diff --git a/lib/routing/routes.go b/lib/routing/routes.go
index b910f0e..656b1f4 100644
--- a/lib/routing/routes.go
+++ b/lib/routing/routes.go
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ type Handlers struct {
 	FileStatusUpdate   gin.HandlerFunc
 	DirectBoxUpload    gin.HandlerFunc
 	LegacyUpload       gin.HandlerFunc
+
+	AdminLogin     gin.HandlerFunc
+	AdminLoginPost gin.HandlerFunc
+	AdminLogout    gin.HandlerFunc
+	AdminDashboard gin.HandlerFunc
+	AdminAuth      gin.HandlerFunc
 }
 
 func Register(router *gin.Engine, handlers Handlers) {
@@ -36,4 +42,12 @@ func Register(router *gin.Engine, handlers Handlers) {
 	// Legacy upload routes are kept for compatibility with older clients.
 	router.POST("/box/:id/upload", handlers.DirectBoxUpload)
 	router.POST("/upload", handlers.LegacyUpload)
+
+	admin := router.Group("/admin")
+	admin.GET("/login", handlers.AdminLogin)
+	admin.POST("/login", handlers.AdminLoginPost)
+	admin.GET("/logout", handlers.AdminLogout)
+
+	protected := router.Group("/admin", handlers.AdminAuth)
+	protected.GET("/dashboard", handlers.AdminDashboard)
 }
diff --git a/lib/server/admin.go b/lib/server/admin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1303c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/server/admin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+	"warpbox/lib/config"
+)
+
+const adminSessionCookie = "warpbox_admin_session"
+const adminSessionMarker = "1"
+
+func (app *App) adminLoginEnabled() bool {
+	return app.config.AdminLoginEnabled(app.config.AdminPassword != "")
+}
+
+func (app *App) adminAuthMiddleware(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	if !app.adminLoginEnabled() {
+		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/")
+		ctx.Abort()
+		return
+	}
+
+	token, err := ctx.Cookie(adminSessionCookie)
+	if err != nil || token != app.adminSessionToken() {
+		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/admin/login")
+		ctx.Abort()
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.Next()
+}
+
+func (app *App) adminSessionToken() string {
+	// A simple deterministic token derived from the admin credentials.
+	// This will improve when proper user/session storage is added.
+	return app.config.AdminUsername + ":" + app.config.AdminPassword
+}
+
+func (app *App) handleAdminLogin(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	if !app.adminLoginEnabled() {
+		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Already logged in.
+	if token, err := ctx.Cookie(adminSessionCookie); err == nil && token == app.adminSessionToken() {
+		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/admin/dashboard")
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, "admin/login.html", gin.H{})
+}
+
+func (app *App) handleAdminLoginPost(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	if !app.adminLoginEnabled() {
+		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/")
+		return
+	}
+
+	username := strings.TrimSpace(ctx.PostForm("username"))
+	password := ctx.PostForm("password")
+
+	if username != app.config.AdminUsername || password != app.config.AdminPassword {
+		ctx.HTML(http.StatusUnauthorized, "admin/login.html", gin.H{
+			"ErrorMessage": "Invalid username or password.",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	secure := app.config.AdminCookieSecure
+	maxAge := int(app.config.SessionTTLSeconds)
+
+	ctx.SetCookie(adminSessionCookie, app.adminSessionToken(), maxAge, "/admin", "", secure, true)
+	ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/admin/dashboard")
+}
+
+func (app *App) handleAdminLogout(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	secure := app.config.AdminCookieSecure
+	ctx.SetCookie(adminSessionCookie, "", -1, "/admin", "", secure, true)
+	ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/admin/login")
+}
+
+func (app *App) handleAdminDashboard(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	if !app.adminLoginEnabled() {
+		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/")
+		return
+	}
+
+	dashboardEnabled := config.AdminEnabledTrue
+	if cfgVal := app.config.AdminEnabled; cfgVal == config.AdminEnabledAuto || cfgVal == config.AdminEnabledTrue {
+		dashboardEnabled = cfgVal
+	}
+
+	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, "admin/dashboard.html", gin.H{
+		"AdminUsername":    app.config.AdminUsername,
+		"AdminEmail":       app.config.AdminEmail,
+		"DashboardEnabled": string(dashboardEnabled),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/lib/server/server.go b/lib/server/server.go
index 867046c..d308aba 100644
--- a/lib/server/server.go
+++ b/lib/server/server.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"html/template"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/gzip"
@@ -29,7 +30,11 @@ func Run(addr string) error {
 	app := &App{config: cfg}
 
 	router := gin.Default()
-	router.LoadHTMLGlob("templates/*.html")
+	htmlTemplates, err := loadHTMLTemplates()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	router.SetHTMLTemplate(htmlTemplates)
 
 	routing.Register(router, routing.Handlers{
 		Index:              app.handleIndex,
@@ -45,6 +50,12 @@ func Run(addr string) error {
 		FileStatusUpdate:   app.handleFileStatusUpdate,
 		DirectBoxUpload:    app.handleDirectBoxUpload,
 		LegacyUpload:       app.handleLegacyUpload,
+
+		AdminLogin:     app.handleAdminLogin,
+		AdminLoginPost: app.handleAdminLoginPost,
+		AdminLogout:    app.handleAdminLogout,
+		AdminDashboard: app.handleAdminDashboard,
+		AdminAuth:      app.adminAuthMiddleware,
 	})
 
 	compressed := router.Group("/", gzip.Gzip(gzip.DefaultCompression))
@@ -55,6 +66,22 @@ func Run(addr string) error {
 	return router.Run(addr)
 }
 
+func loadHTMLTemplates() (*template.Template, error) {
+	tmpl := template.New("")
+	for _, pattern := range []string{
+		"templates/*.html",
+		"templates/admin/*.html",
+		"templates/admin/partials/*.html",
+	} {
+		var err error
+		tmpl, err = tmpl.ParseGlob(pattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return tmpl, nil
+}
+
 func applyBoxstoreRuntimeConfig(cfg *config.Config) {
 	boxstore.SetUploadRoot(cfg.UploadsDir)
 	boxstore.SetOneTimeDownloadExpiry(cfg.OneTimeDownloadExpirySeconds)
diff --git a/static/css/admin.css b/static/css/admin.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23715e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/css/admin.css
@@ -0,0 +1,732 @@
+/* ===========================
+   Admin Shell / Frame
+   =========================== */
+.admin-shell {
+    width: 100%;
+    min-height: 100vh;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    padding: 10px 16px 34px;
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.admin-frame {
+    width: min(var(--admin-frame-width, 1320px), 100%);
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-rows: auto auto;
+    gap: 10px;
+    align-items: start;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Admin Taskbar (top nav)
+   =========================== */
+.admin-taskbar {
+    width: 100%;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background-color: var(--w98-gray);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.36), rgba(0,0,0,.08)), repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(255,255,255,.12) 0 1px, transparent 1px 5px);
+    border-top: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 2px solid #000000;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf, 4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.45);
+    padding: 3px;
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 0;
+    z-index: 50;
+    transition: box-shadow 120ms steps(2, end), filter 120ms steps(2, end);
+}
+
+.admin-taskbar.is-scrolled {
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf, 0 5px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.55), 0 11px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.18);
+    filter: brightness(1.02);
+}
+
+.admin-taskbar.is-scrolled::after {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: -10px;
+    height: 10px;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,.46), rgba(0,0,0,0));
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Start Button
+   =========================== */
+.admin-start-button {
+    min-width: 108px;
+    height: 24px;
+    display: inline-grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 18px 1fr;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 5px;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    border-top: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 2px solid #000000;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.admin-start-button:active {
+    border-top-color: #000000;
+    border-left-color: #000000;
+    border-right-color: #ffffff;
+    border-bottom-color: #ffffff;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #dfdfdf, inset 1px 1px 0 #808080;
+    padding-top: 1px;
+}
+
+.admin-start-logo {
+    width: 16px;
+    height: 16px;
+    display: grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: #000078;
+    border: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 #0f80cd, inset 0 -5px 0 #4c1ca0;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    line-height: 10px;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Taskbar Nav Buttons
+   =========================== */
+.admin-taskbar-nav {
+    min-width: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 4px;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    scrollbar-width: thin;
+    padding-bottom: 1px;
+}
+
+.admin-taskbar-button {
+    height: 24px;
+    min-width: 76px;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 5px;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #808080;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.admin-taskbar-button:active {
+    border-top-color: #000000;
+    border-left-color: #000000;
+    border-right-color: #ffffff;
+    border-bottom-color: #ffffff;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #dfdfdf, inset 1px 1px 0 #808080;
+    padding-top: 1px;
+}
+
+.admin-taskbar-button.is-active {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: #000078;
+    border-top-color: #000000;
+    border-left-color: #000000;
+    border-right-color: #ffffff;
