diff --git a/jupyterhub_config.py b/jupyterhub_config.py
index dd838ea..bde26fe 100644
--- a/jupyterhub_config.py
+++ b/jupyterhub_config.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 and overrides some of the default values from the plugin.
 """
 
-import getpass
-
 from jupyterhub.auth import DummyAuthenticator
 from tljh.configurer import apply_config, load_config
 from tljh_repo2docker import tljh_custom_jupyterhub_config
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@
 
 c.JupyterHub.authenticator_class = DummyAuthenticator
 
-user = getpass.getuser()
-c.Authenticator.admin_users = {user, "alice"}
 c.JupyterHub.allow_named_servers = True
 c.JupyterHub.ip = "0.0.0.0"
 
@@ -55,19 +51,21 @@
     ]
 )
 
+
 c.JupyterHub.load_roles = [
     {
         "description": "Role for tljh_repo2docker service",
-        "name": "tljh_repo2docker_role",
+        "name": "tljh-repo2docker-service",
         "scopes": ["read:users", "read:servers", "read:roles:users"],
         "services": ["tljh_repo2docker"],
     },
+    {"name": "tljh-repo2docker-service-admin", "users": ["alice"]},
     {
-        "name": "env-user",
+        "name": "user",
         "scopes": [
+            "self",
             # access to the env page
-            "access:services"
+            "access:services!service=tljh_repo2docker",
         ],
-        "users": ["trung"],
     },
 ]
diff --git a/tljh_repo2docker/__init__.py b/tljh_repo2docker/__init__.py
index edcedb1..3204a4a 100644
--- a/tljh_repo2docker/__init__.py
+++ b/tljh_repo2docker/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # See: https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/resource_constraints/#limit-a-containers-access-to-memory#configure-the-default-cfs-scheduler
 CPU_PERIOD = 100_000
 
+TLJH_R2D_ADMIN_ROLE = 'tljh-repo2docker-service-admin'
+
 
 class SpawnerMixin(Configurable):
     """
diff --git a/tljh_repo2docker/base.py b/tljh_repo2docker/base.py
index d835e15..24d7e29 100644
--- a/tljh_repo2docker/base.py
+++ b/tljh_repo2docker/base.py
@@ -6,8 +6,22 @@
 from jupyterhub.services.auth import HubOAuthenticated
 from jupyterhub.utils import url_path_join
 from tornado import web
-from jupyterhub.scopes import needs_scope
+from tljh_repo2docker import TLJH_R2D_ADMIN_ROLE
+import functools
 from .model import UserModel
+from jupyterhub.scopes import needs_scope
+
+
+def require_admin_role(func):
+    """decorator to require admin role to perform an action"""
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    async def wrapped_func(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        user = await self.fetch_user()
+        if not user.admin:
+            raise web.HTTPError(status_code=404, reason="Unauthorized.")
+        else:
+            return await func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    return wrapped_func
 
 
 class BaseHandler(HubOAuthenticated, web.RequestHandler):
@@ -35,8 +49,16 @@ async def fetch_user(self) -> UserModel:
         user_model: dict = response.json()
         user_model.setdefault("name", user["name"])
         user_model.setdefault("servers", {})
+        user_model.setdefault("roles", [])
         user_model.setdefault("admin", False)
 
+        if not user_model["admin"]:
+            if (
+                "admin" in user_model["roles"]
+                or TLJH_R2D_ADMIN_ROLE in user_model["roles"]
+            ):
+                user_model["admin"] = True
+
         return UserModel.from_dict(user_model)
 
     def get_template(self, name: str) -> Template:
@@ -48,7 +70,7 @@ def get_template(self, name: str) -> Template:
         """
         return self.settings["jinja2_env"].get_template(name)
 
