diff --git a/components/nav/NavSide.vue b/components/nav/NavSide.vue
index bc051519..6b1318dd 100644
--- a/components/nav/NavSide.vue
+++ b/components/nav/NavSide.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,31 @@ const { notifications } = useNotifications()
 const useStarFavoriteIcon = usePreferences('useStarFavoriteIcon')
 const lastAccessedNotificationRoute = useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE, '')
 const lastAccessedExploreRoute = useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_EXPLORE_ROUTE, '')
+
+const notificationsLink = computed(() => {
+  const hydrated = isHydrated.value
+  const user = currentUser.value
+  const lastRoute = lastAccessedNotificationRoute.value
+  if (!hydrated || !user || !lastRoute) {
+    return '/notifications'
+  }
+
+  return `/notifications/${lastRoute}`
+})
+const exploreLink = computed(() => {
+  const hydrated = isHydrated.value
+  const server = currentServer.value
+  let lastRoute = lastAccessedExploreRoute.value
+  if (!hydrated) {
+    return '/explore'
+  }
+
+  if (lastRoute.length) {
+    lastRoute = `/${lastRoute}`
+  }
+
+  return server ? `/${server}/explore${lastRoute}` : `/explore${lastRoute}`
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -16,7 +41,7 @@ const lastAccessedExploreRoute = useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_EXPLO
 
     <div class="spacer" shrink xl:hidden />
     <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.home')" to="/home" icon="i-ri:home-5-line" user-only :command="command" />
-    <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.notifications')" :to="`/notifications/${lastAccessedNotificationRoute}`" icon="i-ri:notification-4-line" user-only :command="command">
+    <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.notifications')" :to="notificationsLink" icon="i-ri:notification-4-line" user-only :command="command">
       <template #icon>
         <div flex relative>
           <div class="i-ri:notification-4-line" text-xl />
@@ -34,7 +59,7 @@ const lastAccessedExploreRoute = useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_EXPLO
     <NavSideItem :text="$t('action.compose')" to="/compose" icon="i-ri:quill-pen-line" user-only :command="command" />
 
     <div class="spacer" shrink hidden sm:block />
-    <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.explore')" :to="isHydrated ? `/${currentServer}/explore/${lastAccessedExploreRoute}` : `/explore/${lastAccessedExploreRoute}`" icon="i-ri:compass-3-line" :command="command" />
+    <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.explore')" :to="exploreLink" icon="i-ri:compass-3-line" :command="command" />
     <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.local')" :to="isHydrated ? `/${currentServer}/public/local` : '/public/local'" icon="i-ri:group-2-line " :command="command" />
     <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.federated')" :to="isHydrated ? `/${currentServer}/public` : '/public'" icon="i-ri:earth-line" :command="command" />
     <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.lists')" :to="isHydrated ? `/${currentServer}/lists` : '/lists'" icon="i-ri:list-check" user-only :command="command" />
diff --git a/composables/idb/index.ts b/composables/idb/index.ts
index ff07804b..f966e786 100644
--- a/composables/idb/index.ts
+++ b/composables/idb/index.ts
@@ -1,64 +1,53 @@
 import type { MaybeRefOrGetter, RemovableRef } from '@vueuse/core'
-import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 import type { UseIDBOptions } from '@vueuse/integrations/useIDBKeyval'
 import { del, get, set, update } from '~/utils/elk-idb'
 
-const isIDBSupported = !process.test && typeof indexedDB !== 'undefined'
+export interface UseAsyncIDBKeyvalReturn<T> {
+  set: (value: T) => Promise<void>
+  readIDB: () => Promise<T | undefined>
+}
 
 export async function useAsyncIDBKeyval<T>(
   key: IDBValidKey,
   initialValue: MaybeRefOrGetter<T>,
-  options: UseIDBOptions = {},
-  source?: Ref<T>,
-): Promise<RemovableRef<T>> {
+  source: RemovableRef<T>,
+  options: Omit<UseIDBOptions, 'shallow'> = {},
+): Promise<UseAsyncIDBKeyvalReturn<T>> {
   const {
     flush = 'pre',
     deep = true,
-    shallow,
+    writeDefaults = true,
     onError = (e: unknown) => {
       console.error(e)
     },
   } = options
 
-  const data = source ?? (shallow ? shallowRef : ref)(initialValue) as Ref<T>
-
   const rawInit: T = toValue<T>(initialValue)
 
