diff --git a/core/.coveragerc b/core/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14c1fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[run]
+source = .
+
+[report]
+fail_under = 100
+show_missing = True
+skip_covered = True
+omit =
+    */tests/*
+    */migrations/*
+    core/asgi.py
+    core/wsgi.py
+    core/settings.py
+    manage.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/authentication/admin.py b/core/authentication/admin.py
index 0024cb0..dfb4d20 100644
--- a/core/authentication/admin.py
+++ b/core/authentication/admin.py
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ class ExtendedUserAdmin(UserAdmin):
     ordering = ('username',)
     filter_horizontal = ('groups', 'user_permissions', 'permissions')
 
+#    def permissions(self, obj):
+#        return ', '.join(obj.get_all_permissions())
+
 
 admin.site.register(ExtendedUser, ExtendedUserAdmin)
diff --git a/core/authentication/api_v2.py b/core/authentication/api_v2.py
index 514a697..2547b6d 100644
--- a/core/authentication/api_v2.py
+++ b/core/authentication/api_v2.py
@@ -12,25 +12,7 @@ from knox.models import AuthToken
 from knox.views import LoginView as KnoxLoginView
 
 from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
-
-
-class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    permissions = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-    groups = serializers.SlugRelatedField(many=True, read_only=True, slug_field='name')
-
-    class Meta:
-        model = ExtendedUser
-        fields = ('id', 'username', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'permissions', 'groups')
-        read_only_fields = ('id', 'username', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'permissions', 'groups')
-
-    def get_permissions(self, obj):
-        return list(set(obj.get_permissions()))
-
-
-@receiver(post_save, sender=ExtendedUser)
-def create_auth_token(sender, instance=None, created=False, **kwargs):
-    if created:
-        AuthToken.objects.create(user=instance)
+from authentication.serializers import UserSerializer, GroupSerializer
 
 
 class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
@@ -38,26 +20,17 @@ class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = UserSerializer
 
 
-class GroupSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    permissions = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-    members = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-
-    class Meta:
-        model = Group
-        fields = ('id', 'name', 'permissions', 'members')
-
-    def get_permissions(self, obj):
-        return ["*:" + p.codename for p in obj.permissions.all()]
-
-    def get_members(self, obj):
-        return [u.username for u in obj.user_set.all()]
-
-
 class GroupViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = Group.objects.all()
     serializer_class = GroupSerializer
 
 
+@receiver(post_save, sender=ExtendedUser)
+def create_auth_token(sender, instance=None, created=False, **kwargs):
+    if created:
+        AuthToken.objects.create(user=instance)
+
+
 @api_view(['GET'])
 @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
 def selfUser(request):
diff --git a/core/authentication/serializers.py b/core/authentication/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0581865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/authentication/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
+
+from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
+
+
+class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    permissions = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+    groups = serializers.SlugRelatedField(many=True, read_only=True, slug_field='name')
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = ExtendedUser
+        fields = ('id', 'username', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'permissions', 'groups')
+        read_only_fields = ('id', 'username', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'permissions', 'groups')
+
+    def get_permissions(self, obj):
+        return list(set(obj.get_permissions()))
+
+
+class GroupSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    permissions = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+    members = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Group
+        fields = ('id', 'name', 'permissions', 'members')
+
+    def get_permissions(self, obj):
+        return ["*:" + p.codename for p in obj.permissions.all()]
+
+    def get_members(self, obj):
+        return [u.username for u in obj.user_set.all()]
diff --git a/core/core/settings.py b/core/core/settings.py
index db23180..80e2e3a 100644
--- a/core/core/settings.py
+++ b/core/core/settings.py
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-tm*$w_14iqbiy-!7(8#ba7j+_@(7@rf2&a^!=shs&$03b%2*rv
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = [os.getenv('HTTP_HOST', 'localhost')]
+PRIMARY_HOST = os.getenv('HTTP_HOST', 'localhost')
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = [PRIMARY_HOST]
 
 MAIL_DOMAIN = os.getenv('MAIL_DOMAIN', 'localhost')
 
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ LEGACY_USER_PASSWORD = os.getenv('LEGACY_API_PASSWORD', 'legacy_password')
 
 SYSTEM3_VERSION = "0.0.0-dev.0"
 
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN', '1234567890:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghi')
+
+TELEGRAM_GROUP_CHAT_ID = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_GROUP_CHAT_ID', '-1234567890')
+
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'drf_yasg',
     'channels',
     'authentication',
+    'notifications',
     'files',
     'tickets',
     'inventory',
diff --git a/core/core/urls.py b/core/core/urls.py
index b0161bb..ba3e975 100644
--- a/core/core/urls.py
+++ b/core/core/urls.py
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('api/2/', include('mail.api_v2')),
     path('api/2/', include('notify_sessions.api_v2')),
     path('api/2/', include('authentication.api_v2')),
+    path('api/2/', include('notifications.api_v2')),
     path('api/', get_info),
 ]
diff --git a/core/inventory/api_v2.py b/core/inventory/api_v2.py
index 0a34140..e027110 100644
--- a/core/inventory/api_v2.py
+++ b/core/inventory/api_v2.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import re_path
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required
 from rest_framework import routers, viewsets
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, permission_classes
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 
 from inventory.models import Event, Container, Item
-from inventory.serializers import EventSerializer, ContainerSerializer, ItemSerializer
+from inventory.serializers import EventSerializer, ContainerSerializer, ItemSerializer, SearchResultSerializer
+
+from base64 import b64decode
 
 
 class EventViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
@@ -20,18 +22,26 @@ class ContainerViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = Container.objects.all()
 
 
+def filter_items(items, query):
+    query_tokens = query.split(' ')
+    for item in items:
+        value = 0
+        for token in query_tokens:
+            if token in item.description:
+                value += 1
+        if value > 0:
+            yield {'search_score': value, 'item': item}
+
+
 @api_view(['GET'])
-@permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
-@permission_required('view_item', raise_exception=True)
+@permission_classes([])
+# @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
+# @permission_required('view_item', raise_exception=True)
 def search_items(request, event_slug, query):
     try:
         event = Event.objects.get(slug=event_slug)
-        query_tokens = query.split(' ')
-        q = Item.objects.filter(event=event)
-        for token in query_tokens:
-            if token:
-                q = q.filter(description__icontains=token)
-        return Response(ItemSerializer(q, many=True).data)
+        items = filter_items(Item.objects.filter(event=event), b64decode(query).decode('utf-8'))
+        return Response(SearchResultSerializer(items, many=True).data)
     except Event.DoesNotExist:
         return Response(status=404)
 
@@ -99,8 +109,12 @@ router.register(r'boxes', ContainerViewSet, basename='boxes')
 router.register(r'box', ContainerViewSet, basename='boxes')
 
 urlpatterns = router.urls + [
-    path('<event_slug>/items/', item),
-    path('<event_slug>/items/<query>/', search_items),
-    path('<event_slug>/item/', item),
-    path('<event_slug>/item/<id>/', item_by_id),
+    # path('<event_slug>/items/', item),
+    # path('<event_slug>/items/<query>/', search_items),
+    # path('<event_slug>/item/', item),
+    # path('<event_slug>/item/<id>/', item_by_id),
+    re_path(r'^(?P<event_slug>[\w-]+)/items/$', item, name='item'),
+    re_path(r'^(?P<event_slug>[\w-]+)/items/(?P<query>[-A-Za-z0-9+/]*={0,3})/$', search_items, name='search_items'),
+    re_path(r'^(?P<event_slug>[\w-]+)/item/$', item, name='item'),
+    re_path(r'^(?P<event_slug>[\w-]+)/item/(?P<id>\d+)/$', item_by_id, name='item_by_id'),
 ]
diff --git a/core/inventory/serializers.py b/core/inventory/serializers.py
index fd39c3a..4aef119 100644
--- a/core/inventory/serializers.py
+++ b/core/inventory/serializers.py
@@ -3,12 +3,21 @@ from rest_framework import serializers
 
 from files.models import File
 from inventory.models import Event, Container, Item
+from mail.models import EventAddress
+
+
+class EventAdressSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = EventAddress
+        fields = ['address']
 
 
 class EventSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    addresses = EventAdressSerializer(many=True, required=False)
+
     class Meta:
         model = Event
-        fields = ['eid', 'slug', 'name', 'start', 'end', 'pre_start', 'post_end']
+        fields = ['eid', 'slug', 'name', 'start', 'end', 'pre_start', 'post_end', 'addresses']
         read_only_fields = ['eid']
 
 
@@ -86,3 +95,14 @@ class ItemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             validated_data.pop('dataImage')
             instance.files.add(file)
         return super().update(instance, validated_data)
+
+
+class SearchResultSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    search_score = serializers.IntegerField()
+    item = ItemSerializer()
+
+    def to_representation(self, instance):
+        return {**ItemSerializer(instance['item']).data, 'search_score': instance['search_score']}
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Item
diff --git a/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_events.py b/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_events.py
index 7973313..affbd0e 100644
--- a/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_events.py
+++ b/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_events.py
@@ -54,3 +54,15 @@ class EventTestCase(TestCase):
         response = client.delete(f'/api/2/events/{event.eid}/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 204)
         self.assertEqual(len(Event.objects.all()), 1)
+
+    def test_items2(self):
+        from mail.models import EventAddress
+        event1 = Event.objects.create(slug='TEST1', name='Event')
+        EventAddress.objects.create(event=Event.objects.get(slug='TEST1'), address='foo@bar.baz')
+        response = self.client.get('/api/2/events/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(response.json()))
+        self.assertEqual('TEST1', response.json()[0]['slug'])
+        self.assertEqual('Event', response.json()[0]['name'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(response.json()[0]['addresses']))
+
diff --git a/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_items.py b/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_items.py
index 056b38c..616fb81 100644
--- a/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_items.py
+++ b/core/inventory/tests/v2/test_items.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
 from files.models import File
 from inventory.models import Event, Container, Item
 
+from base64 import b64encode
+
 
 class ItemTestCase(TestCase):
 
@@ -169,3 +171,74 @@ class ItemTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(len(response.json()), 1)
         self.assertEqual(response.json()[0]['uid'], item1.uid)
+
+
+class ItemSearchTestCase(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.event = Event.objects.create(slug='EVENT', name='Event')
+        self.box = Container.objects.create(name='BOX')
+        self.user = ExtendedUser.objects.create_user('testuser', 'test', 'test')
+        self.user.user_permissions.add(*Permission.objects.all())
+        self.token = AuthToken.objects.create(user=self.user)
+        self.client = Client(headers={'Authorization': 'Token ' + self.token[1]})
+        self.item1 = Item.objects.create(container=self.box, event=self.event, description='abc def')
+        self.item2 = Item.objects.create(container=self.box, event=self.event, description='def ghi')
+        self.item3 = Item.objects.create(container=self.box, event=self.event, description='jkl mno pqr')
+        self.item4 = Item.objects.create(container=self.box, event=self.event, description='stu vwx')
+
+    def test_search(self):
+        search_query = b64encode(b'abc').decode('utf-8')
+        response = self.client.get(f'/api/2/{self.event.slug}/items/{search_query}/')
+        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(response.json()))
+        self.assertEqual(self.item1.uid, response.json()[0]['uid'])
+        self.assertEqual('abc def', response.json()[0]['description'])
+        self.assertEqual('BOX', response.json()[0]['box'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.box.cid, response.json()[0]['cid'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, response.json()[0]['search_score'])
+
+    def test_search2(self):
+        search_query = b64encode(b'def').decode('utf-8')
+        response = self.client.get(f'/api/2/{self.event.slug}/items/{search_query}/')
+        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(response.json()))
+        self.assertEqual(self.item1.uid, response.json()[0]['uid'])
+        self.assertEqual('abc def', response.json()[0]['description'])
+        self.assertEqual('BOX', response.json()[0]['box'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.box.cid, response.json()[0]['cid'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, response.json()[0]['search_score'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.item2.uid, response.json()[1]['uid'])
+        self.assertEqual('def ghi', response.json()[1]['description'])
+        self.assertEqual('BOX', response.json()[1]['box'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.box.cid, response.json()[1]['cid'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, response.json()[0]['search_score'])
+
+    def test_search3(self):
+        search_query = b64encode(b'jkl').decode('utf-8')
+        response = self.client.get(f'/api/2/{self.event.slug}/items/{search_query}/')
+        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(response.json()))
+        self.assertEqual(self.item3.uid, response.json()[0]['uid'])
+        self.assertEqual('jkl mno pqr', response.json()[0]['description'])
+        self.assertEqual('BOX', response.json()[0]['box'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.box.cid, response.json()[0]['cid'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, response.json()[0]['search_score'])
+
+    def test_search4(self):
+        search_query = b64encode(b'abc def').decode('utf-8')
+        response = self.client.get(f'/api/2/{self.event.slug}/items/{search_query}/')
+        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(response.json()))
+        self.assertEqual(self.item1.uid, response.json()[0]['uid'])
+        self.assertEqual('abc def', response.json()[0]['description'])
+        self.assertEqual('BOX', response.json()[0]['box'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.box.cid, response.json()[0]['cid'])
+        self.assertEqual(2, response.json()[0]['search_score'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.item2.uid, response.json()[1]['uid'])
+        self.assertEqual('def ghi', response.json()[1]['description'])
+        self.assertEqual('BOX', response.json()[1]['box'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.box.cid, response.json()[1]['cid'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, response.json()[1]['search_score'])
+
diff --git a/core/mail/models.py b/core/mail/models.py
index 4bd0973..21061b5 100644
--- a/core/mail/models.py
+++ b/core/mail/models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import random
 from django.db import models
 from django_softdelete.models import SoftDeleteModel
 
