diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6d8e15b..a27419f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -306,10 +306,13 @@ checksum = "19d374276b40fb8bbdee95aef7c7fa6b5316ec764510eb64b8dd0e2ed0d7e7f5"
 name = "critch"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "mime",
  "poem",
  "ructe",
  "serde",
  "sqlx",
+ "time",
+ "time-humanize",
  "tokio",
  "toml",
  "uuid",
@@ -1798,6 +1801,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "smallvec",
  "sqlformat",
  "thiserror",
+ "time",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "tracing",
@@ -1882,6 +1886,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx-core",
  "stringprep",
  "thiserror",
+ "time",
  "tracing",
  "uuid",
  "whoami",
@@ -1921,6 +1926,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx-core",
  "stringprep",
  "thiserror",
+ "time",
  "tracing",
  "uuid",
  "whoami",
@@ -1945,6 +1951,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_urlencoded",
  "sqlx-core",
+ "time",
  "tracing",
  "url",
  "uuid",
@@ -2058,6 +2065,12 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ef927ca75afb808a4d64dd374f00a2adf8d0fcff8e7b184af886c3c87ec4a3f3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "time-humanize"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3e32d019b4f7c100bcd5494e40a27119d45b71fba2b07a4684153129279a4647"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time-macros"
 version = "0.2.18"
@@ -2298,6 +2311,9 @@ name = "uuid"
 version = "1.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8c5f0a0af699448548ad1a2fbf920fb4bee257eae39953ba95cb84891a0446a"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8980e23..1fabb93 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ build = "src/build.rs"
 ructe = { version = "0.17.2", features = ["sass", "mime03"] }
 
 [dependencies]
+mime = "0.3.17"
 poem = { version = "3.1.3", features = ["session"] }
 serde = "1.0.215"
-sqlx = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["uuid", "postgres", "runtime-tokio"] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["uuid", "postgres", "runtime-tokio", "time"] }
+time = "0.3.36"
+time-humanize = "0.1.3"
 tokio = { version = "1.41.1", features = ["full"] }
 toml = { version = "0.8.19", features = ["parse"] }
-uuid = "1.11.0"
+uuid = { version = "1.11.0", features = ["v4"] }
diff --git a/migrations/20241113160730_critch.sql b/migrations/20241113160730_critch.sql
index 7e4b19e..131daf3 100644
--- a/migrations/20241113160730_critch.sql
+++ b/migrations/20241113160730_critch.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ create extension if not exists "uuid-ossp";
 
 create table artists (
     id integer primary key generated always as identity,
-    artist_name varchar(128) not null unique,
+    handle varchar(128) not null unique,
+    name varchar(128),
     bio text,
     site varchar(256)
 );
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ create table artworks (
     title varchar(256),
     description text,
     url_source varchar(256),
+    created_at timestamp not null default current_timestamp,
     artist_id integer not null,
     comment_number integer not null default 0,
     foreign key (artist_id) references artists(id)
@@ -20,24 +22,26 @@ create table artworks (
 create table comments (
     id integer unique not null,
     text text not null,
-    thread_id integer not null,
-    primary key (id, thread_id),
-    foreign key (thread_id) references artworks(id)
+    artwork_id integer not null,
+    created_at timestamp not null default current_timestamp,
+    primary key (id, artwork_id),
+    foreign key (artwork_id) references artworks(id)
 );
 
 create table comment_relations (
-    thread_id integer,
-    foreign key (thread_id) references artworks(id),
+    artwork_id integer,
+    foreign key (artwork_id) references artworks(id),
     in_reply_to_id integer,
     foreign key (in_reply_to_id) references comments(id),
     comment_id integer,
     foreign key (comment_id) references comments(id),
-    primary key (thread_id, in_reply_to_id, comment_id)
+    primary key (artwork_id, in_reply_to_id, comment_id)
 );
 
