diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1cccd7d..5dd89e8 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ export default class RelayMdPLugin extends Plugin {
             this.settings.api_username = params.username;
             this.settings.base_uri = params.api_url;
             this.saveSettings();
+            // WARNING: this is undocumented use of setting.activeTab.display()!
+            let get_over_complile_error_app: any = this.app;
+            let app_setting: any = get_over_complile_error_app.setting;
+            if (app_setting.activeTab) {
+                app_setting.activeTab.display();
+            }
             new Notice("Access credentials for relay.md have been succesfully installed!");
         });
 
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81f5328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import {
+    App,
+    Notice,
+    PluginSettingTab,
+    Setting,
+} from 'obsidian';
+import RelayMdPLugin from './main'
+
+export interface RelayMDSettings {
+    // Webseite
+    auth_url: string;
+    // vault folder to store new files in
+    vault_base_folder: string
+    // Interval to check for new documents
+    fetch_recent_documents_interval: number
+    // 
+    // Advanced Settings
+    // 
+    // API Site
+    base_uri: string;
+    // API Access key
+    api_key: string;
+    // username that corresponds to the api_key
+    api_username: string;
+}
+
+export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: RelayMDSettings = {
+    auth_url: 'https://relay.md',
+    vault_base_folder: "relay.md",
+    fetch_recent_documents_interval: 5 * 60,
+    api_key: '',
+    api_username: '',
+    base_uri: 'https://api.relay.md',
+}
+
+
+export class RelayMDSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
+    plugin: RelayMdPLugin;
+
+    constructor(app: App, plugin: RelayMdPLugin) {
+        super(app, plugin);
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    display(): void {
+        const { containerEl } = this;
+
+        containerEl.empty();
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('relay.md instance')
+            .setDesc('Main site to link against')
+            .addText(text => text
+                .setPlaceholder('Enter your URL')
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.auth_url)
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                    this.plugin.settings.auth_url = value;
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                }));
+
+        if (!(this.plugin.settings.api_key) || this.plugin.settings.api_key === DEFAULT_SETTINGS.api_key) {
+            new Setting(containerEl)
+                .setName('Link account')
+                .setDesc('Link with your account on the instance')
+                .addButton((button) =>
+                    button.setButtonText("Obtain access to relay.md").onClick(async () => {
+                        window.open(this.plugin.settings.auth_url + "/configure/obsidian");
+                    })
+                );
+        } else {
+            new Setting(containerEl)
+                .setName('API Access')
+                .setDesc(`Logged in as @${this.plugin.settings.api_username}`)
+                .addButton((button) =>
+                    button.setButtonText(`Logout!`).onClick(async () => {
+                        this.plugin.settings.api_key = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.api_key;
+                        this.plugin.settings.api_username = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.api_username;
+                        this.plugin.settings.base_uri = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.base_uri;
+                        await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                        // refresh settings page
+                        this.display();
+                    })
+                );
+        }
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('Vault relay.md inbox')
+            .setDesc('Base folder to synchronize into')
+            .addText(text => text
+                .setPlaceholder('relay.md')
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.vault_base_folder)
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                    this.plugin.settings.vault_base_folder = value;
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                }));
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('Fetch recent documents interval')
+            .setDesc('How often to look for document updates in seconds')
+            .addText(text => text
+                .setPlaceholder('300')
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.fetch_recent_documents_interval.toString())
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                    const as_float = parseFloat(value);
+                    if (isNaN(as_float) || !isFinite(+as_float)) {
+                        new Notice("Interval must be an number!")
+                    } else {
+                        this.plugin.settings.fetch_recent_documents_interval = as_float;
+                        await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                        this.plugin.register_timer();
+                    }
+                }));
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setHeading()
+            .setName('Advanced Settings');
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('API Address')
+            .addText(text => text
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.base_uri.toString())
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                    this.plugin.settings.base_uri = value;
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                }));
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('API Access key')
+            .addText(text => text
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.api_key.toString())
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                    this.plugin.settings.api_key = value;
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                }));
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('API user')
+            .addText(text => text
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.api_username.toString())
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                    this.plugin.settings.api_username = value;
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                }));
+    }
+}