diff --git a/src/client/index.tsx b/src/client/index.tsx
index 28181048..88b13f7c 100644
--- a/src/client/index.tsx
+++ b/src/client/index.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async function startClient() {
 
   await setupDateFns();
 
-  const store = setupRedux(windowData);
+  const store = setupRedux(windowData!);
 
   const wrapper = (
     <Provider store={store}>
diff --git a/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx b/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx
index 22fca585..0dd97430 100644
--- a/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx
+++ b/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { initializeSite, isAuthPath } from "@utils/app";
+import { initializeSite, isAuthPath, setupRedux } from "@utils/app";
 import { getHttpBaseInternal } from "@utils/env";
 import { ErrorPageData } from "@utils/types";
 import type { Request, Response } from "express";
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import { getErrorPageData } from "../utils/get-error-page-data";
 import { setForwardedHeaders } from "../utils/set-forwarded-headers";
 import { getJwtCookie } from "../utils/has-jwt-cookie";
 import { Provider } from "inferno-redux";
-import { configureStore, createSlice } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 
 export default async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
@@ -110,12 +109,7 @@ export default async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       errorPageData,
     };
 
-    const slice = createSlice({
-      name: "isoData",
-      initialState: { value: isoData },
-      reducers: {},
-    });
-    const store = configureStore({ reducer: slice.reducer });
+    const store = setupRedux(isoData);
 
     const wrapper = (
       <Provider store={store}>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx b/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx
index 0d443368..69e85960 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import AnonymousGuard from "../common/anonymous-guard";
 import { CodeTheme } from "./code-theme";
 
 export class App extends Component<any, any> {
+  get isoData(): IsoDataOptionalSite {
+    return this.context.store.getState().value;
+  }
   private readonly mainContentRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
   constructor(props: any, context: any) {
     super(props, context);
@@ -29,8 +32,7 @@ export class App extends Component<any, any> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const reduxState: IsoDataOptionalSite = this.context.store.getState().value;
-    const siteRes = reduxState.site_res;
+    const siteRes = this.isoData.site_res;
     const siteView = siteRes?.site_view;
 
     return (
@@ -73,11 +75,16 @@ export class App extends Component<any, any> {
                             <div tabIndex={-1}>
                               {RouteComponent &&
                                 (isAuthPath(path ?? "") ? (
-                                  <AuthGuard {...routeProps}>
+                                  <AuthGuard
+                                    isLoggedIn={!!siteRes?.my_user}
+                                    componentProps={routeProps}
+                                  >
                                     <RouteComponent {...routeProps} />
                                   </AuthGuard>
                                 ) : isAnonymousPath(path ?? "") ? (
-                                  <AnonymousGuard>
+                                  <AnonymousGuard
+                                    isLoggedIn={!!siteRes?.my_user}
+                                  >
                                     <RouteComponent {...routeProps} />
                                   </AnonymousGuard>
                                 ) : (
diff --git a/src/shared/components/app/navbar.tsx b/src/shared/components/app/navbar.tsx
index e899061a..96431ddf 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/app/navbar.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/app/navbar.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function handleCollapseClick(i: Navbar) {
 }
 
 function handleLogOut(i: Navbar) {
-  HttpService._Instance.logout();
+  HttpService.logout();
   handleCollapseClick(i);
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ export class Navbar extends Component<NavbarProps, NavbarState> {
           >
             {siteView?.site.icon &&
               showAvatars(this.props.siteRes?.my_user) && (
-                <PictrsImage src={siteView.site.icon} icon />
+                <PictrsImage
+                  src={siteView.site.icon}
+                  icon
+                  myUserInfo={this.props.siteRes?.my_user}
+                />
               )}
             {siteView?.site.name}
           </NavLink>
@@ -379,9 +383,14 @@ export class Navbar extends Component<NavbarProps, NavbarState> {
                         aria-expanded="false"
                         data-bs-toggle="dropdown"
                       >
-                        {showAvatars() && person.avatar && (
-                          <PictrsImage src={person.avatar} icon />
-                        )}
+                        {showAvatars(this.props.siteRes?.my_user) &&
+                          person.avatar && (
+                            <PictrsImage
+                              src={person.avatar}
+                              icon
+                              myUserInfo={this.props.siteRes?.my_user}
+                            />
+                          )}
                         {person.display_name ?? person.name}
                       </button>
                       <ul
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/anonymous-guard.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/anonymous-guard.tsx
index 70a1f7aa..d78384f6 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/anonymous-guard.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/anonymous-guard.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 import { Component } from "inferno";
-import { UserService } from "../../services";
 import { Spinner } from "./icon";
 
+interface AnonymousGuardProps {
+  isLoggedIn: boolean;
+}
 interface AnonymousGuardState {
   hasRedirected: boolean;
 }
 
-class AnonymousGuard extends Component<any, AnonymousGuardState> {
+class AnonymousGuard extends Component<
+  AnonymousGuardProps,
+  AnonymousGuardState
+> {
   state = {
     hasRedirected: false,
   } as AnonymousGuardState;
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ class AnonymousGuard extends Component<any, AnonymousGuardState> {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    if (UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
+    if (this.props.isLoggedIn) {
       this.context.router.history.replace(`/`);
     } else {
       this.setState({ hasRedirected: true });
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx
index 03352901..fd9af96a 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 import { Component } from "inferno";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "inferno-router/dist/Route";
-import { UserService } from "../../services";
 import { Spinner } from "./icon";
 
