From 76f124176193fecaef9276fc97c6413a9659470a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Austin <austin@therobustroast.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:12:47 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] added supabase

---
 .../(dashboard)/authors/[name]/edit/page.tsx  | 116 ++++++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/actions.ts      |  71 ++++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/new/page.tsx    |  89 ++++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/page.tsx        | 100 +++++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/actions.ts     |  16 +
 app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/page.tsx       |  78 ++++
 .../(dashboard)/components/AdminSidebar.tsx   |  87 ++++
 .../components/DeleteConfirmDialog.tsx        |  57 +++
 .../(dashboard)/components/PostEditor.tsx     | 202 +++++++++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/layout.tsx              |  36 ++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/page.tsx                | 131 ++++++
 .../(dashboard)/posts/[id]/edit/page.tsx      |  52 +++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/actions.ts        | 119 ++++++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/new/page.tsx      |  21 +
 app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/page.tsx          |  99 +++++
 .../subscriptions/ExportButton.tsx            |  34 ++
 .../(dashboard)/subscriptions/actions.ts      |  19 +
 app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/page.tsx  |  67 +++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/users/actions.ts        |  79 ++++
 app/admin/(dashboard)/users/page.tsx          | 198 +++++++++
 app/admin/layout.tsx                          |   9 +
 app/admin/login/page.tsx                      | 119 ++++++
 app/api/comments.ts                           |  68 ---
 app/api/comments/route.ts                     |  81 ++++
 app/api/subscribe.ts                          |  61 ---
 app/api/subscribe/route.ts                    |  70 ++++
 app/authors/[author]/AuthorProfile.tsx        |   4 +-
 app/authors/[author]/page.tsx                 |  18 +-
 app/authors/page.tsx                          |   5 +-
 app/page.tsx                                  |   6 +-
 app/posts/[id]/page.tsx                       |   6 +-
 app/posts/page.tsx                            |   6 +-
 app/search/page.tsx                           |   4 +-
 app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx                       |  20 +-
 app/tags/page.tsx                             |   5 +-
 components/CommentSection.tsx                 |   4 +-
 lib/markdown.ts                               | 162 --------
 lib/posts.ts                                  | 125 ++++++
 package-lock.json                             | 196 +++++----
 package.json                                  |   9 +-
 proxy.ts                                      |  19 +
 scripts/migrate-posts.ts                      |  78 ++++
 supabase/.gitignore                           |   8 +
 supabase/config.toml                          | 388 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../20240101000001_create_posts_table.sql     |  38 ++
 ...0240101000002_create_admin_users_table.sql |  15 +
 .../20240101000003_create_existing_tables.sql |  35 ++
 .../20240101000004_rls_policies.sql           | 151 +++++++
 tsconfig.json                                 |  24 +-
 types/index.ts                                |  82 +++-
 utils/supabase.ts                             |   6 -
 utils/supabase/client.ts                      |   8 +
 utils/supabase/middleware.ts                  |  78 ++++
 utils/supabase/server.ts                      |  28 ++
 54 files changed, 3162 insertions(+), 445 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/[name]/edit/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/actions.ts
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/new/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/actions.ts
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/components/AdminSidebar.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/components/DeleteConfirmDialog.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/components/PostEditor.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/[id]/edit/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/actions.ts
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/new/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/ExportButton.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/actions.ts
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/users/actions.ts
 create mode 100644 app/admin/(dashboard)/users/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/layout.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/admin/login/page.tsx
 delete mode 100644 app/api/comments.ts
 create mode 100644 app/api/comments/route.ts
 delete mode 100644 app/api/subscribe.ts
 create mode 100644 app/api/subscribe/route.ts
 delete mode 100644 lib/markdown.ts
 create mode 100644 lib/posts.ts
 create mode 100644 proxy.ts
 create mode 100644 scripts/migrate-posts.ts
 create mode 100644 supabase/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 supabase/config.toml
 create mode 100644 supabase/migrations/20240101000001_create_posts_table.sql
 create mode 100644 supabase/migrations/20240101000002_create_admin_users_table.sql
 create mode 100644 supabase/migrations/20240101000003_create_existing_tables.sql
 create mode 100644 supabase/migrations/20240101000004_rls_policies.sql
 delete mode 100644 utils/supabase.ts
 create mode 100644 utils/supabase/client.ts
 create mode 100644 utils/supabase/middleware.ts
 create mode 100644 utils/supabase/server.ts

diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/[name]/edit/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/[name]/edit/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..949f016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/[name]/edit/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { updateAuthor } from "../../actions";
+
+interface PageProps {
+  params: Promise<{ name: string }>;
+}
+
+export default async function EditAuthorPage({ params }: PageProps) {
+  const { name } = await params;
+  const decodedName = decodeURIComponent(name);
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data: author, error } = await supabase
+    .from("authors")
+    .select("name, bio, x_link, fb_link, insta_link, pfp_link")
+    .eq("name", decodedName)
+    .single();
+
+  if (error || !author) {
+    notFound();
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-8">Edit Author</h1>
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6 max-w-2xl">
+        <form action={updateAuthor} className="space-y-4">
+          <input type="hidden" name="originalName" value={author.name} />
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Name
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="name"
+              defaultValue={author.name}
+              required
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Bio
+            </label>
+            <textarea
+              name="bio"
+              rows={4}
+              defaultValue={author.bio}
+              required
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Profile Picture URL
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="pfp_link"
+              defaultValue={author.pfp_link || ""}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              X (Twitter) Link
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="x_link"
+              defaultValue={author.x_link || ""}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Facebook Link
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="fb_link"
+              defaultValue={author.fb_link || ""}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Instagram Link
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="insta_link"
+              defaultValue={author.insta_link || ""}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex gap-4 pt-4">
+            <button
+              type="submit"
+              className="bg-accent text-white px-6 py-2 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark"
+            >
+              Update Author
+            </button>
+            <a
+              href="/admin/authors"
+              className="px-6 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-50"
+            >
+              Cancel
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/actions.ts b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1f2350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+"use server";
+
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+
+export async function createAuthor(formData: FormData) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const name = formData.get("name") as string;
+  const bio = formData.get("bio") as string;
+  const x_link = (formData.get("x_link") as string) || null;
+  const fb_link = (formData.get("fb_link") as string) || null;
+  const insta_link = (formData.get("insta_link") as string) || null;
+  const pfp_link = (formData.get("pfp_link") as string) || null;
+
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("authors").insert({
+    name,
+    bio,
+    x_link,
+    fb_link,
+    insta_link,
+    pfp_link,
+  });
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to create author: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/authors");
+  revalidatePath("/admin/authors");
+  redirect("/admin/authors");
+}
+
+export async function updateAuthor(formData: FormData) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const originalName = formData.get("originalName") as string;
+  const name = formData.get("name") as string;
+  const bio = formData.get("bio") as string;
+  const x_link = (formData.get("x_link") as string) || null;
+  const fb_link = (formData.get("fb_link") as string) || null;
+  const insta_link = (formData.get("insta_link") as string) || null;
+  const pfp_link = (formData.get("pfp_link") as string) || null;
+
+  const { error } = await supabase
+    .from("authors")
+    .update({ name, bio, x_link, fb_link, insta_link, pfp_link })
+    .eq("name", originalName);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to update author: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/authors");
+  revalidatePath("/admin/authors");
+  redirect("/admin/authors");
+}
+
+export async function deleteAuthor(name: string) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("authors").delete().eq("name", name);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to delete author: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/authors");
+  revalidatePath("/admin/authors");
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/new/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/new/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ca581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/new/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { createAuthor } from "../actions";
+
+export default function NewAuthorPage() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-8">New Author</h1>
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6 max-w-2xl">
+        <form action={createAuthor} className="space-y-4">
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Name
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="name"
+              required
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Bio
+            </label>
+            <textarea
+              name="bio"
+              rows={4}
+              required
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Profile Picture URL
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="pfp_link"
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              X (Twitter) Link
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="x_link"
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Facebook Link
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="fb_link"
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Instagram Link
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="insta_link"
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex gap-4 pt-4">
+            <button
+              type="submit"
+              className="bg-accent text-white px-6 py-2 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark"
+            >
+              Create Author
+            </button>
+            <a
+              href="/admin/authors"
+              className="px-6 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-50"
+            >
+              Cancel
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22583df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/authors/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { deleteAuthor } from "./actions";
+
+export default async function AdminAuthorsPage() {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data: authors } = await supabase
+    .from("authors")
+    .select("name, bio, x_link, fb_link, insta_link, pfp_link")
+    .order("name");
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-8">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Authors</h1>
+        <Link
+          href="/admin/authors/new"
+          className="bg-accent text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark"
+        >
+          New Author
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+        <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-200">
+          <thead className="bg-gray-50">
+            <tr>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Name
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Bio
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Links
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-right text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Actions
+              </th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody className="bg-white divide-y divide-gray-200">
+            {authors?.map((author) => (
+              <tr key={author.name} className="hover:bg-gray-50">
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium">{author.name}</td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4">
+                  <p className="text-gray-600 line-clamp-2 max-w-md">
+                    {author.bio}
+                  </p>
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4">
+                  <div className="flex gap-2">
+                    {author.x_link && (
+                      <span className="text-xs bg-gray-100 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+                        X
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                    {author.fb_link && (
+                      <span className="text-xs bg-gray-100 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+                        FB
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                    {author.insta_link && (
+                      <span className="text-xs bg-gray-100 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+                        IG
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-right space-x-2">
+                  <Link
+                    href={`/admin/authors/${encodeURIComponent(author.name)}/edit`}
+                    className="text-sm text-accent hover:text-accent-dark"
+                  >
+                    Edit
+                  </Link>
+                  <form
+                    action={deleteAuthor.bind(null, author.name)}
+                    className="inline"
+                  >
+                    <button
+                      type="submit"
+                      className="text-sm text-red-600 hover:text-red-800"
+                    >
+                      Delete
+                    </button>
+                  </form>
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+        {(!authors || authors.length === 0) && (
+          <p className="text-gray-500 text-center py-8">No authors found.</p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/actions.ts b/app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8017160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"use server";
+
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
+
+export async function deleteComment(id: number) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("comments").delete().eq("id", id);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to delete comment: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/admin/comments");
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acfe047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/comments/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { deleteComment } from "./actions";
+
+export default async function AdminCommentsPage() {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data: comments } = await supabase
+    .from("comments")
+    .select("id, name, email, comment, post_id, created_at")
+    .order("created_at", { ascending: false });
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-8">Comments</h1>
+
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+        <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-200">
+          <thead className="bg-gray-50">
+            <tr>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Author
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Comment
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Post
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Date
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-right text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Actions
+              </th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody className="bg-white divide-y divide-gray-200">
+            {comments?.map((comment) => (
+              <tr key={comment.id} className="hover:bg-gray-50">
+                <td className="px-6 py-4">
+                  <p className="font-medium">{comment.name}</p>
+                  <p className="text-gray-500 text-sm">{comment.email}</p>
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4">
+                  <p className="text-gray-700 line-clamp-2 max-w-md">
+                    {comment.comment}
+                  </p>
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-gray-600 text-sm">
+                  {comment.post_id}
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-gray-600 text-sm">
+                  {new Date(comment.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-right">
+                  <form
+                    action={deleteComment.bind(null, comment.id)}
+                    className="inline"
+                  >
+                    <button
+                      type="submit"
+                      className="text-sm text-red-600 hover:text-red-800"
+                    >
+                      Delete
+                    </button>
+                  </form>
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+        {(!comments || comments.length === 0) && (
+          <p className="text-gray-500 text-center py-8">No comments found.</p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/AdminSidebar.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/AdminSidebar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0b9465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/AdminSidebar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/client";
+
+interface AdminSidebarProps {
+  role: string;
+}
+
+const navItems = [
+  { label: "Dashboard", href: "/admin", minRole: "editor" },
+  { label: "Posts", href: "/admin/posts", minRole: "editor" },
+  { label: "Comments", href: "/admin/comments", minRole: "editor" },
+  { label: "Subscriptions", href: "/admin/subscriptions", minRole: "admin" },
+  { label: "Authors", href: "/admin/authors", minRole: "admin" },
+  { label: "Admin Users", href: "/admin/users", minRole: "super_admin" },
+];
+
+const roleHierarchy: Record<string, number> = {
+  editor: 1,
+  admin: 2,
+  super_admin: 3,
+};
+
+export default function AdminSidebar({ role }: AdminSidebarProps) {
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const supabase = createClient();
+
+  const handleLogout = async () => {
+    await supabase.auth.signOut();
+    router.push("/admin/login");
+    router.refresh();
+  };
+
+  const userLevel = roleHierarchy[role] || 0;
+
+  return (
+    <aside className="w-64 bg-gray-900 text-white min-h-screen flex flex-col">
+      <div className="p-6 border-b border-gray-700">
+        <Link href="/" className="text-lg font-bold">
+          Confessions of Grace
+        </Link>
+        <p className="text-gray-400 text-sm mt-1">Admin Panel</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <nav className="flex-1 p-4">
+        <ul className="space-y-1">
+          {navItems
+            .filter((item) => userLevel >= (roleHierarchy[item.minRole] || 0))
+            .map((item) => {
+              const isActive =
+                pathname === item.href ||
+                (item.href !== "/admin" && pathname.startsWith(item.href));
+              return (
+                <li key={item.href}>
+                  <Link
+                    href={item.href}
+                    className={`block px-4 py-2 rounded-md transition-colors ${
+                      isActive
+                        ? "bg-gray-700 text-white"
+                        : "text-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-800 hover:text-white"
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    {item.label}
+                  </Link>
+                </li>
+              );
+            })}
+        </ul>
+      </nav>
+
+      <div className="p-4 border-t border-gray-700">
+        <p className="text-gray-400 text-xs mb-2 capitalize">
+          Role: {role.replace("_", " ")}
+        </p>
+        <button
+          onClick={handleLogout}
+          className="w-full text-left px-4 py-2 text-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-800 hover:text-white rounded-md transition-colors"
+        >
+          Sign Out
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </aside>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/DeleteConfirmDialog.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/DeleteConfirmDialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..348278f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/DeleteConfirmDialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+interface DeleteConfirmDialogProps {
+  title: string;
+  message: string;
+  onConfirm: () => Promise<void>;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+export default function DeleteConfirmDialog({
+  title,
+  message,
+  onConfirm,
+  children,
+}: DeleteConfirmDialogProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleConfirm = async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    await onConfirm();
+    setLoading(false);
+    setOpen(false);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <span onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>{children}</span>
+      {open && (
+        <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50">
+          <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg p-6 max-w-md w-full mx-4">
+            <h3 className="text-lg font-bold mb-2">{title}</h3>
+            <p className="text-gray-600 mb-6">{message}</p>
+            <div className="flex justify-end gap-3">
+              <button
+                onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+                className="px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-50"
+                disabled={loading}
+              >
+                Cancel
+              </button>
+              <button
+                onClick={handleConfirm}
+                disabled={loading}
+                className="px-4 py-2 bg-red-600 text-white rounded-md hover:bg-red-700 disabled:opacity-50"
+              >
+                {loading ? "Deleting..." : "Delete"}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/PostEditor.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/PostEditor.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d955b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/components/PostEditor.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+interface PostEditorProps {
+  action: (formData: FormData) => Promise<void>;
+  initialData?: {
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    date: string;
+    excerpt: string;
+    content: string;
+    author: string;
+    tags: string[];
+    coverImage?: string | null;
+    published: boolean;
+  };
+  authors: { name: string }[];
+  isEdit?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function PostEditor({
+  action,
+  initialData,
+  authors,
+  isEdit = false,
+}: PostEditorProps) {
+  const [content, setContent] = useState(initialData?.content || "");
+  const [published, setPublished] = useState(
+    initialData?.published ?? false
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <form action={action} className="space-y-6">
+      {/* Slug / ID */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Slug (URL ID)
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          name="id"
+          defaultValue={initialData?.id || ""}
+          readOnly={isEdit}
+          required
+          placeholder="my-post-slug"
+          className={`w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent ${isEdit ? "bg-gray-100" : ""}`}
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Title */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Title
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          name="title"
+          defaultValue={initialData?.title || ""}
+          required
+          className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Date */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Date
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="date"
+          name="date"
+          defaultValue={
+            initialData?.date
+              ? new Date(initialData.date).toISOString().split("T")[0]
+              : new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0]
+          }
+          required
+          className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Author */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Author
+        </label>
+        <select
+          name="author"
+          defaultValue={initialData?.author || ""}
+          required
+          className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+        >
+          <option value="">Select an author</option>
+          {authors.map((a) => (
+            <option key={a.name} value={a.name}>
+              {a.name}
+            </option>
+          ))}
+        </select>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Excerpt */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Excerpt
+        </label>
+        <textarea
+          name="excerpt"
+          rows={2}
+          defaultValue={initialData?.excerpt || ""}
+          required
+          className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Tags */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Tags (comma-separated)
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          name="tags"
+          defaultValue={initialData?.tags?.join(", ") || ""}
+          placeholder="theology, books, personal life"
