diff --git a/config/packages/security.yaml b/config/packages/security.yaml
index 367af25..be3d80c 100644
--- a/config/packages/security.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/security.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,26 @@ security:
         Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface: 'auto'
     # https://symfony.com/doc/current/security.html#loading-the-user-the-user-provider
     providers:
-        users_in_memory: { memory: null }
+        # used to reload user from session & other features (e.g. switch_user)
+        app_user_provider:
+            entity:
+                class: App\Entity\User
+                property: email
     firewalls:
         dev:
             pattern: ^/(_(profiler|wdt)|css|images|js)/
             security: false
         main:
             lazy: true
-            provider: users_in_memory
+            provider: app_user_provider
+            form_login:
+                login_path: app_login
+                check_path: app_login
+                enable_csrf: true
+            logout:
+                path: app_logout
+                # where to redirect after logout
+                # target: app_any_route
 
             # activate different ways to authenticate
             # https://symfony.com/doc/current/security.html#the-firewall
@@ -22,6 +34,8 @@ security:
     # Easy way to control access for large sections of your site
     # Note: Only the *first* access control that matches will be used
     access_control:
+        - { path: ^/login, roles: PUBLIC_ACCESS }
+        - { path: ^/, roles: ROLE_USER }
         # - { path: ^/admin, roles: ROLE_ADMIN }
         # - { path: ^/profile, roles: ROLE_USER }
 
diff --git a/src/Controller/SecurityController.php b/src/Controller/SecurityController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1e8b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controller/SecurityController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Controller;
+
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authentication\AuthenticationUtils;
+
+class SecurityController extends AbstractController
+{
+    #[Route(path: '/login', name: 'app_login')]
+    public function login(AuthenticationUtils $authenticationUtils): Response
+    {
+        return $this->render('security/login.html.twig', [
+            'last_username' => $authenticationUtils->getLastUsername(),
+            'error' => $authenticationUtils->getLastAuthenticationError(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[Route(path: '/logout', name: 'app_logout')]
+    public function logout(): void
+    {
+        throw new \LogicException('This method can be blank - it will be intercepted by the logout key on your firewall.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Entity/User.php b/src/Entity/User.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927dfe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Entity/User.php
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Entity;
+
+use App\Repository\UserRepository;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface;
+
+#[ORM\Entity(repositoryClass: UserRepository::class)]
+#[ORM\Table(name: '`user`')]
+#[ORM\UniqueConstraint(name: 'UNIQ_IDENTIFIER_EMAIL', fields: ['email'])]
+class User implements UserInterface, PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface
+{
+    #[ORM\Id]
+    #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
+    #[ORM\Column]
+    private ?int $id = null;
+
+    #[ORM\Column(length: 180)]
+    private ?string $email = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @var list<string> The user roles
+     */
+    #[ORM\Column]
+    private array $roles = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @var string The hashed password
+     */
+    #[ORM\Column]
+    private ?string $password = null;
+
+    public function getId(): ?int
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function getEmail(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->email;
+    }
+
+    public function setEmail(string $email): static
+    {
+        $this->email = $email;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A visual identifier that represents this user.
+     *
+     * @see UserInterface
+     */
+    public function getUserIdentifier(): string
+    {
+        return (string) $this->email;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see UserInterface
+     *
+     * @return list<string>
+     */
+    public function getRoles(): array
+    {
+        $roles = $this->roles;
+        // guarantee every user at least has ROLE_USER
+        $roles[] = 'ROLE_USER';
+
+        return array_unique($roles);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $roles
+     */
+    public function setRoles(array $roles): static
+    {
+        $this->roles = $roles;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface
+     */
+    public function getPassword(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->password;
+    }
+
+    public function setPassword(string $password): static
+    {
+        $this->password = $password;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see UserInterface
+     */
+    public function eraseCredentials(): void
+    {
+        // If you store any temporary, sensitive data on the user, clear it here
+        // $this->plainPassword = null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Repository/UserRepository.php b/src/Repository/UserRepository.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f2804e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Repository/UserRepository.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Repository;
+
+use App\Entity\User;
+use Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Repository\ServiceEntityRepository;
+use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\UnsupportedUserException;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordUpgraderInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @extends ServiceEntityRepository<User>
+ */
+class UserRepository extends ServiceEntityRepository implements PasswordUpgraderInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($registry, User::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to upgrade (rehash) the user's password automatically over time.
+     */
+    public function upgradePassword(PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface $user, string $newHashedPassword): void
+    {
+        if (!$user instanceof User) {
+            throw new UnsupportedUserException(sprintf('Instances of "%s" are not supported.', $user::class));
+        }
+
+        $user->setPassword($newHashedPassword);
+        $this->getEntityManager()->persist($user);
+        $this->getEntityManager()->flush();
+    }
+
+    //    /**
+    //     * @return User[] Returns an array of User objects
+    //     */
+    //    public function findByExampleField($value): array
+    //    {
+    //        return $this->createQueryBuilder('u')
+    //            ->andWhere('u.exampleField = :val')
+    //            ->setParameter('val', $value)
+    //            ->orderBy('u.id', 'ASC')
+    //            ->setMaxResults(10)
+    //            ->getQuery()
+    //            ->getResult()
+    //        ;
+    //    }
+
+    //    public function findOneBySomeField($value): ?User
+    //    {
+    //        return $this->createQueryBuilder('u')
+    //            ->andWhere('u.exampleField = :val')
+    //            ->setParameter('val', $value)
+    //            ->getQuery()
+    //            ->getOneOrNullResult()
+    //        ;
+    //    }
+}
diff --git a/templates/security/login.html.twig b/templates/security/login.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07b5cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/security/login.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{% extends 'base.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block title %}Log in!{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body %}
+    <form method="post">
+        {% if error %}
+            <div class="alert alert-danger">{{ error.messageKey|trans(error.messageData, 'security') }}</div>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        {% if app.user %}
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                You are logged in as {{ app.user.userIdentifier }}, <a href="{{ path('app_logout') }}">Logout</a>
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        <h1 class="h3 mb-3 font-weight-normal">Please sign in</h1>
+        <label for="username">Email</label>
+        <input type="email" value="{{ last_username }}" name="_username" id="username" class="form-control" autocomplete="email" required autofocus>
+        <label for="password">Password</label>
+        <input type="password" name="_password" id="password" class="form-control" autocomplete="current-password" required>
+
+        <input type="hidden" name="_csrf_token"
+               value="{{ csrf_token('authenticate') }}"
+        >
+
+        {#
+            Uncomment this section and add a remember_me option below your firewall to activate remember me functionality.
+            See https://symfony.com/doc/current/security/remember_me.html
+
+            <div class="checkbox mb-3">
+                <input type="checkbox" name="_remember_me" id="_remember_me">
+                <label for="_remember_me">Remember me</label>
+            </div>
+        #}
+
+        <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" type="submit">
+            Sign in
+        </button>
+    </form>
+{% endblock %}