+from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
 from core.settings import MAIL_DOMAIN
 from files.models import AbstractFile
 from inventory.models import Event
@@ -31,10 +32,13 @@ class Email(SoftDeleteModel):
 
 class EventAddress(models.Model):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
-    event = models.ForeignKey(Event, models.SET_NULL, null=True)
+    event = models.ForeignKey(Event, models.SET_NULL, null=True, related_name='addresses')
     address = models.CharField(max_length=255)
 
 
 class EmailAttachment(AbstractFile):
     email = models.ForeignKey(Email, models.CASCADE, related_name='attachments', null=True)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+
+
+
diff --git a/core/mail/protocol.py b/core/mail/protocol.py
index cfd25ce..238a8af 100644
--- a/core/mail/protocol.py
+++ b/core/mail/protocol.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from re import match
 
 import aiosmtplib
 from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
@@ -6,10 +7,15 @@ from channels.db import database_sync_to_async
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 
 from mail.models import Email, EventAddress, EmailAttachment
+from notifications.templates import render_auto_reply
 from notify_sessions.models import SystemEvent
 from tickets.models import IssueThread
 
 
+class SpecialMailException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 def find_quoted_printable(s, marker):
     positions = [i for i in range(len(s)) if s.lower().startswith('=?utf-8?' + marker + '?', i)]
     for pos in positions:
@@ -82,6 +88,22 @@ def make_reply(reply_email, references=None, event=None):
     return reply
 
 
+def make_notification(message, to, title):  # TODO where should replies to this go
+    from email.message import EmailMessage
+    from core.settings import MAIL_DOMAIN
+    notification = EmailMessage()
+    notification["From"] = "notifications@%s" % MAIL_DOMAIN
+    notification["To"] = to
+    notification["Subject"] = f"[C3LF Notification]%s" % title
+    # notification["Reply-To"] = f"{event}@{MAIL_DOMAIN}"
+    # notification["In-Reply-To"] = email.reference
+    # notification["Message-ID"] = email.id + "@" + MAIL_DOMAIN
+
+    notification.set_content(message)
+
+    return notification
+
+
 async def send_smtp(message):
     await aiosmtplib.send(message, hostname="127.0.0.1", port=25, use_tls=False, start_tls=False)
 
@@ -180,13 +202,23 @@ def receive_email(envelope, log=None):
     header_in_reply_to = parsed.get('In-Reply-To')
     header_message_id = parsed.get('Message-ID')
 
-    if header_from != envelope.mail_from:
-        log.warning("Header from does not match envelope from")
-        log.info(f"Header from: {header_from}, envelope from: {envelope.mail_from}")
+    #    if header_from != envelope.mail_from:
+    #        log.warning("Header from does not match envelope from")
+    #        log.info(f"Header from: {header_from}, envelope from: {envelope.mail_from}")
+    #
+    #    if header_to != envelope.rcpt_tos[0]:
+    #        log.warning("Header to does not match envelope to")
+    #        log.info(f"Header to: {header_to}, envelope to: {envelope.rcpt_tos[0]}")
 
-    if header_to != envelope.rcpt_tos[0]:
-        log.warning("Header to does not match envelope to")
-        log.info(f"Header to: {header_to}, envelope to: {envelope.rcpt_tos[0]}")
+    # handle undelivered mail header_from : 'Mail Delivery System <MAILER-DAEMON@...'
+
+    if match(r'^([a-zA-Z ]*<)?MAILER-DAEMON@', header_from) and envelope.mail_from.strip("<>") == "":
+        log.warning("Ignoring mailer daemon")
+        raise SpecialMailException("Ignoring mailer daemon")
+
+    if Email.objects.filter(reference=header_message_id).exists():  # break before issue thread is created
+        log.warning("Email already exists")
+        raise Exception("Email already exists")
 
     recipient = envelope.rcpt_tos[0].lower() if envelope.rcpt_tos else header_to.lower()
     sender = envelope.mail_from if envelope.mail_from else header_from
@@ -213,16 +245,7 @@ def receive_email(envelope, log=None):
         references = collect_references(active_issue_thread)
         if not sender.startswith('noreply'):
             subject = f"Re: {subject} [#{active_issue_thread.short_uuid()}]"
-            body = '''Your request (#{}) has been received and will be reviewed by our lost&found angels.
-
-We are reviewing incoming requests during the event and teardown. Immediately after the event, expect a delay as the \
-workload is high. We will not forget about your request and get back in touch once we have updated information on your \
-request. Requests for devices, wallets, credit cards or similar items will be handled with priority.
-
-If you happen to find your lost item or just want to add additional information, please reply to this email. Please \
-do not create a new request.
-
-Your c3lf (Cloakroom + Lost&Found) Team'''.format(active_issue_thread.short_uuid())
+            body = render_auto_reply(active_issue_thread)
             reply_email = Email.objects.create(
                 sender=recipient, recipient=sender, body=body, subject=subject,
                 in_reply_to=header_message_id, event=target_event, issue_thread=active_issue_thread)
@@ -233,7 +256,7 @@ Your c3lf (Cloakroom + Lost&Found) Team'''.format(active_issue_thread.short_uuid
             active_issue_thread.state = 'pending_open'
             active_issue_thread.save()
 
-    return email, new, reply
+    return email, new, reply, active_issue_thread
 
 
 class LMTPHandler:
@@ -255,7 +278,7 @@ class LMTPHandler:
         content = None
         try:
             content = envelope.content
-            email, new, reply = await receive_email(envelope, log)
+            email, new, reply, thread = await receive_email(envelope, log)
             log.info(f"Created email {email.id}")
             systemevent = await database_sync_to_async(SystemEvent.objects.create)(type='email received',
                                                                                    reference=email.id)
@@ -263,14 +286,28 @@ class LMTPHandler:
             channel_layer = get_channel_layer()
             await channel_layer.group_send(
                 'general', {"type": "generic.event", "name": "send_message_to_frontend", "event_id": systemevent.id,
-                            "message": "email received"}
-            )
+                            "message": "email received"})
             log.info(f"Sent message to frontend")
+
             if new and reply:
                 log.info('Sending message to %s' % reply['To'])
                 await send_smtp(reply)
                 log.info("Sent auto reply")
 
+            if thread:
+                await channel_layer.group_send(
+                    'general', {"type": "generic.event", "name": "user_notification", "event_id": systemevent.id,
+                                "ticket_id": thread.id, "new": new})
+            else:
+                print("No thread found")
+
+            return '250 Message accepted for delivery'
+        except SpecialMailException as e:
+            import uuid
+            random_filename = 'special-' + str(uuid.uuid4())
+            with open(random_filename, 'wb') as f:
+                f.write(content)
+            log.warning(f"Special mail exception: {e} saved to {random_filename}")
             return '250 Message accepted for delivery'
         except Exception as e:
             from hashlib import sha256
diff --git a/core/mail/tests/v2/test_mails.py b/core/mail/tests/v2/test_mails.py
index ac03bac..3df56ca 100644
--- a/core/mail/tests/v2/test_mails.py
+++ b/core/mail/tests/v2/test_mails.py
@@ -760,7 +760,6 @@ dGVzdGltYWdl
         response = self.client.post(f'/api/2/tickets/{issue_thread.id}/reply/', {
             'message': 'test'
         })
-        aiosmtplib.send.assert_called_once()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
         self.assertEqual(5, len(Email.objects.all()))
         self.assertEqual(5, len(Email.objects.filter(issue_thread=issue_thread)))
@@ -776,6 +775,7 @@ dGVzdGltYWdl
         self.assertEqual('test subject', IssueThread.objects.all()[0].name)
         self.assertEqual('pending_new', IssueThread.objects.all()[0].state)
         self.assertEqual(None, IssueThread.objects.all()[0].assigned_to)
+        aiosmtplib.send.assert_called_once()
 
