diff --git a/lemmy-translations b/lemmy-translations
index a0f95fc2..de9de2c5 160000
--- a/lemmy-translations
+++ b/lemmy-translations
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a0f95fc29b7501156b6d8bbb504b1e787b5769e7
+Subproject commit de9de2c53bee034d3824ecaa9a2104f8f341332e
diff --git a/src/client/index.tsx b/src/client/index.tsx
index 6978c9c3..ffe52ce8 100644
--- a/src/client/index.tsx
+++ b/src/client/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { UserService } from "../shared/services";
 
 import "bootstrap/js/dist/collapse";
 import "bootstrap/js/dist/dropdown";
+import "bootstrap/js/dist/modal";
 
 async function startClient() {
   initializeSite(window.isoData.site_res);
diff --git a/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx b/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx
index cfbe95b1..6e93a1ae 100644
--- a/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx
+++ b/src/server/handlers/catch-all-handler.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     }
 
     if (!auth && isAuthPath(path)) {
-      return res.redirect("/login");
+      return res.redirect(`/login?prev=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`);
     }
 
     if (try_site.state === "success") {
diff --git a/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx b/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx
index fc6f0a84..b2f0df43 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class App extends Component<AppProps, any> {
                             <div tabIndex={-1}>
                               {RouteComponent &&
                                 (isAuthPath(path ?? "") ? (
-                                  <AuthGuard>
+                                  <AuthGuard {...routeProps}>
                                     <RouteComponent {...routeProps} />
                                   </AuthGuard>
                                 ) : (
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx
index e79a541e..03352901 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/auth-guard.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,40 @@
-import { InfernoNode } from "inferno";
-import { Redirect } from "inferno-router";
+import { Component } from "inferno";
+import { RouteComponentProps } from "inferno-router/dist/Route";
 import { UserService } from "../../services";
+import { Spinner } from "./icon";
 
-function AuthGuard(props: { children?: InfernoNode }) {
-  if (!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
-    return <Redirect to="/login" />;
-  } else {
-    return props.children;
+interface AuthGuardState {
+  hasRedirected: boolean;
+}
+
+class AuthGuard extends Component<
+  RouteComponentProps<Record<string, string>>,
+  AuthGuardState
+> {
+  state = {
+    hasRedirected: false,
+  } as AuthGuardState;
+
+  constructor(
+    props: RouteComponentProps<Record<string, string>>,
+    context: any,
+  ) {
+    super(props, context);
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    if (!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
+      const { pathname, search } = this.props.location;
+      this.context.router.history.replace(
+        `/login?prev=${encodeURIComponent(pathname + search)}`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.setState({ hasRedirected: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return this.state.hasRedirected ? this.props.children : <Spinner />;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/loading-ellipses.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/loading-ellipses.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba96101f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/loading-ellipses.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Component } from "inferno";
+
+interface LoadingEllipsesState {
+  ellipses: string;
+}
+
+export class LoadingEllipses extends Component<any, LoadingEllipsesState> {
+  state: LoadingEllipsesState = {
+    ellipses: "...",
+  };
+  #interval?: NodeJS.Timer;
+
+  constructor(props: any, context: any) {
+    super(props, context);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return this.state.ellipses;
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.#interval = setInterval(this.#updateEllipses, 1000);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    clearInterval(this.#interval);
+  }
+
+  #updateEllipses = () => {
+    this.setState(({ ellipses }) => ({
+      ellipses: ellipses.length === 3 ? "" : ellipses + ".",
+    }));
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx
index ab22db0f..56167967 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/pictrs-image.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface PictrsImageProps {
   nsfw?: boolean;
   iconOverlay?: boolean;
   pushup?: boolean;
+  cardTop?: boolean;
 }
 
 export class PictrsImage extends Component<PictrsImageProps, any> {
@@ -23,37 +24,40 @@ export class PictrsImage extends Component<PictrsImageProps, any> {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const { src, icon, iconOverlay, banner, thumbnail, nsfw, pushup, cardTop } =
+      this.props;
     let user_blur_nsfw = true;
     if (UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
       user_blur_nsfw =
         UserService.Instance.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.local_user.blur_nsfw;
     }
 
