diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 3f352e8d9..ef68ac50b 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -645,6 +645,20 @@ option {
   }
 }
 
+.cards-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-auto-flow: row dense;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+
+  li {
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: var(--inputRadius);
+    padding: 0.5em;
+    margin: 0.25em;
+  }
+}
+
 .btn-block {
   display: block;
   width: 100%;
@@ -655,16 +669,19 @@ option {
   display: inline-flex;
   vertical-align: middle;
 
-  button {
+  button,
+  .button-dropdown {
     position: relative;
     flex: 1 1 auto;
 
-    &:not(:last-child) {
+    &:not(:last-child),
+    &:not(:last-child) .button-default {
       border-top-right-radius: 0;
       border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
     }
 
-    &:not(:first-child) {
+    &:not(:first-child),
+    &:not(:first-child) .button-default {
       border-top-left-radius: 0;
       border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2c27c2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import BooleanSetting from '../helpers/boolean_setting.vue'
+import ChoiceSetting from '../helpers/choice_setting.vue'
+import IntegerSetting from '../helpers/integer_setting.vue'
+import StringSetting from '../helpers/string_setting.vue'
+import GroupSetting from '../helpers/group_setting.vue'
+import Popover from 'src/components/popover/popover.vue'
+
+import SharedComputedObject from '../helpers/shared_computed_object.js'
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import {
+  faGlobe
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(
+  faGlobe
+)
+
+const FrontendsTab = {
+  provide () {
+    return {
+      defaultDraftMode: true,
+      defaultSource: 'admin'
+    }
+  },
+  components: {
+    BooleanSetting,
+    ChoiceSetting,
+    IntegerSetting,
+    StringSetting,
+    GroupSetting,
+    Popover
+  },
+  created () {
+    if (this.user.rights.admin) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('loadFrontendsStuff')
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    frontends () {
+      return this.$store.state.adminSettings.frontends
+    },
+    ...SharedComputedObject()
+  },
+  methods: {
+    update (frontend, suggestRef) {
+      const ref = suggestRef || frontend.refs[0]
+      const { name } = frontend
+      const payload = { name, ref }
+
+      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.installFrontend({ payload })
+        .then((externalUser) => {
+          this.$store.dispatch('loadFrontendsStuff')
+        })
+    },
+    setDefault (frontend, suggestRef) {
+      const ref = suggestRef || frontend.refs[0]
+      const { name } = frontend
+
+      this.$store.commit('updateAdminDraft', { path: [':pleroma', ':frontends', ':primary'], value: { name, ref } })
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default FrontendsTab
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.scss b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3e04bc6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.frontends-tab {
+  .cards-list {
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+
+  dd {
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    word-wrap: nowrap;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    max-width: 10em;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71bbfa69e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="frontends-tab" :label="$t('admin_dash.tabs.frontends')">
+    <div class="setting-item">
+      <h2>{{ $t('admin_dash.tabs.frontends') }}</h2>
+      <p>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.wip_notice') }}</p>
+      <ul class="setting-list">
+        <li>
+          <h3>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.default_frontend') }}</h3>
+          <p>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.default_frontend_tip') }}</p>
+          <p>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.default_frontend_tip2') }}</p>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:frontends.:primary.name">
+            NAME
+          </StringSetting>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:frontends.:primary.ref">
+            REF
+          </StringSetting>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <GroupSetting path=":pleroma.:frontends.:primary"/>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+      <div class="setting-list">
+        <h3>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.available_frontends') }}</h3>
+        <ul class="cards-list">
+          <li v-for="frontend in frontends" :key="frontend.name">
+            <strong>{{ frontend.name }}</strong>
+            {{ ' ' }}
+            <span v-if="adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary'].name === frontend.name">
+              <i18n-t
+                keypath="admin_dash.frontend.is_default"
+                v-if="adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary'].ref === frontend.refs[0]"
+              />
+              <i18n-t
+                keypath="admin_dash.frontend.is_default_custom"
+                v-else
+              >
+                <template #version>
+                  <code>{{ adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary'].ref }}</code>
+                </template>
+              </i18n-t>
+            </span>
+            <dl>
+              <dt>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.repository') }}</dt>
+              <dd><a :href="frontend.git" target="_blank">{{ frontend.git }}</a></dd>
+              <template v-if="expertLevel">
+                <dt>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.versions') }}</dt>
+                <dd v-for="ref in frontend.refs" :key="ref"><code>{{ ref }}</code></dd>
+              </template>
+              <dt v-if="expertLevel">{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.build_url') }}</dt>
+              <dd v-if="expertLevel"><a :href="frontend.build_url" target="_blank">{{ frontend.build_url }}</a></dd>
+            </dl>
+            <div>
+              <span class="btn-group">
+                <button
+                  class="button button-default btn"
+                  type="button"
+                  :title="$t('admin_dash.frontend.update')"
+                  @click="update(frontend)"
+                >
+                  {{
+                      frontend.installed
+                      ? $t('admin_dash.frontend.reinstall')
+                      : $t('admin_dash.frontend.install')
+                  }}
+                </button>
+                <Popover
+                  v-if="frontend.refs.length > 1"
+                  trigger="click"
+                  class="button-dropdown"
+                  placement="bottom"
+                >
+                  <template #content>