     def test_mail_4byte_unicode_emoji(self):
         from aiosmtpd.smtp import Envelope
diff --git a/core/mail/tests/v2/test_user_notifications.py b/core/mail/tests/v2/test_user_notifications.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4db23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mail/tests/v2/test_user_notifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
+from notifications.models import UserNotificationChannel
+
+
+class UserNotificationTestCase(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.user = ExtendedUser.objects.create_user('testuser', 'test', 'test')
+        self.user.user_permissions.add(*Permission.objects.all())
+        self.user.save()
+        self.channel = UserNotificationChannel.objects.create(user=self.user, channel_type='telegram',
+                                                              channel_target='123456789',
+                                                              event_filter='*', active=True)
+
+    async def test_telegram_notify(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/core/notifications/__init__.py b/core/notifications/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/core/notifications/admin.py b/core/notifications/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69620a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifications/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from notifications.models import MessageTemplate, UserNotificationChannel
+
+
+class MessageTemplateAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    pass
+
+
+class UserNotificationChannelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    pass
+
+
+admin.site.register(MessageTemplate, MessageTemplateAdmin)
+admin.site.register(UserNotificationChannel, UserNotificationChannelAdmin)
diff --git a/core/notifications/api_v2.py b/core/notifications/api_v2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9492f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifications/api_v2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required
+from rest_framework import routers, viewsets
+from django.urls import re_path
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, permission_classes
+from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+
+from notifications.models import MessageTemplate, UserNotificationChannel
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+from notifications.templates import TEMPLATE_VARS
+from authentication.serializers import UserSerializer
+
+
+class MessageTemplateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = MessageTemplate
+        fields = '__all__'
+
+
+class UserNotificationChannelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    user = UserSerializer()
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = UserNotificationChannel
+        fields = '__all__'
+
+
+class MessageTemplateViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    serializer_class = MessageTemplateSerializer
+    queryset = MessageTemplate.objects.all()
+
+
+class UserNotificationChannelViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    serializer_class = UserNotificationChannelSerializer
+    queryset = UserNotificationChannel.objects.all()
+
+
+@api_view(['GET'])
+@permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
+@permission_required('tickets.add_issuethread_manual', raise_exception=True)  # TDOO: change this permission
+def get_template_vars(self):
+    return Response(TEMPLATE_VARS, status=200)
+
+
+router = routers.SimpleRouter()
+router.register(r'message_templates', MessageTemplateViewSet)
+router.register(r'user_notification_channels', UserNotificationChannelViewSet)
+urlpatterns = ([
+                   re_path('message_template_variables', get_template_vars),
+               ] + router.urls)
diff --git a/core/notifications/defaults.py b/core/notifications/defaults.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..812d93e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifications/defaults.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+auto_reply_body = '''Your request (#{{ ticket_uuid }}) has been received and will be reviewed by our lost&found angels.
+
+We are reviewing incoming requests during the event and teardown. Immediately after the event, expect a delay as the \
+workload is high. We will not forget about your request and get back in touch once we have updated information on your \
+request. Requests for devices, wallets, credit cards or similar items will be handled with priority.
+
+If you happen to find your lost item or just want to add additional information, please reply to this email. Please \
+do not create a new request.
+
+Your c3lf (Cloakroom + Lost&Found) Team'''
+
+new_issue_notification = '''New issue "{{ ticket_name | limit_length }}" [{{ ticket_uuid }}] created
+{{ ticket_url }}'''
+
+reply_issue_notification = '''Reply to issue "{{ ticket_name }}" [{{ ticket_uuid }}] (was {{ previous_state_pretty }})
+{{ ticket_url }}'''
diff --git a/core/notifications/dispatch.py b/core/notifications/dispatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..752c342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifications/dispatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import asyncio
+
+from aiohttp.client import ClientSession
+from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
+from channels.db import database_sync_to_async
+from urllib.parse import quote as urlencode
+
+from core.settings import TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, TELEGRAM_GROUP_CHAT_ID
+from mail.protocol import send_smtp, make_notification
+from notifications.models import UserNotificationChannel
+from notifications.templates import render_notification_new_ticket_async, render_notification_reply_ticket_async
+from tickets.models import IssueThread
+
+
+async def http_get(url):
+    async with ClientSession() as session:
+        async with session.get(url) as response:
+            return await response.text()
+
+
+async def telegram_notify(message, chat_id):
+    encoded_message = urlencode(message)
+    url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage?chat_id={chat_id}&text={encoded_message}"
+    return await http_get(url)
+
+
+async def email_notify(message, title, email):
+    mail = make_notification(message, email, title)
+    await send_smtp(mail)
+
+
+class NotificationDispatcher:
+    channel_layer = None
+    room_group_name = "general"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.channel_layer = get_channel_layer('default')
+        if not self.channel_layer:
+            raise Exception("Could not get channel layer")
+
+    @database_sync_to_async
+    def get_notification_targets(self):
+        channels = UserNotificationChannel.objects.filter(active=True)
+        return list(channels)
+
+    @database_sync_to_async
+    def get_ticket(self, ticket_id):
+        return IssueThread.objects.filter(id=ticket_id).select_related('event').first()
+
+    async def run_forever(self):
+        # Infinite loop to continuously listen for messages
+        print("Listening for messages...")
+        channel_name = await self.channel_layer.new_channel()
+        await self.channel_layer.group_add(self.room_group_name, channel_name)
+        print("Channel name:", channel_name)
+        while True:
+            # Blocking receive to get the message from the channel layer
+            message = await self.channel_layer.receive(channel_name)
+
+            if (message and 'type' in message and message['type'] == 'generic.event' and 'name' in message and
+                    message['name'] == 'user_notification'):
+                if 'ticket_id' in message and 'event_id' in message and 'new' in message:
+                    ticket = await self.get_ticket(message['ticket_id'])
+                    await self.dispatch(ticket, message['event_id'], message['new'])
+                else:
+                    print("Error: Invalid message format")
+
+    async def dispatch(self, ticket, event_id, new):
+        message = await render_notification_new_ticket_async(
+            ticket) if new else await render_notification_reply_ticket_async(ticket)
+        title = f"[#{ticket.short_uuid()}] {ticket.name}"
+        print("Dispatching message:", message, "with event_id:", event_id)
+        targets = await self.get_notification_targets()
+        jobs = []
+        jobs.append(telegram_notify(message, TELEGRAM_GROUP_CHAT_ID))
+        for target in targets:
+            if target.channel_type == 'telegram':
+                print("Sending telegram notification to:", target.channel_target)
+                jobs.append(telegram_notify(message, target.channel_target))
+            elif target.channel_type == 'email':
+                print("Sending email notification to:", target.channel_target)
+                jobs.append(email_notify(message, title, target.channel_target))
+            else:
+                print("Unknown channel type:", target.channel_type)
+        await asyncio.gather(*jobs)
diff --git a/core/notifications/migrations/0001_initial.py b/core/notifications/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d276eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifications/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2024-05-03 21:02
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+from notifications.defaults import auto_reply_body, new_issue_notification, reply_issue_notification
+from notifications.models import MessageTemplate
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    def create_required_templates(apps, schema_editor):
+        MessageTemplate.objects.create(name='auto_reply', message=auto_reply_body, marked_required=True)
+        MessageTemplate.objects.create(name='new_issue_notification', message=new_issue_notification,
+                                       marked_required=True)
+        MessageTemplate.objects.create(name='reply_issue_notification', message=reply_issue_notification,
+                                       marked_required=True)
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='MessageTemplate',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
+                ('message', models.TextField()),
+                ('created', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('marked_confidential', models.BooleanField(default=False)),
+                ('marked_required', models.BooleanField(default=False)),
+            ],
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='UserNotificationChannel',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('channel_type',
+                 models.CharField(choices=[('telegram', 'telegram'), ('email', 'email')], max_length=255)),
+                ('channel_target', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
+                ('event_filter', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
+                ('active', models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ('created', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('user', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(create_required_templates),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/notifications/migrations/__init__.py b/core/notifications/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/core/notifications/models.py b/core/notifications/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cbfbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifications/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
+
+
+class MessageTemplate(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    message = models.TextField()
+    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    marked_confidential = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    marked_required = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # may not be deleted
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
+
+
+class UserNotificationChannel(models.Model):
+    user = models.ForeignKey(ExtendedUser, models.CASCADE)
+    channel_type = models.CharField(choices=[('telegram', 'telegram'), ('email', 'email')], max_length=255)
+    channel_target = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    event_filter = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+
+    def validate_constraints(self, exclude=None):  # TODO: email -> emailaddress, telegram -> chatid
+        return True
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.user.username + '(' + self.channel_type + ')'
diff --git a/core/notifications/templates.py b/core/notifications/templates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af77193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifications/templates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import jinja2
+from channels.db import database_sync_to_async
+from core.settings import PRIMARY_HOST
+
+from notifications.models import MessageTemplate
+
+TEMPLATE_VARS = ['ticket_name', 'ticket_uuid', 'ticket_id', 'ticket_url',
+                'current_state', 'previous_state', 'current_state_pretty', 'previous_state_pretty',
+                'event_slug', 'event_name',
+                'username', 'user_nick',
+                'web_host']  # TODO customer_name, tracking_code
+
+
+def limit_length(s, length=50):
+    if len(s) > length:
+        return s[:(length - 3)] + "..."
+    return s
+
+
+def ticket_url(ticket):
+    eventslug = ticket.event.slug if ticket.event else "37C3"  # TODO 37C3 should not be hardcoded
+    return f"https://{PRIMARY_HOST}/{eventslug}/ticket/{ticket.id}/"
+
+
+def render_template(template, **kwargs):
+    try:
+        environment = jinja2.Environment()
+        environment.filters['limit_length'] = limit_length
+        tmpl = MessageTemplate.objects.get(name=template)
+        template = environment.from_string(tmpl.message)
+        return template.render(**kwargs, web_host=PRIMARY_HOST)
+    except MessageTemplate.DoesNotExist:
+        return None
+
+
+def get_ticket_vars(ticket):
+    states = list(ticket.state_changes.order_by('-timestamp'))
+    return {
+        'ticket_name': ticket.name,
+        'ticket_uuid': ticket.short_uuid(),
+        'ticket_id': ticket.id,
+        'ticket_url': ticket_url(ticket),
+        'current_state': states[0].state if states else 'none',
+        'previous_state': states[1].state if len(states) > 1 else 'none',
+        'current_state_pretty': states[0].get_state_display() if states else 'none',
+        'previous_state_pretty': states[1].get_state_display() if len(states) > 1 else 'none',
+        'event_slug': ticket.event.slug if ticket.event else "37C3",  # TODO 37C3 should not be hardcoded
+        'event_name': ticket.event.name if ticket.event else "37C3",
+    }
+
+
+def render_auto_reply(ticket):
+    return render_template('auto_reply', **get_ticket_vars(ticket))
+
+
+def render_notification_new_ticket(ticket):
+    return render_template('new_issue_notification', **get_ticket_vars(ticket))
+
+
+def render_notification_reply_ticket(ticket):
+    return render_template('reply_issue_notification', **get_ticket_vars(ticket))
+
+
+async def render_notification_new_ticket_async(ticket):
+    return await database_sync_to_async(render_notification_new_ticket)(ticket)
+
+
+async def render_notification_reply_ticket_async(ticket):
+    return await database_sync_to_async(render_notification_reply_ticket)(ticket)
diff --git a/core/notifications/tests/__init__.py b/core/notifications/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/core/notify_sessions/decorators.py b/core/notify_sessions/decorators.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c349c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notify_sessions/decorators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from asgiref.sync import async_to_sync
+from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
+
+
+def notify_sessions(event, data):
+    def wrapper(func):
+        def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+            ret = func(*args, **kwargs)
+            channel_layer = get_channel_layer()
+            async_to_sync(channel_layer.group_send)(
+                event,
+                {
+                    'type': 'notify',
+                    'data': data,
+                }
+            )
+            return ret
+
+        return wrapped
+
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/core/requirements.dev.txt b/core/requirements.dev.txt
index 8e68f67..146aa37 100644
--- a/core/requirements.dev.txt
+++ b/core/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+aiodns==3.2.0
+aiohttp==3.9.5
+aiosignal==1.3.1
 aiosmtpd==1.4.4.post2
 aiosmtplib==3.0.1
 anyio==4.1.0
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ django-rest-knox==4.2.0
 django-soft-delete==0.9.21
 djangorestframework==3.14.0
 drf-yasg==1.21.7
+frozenlist==1.4.1
 h11==0.14.0
 hyperlink==21.0.0
 idna==3.4
@@ -38,11 +42,13 @@ Jinja2==3.1.2
 MarkupSafe==2.1.3
 msgpack==1.0.7
 msgpack-python==0.5.6
+multidict==6.0.5
 openapi-codec==1.3.2
 packaging==23.2
 Pillow==10.1.0
 pyasn1==0.5.1
 pyasn1-modules==0.3.0
+pycares==4.4.0
 pycparser==2.21
 pyOpenSSL==23.3.0
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
@@ -65,4 +71,5 @@ urllib3==2.1.0
 uvicorn==0.24.0.post1
 watchfiles==0.21.0
 websockets==12.0
+yarl==1.9.4
 zope.interface==6.1
diff --git a/core/requirements.prod.txt b/core/requirements.prod.txt
index 6a4f32a..14bdc0f 100644
--- a/core/requirements.prod.txt
+++ b/core/requirements.prod.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+aiodns==3.2.0
+aiohttp==3.9.5
+aiosignal==1.3.1
 aiosmtpd==1.4.4.post2
 aiosmtplib==3.0.1
 asgiref==3.7.2
diff --git a/core/server.py b/core/server.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d08b595..a09e315
--- a/core/server.py
+++ b/core/server.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ django.setup()
 from helper import init_loop
 from mail.protocol import LMTPHandler
 from mail.socket import UnixSocketLMTPController
+from notifications.dispatch import NotificationDispatcher
 
 
 class UvicornServer(uvicorn.Server):
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ async def lmtp(loop):
     log.info("LMTP done")
 
 
+async def notifications(loop):
+    dispatcher = NotificationDispatcher()
+    await dispatcher.run_forever()
+
+
 def main():
     import sdnotify
     import setproctitle
@@ -67,6 +73,7 @@ def main():
     loop.create_task(web(loop))
     #    loop.create_task(tcp(loop))
     loop.create_task(lmtp(loop))
+    loop.create_task(notifications(loop))
     n = sdnotify.SystemdNotifier()
     n.notify("READY=1")
     log.info("Server ready")
diff --git a/core/tickets/api_v2.py b/core/tickets/api_v2.py
index f8f746e..4a4f71a 100644
--- a/core/tickets/api_v2.py
+++ b/core/tickets/api_v2.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from base64 import b64decode
 
 from django.urls import re_path
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required
@@ -10,11 +11,12 @@ from asgiref.sync import async_to_sync
 from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
 
 from core.settings import MAIL_DOMAIN
+from inventory.models import Event
 from mail.models import Email
 from mail.protocol import send_smtp, make_reply, collect_references
 from notify_sessions.models import SystemEvent
 from tickets.models import IssueThread, Comment, STATE_CHOICES, ShippingVoucher
-from tickets.serializers import IssueSerializer, CommentSerializer, ShippingVoucherSerializer
+from tickets.serializers import IssueSerializer, CommentSerializer, ShippingVoucherSerializer, SearchResultSerializer
 
 
 class IssueViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
@@ -22,6 +24,11 @@ class IssueViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = IssueThread.objects.all()
 
 
+class CommentViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    serializer_class = CommentSerializer
+    queryset = Comment.objects.all()
+
+
 class ShippingVoucherViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = ShippingVoucherSerializer
     queryset = ShippingVoucher.objects.all()
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ def reply(request, pk):
 @api_view(['POST'])
 @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
 @permission_required('tickets.add_issuethread_manual', raise_exception=True)
-def manual_ticket(request):
+def manual_ticket(request, event_slug):
     if 'name' not in request.data:
         return Response({'status': 'error', 'message': 'missing name'}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
     if 'sender' not in request.data:
@@ -116,13 +123,42 @@ def add_comment(request, pk):
     return Response(CommentSerializer(comment).data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
 
 
+def filter_issues(issues, query):
+    query_tokens = query.split(' ')
+    for issue in issues:
+        value = 0
+        for token in query_tokens:
+            if token in issue.description:
+                value += 1
+        if value > 0:
+            yield {'search_score': value, 'issue': issue}
+
+
+@api_view(['GET'])
+@permission_classes([])
+# @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
+# @permission_required('view_item', raise_exception=True)
+def search_issues(request, event_slug, query):
+    try:
+        event = Event.objects.get(slug=event_slug)
+        items = filter_issues(IssueThread.objects.filter(event=event), b64decode(query).decode('utf-8'))
+        return Response(SearchResultSerializer(items, many=True).data)
+    except Event.DoesNotExist:
+        return Response(status=404)
+
+
 router = routers.SimpleRouter()
 router.register(r'tickets', IssueViewSet, basename='issues')
+# router.register(r'comments', CommentViewSet, basename='comments')
 router.register(r'shipping_vouchers', ShippingVoucherViewSet, basename='shipping_vouchers')
 
+
+# [-A-Za-z0-9+/]*={0,3}
 urlpatterns = ([
+                   re_path(r'tickets/states/$', get_available_states, name='get_available_states'),
                    re_path(r'^tickets/(?P<pk>\d+)/reply/$', reply, name='reply'),
                    re_path(r'^tickets/(?P<pk>\d+)/comment/$', add_comment, name='add_comment'),
-                   re_path(r'^tickets/manual/$', manual_ticket, name='manual_ticket'),
-                   re_path(r'^tickets/states/$', get_available_states, name='get_available_states'),
+                   re_path(r'^(?P<event_slug>[\w-]+)/tickets/manual/$', manual_ticket, name='manual_ticket'),
+                   re_path(r'^(?P<event_slug>[\w-]+)/tickets/(?P<query>[-A-Za-z0-9+/]*={0,3})/$', search_issues,
+                            name='search_issues'),
                ] + router.urls)
diff --git a/core/tickets/models.py b/core/tickets/models.py
index db427fe..8a559ee 100644
--- a/core/tickets/models.py
+++ b/core/tickets/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
+from django.db import models
 from django_softdelete.models import SoftDeleteModel
 
 from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
diff --git a/core/tickets/serializers.py b/core/tickets/serializers.py
index a980b97..76561f6 100644
--- a/core/tickets/serializers.py
+++ b/core/tickets/serializers.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class IssueSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         ret = super().to_internal_value(data)
         if 'state' in data:
             ret['state'] = data['state']
-#        if 'assigned_to' in data:
-#            ret['assigned_to'] = data['assigned_to']
+        #        if 'assigned_to' in data:
+        #            ret['assigned_to'] = data['assigned_to']
         return ret
 
     def validate(self, attrs):
@@ -134,3 +134,14 @@ class IssueSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         return IssueThread.objects.all().order_by('-last_activity')
+
+
+class SearchResultSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    search_score = serializers.IntegerField()
+    item = IssueSerializer()
+
+    def to_representation(self, instance):
+        return {**IssueSerializer(instance['item']).data, 'search_score': instance['search_score']}
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = IssueThread
diff --git a/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py b/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py
index 8223506..808b61c 100644
--- a/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py
+++ b/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from django.test import TestCase, Client
 
 from authentication.models import ExtendedUser
+from inventory.models import Event
 from mail.models import Email, EmailAttachment
 from tickets.models import IssueThread, StateChange, Comment
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from knox.models import AuthToken
 
