diff --git a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json
index 5117f64928..428f723f37 100644
--- a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json
+++ b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
   "overview": {
     "title": "Repositories",
     "subtitle": "Overview of available repositories"
+  },
+  "repository-root": {
+    "error-title": "Error",
+    "error-subtitle": "Unknown repository error"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js b/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js
index c1dcf54908..1c5cface29 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Switch } from "react-router-dom";
 import ProtectedRoute from "../components/ProtectedRoute";
 import AddUser from "../users/containers/AddUser";
 import SingleUser from "../users/containers/SingleUser";
+import RepositoryRoot from '../repos/containers/RepositoryRoot';
 
 type Props = {
   authenticated?: boolean
@@ -32,6 +33,18 @@ class Main extends React.Component<Props> {
             component={Overview}
             authenticated={authenticated}
           />
+          <ProtectedRoute
+            exact
+            path="/repos/:page"
+            component={Overview}
+            authenticated={authenticated}
+          />
+          <ProtectedRoute
+            exact
+            path="/repo/:namespace/:name"
+            component={RepositoryRoot}
+            authenticated={authenticated}
+          />
           <ProtectedRoute
             exact
             path="/users"
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/components/RepositoryDetails.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/components/RepositoryDetails.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df7fd5083d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/components/RepositoryDetails.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//@flow
+import React from "react";
+import type {Repository} from '../types/Repositories';
+
+type Props = {
+  repository: Repository
+};
+
+class RepositoryDetails extends React.Component<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { repository } = this.props;
+    return <div>{repository.description}</div>;
+  }
+}
+
+export default RepositoryDetails;
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
index 44949cb5bb..ab85b04424 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
@@ -4,26 +4,48 @@ import React from "react";
 import type { RepositoryCollection } from "../types/Repositories";
 
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
-import {fetchRepos, getFetchReposFailure, getRepositoryCollection, isFetchReposPending} from "../modules/repos";
+import {fetchRepos, fetchReposByLink, fetchReposByPage, getFetchReposFailure, getRepositoryCollection, isFetchReposPending} from "../modules/repos";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
 import { Page } from "../../components/layout";
 import RepositoryList from "../components/RepositoryList";
+import Paginator from '../../components/Paginator';
+import {withRouter} from 'react-router-dom';
+import type { History } from "history";
 
 type Props = {
+  page: number,
   collection: RepositoryCollection,
   loading: boolean,
   error: Error,
 
   // dispatched functions
   fetchRepos: () => void,
+  fetchReposByPage: number => void,
+  fetchReposByLink: string => void,
   // context props
-  t: string => string
+  t: string => string,
+  history: History
 };
 
 class Overview extends React.Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.props.fetchRepos();
+    this.props.fetchReposByPage(this.props.page);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * reflect page transitions in the uri
+   */
+  componentDidUpdate() {
+    const { page, collection } = this.props;
+    if (collection) {
+      // backend starts paging by 0
+      const statePage: number = collection.page + 1;
+      if (page !== statePage) {
+        this.props.history.push(`/repos/${statePage}`);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
   render() {
     const { error, loading, t } = this.props;
     return (
@@ -34,21 +56,36 @@ class Overview extends React.Component<Props> {
   }
 
   renderList() {
-    const { collection } = this.props;
+    const { collection, fetchReposByLink } = this.props;
     if (collection) {
       return (
-        <RepositoryList repositories={collection._embedded.repositories} />
+        <div>
+          <RepositoryList repositories={collection._embedded.repositories} />
+          <Paginator collection={collection} onPageChange={fetchReposByLink} />
+        </div>
       );
     }
     return null;
   }
 }
 