+                    <div class="dropdown-menu">
+                      <button
+                        v-for="ref in frontend.refs"
+                        :key="ref"
+                        class="button-default dropdown-item"
+                        @click="update(frontend, ref)"
+                      >
+                        <i18n-t keypath="admin_dash.frontend.install_version">
+                          <template #version>
+                            <code>{{ ref }}</code>
+                          </template>
+                        </i18n-t>
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  </template>
+                  <template #trigger>
+                    <button
+                      class="button button-default btn dropdown-button"
+                      type="button"
+                      :title="$t('admin_dash.frontend.update')"
+                    >
+                      <FAIcon icon="chevron-down" />
+                    </button>
+                  </template>
+                </Popover>
+              </span>
+              <span class="btn-group" v-if="frontend.name !== 'admin-fe'">
+                <button
+                  class="button button-default btn"
+                  type="button"
+                  :disabled="
+                             adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary'].name === frontend.name &&
+                             adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary'].ref === frontend.refs[0]
+                             "
+                  :title="$t('admin_dash.frontend.update')"
+                  @click="setDefault(frontend)"
+                >
+                  {{
+                      $t('admin_dash.frontend.set_default')
+                  }}
+                </button>
+                {{ ' ' }}
+                <Popover
+                  v-if="frontend.refs.length > 1"
+                  trigger="click"
+                  class="button-dropdown"
+                  placement="bottom"
+                >
+                  <template #content>
+                    <div class="dropdown-menu">
+                      <button
+                        v-for="ref in frontend.refs.slice(1)"
+                        :key="ref"
+                        class="button-default dropdown-item"
+                        @click="setDefault(frontend, ref)"
+                      >
+                        <i18n-t keypath="admin_dash.frontend.set_default_version">
+                          <template #version>
+                            <code>{{ ref }}</code>
+                          </template>
+                        </i18n-t>
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  </template>
+                  <template #trigger>
+                    <button
+                      class="button button-default btn dropdown-button"
+                      type="button"
+                      :title="$t('admin_dash.frontend.update')"
+                    >
+                      <FAIcon icon="chevron-down" />
+                    </button>
+                  </template>
+                </Popover>
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script src="./frontends_tab.js"></script>
+
+<style lang="scss" src="./frontends_tab.scss"></style>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/group_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/group_setting.js
index 12a490007..23a2a2025 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/group_setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/group_setting.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     ...Setting.computed,
     isDirty () {
-      console.log(this.state, this.draft)
       return !isEqual(this.state, this.draft)
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
index d2e1a6f43..4f0be448c 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default {
       // TODO allow passing shared draft object?
       get () {
         if (this.realSource === 'admin') {
-          return get(this.$store.state.adminSettings.draft, this.path)
+          return get(this.$store.state.adminSettings.draft, this.canonPath)
         } else {
           return this.localDraft
         }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     state () {
-      const value = get(this.configSource, this.path)
+      const value = get(this.configSource, this.canonPath)
       if (value === undefined) {
         return this.defaultState
       } else {
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/shared_computed_object.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/shared_computed_object.js
index d02db542a..bb3d36ac4 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/shared_computed_object.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/shared_computed_object.js
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ const SharedComputedObject = () => ({
   },
   adminConfig () {
     return this.$store.state.adminSettings.config
+  },
+  adminDraft () {
+    return this.$store.state.adminSettings.draft
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.js b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.js
index e033d9997..ff58f2c38 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import getResettableAsyncComponent from 'src/services/resettable_async_component
 import Popover from '../popover/popover.vue'
 import Checkbox from 'src/components/checkbox/checkbox.vue'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
-import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash'
+import { cloneDeep, isEqual } from 'lodash'
 import {
   newImporter,
   newExporter
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ const SettingsModal = {
         PLEROMAFE_SETTINGS_MINOR_VERSION
       ]
       return clone
+    },
+    resetAdminDraft () {
+      this.$store.commit('resetAdminDraft')
+    },
+    pushAdminDraft () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('pushAdminDraft')
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -183,6 +189,12 @@ const SettingsModal = {
       set (value) {
         this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'expertLevel', value: value ? 1 : 0 })
       }
+    },
+    adminDraftAny () {
+      return !isEqual(
+        this.$store.state.adminSettings.config,
+        this.$store.state.adminSettings.draft
+      )
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.scss b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.scss
index 4cce60993..49ef83e01 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.scss
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 
       .btn {
         min-height: 2em;
-        min-width: 10em;
+      }
+
+      .btn:not(.dropdown-button) {
         padding: 0 2em;
       }
     }
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@
 
