diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f79672a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# from the dev postgres containeer
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:dfsjhkdswkjntelsmldbfvsgknl5t@localhost:5555/postgres
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diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/layout.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff22080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { validateRequest } from "@/lib/auth";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+
+export default async function Layout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const { user } = await validateRequest()
+  if (!user) {
+      return redirect('/auth/login')
+  }
+  return children
+}
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diff --git a/src/app/protected/page.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/protected/page.tsx
similarity index 71%
rename from src/app/protected/page.tsx
rename to src/app/(protected)/protected/page.tsx
index 9f777f2..575648b 100644
--- a/src/app/protected/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/protected/page.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { validateRequest } from "@/lib/auth";
-import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 
 export default async function Page() {
     const { user } = await validateRequest()
-    if (!user) return redirect('/auth/signIn')
     return (
         <div>
             <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-center">Welcome {user?.username}!</h1>
             <p>You are actually on a protected route!</p>
-            <p>Your ID is: {user.id}</p>
+            <p>Your ID is: {user!.id}</p>
         </div>
     )
 }
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diff --git a/src/app/auth/signIn/page.tsx b/src/app/(public)/auth/login/page.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/auth/signIn/page.tsx
rename to src/app/(public)/auth/login/page.tsx
diff --git a/src/app/auth/signUp/page.tsx b/src/app/(public)/auth/signUp/page.tsx
similarity index 95%
rename from src/app/auth/signUp/page.tsx
rename to src/app/(public)/auth/signUp/page.tsx
index 7eb8a79..a59c3e9 100644
--- a/src/app/auth/signUp/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(public)/auth/signUp/page.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default function Page() {
           <SubmitButton buttonText="Create account" className="w-full" />
           <div className="text-center text-sm">
             Already have an account?
-            <Link className="underline pl-1" href="/auth/signIn">
+            <Link className="underline pl-1" href="/auth/login">
               Login
             </Link>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/(public)/page.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/page.tsx
rename to src/app/(public)/page.tsx
diff --git a/src/components/app/NavBar/NavBar.tsx b/src/components/app/NavBar/NavBar.tsx
index b9808ea..299003b 100644
--- a/src/components/app/NavBar/NavBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/app/NavBar/NavBar.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
             </DropdownMenu>
           </>
         ) : (
-          <Link href="/auth/signIn">
+          <Link href="/auth/login">
             <Button variant="outline">Sign in</Button>
           </Link>
         )}
diff --git a/src/lib/auth/actions.ts b/src/lib/auth/actions.ts
index 82c9e78..87bcb07 100644
--- a/src/lib/auth/actions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/auth/actions.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function logout() {
 	await lucia.invalidateSession(session!.id);
 	const sessionCookie = lucia.createBlankSessionCookie();
 	cookies().set(sessionCookie.name, sessionCookie.value, sessionCookie.attributes);
-	return redirect("/auth/signIn");
+	return redirect("/auth/login");
 }
 
 export async function login(prev: any, data: FormData) {