diff --git a/endpoints/api.py b/endpoints/api.py
index ddc9bfa5e..4e6c2f53d 100644
--- a/endpoints/api.py
+++ b/endpoints/api.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 
 from data import model
 from app import app
+from util.email import send_confirmation_email
 from util.names import parse_repository_name
 from util.gravatar import compute_hash
 from auth.permissions import (ReadRepositoryPermission,
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ def welcome():
   return make_response('welcome', 200)
 
 
-@app.route('/api/user/')
+@app.route('/api/user/', methods=['GET'])
 def get_logged_in_user():
   if current_user.is_anonymous():
     return jsonify({'anonymous': True})
@@ -51,6 +52,23 @@ def get_logged_in_user():
   })
 
 
+@app.route('/api/user/', methods=['POST'])
+def create_user_api():
+  user_data = request.get_json()
+  try:
+    new_user = model.create_user(user_data['username'], user_data['password'],
+                                 user_data['email'])
+    code = model.create_confirm_email_code(new_user)
+    send_confirmation_email(new_user.username, new_user.email, code.code)
+    return make_response('Created', 201)
+  except model.DataModelException as ex:
+    error_resp = jsonify({
+      'message': ex.message,
+    })
+    error_resp.status_code = 400
+    return error_resp
+
+
 @app.route('/api/users/<prefix>', methods=['GET'])
 @api_login_required
 def get_matching_users(prefix):
diff --git a/static/css/quay.css b/static/css/quay.css
index 4d7943e8b..fb473d933 100644
--- a/static/css/quay.css
+++ b/static/css/quay.css
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@
   margin-left: 0px;
 }
 
+.form-signup input.ng-invalid.ng-dirty {
+  background-color: #FDD7D9;
+}
+
+.form-signup input.ng-valid.ng-dirty {
+  background-color: #DDFFEE;
+}
+
+.landing .popover-content {
+  color: black;
+}
+
 .landing .message {
   font-size: 3.4em;
   margin-bottom: 10px;
diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 9364c133e..aa9b8f0e3 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ $.fn.spin = function(opts) {
     if (spinner) spinner.stop();
     if (opts !== false) {
       options = {
- 	  color: $this.css('color') || '#000',
-	  lines: 12, // The number of lines to draw
-	  length: 7, // The length of each line
-	  width: 4, // The line thickness
-	  radius: 10, // The radius of the inner circle
-	  speed: 1, // Rounds per second
-	  trail: 100, // Afterglow percentage
-	  shadow: false // Whether to render a shadow	  
+        color: $this.css('color') || '#000',
+        lines: 12, // The number of lines to draw
+        length: 7, // The length of each line
+        width: 4, // The line thickness
+        radius: 10, // The radius of the inner circle
+        speed: 1, // Rounds per second
+        trail: 100, // Afterglow percentage
+        shadow: false // Whether to render a shadow   
       };
 
       opts = $.extend(options, opts);
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ quayApp = angular.module('quay', ['restangular', 'angularMoment'], function($pro
       return userService;
     }])
   }).
+  directive('match', function($parse) {
+    return {
+      require: 'ngModel',
+      link: function(scope, elem, attrs, ctrl) {
+        scope.$watch(function() {        
+          return $parse(attrs.match)(scope) === ctrl.$modelValue;
+        }, function(currentValue) {
+          ctrl.$setValidity('mismatch', currentValue);
+        });
+      }
+    };
+  }).
   config(['$routeProvider', '$locationProvider', function($routeProvider, $locationProvider) {
     $routeProvider.
       when('/repository/:namespace/:name', {templateUrl: '/static/partials/view-repo.html', controller: RepoCtrl}).
diff --git a/static/js/controllers.js b/static/js/controllers.js
index 2ccf35b5f..6079e5768 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers.js
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ function getFirstTextLine(commentString) {
   if (!commentString) { return; }
       
   var lines = commentString.split('\n');
-    var MARKDOWN_CHARS = {
-	'#': true,
-	'-': true,
-	'>': true,
-	'`': true
-    };
+  var MARKDOWN_CHARS = {
+    '#': true,
+    '-': true,
+    '>': true,
+    '`': true
+  };
 
   for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; ++i) {
     // Skip code lines.
     if (lines[i].indexOf('    ') == 0) {
-	continue;
+      continue;
     }
 
