diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Icon.vue b/frontend/src/components/Icon.vue
index 94c6f9e..ca8718d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Icon.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Icon.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const paths: Record<string, string> = {
   trash: '<path d="M3 6h18"/><path d="M19 6v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6m3 0V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h4a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2"/><line x1="10" x2="10" y1="11" y2="17"/><line x1="14" x2="14" y1="11" y2="17"/>',
   restore: '<path d="M3 12a9 9 0 1 0 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 0-6.74 2.74L3 8"/><path d="M3 3v5h5"/>',
   logout: '<path d="M9 21H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h4"/><polyline points="16 17 21 12 16 7"/><line x1="21" x2="9" y1="12" y2="12"/>',
+  settings: '<path d="M12.22 2h-.44a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v.18a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.73l-.43.25a2 2 0 0 1-2 0l-.15-.08a2 2 0 0 0-2.73.73l-.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 .73 2.73l.15.1a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.72v.51a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.74l-.15.09a2 2 0 0 0-.73 2.73l.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 2.73.73l.15-.08a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.43.25a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.73V20a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h.44a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-.18a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.73l.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.15.08a2 2 0 0 0 2.73-.73l.22-.39a2 2 0 0 0-.73-2.73l-.15-.08a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.74v-.5a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.74l.15-.09a2 2 0 0 0 .73-2.73l-.22-.38a2 2 0 0 0-2.73-.73l-.15.08a2 2 0 0 1-2 0l-.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.73V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2z"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/>',
 };
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/router/index.ts b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
index ca1cc53..f82ace2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from "vue-router";
 import { useSessionStore } from "../stores/session";
+import { useConfigStore } from "../stores/config";
 
 const router = createRouter({
   history: createWebHistory(),
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ const router = createRouter({
       component: () => import("../views/BoardView.vue"),
       meta: { requiresAuth: true },
     },
+    {
+      path: "/settings",
+      name: "settings",
+      component: () => import("../views/SettingsView.vue"),
+      meta: { requiresAuth: true, requiresAdmin: true },
+    },
     {
       path: "/login",
       name: "login",
@@ -39,13 +46,22 @@ const router = createRouter({
 
 router.beforeEach(async (to) => {
   const session = useSessionStore();
-  // Resolve the current user once, lazily, before the first guarded navigation.
+  const config = useConfigStore();
+  await config.load();
   if (!session.loaded) {
     await session.fetchMe();
   }
   if (to.meta.requiresAuth && !session.user) {
     return { name: "login", query: to.fullPath !== "/" ? { redirect: to.fullPath } : undefined };
   }
+  if (to.meta.requiresAdmin && !session.user?.is_admin) {
+    return { name: "board" };
+  }
+  // Registration closed: keep people out of the register screen (the very first
+  // account is still creatable because allow_registration defaults to true).
+  if (to.name === "register" && !config.allowRegistration) {
+    return { name: "login" };
+  }
   if (to.meta.guestOnly && session.user) {
     return { name: "board" };
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/config.ts b/frontend/src/stores/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..210a300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { defineStore } from "pinia";
+import { ref } from "vue";
+import { api } from "../api/client";
+
+interface PublicConfig {
+  site_name: string;
+  allow_registration: boolean;
+  version: string;
+}
+
+// Public, unauthenticated app config (site name, whether signups are open).
+export const useConfigStore = defineStore("config", () => {
+  const siteName = ref("ThoughtSync");
+  const allowRegistration = ref(true);
+  const version = ref("");
+  const loaded = ref(false);
+
+  async function load(): Promise<void> {
+    if (loaded.value) return;
+    try {
+      const cfg = await api.get<PublicConfig>("/api/config");
+      siteName.value = cfg.site_name;
+      allowRegistration.value = cfg.allow_registration;
+      version.value = cfg.version;
+    } catch {
+      // Keep defaults if the config endpoint is unreachable.
+    } finally {
+      loaded.value = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function reload(): Promise<void> {
+    loaded.value = false;
+    await load();
+  }
+
+  return { siteName, allowRegistration, version, loaded, load, reload };
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/session.ts b/frontend/src/stores/session.ts
index 8ea89b0..4a21b0d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/session.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/session.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface User {
   email: string;
   display_name: string;
   email_verified: boolean;
+  is_admin: boolean;
 }
 
 export const useSessionStore = defineStore("session", () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/BoardView.vue b/frontend/src/views/BoardView.vue
index f65c892..df1f4cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/BoardView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/BoardView.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { computed, onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import { useSessionStore } from "../stores/session";
+import { useConfigStore } from "../stores/config";
 import { useNotesStore, type Note, type NoteView } from "../stores/notes";
 import QuickAdd from "../components/QuickAdd.vue";
 import NoteCard from "../components/NoteCard.vue";
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import BaseButton from "../components/BaseButton.vue";
 import Icon from "../components/Icon.vue";
 
 const session = useSessionStore();
+const config = useConfigStore();
 const notes = useNotesStore();
 const route = useRoute();
 const router = useRouter();
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ async function signOut() {
           <div class="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-brand text-sm font-black text-neutral-900">
             TS
           </div>
-          <span class="hidden font-semibold sm:inline">ThoughtSync</span>
+          <span class="hidden font-semibold sm:inline">{{ config.siteName }}</span>
         </div>
 
         <nav class="flex items-center gap-1">
@@ -89,6 +91,15 @@ async function signOut() {
         </nav>
 