+    border-bottom-color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.admin-taskbar-button:hover {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: #000078;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Taskbar Session Chips
+   =========================== */
+.admin-taskbar-session {
+    min-width: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    gap: 5px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.admin-session-chip,
+.admin-alert-chip {
+    height: 24px;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 5px;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    background: #dfdfdf;
+    border-top: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-left: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-right: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    color: #000000;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.admin-alert-chip.is-ok { background: #e8ffe8; border-color: #008000 #ffffff #ffffff #008000; }
+.admin-alert-chip.is-info { background: #d8e5f8; }
+.admin-alert-chip.is-warning {
+    background: #ffffcc;
+    border: 3px solid transparent;
+    border-image: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #111111 0 8px, #ffcc00 8px 16px) 3;
+}
+.admin-alert-chip.is-danger {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: #800000;
+    border: 3px solid transparent;
+    border-image: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #ffcccc 0 8px, #300000 8px 16px) 3;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Dashboard Window
+   =========================== */
+.admin-dashboard-window {
+    width: 100%;
+    min-height: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    overflow: visible;
+    color: #000000;
+    background-color: var(--w98-gray);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.24), rgba(0,0,0,.06));
+}
+
+.admin-dashboard-window > .win98-titlebar {
+    margin: 2px 2px 0;
+}
+
+.admin-dashboard-window > .menu-bar {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    height: auto;
+    min-height: 24px;
+    margin: 0 2px;
+    padding: 1px 6px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #808080;
+    z-index: 30;
+}
+
+.admin-dashboard-window > .menu-bar .menu-button {
+    color: #000000;
+}
+
+.admin-dashboard-window > .dashboard-body {
+    flex: 1 1 auto;
+    margin-top: 0;
+    padding: 0 10px 10px;
+    background-color: var(--w98-gray);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.18), rgba(0,0,0,.05));
+}
+
+.admin-dashboard-statusbar {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 160px 210px;
+    height: 28px;
+    padding: 3px 4px 4px;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 14px;
+}
+
+.admin-dashboard-statusbar span {
+    min-height: 19px;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 1px 6px;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Menu Bar (toolbar)
+   =========================== */
+.admin-menu-bar {
+    position: relative;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 2px;
+    min-height: 24px;
+    padding: 1px 6px;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    line-height: 13px;
+    z-index: 20;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-item {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-button {
+    height: 20px;
+    min-width: 54px;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+    font-family: inherit;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-button:hover,
+.admin-menu-button:focus-visible {
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #808080;
+    outline: none;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-popup {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 22px;
+    left: 0;
+    min-width: 220px;
+    padding: 2px;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    border-top: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 2px solid #000000;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;
+    box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.35);
+    display: none;
+    z-index: 60;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-item.is-open .admin-menu-popup {
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-action {
+    width: 100%;
+    min-height: 22px;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 20px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+    gap: 8px;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    font-family: inherit;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-action:hover,
+.admin-menu-action:focus-visible {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: #000078;
+    outline: none;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-separator {
+    height: 1px;
+    margin: 3px 2px;
+    background: #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-action .shortcut {
+    color: #555555;
+}
+
+.admin-menu-action:hover .shortcut {
+    color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Hero Section
+   =========================== */
+.admin-hero {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 330px;
+    gap: 10px;
+    padding: 9px;
+    align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.admin-hero-copy h2 {
+    margin: 0 0 5px;
+    font-size: 22px;
+    line-height: 24px;
+}
+
+.admin-hero-copy p {
+    margin: 0;
+    color: #333333;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    line-height: 15px;
+}
+
+.admin-hero-status {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 4px;
+    align-content: center;
+    padding: 7px;
+    background: #ffffff;
+    border-top: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-left: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-right: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 13px;
+}
+
+.admin-hero-status-row {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.admin-status-ok { color: #008000; }
+.admin-status-warn { color: #8a6200; }
+.admin-status-danger { color: #800000; }
+
+/* ===========================
+   Stats Grid
+   =========================== */
+.admin-stats-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.admin-stat-card {
+    position: relative;
+    min-height: 122px;
+    padding: 10px 11px 10px 14px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+/* Left accent bar */
+.admin-stat-card::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0 auto 0 0;
+    width: 7px;
+    border-left: 7px solid #000078;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+/* Severity color states */
+.admin-stat-card.is-ok { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #eeffee, #ffffff); }
+.admin-stat-card.is-ok::before { border-left-color: #008000; }
+.admin-stat-card.is-info { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #edf4ff, #ffffff); }
+.admin-stat-card.is-info::before { border-left-color: #000078; }
+.admin-stat-card.is-warning { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffcc, #ffffff); }
+.admin-stat-card.is-warning::before { border-left-color: #ffcc00; }
+.admin-stat-card.is-danger {
+    color: #000000;
+    background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #fff2f2 0 6px, #ffe1e1 6px 12px);
+}
+.admin-stat-card.is-danger::before { border-left-color: #800000; }
+
+.admin-stat-label {
+    margin: 0 0 6px;
+    color: #333333;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    line-height: 13px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.admin-stat-value {
+    margin: 0 0 7px;
+    font-size: 32px;
+    line-height: 32px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.admin-stat-note {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 4px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    margin: 0;
+    color: #222222;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 14px;
+}
+
+.admin-stat-note-pill {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    min-height: 18px;
+    padding: 1px 6px;
+    background: #dfdfdf;
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #808080;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Main Grid / Section Windows
+   =========================== */
+.admin-main-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
+    gap: 12px;
+    align-items: start;
+}
+
+.admin-span-2 {
+    grid-column: 1 / -1;
+}
+
+.admin-section-window {
+    min-height: 0;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf, 3px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.38);
+}
+
+.admin-section-body {
+    margin: 0 6px 6px;
+    padding: 8px;
+    min-height: 0;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Quick Actions
+   =========================== */
+.admin-link-list {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    list-style: none;
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.admin-link-list li {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+    gap: 8px;
+    align-items: center;
+    color: #000000;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    line-height: 13px;
+}
+
+.admin-link-button {
+    min-width: 112px;
+    height: 24px;
+    display: inline-grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    padding: 0 10px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #000000;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 12px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.admin-link-button:hover {
+    filter: brightness(1.06);
+}
+
+/* Titlebar action links (Show all) */
+.titlebar-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 2px;
+    margin-left: 8px;
+}
+
+.titlebar-link-button {
+    height: 18px;
+    min-width: 64px;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding: 0 7px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #000000;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 12px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.titlebar-link-button:hover {
+    filter: brightness(1.08);
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Compact Mode
+   =========================== */
+body.is-compact .admin-dashboard-body {
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+body.is-compact .admin-section-body {
+    padding: 5px;
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Responsive: Medium (tablets)
+   =========================== */
+@media (max-width: 1180px) {
+    .admin-taskbar {
+        grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+    }
+
+    .admin-taskbar-session {