-    const blur_image = this.props.nsfw && user_blur_nsfw;
+    const blur_image = nsfw && user_blur_nsfw;
 
     return (
       <picture>
         <source srcSet={this.src("webp")} type="image/webp" />
-        <source srcSet={this.props.src} />
+        <source srcSet={src} />
         <source srcSet={this.src("jpg")} type="image/jpeg" />
         <img
-          src={this.props.src}
+          src={src}
           alt={this.alt()}
           title={this.alt()}
           loading="lazy"
           className={classNames("overflow-hidden pictrs-image", {
-            "img-fluid": !this.props.icon && !this.props.iconOverlay,
-            banner: this.props.banner,
+            "img-fluid": !(icon || iconOverlay),
+            banner,
             "thumbnail rounded object-fit-cover":
-              this.props.thumbnail && !this.props.icon && !this.props.banner,
-            "img-expanded slight-radius":
-              !this.props.thumbnail && !this.props.icon,
-            "img-blur-icon": this.props.icon && blur_image,
-            "img-blur-thumb": this.props.thumbnail && blur_image,
-            "object-fit-cover img-icon me-1": this.props.icon,
+              thumbnail && !(icon || banner),
+            "img-expanded slight-radius": !(thumbnail || icon),
+            "img-blur": thumbnail && nsfw,
+            "object-fit-cover img-icon me-1": icon,
+            "img-blur-icon": icon && blur_image,
+            "img-blur-thumb": thumbnail && blur_image,
             "ms-2 mb-0 rounded-circle object-fit-cover avatar-overlay":
-              this.props.iconOverlay,
-            "avatar-pushup": this.props.pushup,
+              iconOverlay,
+            "avatar-pushup": pushup,
+            "card-img-top": cardTop,
           })}
         />
       </picture>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx
index f5ad3925..d935a917 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "inferno";
 import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { Icon, Spinner } from "./icon";
+import { LoadingEllipses } from "./loading-ellipses";
 
 interface SearchableSelectProps {
   id: string;
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ interface SearchableSelectProps {
 interface SearchableSelectState {
   selectedIndex: number;
   searchText: string;
-  loadingEllipses: string;
 }
 
 function handleSearch(i: SearchableSelect, e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
@@ -70,12 +70,10 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
 > {
   searchInputRef: RefObject<HTMLInputElement> = createRef();
   toggleButtonRef: RefObject<HTMLButtonElement> = createRef();
-  private loadingEllipsesInterval?: NodeJS.Timer = undefined;
 
   state: SearchableSelectState = {
     selectedIndex: 0,
     searchText: "",
-    loadingEllipses: "...",
   };
 
   constructor(props: SearchableSelectProps, context: any) {
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
 