+          className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Cover Image */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Cover Image URL
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          name="coverImage"
+          defaultValue={initialData?.coverImage || ""}
+          placeholder="/images/my-post.png"
+          className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Content (Markdown) */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Content (Markdown)
+        </label>
+        <textarea
+          name="content"
+          rows={20}
+          value={content}
+          onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
+          required
+          className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md font-mono text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Published Toggle */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <input
+          type="hidden"
+          name="published"
+          value={published ? "true" : "false"}
+        />
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => setPublished(!published)}
+          className={`relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 items-center rounded-full transition-colors ${
+            published ? "bg-green-500" : "bg-gray-300"
+          }`}
+        >
+          <span
+            className={`inline-block h-4 w-4 transform rounded-full bg-white transition-transform ${
+              published ? "translate-x-6" : "translate-x-1"
+            }`}
+          />
+        </button>
+        <span className="text-sm text-gray-700">
+          {published ? "Published" : "Draft"}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Submit */}
+      <div className="flex gap-4">
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          className="bg-accent text-white px-6 py-2 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark"
+        >
+          {isEdit ? "Update Post" : "Create Post"}
+        </button>
+        <a
+          href="/admin/posts"
+          className="px-6 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-50"
+        >
+          Cancel
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/layout.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54c51e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import AdminSidebar from "./components/AdminSidebar";
+
+export default async function AdminDashboardLayout({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const {
+    data: { user },
+  } = await supabase.auth.getUser();
+
+  if (!user) {
+    redirect("/admin/login");
+  }
+
+  const { data: adminUser } = await supabase
+    .from("admin_users")
+    .select("role")
+    .eq("user_id", user.id)
+    .single();
+
+  if (!adminUser) {
+    redirect("/admin/login");
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex min-h-screen">
+      <AdminSidebar role={adminUser.role} />
+      <main className="flex-1 bg-gray-50 p-8 overflow-auto">{children}</main>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f79e946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+export default async function AdminDashboardPage() {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const [postsRes, commentsRes, subsRes, authorsRes] = await Promise.all([
+    supabase.from("posts").select("id", { count: "exact", head: true }),
+    supabase.from("comments").select("id", { count: "exact", head: true }),
+    supabase.from("subscriptions").select("id", { count: "exact", head: true }),
+    supabase.from("authors").select("name", { count: "exact", head: true }),
+  ]);
+
+  const stats = [
+    { label: "Posts", count: postsRes.count || 0, href: "/admin/posts" },
+    {
+      label: "Comments",
+      count: commentsRes.count || 0,
+      href: "/admin/comments",
+    },
+    {
+      label: "Subscribers",
+      count: subsRes.count || 0,
+      href: "/admin/subscriptions",
+    },
+    { label: "Authors", count: authorsRes.count || 0, href: "/admin/authors" },
+  ];
+
+  // Recent posts
+  const { data: recentPosts } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("id, title, date, published")
+    .order("created_at", { ascending: false })
+    .limit(5);
+
+  // Recent comments
+  const { data: recentComments } = await supabase
+    .from("comments")
+    .select("id, name, comment, post_id, created_at")
+    .order("created_at", { ascending: false })
+    .limit(5);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-8">Dashboard</h1>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-6 mb-8">
+        {stats.map((stat) => (
+          <Link
+            key={stat.label}
+            href={stat.href}
+            className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow"
+          >
+            <p className="text-gray-500 text-sm">{stat.label}</p>
+            <p className="text-3xl font-bold mt-1">{stat.count}</p>
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-8">
+        {/* Recent Posts */}
+        <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6">
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-4">
+            <h2 className="text-xl font-bold">Recent Posts</h2>
+            <Link
+              href="/admin/posts/new"
+              className="text-sm bg-accent text-white px-3 py-1 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark"
+            >
+              New Post
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+          {recentPosts && recentPosts.length > 0 ? (
+            <ul className="divide-y divide-gray-100">
+              {recentPosts.map((post) => (
+                <li key={post.id} className="py-3">
+                  <Link
+                    href={`/admin/posts/${post.id}/edit`}
+                    className="hover:text-accent-dark"
+                  >
+                    <span className="font-medium">{post.title}</span>
+                    {!post.published && (
+                      <span className="ml-2 text-xs bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-700 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">
+                        Draft
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </Link>
+                  <p className="text-gray-500 text-sm">
+                    {new Date(post.date).toLocaleDateString()}
+                  </p>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          ) : (
+            <p className="text-gray-500">No posts yet.</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Recent Comments */}
+        <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6">
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-4">
+            <h2 className="text-xl font-bold">Recent Comments</h2>
+            <Link
+              href="/admin/comments"
+              className="text-sm text-accent hover:text-accent-dark"
+            >
+              View All
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+          {recentComments && recentComments.length > 0 ? (
+            <ul className="divide-y divide-gray-100">
+              {recentComments.map((comment) => (
+                <li key={comment.id} className="py-3">
+                  <p className="font-medium">{comment.name}</p>
+                  <p className="text-gray-600 text-sm line-clamp-2">
+                    {comment.comment}
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="text-gray-400 text-xs mt-1">
+                    on {comment.post_id} &middot;{" "}
+                    {new Date(comment.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}
+                  </p>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          ) : (
+            <p className="text-gray-500">No comments yet.</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/[id]/edit/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/[id]/edit/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d5762f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/[id]/edit/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import PostEditor from "../../../components/PostEditor";
+import { updatePost } from "../../actions";
+
+interface PageProps {
+  params: Promise<{ id: string }>;
+}
+
+export default async function EditPostPage({ params }: PageProps) {
+  const { id } = await params;
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data: post, error } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("*")
+    .eq("id", id)
+    .single();
+
+  if (error || !post) {
+    notFound();
+  }
+
+  const { data: authors } = await supabase
+    .from("authors")
+    .select("name")
+    .order("name");
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-8">Edit Post</h1>
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6">
+        <PostEditor
+          action={updatePost}
+          initialData={{
+            id: post.id,
+            title: post.title,
+            date: post.date,
+            excerpt: post.excerpt,
+            content: post.content,
+            author: post.author,
+            tags: post.tags || [],
+            coverImage: post.cover_image,
+            published: post.published,
+          }}
+          authors={authors || []}
+          isEdit
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/actions.ts b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38ed390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"use server";
+
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { remark } from "remark";
+import html from "remark-html";
+
+export async function createPost(formData: FormData) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const id = formData.get("id") as string;
+  const title = formData.get("title") as string;
+  const date = formData.get("date") as string;
+  const excerpt = formData.get("excerpt") as string;
+  const content = formData.get("content") as string;
+  const author = formData.get("author") as string;
+  const tagsRaw = formData.get("tags") as string;
+  const coverImage = (formData.get("coverImage") as string) || null;
+  const published = formData.get("published") === "true";
+
+  const tags = tagsRaw
+    .split(",")
+    .map((t) => t.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
+  // Render markdown to HTML
+  const processedContent = await remark()
+    .use(html, { sanitize: false })
+    .process(content);
+  const contentHtml = processedContent.toString();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("posts").insert({
+    id,
+    title,
+    date: new Date(date).toISOString(),
+    excerpt,
+    content,
+    content_html: contentHtml,
+    author,
+    tags,
+    cover_image: coverImage,
+    published,
+  });
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to create post: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/");
+  revalidatePath("/posts");
+  revalidatePath("/admin/posts");
+  redirect("/admin/posts");
+}
+
+export async function updatePost(formData: FormData) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const id = formData.get("id") as string;
+  const title = formData.get("title") as string;
+  const date = formData.get("date") as string;
+  const excerpt = formData.get("excerpt") as string;
+  const content = formData.get("content") as string;
+  const author = formData.get("author") as string;
+  const tagsRaw = formData.get("tags") as string;
+  const coverImage = (formData.get("coverImage") as string) || null;
+  const published = formData.get("published") === "true";
+
+  const tags = tagsRaw
+    .split(",")
+    .map((t) => t.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
+  // Render markdown to HTML
+  const processedContent = await remark()
+    .use(html, { sanitize: false })
+    .process(content);
+  const contentHtml = processedContent.toString();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .update({
+      title,
+      date: new Date(date).toISOString(),
+      excerpt,
+      content,
+      content_html: contentHtml,
+      author,
+      tags,
+      cover_image: coverImage,
+      published,
+    })
+    .eq("id", id);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to update post: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/");
+  revalidatePath("/posts");
+  revalidatePath(`/posts/${id}`);
+  revalidatePath("/admin/posts");
+  redirect("/admin/posts");
+}
+
+export async function deletePost(id: string) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("posts").delete().eq("id", id);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to delete post: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/");
+  revalidatePath("/posts");
+  revalidatePath("/admin/posts");
+  redirect("/admin/posts");
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/new/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/new/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78a135b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/new/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import PostEditor from "../../components/PostEditor";
+import { createPost } from "../actions";
+
+export default async function NewPostPage() {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data: authors } = await supabase
+    .from("authors")
+    .select("name")
+    .order("name");
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-8">New Post</h1>
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6">
+        <PostEditor action={createPost} authors={authors || []} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ca7982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/posts/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { deletePost } from "./actions";
+
+export default async function AdminPostsPage() {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data: posts } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("id, title, date, author, published, tags")
+    .order("date", { ascending: false });
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-8">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Posts</h1>
+        <Link
+          href="/admin/posts/new"
+          className="bg-accent text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark"
+        >
+          New Post
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+        <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-200">
+          <thead className="bg-gray-50">
+            <tr>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Title
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Author
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Date
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Status
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-right text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Actions
+              </th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody className="bg-white divide-y divide-gray-200">
+            {posts?.map((post) => (
+              <tr key={post.id} className="hover:bg-gray-50">
+                <td className="px-6 py-4">
+                  <Link
+                    href={`/admin/posts/${post.id}/edit`}
+                    className="text-gray-900 font-medium hover:text-accent-dark"
+                  >
+                    {post.title}
+                  </Link>
+                  <p className="text-gray-500 text-sm">{post.id}</p>
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-gray-600">{post.author}</td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-gray-600">
+                  {new Date(post.date).toLocaleDateString()}
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4">
+                  {post.published ? (
+                    <span className="text-xs bg-green-100 text-green-700 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+                      Published
+                    </span>
+                  ) : (
+                    <span className="text-xs bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-700 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+                      Draft
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-right space-x-2">
+                  <Link
+                    href={`/admin/posts/${post.id}/edit`}
+                    className="text-sm text-accent hover:text-accent-dark"
+                  >
+                    Edit
+                  </Link>
+                  <form action={deletePost.bind(null, post.id)} className="inline">
+                    <button
+                      type="submit"
+                      className="text-sm text-red-600 hover:text-red-800"
+                    >
+                      Delete
+                    </button>
+                  </form>
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+        {(!posts || posts.length === 0) && (
+          <p className="text-gray-500 text-center py-8">No posts found.</p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/ExportButton.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/ExportButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59686e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/ExportButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"use client";
+
+interface ExportButtonProps {
+  subscriptions: { email: string; created_at: string }[];
+}
+
+export default function ExportButton({ subscriptions }: ExportButtonProps) {
+  const handleExport = () => {
+    const csv = [
+      "email,subscribed_date",
+      ...subscriptions.map(
+        (s) =>
+          `${s.email},${new Date(s.created_at).toISOString().split("T")[0]}`
+      ),
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    const blob = new Blob([csv], { type: "text/csv" });
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const a = document.createElement("a");
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = "subscriptions.csv";
+    a.click();
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={handleExport}
+      className="bg-gray-800 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-700"
+    >
+      Export CSV
+    </button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/actions.ts b/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5efff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"use server";
+
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
+
+export async function deleteSubscription(id: number) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase
+    .from("subscriptions")
+    .delete()
+    .eq("id", id);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to delete subscription: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/admin/subscriptions");
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c835f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/subscriptions/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { deleteSubscription } from "./actions";
+import ExportButton from "./ExportButton";
+
+export default async function AdminSubscriptionsPage() {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data: subscriptions } = await supabase
+    .from("subscriptions")
+    .select("id, email, created_at")
+    .order("created_at", { ascending: false });
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-8">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Subscriptions</h1>
+        <ExportButton subscriptions={subscriptions || []} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+        <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-200">
+          <thead className="bg-gray-50">
+            <tr>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Email
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Subscribed
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-right text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Actions
+              </th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody className="bg-white divide-y divide-gray-200">
+            {subscriptions?.map((sub) => (
+              <tr key={sub.id} className="hover:bg-gray-50">
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium">{sub.email}</td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-gray-600">
+                  {new Date(sub.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-right">
+                  <form
+                    action={deleteSubscription.bind(null, sub.id)}
+                    className="inline"
+                  >
+                    <button
+                      type="submit"
+                      className="text-sm text-red-600 hover:text-red-800"
+                    >
+                      Delete
+                    </button>
+                  </form>
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+        {(!subscriptions || subscriptions.length === 0) && (
+          <p className="text-gray-500 text-center py-8">
+            No subscriptions found.
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/users/actions.ts b/app/admin/(dashboard)/users/actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25ce4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/users/actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"use server";
+
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
+
+export async function updateAdminRole(
+  adminId: string,
+  newRole: "super_admin" | "admin" | "editor"
+) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase
+    .from("admin_users")
+    .update({ role: newRole })
+    .eq("id", adminId);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to update role: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/admin/users");
+}
+
+export async function removeAdmin(adminId: string) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { error } = await supabase
+    .from("admin_users")
+    .delete()
+    .eq("id", adminId);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to remove admin: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/admin/users");
