diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf536e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Inertia\Inertia;
+use Inertia\Response;
+
+class DashboardController extends Controller
+{
+    public function __invoke(): Response
+    {
+        return Inertia::render('Dashboard');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/auth-ui.php b/config/auth-ui.php
index 5030873..dea7db7 100644
--- a/config/auth-ui.php
+++ b/config/auth-ui.php
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ return [
     */
 
     'redirects' => [
-        'login' => env('AUTH_REDIRECT_LOGIN', '/'),
+        'login' => env('AUTH_REDIRECT_LOGIN', '/dashboard'),
         'logout' => env('AUTH_REDIRECT_LOGOUT', '/'),
-        'register' => env('AUTH_REDIRECT_REGISTER', '/'),
+        'register' => env('AUTH_REDIRECT_REGISTER', '/dashboard'),
     ],
 
     /*
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Dashboard.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Dashboard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2f1b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Dashboard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuth'
+import DashboardLayout from '@/layouts/DashboardLayout.vue'
+
+defineOptions({
+  layout: DashboardLayout,
+})
+
+const { user } = useAuth()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <UDashboardPanel>
+    <template #header>
+      <UDashboardNavbar title="Dashboard" />
+    </template>
+
+    <template #body>
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-6">
+        <UCard>
+          <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
+            <UIcon name="i-lucide-shield-check" class="text-primary size-8" />
+            <div>
+              <h2 class="text-lg font-medium">
+                Welcome back, {{ user?.first_name }}!
+              </h2>
+              <p class="text-muted text-sm">
+                Your email is verified and you have access to this protected page.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </UCard>
+
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+          <UCard>
+            <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <UIcon name="i-lucide-lock" class="text-primary size-5" />
+              <div>
+                <p class="text-sm font-medium">
+                  Auth Middleware
+                </p>
+                <p class="text-muted text-xs">
+                  Route requires authentication
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </UCard>
+
+          <UCard>
+            <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <UIcon name="i-lucide-mail-check" class="text-primary size-5" />
+              <div>
+                <p class="text-sm font-medium">
+                  Verified Middleware
+                </p>
+                <p class="text-muted text-xs">
+                  Route requires email verification
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </UCard>
+
+          <UCard>
+            <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <UIcon name="i-lucide-layout-dashboard" class="text-primary size-5" />
+              <div>
+                <p class="text-sm font-medium">
+                  Nuxt UI Dashboard
+                </p>
+                <p class="text-muted text-xs">
+                  Built with dashboard components
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </UCard>
+        </div>
+
+        <UCard>
+          <template #header>
+            <h3 class="font-medium">
+              Route Protection
+            </h3>
+          </template>
+          <div class="text-sm space-y-2">
+            <p class="text-muted">
+              This page is protected with both <code class="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-xs">auth</code> and <code class="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-xs">verified</code> middleware. Unauthenticated users are redirected to login, and unverified users are redirected to the email verification page.
+            </p>
+            <UAlert
+              icon="i-lucide-info"
+              color="info"
+              variant="subtle"
+              title="Enable email verification by setting AUTH_ENABLE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION=true in your .env file."
+            />
+          </div>
+        </UCard>
+      </div>
+    </template>
+  </UDashboardPanel>
+</template>
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Welcome.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Welcome.vue
index 6fcf7b0..1ba6357 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Welcome.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Welcome.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ function logout() {
     <div class="min-h-screen flex flex-col bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-900">
       <header class="flex items-center justify-end gap-4 p-4">
         <template v-if="isAuthenticated">
+          <UButton to="/dashboard" variant="ghost">
+            Dashboard
+          </UButton>
           <span class="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
             {{ user?.full_name }}
           </span>
diff --git a/resources/js/layouts/DashboardLayout.vue b/resources/js/layouts/DashboardLayout.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05bb5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/layouts/DashboardLayout.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { useForm } from '@inertiajs/vue3'
+import Logo from '@/components/common/Logo.vue'
+import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuth'
+
+const { user } = useAuth()
+
+const logoutForm = useForm({})
+
+function logout() {
+  logoutForm.post('/logout')
+}
+
+const sidebarLinks = [
+  {
+    label: 'Dashboard',
+    icon: 'i-lucide-house',
+    to: '/dashboard',
+  },
+]
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <UApp>
+    <UDashboardGroup>
+      <UDashboardSidebar collapsible>
+        <template #header>
+          <Logo :link-to-home="false" size="sm" />
+        </template>
+
+        <UNavigationMenu :items="sidebarLinks" />
+
+        <template #footer>
+          <div class="flex items-center gap-2 px-2">
+            <UAvatar :alt="user?.full_name" size="sm" />
+            <div class="flex-1 truncate text-sm">
+              <p class="font-medium truncate">
+                {{ user?.full_name }}
+              </p>
+              <p class="text-muted truncate text-xs">
+                {{ user?.email }}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <UButton
+              icon="i-lucide-log-out"
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="sm"
+              :loading="logoutForm.processing"
+              @click="logout"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </template>
+      </UDashboardSidebar>
+
+      <slot />
+    </UDashboardGroup>
+  </UApp>
+</template>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 6a903de..8090517 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Http\Controllers\DashboardController;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 
 Route::get('/', function () {
+    if (Auth::check()) {
+        return redirect(config('auth-ui.redirects.login', '/dashboard'));
+    }
+
     return Inertia::render('Welcome', [
         'appName' => config('app.name'),
     ]);
 });
+
+Route::middleware(['auth', 'verified'])->group(function () {
+    Route::get('/dashboard', DashboardController::class)->name('dashboard');
+});