     // Skip empty lines.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function getFirstTextLine(commentString) {
 
     // Skip control lines.
     if (MARKDOWN_CHARS[$.trim(lines[i])[0]]) {
-	continue;
+      continue;
     }
 
     return getMarkedDown(lines[i]);
@@ -43,30 +43,30 @@ function HeaderCtrl($scope, UserService) {
   $('#repoSearch').typeahead({
       name: 'repositories',
       remote: {
-	  url: '/api/repository/find/%QUERY',
-	  filter: function(data) {
-	      var datums = [];
-	      for (var i = 0; i < data.repositories.length; ++i) {
-		  var repo = data.repositories[i];
-		  datums.push({
-		      'value': repo.name,
-		      'tokens': [repo.name, repo.namespace],
-		      'repo': repo
-		  });
-	      }
-	      return datums;
-	  }
+        url: '/api/repository/find/%QUERY',
+        filter: function(data) {
+          var datums = [];
+          for (var i = 0; i < data.repositories.length; ++i) {
+            var repo = data.repositories[i];
+            datums.push({
+              'value': repo.name,
+              'tokens': [repo.name, repo.namespace],
+              'repo': repo
+            });
+          }
+          return datums;
+        }
       },
       template: function (datum) {
-	  template = '<div class="repo-mini-listing">';
-	  template += '<i class="icon-hdd icon-large"></i>'
-	  template += '<span class="name">' + datum.repo.namespace +'/' + datum.repo.name + '</span>'
-	  if (datum.repo.description) {
-	      template += '<span class="description">' + getFirstTextLine(datum.repo.description) + '</span>'
-	  }
+        template = '<div class="repo-mini-listing">';
+        template += '<i class="icon-hdd icon-large"></i>'
+        template += '<span class="name">' + datum.repo.namespace +'/' + datum.repo.name + '</span>'
+        if (datum.repo.description) {
+          template += '<span class="description">' + getFirstTextLine(datum.repo.description) + '</span>'
+        }
 
-	  template += '</div>'
-	  return template;
+        template += '</div>'
+        return template;
       },
 
   });
@@ -98,8 +98,26 @@ function RepoListCtrl($scope, Restangular) {
   });
 }
 
-function LandingCtrl($scope) {
+function LandingCtrl($scope, $timeout, Restangular, UserService) {
+  $('.form-signup').popover();
 
+  $scope.$watch( function () { return UserService.currentUser(); }, function (currentUser) {
+    $scope.user = currentUser;
+  }, true);
+
+  $scope.awaitingConfirmation = false;
+  $scope.register = function() {
+    var newUserPost = Restangular.one('user/');
+    newUserPost.customPOST($scope.newUser).then(function() {
+      $scope.awaitingConfirmation = true;
+    }, function(result) {
+      console.log("Displaying error message.");
+      $scope.registerError = result.data.message;
+      $timeout(function() {
+        $('.form-signup').popover('show');
+      });
+    });
+  };
 }
 
 function RepoCtrl($scope, Restangular, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
@@ -108,27 +126,27 @@ function RepoCtrl($scope, Restangular, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
   $rootScope.title = 'Loading...';
    
   $scope.showTab = function(tabName) {
-      for (var i = 0; i < tabs.length; ++i) {
-	  $('#' + tabs[i]).hide();
-	  $('#' + tabs[i] + '-tab').removeClass('active');
-      }
+    for (var i = 0; i < tabs.length; ++i) {
+      $('#' + tabs[i]).hide();
+      $('#' + tabs[i] + '-tab').removeClass('active');
+    }
 
-      $('#' + tabName).show();
-      $('#' + tabName + '-tab').addClass('active');
+    $('#' + tabName).show();
+    $('#' + tabName + '-tab').addClass('active');
 
-      if (tabName == 'image-history') {
-	  $scope.listImages();
-      }
+    if (tabName == 'image-history') {
+      $scope.listImages();
+    }
   };
 
   $scope.editDescription = function() {
     if (!$scope.repo.can_write) { return; }
 
     if (!$scope.markdownDescriptionEditor) {
-	var converter = Markdown.getSanitizingConverter();
-        var editor = new Markdown.Editor(converter, '-description');
-        editor.run();
-	$scope.markdownDescriptionEditor = editor;
+      var converter = Markdown.getSanitizingConverter();
+      var editor = new Markdown.Editor(converter, '-description');
+      editor.run();
+      $scope.markdownDescriptionEditor = editor;
     }
 
