Fleshed out the lab page and projects

app/lab/page.tsx

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+"use client";
+import { LAB_SERVICES } from "@/data/lab";
+import { ExternalLink, Lock, Box, Terminal, Globe } from "lucide-react";
+import { motion } from "framer-motion";
+import Image from "next/image";
+import PageLayout from "@/components/PageLayout";
+
+export default function LabPage() {
+  return (
+    <PageLayout backLink="/" maxWidth="6xl">
+      <header className="mb-32">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
+          <Box className="text-blue-500" size={20} />
+          <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold tracking-tighter text-white uppercase">
+            System_Lab
+          </h1>
+        </div>
+        <p className="text-neutral-500 max-w-2xl leading-relaxed text-sm">
+          A registry of operational services and experimental R&D. Services
+          labeled
+          <span className="text-blue-500"> [VPN]</span> are secured via
+          Tailscale to maintain a hardened perimeter for sensitive telemetry.
+        </p>
+      </header>
+
+      <div className="space-y-40 mb-20">
+        {" "}
+        {/* Increased spacing for alternating rhythm */}
+        {LAB_SERVICES.map((service, i) => {
+          const isEven = i % 2 === 0;
+          return (
+            <motion.section
+              key={service.id}
+              initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20 }}
+              whileInView={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+              viewport={{ once: true, margin: "-100px" }}
+              className={`flex flex-col ${isEven ? "md:flex-row" : "md:flex-row-reverse"} gap-12 md:gap-24 items-center group`}
+            >
+              {/* Image Side */}
+              <div className="w-full md:w-1/2">
+                <div className="relative group aspect-[1.9/1] rounded-2xl overflow-hidden border border-neutral-800 bg-black shadow-2xl transition-colors hover:border-blue-500/50">
+                  <Image
+                    src={service.image}
+                    alt={service.name}
+                    fill
+                    className="object-cover transition-all duration-500 ease-out brightness-100 grayscale-[0.2] group-hover:grayscale-0 scale-100 group-hover:scale-105"
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Text Side */}
+              <div className="w-full md:w-1/2 space-y-6">
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  <div className="flex items-center flex-wrap gap-3">
+                    <h3 className="text-2xl font-bold text-white tracking-tight">
+                      {service.name}
+                    </h3>
+
+                    {/* Live Status Badge */}
+                    {service.uptimeId && (
+                      <div className="flex items-center shrink-0">
+                        <Image
+                          src={`https://status.georgew.dev/api/badge/${service.uptimeId}/status`}
+                          alt="Online"
+                          width={90}
+                          height={20}
+                          className="
+                            h-4 w-auto 
+                            transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out
+                            grayscale opacity-60 
+                            group-hover:grayscale-0 group-hover:opacity-100
+                          "
+                          unoptimized
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-x-4 gap-y-1">
+                    {service.stack.map((tech) => (
+                      <span
+                        key={tech}
+                        className="text-[10px] text-blue-500/70 uppercase tracking-widest font-bold"
+                      >
+                        {tech}
+                      </span>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <p className="text-neutral-400 text-sm leading-relaxed max-w-md">
+                  {service.description}
+                </p>
+
+                {/* Conditional Actions */}
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-6 pt-4 border-t border-neutral-800/50">
+                  {service.visibility === "public" && service.url ? (
+                    <a
+                      href={service.url}
+                      target="_blank"
+                      className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] text-white hover:text-blue-400 transition-colors uppercase font-bold tracking-widest"
+                    >
+                      <Globe size={14} /> Visit Service
+                    </a>
+                  ) : (
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] text-neutral-600 uppercase font-bold tracking-widest cursor-default">
+                      <Lock size={12} className="text-blue-500/50" /> VPN
+                      Encrypted
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+
+                  {service.gitUrl && (
+                    <a
+                      href={service.gitUrl}
+                      target="_blank"
+                      className="group/git flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] text-neutral-500 hover:text-white transition-colors uppercase font-bold tracking-widest bg-neutral-900/50 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg border border-neutral-800 hover:border-neutral-700"
+                    >
+                      <Image
+                        src="/forgejo.svg"
+                        alt="Forgejo"
+                        width={12}
+                        height={12}
+                        className="opacity-50 group-hover/git:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
+                      />
+                      {`Source`}
+                    </a>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </motion.section>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </PageLayout>
+  );
+}