+from base64 import b64encode
+
 
 class IssueApiTest(TestCase):
 
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ class IssueApiTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(file2.hash, response.json()[0]['timeline'][1]['attachments'][1]['hash'])
 
     def test_manual_creation(self):
-        response = self.client.post('/api/2/tickets/manual/',
+        response = self.client.post('/api/2/evt/tickets/manual/',
                                     {'name': 'test issue', 'sender': 'test', 'recipient': 'test', 'body': 'test'},
                                     content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
@@ -247,6 +250,16 @@ class IssueApiTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(timeline[1]['subject'], 'test issue')
         self.assertEqual(timeline[1]['body'], 'test')
 
+    # def test_post_comment(self):
+    #    issue = IssueThread.objects.create(
+    #        name="test issue",
+    #    )
+    #    response = self.client.post('/api/2/comments/', {'comment': 'test', 'issue_thread': issue.id})
+    #    self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+    #    self.assertEqual(response.json()['comment'], 'test')
+    #    self.assertEqual(response.json()['issue_thread'], issue.id)
+    #    self.assertEqual(response.json()['timestamp'], response.json()['timestamp'])
+
     def test_post_comment_altenative(self):
         issue = IssueThread.objects.create(
             name="test issue",
@@ -305,3 +318,21 @@ class IssueApiTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('pending_new', timeline[0]['state'])
         self.assertEqual('assignment', timeline[1]['type'])
         self.assertEqual(self.user.username, timeline[1]['assigned_to'])
+
+
+class IssueSearchTest(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.event = Event.objects.create(slug='EVENT', name='Event')
+        self.user = ExtendedUser.objects.create_user('testuser', 'test', 'test')
+        self.user.user_permissions.add(*Permission.objects.all())
+        self.user.save()
+        self.token = AuthToken.objects.create(user=self.user)
+        self.client = Client(headers={'Authorization': 'Token ' + self.token[1]})
+
+    def test_search(self):
+        search_query = b64encode(b'abc').decode('utf-8')
+        response = self.client.get(f'/api/2/{self.event.slug}/tickets/{search_query}/')
+        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual([], response.json())
diff --git a/deploy/ansible/playbooks/templates/django.env.j2 b/deploy/ansible/playbooks/templates/django.env.j2
index 72a0c30..a8e0d83 100644
--- a/deploy/ansible/playbooks/templates/django.env.j2
+++ b/deploy/ansible/playbooks/templates/django.env.j2
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ LEGACY_API_USER={{ legacy_api_user }}
 LEGACY_API_PASSWORD={{ legacy_api_password }}
 MEDIA_ROOT=/var/www/c3lf-sys3/userfiles
 STATIC_ROOT=/var/www/c3lf-sys3/staticfiles
+TELEGRAM_GROUP_CHAT_ID={{ telegram_group_chat_id }}
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN={{ telegram_bot_token }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/dev/.backend.env b/deploy/dev/.backend.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfddc4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/dev/.backend.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+HTTP_HOST=core
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/dev/Dockerfile.backend b/deploy/dev/Dockerfile.backend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c2efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/dev/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM python:3.11-bookworm
+LABEL authors="lagertonne"
+
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+RUN mkdir /code
+WORKDIR /code
+COPY requirements.dev.txt /code/
+COPY requirements.prod.txt /code/
+RUN apt update && apt install -y mariadb-client
+RUN pip install -r requirements.dev.txt
+RUN pip install -r requirements.prod.txt
+RUN pip install mysqlclient
+COPY .. /code/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/dev/Dockerfile.frontend b/deploy/dev/Dockerfile.frontend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a41d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/dev/Dockerfile.frontend
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM docker.io/node:22
+
+RUN mkdir /web
+WORKDIR /web
+COPY package.json /web/
+RUN npm install
diff --git a/deploy/dev/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/dev/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411179e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+services:
+  core:
+    build:
+      context: ../../core
+      dockerfile: ../deploy/dev/Dockerfile.backend
+    command: bash -c 'python manage.py migrate && python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000'
+    #environment:
+    #  - DATABASE_URL
+    volumes:
+      - ../../core:/code
+      - ./.backend.env:/code/.env
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+
+  frontend:
+    build:
+      context: ../../web
+      dockerfile: ../deploy/dev/Dockerfile.frontend
+    command: npm run serve
+    volumes:
+      - ../../web:/web:ro
+      - /web/node_modules
+      - ./vue.config.js:/web/vue.config.js
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+
+  db:
+    image: mariadb
+    environment:
+      MARIADB_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD: true
+      MARIADB_DATABASE: system3
+      MARIADB_USER: system3
+      MARIADB_PASSWORD: system3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/dev/vue.config.js b/deploy/dev/vue.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8f3c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/dev/vue.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// vue.config.js
+
+module.exports = {
+    devServer: {
+        headers: {
+            "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
+            "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "*",
+            "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "*"
+        },
+        proxy: {
+            '^/media/2': {
+                target: 'http://core:8000/',
+            },
+            '^/api/2': {
+                target: 'http://core:8000/',
+            },
+            '^/api/1': {
+                target: 'http://core:8000/',
+            },
+            '^/ws/2': {
+                target: 'http://core:8000/',
+                ws: true,
+                logLevel: 'debug',
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index 87f6d71..09596d6 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "lint": "vue-cli-service lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@chenfengyuan/vue-qrcode": "^2.0.0",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^6.5.1",
     "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^6.5.1",
     "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome": "^3.0.6",
diff --git a/web/src/App.vue b/web/src/App.vue
index 83a3bb2..bd4956f 100644
--- a/web/src/App.vue
+++ b/web/src/App.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <template>
-    <div id="app">
+    <div style="min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column;">
         <AddItemModal v-if="addItemModalOpen && isLoggedIn" @close="closeAddItemModal()" isModal="true"/>
         <AddTicketModal v-if="addTicketModalOpen && isLoggedIn" @close="closeAddTicketModal()" isModal="true"/>
         <AddBoxModal v-if="showAddBoxModal && isLoggedIn" @close="closeAddBoxModal()" isModal="true"/>
+        <AddEventModal v-if="showAddEventModal && isLoggedIn" @close="closeAddEventModal()" isModal="true"/>
         <Navbar v-if="isLoggedIn" @addItemClicked="openAddItemModal()" @addTicketClicked="openAddTicketModal()"/>
-        <router-view/>
+        <router-view style="flex: 1 1;"/>
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -14,12 +15,13 @@ import AddItemModal from '@/components/AddItemModal';
 import {mapState, mapMutations, mapActions, mapGetters} from 'vuex';
 import AddTicketModal from "@/components/AddTicketModal.vue";
 import AddBoxModal from "@/components/AddBoxModal.vue";
+import AddEventModal from "@/components/AddEventModal.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'app',
-    components: {AddBoxModal, Navbar, AddItemModal, AddTicketModal},
+    components: {AddBoxModal, AddEventModal, Navbar, AddItemModal, AddTicketModal},
     computed: {
-        ...mapState(['loadedItems', 'layout', 'toasts', 'showAddBoxModal']),
+        ...mapState(['loadedItems', 'layout', 'toasts', 'showAddBoxModal', 'showAddEventModal']),
         ...mapGetters(['isLoggedIn']),
     },
     data: () => ({
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ export default {
         addTicketModalOpen: false
     }),
     methods: {
-        ...mapMutations(['removeToast', 'createToast', 'closeAddBoxModal', 'openAddBoxModal']),
+        ...mapMutations(['removeToast', 'createToast', 'closeAddBoxModal', 'openAddBoxModal', 'closeAddEventModal']),
         ...mapActions(['loadEvents', 'scheduleAfterInit']),
         openAddItemModal() {
             this.addItemModalOpen = true;
diff --git a/web/src/components/AddEventModal.vue b/web/src/components/AddEventModal.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..387aeb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/AddEventModal.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<template>
+    <div>
+        <Modal v-if="isModal" title="Add Event" @close="$emit('close')">
+            <template #body>
+                <div>
+                    <div class="row mb-3">
+                        <div class="col">
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Event Title"
+                                   v-model="data.name">
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col">
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Event Slug" v-model="data.slug">
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <div class="col">
+                            <input type="date" class="form-control" title="Buildup Start" v-model="data.pre_start"
+                                   :max="data.start" @focus="prepare_date_field">
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col">
+                            <input type="date" class="form-control" title="Official Event Start" v-model="data.start"
+                                   :min="data.pre_start" :max="data.end" @focus="prepare_date_field">
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col">
+                            <input type="date" class="form-control" title="Official Event End" v-model="data.end"
+                                   :min="data.start" :max="data.post_end" @focus="prepare_date_field">
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col">
+                            <input type="date" class="form-control" title="Teardown End" v-model="data.post_end"
+                                   :min="data.end" @focus="prepare_date_field">
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <small>The buildup and teardown dates only relate to the timeframe in which the c3lf team is
+                        present.</small>
+                </div>
+            </template>
+            <template #buttons>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" @click="$emit('close')">Cancel</button>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" @click="createEvent(data).then(()=>$emit('close'))">
+                    Create
+                </button>
+            </template>
+        </Modal>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import Modal from '@/components/Modal';
+import {mapActions} from "vuex";
+
+export default {
+    name: 'AddEventModal',
+    components: {Modal},
+    props: ['isModal'],
+    data: () => ({
+        data: {
+            name: '',
+            slug: '',
+            start: null,
+            end: null,
+            pre_start: null,
+            post_end: null,
+        },
+        errors: {},
+    }),
+    methods: {
+        ...mapActions(['createEvent']),
+        validate_data() {
+            return this.pre_start <= this.start && this.start <= this.end && this.end <= this.post_end && !!this.event_slug && !!this.event_name;
+        },
+        prepare_date_field(e) {
+            if (!e.target.value) {
+                if (e.target.min) {
+                    e.target.value = e.target.min
+                } else if (e.target.max) {
+                    e.target.value = e.target.max
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/components/AsyncLoader.vue b/web/src/components/AsyncLoader.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06c5908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/AsyncLoader.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+<template>
+    <div class="async-wrapper" :class="{ 'loaded': loaded }">
+        <div class="deferred">
+            <slot></slot>
+        </div>
+        <div class="loader-wrapper">
+            <div class="loader-ellipsis">
+                <div></div>
+                <div></div>
+                <div></div>
+                <div></div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+export default {
+    name: 'AsyncLoader',
+    props: {
+        loaded: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default: false
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.async-wrapper {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .deferred {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper.loaded > .deferred {
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis {
+    color: #17a2b8;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper.loaded > .loader-wrapper {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis,
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis div {
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis {
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+    width: 80px;
+    height: 80px;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis div {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 33.33333px;
+    width: 13.33333px;
+    height: 13.33333px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: currentColor;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 1, 1, 0);
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis div:nth-child(1) {
+    left: 8px;
+    animation: loader-ellipsis1 0.6s infinite;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis div:nth-child(2) {
+    left: 8px;
+    animation: loader-ellipsis2 0.6s infinite;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis div:nth-child(3) {
+    left: 32px;
+    animation: loader-ellipsis2 0.6s infinite;
+}
+
+.async-wrapper > .loader-wrapper > .loader-ellipsis div:nth-child(4) {
+    left: 56px;
+    animation: loader-ellipsis3 0.6s infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes loader-ellipsis1 {
+    0% {
+        transform: scale(0);
+    }
+    100% {
+        transform: scale(1);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes loader-ellipsis3 {
+    0% {
+        transform: scale(1);
+    }
+    100% {
+        transform: scale(0);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes loader-ellipsis2 {
+    0% {
+        transform: translate(0, 0);
+    }
+    100% {
+        transform: translate(24px, 0);
+    }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/web/src/components/CollapsableCards.vue b/web/src/components/CollapsableCards.vue
index d1edab7..554a960 100644
--- a/web/src/components/CollapsableCards.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/CollapsableCards.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
 <template>
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-lg-3 col-xl-2">
+            <!--div class="card bg-dark text-light mb-2" id="filters">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h5 class="card-title text-info">Sort & Filter</h5>
+                    <div class="form-group" v-for="(column, index) in columns" :key="index">
+                        <label>{{ column }}</label>
+                        <div class="input-group">
+                            <div class="input-group-prepend">
+                                <button
+                                    :class="[ 'btn', column === sortBy ? 'btn-outline-info' : 'btn-outline-secondary' ]"
+                                    type="button"
+                                    @click="toggleSort(column)">
+                                    <font-awesome-icon :icon="getSortIcon(column)"/>
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                            <input
+                                type="text"
+                                class="form-control"
+                                placeholder="filter"
+                                :value="filters[column]"
+                                @input="changeFilter(column, $event.target.value)"
+                            >
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div-->
         </div>
         <div class="col-lg-9 col-xl-8">
             <div class="w-100"
@@ -58,6 +83,13 @@ export default {
         } else {
             this.collapsed = this.sections.map(() => true);
         }
+
+        //this.$router.push({...this.$router.currentRoute, query: {...this.$router.currentRoute.query, layout}});
+        //this.collapsed = this.sections.map(() => true);
+        /*this.columns.map(e => ({
+            k: e,
+            v: this.$store.getters.getFilters[e]
+        })).filter(e => e.v).forEach(e => this.setFilter(e.k, e.v));*/
     },
     computed: {
         grouped_items() {
diff --git a/web/src/components/Navbar.vue b/web/src/components/Navbar.vue
index fb0736b..686f324 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Navbar.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/Navbar.vue
@@ -29,16 +29,7 @@
                 </router-link>
             </li>
         </ul>
-        <form class="form-inline mt-1 my-lg-auto my-xl-auto w-100 d-inline mr-1" v-if="hasPermissions">
-            <input
-                class="form-control w-100"
-                type="search"
-                placeholder="Search"
-                aria-label="Search"
-                @input="searchEventItems($event.target.value)"
-                disabled
-            >
-        </form>
+        <SearchBox v-if="hasPermissions" class="mt-1 my-lg-auto my-xl-auto w-100 d-inline mr-1"/>
         <div class="custom-control-inline mr-1" v-if="hasPermissions">
             <div class="btn-group btn-group-toggle mr-1" v-if="isItemView()">
                 <button :class="['btn', 'btn-info', { active: layout === 'cards' }]" @click="setLayout('cards')">
@@ -103,9 +94,13 @@
 