+}
+
+export async function inviteAdmin(email: string, role: string) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  // Check if user exists in auth
+  // Note: This requires admin API access. For now, we just add to admin_users
+  // The user must already have a Supabase Auth account.
+
+  // Look up user by email in admin_users to prevent duplicates
+  const { data: existing } = await supabase
+    .from("admin_users")
+    .select("id")
+    .eq("email", email)
+    .single();
+
+  if (existing) {
+    throw new Error("This email is already an admin.");
+  }
+
+  // We need the user's auth ID. Look them up via the admin_users approach:
+  // The admin must create the auth user first via Supabase dashboard,
+  // then add them here with their user_id.
+  // For a simpler flow, we'll insert with just email and let super_admin
+  // provide the user_id separately.
+
+  const userId = (await supabase.auth.getUser()).data.user?.id;
+  if (!userId) throw new Error("Not authenticated");
+
+  // This is a simplified version - in production you'd use the admin API
+  // to look up or invite the user
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("admin_users").insert({
+    email,
+    role,
+    user_id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", // placeholder - must be updated
+  });
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to invite admin: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  revalidatePath("/admin/users");
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/(dashboard)/users/page.tsx b/app/admin/(dashboard)/users/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4293dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/(dashboard)/users/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { updateAdminRole, removeAdmin } from "./actions";
+
+export default async function AdminUsersPage() {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  // Verify current user is super_admin
+  const {
+    data: { user },
+  } = await supabase.auth.getUser();
+
+  if (!user) redirect("/admin/login");
+
+  const { data: currentAdmin } = await supabase
+    .from("admin_users")
+    .select("role")
+    .eq("user_id", user.id)
+    .single();
+
+  if (!currentAdmin || currentAdmin.role !== "super_admin") {
+    redirect("/admin");
+  }
+
+  const { data: adminUsers } = await supabase
+    .from("admin_users")
+    .select("id, user_id, email, role, created_at")
+    .order("created_at");
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-8">Admin Users</h1>
+
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+        <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-200">
+          <thead className="bg-gray-50">
+            <tr>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Email
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Role
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Added
+              </th>
+              <th className="px-6 py-3 text-right text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
+                Actions
+              </th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody className="bg-white divide-y divide-gray-200">
+            {adminUsers?.map((adminUser) => (
+              <tr key={adminUser.id} className="hover:bg-gray-50">
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium">{adminUser.email}</td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4">
+                  <form className="inline">
+                    <select
+                      defaultValue={adminUser.role}
+                      onChange={async (e) => {
+                        "use server";
+                      }}
+                      className="text-sm border border-gray-300 rounded px-2 py-1"
+                      disabled={adminUser.user_id === user.id}
+                    >
+                      <option value="editor">Editor</option>
+                      <option value="admin">Admin</option>
+                      <option value="super_admin">Super Admin</option>
+                    </select>
+                  </form>
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-gray-600 text-sm">
+                  {new Date(adminUser.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}
+                </td>
+                <td className="px-6 py-4 text-right">
+                  {adminUser.user_id !== user.id && (
+                    <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+                      {(["editor", "admin", "super_admin"] as const)
+                        .filter((r) => r !== adminUser.role)
+                        .map((role) => (
+                          <form
+                            key={role}
+                            action={updateAdminRole.bind(
+                              null,
+                              adminUser.id,
+                              role
+                            )}
+                            className="inline"
+                          >
+                            <button
+                              type="submit"
+                              className="text-xs text-accent hover:text-accent-dark capitalize"
+                            >
+                              Make {role.replace("_", " ")}
+                            </button>
+                          </form>
+                        ))}
+                      <form
+                        action={removeAdmin.bind(null, adminUser.id)}
+                        className="inline"
+                      >
+                        <button
+                          type="submit"
+                          className="text-xs text-red-600 hover:text-red-800"
+                        >
+                          Remove
+                        </button>
+                      </form>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+        {(!adminUsers || adminUsers.length === 0) && (
+          <p className="text-gray-500 text-center py-8">
+            No admin users found.
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mt-8 bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm p-6 max-w-md">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold mb-4">Add Admin User</h2>
+        <p className="text-gray-600 text-sm mb-4">
+          The user must first have a Supabase Auth account. Create one in the
+          Supabase dashboard, then add their email here.
+        </p>
+        <form
+          action={async (formData: FormData) => {
+            "use server";
+            const { createClient } = await import(
+              "@/utils/supabase/server"
+            );
+            const { revalidatePath } = await import("next/cache");
+            const supabase = await createClient();
+            const email = formData.get("email") as string;
+            const role = formData.get("role") as string;
+            const userId = formData.get("user_id") as string;
+
+            await supabase.from("admin_users").insert({
+              email,
+              role,
+              user_id: userId,
+            });
+
+            revalidatePath("/admin/users");
+          }}
+          className="space-y-4"
+        >
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Email
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="email"
+              name="email"
+              required
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Auth User ID (UUID)
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              name="user_id"
+              required
+              placeholder="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+              Role
+            </label>
+            <select
+              name="role"
+              required
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
+            >
+              <option value="editor">Editor</option>
+              <option value="admin">Admin</option>
+              <option value="super_admin">Super Admin</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            className="bg-accent text-white px-6 py-2 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark"
+          >
+            Add Admin
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/layout.tsx b/app/admin/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7b5b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export default function AdminLayout({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
+  return <>{children}</>;
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/login/page.tsx b/app/admin/login/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6a31a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/login/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/client";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+
+export default function AdminLoginPage() {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const supabase = createClient();
+
+  const handleLogin = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+
+    const { error: signInError } = await supabase.auth.signInWithPassword({
+      email,
+      password,
+    });
+
+    if (signInError) {
+      setError(signInError.message);
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Verify the user is an admin
+    const {
+      data: { user },
+    } = await supabase.auth.getUser();
+
+    if (!user) {
+      setError("Authentication failed.");
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { data: adminUser } = await supabase
+      .from("admin_users")
+      .select("role")
+      .eq("user_id", user.id)
+      .single();
+
+    if (!adminUser) {
+      await supabase.auth.signOut();
+      setError("You do not have admin access.");
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    router.push("/admin");
+    router.refresh();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-50">
+      <div className="max-w-md w-full bg-white rounded-lg shadow-md p-8">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-center mb-6">Admin Login</h1>
+        <p className="text-gray-600 text-center mb-8">
+          Sign in to the Confessions of Grace admin panel.
+        </p>
+
+        {error && (
+          <div className="bg-red-50 border border-red-200 text-red-700 px-4 py-3 rounded-md mb-6">
+            {error}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        <form onSubmit={handleLogin} className="space-y-4">
+          <div>
+            <label
+              htmlFor="email"
+              className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1"
+            >
+              Email
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="email"
+              id="email"
+              value={email}
+              onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent focus:border-transparent"
+              required
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <div>
+            <label
+              htmlFor="password"
+              className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1"
+            >
+              Password
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="password"
+              id="password"
+              value={password}
+              onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent focus:border-transparent"
+              required
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            disabled={loading}
+            className="w-full bg-accent text-white py-2 px-4 rounded-md hover:bg-accent-dark disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
+          >
+            {loading ? "Signing in..." : "Sign In"}
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/api/comments.ts b/app/api/comments.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e97d39a..0000000
--- a/app/api/comments.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-import { supabase } from '@/utils/supabase';
-import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'; // Use next/server for Edge runtime
-
-export const runtime = 'edge';
-
-export default async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
-  try {
-    const { name, email, comment, postId } = await req.json();
-
-    if (!name || !email || !comment || !postId) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'All fields are required' }, { status: 400 });
-    }
-
-    // Insert data into the 'comments' table
-    const { data, error } = await supabase
-      .from('comments') // Replace 'comments' with your Supabase table name
-      .insert([
-        {
-          name,
-          email,
-          comment,
-          post_id: postId,
-          created_at: new Date().toISOString(), // Supabase often uses ISO strings for timestamps
-        },
-      ]);
-
-    if (error) {
-      console.error('Error inserting comment:', error);
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Error submitting comment', error }, { status: 500 });
-    }
-
-    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Comment submitted successfully', data }, { status: 201 });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Internal server error during POST:', error);
-    // Catching and returning a 500 for unexpected errors
-    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Internal server error' }, { status: 500 });
-  }
-}
-
-export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
-  try {
-    // Get query parameters from the URL
-    const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url);
-    const postId = searchParams.get('postId');
-
-    if (!postId) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Post ID is required' }, { status: 400 });
-    }
-
-    // Fetch comments for a specific postId, ordered by creation date descending
-    const { data: comments, error } = await supabase
-      .from('comments') // Replace 'comments' with your Supabase table name
-      .select('*')
-      .eq('post_id', postId) // Assuming your Supabase column for post ID is 'post_id'
-      .order('created_at', { ascending: false }); // Assuming your timestamp column is 'created_at'
-
-    if (error) {
-      console.error('Error fetching comments:', error);
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Error fetching comments', error }, { status: 500 });
-    }
-
-    return NextResponse.json(comments, { status: 200 });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Internal server error during GET:', error);
-    // Catching and returning a 500 for unexpected errors
-    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Internal server error' }, { status: 500 });
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/api/comments/route.ts b/app/api/comments/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc7ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/comments/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
+  try {
+    const supabase = await createClient();
+    const { name, email, comment, postId } = await req.json();
+
+    if (!name || !email || !comment || !postId) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: "All fields are required" },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const { data, error } = await supabase.from("comments").insert([
+      {
+        name,
+        email,
+        comment,
+        post_id: postId,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    if (error) {
+      console.error("Error inserting comment:", error);
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: "Error submitting comment", error },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: "Comment submitted successfully", data },
+      { status: 201 }
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Internal server error during POST:", error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: "Internal server error" },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
+  try {
+    const supabase = await createClient();
+    const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url);
+    const postId = searchParams.get("postId");
+
+    if (!postId) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: "Post ID is required" },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const { data: comments, error } = await supabase
+      .from("comments")
+      .select("*")
+      .eq("post_id", postId)
+      .order("created_at", { ascending: false });
+
+    if (error) {
+      console.error("Error fetching comments:", error);
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: "Error fetching comments", error },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    return NextResponse.json(comments, { status: 200 });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Internal server error during GET:", error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: "Internal server error" },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/api/subscribe.ts b/app/api/subscribe.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b66b892..0000000
--- a/app/api/subscribe.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-import { supabase } from '@/utils/supabase';
-import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'; // Use next/server for Edge runtime
-
-export const runtime = 'edge';
-
-export default async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
-  // Only allow POST requests - this is handled by exporting the POST function
-
-  const { email } = await req.json(); // Get body from Edge request
-
-  // Check if email was provided
-  if (!email) {
-    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Email is required.' }, { status: 400 });
-  }
-
-  // Validate email format
-  const emailRegex = /\S+@\S+\.\S+/;
-  if (!emailRegex.test(email)) {
-    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Invalid email address.' }, { status: 400 });
-  }
-
-  try {
-    // Check if the email already exists in the 'subscriptions' table
-    const { data: existingEmails, error: selectError } = await supabase
-      .from('subscriptions') // Replace 'subscriptions' with your Supabase table name
-      .select('email')
-      .eq('email', email);
-
-    if (selectError) {
-      console.error('Error checking existing email:', selectError);
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'An unexpected error occurred while checking email.' }, { status: 500 });
-    }
-
-    if (existingEmails && existingEmails.length > 0) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Email is already subscribed.' }, { status: 400 });
-    }
-
-    // Save email to the 'subscriptions' table
-    const { data: insertedData, error: insertError } = await supabase
-      .from('subscriptions') // Replace 'subscriptions' with your Supabase table name
-      .insert([
-        {
-          email,
-          created_at: new Date().toISOString(), 
-        },
-      ]);
-
-    if (insertError) {
-      console.error('Failed to save subscription:', insertError);
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'An unexpected error occurred while saving subscription.' }, { status: 500 });
-    }
-
-    // Respond with success
-    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Successfully subscribed!' }, { status: 200 });
-
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Log unexpected errors
-    console.error('An unexpected server error occurred:', error);
-    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'An unexpected error occurred.' }, { status: 500 });
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/api/subscribe/route.ts b/app/api/subscribe/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef25312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/subscribe/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+  const { email } = await req.json();
+
+  if (!email) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: "Email is required." },
+      { status: 400 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  const emailRegex = /\S+@\S+\.\S+/;
+  if (!emailRegex.test(email)) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: "Invalid email address." },
+      { status: 400 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const { data: existingEmails, error: selectError } = await supabase
+      .from("subscriptions")
+      .select("email")
+      .eq("email", email);
+
+    if (selectError) {
+      console.error("Error checking existing email:", selectError);
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: "An unexpected error occurred while checking email." },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (existingEmails && existingEmails.length > 0) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: "Email is already subscribed." },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const { error: insertError } = await supabase
+      .from("subscriptions")
+      .insert([{ email }]);
+
+    if (insertError) {
+      console.error("Failed to save subscription:", insertError);
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        {
+          message:
+            "An unexpected error occurred while saving subscription.",
+        },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: "Successfully subscribed!" },
+      { status: 200 }
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("An unexpected server error occurred:", error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: "An unexpected error occurred." },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/authors/[author]/AuthorProfile.tsx b/app/authors/[author]/AuthorProfile.tsx
index 908ab32..f96a8e4 100644
--- a/app/authors/[author]/AuthorProfile.tsx
+++ b/app/authors/[author]/AuthorProfile.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 'use client';
 
