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+# Administrator Guide - Placebo.mk
+
+## Overview
+Placebo.mk is a Macedonian news site with a sarcastic tone. This guide covers system administration, user management, and technical operations.
+
+## System Architecture
+- **Frontend**: TanStack (React 19, Query, Router) + Vite + Tailwind CSS
+- **Backend**: NestJS + TypeORM + SQLite
+- **CMS**: Strapi for content management
+- **Database**: SQLite with TypeORM entities
+
+## Environment Setup
+
+### Backend Configuration
+```bash
+cd backend
+cp .env.example .env
+# Configure environment variables:
+# DATABASE_PATH=./data/app.db
+# PORT=3000
+# NODE_ENV=development
+npm install
+npm run start:dev
+```
+
+### Frontend Configuration
+```bash
+cd frontend
+cp .env.example .env
+# Configure environment variables:
+# VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000
+npm install
+npm run dev
+```
+
+### CMS (Strapi) Configuration
+```bash
+cd cms/cms
+cp .env.example .env
+# Configure Strapi environment variables:
+# DATABASE_CLIENT=sqlite
+# DATABASE_FILENAME=./data/app.db
+# API_TOKEN_SALT=
+# ADMIN_JWT_SECRET=
+npm run develop
+```
+
+## Database Management
+
+### Entities Overview
+- **Articles**: News articles with status (draft/published/archived)
+- **Authors**: Writer profiles with permissions
+- **Categories**: Hierarchical content organization
+- **Live Blogs**: Real-time event coverage
+- **Live Blog Updates**: Individual updates within live blogs
+
+### Database Operations
+```bash
+# Run migrations (if implemented)
+npm run migration:run
+
+# Check database schema
+npm run schema:sync
+
+# Backup database
+cp backend/data/app.db backend/data/backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).db
+```
+
+## User Management
+
+### Author Management
+Authors are stored in the `authors` table with:
+- Basic profile (name, bio, avatar)
+- Unique slug for URLs
+- `isActive` flag for permissions
+- Relations to articles and live blogs
+
+### CMS User Roles
+1. **Super Admin**: Full system access
+2. **Admin**: Content and user management
+3. **Editor**: Content creation and editing
+4. **Author**: Limited to assigned content
+
+### Creating New Authors
+```sql
+INSERT INTO authors (id, name, slug, bio, avatar, isActive, createdAt, updatedAt)
+VALUES (
+  uuid(),
+  'Author Name',
+  'author-slug',
+  'Author bio',
+  'avatar-url.jpg',
+  true,
+  datetime('now'),
+  datetime('now')
+);
+```
+
+## Content Management
+
+### Article Workflow
+1. **Draft**: Initial creation phase
+2. **Published**: Publicly visible
+3. **Archived**: No longer public but retained
+
+### Live Blog Management
+Live blogs support real-time updates:
+- **Draft**: Preparation phase
+- **Live**: Active event coverage
+- **Ended**: Coverage complete
+- **Archived**: Historical reference
+
+## API Management
+
+### Available Endpoints
+```
+GET    /api/v1/articles              # List articles
+GET    /api/v1/articles/:id          # Get single article
+GET    /api/v1/articles/slug/:slug   # Get article by slug
+POST   /api/v1/articles              # Create article
+PUT    /api/v1/articles/:id          # Update article
+DELETE /api/v1/articles/:id          # Delete article
+
+GET    /api/v1/live-blogs            # List live blogs
+GET    /api/v1/live-blogs/:id        # Get live blog
+POST   /api/v1/live-blogs            # Create live blog
+PUT    /api/v1/live-blogs/:id        # Update live blog
+
+GET    /api/v1/authors                # List authors
+GET    /api/v1/categories             # List categories
+```
+
+### API Authentication
+Configure JWT tokens for secure API access:
+```typescript
+// In .env
+JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
+JWT_EXPIRES_IN=24h
+```
+
+## CMS Administration
+
+### Strapi Admin Panel
+Access at: `http://localhost:1337/admin`
+
+### Content Types Configuration
+Articles support:
+- Rich text content
+- Multiple media files (images, files, videos, audio)
+- Featured images
+- Author attribution
+
+### Media Management
+- Upload limits configured in Strapi settings
+- Image optimization handled automatically
+- File organization in `/uploads` directory
+
+## Performance Monitoring
+
+### Backend Monitoring
+```bash
+# Check application logs
+npm run start:prod
+
+# Monitor performance
+npm run start:prod -- --inspect
+```
+
+### Frontend Performance
+```bash
+# Build for production
+cd frontend
+npm run build
+
+# Analyze bundle size
+npm run build:analyze
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### Authentication
+- Implement proper JWT handling
+- Use secure password hashing
+- Set appropriate CORS policies
+
+### Data Protection
+- Regular database backups
+- Environment variable protection
+- Input validation and sanitization
+
+### CMS Security
+- Regular Strapi updates
+- Role-based access control
+- Media file scanning
+
+## Backup and Recovery
+
+### Automated Backups
+```bash
+# Create backup script
+#!/bin/bash
+DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+mkdir -p backups
+cp backend/data/app.db backups/app_$DATE.db
+tar -czf backups/uploads_$DATE.tar.gz cms/cms/public/uploads/
+```
+
+### Recovery Process
+1. Stop all services
+2. Restore database from backup
+3. Restore media files
+4. Restart services
+5. Verify functionality
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+#### Database Connection Errors
+```bash
+# Check database file exists
+ls -la backend/data/app.db
+
+# Verify permissions
+chmod 664 backend/data/app.db
+```
+
+#### Strapi Admin Access
+```bash
+# Reset admin password
+npm run strapi admin:reset-password
+```
+
+#### Frontend Build Issues
+```bash
+# Clear cache
+rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
+npm install
+
+# Check environment variables
+cat .env
+```
+
+## Maintenance Tasks
+
+### Daily
+- Monitor system logs
+- Check backup completion
+- Review performance metrics
+
+### Weekly
+- Update dependencies
+- Review content moderation queue
+- Security scan
+
+### Monthly
+- Database maintenance
+- Archive old content
+- Performance optimization review
+
+## Scaling Considerations
+
+### Database Scaling
+- Consider PostgreSQL for high traffic
+- Implement read replicas
+- Optimize queries and indexes
+
+### CDN Integration
+- Configure CDN for static assets
+- Optimize image delivery
+- Implement caching strategies
+
+### Monitoring Setup
+- Application performance monitoring
+- Error tracking and alerting
+- User analytics and reporting

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+# Placebo.mk Deployment Guide
+
+## Overview
+This document outlines the deployment strategy for Placebo.mk - a Macedonian news site with sarcastic tone, built with TanStack (React), NestJS, and Strapi CMS.
+
+## Architecture
+- **Frontend**: TanStack (React 19 + Query + Router) + Vite + Tailwind CSS
+- **Backend**: NestJS + TypeORM + PostgreSQL (migrated from SQLite)
+- **CMS**: Strapi with PostgreSQL
+- **Deployment**: Docker + Coolify on VPS
+
+## Deployment Options
+
+### Option 1: Coolify + VPS (Recommended)
+**Pros**: Self-hosted, cost-effective, full control, Macedonian audience optimized  
+**Cons**: Requires server management
+
+### Option 2: Platform-as-a-Service
+**Pros**: No server management, automatic scaling  
+**Cons**: More expensive, less control
+
+## Coolify + VPS Deployment
+
+### Phase 1: Infrastructure Setup
+
+#### 1.1 VPS Requirements
+- **Provider**: Hetzner (Germany) or DigitalOcean (Amsterdam)
+- **Specs**: 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB SSD (€10-15/month)
+- **OS**: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
+- **Domain**: placebo.mk
+
+#### 1.2 Install Coolify
+```bash
+# On VPS
+curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash
+```
+
+Coolify automatically installs:
+- Docker and Docker Compose
+- Traefik reverse proxy
+- Let's Encrypt SSL
+- Admin interface
+
+#### 1.3 Domain Configuration
+1. Purchase `placebo.mk` domain
+2. Configure DNS A records:
+   - `placebo.mk` → VPS IP
+   - `www.placebo.mk` → VPS IP
+   - `api.placebo.mk` → VPS IP
+   - `cms.placebo.mk` → VPS IP
+
+### Phase 2: Database Migration
+
+#### 2.1 PostgreSQL Setup
+Create PostgreSQL database via Coolify one-click apps:
+- Database name: `placebomk`
+- Username: `placebo`
+- Password: Generate secure password
+
+#### 2.2 Migrate from SQLite
+Detailed migration plan available in `scripts/migrate-to-postgres.md`
+
+Run migration script:
+```bash
+# Test migration locally first
+docker-compose up -d postgres
+./scripts/migrate-data.sh
+
+# Production migration
+cd backend
+npm run migrate:postgres
+```
+
+#### 2.3 Migration Strategy
+1. **Development**: Use SQLite for local development
+2. **Staging**: PostgreSQL with test data
+3. **Production**: PostgreSQL with migrated data
+4. **Backup**: Maintain SQLite backups during transition
+
+### Phase 3: Application Deployment
+
+#### 3.1 Connect GitHub Repository
+1. Connect your GitHub repo to Coolify
+2. Create three applications:
+   - `placebo-frontend` (from `/frontend`)
+   - `placebo-backend` (from `/backend`)
+   - `placebo-cms` (from `/cms/cms`)
+
+#### 3.2 Configure Applications
+
+**Backend Configuration:**
+- **Build Command**: `npm run build`
+- **Start Command**: `npm run start:prod`
+- **Port**: 3000
+- **Environment Variables**:
+  ```
+  NODE_ENV=production
+  DATABASE_URL=postgresql://placebo:PASSWORD@postgres:5432/placebomk
+  CORS_ORIGIN=https://placebo.mk
+  JWT_SECRET=your-secure-jwt-secret
+  ```
+
+**Frontend Configuration:**
+- **Build Command**: `npm run build`
+- **Output Directory**: `dist`
+- **Environment Variables**:
+  ```
+  VITE_API_URL=https://api.placebo.mk/api/v1
+  VITE_STRAPI_URL=https://cms.placebo.mk
+  ```
+
+**CMS Configuration:**
+- **Build Command**: `npm run build`
+- **Start Command**: `npm run start`
+- **Port**: 1337
+- **Environment Variables**:
+  ```
+  DATABASE_CLIENT=postgres
+  DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+  DATABASE_PORT=5432
+  DATABASE_NAME=strapi
+  DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo
+  DATABASE_PASSWORD=PASSWORD
+  ```
+
+#### 3.3 Configure Domains in Coolify
+- `placebo.mk` → Frontend application
+- `api.placebo.mk` → Backend API
+- `cms.placebo.mk` → Strapi CMS admin
+
+### Phase 4: Security Configuration
+
+#### 4.1 Environment Variables
+Store sensitive data in Coolify environment variables:
+- Database passwords
+- JWT secrets
+- API keys
+- Strapi secrets
+
+#### 4.2 SSL Certificates
+Coolify automatically:
+- Requests Let's Encrypt certificates
+- Configures HTTPS redirect
+- Auto-renews certificates
+
+#### 4.3 Security Headers
+Configure in Coolify:
+- HSTS enabled
+- CSP headers
+- X-Frame-Options
+- X-Content-Type-Options
+
+### Phase 5: Monitoring & Backup
+
+#### 5.1 Monitoring
+- **Coolify built-in monitoring**: Resource usage, uptime
+- **Application logs**: Access via Coolify UI
+- **Health checks**: Configure endpoints
+
+#### 5.2 Backup Strategy
+1. **Database backups**: Daily via Coolify to S3-compatible storage
+2. **Media files**: Strapi uploads to cloud storage
+3. **Configuration**: Export Coolify settings regularly
+
+#### 5.3 Backup Configuration
+```yaml
+# Coolify backup settings
+backup:
+  schedule: "0 2 * * *"  # Daily at 2 AM
+  retention: 30           # Keep 30 days
+  destination: s3://backup-bucket/placebo-mk
+```
+
+## Docker Setup
+
+### Docker Files Created
+```
+placeboMk/
+├── docker-compose.yml           # Production setup with PostgreSQL
+├── docker-compose.dev.yml       # Development setup with hot reload
+├── backend/
+│   ├── Dockerfile              # Production Dockerfile
+│   └── Dockerfile.dev          # Development Dockerfile
+├── frontend/
+│   ├── Dockerfile              # Production Dockerfile (Nginx)
+│   ├── Dockerfile.dev          # Development Dockerfile
+│   └── nginx.conf              # Nginx configuration
+└── cms/cms/
+    ├── Dockerfile              # Production Dockerfile
+    └── Dockerfile.dev          # Development Dockerfile
+```
+
+### Local Development with Docker
+
+#### Prerequisites
+- Docker Desktop
+- Docker Compose
+- Node.js 20+ (optional, for local development without Docker)
+
+#### Quick Start - Development Mode
+```bash
+# Clone repository
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/placeboMk.git
+cd placeboMk
+
+# Start development environment with hot reload
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+
+# Access applications:
+# Frontend: http://localhost:5173
+# Backend API: http://localhost:3000
+# Strapi CMS: http://localhost:1337/admin
+```
+
+#### Quick Start - Production Mode (Local Testing)
+```bash
+# Start production environment
+docker-compose up -d
+
+# Access applications:
+# Frontend: http://localhost:3001
+# Backend API: http://localhost:3000
+# Strapi CMS: http://localhost:1337
+# PostgreSQL: localhost:5432
+```
+
+#### Test Docker Setup
+```bash
+# Run comprehensive test
+./scripts/test-docker.sh
+
+# Or manually test
+docker-compose build
+docker-compose up -d
+docker-compose ps
+```
+
+### Development Commands
+```bash
+# Development environment
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d      # Start dev
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down       # Stop dev
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml logs -f    # View dev logs
+
+# Production environment (local testing)
+docker-compose up -d                                # Start prod
+docker-compose down                                 # Stop prod
+docker-compose logs -f                              # View prod logs
+docker-compose build                                # Rebuild images
+
+# Database operations
+docker-compose exec postgres psql -U placebo_user -d placebo_db  # PostgreSQL shell
+docker-compose exec backend npm run migration:run                # Run migrations
+
+# Service management
+docker-compose restart backend    # Restart backend
+docker-compose restart frontend   # Restart frontend
+docker-compose restart cms        # Restart CMS
+```
+
+## Production Checklist
+
+### Pre-Deployment
+- [ ] Domain DNS propagated (48 hours)
+- [ ] SSL certificates issued
+- [ ] Database migrated and tested
+- [ ] Environment variables configured
+- [ ] Backup system tested
+- [ ] Monitoring configured
+
+### Deployment Day
+1. **Morning**: Final testing of staging environment
+2. **Afternoon**: Deploy to production (low traffic time)
+3. **Evening**: Monitor performance and fix issues
+
+### Post-Deployment
+- [ ] Verify all services are running
+- [ ] Test critical user flows
+- [ ] Check SSL certificates
+- [ ] Verify backups are working
+- [ ] Monitor error rates
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+#### 1. Database Connection Failed
+```bash
+# Check PostgreSQL logs
+docker-compose logs postgres
+
+# Test connection
+docker-compose exec postgres psql -U placebo -d placebomk
+```
+
+#### 2. Build Failures
+- Check Node.js version compatibility
+- Verify package.json dependencies
+- Check build logs in Coolify
+
+#### 3. SSL Certificate Issues
+- Verify DNS records
+- Check Traefik logs: `docker-compose logs traefik`
+- Manually renew: `docker-compose exec traefik traefik cert`
+
+#### 4. CORS Errors
+- Verify CORS_ORIGIN environment variable
+- Check backend CORS configuration
+- Test API calls from frontend
+
+### Debug Commands
+```bash
+# Check container status
+docker-compose ps
+
+# View application logs
+docker-compose logs --tail=100 backend
+
+# Shell into container
+docker-compose exec backend sh
+
+# Check network connectivity
+docker-compose exec backend curl http://postgres:5432
+```
+
+## Performance Optimization
+
+### Frontend
+- Enable Vite build optimization
+- Configure CDN for static assets
+- Implement code splitting
+- Optimize images
+
+### Backend
+- Implement Redis caching
+- Database query optimization
+- Enable compression
+- Configure connection pooling
+
+### Database
+- Add appropriate indexes
+- Regular vacuum and analyze
+- Connection pool tuning
+- Read replicas for high traffic
+
+## Scaling Strategy
+
+### Vertical Scaling (First Step)
+- Upgrade VPS: 8GB RAM, 4 vCPU
+- Increase PostgreSQL memory
+- Add Redis cache
+
+### Horizontal Scaling
+- Add application replicas
+- Load balancing with Traefik
+- Database read replicas
+- CDN for static assets
+
+### Cost Optimization
+- Right-size VPS resources
+- Use object storage for media
+- Implement caching to reduce database load
+- Monitor and optimize queries
+
+## Maintenance Schedule
+
+### Daily
+- Check application logs
+- Verify backup completion
+- Monitor resource usage
+- Review error rates
+
+### Weekly
+- Update dependencies (security patches)
+- Review access logs
+- Test restore from backup
+- Clean up old logs
+
+### Monthly
+- Security audit
+- Performance review
+- Cost optimization review
+- Update deployment documentation
+
+## Emergency Procedures
+
+### Database Corruption
+1. Stop affected services
+2. Restore from latest backup
+3. Verify data integrity
+4. Restart services
+
+### Application Crash
+1. Check logs for root cause
+2. Rollback to previous version
+3. Fix issue in development
+4. Deploy fix
+
+### DDoS Attack
+1. Enable rate limiting
+2. Block malicious IPs
+3. Scale up resources temporarily
+4. Contact hosting provider
+
+## Support Contacts
+
+### Technical Support
+- **Coolify Documentation**: https://coolify.io/docs
+- **Docker Support**: https://docs.docker.com
+- **PostgreSQL Docs**: https://www.postgresql.org/docs
+
+### Macedonian Hosting Providers
+- **Hetzner**: German-based, good for Macedonian audience
+- **DigitalOcean**: Amsterdam datacenter
+- **Local Providers**: Check for Macedonian hosting companies
+
+## Cost Estimates
+
+| Resource | Monthly Cost | Annual Cost |
+|----------|-------------|-------------|
+| VPS (4GB/2CPU) | €12 | €144 |
+| Domain (placebo.mk) | €15/year | €15 |
+| Backup Storage (100GB) | €5 | €60 |
+| **Total** | **€17/month** | **€219/year** |
+
+## Success Metrics
+
+### Technical Metrics
+- Uptime: >99.9%
+- Page load time: <2 seconds
+- API response time: <200ms
+- Error rate: <0.1%
+
+### Business Metrics
+- Monthly visitors
+- Article publication rate
+- User engagement
+- Revenue (if applicable)
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. **Set up development environment** with Docker
+2. **Test migration** from SQLite to PostgreSQL
+3. **Deploy to staging** environment
+4. **Perform load testing**
+5. **Go live** with production deployment
+
+## Changelog
+
+### v1.0.0 - Initial Deployment
+- Dockerized application stack
+- PostgreSQL migration
+- Coolify deployment configuration
+- Basic monitoring and backup
+
+### Future Improvements
+- Redis caching implementation
+- CDN integration
+- Advanced monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana)
+- Automated testing pipeline
+- Macedonian language optimization

