diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidia/management/commands/initgroups.py b/lidiabrowser/lidia/management/commands/initgroups.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c3277c..0000000
--- a/lidiabrowser/lidia/management/commands/initgroups.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission
-
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    help = "Create user groups that allow viewing all or restricted "\
-        "annotation data"
-
-    def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        # For now, only create a 'view all' group - no distinction yet
-        # between all or restricted access
-        view_all, _ = Group.objects.get_or_create(name="view_all")
-        models = [
-            'publication', 'language', 'annotation', 'articleterm',
-            'lidiaterm', 'category', 'termgroup'
-        ]
-        permissions = []
-        for model in models:
-            permissions.append(Permission.objects.get_by_natural_key(
-                "view_" + model, "lidia", model
-            ))
-        view_all.permissions.add(*permissions)
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidia/tests.py b/lidiabrowser/lidia/tests.py
index 59b9cb3..aab526d 100644
--- a/lidiabrowser/lidia/tests.py
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidia/tests.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import pytest
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission
-from django.core.management import call_command
+
+from lidiabrowser.init import initiate_groups
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 class TestInitgroups:
     def test_basic(self):
-        call_command("initgroups")
+        groups = initiate_groups()
+        assert isinstance(groups["view_all"], Group)
         view_all = Group.objects.get(name="view_all")
         viewpublicationpermission = Permission.objects.get_by_natural_key(
             "view_publication", "lidia", "publication"
@@ -15,5 +17,5 @@ def test_basic(self):
 
     def test_double(self):
         # Calling twice on the same database should be fine
-        call_command("initgroups")
-        call_command("initgroups")
+        initiate_groups()
+        initiate_groups()
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/admin.py b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/admin.py
index cb6f7d9..25bd9cf 100644
--- a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/admin.py
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/admin.py
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 class LidiaBrowserAdminSite(admin.AdminSite):
     site_header = "LIDIA Annotation Browser"
     site_title = "LIDIA Annotation Browser"
-    site_url = None
+    site_url = None  # type: ignore
+    logout_template = "lidiabrowser/logged_out.html"
+    login_template = "lidiabrowser/login.html"
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/autologin.py b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/autologin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac8be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/autologin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.contrib.auth import login
+from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.urls import reverse
+
+from lidiabrowser.init import get_anonymous_user
+
+
+def index_view_autologin(request: HttpRequest):
+    # If the user is not authenticated, automatically login to the 
+    # anonymous user, which should be created if necessary.
+    if not request.user.is_authenticated:
+        # Create anonymous user and viewer group if necessary
+        anonymous_user = get_anonymous_user()
+        login(request, anonymous_user)
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("admin:index"))
+    
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/init.py b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/init.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ec8364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission, User
+
+ANONYMOUSUSERNAME = "anonymous"
+
+
+def initiate_groups() -> dict[str, Group]:
+    """Create groups for viewer accounts and return a dictionary containing
+    the group objects."""
+    # For now, only create a 'view all' group - no distinction yet
+    # between all or restricted access
+    view_all, _ = Group.objects.get_or_create(name="view_all")
+    models = [
+        'publication', 'language', 'annotation', 'articleterm',
+        'lidiaterm', 'category', 'termgroup'
+    ]
+    permissions = []
+    for model in models:
+        permissions.append(Permission.objects.get_by_natural_key(
+            "view_" + model, "lidia", model
+        ))
+    view_all.permissions.add(*permissions)
+    return {
+        "view_all": view_all
+    }
+
+
+def create_anonymous_user(view_all_group: Group) -> User:
+    anonymous_user = User.objects.create_user(
+        ANONYMOUSUSERNAME,
+        is_staff=True
+    )
+    anonymous_user.groups.add(view_all_group)
+    return anonymous_user
+
+
+def get_anonymous_user() -> User:
+    try:
+        anonymous_user = User.objects.get(username=ANONYMOUSUSERNAME)
+    except User.DoesNotExist:
+        groups = initiate_groups()
+        anonymous_user = create_anonymous_user(groups["view_all"])
+    return anonymous_user
+
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/settings.py b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/settings.py
index 1acce13..8e3e541 100644
--- a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/settings.py
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/settings.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
-        "DIRS": [],
+        "DIRS": ["lidiabrowser/templates"],
         "APP_DIRS": True,
         "OPTIONS": {
             "context_processors": [
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/templates/lidiabrowser/logged_out.html b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/templates/lidiabrowser/logged_out.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfd8bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/templates/lidiabrowser/logged_out.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% extends "registration/logged_out.html" %}
+
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<p>{% translate "You are now logged out." %}</p>
+
+<p><a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{% translate "Log in again" %}</a></p>
+
+<p><a href="{% url 'index' %}">{% translate "Log in as an anonymous user" %}</a></p>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/templates/lidiabrowser/login.html b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/templates/lidiabrowser/login.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e09bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/templates/lidiabrowser/login.html
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{% extends "admin/login.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
+{% block content %}
+{% if form.errors and not form.non_field_errors %}
+<p class="errornote">
+{% blocktranslate count counter=form.errors.items|length %}Please correct the error below.{% plural %}Please correct the errors below.{% endblocktranslate %}
+</p>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if form.non_field_errors %}
+{% for error in form.non_field_errors %}
+<p class="errornote">
+    {{ error }}
+</p>
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+<div id="content-main">
+
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
+<p class="errornote">
+{% blocktranslate trimmed %}
+    You are authenticated as {{ username }}, but are not authorized to
+    access this page. Would you like to login to a different account?
+{% endblocktranslate %}
+</p>
+{% endif %}
+
+<form action="{{ app_path }}" method="post" id="login-form">{% csrf_token %}
+  <div class="form-row">
+    {{ form.username.errors }}
+    {{ form.username.label_tag }} {{ form.username }}
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-row">
+    {{ form.password.errors }}
+    {{ form.password.label_tag }} {{ form.password }}
+    <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ next }}">
+  </div>
+  {% url 'admin_password_reset' as password_reset_url %}
+  {% if password_reset_url %}
+  <div class="password-reset-link">
+    <a href="{{ password_reset_url }}">{% translate 'Forgotten your password or username?' %}</a>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
+  <div style="text-align: center">
+    <a href="{% url "index" %}">{% translate 'Log in as anonymous user' %}</a>
+  </div>
+  <div class="submit-row">
+    <input type="submit" value="{% translate 'Log in' %}">
+  </div>
+</form>
+
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/urls.py b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/urls.py
index c5e44f4..6d07de7 100644
--- a/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/urls.py
+++ b/lidiabrowser/lidiabrowser/urls.py
@@ -18,26 +18,30 @@
 from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
 from django.urls import path
 
+from .autologin import index_view_autologin
+
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path(
-        "password_reset/",
+        "browser/password_reset/",
         auth_views.PasswordResetView.as_view(),
         name="admin_password_reset",
     ),
     path(
-        "password_reset/done/",
+        "browser/password_reset/done/",
         auth_views.PasswordResetDoneView.as_view(),
         name="password_reset_done",
     ),
     path(
-        "reset/<uidb64>/<token>/",
+        "browser/reset/<uidb64>/<token>/",
         auth_views.PasswordResetConfirmView.as_view(),
         name="password_reset_confirm",
     ),
     path(
-        "reset/done/",
+        "browser/reset/done/",
         auth_views.PasswordResetCompleteView.as_view(),
         name="password_reset_complete",
     ),
-    path("", admin.site.urls),
+    path("browser/", admin.site.urls),
+    path("", index_view_autologin, name="index"),
 ]