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { supabase } from '@/utils/supabase';
+import { createClient } from '@/utils/supabase/client';
+
+const supabase = createClient();
 import { PostMetadata } from '@/types';
 
 interface AuthorProfile {
diff --git a/app/authors/[author]/page.tsx b/app/authors/[author]/page.tsx
index 4c04055..dda73d1 100644
--- a/app/authors/[author]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/authors/[author]/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PostCard from '@/components/PostCard';
-import { getSortedPostsData, getPostsByAuthor } from '@/lib/markdown';
+import { getPostsByAuthor } from '@/lib/posts';
 import { PostMetadata } from '@/types';
 import { generateMetadata as createMetadata } from '@/components/Metadata';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
@@ -10,19 +10,7 @@ interface PageProps {
     params: Promise<{ author: string }>;
 }
 
-export async function generateStaticParams() {
-    try {
-        const posts = getSortedPostsData();
-        const authors = Array.from(new Set(posts.flatMap(post => post.author)));
-
-        return authors.map((author) => ({
-            author: author,
-        }));
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Failed to generate author paths during build:', error);
-        return [];
-    }
-}
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
 
 export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps): Promise<Metadata> {
     const { author } = await params;
@@ -35,7 +23,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps): Promise<Metadata>
 }
 
 async function getPostsByAuthorData(author: string): Promise<PostMetadata[]> {
-    return getPostsByAuthor(author);
+    return await getPostsByAuthor(author);
 }
 
 export default async function AuthorPage({ params }: PageProps) {
diff --git a/app/authors/page.tsx b/app/authors/page.tsx
index 0a89dd9..3c49dbd 100644
--- a/app/authors/page.tsx
+++ b/app/authors/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
 import React from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import Image from 'next/image';
-import { supabase } from '@/utils/supabase';
+import { createClient } from '@/utils/supabase/server';
 import { generateMetadata as createMetadata } from '@/components/Metadata';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata(): Promise<Metadata> {
 
 async function getAuthors(): Promise<AuthorProfile[]> {
     try {
+        const supabase = await createClient();
         const { data: authorsData, error } = await supabase
             .from('authors')
             .select('name, bio, x_link, fb_link, insta_link, pfp_link');
diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 28db261..e6ab1db 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
 import React from 'react';
 import PostCard from '@/components/PostCard';
 import Sidebar from '@/components/Sidebar';
-import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/markdown';
+import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/posts';
 import { PostMetadata } from '@/types';
 import Image from 'next/image';
 
 // This function runs on the server during build time
 async function getHomeData() {
-  const posts = getSortedPostsData();
+  const posts = await getSortedPostsData();
 
   // Create tag data
   const allTags = posts.flatMap(post => post.tags);
diff --git a/app/posts/[id]/page.tsx b/app/posts/[id]/page.tsx
index b1039e3..0b01800 100644
--- a/app/posts/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/posts/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
 import ShareButtons from "@/components/ShareButtons";
-import { getPostData, getSortedPostsData } from "@/lib/markdown";
+import { getPostData, getSortedPostsData } from "@/lib/posts";
 import { PostData, PostMetadata } from "@/types";
 import { format } from "date-fns";
 import Image from "next/image";
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ async function getPostAndMorePosts(
   id: string,
 ): Promise<{ post: PostData; morePosts: PostMetadata[] }> {
   const post = await getPostData(id);
-  const allPosts = getSortedPostsData();
+  const allPosts = await getSortedPostsData();
 
   // Filter out the current post and get a few related posts (by tags)
   const otherPosts = allPosts.filter((p) => p.id !== post.id);
diff --git a/app/posts/page.tsx b/app/posts/page.tsx
index 90c1df4..fd1577c 100644
--- a/app/posts/page.tsx
+++ b/app/posts/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
 import React from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { format } from 'date-fns';
-import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/markdown';
+import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/posts';
 import { PostMetadata } from '@/types';
 import { generateMetadata as createMetadata } from '@/components/Metadata';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata(): Promise<Metadata> {
 }
 
 async function getPostsAndYears(): Promise<{ posts: PostMetadata[]; years: number[] }> {
-    const posts = getSortedPostsData();
+    const posts = await getSortedPostsData();
 
     // Extract unique years from post dates
     const years = Array.from(new Set(
diff --git a/app/search/page.tsx b/app/search/page.tsx
index e580b6b..2e65dba 100644
--- a/app/search/page.tsx
+++ b/app/search/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
 import React, {Suspense} from 'react';
-import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/markdown';
+import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/posts';
 import { PostMetadata } from '@/types';
 import { generateMetadata as createMetadata } from '@/components/Metadata';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
diff --git a/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx b/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
index 75744b2..cbd9b32 100644
--- a/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PostCard from '@/components/PostCard';
-import { getSortedPostsData, getPostsByTag } from '@/lib/markdown';
+import { getPostsByTag } from '@/lib/posts';
 import { PostMetadata } from '@/types';
 import { generateMetadata as createMetadata } from '@/components/Metadata';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
@@ -9,21 +9,7 @@ interface PageProps {
     params: Promise<{ tag: string }>;
 }
 
-export async function generateStaticParams() {
-    try {
-        const posts = getSortedPostsData();
-        const tags = Array.from(new Set(posts.flatMap(post => post.tags)));
-
-        return tags
-            .filter(tag => tag && tag.trim() !== '') // Filter out empty or undefined tags
-            .map((tag) => ({
-                tag: encodeURIComponent(tag),
-            }));
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Error generating static params for tags:', error);
-        return [];
-    }
-}
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
 
 export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps): Promise<Metadata> {
     const { tag } = await params;
@@ -38,7 +24,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps): Promise<Metadata>
 
 async function getPostsByTagData(tag: string): Promise<PostMetadata[]> {
     const decodedTag = decodeURIComponent(tag);
-    return getPostsByTag(decodedTag);
+    return await getPostsByTag(decodedTag);
 }
 
 export default async function TagPage({ params }: PageProps) {
diff --git a/app/tags/page.tsx b/app/tags/page.tsx
index 1d94c0e..bd84739 100644
--- a/app/tags/page.tsx
+++ b/app/tags/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
 
 import React from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
-import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/markdown';
+import { getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/posts';
 import { generateMetadata as createMetadata } from '@/components/Metadata';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata(): Promise<Metadata> {
 
 async function getAllTags(): Promise<{ tag: string; count: number }[]> {
     try {
-        const posts = getSortedPostsData();
+        const posts = await getSortedPostsData();
         const tagCount: { [key: string]: number } = {};
 