+interface AuthGuardProps {
+  componentProps: RouteComponentProps<Record<string, string>>;
+  isLoggedIn: boolean;
+}
+
 interface AuthGuardState {
   hasRedirected: boolean;
 }
 
-class AuthGuard extends Component<
-  RouteComponentProps<Record<string, string>>,
-  AuthGuardState
-> {
+class AuthGuard extends Component<AuthGuardProps, AuthGuardState> {
   state = {
     hasRedirected: false,
   } as AuthGuardState;
 
-  constructor(
-    props: RouteComponentProps<Record<string, string>>,
-    context: any,
-  ) {
+  constructor(props: AuthGuardProps, context: any) {
     super(props, context);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    if (!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
-      const { pathname, search } = this.props.location;
+    if (!this.props.isLoggedIn) {
+      const { pathname, search } = this.props.componentProps.location;
       this.context.router.history.replace(
         `/login?prev=${encodeURIComponent(pathname + search)}`,
       );
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/banner-icon-header.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/banner-icon-header.tsx
index d2cba13e..c87160c9 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/banner-icon-header.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/banner-icon-header.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { Component } from "inferno";
 import { PictrsImage } from "./pictrs-image";
+import { MyUserInfo } from "lemmy-js-client";
 
 interface BannerIconHeaderProps {
   banner?: string;
   icon?: string;
+  myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo;
 }
 
 export class BannerIconHeader extends Component<BannerIconHeaderProps, any> {
@@ -17,13 +19,21 @@ export class BannerIconHeader extends Component<BannerIconHeaderProps, any> {
     return (
       (banner || icon) && (
         <div className="banner-icon-header position-relative mb-2">
-          {banner && <PictrsImage src={banner} banner alt="" />}
+          {banner && (
+            <PictrsImage
+              src={banner}
+              banner
+              alt=""
+              myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
+            />
+          )}
           {icon && (
             <PictrsImage
               src={icon}
               iconOverlay
               pushup={!!this.props.banner}
               alt=""
+              myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
             />
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/image-upload-form.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/image-upload-form.tsx
index 71337418..4b2c6592 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/image-upload-form.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/image-upload-form.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { randomStr } from "@utils/helpers";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Component, linkEvent } from "inferno";
-import { HttpService, I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { HttpService, I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { toast } from "../../toast";
 import { Icon } from "./icon";
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ interface ImageUploadFormProps {
   onUpload(url: string): any;
   onRemove(): any;
   rounded?: boolean;
+  isLoggedIn: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ImageUploadFormState {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export class ImageUploadForm extends Component<
           accept="image/*,video/*"
           className="small form-control"
           name={this.id}
-          disabled={!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo}
+          disabled={!this.props.isLoggedIn}
           onChange={linkEvent(this, this.handleImageUpload)}
         />
       </form>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/listing-type-select.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/listing-type-select.tsx
index 3439fac4..4c537e20 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/listing-type-select.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/listing-type-select.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import { randomStr } from "@utils/helpers";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Component, linkEvent } from "inferno";
-import { ListingType } from "lemmy-js-client";
-import { I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { ListingType, MyUserInfo } from "lemmy-js-client";
+import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
+import { moderatesSomething } from "@utils/roles";
 
 interface ListingTypeSelectProps {
   type_: ListingType;
   showLocal: boolean;
   showSubscribed: boolean;
   onChange(val: ListingType): void;
+  myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo;
 }
 
 interface ListingTypeSelectState {
@@ -52,15 +54,15 @@ export class ListingTypeSelect extends Component<
               value={"Subscribed"}
               checked={this.state.type_ === "Subscribed"}
               onChange={linkEvent(this, this.handleTypeChange)}
-              disabled={!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo}
+              disabled={!this.props.myUserInfo}
             />
             <label
               htmlFor={`${this.id}-subscribed`}
               title={I18NextService.i18n.t("subscribed_description")}
               className={classNames("btn btn-outline-secondary", {
                 active: this.state.type_ === "Subscribed",
-                disabled: !UserService.Instance.myUserInfo,
-                pointer: UserService.Instance.myUserInfo,
+                disabled: !this.props.myUserInfo,
+                pointer: !!this.props.myUserInfo,
               })}
             >
               {I18NextService.i18n.t("subscribed")}
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ export class ListingTypeSelect extends Component<
         >
           {I18NextService.i18n.t("all")}
         </label>
-        {(UserService.Instance.myUserInfo?.moderates.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
+        {moderatesSomething(this.props.myUserInfo) && (
           <>
             <input
               id={`${this.id}-moderator-view`}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx
index 56167967..b6cad00f 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Component } from "inferno";
-
-import { UserService } from "../../services";
+import { MyUserInfo } from "lemmy-js-client";
 
 const iconThumbnailSize = 96;
 const thumbnailSize = 256;
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ interface PictrsImageProps {
   iconOverlay?: boolean;
   pushup?: boolean;
   cardTop?: boolean;
+  myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo;
 }
 
