diff --git a/resources/views/v2/auth/login.twig b/resources/views/v2/auth/login.twig
index c99f960827..1b2e9150fd 100644
--- a/resources/views/v2/auth/login.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v2/auth/login.twig
@@ -1,17 +1,29 @@
 {% extends './v2/layout/auth' %}
 {% block content %}
-    {# error when logging in #}
-    {% if errors.has('email') %}
+
+    {# error when logging in? #}
+    {% if errors.count > 0 %}
         <div class="row">
             <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible">
                 <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
                 <h5><span class="icon fas fa-ban"></span> {{ 'flash_error'|_ }}</h5>
-                {{ errors.get('email')[0] }}
+                {{ errors.first }}
             </div>
         </div>
     {% endif %}
 
-    {# error when logout force #}
+    {# Success message (used for undo email change etc. #}
+    {% if Session.has('success') %}
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="alert alert-info alert-dismissible">
+                <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
+                <h5><span class="icon fas fa-info"></span>
+                    {{ session('success') }}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {# error when forced to logout #}
     {% if session('logoutMessage') %}
         <div class="row">
             <div class="alert alert-info alert-dismissible">
@@ -22,6 +34,15 @@
         </div>
     {% endif %}
 
+    {# LDAP warning (untranslatable, i dont care) #}
+    {% if ldapWarning %}
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="alert alert-info alert-dismissible">
+                <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.firefly-iii.org/firefly-iii/advanced-installation/authentication/#ldap">Please upgrade LDAP configuration</a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
     {# default header #}
     <div class="login-box ">
         <div class="login-logo">
@@ -44,13 +65,21 @@
                 <form action="{{ route('login') }}" method="post">
                     <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}"/>
                     <div class="input-group mb-3">
+
+                        {#  switch between alernative and Firefly III auth. #}
                         {% if config('firefly.authentication_guard') == 'web' %}
-                            <input type="email" required autocomplete="email" name="email" value="{{ email }}" class="form-control"
-                                   id="emailInput" placeholder="{{ trans('form.email') }}"/>
+                            <input type="email" required autocomplete="email" name="email" class="form-control"
+                                   id="emailInput" placeholder="{{ trans('form.email') }}"
+                                   value="{% if not IS_DEMO_SITE %}{{ email }}{% else %}{{ DEMO_USERNAME }}{% endif %}"
+                            />
                         {% else %}
                             <input type="text" required autocomplete="username" name="{{ usernameField }}" value="{{ email }}" class="form-control"
-                                   placeholder="{{ trans('form.login_name') }}"/>
+                                   placeholder="{{ trans('form.login_name') }}"
+
+                            />
                         {% endif %}
+
+
                         <div class="input-group-append">
                             <div class="input-group-text">
                                 <span class="fas fa-envelope"></span>
@@ -59,7 +88,9 @@
                     </div>
                     <div class="input-group mb-3">
                         <input type="password" name="password" required autocomplete="current-password" class="form-control"
-                               placeholder="{{ trans('form.password') }}"/>
+                               placeholder="{{ trans('form.password') }}"
+                               {% if IS_DEMO_SITE %}value="{{ DEMO_PASSWORD }}"{% endif%}
+                        />
                         <div class="input-group-append">
                             <div class="input-group-text">
                                 <span class="fas fa-lock"></span>
diff --git a/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/email.twig b/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/email.twig
index 5b0be84f04..2daf29f55a 100644
--- a/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/email.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/email.twig
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
     {# default header #}
     <div class="login-box">
         <div class="login-logo">
-            <img src="v2/images/firefly-iii-logo.png" alt="Firefly III" width="40"/>
-            <a href="{{ route('index') }}"><b>Firefly</b>III</a>
+            <img src="v2/images/firefly-iii-logo-new.png" alt="Firefly III" width="90"/><br />
         </div>
 
