diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 7a4e2b7..5923390 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import { BrowserRouter as Router, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom"
 import RecipeDetailPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage"
 import RecipeEditPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeEditPage"
 import RecipeListPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeListPage"
-import { getRecipeAddUrlDefinition, getRecipeDetailsUrlDefinition, getRecipeEditUrlDefinition, getRootUrlDefinition } from "./routes"
+import { getLoginUrl, getRecipeAddUrlDefinition, getRecipeDetailsUrlDefinition, getRecipeEditUrlDefinition, getRecipeListUrlDefinition, getRootUrlDefinition } from "./routes"
 
 import "./App.css"
+import LoginPage from "./components/LoginPage"
 
 /**
  * Main application component.
@@ -14,8 +15,10 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <Router>
       <Routes>
+        {/* Login page */}
+        <Route path={getLoginUrl()} element={<LoginPage/>}/>
         {/* Home page: list of recipes */}
-        <Route path= {getRootUrlDefinition()} element={<RecipeListPage />} />
+        <Route path= {getRecipeListUrlDefinition()} element={<RecipeListPage />} />
 
         {/* Detail page: shows one recipe */}
         <Route path={getRecipeDetailsUrlDefinition()} element={<RecipeDetailPage />} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/LoginRequestDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/LoginRequestDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3da6ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/LoginRequestDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Defines a login request
+ */
+export class LoginRequestDto {
+    userName?: string;
+    password?: string;
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/LoginResponseDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/LoginResponseDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb5a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/LoginResponseDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { UserDto } from "./UserDto.js";
+
+/**
+ * Response  to a successful login
+ */
+export class LoginResponseDto {
+    userData?: UserDto;
+    token?: string;
+    expiryDate? : Date;
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d757f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+import { RecipeIngredientGroupDto } from "./RecipeIngredientGroupDto.js";
+import { RecipeInstructionStepDto } from "./RecipeInstructionStepDto.js";
+/**
+ * DTO describing a recipe
+ */
+
+export class RecipeDto extends AbstractDto {
+    title!: string;
+    amount?: number
+    amountDescription?: string;
+    instructions!: RecipeInstructionStepDto[];
+    ingredientGroups!: RecipeIngredientGroupDto[];
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d7c91f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+
+export class RecipeIngredientDto extends AbstractDto{
+    name!: string;
+    subtext?: string;
+    amount?: number;
+    unit?: string;
+    sortOrder!: number;
+    ingredientGroupId?: string;
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..324d3c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+import { RecipeIngredientDto } from "./RecipeIngredientDto.js";
+
+export class RecipeIngredientGroupDto extends AbstractDto{
+    title?: string;
+    sortOrder!: number;
+    recipeId?: string;
+    ingredients!: RecipeIngredientDto[];
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..362e282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { UUID } from "crypto";
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+
+export class RecipeInstructionStepDto extends AbstractDto{
+    text!: string;
+    sortOrder!: number;
+    recipeId?: UUID;
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/UserDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/UserDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56fc6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/UserDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+
+export class UserDto extends AbstractDto {
+    firstName?: string;
+    lastName?: string;
+    userName!: string;
+    email!: string;
+    role?: string;
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/api/points/AuthPoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/points/AuthPoint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..493f34c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/points/AuthPoint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import type { LoginRequestDto } from "../dtos/LoginRequestDto";
+import type { LoginResponseDto } from "../dtos/LoginResponseDto";
+import { get, postJson, putJson } from "../utils/requests";
+
+
+/**
+ * Util for handling the recipe api
+ */
+// read base url from .env file
+const BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE;
+
+/**
+ * URL for handling recipes
+ */
+const AUTH_URL = `${BASE_URL}/auth`
+
+
+/**
+ * Create new Recipe
+ * @param recipe Recipe to create
+ * @returns Saved recipe
+ */
+export async function login(requestDto: LoginRequestDto): Promise<LoginResponseDto> {
+  const res = await postJson(`${AUTH_URL}/login`, JSON.stringify(requestDto), false);
+  return res.json();
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6579e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import { get, postJson, putJson } from "../utils/requests";
+
+
+/**
+ * Util for handling the recipe api
+ */
+// read base url from .env file
+const BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE;
+
+/**
+ * URL for handling recipes header data
+ */
+const RECIPE_URL = `${BASE_URL}/compact-recipe`
+
+/**
+ * Load list of all recipes
+ * @param searchString Search string for filtering recipeList
+ * @returns Array of recipe
+ */
+export async function fetchRecipeList(searchString : string): Promise<Recipe[]> {
+  let url : string = RECIPE_URL;
+  // if there's a search string add it as query parameter
+  if(searchString && searchString !== ""){
+    url +="?search=" + searchString;
+  }
+  const res = await get(url);
+  return res.json();
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/points/RecipePoint.ts
similarity index 64%
rename from frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts
rename to frontend/src/api/points/RecipePoint.ts
index 44f5779..73bf935 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/points/RecipePoint.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
-import { get, postJson, putJson } from "./utils/requests";
+import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import { get, postJson, putJson } from "../utils/requests";
 