-  async function read() {
-    if (!isIDBSupported)
-      return
-    try {
-      const rawValue = await get<T>(key)
-      if (rawValue === undefined) {
-        if (rawInit !== undefined && rawInit !== null)
-          await set(key, rawInit)
-      }
-      else {
-        data.value = rawValue
+  try {
+    const rawValue = await get<T>(key)
+    if (rawValue === undefined) {
+      if (rawInit !== undefined && rawInit !== null && writeDefaults) {
+        await set(key, rawInit)
+        source.value = rawInit
       }
     }
-    catch (e) {
-      onError(e)
+    else {
+      source.value = rawValue
     }
   }
+  catch (e) {
+    onError(e)
+  }
 
-  await read()
-
-  async function write() {
-    if (!isIDBSupported)
-      return
+  async function write(data: T) {
     try {
-      if (data.value == null) {
+      if (data == null) {
         await del(key)
       }
       else {
         // IndexedDB does not support saving proxies, convert from proxy before saving
-        if (Array.isArray(data.value))
-          await update(key, () => (JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data.value))))
-        else if (typeof data.value === 'object')
-          await update(key, () => ({ ...data.value }))
-        else
-          await update(key, () => (data.value))
+        await update(key, () => toRaw(data))
       }
     }
     catch (e) {
@@ -66,7 +55,21 @@ export async function useAsyncIDBKeyval<T>(
     }
   }
 
-  watch(data, () => write(), { flush, deep })
+  const {
+    pause: pauseWatch,
+    resume: resumeWatch,
+  } = watchPausable(source, data => write(data), { flush, deep })
 
-  return data as RemovableRef<T>
+  async function setData(value: T): Promise<void> {
+    pauseWatch()
+    try {
+      await write(value)
+      source.value = value
+    }
+    finally {
+      resumeWatch()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { set: setData, readIDB: () => get<T>(key) }
 }
diff --git a/composables/users.ts b/composables/users.ts
index a42e51bd..8677c248 100644
--- a/composables/users.ts
+++ b/composables/users.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const mock = process.mock
 
 const users: Ref<UserLogin[]> | RemovableRef<UserLogin[]> = import.meta.server ? ref<UserLogin[]>([]) : ref<UserLogin[]>([]) as RemovableRef<UserLogin[]>
 const nodes = useLocalStorage<Record<string, any>>(STORAGE_KEY_NODES, {}, { deep: true })
-const currentUserHandle = useLocalStorage<string>(STORAGE_KEY_CURRENT_USER_HANDLE, mock ? mock.user.account.id : '')
+export const currentUserHandle = useLocalStorage<string>(STORAGE_KEY_CURRENT_USER_HANDLE, mock ? mock.user.account.id : '')
 export const instanceStorage = useLocalStorage<Record<string, mastodon.v1.Instance>>(STORAGE_KEY_SERVERS, mock ? mock.server : {}, { deep: true })
 
 export type ElkInstance = Partial<mastodon.v1.Instance> & {
@@ -32,17 +32,24 @@ export function getInstanceCache(server: string): mastodon.v1.Instance | undefin
 }
 
 export const currentUser = computed<UserLogin | undefined>(() => {
-  if (currentUserHandle.value) {
-    const user = users.value.find(user => user.account?.acct === currentUserHandle.value)
+  const handle = currentUserHandle.value
+  const currentUsers = users.value
+  if (handle) {
+    const user = currentUsers.find(user => user.account?.acct === handle)
     if (user)
       return user
   }
   // Fallback to the first account
-  return users.value[0]
+  return currentUsers.length ? currentUsers[0] : undefined
 })
 
 const publicInstance = ref<ElkInstance | null>(null)
-export const currentInstance = computed<null | ElkInstance>(() => currentUser.value ? instanceStorage.value[currentUser.value.server] ?? null : publicInstance.value)
+export const currentInstance = computed<null | ElkInstance>(() => {
+  const user = currentUser.value
+  const storage = instanceStorage.value
+  const instance = publicInstance.value
+  return user ? storage[user.server] ?? null : instance
+})
 
 export function getInstanceDomain(instance: ElkInstance) {
   return instance.accountDomain || withoutProtocol(instance.uri)
@@ -55,44 +62,6 @@ export const currentNodeInfo = computed<null | Record<string, any>>(() => nodes.
 export const isGotoSocial = computed(() => currentNodeInfo.value?.software?.name === 'gotosocial')
 export const isGlitchEdition = computed(() => currentInstance.value?.version?.includes('+glitch'))
 
