diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 28f5890..ec9886b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
         "react-google-recaptcha": "^3.1.0",
         "react-hotkeys-hook": "^4.4.1",
+        "react-icons": "^4.12.0",
         "react-router": "^6.21.0",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.21.0",
         "socket.io-client": "^4.7.2",
@@ -4698,6 +4699,14 @@
         "react-dom": ">=16.8.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-icons": {
+      "version": "4.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-icons/-/react-icons-4.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IBaDuHiShdZqmfc/TwHu6+d6k2ltNCf3AszxNmjJc1KUfXdEeRJOKyNvLmAHaarhzGmTSVygNdyu8/opXv2gaw==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-is": {
       "version": "16.13.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-is/-/react-is-16.13.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ad4a68..4c3508e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-google-recaptcha": "^3.1.0",
     "react-hotkeys-hook": "^4.4.1",
+    "react-icons": "^4.12.0",
     "react-router": "^6.21.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.21.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.7.2",
diff --git a/src/pages/Dashboard.jsx b/src/pages/Dashboard.jsx
index 7c77618..90bfd31 100644
--- a/src/pages/Dashboard.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/Dashboard.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,92 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCookies } from "react-cookie";
+import logo_light from "../assets/logo_light_46.png";
+import logo_dark from "../assets/logo_dark_46.png";
+
+const Page = {
+  MY_FILES: 0,
+  SHARED: 1,
+  TEMPLATES: 2,
+  TODOS: 3,
+  SETTINGS: 4,
+};
+
 export default function Dashboard() {
+  const [cookies] = useCookies(["username"]);
+  const [theme, setTheme] = useState("");
+  const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(Page.MY_FILES);
+
+  const buttons = [
+    {
+      icon: "fa-regular fa-folder-closed",
+      label: "My files",
+      onClick: () => setCurrentPage(Page.MY_FILES),
+    },
+    {
+      icon: "fa-solid fa-share-from-square",
+      label: "Shared",
+      onClick: () => setCurrentPage(Page.SHARED),
+    },
+    {
+      icon: "fa-solid fa-book",
+      label: "Templates",
+      onClick: () => setCurrentPage(Page.TEMPLATES),
+    },
+    {
+      icon: "fa-solid fa-list",
+      label: "My to-dos",
+      onClick: () => setCurrentPage(Page.TODOS),
+    },
+    {
+      icon: "fa-solid fa-diagram-project",
+      label: "Editor",
+      onClick: () => window.open("/editor"),
+    },
+    {
+      icon: "bi bi-gear",
+      label: "Settings",
+      onClick: () => setCurrentPage(Page.SETTINGS),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const pages = [
+    <div key={0}>My files</div>,
+    <div key={0}>Shared</div>,
+    <div key={0}>Templates</div>,
+    <div key={0}>Todos</div>,
+    <div key={0}>Settings</div>,
+  ];
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const t = localStorage.getItem("theme");
+    setTheme(t);
+    if (t) document.body.setAttribute("theme-mode", t);
+    document.title = cookies.username + "'s Dashboard | drawDB";
+    document.body.setAttribute("class", "theme");
+  }, [setTheme, cookies]);
+
   return (
-    <div>Dashboard</div>
-  )
+    <div className="grid grid-cols-10">
+      <div className="h-screen overflow-hidden border-r border-zinc-800 col-span-2 py-8 px-8">
+        <img
+          src={theme === "dark" ? logo_dark : logo_light}
+          alt="logo"
+          className="w-[70%]"
+        />
+        <div className="font-semibold my-6 tracking-wide ">
+          {buttons.map((b, i) => (
+            <button
+              key={i}
+              onClick={b.onClick}
+              className="flex items-center w-full hover:bg-zinc-800 p-2 py-2.5 rounded-md cursor-pointer opacity-70 hover:opacity-100"
+            >
+              <i className={`${b.icon} me-5`}></i>
+              <div>{b.label}</div>
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="col-span-8 py-8 px-24">{pages[currentPage]}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/login.jsx b/src/pages/login.jsx
index bad4752..93af42a 100644
--- a/src/pages/login.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/login.jsx
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ export default function Login() {
         { withCredentials: true }
       )
       .then((res) => {
-        setCookie("logged_in", true, { path: "/", maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 });
+        setCookie("logged_in", true, {
+          path: "/",
+          expires: new Date(Date.parse(res.data.session.cookie.expires)),
+        });
         setCookie("username", res.data.username, {
           path: "/",
-          maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60,
+          expires: new Date(Date.parse(res.data.session.cookie.expires)),
         });
         navigate("/");
       })