 
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
                     <form action="{{ route('password.email') }}" method="post">
                         <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}"/>
                         <div class="input-group mb-3">
-                            <input type="email" required autocomplete="email" class="form-control" name="email" placeholder="{{ trans('form.email') }}"/>
+                            <input type="email" id="emailInput" required autocomplete="email" class="form-control" name="email" placeholder="{{ trans('form.email') }}"/>
                             <div class="input-group-append">
                                 <div class="input-group-text">
                                     <span class="fas fa-envelope"></span>
@@ -79,3 +78,8 @@
     </div>
     <!-- /.login-box -->
 {% endblock %}
+{% block scripts %}
+    <script type="text/javascript" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}">
+        document.getElementById("emailInput").focus();
+    </script>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/reset.twig b/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/reset.twig
index add1bc39f7..51716a3c5e 100644
--- a/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/reset.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v2/auth/passwords/reset.twig
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
     {# default header #}
     <div class="login-box">
         <div class="login-logo">
-            <img src="v2/images/firefly-iii-logo.png" alt="Firefly III" width="40"/>
-            <a href="{{ route('index') }}"><b>Firefly</b>III</a>
+            <img src="v2/images/firefly-iii-logo-new.png" alt="Firefly III" width="90"/><br />
         </div>
         <!-- /.login-logo -->
         <div class="card">
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
                     <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}"/>
                     <input type="hidden" name="token" value="{{ token }}">
                     <div class="input-group mb-3">
-                        <input type="email" required autocomplete="email" name="email" class="form-control" value="{{ old('email') }}" placeholder="{{ trans('form.email') }}"/>
+                        <input type="email" required autocomplete="email" id="emailInput" name="email" class="form-control" value="{{ old('email') }}" placeholder="{{ trans('form.email') }}"/>
                         <div class="input-group-append">
                             <div class="input-group-text">
                                 <span class="fas fa-envelope"></span>
@@ -62,6 +61,18 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
+
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <div class="col-12">
+                            <div class="icheck-primary">
+                                <input id="verify_password" checked type="checkbox" name="verify_password" value="1">
+                                <label for="verify_password">
+                                    {{ trans('form.verify_password') }}
+                                </label>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-12">
                             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">{{ 'button_reset_password'|_ }}</button>
@@ -72,7 +83,11 @@
                 <div class="row">
                     <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12">
                         <ul class="list-unstyled small">
-
+                            <li>
+                                <a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#passwordModal" href="#passwordModal">
+                                    {{ 'what_is_pw_security'|_ }}
+                                </a>
+                            </li>
                             <li>
                                 <a href="{{ route('login') }}">{{ 'want_to_login'|_ }}</a>
                             </li>
@@ -89,4 +104,13 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <!-- /.login-box -->
+    {% include 'v2.partials.auth.password-modal' %}
+{% endblock %}
+{% block scripts %}
+    <script type="text/javascript" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}">
+        document.getElementById("emailInput").focus();
+    </script>
+    <script src="v2/js/manifest.js?v={{ FF_VERSION }}" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}"></script>
+    <script src="v2/js/vendor.js?v={{ FF_VERSION }}" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}"></script>
+    <script src="v2/js/register.js?v={{ FF_VERSION }}" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}"></script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/resources/views/v2/auth/register.twig b/resources/views/v2/auth/register.twig
index 4f7816e034..eecb4ec429 100644
--- a/resources/views/v2/auth/register.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v2/auth/register.twig
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 {% extends './v2/layout/auth' %}
 {% block content %}
-    {# alerts here #}
 