   render() {
     const { id, options, onSearch, loading } = this.props;
-    const { searchText, selectedIndex, loadingEllipses } = this.state;
+    const { searchText, selectedIndex } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <div className="searchable-select dropdown col-12 col-sm-auto flex-grow-1">
@@ -116,9 +114,14 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
           onClick={linkEvent(this, focusSearch)}
           ref={this.toggleButtonRef}
         >
-          {loading
-            ? `${I18NextService.i18n.t("loading")}${loadingEllipses}`
-            : options[selectedIndex].label}
+          {loading ? (
+            <>
+              {I18NextService.i18n.t("loading")}
+              <LoadingEllipses />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            options[selectedIndex].label
+          )}
         </button>
         <div className="modlog-choices-font-size dropdown-menu w-100 p-2">
           <div className="input-group">
@@ -180,24 +183,4 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
       selectedIndex,
     };
   }
-
-  componentDidUpdate() {
-    const { loading } = this.props;
-    if (loading && !this.loadingEllipsesInterval) {
-      this.loadingEllipsesInterval = setInterval(() => {
-        this.setState(({ loadingEllipses }) => ({
-          loadingEllipses:
-            loadingEllipses.length === 3 ? "" : loadingEllipses + ".",
-        }));
-      }, 750);
-    } else if (!loading && this.loadingEllipsesInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.loadingEllipsesInterval);
-    }
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    if (this.loadingEllipsesInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.loadingEllipsesInterval);
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/subscribe-button.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/subscribe-button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ae4426f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/subscribe-button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+import { validInstanceTLD } from "@utils/helpers";
+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 { VERSION } from "../../version";
+import { Icon, Spinner } from "./icon";
+import { toast } from "../../toast";
+
+interface SubscribeButtonProps {
+  communityView: CommunityView;
+  onFollow: MouseEventHandler;
+  onUnFollow: MouseEventHandler;
+  loading?: boolean;
+  isLink?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function SubscribeButton({
+  communityView: {
+    subscribed,
+    community: { actor_id },
+  },
+  onFollow,
+  onUnFollow,
+  loading = false,
+  isLink = false,
+}: SubscribeButtonProps) {
+  let i18key: NoOptionI18nKeys;
+
+  switch (subscribed) {
+    case "NotSubscribed": {
+      i18key = "subscribe";
+
+      break;
+    }
+    case "Subscribed": {
+      i18key = "joined";
+
+      break;
+    }
+    default: {
+      i18key = "subscribe_pending";
+
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const buttonClass = classNames(
+    "btn",
+    isLink ? "btn-link d-inline-block" : "d-block mb-2 w-100",
+  );
+
+  if (!UserService.Instance.myUserInfo) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className={classNames(buttonClass, {
+            "btn-secondary": !isLink,
+          })}
+          data-bs-toggle="modal"
+          data-bs-target="#remoteFetchModal"
+        >
+          {I18NextService.i18n.t("subscribe")}
+        </button>
+        <RemoteFetchModal communityActorId={actor_id} />
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      className={classNames(buttonClass, {
+        [`btn-${subscribed === "Pending" ? "warning" : "secondary"}`]: !isLink,
+      })}
+      onClick={subscribed === "NotSubscribed" ? onFollow : onUnFollow}
+    >
+      {loading ? (
+        <Spinner />
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          {subscribed === "Subscribed" && (
+            <Icon icon="check" classes="icon-inline me-1" />
+          )}
+          {I18NextService.i18n.t(i18key)}
+        </>
+      )}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+interface RemoteFetchModalProps {
+  communityActorId: string;
+}
+
+interface RemoteFetchModalState {
+  instanceText: string;
+}
+
+function handleInput(i: RemoteFetchModal, event: any) {
+  i.setState({ instanceText: event.target.value });
+}
+
+function focusInput() {
+  document.getElementById("remoteFetchInstance")?.focus();
+}
+
+function submitRemoteFollow(
+  { state: { instanceText }, props: { communityActorId } }: RemoteFetchModal,
+  event: Event,
+) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  instanceText = instanceText.trim();
+
+  if (!validInstanceTLD(instanceText)) {
+    toast(
+      I18NextService.i18n.t("remote_follow_invalid_instance", {
+        instance: instanceText,
+      }),
+      "danger",
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const protocolRegex = /^https?:\/\//;
+  if (instanceText.replace(protocolRegex, "") === window.location.host) {
+    toast(I18NextService.i18n.t("remote_follow_local_instance"), "danger");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!protocolRegex.test(instanceText)) {
+    instanceText = `http${VERSION !== "dev" ? "s" : ""}://${instanceText}`;
+  }
+
+  window.location.href = `${instanceText}/activitypub/externalInteraction?uri=${encodeURIComponent(
+    communityActorId,
+  )}`;
+}
+
+class RemoteFetchModal extends Component<
+  RemoteFetchModalProps,
+  RemoteFetchModalState
+> {
+  state: RemoteFetchModalState = {
+    instanceText: "",
+  };
+
+  constructor(props: any, context: any) {
+    super(props, context);
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    document
+      .getElementById("remoteFetchModal")
+      ?.addEventListener("shown.bs.modal", focusInput);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount(): void {
+    document
+      .getElementById("remoteFetchModal")
+      ?.removeEventListener("shown.bs.modal", focusInput);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="modal fade"
+        id="remoteFetchModal"
+        tabIndex={-1}
+        aria-hidden
+        aria-labelledby="#remoteFetchModalTitle"
+      >
+        <div className="modal-dialog modal-fullscreen-sm-down">
+          <div className="modal-content">
+            <header className="modal-header">
+              <h3 className="modal-title" id="remoteFetchModalTitle">
+                {I18NextService.i18n.t("remote_follow_modal_title")}
+              </h3>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="btn-close"
+                data-bs-dismiss="modal"
+                aria-label="Close"
+              />
+            </header>
+            <form
+              id="remote-fetch-form"
+              className="modal-body d-flex flex-column justify-content-center"
+              onSubmit={linkEvent(this, submitRemoteFollow)}
+            >
+              <label className="form-label" htmlFor="remoteFetchInstance">
+                {I18NextService.i18n.t("remote_follow_prompt")}
+              </label>
+              <input
+                type="text"
+                id="remoteFetchInstance"
+                className="form-control"
+                name="instance"
+                value={this.state.instanceText}
+                onInput={linkEvent(this, handleInput)}
+                required
+              />
+            </form>
+            <footer className="modal-footer">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="btn btn-danger"
+                data-bs-dismiss="modal"
+              >
+                {I18NextService.i18n.t("cancel")}
+              </button>
+              <button
+                type="submit"
+                className="btn btn-success"
+                form="remote-fetch-form"
+              >
+                {I18NextService.i18n.t("fetch_community")}
+              </button>
+            </footer>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
index 70490284..b36e1c8a 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { SortSelect } from "../common/sort-select";
 import { CommunityLink } from "./community-link";
 