-create table files (
+create table artwork_files (
     id uuid primary key default gen_random_uuid(),
     alt_text text,
+    extension varchar(16),
     artwork_id integer,
     foreign key (artwork_id) references artworks(id)
 );
diff --git a/src/artist.rs b/src/artist.rs
index 06b90e7..476dad9 100644
--- a/src/artist.rs
+++ b/src/artist.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::Result;
+
+#[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
 pub struct Artist {
-    id: Option<usize>,
-    name: String,
-    bio: Option<String>,
-    site: Option<String>,
+    id: Option<i32>,
+    pub handle: String,
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub bio: Option<String>,
+    pub site: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Artist {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> Option<i32> {
+        self.id
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/artwork.rs b/src/artwork.rs
index 78b39af..458fd38 100644
--- a/src/artwork.rs
+++ b/src/artwork.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
+use time::{OffsetDateTime, PrimitiveDateTime};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::{artist::Artist, comment::Comment, file::File};
+
+#[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
 pub struct Artwork {
     /// artwork id
-    id: Option<usize>,
+    id: Option<i32>,
     /// name of the artwork
-    title: Option<String>,
+    pub title: Option<String>,
     /// description of the artwork
-    description: Option<String>,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
     /// source url of the artwork
-    url_source: Option<String>,
+    pub url_source: Option<String>,
+    /// artwork creation time
+    created_at: Option<PrimitiveDateTime>,
     /// id of the artist
-    artist_id: usize,
+    #[sqlx(Flatten)]
+    pub artist: Artist,
     /// ids of files
-    files: Vec<usize>,
+    #[sqlx(Flatten)]
+    pub files: Vec<File>,
+    // /// TODO: comments in thread,
+    // #[sqlx(Flatten)]
+    // comments: Vec<Comment>,
 }
diff --git a/src/comment.rs b/src/comment.rs
index 77b0fc0..55c4607 100644
--- a/src/comment.rs
+++ b/src/comment.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::Result;
+
+#[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
 pub struct Comment {
     /// id of the comment in the thread
-    id: Option<usize>,
+    id: Option<i32>,
     /// text of the comment
-    text: String,
-    /// thread comment is in
-    thread: usize,
+    pub text: String,
+    /// id of artwork thread comment is in
+    pub artwork_id: i32,
+    /// comment creation time
+    created_at: Option<OffsetDateTime>,
     /// comments that are mentioned by the comment
-    in_reply_to: Vec<usize>,
+    pub in_reply_to_ids: Vec<i32>,
     /// comments that mention the comment
-    mentioned_by: Vec<usize>,
+    mentioned_by_ids: Vec<i32>,
+}
+
+impl Comment {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> Option<i32> {
+        self.id
+    }
+
+    pub fn created_at(&self) -> Option<OffsetDateTime> {
+        self.created_at
+    }
+
+    pub fn mentioned_by_ids(&self) -> &Vec<i32> {
+        &self.mentioned_by_ids
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/db/artists.rs b/src/db/artists.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..043f0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/artists.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+
+use crate::artist::Artist;
+use crate::Result;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Artists(Pool<Postgres>);
+
+impl Artists {
+    pub fn new(pool: Pool<Postgres>) -> Self {
+        Self(pool)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create(&self, artist: Artist) -> Result<i32> {
+        let artist_id = sqlx::query!(
+            "insert into artists (handle, name, bio, site) values ($1, $2, $3, $4) returning id",
+            artist.handle,
+            artist.name,
+            artist.bio,
+            artist.site
+        )
+        .fetch_one(&self.0)
+        .await?
+        .id;
+        Ok(artist_id)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn read(&self, id: i32) -> Result<Artist> {
+        Ok(sqlx::query_as("select * from artists where id = $1")
+            .bind(id)
+            .fetch_one(&self.0)
+            .await?)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn read_handle(&self, handle: &str) -> Result<Artist> {
+        Ok(sqlx::query_as("select * from artists where handle = $1")
+            .bind(handle)
+            .fetch_one(&self.0)
