diff --git a/public/js/chrome/login.js b/public/js/chrome/login.js
index b1d4d1e7..472306cd 100644
--- a/public/js/chrome/login.js
+++ b/public/js/chrome/login.js
@@ -1,80 +1,46 @@
-/* globals $ */
-(function (window) {
-  'use strict';
+var $username = $('#username'),
+    $password = $('#password'),
+    $email = $('#email');
 
-  var pushState = window.history.pushState ? function (url) {
-    window.history.pushState(null, null, url);
-  } : false;
-  var $forms = $('.form-container form');
-  var $info = $('.form-container .info'); 
+var $loginForm = $('form.login').submit(function (event) {
+  event.preventDefault();
 
-  function currentForm () {
-    return this.pathname === window.location.pathname;
-  }
+  var form = $(this),
+      name = form.find('input[name=username]').val(),
+      key = form.find('input[name=password]').val(),
+      email = form.find('input[name=email]').val(),
+      $loginFeedback = form.find('.loginFeedback');
 
-  function handlePopstateChanges() {
-    $tabs.filter(currentForm).trigger('click', [true]); 
-  }
 
-  function matchActionAttrTo (path) {
-    return function(){
-      return $(this).attr('action') === path;
-    };
-  }
+  // jsbin.settings.home = name; // will save later
+  $loginFeedback.show().text('Checking...');
 
-  var $tabs = $('.tab').click(function (event, fromPopstate) {
-    if (!pushState && !fromPopstate) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    var path = event.target.pathname || event.target.parentNode.pathname;
-
-    $forms
-      .hide()
-      .filter(matchActionAttrTo(path)) // One element now ↓
-      .show();
-
-    // fromPopstate is true when we call click in handlePopstateChanges
-    // If a user navigated back, to register, it would then set pushState
-    // to register, leaving teh user stuck on that page.
-    if (!fromPopstate && pushState) { 
-      event.preventDefault(); 
-      pushState(path);
-    }
-
-    $('.form-container')
-      .removeClass('register login')
-      .addClass($tabs.filter(currentForm)[0].classList[1]);
-
-    $info.empty();
-
-  });  
-  // Kick it all off with initial event handlers
-
-  window.addEventListener('popstate', handlePopstateChanges);
-  handlePopstateChanges();
-
-  $forms.on('submit', function(event) {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    var $form = $(event.target);
-
-    var data = $form.serializeArray().reduce(function(obj, item) {
-      return obj[item.name] = item.value, obj;
-    }, {});
-
-    $.ajax({
-      url:      'https://jsbin.dev' + $form.attr('action'),
-      type:     $form.attr('method'),
-      data:     data,
-      dataType: 'json',
-      success: function(res) {
-        window.location.href = res;
-      },
-      error: function(res) {
-        $info.text(res.responseText);
+  $.ajax({
+    url: jsbin.root + '/sethome',
+    data: { name: name, key: key, email: email },
+    type: 'post',
+    dataType: 'json',
+    complete: function (jqXHR) {
+      var data = $.parseJSON(jqXHR.responseText) || {};
+      // cookie is required to share with the server so we can do a redirect on new bin
+      if (data.ok) {
+        if (data.avatar) {
+          $('#avatar').find('img').remove().end().prepend('<img class="avatar" src="' + data.avatar + '">');
+        }
+        if (data.message) {
+          $loginFeedback.text(data.message);
+        } else {
+          window.location = window.location.pathname + window.location.search;
+        }
+      } else {
+        analytics.login(false);
+        $loginFeedback.text(data.message || ('"' + name + '" has already been taken. Please either double check the password, or choose another username.'));
       }
-    });
-
+    }
   });
+});
 
-}(window));
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+// if ($('#homebtn').length) {
+//   jsbin.settings.home = document.cookie.split('home=')[1].split(';')[0];
+//   document.title = jsbin.settings.home + '@' + document.title;
+// }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/js/login.js b/public/js/login.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1d4d1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/login.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* globals $ */
+(function (window) {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var pushState = window.history.pushState ? function (url) {
+    window.history.pushState(null, null, url);
+  } : false;
+  var $forms = $('.form-container form');
+  var $info = $('.form-container .info'); 
+
+  function currentForm () {
+    return this.pathname === window.location.pathname;
+  }
+
+  function handlePopstateChanges() {
+    $tabs.filter(currentForm).trigger('click', [true]); 
+  }
+
+  function matchActionAttrTo (path) {
+    return function(){
+      return $(this).attr('action') === path;
+    };
+  }
+
+  var $tabs = $('.tab').click(function (event, fromPopstate) {
+    if (!pushState && !fromPopstate) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var path = event.target.pathname || event.target.parentNode.pathname;
+
+    $forms
+      .hide()
+      .filter(matchActionAttrTo(path)) // One element now ↓
+      .show();
+
+    // fromPopstate is true when we call click in handlePopstateChanges
+    // If a user navigated back, to register, it would then set pushState
+    // to register, leaving teh user stuck on that page.
+    if (!fromPopstate && pushState) { 
+      event.preventDefault(); 
+      pushState(path);
+    }
+
+    $('.form-container')
+      .removeClass('register login')
+      .addClass($tabs.filter(currentForm)[0].classList[1]);
+
+    $info.empty();
+
+  });  
+  // Kick it all off with initial event handlers
+
+  window.addEventListener('popstate', handlePopstateChanges);
+  handlePopstateChanges();
+
+  $forms.on('submit', function(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    var $form = $(event.target);
+
+    var data = $form.serializeArray().reduce(function(obj, item) {
+      return obj[item.name] = item.value, obj;
+    }, {});
+
+    $.ajax({
+      url:      'https://jsbin.dev' + $form.attr('action'),
+      type:     $form.attr('method'),
+      data:     data,
+      dataType: 'json',
+      success: function(res) {
+        window.location.href = res;
+      },
+      error: function(res) {
+        $info.text(res.responseText);
+      }
+    });
+
+  });
+
+}(window));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/register-login.html b/views/register-login.html
index 6e50febd..2544c95a 100644
--- a/views/register-login.html
+++ b/views/register-login.html
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@
 
 
 <script src="/js/vendor/jquery.js"></script>
-<script src="/js/chrome/login.js"></script>
+<script src="/js/login.js"></script>