diff --git a/packages/client/src/pages/welcome.entrance.c.vue b/packages/client/src/pages/welcome.entrance.c.vue
index 5e540a37a..461d74157 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/pages/welcome.entrance.c.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/pages/welcome.entrance.c.vue
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 				<nav class="nav">
 					<MkA to="/announcements">{{ i18n.ts.announcements }}</MkA>
 					<MkA to="/explore">{{ i18n.ts.explore }}</MkA>
-					<MkA to="/channels">{{ i18n.ts.channel }}</MkA>
 					<MkA to="/featured">{{ i18n.ts.featured }}</MkA>
 				</nav>
 			</div>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/router.ts b/packages/client/src/router.ts
index 925bede67..a0a7ae9db 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/router.ts
@@ -415,10 +415,12 @@ export const routes = [
 	{
 		path: "/channels/:channelId",
 		component: page(() => import("./pages/channel.vue")),
+		loginRequired: true,
 	},
 	{
 		path: "/channels",
 		component: page(() => import("./pages/channels.vue")),
+		loginRequired: true,
 	},
 	{
 		path: "/registry/keys/system/:path(*)?",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/b.vue b/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/b.vue
index 5131a7117..5c3ccd694 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/b.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/b.vue
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
 					><i class="ph-compass ph-bold ph-lg icon"></i
 					>{{ i18n.ts.explore }}</MkA
 				>
-				<MkA to="/channels" class="link" active-class="active"
-					><i class="ph-television ph-bold ph-lg icon"></i
-					>{{ i18n.ts.channel }}</MkA
-				>
 				<MkA to="/pages" class="link" active-class="active"
 					><i class="ph-file-text ph-bold ph-lg icon"></i
 					>{{ i18n.ts.pages }}</MkA
diff --git a/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/header.vue b/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/header.vue
index feba0b2c0..46888315b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/header.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/ui/visitor/header.vue
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 					><i class="ph-compass ph-bold ph-lg icon"></i
 					>{{ i18n.ts.explore }}</MkA
 				>
-				<MkA to="/channels" class="link" active-class="active"
-					><i class="ph-television ph-bold ph-lg icon"></i
-					>{{ i18n.ts.channel }}</MkA
-				>
 				<MkA to="/pages" class="link" active-class="active"
 					><i class="ph-file-text ph-bold ph-lg icon"></i
 					>{{ i18n.ts.pages }}</MkA
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				&.page {
 					border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
 				}
-				
+
 				&._button {
 					text-decoration: underline;
 					text-decoration-color: transparent;