diff --git a/docker/nginx/default.conf b/docker/nginx/default.conf
index 66fc0b3..2fb2932 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/default.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx/default.conf
@@ -13,51 +13,63 @@ server {
     # API PROXY RULES
     #
     # These specific locations are evaluated BEFORE the general SPA rule.
-    # The order of these proxy rules matters.
+    # The order of these proxy rules matters - most specific first.
     # =================================================================
 
-    # 1. Standard API prefixes (highest priority for matching)
+    # 1. API endpoints (all routes under /api/)
+    # Covers: /api/auth/*, /api/repos/*, /api/models/*, /api/datasets/*,
+    #         /api/spaces/*, /api/users/*, /api/organizations/*, /api/whoami-v2, etc.
     location /api/ {
         proxy_pass http://hub-api:48888;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 
+    # 2. Organization API endpoints (mounted at /org/)
+    # Covers: /org/create, /org/{name}, /org/{name}/members, /org/users/{username}/orgs
     location /org/ {
         proxy_pass http://hub-api:48888;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 
-    # 2. Git LFS routes (critical for large file uploads/downloads)
-    # Matches URLs like /kohaku/test-2.git/info/lfs/objects/batch
+    # 3. Git LFS endpoints
+    # Covers: /{type}s/{namespace}/{name}.git/info/lfs/* and /{namespace}/{name}.git/info/lfs/*
     location ~ \.git/info/lfs/ {
         proxy_pass http://hub-api:48888;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        # Important for large file uploads
+        proxy_request_buffering off;
+        client_body_buffer_size 128k;
     }
 
-    # 3. File resolution routes (for downloads)
-    # This is the most specific pattern and should be checked first.
-    # Matches /models/user/repo/resolve/...
+    # 4. Public file resolution routes (no /api prefix)
+    # These are public-facing download endpoints
+    # Pattern: /{type}s/{namespace}/{name}/resolve/{revision}/{path}
     location ~ ^/(models|datasets|spaces)/[^/]+/[^/]+/resolve/ {
         proxy_pass http://hub-api:48888;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 
-    # This is the legacy pattern.
-    # Matches /user/repo/resolve/...
-    # By placing it after the more specific rule above, we avoid conflicts.
+    # 5. Legacy public file resolution route (no /api prefix, no type prefix)
+    # Pattern: /{namespace}/{name}/resolve/{revision}/{path}
+    # Must come AFTER the specific routes to avoid catching frontend routes
     location ~ ^/[^/]+/[^/]+/resolve/ {
         proxy_pass http://hub-api:48888;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 
 
@@ -70,4 +82,4 @@ server {
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/kohaku-hub-ui/src/pages/index.vue b/src/kohaku-hub-ui/src/pages/index.vue
index 6171564..9f0b320 100644
--- a/src/kohaku-hub-ui/src/pages/index.vue
+++ b/src/kohaku-hub-ui/src/pages/index.vue
@@ -208,12 +208,14 @@
 <script setup>
 import { repoAPI } from "@/utils/api";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
+import { ElMessage } from "element-plus";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import relativeTime from "dayjs/plugin/relativeTime";
 
 dayjs.extend(relativeTime);
 
 const router = useRouter();
+const route = useRoute();
 const authStore = useAuthStore();
 const { isAuthenticated } = storeToRefs(authStore);
 
@@ -269,6 +271,21 @@ async function loadStats() {
 }
 
 onMounted(() => {
+  // Check for verification error messages in query params
+  if (route.query.error) {
+    const errorType = route.query.error;
+    const message = route.query.message || "An error occurred";
+
+    if (errorType === "invalid_token") {
+      ElMessage.error(decodeURIComponent(message));
+      // Clean up URL
+      router.replace("/");
+    } else if (errorType === "user_not_found") {
+      ElMessage.error("User account not found");
+      router.replace("/");
+    }
+  }
+
   loadStats();
 });
 </script>
diff --git a/src/kohakuhub/auth/email.py b/src/kohakuhub/auth/email.py
index 4abe4ae..6ad71a2 100644
--- a/src/kohakuhub/auth/email.py
+++ b/src/kohakuhub/auth/email.py
@@ -8,17 +8,27 @@ from ..config import cfg
 
 
 def send_verification_email(to_email: str, username: str, token: str) -> bool:
-    """Send email verification email."""
+    """Send email verification email.
+
+    Note: HTML emails have limitations:
+    - Must use inline CSS (no <style> tags or external stylesheets)
+    - Table-based layouts are most reliable (flexbox/grid not supported)
+    - Limited CSS properties (many modern CSS features don't work)
+    - Different email clients render differently (Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, etc.)
+    - Must use absolute URLs for images
+    - Background images often blocked
+    """
     if not cfg.smtp.enabled:
         print(
-            f"[EMAIL] SMTP disabled. Verification link: {cfg.app.base_url}/auth/verify?token={token}"
+            f"[EMAIL] SMTP disabled. Verification link: {cfg.app.base_url}/api/auth/verify-email?token={token}"
         )
         return True
 
     subject = "Verify your Kohaku Hub account"
-    verify_link = f"{cfg.app.base_url}/auth/verify?token={token}"
+    verify_link = f"{cfg.app.base_url}/api/auth/verify-email?token={token}"
 
-    body = f"""
+    # Plain text version (fallback)
+    text_body = f"""
 Hello {username},
 
 Please verify your email address by clicking the link below:
@@ -30,15 +40,121 @@ This link will expire in 24 hours.
 If you didn't create this account, please ignore this email.
 