app/page.tsx

@@ -126,15 +126,17 @@ export default function Home() {
           </motion.div>
 
           {/* Top Row Right: The Service Registry */}
+          <Link href="/lab" className="md:col-span-2 flex flex-col group">
             <motion.div
               variants={itemVariants}
               whileHover={{ y: -5 }}
               onMouseEnter={() => setIsHoveringMonitors(true)}
               onMouseLeave={() => setIsHoveringMonitors(false)}
-            className="group md:col-span-2 p-6 rounded-3xl bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 flex flex-col justify-center relative overflow-hidden min-h-[180px]"
+              className="flex-1 p-6 rounded-3xl bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 flex flex-col justify-center relative overflow-hidden min-h-[180px] hover:border-blue-500/30"
             >
               <MonitorCard isHovered={isHoveringMonitors} />
             </motion.div>
+          </Link>
 
           {/* Project Category Cards */}
           <CategoryCard

components/MonitorCard.tsx

@@ -20,12 +20,42 @@ const MONITORS = [
   { id: 4, name: "Watchtower" },
 ];
 
+const ITEMS_PER_PAGE = 6;
+const INTERVAL_TIME = 2500;
+
 export default function MonitorCard({ isHovered }: { isHovered: boolean }) {
+  const [page, setPage] = useState(0);
+  const totalPages = Math.ceil(MONITORS.length / ITEMS_PER_PAGE);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let interval: NodeJS.Timeout;
+
+    if (isHovered) {
+      // Start rotating pages only when hovered
+      interval = setInterval(() => {
+        setPage((p) => (p + 1) % totalPages);
+      }, INTERVAL_TIME);
+    } else {
+      // Defer state reset to avoid "cascading render" error
+      // and allow the fade-out animation to play smoothly
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        setPage(0);
+      }, 300);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      if (interval) clearInterval(interval);
+    };
+  }, [isHovered, totalPages]);
+
   return (
     <div className="relative w-full h-full min-h-[180px] flex flex-col justify-center">
-      {/* DEFAULT VIEW: Always rendered, opacity controlled by parent hover */}
+      {/* --- DEFAULT VIEW --- */}
       <div
-        className={`transition-opacity duration-300 ${isHovered ? "opacity-0" : "opacity-100"}`}
+        className={`transition-opacity duration-300 ${
+          isHovered ? "opacity-0 pointer-events-none" : "opacity-100"
+        }`}
       >
         <div className="flex items-start justify-between">
           <div>
@@ -58,7 +88,7 @@ export default function MonitorCard({ isHovered }: { isHovered: boolean }) {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* REGISTRY VIEW: Only "Active" when hovered */}
+      {/* --- REGISTRY VIEW --- */}
       <div
         className={`absolute inset-0 transition-all duration-300 flex flex-col ${
           isHovered
@@ -66,42 +96,61 @@ export default function MonitorCard({ isHovered }: { isHovered: boolean }) {
             : "opacity-0 translate-y-4 pointer-events-none"
         }`}
       >
-        <h4 className="text-[10px] font-mono text-neutral-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em] mb-3">
-          Service Registry
+        {/* HEADER WITH SYNCED TIMER */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-3 group/header">
+          <h4 className="text-[10px] font-mono text-neutral-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em] flex items-center gap-2 group-hover:text-blue-400 transition-colors">
+            Explore Systems
+            <motion.span
+              animate={{ x: [0, 4, 0] }}
+              transition={{
+                duration: 1.5,
+                repeat: Infinity,
+                ease: "easeInOut",
+              }}
+              className="inline-block"
+            >
+              →
+            </motion.span>
           </h4>
+
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <div className="relative w-12 h-[2.5px] bg-neutral-800 rounded-full overflow-hidden">
+              <motion.div
+                key={`${isHovered}-${page}`}
+                initial={{ width: "0%" }}
+                animate={isHovered ? { width: "100%" } : { width: "0%" }}
+                transition={{
+                  duration: isHovered ? INTERVAL_TIME / 1000 : 0,
+                  ease: "linear",
+                }}
+                className="h-full bg-blue-500/50" // Changed to blue to match Link intent
+              />
+            </div>
+            <span className="text-[9px] font-mono text-neutral-600">
+              {String(page + 1).padStart(2, "0")}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-hidden">
-          {/* We pass isHovered here to start/stop the timer inside a separate lifecycle */}
-          <RegistrySlider isHovered={isHovered} />
+          <RegistrySlider page={page} />
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-function RegistrySlider({ isHovered }: { isHovered: boolean }) {
-  const [page, setPage] = useState(0);
-  const totalPages = Math.ceil(MONITORS.length / 6);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isHovered) {
-      const timeout = setTimeout(() => setPage(0), 300);
-      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
-    }
-
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setPage((p) => (p + 1) % totalPages);
-    }, 4000);
-
-    return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, [isHovered, totalPages]);
-
-  const currentItems = MONITORS.slice(page * 6, (page + 1) * 6);
+function RegistrySlider({ page }: { page: number }) {
+  const currentItems = MONITORS.slice(
+    page * ITEMS_PER_PAGE,
+    (page + 1) * ITEMS_PER_PAGE,
+  );
 