 <script>
 import {mapState, mapActions, mapMutations, mapGetters} from 'vuex';
+import SearchBox from "@/components/inputs/SearchBox.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'Navbar',
+    components: {
+        SearchBox
+    },
     data: () => ({
         views: [
             {'title': 'items', 'path': 'items'},
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ export default {
         ...mapGetters(['getEventSlug', 'getActiveView', "checkPermission", "hasPermissions", "layout", "route"]),
     },
     methods: {
-        ...mapActions(['changeEvent', 'changeView', 'searchEventItems']),
+        ...mapActions(['changeEvent', 'changeView']),
         ...mapMutations(['logout']),
         navigateTo(link) {
             if (this.route.path !== link)
diff --git a/web/src/components/SlotTable.vue b/web/src/components/SlotTable.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f92b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/SlotTable.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<template>
+    <table class="table table-striped table-dark">
+        <thead>
+        <tr>
+            <th scope="col" v-for="(column, index) in columns" :key="index"
+                v-if="columnHasData[index]||columnHasSlot[index]">
+                <div class="input-group" v-if="columnHasData[index]">
+                    <div class="input-group-prepend">
+                        <button
+                            :class="[ 'btn', column === sortBy ? 'btn-outline-info' : 'btn-outline-secondary' ]"
+                            @click="toggleSort(column)"
+                        >
+                            {{ column }}
+                            <span :class="{ 'text-info': column === sortBy }">
+                                    <font-awesome-icon :icon="getSortIcon(column)"/>
+                                </span>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                    <input
+                        type="text"
+                        class="form-control"
+                        placeholder="filter"
+                        :value="filters[column]"
+                        @input="changeFilter(column, $event.target.value)"
+                    >
+                </div>
+                <span v-else-if="columnHasSlot[index]">
+                    {{ column }}
+                </span>
+            </th>
+            <th>
+                <slot name="header_actions"/>
+            </th>
+        </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+        <tr v-for="item in internalItems" :key="item[keyName]" @click="$emit('itemActivated', item)">
+            <td v-for="(column, index) in columns" :key="index" v-if="columnHasSlot[index]||columnHasData[index]">
+                <slot v-if="columnHasSlot[index]" :name="column" :item="item"/>
+                <span v-else-if="columnHasData[index]">
+                    {{ item[column] }}
+                </span>
+                <span v-else>
+                    {{ column }}
+                </span>
+            </td>
+            <td>
+                <slot v-bind:item="item" name="actions"/>
+            </td>
+        </tr>
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import DataContainer from '@/mixins/data-container';
+import router from '../router';
+
+export default {
+    name: 'SlotTable',
+    mixins: [DataContainer],
+    data() {
+        return {
+            columnHasSlot: [],
+            columnHasData: []
+        }
+    },
+    created() {
+        this.columns.map(e => ({
+            k: e,
+            v: this.$store.getters.getFilters[e]
+        })).filter(e => e.v).forEach(e => this.setFilter(e.k, e.v));
+
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        this.columnHasSlot = this.columns.map(e => Object.keys(this.$slots).includes(e));
+        this.columnHasData = this.columns.map(e => this.items.reduce((a, b) => a || b[e] !== undefined, false));
+        //console.log(this.columnHasData, this.columnHasSlot, this.columns, Object.keys(this.$slots), this.$slots);
+        for (let slot in this.$slots) {
+            console.log(`Slot: ${slot}`);
+            console.log(`Data: ${this.$slots[slot]}`);
+        }
+    },
+    beforeUpdate() {
+        this.columnHasSlot = this.columns.map(e => Object.keys(this.$slots).includes(e));
+        this.columnHasData = this.columns.map(e => this.items.reduce((a, b) => a || b[e] !== undefined, false));
+    },
+    methods: {
+        changeFilter(col, val) {
+            this.setFilter(col, val);
+            let newquery = Object.entries({
+                ...this.$store.getters.getFilters,
+                [col]: val
+            }).reduce((a, [k, v]) => (v ? {...a, [k]: v} : a), {});
+            router.push({query: newquery});
+        },
+    },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.table-body-move {
+    transition: transform 1s;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/components/Timeline.vue b/web/src/components/Timeline.vue
index 97c8463..28a21b5 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
                 <div class="">
                     <textarea placeholder="add comment..." v-model="newComment" class="form-control">
                     </textarea>
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary float-right" @click="addCommentAndClear">
+                    <AsyncButton class="btn btn-primary float-right" :task="addCommentAndClear">
                         <font-awesome-icon icon="comment"/>
                         Save Comment
-                    </button>
+                    </AsyncButton>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </li>
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@
                 <div>
                     <textarea placeholder="reply mail..." v-model="newMail" class="form-control">
                     </textarea>
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary float-right" @click="sendMailAndClear">
+                    <AsyncButton class="btn btn-primary float-right" :task="sendMailAndClear">
                         <font-awesome-icon icon="envelope"/>
                         Send Mail
-                    </button>
+                    </AsyncButton>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </li>
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ import {mapActions, mapGetters} from "vuex";
 import TimelineAssignment from "@/components/TimelineAssignment.vue";
 import TimelineRelatedItem from "@/components/TimelineRelatedItem.vue";
 import TimelineShippingVoucher from "@/components/TimelineShippingVoucher.vue";
+import AsyncButton from "@/components/inputs/AsyncButton.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'Timeline',
     components: {
-        TimelineShippingVoucher,
+        TimelineShippingVoucher, AsyncButton,
         TimelineRelatedItem, TimelineAssignment, TimelineStateChange, TimelineComment, TimelineMail
     },
     props: {
@@ -103,18 +104,17 @@ export default {
         },
     },
     methods: {
-        ...mapActions(['fetchShippingVouchers']),
-        sendMailAndClear: function () {
-            this.$emit('sendMail', this.newMail);
+        ...mapActions(['sendMail', 'postComment']),
+        sendMailAndClear: async function () {
+            //this.$emit('sendMail', this.newMail);
+            await this.sendMail(this.newMail);
             this.newMail = "";
         },
-        addCommentAndClear: function () {
-            this.$emit('addComment', this.newComment);
+        addCommentAndClear: async function () {
+            //this.$emit('addComment', this.newComment);
+            await this.postComment(this.newComment);
             this.newComment = "";
         }
-    },
-    mounted() {
-        this.fetchShippingVouchers();
     }
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/web/src/components/Toast.vue b/web/src/components/Toast.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..062c69a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/Toast.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<template>
+    <div class="toast" :class="color && ('border-' + color)" role="alert" ref="toast" data-autohide="false">
+        <div class="toast-header" :class="[color && ('bg-' + color), color && 'text-light']">
+            <strong class="mr-auto pr-3">{{ title }}</strong>
+            <small>{{ displayTime }}</small>
+            <button type="button" class="ml-2 mb-1 close" @click="close()">
+                <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+        <!--div class="toast-body" v-html="message">{{ message }}</div-->
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import $ from 'jquery';
+import 'bootstrap/js/dist/toast';
+import {DateTime} from 'luxon';
+
+export default {
+    name: 'Toast',
+    props: ['title', 'message', 'color'],
+    data: () => ({
+        creationTime: DateTime.local(),
+        displayTime: 'just now',
+        timer: undefined
+    }),
+    mounted() {
+        const {toast} = this.$refs;
+        $(toast).toast('show');
+        this.timer = setInterval(this.updateDisplayTime, 1000);
+    },
+    methods: {
+        close() {
+            const {toast} = this.$refs;
+            $(toast).toast('hide');
+            window.setTimeout(() => {
+                this.$emit('close');
+            }, 500);
+        },
+        updateDisplayTime() {
+            this.displayTime = this.creationTime.toRelative();
+        }
+    },
+    beforeDestroy() {
+        clearInterval(this.timer);
+    }
+};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/components/inputs/AsyncButton.vue b/web/src/components/inputs/AsyncButton.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3c1712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/inputs/AsyncButton.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<template>
+    <button @click.stop="handleClick" :disabled="disabled">
+        <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" role="status" aria-hidden="true"
+              :class="{'d-none': !disabled}"></span>
+        <span class="ml-2" :class="{'d-none': !disabled}">In Progress...</span>
+        <span :class="{'d-none': disabled}"><slot></slot></span>
+    </button>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+export default {
+    name: 'AsyncButton',
+    data() {
+        return {
+            disabled: false,
+        };
+    },
+    props: {
+        task: {
+            type: Function,
+            required: true,
+        },
+    },
+    methods: {
+        async handleClick() {
+            console.log("AsyncButton.handleClick() called");
+            if (this.task && typeof this.task === 'function') {
+                this.disabled = true;
+                try {
+                    await this.task();
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.error(e);
+                } finally {
+                    this.disabled = false;
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.spinner-border {
+    vertical-align: -0.125em;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/components/inputs/FormatedText.vue b/web/src/components/inputs/FormatedText.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..114fbf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/inputs/FormatedText.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+<template>
+    <div contenteditable @input="onchange" ref="text">
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+    name: 'FormatedText',
+    props: {
+        value: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true
+        },
+        format: {
+            type: Function,
+            default: null
+        }
+    },
+    data() {
+        return {
+            selection: {start: 0, end: 0, direction: 'forward', type: 'Caret'}
+        };
+    },
+    emits: ['input'],
+    methods: {
+        rawhtml(value) {
+            if (typeof this.format === 'function') {
+                return this.format(value.replace(/ /g, '&nbsp;'));
+            } else {
+                return value;
+            }
+        },
+        onchange(event) {
+            const div = this.$refs.text;
+            const sel = window.getSelection();
+            if (sel.rangeCount > 0) {
+                this.selection.start = this.calculateOffset(div, sel.anchorNode, sel.anchorOffset);
+                this.selection.end = this.calculateOffset(div, sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset);
+                this.selection.direction = sel.direction;
+                this.selection.type = sel.type;
+            }
+            this.$emit('input', event.target.innerText.replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ').replace(/\xA0/g, ' '));
+        },
+        calculateOffset(container, node, offset) {
+            let position = 0;
+            let found = false;
+            const walk = (elem) => {
+                if (elem === node) {
+                    found = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (elem.nodeType === 3) {
+                    position += elem.length;
+                } else {
+                    for (let i = 0; i < elem.childNodes.length; i++) {
+                        walk(elem.childNodes[i]);
+                        if (found) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            walk(container);
+            return position + offset;
+        },
+        findNode(container, offset) {
+            let position = 0;
+            let found = false;
+            let node = null;
+            const walk = (elem) => {
+                if (position + elem.length >= offset) {
+                    found = true;
+                    node = elem;
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (elem.nodeType === 3) {
+                    position += elem.length;
+                } else {
+                    for (let i = 0; i < elem.childNodes.length; i++) {
+                        walk(elem.childNodes[i]);
+                        if (found) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            walk(container);
+            return [node, offset - position]
+        },
+    },
+    watch: {
+        value() {
+            if (this.selection) {
+                const div = this.$refs.text;
+                div.innerHTML = this.rawhtml(this.value);
+
+                const range = document.createRange();
+                const sel = window.getSelection();
+                range.setStart(...this.findNode(div, this.selection.start));
+                range.setEnd(...this.findNode(div, this.selection.end));
+
+                sel.removeAllRanges();
+                sel.addRange(range);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        const div = this.$refs.text;
+        div.innerHTML = this.rawhtml(this.value);
+    }
+};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/components/inputs/SearchBox.vue b/web/src/components/inputs/SearchBox.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb32b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/inputs/SearchBox.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<template>
+    <input
+        class="form-control w-100"
+        type="search"
+        placeholder="Search"
+        aria-label="Search"
+        v-model="search_query"
+        @keyup.enter="dispatchSearch"
+    >
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+import {mapActions, mapGetters} from "vuex";
+
+export default {
+    name: 'SearchBox',
+    data() {
+        return {
+            search_query: ''
+        }
+    },
+    computed: {
+        ...mapGetters(['getActiveView'])
+    },
+    methods: {
+        ...mapActions(['searchEventItems', 'searchEventTickets']),
+        isItemView() {
+            return this.getActiveView === 'items' || this.getActiveView === 'item';
+        },
+        isTicketView() {
+            return this.getActiveView === 'tickets' || this.getActiveView === 'ticket';
+        },
+        dispatchSearch() {
+            if (this.isItemView()) {
+                this.searchEventItems(this.search_query);
+            } else if (this.isTicketView()) {
+                this.searchEventTickets(this.search_query);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/main.js b/web/src/main.js
index f6fe706..1e0ea76 100644
--- a/web/src/main.js
+++ b/web/src/main.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {createApp} from 'vue'
 import App from './App.vue';
+import VueQrcode from '@chenfengyuan/vue-qrcode';
 import store from './store';
 import router from './router';
 