-// when multiple tabs: we need to reload window when sign in, switch account or sign out
-if (import.meta.client) {
-  // fix #2972: now users loaded from idb, we need to wait for it
-  const initialLoad = ref(true)
-  watchOnce(users, () => {
-    initialLoad.value = false
-  }, { immediate: true, flush: 'sync' })
-
-  const windowReload = () => {
-    if (document.visibilityState === 'visible' && !initialLoad.value)
-      window.location.reload()
-  }
-  watch(currentUserHandle, async (handle, oldHandle) => {
-    // when sign in or switch account
-    if (handle) {
-      if (handle === currentUser.value?.account?.acct) {
-        // when sign in, the other tab will not have the user, idb is not reactive
-        const newUser = users.value.find(user => user.account?.acct === handle)
-        // if the user is there, then we are switching account
-        if (newUser) {
-          // check if the change is on current tab: if so, don't reload
-          if (document.hasFocus() || document.visibilityState === 'visible')
-            return
-        }
-      }
-
-      window.addEventListener('visibilitychange', windowReload, { capture: true })
-    }
-    // when sign out
-    else if (oldHandle) {
-      const oldUser = users.value.find(user => user.account?.acct === oldHandle)
-      // when sign out, the other tab will not have the user, idb is not reactive
-      if (oldUser)
-        window.addEventListener('visibilitychange', windowReload, { capture: true })
-    }
-  }, { immediate: true, flush: 'post' })
-}
-
 export function useUsers() {
   return users
 }
@@ -102,7 +71,10 @@ export function useSelfAccount(user: MaybeRefOrGetter<mastodon.v1.Account | unde
 
 export const characterLimit = computed(() => currentInstance.value?.configuration?.statuses.maxCharacters ?? DEFAULT_POST_CHARS_LIMIT)
 
-export async function loginTo(masto: ElkMasto, user: Overwrite<UserLogin, { account?: mastodon.v1.AccountCredentials }>) {
+export async function loginTo(
+  masto: ElkMasto,
+  user: Overwrite<UserLogin, { account?: mastodon.v1.AccountCredentials }>,
+) {
   const { client } = masto
   const instance = mastoLogin(masto, user)
 
@@ -303,7 +275,7 @@ export async function signOut() {
   if (!currentUserHandle.value)
     await useRouter().push('/')
 
-  loginTo(masto, currentUser.value || { server: publicServer.value })
+  await loginTo(masto, currentUser.value || { server: publicServer.value })
 }
 