   return (
     <div className="relative h-full">
       <AnimatePresence mode="popLayout">
         <motion.div
-          key={page} // Key change: this triggers the animation on page change
+          key={page}
           initial={{ opacity: 0, x: 10 }}
           animate={{ opacity: 1, x: 0 }}
           exit={{ opacity: 0, x: -10 }}
@@ -119,11 +168,11 @@ function RegistrySlider({ isHovered }: { isHovered: boolean }) {
               <div className="flex gap-1 shrink-0 scale-75 origin-right">
                 <Image
                   src={`https://status.georgew.dev/api/badge/${m.id}/status`}
-                  width={60} // Set a base width
-                  height={20} // Set a base height
-                  className="h-5 w-auto" // Keep your CSS for sizing
+                  width={60}
+                  height={20}
+                  className="h-5 w-auto"
                   alt="System Status"
-                  unoptimized // Essential for live status badges
+                  unoptimized
                 />
                 <Image
                   src={`https://status.georgew.dev/api/badge/${m.id}/avg-response/24`}

data/lab.ts

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+import { LabService } from "@/types/index";
+
+export const LAB_SERVICES: LabService[] = [
+  {
+    id: "observatory",
+    name: "The Observatory",
+    description:
+      "Astronomical API orchestration and orbital visualization. Built to track ISS transits and lunar phases over Copenhagen.",
+    stack: ["Next.js", "Node", "SQLite"],
+    visibility: "public",
+    url: "https://observatory.georgew.dev",
+    gitUrl: "https://git.georgew.dev/george/observatory",
+    image: "/lab/observatory.jpg",
+    uptimeId: 12,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "surf-hub",
+    name: "Surf Sentinel",
+    description:
+      "Custom telemetry dashboard for Llangennith Bay, Wales. Pulling real-time buoy data and wave height predictions to find the perfect window for a session.",
+    stack: ["Grafana", "Influx DB", "Node"],
+    visibility: "public",
+    url: "https://surf.georgew.dev/d/adrx6b4/llangennith-beach-surf-data?orgId=1&from=now-24h&to=now&timezone=browser&refresh=1h&theme=dark&kiosk=true",
+    image: "/lab/surf-hub.jpg",
+    uptimeId: 13,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "audiobookshelf",
+    name: "The Archive",
+    description:
+      "Dedicated audiobook server for the household. Primarily used for our Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, and Dungeon Crawler Carl marathons.",
+    stack: ["Docker", "Compose", "Tailscale", "rclone"],
+    visibility: "tailscale",
+    url: "https://audio.georgew.dev",
+    image: "/lab/audiobookshelf.jpg",
+    uptimeId: 6,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "yamtrack",
+    name: "Yamtrack",
+    description:
+      "A specialized tracker for our anime watch-lists! Features custom metadata hooks to keep our seasonal progress in sync.",
+    stack: ["Docker", "Redis", "Tailscale"],
+    visibility: "tailscale",
+    url: "https://anime.georgew.dev",
+    image: "/lab/yamtrack.jpg",
+    uptimeId: 11,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "paperless",
+    name: "Paperless-ngx",
+    description:
+      "Personal document management system with OCR and automated tagging. Digitizing our physical mail and records into a searchable, versioned archive.",