 export class PictrsImage extends Component<PictrsImageProps, any> {
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ export class PictrsImage extends Component<PictrsImageProps, any> {
     const { src, icon, iconOverlay, banner, thumbnail, nsfw, pushup, cardTop } =
       this.props;
     let user_blur_nsfw = true;
-    if (UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
+    if (this.props.myUserInfo) {
       user_blur_nsfw =
-        UserService.Instance.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.local_user.blur_nsfw;
+        this.props.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.local_user.blur_nsfw;
     }
 
     const blur_image = nsfw && user_blur_nsfw;
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/subscribe-button.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/subscribe-button.tsx
index 58195391..9a92d9a4 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/subscribe-button.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/subscribe-button.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import classNames from "classnames";
 import { NoOptionI18nKeys } from "i18next";
 import { Component, MouseEventHandler, linkEvent } from "inferno";
 import { CommunityView } from "lemmy-js-client";
-import { I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { VERSION } from "../../version";
 import { Icon, Spinner } from "./icon";
 import { toast } from "../../toast";
 
 interface SubscribeButtonProps {
+  loggedIn: boolean;
   communityView: CommunityView;
   onFollow: MouseEventHandler;
   onUnFollow: MouseEventHandler;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export function SubscribeButton({
   onUnFollow,
   loading = false,
   isLink = false,
+  loggedIn,
 }: SubscribeButtonProps) {
   let i18key: NoOptionI18nKeys;
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ export function SubscribeButton({
     isLink ? "btn-link d-inline-block" : "d-block mb-2 w-100",
   );
 
-  if (!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
+  if (!loggedIn) {
     return (
       <>
         <button
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
index b214f8bd..cfb98fab 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
                         <td className="text-right">
                           <SubscribeButton
                             communityView={cv}
+                            loggedIn={!!this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
                             onFollow={linkEvent(
                               {
                                 i: this,
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/community-form.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/community-form.tsx
index 4024f75a..f23da733 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/community-form.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/community-form.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   CreateCommunity,
   EditCommunity,
   Language,
+  MyUserInfo,
 } from "lemmy-js-client";
 import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { Icon, Spinner } from "../common/icon";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { MarkdownTextArea } from "../common/markdown-textarea";
 
 interface CommunityFormProps {
   community_view?: CommunityView; // If a community is given, that means this is an edit
+  myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo;
   allLanguages: Language[];
   siteLanguages: number[];
   communityLanguages?: number[];
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ export class CommunityForm extends Component<
               imageSrc={this.state.form.icon}
               onUpload={this.handleIconUpload}
               onRemove={this.handleIconRemove}
+              isLoggedIn={!!this.props.myUserInfo}
               rounded
             />
           </div>
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ export class CommunityForm extends Component<
               imageSrc={this.state.form.banner}
               onUpload={this.handleBannerUpload}
               onRemove={this.handleBannerRemove}
+              isLoggedIn={!!this.props.myUserInfo}
             />
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/community-link.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/community-link.tsx
index 7e096825..d69de053 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/community-link.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/community-link.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,14 @@ export class CommunityLink extends Component<CommunityLinkProps, any> {
         {!this.props.hideAvatar &&
           !this.props.community.removed &&
           showAvatars(this.props.myUserInfo) &&
-          icon && <PictrsImage src={icon} icon nsfw={nsfw} />}
+          icon && (
+            <PictrsImage
+              src={icon}
+              icon
+              nsfw={nsfw}
+              myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
+            />
+          )}
         <span className="overflow-wrap-anywhere">{displayName}</span>
       </>
     );
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/community.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/community.tsx
index 7a91e950..f7d29ece 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/community.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/community.tsx
@@ -507,10 +507,15 @@ export class Community extends Component<
     return (
       community && (
         <div className="mb-2">
-          <BannerIconHeader banner={community.banner} icon={community.icon} />
+          <BannerIconHeader
+            banner={community.banner}
+            icon={community.icon}
+            myUserInfo={this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
+          />
           <h1 className="h4 mb-0 overflow-wrap-anywhere">{community.title}</h1>
           <CommunityLink
             community={community}
+            myUserInfo={this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
             realLink
             useApubName
             muted
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/create-community.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/create-community.tsx
index e38e2250..32bb74fd 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/create-community.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/create-community.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class CreateCommunity extends Component<any, CreateCommunityState> {
               {I18NextService.i18n.t("create_community")}
             </h1>
             <CommunityForm
+              myUserInfo={this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
               onUpsertCommunity={this.handleCommunityCreate}
               enableNsfw={enableNsfw(this.state.siteRes)}
               allLanguages={this.state.siteRes.all_languages}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx
index 7eb22b19..3a002228 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
           this.sidebar()
         ) : (
           <CommunityForm
+            myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
             community_view={this.props.community_view}
             allLanguages={this.props.allLanguages}
             siteLanguages={this.props.siteLanguages}
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
               {this.communityTitle()}
               {this.props.editable && this.adminButtons()}
               <SubscribeButton
+                loggedIn={!!this.props.myUserInfo}
                 communityView={this.props.community_view}
                 onFollow={linkEvent(this, this.handleFollowCommunity)}
                 onUnFollow={linkEvent(this, this.handleUnfollowCommunity)}
@@ -180,7 +182,11 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
       <div>
         <h2 className="h5 mb-0">
           {this.props.showIcon && !community.removed && (
-            <BannerIconHeader icon={community.icon} banner={community.banner} />
+            <BannerIconHeader
+              icon={community.icon}
+              banner={community.banner}
+              myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
+            />
           )}
           <span className="me-2">
             <CommunityLink community={community} hideAvatar />
diff --git a/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx b/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx
index 2a6a928a..dbd8f111 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { setIsoData } from "@utils/app";
 import { isBrowser, updateDataBsTheme } from "@utils/browser";
 import { getQueryParams } from "@utils/helpers";
 import { Component, linkEvent } from "inferno";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "inferno-router/dist/Route";
 import { GetSiteResponse, LoginResponse } from "lemmy-js-client";
-import { I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import {
   EMPTY_REQUEST,
   HttpService,
@@ -17,6 +16,9 @@ import { Spinner } from "../common/icon";
 import PasswordInput from "../common/password-input";
 import TotpModal from "../common/totp-modal";
 import { UnreadCounterService } from "../../services";
+import { IsoData, IsoDataOptionalSite } from "../../interfaces";
+import { updateSite } from "@utils/app/setup-redux";
+import { EnhancedStore } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 
 interface LoginProps {
   prev?: string;
@@ -39,15 +41,20 @@ interface State {
   show2faModal: boolean;
 }
 