 import { communityLimit } from "../../config";
+import { SubscribeButton } from "../common/subscribe-button";
 
 type CommunitiesData = RouteDataResponse<{
   listCommunitiesResponse: ListCommunitiesResponse;
@@ -173,41 +174,26 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
                           {numToSI(cv.counts.comments)}
                         </td>
                         <td className="text-right">
-                          {cv.subscribed === "Subscribed" && (
-                            <button
-                              className="btn btn-link d-inline-block"
-                              onClick={linkEvent(
-                                {
-                                  i: this,
-                                  communityId: cv.community.id,
-                                  follow: false,
-                                },
-                                this.handleFollow,
-                              )}
-                            >
-                              {I18NextService.i18n.t("unsubscribe")}
-                            </button>
-                          )}
-                          {cv.subscribed === "NotSubscribed" && (
-                            <button
-                              className="btn btn-link d-inline-block"
-                              onClick={linkEvent(
-                                {
-                                  i: this,
-                                  communityId: cv.community.id,
-                                  follow: true,
-                                },
-                                this.handleFollow,
-                              )}
-                            >
-                              {I18NextService.i18n.t("subscribe")}
-                            </button>
-                          )}
-                          {cv.subscribed === "Pending" && (
-                            <div className="text-warning d-inline-block">
-                              {I18NextService.i18n.t("subscribe_pending")}
-                            </div>
-                          )}
+                          <SubscribeButton
+                            communityView={cv}
+                            onFollow={linkEvent(
+                              {
+                                i: this,
+                                communityId: cv.community.id,
+                                follow: false,
+                              },
+                              this.handleFollow,
+                            )}
+                            onUnFollow={linkEvent(
+                              {
+                                i: this,
+                                communityId: cv.community.id,
+                                follow: true,
+                              },
+                              this.handleFollow,
+                            )}
+                            isLink
+                          />
                         </td>
                       </tr>
                     ),
diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx
index b9fb4603..6fd6bfa6 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/sidebar.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { I18NextService, UserService } from "../../services";
 import { Badges } from "../common/badges";
 import { BannerIconHeader } from "../common/banner-icon-header";
 import { Icon, PurgeWarning, Spinner } from "../common/icon";
+import { SubscribeButton } from "../common/subscribe-button";
 import { CommunityForm } from "../community/community-form";
 import { CommunityLink } from "../community/community-link";
 import { PersonListing } from "../person/person-listing";
@@ -122,7 +123,9 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
 
   sidebar() {
     const myUSerInfo = UserService.Instance.myUserInfo;
-    const { name, actor_id } = this.props.community_view.community;
+    const {
+      community: { name, actor_id },
+    } = this.props.community_view;
     return (
       <aside className="mb-3">
         <div id="sidebarContainer">
@@ -130,7 +133,12 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
             <div className="card-body">
               {this.communityTitle()}
               {this.props.editable && this.adminButtons()}
-              {myUSerInfo && this.subscribe()}
+              <SubscribeButton
+                communityView={this.props.community_view}
+                onFollow={linkEvent(this, this.handleFollowCommunity)}
+                onUnFollow={linkEvent(this, this.handleUnfollowCommunity)}
+                loading={this.state.followCommunityLoading}
+              />
               {this.canPost && this.createPost()}
               {myUSerInfo && this.blockCommunity()}
               {!myUSerInfo && (
@@ -229,58 +237,6 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
     );
   }
 
