diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9db435..b2504b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//TODO: update this README
+
 # MERN-template
 
 A website template using the MERN stack.
diff --git a/client/components/app.jsx b/client/components/app.jsx
index 7f53509..1b4dfd0 100644
--- a/client/components/app.jsx
+++ b/client/components/app.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const App = props => {
 				<Switch>
 					<LazyRoute exact path='/' component={() => import('./pages/homepage')} />
 
+					<LazyRoute path='/signup' component={() => import('./pages/signup')} />
+
 					<LazyRoute path='/privacypolicy' component={async () => () => <Markdown content={require('../markdown/privacy-policy.md').default} />} />
 					<LazyRoute path='/credits' component={async () => () => <Markdown content={require('../markdown/credits.md').default} />} />
 
diff --git a/client/components/pages/signup.jsx b/client/components/pages/signup.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4a369f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/pages/signup.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+//utilities
+const validateEmail = require('../../../common/utilities/validate-email.js');
+const validateUsername = require('../../../common/utilities/validate-username.js');
+
+const SignUp = props => {
+	//TODO: redirect if logged in
+
+	//refs
+	let emailElement, usernameElement, passwordElement, retypeElement, contactElement;
+
+	return (
+		<div className='page'>
+			<h1 className='centered'>Signup</h1>
+			<form className='constricted' onSubmit={
+				async evt => {
+					//on submit
+					evt.preventDefault();
+					const [redirect, result] = await handleSubmit(emailElement.value, usernameElement.value, passwordElement.value, retypeElement.value, contactElement.checked);
+					if (result) {
+						alert(result);
+					}
+
+					//cleanup & redirect
+					emailElement.value = usernameElement.value = passwordElement.value = retypeElement.value = ''; //clear input
+					contactElement.checked = false;
+
+					if (redirect) {
+						props.history.push('/');
+					}
+				}
+			}>
+				<div>
+					<label htmlFor='email'>Email:</label>
+					<input type='email' name='email' ref={e => emailElement = e} />
+				</div>
+
+				<div>
+					<label htmlFor='username'>Username:</label>
+					<input type='text' name='username' ref={e => usernameElement = e} />
+				</div>
+
+				<div>
+					<label htmlFor='password'>Password:</label>
+					<input type='password' name='password' ref={e => passwordElement = e} />
+				</div>
+
+				<div>
+					<label htmlFor='retype'>Retype Password:</label>
+					<input type='password' name='retype' ref={e => retypeElement = e} />
+				</div>
+
+				<div>
+					<label htmlFor='contact'>Allow Promotional Emails:</label>
+					<input type='checkbox' name='contact' ref={e => contactElement = e} />
+				</div>
+
+				<button type='submit'>Signup</button>
+			</form>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
+
+const handleSubmit = async (email, username, password, retype, contact) => {
+	email = email.trim();
+	username = username.trim();
+
+	const err = handleValidation(email, username, password, retype);
+
+	if (err) {
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	//send to the auth server
+	const result = await fetch(`${process.env.AUTH_URI}/signup`, {
+		method: 'POST',
+		headers: {
+			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+			'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'
+		},
+		body: JSON.stringify({
+			email,
+			username,
+			password,
+			contact
+		})
+	});
+
+	if (!result.ok) {
+		const err = `${result.status}: ${await result.text()}`;
+		console.error(err);
+		return [false, err];
+	}
+
+	return [true, await result.text()];
+};
+
+//returns an error message, or null on success
+const handleValidation = (email, username, password, retype) => {
+	if (!validateEmail(email)) {
+		return 'invalid email';
+	}
+
+	if (!validateUsername(username)) {
+		return 'invalid username';
+	}
+
+	if (password.length < 8) {
+		return 'invalid password (Must be at least 8 characters long)';
+	}
+
+	if (password !== retype) {
+		return 'passwords do not match';
+	}
+
+	return null;
+};
+
+export default SignUp;
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