+            .await?)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn read_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<Artist>> {
+        Ok(sqlx::query_as("select * from artists")
+            .fetch_all(&self.0)
+            .await?)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn search(&self, query: &str) -> Result<Vec<Artist>> {
+        Ok(
+            sqlx::query_as("select * from artists where handle + name like '%$1%'")
+                .bind(query)
+                .fetch_all(&self.0)
+                .await?,
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/db/artworks.rs b/src/db/artworks.rs
index 8b13789..619f42d 100644
--- a/src/db/artworks.rs
+++ b/src/db/artworks.rs
@@ -1 +1,52 @@
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use crate::artist::Artist;
+use crate::artwork::Artwork;
+use crate::file::File;
+use crate::Result;
+
+use super::Database;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Artworks(Pool<Postgres>);
+
+impl Artworks {
+    pub fn new(pool: Pool<Postgres>) -> Self {
+        Self(pool)
+    }
+
+    pub fn downcast(&self) -> Database {
+        Database(self.0.clone())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create(&self, artwork: Artwork) -> Result<i32> {
+        let artist_id = if let Some(artist_id) = artwork.artist.id() {
+            artist_id
+        } else {
+            self.downcast().artists().create(artwork.artist).await?
+        };
+        let artwork_id = sqlx::query!("insert into artworks (title, description, url_source, artist_id) values ($1, $2, $3, $4) returning id", artwork.title, artwork.description, artwork.url_source, artist_id).fetch_one(&self.0).await?.id;
+        for file in artwork.files {
+            sqlx::query!(
+                "insert into artwork_files (id, alt_text, extension, artwork_id) values ($1, $2, $3, $4)",
+                file.id(),
+                file.alt_text,
+                file.extension(),
+                artwork_id
+            )
+            .execute(&self.0)
+            .await?;
+        }
+        Ok(artwork_id)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn read_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<Artwork>> {
+        // TODO: join comments and files
+        Ok(sqlx::query_as(
+            "select * from artworks left join artists on artworks.artist_id = artists.id left join artwork_files on artworks.id = artwork_files.artwork_id group by artworks.id, artists.id, artwork_files.id",
+        )
+        .fetch_all(&self.0)
+        .await?)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/db/comments.rs b/src/db/comments.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec07aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/comments.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+
+use crate::comment::Comment;
+use crate::Result;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Comments(Pool<Postgres>);
+
+impl Comments {
+    pub fn new(pool: Pool<Postgres>) -> Self {
+        Self(pool)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create(&self, comment: Comment) -> Result<i32> {
+        let comment_id = sqlx::query!(
+            r#"insert into comments (text, artwork_id) values ($1, $2) returning id"#,
+            comment.text,
+            comment.artwork_id
+        )
+        .fetch_one(&self.0)
+        .await?
+        .id;
+        for in_reply_to_id in comment.in_reply_to_ids {
+            sqlx::query!("insert into comment_relations (artwork_id, in_reply_to_id, comment_id) values ($1, $2, $3)", comment.artwork_id, in_reply_to_id, comment_id).execute(&self.0).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(comment_id)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn read_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<Comment>> {
+        // TODO: joins to get in_reply_to_ids and mentioned_by_ids
+        let comments: Vec<Comment> = sqlx::query_as("select * from comments")
+            .fetch_all(&self.0)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(comments)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn read_thread(&self, artwork_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Comment>> {
+        Ok(sqlx::query_as("select * from comments")
+            .fetch_all(&self.0)
+            .await?)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/db/mod.rs b/src/db/mod.rs
index 97a5b25..79e8717 100644
--- a/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+use artists::Artists;
+use artworks::Artworks;
+use comments::Comments;
 use sqlx::{postgres::PgPoolOptions, Pool, Postgres};
 