 export function checkLogin() {
diff --git a/pages/[[server]]/lists.vue b/pages/[[server]]/lists.vue
index 8e83d0d4..7174faa8 100644
--- a/pages/[[server]]/lists.vue
+++ b/pages/[[server]]/lists.vue
@@ -1,70 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
-
-definePageMeta({
-  middleware: 'auth',
-})
-
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
-const client = useMastoClient()
-
-const paginator = client.v1.lists.list()
-
 useHydratedHead({
   title: () => t('nav.lists'),
 })
-
-const paginatorRef = ref()
-const inputRef = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
-const actionError = ref<string | undefined>(undefined)
-const busy = ref<boolean>(false)
-const createText = ref('')
-const enableSubmit = computed(() => createText.value.length > 0)
-
-async function createList() {
-  if (busy.value || !enableSubmit.value)
-    return
-
-  busy.value = true
-  actionError.value = undefined
-  await nextTick()
-  try {
-    const newEntry = await client.v1.lists.create({
-      title: createText.value,
-    })
-    paginatorRef.value?.createEntry(newEntry)
-    createText.value = ''
-  }
-  catch (err) {
-    console.error(err)
-    actionError.value = (err as Error).message
-    nextTick(() => {
-      inputRef.value?.focus()
-    })
-  }
-  finally {
-    busy.value = false
-  }
-}
-
-function clearError(focusBtn: boolean) {
-  actionError.value = undefined
-  if (focusBtn) {
-    nextTick(() => {
-      inputRef.value?.focus()
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-function updateEntry(list: mastodon.v1.List) {
-  paginatorRef.value?.updateEntry(list)
-}
-function removeEntry(id: string) {
-  paginatorRef.value?.removeEntry(id)
-}
-
-onDeactivated(() => clearError(false))
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -75,80 +14,6 @@ onDeactivated(() => clearError(false))
         <span text-lg font-bold>{{ t('nav.lists') }}</span>
       </NuxtLink>
     </template>
-    <slot>
-      <CommonPaginator ref="paginatorRef" :paginator="paginator">
-        <template #default="{ item }">
-          <ListEntry
-            :model-value="item"
-            @update:model-value="updateEntry"
-            @list-removed="removeEntry"
-          />
-        </template>
-        <template #done>
-          <form
-            border="t base"
-            p-4 w-full
-            flex="~ wrap" relative gap-3
-            :aria-describedby="actionError ? 'create-list-error' : undefined"
-            :class="actionError ? 'border border-base border-rounded rounded-be-is-0 rounded-be-ie-0 border-b-unset border-$c-danger-active' : null"
-            @submit.prevent="createList"
-          >
-            <div
-              bg-base border="~ base" flex-1 h10 ps-1 pe-4 rounded-2 w-full flex="~ row"
-              items-center relative focus-within:box-shadow-outline gap-3
-            >
-              <input
-                ref="inputRef"
-                v-model="createText"
-                bg-transparent
-                outline="focus:none"
-                px-4
-                pb="1px"
-                flex-1
-                placeholder-text-secondary
-                :placeholder="$t('list.list_title_placeholder')"
-                @keypress.enter="createList"
-              >
-            </div>
-            <div flex="~ col" gap-y-4 gap-x-2 sm="~ justify-between flex-row">
-              <button flex="~ row" gap-x-2 items-center btn-solid :disabled="!enableSubmit || busy">
-                <span v-if="busy" aria-hidden="true" block animate animate-spin preserve-3d class="rtl-flip">
-                  <span block i-ri:loader-2-fill aria-hidden="true" />
-                </span>
-                <span v-else aria-hidden="true" block i-material-symbols:playlist-add-rounded class="rtl-flip" />
-                {{ $t('list.create') }}
-              </button>
-            </div>
-          </form>
-          <CommonErrorMessage
-            v-if="actionError"
-            id="create-list-error"
-            described-by="create-list-failed"
-            class="rounded-bs-is-0 rounded-bs-ie-0 border-t-dashed m-b-2"
-          >
-            <header id="create-list-failed" flex justify-between>
-              <div flex items-center gap-x-2 font-bold>
-                <div aria-hidden="true" i-ri:error-warning-fill />
-                <p>{{ $t('list.error') }}</p>
-              </div>
-              <CommonTooltip placement="bottom" :content="$t('list.clear_error')">
-                <button
-                  flex rounded-4 p1 hover:bg-active cursor-pointer transition-100 :aria-label="$t('list.clear_error')"
-                  @click="clearError(true)"
-                >
-                  <span aria-hidden="true" w="1.75em" h="1.75em" i-ri:close-line />
-                </button>
-              </CommonTooltip>
-            </header>
-            <ol ps-2 sm:ps-1>
-              <li flex="~ col sm:row" gap-y-1 sm:gap-x-2>
-                <strong sr-only>{{ $t('list.error_prefix') }}</strong>
-                <span>{{ actionError }}</span>
-              </li>
-            </ol>
-          </CommonErrorMessage>
-        </template>
-      </CommonPaginator>
-    </slot>
+    <NuxtPage v-if="isHydrated" />
   </MainContent>
 </template>
diff --git a/pages/[[server]]/lists/index.vue b/pages/[[server]]/lists/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7178e1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/[[server]]/lists/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
+
+definePageMeta({
+  middleware: 'auth',
+})
+
+const { t } = useI18n()
+
+const client = useMastoClient()
+
+const paginator = client.v1.lists.list()
+
+useHydratedHead({
+  title: () => t('nav.lists'),
+})
+
+const paginatorRef = ref()
+const inputRef = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
+const actionError = ref<string | undefined>(undefined)
+const busy = ref<boolean>(false)
+const createText = ref('')
+const enableSubmit = computed(() => createText.value.length > 0)
+
+async function createList() {
+  if (busy.value || !enableSubmit.value)
+    return
+
+  busy.value = true
+  actionError.value = undefined
+  await nextTick()
+  try {
+    const newEntry = await client.v1.lists.create({
+      title: createText.value,
+    })
+    paginatorRef.value?.createEntry(newEntry)
+    createText.value = ''
+  }
+  catch (err) {
+    console.error(err)
+    actionError.value = (err as Error).message
+    nextTick(() => {
+      inputRef.value?.focus()
+    })
+  }
+  finally {
+    busy.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+function clearError(focusBtn: boolean) {
+  actionError.value = undefined
+  if (focusBtn) {
+    nextTick(() => {
+      inputRef.value?.focus()
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+function updateEntry(list: mastodon.v1.List) {
+  paginatorRef.value?.updateEntry(list)
+}
+function removeEntry(id: string) {
+  paginatorRef.value?.removeEntry(id)
+}
+
+onDeactivated(() => clearError(false))
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <CommonPaginator ref="paginatorRef" :paginator="paginator">
+    <template #default="{ item }">
+      <ListEntry
+        :model-value="item"
+        @update:model-value="updateEntry"
+        @list-removed="removeEntry"
+      />
+    </template>
+    <template #done>
+      <form
+        border="t base"
+        p-4 w-full
+        flex="~ wrap" relative gap-3
+        :aria-describedby="actionError ? 'create-list-error' : undefined"
+        :class="actionError ? 'border border-base border-rounded rounded-be-is-0 rounded-be-ie-0 border-b-unset border-$c-danger-active' : null"
+        @submit.prevent="createList"
+      >
+        <div
+          bg-base border="~ base" flex-1 h10 ps-1 pe-4 rounded-2 w-full flex="~ row"
+          items-center relative focus-within:box-shadow-outline gap-3
+        >
+          <input
+            ref="inputRef"
+            v-model="createText"
+            bg-transparent
+            outline="focus:none"
+            px-4
+            pb="1px"
+            flex-1
+            placeholder-text-secondary
+            :placeholder="$t('list.list_title_placeholder')"
+            @keypress.enter="createList"
+          >
+        </div>
+        <div flex="~ col" gap-y-4 gap-x-2 sm="~ justify-between flex-row">
+          <button flex="~ row" gap-x-2 items-center btn-solid :disabled="!enableSubmit || busy">
+            <span v-if="busy" aria-hidden="true" block animate animate-spin preserve-3d class="rtl-flip">
+              <span block i-ri:loader-2-fill aria-hidden="true" />
+            </span>
+            <span v-else aria-hidden="true" block i-material-symbols:playlist-add-rounded class="rtl-flip" />
+            {{ $t('list.create') }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+      <CommonErrorMessage
+        v-if="actionError"
+        id="create-list-error"
+        described-by="create-list-failed"
+        class="rounded-bs-is-0 rounded-bs-ie-0 border-t-dashed m-b-2"
+      >
+        <header id="create-list-failed" flex justify-between>
+          <div flex items-center gap-x-2 font-bold>
+            <div aria-hidden="true" i-ri:error-warning-fill />
+            <p>{{ $t('list.error') }}</p>
+          </div>
+          <CommonTooltip placement="bottom" :content="$t('list.clear_error')">
+            <button
+              flex rounded-4 p1 hover:bg-active cursor-pointer transition-100 :aria-label="$t('list.clear_error')"
+              @click="clearError(true)"
+            >
+              <span aria-hidden="true" w="1.75em" h="1.75em" i-ri:close-line />
+            </button>
+          </CommonTooltip>
+        </header>
+        <ol ps-2 sm:ps-1>
+          <li flex="~ col sm:row" gap-y-1 sm:gap-x-2>
+            <strong sr-only>{{ $t('list.error_prefix') }}</strong>
+            <span>{{ actionError }}</span>
+          </li>
+        </ol>
+      </CommonErrorMessage>
+    </template>
+  </CommonPaginator>
+</template>
diff --git a/pages/hashtags.vue b/pages/hashtags.vue
index e7569e64..bdf9b49b 100644
--- a/pages/hashtags.vue
+++ b/pages/hashtags.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-definePageMeta({
-  middleware: 'auth',
-})
-
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
-const { client } = useMasto()
-const paginator = client.value.v1.followedTags.list({
-  limit: 20,
-})
-
 useHydratedHead({
   title: () => t('nav.hashtags'),
 })
@@ -24,6 +15,6 @@ useHydratedHead({
       </NuxtLink>
     </template>
 