         // Count occurrences of each tag
diff --git a/components/CommentSection.tsx b/components/CommentSection.tsx
index 8fdc8ee..eaca672 100644
--- a/components/CommentSection.tsx
+++ b/components/CommentSection.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 "use client"
 
-import { supabase } from '@/utils/supabase';
+import { createClient } from '@/utils/supabase/client';
+
+const supabase = createClient();
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 interface CommentFormProps {
diff --git a/lib/markdown.ts b/lib/markdown.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 62569ba..0000000
--- a/lib/markdown.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
-import matter from 'gray-matter';
-import { remark } from 'remark';
-import html from 'remark-html';
-import { PostData, PostMetadata } from '@/types';
-
-// Make sure this is only used on the server side
-const postsDirectory = path.join(process.cwd(), 'data/posts');
-
-export function getSortedPostsData(): PostMetadata[] {
-    // Ensure we only run this on the server
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-        try {
-            // Get file names under /posts
-            const fileNames = fs.readdirSync(postsDirectory);
-            const allPostsData = fileNames
-                .filter(fileName => fileName.endsWith('.md')) // Only process .md files
-                .map((fileName) => {
-                    // Remove ".md" from file name to get id
-                    const id = fileName.replace(/\.md$/, '');
-
-                    // Skip if id is empty or undefined
-                    if (!id || id === 'undefined') {
-                        console.warn(`Skipping invalid filename: ${fileName}`);
-                        return null;
-                    }
-
-                    // Read markdown file as string
-                    const fullPath = path.join(postsDirectory, fileName);
-                    const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(fullPath, 'utf8');
-
-                    // Use gray-matter to parse the post metadata section
-                    const matterResult = matter(fileContents);
-
-                    // Combine the data with the id
-                    return {
-                        id,
-                        title: matterResult.data.title || '',
-                        date: matterResult.data.date || '',
-                        excerpt: matterResult.data.excerpt || '',
-                        author: matterResult.data.author || '',
-                        tags: matterResult.data.tags || [],
-                        coverImage: matterResult.data.coverImage || undefined,
-                    } as PostMetadata;
-                })
-                .filter((post): post is PostMetadata => post !== null); // Filter out null values
-
-            // Sort posts by date
-            return allPostsData.sort((a, b) => {
-                if (a.date < b.date) {
-                    return 1;
-                } else {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-            });
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Error reading posts directory:', error);
-            return [];
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Return empty array if running on client side
-    return [];
-}
-
-export function getAllPostIds() {
-    // Ensure we only run this on the server
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-        try {
-            const fileNames = fs.readdirSync(postsDirectory);
-
-            return fileNames
-                .filter(fileName => fileName.endsWith('.md'))
-                .map((fileName) => {
-                    const id = fileName.replace(/\.md$/, '');
-                    if (!id || id === 'undefined') {
-                        return null;
-                    }
-                    return {
-                        params: {
-                            id,
-                        },
-                    };
-                })
-                .filter((item): item is { params: { id: string } } => item !== null);
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Error reading posts directory:', error);
-            return [];
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Return empty array if running on client side
-    return [];
-}
-
-export async function getPostData(id: string): Promise<PostData> {
-    // Ensure we only run this on the server
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-        try {
-            // Validate id
-            if (!id || id === 'undefined') {
-                throw new Error(`Invalid post id: ${id}`);
-            }
-
-            const fullPath = path.join(postsDirectory, `${id}.md`);
-
-            // Check if file exists
-            if (!fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
-                throw new Error(`Post file not found: ${fullPath}`);
-            }
-
-            const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(fullPath, 'utf8');
-
-            // Use gray-matter to parse the post metadata section
-            const matterResult = matter(fileContents);
-
-            // Use remark to convert markdown into HTML string
-            const processedContent = await remark()
-                .use(html, { sanitize: false })
-                .process(matterResult.content);
-            const contentHtml = processedContent.toString();
-
-            // Combine the data with the id and contentHtml
-            return {
-                id,
-                content: contentHtml,
-                title: matterResult.data.title || '',
-                date: matterResult.data.date || '',
-                excerpt: matterResult.data.excerpt || '',
-                author: matterResult.data.author || '',
-                tags: matterResult.data.tags || [],
-                coverImage: matterResult.data.coverImage || undefined,
-            };
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error loading post ${id}:`, error);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Return empty object if running on client side (should never happen in practice)
-    return {
-        id: '',
-        content: '',
-        title: '',
-        date: '',
-        excerpt: '',
-        author: '',
-        tags: [],
-    };
-}
-
-export function getPostsByTag(tag: string): PostMetadata[] {
-    const allPosts = getSortedPostsData();
-    return allPosts.filter(post => post.tags.includes(tag));
-}
-
-export function getPostsByAuthor(author: string): PostMetadata[] {
-    const allPosts = getSortedPostsData();
-    return allPosts.filter(post => post.author.includes(author));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/posts.ts b/lib/posts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..482b3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+import { PostData, PostMetadata } from "@/types";
+
+export async function getSortedPostsData(): Promise<PostMetadata[]> {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data, error } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("id, title, date, excerpt, author, tags, cover_image")
+    .eq("published", true)
+    .order("date", { ascending: false });
+
+  if (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching posts:", error);
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return (data || []).map((post) => ({
+    id: post.id,
+    title: post.title,
+    date: post.date,
+    excerpt: post.excerpt,
+    author: post.author,
+    tags: post.tags || [],
+    coverImage: post.cover_image || undefined,
+  }));
+}
+
+export async function getAllPostIds(): Promise<{ params: { id: string } }[]> {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data, error } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("id")
+    .eq("published", true);
+
+  if (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching post IDs:", error);
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return (data || []).map((post) => ({
+    params: { id: post.id },
+  }));
+}
+
+export async function getPostData(id: string): Promise<PostData> {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data, error } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("id, title, date, excerpt, content_html, author, tags, cover_image")
+    .eq("id", id)
+    .single();
+
+  if (error || !data) {
+    console.error(`Error fetching post ${id}:`, error);
+    throw new Error(`Post not found: ${id}`);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    id: data.id,
+    title: data.title,
+    date: data.date,
+    excerpt: data.excerpt,
+    content: data.content_html,
+    author: data.author,
+    tags: data.tags || [],
+    coverImage: data.cover_image || undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function getPostsByTag(tag: string): Promise<PostMetadata[]> {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data, error } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("id, title, date, excerpt, author, tags, cover_image")
+    .eq("published", true)
+    .contains("tags", [tag])
+    .order("date", { ascending: false });
+
+  if (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching posts by tag:", error);
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return (data || []).map((post) => ({
+    id: post.id,
+    title: post.title,
+    date: post.date,
+    excerpt: post.excerpt,
+    author: post.author,
+    tags: post.tags || [],
+    coverImage: post.cover_image || undefined,
+  }));
+}
+
+export async function getPostsByAuthor(
+  author: string
+): Promise<PostMetadata[]> {
+  const supabase = await createClient();
+
+  const { data, error } = await supabase
+    .from("posts")
+    .select("id, title, date, excerpt, author, tags, cover_image")
+    .eq("published", true)
+    .eq("author", author)
+    .order("date", { ascending: false });
+
+  if (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching posts by author:", error);
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return (data || []).map((post) => ({
+    id: post.id,
+    title: post.title,
+    date: post.date,
+    excerpt: post.excerpt,
+    author: post.author,
+    tags: post.tags || [],
+    coverImage: post.cover_image || undefined,
+  }));
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7cc7fd3..35d54ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       "name": "confessions-of-grace",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@supabase/ssr": "^0.8.0",
         "@supabase/supabase-js": "^2.55.0",
         "@vercel/analytics": "^1.5.0",
         "@vercel/speed-insights": "^1.2.0",
@@ -19,8 +20,7 @@
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         "react-dom": "19.1.0",
         "remark": "^15.0.1",
-        "remark-html": "^16.0.1",
-        "supabase": "^2.34.3"
+        "remark-html": "^16.0.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
         "@types/node": "^20",
         "@types/react": "^19",
         "@types/react-dom": "^19",
+        "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
+        "supabase": "^2.76.11",
         "tailwindcss": "^4.1.12",
         "typescript": "^5",
         "wrangler": "^4.31.0"
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "minipass": "^7.0.4"
@@ -1345,77 +1348,95 @@
       "license": "CC0-1.0"
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/auth-js/-/auth-js-2.71.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mMIQHBRc+SKpZFRB2qtupuzulaUhFYupNyxqDj5Jp/LyPvcWvjaJzZzObv6URtL/O6lPxkanASnotGtNpS3H2Q==",
+      "version": "2.97.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/auth-js/-/auth-js-2.97.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2Og/1lqp+AIavr8qS2X04aSl8RBY06y4LrtIAGxat06XoXYiDxKNQMQzWDAKm1EyZFZVRNH48DO5YvIZ7la5fQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@supabase/node-fetch": "^2.6.14"
+        "tslib": "2.8.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@supabase/functions-js": {
-      "version": "2.4.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/functions-js/-/functions-js-2.4.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-v5GSqb9zbosquTo6gBwIiq7W9eQ7rE5QazsK/ezNiQXdCbY+bH8D9qEaBIkhVvX4ZRW5rP03gEfw5yw9tiq4EQ==",
+      "version": "2.97.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/functions-js/-/functions-js-2.97.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fSaA0ZeBUS9hMgpGZt5shIZvfs3Mvx2ZdajQT4kv/whubqDBAp3GU5W8iIXy21MRvKmO2NpAj8/Q6y+ZkZyF/w==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@supabase/node-fetch": "^2.6.14"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@supabase/node-fetch": {
-      "version": "2.6.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1ibVeYUacxWYi9i0cf5efil6adJ9WRyZBLivgjs+AUpewx1F3xPi7gLgaASI2SmIQxPoCEjAsLAzKPgMJVgOUQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "whatwg-url": "^5.0.0"
+        "tslib": "2.8.1"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "4.x || >=6.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@supabase/postgrest-js": {
-      "version": "1.19.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/postgrest-js/-/postgrest-js-1.19.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-O4soKqKtZIW3olqmbXXbKugUtByD2jPa8kL2m2c1oozAO11uCcGrRhkZL0kVxjBLrXHE0mdSkFsMj7jDSfyNpw==",
+      "version": "2.97.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/postgrest-js/-/postgrest-js-2.97.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g4Ps0eaxZZurvfv/KGoo2XPZNpyNtjth9aW8eho9LZWM0bUuBtxPZw3ZQ6ERSpEGogshR+XNgwlSPIwcuHCNww==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@supabase/node-fetch": "^2.6.14"
+        "tslib": "2.8.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@supabase/realtime-js": {
-      "version": "2.15.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/realtime-js/-/realtime-js-2.15.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-edRFa2IrQw50kNntvUyS38hsL7t2d/psah6om6aNTLLcWem0R6bOUq7sk7DsGeSlNfuwEwWn57FdYSva6VddYw==",
+      "version": "2.97.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/realtime-js/-/realtime-js-2.97.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-37Jw0NLaFP0CZd7qCan97D1zWutPrTSpgWxAw6Yok59JZoxp4IIKMrPeftJ3LZHmf+ILQOPy3i0pRDHM9FY36Q==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@supabase/node-fetch": "^2.6.13",
         "@types/phoenix": "^1.6.6",
         "@types/ws": "^8.18.1",
+        "tslib": "2.8.1",
         "ws": "^8.18.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@supabase/ssr": {
+      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/ssr/-/ssr-0.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/PKk8kNFSs8QvvJ2vOww1mF5/c5W8y42duYtXvkOSe+yZKRgTTZywYG2l41pjhNomqESZCpZtXuWmYjFRMV+dw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cookie": "^1.0.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@supabase/supabase-js": "^2.76.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@supabase/storage-js": {
-      "version": "2.11.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/storage-js/-/storage-js-2.11.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Y+kx/wDgd4oasAgoAq0bsbQojwQ+ejIif8uczZ9qufRHWFLMU5cODT+ApHsSrDufqUcVKt+eyxtOXSkeh2v9ww==",
+      "version": "2.97.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/storage-js/-/storage-js-2.97.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9f6NniSBfuMxOWKwEFb+RjJzkfMdJUwv9oHuFJKfe/5VJR8cd90qw68m6Hn0ImGtwG37TUO+QHtoOechxRJ1Yg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@supabase/node-fetch": "^2.6.14"
+        "iceberg-js": "^0.8.1",
+        "tslib": "2.8.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@supabase/supabase-js": {
-      "version": "2.55.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/supabase-js/-/supabase-js-2.55.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Y1uV4nEMjQV1x83DGn7+Z9LOisVVRlY1geSARrUHbXWgbyKLZ6/08dvc0Us1r6AJ4tcKpwpCZWG9yDQYo1JgHg==",
+      "version": "2.97.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@supabase/supabase-js/-/supabase-js-2.97.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kTD91rZNO4LvRUHv4x3/4hNmsEd2ofkYhuba2VMUPRVef1RCmnHtm7rIws38Fg0yQnOSZOplQzafn0GSiy6GVg==",
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       "dependencies": {
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-        "@supabase/functions-js": "2.4.5",
-        "@supabase/node-fetch": "2.6.15",
-        "@supabase/postgrest-js": "1.19.4",
-        "@supabase/realtime-js": "2.15.1",
-        "@supabase/storage-js": "^2.10.4"
+        "@supabase/auth-js": "2.97.0",
+        "@supabase/functions-js": "2.97.0",
+        "@supabase/postgrest-js": "2.97.0",
+        "@supabase/realtime-js": "2.97.0",
+        "@supabase/storage-js": "2.97.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@swc/helpers": {
@@ -1762,9 +1783,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/phoenix/-/phoenix-1.6.6.tgz",
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+      "version": "1.6.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/phoenix/-/phoenix-1.6.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oN9ive//QSBkf19rfDv45M7eZPi0eEXylht2OLEXicu5b4KoQ1OzXIw+xDSGWxSxe1JmepRR/ZH283vsu518/Q==",
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "engines": {
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12"
@@ -2219,6 +2244,19 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/wooorm"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "17.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IO8C/dzEb6O3F9/twg6ZLXz164a2fhTnEWb95H23Dm4OuN+92NmEAlTrupP9VW6Jm3sO26tQlqyvyi4CsnY9GA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/electron-to-chromium": {
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       "funding": [
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@@ -2490,10 +2531,20 @@
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       }
     },
+    "node_modules/iceberg-js": {
+      "version": "0.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/iceberg-js/-/iceberg-js-0.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1dhVQZXhcHje7798IVM+xoo/1ZdVfzOMIc8/rgVSijRK38EDqOJoGula9N/8ZI5RD8QTxNQtK/Gozpr+qUqRRA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
+      }
+    },
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "engines": {
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=14"
@@ -3950,16 +4009,17 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/supabase": {
-      "version": "2.75.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supabase/-/supabase-2.75.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Xaai8Wp7F03OMkOWSyS1OMMdk5DxkauJxcMMesj4mO6jDGEZpWBwgo/gIUb4hsckexmr/RXYdpDpTbUIMXahbw==",
+      "version": "2.76.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supabase/-/supabase-2.76.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dr+YndEjJe54CBHayvN9B+Hhx9SiuB4h4N/SHBWsplgEkO6ubQz/Gq0/O+iBCdjSkeEjk/JLi4tc+A5yLgCjXw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bin-links": "^6.0.0",
         "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2",
         "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
-        "tar": "7.5.7"
+        "tar": "7.5.9"
       },
       "bin": {
         "supabase": "bin/supabase"
@@ -3999,9 +4059,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/tar": {
-      "version": "7.5.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-7.5.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fov56fJiRuThVFXD6o6/Q354S7pnWMJIVlDBYijsTNx6jKSE4pvrDTs6lUnmGvNyfJwFQQwWy3owKz1ucIhveQ==",
