diff --git a/app/src/App.tsx b/app/src/App.tsx
index 06ead3b..54a500d 100644
--- a/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
 import Login from './components/Login';
 import Signup from './components/Signup';
 import Dashboard from './components/Dashboard';
-import CreateLink from './components/CreateLink';
 
 function App() {
   return (
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ function App() {
         <Route path="/login" element={<Login />} />
         <Route path="/signup" element={<Signup />} />
         <Route path="/dashboard" element={<Dashboard />} />
-        <Route path="/create" element={<CreateLink />} />
       </Routes>
     </Router>
   );
diff --git a/app/src/components/CreateLink.tsx b/app/src/components/CreateLink.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index a6456f1..0000000
--- a/app/src/components/CreateLink.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-import { useState, FormEvent, useEffect } from 'react';
-import createStyles from '../styles/Create.module.css';
-import styles from '../styles/Auth.module.css';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import axios from 'axios';
-import Navbar from './Navbar';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-function CreateLink() {
-  document.title = 'LinkLogger | Create Short Link';
-
-  const [link, setLink] = useState('');
-  const [url, setURL] = useState('');
-  const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false);
-  const [isCopied, setIsCopied] = useState(false);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-
-  // Get /api/users/me to make sure the user is logged in, and
-  // to get the username for rendering on screen
-  useEffect(() => {
-    axios
-      .get('/api/users/me')
-      .then((res) => {
-        if (res.status != 200) {
-          navigate('/login');
-        }
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        navigate('/login');
-      });
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleSubmit = async (e: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    setIsSubmitting(true);
-    try {
-      const res = await axios.post('/api/links', { url });
-      if (res.status === 200) {
-        setLink(res.data.link);
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      setError('STRANGE');
-    }
-  };
-
-  const copyLink = () => {
-    navigator.clipboard.writeText(`${window.location.origin}/c/${link}`);
-    setIsCopied(true);
-    // Wait 5 seconds, then set isCopied back to false
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      setIsCopied(false);
-    }, 5000);
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <Navbar />
-      <div className={styles.container}>
-        <h1>Create a new short link by entering the long URL below</h1>
-        <p className={error ? styles.errorVisible : styles.errorHidden}>
-          {error}
-        </p>
-        <hr></hr>
-        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-          <input
-            className={createStyles.createInput}
-            type="text"
-            placeholder="Full URL"
-            value={url}
-            onChange={(e) => setURL(e.target.value)}
-            required
-          />
-          {link.length === 0 ? (
-            <button type="submit" disabled={isSubmitting}>
-              {isSubmitting ? 'Creating...' : 'Create'}
-            </button>
-          ) : (
-            <button type="button" onClick={copyLink}>
-              {isCopied ? (
-                <em>Copied!</em>
-              ) : (
-                `Click to copy: ${window.location.origin}/c/${link}`
-              )}
-            </button>
-          )}
-        </form>
-        <hr></hr>
-        <p className={styles.footnote}>
-          <Link to="/dashboard" className={styles.footnoteLink}>
-            Click here
-          </Link>{' '}
-          to visit your dashboard.
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-export default CreateLink;
diff --git a/app/src/components/Dashboard.tsx b/app/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
index d699efb..913b566 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, FormEvent } from 'react';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import styles from '../styles/Dashboard.module.css';
 import { useNavigate, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ function Dashboard() {
     expire_date: string;
   }
 
+  // Link creation states
+  const [link, setLink] = useState('');
+  const [url, setURL] = useState('');
+  const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [isCopied, setIsCopied] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // Log and link states
   const [links, setLinks] = useState<Link[]>([]);
   const [logs, setLogs] = useState<Log[]>([]);
   const [visibleLog, setVisibleLog] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -35,6 +43,37 @@ function Dashboard() {
   const [loadingLogs, setLoadingLogs] = useState<boolean>(true); // Track loading state for logs
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
+  // Handle form submission to create a new link
+  const handleSubmit = async (e: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setIsSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await axios.post('/api/links', { url });
+      if (res.status === 200) {
+        setLink(res.data.link);
+      }
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
+        const customErrorMessage = error.response?.data?.error || null;
+        setError(customErrorMessage || 'An error occurred. Please try again.');
+        setIsSubmitting(false);
+      } else {
+        setError('Unknown error. Please try again.');
+        setIsSubmitting(false);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Copy the link to the clipboard
+  const copyLink = () => {
+    navigator.clipboard.writeText(`${window.location.origin}/c/${link}`);
+    setIsCopied(true);
+    // Wait 5 seconds, then set isCopied back to false
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      setIsCopied(false);
+    }, 5000);
+  };
+
   // Fetch links from API
   useEffect(() => {
     axios
@@ -130,6 +169,36 @@ function Dashboard() {
   return (
     <>
       <Navbar />
+
+      <div className={styles.createContainer}>
+        <h1>Create a new short link by entering the long URL below</h1>
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            placeholder="Full URL"
+            value={url}
+            onChange={(e) => setURL(e.target.value)}
+            required
+          />
+          {link.length === 0 ? (
+            <button type="submit" disabled={isSubmitting}>
+              {isSubmitting ? 'Creating...' : 'Create'}
+            </button>
+          ) : (
+            <button type="button" onClick={copyLink}>
+              {isCopied ? (
+                <em>Copied!</em>
+              ) : (
+                `Click to copy: ${window.location.origin}/c/${link}`
+              )}
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </form>
+        <p className={error ? styles.errorVisible : styles.errorHidden}>
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
       {/* Show loading spinner if either links or logs are still loading */}
       {loadingLinks || loadingLogs ? (
         <LoadingSpinner />
diff --git a/app/src/styles/Create.module.css b/app/src/styles/Create.module.css
deleted file mode 100644
index d8dbcb7..0000000
--- a/app/src/styles/Create.module.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-.createInput {
-  display: block;
-  margin: 10px auto;
-  width: 470px;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  padding: 15px;
-  color: #ccc;
-  background-color: #3b4148;
-  border: none;
-  font-size: 17px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/styles/Dashboard.module.css b/app/src/styles/Dashboard.module.css
index fbc1d6d..e87c414 100644
--- a/app/src/styles/Dashboard.module.css
+++ b/app/src/styles/Dashboard.module.css
@@ -5,6 +5,61 @@ body {
     background-color: #2c3338;
 }
 
+.createContainer {
+    margin: 25px auto 25px auto;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 1000px;
+}
+
+.createContainer h1 {
+    font-size: 25px;
+    text-align: center;
+    width: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+.createContainer form {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 10px;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.createContainer form input {
+    display: block;
+    margin: 10px auto;
+    width: 60%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    padding: 15px;
+    font-size: 17px;
+    color: #ccc;
+    background-color: #3b4148;
+    border: none;
+}
+
+.createContainer form button {
+    width: 40%;
+}
+
+.errorVisible {
+    visibility: visible;
+    color: #ee6161;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    word-wrap: break-word;
+    width: 100%;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 17px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.errorHidden {
+    visibility: hidden;
+    color: #ee6161;
+}
+
 .loadingSpinner {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -56,7 +111,6 @@ table td {
 
 .mainTable {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 150px;
     left: 50%;
     transform: translateX(-50%);
 }