 Best regards,
-Kohaku Hub
+Kohaku Hub Team
+"""
+
+    # HTML version (styled with table-based layout and inline CSS)
+    html_body = f"""
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+</head>
+<body style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f5f5f5;">
+    <!-- Main container table -->
+    <table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="background-color: #f5f5f5;">
+        <tr>
+            <td style="padding: 40px 20px;">
+                <!-- Content card -->
+                <table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);">
+                    <!-- Header -->
+                    <tr>
+                        <td style="padding: 40px 40px 20px 40px; text-align: center; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%); border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;">
+                            <h1 style="margin: 0; color: #ffffff; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 600;">
+                                🎉 Welcome to Kohaku Hub!
+                            </h1>
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+
+                    <!-- Body -->
+                    <tr>
+                        <td style="padding: 40px;">
+                            <p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #333333;">
+                                Hello <strong>{username}</strong>,
+                            </p>
+
+                            <p style="margin: 0 0 30px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #555555;">
+                                Thank you for signing up! Please verify your email address to activate your account and start using Kohaku Hub.
+                            </p>
+
+                            <!-- CTA Button -->
+                            <table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%">
+                                <tr>
+                                    <td style="text-align: center; padding: 20px 0;">
+                                        <a href="{verify_link}" style="display: inline-block; padding: 16px 40px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%); color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(102, 126, 234, 0.4);">
+                                            ✉️ Verify Email Address
+                                        </a>
+                                    </td>
+                                </tr>
+                            </table>
+
+                            <p style="margin: 30px 0 20px 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: #666666;">
+                                Or copy and paste this link into your browser:
+                            </p>
+
+                            <p style="margin: 0 0 30px 0; padding: 12px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #667eea; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 13px; word-break: break-all; color: #555555;">
+                                {verify_link}
+                            </p>
+
+                            <table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="border-top: 1px solid #e5e7eb; margin-top: 30px; padding-top: 20px;">
+                                <tr>
+                                    <td style="padding: 15px; background-color: #fef3c7; border-radius: 6px; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b;">
+                                        <p style="margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #92400e; line-height: 1.5;">
+                                            ⏰ <strong>Important:</strong> This link will expire in 24 hours.
+                                        </p>
+                                    </td>
+                                </tr>
+                            </table>
+
+                            <p style="margin: 30px 0 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: #999999;">
+                                If you didn't create this account, you can safely ignore this email.
+                            </p>
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+
+                    <!-- Footer -->
+                    <tr>
+                        <td style="padding: 30px 40px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px; text-align: center;">
+                            <p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;">
+                                Best regards,<br>
+                                <strong>The Kohaku Hub Team</strong>
+                            </p>
+                            <p style="margin: 0; font-size: 12px; color: #999999;">
+                                This is an automated email, please do not reply.
+                            </p>
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                </table>
+
+                <!-- Disclaimer -->
+                <table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="max-width: 600px; margin: 20px auto 0 auto;">
+                    <tr>
+                        <td style="padding: 20px; text-align: center; font-size: 12px; color: #999999; line-height: 1.5;">
+                            © 2025 Kohaku Hub. All rights reserved.<br>
+                            You received this email because you registered an account.
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                </table>
+            </td>
+        </tr>
+    </table>
+</body>
+</html>
 """
 
     try:
-        msg = MIMEMultipart()
+        msg = MIMEMultipart("alternative")
         msg["From"] = cfg.smtp.from_email
         msg["To"] = to_email
         msg["Subject"] = subject
-        msg.attach(MIMEText(body, "plain"))
+
+        # Attach both plain text and HTML versions
+        # Email clients will choose which to display (preferring HTML if supported)
+        part1 = MIMEText(text_body, "plain")
+        part2 = MIMEText(html_body, "html")
+        msg.attach(part1)
+        msg.attach(part2)
 
         with smtplib.SMTP(cfg.smtp.host, cfg.smtp.port) as server:
             if cfg.smtp.use_tls:
diff --git a/src/kohakuhub/auth/routes.py b/src/kohakuhub/auth/routes.py
index 8b01d84..3bf607e 100644
--- a/src/kohakuhub/auth/routes.py
+++ b/src/kohakuhub/auth/routes.py
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ def register(req: RegisterRequest):
 
 
 @router.get("/verify-email")
-def verify_email(token: str):
-    """Verify email with token."""
+def verify_email(token: str, response: Response):
+    """Verify email with token and automatically log in user."""
+    from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 
     verification = EmailVerification.get_or_none(
         (EmailVerification.token == token)
@@ -93,15 +94,45 @@ def verify_email(token: str):
     )
 
     if not verification:
-        raise HTTPException(400, detail="Invalid or expired verification token")
+        # Redirect to login with error message
+        return RedirectResponse(
+            url=f"/?error=invalid_token&message=Invalid+or+expired+verification+token",
+            status_code=302,
+        )
 
-    # Update user
+    # Get user
+    user = User.get_or_none(User.id == verification.user)
+    if not user:
+        return RedirectResponse(url="/?error=user_not_found", status_code=302)
+
+    # Update user email verification status
     User.update(email_verified=True).where(User.id == verification.user).execute()
 
     # Delete verification token
     EmailVerification.delete().where(EmailVerification.id == verification.id).execute()
 
-    return {"success": True, "message": "Email verified successfully"}
+    # Create session for auto-login
+    session_id = generate_token()
+    session_secret = generate_session_secret()
+
+    Session.create(
+        session_id=session_id,
+        user_id=user.id,
+        secret=session_secret,
+        expires_at=get_expiry_time(cfg.auth.session_expire_hours),
+    )
+
+    # Set session cookie
+    response = RedirectResponse(url=f"/{user.username}", status_code=302)
+    response.set_cookie(
+        key="session_id",
+        value=session_id,
+        httponly=True,
+        max_age=cfg.auth.session_expire_hours * 3600,
+        samesite="lax",
+    )
+
+    return response
 
 
 @router.post("/login")