@@ -52,5 +53,6 @@ library.add(faPlus, faCheckCircle, faEdit, faTrash, faCat, faSyncAlt, faSort, fa
 
 const app = createApp(App).use(store).use(router);
 
+app.component(VueQrcode.name, VueQrcode);
 app.component('font-awesome-icon', FontAwesomeIcon);
 app.mount('#app')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/router.js b/web/src/router.js
index 7d756e8..871a01c 100644
--- a/web/src/router.js
+++ b/web/src/router.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import store from '@/store';
 import Items from './views/Items';
 import Boxes from './views/Boxes';
 import Files from './views/Files';
+import Error from './views/Error';
 import HowTo from './views/HowTo';
 import Login from '@/views/Login.vue';
 import Register from '@/views/Register.vue';
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ import Ticket from "@/views/Ticket.vue";
 import Admin from "@/views/admin/Admin.vue";
 import Empty from "@/views/Empty.vue";
 import Events from "@/views/admin/Events.vue";
+import Settings from "@/views/admin/Settings.vue";
 import AccessControl from "@/views/admin/AccessControl.vue";
 import {default as BoxesAdmin} from "@/views/admin/Boxes.vue"
 import Shipping from "@/views/admin/Shipping.vue";
+import Notifications from "@/views/admin/Notifications.vue";
 
 const routes = [
     {path: '/', redirect: '/37C3/items', meta: {requiresAuth: false}},
@@ -58,6 +61,10 @@ const routes = [
                 path: 'events/', name: 'events', component: Events, meta:
                     {requiresAuth: true, requiresPermission: 'delete_event'}
             },
+            {
+                path: 'settings/', name: 'settings', component: Settings, meta:
+                    {requiresAuth: true, requiresPermission: 'delete_event'}
+            },
             {
                 path: '', name: 'admin', component: Debug, meta:
                     {requiresAuth: true, requiresPermission: 'delete_event'}
@@ -74,9 +81,14 @@ const routes = [
                 path: 'shipping/', name: 'shipping', component: Shipping, meta:
                     {requiresAuth: true, requiresPermission: 'delete_event'}
             },
+            {
+                path: 'notifications/', name: 'notifications', component: Notifications, meta:
+                    {requiresAuth: true, requiresPermission: 'delete_event'}
+            }
         ]
     },
     {path: '/user', name: 'user', component: Empty, meta: {requiresAuth: true}},
+    //{path: '*', component: Error},
 ];
 
 const router = createRouter({
@@ -110,3 +122,4 @@ router.afterEach((to, from) => {
 });
 
 export default router;
+
diff --git a/web/src/store.js b/web/src/store.js
index e07c9e0..0724070 100644
--- a/web/src/store.js
+++ b/web/src/store.js
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ const store = createStore({
         users: [],
         groups: [],
         state_options: [],
+        messageTemplates: [],
+        messageTemplateVariables: [],
         shippingVouchers: [],
+        userNotificationChannels: [],
 
         lastEvent: '37C3',
         lastUsed: {},
+        searchQuery: '',
         remember: false,
         user: {
             username: null,
@@ -41,13 +45,17 @@ const store = createStore({
             users: 0,
             groups: 0,
             states: 0,
+            messageTemplates: 0,
             shippingVouchers: 0,
+            userNotificationChannels: 0,
         },
         persistent_loaded: false,
         shared_loaded: false,
         afterInitHandlers: [],
 
         showAddBoxModal: false,
+        showAddEventModal: false,
+        test: ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'],
 
         shippingVoucherTypes: {
             '2kg-de': '2kg Paket (DE)',
@@ -172,6 +180,12 @@ const store = createStore({
         closeAddBoxModal(state) {
             state.showAddBoxModal = false;
         },
+        openAddEventModal(state) {
+            state.showAddEventModal = true;
+        },
+        closeAddEventModal(state) {
+            state.showAddEventModal = false;
+        },
         createToast(state, {title, message, color}) {
             var toast = {title, message, color, key: state.keyIncrement}
             state.toasts.push(toast);
@@ -211,13 +225,27 @@ const store = createStore({
             user.permissions = null;
             state.user = user;
         },
+        setTest(state, test) {
+            state.test = test;
+        },
         setThumbnail(state, {url, data}) {
             state.thumbnailCache[url] = data;
         },
+        setMessageTemplates(state, templates) {
+            state.messageTemplates = templates;
+            state.fetchedData = {...state.fetchedData, messageTemplates: Date.now()};
+        },
+        setMessageTemplateVariables(state, variables) {
+            state.messageTemplateVariables = variables;
+        },
         setShippingVouchers(state, codes) {
             state.shippingVouchers = codes;
             state.fetchedData = {...state.fetchedData, shippingVouchers: Date.now()};
         },
+        setUserNotificationChannels(state, channels) {
+            state.userNotificationChannels = channels;
+            state.fetchedData = {...state.fetchedData, userNotificationChannels: Date.now()};
+        },
     },
     actions: {
         async login({commit}, {username, password, remember}) {
@@ -300,6 +328,18 @@ const store = createStore({
             if (data && success)
                 commit('replaceEvents', data);
         },
+        async createEvent({commit, dispatch, state}, event) {
+            const {data, success} = await http.post('/2/events/', event, state.user.token);
+            if (data && success)
+                commit('replaceEvents', [...state.events, data]);
+        },
+        async deleteEvent({commit, dispatch, state}, event_id) {
+            const {data, success} = await http.delete(`/2/events/${event_id}/`, state.user.token);
+            if (success) {
+                await dispatch('loadEvents')
+                commit('replaceEvents', [...state.events.filter(e => e.eid !== event_id)])
+            }
+        },
         async fetchTicketStates({commit, state}) {
             if (!state.user.token) return;
             if (state.fetchedData.states > Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24) return;
@@ -336,10 +376,9 @@ const store = createStore({
             }
         },
         async searchEventItems({commit, getters, state}, query) {
-            const foo = utf8.encode(query);
-            const bar = base64.encode(foo);
+            const encoded_query = base64.encode(utf8.encode(query));
 
-            const {data, success} = await http.get(`/2/${getters.getEventSlug}/items/${bar}/`, state.user.token);
+            const {data, success} = await http.get(`/2/${getters.getEventSlug}/items/${encoded_query}/`, state.user.token);
             if (data && success)
                 commit('replaceLoadedItems', data);
         },
@@ -388,6 +427,13 @@ const store = createStore({
             if (data && success)
                 commit('replaceTickets', data);
         },
+        async searchEventTickets({commit, getters, state}, query) {
+            const encoded_query = base64.encode(utf8.encode(query));
+
+            const {data, success} = await http.get(`/2/${getters.getEventSlug}/tickets/${encoded_query}/`, state.user.token);
+            if (data && success)
+                commit('replaceTickets', data);
+        },
         async sendMail({commit, dispatch, state}, {id, message}) {
             const {data, success} = await http.post(`/2/tickets/${id}/reply/`, {message}, state.user.token);
             if (data && success) {
@@ -433,6 +479,39 @@ const store = createStore({
             const {data, success} = await http.patch(`/2/tickets/${id}/`, ticket, state.user.token);
             commit('updateTicket', data);
         },
+        async fetchMessageTemplates({commit, state}) {
+            if (!state.user.token) return;
+            if (state.messageTemplates.length > 0) return;
+            const {data, success} = await http.get('/2/message_templates/', state.user.token);
+            if (data && success) {
+                commit('setMessageTemplates', data);
+            }
+        },
+        async updateMessageTemplate({dispatch, state}, template) {
+            const {data, success} = await http.patch(`/2/message_templates/${template.id}/`,
+                {'message': template.message}, state.user.token);
+            if (data && success) {
+                state.fetchedData.messageTemplates = 0;
+                dispatch('fetchMessageTemplates');
+            }
+        },
+        async fetchMessageTemplateVariables({commit, state}) {
+            if (!state.user.token) return;
+            if (state.messageTemplateVariables.length > 0) return;
+            const {data, success} = await http.get('/2/message_template_variables/', state.user.token);
+            if (data && success) {
+                commit('setMessageTemplateVariables', data);
+            }
+        },
+        async createMessageTemplate({dispatch, state}, template_name) {
+            const {data, success} = await http.post('/2/message_templates/', {
+                name: template_name,
+                message: '-'
+            }, state.user.token);
+            if (data && success) {
+                dispatch('fetchMessageTemplates');
+            }
+        },
         async fetchShippingVouchers({commit, state}) {
             if (!state.user.token) return;
             if (state.fetchedData.shippingVouchers > Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24) return;
@@ -459,7 +538,15 @@ const store = createStore({
                 state.fetchedData.tickets = 0;
                 await Promise.all([dispatch('loadTickets'), dispatch('fetchShippingVouchers')]);
             }
-        }
+        },
+        async fetchUserNotificationChannels({commit, state}) {
+            if (!state.user.token) return;
+            if (state.fetchedData.userNotificationChannels > Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24) return;
+            const {data, success} = await http.get('/2/user_notification_channels/', state.user.token);
+            if (data && success) {
+                commit('setUserNotificationChannels', data);
+            }
+        },
     },
     plugins: [
         persistentStatePlugin({ // TODO change remember to some kind of enable field
@@ -487,6 +574,8 @@ const store = createStore({
                 "groups",
                 "loadedBoxes",
                 "loadedItems",
+                "messageTemplates",
+                "messageTemplatesVariables",
                 "shippingVouchers",
             ],
             watch: [
@@ -498,6 +587,8 @@ const store = createStore({
                 "groups",
                 "loadedBoxes",
                 "loadedItems",
+                "messageTemplates",
+                "messageTemplatesVariables",
                 "shippingVouchers",
             ],
             mutations: [
diff --git a/web/src/utils.js b/web/src/utils.js
index 6e9d8e4..5910521 100644
--- a/web/src/utils.js
+++ b/web/src/utils.js
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ const http = {
                 "Authorization": `Token ${token}`,
             },
         });
-        const success = response.status === 200 || response.status === 201;
-        return {data: await response.json() || {}, success};
+        const success = response.status === 204;
+        return {data: await response.text() || {}, success};
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/views/Items.vue b/web/src/views/Items.vue
index 9d127f0..5abcf5d 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Items.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/Items.vue
@@ -1,77 +1,82 @@
 <template>
-    <div class="container-fluid px-xl-5 mt-3">
-        <Modal title="Edit Item" v-if="editingItem" @close="closeEditingModal()">
-            <template #body>
-                <EditItem
-                    :item="editingItem"
-                    badge="uid"
+    <AsyncLoader :loaded="loadedItems.length > 0">
+        <div class="container-fluid px-xl-5 mt-3">
+            <Modal title="Edit Item" v-if="editingItem" @close="closeEditingModal()">
+                <template #body>
+                    <EditItem
+                        :item="editingItem"
+                        badge="uid"
+                    />
+                </template>
+                <template #buttons>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" @click="closeEditingModal()">Cancel</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" @click="saveEditingItem()">Save Changes</button>
+                </template>
+            </Modal>
+            <Lightbox v-if="lightboxHash" :hash="lightboxHash" @close="closeLightboxModal()"/>
+            <div class="row" v-if="layout === 'table'">
+                <div class="col-xl-8 offset-xl-2">
+                    <Table
+                        :columns="['uid', 'description', 'box']"
+                        :items="loadedItems"
+                        :keyName="'uid'"
+                        @itemActivated="openLightboxModalWith($event)"
+                    >
+                        <template #actions="{ item }">
+                            <div class="btn-group">
+                                <button class="btn btn-success"
+                                        @click.stop="confirm('return Item?') && markItemReturned(item)"
+                                        title="returned">
+                                    <font-awesome-icon icon="check"/>
+                                </button>
+                                <button class="btn btn-secondary" @click.stop="openEditingModalWith(item)" title="edit">
+                                    <font-awesome-icon icon="edit"/>
+                                </button>
+                                <button class="btn btn-danger" @click.stop="confirm('delete Item?') && deleteItem(item)"
+                                        title="delete">
+                                    <font-awesome-icon icon="trash"/>
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                        </template>
+                    </Table>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <Cards
+                v-if="layout === 'cards'"
+                :columns="['uid', 'description', 'box']"
+                :items="loadedItems"
+                :keyName="'uid'"
+                v-slot="{ item }"
+                @itemActivated="openLightboxModalWith($event)"
+            >
+                <AuthenticatedImage v-if="item.file" cached
+                                    :src="`/media/2/256/${item.file}/`"
+                                    class="card-img-top img-fluid"
                 />
-            </template>
-            <template #buttons>
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" @click="closeEditingModal()">Cancel</button>
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" @click="saveEditingItem()">Save Changes</button>
-            </template>
-        </Modal>
-        <Lightbox v-if="lightboxHash" :hash="lightboxHash" @close="closeLightboxModal()"/>
-        <div class="row" v-if="layout === 'table'">
-            <div class="col-xl-8 offset-xl-2">
-                <Table
-                    :columns="['uid', 'description', 'box']"
-                    :items="loadedItems"
-                    :keyName="'uid'"
-                    @itemActivated="openLightboxModalWith($event)"
-                >
-                    <template #actions="{ item }">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h6 class="card-title">{{ item.description }}</h6>
+                    <h6 class="card-subtitle text-secondary">uid: {{ item.uid }} box: {{ item.box }}</h6>
+                    <div class="row mx-auto mt-2">
                         <div class="btn-group">
-                            <button class="btn btn-success"
+                            <button class="btn btn-outline-success"
                                     @click.stop="confirm('return Item?') && markItemReturned(item)" title="returned">
                                 <font-awesome-icon icon="check"/>
                             </button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-secondary" @click.stop="openEditingModalWith(item)" title="edit">
+                            <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" @click.stop="openEditingModalWith(item)"
+                                    title="edit">
                                 <font-awesome-icon icon="edit"/>
                             </button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-danger" @click.stop="confirm('delete Item?') && deleteItem(item)"
+                            <button class="btn btn-outline-danger"
+                                    @click.stop="confirm('delete Item?') && deleteItem(item)"
                                     title="delete">
                                 <font-awesome-icon icon="trash"/>
                             </button>
                         </div>
-                    </template>
-                </Table>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <Cards
-            v-if="layout === 'cards'"
-            :columns="['uid', 'description', 'box']"
-            :items="loadedItems"
-            :keyName="'uid'"
-            v-slot="{ item }"
-            @itemActivated="openLightboxModalWith($event)"
-        >
-            <AuthenticatedImage v-if="item.file" cached
-                                :src="`/media/2/256/${item.file}/`"
-                                class="card-img-top img-fluid"
-            />
-            <div class="card-body">
-                <h6 class="card-title">{{ item.description }}</h6>
-                <h6 class="card-subtitle text-secondary">uid: {{ item.uid }} box: {{ item.box }}</h6>
-                <div class="row mx-auto mt-2">
-                    <div class="btn-group">
-                        <button class="btn btn-outline-success"
-                                @click.stop="confirm('return Item?') && markItemReturned(item)" title="returned">
-                            <font-awesome-icon icon="check"/>
-                        </button>
-                        <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" @click.stop="openEditingModalWith(item)" title="edit">
-                            <font-awesome-icon icon="edit"/>
-                        </button>
-                        <button class="btn btn-outline-danger" @click.stop="confirm('delete Item?') && deleteItem(item)"
-                                title="delete">
-                            <font-awesome-icon icon="trash"/>
-                        </button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-            </div>
-        </Cards>
-    </div>
+            </Cards>
+        </div>
+    </AsyncLoader>
 </template>
 
