diff --git a/frontend2/public/index.html b/frontend2/public/index.html
index aa069f27c..219d6e899 100644
--- a/frontend2/public/index.html
+++ b/frontend2/public/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
+<html lang="en" class="h-full bg-gray-100">
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <link rel="icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/favicon.ico" />
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     -->
     <title>React App</title>
   </head>
-  <body>
+  <body class="h-full">
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
     <div id="root"></div>
     <!--
diff --git a/frontend2/src/App.tsx b/frontend2/src/App.tsx
index 62b0b1ec6..3563aeec1 100644
--- a/frontend2/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend2/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,55 @@
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+import EpisodeLayout from "./components/EpisodeLayout";
+import Home from "./views/Home";
+import Logout from "./views/Logout";
+import Register from "./views/Register";
+import PasswordForgot from "./views/PasswordForgot";
+import PasswordChange from "./views/PasswordChange";
+import Account from "./views/Account";
+import Login from "./views/Login";
+import QuickStart from "./views/QuickStart";
+import { EpisodeContext } from "./contexts/EpisodeContext";
+import {
+  RouterProvider,
+  createBrowserRouter,
+  Navigate,
+} from "react-router-dom";
+import { DEFAULT_EPISODE } from "./utils/constants";
+import NotFound from "./views/NotFound";
 
 const App: React.FC = () => {
+  const [episodeId, setEpisodeId] = useState(DEFAULT_EPISODE);
   return (
-    <div className="App">
-      <header className="App-header text-3xl font-bold underline">
-        <p>
-          Edit <code>src/App.tsx</code> and save to reload.
-        </p>
-        <a
-          className="App-link"
-          href="https://reactjs.org"
-          target="_blank"
-          rel="noopener noreferrer"
-        >
-          Learn React
-        </a>
-      </header>
-    </div>
+    <EpisodeContext.Provider value={{ episodeId, setEpisodeId }}>
+      <RouterProvider router={router} />
+    </EpisodeContext.Provider>
   );
 };
 
+const router = createBrowserRouter([
+  // Pages that should render without a sidebar/navbar
+  { path: "/login", element: <Login /> },
+  { path: "/logout", element: <Logout /> },
+  { path: "/register", element: <Register /> },
+  { path: "/password_forgot", element: <PasswordForgot /> },
+  { path: "/password_change", element: <PasswordChange /> },
+  // Pages that will contain the episode specific sidebar and navbar
+  {
+    element: <EpisodeLayout />,
+    children: [
+      // Pages that should always be visible
+      // TODO: /:episodeId/resources, /:episodeId/tournaments, /:episodeId/rankings, /:episodeId/queue
+      { path: "/:episodeId/home", element: <Home /> },
+      { path: "/:episodeId/quickstart", element: <QuickStart /> },
+      { path: "/:episodeId/*", element: <NotFound /> },
+      // Pages that should only be visible when logged in
+      // TODO: /:episodeId/team, /:episodeId/submissions, /:episodeId/scrimmaging
+      { path: "/account", element: <Account /> },
+      // etc
+    ],
+  },
+  // Pages that should redirect
+  { path: "/*", element: <Navigate to={`/${DEFAULT_EPISODE}/home`} /> },
+]);
+
 export default App;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/__test__/App.test.tsx b/frontend2/src/__test__/App.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 23cb96605..000000000
--- a/frontend2/src/__test__/App.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import React from "react";
-import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
-import App from "../App";
-
-test("renders learn react link", () => {
-  render(<App />);
-  const linkElement = screen.getByText(/learn react/i);
-  expect(linkElement).toBeInTheDocument();
-});
diff --git a/frontend2/src/components/EpisodeLayout.tsx b/frontend2/src/components/EpisodeLayout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41b9ba710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/components/EpisodeLayout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import React, { useContext } from "react";
+import Navbar from "./Navbar";
+import Sidebar from "./sidebar";
+import { Outlet, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { EpisodeContext } from "../contexts/EpisodeContext";
+
+// This component contains the NavBar and SideBar.