-async function handleLoginSuccess(i: Login, loginRes: LoginResponse) {
-  UserService.Instance.login({
+async function handleLoginSuccess(
+  i: Login,
+  loginRes: LoginResponse,
+  store: EnhancedStore<IsoDataOptionalSite>,
+) {
+  HttpService.login({
     res: loginRes,
   });
   const site = await HttpService.client.getSite();
 
   if (site.state === "success") {
-    // TODO this is the key, you need to update the redux store here
-    UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = site.data.my_user;
+    store.dispatch(updateSite(site.data));
+
+    // TODO why is this just the theme??
     updateDataBsTheme(site.data);
   }
 
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ async function handleLoginSubmit(i: Login, event: any) {
       }
 
       case "success": {
-        handleLoginSuccess(i, loginRes.data);
+        handleLoginSuccess(i, loginRes.data, this.context.store);
         break;
       }
     }
@@ -111,7 +118,9 @@ export class Login extends Component<
   RouteComponentProps<Record<string, never>>,
   State
 > {
-  private isoData = setIsoData(this.context);
+  get isoData(): IsoData {
+    return this.context.store.getState().value;
+  }
 
   state: State = {
     loginRes: EMPTY_REQUEST,
@@ -169,7 +178,7 @@ export class Login extends Component<
     const successful = loginRes.state === "success";
     if (successful) {
       this.setState({ show2faModal: false });
-      handleLoginSuccess(this, loginRes.data);
+      handleLoginSuccess(this, loginRes.data, this.context.store);
     } else {
       toast(I18NextService.i18n.t("incorrect_totp_code"), "danger");
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/components/home/setup.tsx b/src/shared/components/home/setup.tsx
index 5dbad944..80694b1c 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/home/setup.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/home/setup.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { fetchThemeList, setIsoData } from "@utils/app";
+import { fetchThemeList } from "@utils/app";
 import { Component, linkEvent } from "inferno";
 import { Helmet } from "inferno-helmet";
 import {
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   LoginResponse,
   Register,
 } from "lemmy-js-client";
-import { I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import {
   EMPTY_REQUEST,
   HttpService,
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { Spinner } from "../common/icon";
 import PasswordInput from "../common/password-input";
 import { SiteForm } from "./site-form";
+import { IsoData } from "../../interfaces";
 
 interface State {
   form: {
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ interface State {
 }
 
 export class Setup extends Component<any, State> {
-  private isoData = setIsoData(this.context);
+  get isoData(): IsoData {
+    return this.context.store.getState().value;
+  }
 
   state: State = {
     registerRes: EMPTY_REQUEST,
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ export class Setup extends Component<any, State> {
     form: {
       show_nsfw: true,
     },
-    doneRegisteringUser: !!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo,
+    doneRegisteringUser: !!this.isoData.site_res.my_user,
     siteRes: this.isoData.site_res,
   };
 
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ export class Setup extends Component<any, State> {
       if (i.state.registerRes.state === "success") {
         const data = i.state.registerRes.data;
 
-        UserService.Instance.login({ res: data });
+        HttpService.login({ res: data });
         i.setState({ doneRegisteringUser: true });
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/components/home/signup.tsx b/src/shared/components/home/signup.tsx
index df992c21..42ea415d 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/home/signup.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/home/signup.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { Icon, Spinner } from "../common/icon";
 import { MarkdownTextArea } from "../common/markdown-textarea";
 import PasswordInput from "../common/password-input";
 import { IsoData } from "../../interfaces";
+import { updateSite } from "@utils/app/setup-redux";
 
 interface State {
   registerRes: RequestState<LoginResponse>;
@@ -400,14 +401,15 @@ export class Signup extends Component<any, State> {
 
           // Only log them in if a jwt was set
           if (data.jwt) {
-            UserService.Instance.login({
+            HttpService.login({
               res: data,
             });
 
             const site = await HttpService.client.getSite();
 