+        grid-column: 1 / -1;
+        justify-content: flex-start;
+        overflow-x: auto;
+    }
+
+    .admin-stats-grid {
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+    }
+
+    .admin-hero {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    }
+
+    .admin-main-grid {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    }
+
+    .admin-span-2 {
+        grid-column: auto;
+    }
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+   Responsive: Small (mobile)
+   =========================== */
+@media (max-width: 760px) {
+    .admin-shell {
+        padding: 0 0 18px;
+        align-items: stretch;
+    }
+
+    .admin-frame {
+        width: 100%;
+        gap: 8px;
+    }
+
+    .admin-taskbar {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+        border-left: 0;
+        border-right: 0;
+        box-shadow: none;
+    }
+
+    .admin-start-button {
+        width: 100%;
+        justify-content: center;
+    }
+
+    .admin-taskbar-nav {
+        width: 100%;
+        overflow-x: auto;
+        padding-bottom: 3px;
+    }
+
+    .admin-taskbar-button {
+        min-width: 92px;
+    }
+
+    .admin-taskbar-session {
+        width: 100%;
+        overflow-x: auto;
+        padding-bottom: 3px;
+    }
+
+    .admin-session-chip,
+    .admin-alert-chip {
+        flex: 0 0 auto;
+    }
+
+    .admin-dashboard-window {
+        min-height: 100dvh;
+        border-left: 0;
+        border-right: 0;
+        box-shadow: none;
+    }
+
+    .admin-dashboard-body {
+        padding: 6px;
+        gap: 8px;
+    }
+
+    .admin-stats-grid {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    }
+
+    .admin-stat-card {
+        min-height: 112px;
+    }
+
+    .admin-menu-popup {
+        position: fixed;
+        left: 6px;
+        right: 6px;
+        top: 74px;
+        min-width: 0;
+    }
+
+    .titlebar-actions {
+        margin-left: 4px;
+    }
+
+    .titlebar-link-button {
+        min-width: 58px;
+        padding: 0 5px;
+    }
+
+    .admin-dashboard-statusbar {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+        height: auto;
+        min-height: 70px;
+    }
+
+    .win98-titlebar h1,
+    .win98-titlebar h2 {
+        font-size: 13px;
+    }
+
+    .win98-window-controls {
+        display: none;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Override global main layout on admin pages since admin uses its own shell */
+body:has(.admin-shell) main {
+    display: contents;
+}
diff --git a/static/css/dashboard.css b/static/css/dashboard.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7981eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/css/dashboard.css
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/* ==============================================
+   Dashboard-specific styles (shared with admin)
+   Reusable across account dashboard pages
+   ============================================== */
+
+/* Hero section */
+.dashboard-hero {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 330px;
+    gap: 10px;
+    padding: 9px;
+    align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.hero-copy h2 { margin: 0 0 5px; font-size: 22px; line-height: 24px; }
+.hero-copy p { margin: 0; color: #333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; }
+
+.hero-status {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 4px;
+    align-content: center;
+    padding: 7px;
+    background: #ffffff;
+    border-top: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-left: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-right: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 13px;
+}
+
+.hero-status-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; }
+.status-ok { color: #008000; }
+.status-warn { color: #8a6200; }
+.status-danger { color: #800000; }
+
+/* Stats grid */
+.stats-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.stat-card {
+    position: relative;
+    min-height: 122px;
+    padding: 10px 11px 10px 14px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.stat-card::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0 auto 0 0;
+    width: 7px;
+    border-left: 7px solid #000078;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.stat-card.is-ok { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #eeffee, #ffffff); }
+.stat-card.is-ok::before { border-left-color: #008000; }
+.stat-card.is-info { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #edf4ff, #ffffff); }
+.stat-card.is-info::before { border-left-color: #000078; }
+.stat-card.is-warning { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffcc, #ffffff); }
+.stat-card.is-warning::before { border-left-color: #ffcc00; }
+.stat-card.is-danger {
+    color: #000;
+    background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #fff2f2 0 6px, #ffe1e1 6px 12px);
+}
+.stat-card.is-danger::before { border-left-color: #800000; }
+
+.stat-label { margin: 0 0 6px; color: #333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; }
+.stat-value { margin: 0 0 7px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 32px; font-weight: bold; }
+.stat-note { display: flex; gap: 4px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin: 0; color: #222; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; }
+.stat-note-pill {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    min-height: 18px;
+    padding: 1px 6px;
+    background: #dfdfdf;
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #808080;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+/* Main two-column grid */
+.dashboard-main-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
+    gap: 12px;
+    align-items: start;
+}
+
+.dashboard-span-2 { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
+
+/* Dashboard body */
+.dashboard-body {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 10px;
+}
+
+/* Section windows */
+.section-window { min-height: 0; box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf, 3px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.38); }
+.section-body { margin: 0 6px 6px; padding: 8px; min-height: 0; }
+
+/* Scroll panels */
+.scroll-panel { overflow: auto; background: #ffffff; border-top: 2px solid #606060; border-left: 2px solid #606060; border-right: 2px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 2px solid #ffffff; }
+.alerts-scroll { height: 326px; }
+.boxes-scroll { height: 352px; }
+.activity-scroll { height: 326px; }
+
+/* Alerts */
+.alert-list { display: grid; min-width: 0; }
+.alert-row {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 72px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+    gap: 8px;
+    align-items: start;
+    min-height: 74px;
+    padding: 7px;
+    color: #000;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #dfdfdf;
+    background: #ffffff;
+}
+.alert-row:nth-child(even) { background: #f5f8ff; }
+.alert-row.is-dismissed { display: none; }
+.alert-severity {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    min-width: 60px;
+    min-height: 20px;
+    padding: 2px 5px;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    background: #dfdfdf;
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #808080;
+}
+.alert-row[data-severity="low"] .alert-severity { color: #000078; }
+.alert-row[data-severity="medium"] .alert-severity { color: #8a6200; background: #ffffcc; }
+.alert-row[data-severity="high"] .alert-severity { color: #ffffff; background: #800000; }
+.alert-title { margin: 0 0 3px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px; }
+.alert-desc { margin: 0 0 3px; color: #333; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; }
+.alert-trace { margin: 0; color: #555; font-family: 'MonoCraft', 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+.alert-actions { display: flex; gap: 5px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-end; }
+
+/* Boxes table */
+.box-table {
+    width: 100%;
+    min-width: 900px;
+    border-collapse: collapse;
+    color: #000;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 14px;
+}
+.box-table th, .box-table td { padding: 6px 7px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfdfdf; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; }
+.box-table th { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 5; background: #dfdfdf; border-bottom: 1px solid #808080; }
+.box-table tr:nth-child(even) td { background: #f5f8ff; }
+.box-actions { display: flex; gap: 5px; flex-wrap: nowrap; }
+.box-action-button { min-width: 62px; height: 22px; padding: 0 6px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; }
+
+/* Activity */
+.activity-list { display: grid; }
+.activity-row {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 56px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+    gap: 9px;
+    align-items: center;
+    min-height: 48px;
+    padding: 6px 8px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #dfdfdf;
+    background: #ffffff;
+    color: #000;
+}
+.activity-row:nth-child(even) { background: #f5f8ff; }
+.activity-time { font-weight: bold; color: #000078; }
+.activity-title { margin: 0 0 2px; font-weight: bold; }
+.activity-meta { margin: 0; color: #555; font-size: 12px; line-height: 13px; }
+
+/* Modal / Popup */
+.modal-backdrop {
+    position: fixed;
+    inset: 0;
+    display: none;
+    background: rgba(128, 128, 128, .42);
+    z-index: 70;
+}
+.modal-backdrop.is-visible { display: block; }
+
+.popup-window {
+    position: fixed;
+    left: 50%;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translate(calc(-50% - 1px), -50%);
+    width: min(760px, calc(100vw - 24px));
+    max-height: min(760px, calc(100vh - 24px));
+    display: none;
+    z-index: 80;
+}
+.popup-window.is-visible { display: flex; animation: popup-open 160ms steps(5, end); }
+@keyframes popup-open {
+    from { transform: translate(calc(-50% - 1px), calc(-50% + 10px)) scale(.97); opacity: .45; }
+    to { transform: translate(calc(-50% - 1px), -50%) scale(1); opacity: 1; }
+}
+.popup-body { margin: 0 6px 6px; padding: 10px; max-height: calc(100vh - 90px); overflow: auto; color: #000; }
+.metadata-pre {
+    min-height: 240px;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 10px;
+    overflow: auto;
+    color: #b7ffc8;
+    background: #030403;
+    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(transparent 0 4px, rgba(0,255,102,.018) 4px 6px);