-  subscribe() {
-    const community_view = this.props.community_view;
-
-    if (community_view.subscribed === "NotSubscribed") {
-      return (
-        <button
-          className="btn btn-secondary d-block mb-2 w-100"
-          onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleFollowCommunity)}
-        >
-          {this.state.followCommunityLoading ? (
-            <Spinner />
-          ) : (
-            I18NextService.i18n.t("subscribe")
-          )}
-        </button>
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (community_view.subscribed === "Subscribed") {
-      return (
-        <button
-          className="btn btn-secondary d-block mb-2 w-100"
-          onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleUnfollowCommunity)}
-        >
-          {this.state.followCommunityLoading ? (
-            <Spinner />
-          ) : (
-            <>
-              <Icon icon="check" classes="icon-inline me-1" />
-              {I18NextService.i18n.t("joined")}
-            </>
-          )}
-        </button>
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (community_view.subscribed === "Pending") {
-      return (
-        <button
-          className="btn btn-warning d-block mb-2 w-100"
-          onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleUnfollowCommunity)}
-        >
-          {this.state.followCommunityLoading ? (
-            <Spinner />
-          ) : (
-            I18NextService.i18n.t("subscribe_pending")
-          )}
-        </button>
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   blockCommunity() {
     const { subscribed, blocked } = this.props.community_view;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx b/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx
index c9139721..3fa10a4e 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/home/login.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { setIsoData } from "@utils/app";
 import { isBrowser } 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 { HttpService, RequestState } from "../../services/HttpService";
@@ -9,6 +11,17 @@ import { HtmlTags } from "../common/html-tags";
 import { Spinner } from "../common/icon";
 import PasswordInput from "../common/password-input";
 
+interface LoginProps {
+  prev?: string;
+}
+
+const getLoginQueryParams = () =>
+  getQueryParams<LoginProps>({
+    prev(param) {
+      return param ? decodeURIComponent(param) : undefined;
+    },
+  });
+
 interface State {
   loginRes: RequestState<LoginResponse>;
   form: {
@@ -20,7 +33,73 @@ interface State {
   siteRes: GetSiteResponse;
 }
 
-export class Login extends Component<any, State> {
+async function handleLoginSubmit(i: Login, event: any) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  const { password, totp_2fa_token, username_or_email } = i.state.form;
+
+  if (username_or_email && password) {
+    i.setState({ loginRes: { state: "loading" } });
+
+    const loginRes = await HttpService.client.login({
+      username_or_email,
+      password,
+      totp_2fa_token,
+    });
+    switch (loginRes.state) {
+      case "failed": {
+        if (loginRes.msg === "missing_totp_token") {
+          i.setState({ showTotp: true });
+          toast(I18NextService.i18n.t("enter_two_factor_code"), "info");
+        } else {
+          toast(I18NextService.i18n.t(loginRes.msg), "danger");
+        }
+
+        i.setState({ loginRes: { state: "failed", msg: loginRes.msg } });
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case "success": {
+        UserService.Instance.login({
+          res: loginRes.data,
+        });
+        const site = await HttpService.client.getSite();
+
+        if (site.state === "success") {
+          UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = site.data.my_user;
+        }
+
+        const { prev } = getLoginQueryParams();
+
+        prev
+          ? i.props.history.replace(prev)
+          : i.props.history.action === "PUSH"
+          ? i.props.history.back()
+          : i.props.history.replace("/");
+
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function handleLoginUsernameChange(i: Login, event: any) {
+  i.setState(
+    prevState => (prevState.form.username_or_email = event.target.value.trim()),
+  );
+}
+
+function handleLoginTotpChange(i: Login, event: any) {
+  i.setState(prevState => (prevState.form.totp_2fa_token = event.target.value));
+}
+
+function handleLoginPasswordChange(i: Login, event: any) {
+  i.setState(prevState => (prevState.form.password = event.target.value));
+}
+
+export class Login extends Component<
+  RouteComponentProps<Record<string, never>>,
+  State
+> {
   private isoData = setIsoData(this.context);
 