+            // TODO test this
             if (site.state === "success") {
-              UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = site.data.my_user;
+              i.context.store.dispatch(updateSite(site.data));
             }
 
             i.props.history.replace("/communities");
diff --git a/src/shared/components/home/site-form.tsx b/src/shared/components/home/site-form.tsx
index f9d2e46b..3deb7a45 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/home/site-form.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/home/site-form.tsx
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export class SiteForm extends Component<SiteFormProps, SiteFormState> {
               imageSrc={this.state.siteForm.icon}
               onUpload={this.handleIconUpload}
               onRemove={this.handleIconRemove}
+              isLoggedIn={!!this.props.siteRes.my_user}
               rounded
             />
           </div>
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ export class SiteForm extends Component<SiteFormProps, SiteFormState> {
               imageSrc={this.state.siteForm.banner}
               onUpload={this.handleBannerUpload}
               onRemove={this.handleBannerRemove}
+              isLoggedIn={!!this.props.siteRes.my_user}
             />
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/home/site-sidebar.tsx b/src/shared/components/home/site-sidebar.tsx
index 52ecbbc7..85f34b4d 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/home/site-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/home/site-sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Component, linkEvent } from "inferno";
-import { PersonView, Site, SiteAggregates } from "lemmy-js-client";
+import { MyUserInfo, PersonView, Site, SiteAggregates } from "lemmy-js-client";
 import { mdToHtml } from "../../markdown";
 import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { Badges } from "../common/badges";
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface SiteSidebarProps {
   counts?: SiteAggregates;
   admins?: PersonView[];
   isMobile?: boolean;
+  myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo;
 }
 
 interface SiteSidebarState {
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ export class SiteSidebar extends Component<SiteSidebarProps, SiteSidebarState> {
           <header className="card-header" id="sidebarInfoHeader">
             {this.siteName()}
             {!this.state.collapsed && (
-              <BannerIconHeader banner={this.props.site.banner} />
+              <BannerIconHeader
+                banner={this.props.site.banner}
+                myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
+              />
             )}
           </header>
 
diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/inbox.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/inbox.tsx
index d64aba41..428317db 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/inbox.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/inbox.tsx
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ export class Inbox extends Component<any, InboxState> {
         return (
           <PrivateMessage
             key={i.id}
+            myUserInfo={this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
             private_message_view={i.view as PrivateMessageView}
             onDelete={this.handleDeleteMessage}
             onMarkRead={this.handleMarkMessageAsRead}
@@ -704,6 +705,7 @@ export class Inbox extends Component<any, InboxState> {
               <PrivateMessage
                 key={pmv.private_message.id}
                 private_message_view={pmv}
+                myUserInfo={this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
                 onDelete={this.handleDeleteMessage}
                 onMarkRead={this.handleMarkMessageAsRead}
                 onReport={this.handleMessageReport}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/password-change.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/password-change.tsx
index 2d3d3df2..2aa26be1 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/password-change.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/password-change.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { setIsoData } from "@utils/app";
 import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from "@utils/helpers";
 import { Component, linkEvent } from "inferno";
 import { GetSiteResponse, SuccessResponse } from "lemmy-js-client";
-import { HttpService, I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { HttpService, I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import {
   EMPTY_REQUEST,
   LOADING_REQUEST,
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@ import { HtmlTags } from "../common/html-tags";
 import { Spinner } from "../common/icon";
 import PasswordInput from "../common/password-input";
 import { toast } from "../../toast";
+import { IsoData } from "../../interfaces";
+import { updateSite } from "@utils/app/setup-redux";
 
 interface State {
   passwordChangeRes: RequestState<SuccessResponse>;
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ interface State {
 }
 
 export class PasswordChange extends Component<any, State> {
-  private isoData = setIsoData(this.context);
+  get isoData(): IsoData {
+    return this.context.store.getState().value;
+  }
 
   state: State = {
     passwordChangeRes: EMPTY_REQUEST,
@@ -128,9 +131,10 @@ export class PasswordChange extends Component<any, State> {
       if (i.state.passwordChangeRes.state === "success") {
         toast(I18NextService.i18n.t("password_changed"));
 
+        // TODO test this
         const site = await HttpService.client.getSite();
         if (site.state === "success") {
-          UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = site.data.my_user;
+          i.context.store.dispatch(updateSite(site.data));
         }
 
         i.props.history.replace("/");
diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/person-listing.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/person-listing.tsx
index 92ab71f7..9fcc4328 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/person-listing.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/person-listing.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class PersonListing extends Component<PersonListingProps, any> {
             <PictrsImage
               src={avatar ?? `${getStaticDir()}/assets/icons/icon-96x96.png`}
               icon
+              myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
             />
           )}
         <span>{displayName}</span>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/profile.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/profile.tsx
index c32c964d..b4823f54 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/profile.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/profile.tsx
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ export class Profile extends Component<
             <BannerIconHeader
               banner={pv.person.banner}
               icon={pv.person.avatar}
+              myUserInfo={this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
             />
           )}
           <div className="mb-3">
diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
index 82531c9d..d94c4b3f 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   fetchThemeList,
   fetchUsers,
   instanceToChoice,
-  myAuth,
   personToChoice,
   setTheme,
   showLocal,
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ import TotpModal from "../common/totp-modal";
 import { LoadingEllipses } from "../common/loading-ellipses";
 import { updateDataBsTheme } from "../../utils/browser";
 import { getHttpBaseInternal } from "../../utils/env";
+import { updateSite } from "@utils/app/setup-redux";
 