         <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <RouterLink
+            v-if="session.user?.is_admin"
+            to="/settings"
+            class="icon-btn"
+            title="Settings"
+            aria-label="Settings"
+          >
+            <Icon name="settings" />
+          </RouterLink>
           <span class="hidden text-sm text-neutral-500 sm:inline dark:text-neutral-400">{{
             session.user?.display_name
           }}</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue b/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue
index 493a4b3..60f9697 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 import { ref } from "vue";
 import { useRouter, useRoute } from "vue-router";
 import { useSessionStore } from "../stores/session";
+import { useConfigStore } from "../stores/config";
 import BaseInput from "../components/BaseInput.vue";
 import BaseButton from "../components/BaseButton.vue";
 import type { ApiError } from "../api/client";
 
 const session = useSessionStore();
+const config = useConfigStore();
 const router = useRouter();
 const route = useRoute();
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ async function submit() {
         <BaseButton type="submit" :loading="loading">Sign in</BaseButton>
       </form>
 
-      <p class="mt-6 text-center text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
+      <p v-if="config.allowRegistration" class="mt-6 text-center text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
         No account?
         <RouterLink to="/register" class="font-semibold text-brand-700 hover:underline dark:text-brand"
           >Create one</RouterLink
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d44c835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+import { api } from "../api/client";
+import { useConfigStore } from "../stores/config";
+import BaseButton from "../components/BaseButton.vue";
+
+interface SettingItem {
+  key: string;
+  type: "string" | "bool" | "int";
+  value: string | boolean | number;
+  default: string | boolean | number;
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+  group: string;
+}
+
+const config = useConfigStore();
+
+const items = ref<SettingItem[]>([]);
+const loading = ref(true);
+const saving = ref(false);
+const error = ref("");
+const saved = ref(false);
+
+const groups = computed(() => {
+  const map = new Map<string, SettingItem[]>();
+  for (const it of items.value) {
+    const arr = map.get(it.group) ?? [];
+    arr.push(it);
+    map.set(it.group, arr);
+  }
+  return Array.from(map, ([name, entries]) => ({ name, entries }));
+});
+
+async function load() {
+  loading.value = true;
+  try {
+    const res = await api.get<{ settings: SettingItem[] }>("/api/settings");
+    items.value = res.settings;
+  } catch {
+    error.value = "Could not load settings.";
+  } finally {
+    loading.value = false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function save() {
+  error.value = "";
+  saved.value = false;
+  saving.value = true;
+  const payload: Record<string, string | boolean | number> = {};
+  for (const it of items.value) payload[it.key] = it.value;
+  try {
+    const res = await api.patch<{ settings: SettingItem[] }>("/api/settings", { settings: payload });
+    items.value = res.settings;
+    saved.value = true;
+    await config.reload(); // header/site name reflects changes immediately
+  } catch (e) {
+    error.value = (e as { error?: string }).error ?? "Could not save settings.";
+  } finally {
+    saving.value = false;
+  }
+}
+
+onMounted(load);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="mx-auto min-h-full max-w-2xl px-4 py-8">
+    <header class="mb-8 flex items-center gap-3">
+      <RouterLink to="/" class="icon-btn" title="Back to board" aria-label="Back to board">
+        <svg
+          class="h-[18px] w-[18px]"
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+          fill="none"
+          stroke="currentColor"
+          stroke-width="2"
+          stroke-linecap="round"
+          stroke-linejoin="round"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        >
+          <path d="m15 18-6-6 6-6" />
+        </svg>
+      </RouterLink>
+      <h1 class="text-xl font-bold tracking-tight">Settings</h1>
+    </header>
+
+    <div v-if="loading" class="py-20 text-center text-sm text-neutral-400">Loading…</div>
+
+    <form v-else class="flex flex-col gap-8" @submit.prevent="save">
+      <section v-for="group in groups" :key="group.name" class="flex flex-col gap-5">
+        <h2 class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-neutral-400">{{ group.name }}</h2>
+
+        <div v-for="it in group.entries" :key="it.key" class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-6">
+            <label :for="it.key" class="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-200">{{
+              it.label
+            }}</label>
+
+            <input
+              v-if="it.type === 'bool'"
+              :id="it.key"
+              type="checkbox"
+              class="h-4 w-4 accent-brand focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand"
+              :checked="Boolean(it.value)"
+              @change="it.value = ($event.target as HTMLInputElement).checked"
+            />
+            <input
+              v-else-if="it.type === 'int'"
+              :id="it.key"
+              type="number"
+              class="w-28 rounded-lg border border-neutral-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-neutral-900 shadow-sm focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand dark:border-neutral-700 dark:bg-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-100"
+              :value="Number(it.value)"
+              @input="it.value = Number(($event.target as HTMLInputElement).value)"
+            />
+            <input
+              v-else
+              :id="it.key"
+              type="text"
+              class="w-56 rounded-lg border border-neutral-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-neutral-900 shadow-sm focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand dark:border-neutral-700 dark:bg-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-100"
+              :value="String(it.value)"
+              @input="it.value = ($event.target as HTMLInputElement).value"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <p class="max-w-md text-xs text-neutral-400">{{ it.description }}</p>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <BaseButton type="submit" :loading="saving">Save changes</BaseButton>
+        <span v-if="saved" class="text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-400">Saved.</span>
+        <span v-if="error" class="text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">{{ error }}</span>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</template>