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+# Placebo.mk Docker Setup
+
+## Overview
+Complete Docker configuration for Placebo.mk - a Macedonian news site with sarcastic tone. Includes both development and production setups.
+
+## Architecture
+- **Frontend**: TanStack (React 19) + Vite + Tailwind CSS
+- **Backend**: NestJS + TypeORM
+- **CMS**: Strapi
+- **Database**: PostgreSQL (production), SQLite (development)
+- **Reverse Proxy**: Nginx (production)
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Development Environment (Hot Reload)
+```bash
+# Start development environment
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+
+# Services available at:
+# Frontend: http://localhost:5173
+# Backend API: http://localhost:3000
+# CMS Admin: http://localhost:1337/admin
+# PostgreSQL: localhost:5432
+```
+
+### Production Environment (Local Testing)
+```bash
+# Start production environment
+docker-compose up -d
+
+# Services available at:
+# Frontend: http://localhost:3001
+# Backend API: http://localhost:3000
+# CMS: http://localhost:1337
+```
+
+### Test Everything
+```bash
+# Run comprehensive test
+chmod +x scripts/test-docker.sh
+./scripts/test-docker.sh
+```
+
+## Docker Files Structure
+
+### Production Dockerfiles
+- `backend/Dockerfile` - NestJS API with Node.js 20 Alpine
+- `frontend/Dockerfile` - React app built with Vite, served by Nginx
+- `cms/cms/Dockerfile` - Strapi CMS with PostgreSQL support
+- `frontend/nginx.conf` - Nginx configuration for frontend
+
+### Development Dockerfiles
+- `backend/Dockerfile.dev` - Development with hot reload
+- `frontend/Dockerfile.dev` - Development with Vite dev server
+- `cms/cms/Dockerfile.dev` - Strapi development mode
+
+### Docker Compose Files
+- `docker-compose.yml` - Production setup with all services
+- `docker-compose.dev.yml` - Development setup with volume mounts
+
+## Services
+
+### 1. PostgreSQL Database
+- **Image**: `postgres:16-alpine`
+- **Port**: 5432
+- **Database**: `placebo_db`
+- **User**: `placebo_user`
+- **Password**: `placebo_password`
+- **Volume**: `postgres_data` (persistent storage)
+
+### 2. Backend API (NestJS)
+- **Production Port**: 3000
+- **Development Port**: 3000 (hot reload)
+- **Health Check**: `GET /health`
+- **Environment**: See `backend/.env.example`
+
+### 3. Frontend (TanStack React)
+- **Production Port**: 3001 (via Nginx)
+- **Development Port**: 5173 (Vite dev server)
+- **Build Tool**: Vite
+- **Environment**: See `frontend/.env.example`
+
+### 4. CMS (Strapi)
+- **Port**: 1337
+- **Admin**: `/admin`
+- **Health Check**: `GET /_health`
+- **Environment**: See `cms/cms/.env.example`
+
+### 5. Nginx (Production Only)
+- **Port**: 80
+- **Configuration**: `frontend/nginx.conf`
+- **Features**: SSL, compression, security headers, React Router support
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+### Backend (.env)
+```bash
+NODE_ENV=production
+DATABASE_TYPE=postgres
+DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=placebo_password
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_db
+JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production
+CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3001
+```
+
+### Frontend (.env)
+```bash
+NODE_ENV=production
+VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000
+VITE_CMS_URL=http://localhost:1337
+```
+
+### CMS (.env)
+```bash
+NODE_ENV=production
+DATABASE_CLIENT=postgres
+DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_db
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=placebo_password
+JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production
+```
+
+## Common Commands
+
+### Development
+```bash
+# Start development environment
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+
+# View logs
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml logs -f
+
+# Stop development
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down
+
+# Rebuild development images
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build
+```
+
+### Production (Local Testing)
+```bash
+# Start production environment
+docker-compose up -d
+
+# View logs
+docker-compose logs -f
+
+# Stop production
+docker-compose down
+
+# Rebuild production images
+docker-compose build
+```
+
+### Database Operations
+```bash
+# Access PostgreSQL shell
+docker-compose exec postgres psql -U placebo_user -d placebo_db
+
+# Backup database
+docker-compose exec postgres pg_dump -U placebo_user placebo_db > backup.sql
+
+# Restore database
+docker-compose exec -T postgres psql -U placebo_user placebo_db < backup.sql
+```
+
+### Service Management
+```bash
+# Restart specific service
+docker-compose restart backend
+docker-compose restart frontend
+docker-compose restart cms
+
+# View service status
+docker-compose ps
+
+# View resource usage
+docker-compose stats
+```
+
+## Health Checks
+
+All services include health checks:
+
+### Backend
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:3000/health
+```
+
+### CMS
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:1337/_health
+```
+
+### Frontend
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:3001
+```
+
+### PostgreSQL
+```bash
+docker-compose exec postgres pg_isready -U placebo_user -d placebo_db
+```
+
+## Database Migration
+
+### SQLite to PostgreSQL Migration
+Detailed migration plan in `scripts/migrate-to-postgres.md`
+
+```bash
+# Export SQLite data
+sqlite3 backend/data.db .dump > backend-data.sql
+
+# Transform for PostgreSQL
+python scripts/transform-sqlite-to-postgres.py backend-data.sql > backend-postgres.sql
+
+# Import to PostgreSQL
+docker-compose exec -T postgres psql -U placebo_user placebo_db < backend-postgres.sql
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+#### 1. Port Conflicts
+```bash
+# Check what's using port 3000
+sudo lsof -i :3000
+
+# Or use different ports in docker-compose.yml
+```
+
+#### 2. Docker Build Failures
+```bash
+# Clear Docker cache
+docker system prune -a
+
+# Rebuild with no cache
+docker-compose build --no-cache
+```
+
+#### 3. Database Connection Issues
+```bash
+# Check PostgreSQL logs
+docker-compose logs postgres
+
+# Test connection from backend
+docker-compose exec backend node -e "console.log('Testing DB connection...')"
+```
+
+#### 4. Permission Issues
+```bash
+# Fix volume permissions
+sudo chown -R $USER:$USER .
+
+# Rebuild containers
+docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+### Debug Commands
+```bash
+# Shell into container
+docker-compose exec backend sh
+docker-compose exec frontend sh
+docker-compose exec cms sh
+
+# View container details
+docker-compose exec backend env
+docker-compose exec frontend env
+
+# Check network connectivity
+docker-compose exec backend curl http://postgres:5432
+docker-compose exec frontend curl http://backend:3000/health
+```
+
+## Deployment to Coolify
+
+### 1. Prepare for Production
+```bash
+# Update environment variables for production
+cp backend/.env.example backend/.env.production
+cp frontend/.env.example frontend/.env.production
+cp cms/cms/.env.example cms/cms/.env.production
+
+# Build production images
+docker-compose build
+
+# Test locally
+docker-compose up -d
+./scripts/test-docker.sh
+```
+
+### 2. Coolify Configuration
+1. Connect GitHub repository to Coolify
+2. Create three applications:
+   - Frontend (from `/frontend`)
+   - Backend (from `/backend`)
+   - CMS (from `/cms/cms`)
+3. Configure environment variables
+4. Set up PostgreSQL database
+5. Configure domains and SSL
+
+### 3. Database Migration
+1. Export production SQLite data
+2. Transform for PostgreSQL
+3. Import to Coolify PostgreSQL
+4. Verify data integrity
+
+## Performance Optimization
+
+### Frontend
+- Nginx gzip compression enabled
+- Static asset caching (1 year)
+- Security headers configured
+- React Router support
+
+### Backend
+- Health checks every 30 seconds
+- Connection pooling with PostgreSQL
+- CORS configured for frontend domains
+
+### Database
+- PostgreSQL connection pooling
+- Regular backups via volumes
+- Health checks with `pg_isready`
+
+## Security
+
+### Implemented Security Features
+1. **Non-root users**: All containers run as non-root
+2. **Health checks**: Automatic service monitoring
+3. **Environment variables**: Secrets stored in .env files
+4. **Network isolation**: Services on internal network
+5. **Security headers**: X-Frame-Options, CSP, etc.
+6. **SSL ready**: Nginx configured for HTTPS
+
+### Security Best Practices
+1. Never commit `.env` files to Git
+2. Use strong passwords for PostgreSQL
+3. Regular security updates
+4. Monitor Docker logs
+5. Backup database regularly
+
+## Monitoring
+
+### Built-in Monitoring
+```bash
+# View container logs
+docker-compose logs -f
+
+# Check container status
+docker-compose ps
+
+# Monitor resource usage
+docker-compose stats
+
+# View health check status
+docker inspect --format='{{.State.Health.Status}}' placebo-backend
+```
+
+### Custom Monitoring
+Add to `docker-compose.yml`:
+```yaml
+monitoring:
+  image: prom/prometheus
+  ports:
+    - "9090:9090"
+  volumes:
+    - ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+```
+
+## Backup and Recovery
+
+### Database Backup
+```bash
+# Daily backup script
+docker-compose exec postgres pg_dump -U placebo_user placebo_db > backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).sql
+
+# Compress backup
+gzip backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).sql
+```
+
+### Volume Backup
+```bash
+# Backup PostgreSQL volume
+docker run --rm -v postgres_data:/source -v $(pwd)/backups:/backup alpine tar czf /backup/postgres-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz -C /source .
+```
+
+### Recovery
+```bash
+# Restore database
+docker-compose exec -T postgres psql -U placebo_user placebo_db < backup.sql
+
+# Restore volume
+docker run --rm -v postgres_data:/target -v $(pwd)/backups:/backup alpine tar xzf /backup/postgres-backup.tar.gz -C /target
+```
+
+## Contributing
+
+### Adding New Services
+1. Create Dockerfile in service directory
+2. Add service to `docker-compose.yml`
+3. Configure environment variables
+4. Add health check
+5. Test locally
+6. Update documentation
+
+### Updating Dependencies
+```bash
+# Rebuild with updated dependencies
+docker-compose build --no-cache
+
+# Update package.json in mounted volumes
+docker-compose exec backend npm update
+docker-compose exec frontend npm update
+docker-compose exec cms npm update
+```
+
+## Support
+
+### Documentation
+- `DEPLOYMENT.md` - Complete deployment guide
+- `scripts/migrate-to-postgres.md` - Database migration plan
+- `AGENTS.md` - Development guidelines
+
+### Troubleshooting Resources
+- Docker Documentation: https://docs.docker.com
+- PostgreSQL Documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs
+- Strapi Documentation: https://docs.strapi.io
+- Coolify Documentation: https://coolify.io/docs
+
+### Macedonian Resources
+- Local hosting providers
+- Macedonian domain registration
+- GDPR compliance for Macedonian users

PUBLISHER_GUIDE.md

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+# Publisher & Content Creator Guide - Placebo.mk
+
+## Overview
+Placebo.mk is a Macedonian news site with a sarcastic tone. This guide covers content creation, publishing workflows, and best practices for writers and editors.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Accessing the CMS
+1. Navigate to: `http://your-domain.com/admin`
+2. Log in with your credentials
+3. Select "Content Manager" from the sidebar
+
+### Your Dashboard
+- **Content Manager**: Create and edit articles
+- **Media Library**: Upload and manage images/files
+- **Profile**: Update your author information
+
+## Content Creation Workflow
+
+### 1. Planning Your Article
+Before writing:
+- Choose a compelling headline
+- Research your topic thoroughly
+- Gather supporting images/media
+- Plan your article structure
+
+### 2. Creating a New Article
+
+#### Basic Article Setup
+1. Click **+ Create new entry** in Content Manager
+2. Select **Article** content type
+3. Fill in required fields:
+   - **Title**: Catchy, SEO-friendly headline
+   - **Author**: Your name (auto-populated)
+   - **Content**: Main article body
+
+#### Article Fields Explained
+- **Title**: Maximum 100 characters, include keywords
+- **Content**: Rich text editor with formatting options
+- **Media**: Upload images, videos, documents
+- **Featured Image**: Main article thumbnail
+- **Status**: Draft → Published → Archived
+
+### 3. Writing Best Practices
+
+#### Headline Guidelines
+- Use active voice and strong verbs
+- Include location if relevant (e.g., "Скопје:")
+- Keep under 100 characters
+- Ask questions or make bold statements
+
+#### Content Structure
+```
+1. Lead Paragraph (2-3 sentences)
+   - Who, what, where, when, why
+   - Most important information first
+
+2. Body Paragraphs (3-5 paragraphs)
+   - Supporting details and quotes
+   - Background information
+   - Analysis and context
+
+3. Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
+   - Summary or call to action
+   - Future implications
+```
+
+#### Writing Style
+- **Tone**: Sarcastic but informative
+- **Language**: Macedonian with local context
+- **Length**: 300-800 words for news, 800-1500 for features
+- **Voice**: Conversational, engaging, slightly cynical
+
+### 4. Media Integration
+
+#### Adding Images
+1. Click **Media** field in article editor
+2. Click **Add new** or select from library
+3. Drag and drop or browse files
+4. Add alt text for accessibility
+5. Choose image size and alignment
+
+#### Image Guidelines
+- **Featured Image**: 1200x630px minimum
+- **Inline Images**: 800px width maximum
+- **File Size**: Under 2MB per image
+- **Formats**: JPG, PNG, WebP
+
+#### Video and Audio
+- Upload MP4 videos (under 100MB)
+- Embed YouTube/Vimeo links
+- Add MP3 audio files for interviews
+
+## Publishing Workflow
+
+### Article Status Management
+
+#### Draft Status
+- Initial creation phase
+- Auto-saves every 30 seconds
+- Only visible to you and editors
+
+#### Review Process
+1. Submit for review when ready
+2. Editor reviews content and style
+3. Request changes or approve
+4. Editor may edit directly
+
+#### Published Status
+- Live on the website
+- Publicly accessible
+- Appears in category listings
+- Indexed by search engines
+
+#### Archived Status
+- No longer public
+- Retained for reference
+- Can be republished if needed
+
+### Publishing Best Practices
+
+#### Before Publishing
+- [ ] Proofread for spelling/grammar
+- [ ] Check all facts and sources
+- [ ] Test all links
+- [ ] Optimize images for web
+- [ ] Add relevant tags
+- [ ] Set appropriate category
+
+#### Publishing Schedule
+- **Breaking News**: Publish immediately
+- **Features**: Schedule for peak traffic (10:00-14:00)
+- **Analysis**: Publish by 17:00 for evening readers
+
+## Live Blogging
+
+### When to Use Live Blogs
+- Ongoing events (protests, sports, conferences)
+- Developing news stories
+- Election coverage
+- Emergency situations
+
+### Creating a Live Blog
+1. Navigate to **Live Blogs** in Content Manager
+2. Click **+ Create new entry**
+3. Fill in basic information:
+   - **Title**: Event name + "LIVE"
+   - **Description**: Brief event summary
+   - **Status**: Set to "Live" when ready
+
+### Live Blog Updates
+Each update should include:
+- **Timestamp**: Auto-generated
+- **Content**: New information (1-3 sentences)
+- **Author**: Your attribution
+- **Media**: Relevant photos/videos
+
+#### Update Guidelines
+- Keep updates concise and factual
+- Post major developments immediately
+- Use quotes when available
+- Add context for new followers
+- Pin important updates
+
+## Content Categories
+
+### Available Categories
+- **Политика**: Government, elections, policy
+- **Економија**: Business, markets, finance
+- **Друштво**: Social issues, culture, lifestyle
+- **Спорт**: Sports news and events
+- **Технологија**: Tech news and innovations
+- **Свет**: International news
+- **Култура**: Arts, entertainment, events
+
+### Category Selection
+- Choose primary category carefully
+- Use tags for additional context
+- Consider audience interests
+- Follow editorial calendar
+
+## SEO and Discoverability
+
+### Title Optimization
+- Include primary keywords
+- Use location when relevant
+- Ask questions or make statements
+- Avoid clickbait (maintain credibility)
+
+### Content SEO
+- Naturally include keywords
+- Use header tags (H2, H3)
+- Add internal links to related articles
+- Include external sources when relevant
+
+### Meta Information
+- **Excerpt**: 150-character summary
+- **Featured Image**: Optimized for social sharing
+- **Tags**: 3-5 relevant keywords
+
+## Author Profile Management
+
+### Updating Your Profile
+1. Click **Profile** in sidebar
+2. Update information:
+   - **Display Name**: Your byline name
+   - **Bio**: 100-word professional summary
+   - **Avatar**: Professional headshot
+   - **Social Links**: Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
+
+### Author Best Practices
+- Maintain consistent voice across articles
+- Build expertise in specific topics
+- Engage with reader comments
+- Share published articles on social media
+
+## Content Moderation
+
+### Comment Policy
+- Comments are enabled on published articles
+- Inappropriate content is filtered automatically
+- Editors can approve/reject comments manually
+
+### Handling Corrections
+1. Mark errors immediately
+2. Correct factual mistakes
+3. Add correction note at top
+4. Notify editor of significant changes
+
+## Analytics and Performance
+
+### Article Metrics
+- **Views**: Total page reads
+- **Engagement**: Time on page, scroll depth
+- **Shares**: Social media interactions
+- **Comments**: Reader engagement
+
+### Improving Performance
+- Write compelling headlines
+- Use relevant, high-quality images
+- Publish at optimal times
+- Share on social media
+- Engage with reader comments
+
+## Tools and Shortcuts
+
+### Editor Shortcuts
+- **Ctrl+B**: Bold text
+- **Ctrl+I**: Italic text
+- **Ctrl+K**: Insert link
+- **Ctrl+Z**: Undo
+- **Ctrl+Y**: Redo
+
+### Media Management
+- Drag and drop uploads
+- Bulk image optimization
+- Automatic alt text suggestions
+- Image cropping and resizing
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+#### Editor Not Saving
+- Check internet connection
+- Refresh page and try again
+- Contact administrator if persistent
+
+#### Image Upload Errors
+- Verify file size under 2MB
+- Check file format (JPG, PNG, WebP)
+- Clear browser cache and retry
+
+#### Publishing Problems
+- Ensure all required fields completed
+- Check article status permissions
+- Contact editor for approval
+
+## Best Practices Summary
+
+### Do's
+- Write factually accurate content
+- Use engaging, sarcastic tone appropriately
+- Include relevant, high-quality media
+- Proofread thoroughly before publishing
+- Engage with reader feedback
+- Follow ethical journalism standards
+
+### Don'ts
+- Publish unverified information
+- Use excessive clickbait
+- Ignore reader comments
+- Publish without editor review
+- Violate copyright laws
+- Share confidential information
+
+## Support and Resources
+
+### Getting Help
+- **Editor**: Primary contact for content questions
+- **Administrator**: Technical support and system issues
+- **Style Guide**: Detailed writing and formatting guidelines
+
+### Training Resources
+- CMS video tutorials
+- Writing style workshops
+- SEO best practices guide
+- Social media sharing strategies
+
+### Community
+- Regular writer meetings
+- Content planning sessions
+- Feedback and improvement discussions
+- Collaboration opportunities

README-DEVELOPMENT.md

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+# Placebo.mk - Development Setup
+
+This project supports two development modes:
+1. **Docker Mode** (Recommended): All services run in Docker containers
+2. **Local Mode**: Services run locally with npm, PostgreSQL in Docker
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Option 1: Docker Mode (Recommended)
+```bash
+# Start all services in Docker
+npm run docker:up
+
+# Or use the alias
+npm run dev:docker
+```
+
+Services will be available at:
+- Frontend: http://localhost:5173
+- Backend API: http://localhost:3000
+- CMS (Strapi): http://localhost:1337/admin
+- PostgreSQL: localhost:5432
+
+### Option 2: Local Mode
+```bash
+# Start PostgreSQL in Docker
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up postgres
+
+# In another terminal, start backend and frontend locally
+npm run dev:local
+```
+
+## Environment Configuration
+
+### Backend Configuration
+The backend uses `.env` files for configuration:
+
+- `.env` - Default Docker configuration (committed)
+- `.env.local` - Local development configuration (not committed)
+- `.env.docker` - Docker configuration template
+- `.env.example` - Example configuration
+
+**Switching between modes:**
+```bash
+# Switch to local mode
+cd backend && npm run dev:local
+
+# Switch back to Docker mode
+cd backend && npm run dev:reset-env
+```
+
+### Frontend Configuration
+The frontend also uses `.env` files:
+
+- `.env` - Default Docker configuration (committed)
+- `.env.local` - Local development configuration (not committed)
+- `.env.docker` - Docker configuration template
+
+**API URL differences:**
+- Docker: `VITE_API_URL=http://backend:3000/api/v1`
+- Local: `VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/api/v1`
+
+## Development Scripts
+
+### Root Level Scripts
+```bash
+# Docker commands
+npm run docker:up          # Start all services
+npm run docker:down        # Stop all services
+npm run docker:build       # Rebuild containers
+npm run docker:logs        # View logs
+npm run docker:ps          # Check container status
+
+# Development modes
+npm run dev:docker         # Docker mode (alias for docker:up)
+npm run dev:local          # Local mode
+
+# Utility
+npm run reset:env          # Reset .env files to Docker defaults
+npm run lint               # Run linting on all services
+npm run type-check         # Run TypeScript checks
+```
+
+### Backend Scripts (in backend/ directory)
+```bash
+npm run dev:docker         # Start in Docker mode (uses .env)
+npm run dev:local          # Start in local mode (uses .env.local)
+npm run start:dev          # Original NestJS dev command
+npm run dev:reset-env      # Reset .env to Docker defaults
+```
+
+### Frontend Scripts (in frontend/ directory)
+```bash
+npm run dev:docker         # Start in Docker mode
+npm run dev:local          # Start in local mode
+npm run dev                # Original Vite dev command
+npm run dev:reset-env      # Reset .env to Docker defaults
+```
+
+## Database Management
+
+### PostgreSQL in Docker
+The PostgreSQL container is configured with:
+- Host: `localhost:5432` (from host) or `postgres:5432` (from Docker)
+- Database: `placebo_backend_db` (backend), `placebo_cms_db` (CMS)
+- User: `placebo_user`
+- Password: `placebo_password`
+
+### Connecting to Database
+```bash
+# From host machine
+psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U placebo_user -d placebo_backend_db
+
+# From within Docker container
+psql -h postgres -p 5432 -U placebo_user -d placebo_backend_db
+```
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+placeboMk/
+├── backend/              # NestJS backend API
+│   ├── .env             # Docker configuration (default)
+│   ├── .env.local       # Local development configuration
+│   └── src/
+├── frontend/            # React/Vite frontend
+│   ├── .env             # Docker configuration (default)
+│   ├── .env.local       # Local development configuration
+│   └── src/
+├── cms/cms/             # Strapi CMS
+├── docker-compose.yml       # Production configuration
+├── docker-compose.dev.yml   # Development configuration
+└── package.json         # Root scripts
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+1. **Port conflicts**
+   - Check if ports 3000, 5173, 1337, 5432 are free
+   - Use `lsof -i :3000` to check what's using a port
+
+2. **Database connection errors**
+   - Ensure PostgreSQL container is running: `docker ps`
+   - Check logs: `docker logs placebo-postgres-dev`
+   - Verify credentials in `.env` files
+
+3. **Environment configuration**
+   - Run `npm run reset:env` to reset to Docker defaults
+   - Ensure `.env.local` exists for local development
+
+4. **Docker container issues**
+   - Rebuild containers: `npm run docker:build`
+   - Clear Docker cache: `docker system prune -f`
+
+### Reset Everything
+```bash
+# Stop and remove containers
+npm run docker:down
+docker system prune -f
+
+# Reset environment files
+npm run reset:env
+
+# Start fresh
+npm run docker:up
+```
+
+## Production Deployment
+
+For production, use:
+```bash
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
+```
+
+Production configuration:
+- Uses separate `docker-compose.yml`
+- Includes Nginx reverse proxy
+- No hot reload, optimized builds
+- Health checks and proper logging
+
+## Notes
+
+- **Docker-first approach**: `.env` files are configured for Docker by default
+- **Local development**: Uses `.env.local` files when running services locally
+- **PostgreSQL**: Always runs in Docker for consistency
+- **Secrets**: Never commit actual secrets to repository

backend/.env.example

@@ -1,7 +1,34 @@
-PORT=3000
-DATABASE_PATH=./database.sqlite
-NODE_ENV=development
-FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173
+# Environment Configuration Template
+# Copy to .env and adjust values for your setup
 
+# ===== DOCKER MODE (services in containers) =====
+# Use these values when running in Docker Compose
+# DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+# STRAPI_URL=http://cms:1337
+
+# ===== LOCAL MODE (backend locally, DB in Docker) =====
+# Use these values when running backend locally with npm run dev
+DATABASE_HOST=localhost
 STRAPI_URL=http://localhost:1337
+
+# ===== COMMON CONFIGURATION =====
+NODE_ENV=development
+PORT=3000
+
+# Database Configuration
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=placebo_password
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_backend_db
+DATABASE_SYNCHRONIZE=true
+DATABASE_LOGGING=true
+
+# JWT Configuration
+JWT_SECRET=dev-jwt-secret-change-in-production
+JWT_EXPIRATION=3600
+
+# CORS Configuration
+CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173
+
+# Strapi CMS Configuration
 STRAPI_API_TOKEN=your-strapi-api-token-here

backend/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Backend Dockerfile for Placebo.mk NestJS API
+
+# Build stage
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package-lock.json* ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build TypeScript
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production stage
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S nodejs -u 1001
+
+# Copy built application from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/package*.json ./
+
+# Copy environment configuration
+COPY --chown=nodejs:nodejs .env.example .env
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER nodejs
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+  CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:3000/health', (r) => {if(r.statusCode !== 200) throw new Error()})"
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Start application
+CMD ["node", "dist/main.js"]

backend/Dockerfile.dev

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Backend Development Dockerfile for Placebo.mk NestJS API
+
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies with better error handling
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package-lock.json* ./
+
+# Clear npm cache and install dependencies
+RUN npm cache clean --force && \
+    npm install
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Fix permissions - use node user that exists in base image
+RUN chown -R node:node /app
+
+# Switch to non-root user that exists in base image
+USER node
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Start development server
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start:dev"]