 type SettingsData = RouteDataResponse<{
   instancesRes: GetFederatedInstancesResponse;
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
                 imageSrc={this.state.saveUserSettingsForm.avatar}
                 onUpload={this.handleAvatarUpload}
                 onRemove={this.handleAvatarRemove}
+                isLoggedIn={!!this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
                 rounded
               />
             </div>
@@ -777,6 +778,7 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
                 imageSrc={this.state.saveUserSettingsForm.banner}
                 onUpload={this.handleBannerUpload}
                 onRemove={this.handleBannerRemove}
+                isLoggedIn={!!this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
               />
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -1298,13 +1300,11 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
   }
 
   async handleUnblockCommunity(i: { ctx: Settings; communityId: number }) {
-    if (myAuth()) {
-      const res = await HttpService.client.blockCommunity({
-        community_id: i.communityId,
-        block: false,
-      });
-      i.ctx.communityBlock(res);
-    }
+    const res = await HttpService.client.blockCommunity({
+      community_id: i.communityId,
+      block: false,
+    });
+    i.ctx.communityBlock(res);
   }
 
   async handleBlockInstance({ value }: Choice) {
@@ -1530,8 +1530,8 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
           siteRes: siteRes.data,
         });
 
-        // TODO need to update this
-        UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = siteRes.data.my_user;
+        // TODO need to test this
+        i.context.store.dispatch(updateSite(siteRes.data));
       }
 
       toast(I18NextService.i18n.t("saved"));
@@ -1631,8 +1631,8 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
           },
         } = siteRes.data.my_user!.local_user_view;
 
-        // TODO need to update redux
-        UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = siteRes.data.my_user;
+        // TODO need to test this
+        i.context.store.dispatch(updateSite(siteRes.data));
         updateDataBsTheme(siteRes.data);
 
         i.setState(prev => ({
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
         delete_content: false,
       });
       if (deleteAccountRes.state === "success") {
-        UserService.Instance.logout();
+        HttpService.logout();
         this.context.router.history.replace("/");
       }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx b/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
index 6459a9de..4219d393 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { myAuth } from "@utils/app";
 import { canShare, share } from "@utils/browser";
 import { getExternalHost, getHttpBase } from "@utils/env";
 import {
@@ -255,7 +254,10 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
         <>
           <div className="offset-sm-3 my-2 d-none d-sm-block">
             <a href={this.imageSrc} className="d-inline-block">
-              <PictrsImage src={this.imageSrc} />
+              <PictrsImage
+                src={this.imageSrc}
+                myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
+              />
             </a>
           </div>
           <div className="my-2 d-block d-sm-none">
@@ -264,7 +266,10 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
               className="p-0 border-0 bg-transparent d-inline-block"
               onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleImageExpandClick)}
             >
-              <PictrsImage src={this.imageSrc} />
+              <PictrsImage
+                src={this.imageSrc}
+                myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
+              />
             </button>
           </div>
         </>
@@ -310,6 +315,7 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
         thumbnail
         alt=""
         nsfw={pv.post.nsfw || pv.community.nsfw}
+        myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -630,7 +636,7 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
         {mobile && !this.props.viewOnly && (
           <VoteButtonsCompact
             voteContentType={VoteContentType.Post}
-            loggedIn={!!this.props.myUserInfo}
+            myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
             id={this.postView.post.id}
             onVote={this.props.onPostVote}
             enableDownvotes={this.props.enableDownvotes}
@@ -1383,7 +1389,7 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
               <div className="col flex-grow-0">
                 <VoteButtons
                   voteContentType={VoteContentType.Post}
-                  loggedIn={!!this.props.myUserInfo}
+                  myUserInfo={this.props.myUserInfo}
                   id={this.postView.post.id}
                   onVote={this.props.onPostVote}
                   enableDownvotes={this.props.enableDownvotes}
@@ -1716,7 +1722,7 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
     i.setState({ imageExpanded: !i.state.imageExpanded });
     setupTippy();
 
-    if (myAuth() && !i.postView.read) {
+    if (!!this.props.myUserInfo && !i.postView.read) {
       i.props.onMarkPostAsRead({
         post_ids: [i.postView.post.id],
         read: true,
diff --git a/src/shared/components/private_message/private-message.tsx b/src/shared/components/private_message/private-message.tsx
index 035983f8..ca27d2e2 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/private_message/private-message.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/private_message/private-message.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import {
   DeletePrivateMessage,
   EditPrivateMessage,
   MarkPrivateMessageAsRead,
+  MyUserInfo,
   Person,
   PrivateMessageView,
 } from "lemmy-js-client";
 import { mdToHtml } from "../../markdown";
-import { I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { Icon, Spinner } from "../common/icon";
 import { MomentTime } from "../common/moment-time";
 import { PersonListing } from "../person/person-listing";
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ interface PrivateMessageState {
 
