diff --git a/frontend/src/app.module.ts b/frontend/src/app.module.ts
index 305671d..d8435d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app.module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
-import { NgbDropdownModule, NgbModalModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations'
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common'
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ const ROUTES = [
         BrowserAnimationsModule,
         CommonModule,
         FormsModule,
-        NgbDropdownModule,
-        NgbModalModule,
         FontAwesomeModule,
         ClipboardModule,
         HttpClientModule,
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.pug b/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.pug
index cd38f91..cd8f6ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.pug
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.pug
@@ -1,14 +1,40 @@
 .sidebar
     img.logo(src='{{_logo}}')
 
-    button.btn.mt-auto((click)='openConfig()')
-        fa-icon([icon]='_configIcon', [fixedWidth]='true')
+    button.btn.mt-auto(
+        (click)='openConfig()',
+        placement='right',
+        ngbTooltip='Manage configs'
+    )
+        fa-icon([icon]='_configIcon', [fixedWidth]='true', size='lg')
 
-    button.btn((click)='openSettings()')
-        fa-icon([icon]='_settingsIcon', [fixedWidth]='true')
+    button.btn(
+        (click)='openSettings()',
+        *ngIf='loginService.user',
+        placement='right',
+        ngbTooltip='Settings'
+    )
+        fa-icon([icon]='_settingsIcon', [fixedWidth]='true', size='lg')
 
-    button.btn.mt-3((click)='logout()')
-        fa-icon([icon]='_logoutIcon', [fixedWidth]='true')
+    a.btn.mt-3(
+        href='/login',
+        *ngIf='!loginService.user',
+        placement='right',
+        ngbTooltip='Log in'
+    )
+        fa-icon([icon]='_loginIcon', [fixedWidth]='true', size='lg')
 
-.terminal([hidden]='!showApp')
-    iframe(#iframe)
+    button.btn.mt-3(
+        (click)='logout()',
+        *ngIf='loginService.user',
+        placement='right',
+        ngbTooltip='Log out'
+    )
+        fa-icon([icon]='_logoutIcon', [fixedWidth]='true', size='lg')
+
+.terminal
+    iframe(#iframe, [hidden]='!showApp')
+    .alert.alert-warning.d-flex.border-0.m-0(*ngIf='!loginService.user')
+        fa-icon.me-2([icon]='_saveIcon', [fixedWidth]='true')
+        div
+            div To save profiles and settings, #[a(href='/login') log in].
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.scss
index f3b1e00..3f56a0c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.scss
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         margin-bottom: 20px;
     }
 
-    >button, >[ngbdropdown] > button {
+    >.btn {
         width: 64px;
         height: 64px;
         background: transparent;
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
         &::after {
             display: none;
         }
+
+        &:hover {
+            color: white;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -41,18 +45,19 @@
     flex: 1 1 0;
     overflow: hidden;
     position: relative;
-}
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
 
-iframe {
-    background: $body-bg;
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 0;
-    top: 0;
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
-    border: none;
-}
+    > * {
+        flex: none;
+    }
 
+    > iframe {
+        background: $body-bg;
+        border: none;
+        flex: 1 1 0;
+    }
+}
 
 .config-menu {
     .header {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.ts
index 3c0139f..2c98b3e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/main.component.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser'
 import { AppConnectorService } from '../services/appConnector.service'
 
-import { faCog, faFile, faPlus, faSignOutAlt } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+import { faCog, faFile, faPlus, faSave, faSignInAlt, faSignOutAlt } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 import { SettingsModalComponent } from './settingsModal.component'
 import { ConfigModalComponent } from './configModal.component'
 import { ConfigService, LoginService } from 'src/common'
 import { combineLatest } from 'rxjs'
 import { Config, Version } from 'src/api'
-import { Router } from '@angular/router'
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'main',
@@ -20,9 +19,11 @@ import { Router } from '@angular/router'
 export class MainComponent {
     _logo = require('../../../assets/logo.svg')
     _settingsIcon = faCog
+    _loginIcon = faSignInAlt
     _logoutIcon = faSignOutAlt
     _addIcon = faPlus
     _configIcon = faFile
+    _saveIcon = faSave
 
     showApp = false
 
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ export class MainComponent {
         public loginService: LoginService,
         private ngbModal: NgbModal,
         private config: ConfigService,
-        private router: Router,
     ) {
         titleService.setTitle('Tabby')
         window.addEventListener('message', this.connectorRequestHandler)
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ export class MainComponent {
 
     async ngAfterViewInit () {
         await this.loginService.ready$.toPromise()
-        if (!this.loginService.user) {
-            this.router.navigate(['/login'])
-            return
-        }
 
         combineLatest(
             this.config.activeConfig$,
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ export class MainComponent {
                 this.reloadApp(config, version)
             }
         })
-        this.config
+
         await this.config.ready$.toPromise()
         await this.config.selectDefaultConfig()
     }
@@ -80,9 +76,11 @@ export class MainComponent {
     async loadApp (config, version) {
         this.showApp = true
         this.iframe.nativeElement.src = '/terminal'
-        await this.http.patch(`/api/1/configs/${config.id}`, {
-            last_used_with_version: version.version,
-        }).toPromise()
+        if (this.loginService.user) {
+            await this.http.patch(`/api/1/configs/${config.id}`, {
+                last_used_with_version: version.version,
+            }).toPromise()
+        }
     }
 