+// Child route components are rendered with <Outlet />
+const EpisodeLayout: React.FC = () => {
+  const episodeContext = useContext(EpisodeContext);
+  const { episodeId } = useParams();
+  if (episodeId !== undefined && episodeId !== episodeContext.episodeId) {
+    episodeContext.setEpisodeId(episodeId);
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="h-screen">
+      <Navbar/>
+      <div className="flex flex-row h-full">
+        <Sidebar />
+        <Outlet />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default EpisodeLayout;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/components/Navbar.tsx b/frontend2/src/components/Navbar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b80434ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const Navbar: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>navbar here</p>;
+};
+
+export default Navbar;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85c4e01f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { NavLink } from "react-router-dom";
+
+interface SidebarItemProps {
+  icon: React.ReactNode;
+  text: string;
+  linkTo: string;
+}
+
+const SidebarItem: React.FC<SidebarItemProps> = ({
+  icon,
+  text,
+  linkTo,
+}) => {
+  const baseStyle =
+    "text-base flex items-center gap-3 ";
+  const colorVariants = {
+    gray: "text-gray-800 hover:text-gray-400",
+    color: "text-teal",
+  };
+  return (
+    <NavLink
+      className={({ isActive }) =>
+        baseStyle + (isActive ? colorVariants.color : colorVariants.gray)
+      }
+      to={linkTo}
+    >
+      {icon}
+      {text}
+    </NavLink>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SidebarItem;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/SidebarSection.tsx b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/SidebarSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a99a91d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/SidebarSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+interface SidebarSectionProps {
+  children?: React.ReactNode,
+  title?: string;
+}
+
+const SidebarSection: React.FC<SidebarSectionProps> = ({ children, title }) => {
+  return (
+    <div className="pl-5 pr-8">
+      {title !== undefined && <h2 className="uppercase text-gray-500 tracking-wider text-sm mb-3">{title}</h2>}
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-5">
+        {children}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SidebarSection;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/__test__/Sidebar.test.tsx b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/__test__/Sidebar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99ebe9f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/__test__/Sidebar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import Sidebar from "../";
+import { DEFAULT_EPISODE } from "../../../utils/constants";
+import { EpisodeContext } from "../../../contexts/EpisodeContext";
+import { MemoryRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+
+test('UI: should link to default episode', () => {
+  render(<MemoryRouter><Sidebar /></MemoryRouter>);
+  const linkElement = screen.getByText('Resources').closest('a')?.getAttribute('href');
+  expect(linkElement).toEqual(expect.stringContaining(`/${DEFAULT_EPISODE}/resources`));
+});
+
+test('UI: should collapse sidebar', () => {
+  render(<MemoryRouter><Sidebar collapsed={true} /></MemoryRouter>);
+  expect(screen.queryByText('Home')).toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('UI: should link to episode in surrounding context', () => {
+  render(<MemoryRouter>
+    <EpisodeContext.Provider value={{ episodeId: "something", setEpisodeId: (_) => undefined }}>
+      <Sidebar />
+    </EpisodeContext.Provider></MemoryRouter>
+  );
+  const linkElement = screen.getByText('Resources').closest('a')?.getAttribute('href');
+  expect(linkElement).toEqual(expect.stringContaining(`/something/resources`));
+});
diff --git a/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/index.tsx b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be668c857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/components/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import React, { useContext } from "react";
+import SidebarSection from "./SidebarSection";
+import SidebarItem from "./SidebarItem";
+import {
+  ClipboardDocumentIcon, HomeIcon, MapIcon,
+  TrophyIcon, ChartBarIcon, ClockIcon,
+  UserGroupIcon, ArrowUpTrayIcon, PlayCircleIcon,
+} from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
+import { EpisodeContext } from "../../contexts/EpisodeContext";
+
+interface SidebarProps {
+  collapsed?: boolean;
+}
+
+const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
+  collapsed
+}) => {
+  collapsed = collapsed ?? false;
+  const { episodeId } = useContext(EpisodeContext);
+  const linkBase = `/${episodeId}/`;
+
+  return (
+    collapsed ? null : (
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-8 py-4 h-full bg-gray-50 shadow-gray-200 shadow-sm">
+        <SidebarSection title="" >
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<HomeIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Home"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}home`}
+          />
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<MapIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Quick Start"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}quickstart`}
+          />
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<ClipboardDocumentIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Resources"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}resources`}
+          />
+        </SidebarSection>
+        <SidebarSection title="compete" >
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<TrophyIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Tournaments"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}tournaments`}
+          />
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<ChartBarIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Rankings"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}rankings`}
+          />
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<ClockIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Queue"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}queue`}