+const getPageFromProps = props => {
+  let page = props.match.params.page;
+  if (page) {
+    page = parseInt(page, 10);
+  } else {
+    page = 1;
+  }
+  return page;
+};
+
 const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
+  const page = getPageFromProps(ownProps);
   const collection = getRepositoryCollection(state);
   const loading = isFetchReposPending(state);
   const error = getFetchReposFailure(state);
   return {
+    page,
     collection,
     loading,
     error
@@ -59,10 +96,16 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
     fetchRepos: () => {
       dispatch(fetchRepos());
+    },
+    fetchReposByPage: (page: number) => {
+      dispatch(fetchReposByPage(page))
+    },
+    fetchReposByLink: (link: string) => {
+      dispatch(fetchReposByLink(link))
     }
   };
 };
 export default connect(
   mapStateToProps,
   mapDispatchToProps
-)(translate("repos")(Overview));
+)(translate("repos")(withRouter(Overview)));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65de6b2fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+//@flow
+import React from "react";
+import {fetchRepo, getFetchRepoFailure, getRepository, isFetchRepoPending} from '../modules/repos';
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
+import {Route} from "react-router-dom"
+import type {Repository} from '../types/Repositories';
+import {Page} from '../../components/layout';
+import Loading from '../../components/Loading';
+import ErrorPage from '../../components/ErrorPage';
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import {Navigation} from '../../components/navigation';
+import RepositoryDetails from '../components/RepositoryDetails';
+
+type Props = {
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
+  loading: boolean,
+  error: Error,
+
+  // dispatch functions
+  fetchRepo: (namespace: string, name: string) => void,
+
+  // context props
+  t: string => string,
+  match: any
+};
+
+class RepositoryRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
+  componentDidMount() {
+    const { fetchRepo, namespace, name } = this.props;
+
+    fetchRepo(namespace, name);
+  }
+
+  stripEndingSlash = (url: string) => {
+    if (url.endsWith("/")) {
+      return url.substring(0, url.length - 2);
+    }
+    return url;
+  };
+
+  matchedUrl = () => {
+    return this.stripEndingSlash(this.props.match.url);
+  };
+
+
+  render() {
+    const { loading, error, repository, t } = this.props;
+
+    if (error) {
+      return (
+        <ErrorPage
+          title={t("repository-root.error-title")}
+          subtitle={t("repository-root.error-subtitle")}
+          error={error}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!repository || loading) {
+      return <Loading />
+    }
+
+    const url = this.matchedUrl();
+
+    return <Page title={repository.namespace + "/" + repository.name}>
+      <div className="columns">
+        <div className="column is-three-quarters">
+          <Route path={url} exact component={() => <RepositoryDetails repository={repository} />} />
+        </div>
+        <div className="column">
+          <Navigation>
+
+          </Navigation>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Page>
+  }
+}
+
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
+  const { namespace, name } = ownProps.match.params;
+  const repository = getRepository(state, namespace, name);
+  const loading = isFetchRepoPending(state, namespace, name);
+  const error = getFetchRepoFailure(state, namespace, name);
+  return {
+    namespace,
+    name,
+    repository,
+    loading,
+    error
+  };
+};
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
+  return {
+    fetchRepo : (namespace: string, name: string) => {
+      dispatch(fetchRepo(namespace, name))
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(translate("repos")(RepositoryRoot));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
index a70bdd7054..b23cb07a15 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { apiClient } from "../../apiclient";
 import * as types from "../../modules/types";
 import type { Action } from "../../types/Action";
-import type { RepositoryCollection } from "../types/Repositories";
+import type {Repository, RepositoryCollection} from "../types/Repositories";
 import {isPending} from "../../modules/pending";
 import {getFailure} from "../../modules/failure";
 
@@ -11,14 +11,44 @@ export const FETCH_REPOS_PENDING = `${FETCH_REPOS}_${types.PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_REPOS_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_REPOS}_${types.SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_REPOS_FAILURE = `${FETCH_REPOS}_${types.FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
 
+export const FETCH_REPO = "scm/repos/FETCH_REPO";
+export const FETCH_REPO_PENDING = `${FETCH_REPO}_${types.PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
+export const FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_REPO}_${types.SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
+export const FETCH_REPO_FAILURE = `${FETCH_REPO}_${types.FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
+
 const REPOS_URL = "repositories";
+
+// fetch repos
+
 const SORT_BY = "sortBy=namespaceAndName";
 
 export function fetchRepos() {
+  return fetchReposByLink(REPOS_URL);
+}
+
+export function fetchReposByPage(page: number) {
+  return fetchReposByLink(`${REPOS_URL}?page=${page - 1}`);
+}
+
+function appendSortByLink(url: string) {
+  if (url.includes(SORT_BY)) {
+    return url;
+  }
+  let urlWithSortBy = url;
+  if (url.includes("?")) {
+    urlWithSortBy += "&";
+  } else {
+    urlWithSortBy += "?";
+  }
+  return urlWithSortBy + SORT_BY;
+}
+
+export function fetchReposByLink(link: string) {
+  const url = appendSortByLink(link);
   return function(dispatch: any) {
     dispatch(fetchReposPending());
     return apiClient
-      .get(`${REPOS_URL}?${SORT_BY}`)
+      .get(url)
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(repositories => {
         dispatch(fetchReposSuccess(repositories));
@@ -49,15 +79,66 @@ export function fetchReposFailure(err: Error): Action {
   };
 }
 