     reloadApp (config: Config, version: Version) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/index.ts b/frontend/src/app/index.ts
index 2f58d07..da7c9a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
-import { NgbDropdownModule, NgbModalModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
+import { NgbDropdownModule, NgbModalModule, NgbTooltipModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common'
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router'
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const ROUTES = [
         FormsModule,
         NgbDropdownModule,
         NgbModalModule,
+        NgbTooltipModule,
         ClipboardModule,
         FontAwesomeModule,
         RouterModule.forChild(ROUTES),
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/appConnector.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/appConnector.service.ts
index 5380a71..4849965 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/appConnector.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/appConnector.service.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class SocketProxy {
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types
     async connect (options: any): Promise<void> {
-        if (!this.loginService.user.is_pro && this.appConnector.sockets.length > this.appConnector.connectionLimit && !window.sessionStorage['upgrade-skip-active']) {
+        if (!this.loginService.user?.is_pro && this.appConnector.sockets.length > this.appConnector.connectionLimit && !window.sessionStorage['upgrade-skip-active']) {
             let skipped = false
             try {
                 skipped = await this.zone.run(() => this.ngbModal.open(UpgradeModalComponent)).result
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export class SocketProxy {
         }
 
         this.options = options
-        this.url = this.loginService.user.custom_connection_gateway
-        this.authToken = this.loginService.user.custom_connection_gateway_token
+        this.url = this.loginService.user?.custom_connection_gateway
+        this.authToken = this.loginService.user?.custom_connection_gateway_token
         if (!this.url) {
             try {
                 const gateway = await this.appConnector.chooseConnectionGateway()
@@ -151,11 +151,14 @@ export class AppConnectorService {
         private http: HttpClient,
         private commonService: CommonService,
         private zone: NgZone,
+        private loginService: LoginService,
     ) {
 
         this.configUpdate.pipe(debounceTime(1000)).subscribe(async content => {
-            const result = await this.http.patch(`/api/1/configs/${this.config.id}`, { content }).toPromise()
-            Object.assign(this.config, result)
+            if (this.loginService.user) {
+                const result = await this.http.patch(`/api/1/configs/${this.config.id}`, { content }).toPromise()
+                Object.assign(this.config, result)
+            }
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/common/services/config.service.ts b/frontend/src/common/services/config.service.ts
index 06c639c..d34535a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/common/services/config.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/common/services/config.service.ts
@@ -30,14 +30,29 @@ export class ConfigService {
     }
 
     async updateUser () {
+        if (!this.loginService.user) {
+            return
+        }
         await this.http.put('/api/1/user', this.user).toPromise()
     }
 
     async createNewConfig (): Promise<Config> {
-        const config = await this.http.post('/api/1/configs', {
+        const configData = {
             content: '{}',
             last_used_with_version: this._activeVersion?.version ?? this.getLatestStableVersion().version,
-        }).toPromise()
+        }
+        if (!this.loginService.user) {
+            const config = {
+                id: Date.now(),
+                name: `Temporary config at ${new Date()}`,
+                created_at: new Date(),
+                modified_at: new Date(),
+                ...configData,
+            }
+            this.configs.push(config)
+            return config
+        }
+        const config = await this.http.post('/api/1/configs', configData).toPromise()
         this.configs.push(config)
         return config
     }
@@ -47,8 +62,11 @@ export class ConfigService {
     }
 
     async duplicateActiveConfig () {
-        const copy = {...this._activeConfig, pk: undefined}
-        this.configs.push(await this.http.post('/api/1/configs', copy).toPromise())
+        let copy = {...this._activeConfig, pk: undefined, id: undefined}
+        if (this.loginService.user) {
+            copy = await this.http.post('/api/1/configs', copy).toPromise()
+        }
+        this.configs.push(copy)
     }
 
     async selectVersion (version: Version) {
@@ -66,23 +84,29 @@ export class ConfigService {
         this._activeConfig = config
         this.activeConfig$.next(config)
         this.selectVersion(matchingVersion)
-        this.loginService.user.active_config = config.id
-        await this.loginService.updateUser()
+        if (this.loginService.user) {
+            this.loginService.user.active_config = config.id
+            await this.loginService.updateUser()
+        }
     }
 
     async selectDefaultConfig () {
         await this.ready$.toPromise()
         await this.loginService.ready$.toPromise()
-        this.selectConfig(this.configs.find(c => c.id === this.loginService.user.active_config) ?? this.configs[0])
+        this.selectConfig(this.configs.find(c => c.id === this.loginService.user?.active_config) ?? this.configs[0])
     }
 
     async deleteConfig (config: Config) {
-        await this.http.delete(`/api/1/configs/${config.id}`).toPromise()
+        if (this.loginService.user) {
+            await this.http.delete(`/api/1/configs/${config.id}`).toPromise()
+        }
         this.configs = this.configs.filter(x => x.id !== config.id)
     }
 
     private async init () {
-        this.configs = await this.http.get('/api/1/configs').toPromise()
+        if (this.loginService.user) {
+            this.configs = await this.http.get('/api/1/configs').toPromise()
+        }
         this.versions = await this.http.get('/api/1/versions').toPromise()
         this.versions.sort((a, b) => -semverCompare(a.version, b.version))
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/common/services/login.service.ts b/frontend/src/common/services/login.service.ts
index 187d2e3..41c15a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/common/services/login.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/common/services/login.service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { User } from '../../api'
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class LoginService {
-    user: User
+    user: User | null
     ready$ = new AsyncSubject<void>()
 
     constructor (private http: HttpClient) {
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export class LoginService {
     }
 
     async updateUser () {
+        if (!this.user) {
+            return
+        }
         await this.http.put('/api/1/user', this.user).toPromise()
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/theme/index.scss b/frontend/theme/index.scss
index d3211cb..d28d3db 100644
--- a/frontend/theme/index.scss
+++ b/frontend/theme/index.scss
@@ -88,3 +88,7 @@ a, button {
 lib-ngx-image-zoom {
     display: flex;
 }
+
+ngb-tooltip-window {
+    z-index: 1;
+}