+          />
+        </SidebarSection>
+        <SidebarSection title="team management" >
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<UserGroupIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="My Team"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}team`}
+          />
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<ArrowUpTrayIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Submissions"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}submission`}
+          />
+          <SidebarItem
+            icon={<PlayCircleIcon className="h-6 w-6" />}
+            text="Scrimmaging"
+            linkTo={`${linkBase}scrimmaging`}
+          />
+        </SidebarSection>
+      </div>
+    )
+  );
+
+
+};
+
+export default Sidebar;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/contexts/EpisodeContext.ts b/frontend2/src/contexts/EpisodeContext.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e8efdb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/contexts/EpisodeContext.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { createContext } from "react";
+import { DEFAULT_EPISODE } from "../utils/constants";
+
+export const EpisodeContext = createContext({
+  // the default episode.
+  episodeId: DEFAULT_EPISODE,
+  setEpisodeId: (episodeId: string) => {
+    console.log("default episode");
+  },
+});
diff --git a/frontend2/src/episodeData.ts b/frontend2/src/episodeData.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02ed412ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/episodeData.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import Home from "./views/Home";
+
+export const AppModules = {
+  bc23: {
+    home: Home,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/frontend2/src/index.tsx b/frontend2/src/index.tsx
index cfd778490..c71eaec78 100644
--- a/frontend2/src/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend2/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from "react";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
+import { BrowserRouter } from "react-router-dom";
 import "./index.css";
 import App from "./App";
 
diff --git a/frontend2/src/utils/constants.ts b/frontend2/src/utils/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fbace35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const DEFAULT_EPISODE = "bc23";
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/Account.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/Account.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6b41d31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/Account.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import React, { useContext } from "react";
+import { EpisodeContext } from "../contexts/EpisodeContext";
+
+const Account: React.FC = () => {
+  const { episodeId } = useContext(EpisodeContext);
+  return <p>the episode is {episodeId} and this is the account page</p>;
+};
+
+export default Account;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/Home.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/Home.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..567acedc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/Home.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const Home: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>Homepage</p>;
+};
+
+export default Home;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/Login.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/Login.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7ef5ec7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/Login.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const Login: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>login page</p>;
+};
+
+export default Login;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/Logout.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/Logout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df954b367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/Logout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const Logout: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>logout page</p>;
+};
+
+export default Logout;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/NotFound.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/NotFound.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c20c4b3d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/NotFound.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const NotFound: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>That page was not found.</p>;
+};
+
+export default NotFound;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/PasswordChange.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/PasswordChange.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0fb8144b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/PasswordChange.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const PasswordChange: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>passwordchange page</p>;
+};
+
+export default PasswordChange;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/PasswordForgot.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/PasswordForgot.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0ca92151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/PasswordForgot.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const PasswordForgot: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>passwordforgot page</p>;
+};
+
+export default PasswordForgot;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/QuickStart.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/QuickStart.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f12d53556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/QuickStart.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const QuickStart: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>quickstart page</p>;
+};
+
+export default QuickStart;
diff --git a/frontend2/src/views/Register.tsx b/frontend2/src/views/Register.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..532df9ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend2/src/views/Register.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const Register: React.FC = () => {
+  return <p>register page</p>;
+};
+
+export default Register;