-    <TagCardPaginator v-bind="{ paginator }" />
+    <NuxtPage v-if="isHydrated && currentUser" />
   </MainContent>
 </template>
diff --git a/pages/hashtags/index.vue b/pages/hashtags/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17cc19c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/hashtags/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+definePageMeta({
+  middleware: 'auth',
+})
+
+const { t } = useI18n()
+
+const { client } = useMasto()
+const paginator = client.value.v1.followedTags.list({
+  limit: 20,
+})
+
+useHydratedHead({
+  title: () => t('nav.hashtags'),
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <TagCardPaginator v-bind="{ paginator }" />
+</template>
diff --git a/plugins/0.setup-users.ts b/plugins/0.setup-users.ts
index 92d37f6a..8d445b69 100644
--- a/plugins/0.setup-users.ts
+++ b/plugins/0.setup-users.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { STORAGE_KEY_USERS } from '~/constants'
 const mock = process.mock
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin({
+  enforce: 'pre',
   parallel: import.meta.server,
   async setup() {
     const users = useUsers()
@@ -24,11 +25,87 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin({
     if (import.meta.server) {
       users.value = defaultUsers
     }
-    if (import.meta.client) {
-      await useAsyncIDBKeyval<UserLogin[]>(STORAGE_KEY_USERS, defaultUsers, { deep: true }, users)
-    }
 
