diff --git a/src/app/app.component.html b/src/app/app.component.html
index 43a2167..6f5b51a 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <ion-app class="dark">
-  <ion-split-pane contentId="main-content">
+  <ion-split-pane contentId="main-content" *ngIf="ready$ | async">
     <ion-menu class="sidebar" contentId="main-content" content="content" type="push" side="start">
       <ion-header>
         <ion-toolbar color="primary">
-          <ion-title>Noded
+          <ion-title>{{ appName }}
             <ion-menu-toggle menu="first" autoHide="false"></ion-menu-toggle>
           </ion-title>
         </ion-toolbar>
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index c417418..81ccd5f 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import {AfterViewInit, Component, ElementRef, OnInit, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 
-import {AlertController, ModalController, Platform, PopoverController} from '@ionic/angular';
+import {AlertController, ModalController, Platform, PopoverController, LoadingController} from '@ionic/angular';
 import { SplashScreen } from '@ionic-native/splash-screen/ngx';
 import { StatusBar } from '@ionic-native/status-bar/ngx';
 import { ApiService } from './service/api.service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import {TREE_ACTIONS, TreeComponent} from '@circlon/angular-tree-component';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import {BehaviorSubject, Observable} from 'rxjs';
 import {OptionPickerComponent} from './components/option-picker/option-picker.component';
 import {OptionMenuComponent} from './components/option-menu/option-menu.component';
 import {SelectorComponent} from './components/sharing/selector/selector.component';
+import {SessionService} from './service/session.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {SelectorComponent} from './components/sharing/selector/selector.componen
 })
 export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   @ViewChild('menuTree') menuTree: TreeComponent;
+  public readonly ready$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
   public addChildTarget: any = false;
   public deleteTarget: any = false;
   public menuTarget: any = false;
@@ -59,8 +61,14 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
       }
     }
   };
+  public get appName(): string {
+    return this.session.appName || 'Noded';
+  }
 
   public darkMode = false;
+  protected loader?: any;
+
+  protected initialized$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
   constructor(
     private platform: Platform,
@@ -71,16 +79,35 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
     protected alerts: AlertController,
     protected popover: PopoverController,
     protected modal: ModalController,
+    protected session: SessionService,
+    protected loading: LoadingController,
   ) {
     this.initializeApp();
   }
 
-  ngOnInit() {
+  _doInit() {
     this.reloadMenuItems().subscribe(() => {
-      this.menuTree.treeModel.expandAll();
+      this.ready$.next(true);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.loader.dismiss();
+        this.menuTree.treeModel.expandAll();
+      }, 10);
     });
   }
 
+  ngOnInit() {
+    if ( !this.initialized$.getValue() ) {
+      const sub = this.initialized$.subscribe((didInit) => {
+        if (didInit) {
+          this._doInit();
+          sub.unsubscribe();
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      this._doInit();
+    }
+  }
+
   showOptions($event) {
     this.popover.create({
       event: $event,
@@ -108,7 +135,6 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   async onNodeMenuClick($event) {
-    console.log(this.menuTarget)
     let canManage = this.menuTarget.data.level === 'manage';
     if ( !canManage ) {
       if ( !this.menuTarget.data.level ) {
@@ -270,11 +296,30 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
-  initializeApp() {
-    this.platform.ready().then(() => {
-      this.statusBar.styleDefault();
-      this.splashScreen.hide();
+  async initializeApp() {
+    this.loader = await this.loading.create({
+      message: 'Starting up...',
+      cssClass: 'noded-loading-mask',
+      showBackdrop: true,
     });
+
+    await this.loader.present();
+
+    await this.platform.ready();
+    const stat: any = await this.session.stat();
+
+    if ( !stat.authenticated_user ) {
+      window.location.href = `${stat.system_base}start`;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.session.appName = stat.app_name;
+    this.session.systemBase = stat.system_base;
+
+    await this.session.initialize();
+    await this.statusBar.styleDefault();
+    await this.splashScreen.hide();
+    this.initialized$.next(true);
   }
 