+    font-family: 'MonoCraft', 'Courier New', monospace;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 16px;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
+/* Tiny button (for alerts / boxes) */
+.tiny-button {
+    min-width: 56px;
+    height: 22px;
+    display: inline-grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    padding: 0 7px;
+    color: #000;
+    background: var(--w98-gray);
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #000000;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
+    box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 0 #808080, inset 1px 1px 0 #dfdfdf;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 12px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+.tiny-button:hover { filter: brightness(1.06); }
+
+/* Compact mode */
+body.is-compact .dashboard-body { gap: 8px; }
+body.is-compact .section-body { padding: 5px; }
+body.is-compact .alerts-scroll,
+body.is-compact .boxes-scroll { height: 280px; }
+body.is-compact .activity-scroll { height: 280px; }
+body.is-compact .alert-row { min-height: 62px; }
+body.is-compact .activity-row { min-height: 42px; }
+
+/* Responsive: medium */
+@media (max-width: 1180px) {
+    .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
+    .dashboard-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+    .dashboard-main-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+    .dashboard-span-2 { grid-column: auto; }
+    .alerts-scroll, .boxes-scroll { height: 310px; }
+    .activity-scroll { height: 310px; }
+}
+
+/* Responsive: small (mobile) */
+@media (max-width: 760px) {
+    .dashboard-body { padding: 6px; gap: 8px; }
+    .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+    .stat-card { min-height: 112px; }
+    .alert-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
+    .alert-actions { justify-content: flex-start; }
+    .alerts-scroll, .boxes-scroll, .activity-scroll { height: 320px; }
+    .boxes-scroll { overflow-x: auto; }
+    .activity-row { grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, 1fr); }
+    .activity-row .tag { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; }
+    .popup-window {
+        left: 0;
+        top: 0;
+        transform: none;
+        width: 100vw;
+        height: 100dvh;
+        max-height: none;
+        border: 0;
+        box-shadow: none;
+    }
+    .popup-window.is-visible { animation: popup-open-mobile 150ms steps(5, end); }
+    @keyframes popup-open-mobile { from { transform: translateY(10px); opacity: .35; } to { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 1; } }
+    .popup-body { max-height: calc(100dvh - 40px); }
+}
diff --git a/static/css/window.css b/static/css/window.css
index a261087..ac9af21 100644
--- a/static/css/window.css
+++ b/static/css/window.css
@@ -128,3 +128,81 @@
     font-size: 13px;
     line-height: 13px;
 }
+
+/* Raised panel - appears to sit above the surface */
+.raised-panel {
+    background: #dfdfdf;
+    border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-left: 1px solid #ffffff;
+    border-right: 1px solid #808080;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #808080;
+    box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #f7f7f7, inset -1px -1px 0 #b0b0b0;
+}
+
+/* Sunken panel - appears to be inset into the surface */
+.sunken-panel {
+    background-color: #ffffff;
+    background-image:
+        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.9), rgba(238,238,238,.58)),
+        repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,.025) 0 1px, transparent 1px 6px);
+    border-top: 2px solid #606060;
+    border-left: 2px solid #606060;
+    border-right: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #ffffff;
+}
+
+/* Scroll panel - used for scrollable content areas within windows */
+.scroll-panel {
+    overflow: auto;
+    background: #ffffff;
+    border-top: 2px solid #606060;
+    border-left: 2px solid #606060;
+    border-right: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #ffffff;
+}
+
+/* Meter track for progress bars */
+.meter-track {
+    display: block;
+    height: 14px;
+    margin-top: 9px;
+    background-color: #ffffff;
+    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0,0,0,.06) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px);
+    border-top: 2px solid #808080;
+    border-left: 2px solid #808080;
+    border-right: 2px solid #ffffff;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #ffffff;
+}
+
+.meter-bar {
+    display: block;
+    height: 100%;
+    width: var(--meter, 0%);
+    background-color: #000078;
+    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255,.13) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px);
+}
+
+/* Tag styles for status indicators */
+.tag {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    min-height: 17px;
+    margin: 1px 2px 1px 0;
+    padding: 1px 5px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: #dfdfdf;
+    border: 1px solid #808080;
+    box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #ffffff;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.tag.ok { color: #008000; background: #eeffee; }
+.tag.info { color: #000078; background: #edf4ff; }
+.tag.warn { color: #8a6200; background: #ffffcc; }
+.tag.danger { color: #ffffff; background: #800000; }
+
+/* Titlebar animation - gradient drift */
+@keyframes titlebar-drift {
+    from { background-position: 0% 50%; }
+    to { background-position: 100% 50%; }
+}
diff --git a/static/js/admin/dashboard.js b/static/js/admin/dashboard.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..690dfc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/admin/dashboard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+(() => {
+    const menuController = window.WarpBoxUI?.bindMenuBar?.() || {
+        close() {
+            document.querySelectorAll(".menu-item.is-open").forEach((item) => {
+                item.classList.remove("is-open");
+                item.querySelector(".menu-button")?.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
+            });
+        }
+    };
+    const toast = document.getElementById("toast");
+    const statusText = document.getElementById("statusText");
+    const modal = document.querySelector("[data-alert-modal]");
+    const backdrop = document.querySelector("[data-modal-backdrop]");
+    const modalTitle = document.getElementById("modalTitle");
+    const modalMeta = document.getElementById("modalMeta");
+    const alertCountValue = document.getElementById("alertCountValue");
+    const alertStatNote = document.getElementById("alertStatNote");
+    const alertsCard = document.getElementById("alertsCard");
+    const topAlertChip = document.getElementById("topAlertChip");
+    const topTaskbar = document.querySelector(".admin-taskbar");
+
+    if (!statusText || !alertsCard || !topAlertChip) return;
+
+    function showToast(message, type = "info") {
+        if (window.WarpBoxUI) {
+            window.WarpBoxUI.toast(message, type, { target: toast });
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!toast) return;
+        toast.textContent = message;
+        toast.classList.add("is-visible");
+        window.clearTimeout(showToast.timer);
+        showToast.timer = window.setTimeout(() => toast.classList.remove("is-visible"), 2600);
+    }
+
+    function setStatus(message) {
+        statusText.textContent = message;
+    }
+
+    function openModal(title, meta) {
+        if (!modal || !backdrop || !modalTitle || !modalMeta) return;
+        modalTitle.textContent = title;
+        modalMeta.textContent = meta;
+        modal.classList.add("is-visible");
+        modal.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "false");
+        backdrop.classList.add("is-visible");
+    }
+
+    function closeModal() {
+        modal?.classList.remove("is-visible");
+        modal?.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+        backdrop?.classList.remove("is-visible");
+    }
+
+    function visibleAlertRows() {
+        return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".alert-row")).filter((row) => !row.classList.contains("is-dismissed"));
+    }
+
+    function updateStickyHeader() {
+        topTaskbar?.classList.toggle("is-scrolled", window.scrollY > 4);
+    }
+
+    function updateAlertSummary() {
+        const rows = visibleAlertRows();
+        const counts = rows.reduce((acc, row) => {
+            const severity = row.dataset.severity || "low";
+            acc[severity] = (acc[severity] || 0) + 1;
+            return acc;
+        }, { high: 0, medium: 0, low: 0 });
+        const score = counts.high * 5 + counts.medium * 2 + counts.low;
+        const total = rows.length;
+        const stateClass = counts.high > 0 || score >= 12 ? "is-danger" : counts.medium >= 2 || score >= 5 ? "is-warning" : total > 0 ? "is-info" : "is-ok";
+
+        alertsCard.classList.remove("is-ok", "is-info", "is-warning", "is-danger");
+        alertsCard.classList.add(stateClass);
+        topAlertChip.classList.remove("is-ok", "is-info", "is-warning", "is-danger");
+        topAlertChip.classList.add(stateClass);
+        if (alertCountValue) alertCountValue.textContent = String(total);
+        topAlertChip.textContent = total === 0 ? "OK no alerts" : `! ${total} alerts`;
+        if (alertStatNote) {
+            alertStatNote.innerHTML = total === 0
+                ? '<span class="stat-note-pill">all clear</span>'
+                : `<span class="stat-note-pill">${counts.high} high</span><span class="stat-note-pill">${counts.medium} medium</span><span class="stat-note-pill">${counts.low} low</span>`;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function scrollToSection(id) {
+        const target = document.getElementById(id);
+        if (!target) return;
+        target.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "start" });
+        setStatus(`Focused ${id.replace("-", " ")}`);
+    }
+
+    const commandMessages = {
+        refresh: "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: dashboard refresh would re-fetch dashboard data.",
+        "dashboard-snapshot": "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: dashboard snapshot export would start here.",