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
         "@nestjs/common": "^11.0.1",
         "@nestjs/config": "^4.0.2",
         "@nestjs/core": "^11.0.1",
+        "@nestjs/event-emitter": "^3.0.1",
         "@nestjs/platform-express": "^11.0.1",
         "@nestjs/typeorm": "^11.0.0",
         "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
         "class-validator": "^0.14.3",
+        "pg": "^8.18.0",
         "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
         "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.7",
@@ -2410,6 +2412,19 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@nestjs/event-emitter": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nestjs/event-emitter/-/event-emitter-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0Ln/x+7xkU6AJFOcQI9tIhUMXVF7D5itiaQGOyJbXtlAfAIt8gzDdJm+Im7cFzKoWkiW5nCXCPh6GSvdQd/3Dw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "eventemitter2": "6.4.9"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@nestjs/common": "^10.0.0 || ^11.0.0",
+        "@nestjs/core": "^10.0.0 || ^11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@nestjs/platform-express": {
       "version": "11.1.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nestjs/platform-express/-/platform-express-11.1.10.tgz",
@@ -5741,6 +5756,12 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/eventemitter2": {
+      "version": "6.4.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter2/-/eventemitter2-6.4.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JEPTiaOt9f04oa6NOkc4aH+nVp5I3wEjpHbIPqfgCdD5v5bUzy7xQqwcVO2aDQgOWhI28da57HksMrzK9HlRxg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/events": {
       "version": "3.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/events/-/events-3.3.0.tgz",
@@ -9115,6 +9136,96 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/pg": {
+      "version": "8.18.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-8.18.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xqrUDL1b9MbkydY/s+VZ6v+xiMUmOUk7SS9d/1kpyQxoJ6U9AO1oIJyUWVZojbfe5Cc/oluutcgFG4L9RDP1iQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pg-connection-string": "^2.11.0",
+        "pg-pool": "^3.11.0",
+        "pg-protocol": "^1.11.0",
+        "pg-types": "2.2.0",
+        "pgpass": "1.0.5"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16.0.0"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "pg-cloudflare": "^1.3.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "pg-native": ">=3.0.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "pg-native": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-cloudflare": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-cloudflare/-/pg-cloudflare-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6lswVVSztmHiRtD6I8hw4qP/nDm1EJbKMRhf3HCYaqud7frGysPv7FYJ5noZQdhQtN2xJnimfMtvQq21pdbzyQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-connection-string": {
+      "version": "2.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-connection-string/-/pg-connection-string-2.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kecgoJwhOpxYU21rZjULrmrBJ698U2RxXofKVzOn5UDj61BPj/qMb7diYUR1nLScCDbrztQFl1TaQZT0t1EtzQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-int8": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-int8/-/pg-int8-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WCtabS6t3c8SkpDBUlb1kjOs7l66xsGdKpIPZsg4wR+B3+u9UAum2odSsF9tnvxg80h4ZxLWMy4pRjOsFIqQpw==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-pool": {
+      "version": "3.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-pool/-/pg-pool-3.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MJYfvHwtGp870aeusDh+hg9apvOe2zmpZJpyt+BMtzUWlVqbhFmMK6bOBXLBUPd7iRtIF9fZplDc7KrPN3PN7w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "pg": ">=8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-protocol": {
+      "version": "1.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-protocol/-/pg-protocol-1.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pfsxk2M9M3BuGgDOfuy37VNRRX3jmKgMjcvAcWqNDpZSf4cUmv8HSOl5ViRQFsfARFn0KuUQTgLxVMbNq5NW3g==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-types": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-types/-/pg-types-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qTAAlrEsl8s4OiEQY69wDvcMIdQN6wdz5ojQiOy6YRMuynxenON0O5oCpJI6lshc6scgAY8qvJ2On/p+CXY0GA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pg-int8": "1.0.1",
+        "postgres-array": "~2.0.0",
+        "postgres-bytea": "~1.0.0",
+        "postgres-date": "~1.0.4",
+        "postgres-interval": "^1.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pgpass": {
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pgpass/-/pgpass-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FdW9r/jQZhSeohs1Z3sI1yxFQNFvMcnmfuj4WBMUTxOrAyLMaTcE1aAMBiTlbMNaXvBCQuVi0R7hd8udDSP7ug==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "split2": "^4.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/picocolors": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -9233,6 +9344,45 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/postgres-array": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-array/-/postgres-array-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VpZrUqU5A69eQyW2c5CA1jtLecCsN2U/bD6VilrFDWq5+5UIEVO7nazS3TEcHf1zuPYO/sqGvUvW62g86RXZuA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-bytea": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-bytea/-/postgres-bytea-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5+5HqXnsZPE65IJZSMkZtURARZelel2oXUEO8rH83VS/hxH5vv1uHquPg5wZs8yMAfdv971IU+kcPUczi7NVBQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-date": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-date/-/postgres-date-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-suDmjLVQg78nMK2UZ454hAG+OAW+HQPZ6n++TNDUX+L0+uUlLywnoxJKDou51Zm+zTCjrCl0Nq6J9C5hP9vK/Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-interval": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-interval/-/postgres-interval-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9ZhXKM/rw350N1ovuWHbGxnGh/SNJ4cnxHiM0rxE4VN41wsg8P8zWn9hv/buK00RP4WvlOyr/RBDiptyxVbkZQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "xtend": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/prebuild-install": {
       "version": "7.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prebuild-install/-/prebuild-install-7.1.3.tgz",
@@ -10061,6 +10211,15 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/split2": {
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/split2/-/split2-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UcjcJOWknrNkF6PLX83qcHM6KHgVKNkV62Y8a5uYDVv9ydGQVwAHMKqHdJje1VTWpljG0WYpCDhrCdAOYH4TWg==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.x"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/sprintf-js": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz",

backend/package.json

@@ -19,17 +19,22 @@
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "test:cov": "jest --coverage",
     "test:debug": "node --inspect-brk -r tsconfig-paths/register -r ts-node/register node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
-    "test:e2e": "jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json"
+    "test:e2e": "jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json",
+    "dev:docker": "nest start --watch",
+    "dev:local": "cp -f .env.local .env && nest start --watch",
+    "dev:reset-env": "cp -f .env.docker .env"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@nestjs/axios": "^4.0.1",
     "@nestjs/common": "^11.0.1",
     "@nestjs/config": "^4.0.2",
     "@nestjs/core": "^11.0.1",
+    "@nestjs/event-emitter": "^3.0.1",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^11.0.1",
     "@nestjs/typeorm": "^11.0.0",
     "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
     "class-validator": "^0.14.3",
+    "pg": "^8.18.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.7",

backend/src/app.module.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ import { AppController } from './app.controller';
 import { AppService } from './app.service';
 import { ArticlesModule } from './modules/articles.module';
 import { StrapiModule } from './modules/strapi.module';
-import { Article, Author, Category } from './modules/entities';
+import { LiveBlogModule } from './modules/live-blog.module';
+import {
+  Article,
+  Author,
+  Category,
+  LiveBlog,
+  LiveBlogUpdate,
+} from './modules/entities';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
@@ -13,14 +20,19 @@ import { Article, Author, Category } from './modules/entities';
       isGlobal: true,
     }),
     TypeOrmModule.forRoot({
-      type: 'sqlite',
-      database: process.env.DATABASE_PATH ?? './database.sqlite',
-      entities: [Article, Author, Category],
+      type: 'postgres',
+      host: process.env.DATABASE_HOST || 'localhost',
+      port: parseInt(process.env.DATABASE_PORT || '5432', 10),
+      username: process.env.DATABASE_USERNAME || 'placebo_user',
+      password: process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD || 'placebo_password',
+      database: process.env.DATABASE_NAME || 'placebo_backend_db',
+      entities: [Article, Author, Category, LiveBlog, LiveBlogUpdate],
       synchronize: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
       logging: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
     }),
     ArticlesModule,
     StrapiModule,
+    LiveBlogModule,
   ],
   controllers: [AppController],
   providers: [AppService],

backend/src/main.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   });
 
   app.setGlobalPrefix('api/v1');
-  await app.listen(process.env.PORT ?? 3000);
+
+  const port = process.env.PORT ?? 3000;
+  const host = '0.0.0.0'; // Bind to all interfaces for Docker
+  await app.listen(port, host);
+
+  console.log(`Application is running on: http://${host}:${port}`);
 }
 void bootstrap();

backend/src/modules/articles.controller.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Post,
   Put,
   Delete,
+  Patch,
   Body,
   Param,
   Query,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   UpdateArticleDto,
   FindArticlesDto,
 } from './articles.dto';
+import { ArticleStatus } from './entities';
 
 @Controller('articles')
 export class ArticlesController {
@@ -54,4 +56,14 @@ export class ArticlesController {
   remove(@Param('id') id: string) {
     return this.articlesService.remove(id);
   }
+
+  @Patch(':id/archive')
+  archive(@Param('id') id: string) {
+    return this.articlesService.archive(id);
+  }
+
+  @Patch(':id/publish')
+  publish(@Param('id') id: string, @Query('status') status?: ArticleStatus) {
+    return this.articlesService.publish(id, status || ArticleStatus.PUBLISHED);
+  }
 }

backend/src/modules/articles.dto.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,16 @@ import {
   IsArray,
   IsUUID,
   IsNumber,
+  IsBoolean,
+  IsDate,
 } from 'class-validator';
-import { ArticleStatus } from './entities';
+import {
+  ArticleStatus,
+  LiveBlogStatus,
+  ImagePosition,
+  ImageSize,
+  VideoPosition,
+} from './entities';
 
 export class CreateArticleDto {
   @IsString()
@@ -47,6 +55,26 @@ export class CreateArticleDto {
   @IsOptional()
   @IsUUID()
   categoryId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImagePosition)
+  imagePosition?: ImagePosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImageSize)
+  imageSize?: ImageSize;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoUrl?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(VideoPosition)
+  videoPosition?: VideoPosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoCaption?: string;
 }
 
 export class UpdateArticleDto {
@@ -90,6 +118,26 @@ export class UpdateArticleDto {
   @IsOptional()
   @IsUUID()
   categoryId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImagePosition)
+  imagePosition?: ImagePosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImageSize)
+  imageSize?: ImageSize;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoUrl?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(VideoPosition)
+  videoPosition?: VideoPosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoCaption?: string;
 }
 
 export class FindArticlesDto {
@@ -106,8 +154,194 @@ export class FindArticlesDto {
   tag?: string;
 
   @IsOptional()
-  @IsEnum(ArticleStatus)
-  status?: ArticleStatus;
+  @IsString()
+  status?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  search?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsNumber()
+  page?: number;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  limit?: number;
+}
+
+export class CreateLiveBlogDto {
+  @IsString()
+  title: string;
+
+  @IsString()
+  slug: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  description?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(LiveBlogStatus)
+  status?: LiveBlogStatus;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsBoolean()
+  isPinned?: boolean;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  strapiId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  authorId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  categoryId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  featuredImage?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImagePosition)
+  imagePosition?: ImagePosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImageSize)
+  imageSize?: ImageSize;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoUrl?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(VideoPosition)
+  videoPosition?: VideoPosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoCaption?: string;
+}
+
+export class UpdateLiveBlogDto {
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  title?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  slug?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  description?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(LiveBlogStatus)
+  status?: LiveBlogStatus;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsBoolean()
+  isPinned?: boolean;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  strapiId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  authorId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  categoryId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  featuredImage?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImagePosition)
+  imagePosition?: ImagePosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(ImageSize)
+  imageSize?: ImageSize;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoUrl?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsEnum(VideoPosition)
+  videoPosition?: VideoPosition;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  videoCaption?: string;
+}
+
+export class CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto {
+  @IsString()
+  content: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsBoolean()
+  isPinned?: boolean;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  authorId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsDate()
+  scheduledAt?: Date;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  strapiId?: string;
+}
+
+export class UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto {
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  content?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsBoolean()
+  isPinned?: boolean;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  authorId?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsDate()
+  scheduledAt?: Date;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  strapiId?: string;
+}
+
+export class FindLiveBlogsDto {
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  category?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  author?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  status?: string;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsBoolean()
+  isPinned?: boolean;
 
   @IsOptional()
   @IsString()
@@ -118,6 +352,5 @@ export class FindArticlesDto {
   page?: number;
 
   @IsOptional()
-  @IsNumber()
   limit?: number;
 }

backend/src/modules/articles.module.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Module, forwardRef } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { ArticlesService } from './articles.service';
 import { ArticlesController } from './articles.controller';
 import { Article, Author, Category } from './entities';
+import { StrapiModule } from './strapi.module';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Article, Author, Category])],
+  imports: [
+    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Article, Author, Category]),
+    forwardRef(() => StrapiModule),
+  ],
   controllers: [ArticlesController],
   providers: [ArticlesService],
   exports: [ArticlesService],

backend/src/modules/articles.service.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-import { Injectable, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  Injectable,
+  NotFoundException,
+  Logger,
+  Inject,
+  forwardRef,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
 import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
 import { Article, ArticleStatus } from './entities';
+import { StrapiService } from './strapi.service';
 import {
   CreateArticleDto,
   UpdateArticleDto,
@@ -10,9 +17,13 @@ import {
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ArticlesService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(ArticlesService.name);
+
   constructor(
     @InjectRepository(Article)
     private readonly articleRepository: Repository<Article>,
+    @Inject(forwardRef(() => StrapiService))
+    private readonly strapiService: StrapiService,
   ) {}
 
   async create(dto: CreateArticleDto): Promise<Article> {
@@ -26,21 +37,23 @@ export class ArticlesService {
   async findAll(
     dto: FindArticlesDto,
   ): Promise<{ data: Article[]; total: number }> {
-    const {
-      category,
-      author,
-      tag,
-      status = ArticleStatus.PUBLISHED,
-      search,
-      page = 1,
-      limit = 10,
-    } = dto;
+    const { category, author, tag, status, search, page = 1, limit = 10 } = dto;
 
     const queryBuilder = this.articleRepository
       .createQueryBuilder('article')
       .leftJoinAndSelect('article.author', 'author')
-      .leftJoinAndSelect('article.category', 'category')
-      .where('article.status = :status', { status });
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('article.category', 'category');
+
+    // Handle status filter - can be single value or comma-separated list
+    if (status) {
+      if (typeof status === 'string' && status.includes(',')) {
+        const statuses = status.split(',').map((s) => s.trim());
+        queryBuilder.where('article.status IN (:...statuses)', { statuses });
+      } else {
+        queryBuilder.where('article.status = :status', { status });
+      }
+    }
+    // If no status specified, return all articles (for admin dashboard)
 
     if (category) {
       queryBuilder.andWhere('category.slug = :category', { category });
@@ -98,31 +111,186 @@ export class ArticlesService {
 
   async update(id: string, dto: UpdateArticleDto): Promise<Article> {
     const article = await this.findOne(id);
+    const oldStatus = article.status;
     Object.assign(article, dto);
-    return await this.articleRepository.save(article);
+    const savedArticle = await this.articleRepository.save(article);
+
+    // Update Strapi if status changed and article has strapiId
+    if (
+      dto.status !== undefined &&
+      dto.status !== oldStatus &&
+      article.strapiId
+    ) {
+      try {
+        await this.strapiService.updateArticleStatusInStrapi(
+          article.strapiId,
+          dto.status,
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Log error but don't fail - backend status is updated
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to update Strapi status for article ${id}:`,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return savedArticle;
   }
 
   async remove(id: string): Promise<void> {
     const article = await this.findOne(id);
+
+    // Delete from Strapi if article has strapiId
+    if (article.strapiId) {
+      try {
+        await this.strapiService.deleteArticleFromStrapi(article.strapiId);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Log error but don't fail - we still want to delete from backend
+        this.logger.error(`Failed to delete article ${id} from Strapi:`, error);
+      }
+    }
+
     await this.articleRepository.remove(article);
   }
 
+  async archive(id: string): Promise<Article> {
+    const article = await this.findOne(id);
+    article.status = ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED;
+    const savedArticle = await this.articleRepository.save(article);
+
+    // Update Strapi if article has strapiId
+    if (article.strapiId) {
+      try {
+        await this.strapiService.updateArticleStatusInStrapi(
+          article.strapiId,
+          ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED,
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Log error but don't fail - backend status is updated
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to update Strapi status for article ${id}:`,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return savedArticle;
+  }
+
+  async publish(
+    id: string,
+    status: ArticleStatus = ArticleStatus.PUBLISHED,
+  ): Promise<Article> {
+    const article = await this.findOne(id);
+    article.status = status;
+    const savedArticle = await this.articleRepository.save(article);
+
+    // Update Strapi if article has strapiId
+    if (article.strapiId) {
+      try {
+        await this.strapiService.updateArticleStatusInStrapi(
+          article.strapiId,
+          status,
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Log error but don't fail - backend status is updated
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to update Strapi status for article ${id}:`,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return savedArticle;
+  }
+
   async syncFromStrapi(
     strapiId: string,
     data: Partial<CreateArticleDto>,
   ): Promise<Article> {
-    let article = await this.articleRepository.findOne({ where: { strapiId } });
+    // Use upsert to handle race conditions and ensure uniqueness
+    try {
+      // First try to find existing article by strapiId
+      const article = await this.articleRepository.findOne({
+        where: { strapiId },
+      });
 
-    if (!article) {
-      article = this.articleRepository.create({
+      if (article) {
+        // Update existing article
+        const currentStatus = article.status;
+        Object.assign(article, data);
+
+        // Preserve archived status if article is already archived in our system
+        // unless Strapi explicitly sends a different status
+        if (
+          currentStatus === ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED &&
+          data.status !== ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED
+        ) {
+          article.status = ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED;
+        }
+
+        return await this.articleRepository.save(article);
+      } else {
+        // Create new article
+        const newArticle = this.articleRepository.create({
           strapiId,
           ...data,
           status: data.status || ArticleStatus.DRAFT,
         });
-    } else {
-      Object.assign(article, data);
+
+        return await this.articleRepository.save(newArticle);
+      }
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      // If we get a unique constraint violation, try to find and update again
+      // This handles race conditions where two syncs happen simultaneously
+      const dbError = error as { code?: string; constraint?: string };
+      if (
+        dbError.code === '23505' &&
+        dbError.constraint?.includes('strapiId')
+      ) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Race condition detected for strapiId ${strapiId}, retrying...`,
+        );
+
+        // Wait a bit and retry
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+
+        const existingArticle = await this.articleRepository.findOne({
+          where: { strapiId },
+        });
+
+        if (existingArticle) {
+          const currentStatus = existingArticle.status;
+          Object.assign(existingArticle, data);
+
+          if (
+            currentStatus === ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED &&
+            data.status !== ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED
+          ) {
+            existingArticle.status = ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED;
           }
 
-    return await this.articleRepository.save(article);
+          return await this.articleRepository.save(existingArticle);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Re-throw other errors
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async removeByStrapiId(strapiId: string): Promise<void> {
+    const article = await this.articleRepository.findOne({
+      where: { strapiId },
+    });
+
+    if (!article) {
+      this.logger.warn(`Article with strapiId ${strapiId} not found`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await this.articleRepository.remove(article);
+    this.logger.log(`Successfully deleted article with strapiId: ${strapiId}`);
   }
 }

backend/src/modules/entities.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   ManyToOne,
   JoinColumn,
   ValueTransformer,
+  OneToMany,
 } from 'typeorm';
 
 class ArrayTransformer implements ValueTransformer {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class ArrayTransformer implements ValueTransformer {
   }
   from(value: string): string[] {
     try {
-      return value ? JSON.parse(value) : [];
+      return value ? (JSON.parse(value) as string[]) : [];
     } catch {
       return [];
     }
@@ -28,6 +29,33 @@ export enum ArticleStatus {
   ARCHIVED = 'archived',
 }
 
+export enum LiveBlogStatus {
+  DRAFT = 'draft',
+  LIVE = 'live',
+  ENDED = 'ended',
+  ARCHIVED = 'archived',
+}
+
+export enum ImagePosition {
+  TOP = 'top',
+  LEFT = 'left',
+  RIGHT = 'right',
+  NONE = 'none',
+}
+
+export enum ImageSize {
+  SMALL = 'small',
+  MEDIUM = 'medium',
+  LARGE = 'large',
+}
+
+export enum VideoPosition {
+  TOP = 'top',
+  INLINE = 'inline',
+  BOTTOM = 'bottom',
+  NONE = 'none',
+}
+
 @Entity('authors')
 export class Author {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
@@ -106,6 +134,30 @@ export class Article {
   @Column({ default: '' })
   featuredImage: string;
 
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    default: 'top',
+  })
+  imagePosition: ImagePosition;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    default: 'medium',
+  })
+  imageSize: ImageSize;
+
+  @Column({ default: '' })
+  videoUrl: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    default: 'inline',
+  })
+  videoPosition: VideoPosition;
+
+  @Column({ default: '' })
+  videoCaption: string;
+
   @Column({
     type: 'text',
     default: '[]',
@@ -122,7 +174,7 @@ export class Article {
   @Column({ default: 0 })
   views: number;
 
-  @Column({ nullable: true })
+  @Column({ nullable: true, unique: true })
   strapiId: string;
 
   @Column({ nullable: true })
@@ -145,3 +197,120 @@ export class Article {
   @JoinColumn({ name: 'categoryId' })
   category: Category;
 }
+
+@Entity('live_blogs')
+export class LiveBlog {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  title: string;
+
+  @Column({ unique: true })
+  slug: string;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'text', nullable: true })
+  description: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    default: 'draft',
+  })
+  status: LiveBlogStatus;
+
+  @Column({ default: false })
+  isPinned: boolean;
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true, unique: true })
+  strapiId: string;
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true })
+  authorId: string;
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true })
+  categoryId: string;
+
+  @Column({ default: '' })
+  featuredImage: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    default: 'top',
+  })
+  imagePosition: ImagePosition;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    default: 'medium',
+  })
+  imageSize: ImageSize;
+
+  @Column({ default: '' })
+  videoUrl: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    default: 'inline',
+  })
+  videoPosition: VideoPosition;
+
+  @Column({ default: '' })
+  videoCaption: string;
+
+  @Column({ default: 0 })
+  viewCount: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn()
+  updatedAt: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Author, { onDelete: 'SET NULL' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'authorId' })
+  author: Author;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Category, { onDelete: 'SET NULL' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'categoryId' })
+  category: Category;
+
+  @OneToMany(() => LiveBlogUpdate, (update) => update.liveBlog, {
+    cascade: true,
+  })
+  updates: LiveBlogUpdate[];
+}
+
+@Entity('live_blog_updates')
+export class LiveBlogUpdate {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id: string;
+
+  @Column('text')
+  content: string;
+
+  @Column({ default: false })
+  isPinned: boolean;
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true })
+  authorId: string;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'timestamp', nullable: true })
+  scheduledAt: Date;
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true })
+  strapiId: string;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn()
+  updatedAt: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Author, { onDelete: 'SET NULL' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'authorId' })
+  author: Author;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => LiveBlog, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'liveBlogId' })
+  liveBlog: LiveBlog;
+}

backend/src/modules/live-blog.controller.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import {
+  Controller,
+  Get,
+  Post,
+  Put,
+  Delete,
+  Patch,
+  Body,
+  Param,
+  Query,
+  ValidationPipe,
+  Res,
+  Logger,
+  Headers,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import type { Response as ExpressResponse } from 'express';
+import { LiveBlogService } from './live-blog.service';
+import {
+  CreateLiveBlogDto,
+  UpdateLiveBlogDto,
+  FindLiveBlogsDto,
+  CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+  UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+} from './articles.dto';
+import { LiveBlogStatus } from './entities';
+
+@Controller('live-blogs')
+export class LiveBlogController {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(LiveBlogController.name);
+
+  constructor(private readonly liveBlogService: LiveBlogService) {}
+
+  // Live Blog CRUD operations
+  @Get('featured')
+  getFeatured() {
+    this.logger.log('GET /featured called');
+    return this.liveBlogService.findPinned();
+  }
+
+  @Get('active')
+  getActive() {
+    return this.liveBlogService.findActive();
+  }
+
+  @Get('recent')
+  getRecent() {
+    return this.liveBlogService.getLiveBlogsWithRecentUpdates();
+  }
+
+  @Post()
+  create(
+    @Body(new ValidationPipe({ transform: true })) dto: CreateLiveBlogDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.create(dto);
+  }
+
+  @Get()
+  findAll(
+    @Query(new ValidationPipe({ transform: true })) dto: FindLiveBlogsDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.findAll(dto);
+  }
+
+  @Get(':id')
+  findOne(@Param('id') id: string) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.findOne(id);
+  }
+
+  @Get('slug/:slug')
+  findBySlug(@Param('slug') slug: string) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.findBySlug(slug);
+  }
+
+  @Put(':id')
+  update(
+    @Param('id') id: string,
+    @Body(new ValidationPipe({ transform: true })) dto: UpdateLiveBlogDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.update(id, dto);
+  }
+
+  @Delete(':id')
+  remove(@Param('id') id: string) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.remove(id);
+  }
+
+  // Live Blog Updates CRUD operations
+  @Post(':id/updates')
+  createUpdate(
+    @Param('id') liveBlogId: string,
+    @Body(new ValidationPipe({ transform: true })) dto: CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.createUpdate(dto, liveBlogId);
+  }
+
+  @Get(':id/updates')
+  findUpdates(
+    @Param('id') liveBlogId: string,
+    @Query('page') page = 1,
+    @Query('limit') limit = 50,
+  ) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.findUpdates(
+      liveBlogId,
+      parseInt(page.toString()),
+      parseInt(limit.toString()),
+    );
+  }
+
+  @Put(':id/updates/:updateId')
+  updateUpdate(
+    @Param('id') liveBlogId: string,
+    @Param('updateId') updateId: string,
+    @Body(new ValidationPipe({ transform: true })) dto: UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.updateUpdate(liveBlogId, updateId, dto);
+  }
+
+  @Delete(':id/updates/:updateId')
+  removeUpdate(
+    @Param('id') liveBlogId: string,
+    @Param('updateId') updateId: string,
+  ) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.removeUpdate(liveBlogId, updateId);
+  }
+
+  @Patch(':id/archive')
+  archive(@Param('id') id: string) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.archive(id);
+  }
+
+  @Patch(':id/publish')
+  publish(@Param('id') id: string, @Query('status') status?: LiveBlogStatus) {
+    return this.liveBlogService.publish(id, status || LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT);
+  }
+
+  // SSE endpoint for real-time updates
+  @Get(':id/stream')
+  stream(
+    @Param('id') liveBlogId: string,
+    @Res() response: ExpressResponse,
+    @Headers('last-event-id') lastEventId?: string,
+  ) {
+    this.logger.log(`SSE connection request for live blog ${liveBlogId}`);
+
+    if (lastEventId) {
+      this.logger.log(`Client resuming with last event ID: ${lastEventId}`);
+    }
+
+    this.liveBlogService.createStream(liveBlogId, response);
+  }
+}

