diff --git a/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue b/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5632403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+const email = ref("");
+const password = ref("");
+const {login} = useAuth();
+
+const handleLogin = () => login(email.value, password.value)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <form class="password-form" @submit.prevent="handleLogin">
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="email">Email</label>
+      <input id="email" v-model="email" type="email"/>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="password">Password</label>
+      <input id="password" v-model="password" type="password"/>
+    </div>
+
+    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
+  </form>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.form-group {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+</style>
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diff --git a/app/components/profile-menu.vue b/app/components/profile-menu.vue
index 8a0687c..93f2171 100644
--- a/app/components/profile-menu.vue
+++ b/app/components/profile-menu.vue
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 const dropdownOpen = ref(false)
 const profileMenu = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 
-function toggleDropdown() {
+const {logout} = useAuth()
+
+const toggleDropdown = () => {
   dropdownOpen.value = !dropdownOpen.value
 }
 
-function onClickOutside(e: MouseEvent) {
+const onClickOutside = (e: MouseEvent) => {
   if (profileMenu.value && !profileMenu.value.contains(e.target as Node)) {
     dropdownOpen.value = false
   }
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => document.removeEventListener('click', onClickOutside))
       <li>
         <NuxtLink to="/account" @click="dropdownOpen = false">Account</NuxtLink>
       </li>
-      <li>Log Out</li>
+      <li @click="logout">Log Out</li>
     </ul>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/composables/$api.ts b/app/composables/$api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22261e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/composables/$api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export const $api = <T>(
+    path: string,
+    options: Parameters<typeof $fetch<T>>[1] = {}
+) => {
+    const config = useRuntimeConfig()
+    const xsrfToken = useCookie('XSRF-TOKEN')
+
+    return $fetch<T>(path, {
+        baseURL: config.public.apiBase,
+        credentials: 'include',
+        headers: {
+            Accept: 'application/json',
+            ...(xsrfToken.value ? {'X-XSRF-TOKEN': xsrfToken.value} : {}),
+        },
+        ...options,
+    })
+}
diff --git a/app/composables/useApiData.ts b/app/composables/useApiData.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cb0c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/composables/useApiData.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export const useApiData = <T>(
+    url: string | Ref<string>,
+    options: Parameters<typeof useFetch<T>>[1] = {}
+) => {
+    const config = useRuntimeConfig()
+    const xsrfToken = useCookie('XSRF-TOKEN')
+    const requestHeaders = useRequestHeaders(['cookie'])
+
+    return useFetch<T>(url, {
+        baseURL: config.public.apiBase,
+        credentials: 'include',
+        watch: false,
+        server: false,
+        headers: computed(() => ({
+            Accept: 'application/json',
+            ...requestHeaders,
+            ...(xsrfToken.value ? {'X-XSRF-TOKEN': xsrfToken.value} : {}),
+        })),
+        ...options,
+    })
+}
diff --git a/app/composables/useAuth.ts b/app/composables/useAuth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6774cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/composables/useAuth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+export const useAuth = () => {
+    const config = useRuntimeConfig()
+    const router = useRouter()
+
+    const login = async (email: string, password: string) => {
+        await $fetch('/sanctum/csrf-cookie', {
+            baseURL: config.public.apiBase,
+            credentials: 'include',
+        })
+        await $api('/api/login', {method: 'POST', body: {email, password}})
+        await router.push('/')
+    }
+
+    const logout = async () => {
+        await $api('/api/logout', {method: 'POST'})
+        await router.push('/')
+    }
+
+    return {login, logout}
+}
diff --git a/app/pages/auth/login.vue b/app/pages/auth/login.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..576b08c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pages/auth/login.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+
+import LoginForm from "~/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue";
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <login-form/>
+
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
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diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 6d589bd..fe5d619 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 // https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
 export default defineNuxtConfig({
     compatibilityDate: '2025-07-15',
+    runtimeConfig: {
+        public: {
+            apiBase: '',  // overridden by NUXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE
+        },
+    },
     devtools: {enabled: true},
     css: ['~/assets/css/reset.css'],
     modules: [