+// fetch repo
+
+export function fetchRepo(namespace: string, name: string) {
+  return function(dispatch: any) {
+    dispatch(fetchRepoPending(namespace, name));
+    return apiClient.get(`${REPOS_URL}/${namespace}/${name}`)
+      .then(response => response.json())
+      .then( repository => {
+        dispatch(fetchRepoSuccess(repository))
+      } )
+      .catch(err => {
+        dispatch(fetchRepoFailure(namespace, name, err))
+      });
+  }
+}
+
+export function fetchRepoPending(namespace: string, name: string): Action {
+  return {
+    type: FETCH_REPO_PENDING,
+    payload: {
+      namespace,
+      name
+    },
+    itemId: namespace + "/" + name
+  };
+}
+
+export function fetchRepoSuccess(repository: Repository): Action {
+  return {
+    type: FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS,
+    payload: repository,
+    itemId: createIdentifier(repository)
+  };
+}
+
+export function fetchRepoFailure(namespace: string, name: string, error: Error): Action {
+  return {
+    type: FETCH_REPO_FAILURE,
+    payload: {
+      namespace,
+      name,
+      error
+    },
+    itemId: namespace + "/" + name
+  };
+}
+
 // reducer
 
+function createIdentifier(repository: Repository) {
+  return repository.namespace + "/" + repository.name;
+}
+
 function normalizeByNamespaceAndName(
   repositoryCollection: RepositoryCollection
 ) {
   const names = [];
   const byNames = {};
   for (const repository of repositoryCollection._embedded.repositories) {
-    const identifier = repository.namespace + "/" + repository.name;
+    const identifier = createIdentifier(repository);
     names.push(identifier);
     byNames[identifier] = repository;
   }
@@ -72,20 +153,34 @@ function normalizeByNamespaceAndName(
   };
 }
 
+const reducerByNames = (state: Object, repository: Repository) => {
+  const identifier = createIdentifier(repository);
+  const newState = {
+    ...state,
+    byNames: {
+      ...state.byNames,
+      [identifier]: repository
+    }
+  };
+
+  return newState;
+};
+
 export default function reducer(
   state: Object = {},
   action: Action = { type: "UNKNOWN" }
 ): Object {
+  if (!action.payload) {
+    return state;
+  }
+
   switch (action.type) {
     case FETCH_REPOS_SUCCESS:
-      if (action.payload) {
-        return normalizeByNamespaceAndName(action.payload);
-      } else {
-        // TODO ???
-        return state;
-      }
+      return normalizeByNamespaceAndName(action.payload);
+    case FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS:
+      return reducerByNames(state, action.payload);
     default:
-      return state;
+    return state;
   }
 }
 
@@ -113,3 +208,17 @@ export function isFetchReposPending(state: Object) {
 export function getFetchReposFailure(state: Object) {
   return getFailure(state, FETCH_REPOS);
 }
+
+export function getRepository(state: Object, namespace: string, name: string) {
+  if (state.repos && state.repos.byNames) {
+    return state.repos.byNames[ namespace + "/" + name];
+  }
+}
+
+export function isFetchRepoPending(state: Object, namespace: string, name: string) {
+  return isPending(state, FETCH_REPO, namespace + "/" + name);
+}
+
+export function getFetchRepoFailure(state: Object, namespace: string, name: string) {
+  return getFailure(state, FETCH_REPO, namespace + "/" + name);
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
index 1031e9efe0..e214e89520 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,21 @@ import reducer, {
   fetchRepos,
   FETCH_REPOS_FAILURE,
   fetchReposSuccess,
-  getRepositoryCollection, FETCH_REPOS, isFetchReposPending, getFetchReposFailure
+  getRepositoryCollection,
+  FETCH_REPOS,
+  isFetchReposPending,
+  getFetchReposFailure,
+  fetchReposByLink,
+  fetchReposByPage,
+  FETCH_REPO,
+  fetchRepo,
+  FETCH_REPO_PENDING,
+  FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS,
+  FETCH_REPO_FAILURE,
+  fetchRepoSuccess,
+  getRepository,
+  isFetchRepoPending,
+  getFetchRepoFailure
 } from "./repos";
 import type { Repository, RepositoryCollection } from "../types/Repositories";
 
@@ -194,7 +208,9 @@ const repositoryCollectionWithNames: RepositoryCollection = {
 };
 
 describe("repos fetch", () => {
-  const REPOS_URL = "/scm/api/rest/v2/repositories?sortBy=namespaceAndName";
+  const REPOS_URL = "/scm/api/rest/v2/repositories";
+  const SORT = "sortBy=namespaceAndName";
+  const REPOS_URL_WITH_SORT = REPOS_URL + "?" + SORT;
   const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -203,7 +219,25 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
   });
 
   it("should successfully fetch repos", () => {
-    fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL, repositoryCollection);
+    fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL_WITH_SORT, repositoryCollection);
+
+    const expectedActions = [
+      { type: FETCH_REPOS_PENDING },
+      {
+        type: FETCH_REPOS_SUCCESS,
+        payload: repositoryCollection
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchRepos()).then(() => {
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should successfully fetch page 42", () => {
+    const url = REPOS_URL + "?page=42&" + SORT;
+    fetchMock.getOnce(url, repositoryCollection);
 
     const expectedActions = [
       { type: FETCH_REPOS_PENDING },
@@ -215,13 +249,58 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
 
     const store = mockStore({});
 