 interface PrivateMessageProps {
   private_message_view: PrivateMessageView;
+  myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo;
   onDelete(form: DeletePrivateMessage): void;
   onMarkRead(form: MarkPrivateMessageAsRead): void;
   onReport(form: CreatePrivateMessageReport): void;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ export class PrivateMessage extends Component<
 
   get mine(): boolean {
     return (
-      UserService.Instance.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.person.id ===
+      this.props.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.person.id ===
       this.props.private_message_view.creator.id
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx b/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
index 0be4ab25..f18e0102 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ export class RemoteFetch extends Component<any, RemoteFetchState> {
             <h1>{I18NextService.i18n.t("community_federated")}</h1>
             <div className="card mt-5">
               {communityView.community.banner && (
-                <PictrsImage src={communityView.community.banner} cardTop />
+                <PictrsImage
+                  src={communityView.community.banner}
+                  cardTop
+                  myUserInfo={this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
+                />
               )}
               <div className="card-body">
                 <h2 className="card-title">
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ export class RemoteFetch extends Component<any, RemoteFetchState> {
                   </div>
                 )}
                 <SubscribeButton
+                  loggedIn={!!this.isoData.site_res.my_user}
                   communityView={communityView}
                   onFollow={linkEvent(this, handleFollow)}
                   onUnFollow={linkEvent(this, handleUnfollow)}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/search.tsx b/src/shared/components/search.tsx
index 9036ddde..dd003403 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/search.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/search.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   fetchCommunities,
   fetchUsers,
   getUpdatedSearchId,
-  myAuth,
   personToChoice,
   showLocal,
 } from "@utils/app";
@@ -979,7 +978,7 @@ export class Search extends Component<any, SearchState> {
       window.scrollTo(0, 0);
       restoreScrollPosition(this.context);
 
-      if (myAuth()) {
+      if (this.isoData.site_res.my_user) {
         this.setState({ resolveObjectRes: LOADING_REQUEST });
         this.setState({
           resolveObjectRes: await HttpService.silent_client.resolveObject({
diff --git a/src/shared/services/HttpService.ts b/src/shared/services/HttpService.ts
index 3bc37555..1bfd42bb 100644
--- a/src/shared/services/HttpService.ts
+++ b/src/shared/services/HttpService.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ export function wrapClient(client: LemmyHttp, silent = false) {
 //   auth: string;
 // }
 
+/**
+ * An HTTP service, only to be used in the browser client
+ */
 export class HttpService {
   static #_instance: HttpService;
   #silent_client: WrappedLemmyHttp;
@@ -114,13 +117,13 @@ export class HttpService {
     const auth = cookie.parse(document.cookie)[authCookieName];
 
     if (auth) {
-      HttpService.client.setHeaders({ Authorization: `Bearer ${auth}` });
+      lemmyHttp.setHeaders({ Authorization: `Bearer ${auth}` });
     }
     this.#client = wrapClient(lemmyHttp);
     this.#silent_client = wrapClient(lemmyHttp, true);
   }
 
-  public login({
+  public static login({
     res,
     showToast = true,
   }: {
@@ -130,15 +133,17 @@ export class HttpService {
     if (isBrowser() && res.jwt) {
       showToast && toast(I18NextService.i18n.t("logged_in"));
       setAuthCookie(res.jwt);
+      const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${res.jwt}` };
+      this.#_instance.#client.setHeaders(headers);
+      this.#_instance.#silent_client.setHeaders(headers);
     }
   }
 
-  public logout() {
+  public static logout() {
     if (isBrowser()) {
       clearAuthCookie();
     }
-
-    this.#client.logout();
+    this.#_instance.#client.logout();
 
     if (isAuthPath(location.pathname)) {
       location.replace("/");
diff --git a/src/shared/services/I18NextService.ts b/src/shared/services/I18NextService.ts
index a7e8c979..e55d63ea 100644
--- a/src/shared/services/I18NextService.ts
+++ b/src/shared/services/I18NextService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { isBrowser } from "@utils/browser";
 import i18next, { Resource } from "i18next";
-import { UserService } from "../services";
 import { ar } from "../translations/ar";
 import { bg } from "../translations/bg";
 import { ca } from "../translations/ca";
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import { sv } from "../translations/sv";
 import { vi } from "../translations/vi";
 import { zh } from "../translations/zh";
 import { zh_Hant } from "../translations/zh_Hant";
+import { MyUserInfo } from "lemmy-js-client";
 
 export const languages = [
   { resource: ar, code: "ar", name: "العربية" },
@@ -74,20 +74,24 @@ function format(value: any, format: any): any {
   return format === "uppercase" ? value.toUpperCase() : value;
 }
 
-class LanguageDetector {
+export class LanguageDetector {
   static readonly type = "languageDetector";
+  private myLanguages: string[];
 