+        logout: "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: logout would submit to the account logout route.",
+        "compact-mode": "Toggled compact density.",
+        "show-all-boxes": "TO-DO: navigate to /account/boxes.",
+        "show-all-alerts": "TO-DO: navigate to /account/alerts.",
+        "export-boxes": "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: boxes CSV export would be requested.",
+        "export-alerts": "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: alerts JSON export would be requested.",
+        "cleanup-dry-run": "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: cleanup dry run would calculate affected boxes without deleting.",
+        "dismiss-low-alerts": "Closed visible low-severity alerts in this mock.",
+        "config-snapshot": "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: config snapshot would summarize runtime settings and sources.",
+        "support-summary": "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: support summary would collect safe diagnostic information.",
+        "thumbnail-rebuild": "CURRENTLY_MOCKED_LEAVE_AS_IS: thumbnail rebuild would enqueue preview regeneration.",
+        "open-users": "TO-DO: navigate to /account/users for admins.",
+        "open-settings": "TO-DO: navigate to /account/settings for admins.",
+        "alerts-help": "Alerts use title, description, severity, metadata JSON, trace identifier, and unique numeric code.",
+        shortcuts: "Shortcuts: F5 refresh, Alt+A alerts, Alt+B boxes, Alt+R activity, Esc close menus/modal.",
+        about: "WarpBox dashboard mock v5, single-window Win98 account dashboard."
+    };
+
+    function runCommand(command) {
+        if (command === "compact-mode") document.body.classList.toggle("is-compact");
+        if (command === "dismiss-low-alerts") {
+            document.querySelectorAll('.alert-row[data-severity="low"]').forEach((row) => row.classList.add("is-dismissed"));
+            updateAlertSummary();
+        }
+        if (command === "show-all-boxes") window.location.hash = "recent-boxes";
+        if (command === "show-all-alerts") window.location.hash = "alerts";
+
+        const message = commandMessages[command] || `Command: ${command}`;
+        showToast(message);
+        setStatus(message);
+    }
+
+    document.querySelectorAll("[data-command]").forEach((button) => {
+        button.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            menuController.close();
+            runCommand(button.dataset.command);
+        });
+    });
+
+    document.querySelectorAll("[data-scroll-to]").forEach((button) => {
+        button.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            menuController.close();
+            scrollToSection(button.dataset.scrollTo);
+        });
+    });
+
+    document.querySelectorAll("[data-view-meta]").forEach((button) => {
+        button.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            const row = button.closest(".alert-row");
+            const title = row?.dataset.alertTitle || "Alert Metadata";
+            let meta = row?.dataset.alertMeta || "{}";
+            try {
+                meta = JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(meta), null, 2);
+            } catch (_) {
+                meta = row?.dataset.alertMeta || "{}";
+            }
+            openModal(`${title} (${row?.dataset.alertCode || "mock"})`, meta);
+        });
+    });
+
+    document.querySelectorAll("[data-dismiss-alert]").forEach((button) => {
+        button.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            const row = button.closest(".alert-row");
+            row?.classList.add("is-dismissed");
+            updateAlertSummary();
+            showToast(`Closed alert ${row?.dataset.alertCode || "mock"}.`);
+            setStatus(`Closed alert ${row?.dataset.alertCode || "mock"}`);
+        });
+    });
+
+    document.querySelector("[data-close-modal]")?.addEventListener("click", closeModal);
+    backdrop?.addEventListener("click", closeModal);
+    topAlertChip.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        scrollToSection("alerts");
+    });
+
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", updateStickyHeader, { passive: true });
+
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
+        if (event.key === "Escape") {
+            menuController.close();
+            closeModal();
+        }
+        if (event.key === "F5") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            runCommand("refresh");
+        }
+        if (event.altKey && event.key.toLowerCase() === "a") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            scrollToSection("alerts");
+        }
+        if (event.altKey && event.key.toLowerCase() === "b") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            scrollToSection("recent-boxes");
+        }
+        if (event.altKey && event.key.toLowerCase() === "r") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            scrollToSection("recent-activity");
+        }
+    });
+
+    updateAlertSummary();
+    updateStickyHeader();
+})();
diff --git a/static/js/warpbox-ui.js b/static/js/warpbox-ui.js
index d43ae25..6010815 100644
--- a/static/js/warpbox-ui.js
+++ b/static/js/warpbox-ui.js
@@ -53,5 +53,46 @@ function renderTemplate(template, data = {}) {
     });
 }
 
-return { toast, openPopup, closePopup, htmlEscape, renderTemplate };
+function bindMenuBar(options = {}) {
+    const root = options.root || document;
+    const itemSelector = options.itemSelector || ".menu-item";
+    const buttonSelector = options.buttonSelector || ".menu-button";
+    const items = Array.from(root.querySelectorAll(itemSelector));
+
+    function close() {
+        items.forEach((item) => {
+            item.classList.remove("is-open");
+            item.querySelector(buttonSelector)?.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
+        });
+    }
+
+    function open(item) {
+        close();
+        item.classList.add("is-open");
+        item.querySelector(buttonSelector)?.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "true");
+    }
+
+    items.forEach((item) => {
+        const button = item.querySelector(buttonSelector);
+        button?.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            const wasOpen = item.classList.contains("is-open");
+            close();
+            if (!wasOpen) open(item);
+        });
+
+        item.addEventListener("mouseenter", () => {
+            if (!root.querySelector(`${itemSelector}.is-open`)) return;
+            open(item);
+        });
+    });
+
+    document.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+        if (!event.target.closest(itemSelector)) close();
+    });
+
+    return { close, open };
+}
+
+return { toast, openPopup, closePopup, htmlEscape, renderTemplate, bindMenuBar };
 })();
diff --git a/templates/admin/dashboard.html b/templates/admin/dashboard.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c3ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/dashboard.html
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+{{ define "admin/dashboard.html" }}
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <title>WarpBox Admin Dashboard</title>
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/static/WarpBoxLogo.png">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/app.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/window.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/dashboard.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/components/buttons.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/components/toast.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/admin.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="admin-shell">
+        <div class="admin-frame">
+            {{ template "admin/header.html" . }}
+
+            <!-- Dashboard Window -->
+            <div class="win98-window admin-dashboard-window" role="main">
+                <!-- Titlebar -->
+                <div class="win98-titlebar">
+                    <div class="win98-titlebar-label">
+                        <img class="win98-titlebar-icon" src="/static/WarpBoxLogo.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true">
+                        <h1>WarpBox Account Control Panel</h1>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="win98-window-controls" aria-hidden="true">
+                        <button class="win98-control" type="button">_</button>
+                        <button class="win98-control" type="button">□</button>
+                        <button class="win98-control" type="button">x</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <!-- Menu Bar -->
+                <nav class="menu-bar" aria-label="Dashboard toolbar">
+                    <div class="menu-item">
+                        <button class="menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false">File</button>
+                        <div class="menu-popup">
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="refresh"><span>R</span><span>Refresh dashboard</span><span class="shortcut">F5</span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="dashboard-snapshot"><span>S</span><span>Export dashboard snapshot</span><span></span></button>
+                            <div class="menu-separator"></div>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="logout"><span>Q</span><span>Log out</span><span></span></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="menu-item">
+                        <button class="menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false">View</button>
+                        <div class="menu-popup">
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-scroll-to="alerts"><span>!</span><span>Go to alerts</span><span class="shortcut">Alt+A</span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-scroll-to="recent-boxes"><span>B</span><span>Go to recent boxes</span><span class="shortcut">Alt+B</span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-scroll-to="recent-activity"><span>T</span><span>Go to recent activity</span><span class="shortcut">Alt+R</span></button>