+    stack: ["Docker", "Redis", "PostgreSQL"],
+    visibility: "tailscale",
+    url: "https://paperless.georgew.dev",
+    image: "/lab/paperless.jpg",
+    uptimeId: 14,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "change-detection",
+    name: "Signal Watcher",
+    description:
+      "Automated monitoring for the essentials: NASA news updates, hobby stock alerts, and Telegram pings the second a new episode of 'The Traitors' drops.",
+    stack: ["Telegram API", "Webhooks"],
+    visibility: "tailscale",
+    url: "https://alerts.georgew.dev",
+    image: "/lab/change-detection.jpg",
+    uptimeId: 15,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "ops-suite",
+    name: "System Operations",
+    description:
+      "The 'Engine Room.' Utilizing Portainer for orchestration, Dozzle for log streaming, and Watchtower for automated container lifecycle management across the Hetzner node.",
+    stack: ["Portainer", "Dozzle", "Watchtower"],
+    visibility: "tailscale",
+    url: "https://portainer.georgew.dev",
+    image: "/lab/portainer.jpg",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "wikijs",
+    name: "System Wiki",
+    description:
+      "The 'Source of Truth' for the home infrastructure. Contains deployment guides, network maps, and disaster recovery procedures for the entire node.",
+    stack: ["Wiki.js", "Markdown"],
+    visibility: "tailscale",
+    url: "https://wiki.georgew.dev",
+    image: "/lab/wikijs.jpg",
+    uptimeId: 5,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "dashboard",
+    name: "System Dashboard",
+    description:
+      "The central entry point for the GeorgeW ecosystem. A high-level overview providing unified access to all public and VPN-secured services.",
+    stack: ["Next.js", "Docker", "Reverse Proxy"],
+    visibility: "public",
+    url: "https://dash.georgew.dev",
+    gitUrl: "https://git.georgew.dev/george/homepage",
+    image: "/lab/dashboard.jpg",
+  },
+];

next.config.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
-  output: 'standalone'
+  output: "standalone",
+  // assetPrefix:
+  //   process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"
+  //     ? "https://cdn.georgew.dev"
+  //     : undefined,
+  // images: {
+  //   loader: "imgix",
+  //   path: "https://cdn.georgew.dev/",
+  // },
 };
 
 export default nextConfig;

public/forgejo.svg

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xml:space="preserve" id="Layer_1" x="0" y="0" version="1.1" viewBox="38.5 0.5 135 211"><style>.st3{fill:none;stroke:#d40000;stroke-width:15}</style><g transform="translate(6 6)"><path d="M58 168V70c0-27.6 22.4-50 50-50h20" style="fill:none;stroke:#f60;stroke-width:25"/><path d="M58 168v-30c0-27.6 22.4-50 50-50h20" style="fill:none;stroke:#d40000;stroke-width:25"/><circle cx="142" cy="20" r="18" style="fill:none;stroke:#f60;stroke-width:15"/><circle cx="142" cy="88" r="18" class="st3"/><circle cx="58" cy="180" r="18" class="st3"/></g></svg>

types/index.ts

@@ -35,3 +35,15 @@ export interface Project {
   mermaidChart?: string;
   isPrivate: boolean;
 }
+
+export interface LabService {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  stack: string[];
+  visibility: "public" | "tailscale";
+  url?: string;
+  gitUrl?: string;
+  image: string;
+  uptimeId?: number;
+}