diff --git a/file-sharing/src/App.vue b/file-sharing/src/App.vue
index d3f2f0d..ecc865b 100644
--- a/file-sharing/src/App.vue
+++ b/file-sharing/src/App.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,136 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { HoustonAppContainer, Modal } from "@45drives/houston-common-ui";
+import {
+  HoustonAppContainer,
+  Modal,
+  type HoustonAppTabEntry,
+  globalProcessingWrapPromise,
+  CardContainer,
+  CenteredCardColumn,
+} from "@45drives/houston-common-ui";
 import { SambaTabMain } from "@/tabs/samba/ui";
 import ISCSITabMain from "@/tabs/iSCSI/ui/ISCSITabMain.vue";
 import { NFSTabMain } from "@/tabs/nfs/ui";
 import UserSettingsView from "@/common/ui/UserSettingsView.vue";
-import { ref } from "vue";
+import { ref, computed, watchEffect, type WatchStopHandle, onUnmounted, watch } from "vue";
 import { Cog8ToothIcon } from "@heroicons/vue/20/solid";
+import { useUserSettings } from "@/common/user-settings";
+import { type ResultAsync, ok } from "neverthrow";
+import { BashCommand, Directory, getServer } from "@45drives/houston-common-lib";
+
+const _ = cockpit.gettext;
 
 const appVersion = __APP_VERSION__;
 
 const showUserSettings = ref(false);
+
+const showSambaTab = ref(true);
+const showNfsTab = ref(true);
+const showIscsiTab = ref(true);
+
+const sambaConfigured = (): ResultAsync<boolean, never> => {
+  return getServer()
+    .andThen((server) => server.execute(new BashCommand("command -v net")))
+    .map((_) => true)
+    .orElse((_) => ok(false));
+};
+
+const nfsConfigured = (): ResultAsync<boolean, never> => {
+  return getServer()
+    .andThen((server) => server.execute(new BashCommand("command -v exportfs")))
+    .map((_) => true)
+    .orElse((_) => ok(false));
+};
+
+const iscsiConfigured = (): ResultAsync<boolean, never> => {
+  return getServer()
+    .andThen((server) => new Directory(server, "/sys/kernel/scst_tgt").exists())
+    .orElse((_) => ok(false));
+};
+
+let watchStopHandle: WatchStopHandle;
+
+globalProcessingWrapPromise(useUserSettings(true)).then((userSettings) => {
+  watchStopHandle = watch(
+    userSettings,
+    (userSettings) => {
+      switch (userSettings.samba.tabVisibility) {
+        case "always":
+          showSambaTab.value = true;
+          break;
+        case "never":
+          showSambaTab.value = false;
+          break;
+        case "auto":
+          globalProcessingWrapPromise(
+            sambaConfigured()
+              .map((value) => (showSambaTab.value = value))
+              .unwrapOr(null)
+          );
+          break;
+      }
+      switch (userSettings.nfs.tabVisibility) {
+        case "always":
+          showNfsTab.value = true;
+          break;
+        case "never":
+          showNfsTab.value = false;
+          break;
+        case "auto":
+          globalProcessingWrapPromise(
+            nfsConfigured()
+              .map((value) => (showNfsTab.value = value))
+              .unwrapOr(null)
+          );
+          break;
+      }
+      switch (userSettings.iscsi.tabVisibility) {
+        case "always":
+          showIscsiTab.value = true;
+          break;
+        case "never":
+          showIscsiTab.value = false;
+          break;
+        case "auto":
+          globalProcessingWrapPromise(
+            iscsiConfigured()
+              .map((value) => (showIscsiTab.value = value))
+              .unwrapOr(null)
+          );
+          break;
+      }
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
+  );
+});
+
+onUnmounted(() => watchStopHandle?.());
+
+const visibleTabs = computed<HoustonAppTabEntry[]>(() => [
+  ...(showSambaTab.value
+    ? [
+        {
+          label: "Samba",
+          component: SambaTabMain,
+        },
+      ]
+    : []),
+  ...(showNfsTab.value
+    ? [
+        {
+          label: "NFS",
+          component: NFSTabMain,
+        },
+      ]
+    : []),
+  ...(showIscsiTab.value
+    ? [
+        {
+          label: "iSCSI",
+          component: ISCSITabMain,
+        },
+      ]
+    : []),
+]);
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -18,21 +139,22 @@ const showUserSettings = ref(false);
     :appVersion="appVersion"
     sourceURL="https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-file-sharing"
     issuesURL="https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-file-sharing/issues"
-    :tabs="[
-      {
-        label: 'Samba',
-        component: SambaTabMain,
-      },
-      {
-        label: 'NFS',
-        component: NFSTabMain,
-      },
-      {
-        label: 'iSCSI',
-        component: ISCSITabMain,
-      },
-    ]"
+    :tabs="visibleTabs"
   >
+    <template v-if="visibleTabs.length === 0">
+      <CenteredCardColumn>
+        <CardContainer>
+          <template #header>
+            {{ _("No tabs to be displayed") }}
+          </template>
+          {{
+            _(
+              'Make sure at least one of samba, nfs, or scst are installed, or set the tab visibility to "Always Show" in the bottom-right settings menu.'
+            )
+          }}
+        </CardContainer>
+      </CenteredCardColumn>
+    </template>
     <template #bottomRightButtonIcons>
       <button @click="showUserSettings = true">
         <Cog8ToothIcon class="size-icon icon-default" />