   .settings-footer {
     display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    line-height: 2;
 
     >* {
       margin-right: 0.5em;
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.vue
index 303050e43..57ec5535b 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal.vue
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <SettingsModalUserContent v-if="modalMode === 'user' && modalOpenedOnceUser" />
         <SettingsModalAdminContent v-if="modalMode === 'admin' && modalOpenedOnceAdmin" />
       </div>
-      <div class="panel-footer settings-footer">
+      <div class="panel-footer settings-footer -flexible-height">
         <Popover
           v-if="modalMode === 'user'"
           class="export"
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@
           id="unscrolled-content"
           class="extra-content"
         />
+        <span class="admin-buttons" v-if="modalMode === 'admin'">
+          <button
+            class="button-default btn"
+            @click="resetAdminDraft"
+            :disabled="!adminDraftAny"
+          >
+              {{ $t("admin_dash.reset_all") }}
+          </button>
+          {{ ' ' }}
+          <button
+            class="button-default btn"
+            @click="pushAdminDraft"
+            :disabled="!adminDraftAny"
+          >
+              {{ $t("admin_dash.commit_all") }}
+          </button>
+        </span>
       </div>
     </div>
   </Modal>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.js b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.js
index 07d4cf2ee..f94721ec7 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import TabSwitcher from 'src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.jsx'
 
-import DataImportExportTab from './tabs/data_import_export_tab.vue'
-import MutesAndBlocksTab from './tabs/mutes_and_blocks_tab.vue'
 import InstanceTab from './admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue'
 import LimitsTab from './admin_tabs/limits_tab.vue'
+import FrontendsTab from './admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue'
 
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
   faWrench,
   faHand,
-  faFilter,
+  faLaptopCode,
   faPaintBrush,
   faBell,
   faDownload,
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 library.add(
   faWrench,
   faHand,
-  faFilter,
+  faLaptopCode,
   faPaintBrush,
   faBell,
   faDownload,
@@ -32,12 +31,14 @@ const SettingsModalAdminContent = {
   components: {
     TabSwitcher,
 