+      "version": "7.5.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-7.5.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BTLcK0xsDh2+PUe9F6c2TlRp4zOOBMTkoQHQIWSIzI0R7KG46uEwq4OPk2W7bZcprBMsuaeFsqwYr7pjh6CuHg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@isaacs/fs-minipass": "^4.0.0",
@@ -4014,12 +4075,6 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/tr46": {
-      "version": "0.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/trim-lines": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/trim-lines/-/trim-lines-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -4242,27 +4297,12 @@
       "version": "3.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/web-streams-polyfill/-/web-streams-polyfill-3.3.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-d2JWLCivmZYTSIoge9MsgFCZrt571BikcWGYkjC1khllbTeDlGqZ2D8vD8E/lJa8WGWbb7Plm8/XJYV7IJHZZw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ==",
-      "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
-    },
-    "node_modules/whatwg-url": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-saE57nupxk6v3HY35+jzBwYa0rKSy0XR8JSxZPwgLr7ys0IBzhGviA1/TUGJLmSVqs8pb9AnvICXEuOHLprYTw==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "tr46": "~0.0.3",
-        "webidl-conversions": "^3.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/workerd": {
       "version": "1.20260128.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/workerd/-/workerd-1.20260128.0.tgz",
@@ -4323,6 +4363,7 @@
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/write-file-atomic/-/write-file-atomic-7.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-YnlPC6JqnZl6aO4uRc+dx5PHguiR9S6WeoLtpxNT9wIG+BDya7ZNE1q7KOjVgaA73hKhKLpVPgJ5QA9THQ5BRg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "imurmurhash": "^0.1.4",
@@ -4333,9 +4374,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ws": {
-      "version": "8.18.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.18.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PEIGCY5tSlUt50cqyMXfCzX+oOPqN0vuGqWzbcJ2xvnkzkq46oOpz7dQaTDBdfICb4N14+GARUDw2XV2N4tvzg==",
+      "version": "8.19.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.19.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-blAT2mjOEIi0ZzruJfIhb3nps74PRWTCz1IjglWEEpQl5XS/UNama6u2/rjFkDDouqr4L67ry+1aGIALViWjDg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.0.0"
@@ -4357,6 +4398,7 @@
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-5.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-YgvUTfwqyc7UXVMrB+SImsVYSmTS8X/tSrtdNZMImM+n7+QTriRXyXim0mBrTXNeqzVF0KWGgHPeiyViFFrNDw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b53f6e..de18d61 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
     "dev": "next dev --turbopack",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
-    "lint": "next lint"
+    "lint": "next lint",
+    "migrate-posts": "npx tsx scripts/migrate-posts.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@supabase/ssr": "^0.8.0",
     "@supabase/supabase-js": "^2.55.0",
     "@vercel/analytics": "^1.5.0",
     "@vercel/speed-insights": "^1.2.0",
@@ -20,8 +22,7 @@
     "react": "19.1.0",
     "react-dom": "19.1.0",
     "remark": "^15.0.1",
-    "remark-html": "^16.0.1",
-    "supabase": "^2.34.3"
+    "remark-html": "^16.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@types/react": "^19",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19",
+    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
+    "supabase": "^2.76.11",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.1.12",
     "typescript": "^5",
     "wrangler": "^4.31.0"
diff --git a/proxy.ts b/proxy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c70531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { type NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { updateSession } from "@/utils/supabase/middleware";
+
+export async function proxy(request: NextRequest) {
+  return await updateSession(request);
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: [
+    /*
+     * Match all request paths except for the ones starting with:
+     * - _next/static (static files)
+     * - _next/image (image optimization files)
+     * - favicon.ico (favicon file)
+     * - public folder assets
+     */
+    "/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|.*\\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp)$).*)",
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-posts.ts b/scripts/migrate-posts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..166642d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/migrate-posts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+dotenv.config({ path: ".env.local" });
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+import matter from "gray-matter";
+import { remark } from "remark";
+import html from "remark-html";
+import { createClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
+
+const supabaseUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL;
+const supabaseKey =
+  process.env.SUPABASE_SECRET_KEY || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY;
+
+if (!supabaseUrl || !supabaseKey) {
+  console.error(
+    "Missing NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL or SUPABASE_SECRET_KEY in .env.local"
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey);
+
+const postsDirectory = path.join(process.cwd(), "data/posts");
+
+async function migratePost(fileName: string) {
+  const id = fileName.replace(/\.md$/, "");
+  const fullPath = path.join(postsDirectory, fileName);
+  const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(fullPath, "utf8");
+
+  const matterResult = matter(fileContents);
+
+  // Render markdown to HTML
+  const processedContent = await remark()
+    .use(html, { sanitize: false })
+    .process(matterResult.content);
+  const contentHtml = processedContent.toString();
+
+  const post = {
+    id,
+    title: matterResult.data.title || "",
+    date: new Date(matterResult.data.date).toISOString(),
+    excerpt: matterResult.data.excerpt || "",
+    content: matterResult.content, // raw markdown
+    content_html: contentHtml,
+    author: matterResult.data.author || "",
+    tags: matterResult.data.tags || [],
+    cover_image: matterResult.data.coverImage || null,
+    published: true,
+  };
+
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("posts").upsert(post, {
+    onConflict: "id",
+  });
+
+  if (error) {
+    console.error(`Failed to upsert post "${id}":`, error.message);
+  } else {
+    console.log(`Migrated: ${id}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log("Starting post migration...\n");
+
+  const fileNames = fs
+    .readdirSync(postsDirectory)
+    .filter((f) => f.endsWith(".md"));
+
+  console.log(`Found ${fileNames.length} markdown files.\n`);
+
+  for (const fileName of fileNames) {
+    await migratePost(fileName);
+  }
+
+  console.log("\nMigration complete!");
+}
+
+main().catch(console.error);
diff --git a/supabase/.gitignore b/supabase/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9264f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Supabase
+.branches
+.temp
+
+# dotenvx
+.env.keys
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
diff --git a/supabase/config.toml b/supabase/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63d256e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+# For detailed configuration reference documentation, visit:
+# https://supabase.com/docs/guides/local-development/cli/config
+# A string used to distinguish different Supabase projects on the same host. Defaults to the
+# working directory name when running `supabase init`.
+project_id = "confessions-of-grace"
+
+[api]
+enabled = true
+# Port to use for the API URL.
+port = 54321
+# Schemas to expose in your API. Tables, views and stored procedures in this schema will get API
+# endpoints. `public` and `graphql_public` schemas are included by default.
+schemas = ["public", "graphql_public"]
+# Extra schemas to add to the search_path of every request.
+extra_search_path = ["public", "extensions"]
+# The maximum number of rows returns from a view, table, or stored procedure. Limits payload size
+# for accidental or malicious requests.
+max_rows = 1000
+
+[api.tls]
+# Enable HTTPS endpoints locally using a self-signed certificate.
+enabled = false
+# Paths to self-signed certificate pair.
+# cert_path = "../certs/my-cert.pem"
+# key_path = "../certs/my-key.pem"
+
+[db]
+# Port to use for the local database URL.
+port = 54322
+# Port used by db diff command to initialize the shadow database.
+shadow_port = 54320
+# Maximum amount of time to wait for health check when starting the local database.
+health_timeout = "2m"
+# The database major version to use. This has to be the same as your remote database's. Run `SHOW
+# server_version;` on the remote database to check.
+major_version = 17
+
+[db.pooler]
+enabled = false
+# Port to use for the local connection pooler.
+port = 54329
+# Specifies when a server connection can be reused by other clients.
+# Configure one of the supported pooler modes: `transaction`, `session`.
+pool_mode = "transaction"
+# How many server connections to allow per user/database pair.
+default_pool_size = 20
+# Maximum number of client connections allowed.
+max_client_conn = 100
+
+# [db.vault]
+# secret_key = "env(SECRET_VALUE)"
+
+[db.migrations]
+# If disabled, migrations will be skipped during a db push or reset.
+enabled = true
+# Specifies an ordered list of schema files that describe your database.
+# Supports glob patterns relative to supabase directory: "./schemas/*.sql"
+schema_paths = []
+
+[db.seed]
+# If enabled, seeds the database after migrations during a db reset.
+enabled = true
+# Specifies an ordered list of seed files to load during db reset.
+# Supports glob patterns relative to supabase directory: "./seeds/*.sql"
+sql_paths = ["./seed.sql"]
+
+[db.network_restrictions]
+# Enable management of network restrictions.
+enabled = false
+# List of IPv4 CIDR blocks allowed to connect to the database.
+# Defaults to allow all IPv4 connections. Set empty array to block all IPs.
+allowed_cidrs = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
+# List of IPv6 CIDR blocks allowed to connect to the database.
+# Defaults to allow all IPv6 connections. Set empty array to block all IPs.
+allowed_cidrs_v6 = ["::/0"]
+
+# Uncomment to reject non-secure connections to the database.
+# [db.ssl_enforcement]
+# enabled = true
+
+[realtime]
+enabled = true
+# Bind realtime via either IPv4 or IPv6. (default: IPv4)
+# ip_version = "IPv6"
+# The maximum length in bytes of HTTP request headers. (default: 4096)
+# max_header_length = 4096
+
+[studio]
+enabled = true
+# Port to use for Supabase Studio.
+port = 54323
+# External URL of the API server that frontend connects to.
+api_url = "http://127.0.0.1"
+# OpenAI API Key to use for Supabase AI in the Supabase Studio.
+openai_api_key = "env(OPENAI_API_KEY)"
+
+# Email testing server. Emails sent with the local dev setup are not actually sent - rather, they
+# are monitored, and you can view the emails that would have been sent from the web interface.
+[inbucket]
+enabled = true
+# Port to use for the email testing server web interface.
+port = 54324
+# Uncomment to expose additional ports for testing user applications that send emails.
+# smtp_port = 54325
+# pop3_port = 54326
+# admin_email = "admin@email.com"
+# sender_name = "Admin"
+
+[storage]
+enabled = true
+# The maximum file size allowed (e.g. "5MB", "500KB").
+file_size_limit = "50MiB"
+
+# Uncomment to configure local storage buckets
+# [storage.buckets.images]
+# public = false
+# file_size_limit = "50MiB"
+# allowed_mime_types = ["image/png", "image/jpeg"]
+# objects_path = "./images"
+
+# Allow connections via S3 compatible clients
+[storage.s3_protocol]
+enabled = true
+
+# Image transformation API is available to Supabase Pro plan.
+# [storage.image_transformation]
+# enabled = true
+
+# Store analytical data in S3 for running ETL jobs over Iceberg Catalog
+# This feature is only available on the hosted platform.
+[storage.analytics]
+enabled = false
+max_namespaces = 5
+max_tables = 10
+max_catalogs = 2
+
+# Analytics Buckets is available to Supabase Pro plan.
+# [storage.analytics.buckets.my-warehouse]
+
+# Store vector embeddings in S3 for large and durable datasets
+# This feature is only available on the hosted platform.
+[storage.vector]
+enabled = false
+max_buckets = 10
+max_indexes = 5
+
+# Vector Buckets is available to Supabase Pro plan.
+# [storage.vector.buckets.documents-openai]
+
+[auth]
+enabled = true
+# The base URL of your website. Used as an allow-list for redirects and for constructing URLs used
+# in emails.
+site_url = "http://127.0.0.1:3000"
+# A list of *exact* URLs that auth providers are permitted to redirect to post authentication.
+additional_redirect_urls = ["https://127.0.0.1:3000"]
+# How long tokens are valid for, in seconds. Defaults to 3600 (1 hour), maximum 604,800 (1 week).
+jwt_expiry = 3600
+# JWT issuer URL. If not set, defaults to the local API URL (http://127.0.0.1:<port>/auth/v1).
+# jwt_issuer = ""
+# Path to JWT signing key. DO NOT commit your signing keys file to git.
+# signing_keys_path = "./signing_keys.json"
+# If disabled, the refresh token will never expire.
+enable_refresh_token_rotation = true
+# Allows refresh tokens to be reused after expiry, up to the specified interval in seconds.
+# Requires enable_refresh_token_rotation = true.
+refresh_token_reuse_interval = 10
+# Allow/disallow new user signups to your project.
+enable_signup = true
+# Allow/disallow anonymous sign-ins to your project.
+enable_anonymous_sign_ins = false
+# Allow/disallow testing manual linking of accounts
+enable_manual_linking = false
+# Passwords shorter than this value will be rejected as weak. Minimum 6, recommended 8 or more.
+minimum_password_length = 6
+# Passwords that do not meet the following requirements will be rejected as weak. Supported values
+# are: `letters_digits`, `lower_upper_letters_digits`, `lower_upper_letters_digits_symbols`
+password_requirements = ""
+
+[auth.rate_limit]
+# Number of emails that can be sent per hour. Requires auth.email.smtp to be enabled.
+email_sent = 2
+# Number of SMS messages that can be sent per hour. Requires auth.sms to be enabled.
+sms_sent = 30
+# Number of anonymous sign-ins that can be made per hour per IP address. Requires enable_anonymous_sign_ins = true.
+anonymous_users = 30
+# Number of sessions that can be refreshed in a 5 minute interval per IP address.
+token_refresh = 150
+# Number of sign up and sign-in requests that can be made in a 5 minute interval per IP address (excludes anonymous users).
+sign_in_sign_ups = 30
+# Number of OTP / Magic link verifications that can be made in a 5 minute interval per IP address.
+token_verifications = 30
+# Number of Web3 logins that can be made in a 5 minute interval per IP address.
+web3 = 30
+
+# Configure one of the supported captcha providers: `hcaptcha`, `turnstile`.
+# [auth.captcha]
+# enabled = true
+# provider = "hcaptcha"
+# secret = ""
+
+[auth.email]
+# Allow/disallow new user signups via email to your project.
+enable_signup = true
+# If enabled, a user will be required to confirm any email change on both the old, and new email
+# addresses. If disabled, only the new email is required to confirm.
+double_confirm_changes = true
+# If enabled, users need to confirm their email address before signing in.
+enable_confirmations = false
+# If enabled, users will need to reauthenticate or have logged in recently to change their password.
+secure_password_change = false
+# Controls the minimum amount of time that must pass before sending another signup confirmation or password reset email.
+max_frequency = "1s"
+# Number of characters used in the email OTP.
+otp_length = 6
+# Number of seconds before the email OTP expires (defaults to 1 hour).
+otp_expiry = 3600
+
+# Use a production-ready SMTP server
+# [auth.email.smtp]
+# enabled = true
+# host = "smtp.sendgrid.net"
+# port = 587
+# user = "apikey"
+# pass = "env(SENDGRID_API_KEY)"
+# admin_email = "admin@email.com"
+# sender_name = "Admin"
+
+# Uncomment to customize email template
+# [auth.email.template.invite]
+# subject = "You have been invited"
+# content_path = "./supabase/templates/invite.html"
+
+# Uncomment to customize notification email template
+# [auth.email.notification.password_changed]
+# enabled = true
+# subject = "Your password has been changed"
+# content_path = "./templates/password_changed_notification.html"
+
+[auth.sms]
+# Allow/disallow new user signups via SMS to your project.
+enable_signup = false
+# If enabled, users need to confirm their phone number before signing in.
+enable_confirmations = false
+# Template for sending OTP to users
+template = "Your code is {{ .Code }}"
+# Controls the minimum amount of time that must pass before sending another sms otp.
+max_frequency = "5s"
+
+# Use pre-defined map of phone number to OTP for testing.
+# [auth.sms.test_otp]
+# 4152127777 = "123456"
+
+# Configure logged in session timeouts.
+# [auth.sessions]
+# Force log out after the specified duration.
+# timebox = "24h"
+# Force log out if the user has been inactive longer than the specified duration.
+# inactivity_timeout = "8h"
+
+# This hook runs before a new user is created and allows developers to reject the request based on the incoming user object.
+# [auth.hook.before_user_created]
+# enabled = true
+# uri = "pg-functions://postgres/auth/before-user-created-hook"
+
+# This hook runs before a token is issued and allows you to add additional claims based on the authentication method used.
+# [auth.hook.custom_access_token]
+# enabled = true
+# uri = "pg-functions://<database>/<schema>/<hook_name>"
+
+# Configure one of the supported SMS providers: `twilio`, `twilio_verify`, `messagebird`, `textlocal`, `vonage`.
+[auth.sms.twilio]
+enabled = false
+account_sid = ""
+message_service_sid = ""
+# DO NOT commit your Twilio auth token to git. Use environment variable substitution instead:
+auth_token = "env(SUPABASE_AUTH_SMS_TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)"
+
+# Multi-factor-authentication is available to Supabase Pro plan.
+[auth.mfa]
+# Control how many MFA factors can be enrolled at once per user.
+max_enrolled_factors = 10
+
+# Control MFA via App Authenticator (TOTP)
+[auth.mfa.totp]
+enroll_enabled = false
+verify_enabled = false
+
+# Configure MFA via Phone Messaging
+[auth.mfa.phone]
+enroll_enabled = false
+verify_enabled = false
+otp_length = 6
+template = "Your code is {{ .Code }}"
+max_frequency = "5s"
+
+# Configure MFA via WebAuthn
+# [auth.mfa.web_authn]
+# enroll_enabled = true
+# verify_enabled = true
+
+# Use an external OAuth provider. The full list of providers are: `apple`, `azure`, `bitbucket`,
+# `discord`, `facebook`, `github`, `gitlab`, `google`, `keycloak`, `linkedin_oidc`, `notion`, `twitch`,
+# `twitter`, `x`, `slack`, `spotify`, `workos`, `zoom`.
+[auth.external.apple]
+enabled = false
+client_id = ""
+# DO NOT commit your OAuth provider secret to git. Use environment variable substitution instead:
+secret = "env(SUPABASE_AUTH_EXTERNAL_APPLE_SECRET)"
+# Overrides the default auth redirectUrl.
+redirect_uri = ""
+# Overrides the default auth provider URL. Used to support self-hosted gitlab, single-tenant Azure,
+# or any other third-party OIDC providers.
+url = ""