+    {# errors during registration: #}
     {% if errors|length > 0 %}
-
-
         <div class="row">
             <div class="alert alert-info alert-dismissible">
                 <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
@@ -64,14 +62,14 @@
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-12">
                             <div class="icheck-primary">
-                                <input id="remember" checked type="checkbox" name="remember" {% if remember %}checked="checked"{% endif %} value="1">
-                                <label for="remember">
+                                <input id="verify_password" checked type="checkbox" name="verify_password" value="1">
+                                <label for="verify_password">
                                     {{ trans('form.verify_password') }}
                                 </label>
-
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
+
                     <div class="row">
                         <!-- /.col -->
                         <div class="col-12">
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@
                             <ul class="list-unstyled small">
                                 <li>
                                     <a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#passwordModal" href="#passwordModal">
-                                        What is "verify password security"?
+                                        {{ 'what_is_pw_security'|_ }}
                                     </a>
                                 </li>
                                 <li>
@@ -93,6 +91,7 @@
                                 <li>
                                     <a href="{{ route('password.reset.request') }}">{{ 'forgot_my_password'|_ }}</a>
                                 </li>
+                            </ul>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </form>
diff --git a/resources/views/v2/error.twig b/resources/views/v2/error.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6a43110aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/v2/error.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <base href="{{ route('index') }}/">
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    <title>Firefly III | :-(</title>
+    <!-- Tell the browser to be responsive to screen width -->
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="v2/plugins/local-fonts/gf-source.css" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="v2/css/app.css" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}">
+
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<div class="container-fluid">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-12">
+            <div class="error-page">
+                <h2 class="headline text-warning">:-(</h2>
+
+                <div class="error-content">
+                    <h3><span class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle text-warning"></span> {{ trans('errors.error_occurred') }}</h3>
+
+                    <p>
+                        {{ trans('errors.error_not_recoverable') }}
+                    </p>
+                    <p class="text-danger">
+                        {{ message }}
+                    </p>
+
+                    {% if not debug %}
+                        <h4>
+                            {{ trans('errors.more_info') }}
+                        </h4>
+                        <p>
+                            {{ trans('errors.collect_info')|raw }}
+                            {{ trans('errors.collect_info_more')|raw }}
+                        </p>
+                        <h4>
+                            {{ trans('errors.github_help') }}
+                        </h4>
+                        <p>
+                            {{ trans('errors.github_instructions')|raw }}
+                        </p>
+                        <ol>
+                            <li>{{ trans('errors.use_search') }}</li>
+                            <li>{{ trans('errors.include_info', { link: route('debug') })|raw }}</li>
+                            <li>{{ trans('errors.tell_more') }}</li>
+                            <li>{{ trans('errors.what_did_you_do') }}</li>
+                        </ol>
+                    {% endif %}
+
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    {% if debug %}
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-lg-8 offset-lg-2">
+                <h4>{{ trans('errors.error') }}</h4>
+                <p>
+                    {{ trans('errors.error_location', {file: exception.getFile, line: exception.getLine, code: exception.getCode })|raw }}
+                </p>
+                <h4>
+                    {{ trans('errors.stacktrace') }}
+                </h4>
+                <div style="font-family: monospace;font-size:11px;">
+                    {{ exception.getTraceAsString|nl2br }}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 984aec53f5..790cbc94ed 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Route::group(
         Route::get('error', ['uses' => 'DebugController@displayError', 'as' => 'error']);
         Route::any('logout', ['uses' => 'Auth\LoginController@logout', 'as' => 'logout']);
         Route::get('flush', ['uses' => 'DebugController@flush', 'as' => 'flush']);
-        Route::get('routes', ['uses' => 'DebugController@routes', 'as' => 'routes']);
+        //Route::get('routes', ['uses' => 'DebugController@routes', 'as' => 'routes']);
         Route::get('debug', 'DebugController@index')->name('debug');
     }
 );
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Route::group(
     ['middleware' => 'user-logged-in-no-2fa', 'prefix' => 'two-factor', 'as' => 'two-factor.', 'namespace' => 'FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\Auth'],
     static function () {
         Route::post('submit', ['uses' => 'TwoFactorController@submitMFA', 'as' => 'submit']);
-        Route::get('lost', ['uses' => 'TwoFactorController@lostTwoFactor', 'as' => 'lost']);
+        Route::get('lost', ['uses' => 'TwoFactorController@lostTwoFactor', 'as' => 'lost']); // can be removed when v2 is live.
     }
 );
 
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ Route::group(
     }
 );
 
-//// show inactive
-//
+// show inactive
 
 /**
  * Account Controller.
+ * DROP ME WHEN v2 hits
  */
 Route::group(
     ['middleware' => 'user-full-auth', 'namespace' => 'FireflyIII\Http\Controllers', 'prefix' => 'inactive-accounts', 'as' => 'accounts.'],
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ Route::group(
     ['middleware' => 'user-full-auth', 'namespace' => 'FireflyIII\Http\Controllers', 'prefix' => 'accounts', 'as' => 'accounts.'],
     static function () {
 
-    // show:
-        //Route::get('', ['uses' => 'Account\IndexController@emptyIndex', 'as' => 'empty-index']);
+        // show:
         Route::get('{objectType}', ['uses' => 'Account\IndexController@index', 'as' => 'index'])->where('objectType', 'revenue|asset|expense|liabilities');
 
         // create