   state: State = {
@@ -68,7 +147,7 @@ export class Login extends Component<any, State> {
   loginForm() {
     return (
       <div>
-        <form onSubmit={linkEvent(this, this.handleLoginSubmit)}>
+        <form onSubmit={linkEvent(this, handleLoginSubmit)}>
           <h1 className="h4 mb-4">{I18NextService.i18n.t("login")}</h1>
           <div className="mb-3 row">
             <label
@@ -83,7 +162,7 @@ export class Login extends Component<any, State> {
                 className="form-control"
                 id="login-email-or-username"
                 value={this.state.form.username_or_email}
-                onInput={linkEvent(this, this.handleLoginUsernameChange)}
+                onInput={linkEvent(this, handleLoginUsernameChange)}
                 autoComplete="email"
                 required
                 minLength={3}
@@ -94,7 +173,7 @@ export class Login extends Component<any, State> {
             <PasswordInput
               id="login-password"
               value={this.state.form.password}
-              onInput={linkEvent(this, this.handleLoginPasswordChange)}
+              onInput={linkEvent(this, handleLoginPasswordChange)}
               label={I18NextService.i18n.t("password")}
               showForgotLink
             />
@@ -116,7 +195,7 @@ export class Login extends Component<any, State> {
                   pattern="[0-9]*"
                   autoComplete="one-time-code"
                   value={this.state.form.totp_2fa_token}
-                  onInput={linkEvent(this, this.handleLoginTotpChange)}
+                  onInput={linkEvent(this, handleLoginTotpChange)}
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -136,64 +215,4 @@ export class Login extends Component<any, State> {
       </div>
     );
   }
-
-  async handleLoginSubmit(i: Login, event: any) {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    const { password, totp_2fa_token, username_or_email } = i.state.form;
-
-    if (username_or_email && password) {
-      i.setState({ loginRes: { state: "loading" } });
-
-      const loginRes = await HttpService.client.login({
-        username_or_email,
-        password,
-        totp_2fa_token,
-      });
-      switch (loginRes.state) {
-        case "failed": {
-          if (loginRes.msg === "missing_totp_token") {
-            i.setState({ showTotp: true });
-            toast(I18NextService.i18n.t("enter_two_factor_code"), "info");
-          } else {
-            toast(I18NextService.i18n.t(loginRes.msg), "danger");
-          }
-
-          i.setState({ loginRes: { state: "failed", msg: loginRes.msg } });
-          break;
-        }
-
-        case "success": {
-          UserService.Instance.login({
-            res: loginRes.data,
-          });
-          const site = await HttpService.client.getSite();
-
-          if (site.state === "success") {
-            UserService.Instance.myUserInfo = site.data.my_user;
-          }
-
-          i.props.history.action === "PUSH"
-            ? i.props.history.back()
-            : i.props.history.replace("/");
-
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  handleLoginUsernameChange(i: Login, event: any) {
-    i.state.form.username_or_email = event.target.value.trim();
-    i.setState(i.state);
-  }
-
-  handleLoginTotpChange(i: Login, event: any) {
-    i.state.form.totp_2fa_token = event.target.value;
-    i.setState(i.state);
-  }
-
-  handleLoginPasswordChange(i: Login, event: any) {
-    i.state.form.password = event.target.value;
-    i.setState(i.state);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx b/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f7a3f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+import { setIsoData } from "@utils/app";
+import { getQueryParams } from "@utils/helpers";
+import { QueryParams, RouteDataResponse } from "@utils/types";
+import { Component, linkEvent } from "inferno";
+import { CommunityView, ResolveObjectResponse } from "lemmy-js-client";
+import { InitialFetchRequest } from "../interfaces";
+import { FirstLoadService, HttpService, I18NextService } from "../services";
+import { RequestState } from "../services/HttpService";
+import { HtmlTags } from "./common/html-tags";
+import { Spinner } from "./common/icon";
+import { LoadingEllipses } from "./common/loading-ellipses";
+import { PictrsImage } from "./common/pictrs-image";
+import { SubscribeButton } from "./common/subscribe-button";
+import { CommunityLink } from "./community/community-link";
+
+interface RemoteFetchProps {
+  uri?: string;
+}
+
+type RemoteFetchData = RouteDataResponse<{
+  resolveObjectRes: ResolveObjectResponse;
+}>;
+
+interface RemoteFetchState {
+  resolveObjectRes: RequestState<ResolveObjectResponse>;
+  isIsomorphic: boolean;
+  followCommunityLoading: boolean;
+}
+
+const getUriFromQuery = (uri?: string): string | undefined =>
+  uri ? decodeURIComponent(uri) : undefined;
+
+const getRemoteFetchQueryParams = () =>
+  getQueryParams<RemoteFetchProps>({
+    uri: getUriFromQuery,
+  });
+
+function uriToQuery(uri: string) {
+  const match = decodeURIComponent(uri).match(/https?:\/\/(.+)\/c\/(.+)/);
+
+  return match ? `!${match[2]}@${match[1]}` : "";
+}
+
+async function handleToggleFollow(i: RemoteFetch, follow: boolean) {
+  const { resolveObjectRes } = i.state;
