diff --git a/app/composables/useAuth.js b/app/composables/useAuth.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4852bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/composables/useAuth.js
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+
+const userToken = ref(null)
+const refreshToken = ref(null)
+const userProfile = ref(null)
+const isAuthenticated = ref(false)
+const isInitialized = ref(false)
+
+let sessionPollTimer = null
+
+export const useAuth = () => {
+  const setSession = (data) => {
+    userToken.value = data.access_token
+    if (data.refresh_token) {
+      refreshToken.value = data.refresh_token
+      if (import.meta.client) {
+        localStorage.setItem('keycloak_refresh_token', data.refresh_token)
+      }
+    }
+    isAuthenticated.value = true
+  }
+
+  const clearSession = () => {
+    stopLiveSessionPolling()
+    userToken.value = null
+    refreshToken.value = null
+    userProfile.value = null
+    isAuthenticated.value = false
+    if (import.meta.client) {
+      localStorage.removeItem('keycloak_refresh_token')
+    }
+  }
+
+  const exchangeCodeForToken = async (code) => {
+    try {
+      const data = await $fetch('/api/auth/token', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          code,
+          redirectUri: `${window.location.origin}/`
+        }
+      })
+
+      setSession(data)
+      window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, window.location.pathname)
+      await verifySession()
+      startLiveSessionPolling()
+      return true
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Code exchange failed:', error)
+      clearSession()
+      return false
+    } finally {
+      isInitialized.value = true
+    }
+  }
+
+  const silentRefresh = async () => {
+    const storedRefreshToken = refreshToken.value || (import.meta.client && localStorage.getItem('keycloak_refresh_token'))
+
+    if (!storedRefreshToken) {
+      clearSession()
+      isInitialized.value = true
+      return false
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const data = await $fetch('/api/auth/refresh', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { refreshToken: storedRefreshToken }
+      })
+
+      setSession(data)
+      const isValid = await verifySession()
+      if (isValid) {
+        startLiveSessionPolling()
+        return true
+      }
+      return false
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('Silent refresh failed:', error)
+      clearSession()
+      return false
+    } finally {
+      isInitialized.value = true
+    }
+  }
+
+  const verifySession = async () => {
+    if (!userToken.value) return false
+
+    try {
+      const res = await $fetch('/api/auth/check-session', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { token: userToken.value }
+      })
+
+      if (res.active) {
+        userProfile.value = res.user
+        isAuthenticated.value = true
+        return true
+      } else {
+        return await silentRefresh()
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      return await silentRefresh()
+    }
+  }
+
+  const startLiveSessionPolling = () => {
+    if (import.meta.server) return
+    stopLiveSessionPolling()
+
+    sessionPollTimer = setInterval(async () => {
+      if (isAuthenticated.value) {
+        const valid = await verifySession()
+        if (!valid) {
+          handleLocalLogout()
+        }
+      }
+    }, 5000)
+  }
+
+  const stopLiveSessionPolling = () => {
+    if (sessionPollTimer) {
+      clearInterval(sessionPollTimer)
+      sessionPollTimer = null
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handleLocalLogout = () => {
+    clearSession()
+    isInitialized.value = true
+    navigateTo('/oauth')
+  }
+
+  const logout = async () => {
+    try {
+      await $fetch('/api/auth/logout', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { refreshToken: refreshToken.value }
+      })
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('Server logout failed:', e)
+    } finally {
+      handleLocalLogout()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    userToken,
+    userProfile,
+    isAuthenticated,
+    isInitialized,
+    exchangeCodeForToken,
+    silentRefresh,
+    verifySession,
+    logout
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/app/composables/useKeycloak.js b/app/composables/useKeycloak.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 11a8968..0000000
--- a/app/composables/useKeycloak.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-import { ref } from 'vue'
-
-const keycloakInstance = ref(null)
-const isAuthenticated = ref(false)
-const userProfile = ref(null)
-const isInitialized = ref(false)
-
-export const useKeycloak = () => {
-  const config = useRuntimeConfig()
-
-  const initKeycloak = async () => {
-    if (isInitialized.value && keycloakInstance.value?.authenticated) {
-      return true
-    }
-
-    if (!import.meta.client) return false
-
-    try {
-      const Keycloak = (await import('keycloak-js')).default
-      const keycloak = new Keycloak({
-        url: config.public.keycloakUrl,
-        realm: config.public.keycloakRealm,
-        clientId: config.public.keycloakClientId
-      })
-
-      keycloakInstance.value = keycloak
-
-      const auth = await keycloak.init({
-        onLoad: 'check-sso',
-        pkceMethod: 'S256',
-        responseMode: 'query',
-        checkLoginIframe: false
-      })
-
-      const loggedIn = Boolean(auth || keycloak.authenticated)
-      isAuthenticated.value = loggedIn
-      isInitialized.value = true
-
-      if (loggedIn) {
-        try {
-          userProfile.value = await keycloak.loadUserProfile()
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.warn('Could not load user profile:', e)
-        }
-
-        if (window.location.search.includes('code=')) {
-          window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, window.location.pathname)
-        }
-      }
-
-      return loggedIn
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Keycloak init failed:', error)
-      isInitialized.value = true
-      isAuthenticated.value = false
-      return false
-    }
-  }
-
-  const login = () => {
-    if (keycloakInstance.value) {
-      keycloakInstance.value.login({
-        redirectUri: `${window.location.origin}/`
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  const logout = () => {
-    if (keycloakInstance.value) {
-      keycloakInstance.value.logout({
-        redirectUri: `${window.location.origin}/oauth`
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  return {
-    keycloakInstance,
-    isAuthenticated,
-    userProfile,
-    isInitialized,
-    initKeycloak,
-    login,
-    logout
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/app/pages/index.vue b/app/pages/index.vue
index 3108717..2711c83 100644
--- a/app/pages/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/index.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 <script setup>
-import { onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
+import { useAuth } from '~/composables/useAuth.js'
 