 <script>
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ import EditItem from '@/components/EditItem';
 import {mapActions, mapGetters, mapState} from 'vuex';
 import Lightbox from '../components/Lightbox';
 import AuthenticatedImage from "@/components/AuthenticatedImage.vue";
+import AsyncLoader from "@/components/AsyncLoader.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'Items',
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ export default {
         lightboxHash: null,
         editingItem: null,
     }),
-    components: {AuthenticatedImage, Lightbox, Table, Cards, Modal, EditItem},
+    components: {AsyncLoader, AuthenticatedImage, Lightbox, Table, Cards, Modal, EditItem},
     computed: {
         ...mapState(['loadedItems']),
         ...mapGetters(['layout']),
diff --git a/web/src/views/Ticket.vue b/web/src/views/Ticket.vue
index e92fb8e..629ede8 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Ticket.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/Ticket.vue
@@ -1,73 +1,95 @@
 <template>
-    <div class="container-fluid px-xl-5 mt-3">
-        <div class="row">
-            <div class="col-xl-8 offset-xl-2">
-                <div class="card bg-dark text-light mb-2" id="filters">
-                    <div class="card-header">
-                        <h3>Ticket #{{ ticket.id }} - {{ ticket.name }}</h3>
-                    </div>
-                    <Timeline :timeline="ticket.timeline" @sendMail="handleMail" @addComment="handleComment"/>
-                    <div class="card-footer d-flex justify-content-between">
-                        <button class="btn btn-secondary mr-2" @click="$router.go(-1)">Back</button>
-                        <!--button class="btn btn-danger" @click="deleteItem({type: 'tickets', id: ticket.id})">
-                            <font-awesome-icon icon="trash"/>
-                            Delete
-                        </button-->
-                        <div class="btn-group">
-                            <select class="form-control" v-model="ticket.assigned_to">
-                                <option v-for="user in users" :value="user.username">{{ user.username }}</option>
-                            </select>
-                            <button class="form-control btn btn-success" @click="assigTicket(ticket)">
-                                Assign&nbsp;Ticket
-                            </button>
+    <AsyncLoader :loaded="ticket.id">
+        <div class="container-fluid px-xl-5 mt-3">
+            <div class="row">
+                <div class="col-xl-8 offset-xl-2">
+                    <div class="card bg-dark text-light mb-2" id="filters">
+                        <div class="card-header">
+                            <h3>Ticket #{{ ticket.id }} - {{ ticket.name }}</h3>
                         </div>
-                        <div class="btn-group">
-                            <select class="form-control" v-model="ticket.state">
-                                <option v-for="status in state_options" :value="status.value">{{ status.text }}</option>
-                            </select>
-                            <button class="form-control btn btn-success" @click="changeTicketStatus(ticket)">
-                                Change&nbsp;Status
-                            </button>
+                        <Timeline :timeline="ticket.timeline" @sendMail="handleMail" @addComment="handleComment"/>
+                        <div class="card-footer d-flex justify-content-between">
+                            <button class="btn btn-secondary mr-2" @click="$router.go(-1)">Back</button>
+                            <!--button class="btn btn-danger" @click="deleteItem({type: 'tickets', id: ticket.id})">
+                                <font-awesome-icon icon="trash"/>
+                                Delete
+                            </button-->
+                            <div class="btn-group">
+                                <select class="form-control" v-model="selected_assignee">
+                                    <option v-for="user in users" :value="user.username">{{ user.username }}</option>
+                                </select>
+                                <button class="form-control btn btn-success" 
+										@click="assignTicket(ticket)"
+										:disabled="!selected_assignee || (selected_assignee == ticket.assigned_to)">
+									Assign&nbsp;Ticket
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="btn-group">
+                                <select class="form-control" v-model="selected_state">
+                                    <option v-for="status in state_options" :value="status.value">{{
+                                            status.text
+                                        }}
+                                    </option>
+                                </select>
+                                <button class="form-control btn btn-success" 
+										@click="changeTicketStatus(ticket)"
+										:disabled="(selected_state == ticket.state)">
+                                    Change&nbsp;Status
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="card-footer d-flex justify-content-between">
-                        <ClipboardButton :payload="shippingEmail" class="btn btn-primary">
-                            <font-awesome-icon icon="clipboard"/>
-                            Copy&nbsp;DHL&nbsp;contact&nbsp;to&nbsp;clipboard
-                        </ClipboardButton>
-                        <div class="btn-group">
-                            <select class="form-control" v-model="shipping_voucher_type">
-                                <option v-for="type in availableShippingVoucherTypes.filter(t=>t.count>0)"
-                                        :value="type.id">{{ type.name }}
-                                </option>
-                            </select>
-                            <button class="form-control btn btn-success"
-                                    @click="claimShippingVoucher({ticket: ticket.id, shipping_voucher_type}).then(()=>shipping_voucher_type=null)"
-                                    :disabled="!shipping_voucher_type">
-                                Claim&nbsp;Shipping&nbsp;Voucher
-                            </button>
+                        <div class="card-footer d-flex justify-content-between">
+                            <ClipboardButton :payload="shippingEmail" class="btn btn-primary">
+                                <font-awesome-icon icon="clipboard"/>
+                                Copy&nbsp;DHL&nbsp;contact&nbsp;to&nbsp;clipboard
+                            </ClipboardButton>
+                            <div class="btn-group">
+                                <select class="form-control" v-model="shipping_voucher_type">
+                                    <option v-for="type in availableShippingVoucherTypes.filter(t=>t.count>0)"
+                                            :value="type.id">{{ type.name }}
+                                    </option>
+                                </select>
+                                <button class="form-control btn btn-success"
+                                        @click="claimShippingVoucher({ticket: ticket.id, shipping_voucher_type}).then(()=>shipping_voucher_type=null)"
+                                        :disabled="!shipping_voucher_type">
+                                    Claim&nbsp;Shipping&nbsp;Voucher
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
-    </div>
+    </AsyncLoader>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import {mapActions, mapGetters, mapState} from 'vuex';
 import Timeline from "@/components/Timeline.vue";
 import ClipboardButton from "@/components/inputs/ClipboardButton.vue";
+import AsyncLoader from "@/components/AsyncLoader.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'Ticket',
-    components: {ClipboardButton, Timeline},
+    components: {AsyncLoader, ClipboardButton, Timeline},
     data() {
-        return {
-            shipping_voucher_type: null
+		return {
+			selected_state: null,
+			selected_assignee: null,
+            shipping_voucher_type: null,
         }
     },
-    computed: {
+	watch: {
+		ticket(val) {
+			if (this.selected_state == null){
+				this.selected_state = val.state;
+			};
+			if(this.selected_assignee == null){
+				this.selected_assignee = val.assigned_to
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	computed: {
         ...mapState(['tickets', 'state_options', 'users']),
         ...mapGetters(['availableShippingVoucherTypes']),
         ticket() {
@@ -79,11 +101,11 @@ export default {
             const domain = document.location.hostname;
             return `ticket+${this.ticket.uuid}@${domain}`;
         }
-    },
+	},
     methods: {
         ...mapActions(['deleteItem', 'markItemReturned', 'sendMail', 'updateTicketPartial', 'postComment']),
         ...mapActions(['loadTickets', 'fetchTicketStates', 'loadUsers', 'scheduleAfterInit']),
-        ...mapActions(['claimShippingVoucher']),
+        ...mapActions(['claimShippingVoucher', 'fetchShippingVouchers']),
         handleMail(mail) {
             this.sendMail({
                 id: this.ticket.id,
@@ -97,24 +119,27 @@ export default {
             })
         },
         changeTicketStatus(ticket) {
-            this.updateTicketPartial({
+            ticket.state = this.selected_state;
+			this.updateTicketPartial({
                 id: ticket.id,
-                state: ticket.state
+				state: this.selected_state,
             })
         },
-        assigTicket(ticket) {
-            this.updateTicketPartial({
+        assignTicket(ticket) {
+            ticket.assigned_to = this.selected_assignee;
+			this.updateTicketPartial({
                 id: ticket.id,
-                assigned_to: ticket.assigned_to
+                assigned_to: this.selected_assignee
             })
         },
     },
     mounted() {
-        this.scheduleAfterInit(() => [this.fetchTicketStates(), this.loadTickets(), this.loadUsers()]);
+        this.scheduleAfterInit(() => [this.fetchTicketStates(), this.loadTickets(), this.loadUsers(),
+            this.fetchShippingVouchers()]);
     }
 };
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
 
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>
diff --git a/web/src/views/Tickets.vue b/web/src/views/Tickets.vue
index 40b2a9c..f1497bb 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Tickets.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/Tickets.vue
@@ -1,51 +1,53 @@
 <template>
-    <div class="container-fluid px-xl-5 mt-3">
-        <div class="row">
-            <div class="col-xl-8 offset-xl-2">
-                <Table
-                    :columns="['id', 'name', 'state', 'last_activity', 'assigned_to']"
-                    :items="tickets"
-                    :keyName="'id'"
-                    v-if="layout === 'table'"
-                >
-                    <template #actions="{ item }">
-                        <div class="btn-group">
-                            <a class="btn btn-primary" :href="'/'+ getEventSlug + '/ticket/' + item.id" title="view"
-                               @click.prevent="gotoDetail(item)">
-                                <font-awesome-icon icon="eye"/>
-                                View
-                            </a>
-                        </div>
-                    </template>
-                </Table>
+    <AsyncLoader :loaded="tickets.length > 0">
+        <div class="container-fluid px-xl-5 mt-3">
+            <div class="row">
+                <div class="col-xl-8 offset-xl-2">
+                    <SlotTable
+                        :columns="['id', 'name', 'state', 'last_activity', 'assigned_to', 'actions', 'actions2']"
+                        :items="tickets.map(formatTicket)"
+                        :keyName="'id'"
+                        v-if="layout === 'table'"
+                    >
+                        <template v-slot:actions="{item}">
+                            <div class="btn-group">
+                                <a class="btn btn-primary" :href="'/'+ getEventSlug + '/ticket/' + item.id" title="view"
+                                   @click.prevent="gotoDetail(item)">
+                                    <font-awesome-icon icon="eye"/>
+                                    View
+                                </a>
+                            </div>
+                        </template>
+                    </SlotTable>
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>
-        <CollapsableCards v-if="layout === 'tasks'" :items="tickets"
-                          :columns="['id', 'name', 'last_activity', 'assigned_to']"
-                          :keyName="'state'" :sections="['pending_new', 'pending_open','pending_shipping',
+            <CollapsableCards v-if="layout === 'tasks'" :items="tickets"
+                              :columns="['id', 'name', 'last_activity', 'assigned_to']"
+                              :keyName="'state'" :sections="['pending_new', 'pending_open','pending_shipping',
                           'pending_physical_confirmation','pending_return','pending_postponed'].map(stateInfo)">
-            <template #section_header="{index, section, count}">
-                {{ section.text }} <span class="badge badge-light ml-1">{{ count }}</span>
-            </template>
-            <template #section_body="{item}">
-                <tr>
-                    <td>{{ item.id }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ item.name }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ item.last_activity }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ item.assigned_to }}</td>
-                    <td>
-                        <div class="btn-group">
-                            <a class="btn btn-primary" :href="'/'+ getEventSlug + '/ticket/' + item.id" title="view"
-                               @click.prevent="gotoDetail(item)">
-                                <font-awesome-icon icon="eye"/>
-                                View
-                            </a>
-                        </div>
-                    </td>
-                </tr>
-            </template>
-        </CollapsableCards>
-    </div>
+                <template #section_header="{index, section, count}">
+                    {{ section.text }} <span class="badge badge-light ml-1">{{ count }}</span>
+                </template>
+                <template #section_body="{item}">
+                    <tr>
+                        <td>{{ item.id }}</td>
+                        <td>{{ item.name }}</td>
+                        <td>{{ item.last_activity }}</td>
+                        <td>{{ item.assigned_to }}</td>
+                        <td>
+                            <div class="btn-group">
+                                <a class="btn btn-primary" :href="'/'+ getEventSlug + '/ticket/' + item.id" title="view"
+                                   @click.prevent="gotoDetail(item)">
+                                    <font-awesome-icon icon="eye"/>
+                                    View
+                                </a>
+                            </div>
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                </template>
+            </CollapsableCards>
+        </div>
+    </AsyncLoader>
 </template>
 