+  if (resolveObjectRes.state === "success" && resolveObjectRes.data.community) {
+    i.setState({
+      followCommunityLoading: true,
+    });
+
+    const communityRes = await HttpService.client.followCommunity({
+      community_id: resolveObjectRes.data.community.community.id,
+      follow,
+    });
+
+    i.setState(prev => {
+      if (
+        communityRes.state === "success" &&
+        prev.resolveObjectRes.state === "success" &&
+        prev.resolveObjectRes.data.community
+      ) {
+        prev.resolveObjectRes.data.community = communityRes.data.community_view;
+      }
+
+      return {
+        ...prev,
+        followCommunityLoading: false,
+      };
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+const handleFollow = (i: RemoteFetch) => handleToggleFollow(i, true);
+const handleUnfollow = (i: RemoteFetch) => handleToggleFollow(i, false);
+
+export class RemoteFetch extends Component<any, RemoteFetchState> {
+  private isoData = setIsoData<RemoteFetchData>(this.context);
+  state: RemoteFetchState = {
+    resolveObjectRes: { state: "empty" },
+    isIsomorphic: false,
+    followCommunityLoading: false,
+  };
+
+  constructor(props: any, context: any) {
+    super(props, context);
+
+    if (FirstLoadService.isFirstLoad) {
+      const { resolveObjectRes } = this.isoData.routeData;
+
+      this.state = {
+        ...this.state,
+        isIsomorphic: true,
+        resolveObjectRes,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  async componentDidMount() {
+    if (!this.state.isIsomorphic) {
+      const { uri } = getRemoteFetchQueryParams();
+
+      if (uri) {
+        this.setState({ resolveObjectRes: { state: "loading" } });
+        this.setState({
+          resolveObjectRes: await HttpService.client.resolveObject({
+            q: uriToQuery(uri),
+          }),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div className="remote-fetch container-lg">
+        <HtmlTags
+          title={this.documentTitle}
+          path={this.context.router.route.match.url}
+        />
+        <div className="row">
+          <div className="col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 text-center">
+            {this.content}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  get content() {
+    const res = this.state.resolveObjectRes;
+
+    const { uri } = getRemoteFetchQueryParams();
+    const remoteCommunityName = uri ? uriToQuery(uri) : "remote community";
+
+    switch (res.state) {
+      case "success": {
+        const communityView = res.data.community as CommunityView;
+        return (
+          <>
+            <h1>{I18NextService.i18n.t("community_federated")}</h1>
+            <div className="card mt-5">
+              {communityView.community.banner && (
+                <PictrsImage src={communityView.community.banner} cardTop />
+              )}
+              <div className="card-body">
+                <h2 className="card-title">
+                  <CommunityLink community={communityView.community} />
+                </h2>
+                {communityView.community.description && (
+                  <div className="card-text mb-3 preview-lines">
+                    {communityView.community.description}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+                <SubscribeButton
+                  communityView={communityView}
+                  onFollow={linkEvent(this, handleFollow)}
+                  onUnFollow={linkEvent(this, handleUnfollow)}
+                  loading={this.state.followCommunityLoading}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </>
+        );
+      }
+
+      case "loading": {
+        return (
+          <>
+            <h1>
+              {I18NextService.i18n.t("fetching_community", {
+                community: remoteCommunityName,
+              })}
+              <LoadingEllipses />
+            </h1>
+            <h5>
+              <Spinner large />
+            </h5>
+          </>
+        );
+      }
+
+      default: {
+        return (
+          <>
+            <h1>
+              {I18NextService.i18n.t("could_not_fetch_community", {
+                community: remoteCommunityName,
+              })}
+            </h1>
+          </>
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  get documentTitle(): string {
+    const { uri } = getRemoteFetchQueryParams();
+    const name = this.isoData.site_res.site_view.site.name;
+    return `${I18NextService.i18n.t("remote_follow")} - ${
+      uri ? `${uri} - ` : ""
+    }${name}`;
+  }
+
+  static async fetchInitialData({
+    auth,
+    client,
+    query: { uri },
+  }: InitialFetchRequest<
+    QueryParams<RemoteFetchProps>
+  >): Promise<RemoteFetchData> {
+    const data: RemoteFetchData = { resolveObjectRes: { state: "empty" } };
+
+    if (uri && auth) {
+      data.resolveObjectRes = await client.resolveObject({
+        q: uriToQuery(uri),
+      });
+    }
+
+    return data;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/interfaces.ts b/src/shared/interfaces.ts
index 50e43141..3968d753 100644
--- a/src/shared/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/shared/interfaces.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface InitialFetchRequest<T extends ParsedQs = ParsedQs> {
   path: string;
   query: T;
   site: GetSiteResponse;
+  auth?: string;
 }
 