backend/src/modules/live-blog.module.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Module, forwardRef } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { EventEmitterModule } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
+import { LiveBlogService } from './live-blog.service';
+import { LiveBlogController } from './live-blog.controller';
+import { LiveBlog, LiveBlogUpdate, Author, Category } from './entities';
+import { StrapiModule } from './strapi.module';
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [
+    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([LiveBlog, LiveBlogUpdate, Author, Category]),
+    EventEmitterModule.forRoot(),
+    forwardRef(() => StrapiModule),
+  ],
+  controllers: [LiveBlogController],
+  providers: [LiveBlogService],
+  exports: [LiveBlogService],
+})
+export class LiveBlogModule {}

backend/src/modules/live-blog.service.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,632 @@
+import {
+  Injectable,
+  NotFoundException,
+  Logger,
+  OnModuleInit,
+  Inject,
+  forwardRef,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { Repository, In } from 'typeorm';
+import { EventEmitter2 } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
+import { Response } from 'express';
+import { LiveBlog, LiveBlogUpdate, LiveBlogStatus } from './entities';
+import { StrapiService } from './strapi.service';
+import {
+  CreateLiveBlogDto,
+  UpdateLiveBlogDto,
+  FindLiveBlogsDto,
+  CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+  UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+} from './articles.dto';
+
+interface SseClient {
+  id: string;
+  response: Response;
+  blogId: string;
+}
+
+interface LiveBlogUpdateEvent {
+  blogId: string;
+  update: LiveBlogUpdate;
+}
+
+interface LiveBlogStatusChangeEvent {
+  blogId: string;
+  status: LiveBlogStatus;
+}
+
+interface LiveBlogPinUpdateEvent {
+  blogId: string;
+  updateId: string;
+  isPinned: boolean;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class LiveBlogService implements OnModuleInit {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(LiveBlogService.name);
+  private readonly sseClients = new Map<string, SseClient>();
+
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(LiveBlog)
+    private readonly liveBlogRepository: Repository<LiveBlog>,
+    @InjectRepository(LiveBlogUpdate)
+    private readonly liveBlogUpdateRepository: Repository<LiveBlogUpdate>,
+    private readonly eventEmitter: EventEmitter2,
+    @Inject(forwardRef(() => StrapiService))
+    private readonly strapiService: StrapiService,
+  ) {}
+
+  onModuleInit() {
+    this.eventEmitter.on('live-blog.update', (data: LiveBlogUpdateEvent) => {
+      this.broadcastToClients(data.blogId, {
+        type: 'update',
+        data: data.update,
+      });
+    });
+
+    this.eventEmitter.on(
+      'live-blog.status-change',
+      (data: LiveBlogStatusChangeEvent) => {
+        this.broadcastToClients(data.blogId, {
+          type: 'status-change',
+          data: { status: data.status },
+        });
+      },
+    );
+
+    this.eventEmitter.on(
+      'live-blog.pin-update',
+      (data: LiveBlogPinUpdateEvent) => {
+        this.broadcastToClients(data.blogId, {
+          type: 'pin-update',
+          data: { updateId: data.updateId, isPinned: data.isPinned },
+        });
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Live Blog CRUD operations
+  async create(dto: CreateLiveBlogDto): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    const liveBlog = this.liveBlogRepository.create({
+      ...dto,
+      status: dto.status || LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT,
+    });
+    return await this.liveBlogRepository.save(liveBlog);
+  }
+
+  async findAll(
+    dto: FindLiveBlogsDto,
+  ): Promise<{ data: LiveBlog[]; total: number }> {
+    const {
+      category,
+      author,
+      status,
+      isPinned,
+      search,
+      page = 1,
+      limit = 10,
+    } = dto;
+
+    const queryBuilder = this.liveBlogRepository
+      .createQueryBuilder('liveBlog')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('liveBlog.author', 'author')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('liveBlog.category', 'category');
+
+    // Handle status filter - can be single value or comma-separated list
+    if (status) {
+      if (typeof status === 'string' && status.includes(',')) {
+        const statuses = status.split(',').map((s) => s.trim());
+        queryBuilder.where('liveBlog.status IN (:...statuses)', { statuses });
+      } else {
+        queryBuilder.where('liveBlog.status = :status', { status });
+      }
+    }
+    // If no status specified, return all live blogs (for admin dashboard)
+    // Note: Pinned blogs query should still work without status filter
+
+    if (category) {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere('category.slug = :category', { category });
+    }
+
+    if (author) {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere('author.slug = :author', { author });
+    }
+
+    if (search) {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere(
+        '(liveBlog.title ILIKE :search OR liveBlog.description ILIKE :search)',
+        { search: `%${search}%` },
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (isPinned !== undefined) {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere('liveBlog.isPinned = :isPinned', { isPinned });
+    }
+
+    const [data, total] = await queryBuilder
+      .orderBy('liveBlog.createdAt', 'DESC')
+      .skip((page - 1) * limit)
+      .take(limit)
+      .getManyAndCount();
+
+    return { data, total };
+  }
+
+  async findOne(id: string): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.findOne({
+      where: { id },
+      relations: ['author', 'category', 'updates'],
+    });
+
+    if (!liveBlog) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Live blog with ID ${id} not found`);
+    }
+
+    // Increment view count
+    await this.liveBlogRepository.increment({ id }, 'viewCount', 1);
+
+    return liveBlog;
+  }
+
+  async findOneWithoutIncrement(id: string): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.findOne({
+      where: { id },
+      relations: ['author', 'category', 'updates'],
+    });
+
+    if (!liveBlog) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Live blog with ID ${id} not found`);
+    }
+
+    return liveBlog;
+  }
+
+  async findBySlug(slug: string): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.findOne({
+      where: { slug },
+      relations: ['author', 'category', 'updates'],
+    });
+
+    if (!liveBlog) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Live blog with slug ${slug} not found`);
+    }
+
+    // Increment view count
+    await this.liveBlogRepository.increment({ slug }, 'viewCount', 1);
+
+    return liveBlog;
+  }
+
+  async update(id: string, dto: UpdateLiveBlogDto): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.findOne({
+      where: { id },
+      relations: ['author', 'category'],
+    });
+
+    if (!liveBlog) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Live blog with ID ${id} not found`);
+    }
+
+    // Track if status changed for event emission
+    const oldStatus = liveBlog.status;
+
+    // Update fields
+    if (dto.title !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.title = dto.title;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.slug !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.slug = dto.slug;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.description !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.description = dto.description;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.status !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.status = dto.status;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.strapiId !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.strapiId = dto.strapiId;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.authorId !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.authorId = dto.authorId;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.categoryId !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.categoryId = dto.categoryId;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.isPinned !== undefined) {
+      liveBlog.isPinned = dto.isPinned;
+    }
+
+    // Save the updated entity
+    const updatedBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.save(liveBlog);
+
+    // Emit status change event if status changed
+    if (dto.status !== undefined && dto.status !== oldStatus) {
+      this.eventEmitter.emit('live-blog.status-change', {
+        blogId: id,
+        status: dto.status,
+      });
+
+      // Update Strapi if live blog has strapiId
+      if (liveBlog.strapiId) {
+        try {
+          await this.strapiService.updateLiveBlogStatusInStrapi(
+            liveBlog.strapiId,
+            dto.status,
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          // Log error but don't fail - backend status is updated
+          this.logger.error(
+            `Failed to update Strapi status for live blog ${id}:`,
+            error,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return updatedBlog;
+  }
+
+  async remove(id: string): Promise<void> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.findOne(id);
+
+    // Delete from Strapi if live blog has strapiId
+    if (liveBlog.strapiId) {
+      try {
+        await this.strapiService.deleteLiveBlogFromStrapi(liveBlog.strapiId);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Log error but don't fail - we still want to delete from backend
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to delete live blog ${id} from Strapi:`,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    await this.liveBlogRepository.remove(liveBlog);
+  }
+
+  async archive(id: string): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.findOne(id);
+    liveBlog.status = LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED;
+    const savedLiveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.save(liveBlog);
+
+    // Update Strapi if live blog has strapiId
+    if (liveBlog.strapiId) {
+      try {
+        await this.strapiService.updateLiveBlogStatusInStrapi(
+          liveBlog.strapiId,
+          LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED,
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Log error but don't fail - backend status is updated
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to update Strapi status for live blog ${id}:`,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return savedLiveBlog;
+  }
+
+  async publish(
+    id: string,
+    status: LiveBlogStatus = LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT,
+  ): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.findOne(id);
+    liveBlog.status = status;
+    const savedLiveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.save(liveBlog);
+
+    // Update Strapi if live blog has strapiId
+    if (liveBlog.strapiId) {
+      try {
+        await this.strapiService.updateLiveBlogStatusInStrapi(
+          liveBlog.strapiId,
+          status,
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Log error but don't fail - backend status is updated
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to update Strapi status for live blog ${id}:`,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return savedLiveBlog;
+  }
+
+  // Live Blog Update CRUD operations
+  async createUpdate(
+    dto: CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+    liveBlogId: string,
+  ): Promise<LiveBlogUpdate> {
+    const liveBlogEntity = await this.findOne(liveBlogId);
+
+    const update = this.liveBlogUpdateRepository.create({
+      ...dto,
+      liveBlog: liveBlogEntity,
+    });
+
+    const savedUpdate = await this.liveBlogUpdateRepository.save(update);
+
+    // Emit update event
+    this.eventEmitter.emit('live-blog.update', {
+      blogId: liveBlogId,
+      update: savedUpdate,
+    });
+
+    return savedUpdate;
+  }
+
+  async findUpdates(
+    liveBlogId: string,
+    page = 1,
+    limit = 50,
+  ): Promise<{ data: LiveBlogUpdate[]; total: number }> {
+    const [data, total] = await this.liveBlogUpdateRepository.findAndCount({
+      where: { liveBlog: { id: liveBlogId } },
+      relations: ['author'],
+      order: {
+        isPinned: 'DESC',
+        createdAt: 'ASC',
+      },
+      skip: (page - 1) * limit,
+      take: limit,
+    });
+
+    return { data, total };
+  }
+
+  async updateUpdate(
+    liveBlogId: string,
+    updateId: string,
+    dto: UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto,
+  ): Promise<LiveBlogUpdate> {
+    const update = await this.liveBlogUpdateRepository.findOne({
+      where: { id: updateId, liveBlog: { id: liveBlogId } },
+      relations: ['liveBlog'],
+    });
+
+    if (!update) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Update with ID ${updateId} not found`);
+    }
+
+    Object.assign(update, dto);
+    const savedUpdate = await this.liveBlogUpdateRepository.save(update);
+
+    // Emit pin change event
+    if (dto.isPinned !== undefined) {
+      this.eventEmitter.emit('live-blog.pin-update', {
+        blogId: liveBlogId,
+        updateId,
+        isPinned: dto.isPinned,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return savedUpdate;
+  }
+
+  async removeUpdate(liveBlogId: string, updateId: string): Promise<void> {
+    const update = await this.liveBlogUpdateRepository.findOne({
+      where: { id: updateId, liveBlog: { id: liveBlogId } },
+    });
+
+    if (!update) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Update with ID ${updateId} not found`);
+    }
+
+    await this.liveBlogUpdateRepository.remove(update);
+  }
+
+  // SSE operations
+  createStream(liveBlogId: string, response: Response): void {
+    // Verify live blog exists and is live
+    this.findOne(liveBlogId).catch(() => {
+      response.end();
+      return;
+    });
+
+    const clientId = `${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`;
+
+    // Set SSE headers
+    response.writeHead(200, {
+      'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
+      'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
+      Connection: 'keep-alive',
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': 'Cache-Control',
+    });
+
+    // Send initial connection message
+    response.write(
+      `data: ${JSON.stringify({ type: 'connected', clientId })}\n\n`,
+    );
+
+    // Store client connection
+    this.sseClients.set(clientId, {
+      id: clientId,
+      response,
+      blogId: liveBlogId,
+    });
+
+    // Send periodic keep-alive messages to prevent timeout
+    const keepAliveInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      try {
+        response.write(`: keep-alive\n\n`);
+      } catch {
+        // Client disconnected, stop sending keep-alive
+        clearInterval(keepAliveInterval);
+      }
+    }, 15000); // Send keep-alive every 15 seconds
+
+    // Handle client disconnect
+    response.on('close', () => {
+      clearInterval(keepAliveInterval);
+      this.sseClients.delete(clientId);
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Client ${clientId} disconnected from live blog ${liveBlogId}`,
+      );
+    });
+
+    this.logger.log(`Client ${clientId} connected to live blog ${liveBlogId}`);
+  }
+
+  private broadcastToClients(liveBlogId: string, message: any): void {
+    const clients = Array.from(this.sseClients.values()).filter(
+      (client) => client.blogId === liveBlogId,
+    );
+
+    clients.forEach((client) => {
+      try {
+        client.response.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify(message)}\n\n`);
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to send message to client ${client.id}:`,
+          error,
+        );
+        this.sseClients.delete(client.id);
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.logger.debug(
+      `Broadcasted message to ${clients.length} clients for live blog ${liveBlogId}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Strapi sync operations
+  async syncFromStrapi(
+    strapiId: string,
+    data: Partial<CreateLiveBlogDto>,
+  ): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+    // Use upsert to handle race conditions and ensure uniqueness
+    try {
+      // First try to find existing live blog by strapiId
+      const liveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.findOne({
+        where: { strapiId },
+      });
+
+      if (liveBlog) {
+        // Update existing live blog
+        const currentStatus = liveBlog.status;
+        Object.assign(liveBlog, data);
+
+        // Preserve archived status if live blog is already archived in our system
+        // unless Strapi explicitly sends a different status
+        if (
+          currentStatus === LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED &&
+          data.status !== LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED
+        ) {
+          liveBlog.status = LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED;
+        }
+
+        return await this.liveBlogRepository.save(liveBlog);
+      } else {
+        // Create new live blog
+        const newLiveBlog = this.liveBlogRepository.create({
+          strapiId,
+          ...data,
+          status: data.status || LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT,
+        });
+
+        return await this.liveBlogRepository.save(newLiveBlog);
+      }
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      // If we get a unique constraint violation, try to find and update again
+      // This handles race conditions where two syncs happen simultaneously
+      const dbError = error as { code?: string; constraint?: string };
+      if (
+        dbError.code === '23505' &&
+        dbError.constraint?.includes('strapiId')
+      ) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Race condition detected for strapiId ${strapiId}, retrying...`,
+        );
+
+        // Wait a bit and retry
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+
+        const existingLiveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.findOne({
+          where: { strapiId },
+        });
+
+        if (existingLiveBlog) {
+          const currentStatus = existingLiveBlog.status;
+          Object.assign(existingLiveBlog, data);
+
+          if (
+            currentStatus === LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED &&
+            data.status !== LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED
+          ) {
+            existingLiveBlog.status = LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED;
+          }
+
+          return await this.liveBlogRepository.save(existingLiveBlog);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Re-throw other errors
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async removeByStrapiId(strapiId: string): Promise<void> {
+    const liveBlog = await this.liveBlogRepository.findOne({
+      where: { strapiId },
+    });
+
+    if (!liveBlog) {
+      this.logger.warn(`LiveBlog with strapiId ${strapiId} not found`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await this.liveBlogRepository.remove(liveBlog);
+    this.logger.log(
+      `Successfully deleted live blog with strapiId: ${strapiId}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Utility methods
+  async getLiveBlogsWithRecentUpdates(hours = 24): Promise<LiveBlog[]> {
+    const since = new Date();
+    since.setHours(since.getHours() - hours);
+
+    return await this.liveBlogRepository
+      .createQueryBuilder('liveBlog')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('liveBlog.author', 'author')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('liveBlog.updates', 'updates')
+      .where('liveBlog.status = :status', { status: LiveBlogStatus.LIVE })
+      .andWhere('updates.createdAt > :since', { since })
+      .orderBy('updates.createdAt', 'DESC')
+      .getMany();
+  }
+
+  async findPinned(): Promise<LiveBlog[]> {
+    return this.liveBlogRepository.find({
+      where: {
+        isPinned: true,
+        status: In([LiveBlogStatus.LIVE, LiveBlogStatus.ENDED]), // Show both live and ended pinned blogs
+      },
+      relations: ['author', 'category', 'updates'],
+      order: { updatedAt: 'DESC' },
+      take: 5,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async findActive(): Promise<LiveBlog[]> {
+    return this.liveBlogRepository.find({
+      where: { status: LiveBlogStatus.LIVE },
+      relations: ['author', 'category'],
+      order: { createdAt: 'DESC' },
+      take: 20,
+    });
+  }
+}

backend/src/modules/strapi.controller.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-import { Controller, Post, Body } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, Post, Body, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { StrapiService } from './strapi.service';
 
 interface WebhookBody {
-  event: 'entry.create' | 'entry.update' | 'entry.delete';
+  event:
+    | 'entry.create'
+    | 'entry.update'
+    | 'entry.delete'
+    | 'entry.publish'
+    | 'entry.unpublish';
   model: string;
   entry: {
     documentId: string;
@@ -11,23 +16,123 @@ interface WebhookBody {
 
 @Controller('webhooks/strapi')
 export class StrapiController {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(StrapiController.name);
+
   constructor(private readonly strapiService: StrapiService) {}
 
   @Post('article')
   async handleArticleWebhook(@Body() body: WebhookBody) {
+    this.logger.log(`Received article webhook: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`);
     const { event, model, entry } = body;
 
     if (model !== 'article') {
+      this.logger.warn(`Ignored: not an article, model: ${model}`);
       return { message: 'Ignored: not an article' };
     }
 
-    await this.strapiService.handleWebhook(event, entry);
+    await this.strapiService.handleWebhook(event, {
+      documentId: entry.documentId,
+      model,
+    });
+    return { message: 'Webhook processed successfully' };
+  }
+
+  @Post('live-blog')
+  async handleLiveBlogWebhook(@Body() body: WebhookBody) {
+    this.logger.log(`Received live-blog webhook: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`);
+    const { event, model, entry } = body;
+
+    if (model !== 'live-blog') {
+      this.logger.warn(`Ignored: not a live blog, model: ${model}`);
+      return { message: 'Ignored: not a live blog' };
+    }
+
+    await this.strapiService.handleWebhook(event, {
+      documentId: entry.documentId,
+      model,
+    });
+    return { message: 'Live blog webhook processed successfully' };
+  }
+
+  @Post()
+  async handleGenericWebhook(@Body() body: unknown) {
+    this.logger.log(`Received generic webhook: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`);
+
+    // Type guard to check if body is an object
+    if (typeof body !== 'object' || body === null) {
+      this.logger.warn(`Invalid webhook payload: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`);
+      return { message: 'Invalid payload' };
+    }
+
+    const bodyObj = body as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+    // Try to extract event and model from different possible payload structures
+    const event = (bodyObj.event || bodyObj.type) as string;
+    const model = (bodyObj.model || bodyObj.contentType) as string;
+    const entry = bodyObj.entry || bodyObj.data || bodyObj;
+
+    if (!event || !model) {
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `Cannot process webhook: missing event or model. Payload: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`,
+      );
+      return { message: 'Cannot process: missing event or model' };
+    }
+
+    const entryObj = entry as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const documentId = (entryObj.documentId ||
+      entryObj.id ||
+      (entryObj.document as Record<string, unknown>)?.id) as string;
+
+    if (!documentId) {
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `Cannot process webhook: missing documentId. Payload: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`,
+      );
+      return { message: 'Cannot process: missing documentId' };
+    }
+
+    // Validate event type
+    const validEvents = [
+      'entry.create',
+      'entry.update',
+      'entry.delete',
+      'entry.publish',
+      'entry.unpublish',
+    ];
+    if (!validEvents.includes(event)) {
+      this.logger.warn(`Invalid event type: ${event}`);
+      return { message: 'Invalid event type' };
+    }
+
+    await this.strapiService.handleWebhook(
+      event as
+        | 'entry.create'
+        | 'entry.update'
+        | 'entry.delete'
+        | 'entry.publish'
+        | 'entry.unpublish',
+      { documentId, model },
+    );
     return { message: 'Webhook processed successfully' };
   }
 
   @Post('sync/all')
   async syncAllArticles() {
     await this.strapiService.syncArticles();
-    return { message: 'Sync completed' };
+    return { message: 'Articles sync completed' };
+  }
+
+  @Post('sync/live-blogs')
+  async syncAllLiveBlogs() {
+    await this.strapiService.syncLiveBlogs();
+    return { message: 'Live blogs sync completed' };
+  }
+
+  @Post('sync/everything')
+  async syncEverything() {
+    await Promise.all([
+      this.strapiService.syncArticles(),
+      this.strapiService.syncLiveBlogs(),
+    ]);
+    return { message: 'Full sync completed' };
   }
 }

backend/src/modules/strapi.module.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Module, forwardRef } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { HttpModule } from '@nestjs/axios';
 import { StrapiService } from './strapi.service';
 import { StrapiController } from './strapi.controller';
 import { ArticlesModule } from './articles.module';
+import { LiveBlogModule } from './live-blog.module';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [HttpModule, ArticlesModule],
+  imports: [
+    HttpModule,
+    forwardRef(() => ArticlesModule),
+    forwardRef(() => LiveBlogModule),
+  ],
   controllers: [StrapiController],
   providers: [StrapiService],
   exports: [StrapiService],

backend/src/modules/strapi.service.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
-import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Injectable, Logger, Inject, forwardRef } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
 import { lastValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
 import { ArticlesService } from './articles.service';
-import { CreateArticleDto } from './articles.dto';
-import { ArticleStatus } from './entities';
+import { LiveBlogService } from './live-blog.service';
+import { CreateArticleDto, CreateLiveBlogDto } from './articles.dto';
+import {
+  ArticleStatus,
+  LiveBlogStatus,
+  ImagePosition,
+  ImageSize,
+  VideoPosition,
+} from './entities';
+
+interface StrapiImage {
+  url: string;
+  alternativeText?: string;
+  caption?: string;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+  formats?: Record<string, StrapiImageFormat>;
+}
+
+interface StrapiImageFormat {
+  url: string;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+}
 
 interface StrapiArticle {
   id: number;
@@ -16,6 +38,32 @@ interface StrapiArticle {
   publishedAt: string | null;
   createdAt: string;
   updatedAt: string;
+  img?: StrapiImage;
+  media?: StrapiImage[];
+  imagePosition?: string;
+  imageSize?: string;
+  videoUrl?: string;
+  videoPosition?: string;
+  videoCaption?: string;
+}
+
+interface StrapiLiveBlog {
+  id: number;
+  documentId: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  slug: string;
+  status: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived';
+  publishedAt: string | null;
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  img?: StrapiImage;
+  media?: StrapiImage[];
+  imagePosition?: string;
+  imageSize?: string;
+  videoUrl?: string;
+  videoPosition?: string;
+  videoCaption?: string;
 }
 
 interface StrapiResponse<T> {
@@ -39,7 +87,10 @@ export class StrapiService {
   constructor(
     private readonly configService: ConfigService,
     private readonly httpService: HttpService,
+    @Inject(forwardRef(() => ArticlesService))
     private readonly articlesService: ArticlesService,
+    @Inject(forwardRef(() => LiveBlogService))
+    private readonly liveBlogService: LiveBlogService,
   ) {
     this.strapiUrl =
       this.configService.get<string>('STRAPI_URL') || 'http://localhost:1337';
@@ -57,13 +108,67 @@ export class StrapiService {
     return headers;
   }
 