+  // TODO What's going on here? test this.
   detect() {
+    return this.myLanguages;
+  }
+
+  setupMyLanguages(myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo): string[] {
     const langs: string[] = [];
 
     const myLang =
-      UserService.Instance.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.local_user
-        .interface_language ?? "browser";
+      myUserInfo?.local_user_view.local_user.interface_language ?? "browser";
 
     if (myLang !== "browser") langs.push(myLang);
 
     if (isBrowser()) langs.push(...navigator.languages);
-
     return langs;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/services/UnreadCounterService.ts b/src/shared/services/UnreadCounterService.ts
index 9275a6be..0637e1ac 100644
--- a/src/shared/services/UnreadCounterService.ts
+++ b/src/shared/services/UnreadCounterService.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { HttpService } from "../services";
 import { updateUnreadCountsInterval } from "../config";
 import { poll } from "@utils/helpers";
-import { myAuth } from "@utils/app";
-import { amAdmin } from "@utils/roles";
+import { amAdmin, moderatesSomething } from "@utils/roles";
 import { isBrowser } from "@utils/browser";
 import { BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs";
+import { MyUserInfo } from "lemmy-js-client";
 
 /**
  * Service to poll and keep track of unread messages / notifications.
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export class UnreadCounterService {
   unreadPrivateMessages = 0;
   unreadReplies = 0;
   unreadMentions = 0;
+  myUserInfo?: MyUserInfo = undefined;
+
   public unreadInboxCountSubject: BehaviorSubject<number> =
     new BehaviorSubject<number>(0);
 
@@ -36,14 +38,18 @@ export class UnreadCounterService {
     }
   }
 
+  public setMyUserInfo(myUserInfo: MyUserInfo) {
+    this.myUserInfo = myUserInfo;
+  }
+
   private get shouldUpdate() {
     if (window.document.visibilityState === "hidden") {
       return false;
-    }
-    if (!myAuth()) {
+    } else if (!this.myUserInfo) {
       return false;
+    } else {
+      return true;
     }
-    return true;
   }
 
   public async updateInboxCounts() {
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ export class UnreadCounterService {
   }
 
   public async updateReports() {
-    if (this.shouldUpdate && UserService.Instance.moderatesSomething) {
+    if (this.shouldUpdate && moderatesSomething(this.myUserInfo)) {
       const reportCountRes = await HttpService.client.getReportCount({});
       if (reportCountRes.state === "success") {
         this.commentReportCount = reportCountRes.data.comment_reports ?? 0;
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ export class UnreadCounterService {
   }
 
   public async updateApplications() {
-    if (this.shouldUpdate && amAdmin()) {
+    if (this.shouldUpdate && amAdmin(this.myUserInfo)) {
       const unreadApplicationsRes =
         await HttpService.client.getUnreadRegistrationApplicationCount();
       if (unreadApplicationsRes.state === "success") {
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/app/initialize-site.ts b/src/shared/utils/app/initialize-site.ts
index 5e148615..27e0263c 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/app/initialize-site.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/app/initialize-site.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { GetSiteResponse } from "lemmy-js-client";
 import { setupEmojiDataModel, setupMarkdown } from "../../markdown";
-import { I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
+import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { updateDataBsTheme } from "@utils/browser";
+import { LanguageDetector } from "shared/services/I18NextService";
 
 export default function initializeSite(site?: GetSiteResponse) {
-  // TODO Should already be in siteRes
-  UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = site?.my_user;
   updateDataBsTheme(site);
+
+  // TODO test this
+  const ld = new LanguageDetector();
+  ld.setupMyLanguages(site?.my_user);
+
   I18NextService.i18n.changeLanguage();
   if (site) {
     setupEmojiDataModel(site.custom_emojis ?? []);
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/app/my-auth.ts b/src/shared/utils/app/my-auth.ts
index 046407d7..17ccd795 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/app/my-auth.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/app/my-auth.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import { isBrowser } from "@utils/browser";
 import { toast } from "../../../shared/toast";
 import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
+import cookie from "cookie";
+import { authCookieName } from "../../config";
 
+// TODO get rid of this
 export default function myAuth(throwErr = false): string | undefined {
+  const auth = cookie.parse(document.cookie)[authCookieName];
   if (auth) {
     return auth;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/app/setup-redux.ts b/src/shared/utils/app/setup-redux.ts
index b3177cb1..c23572e4 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/app/setup-redux.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/app/setup-redux.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,33 @@
-import { configureStore, createSlice } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
+import { PayloadAction, configureStore, createSlice } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 import { IsoDataOptionalSite } from "../../../shared/interfaces";
+import { GetSiteResponse } from "lemmy-js-client";
+
+interface isoDataState {
+  value?: IsoDataOptionalSite;
+}
+
+const initialState: isoDataState = {
+  value: undefined,
+};
+
+export const isoDataSlice = createSlice({
+  name: "isoData",
+  initialState,
+  reducers: {
+    updateIsoData: (state, action: PayloadAction<IsoDataOptionalSite>) => {
+      state.value = action.payload;
+    },
+    updateSite: (state, action: PayloadAction<GetSiteResponse>) => {
+      state.value!.site_res = action.payload;
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export const { updateIsoData, updateSite } = isoDataSlice.actions;
+
+export default function setupRedux(isoData: IsoDataOptionalSite) {
+  const store = configureStore({ reducer: isoDataSlice.reducer });
+  store.dispatch(updateIsoData(isoData));
 
-// TODO add reducer function here
-export default function setupRedux(isoData?: IsoDataOptionalSite) {
-  const slice = createSlice({
-    name: "isoData",
-    initialState: { value: isoData },
-    reducers: {},
-  });
-  const store = configureStore({ reducer: slice.reducer });
   return store;
 }