+                            <div class="menu-separator"></div>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="compact-mode"><span>C</span><span>Toggle compact density</span><span></span></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="menu-item">
+                        <button class="menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false">Boxes</button>
+                        <div class="menu-popup">
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="show-all-boxes"><span>B</span><span>Show all boxes</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="export-boxes"><span>C</span><span>Export boxes CSV</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="cleanup-dry-run"><span>D</span><span>Cleanup dry run</span><span></span></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="menu-item">
+                        <button class="menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false">Alerts</button>
+                        <div class="menu-popup">
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="show-all-alerts"><span>!</span><span>Show all alerts</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="dismiss-low-alerts"><span>L</span><span>Close all low alerts</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="export-alerts"><span>J</span><span>Export alerts JSON</span><span></span></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="menu-item">
+                        <button class="menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false">Admin</button>
+                        <div class="menu-popup">
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="config-snapshot"><span>S</span><span>Config snapshot</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="support-summary"><span>?</span><span>Support summary</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="thumbnail-rebuild"><span>I</span><span>Queue thumbnail rebuild</span><span></span></button>
+                            <div class="menu-separator"></div>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="open-users"><span>U</span><span>Open user manager</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="open-settings"><span>G</span><span>Open settings</span><span></span></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="menu-item">
+                        <button class="menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false">Help</button>
+                        <div class="menu-popup">
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="alerts-help"><span>!</span><span>How alert tracing works</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="shortcuts"><span>K</span><span>Keyboard shortcuts</span><span></span></button>
+                            <button class="menu-action" type="button" data-command="about"><span>W</span><span>About this mockup</span><span></span></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </nav>
+
+                <!-- Dashboard Body -->
+                <div class="dashboard-body">
+                    <!-- Hero -->
+                    <section class="dashboard-hero raised-panel" aria-labelledby="dashboardTitle">
+                        <div class="hero-copy">
+                            <h2 id="dashboardTitle">Dashboard</h2>
+                            <p>At-a-glance account and admin overview for boxes, alerts, storage, users, and recent activity.</p>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="hero-status" aria-label="System summary">
+                            <div class="hero-status-row"><span>Guest uploads</span><strong class="status-ok">enabled</strong></div>
+                            <div class="hero-status-row"><span>ZIP downloads</span><strong class="status-ok">enabled</strong></div>
+                            <div class="hero-status-row"><span>One-time boxes</span><strong class="status-warn">limited</strong></div>
+                        </div>
+                    </section>
+
+                    <!-- Stats -->
+                    <section class="stats-grid" aria-label="Dashboard statistics">
+                        <article class="stat-card sunken-panel is-info" id="activeBoxesCard">
+                            <p class="stat-label">Active boxes</p>
+                            <p class="stat-value">128</p>
+                            <p class="stat-note"><span class="stat-note-pill">+12 today</span><span class="stat-note-pill">42 passworded</span></p>
+                        </article>
+                        <article class="stat-card sunken-panel is-info" id="storageCard">
+                            <p class="stat-label">Storage available</p>
+                            <p class="stat-value">812 GiB</p>
+                            <p class="stat-note"><span class="stat-note-pill">188 GiB used</span><span class="stat-note-pill">1 TiB app cap</span><span class="stat-note-pill">local backend</span></p>
+                            <span class="meter-track" aria-hidden="true"><span class="meter-bar" style="--meter: 18.8%"></span></span>
+                        </article>
+                        <article class="stat-card sunken-panel is-warning" id="alertsCard">
+                            <p class="stat-label">Alerts</p>
+                            <p class="stat-value"><span id="alertCountValue">15</span></p>
+                            <p class="stat-note" id="alertStatNote"><span class="stat-note-pill">2 high</span><span class="stat-note-pill">5 medium</span><span class="stat-note-pill">8 low</span></p>
+                        </article>
+                        <article class="stat-card sunken-panel is-ok" id="usersCard">
+                            <p class="stat-label">Users</p>
+                            <p class="stat-value">19</p>
+                            <p class="stat-note"><span class="stat-note-pill">15 active</span><span class="stat-note-pill">4 disabled</span><span class="stat-note-pill">admin-only</span></p>
+                        </article>
+                    </section>
+
+                    <!-- Main Grid: Alerts, Boxes, Activity -->
+                    <section class="dashboard-main-grid" aria-label="Dashboard panels">
+                        <!-- Alerts -->
+                        <article id="alerts" class="win98-window section-window">
+                            <div class="win98-titlebar">
+                                <div class="win98-titlebar-label">
+                                    <span class="win98-titlebar-icon">!</span>
+                                    <h2>Alerts Inbox</h2>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="titlebar-actions">
+                                    <a class="titlebar-link-button" href="/account/alerts">Show all</a>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="section-body sunken-panel">
+                                <div class="scroll-panel alerts-scroll" aria-label="Scrollable alerts inbox">
+                                    <div class="alert-list">
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="high" data-alert-title="Storage backend is almost full" data-alert-code="421" data-alert-meta='{"backend":"local","used_bytes":1009317314560,"available_bytes":45097156608,"configured_cap_bytes":1099511627776,"recommended_action":"run cleanup dry run or raise app cap"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">high</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Storage backend is almost full</p><p class="alert-desc">The active local storage backend has less than 5% free capacity under the configured app cap.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 421, trace storage.local.capacity.high</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="high" data-alert-title="Disabled user has active sessions" data-alert-code="181" data-alert-meta='{"user":"old-operator","active_sessions":2,"recommended_action":"revoke sessions"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">high</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Disabled user has active sessions</p><p class="alert-desc">A disabled account still has active sessions that should be revoked.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 181, trace auth.sessions.disabled_user_active</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="medium" data-alert-title="Expired boxes waiting cleanup" data-alert-code="301" data-alert-meta='{"expired_boxes":17,"oldest_expired_at":"2026-04-29T22:18:00+03:00","recommended_action":"run cleanup"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">medium</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Expired boxes waiting cleanup</p><p class="alert-desc">Expired boxes are still present on disk and are eligible for cleanup.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 301, trace boxes.expiry.cleanup_pending</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="medium" data-alert-title="API key UI enabled but key backend missing" data-alert-code="711" data-alert-meta='{"ui_surface":"upload.api_key_input","backend_model":"missing","recommended_action":"hide UI or implement API keys"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">medium</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">API key UI enabled but key backend missing</p><p class="alert-desc">The frontend advertises API key usage while server-side API key validation is not connected yet.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 711, trace api_keys.ui.backend_missing</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="medium" data-alert-title="Thumbnail queue is behind" data-alert-code="602" data-alert-meta='{"pending_thumbnails":44,"worker_interval_seconds":30,"recommended_action":"increase batch size or queue rebuild"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">medium</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Thumbnail queue is behind</p><p class="alert-desc">The thumbnail worker has accumulated more pending previews than expected.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 602, trace thumbnails.worker.queue_lag</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="medium" data-alert-title="Large ZIP download failed" data-alert-code="502" data-alert-meta='{"box":"BX-7D20","zip_bytes":897300992,"attempt":1,"recommended_action":"retry manually or inspect files"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">medium</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Large ZIP download failed</p><p class="alert-desc">A ZIP stream failed before the response finished.