diff --git a/manager/main.py b/manager/main.py
index fdecb1d..58d4459 100644
--- a/manager/main.py
+++ b/manager/main.py
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ async def bots_page(request: Request):
     })
 
 
+RELAY_KINDS = {"chat": "Chat relay", "file": "File relay", "message": "Message relay"}
+
+
+@app.get("/relays/{kind}", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def relay_page(request: Request, kind: str):
+    if redir := _redirect_if_unauth(request):
+        return redir
+    if kind not in RELAY_KINDS:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown relay")
+    return TEMPLATES.TemplateResponse(request, "relay.html", {
+        "nav_active": "relays", "kind": kind, "title": RELAY_KINDS[kind],
+    })
+
+
 @app.get("/settings", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def settings_page(request: Request):
     if redir := _redirect_if_unauth(request):
diff --git a/manager/templates/base.html b/manager/templates/base.html
index 55c6462..a7a7c80 100644
--- a/manager/templates/base.html
+++ b/manager/templates/base.html
@@ -129,6 +129,23 @@
     .side-nav .ico { width: 20px; text-align: center; font-size: 16px; flex-shrink: 0; }
     .side-nav a.nav-sep { margin-top: 10px; padding-top: 17px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
 
+    /* collapsible nav group (e.g. Relays) */
+    .nav-group-toggle {
+      display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; width: 100%;
+      padding: 11px 18px; background: none; border: none; border-left: 3px solid transparent;
+      color: var(--muted); font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;
+      white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; cursor: pointer; text-align: left;
+    }
+    .nav-group-toggle:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--bg); }
+    .nav-group-toggle .ico { width: 20px; text-align: center; font-size: 16px; flex-shrink: 0; }
+    .nav-group-toggle .caret { margin-left: auto; font-size: 10px; transition: transform 0.15s; }
+    .nav-group.open .nav-group-toggle .caret { transform: rotate(90deg); }
+    .nav-sub { display: none; }
+    .nav-group.open .nav-sub { display: block; }
+    .nav-sub a { padding-left: 44px; font-size: 13px; }
+    html.collapsed .nav-group-toggle .caret { display: none; }
+    html.collapsed .nav-sub { display: none !important; }
+
     .side-foot { margin-top: auto; padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
 
     .side-status { padding: 10px 18px 12px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted);
@@ -274,6 +291,16 @@
       <a href="/users"    {% if nav_active == 'users'    %}class="active"{% endif %}><span class="ico">👤</span><span class="lbl">Users</span></a>
       <a href="/businesses" {% if nav_active == 'businesses' %}class="active"{% endif %}><span class="ico">💼</span><span class="lbl">Businesses</span></a>
       <a href="/bots"     {% if nav_active == 'bots'     %}class="active"{% endif %}><span class="ico">🤖</span><span class="lbl">Bots</span></a>
+      <div class="nav-group {% if nav_active == 'relays' %}open{% endif %}" id="nav-relays">
+        <button class="nav-group-toggle" onclick="toggleNavGroup('relays')" aria-label="Relays">
+          <span class="ico">🔀</span><span class="lbl">Relays</span><span class="caret">▸</span>
+        </button>
+        <div class="nav-sub">
+          <a href="/relays/chat"    {% if nav_active == 'relays' and kind == 'chat'    %}class="active"{% endif %}><span class="ico">💬</span><span class="lbl">Chat relay</span></a>
+          <a href="/relays/file"    {% if nav_active == 'relays' and kind == 'file'    %}class="active"{% endif %}><span class="ico">📁</span><span class="lbl">File relay</span></a>
+          <a href="/relays/message" {% if nav_active == 'relays' and kind == 'message' %}class="active"{% endif %}><span class="ico">✉️</span><span class="lbl">Message relay</span></a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
       <a href="https://simplex.chat/file/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="ico">📁</span><span class="lbl">File upload</span></a>
       <a href="/notifications" class="nav-sep {% if nav_active == 'notifications' %}active{% endif %}"><span class="ico">🔔</span><span class="lbl">Notifications</span><span class="notif-badge" id="notif-badge" style="display:none;"></span></a>
       <a href="/settings" class="nav-sep {% if nav_active == 'settings' %}active{% endif %}"><span class="ico">⚙️</span><span class="lbl">Settings</span></a>
@@ -324,6 +351,18 @@
     if (ico && document.documentElement.classList.contains('collapsed')) ico.textContent = '›';
   })();
 
+  // Collapsible sidebar groups (e.g. Relays) — persist open state
+  function toggleNavGroup(id) {
+    const g = document.getElementById('nav-' + id);
+    if (!g) return;
+    const open = g.classList.toggle('open');
+    localStorage.setItem('navgroup-' + id, open ? '1' : '');
+  }
+  (function(){
+    const g = document.getElementById('nav-relays');
+    if (g && localStorage.getItem('navgroup-relays')) g.classList.add('open');
+  })();
+
   // Poll for unread notifications and update the sidebar badge
   async function pollNotifications() {
     try {
diff --git a/manager/templates/home.html b/manager/templates/home.html
index 582a145..1a0c01c 100644
--- a/manager/templates/home.html
+++ b/manager/templates/home.html
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   .home-head p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; }
 
   .tiles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; }
-  .tiles + .tiles { margin-top: 32px; }   /* vertical buffer between areas */
+  /* faded bar between areas, like the sidebar separators */
+  .tiles + .tiles { margin-top: 28px; padding-top: 28px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
   .tile {
     display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px;
     background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 12px;
@@ -58,6 +59,25 @@
   </a>
 </div>
 
+<!-- Area: relays -->
+<div class="tiles">
+  <a class="tile" href="/relays/chat">
+    <span class="t-ico">💬</span>
+    <span class="t-title">Chat relay</span>
+    <span class="t-desc">Relay chat messages between connections.</span>
+  </a>
+  <a class="tile" href="/relays/file">
+    <span class="t-ico">📁</span>
+    <span class="t-title">File relay</span>
+    <span class="t-desc">Relay files between connections.</span>
+  </a>
+  <a class="tile" href="/relays/message">
+    <span class="t-ico">✉️</span>
+    <span class="t-title">Message relay</span>
+    <span class="t-desc">Relay messages between connections.</span>
+  </a>
+</div>
+
 <!-- Area 2: manage -->
 <div class="tiles">
   <a class="tile" href="/network">
diff --git a/manager/templates/relay.html b/manager/templates/relay.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e4c57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manager/templates/relay.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% block title %}{{ title }} — SimpleX Manager{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="flex-between" style="margin-bottom:24px;">
+  <h1 style="margin:0;">{{ title }}</h1>
+  <a href="/" class="muted" style="text-decoration:none;">← Home</a>
+</div>
+
+<div class="card" style="text-align:center;padding:48px 24px;">
+  <div style="font-size:40px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:12px;">🔀</div>
+  <strong>{{ title }} — coming soon</strong>
+  <p class="muted" style="margin-top:8px;">This relay isn’t implemented yet.</p>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}