 
 /**
@@ -23,21 +23,6 @@ export async function fetchRecipe(id: string): Promise<Recipe> {
   return res.json()
 }
 
-/**
- * Load list of all recipes
- * @param searchString Search string for filtering recipeList
- * @returns Array of recipe
- */
-export async function fetchRecipeList(searchString : string): Promise<Recipe[]> {
-  let url : string = RECIPE_URL;
-  // if there's a search string add it as query parameter
-  if(searchString && searchString !== ""){
-    url +="?search=" + searchString;
-  }
-  const res = await get(url);
-  return res.json();
-}
-
 /**
  * Create new Recipe
  * @param recipe Recipe to create
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts b/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
index 4a2fdb9..2ca7bfa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+
+const BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE;
+
+export function createBasicHeader() : Headers {
+    const headers = new Headers();
+    //headers.set('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
+    return headers;
+}
+
 export function setContentTypeHeaderJson(headers: Headers){
     return headers.set("Content-Type", "application/json");
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/utils/requests.ts b/frontend/src/api/utils/requests.ts
index 2a3156f..7a335ee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/utils/requests.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/utils/requests.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { setAuthHeader, setContentTypeHeaderJson } from "./headers";
+import { createBasicHeader, setAuthHeader, setContentTypeHeaderJson } from "./headers";
 
 export async function get(url: string) : Promise<Response>{
-    const requestHeaders = new Headers();
+    const requestHeaders = createBasicHeader();
     setAuthHeader(requestHeaders);
     console.log("GET to " + url);
     const response = await fetch(url, {
@@ -15,26 +15,35 @@ export async function get(url: string) : Promise<Response>{
 }
 
 export async function postJson(url: string, requestBody: string, logBody = true) : Promise<Response>{
-    console.log("POST to " + url + (logBody) ? "with body " + requestBody : "");
-    return persistJson(url, requestBody, "POST");
+    console.log("POST to " + url);
+    if(logBody){
+        console.log("body: " + requestBody);
+    }
+    return await persistJson(url, requestBody, "POST");
 }
 
 export async function putJson(url: string, requestBody: string, logBody = true) : Promise<Response>{
-    console.log("PUT to " + url + (logBody) ? "with body " + requestBody : "");
+    console.log("PUT to " + url);
+    if(logBody){
+        console.log("body: " + requestBody);
+    }
     return persistJson(url, requestBody, "PUT");
 }
 