+mod artists;
 mod artworks;
+mod comments;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Database(Pool<Postgres>);
@@ -17,4 +22,16 @@ impl Database {
 
         Self(pool)
     }
+
+    pub fn artists(&self) -> Artists {
+        Artists::new(self.0.clone())
+    }
+
+    pub fn artworks(&self) -> Artworks {
+        Artworks::new(self.0.clone())
+    }
+
+    pub fn comments(&self) -> Comments {
+        Comments::new(self.0.clone())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 03cad93..ef8ddd3 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,46 @@
 use std::fmt::Display;
 
+use poem::{error::ResponseError, http::StatusCode};
+use sqlx::postgres::PgDatabaseError;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     IOError(std::io::Error),
     TOMLError(toml::de::Error),
+    SQLError(String),
+    DatabaseError(sqlx::Error),
+    NotFound,
+    MissingField,
 }
 
 impl Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
+            Error::SQLError(error) => write!(f, "SQL Error: {}", error),
             Error::IOError(error) => write!(f, "IO Error: {}", error),
             Error::TOMLError(error) => write!(f, "TOML deserialization error: {}", error),
+            Error::DatabaseError(error) => write!(f, "database error: {}", error),
+            Error::NotFound => write!(f, "not found"),
+            Error::MissingField => write!(f, "missing field in row"),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl std::error::Error for Error {}
 
+impl ResponseError for Error {
+    fn status(&self) -> poem::http::StatusCode {
+        match self {
+            Error::IOError(_) => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Error::TOMLError(_) => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Error::DatabaseError(_) => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Error::NotFound => StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            Error::SQLError(_) => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Error::MissingField => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
     fn from(e: std::io::Error) -> Self {
         Self::IOError(e)
@@ -28,3 +52,18 @@ impl From<toml::de::Error> for Error {
         Self::TOMLError(e)
     }
 }
+
+impl From<sqlx::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: sqlx::Error) -> Self {
+        match e {
+            sqlx::Error::Database(database_error) => {
+                let error = database_error.downcast::<PgDatabaseError>();
+                match error.code() {
+                    code => Error::SQLError(code.to_string()),
+                }
+            }
+            sqlx::Error::RowNotFound => Error::NotFound,
+            _ => Self::DatabaseError(e),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index 8a49839..15d457a 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,32 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
 pub struct File {
-    id: Option<Uuid>,
-    artwork: usize,
+    id: Uuid,
+    pub alt_text: String,
+    extension: String,
+    artwork_id: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+impl File {
+    pub fn new(file: std::fs::File, extension: String) -> Self {
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        Self {
+            id,
+            alt_text: String::new(),
+            extension,
+            artwork_id: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn id(&self) -> Uuid {
+        self.id
+    }
+
+    pub fn extension(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.extension
+    }
+
+    pub fn artwork_id(&self) -> Option<i32> {
+        self.artwork_id
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fc2ab75..166cae4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ impl Critch {
         Self { db, config }
     }
 }
+
+include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/templates.rs"));
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 639ba2d..93ab9d6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use poem::session::{CookieConfig, CookieSession};
+use poem::web::cookie::CookieKey;
 use poem::{delete, post, put, EndpointExt};
 use poem::{get, listener::TcpListener, Route, Server};
 
@@ -10,11 +12,16 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     let config = Config::from_file("./critch.toml").unwrap();
     let state = Critch::new(config).await;
 
+    let cookie_config = CookieConfig::private(CookieKey::generate());
+    let cookie_session = CookieSession::new(cookie_config);
+
     let app = Route::new()
+        .at("/admin", get(routes::admin::get_dashboard))
         .at(
-            "/admin",
+            "/admin/login",
             post(routes::admin::login).get(routes::admin::get_login_form),
         )
+        .at("/admin/logout", post(routes::admin::logout))
         .at("/", get(routes::artworks::get))
         .at(
             "/artworks",
@@ -40,7 +47,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
             "/artworks/:artwork/comments",
             post(routes::artworks::comments::post).delete(routes::artworks::comments::delete),
         )
-        .data(state);
+        .catch_all_error(routes::error::error)
+        .data(state)
+        .with(cookie_session);
 
