diff --git a/pkg/routes/api/v2/auth_public.go b/pkg/routes/api/v2/auth_public.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13c33523b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/routes/api/v2/auth_public.go
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package apiv2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/routes/api/shared"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
+
+	"github.com/danielgtaylor/huma/v2"
+)
+
+// publicSecurity is the empty security requirement that opts an operation out of
+// the globally-applied JWT/API-token auth. The matching Echo path must also be
+// listed in unauthenticatedAPIPaths so the token middleware lets it through.
+var publicSecurity = []map[string][]string{}
+
+// registerUserBody is the response wrapper for the registration endpoint.
+type registerUserBody struct {
+	Body *user.User
+}
+
+// messageBody carries a human-readable confirmation for endpoints that report
+// success without returning a resource (password reset, email confirm).
+type messageBody struct {
+	Body struct {
+		Message string `json:"message" readOnly:"true" doc:"A human-readable confirmation message."`
+	}
+}
+
+// linkShareTokenBody wraps the issued link-share auth token and its share.
+type linkShareTokenBody struct {
+	Body *shared.LinkShareToken
+}
+
+func init() { AddRouteRegistrar(RegisterPublicAuthRoutes) }
+
+// RegisterPublicAuthRoutes wires the unauthenticated local-account flows
+// (registration, password reset, email confirmation) and the link-share auth
+// endpoint. The local-account flows mirror v1 by only registering when local
+// auth is enabled; the link-share endpoint follows ServiceEnableLinkSharing.
+func RegisterPublicAuthRoutes(api huma.API) {
+	if config.AuthLocalEnabled.GetBool() {
+		registerLocalAuthRoutes(api)
+	}
+
+	if config.ServiceEnableLinkSharing.GetBool() {
+		Register(api, huma.Operation{
+			OperationID:   "auth-link-share",
+			Summary:       "Get an auth token for a link share",
+			Description:   "Exchanges a link share's public hash (and password, for password-protected shares) for a JWT auth token scoped to the shared project.",
+			Method:        http.MethodPost,
+			Path:          "/shares/{share}/auth",
+			DefaultStatus: http.StatusOK,
+			Tags:          []string{"sharing"},
+			Security:      publicSecurity,
+		}, authLinkShare)
+	}
+}
+
+func registerLocalAuthRoutes(api huma.API) {
+	authTags := []string{"auth"}
+
+	Register(api, huma.Operation{
+		OperationID: "auth-register",
+		Summary:     "Register",
+		Description: "Creates a new local user account. Returns 404 when registration is disabled on this instance.",
+		Method:      http.MethodPost,
+		Path:        "/register",
+		Tags:        authTags,
+		Security:    publicSecurity,
+	}, authRegister)
+
+	Register(api, huma.Operation{
+		OperationID:   "auth-password-token",
+		Summary:       "Request a password reset token",
+		Description:   "Requests a token to reset the password for the account with the given email. The token is sent to that email; the response is the same whether or not an account exists.",
+		Method:        http.MethodPost,
+		Path:          "/user/password/token",
+		DefaultStatus: http.StatusOK,
+		Tags:          authTags,
+		Security:      publicSecurity,
+	}, authRequestPasswordToken)
+
+	Register(api, huma.Operation{
+		OperationID:   "auth-password-reset",
+		Summary:       "Reset a password",
+		Description:   "Sets a new password using a previously issued reset token. All of the user's existing sessions are invalidated.",
+		Method:        http.MethodPost,
+		Path:          "/user/password/reset",
+		DefaultStatus: http.StatusOK,
+		Tags:          authTags,
+		Security:      publicSecurity,
+	}, authResetPassword)
+
+	Register(api, huma.Operation{
+		OperationID:   "auth-confirm-email",
+		Summary:       "Confirm an email address",
+		Description:   "Confirms the email address of a newly registered user using the token sent to that email.",
+		Method:        http.MethodPost,
+		Path:          "/user/confirm",
+		DefaultStatus: http.StatusOK,
+		Tags:          authTags,
+		Security:      publicSecurity,
+	}, authConfirmEmail)
+}
+
+func authRegister(_ context.Context, in *struct{ Body shared.UserRegister }) (*registerUserBody, error) {
+	if !config.ServiceEnableRegistration.GetBool() {
+		return nil, huma.Error404NotFound("registration is disabled")
+	}
+
+	newUser, err := shared.RegisterUser(&in.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, translateDomainError(err)
+	}
+	return &registerUserBody{Body: newUser}, nil
+}
+
+func authRequestPasswordToken(_ context.Context, in *struct{ Body user.PasswordTokenRequest }) (*messageBody, error) {
+	if err := shared.RequestPasswordResetToken(&in.Body); err != nil {
+		return nil, translateDomainError(err)
+	}
+	out := &messageBody{}
+	out.Body.Message = "Token was sent."
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func authResetPassword(_ context.Context, in *struct{ Body user.PasswordReset }) (*messageBody, error) {
+	if err := shared.ResetPassword(&in.Body); err != nil {
+		return nil, translateDomainError(err)
+	}
+	out := &messageBody{}
+	out.Body.Message = "The password was updated successfully."
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func authConfirmEmail(_ context.Context, in *struct{ Body user.EmailConfirm }) (*messageBody, error) {
+	if err := shared.ConfirmEmail(&in.Body); err != nil {
+		return nil, translateDomainError(err)
+	}
+	out := &messageBody{}
+	out.Body.Message = "The email was confirmed successfully."
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func authLinkShare(_ context.Context, in *struct {
+	Share string `path:"share" doc:"The public hash of the link share."`
+	Body  struct {
+		Password string `json:"password" doc:"The password for password-protected link shares. Ignored for shares without a password."`
+	}
+}) (*linkShareTokenBody, error) {
+	token, err := shared.AuthenticateLinkShare(in.Share, in.Body.Password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, translateDomainError(err)
+	}
+	return &linkShareTokenBody{Body: token}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/routes/routes.go b/pkg/routes/routes.go
index 949180b64..4c070fd49 100644
--- a/pkg/routes/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/routes/routes.go
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ var unauthenticatedAPIPaths = map[string]bool{
 	"/api/v2/docs/scalar.standalone.js": true,
 	"/api/v2/schemas/:schema":           true,
 	"/api/v2/info":                      true,
+
+	"/api/v2/register":            true,
+	"/api/v2/user/password/token": true,
+	"/api/v2/user/password/reset": true,
+	"/api/v2/user/confirm":        true,
+	"/api/v2/shares/:share/auth":  true,
+	"/api/v2/oauth/token":         true,
 }
 
 // collectRoutesForAPITokens collects all routes for API token permission checking.