-    DataImportExportTab,
-    MutesAndBlocksTab,
     InstanceTab,
-    LimitsTab
+    LimitsTab,
+    FrontendsTab
   },
   computed: {
+    user () {
+      return this.$store.state.users.currentUser
+    },
     isLoggedIn () {
       return !!this.$store.state.users.currentUser
     },
@@ -46,6 +47,20 @@ const SettingsModalAdminContent = {
     },
     bodyLock () {
       return this.$store.state.interface.settingsModalState === 'visible'
+    },
+    adminDbLoaded () {
+      return this.$store.state.adminSettings.loaded
+    },
+    adminDescriptionsLoaded () {
+      return this.$store.state.adminSettings.descriptions !== null
+    },
+    noDb () {
+      return this.$store.state.adminSettings.dbConfigEnabled === false
+    }
+  },
+  created () {
+    if (this.user.rights.admin) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('loadAdminStuff')
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.vue
index 52c6ddf5f..a7a2ac9ad 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_admin_content.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,44 @@
 <template>
   <tab-switcher
+    v-if="adminDescriptionsLoaded && (noDb || adminDbLoaded)"
     ref="tabSwitcher"
     class="settings_tab-switcher"
     :side-tab-bar="true"
     :scrollable-tabs="true"
+    :render-only-focused="true"
     :body-scroll-lock="bodyLock"
   >
     <div
+      v-if="noDb"
+      :label="$t('admin_dash.tabs.nodb')"
+      icon="exclamation-triangle"
+      data-tab-name="nodb-notice"
+    >
+      <div :label="$t('admin_dash.tabs.nodb')">
+        <div class="setting-item">
+          <h2>{{ $t('admin_dash.nodb.heading') }}</h2>
+          <i18n-t keypath="admin_dash.nodb.text">
+            <template #documentation>
+              <a
+                href="https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/configuration/howto_database_config/"
+                target="_blank"
+              >
+                {{ $t("admin_dash.nodb.documentation") }}
+              </a>
+            </template>
+            <template #property>
+              <code>config :pleroma, configurable_from_database</code>
+            </template>
+            <template #value>
+              <code>true</code>
+            </template>
+          </i18n-t>
+          <p>{{ $t('admin_dash.nodb.text2') }}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      v-if="adminDbLoaded"
       :label="$t('admin_dash.tabs.instance')"
       icon="wrench"
       data-tab-name="general"
@@ -14,12 +46,20 @@
       <InstanceTab />
     </div>
     <div
+      v-if="adminDbLoaded"
       :label="$t('admin_dash.tabs.limits')"
       icon="hand"
       data-tab-name="limits"
     >
       <LimitsTab />
     </div>
+    <div
+      :label="$t('admin_dash.tabs.frontends')"
+      icon="laptop-code"
+      data-tab-name="frontends"
+    >
+      <FrontendsTab />
+    </div>
   </tab-switcher>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index f84b5a347..6ae31ee8b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -842,9 +842,19 @@
     "window_title": "Administration",
     "wip_notice": "This admin dashboard is experimental and WIP, {adminFeLink}.",
     "old_ui_link": "old admin UI available here",
+    "reset_all": "Reset all",
+    "commit_all": "Save all",
     "tabs": {
+      "nodb": "No DB Config",
       "instance": "Instance",
-      "limits": "Limits"
+      "limits": "Limits",
+      "frontends": "Front-ends"
+    },
+    "nodb": {
+      "heading": "Database config is disabled",
+      "text": "You need to change backend config files so that {property} is set to {value}, see more in {documentation}.",
+      "documentation": "documentation",
+      "text2": "Most configuration options will be unavailable."
     },
     "captcha": {
       "native": "Native",
@@ -863,6 +873,23 @@
       "users": "User profile limits",
       "profile_fields": "Profile fields limits",
       "user_uploads": "Profile media limits"
+    },
+    "frontend": {
+      "repository": "Repository link",
+      "versions": "Available versions",
+      "build_url": "Build URL",
+      "reinstall": "Reinstall",
+      "is_default": "(Default)",
+      "is_default_custom": "(Default, version: {version})",
+      "install": "Install",
+      "install_version": "Install version {version}",
+      "set_default": "Set default",
+      "set_default_version": "Set version {version} as default",
+      "wip_notice": "Please note that this section is a WIP and lacks certain features as backend implementation of front-end management is incomplete.",
+      "default_frontend": "Default front-end",
+      "default_frontend_tip": "Default front-end will be shown to all users. Currently there's no way to for a user to select personal front-end. If you switch away from PleromaFE you'll most likely have to use old and buggy AdminFE to do instance configuration until we replace it.",
+      "default_frontend_tip2": "WIP: Since Pleroma backend doesn't properly list all installed frontends you'll have to enter name and reference manually. List below provides shortcuts to fill the values.",
+      "available_frontends": "Available for install"
     }
   },
   "time": {
diff --git a/src/modules/adminSettings.js b/src/modules/adminSettings.js
index 27d5b37d3..cad9c0ca4 100644
--- a/src/modules/adminSettings.js
+++ b/src/modules/adminSettings.js
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-import { set, get, cloneDeep } from 'lodash'
+import { set, get, cloneDeep, differenceWith, isEqual, flatten } from 'lodash'
 
