diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index baa79be..0a92a1f 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
+import 'pages/login_page.dart';
+
 void main() {
-  runApp(const MyApp());
+  runApp(const Application());
 }
 
-class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
-  const MyApp({super.key});
+class Application extends StatelessWidget {
+  const Application({super.key});
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
         colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(seedColor: Colors.deepPurple),
         useMaterial3: true,
       ),
+      home: const LoginPage(),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/pages/login_page.dart b/lib/pages/login_page.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a367a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pages/login_page.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+import '../services/db_helper.dart';
+
+class LoginPage extends StatelessWidget {
+  const LoginPage({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    TextEditingController username = TextEditingController();
+    return Scaffold(
+      body: Center(
+        child: Column(
+          children: [
+            TextField(
+              controller: username,
+              decoration: const InputDecoration(
+                label: Text('Username'),
+              ),
+            ),
+            TextButton(
+              onPressed: () => DbHelper.login(username.text),
+              child: const Text('Login'),
+            ),
+            TextButton(
+              onPressed: () => DbHelper.logout(),
+              child: const Text('Logout'),
+            )
+          ],
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/services/db_helper.dart b/lib/services/db_helper.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..920a8fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/db_helper.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
+
+class DbHelper {
+  static Future<SharedPreferences> get _prefs async =>
+      SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+
+  static void login(String username) async {
+    final prefs = await _prefs;
+    final String? savedUsername = prefs.getString('username');
+
+    if (savedUsername == null) {
+      await prefs.setString('username', username);
+      // TODO create new account
+    } else if (savedUsername == username) {
+      // TODO log into database
+    } else {
+      // TODO wrong username
+    }
+  }
+
+  static void logout() async {
+    final prefs = await _prefs;
+    bool success = await prefs.remove('username');
+
+    //TODO log out on database
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 3ece5f4..2736c0e 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.9.1"
+  nested:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: nested
+      sha256: "03bac4c528c64c95c722ec99280375a6f2fc708eec17c7b3f07253b626cd2a20"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -176,6 +184,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.6"
+  provider:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: provider
+      sha256: cdbe7530b12ecd9eb455bdaa2fcb8d4dad22e80b8afb4798b41479d5ce26847f
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.5"
   shared_preferences:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e536217..c1da08c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   cupertino_icons: ^1.0.2
   shared_preferences: ^2.2.2
+  provider: ^6.0.5
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: