diff --git a/assets/resources/templates/index.tmpl b/assets/resources/templates/index.tmpl
index e0cb0aec5..8a45c6272 100644
--- a/assets/resources/templates/index.tmpl
+++ b/assets/resources/templates/index.tmpl
@@ -33,14 +33,15 @@
 
   <script>
       window.appConfig = {
-          name: "{{ .name }}",
-          version: "{{ .version }}",
-          copyright: "{{ .copyright }}",
-          debug: {{ .debug }},
-          readonly: {{ .readonly }},
-          cameras: {{ .cameras }},
-          countries: {{ .countries }},
-          thumbnails: {{ .thumbnails }}
+          "name": "{{ .name }}",
+          "version": "{{ .version }}",
+          "copyright": "{{ .copyright }}",
+          "debug": {{ .debug }},
+          "readonly": {{ .readonly }},
+          "public": {{ .public }},
+          "cameras": {{ .cameras }},
+          "countries": {{ .countries }},
+          "thumbnails": {{ .thumbnails }}
       };
   </script>
 </head>
diff --git a/docker/demo/Dockerfile b/docker/demo/Dockerfile
index 1d057195b..f88d91469 100644
--- a/docker/demo/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/demo/Dockerfile
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ RUN wget -qO- https://dl.photoprism.org/fixtures/demo.tar.gz | tar xvz -C Pictur
 RUN photoprism import
 
 # Start PhotoPrism server
-CMD photoprism start
+CMD photoprism --public start
diff --git a/frontend/src/app.js b/frontend/src/app.js
index ea5a37176..98c3b3124 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app.js
+++ b/frontend/src/app.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { Settings } from "luxon";
 const config = new Config(window.localStorage, window.appConfig);
 const viewer = new Viewer();
 const clipboard = new Clipboard(window.localStorage, "photo_clipboard");
+const isPublic = config.getValue("public");
 
 // Assign helpers to VueJS prototype
 Vue.prototype.$event = Event;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ const router = new Router({
 
 router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
     if(to.matched.some(record => record.meta.admin)) {
-        if (Session.isAdmin()) {
+        if (isPublic || Session.isAdmin()) {
             next();
         } else {
             next({
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
             });
         }
     } else if(to.matched.some(record => record.meta.auth)) {
-        if (Session.isUser()) {
+        if (isPublic || Session.isUser()) {
             next();
         } else {
             next({
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue b/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue
index 8bfa184db..0c2fbe1f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                     </v-list-tile-content>
                 </v-list-tile>
 
-                <v-list-tile to="/library" @click="" class="p-navigation-library" v-if="session.auth">
+                <v-list-tile to="/library" @click="" class="p-navigation-library" v-if="session.auth || isPublic">
                     <v-list-tile-action>
                         <v-icon>camera_roll</v-icon>
                     </v-list-tile-action>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                     </v-list-tile-content>
                 </v-list-tile>
 
-                <v-list-tile to="/settings" @click="" class="p-navigation-settings" v-if="session.auth">
+                <v-list-tile to="/settings" @click="" class="p-navigation-settings" v-if="session.auth || isPublic">
                     <v-list-tile-action>
                         <v-icon>settings</v-icon>
                     </v-list-tile-action>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
                     </v-list-tile-content>
                 </v-list-tile>
 
-                <v-list-tile @click="logout" class="p-navigation-logout" v-if="session.auth">
+                <v-list-tile @click="logout" class="p-navigation-logout" v-if="!isPublic && session.auth">
                     <v-list-tile-action>
                         <v-icon>power_settings_new</v-icon>
                     </v-list-tile-action>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
                     </v-list-tile-content>
                 </v-list-tile>
 
-                <v-list-tile to="/login" @click=""  class="p-navigation-login" v-if="!session.auth">
+                <v-list-tile to="/login" @click=""  class="p-navigation-login" v-if="!isPublic && !session.auth">
                     <v-list-tile-action>
                         <v-icon>lock</v-icon>
                     </v-list-tile-action>
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
                 drawer: null,
                 mini: mini,
                 session: this.$session,
+                isPublic: this.$config.getValue("public"),
             };
         },
         methods: {
diff --git a/frontend/tests/acceptance/navigate.js b/frontend/tests/acceptance/navigate.js
index 68c06dd68..b31375248 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/acceptance/navigate.js
+++ b/frontend/tests/acceptance/navigate.js
@@ -20,8 +20,4 @@ test('Navigate', async t => {
     await t
         .click('a[href="/labels"]')
         .expect(Selector('div.p-page-labels').exists, {timeout: 5000}).ok();
-    await page.openNav();
-    await t
-        .click('a[href="/login"]')
-        .expect(Selector('div.p-page-login').exists, {timeout: 5000}).ok();
 });