-const { isAuthenticated, userProfile, isInitialized, initKeycloak, logout } = useKeycloak()
+const { 
+  isAuthenticated, 
+  isInitialized, 
+  userProfile, 
+  exchangeCodeForToken, 
+  verifySession, 
+  silentRefresh,
+  logout 
+} = useAuth()
+
+const route = useRoute()
 
-//stub
 const recentLogins = ref([
   { user: 'admin_user', time: '2 mins ago', ip: '192.168.1.10' }
 ])
 
-onMounted(async () => {
-  const auth = await initKeycloak()
-  if (!auth) {
-    navigateTo('/oauth')
-  }
-})
-
 const handleLogout = () => {
   logout()
 }
@@ -22,6 +25,27 @@ const handleLogout = () => {
 const handleNavigate = (path) => {
   navigateTo(path)
 }
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  const code = route.query.code
+
+  if (code) {
+    const success = await exchangeCodeForToken(code)
+    if (!success) {
+      navigateTo('/oauth')
+    }
+  } else if (isAuthenticated.value) {
+    const valid = await verifySession()
+    if (!valid) {
+      navigateTo('/oauth')
+    }
+  } else {
+    const success = await silentRefresh()
+    if (!success) {
+      navigateTo('/oauth')
+    }
+  }
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/app/pages/oauth/index.vue b/app/pages/oauth/index.vue
index 8f19614..6eb6a76 100644
--- a/app/pages/oauth/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/oauth/index.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 <script setup>
 import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
 
-const { isAuthenticated, isInitialized, initKeycloak, login } = useKeycloak()
+const config = useRuntimeConfig()
+
+const isInitialized = ref(false)
 const isLoggingIn = ref(false)
 
-onMounted(async () => {
-  const auth = await initKeycloak()
-  if (auth) {
-    navigateTo('/')
-  }
+onMounted(() => {
+  isInitialized.value = true
 })
 