   toggleDark() {
diff --git a/src/app/service/action.types.ts b/src/app/service/action.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b006565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/service/action.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export interface RedirectAction {
+    type: 'redirect';
+    args: {
+        destination: string
+        blank?: boolean
+        appUrl?: boolean
+    };
+}
+
+export type Action = RedirectAction;
diff --git a/src/app/service/actions.service.ts b/src/app/service/actions.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..622f672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/service/actions.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { Action } from './action.types';
+import {SessionService} from './session.service';
+
+@Injectable({
+    providedIn: 'root'
+})
+export class ActionsService {
+    constructor(
+        protected readonly session: SessionService,
+    ) { }
+
+    async perform(action: Action) {
+        if ( action.type === 'redirect' ) {
+            let destination = action.args.destination;
+            if ( action.args.appUrl ) {
+                destination = this.session.buildAppUrl(destination);
+            }
+
+            if ( action.args.blank ) {
+                window.open(destination, '_blank');
+            } else {
+                window.location.href = destination;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/service/api.service.ts b/src/app/service/api.service.ts
index 095185b..2044848 100644
--- a/src/app/service/api.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/service/api.service.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import ApiResponse from '../structures/ApiResponse';
 })
 export class ApiService {
   protected baseEndpoint: string = environment.backendBase;
+  protected statUrl: string = environment.statUrl;
 
   constructor(
       protected http: HttpClient,
@@ -23,6 +24,14 @@ export class ApiService {
   }
 
   public request(endpoint, params = {}, method: 'get'|'post' = 'get'): Observable<ApiResponse> {
+    return this._request(this._build_url(endpoint), params, method);
+  }
+
+  public stat(): Observable<ApiResponse> {
+    return this._request(this.statUrl);
+  }
+
+  protected _request(endpoint, params = {}, method: 'get'|'post' = 'get'): Observable<ApiResponse> {
     return new Observable<ApiResponse>(sub => {
       let data: any = {}
       if ( method === 'get' ) {
@@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ export class ApiService {
         data = params;
       }
 
-      this.http[method](this._build_url(endpoint), data).subscribe({
+      this.http[method](endpoint, data).subscribe({
         next: (response: any) => {
           sub.next(new ApiResponse(response));
         },
diff --git a/src/app/service/session.service.ts b/src/app/service/session.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2a9062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/service/session.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import {ApiService} from './api.service';
+
+@Injectable({
+    providedIn: 'root'
+})
+export class SessionService {
+    public appName!: string;
+    public systemBase!: string;
+    protected data: any = {};
+
+    constructor(
+        protected readonly api: ApiService,
+    ) { }
+
+    async stat() {
+        return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+            this.api.stat().subscribe(response => {
+                res(response.data);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    async initialize() {
+        return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+            this.api.get('/session').subscribe(response => {
+                this.data = response.data;
+                res();
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    buildAppUrl(...parts: string[]): string {
+        parts = parts.map(x => {
+            if ( x.startsWith('/') ) {
+                x = x.slice(1);
+            }
+
+            if ( x.endsWith('/') ) {
+                x = x.slice(0, -1);
+            }
+
+            return x;
+        });
+
+        return `${this.systemBase}${this.systemBase.endsWith('/') ? '' : '/'}${parts.join('/')}`;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index be8c9c6..cd33e36 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const environment = {
   production: true,
   backendBase: '/api/v1',
+  statUrl: '/stat',
 };
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.ts b/src/environments/environment.ts
index 8acd484..6bba5ee 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 export const environment = {
   production: false,
   backendBase: '/link_api/api/v1',
+  statUrl: '/link_api/stat',
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/global.scss b/src/global.scss
index d3222e1..9713d2e 100644
--- a/src/global.scss
+++ b/src/global.scss
@@ -33,3 +33,15 @@ div.picker-wrapper {
   border: 2px solid lightgrey !important;
   border-radius: 7px !important;
 }
+
+.noded-loading-mask {
+  //--background: #222;
+  //--spinner-color: #fff;
+  --backdrop-opacity: 0.7;
+
+  ion-backdrop {
+    background: #333;
+  }
+
+  //color: #fff;
+}