     if (removeUsersOnLocalStorage)
       globalThis.localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY_USERS)
+
+    let callback = noop
+
+    // when multiple tabs: we need to reload window when sign in, switch account or sign out
+    if (import.meta.client) {
+      // prevent reloading on the first visit
+      const initialLoad = ref(true)
+
+      callback = () => (initialLoad.value = false)
+
+      const { readIDB } = await useAsyncIDBKeyval<UserLogin[]>(STORAGE_KEY_USERS, defaultUsers, users)
+
+      function reload() {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          window.location.reload()
+        }, 0)
+      }
+
+      debouncedWatch(
+        () => [currentUserHandle.value, users.value.length] as const,
+        async ([handle, currentUsers], old) => {
+          if (initialLoad.value) {
+            return
+          }
+
+          const oldHandle = old?.[0]
+
+          // read database users: it is not reactive
+          const dbUsers = await readIDB()
+
+          const numberOfUsers = dbUsers?.length || 0
+
+          // sign in or sign out
+          if (currentUsers !== numberOfUsers) {
+            reload()
+            return
+          }
+
+          let sameAcct: boolean
+          // 1. detect account switching
+          if (oldHandle) {
+            sameAcct = handle === oldHandle
+          }
+          else {
+            const acct = currentUser.value?.account?.acct
+            // 2. detect sign-in?
+            sameAcct = !acct || acct === handle
+          }
+
+          if (!sameAcct) {
+            reload()
+          }
+        },
+        { debounce: 450, flush: 'post', immediate: true },
+      )
+    }
+
+    const { params, query } = useRoute()
+
+    publicServer.value = params.server as string || useRuntimeConfig().public.defaultServer
+
+    const masto = createMasto()
+    const user = (typeof query.server === 'string' && typeof query.token === 'string')
+      ? {
+          server: query.server,
+          token: query.token,
+          vapidKey: typeof query.vapid_key === 'string' ? query.vapid_key : undefined,
+        }
+      : (currentUser.value || { server: publicServer.value })
+
+    if (import.meta.client) {
+      loginTo(masto, user).finally(callback)
+    }
+
+    return {
+      provide: {
+        masto,
+      },
+    }
   },
 })
diff --git a/plugins/masto.ts b/plugins/masto.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 89f98c87..00000000
--- a/plugins/masto.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
-  const { params, query } = useRoute()
-
-  publicServer.value = params.server as string || useRuntimeConfig().public.defaultServer
-
-  const masto = createMasto()
-  const user = (typeof query.server === 'string' && typeof query.token === 'string')
-    ? {
-        server: query.server,
-        token: query.token,
-        vapidKey: typeof query.vapid_key === 'string' ? query.vapid_key : undefined,
-      }
-    : (currentUser.value || { server: publicServer.value })
-
-  loginTo(masto, user)
-
-  return {
-    provide: {
-      masto,
-    },
-  }
-})