 export const defaultState = {
+  frontends: [],
+  loaded: false,
   needsReboot: null,
   config: null,
   modifiedPaths: null,
   descriptions: null,
-  draft: null
+  draft: null,
+  dbConfigEnabled: null
 }
 
 export const newUserFlags = {
@@ -17,7 +20,23 @@ const adminSettingsStorage = {
     ...cloneDeep(defaultState)
   },
   mutations: {
+    setInstanceAdminNoDbConfig (state) {
+      state.loaded = false
+      state.dbConfigEnabled = false
+    },
+    setAvailableFrontends (state, { frontends }) {
+      state.frontends = frontends.map(f => {
+        if (f.name === 'pleroma-fe') {
+          f.refs = ['master', 'develop']
+        } else {
+          f.refs = [f.ref]
+        }
+        return f
+      })
+    },
     updateAdminSettings (state, { config, modifiedPaths }) {
+      state.loaded = true
+      state.dbConfigEnabled = true
       state.config = config
       state.modifiedPaths = modifiedPaths
     },
@@ -40,9 +59,33 @@ const adminSettingsStorage = {
     }
   },
   actions: {
+    loadFrontendsStuff ({ state, rootState, dispatch, commit }) {
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchAvailableFrontends()
+        .then(frontends => commit('setAvailableFrontends', { frontends }))
+    },
+    loadAdminStuff ({ state, rootState, dispatch, commit }) {
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceDBConfig()
+        .then(backendDbConfig => {
+          if (backendDbConfig.error) {
+            if (backendDbConfig.error.status === 400) {
+              backendDbConfig.error.json().then(errorJson => {
+                if (/configurable_from_database/.test(errorJson.error)) {
+                  commit('setInstanceAdminNoDbConfig')
+                }
+              })
+            }
+          } else {
+            dispatch('setInstanceAdminSettings', { backendDbConfig })
+          }
+        })
+      if (state.descriptions === null) {
+        rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceConfigDescriptions()
+          .then(backendDescriptions => dispatch('setInstanceAdminDescriptions', { backendDescriptions }))
+      }
+    },
     setInstanceAdminSettings ({ state, commit, dispatch }, { backendDbConfig }) {
       const config = state.config || {}
-      const modifiedPaths = state.modifiedPaths || new Set()
+      const modifiedPaths = new Set()
       backendDbConfig.configs.forEach(c => {
         const path = [c.group, c.key]
         if (c.db) {
@@ -82,6 +125,59 @@ const adminSettingsStorage = {
       console.log(descriptions[':pleroma']['Pleroma.Captcha'])
       commit('updateAdminDescriptions', { descriptions })
     },
+
+    // This action takes draft state, diffs it with live config state and then pushes
+    // only differences between the two. Difference detection only work up to subkey (third) level.
+    pushAdminDraft ({ rootState, state, commit, dispatch }) {
+      // TODO cleanup paths in modifiedPaths
+      const convert = (value) => {
+        if (typeof value !== 'object') {
+          return value
+        } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+          return value.map(convert)
+        } else {
+          return Object.entries(value).map(([k, v]) => ({ tuple: [k, v] }))
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Getting all group-keys used in config
+      const allGroupKeys = flatten(
+        Object
+          .entries(state.config)
+          .map(
+            ([group, lv1data]) => Object
+              .keys(lv1data)
+              .map((key) => ({ group, key }))
+          )
+      )
+
+      // Only using group-keys where there are changes detected
+      const changedGroupKeys = allGroupKeys.filter(({ group, key }) => {
+        return !isEqual(state.config[group][key], state.draft[group][key])
+      })
+
+      // Here we take all changed group-keys and get all changed subkeys
+      const changed = changedGroupKeys.map(({ group, key }) => {
+        const config = state.config[group][key]
+        const draft = state.draft[group][key]
+
+        // We convert group-key value into entries arrays
+        const eConfig = Object.entries(config)
+        const eDraft = Object.entries(draft)
+
+        // Then those entries array we diff so only changed subkey entries remain
+        // We use the diffed array to reconstruct the object and then shove it into convert()
+        return ({ group, key, value: convert(Object.fromEntries(differenceWith(eDraft, eConfig, isEqual))) })
+      })
+
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.pushInstanceDBConfig({
+        payload: {
+          configs: changed
+        }
+      })
+        .then(() => rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceDBConfig())
+        .then(backendDbConfig => dispatch('setInstanceAdminSettings', { backendDbConfig }))
+    },
     pushAdminSetting ({ rootState, state, commit, dispatch }, { path, value }) {
       const [group, key, ...rest] = Array.isArray(path) ? path : path.split(/\./g)
       const clone = {} // not actually cloning the entire thing to avoid excessive writes
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 45cba334a..a23f6d7d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -564,12 +564,6 @@ const users = {
               user.domainMutes = []
               commit('setCurrentUser', user)
               commit('setServerSideStorage', user)
-              if (user.rights.admin) {
-                store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceDBConfig()
-                  .then(backendDbConfig => dispatch('setInstanceAdminSettings', { backendDbConfig }))
-                store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceConfigDescriptions()
-                  .then(backendDescriptions => dispatch('setInstanceAdminDescriptions', { backendDescriptions }))
-              }
               commit('addNewUsers', [user])
 