+# If enabled, the nonce check will be skipped. Required for local sign in with Google auth.
+skip_nonce_check = false
+# If enabled, it will allow the user to successfully authenticate when the provider does not return an email address.
+email_optional = false
+
+# Allow Solana wallet holders to sign in to your project via the Sign in with Solana (SIWS, EIP-4361) standard.
+# You can configure "web3" rate limit in the [auth.rate_limit] section and set up [auth.captcha] if self-hosting.
+[auth.web3.solana]
+enabled = false
+
+# Use Firebase Auth as a third-party provider alongside Supabase Auth.
+[auth.third_party.firebase]
+enabled = false
+# project_id = "my-firebase-project"
+
+# Use Auth0 as a third-party provider alongside Supabase Auth.
+[auth.third_party.auth0]
+enabled = false
+# tenant = "my-auth0-tenant"
+# tenant_region = "us"
+
+# Use AWS Cognito (Amplify) as a third-party provider alongside Supabase Auth.
+[auth.third_party.aws_cognito]
+enabled = false
+# user_pool_id = "my-user-pool-id"
+# user_pool_region = "us-east-1"
+
+# Use Clerk as a third-party provider alongside Supabase Auth.
+[auth.third_party.clerk]
+enabled = false
+# Obtain from https://clerk.com/setup/supabase
+# domain = "example.clerk.accounts.dev"
+
+# OAuth server configuration
+[auth.oauth_server]
+# Enable OAuth server functionality
+enabled = false
+# Path for OAuth consent flow UI
+authorization_url_path = "/oauth/consent"
+# Allow dynamic client registration
+allow_dynamic_registration = false
+
+[edge_runtime]
+enabled = true
+# Supported request policies: `oneshot`, `per_worker`.
+# `per_worker` (default) — enables hot reload during local development.
+# `oneshot` — fallback mode if hot reload causes issues (e.g. in large repos or with symlinks).
+policy = "per_worker"
+# Port to attach the Chrome inspector for debugging edge functions.
+inspector_port = 8083
+# The Deno major version to use.
+deno_version = 2
+
+# [edge_runtime.secrets]
+# secret_key = "env(SECRET_VALUE)"
+
+[analytics]
+enabled = true
+port = 54327
+# Configure one of the supported backends: `postgres`, `bigquery`.
+backend = "postgres"
+
+# Experimental features may be deprecated any time
+[experimental]
+# Configures Postgres storage engine to use OrioleDB (S3)
+orioledb_version = ""
+# Configures S3 bucket URL, eg. <bucket_name>.s3-<region>.amazonaws.com
+s3_host = "env(S3_HOST)"
+# Configures S3 bucket region, eg. us-east-1
+s3_region = "env(S3_REGION)"
+# Configures AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID for S3 bucket
+s3_access_key = "env(S3_ACCESS_KEY)"
+# Configures AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY for S3 bucket
+s3_secret_key = "env(S3_SECRET_KEY)"
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20240101000001_create_posts_table.sql b/supabase/migrations/20240101000001_create_posts_table.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c872ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20240101000001_create_posts_table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+-- Create posts table
+create table if not exists public.posts (
+  id text primary key,  -- slug-based ID
+  title text not null,
+  date timestamptz not null,
+  excerpt text not null default '',
+  content text not null default '',  -- raw markdown
+  content_html text not null default '',  -- pre-rendered HTML
+  author text not null default '',
+  tags text[] not null default '{}',
+  cover_image text,
+  published boolean not null default false,
+  created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
+  updated_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
+-- Indexes
+create index if not exists idx_posts_date on public.posts (date desc);
+create index if not exists idx_posts_published on public.posts (published);
+create index if not exists idx_posts_author on public.posts (author);
+create index if not exists idx_posts_tags on public.posts using gin (tags);
+
+-- Auto-update trigger for updated_at
+create or replace function public.handle_updated_at()
+returns trigger as $$
+begin
+  new.updated_at = now();
+  return new;
+end;
+$$ language plpgsql;
+
+create trigger on_posts_updated
+  before update on public.posts
+  for each row
+  execute function public.handle_updated_at();
+
+-- Enable RLS
+alter table public.posts enable row level security;
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20240101000002_create_admin_users_table.sql b/supabase/migrations/20240101000002_create_admin_users_table.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f05837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20240101000002_create_admin_users_table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- Create admin_users table
+create table if not exists public.admin_users (
+  id uuid primary key default gen_random_uuid(),
+  user_id uuid not null references auth.users(id) on delete cascade,
+  email text not null,
+  role text not null default 'editor' check (role in ('super_admin', 'admin', 'editor')),
+  created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
+  unique(user_id)
+);
+
+-- Index on user_id for fast lookups
+create index if not exists idx_admin_users_user_id on public.admin_users (user_id);
+
+-- Enable RLS
+alter table public.admin_users enable row level security;
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20240101000003_create_existing_tables.sql b/supabase/migrations/20240101000003_create_existing_tables.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9363ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20240101000003_create_existing_tables.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+-- Create tables that were originally created via Supabase dashboard.
+-- Using IF NOT EXISTS so this is safe to run on existing databases.
+
+-- Comments table
+create table if not exists public.comments (
+  id bigint generated always as identity primary key,
+  name text not null,
+  email text not null,
+  comment text not null,
+  post_id text not null,
+  created_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
+alter table public.comments enable row level security;
+
+-- Subscriptions table
+create table if not exists public.subscriptions (
+  id bigint generated always as identity primary key,
+  email text not null unique,
+  created_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
+alter table public.subscriptions enable row level security;
+
+-- Authors table
+create table if not exists public.authors (
+  name text primary key,
+  bio text not null default '',
+  x_link text,
+  fb_link text,
+  insta_link text,
+  pfp_link text
+);
+
+alter table public.authors enable row level security;
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20240101000004_rls_policies.sql b/supabase/migrations/20240101000004_rls_policies.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..103d4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20240101000004_rls_policies.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+-- Helper function: check if current user is an admin
+create or replace function public.is_admin()
+returns boolean as $$
+begin
+  return exists (
+    select 1 from public.admin_users
+    where user_id = auth.uid()
+  );
+end;
+$$ language plpgsql security definer;
+
+-- Helper function: check if current user has a specific role or higher
+create or replace function public.has_admin_role(required_role text)
+returns boolean as $$
+declare
+  user_role text;
+begin
+  select role into user_role from public.admin_users
+  where user_id = auth.uid();
+
+  if user_role is null then
+    return false;
+  end if;
+
+  -- Role hierarchy: super_admin > admin > editor
+  if required_role = 'editor' then
+    return user_role in ('editor', 'admin', 'super_admin');
+  elsif required_role = 'admin' then
+    return user_role in ('admin', 'super_admin');
+  elsif required_role = 'super_admin' then
+    return user_role = 'super_admin';
+  end if;
+
+  return false;
+end;
+$$ language plpgsql security definer;
+
+-- ============================================
+-- POSTS policies (drop first in case of partial previous run)
+-- ============================================
+drop policy if exists "Public can read published posts" on public.posts;
+drop policy if exists "Editors can insert posts" on public.posts;
+drop policy if exists "Editors can update posts" on public.posts;
+drop policy if exists "Admins can delete posts" on public.posts;
+
+create policy "Public can read published posts"
+  on public.posts for select
+  using (published = true or public.is_admin());
+
+create policy "Editors can insert posts"
+  on public.posts for insert
+  with check (public.has_admin_role('editor'));
+
+create policy "Editors can update posts"
+  on public.posts for update
+  using (public.has_admin_role('editor'));
+
+create policy "Admins can delete posts"
+  on public.posts for delete
+  using (public.has_admin_role('admin'));
+
+-- ============================================
+-- COMMENTS policies
+-- ============================================
+drop policy if exists "Public can read comments" on public.comments;
+drop policy if exists "Public can insert comments" on public.comments;
+drop policy if exists "Editors can delete comments" on public.comments;
+drop policy if exists "Editors can update comments" on public.comments;
+
+create policy "Public can read comments"
+  on public.comments for select
+  using (true);
+
+create policy "Public can insert comments"
+  on public.comments for insert
+  with check (true);
+
+create policy "Editors can delete comments"
+  on public.comments for delete
+  using (public.has_admin_role('editor'));
+
+create policy "Editors can update comments"
+  on public.comments for update
+  using (public.has_admin_role('editor'));
+
+-- ============================================
+-- SUBSCRIPTIONS policies
+-- ============================================
+drop policy if exists "Public can insert subscriptions" on public.subscriptions;
+drop policy if exists "Public can read subscriptions" on public.subscriptions;
+drop policy if exists "Admins can delete subscriptions" on public.subscriptions;
+
+create policy "Public can insert subscriptions"
+  on public.subscriptions for insert
+  with check (true);
+
+create policy "Public can read subscriptions"
+  on public.subscriptions for select
+  using (true);
+
+create policy "Admins can delete subscriptions"
+  on public.subscriptions for delete
+  using (public.has_admin_role('admin'));
+
+-- ============================================
+-- AUTHORS policies
+-- ============================================
+drop policy if exists "Public can read authors" on public.authors;
+drop policy if exists "Admins can insert authors" on public.authors;
+drop policy if exists "Admins can update authors" on public.authors;
+drop policy if exists "Super admins can delete authors" on public.authors;
+
+create policy "Public can read authors"
+  on public.authors for select
+  using (true);
+
+create policy "Admins can insert authors"
+  on public.authors for insert
+  with check (public.has_admin_role('admin'));
+
+create policy "Admins can update authors"
+  on public.authors for update
+  using (public.has_admin_role('admin'));
+
+create policy "Super admins can delete authors"
+  on public.authors for delete
+  using (public.has_admin_role('super_admin'));
+
+-- ============================================
+-- ADMIN_USERS policies
+-- ============================================
+drop policy if exists "Admins can read admin users" on public.admin_users;
+drop policy if exists "Super admins can insert admin users" on public.admin_users;
+drop policy if exists "Super admins can update admin users" on public.admin_users;
+drop policy if exists "Super admins can delete admin users" on public.admin_users;
+
+create policy "Admins can read admin users"
+  on public.admin_users for select
+  using (public.is_admin());
+
+create policy "Super admins can insert admin users"
+  on public.admin_users for insert
+  with check (public.has_admin_role('super_admin'));
+
+create policy "Super admins can update admin users"
+  on public.admin_users for update
+  using (public.has_admin_role('super_admin'));
+
+create policy "Super admins can delete admin users"
+  on public.admin_users for delete
+  using (public.has_admin_role('super_admin'));
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index d8b9323..e7ff3a2 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "ES2017",
-    "lib": ["dom", "dom.iterable", "esnext"],
+    "lib": [
+      "dom",
+      "dom.iterable",
+      "esnext"
+    ],
     "allowJs": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "strict": true,
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@
     "moduleResolution": "bundler",
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "isolatedModules": true,
-    "jsx": "preserve",
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
     "incremental": true,
     "plugins": [
       {
@@ -19,9 +23,19 @@
       }
     ],
     "paths": {
-      "@/*": ["./*"]
+      "@/*": [
+        "./*"
+      ]
     }
   },
-  "include": ["next-env.d.ts", "**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", ".next/types/**/*.ts"],
-  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+  "include": [
+    "next-env.d.ts",
+    "**/*.ts",
+    "**/*.tsx",
+    ".next/types/**/*.ts",
+    ".next/dev/types/**/*.ts"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/types/index.ts b/types/index.ts
index 1631cca..21719fa 100644
--- a/types/index.ts
+++ b/types/index.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,64 @@
 export interface PostData {
-    id: string;
-    title: string;
-    date: string;
-    excerpt: string;
-    content: string;
-    author: string;
-    tags: string[];
-    coverImage?: string;
-  }
-  
-  export interface PostMetadata {
-    id: string;
-    title: string;
-    date: string;
-    excerpt: string;
-    author: string;
-    tags: string[];
-    coverImage?: string;
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  date: string;
+  excerpt: string;
+  content: string;
+  author: string;
+  tags: string[];
+  coverImage?: string;
+}
+
+export interface PostMetadata {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  date: string;
+  excerpt: string;
+  author: string;
+  tags: string[];
+  coverImage?: string;
+}
+
+export interface PostFormData {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  date: string;
+  excerpt: string;
+  content: string;
+  author: string;
+  tags: string[];
+  coverImage?: string;
+  published: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface AdminUser {
+  id: string;
+  user_id: string;
+  email: string;
+  role: "super_admin" | "admin" | "editor";
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export interface Comment {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  email: string;
+  comment: string;
+  post_id: string;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export interface Subscription {
+  id: number;
+  email: string;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export interface Author {
+  name: string;
+  bio: string;
+  x_link?: string;
+  fb_link?: string;
+  insta_link?: string;
+  pfp_link?: string;
+}
diff --git a/utils/supabase.ts b/utils/supabase.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fd5605..0000000
--- a/utils/supabase.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { createClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
-
-const supabaseUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!;
-const supabaseKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY!;
-
-export const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/supabase/client.ts b/utils/supabase/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2abf5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/supabase/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { createBrowserClient } from "@supabase/ssr";
+
+export function createClient() {
+  return createBrowserClient(
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY!
+  );
+}
diff --git a/utils/supabase/middleware.ts b/utils/supabase/middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4d906c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/supabase/middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { createServerClient } from "@supabase/ssr";
+import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+export async function updateSession(request: NextRequest) {
+  let supabaseResponse = NextResponse.next({
+    request,
+  });
+
+  const supabase = createServerClient(
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY!,
+    {
+      cookies: {
+        getAll() {
+          return request.cookies.getAll();
+        },
+        setAll(cookiesToSet) {
+          cookiesToSet.forEach(({ name, value }) =>
+            request.cookies.set(name, value)
+          );
+          supabaseResponse = NextResponse.next({
+            request,
+          });
+          cookiesToSet.forEach(({ name, value, options }) =>
+            supabaseResponse.cookies.set(name, value, options)
+          );
+        },
+      },
+    }
+  );
+
+  // Refresh the session
+  const {
+    data: { user },
+  } = await supabase.auth.getUser();
+
+  // Protect admin routes (except login)
+  const isAdminRoute = request.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith("/admin");
+  const isLoginPage = request.nextUrl.pathname === "/admin/login";
+
+  if (isAdminRoute && !isLoginPage) {
+    if (!user) {
+      const url = request.nextUrl.clone();
+      url.pathname = "/admin/login";
+      return NextResponse.redirect(url);
+    }
+
+    // Verify the user is in admin_users table
+    const { data: adminUser } = await supabase
+      .from("admin_users")
+      .select("role")
+      .eq("user_id", user.id)
+      .single();
+
+    if (!adminUser) {
+      const url = request.nextUrl.clone();
+      url.pathname = "/admin/login";
+      return NextResponse.redirect(url);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If logged-in admin visits login page, redirect to dashboard
+  if (isLoginPage && user) {
+    const { data: adminUser } = await supabase
+      .from("admin_users")
+      .select("role")
+      .eq("user_id", user.id)
+      .single();
+
+    if (adminUser) {
+      const url = request.nextUrl.clone();
+      url.pathname = "/admin";
+      return NextResponse.redirect(url);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return supabaseResponse;
+}
diff --git a/utils/supabase/server.ts b/utils/supabase/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6210a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/supabase/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { createServerClient } from "@supabase/ssr";
+import { cookies } from "next/headers";
+
+export async function createClient() {
+  const cookieStore = await cookies();
+
+  return createServerClient(
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY!,
+    {
+      cookies: {
+        getAll() {
+          return cookieStore.getAll();
+        },
+        setAll(cookiesToSet) {
+          try {
+            cookiesToSet.forEach(({ name, value, options }) =>
+              cookieStore.set(name, value, options)
+            );
+          } catch {
+            // The `setAll` method was called from a Server Component.
+            // This can be ignored if you have middleware refreshing sessions.
+          }
+        },
+      },
+    }
+  );
+}