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 502, trace downloads.zip.stream_failed</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="medium" data-alert-title="Guest quota close to daily cap" data-alert-code="231" data-alert-meta='{"ip":"192.0.2.44","used_today_bytes":1795162112,"daily_cap_bytes":2147483648,"recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">medium</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Guest quota close to daily cap</p><p class="alert-desc">A guest IP is close to its configured daily upload cap.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 231, trace quotas.guest.daily.near_cap</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="Thumbnail generation skipped" data-alert-code="601" data-alert-meta='{"box":"BX-9F31","file":"mockup.webp","reason":"unsupported decoder","recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Thumbnail generation skipped</p><p class="alert-desc">A preview could not be generated for one image file.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 601, trace thumbnails.generate.skipped</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="One-time box downloaded" data-alert-code="511" data-alert-meta='{"box":"BX-440C","delete_after_success":true,"recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">One-time box downloaded</p><p class="alert-desc">A one-time ZIP handoff completed and the box was queued for deletion.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 511, trace downloads.one_time.completed</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="Settings override changed" data-alert-code="801" data-alert-meta='{"setting":"box_poll_interval_ms","source":"admin_override","recommended_action":"audit when audit log exists"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Settings override changed</p><p class="alert-desc">A runtime setting was changed through the settings UI.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 801, trace settings.override.changed</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="Password protected box created" data-alert-code="121" data-alert-meta='{"box":"BX-C2A8","owner":"maya","recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Password protected box created</p><p class="alert-desc">A user created a password protected upload box.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 121, trace boxes.create.passworded</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="Upload completed slowly" data-alert-code="222" data-alert-meta='{"box":"BX-88B4","duration_seconds":731,"recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Upload completed slowly</p><p class="alert-desc">An upload completed but exceeded the expected duration threshold.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 222, trace uploads.performance.slow_complete</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="Session refreshed" data-alert-code="182" data-alert-meta='{"user":"admin","reason":"activity_refresh","recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Session refreshed</p><p class="alert-desc">The current local session was refreshed after account activity.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 182, trace auth.session.refreshed</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="Box visited from share URL" data-alert-code="401" data-alert-meta='{"box":"BX-39C1","viewer":"guest","recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Box visited from share URL</p><p class="alert-desc">A public box was opened through its normal shared page.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 401, trace boxes.share.opened</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="alert-row" data-severity="low" data-alert-title="Support summary generated" data-alert-code="901" data-alert-meta='{"requested_by":"admin","included_sections":["config","storage","alerts"],"recommended_action":"none"}'>
+                                            <span class="alert-severity">low</span>
+                                            <div><p class="alert-title">Support summary generated</p><p class="alert-desc">A local support summary was generated from the toolbar.</p><p class="alert-trace">code 901, trace support.summary.generated</p></div>
+                                            <div class="alert-actions"><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-view-meta>Meta</button><button class="tiny-button" type="button" data-dismiss-alert>Close</button></div>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </article>
+
+                        <!-- Recent Activity -->
+                        <article id="recent-activity" class="win98-window section-window">
+                            <div class="win98-titlebar">
+                                <div class="win98-titlebar-label">
+                                    <span class="win98-titlebar-icon">T</span>
+                                    <h2>Recent Activity</h2>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="titlebar-actions">
+                                    <a class="titlebar-link-button" href="/account/activity">Show all</a>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="section-body sunken-panel">
+                                <div class="scroll-panel activity-scroll" aria-label="Scrollable recent activity list">
+                                    <div class="activity-list">
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">10:12</span><div><p class="activity-title">Box BX-9F31 completed upload</p><p class="activity-meta">4 files, password protected</p></div><span class="tag ok">box</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">10:08</span><div><p class="activity-title">Alert 421 created</p><p class="activity-meta">storage.local.capacity.high</p></div><span class="tag danger">alert</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">10:04</span><div><p class="activity-title">Guest created box BX-A71D</p><p class="activity-meta">retention 6 hours</p></div><span class="tag ok">upload</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">09:58</span><div><p class="activity-title">Thumbnail worker skipped one image</p><p class="activity-meta">decoder unavailable for webp preview</p></div><span class="tag warn">thumbs</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">09:51</span><div><p class="activity-title">Cleanup dry run opened</p><p class="activity-meta">17 expired boxes detected</p></div><span class="tag info">tools</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">09:44</span><div><p class="activity-title">Large ZIP download completed</p><p class="activity-meta">BX-7D20, 12 files</p></div><span class="tag info">zip</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">09:33</span><div><p class="activity-title">Settings snapshot requested</p><p class="activity-meta">admin opened config snapshot from toolbar</p></div><span class="tag info">settings</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">09:21</span><div><p class="activity-title">Temporary cleanup skipped</p><p class="activity-meta">BX-1AA2 still had an active file handle</p></div><span class="tag warn">cleanup</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">09:09</span><div><p class="activity-title">User maya uploaded 6 files</p><p class="activity-meta">91.9 MiB total</p></div><span class="tag ok">user</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">08:55</span><div><p class="activity-title">Box BX-55E0 expired</p><p class="activity-meta">eligible for cleanup</p></div><span class="tag danger">expired</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">08:42</span><div><p class="activity-title">One-time box created</p><p class="activity-meta">BX-440C, admin owner</p></div><span class="tag info">one-time</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">08:31</span><div><p class="activity-title">User ana uploaded archive set</p><p class="activity-meta">7 files, 520.8 MiB</p></div><span class="tag ok">upload</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">08:20</span><div><p class="activity-title">Guest accessed public box</p><p class="activity-meta">BX-39C1 viewed from share link</p></div><span class="tag info">access</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">08:07</span><div><p class="activity-title">User mihai created box BX-F02A</p><p class="activity-meta">standard plan quota applied</p></div><span class="tag ok">quota</span></div>
+                                        <div class="activity-row"><span class="activity-time">07:54</span><div><p class="activity-title">Failed login attempt recorded</p><p class="activity-meta">admin account, single attempt</p></div><span class="tag warn">auth</span></div>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </article>
+
+                        <!-- Recent Boxes (full width) -->
+                        <article id="recent-boxes" class="win98-window section-window dashboard-span-2">
+                            <div class="win98-titlebar">
+                                <div class="win98-titlebar-label">
+                                    <span class="win98-titlebar-icon">B</span>
+                                    <h2>Recent Boxes</h2>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="titlebar-actions">
+                                    <a class="titlebar-link-button" href="/account/boxes">Show all</a>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="section-body sunken-panel">
+                                <div class="scroll-panel boxes-scroll" aria-label="Scrollable recent boxes table">
+                                    <table class="box-table">
+                                        <thead><tr><th>Box</th><th>Owner</th><th>Files</th><th>Size</th><th>Created</th><th>Expires</th><th>Flags</th><th>Actions</th></tr></thead>
