diff --git a/application/controllers/Logbooks.php b/application/controllers/Logbooks.php
index 7b2c9250..1871d307 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Logbooks.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Logbooks.php
@@ -116,4 +116,23 @@ class Logbooks extends CI_Controller {
 		redirect('logbooks/edit/'.$logbook_id);
 	}
 
+	public function publicslug_validate() {
+		$this->load->model('logbooks_model');
+		$result = $this->logbooks_model->is_public_slug_available($this->input->post('public_slug'));
+		
+		if($result == true) {
+			$data['slugAvailable'] = true;
+		} else {
+			$data['slugAvailable'] = false;
+		}
+
+		$this->load->view('logbooks/components/publicSlugInputValidation', $data);
+	}
+
+	public function test_this() {
+		$this->load->model('logbooks_model');
+		print_r($this->logbooks_model->is_public_slug_available('2m0sql'));
+
+	}
+
 }
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diff --git a/application/models/Logbooks_model.php b/application/models/Logbooks_model.php
index ffa92a1b..9aa7eddb 100644
--- a/application/models/Logbooks_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Logbooks_model.php
@@ -124,6 +124,23 @@ class Logbooks_model extends CI_Model {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	function is_public_slug_available($slug) {
+		// Clean public_slug
+		$clean_slug = $this->security->xss_clean($slug);
+
+
+		$this->db->where('public_slug', $clean_slug);
+		$query = $this->db->get('station_logbooks');
+		
+		if ($query->num_rows() > 0){
+			return false;
+		}
+		else{
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	function list_logbook_relationships($logbook_id) {
 
 		$relationships_array = array();
diff --git a/application/views/logbooks/components/publicSlugInputValidation.php b/application/views/logbooks/components/publicSlugInputValidation.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..217c8a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/views/logbooks/components/publicSlugInputValidation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div hx-target="this" hx-swap="outerHTML">
+<input aria-describedat="slugHelp" class="form-control <?php if($slugAvailable == true) { echo "is-valid"; } else { echo "is-invalid"; } ?>" name="public_slug" id="publicSlugInput" hx-post="<?php echo site_url('logbooks/publicslug_validate/'); ?>"  value="<?php echo $this->input->post('public_slug'); ?>" hx-trigger="keyup changed delay:500ms">
+<?php 
+if($slugAvailable == true) { ?>
+    <div class="valid-feedback">Looks good! <?php echo $this->input->post('public_slug'); ?> is available</div>
+<?php } else { ?>
+    <div class="invalid-feedback">Please choose a public slug. <?php echo $this->input->post('public_slug'); ?> is not available</div>
+<?php } ?>
+
+</div>
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diff --git a/application/views/logbooks/edit.php b/application/views/logbooks/edit.php
index 29c844d6..16c0c17e 100644
--- a/application/views/logbooks/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/logbooks/edit.php
@@ -60,7 +60,30 @@
 					<input type="hidden" class="form-control" name="station_logbook_id" value="<?php echo $station_logbook_details->logbook_id; ?>" required>	
 
 					<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-plus-square"></i> Link Location</button>
+					</form>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
 
+	<div class="row">
+		<div class="col-md">
+			<div class="card">
+				<div class="card-header">Public Slug</div>
+				<div class="card-body">
+					<p>Setting a public slug allows you to share your logbook with anyone via a custom website address, this slug can contain no letters or special characters just letters and numbers.</p>
+					
+					<form hx-post="<?php echo site_url('logbooks/save_publicslug/'); ?>">
+			
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<input type="hidden" name="logbook_id" value="<?php echo $station_logbook_details->logbook_id; ?>">
+						<label for="publicSlugInput">Public Slug</label>
+						<div hx-target="this" hx-swap="outerHTML">
+							<input class="form-control" name="public_slug" id="publicSlugInput" hx-post="<?php echo site_url('logbooks/publicslug_validate/'); ?>"  hx-trigger="keyup changed delay:500ms">
+						</div>
+					</div>
+					<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-plus-square"></i> Save</button>
+					</form>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>