     $('#wmd-input-description')[0].value = $scope.repo.description;
@@ -155,12 +173,12 @@ function RepoCtrl($scope, Restangular, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
   };
     
   $scope.listImages = function() {
-      if ($scope.imageHistory) { return; }
+    if ($scope.imageHistory) { return; }
 
-      var imageFetch =  Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/tag/' + $scope.currentTag.name + '/images');
-      imageFetch.get().then(function(resp) {
-	  $scope.imageHistory = resp.images;
-      });
+    var imageFetch =  Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/tag/' + $scope.currentTag.name + '/images');
+    imageFetch.get().then(function(resp) {
+      $scope.imageHistory = resp.images;
+    });
   };
 
   var namespace = $routeParams.namespace;
@@ -178,14 +196,14 @@ function RepoCtrl($scope, Restangular, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
 
     var clip = new ZeroClipboard($('#copyClipboard'),  { 'moviePath': 'static/lib/ZeroClipboard.swf' });
     clip.on('complete', function() {
-	// Resets the animation.
-	var elem = $('#clipboardCopied')[0];
-	elem.style.display = 'none';
-	
-	// Show the notification.
-	setTimeout(function() {
-	  elem.style.display = 'block';
-	}, 1);
+      // Resets the animation.
+      var elem = $('#clipboardCopied')[0];
+      elem.style.display = 'none';
+      
+      // Show the notification.
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        elem.style.display = 'block';
+      }, 1);
     });
 
     $scope.loading = false;
@@ -201,35 +219,34 @@ function RepoAdminCtrl($scope, Restangular, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
   var name = $routeParams.name;
 
   $('#userSearch').typeahead({
-      name: 'users',
-      remote: {
-	  url: '/api/users/%QUERY',
-	  filter: function(data) {
-	      var datums = [];
-	      for (var i = 0; i < data.users.length; ++i) {
-		  var user = data.users[i];
-		  datums.push({
-		      'value': user,
-		      'tokens': [user],
-		      'username': user
-		  });
-	      }
-	      return datums;
-	  }
-      },
-      template: function (datum) {
-	  template = '<div class="user-mini-listing">';
-	  template += '<i class="icon-user icon-large"></i>'
-	  template += '<span class="name">' + datum.username + '</span>'
-	  template += '</div>'
-	  return template;
-      },
-
+    name: 'users',
+    remote: {
+      url: '/api/users/%QUERY',
+      filter: function(data) {
+        var datums = [];
+        for (var i = 0; i < data.users.length; ++i) {
+          var user = data.users[i];
+          datums.push({
+            'value': user,
+            'tokens': [user],
+            'username': user
+          });
+        }
+        return datums;
+      }
+    },
+    template: function (datum) {
+      template = '<div class="user-mini-listing">';
+      template += '<i class="icon-user icon-large"></i>'
+      template += '<span class="name">' + datum.username + '</span>'
+      template += '</div>'
+      return template;
+    },
   });
 
   $('#userSearch').on('typeahead:selected', function(e, datum) {
-      $('#userSearch').typeahead('setQuery', '');
-      $scope.addNewPermission(datum.username);
+    $('#userSearch').typeahead('setQuery', '');
+    $scope.addNewPermission(datum.username);
   });
 
   $scope.addNewPermission = function(username) {
@@ -239,34 +256,34 @@ function RepoAdminCtrl($scope, Restangular, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
     // Need the $scope.apply for both the permission stuff to change and for
     // the XHR call to be made.
     $scope.$apply(function() {
-	$scope.addRole(username, 'read')
+      $scope.addRole(username, 'read')
     });
   };
 
   $scope.deleteRole = function(username) {
     var permissionDelete = Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/permissions/' + username);
     permissionDelete.customDELETE().then(function() {
-	delete $scope.permissions[username];
+      delete $scope.permissions[username];
     }, function(result) {
-	if (result.status == 409) {
-	    $('#onlyadminModal').modal({});
-	} else {
-	    $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
-	}
+      if (result.status == 409) {
+        $('#onlyadminModal').modal({});
+      } else {
+        $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
+      }
     });
   };
 