 async function persistJson(url: string, requestBody: string, requestMethod: string) : Promise<Response>{
-    const requestHeaders = new Headers();
+    const requestHeaders = createBasicHeader();
     setContentTypeHeaderJson(requestHeaders);
     setAuthHeader(requestHeaders);
-    const response = await fetch(url, {
+    const request = new Request(url, {
         method: requestMethod,
         headers: requestHeaders,
         body: requestBody,
     });
+    console.log(request)
+    const response = await fetch(request);
+    console.log("response.ok", response.ok)
     if(!response.ok){
-        throw new Error(requestMethod + " to " + url + "failed!")
+        throw new Error(requestMethod + " to " + url + " failed!")
     }
     return response;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LoginPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/LoginPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb23cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LoginPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import Button from "./basics/Button";
+import type { LoginRequestDto } from "../api/dtos/LoginRequestDto";
+import type { LoginResponseDto } from "../api/dtos/LoginResponseDto";
+import { login } from "../api/points/AuthPoint";
+import { getRecipeListUrl } from "../routes";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+export default function LoginPage(){
+    const [userName, setUserName] = useState<string>("");
+    const [password, setPassword] = useState<string>("");
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+    const executeLogin = async () =>{
+        const dto : LoginRequestDto = {
+            userName: userName, 
+            password: password
+        }
+        try{
+            // @todo move to auth handler
+            console.log("trying to log in with " + dto.userName)
+            const loginResponse : LoginResponseDto = await login(dto);
+            localStorage.setItem("session", JSON.stringify(loginResponse));
+            console.log("Successfully logged on with user " + loginResponse.userData?.userName)
+            navigate(getRecipeListUrl());
+        } catch(err){
+            // @todo show error in GUI
+            console.error(err);
+        }
+    }
+    return(
+        <div className="p-6 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+            <input
+                className="input-field"
+                placeholder="Benutzername"
+                value = {userName}
+                onChange={e => {
+                    setUserName(e.target.value)
+                }}
+            />
+            {/* @todo Password mode!!! */}
+            <input
+                className="input-field"
+                placeholder="Passwort"
+                value = {password}                
+                onChange={e => {
+                    setPassword(e.target.value)
+                }}
+            />
+            <Button
+                text="Login" 
+                onClick= {executeLogin}
+            />
+        </div>
+    );
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
index 83fdcc9..87bb183 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { useParams, Link } from "react-router-dom"
+import { useParams } from "react-router-dom"
 import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
-import { fetchRecipe } from "../../api/recipePoint"
+import { fetchRecipe } from "../../api/points/RecipePoint"
 import { getRecipeEditUrl, getRecipeListUrl } from "../../routes"
 import ButtonLink from "../basics/ButtonLink"
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
index f1022b4..a06243d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { useParams, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
 import  RecipeEditor  from "./RecipeEditor"
-import { fetchRecipe, createRecipe, updateRecipe } from "../../api/recipePoint"
-import { getRecipeDetailUrl, getRecipeListUrl, getRootUrl } from "../../routes"
+import { fetchRecipe, createRecipe, updateRecipe } from "../../api/points/RecipePoint"
+import { getRecipeDetailUrl, getRecipeListUrl } from "../../routes"
 
 export default function RecipeEditPage() {
     // Extract recipe ID from route params
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
index cd08be9..5b2fb80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import RecipeListItem from "./RecipeListItem"
 import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
-import { fetchRecipeList } from "../../api/recipePoint"
+import { fetchRecipeList } from "../../api/points/CompactRecipePoint"
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
 import { getRecipeAddUrl, getRecipeDetailUrl } from "../../routes"
-import SearchField from "../basics/SearchField"
 import RecipeListToolbar from "./RecipeListToolbar"
 
 /**
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes.ts b/frontend/src/routes.ts
index 5b31d55..ba3b241 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ export function getRootUrlDefinition() : string { return getRootUrl()}
 export function getRecipeDetailsUrlDefinition() : string {return getRecipeDetailUrl(":id")}
 export function getRecipeEditUrlDefinition() : string {return getRecipeEditUrl(":id")}
 export function getRecipeAddUrlDefinition() : string {return getRecipeAddUrl()}
+export function getRecipeListUrlDefinition() : string {return getRecipeListUrl()}
+export function getLoginUrlDefinition() : string {return getLoginUrl()}
 
 // URLs including id
 export function getRootUrl () : string { return "/"}
-export function getRecipeListUrl() : string {return getRootUrl()}
+export function getRecipeListUrl() : string {return "/recipe/list"}
 export function getRecipeDetailUrl(id: string) : string {return "/recipe/" + id + "/card"}
 export function getRecipeEditUrl(id: string) : string {return "/recipe/" + id + "/edit"}
-export function getRecipeAddUrl() : string {return "/recipe/add"}
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+export function getRecipeAddUrl() : string {return "/recipe/add"}
+export function getLoginUrl() : string {return "/login"}
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