 export interface PostFormParams {
diff --git a/src/shared/routes.ts b/src/shared/routes.ts
index 01325afa..1a013a13 100644
--- a/src/shared/routes.ts
+++ b/src/shared/routes.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { VerifyEmail } from "./components/person/verify-email";
 import { CreatePost } from "./components/post/create-post";
 import { Post } from "./components/post/post";
 import { CreatePrivateMessage } from "./components/private_message/create-private-message";
+import { RemoteFetch } from "./components/remote-fetch";
 import { Search } from "./components/search";
 import { InitialFetchRequest, RouteData } from "./interfaces";
 
@@ -140,4 +141,9 @@ export const routes: IRoutePropsWithFetch<Record<string, any>>[] = [
     fetchInitialData: Instances.fetchInitialData,
   },
   { path: `/legal`, component: Legal },
+  {
+    path: "/activitypub/externalInteraction",
+    component: RemoteFetch,
+    fetchInitialData: RemoteFetch.fetchInitialData,
+  },
 ];
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts b/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
index 10483681..c4e9f59e 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default function isAuthPath(pathname: string) {
-  return /^\/(create_.*?|inbox|settings|admin|reports|registration_applications)\b/g.test(
+  return /^\/(create_.*?|inbox|settings|admin|reports|registration_applications|activitypub.*?)\b/g.test(
     pathname,
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/roles/is-admin.ts b/src/shared/utils/roles/is-admin.ts
index 2a5237e2..8332c51c 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/roles/is-admin.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/roles/is-admin.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ export default function isAdmin(
   creatorId: number,
   admins?: PersonView[],
 ): boolean {
-  return admins?.map(a => a.person.id).includes(creatorId) ?? false;
+  return admins?.some(({ person: { id } }) => id === creatorId) ?? false;
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/version.ts b/src/shared/version.ts
index c1dba35e..149d272b 100644
--- a/src/shared/version.ts
+++ b/src/shared/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = "unknown version";
+export const VERSION = "unknown version" as string;
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index b12af483..d855b475 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => {
 
     const RunNodeWebpackPlugin = require("run-node-webpack-plugin");
     serverConfig.plugins.push(
-      new RunNodeWebpackPlugin({ runOnlyInWatchMode: true })
+      new RunNodeWebpackPlugin({ runOnlyInWatchMode: true }),
     );
   } else if (mode === "none") {
     const { BundleAnalyzerPlugin } = require("webpack-bundle-analyzer");