               dispatch('fetchEmoji')
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 073f40a34..56e7de714 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ const PLEROMA_DELETE_ANNOUNCEMENT_URL = id => `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/announcemen
 
 const PLEROMA_ADMIN_CONFIG_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/config'
 const PLEROMA_ADMIN_DESCRIPTIONS_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/config/descriptions'
+const PLEROMA_ADMIN_FRONTENDS_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/frontends'
+const PLEROMA_ADMIN_FRONTENDS_INSTALL_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/frontends/install'
 
 const oldfetch = window.fetch
 
@@ -1693,6 +1695,21 @@ const fetchInstanceConfigDescriptions = ({ credentials }) => {
     })
 }
 
+const fetchAvailableFrontends = ({ credentials }) => {
+  return fetch(PLEROMA_ADMIN_FRONTENDS_URL, {
+    headers: authHeaders(credentials)
+  })
+    .then((response) => {
+      if (response.ok) {
+        return response.json()
+      } else {
+        return {
+          error: response
+        }
+      }
+    })
+}
+
 const pushInstanceDBConfig = ({ credentials, payload }) => {
   return fetch(PLEROMA_ADMIN_CONFIG_URL, {
     headers: {
@@ -1714,6 +1731,27 @@ const pushInstanceDBConfig = ({ credentials, payload }) => {
     })
 }
 
+const installFrontend = ({ credentials, payload }) => {
+  return fetch(PLEROMA_ADMIN_FRONTENDS_INSTALL_URL, {
+    headers: {
+      Accept: 'application/json',
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      ...authHeaders(credentials)
+    },
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify(payload)
+  })
+    .then((response) => {
+      if (response.ok) {
+        return response.json()
+      } else {
+        return {
+          error: response
+        }
+      }
+    })
+}
+
 const apiService = {
   verifyCredentials,
   fetchTimeline,
@@ -1830,7 +1868,9 @@ const apiService = {
   adminFetchAnnouncements,
   fetchInstanceDBConfig,
   fetchInstanceConfigDescriptions,
-  pushInstanceDBConfig
+  fetchAvailableFrontends,
+  pushInstanceDBConfig,
+  installFrontend
 }
 
 export default apiService