     Server::new(TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:3000"))
         .run(app)
diff --git a/src/routes/admin.rs b/src/routes/admin.rs
index 98cb954..ccca2de 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin.rs
+++ b/src/routes/admin.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,50 @@
-use poem::handler;
+use poem::{
+    handler,
+    http::StatusCode,
+    session::Session,
+    web::{Data, Form, Redirect},
+    IntoResponse, Response,
+};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 
-#[handler]
-pub async fn login() {
-    todo!()
+use crate::{ructe_poem::render, templates, Critch, Result};
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Login {
+    password: String,
 }
 
 #[handler]
-pub async fn get_login_form() {
-    todo!()
+pub async fn get_dashboard(session: &Session, critch: Data<&Critch>) -> Result<Response> {
+    if let Some(true) = session.get("is_admin") {
+        let comments = critch.db.comments().read_all().await?;
+        let artworks = critch.db.artworks().read_all().await?;
+        return Ok(render!(templates::admin_dashboard_html).into_response());
+    } else {
+        return Ok(Redirect::see_other("/admin/login").into_response());
+    }
+}
+
+#[handler]
+pub fn login(session: &Session, data: Data<&Critch>, form: Form<Login>) -> Response {
+    if form.password == data.config.admin_password() {
+        session.set("is_admin", true);
+        return Redirect::see_other("/admin").into_response();
+    } else {
+        return render!(templates::admin_login_html).into_response();
+    }
+}
+
+#[handler]
+pub fn logout(session: &Session) -> Response {
+    session.purge();
+    Redirect::see_other("/").into_response()
+}
+
+#[handler]
+pub fn get_login_form(session: &Session) -> Response {
+    if let Some(true) = session.get("is_admin") {
+        return Redirect::see_other("/admin").into_response();
+    };
+    render!(templates::admin_login_html).into_response()
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/error.rs b/src/routes/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3813998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use poem::{IntoResponse, Response};
+
+use crate::{ructe_poem::render, templates};
+
+pub async fn error(err: poem::Error) -> Response {
+    let status = err.status().to_string();
+    let message = err.to_string();
+    render!(templates::error_html, &status, &message).into_response()
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
index fe8e0d1..0844fb7 100644
--- a/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod admin;
 pub mod artists;
 pub mod artworks;
+pub mod error;
diff --git a/src/ructe_poem.rs b/src/ructe_poem.rs
index fc14048..bb2d913 100644
--- a/src/ructe_poem.rs
+++ b/src/ructe_poem.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use poem::{http::StatusCode, Body, IntoResponse};
 
 macro_rules! render {
     ($template:path) => {{
-        use $crate::axum_ructe::Render;
+        use $crate::ructe_poem::Render;
         Render(|o| $template(o))
     }};
     ($template:path, $($arg:expr),* $(,)*) => {{
-        use $crate::axum_ructe::Render;
+        use $crate::ructe_poem::Render;
         Render(move |o| $template(o, $($arg),*))
     }}
 }
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ impl<T: FnOnce(&mut Vec<u8>) -> std::io::Result<()> + Send> IntoResponse for Ren
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub(crate) use render;
diff --git a/templates/admin_dashboard.rs.html b/templates/admin_dashboard.rs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf7d27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin_dashboard.rs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@use super::base_html;
+
+@()
+
+@:base_html({
+<form action="/admin/logout" method="post">
+  <button type="logout">log out</button>
+</form>
+})
+
diff --git a/templates/admin_login.rs.html b/templates/admin_login.rs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de31c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin_login.rs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@use super::base_html;
+
+@()
+
+@:base_html({
+<form action="/admin/login" method="post">
+  <label for="password">admin password:</label>
+  <input type="text" id="password" name="password" required="true" />
+  <button type="submit">log in</button>
+</form>
+})
+
diff --git a/templates/base.rs.html b/templates/base.rs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b8e63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/base.rs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+@use super::statics::*;
+
+@(body: Content)
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/style.css" />
+  <title>pinussy</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  @:body()
+</body>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/templates/error.rs.html b/templates/error.rs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66b6861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/error.rs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+@use super::base_html;
+@use poem::http::StatusCode;
+
+@(status: &str, message: &str)
+
+@:base_html({
+<h1>error @status</h1>
+<h2>@message</h2>
+})