diff --git a/app/api/stripe-portal/route.ts b/app/api/stripe-portal/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e08982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/stripe-portal/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
+  try {
+    // TODO: Replace with dynamic customer ID from your authentication system
+    const CUSTOMER_ID = 'cus_test_customer_id';
+    const STRIPE_SECRET_KEY = process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY;
+    const RETURN_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000';
+
+    if (!STRIPE_SECRET_KEY) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: 'Stripe secret key not configured' },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const response = await fetch('https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing_portal/sessions', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${STRIPE_SECRET_KEY}`,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+      },
+      body: new URLSearchParams({
+        customer: CUSTOMER_ID,
+        return_url: RETURN_URL,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const errorData = await response.text();
+      console.error('Stripe API error:', errorData);
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: 'Failed to create portal session' },
+        { status: response.status }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const session = await response.json();
+    return NextResponse.json({ url: session.url });
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error creating portal session:', error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: 'Internal server error' },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 88f0cc9..be1480c 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
+"use client";
+
 import Image from "next/image";
 
 export default function Home() {
+  const handleStripePortal = async () => {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/stripe-portal', {
+        method: 'POST',
+      });
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to create portal session');
+      }
+
+      const { url } = await response.json();
+      window.location.href = url;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error opening Stripe portal:', error);
+      alert('Failed to open Stripe portal. Please try again.');
+    }
+  };
   return (
     <div className="grid grid-rows-[20px_1fr_20px] items-center justify-items-center min-h-screen p-8 pb-20 gap-16 sm:p-20 font-[family-name:var(--font-geist-sans)]">
       <main className="flex flex-col gap-[32px] row-start-2 items-center sm:items-start">
@@ -26,8 +45,14 @@ export default function Home() {
         </ol>
 
         <div className="flex gap-4 items-center flex-col sm:flex-row">
-          <a
+          <button
+            onClick={handleStripePortal}
             className="rounded-full border border-solid border-transparent transition-colors flex items-center justify-center bg-foreground text-background gap-2 hover:bg-[#383838] dark:hover:bg-[#ccc] font-medium text-sm sm:text-base h-10 sm:h-12 px-4 sm:px-5 sm:w-auto"
+          >
+            Open Stripe Portal
+          </button>
+          <a
+            className="rounded-full border border-solid border-black/[.08] dark:border-white/[.145] transition-colors flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-[#f2f2f2] dark:hover:bg-[#1a1a1a] hover:border-transparent font-medium text-sm sm:text-base h-10 sm:h-12 px-4 sm:px-5 w-full sm:w-auto md:w-[158px]"
             href="https://vercel.com/new?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=appdir-template-tw&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
             target="_blank"
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
@@ -41,14 +66,6 @@ export default function Home() {
             />
             Deploy now
           </a>
-          <a
-            className="rounded-full border border-solid border-black/[.08] dark:border-white/[.145] transition-colors flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-[#f2f2f2] dark:hover:bg-[#1a1a1a] hover:border-transparent font-medium text-sm sm:text-base h-10 sm:h-12 px-4 sm:px-5 w-full sm:w-auto md:w-[158px]"
-            href="https://nextjs.org/docs?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=appdir-template-tw&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          >
-            Read our docs
-          </a>
         </div>
       </main>
       <footer className="row-start-3 flex gap-[24px] flex-wrap items-center justify-center">