-    return store.dispatch(fetchRepos()).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchReposByPage(43)).then(() => {
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should successfully fetch repos from link", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(
+      REPOS_URL + "?" + SORT + "&page=42",
+      repositoryCollection
+    );
+
+    const expectedActions = [
+      { type: FETCH_REPOS_PENDING },
+      {
+        type: FETCH_REPOS_SUCCESS,
+        payload: repositoryCollection
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store
+      .dispatch(
+        fetchReposByLink("/repositories?sortBy=namespaceAndName&page=42")
+      )
+      .then(() => {
+        expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+      });
+  });
+
+  it("should append sortby parameter and successfully fetch repos from link", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(
+      "/scm/api/rest/v2/repositories?one=1&sortBy=namespaceAndName",
+      repositoryCollection
+    );
+
+    const expectedActions = [
+      { type: FETCH_REPOS_PENDING },
+      {
+        type: FETCH_REPOS_SUCCESS,
+        payload: repositoryCollection
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+
+    return store.dispatch(fetchReposByLink("/repositories?one=1")).then(() => {
       expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
     });
   });
 
   it("should dispatch FETCH_REPOS_FAILURE, it the request fails", () => {
-    fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL, {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL_WITH_SORT, {
       status: 500
     });
 
@@ -233,6 +312,48 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
       expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
     });
   });
+
+  it("should successfully fetch repo slarti/fjords", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL + "/slarti/fjords", slartiFjords);
+
+    const expectedActions = [
+      {
+        type: FETCH_REPO_PENDING,
+        payload: {
+          namespace: "slarti",
+          name: "fjords"
+        },
+        itemId: "slarti/fjords"
+      },
+      {
+        type: FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS,
+        payload: slartiFjords,
+        itemId: "slarti/fjords"
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchRepo("slarti", "fjords")).then(() => {
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should dispatch FETCH_REPO_FAILURE, it the request for slarti/fjords fails", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL + "/slarti/fjords", {
+      status: 500
+    });
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchRepo("slarti", "fjords")).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_FAILURE);
+      expect(actions[1].payload.namespace).toBe("slarti");
+      expect(actions[1].payload.name).toBe("fjords");
+      expect(actions[1].payload.error).toBeDefined();
+      expect(actions[1].itemId).toBe("slarti/fjords");
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("repos reducer", () => {
@@ -264,10 +385,14 @@ describe("repos reducer", () => {
     expect(newState.byNames["hitchhiker/restatend"]).toBe(hitchhikerRestatend);
     expect(newState.byNames["slarti/fjords"]).toBe(slartiFjords);
   });
+
+  it("should store the repo at byNames", () => {
+    const newState = reducer({}, fetchRepoSuccess(slartiFjords));
+    expect(newState.byNames["slarti/fjords"]).toBe(slartiFjords);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("repos selectors", () => {
-
   const error = new Error("something goes wrong");
 
   it("should return the repositories collection", () => {
@@ -311,4 +436,39 @@ describe("repos selectors", () => {
   it("should return undefined when fetch repos did not fail", () => {
     expect(getFetchReposFailure({})).toBe(undefined);
   });
+
+  it("should return the repository collection", () => {
+    const state = {
+      repos: {
+        byNames: {
+          "slarti/fjords": slartiFjords
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const repository = getRepository(state, "slarti", "fjords");
+    expect(repository).toEqual(slartiFjords);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true, when fetch repo is pending", () => {
+    const state = {
+      pending: {
+        [FETCH_REPO + "/slarti/fjords"]: true
+      }
+    };
+    expect(isFetchRepoPending(state, "slarti", "fjords")).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false, when fetch repo is not pending", () => {
+    expect(isFetchRepoPending({}, "slarti", "fjords")).toEqual(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return error when fetch repo did fail", () => {
+    const state = {
+      failure: {
+        [FETCH_REPO + "/slarti/fjords"]: error
+      }
+    };
+    expect(getFetchRepoFailure(state, "slarti", "fjords")).toEqual(error);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/containers/Users.js b/scm-ui/src/users/containers/Users.js
index c9120ba8ec..60f104a42d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/containers/Users.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/containers/Users.js
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class Users extends React.Component<Props> {
   /**
    * reflect page transitions in the uri
    */
-  componentDidUpdate = (prevProps: Props) => {
+  componentDidUpdate() {
     const { page, list } = this.props;
-    if (list.page) {
+    if (list && (list.page || list.page === 0)) {
       // backend starts paging by 0
       const statePage: number = list.page + 1;
       if (page !== statePage) {