diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6eab883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		goto('/auction', { replaceState: true });
+	});
+</script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+page.ts b/frontend/src/routes/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ef518d69..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-
-export function load() {
-	redirect(307, '/auction');
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte
index 10cd1136..a1247cb4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte
@@ -3,10 +3,22 @@
 	import AuctionLink from '$lib/components/auctionLink.svelte';
 	import AuctionModal from '$lib/components/auctionModal.svelte';
 	import { serverState } from '$lib/api.svelte';
+	import { useSidebar } from '$lib/components/ui/sidebar/context.svelte';
+	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import type { websocket_api } from 'schema-js';
 
 	let selectedAuction: websocket_api.IAuction | null = $state(null);
 
+	// Collapse sidebar on this page, restore previous state on leave
+	const sidebar = useSidebar();
+	onMount(() => {
+		const wasOpen = sidebar.open;
+		sidebar.setOpen(false);
+		return () => {
+			sidebar.setOpen(wasOpen);
+		};
+	});
+
 	// Close the modal if the selected auction is deleted
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (selectedAuction && !serverState.auctions.has(selectedAuction.id!)) {
@@ -17,9 +29,7 @@
 
 <div class="mr-auto flex flex-col gap-8 pt-8">
 	<h1 class="text-xl font-bold">Auction</h1>
-	{#if serverState.isAdmin && serverState.sudoEnabled}
-		<CreateAuction />
-	{/if}
+	<CreateAuction />
 
 	<div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4">
 		{#each Array.from(serverState.auctions.values()).sort((a, b) => (a.transactionTimestamp?.seconds ?? 0) - (b.transactionTimestamp?.seconds ?? 0)) as auction}