+  private extractImageUrl(strapiArticle: StrapiArticle): string | undefined {
+    // Try to get image from img field first (single image)
+    let imageUrl: string | undefined;
+
+    if (strapiArticle.img?.url) {
+      imageUrl = strapiArticle.img.url;
+    } else if (strapiArticle.media?.[0]?.url) {
+      // Try to get first image from media field (multiple images)
+      imageUrl = strapiArticle.media[0].url;
+    }
+
+    if (!imageUrl) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    // If URL is relative, prepend Strapi base URL
+    if (imageUrl.startsWith('/')) {
+      // Convert Docker service URL to localhost for frontend access
+      // Backend uses http://cms:1337 internally, but frontend needs http://localhost:1337
+      const frontendStrapiUrl = this.strapiUrl.replace('cms:', 'localhost:');
+      return `${frontendStrapiUrl}${imageUrl}`;
+    }
+
+    return imageUrl;
+  }
+
+  private extractLiveBlogImageUrl(
+    strapiLiveBlog: StrapiLiveBlog,
+  ): string | undefined {
+    // Try to get image from img field first (single image)
+    let imageUrl: string | undefined;
+
+    if (strapiLiveBlog.img?.url) {
+      imageUrl = strapiLiveBlog.img.url;
+    } else if (strapiLiveBlog.media?.[0]?.url) {
+      // Try to get first image from media field (multiple images)
+      imageUrl = strapiLiveBlog.media[0].url;
+    }
+
+    if (!imageUrl) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    // If URL is relative, prepend Strapi base URL
+    if (imageUrl.startsWith('/')) {
+      // Convert Docker service URL to localhost for frontend access
+      // Backend uses http://cms:1337 internally, but frontend needs http://localhost:1337
+      const frontendStrapiUrl = this.strapiUrl.replace('cms:', 'localhost:');
+      return `${frontendStrapiUrl}${imageUrl}`;
+    }
+
+    return imageUrl;
+  }
+
   async syncArticles(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       this.logger.log('Starting articles sync from Strapi...');
 
       const response = await lastValueFrom(
         this.httpService.get<StrapiResponse<StrapiArticle[]>>(
-          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/articles`,
+          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/articles?populate=*`,
           {
             headers: this.getHeaders(),
           },
@@ -74,6 +179,8 @@ export class StrapiService {
       let syncedCount = 0;
 
       for (const strapiArticle of strapiArticles) {
+        const imageUrl = this.extractImageUrl(strapiArticle);
+
         const articleData: Partial<CreateArticleDto> = {
           title: strapiArticle.title,
           excerpt: strapiArticle.description,
@@ -83,6 +190,14 @@ export class StrapiService {
             ? ArticleStatus.PUBLISHED
             : ArticleStatus.DRAFT,
           tags: [],
+          featuredImage: imageUrl,
+          imagePosition: (strapiArticle.imagePosition ||
+            'top') as ImagePosition,
+          imageSize: (strapiArticle.imageSize || 'medium') as ImageSize,
+          videoUrl: strapiArticle.videoUrl || '',
+          videoPosition: (strapiArticle.videoPosition ||
+            'inline') as VideoPosition,
+          videoCaption: strapiArticle.videoCaption || '',
         };
 
         await this.articlesService.syncFromStrapi(
@@ -101,13 +216,23 @@ export class StrapiService {
     }
   }
 
-  async syncSingleArticle(strapiId: string): Promise<void> {
+  async syncSingleArticle(
+    strapiId: string,
+    event?:
+      | 'entry.create'
+      | 'entry.update'
+      | 'entry.delete'
+      | 'entry.publish'
+      | 'entry.unpublish',
+  ): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      this.logger.log(`Syncing single article from Strapi: ${strapiId}`);
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Syncing single article from Strapi: ${strapiId}, event: ${event}`,
+      );
 
       const response = await lastValueFrom(
         this.httpService.get<StrapiResponse<StrapiArticle>>(
-          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/articles/${strapiId}`,
+          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/articles/${strapiId}?populate=*`,
           {
             headers: this.getHeaders(),
           },
@@ -115,23 +240,71 @@ export class StrapiService {
       );
 
       const strapiArticle = response.data.data;
+
+      // Determine status based on publishedAt and event type
+      let status: ArticleStatus;
+      if (event === 'entry.unpublish') {
+        // If it's an unpublish event, always mark as draft
+        status = ArticleStatus.DRAFT;
+      } else if (strapiArticle.publishedAt) {
+        // If publishedAt exists, it's published
+        status = ArticleStatus.PUBLISHED;
+      } else {
+        // Otherwise it's a draft
+        status = ArticleStatus.DRAFT;
+      }
+
+      const imageUrl = this.extractImageUrl(strapiArticle);
+
       const articleData: Partial<CreateArticleDto> = {
         title: strapiArticle.title,
         excerpt: strapiArticle.description,
         content: strapiArticle.content,
         slug: strapiArticle.slug,
-        status: strapiArticle.publishedAt
-          ? ArticleStatus.PUBLISHED
-          : ArticleStatus.DRAFT,
+        status,
         tags: [],
+        featuredImage: imageUrl,
+        imagePosition: (strapiArticle.imagePosition || 'top') as ImagePosition,
+        imageSize: (strapiArticle.imageSize || 'medium') as ImageSize,
+        videoUrl: strapiArticle.videoUrl || '',
+        videoPosition: (strapiArticle.videoPosition ||
+          'inline') as VideoPosition,
+        videoCaption: strapiArticle.videoCaption || '',
       };
 
       await this.articlesService.syncFromStrapi(
         strapiArticle.documentId,
         articleData,
       );
-      this.logger.log(`Successfully synced article: ${strapiArticle.title}`);
-    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Successfully synced article: ${strapiArticle.title} with status: ${status}`,
+      );
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      // If we get a 404 and it's an unpublish event, we can still mark it as draft
+      const axiosError = error as { response?: { status: number } };
+      if (event === 'entry.unpublish' && axiosError.response?.status === 404) {
+        this.logger.log(
+          `Article ${strapiId} not found in Strapi, marking as draft based on unpublish event`,
+        );
+
+        // Try to update the article status to draft directly
+        try {
+          const articleData: Partial<CreateArticleDto> = {
+            status: ArticleStatus.DRAFT,
+          };
+
+          await this.articlesService.syncFromStrapi(strapiId, articleData);
+          this.logger.log(
+            `Marked article ${strapiId} as draft based on unpublish event`,
+          );
+        } catch (syncError) {
+          this.logger.error(
+            `Failed to mark article ${strapiId} as draft:`,
+            syncError,
+          );
+          throw syncError;
+        }
+      } else {
         this.logger.error(
           `Failed to sync article ${strapiId} from Strapi`,
           error,
@@ -139,18 +312,358 @@ export class StrapiService {
         throw error;
       }
     }
+  }
+
+  async syncLiveBlogs(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      this.logger.log('Starting live blogs sync from Strapi...');
+
+      const response = await lastValueFrom(
+        this.httpService.get<StrapiResponse<StrapiLiveBlog[]>>(
+          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/live-blogs?populate=*`,
+          {
+            headers: this.getHeaders(),
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const strapiLiveBlogs = response.data.data;
+      let syncedCount = 0;
+
+      for (const strapiLiveBlog of strapiLiveBlogs) {
+        const imageUrl = this.extractLiveBlogImageUrl(strapiLiveBlog);
+
+        const liveBlogData: Partial<CreateLiveBlogDto> = {
+          title: strapiLiveBlog.title,
+          description: strapiLiveBlog.description,
+          slug: strapiLiveBlog.slug,
+          status: this.mapStrapiStatusToLiveBlogStatus(strapiLiveBlog.status),
+          featuredImage: imageUrl,
+          imagePosition: (strapiLiveBlog.imagePosition ||
+            'top') as ImagePosition,
+          imageSize: (strapiLiveBlog.imageSize || 'medium') as ImageSize,
+          videoUrl: strapiLiveBlog.videoUrl || '',
+          videoPosition: (strapiLiveBlog.videoPosition ||
+            'inline') as VideoPosition,
+          videoCaption: strapiLiveBlog.videoCaption || '',
+        };
+
+        await this.liveBlogService.syncFromStrapi(
+          strapiLiveBlog.documentId,
+          liveBlogData,
+        );
+        syncedCount++;
+      }
+
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Successfully synced ${syncedCount} live blogs from Strapi`,
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to sync live blogs from Strapi', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async syncSingleLiveBlog(
+    strapiId: string,
+    event?:
+      | 'entry.create'
+      | 'entry.update'
+      | 'entry.delete'
+      | 'entry.publish'
+      | 'entry.unpublish',
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Syncing single live blog from Strapi: ${strapiId}, event: ${event}`,
+      );
+
+      const response = await lastValueFrom(
+        this.httpService.get<StrapiResponse<StrapiLiveBlog>>(
+          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/live-blogs/${strapiId}?populate=*`,
+          {
+            headers: this.getHeaders(),
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const strapiLiveBlog = response.data.data;
+
+      // For live blogs, we use the status from Strapi directly
+      // but we might want to handle unpublish events differently
+      let status = this.mapStrapiStatusToLiveBlogStatus(strapiLiveBlog.status);
+
+      // If it's an unpublish event, set to draft
+      if (event === 'entry.unpublish') {
+        status = LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT;
+      }
+
+      const imageUrl = this.extractLiveBlogImageUrl(strapiLiveBlog);
+
+      const liveBlogData: Partial<CreateLiveBlogDto> = {
+        title: strapiLiveBlog.title,
+        description: strapiLiveBlog.description,
+        slug: strapiLiveBlog.slug,
+        status,
+        featuredImage: imageUrl,
+        imagePosition: (strapiLiveBlog.imagePosition || 'top') as ImagePosition,
+        imageSize: (strapiLiveBlog.imageSize || 'medium') as ImageSize,
+        videoUrl: strapiLiveBlog.videoUrl || '',
+        videoPosition: (strapiLiveBlog.videoPosition ||
+          'inline') as VideoPosition,
+        videoCaption: strapiLiveBlog.videoCaption || '',
+      };
+
+      await this.liveBlogService.syncFromStrapi(
+        strapiLiveBlog.documentId,
+        liveBlogData,
+      );
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Successfully synced live blog: ${strapiLiveBlog.title} with status: ${status}`,
+      );
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      // If we get a 404 and it's an unpublish event, we can still mark it as draft
+      const axiosError = error as { response?: { status: number } };
+      if (event === 'entry.unpublish' && axiosError.response?.status === 404) {
+        this.logger.log(
+          `Live blog ${strapiId} not found in Strapi, marking as draft based on unpublish event`,
+        );
+
+        // Try to update the live blog status to draft directly
+        try {
+          const liveBlogData: Partial<CreateLiveBlogDto> = {
+            status: LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT,
+          };
+
+          await this.liveBlogService.syncFromStrapi(strapiId, liveBlogData);
+          this.logger.log(
+            `Marked live blog ${strapiId} as draft based on unpublish event`,
+          );
+        } catch (syncError) {
+          this.logger.error(
+            `Failed to mark live blog ${strapiId} as draft:`,
+            syncError,
+          );
+          throw syncError;
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to sync live blog ${strapiId} from Strapi`,
+          error,
+        );
+        throw error;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private mapStrapiStatusToLiveBlogStatus(status: string): LiveBlogStatus {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'live':
+        return LiveBlogStatus.LIVE;
+      case 'draft':
+        return LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT;
+      case 'ended':
+        return LiveBlogStatus.ENDED;
+      case 'archived':
+        return LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED;
+      default:
+        return LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT;
+    }
+  }
 
   async handleWebhook(
-    event: 'entry.create' | 'entry.update' | 'entry.delete',
-    data: { documentId: string },
+    event:
+      | 'entry.create'
+      | 'entry.update'
+      | 'entry.delete'
+      | 'entry.publish'
+      | 'entry.unpublish',
+    data: { documentId: string; model?: string },
   ): Promise<void> {
-    this.logger.log(`Received webhook event: ${event}`);
+    this.logger.log(
+      `Received webhook event: ${event} for model: ${data.model}`,
+    );
 
     if (event === 'entry.delete') {
-      this.logger.log(`Handling delete for document: ${data.documentId}`);
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Handling delete for document: ${data.documentId}, model: ${data.model}`,
+      );
+
+      if (data.model === 'article') {
+        await this.articlesService.removeByStrapiId(data.documentId);
+      } else if (data.model === 'live-blog') {
+        await this.liveBlogService.removeByStrapiId(data.documentId);
+      } else {
+        this.logger.warn(`Cannot delete: unknown model type: ${data.model}`);
+      }
       return;
     }
 
-    await this.syncSingleArticle(data.documentId);
+    // Route to appropriate sync method based on model
+    if (data.model === 'article') {
+      await this.syncSingleArticle(data.documentId, event);
+    } else if (data.model === 'live-blog') {
+      await this.syncSingleLiveBlog(data.documentId, event);
+    } else {
+      this.logger.warn(`Unknown model type in webhook: ${data.model}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async updateArticleStatusInStrapi(
+    strapiId: string,
+    status: ArticleStatus,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Updating article ${strapiId} status in Strapi to: ${status}`,
+      );
+
+      // Map our status to Strapi status
+      let strapiStatus: string;
+      switch (status) {
+        case ArticleStatus.DRAFT:
+          strapiStatus = 'draft';
+          break;
+        case ArticleStatus.PUBLISHED:
+          strapiStatus = 'published';
+          break;
+        case ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED:
+          strapiStatus = 'archived';
+          break;
+        default:
+          strapiStatus = 'draft';
+      }
+
+      // For archived status, we need to unpublish first if it's published
+      if (status === ArticleStatus.ARCHIVED) {
+        await lastValueFrom(
+          this.httpService.patch(
+            `${this.strapiUrl}/api/articles/${strapiId}/unpublish`,
+            {},
+            { headers: this.getHeaders() },
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Update the status
+      await lastValueFrom(
+        this.httpService.patch(
+          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/articles/${strapiId}`,
+          { data: { status: strapiStatus } },
+          { headers: this.getHeaders() },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Successfully updated article ${strapiId} status in Strapi to: ${status}`,
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `Failed to update article ${strapiId} status in Strapi:`,
+        error,
+      );
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async updateLiveBlogStatusInStrapi(
+    strapiId: string,
+    status: LiveBlogStatus,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Updating live blog ${strapiId} status in Strapi to: ${status}`,
+      );
+
+      // Map our status to Strapi status
+      let strapiStatus: string;
+      switch (status) {
+        case LiveBlogStatus.DRAFT:
+          strapiStatus = 'draft';
+          break;
+        case LiveBlogStatus.LIVE:
+          strapiStatus = 'live';
+          break;
+        case LiveBlogStatus.ENDED:
+          strapiStatus = 'ended';
+          break;
+        case LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED:
+          strapiStatus = 'archived';
+          break;
+        default:
+          strapiStatus = 'draft';
+      }
+
+      // For archived status, we need to unpublish first if it's published
+      if (status === LiveBlogStatus.ARCHIVED) {
+        await lastValueFrom(
+          this.httpService.patch(
+            `${this.strapiUrl}/api/live-blogs/${strapiId}/unpublish`,
+            {},
+            { headers: this.getHeaders() },
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Update the status
+      await lastValueFrom(
+        this.httpService.patch(
+          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/live-blogs/${strapiId}`,
+          { data: { status: strapiStatus } },
+          { headers: this.getHeaders() },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Successfully updated live blog ${strapiId} status in Strapi to: ${status}`,
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `Failed to update live blog ${strapiId} status in Strapi:`,
+        error,
+      );
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async deleteArticleFromStrapi(strapiId: string): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      this.logger.log(`Deleting article ${strapiId} from Strapi`);
+
+      await lastValueFrom(
+        this.httpService.delete(`${this.strapiUrl}/api/articles/${strapiId}`, {
+          headers: this.getHeaders(),
+        }),
+      );
+
+      this.logger.log(`Successfully deleted article ${strapiId} from Strapi`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `Failed to delete article ${strapiId} from Strapi:`,
+        error,
+      );
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async deleteLiveBlogFromStrapi(strapiId: string): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      this.logger.log(`Deleting live blog ${strapiId} from Strapi`);
+
+      await lastValueFrom(
+        this.httpService.delete(
+          `${this.strapiUrl}/api/live-blogs/${strapiId}`,
+          { headers: this.getHeaders() },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      this.logger.log(`Successfully deleted live blog ${strapiId} from Strapi`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `Failed to delete live blog ${strapiId} from Strapi:`,
+        error,
+      );
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 }

cms/cms/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# CMS Dockerfile for Placebo.mk Strapi CMS
+
+# Build stage
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package-lock.json* ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build Strapi
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production stage
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S nodejs -u 1001
+
+# Install SQLite for development (will use PostgreSQL in production)
+RUN apk add --no-cache sqlite
+
+# Copy built application from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/public ./public
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/package*.json ./
+
+# Copy environment configuration
+COPY --chown=nodejs:nodejs .env.example .env
+
+# Create data directory for SQLite
+RUN mkdir -p /app/.tmp && \
+    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app/.tmp
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER nodejs
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+  CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:1337/_health', (r) => {if(r.statusCode !== 200) throw new Error()})"
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 1337
+
+# Start Strapi
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]

cms/cms/Dockerfile.dev

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# CMS Development Dockerfile for Placebo.mk Strapi CMS
+
+FROM node:20-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install Python and build tools for any native modules
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3 \
+    make \
+    g++ \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install dependencies with better error handling
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package-lock.json* ./
+
+# Fix permissions before npm install
+RUN chown -R node:node /app
+
+# Switch to non-root user for npm install
+USER node
+
+# Clear npm cache and install dependencies
+RUN npm cache clean --force && \
+    npm install
+
+# Copy source code as node user
+COPY --chown=node:node . .
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 1337
+
+# Start development server
+CMD ["npm", "run", "develop"]

cms/cms/package.json

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@strapi/plugin-cloud": "5.33.0",
     "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions": "5.33.0",
     "@strapi/strapi": "5.33.0",
-    "better-sqlite3": "12.4.1",
+    "pg": "^8.13.3",
     "react": "^18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.0.0",

cms/cms/src/api/article/content-types/article/schema.json

@@ -29,6 +29,40 @@
     },
     "author": {
       "type": "string"
+    },
+    "img": {
+      "type": "media",
+      "multiple": false,
+      "allowedTypes": [
+        "images",
+        "files",
+        "videos",
+        "audios"
+      ]
+    },
+    "imagePosition": {
+      "type": "enumeration",
+      "enum": ["top", "left", "right", "none"],
+      "default": "top"
+    },
+    "imageSize": {
+      "type": "enumeration",
+      "enum": ["small", "medium", "large"],
+      "default": "medium"
+    },
+    "videoUrl": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "regex": "^(https?:\\/\\/)?(www\\.)?(youtube\\.com\\/watch\\?v=|youtu\\.be\\/|youtube\\.com\\/embed\\/)[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11}",
+      "default": ""
+    },
+    "videoPosition": {
+      "type": "enumeration",
+      "enum": ["top", "inline", "bottom", "none"],
+      "default": "inline"
+    },
+    "videoCaption": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": ""
     }
   }
 }

cms/cms/types/generated/contentTypes.d.ts

@@ -446,6 +446,13 @@ export interface ApiArticleArticle extends Struct.CollectionTypeSchema {
     createdAt: Schema.Attribute.DateTime;
     createdBy: Schema.Attribute.Relation<'oneToOne', 'admin::user'> &
       Schema.Attribute.Private;
+    imagePosition: Schema.Attribute.Enumeration<
+      ['top', 'left', 'right', 'none']
+    > &
+      Schema.Attribute.DefaultTo<'top'>;
+    imageSize: Schema.Attribute.Enumeration<['small', 'medium', 'large']> &
+      Schema.Attribute.DefaultTo<'medium'>;
+    img: Schema.Attribute.Media<'images' | 'files' | 'videos' | 'audios'>;
     locale: Schema.Attribute.String & Schema.Attribute.Private;
     localizations: Schema.Attribute.Relation<
       'oneToMany',
@@ -461,6 +468,12 @@ export interface ApiArticleArticle extends Struct.CollectionTypeSchema {
     updatedAt: Schema.Attribute.DateTime;
     updatedBy: Schema.Attribute.Relation<'oneToOne', 'admin::user'> &
       Schema.Attribute.Private;
+    videoCaption: Schema.Attribute.String & Schema.Attribute.DefaultTo<''>;
+    videoPosition: Schema.Attribute.Enumeration<
+      ['top', 'inline', 'bottom', 'none']
+    > &
+      Schema.Attribute.DefaultTo<'inline'>;
+    videoUrl: Schema.Attribute.String & Schema.Attribute.DefaultTo<''>;
   };
 }
 

docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  # PostgreSQL database for development
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: placebo-postgres-dev
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: placebo_user
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: placebo_password
+      POSTGRES_DB: placebo_backend_db
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data_dev:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./scripts/init-postgres-dev.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-postgres-dev.sql
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network-dev
+
+  # Backend API (NestJS) - Development with hot reload
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: ./backend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+    container_name: placebo-backend-dev
+    env_file:
+      - ./backend/.env  # Use the .env file for configuration
+    environment:
+      # Only override if needed, most config is in .env file
+      NODE_ENV: development
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+    volumes:
+      - ./backend/src:/app/src
+      - ./backend/package.json:/app/package.json
+      - ./backend/package-lock.json:/app/package-lock.json
+      - ./backend/.env:/app/.env  # Mount .env file into container
+    command: npm run dev:docker
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network-dev
+
+  # Frontend (TanStack React) - Development with hot reload
+  frontend:
+    build:
+      context: ./frontend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+    container_name: placebo-frontend-dev
+    env_file:
+      - ./frontend/.env  # Use the .env file for configuration
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: development
+    ports:
+      - "5173:5173"
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+    volumes:
+      - ./frontend/src:/app/src
+      - ./frontend/public:/app/public
+      - ./frontend/package.json:/app/package.json
+      - ./frontend/package-lock.json:/app/package-lock.json
+      - ./frontend/index.html:/app/index.html
+      - ./frontend/vite.config.ts:/app/vite.config.ts
+      - ./frontend/tsconfig.json:/app/tsconfig.json
+      - ./frontend/tsconfig.node.json:/app/tsconfig.node.json
+      - ./frontend/tailwind.config.js:/app/tailwind.config.js
+      - ./frontend/.env:/app/.env
+    command: npm run dev:docker
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network-dev
+
+  # CMS (Strapi) - Development with hot reload
+  cms:
+    build:
+      context: ./cms/cms
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+    container_name: placebo-cms-dev
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: development
+      DATABASE_CLIENT: postgres
+      DATABASE_HOST: postgres
+      DATABASE_PORT: 5432
+      DATABASE_NAME: placebo_cms_db
+      DATABASE_USERNAME: placebo_user
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: placebo_password
+      DATABASE_SSL: "false"
+      JWT_SECRET: dev-jwt-secret
+      ADMIN_JWT_SECRET: dev-admin-jwt-secret
+      APP_KEYS: dev-app-keys
+      API_TOKEN_SALT: dev-api-token-salt
+      TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT: dev-transfer-token-salt
+      CORS_ORIGIN: http://localhost:5173
+      PORT: 1337
+    ports:
+      - "1337:1337"
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+    volumes:
+      - ./cms/cms/src:/app/src
+      - ./cms/cms/config:/app/config
+      - ./cms/cms/public:/app/public
+      - ./cms/cms/package.json:/app/package.json
+      - ./cms/cms/package-lock.json:/app/package-lock.json
+    command: npm run develop
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network-dev
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data_dev:
+    driver: local
+
+networks:
+  placebo-network-dev:
+    driver: bridge

docker-compose.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  # PostgreSQL database for production
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: placebo-postgres
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: placebo_db
+      POSTGRES_USER: placebo_user
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: placebo_password
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./scripts/init-db.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sql
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U placebo_user -d placebo_db"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network
+
+  # Backend API (NestJS)
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: ./backend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: placebo-backend
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+      DATABASE_TYPE: postgres
+      DATABASE_HOST: postgres
+      DATABASE_PORT: 5432
+      DATABASE_USERNAME: placebo_user
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: placebo_password
+      DATABASE_NAME: placebo_db
+      DATABASE_SYNCHRONIZE: "false"
+      DATABASE_LOGGING: "false"
+      JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-your-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production}
+      JWT_EXPIRATION: 3600
+      CORS_ORIGIN: http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3001
+      PORT: 3000
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    volumes:
+      - ./backend/.env:/app/.env:ro
+      - ./backend/uploads:/app/uploads
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "node", "-e", "require('http').get('http://localhost:3000/health', (r) => {if(r.statusCode !== 200) throw new Error()})"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network
+
+  # Frontend (TanStack React)
+  frontend:
+    build:
+      context: ./frontend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: placebo-frontend
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+      VITE_API_URL: http://localhost:3000
+      VITE_CMS_URL: http://localhost:1337
+    ports:
+      - "3001:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+    volumes:
+      - ./frontend/.env:/app/.env:ro
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:80/"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network
+
+  # CMS (Strapi)
+  cms:
+    build:
+      context: ./cms/cms
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: placebo-cms
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+      DATABASE_CLIENT: postgres
+      DATABASE_HOST: postgres
+      DATABASE_PORT: 5432
+      DATABASE_NAME: placebo_db
+      DATABASE_USERNAME: placebo_user
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: placebo_password
+      DATABASE_SSL: "false"
+      JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-your-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production}
+      ADMIN_JWT_SECRET: ${ADMIN_JWT_SECRET:-your-admin-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production}
+      APP_KEYS: ${APP_KEYS:-your-app-keys-change-in-production}
+      API_TOKEN_SALT: ${API_TOKEN_SALT:-your-api-token-salt-change-in-production}
+      TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT: ${TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT:-your-transfer-token-salt-change-in-production}
+      CORS_ORIGIN: http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3001
+      PORT: 1337
+    ports:
+      - "1337:1337"
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    volumes:
+      - ./cms/cms/.env:/app/.env:ro
+      - ./cms/cms/public/uploads:/app/public/uploads
+      - ./cms/cms/.tmp:/app/.tmp
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "node", "-e", "require('http').get('http://localhost:1337/_health', (r) => {if(r.statusCode !== 200) throw new Error()})"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 60s
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network
+
+  # Nginx reverse proxy (for production)
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    container_name: placebo-nginx
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+      - "443:443"
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
+      - ./nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro
+      - ./frontend/dist:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
+    depends_on:
+      - frontend
+      - backend
+      - cms
+    networks:
+      - placebo-network
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+    driver: local
+
+networks:
+  placebo-network:
+    driver: bridge