 const handleLogin = () => {
+  if (isLoggingIn.value) return
   isLoggingIn.value = true
-  login()
+
+  const redirectUri = `${window.location.origin}/`
+
+  const authUrl = new URL(
+    `${config.public.keycloakUrl}/realms/${config.public.keycloakRealm}/protocol/openid-connect/auth`
+  )
+
+  authUrl.searchParams.append('client_id', config.public.keycloakClientId)
+  authUrl.searchParams.append('redirect_uri', redirectUri)
+  authUrl.searchParams.append('response_type', 'code')
+  authUrl.searchParams.append('scope', 'openid profile email')
+
+  window.location.href = authUrl.toString()
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -27,12 +39,7 @@ const handleLogin = () => {
         <p style="color: #8b949e; font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;">
           Hai there :3
         </p>
-        <button 
-          type="button" 
-          class="btn-login-action" 
-          :disabled="!isInitialized || isLoggingIn" 
-          @click="handleLogin"
-        >
+        <button type="button" class="btn-login-action" :disabled="!isInitialized || isLoggingIn" @click="handleLogin">
           <span v-if="isLoggingIn" class="spinner sm btn-spinner"></span>
           <span>{{ isLoggingIn ? 'Redirecting...' : 'Login with Keycloak' }}</span>
         </button>
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index eeea12c..b193baf 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   devtools: { enabled: true },
   ssr: true,
   runtimeConfig: {
+    keycloakClientSecret: process.env.KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET,
     public: {
       keycloakUrl: process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_KEYCLOAK_URL,
       keycloakRealm: process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_KEYCLOAK_REALM,
diff --git a/server/api/auth/check-session.post.ts b/server/api/auth/check-session.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..969c808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/auth/check-session.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  const config = useRuntimeConfig(event)
+  const body = await readBody(event)
+
+  if (!body?.token) {
+    return { active: false }
+  }
+
+  const userinfoUrl = `${config.public.keycloakUrl}/realms/${config.public.keycloakRealm}/protocol/openid-connect/userinfo`
+
+  try {
+    const user = await $fetch(userinfoUrl, {
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${body.token}`
+      }
+    })
+
+    return { active: true, user }
+  } catch (error) {
+    return { active: false }
+  }
+})
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diff --git a/server/api/auth/logout.post.ts b/server/api/auth/logout.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cc2ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/auth/logout.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  const config = useRuntimeConfig(event)
+  const body = await readBody(event)
+
+  const logoutUrl = `${config.public.keycloakUrl}/realms/${config.public.keycloakRealm}/protocol/openid-connect/logout`
+
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({
+    client_id: config.public.keycloakClientId,
+    client_secret: config.keycloakClientSecret,
+    refresh_token: body?.refreshToken || ''
+  })
+
+  try {
+    await $fetch(logoutUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+      },
+      body: params.toString()
+    })
+
+    return { success: true }
+  } catch (error) {
+    return { success: false }
+  }
+})
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diff --git a/server/api/auth/refresh.post.ts b/server/api/auth/refresh.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eae75cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/auth/refresh.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  const config = useRuntimeConfig(event)
+  const body = await readBody(event)
+
+  if (!body?.refreshToken) {
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 400, statusMessage: 'Missing refresh token' })
+  }
+
+  const tokenUrl = `${config.public.keycloakUrl}/realms/${config.public.keycloakRealm}/protocol/openid-connect/token`
+
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({
+    grant_type: 'refresh_token',
+    client_id: config.public.keycloakClientId,
+    client_secret: config.keycloakClientSecret,
+    refresh_token: body.refreshToken
+  })
+
+  try {
+    const response = await $fetch(tokenUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
+      body: params.toString()
+    })
+
+    return response
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: error.response?.status || 401,
+      statusMessage: 'Refresh token invalid or expired'
+    })
+  }
+})
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diff --git a/server/api/auth/token.post.ts b/server/api/auth/token.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..983a8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/auth/token.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  const config = useRuntimeConfig(event)
+  const body = await readBody(event)
+
+  if (!body?.code || !body?.redirectUri) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 400,
+      statusMessage: 'Missing code or redirectUri'
+    })
+  }
+
+  const tokenUrl = `${config.public.keycloakUrl}/realms/${config.public.keycloakRealm}/protocol/openid-connect/token`
+
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({
+    grant_type: 'authorization_code',
+    client_id: config.public.keycloakClientId,
+    client_secret: config.keycloakClientSecret,
+    code: body.code,
+    redirect_uri: body.redirectUri
+  })
+
+  try {
+    const response = await $fetch(tokenUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+      },
+      body: params.toString()
+    })
+
+    return response
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: error.response?.status || 500,
+      statusMessage: error.response?._data?.error_description || 'Failed to exchange authorization code'
+    })
+  }
+})
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