 <script>
@@ -54,12 +56,13 @@ import Modal from '@/components/Modal';
 import EditItem from '@/components/EditItem';
 import {mapActions, mapGetters, mapState} from 'vuex';
 import Lightbox from '../components/Lightbox';
-import Table from '@/components/Table';
+import SlotTable from "@/components/SlotTable.vue";
 import CollapsableCards from "@/components/CollapsableCards.vue";
+import AsyncLoader from "@/components/AsyncLoader.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'Tickets',
-    components: {Lightbox, Table, Cards, Modal, EditItem, CollapsableCards},
+    components: {AsyncLoader, Lightbox, SlotTable, Cards, Modal, EditItem, CollapsableCards},
     computed: {
         ...mapState(['tickets']),
         ...mapGetters(['stateInfo', 'getEventSlug', 'layout']),
diff --git a/web/src/views/admin/Admin.vue b/web/src/views/admin/Admin.vue
index 5a71223..b118ae5 100644
--- a/web/src/views/admin/Admin.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/admin/Admin.vue
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@
                             <li class="nav-item">
                                 <router-link class="nav-link" :to="{name: 'admin'}" active-class="dummy" exact-active-class="active">Dashboard</router-link>
                             </li>
+                            <li class="nav-item">
+                                <router-link class="nav-link" :to="{name: 'settings'}" active-class="active">Settings</router-link>
+                            </li>
                             <li class="nav-item">
                                 <router-link class="nav-link" :to="{name: 'events'}" active-class="active">Events</router-link>
                             </li>
+                            <li class="nav-item">
+                                <router-link class="nav-link" :to="{name: 'notifications'}" active-class="active">Notifications</router-link>
+                            </li>
                             <li class="nav-item">
                                 <router-link class="nav-link" :to="{name: 'shipping'}" active-class="active">Shipping</router-link>
                             </li>
diff --git a/web/src/views/admin/Debug.vue b/web/src/views/admin/Debug.vue
index 1acde81..0c83e76 100644
--- a/web/src/views/admin/Debug.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/admin/Debug.vue
@@ -1,39 +1,54 @@
 <template>
     <div>
-    <!--qr-code :text="qr_url" color="#000" bg-color="#fff" error-level="H" class="qr-code"></qr-code-->
-    <h3 class="text-center">Events</h3>
-    <!--p>{{ events }}</p-->
-    <ul>
-        <li v-for="event in events" :key="event.id">
-            {{ event.slug }}
-        </li>
-    </ul>
-    <h3 class="text-center">Items</h3>
-    <!--p>{{ loadedItems }}</p-->
-    <ul>
-        <li v-for="item in loadedItems" :key="item.id">
-            {{ item.description }}
-        </li>
-    </ul>
-    <h3 class="text-center">Boxes</h3>
-    <!--p>{{ loadedBoxes }}</p-->
-    <ul>
-        <li v-for="box in loadedBoxes" :key="box.id">
-            {{ box.name }}
-        </li>
-    </ul>
-    <h3 class="text-center">Issues</h3>
-    <!--p>{{ issues }}</p-->
-    <ul>
-        <li v-for="issue in tickets" :key="issue.id">
-            {{ issue.id }}
-        </li>
-    </ul>
+        <div>
+            <ul>
+                <li>
+                    <button class="btn btn-primary" @click="addTest('test')">+</button>
+                </li>
+                <li v-for="(t, index) in test" :key="index">
+                    {{ t }}
+                    <button class="btn btn-link" @click="removeTest(index)">-</button>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+        <vue-qrcode :value="qr_url" tag="svg" :size="200" :options="{errorCorrectionLevel: 'H'}"></vue-qrcode>
+        <!--qr-code :text="" color="#000" bg-color="#fff" error-level="H" ></qr-code-->
+        <h3 class="text-center">Events</h3>
+        <!--p>{{ events }}</p-->
+        <span>{{ events.length }} loaded events</span>
+        <ul class="hidden">
+            <li v-for="event in events" :key="event.id">
+                {{ event.slug }}
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+        <h3 class="text-center">Items</h3>
+        <!--p>{{ loadedItems }}</p-->
+        <span>{{ loadedItems.length }} loaded items</span>
+        <ul class="hidden">
+            <li v-for="item in loadedItems" :key="item.id">
+                {{ item.description }}
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+        <h3 class="text-center">Boxes</h3>
+        <!--p>{{ loadedBoxes }}</p-->
+        <span>{{ loadedBoxes.length }} loaded boxes</span>
+        <ul class="hidden">
+            <li v-for="box in loadedBoxes" :key="box.id">
+                {{ box.name }}
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+        <h3 class="text-center">Issues</h3>
+        <!--p>{{ issues }}</p-->
+        <ul>
+            <li v-for="issue in tickets" :key="issue.id">
+                {{ issue.id }}
+            </li>
+        </ul>
     </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import {mapActions, mapState} from 'vuex';
+import {mapActions, mapMutations, mapState} from 'vuex';
 import Table from '@/components/Table';
 
 export default {
@@ -41,6 +56,8 @@ export default {
     components: {Table},
     computed: {
         ...mapState(['events', 'loadedItems', 'loadedBoxes', 'tickets']),
+        ...mapState(['events', 'loadedItems', 'loadedBoxes']),//, 'mails', 'issues', 'systemEvents']),
+        ...mapState(['test']),
         qr_url() {
             return window.location.href;
         }
@@ -48,6 +65,17 @@ export default {
     methods: {
         ...mapActions(['changeEvent', 'loadTickets']),
 
+        ...mapActions(['changeEvent']),//, 'loadMails', 'loadIssues', 'loadSystemEvents']),
+        ...mapMutations(['setTest']),
+        addTest(test) {
+            const tests = [...this.test, test];
+            this.setTest(tests);
+        },
+        removeTest(index) {
+            const tests = [...this.test];
+            tests.splice(index, 1);
+            this.setTest(tests);
+        }
     },
     mounted() {
         this.loadTickets();
@@ -56,7 +84,4 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <style>
-.qr-code img {
-    border: #fff solid 7px
-}
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/views/admin/Events.vue b/web/src/views/admin/Events.vue
index 36fd5ca..1aab608 100644
--- a/web/src/views/admin/Events.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/admin/Events.vue
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@
         :items="events"
         :keyName="'slug'"
     >
-        <template #actions="{ item }">
+        <template v-slot:header_actions>
+            <button class="btn btn-success" @click.prevent="openAddEventModal">
+                <font-awesome-icon icon="plus"/>
+                Create Event
+            </button>
+        </template>
+        <template v-slot:actions="{ item }">
             <div class="btn-group">
                 <button class="btn btn-secondary" @click.stop="changeEvent(item)">
                     <font-awesome-icon icon="archive"/>
                     use
                 </button>
-                <button class="btn btn-danger" @click.stop="">
+                <button class="btn btn-danger" @click.stop="safeDeleteEvent(item.eid)">
                     <font-awesome-icon icon="trash"/>
                     delete
                 </button>
@@ -20,14 +26,22 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import {mapActions, mapState} from 'vuex';
+import {mapActions, mapMutations, mapState} from 'vuex';
 import Table from '@/components/Table';
 
 export default {
     name: 'Events',
     components: {Table},
     computed: mapState(['events']),
-    methods: mapActions(['changeEvent']),
+    methods: {
+        ...mapActions(['changeEvent', 'deleteEvent']),
+        ...mapMutations(['openAddEventModal']),
+        safeDeleteEvent(id) {
+            if (confirm('do you want to completely delete this event and related data?')) {
+                this.deleteEvent(id)
+            }
+        },
+    },
 };
 </script>
 
diff --git a/web/src/views/admin/Notifications.vue b/web/src/views/admin/Notifications.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71cb630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/views/admin/Notifications.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<template>
+    <div>
+        <Table :items="userNotificationChannels.map(channel => ({...channel, username: channel.user.username || {}}))"
+               :columns="['id', 'username', 'channel_type', 'channel_target', 'event_filter', /*'active', 'created'*/]">
+            <template #actions="{ item }">
+                <div class="btn-group">
+                    <button class="btn btn-danger" @click.stop="">
+                        <font-awesome-icon icon="trash"/>
+                        delete
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </template>
+        </Table>
+        <div class="card bg-dark">
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <div class="input-group">
+                    <select class="form-control">
+                        <option value="1">user</option>
+                        <option value="2">admin</option>
+                    </select>
+                    <select class="form-control">
+                        <option value="email">Email</option>
+                        <option value="telegram">Telegram</option>
+                    </select>
+                    <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="channel_target">
+                    <input type="text" class="form-control" value="*">
+                    <div class="input-group-append">
+                        <button class="btn btn-primary">Add</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import {mapActions, mapState} from 'vuex';
+import Table from '@/components/Table';
+
+export default {
+    name: 'Notifications',
+    components: {Table},
+    computed: mapState(['userNotificationChannels']),
+    methods: mapActions(['fetchUserNotificationChannels']),
+    mounted() {
+        this.fetchUserNotificationChannels();
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
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diff --git a/web/src/views/admin/Settings.vue b/web/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f15a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<template>
+    <h3 class="text-center">Available Message Template Variables</h3>
+    <p>
+        <span v-for="(variable, key) in messageTemplateVariables" :key="key" class="badge badge-primary"
+              style="margin: 5px;">
+            {{ variable }}
+        </span>
+    </p>
+    <h3 class="text-center">Message Templates</h3>
+    <div v-for="template in messageTemplatesIntermediate" :key="template.id" class="card bg-dark"
+         style="margin-bottom: 10px;">
+        <div class="card-header">{{ template.name }}</div>
+        <FormatedText :value="template.message" :format="formatText" class="card-body"
+                      @input="changeMessageTemplate(template.id, $event)"/>
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <button class="btn btn-primary" @click="resetMessageTemplate(template.id)"
+                    :disabled="messageTemplates.find(t => t.id === template.id).message === template.message">Reset
+            </button>
+            <button class="btn btn-success" @click="saveMessageTemplate(template.id)"
+                    :disabled="messageTemplates.find(t => t.id === template.id).message === template.message">Save
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="card bg-dark">
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <div class="input-group">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="newTemplateName" placeholder="New Template Name">
+                <button class="btn btn-success input-group-btn" @click="createMessageTemplateAndReset()"
+                        ref="createButton">Create
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import {mapActions, mapState} from 'vuex';
+import Table from '@/components/Table';
+import FormatedText from "@/components/inputs/FormatedText.vue";
+
+export default {
+    name: 'Settings',
+    components: {FormatedText, Table},
+    data() {
+        return {
+            messageTemplatesIntermediate: [],
+            newTemplateName: '',
+        };
+    },
+    computed: mapState(['messageTemplates', 'messageTemplateVariables']),
+    methods: {
+        ...mapActions(['fetchMessageTemplates', 'fetchMessageTemplateVariables', 'updateMessageTemplate', 'createMessageTemplate']),
+        formatText(value) {
+            return value.replace(/{{(.+?)}}/g, (match, key) => {
+                return `<span class="text-primary">{{${key}}}</span>`;
+            }).replace(/\n/g, '<br>').replace(/\t/g, '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
+        },
+        changeMessageTemplate(id, message) {
+            console.log(id, message);
+            this.messageTemplatesIntermediate.forEach(template => {
+                if (template.id === id) {
+                    template.message = message;
+                }
+            });
+        },
+        saveMessageTemplate(id) {
+            this.updateMessageTemplate(this.messageTemplatesIntermediate.find(template => template.id === id));
+        },
+        resetMessageTemplate(id) {
+            this.messageTemplatesIntermediate.find(template => template.id === id).message =
+                this.messageTemplates.find(template => template.id === id).message;
+        },
+        async createMessageTemplateAndReset() {
+            this.$refs.createButton.disabled = true;
+            await this.createMessageTemplate(this.newTemplateName);
+            this.newTemplateName = '';
+            this.$refs.createButton.disabled = false;
+        },
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        this.fetchMessageTemplates().then(() => {
+            this.messageTemplatesIntermediate = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.messageTemplates));
+        });
+        this.fetchMessageTemplateVariables();
+    },
+    watch: {
+        messageTemplates() {
+            for (const template of this.messageTemplates) {
+                if (!this.messageTemplatesIntermediate.find(t => t.id === template.id)) {
+                    this.messageTemplatesIntermediate.push(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(template)));
+                }
+            }
+            for (const template of this.messageTemplatesIntermediate) {
+                if (!this.messageTemplates.find(t => t.id === template.id)) {
+                    this.messageTemplatesIntermediate = this.messageTemplatesIntermediate.filter(t => t.id !== template.id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+pre {
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    word-wrap: break-word;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+</style>
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