frontend/.env.example

@@ -1 +1,13 @@
+# Frontend Environment Configuration
+# Copy to .env and adjust for your setup
+
+# ===== DOCKER MODE (frontend in container) =====
+# Use when frontend runs in Docker container
+# VITE_API_URL=http://backend:3000/api/v1
+
+# ===== LOCAL MODE (frontend runs locally) =====
+# Use when frontend runs locally with npm run dev
 VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/api/v1
+
+# ===== COMMON =====
+VITE_CMS_URL=http://localhost:1337

frontend/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Frontend Dockerfile for Placebo.mk TanStack React App
+
+# Build stage
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package-lock.json* ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build application
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production stage
+FROM nginx:alpine
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nginx && \
+    adduser -S nginx -u 1001 -G nginx
+
+# Copy built application from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nginx:nginx /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# Copy nginx configuration
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER nginx
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+  CMD wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:80/ || exit 1
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Start nginx
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]

frontend/Dockerfile.dev

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Frontend Development Dockerfile for Placebo.mk TanStack React App
+
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies with better error handling
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package-lock.json* ./
+
+# Clear npm cache and install dependencies
+RUN npm cache clean --force && \
+    npm install
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Fix permissions - use node user that exists in base image
+RUN chown -R node:node /app
+
+# Switch to non-root user that exists in base image
+USER node
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 5173
+
+# Start development server with host flag
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev", "--", "--host"]

frontend/nginx.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+worker_processes auto;
+
+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+}
+
+http {
+    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    default_type application/octet-stream;
+
+    # Logging
+    log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
+                    '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
+                    '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
+    
+    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log main;
+    error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
+
+    # Basic settings
+    sendfile on;
+    tcp_nopush on;
+    tcp_nodelay on;
+    keepalive_timeout 65;
+    types_hash_max_size 2048;
+    client_max_body_size 100M;
+
+    # Gzip compression
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1024;
+    gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private auth;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/javascript application/xml+rss application/json;
+    gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.";
+
+    # Security headers
+    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
+    add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
+
+    # Frontend server
+    server {
+        listen 80;
+        server_name localhost;
+        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+        index index.html;
+
+        # Security headers for frontend
+        add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data: https:; font-src 'self' data:; connect-src 'self' http://localhost:3000 http://localhost:1337;" always;
+
+        # Handle React Router
+        location / {
+            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+            expires -1;
+        }
+
+        # Cache static assets
+        location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$ {
+            expires 1y;
+            add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
+        }
+
+        # API proxy
+        location /api/ {
+            proxy_pass http://backend:3000/;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_read_timeout 300;
+            proxy_connect_timeout 300;
+        }
+
+        # CMS proxy
+        location /cms/ {
+            proxy_pass http://cms:1337/;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_read_timeout 300;
+            proxy_connect_timeout 300;
+        }
+
+        # Health check endpoint
+        location /health {
+            access_log off;
+            return 200 "healthy\n";
+            add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+        }
+
+        # Error pages
+        error_page 404 /index.html;
+        error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
+        location = /50x.html {
+            root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+        }
+    }
+}

frontend/package.json

@@ -12,15 +12,25 @@
     "type-check": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "vitest",
     "test:ui": "vitest --ui",
-    "test:coverage": "vitest --coverage"
+    "test:coverage": "vitest --coverage",
+    "dev:docker": "vite",
+    "dev:local": "cp -f .env.local .env && vite",
+    "dev:reset-env": "cp -f .env.docker .env"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@radix-ui/react-label": "^2.1.8",
+    "@radix-ui/react-select": "^2.2.6",
     "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.2.4",
+    "@radix-ui/react-switch": "^1.2.6",
+    "@radix-ui/react-tabs": "^1.1.13",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.18",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.90.14",
     "@tanstack/react-router": "^1.144.0",
+    "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
     "react": "^19.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "^19.2.0"
+    "react-dom": "^19.2.0",
+    "react-markdown": "^10.1.0",
+    "remark-gfm": "^4.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.1",

frontend/src/components/ArticleTicker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import * as api from '@/lib/api'
+
+export function ArticleTicker() {
+  const { data } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['ticker-articles'],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchArticles({ status: 'published', limit: 10 }),
+  })
+
+  const articles = data?.data.slice(0, 10) || []
+
+  if (articles.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <div className="overflow-hidden bg-muted/50 border-y">
+      <div className="container mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4">
+        <div className="py-2 flex items-center gap-4">
+          <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-primary whitespace-nowrap">
+            Latest:
+          </span>
+          <div className="overflow-hidden flex-1 relative">
+            <div className="flex animate-marquee whitespace-nowrap">
+              {articles.map((article, index) => (
+                 <Link
+                  key={`${article.id}-${index}`}
+                  to={`/articles/${article.id}` as any}
+                  className="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:underline inline-block px-4"
+                >
+                  {article.title || 'No title'}
+                </Link>
+              ))}
+              {/* Duplicate for seamless scrolling */}
+              {articles.map((article, index) => (
+                 <Link
+                  key={`dup-${article.id}-${index}`}
+                  to={`/articles/${article.id}` as any}
+                  className="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:underline inline-block px-4"
+                >
+                  {article.title || 'No title'}
+                </Link>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/admin/live-blog/CreateLiveBlog.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { useCreateLiveBlog } from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select';
+import { useNavigate } from '@tanstack/react-router';
+import { Plus } from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface CreateLiveBlogProps {
+  onSuccess?: () => void;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function CreateLiveBlog({ onSuccess, className }: CreateLiveBlogProps) {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
+    title: '',
+    slug: '',
+    description: '',
+    status: 'draft' as 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived',
+  });
+  const [errors, setErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+
+  const createMutation = useCreateLiveBlog();
+
+  const generateSlug = (title: string) => {
+    return title
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/[^\w\s-]/g, '')
+      .replace(/\s+/g, '-')
+      .replace(/--+/g, '-')
+      .trim();
+  };
+
+  const handleTitleChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const title = e.target.value;
+    setFormData({
+      ...formData,
+      title,
+      slug: formData.slug || generateSlug(title),
+    });
+    if (errors.title) setErrors({ ...errors, title: '' });
+  };
+
+  const handleSlugChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    setFormData({ ...formData, slug: e.target.value });
+    if (errors.slug) setErrors({ ...errors, slug: '' });
+  };
+
+  const validateForm = () => {
+    const newErrors: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+    if (!formData.title.trim()) {
+      newErrors.title = 'Title is required';
+    }
+
+    if (!formData.slug.trim()) {
+      newErrors.slug = 'Slug is required';
+    } else if (!/^[a-z0-9-]+$/.test(formData.slug)) {
+      newErrors.slug = 'Slug can only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens';
+    }
+
+    setErrors(newErrors);
+    return Object.keys(newErrors).length === 0;
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    
+    if (!validateForm()) return;
+
+    try {
+      const result = await createMutation.mutateAsync(formData);
+      
+      // Reset form
+      setFormData({
+        title: '',
+        slug: '',
+        description: '',
+        status: 'draft',
+      });
+      setErrors({});
+
+      // Navigate to the new live blog
+      navigate({ to: `/admin/live-blogs/${result.slug}` });
+      
+      if (onSuccess) onSuccess();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to create live blog:', error);
+      setErrors({ submit: 'Failed to create live blog. Please try again.' });
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Card className={className}>
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <Plus className="w-5 h-5" />
+          Create New Live Blog
+        </CardTitle>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent>
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="space-y-4">
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor="title">Title *</Label>
+            <Input
+              id="title"
+              value={formData.title}
+              onChange={handleTitleChange}
+              placeholder="Enter live blog title"
+              disabled={createMutation.isPending}
+            />
+            {errors.title && (
+              <p className="text-sm text-destructive">{errors.title}</p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor="slug">Slug *</Label>
+            <Input
+              id="slug"
+              value={formData.slug}
+              onChange={handleSlugChange}
+              placeholder="URL-friendly identifier"
+              disabled={createMutation.isPending}
+            />
+            {errors.slug && (
+              <p className="text-sm text-destructive">{errors.slug}</p>
+            )}
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              This will be used in the URL: /live-blogs/your-slug-here
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor="description">Description</Label>
+            <Textarea
+              id="description"
+              value={formData.description}
+              onChange={(e) => setFormData({ ...formData, description: e.target.value })}
+              placeholder="Optional description for this live blog"
+              rows={3}
+              disabled={createMutation.isPending}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor="status">Initial Status</Label>
+            <Select
+              value={formData.status}
+              onValueChange={(value: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived') =>
+                setFormData({ ...formData, status: value })
+              }
+              disabled={createMutation.isPending}
+            >
+              <SelectTrigger>
+                <SelectValue placeholder="Select status" />
+              </SelectTrigger>
+              <SelectContent>
+                <SelectItem value="draft">Draft (Not visible to public)</SelectItem>
+                <SelectItem value="live">Live (Visible and accepting updates)</SelectItem>
+                <SelectItem value="ended">Ended (Visible but not accepting updates)</SelectItem>
+                <SelectItem value="archived">Archived (Hidden from public)</SelectItem>
+              </SelectContent>
+            </Select>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              You can change this later in the settings
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          {errors.submit && (
+            <div className="p-3 bg-destructive/10 border border-destructive/20 rounded-lg">
+              <p className="text-sm text-destructive">{errors.submit}</p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="flex justify-end gap-2 pt-4">
+            <Button
+              type="submit"
+              disabled={createMutation.isPending}
+            >
+              {createMutation.isPending ? 'Creating...' : 'Create Live Blog'}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/admin/live-blog/LiveBlogManager.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,531 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { 
+  useLiveBlog, 
+  useDeleteLiveBlogUpdate, 
+  useUpdateLiveBlog,
+  useDeleteLiveBlog 
+} from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import { UpdatePublisher } from './UpdatePublisher';
+import { LiveBlogUpdate } from '@/components/features/live-blog/LiveBlogUpdate';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
+import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tabs';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select';
+import type { LiveBlogUpdate as ApiLiveBlogUpdate, UpdateLiveBlogDto } from '@/lib/api';
+import { 
+  ArrowLeft, 
+  Edit, 
+  Play, 
+  Square, 
+  Archive,
+  Eye,
+  MessageSquare,
+  Pin,
+  PinOff
+} from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface LiveBlogManagerProps {
+  slug: string;
+  onBack?: () => void;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function LiveBlogManager({ slug, onBack, className }: LiveBlogManagerProps) {
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState('updates');
+  const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
+  const [editForm, setEditForm] = useState<UpdateLiveBlogDto>({});
+  
+  const { data: liveBlog, isLoading, error } = useLiveBlog(slug);
+  const deleteUpdateMutation = useDeleteLiveBlogUpdate();
+  const updateLiveBlogMutation = useUpdateLiveBlog();
+  const deleteLiveBlogMutation = useDeleteLiveBlog();
+
+
+
+  const handleDeleteUpdate = async (update: ApiLiveBlogUpdate) => {
+    if (!liveBlog) return;
+    
+    if (confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this update? This action cannot be undone.')) {
+      try {
+        await deleteUpdateMutation.mutateAsync({
+          liveBlogId: liveBlog.id,
+          updateId: update.id,
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to delete update:', error);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleEditUpdate = (update: ApiLiveBlogUpdate) => {
+    // The UpdatePublisher component handles editing internally
+    console.log('Editing update:', update);
+  };
+
+  const handleStartEdit = () => {
+    if (!liveBlog) return;
+    
+    setIsEditing(true);
+    setEditForm({
+      title: liveBlog.title,
+      slug: liveBlog.slug,
+      description: liveBlog.description || '',
+      status: liveBlog.status,
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleCancelEdit = () => {
+    setIsEditing(false);
+    setEditForm({});
+  };
+
+  const handleSaveEdit = async () => {
+    if (!liveBlog) return;
+    
+    try {
+      await updateLiveBlogMutation.mutateAsync({
+        id: liveBlog.id,
+        dto: editForm,
+      });
+      setIsEditing(false);
+      setEditForm({});
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to update live blog:', error);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleStatusChange = async (newStatus: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived') => {
+    if (!liveBlog) return;
+    
+    try {
+      await updateLiveBlogMutation.mutateAsync({
+        id: liveBlog.id,
+        dto: { status: newStatus },
+      });
+      
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to update status:', error);
+      alert(`Failed to update status: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleTogglePin = async () => {
+    if (!liveBlog) return;
+    
+    try {
+      await updateLiveBlogMutation.mutateAsync({
+        id: liveBlog.id,
+        dto: { isPinned: !liveBlog.isPinned },
+      });
+      
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to toggle pin:', error);
+      alert(`Failed to toggle pin: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleDeleteLiveBlog = async () => {
+    if (!liveBlog) return;
+    
+    if (confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this live blog? This action cannot be undone and will delete all updates.')) {
+      try {
+        await deleteLiveBlogMutation.mutateAsync(liveBlog.id);
+        if (onBack) onBack();
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to delete live blog:', error);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <Card className={className}>
+        <CardContent className="p-6">
+          <div className="animate-pulse space-y-4">
+            <div className="h-8 bg-muted rounded w-3/4"></div>
+            <div className="h-4 bg-muted rounded w-1/2"></div>
+            <div className="h-32 bg-muted rounded"></div>
+          </div>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error || !liveBlog) {
+    return (
+      <Card className={className}>
+        <CardContent className="p-6">
+          <div className="text-center text-destructive">
+            <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Failed to load live blog</h3>
+            <p className="text-sm mb-4">
+              {error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error occurred'}
+            </p>
+            {onBack && (
+              <Button variant="outline" onClick={onBack}>
+                <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                Back
+              </Button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const getStatusColor = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'live': return 'bg-green-100 text-green-800 border-green-200';
+      case 'draft': return 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-800 border-gray-200';
+      case 'ended': return 'bg-red-100 text-red-800 border-red-200';
+      case 'archived': return 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-800 border-blue-200';
+      default: return 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-800 border-gray-200';
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getStatusIcon = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'live': return <Play className="w-3 h-3" />;
+      case 'draft': return <Edit className="w-3 h-3" />;
+      case 'ended': return <Square className="w-3 h-3" />;
+      case 'archived': return <Archive className="w-3 h-3" />;
+      default: return null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={className}>
+      {/* Header */}
+      <Card className="mb-6">
+        <CardHeader>
+          <div className="flex items-start justify-between">
+            <div className="flex-1">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-2">
+                {onBack && (
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={onBack}>
+                    <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  </Button>
+                )}
+                <CardTitle className="text-2xl">{liveBlog.title}</CardTitle>
+              </div>
+              
+              {liveBlog.description && (
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground mb-4">{liveBlog.description}</p>
+              )}
+              
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm">
+                <Badge className={getStatusColor(liveBlog.status)} variant="outline">
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                    {getStatusIcon(liveBlog.status)}
+                    {liveBlog.status}
+                  </div>
+                </Badge>
+                
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-muted-foreground">
+                  <Eye className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  {liveBlog.viewCount} views
+                </div>
+                
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-muted-foreground">
+                  <MessageSquare className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  {liveBlog.updates?.length || 0} updates
+                </div>
+                
+                {liveBlog.author && (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    {liveBlog.author.avatar && (
+                      <img
+                        src={liveBlog.author.avatar}
+                        alt={liveBlog.author.name}
+                        className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full"
+                      />
+                    )}
+                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">{liveBlog.author.name}</span>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </CardHeader>
+      </Card>
+
+      {/* Main content */}
+      <Tabs value={activeTab} onValueChange={setActiveTab}>
+        <TabsList className="grid w-full grid-cols-2">
+          <TabsTrigger value="updates">Updates</TabsTrigger>
+          <TabsTrigger value="settings">Settings</TabsTrigger>
+        </TabsList>
+
+        <TabsContent value="updates" className="space-y-6">
+          <UpdatePublisher 
+            liveBlogId={liveBlog.id}
+            authorId={liveBlog.authorId || undefined}
+          />
+          
+          {/* Recent updates preview */}
+          {liveBlog.updates && liveBlog.updates.length > 0 && (
+            <Card>
+              <CardHeader>
+                <CardTitle className="text-lg">All Updates</CardTitle>
+              </CardHeader>
+              <CardContent>
+                <div className="space-y-4">
+                  {liveBlog.updates.map((update) => (
+                    <LiveBlogUpdate
+                      key={update.id}
+                      update={update}
+                      showAdminControls={true}
+                      onEdit={handleEditUpdate}
+                      onDelete={handleDeleteUpdate}
+                      onPinToggle={(update) => {
+                        // Handle pin toggle
+                        console.log('Toggle pin for update:', update);
+                      }}
+                    />
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </CardContent>
+            </Card>
+          )}
+        </TabsContent>
+
+         <TabsContent value="settings" className="space-y-6">
+           <Card>
+             <CardHeader>
+               <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                 <CardTitle>Live Blog Settings</CardTitle>
+                 {!isEditing ? (
+                   <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={handleStartEdit}>
+                     <Edit className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                     Edit
+                   </Button>
+                 ) : (
+                   <div className="flex gap-2">
+                     <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={handleCancelEdit}>
+                       Cancel
+                     </Button>
+                     <Button size="sm" onClick={handleSaveEdit}>
+                       Save Changes
+                     </Button>
+                   </div>
+                 )}
+               </div>
+             </CardHeader>
+             <CardContent>
+               <div className="space-y-6">
+                 {isEditing ? (
+                   <div className="space-y-4">
+                     <div className="space-y-2">
+                       <Label htmlFor="title">Title</Label>
+                       <Input
+                         id="title"
+                         value={editForm.title || ''}
+                         onChange={(e) => setEditForm({ ...editForm, title: e.target.value })}
+                       />
+                     </div>
+                     
+                     <div className="space-y-2">
+                       <Label htmlFor="slug">Slug</Label>
+                       <Input
+                         id="slug"
+                         value={editForm.slug || ''}
+                         onChange={(e) => setEditForm({ ...editForm, slug: e.target.value })}
+                         placeholder="URL-friendly identifier"
+                       />
+                     </div>
+                     
+                     <div className="space-y-2">
+                       <Label htmlFor="description">Description</Label>
+                       <Textarea
+                         id="description"
+                         value={editForm.description || ''}
+                         onChange={(e) => setEditForm({ ...editForm, description: e.target.value })}
+                         rows={3}
+                       />
+                     </div>
+                     
+                     <div className="space-y-2">
+                       <Label htmlFor="status">Status</Label>
+                       <Select
+                         value={editForm.status}
+                         onValueChange={(value: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived') => 
+                           setEditForm({ ...editForm, status: value })
+                         }
+                       >
+                         <SelectTrigger>
+                           <SelectValue placeholder="Select status" />
+                         </SelectTrigger>
+                         <SelectContent>
+                           <SelectItem value="draft">Draft</SelectItem>
+                           <SelectItem value="live">Live</SelectItem>
+                           <SelectItem value="ended">Ended</SelectItem>
+                           <SelectItem value="archived">Archived</SelectItem>
+                         </SelectContent>
+                       </Select>
+                     </div>
+                   </div>
+                 ) : (
+                   <>
+                     <div className="p-4 bg-muted rounded-lg">
+                       <h4 className="font-medium mb-2">Status Management</h4>
+                       <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">
+                         Control the live blog status and visibility
+                       </p>
+                        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                          {liveBlog.status !== 'live' && (
+                            <Button 
+                              variant="outline" 
+                              size="sm"
+                              onClick={() => handleStatusChange('live')}
+                              disabled={updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending}
+                            >
+                              <Play className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                              {updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending ? 'Updating...' : 'Go Live'}
+                            </Button>
+                          )}
+                          {liveBlog.status === 'live' && (
+                            <Button 
+                              variant="outline" 
+                              size="sm"
+                              onClick={() => handleStatusChange('ended')}
+                              disabled={updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending}
+                            >
+                              <Square className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                              {updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending ? 'Updating...' : 'End Live Session'}
+                            </Button>
+                          )}
+                          {liveBlog.status !== 'archived' && (
+                            <Button 
+                              variant="outline" 
+                              size="sm"
+                              onClick={() => handleStatusChange('archived')}
+                              disabled={updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending}
+                            >
+                              <Archive className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                              {updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending ? 'Updating...' : 'Archive'}
+                            </Button>
+                          )}
+                          {liveBlog.status === 'archived' && (
+                            <Button 
+                              variant="outline" 
+                              size="sm"
+                              onClick={() => handleStatusChange('draft')}
+                              disabled={updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending}
+                            >
+                              <Edit className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                              {updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending ? 'Updating...' : 'Unarchive'}
+                            </Button>
+                          )}
+                          
+                          <Button 
+                            variant={liveBlog.isPinned ? "default" : "outline"}
+                            size="sm"
+                            onClick={handleTogglePin}
+                            disabled={updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending}
+                          >
+                            {liveBlog.isPinned ? (
+                              <>
+                                <PinOff className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                                {updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending ? 'Updating...' : 'Unpin'}
+                              </>
+                            ) : (
+                              <>
+                                <Pin className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                                {updateLiveBlogMutation.isPending ? 'Updating...' : 'Pin to Homepage'}
+                              </>
+                            )}
+                          </Button>
+                        </div>
+                     </div>
+                     
+                     <div className="p-4 bg-muted rounded-lg">
+                       <h4 className="font-medium mb-2">Live Blog Information</h4>
+                       <div className="space-y-3 text-sm">
+                         <div className="flex justify-between">
+                           <span className="text-muted-foreground">Title:</span>
+                           <span className="font-medium">{liveBlog.title}</span>
+                         </div>
+                         <div className="flex justify-between">
+                           <span className="text-muted-foreground">Slug:</span>
+                           <span className="font-medium">{liveBlog.slug}</span>
+                         </div>
+                         {liveBlog.description && (
+                           <div className="flex justify-between">
+                             <span className="text-muted-foreground">Description:</span>
+                             <span className="font-medium text-right max-w-xs">{liveBlog.description}</span>
+                           </div>
+                         )}
+                          <div className="flex justify-between">
+                            <span className="text-muted-foreground">Status:</span>
+                            <Badge className={getStatusColor(liveBlog.status)} variant="outline">
+                              <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                                {getStatusIcon(liveBlog.status)}
+                                {liveBlog.status}
+                              </div>
+                            </Badge>
+                          </div>
+                          <div className="flex justify-between">
+                            <span className="text-muted-foreground">Pinned:</span>
+                            <Badge variant={liveBlog.isPinned ? "default" : "outline"}>
+                              <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                                {liveBlog.isPinned ? <Pin className="w-3 h-3" /> : <PinOff className="w-3 h-3" />}
+                                {liveBlog.isPinned ? 'Yes' : 'No'}
+                              </div>
+                            </Badge>
+                          </div>
+                       </div>
+                     </div>
+                   </>
+                 )}
+                 
+                 <div className="p-4 bg-muted rounded-lg">
+                   <h4 className="font-medium mb-2">Analytics</h4>
+                   <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 text-sm">
+                     <div>
+                       <span className="text-muted-foreground">Total Views:</span>
+                       <div className="font-medium">{liveBlog.viewCount}</div>
+                     </div>
+                     <div>
+                       <span className="text-muted-foreground">Total Updates:</span>
+                       <div className="font-medium">{liveBlog.updates?.length || 0}</div>
+                     </div>
+                     <div>
+                       <span className="text-muted-foreground">Created:</span>
+                       <div className="font-medium">
+                         {new Date(liveBlog.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}
+                       </div>
+                     </div>
+                     <div>
+                       <span className="text-muted-foreground">Last Updated:</span>
+                       <div className="font-medium">
+                         {new Date(liveBlog.updatedAt).toLocaleDateString()}
+                       </div>
+                     </div>
+                   </div>
+                 </div>
+                 
+                 <div className="p-4 border border-destructive/20 rounded-lg">
+                   <h4 className="font-medium mb-2 text-destructive">Danger Zone</h4>
+                   <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">
+                     Once you delete a live blog, there is no going back. Please be certain.
+                   </p>
+                   <Button 
+                     variant="destructive" 
+                     size="sm"
+                     onClick={handleDeleteLiveBlog}
+                     disabled={deleteLiveBlogMutation.isPending}
+                   >
+                     {deleteLiveBlogMutation.isPending ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete Live Blog'}
+                   </Button>
+                 </div>
+               </div>
+             </CardContent>
+           </Card>
+         </TabsContent>
+      </Tabs>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/admin/live-blog/UpdatePublisher.tsx