-    def render_template(self, name: str, **kwargs) -> str:
+    async def render_template(self, name: str, **kwargs) -> str:
         """Render the given template with the provided arguments
         Args:
             name: Template name
@@ -56,15 +78,17 @@ def render_template(self, name: str, **kwargs) -> str:
         Returns:
             The generated template
         """
-        user = self.current_user
+        user = await self.fetch_user()
+        base_url = self.settings.get("base_url", "/")
         template_ns = dict(
             service_prefix=self.settings.get("service_prefix", "/"),
             hub_prefix=self.settings.get("hub_prefix", "/"),
-            base_url=self.settings.get("base_url", "/"),
+            base_url=base_url,
+            logout_url=self.settings.get("logout_url", url_path_join(base_url, 'logout')),
             static_url=self.static_url,
             xsrf_token=self.xsrf_token.decode("ascii"),
             user=user,
-            admin_access=user["admin"],
+            admin_access=user.admin,
         )
         template_ns.update(kwargs)
         template = self.get_template(name)
diff --git a/tljh_repo2docker/builder.py b/tljh_repo2docker/builder.py
index ec7b1d9..013ffa9 100644
--- a/tljh_repo2docker/builder.py
+++ b/tljh_repo2docker/builder.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from aiodocker import Docker, DockerError
 from tornado import web
 
-from .base import BaseHandler
+from .base import BaseHandler, require_admin_role
 from .docker import build_image
 
 IMAGE_NAME_RE = r"^[a-z0-9-_]+$"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class BuildHandler(BaseHandler):
     """
 
     @web.authenticated
+    @require_admin_role
     async def delete(self):
         data = self.get_json_body()
         name = data["name"]
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ async def delete(self):
         self.finish(json.dumps({"status": "ok"}))
 
     @web.authenticated
+    @require_admin_role
     async def post(self):
         data = self.get_json_body()
         repo = data["repo"]
diff --git a/tljh_repo2docker/environments.py b/tljh_repo2docker/environments.py
index 1925c05..c934069 100644
--- a/tljh_repo2docker/environments.py
+++ b/tljh_repo2docker/environments.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from inspect import isawaitable
 
 from tornado import web
-from .base import BaseHandler
+
+from .base import BaseHandler, require_admin_role
 from .docker import list_containers, list_images
 
 
@@ -11,11 +12,9 @@ class EnvironmentsHandler(BaseHandler):
     """
 
     @web.authenticated
+    @require_admin_role
     async def get(self):
-        user = self.current_user
 
-        if not user["admin"]:
-            raise web.HTTPError(status_code=404, reason="Unauthorized.")
         images = await list_images()
         containers = await list_containers()
         result = self.render_template(
diff --git a/tljh_repo2docker/logs.py b/tljh_repo2docker/logs.py
index 2a1b4b4..e595a02 100644
--- a/tljh_repo2docker/logs.py
+++ b/tljh_repo2docker/logs.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 from aiodocker import Docker
 from tornado import web
-from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
 from tornado.iostream import StreamClosedError
 
-from .base import BaseHandler
+from .base import BaseHandler, require_admin_role
 
 
 class LogsHandler(BaseHandler):
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ class LogsHandler(BaseHandler):
     """
 
     @web.authenticated
+    @require_admin_role
     async def get(self, name):
         self.set_header("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
         self.set_header("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
diff --git a/tljh_repo2docker/model.py b/tljh_repo2docker/model.py
index 04de93d..b06343e 100644
--- a/tljh_repo2docker/model.py
+++ b/tljh_repo2docker/model.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class UserModel:
     name: str
     admin: bool
     servers: dict
+    roles: list
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(self, kwargs_dict: dict):
@@ -30,3 +31,4 @@ def all_spawners(self) -> list:
                     }
                 )
         return sp
+
diff --git a/tljh_repo2docker/templates/page.html b/tljh_repo2docker/templates/page.html
index 4dcac67..3e2a194 100644
--- a/tljh_repo2docker/templates/page.html
+++ b/tljh_repo2docker/templates/page.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         base_url: "{{base_url}}",
         hub_prefix: "{{hub_prefix}}",
         {% if user %}
-        user: "{{ user['name'] | safe }}",
+        user: "{{ user.name | safe }}",
         {% endif %}
         {% if admin_access %}
         admin_access: true,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
               {% block login_widget %}
               <span id="login_widget">
                 {% if user %}
-                <p class="navbar-text">{{user['name']}}</p>
+                <p class="navbar-text">{{user.name}}</p>
                 <a
                   id="logout"
                   role="button"