0,0 -17.461156,15.02392 -28.153795,0.49121"
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+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
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+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
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+      <path
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+      <path
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+         id="path2675"
+         sodipodi:nodetypes="cc" />
+    </g>
+  </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/public/themes/ash.css b/public/themes/ash.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b685551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/ash.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+:root {
+	--text-color: #f0e5e0;
+	--secondary-text-color: #e8e0db;
+
+	--chat-background-color: #2f2e2d;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #3f3b38;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #3e3a37;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #46423b;
+	--topbar-background-color: #3a3733;
+
+    --padding-color: #e0e0e0;
+    
+	--primary-color: #f07028;
+	--primary-highlighted-color: #f28f4b;
+	--secondary-color: #683820;
+	--secondary-highlighted-color: #885830;
+	--accent-color: #a04b24;
+	--accent-highlighted-color: #b86038;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/ash.json b/public/themes/ash.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5d2a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/ash.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Ash",
+	"previewGradient": "45deg, #2f2e2d, #46423b",
+	"complementaryColor": "white",
+	"themeUrl": "ash.css"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/dark.css b/public/themes/dark.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8245724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/dark.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+:root {
+	--text-color: #f7eee8;
+	--secondary-text-color: #f0e8e4;
+
+	--chat-background-color: #1f1e1d;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #2f2b28;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #2e2a27;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #36322b;
+	--topbar-background-color: #2a2723;
+
+    --padding-color: #484848;
+    
+	--primary-color: #f4741f;
+	--primary-highlighted-color: #f68a3f;
+	--secondary-color: #7c4018;
+	--secondary-highlighted-color: #8f5b2c;
+	--accent-color: #b35719;
+	--accent-highlighted-color: #c76a2e;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/dark.json b/public/themes/dark.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4731d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/dark.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Dark",
+	"previewGradient": "45deg, #1f1e1d, #36322b",
+	"complementaryColor": "white",
+	"themeUrl": "dark.css"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/light.css b/public/themes/light.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb51d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/light.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+:root {
+	--text-color: #170f08;
+	--secondary-text-color: #2f2b28;
+
+    --chat-background-color: #f0ebe8;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #e8e4e0;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #dbd8d4;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #d4d0ca;
+	--topbar-background-color: #dfdbd6;
+
+    --padding-color: #484848;
+    
+    --primary-color: #df5f0b;
+    --primary-highlighted-color: #ef6812;
+    --secondary-color: #e8ac84;
+    --secondary-highlighted-color: #f8b68a;
+    --accent-color: #e68b4e;
+    --accent-highlighted-color: #f69254;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/light.json b/public/themes/light.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b95c78b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/light.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Light",
+	"previewGradient": "45deg, #f0ebe8, #d4d0ca",
+	"complementaryColor": "black",
+	"themeUrl": "light.css"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/types/interfaces.ts b/types/interfaces.ts
index b5b1995..610d007 100644
--- a/types/interfaces.ts
+++ b/types/interfaces.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export interface UserResponse {
 	about: string | null,
 	email?: string,
 	email_verified?: boolean
-  }
+}
 
 export interface StatsResponse {
 	accounts: number,
@@ -72,3 +72,14 @@ export interface StatsResponse {
     email_verification_required: boolean,
     build_number: string
 }
+
+export interface ScrollPosition {
+	scrollHeight: number,
+	scrollWidth: number,
+	scrollTop: number,
+	scrollLeft: number
+	offsetHeight: number,
+	offsetWidth: number,
+	offsetTop: number,
+	offsetLeft: number
+}
diff --git a/utils/fetchWithApi.ts b/utils/fetchWithApi.ts
index 79fdae8..4089db8 100644
--- a/utils/fetchWithApi.ts
+++ b/utils/fetchWithApi.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ export default async <T>(path: string, options: NitroFetchOptions<string> = {})
     path = path.slice(0, path.lastIndexOf("/"));
   }
   console.log("formatted path:", path);
-  const accessToken = useCookie("access_token");
-  console.log("access token:", accessToken.value);
   const apiBase = useCookie("api_base").value;
   const apiVersion = useRuntimeConfig().public.apiVersion;
   console.log("heyoooo")
@@ -21,23 +19,24 @@ export default async <T>(path: string, options: NitroFetchOptions<string> = {})
   }
   console.log("path:", path)
   const { revoke, refresh } = useAuth();
-  console.log("access token 2:", accessToken.value);
-
+  
   let headers: HeadersInit = {};
-
-  if (accessToken.value) {
-    headers = {
-      ...options.headers,
-      "Authorization": `Bearer ${accessToken.value}`
-    };
-  } else {
-    headers = {
-      ...options.headers
-    };
-  }
-
+  
+  
   let reauthFailed = false;
   while (!reauthFailed) {
+    const accessToken = useCookie("access_token");
+    console.log("access token:", accessToken.value);
+    if (accessToken.value) {
+      headers = {
+        ...options.headers,
+        "Authorization": `Bearer ${accessToken.value}`
+      };
+    } else {
+      headers = {
+        ...options.headers
+      };
+    }
     try {
       console.log("fetching:", URL.parse(apiBase + path));
       const res = await $fetch<T>(URL.parse(apiBase + path)!.href, {
@@ -74,9 +73,10 @@ export default async <T>(path: string, options: NitroFetchOptions<string> = {})
           console.log("Path is refresh endpoint, throwing error");
           throw error;
         }
+      } else {
+        console.log("throwing error:", error);
+        throw error;
       }
-      console.log("throwing error");
-      throw error;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/utils/getScrollPosition.ts b/utils/getScrollPosition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f4a99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/getScrollPosition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { ScrollPosition } from "~/types/interfaces";
+
+export default (element: HTMLElement): ScrollPosition => {
+  return {
+    scrollHeight: element.scrollHeight,
+    scrollWidth: element.scrollWidth,
+    scrollTop: element.scrollTop,
+    scrollLeft: element.scrollLeft,
+    offsetHeight: element.offsetHeight,
+    offsetWidth: element.offsetWidth,
+    offsetTop: element.offsetTop,
+    offsetLeft: element.offsetLeft
+  };
+}
diff --git a/utils/scrollToBottom.ts b/utils/scrollToBottom.ts
index aca99b4..8064bd8 100644
--- a/utils/scrollToBottom.ts
+++ b/utils/scrollToBottom.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-export default (element: Ref<HTMLElement | undefined, HTMLElement | undefined>) => {
-  if (element.value) {
-    element.value.scrollTo({ top: element.value.scrollHeight });
+export default (element: HTMLElement) => {
+  if (element) {
+    element.scrollTo({ top: element.scrollHeight });
     return;
   }
 }
diff --git a/utils/setScrollPosition.ts b/utils/setScrollPosition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7ddfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/setScrollPosition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { ScrollPosition } from "~/types/interfaces";
+
+export default (element: HTMLElement, scrollPosition: ScrollPosition) => {
+  return element.scrollTo({ top: scrollPosition.scrollTop, left: scrollPosition.scrollLeft });
+}