   $scope.addRole = function(username, role) {
     var permission = {
-	'role': role
+      'role': role
     };
 
     var permissionPost = Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/permissions/' + username);
     permissionPost.customPOST(permission).then(function() {
-	$scope.permissions[username] = permission;
-	$scope.permissions = $scope.permissions;
+      $scope.permissions[username] = permission;
+      $scope.permissions = $scope.permissions;
     }, function(result) {
-	$('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
+      $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
     });
   };
 
@@ -277,50 +294,50 @@ function RepoAdminCtrl($scope, Restangular, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
    
     var permissionPut = Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/permissions/' + username);
     permissionPut.customPUT(permission).then(function() {}, function(result) {
-	if (result.status == 409) {
-	    permission.role = currentRole;
-	    $('#onlyadminModal').modal({});
-	} else {
-	    $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
-	}
+      if (result.status == 409) {
+        permission.role = currentRole;
+        $('#onlyadminModal').modal({});
+      } else {
+        $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
+      }
     });
   };
 
   $scope.askChangeAccess = function(newAccess) {
-      $('#make' + newAccess + 'Modal').modal({});
+    $('#make' + newAccess + 'Modal').modal({});
   };
 
   $scope.changeAccess = function(newAccess) {
-      $('#make' + newAccess + 'Modal').modal('hide');
+    $('#make' + newAccess + 'Modal').modal('hide');
 
-      var visibility = {
-	  'visibility': newAccess
-      };
-      var visibilityPost = Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/changevisibility');
-      visibilityPost.customPOST(visibility).then(function() {
-	  $scope.repo.is_public = newAccess == 'public';
-      }, function() {
-	  $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
-      });
+    var visibility = {
+      'visibility': newAccess
+    };
+    var visibilityPost = Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/changevisibility');
+    visibilityPost.customPOST(visibility).then(function() {
+      $scope.repo.is_public = newAccess == 'public';
+    }, function() {
+      $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
+    });
   };
 
   $scope.askDelete = function() {
-      $('#confirmdeleteModal').modal({});
+    $('#confirmdeleteModal').modal({});
   };
 
   $scope.deleteRepo = function() {
-      $('#confirmdeleteModal').modal('hide');
+    $('#confirmdeleteModal').modal('hide');
 
-      var deleteAction = Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name);
-      deleteAction.customDELETE().then(function() {
-	  $scope.repo = null;
-	  
-	  setTimeout(function() {
-	      document.location = '/#/repository';
-	  }, 1000);
-      }, function() {
-	  $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
-      });
+    var deleteAction = Restangular.one('repository/' + namespace + '/' + name);
+    deleteAction.customDELETE().then(function() {
+      $scope.repo = null;
+      
+      setTimeout(function() {
+          document.location = '/#/repository';
+      }, 1000);
+    }, function() {
+      $('#cannotchangeModal').modal({});
+    });
   };
     
   $('.spin').spin();
diff --git a/static/partials/landing.html b/static/partials/landing.html
index 17d0f6571..5b8db66e1 100644
--- a/static/partials/landing.html
+++ b/static/partials/landing.html
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="signup-container">
-    <form method="post" class="form-signup">
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Create a username" name="username" autofocus>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Email address" name="email">
-      <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Create a password" name="password">
-      <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block" type="submit">Get Started!</button>
-    </form>
+    <div ng-show="user.anonymous">
+      <form class="form-signup" name="signupForm" ng-submit="register()" data-trigger="manual" data-content="{{ registerError }}" data-placement="left" ng-show="!awaitingConfirmation">
+        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Create a username" name="username" ng-model="newUser.username" autofocus required>
+        <input type="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email address" ng-model="newUser.email" required>
+        <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Create a password" ng-model="newUser.password" required>
+        <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Verify your password" ng-model="newUser.repeatePassword" match="newUser.password" required>
+        <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block" ng-disabled="signupForm.$invalid" type="submit">Get Started!</button>
+      </form>
+      <div ng-show="awaitingConfirmation">
+        <div class="sub-message">Thank you for registering! We have sent you an activation email. You must <b>verify your email address</b> before you can continue.</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div ng-show="!user.anonymous">
+      <div class="sub-message">Some message about how awesome it is to be a Quay user goes here.</div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   <div class="shoutouts">