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+import React, { useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useCreateLiveBlogUpdate, useUpdateLiveBlogUpdate, useLiveBlogUpdates } from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
+import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch';
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
+import type { LiveBlogUpdate, CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto } from '@/lib/api';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { Send, Pin, Calendar, Edit } from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface UpdatePublisherProps {
+  liveBlogId: string;
+  authorId?: string;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function UpdatePublisher({ liveBlogId, authorId, className }: UpdatePublisherProps) {
+  const [content, setContent] = useState('');
+  const [isPinned, setIsPinned] = useState(false);
+  const [scheduledAt, setScheduledAt] = useState('');
+  const [isScheduleMode, setIsScheduleMode] = useState(false);
+  
+  const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+  
+  const createMutation = useCreateLiveBlogUpdate();
+  const updateMutation = useUpdateLiveBlogUpdate();
+  
+  const [editingUpdate, setEditingUpdate] = useState<LiveBlogUpdate | null>(null);
+
+  const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    
+    if (!content.trim()) return;
+    
+    const updateData: CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto = {
+      content: content.trim(),
+      isPinned,
+      authorId,
+      ...(isScheduleMode && scheduledAt ? { scheduledAt } : {}),
+    };
+
+    try {
+      if (editingUpdate) {
+        // Update existing update
+        await updateMutation.mutateAsync({
+          liveBlogId,
+          updateId: editingUpdate.id,
+          dto: {
+            content: content.trim(),
+            isPinned,
+          },
+        });
+        setEditingUpdate(null);
+      } else {
+        // Create new update
+        await createMutation.mutateAsync({
+          liveBlogId,
+          dto: updateData,
+        });
+      }
+      
+      // Reset form
+      setContent('');
+      setIsPinned(false);
+      setScheduledAt('');
+      setIsScheduleMode(false);
+      textareaRef.current?.focus();
+      
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to save update:', error);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleEdit = (update: LiveBlogUpdate) => {
+    setContent(update.content);
+    setIsPinned(update.isPinned);
+    setEditingUpdate(update);
+    setIsScheduleMode(false);
+    textareaRef.current?.focus();
+  };
+
+  const handleCancelEdit = () => {
+    setEditingUpdate(null);
+    setContent('');
+    setIsPinned(false);
+    setIsScheduleMode(false);
+  };
+
+  const isLoading = createMutation.isPending || updateMutation.isPending;
+
+  // Get minimum date for scheduling (now + 5 minutes)
+  const minScheduleDate = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 16);
+
+  return (
+    <Card className={className}>
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {editingUpdate ? 'Edit Update' : 'Publish Update'}
+          {editingUpdate && (
+            <span className="text-xs bg-muted px-2 py-1 rounded-full">
+              ID: {editingUpdate.id.slice(0, 8)}
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </CardTitle>
+      </CardHeader>
+      
+      <CardContent>
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="space-y-4">
+          {/* Content textarea */}
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor="content">
+              {editingUpdate ? 'Edit content' : 'Update content'}
+            </Label>
+            <Textarea
+              id="content"
+              ref={textareaRef}
+              placeholder="What's the latest update?"
+              value={content}
+              onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
+              rows={4}
+              className="resize-none"
+              disabled={isLoading}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Options */}
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-4">
+            {/* Pin toggle */}
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+              <Switch
+                id="pin"
+                checked={isPinned}
+                onCheckedChange={setIsPinned}
+                disabled={isLoading}
+              />
+              <Label htmlFor="pin" className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Pin className="w-4 h-4" />
+                Pin to top
+              </Label>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Schedule toggle */}
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+              <Switch
+                id="schedule"
+                checked={isScheduleMode}
+                onCheckedChange={setIsScheduleMode}
+                disabled={isLoading}
+              />
+              <Label htmlFor="schedule" className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Calendar className="w-4 h-4" />
+                Schedule
+              </Label>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Schedule date/time picker */}
+          {isScheduleMode && (
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <Label htmlFor="scheduleAt">Schedule for (minimum 5 minutes from now)</Label>
+              <input
+                id="scheduleAt"
+                type="datetime-local"
+                min={minScheduleDate}
+                value={scheduledAt}
+                onChange={(e) => setScheduledAt(e.target.value)}
+                className="w-full p-2 border rounded-md"
+                disabled={isLoading}
+              />
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Action buttons */}
+          <div className="flex gap-2">
+            <Button
+              type="submit"
+              disabled={!content.trim() || isLoading}
+              className="flex-1"
+            >
+              {isLoading ? (
+                'Saving...'
+              ) : editingUpdate ? (
+                'Update'
+              ) : (
+                <>
+                  <Send className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                  {isScheduleMode ? 'Schedule' : 'Publish'}
+                </>
+              )}
+            </Button>
+            
+            {editingUpdate && (
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                variant="outline"
+                onClick={handleCancelEdit}
+                disabled={isLoading}
+              >
+                Cancel
+              </Button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </form>
+
+        {/* Recent updates for editing */}
+        {editingUpdate === null && (
+          <div className="mt-6 pt-6 border-t">
+            <h4 className="text-sm font-medium mb-3">Recent Updates (Click to edit)</h4>
+            <RecentUpdates
+              liveBlogId={liveBlogId}
+              onEdit={handleEdit}
+              isLoading={isLoading}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+interface RecentUpdatesProps {
+  liveBlogId: string;
+  onEdit: (update: LiveBlogUpdate) => void;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+}
+
+function RecentUpdates({ liveBlogId, onEdit, isLoading }: RecentUpdatesProps) {
+  const { data: updatesData } = useLiveBlogUpdates(liveBlogId, 1, 5);
+  const updates = updatesData?.data || [];
+
+  if (updates.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">No updates yet. Start by publishing your first update!</p>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2">
+      {updates.map((update) => (
+        <div
+          key={update.id}
+          className={cn(
+            'p-3 rounded border cursor-pointer hover:bg-muted/50 transition-colors',
+            isLoading && 'opacity-50 pointer-events-none'
+          )}
+          onClick={() => onEdit(update)}
+        >
+          <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-2">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              {update.isPinned && <Pin className="w-3 h-3 text-primary" />}
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                {new Date(update.createdAt).toLocaleString()}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <Edit className="w-3 h-3 text-muted-foreground" />
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-sm line-clamp-2">{update.content}</p>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/features/live-blog/LiveBlogTicker.tsx

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+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router';
+import { useActiveLiveBlogs } from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Play, Pause, ChevronRight, Radio } from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface LiveBlogTickerProps {
+  className?: string;
+  maxItems?: number;
+  autoScroll?: boolean;
+  scrollSpeed?: number; // pixels per second
+}
+
+export function LiveBlogTicker({ 
+  className = '',
+  maxItems = 10,
+  autoScroll = true,
+  scrollSpeed = 30
+}: LiveBlogTickerProps) {
+  const { data: activeBlogs, isLoading } = useActiveLiveBlogs();
+  const [isPaused, setIsPaused] = useState(false);
+  const [scrollPosition, setScrollPosition] = useState(0);
+  const tickerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const contentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const animationRef = useRef<number | undefined>(undefined);
+
+  // Calculate total width needed for scrolling
+  const [totalWidth, setTotalWidth] = useState(0);
+  
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (contentRef.current) {
+      const width = contentRef.current.scrollWidth;
+      setTotalWidth(width);
+    }
+  }, [activeBlogs]);
+
+  // Auto-scroll animation
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!autoScroll || isPaused || !activeBlogs || activeBlogs.length === 0) {
+      if (animationRef.current) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(animationRef.current);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let lastTime: number;
+    const animate = (time: number) => {
+      if (!lastTime) lastTime = time;
+      const delta = time - lastTime;
+      lastTime = time;
+
+      setScrollPosition(prev => {
+        let newPos = prev + (scrollSpeed * delta) / 1000;
+        
+        // Reset when scrolled past content
+        if (newPos > totalWidth) {
+          newPos = -(tickerRef.current?.offsetWidth || 0);
+        }
+        
+        return newPos;
+      });
+
+      animationRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+    };
+
+    animationRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+
+    return () => {
+      if (animationRef.current) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(animationRef.current);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [autoScroll, isPaused, activeBlogs, scrollSpeed, totalWidth]);
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className={`bg-muted/50 border rounded-lg p-3 ${className}`}>
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <div className="animate-pulse h-4 w-24 bg-muted rounded"></div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="animate-pulse h-8 w-20 bg-muted rounded"></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!activeBlogs || activeBlogs.length === 0) {
+    return null; // Don't show ticker if no active blogs
+  }
+
+  const displayBlogs = activeBlogs.slice(0, maxItems);
+
+  const handlePauseToggle = () => {
+    setIsPaused(!isPaused);
+  };
+
+  const handleBlogClick = () => {
+    // Reset scroll position when user interacts
+    setScrollPosition(0);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`bg-background border rounded-lg overflow-hidden ${className}`}>
+      {/* Ticker header */}
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2 border-b bg-muted/30">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <Radio className="w-4 h-4 text-primary" />
+          <span className="font-medium text-sm">Live Now</span>
+          <Badge variant="secondary" className="text-xs">
+            {activeBlogs.length} active
+          </Badge>
+        </div>
+        
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {autoScroll && (
+            <Button
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="sm"
+              onClick={handlePauseToggle}
+              className="h-7 px-2"
+            >
+              {isPaused ? (
+                <Play className="w-3 h-3" />
+              ) : (
+                <Pause className="w-3 h-3" />
+              )}
+              <span className="ml-1 text-xs">{isPaused ? 'Play' : 'Pause'}</span>
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          
+          <Link to="/live-blogs">
+            <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" className="h-7 px-2">
+              <span className="text-xs">View All</span>
+              <ChevronRight className="w-3 h-3 ml-1" />
+            </Button>
+          </Link>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Ticker content */}
+      <div 
+        ref={tickerRef}
+        className="relative h-12 overflow-hidden"
+        style={{ 
+          maskImage: 'linear-gradient(to right, transparent, black 20px, black calc(100% - 20px), transparent)',
+          WebkitMaskImage: 'linear-gradient(to right, transparent, black 20px, black calc(100% - 20px), transparent)'
+        }}
+      >
+        <div
+          ref={contentRef}
+          className="absolute top-0 left-0 h-full flex items-center whitespace-nowrap"
+          style={{ 
+            transform: `translateX(-${scrollPosition}px)`,
+            transition: isPaused ? 'transform 0.3s ease' : 'none'
+          }}
+        >
+          {displayBlogs.map((blog, index) => (
+            <React.Fragment key={blog.id}>
+              <Link
+                to="/live-blogs/$slug"
+                params={{ slug: blog.slug }}
+                onClick={handleBlogClick}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-1 rounded-full hover:bg-accent transition-colors group"
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <div className="relative">
+                    <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-green-500 rounded-full animate-pulse"></div>
+                    <div className="absolute inset-0 w-2 h-2 bg-green-500 rounded-full animate-ping"></div>
+                  </div>
+                  <span className="font-medium text-sm group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">
+                    {blog.title}
+                  </span>
+                  {blog.updates && blog.updates.length > 0 && (
+                    <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs">
+                      {blog.updates.length} updates
+                    </Badge>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </Link>
+              
+              {/* Separator (except after last item) */}
+              {index < displayBlogs.length - 1 && (
+                <div className="mx-2 text-muted-foreground">•</div>
+              )}
+            </React.Fragment>
+          ))}
+          
+          {/* Duplicate content for seamless looping */}
+          {displayBlogs.map((blog, index) => (
+            <React.Fragment key={`${blog.id}-dup`}>
+              <Link
+                to="/live-blogs/$slug"
+                params={{ slug: blog.slug }}
+                onClick={handleBlogClick}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-1 rounded-full hover:bg-accent transition-colors group"
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <div className="relative">
+                    <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-green-500 rounded-full animate-pulse"></div>
+                    <div className="absolute inset-0 w-2 h-2 bg-green-500 rounded-full animate-ping"></div>
+                  </div>
+                  <span className="font-medium text-sm group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">
+                    {blog.title}
+                  </span>
+                  {blog.updates && blog.updates.length > 0 && (
+                    <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs">
+                      {blog.updates.length} updates
+                    </Badge>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </Link>
+              
+              {index < displayBlogs.length - 1 && (
+                <div className="mx-2 text-muted-foreground">•</div>
+              )}
+            </React.Fragment>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Progress indicator */}
+      {autoScroll && totalWidth > 0 && (
+        <div className="px-4 pb-2">
+          <div className="h-1 bg-muted rounded-full overflow-hidden">
+            <div 
+              className="h-full bg-primary transition-all duration-300"
+              style={{ 
+                width: `${Math.min(100, (scrollPosition / totalWidth) * 100 * 2)}%` 
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/features/live-blog/LiveBlogUpdate.tsx

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+
+import type { LiveBlogUpdate as ApiLiveBlogUpdate } from '@/lib/api';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { 
+  Pin, 
+  PinOff, 
+  Edit, 
+  Trash2, 
+  Clock,
+  User 
+} from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface LiveBlogUpdateProps {
+  update: ApiLiveBlogUpdate;
+  isEditing?: boolean;
+  onEdit?: (update: ApiLiveBlogUpdate) => void;
+  onDelete?: (update: ApiLiveBlogUpdate) => void;
+  onPinToggle?: (update: ApiLiveBlogUpdate) => void;
+  showAdminControls?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function LiveBlogUpdate({
+  update,
+  isEditing = false,
+  onEdit,
+  onDelete,
+  onPinToggle,
+  showAdminControls = false,
+}: LiveBlogUpdateProps) {
+  const isPinned = update.isPinned;
+  
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        'relative p-4 rounded-lg border transition-all duration-200',
+        isPinned && 'border-primary bg-primary/5 shadow-sm',
+        !isPinned && 'border-border hover:border-muted-foreground/20'
+      )}
+    >
+      {/* Pinned indicator */}
+      {isPinned && (
+        <div className="absolute -top-2 -left-2 bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-xs px-2 py-1 rounded-full flex items-center gap-1">
+          <Pin className="w-3 h-3" />
+          Pinned
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Admin controls */}
+      {showAdminControls && (
+        <div className="absolute top-2 right-2 flex gap-1 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={() => onPinToggle?.(update)}
+            className="h-8 w-8 p-0"
+          >
+            {isPinned ? <PinOff className="w-4 h-4" /> : <Pin className="w-4 h-4" />}
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={() => onEdit?.(update)}
+            className="h-8 w-8 p-0"
+          >
+            <Edit className="w-4 h-4" />
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={() => onDelete?.(update)}
+            className="h-8 w-8 p-0 text-destructive hover:text-destructive"
+          >
+            <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          {update.author ? (
+            <>
+              {update.author.avatar ? (
+                <img
+                  src={update.author.avatar}
+                  alt={update.author.name}
+                  className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full object-cover"
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-muted flex items-center justify-center">
+                  <User className="w-4 h-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+                </div>
+              )}
+              <div>
+                <div className="font-medium text-sm">{update.author.name}</div>
+                {update.author.slug && (
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">@{update.author.slug}</div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-muted-foreground">
+              <User className="w-4 h-4" />
+              <span className="text-sm">Anonymous</span>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          <Clock className="w-3 h-3" />
+          <span>{new Date(update.createdAt).toLocaleTimeString()}</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Update content */}
+      <div className="prose prose-sm max-w-none">
+        {isEditing ? (
+          <textarea
+            defaultValue={update.content}
+            className="w-full p-2 border rounded-md resize-none focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary"
+            rows={3}
+            autoFocus
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <div className="text-sm leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap">
+            {update.content}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Scheduled indicator */}
+      {update.scheduledAt && new Date(update.scheduledAt) > new Date() && (
+        <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1">
+          <Clock className="w-3 h-3" />
+          Scheduled for: {new Date(update.scheduledAt).toLocaleString()}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Update metadata */}
+      <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        ID: {update.id.slice(0, 8)}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/features/live-blog/LiveBlogViewer.tsx

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+import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useLiveBlogStream } from '@/hooks/useLiveBlogStream';
+import { useLiveBlog, useLiveBlogUpdates } from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import type { LiveBlogUpdate as ApiLiveBlogUpdate } from '@/lib/api';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+interface LiveBlogViewerProps {
+  slug: string;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function LiveBlogViewer({ slug, className }: LiveBlogViewerProps) {
+  const [autoScroll, setAutoScroll] = useState(true);
+  const [newUpdatesCount, setNewUpdatesCount] = useState(0);
+  const [isScrolledUp, setIsScrolledUp] = useState(false);
+  
+  const updatesContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const lastUpdateCountRef = useRef(0);
+
+  const { data: liveBlog, isLoading: blogLoading, error: blogError } = useLiveBlog(slug);
+  const { 
+    data: updatesData, 
+    isLoading: updatesLoading, 
+    refetch: refetchUpdates 
+  } = useLiveBlogUpdates(liveBlog?.id || '', 1, 100);
+  
+  const { 
+    isConnected, 
+    lastEvent, 
+    connectionError,
+    reconnectAttempts,
+    connect 
+  } = useLiveBlogStream(liveBlog?.id || '');
+
+  const scrollToBottom = useCallback(() => {
+    if (updatesContainerRef.current && autoScroll) {
+      const container = updatesContainerRef.current;
+      container.scrollTo({
+        top: container.scrollHeight,
+        behavior: 'smooth'
+      });
+    }
+  }, [autoScroll]);
+
+  const handleScroll = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!updatesContainerRef.current) return;
+
+    const container = updatesContainerRef.current;
+    const isAtBottom = container.scrollHeight - container.scrollTop <= container.clientHeight + 50;
+    
+    setIsScrolledUp(!isAtBottom);
+    
+    if (isAtBottom) {
+      setNewUpdatesCount(0);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleAutoScrollToggle = useCallback(() => {
+    setAutoScroll(!autoScroll);
+    if (!autoScroll) {
+      scrollToBottom();
+      setNewUpdatesCount(0);
+    }
+  }, [autoScroll, scrollToBottom]);
+
+  const showNewUpdates = useCallback(() => {
+    setNewUpdatesCount(0);
+    scrollToBottom();
+    setIsScrolledUp(false);
+  }, [scrollToBottom]);
+
+  // Handle new updates from SSE
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (lastEvent?.type === 'update') {
+      const handleUpdate = () => {
+        refetchUpdates();
+        
+        if (autoScroll && !isScrolledUp) {
+          // Add a small delay to ensure the update is in the DOM
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            scrollToBottom();
+          }, 100);
+        } else if (!autoScroll || isScrolledUp) {
+          setNewUpdatesCount(prev => prev + 1);
+        }
+      };
+      
+      handleUpdate();
+    }
+  }, [lastEvent, autoScroll, isScrolledUp, refetchUpdates, scrollToBottom]);
+
+  // Initial scroll to bottom when data loads
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (updatesData?.data && updatesData.data.length > 0) {
+      const currentUpdateCount = updatesData.data.length;
+      
+      // Only auto-scroll if this is the initial load or user is at bottom
+      if (currentUpdateCount > lastUpdateCountRef.current && !isScrolledUp) {
+        setTimeout(scrollToBottom, 100);
+      }
+      
+      lastUpdateCountRef.current = currentUpdateCount;
+    }
+  }, [updatesData, scrollToBottom, isScrolledUp]);
+
+  if (blogLoading) {
+    return (
+      <Card className={cn('w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto', className)}>
+        <CardContent className="p-6">
+          <div className="animate-pulse space-y-4">
+            <div className="h-8 bg-muted rounded w-3/4"></div>
+            <div className="h-4 bg-muted rounded w-1/2"></div>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <div className="h-16 bg-muted rounded"></div>
+              <div className="h-16 bg-muted rounded"></div>
+              <div className="h-16 bg-muted rounded"></div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (blogError || !liveBlog) {
+    return (
+      <Card className={cn('w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto', className)}>
+        <CardContent className="p-6">
+          <div className="text-center text-destructive">
+            <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Failed to load live blog</h3>
+            <p className="text-sm">
+              {blogError instanceof Error ? blogError.message : 'Unknown error occurred'}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const updates = updatesData?.data || [];
+  const isLive = liveBlog.status === 'live';
+
+  return (
+    <Card className={cn('w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto', className)}>
+      <CardHeader>
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <div className="flex-1">
+            <CardTitle className="text-2xl mb-2">{liveBlog.title}</CardTitle>
+            {liveBlog.description && (
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground">{liveBlog.description}</p>
+            )}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-4 mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <div className={cn(
+                  'w-2 h-2 rounded-full',
+                  isLive ? 'bg-green-500' : 'bg-gray-400'
+                )} />
+                <span>{isLive ? 'Live' : 'Ended'}</span>
+              </div>
+              {isLive && (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <div className={cn(
+                    'w-2 h-2 rounded-full',
+                    isConnected ? 'bg-green-500' : 'bg-red-500'
+                  )} />
+                  <span>
+                    {isConnected ? 'Connected' : `Reconnecting... (${reconnectAttempts})`}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              )}
+              <span>{liveBlog.viewCount} views</span>
+              <span>{updates.length} updates</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Button
+              variant={autoScroll ? 'default' : 'outline'}
+              size="sm"
+              onClick={handleAutoScrollToggle}
+            >
+              {autoScroll ? 'Auto-scroll ON' : 'Auto-scroll OFF'}
+            </Button>
+            {!isConnected && (
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                onClick={connect}
+              >
+                Reconnect
+              </Button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </CardHeader>
+
+      <CardContent className="p-0">
+        {connectionError && (
+          <div className="m-6 p-4 bg-destructive/10 border border-destructive/20 rounded-lg">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+              <p className="text-sm text-destructive">
+                {connectionError}
+              </p>
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                onClick={connect}
+              >
+                Try Again
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        <div
+          ref={updatesContainerRef}
+          className="max-h-[600px] overflow-y-auto px-6 pb-6"
+          onScroll={handleScroll}
+        >
+          {updates.length === 0 && !updatesLoading ? (
+            <div className="text-center py-12 text-muted-foreground">
+              <p>No updates yet. Check back soon!</p>
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="space-y-4">
+              {updates.map((update) => (
+                <LiveBlogUpdate key={update.id} update={update} />
+              ))}
+              {updatesLoading && (
+                <div className="animate-pulse">
+                  <div className="h-16 bg-muted rounded"></div>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* New updates indicator */}
+        {isScrolledUp && newUpdatesCount > 0 && (
+          <div className="sticky bottom-0 bg-background border-t p-4">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+              <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                {newUpdatesCount} new {newUpdatesCount === 1 ? 'update' : 'updates'}
+              </span>
+              <Button size="sm" onClick={showNewUpdates}>
+                Show Updates
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+interface LiveBlogUpdateProps {
+  update: ApiLiveBlogUpdate;
+}
+
+function LiveBlogUpdate({ update }: LiveBlogUpdateProps) {
+  const isPinned = update.isPinned;
+  
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        'relative p-4 rounded-lg border',
+        isPinned && 'border-primary bg-primary/5'
+      )}
+    >
+      {isPinned && (
+        <div className="absolute -top-2 -left-2 bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-xs px-2 py-1 rounded-full">
+          Pinned
+        </div>
+      )}
+      
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-2">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {update.author && (
+            <>
+              {update.author.avatar && (
+                <img
+                  src={update.author.avatar}
+                  alt={update.author.name}
+                  className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full"
+                />
+              )}
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">{update.author.name}</span>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          {new Date(update.createdAt).toLocaleTimeString()}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      
+      <div className="text-sm leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap">
+        {update.content}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/features/live-blog/PinnedLiveBlogSidebar.tsx