+                                        <tbody>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-9F31</td><td>maya</td><td>4</td><td>91.9 MiB</td><td>10:12</td><td>5h 41m</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span> <span class="tag info">password</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-9F31">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-9F31">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-A71D</td><td>guest</td><td>12</td><td>1.8 GiB</td><td>10:04</td><td>6h 00m</td><td><span class="tag warn">large</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-A71D">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-A71D">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-20BD</td><td>operator</td><td>2</td><td>8.4 MiB</td><td>09:58</td><td>1d 12h</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-20BD">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-20BD">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-7D20</td><td>admin</td><td>12</td><td>856.3 MiB</td><td>09:44</td><td>23h 11m</td><td><span class="tag danger">zip failed</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-7D20">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-7D20">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-1AA2</td><td>guest</td><td>1</td><td>4.7 GiB</td><td>09:21</td><td>expired</td><td><span class="tag danger">locked</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-1AA2">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-1AA2">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-C2A8</td><td>maya</td><td>6</td><td>24.8 MiB</td><td>09:09</td><td>2d 03h</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span> <span class="tag info">password</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-C2A8">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-C2A8">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-55E0</td><td>guest</td><td>1</td><td>4.2 MiB</td><td>08:55</td><td>expired</td><td><span class="tag danger">expired</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-55E0">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-55E0">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-440C</td><td>admin</td><td>3</td><td>63.0 MiB</td><td>08:42</td><td>2d 00h</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span> <span class="tag info">one-time</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-440C">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-440C">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-88B4</td><td>ana</td><td>7</td><td>520.8 MiB</td><td>08:31</td><td>5d 00h</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-88B4">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-88B4">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-39C1</td><td>guest</td><td>2</td><td>23.1 MiB</td><td>08:20</td><td>16h 00m</td><td><span class="tag info">public</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-39C1">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-39C1">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-F02A</td><td>mihai</td><td>5</td><td>108.6 MiB</td><td>08:07</td><td>4d 00h</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-F02A">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-F02A">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-ABC4</td><td>guest</td><td>1</td><td>755 KiB</td><td>07:54</td><td>3h 00m</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-ABC4">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-ABC4">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-74E9</td><td>operator</td><td>10</td><td>987.3 MiB</td><td>07:41</td><td>7d 00h</td><td><span class="tag info">bulk</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-74E9">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-74E9">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-218B</td><td>daniel</td><td>3</td><td>44.0 MiB</td><td>07:28</td><td>1d 00h</td><td><span class="tag ok">complete</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-218B">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-218B">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                            <tr><td>BX-00FE</td><td>guest</td><td>2</td><td>13.7 MiB</td><td>07:12</td><td>2h 00m</td><td><span class="tag warn">soon</span></td><td><div class="box-actions"><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/box/BX-00FE">Open</a><a class="win98-button box-action-button" href="/account/boxes/BX-00FE">Manage</a></div></td></tr>
+                                        </tbody>
+                                    </table>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </article>
+                    </section>
+                </div>
+
+                <!-- Statusbar -->
+                <div class="win98-statusbar admin-dashboard-statusbar">
+                    <span id="statusText">Ready</span>
+                    <span>WarpBox mock v5</span>
+                    <span>Single-window dashboard</span>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Modal backdrop -->
+    <div class="modal-backdrop" data-modal-backdrop></div>
+
+    <!-- Alert metadata popup -->
+    <aside class="popup-window win98-window" data-alert-modal aria-label="Alert metadata" aria-hidden="true">
+        <div class="win98-titlebar">
+            <div class="win98-titlebar-label">
+                <span class="win98-titlebar-icon">!</span>
+                <h2 id="modalTitle">Alert Metadata</h2>
+            </div>
+            <button class="win98-control" type="button" data-close-modal>x</button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="popup-body sunken-panel">
+            <pre class="metadata-pre" id="modalMeta">{}</pre>
+        </div>
+    </aside>
+
+    <!-- Toast -->
+    <div class="toast" id="toast" role="status" aria-live="polite"></div>
+
+    <script src="/static/js/warpbox-ui.js"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/admin/dashboard.js"></script>
+</body>
+</html>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/admin/login.html b/templates/admin/login.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73db5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/login.html
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+{{ define "admin/login.html" }}
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="UTF-8">
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+        <title>WarpBox Admin Login</title>
+        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/static/WarpBoxLogo.png">
+        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/app.css">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/window.css">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/login.css">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/admin.css">
+    </head>
+
+    <body>
+        <main>
+            <section class="win98-window login-window" aria-labelledby="login-window-title">
+                <header class="win98-titlebar login-titlebar">
+                    <div class="win98-titlebar-label">
+                        <img class="win98-titlebar-icon" src="/static/WarpBoxLogo.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true">
+                        <h1 id="login-window-title">WarpBox Administration</h1>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="win98-window-controls" aria-hidden="true">
+                        <span class="win98-control">_</span>
+                        <span class="win98-control">□</span>
+                        <span class="win98-control">×</span>
+                    </div>
+                </header>
+
+                <form class="login-form" action="/admin/login" method="post">
+                    <div class="win98-panel login-panel">
+                        <div class="login-alert" role="alert">
+                            <img src="/static/img/icons/Windows Icons - PNG/shell32.dll_210_21001.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true">
+                            <p>Enter the administrator username and password to access the control panel.</p>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <label class="login-row" for="admin-username">
+                            <span>User name</span>
+                            <input id="admin-username" class="login-input" type="text" name="username" autocomplete="username" autofocus>
+                        </label>
+
+                        <label class="login-row" for="admin-password">
+                            <span>Password</span>
+                            <input id="admin-password" class="login-input" type="password" name="password" autocomplete="current-password">
+                        </label>
+
+                        {{ if .ErrorMessage }}
+                            <p class="login-error">{{ .ErrorMessage }}</p>
+                        {{ end }}
+                    </div>
+
+                    <footer class="login-actions">
+                        <button class="win98-button" type="submit">OK</button>
+                        <a class="win98-button" href="/">Cancel</a>
+                    </footer>
+
+                    <div class="win98-statusbar login-statusbar">
+                        <span>Administrator authentication</span>
+                        <span>WarpBox</span>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </section>
+        </main>
+    </body>
+</html>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/admin/partials/header.html b/templates/admin/partials/header.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6248fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/partials/header.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{{ define "admin/header.html" }}
+<header class="admin-taskbar" aria-label="Admin navigation">
+    <a class="admin-start-button" href="/admin/dashboard">
+        <span class="admin-start-logo">W</span>
+        <span>WarpBox</span>
+    </a>
+    <nav class="admin-taskbar-nav" aria-label="Primary">
+        <a class="admin-taskbar-button is-active" href="#dashboard">Dashboard</a>
+        <a class="admin-taskbar-button" href="#alerts">Alerts</a>
+        <a class="admin-taskbar-button" href="#recent-boxes">Boxes</a>
+        <a class="admin-taskbar-button" href="#recent-activity">Activity</a>
+    </nav>
+    <div class="admin-taskbar-session" aria-label="Admin session summary">
+        <a class="admin-alert-chip is-warning" href="#alerts" id="topAlertChip">! 15 alerts</a>
+        <span class="admin-session-chip">signed in: {{ .AdminUsername }}</span>
+    </div>
+</header>
+{{ end }}