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+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router';
+import { usePinnedLiveBlogs } from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import type { LiveBlog } from '@/lib/api';
+import { 
+  Clock, 
+  MessageSquare, 
+  Eye, 
+  Pin, 
+  Play, 
+  Square,
+  ChevronRight
+} from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface PinnedLiveBlogSidebarProps {
+  className?: string;
+  maxItems?: number;
+}
+
+export function PinnedLiveBlogSidebar({ 
+  className = '',
+  maxItems = 3 
+}: PinnedLiveBlogSidebarProps) {
+  const { data: pinnedBlogs, isLoading, error } = usePinnedLiveBlogs();
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <Card className={className}>
+        <CardHeader>
+          <CardTitle className="text-lg flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Pin className="w-4 h-4" />
+            Pinned Live Blogs
+          </CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent>
+          <div className="space-y-4">
+            {[1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
+              <div key={i} className="animate-pulse space-y-2">
+                <div className="h-4 bg-muted rounded w-3/4"></div>
+                <div className="h-3 bg-muted rounded w-1/2"></div>
+                <div className="h-2 bg-muted rounded w-1/4"></div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <Card className={className}>
+        <CardHeader>
+          <CardTitle className="text-lg flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Pin className="w-4 h-4" />
+            Live Coverage
+          </CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent>
+          <div className="space-y-4">
+            {[1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
+              <div key={i} className="animate-pulse space-y-2">
+                <div className="h-4 bg-muted rounded w-3/4"></div>
+                <div className="h-3 bg-muted rounded w-1/2"></div>
+                <div className="h-2 bg-muted rounded w-1/4"></div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <Card className={className}>
+        <CardHeader>
+          <CardTitle className="text-lg flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Pin className="w-4 h-4" />
+            Live Coverage
+          </CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent>
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center py-4">
+            Error loading live coverage
+          </p>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const displayBlogs = (pinnedBlogs || []).slice(0, maxItems);
+
+  const getStatusColor = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'live': return 'bg-green-100 text-green-800 border-green-200';
+      case 'ended': return 'bg-red-100 text-red-800 border-red-200';
+      default: return 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-800 border-gray-200';
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getStatusIcon = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'live': return <Play className="w-3 h-3" />;
+      case 'ended': return <Square className="w-3 h-3" />;
+      default: return null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const formatTime = (dateString: string) => {
+    const date = new Date(dateString);
+    const now = new Date();
+    const diffMs = now.getTime() - date.getTime();
+    const diffMins = Math.floor(diffMs / 60000);
+    
+    if (diffMins < 60) {
+      return `${diffMins}m ago`;
+    } else if (diffMins < 1440) {
+      return `${Math.floor(diffMins / 60)}h ago`;
+    } else {
+      return `${Math.floor(diffMins / 1440)}d ago`;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getLatestUpdate = (blog: LiveBlog) => {
+    if (!blog.updates || blog.updates.length === 0) return null;
+    return blog.updates[blog.updates.length - 1];
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Card className={className}>
+      <CardHeader className="pb-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <CardTitle className="text-lg flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Pin className="w-4 h-4" />
+            Live Coverage
+          </CardTitle>
+           <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs">
+            {(pinnedBlogs || []).length} pinned
+          </Badge>
+        </div>
+      </CardHeader>
+      
+       <CardContent className="pt-0">
+        {displayBlogs.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="py-6 text-center">
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              No pinned live blogs at the moment
+            </p>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-1">
+              Check back later for live coverage
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <div className="space-y-4">
+              {displayBlogs.map((blog) => {
+                const latestUpdate = getLatestUpdate(blog);
+                
+                return (
+                  <Link
+                    key={blog.id}
+                    to="/live-blogs/$slug"
+                    params={{ slug: blog.slug }}
+                    className="block p-3 rounded-lg border hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors group"
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-2">
+                      <div className="flex-1">
+                        <h4 className="font-medium text-sm mb-1 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors line-clamp-2">
+                          {blog.title}
+                        </h4>
+                        {blog.description && (
+                          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2">
+                            {blog.description}
+                          </p>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                      
+                      <Badge 
+                        className={`${getStatusColor(blog.status)} text-xs`} 
+                        variant="outline"
+                      >
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                          {getStatusIcon(blog.status)}
+                          {blog.status}
+                        </div>
+                      </Badge>
+                    </div>
+
+                    {/* Latest update preview */}
+                    {latestUpdate && (
+                      <div className="mt-2 p-2 bg-muted/50 rounded text-xs">
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-muted-foreground mb-1">
+                          <Clock className="w-3 h-3" />
+                          <span>{formatTime(latestUpdate.createdAt)}</span>
+                        </div>
+                        <p className="line-clamp-2">{latestUpdate.content}</p>
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+
+                    {/* Stats */}
+                    <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                        <MessageSquare className="w-3 h-3" />
+                        <span>{blog.updates?.length || 0} updates</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                        <Eye className="w-3 h-3" />
+                        <span>{blog.viewCount} views</span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </Link>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+
+            {/* View all button */}
+            {(pinnedBlogs || []).length > maxItems && (
+              <Button
+                variant="ghost"
+                size="sm"
+                className="w-full mt-4"
+                asChild
+              >
+                <Link to="/live-blogs">
+                  View all pinned blogs
+                  <ChevronRight className="w-3 h-3 ml-1" />
+                </Link>
+              </Button>
+            )}
+          </>
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/routes/AdminDashboardComponent.tsx

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+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useLiveBlogs } from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import { useArticles, useDeleteArticle, useArchiveArticle, usePublishArticle } from '@/queries/articles';
+import { useDeleteLiveBlog, useArchiveLiveBlog, usePublishLiveBlog } from '@/queries/live-blogs';
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
+import { format } from 'date-fns';
+import { mk } from 'date-fns/locale';
+
+export function AdminDashboardComponent() {
+  // State for confirmation dialog and filters
+  const [showConfirmDialog, setShowConfirmDialog] = useState(false);
+  const [dialogType, setDialogType] = useState<'delete' | 'archive'>('delete');
+  const [itemToDelete, setItemToDelete] = useState<{
+    type: 'article' | 'liveBlog';
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+  } | null>(null);
+  const [isProcessing, setIsProcessing] = useState(false);
+  const [showArchived, setShowArchived] = useState(false);
+  
+  const { data: liveBlogsData, isLoading: loadingLiveBlogs } = useLiveBlogs({ 
+    limit: 50,
+    status: showArchived ? 'archived' : 'draft,live,ended'
+  });
+  const { data: articlesData, isLoading: loadingArticles } = useArticles({ 
+    limit: 50,
+    status: showArchived ? 'archived' : 'draft,published'
+  });
+  const deleteArticleMutation = useDeleteArticle();
+  const deleteLiveBlogMutation = useDeleteLiveBlog();
+  const archiveArticleMutation = useArchiveArticle();
+  const archiveLiveBlogMutation = useArchiveLiveBlog();
+  const publishArticleMutation = usePublishArticle();
+  const publishLiveBlogMutation = usePublishLiveBlog();
+  
+  const liveBlogs = liveBlogsData?.data || [];
+  const articles = articlesData?.data || [];
+  
+  // No need to filter items - API already filters based on showArchived state
+  const filteredLiveBlogs = liveBlogs;
+  const filteredArticles = articles;
+
+  const handleDeleteClick = (type: 'article' | 'liveBlog', id: string, title: string) => {
+    setItemToDelete({ type, id, title });
+    setDialogType('delete');
+    setShowConfirmDialog(true);
+  };
+
+  const handleArchiveClick = (type: 'article' | 'liveBlog', id: string, title: string) => {
+    setItemToDelete({ type, id, title });
+    setDialogType('archive');
+    setShowConfirmDialog(true);
+  };
+
+  const handlePublishClick = async (type: 'article' | 'liveBlog', id: string) => {
+    setIsProcessing(true);
+    try {
+      if (type === 'article') {
+        await publishArticleMutation.mutateAsync({ id, status: 'published' });
+      } else {
+        await publishLiveBlogMutation.mutateAsync({ id, status: 'draft' });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to publish:', error);
+    } finally {
+      setIsProcessing(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleConfirmAction = async () => {
+    if (!itemToDelete) return;
+    
+    setIsProcessing(true);
+    try {
+      if (dialogType === 'delete') {
+        if (itemToDelete.type === 'article') {
+          await deleteArticleMutation.mutateAsync(itemToDelete.id);
+        } else {
+          await deleteLiveBlogMutation.mutateAsync(itemToDelete.id);
+        }
+      } else { // archive
+        if (itemToDelete.type === 'article') {
+          await archiveArticleMutation.mutateAsync(itemToDelete.id);
+        } else {
+          await archiveLiveBlogMutation.mutateAsync(itemToDelete.id);
+        }
+      }
+      setShowConfirmDialog(false);
+      setItemToDelete(null);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Failed to ${dialogType}:`, error);
+    } finally {
+      setIsProcessing(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleCancelAction = () => {
+    setShowConfirmDialog(false);
+    setItemToDelete(null);
+  };
+
+  const getStatusColor = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'published':
+      case 'live':
+        return 'bg-green-100 text-green-800 border-green-200';
+      case 'draft':
+        return 'bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-800 border-yellow-200';
+      case 'archived':
+      case 'ended':
+        return 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-800 border-gray-200';
+      default:
+        return 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-800 border-blue-200';
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getStatusText = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'published': return 'Објавено';
+      case 'draft': return 'Нацрт';
+      case 'archived': return 'Архивирано';
+      case 'live': return 'Во живо';
+      case 'ended': return 'Завршено';
+      default: return status;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="py-8 space-y-8">
+      <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+        <div>
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">Администраторски панел</h1>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+            Управување со сите написи и live блогови
+          </p>
+        </div>
+         <div className="flex gap-2">
+           <Button 
+             variant={showArchived ? "default" : "outline"}
+             onClick={() => setShowArchived(!showArchived)}
+           >
+             {showArchived ? 'Прикажи активни' : 'Прикажи архивирани'}
+           </Button>
+           <Button asChild variant="outline">
+             <Link to="/admin/live-blogs/create">+ Нов Live блог</Link>
+           </Button>
+           <Button asChild>
+             <Link to="/">Назад кон сајтот</Link>
+           </Button>
+         </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-8">
+        {/* Live Blogs Section */}
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader>
+            <CardTitle className="flex items-center justify-between">
+               <span>{showArchived ? 'Архивирани Live блогови' : 'Live блогови'}</span>
+                 <Badge variant="outline" className="ml-2">
+                 {filteredLiveBlogs.length || 0}
+               </Badge>
+            </CardTitle>
+            <CardDescription>
+              Сите live блогови со статус и датум на креирање
+            </CardDescription>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent>
+            {loadingLiveBlogs ? (
+              <div className="text-center py-8">
+                <div className="animate-spin rounded-full h-8 w-8 border-b-2 border-primary mx-auto"></div>
+                <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Вчитување...</p>
+              </div>
+             ) : filteredLiveBlogs.length === 0 ? (
+               <div className="text-center py-8 border rounded-lg">
+                 <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+                   {showArchived ? 'Нема архивирани live блогови' : 'Нема live блогови'}
+                 </p>
+                 {!showArchived && (
+                   <Button asChild variant="outline" className="mt-4">
+                     <Link to="/admin/live-blogs/create">Креирај нов live блог</Link>
+                   </Button>
+                 )}
+               </div>
+             ) : (
+               <div className="space-y-4">
+                 {filteredLiveBlogs.map((blog) => (
+                  <div
+                    key={blog.id}
+                    className="p-4 border rounded-lg hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors"
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between">
+                      <div className="flex-1">
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
+                           <Link
+                            to="/admin/live-blogs/$slug"
+                            params={{ slug: blog.slug }}
+                            className="font-medium hover:text-primary hover:underline"
+                          >
+                            {blog.title}
+                          </Link>
+                          <Badge variant="outline" className={getStatusColor(blog.status)}>
+                            {getStatusText(blog.status)}
+                          </Badge>
+                          {blog.isPinned && (
+                            <Badge variant="outline" className="bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-800 border-yellow-200">
+                              Закачено
+                            </Badge>
+                          )}
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                          <span>Слаг: {blog.slug}</span>
+                          <span>•</span>
+                          <span>
+                            Креирано: {format(new Date(blog.createdAt), 'dd MMM yyyy', { locale: mk })}
+                          </span>
+                          <span>•</span>
+                          <span>Прегледи: {blog.viewCount}</span>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex gap-2 ml-4">
+                        <Button asChild size="sm" variant="outline">
+                          <Link to="/admin/live-blogs/$slug" params={{ slug: blog.slug }}>Уреди</Link>
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button asChild size="sm" variant="ghost">
+                          <Link to="/live-blogs/$slug" params={{ slug: blog.slug }} target="_blank">
+                            Преглед
+                          </Link>
+                        </Button>
+                        {showArchived ? (
+                          <Button 
+                            size="sm" 
+                            variant="outline"
+                            onClick={() => handlePublishClick('liveBlog', blog.id)}
+                            disabled={isProcessing}
+                          >
+                            Објави
+                          </Button>
+                        ) : (
+                          <Button 
+                            size="sm" 
+                            variant="outline"
+                            onClick={() => handleArchiveClick('liveBlog', blog.id, blog.title)}
+                            disabled={isProcessing}
+                          >
+                            Архивирај
+                          </Button>
+                        )}
+                        <Button 
+                          size="sm" 
+                          variant="destructive"
+                          onClick={() => handleDeleteClick('liveBlog', blog.id, blog.title)}
+                          disabled={isProcessing}
+                        >
+                          Избриши
+                        </Button>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+
+        {/* Articles Section */}
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader>
+            <CardTitle className="flex items-center justify-between">
+               <span>{showArchived ? 'Архивирани написи' : 'Написи'}</span>
+                 <Badge variant="outline" className="ml-2">
+                 {filteredArticles.length || 0}
+               </Badge>
+            </CardTitle>
+            <CardDescription>
+              Сите написи со статус и датум на креирање
+            </CardDescription>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent>
+            {loadingArticles ? (
+              <div className="text-center py-8">
+                <div className="animate-spin rounded-full h-8 w-8 border-b-2 border-primary mx-auto"></div>
+                <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Вчитување...</p>
+              </div>
+             ) : filteredArticles.length === 0 ? (
+               <div className="text-center py-8 border rounded-lg">
+                 <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+                   {showArchived ? 'Нема архивирани написи' : 'Нема написи'}
+                 </p>
+                 {!showArchived && (
+                   <Button asChild variant="outline" className="mt-4">
+                     <Link to="/">Креирај нов напис</Link>
+                   </Button>
+                 )}
+               </div>
+             ) : (
+               <div className="space-y-4">
+                 {filteredArticles.map((article) => (
+                  <div
+                    key={article.id}
+                    className="p-4 border rounded-lg hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors"
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between">
+                      <div className="flex-1">
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
+                           <Link
+                            to="/articles/$id"
+                            params={{ id: article.id }}
+                            className="font-medium hover:text-primary hover:underline"
+                          >
+                            {article.title}
+                          </Link>
+                          <Badge variant="outline" className={getStatusColor(article.status)}>
+                            {getStatusText(article.status)}
+                          </Badge>
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                          <span>Слаг: {article.slug}</span>
+                          <span>•</span>
+                          <span>
+                            Креирано: {format(new Date(article.createdAt), 'dd MMM yyyy', { locale: mk })}
+                          </span>
+                          <span>•</span>
+                          <span>Прегледи: {article.views}</span>
+                        </div>
+                        {article.excerpt && (
+                          <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2">
+                            {article.excerpt}
+                          </p>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex gap-2 ml-4">
+                         <Button asChild size="sm" variant="outline">
+                          <Link to="/articles/$id" params={{ id: article.id }}>Уреди</Link>
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button asChild size="sm" variant="ghost">
+                          <Link to="/articles/$id" params={{ id: article.id }} target="_blank">
+                            Преглед
+                          </Link>
+                        </Button>
+                        {showArchived ? (
+                          <Button 
+                            size="sm" 
+                            variant="outline"
+                            onClick={() => handlePublishClick('article', article.id)}
+                            disabled={isProcessing}
+                          >
+                            Објави
+                          </Button>
+                        ) : (
+                          <Button 
+                            size="sm" 
+                            variant="outline"
+                            onClick={() => handleArchiveClick('article', article.id, article.title)}
+                            disabled={isProcessing}
+                          >
+                            Архивирај
+                          </Button>
+                        )}
+                        <Button 
+                          size="sm" 
+                          variant="destructive"
+                          onClick={() => handleDeleteClick('article', article.id, article.title)}
+                          disabled={isProcessing}
+                        >
+                          Избриши
+                        </Button>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      </div>
+
+       {/* Quick Stats - Only show when not viewing archived items */}
+       {!showArchived && (
+         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
+           <Card>
+             <CardContent className="pt-6">
+               <div className="text-2xl font-bold">
+                 {liveBlogs.filter(b => b.status === 'live').length || 0}
+               </div>
+               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Активни live блогови</p>
+             </CardContent>
+           </Card>
+           <Card>
+             <CardContent className="pt-6">
+               <div className="text-2xl font-bold">
+                 {articles.filter(a => a.status === 'published').length || 0}
+               </div>
+               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Објавени написи</p>
+             </CardContent>
+           </Card>
+           <Card>
+             <CardContent className="pt-6">
+               <div className="text-2xl font-bold">
+                 {liveBlogs.filter(b => b.isPinned).length || 0}
+               </div>
+               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Закачени live блогови</p>
+             </CardContent>
+           </Card>
+           <Card>
+             <CardContent className="pt-6">
+               <div className="text-2xl font-bold">
+                 {(liveBlogs.reduce((sum, b) => sum + b.viewCount, 0) || 0) + 
+                  (articles.reduce((sum, a) => sum + a.views, 0) || 0)}
+               </div>
+               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Вкупно прегледи</p>
+             </CardContent>
+           </Card>
+         </div>
+       )}
+
+       {/* Confirmation Dialog */}
+       {showConfirmDialog && itemToDelete && (
+         <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 flex items-center justify-center z-50">
+           <div className="bg-white p-6 rounded-lg max-w-md w-full mx-4">
+             <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">
+               {dialogType === 'delete' ? 'Потврди бришење' : 'Потврди архивирање'}
+             </h3>
+             <p className="text-muted-foreground mb-4">
+               {dialogType === 'delete' 
+                 ? `Дали сте сигурни дека сакате да го избришете "${itemToDelete.title}"?`
+                 : `Дали сте сигурни дека сакате да го архивирате "${itemToDelete.title}"?`}
+             </p>
+             <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+               <Button variant="outline" onClick={handleCancelAction} disabled={isProcessing}>
+                 Откажи
+               </Button>
+               <Button 
+                 variant={dialogType === 'delete' ? 'destructive' : 'default'}
+                 onClick={handleConfirmAction} 
+                 disabled={isProcessing}
+               >
+                 {isProcessing 
+                   ? (dialogType === 'delete' ? 'Бришење...' : 'Архивирање...')
+                   : (dialogType === 'delete' ? 'Избриши' : 'Архивирај')}
+               </Button>
+             </div>
+           </div>
+         </div>
+       )}
+     </div>
+   );
+ }

frontend/src/components/routes/ArticleDetailComponent.tsx

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+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import * as api from '@/lib/api'
+import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown'
+import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm'
+import { YouTubeEmbed } from '@/components/ui/youtube-embed'
+import { extractYouTubeVideoId, getVideoPositionClasses } from '@/lib/video-utils'
+
+export function ArticleDetailComponent({ id }: { id: string }) {
+  const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['article', id],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchArticleById(id),
+  })
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-lg">Loading article...</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-lg text-red-500">Error loading article</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!data) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-lg">Article not found</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <article className="max-w-3xl mx-auto">
+      <Link
+        to="/articles"
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground mb-8"
+      >
+        <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+          <path d="m15 18-6-6 6-6" />
+          <path d="M19 6H5" />
+        </svg>
+        Back to articles
+      </Link>
+
+      <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">{data.title}</h1>
+
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-8">
+        <span>
+          {new Date(data.createdAt).toLocaleDateString('mk-MK', {
+            day: 'numeric',
+            month: 'long',
+            year: 'numeric',
+          })}
+        </span>
+        <span>•</span>
+        <span>{data.views} views</span>
+        {data.author && (
+          <>
+            <span>•</span>
+            <span>By {data.author.name}</span>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {data.featuredImage && data.imagePosition !== 'none' && (
+        <div className={`relative mb-4 ${
+          data.imagePosition === 'top' 
+            ? 'w-full mb-8' 
+            : data.imagePosition === 'left' 
+              ? 'float-none md:float-left mr-0 md:mr-6' 
+              : 'float-none md:float-right ml-0 md:ml-6'
+        }`}>
+          <img
+            src={data.featuredImage}
+            alt={data.title}
+            className={`rounded-xl object-cover ${
+              data.imagePosition === 'top'
+                ? data.imageSize === 'small' 
+                  ? 'h-32' 
+                  : data.imageSize === 'medium' 
+                    ? 'h-48' 
+                    : 'h-64 md:h-96'
+                : data.imageSize === 'small' 
+                  ? 'w-full md:w-48 h-32' 
+                  : data.imageSize === 'medium' 
+                    ? 'w-full md:w-64 h-48' 
+                    : 'w-full md:w-96 h-64'
+            }`}
+            onError={(e) => {
+              console.error('Failed to load image:', data.featuredImage, e);
+              e.currentTarget.style.display = 'none';
+              // Show fallback
+              const fallback = e.currentTarget.nextElementSibling as HTMLElement;
+              if (fallback) {
+                fallback.style.display = 'flex';
+              }
+            }}
+          />
+          <div 
+            className="absolute inset-0 bg-gray-100 rounded-xl flex items-center justify-center text-gray-400 hidden"
+            style={{ display: 'none' }}
+          >
+            <span>Image not available</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Video rendering */}
+      {data.videoUrl && data.videoPosition !== 'none' && (
+        <div className={getVideoPositionClasses(data.videoPosition)}>
+          <YouTubeEmbed
+            url={data.videoUrl}
+            title={data.title}
+            caption={data.videoCaption}
+            autoplay={false}
+            controls={true}
+            modestbranding={true}
+            showRelated={false}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="prose prose-slate max-w-none">
+        <div className="text-lg leading-relaxed mb-6">
+          <ReactMarkdown 
+            remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}
+            components={{
+              img: (props) => (
+                <img 
+                  {...props} 
+                  className="max-w-full h-auto rounded-lg my-4"
+                  alt={props.alt || 'Article image'}
+                />
+              ),
+              a: (props) => {
+                // Check if the link is a YouTube URL
+                const videoId = extractYouTubeVideoId(props.href || '');
+                if (videoId) {
+                  return (
+                    <div className="my-6">
+                      <YouTubeEmbed
+                        url={props.href || ''}
+                        title={props.title || 'YouTube video'}
+                        autoplay={false}
+                        controls={true}
+                        modestbranding={true}
+                        showRelated={false}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  );
+                }
+                // Regular link
+                return <a {...props} className="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 underline" />;
+              }
+            }}
+          >
+            {data.content}
+          </ReactMarkdown>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {data.tags && Array.isArray(data.tags) && data.tags.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="mt-8 pt-8 border-t">
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-4 text-muted-foreground">Tags</h3>
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+            {data.tags.map((tag) => (
+              <span
+                key={tag}
+                className="px-3 py-1 text-sm rounded-full bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground"
+              >
+                {tag}
+              </span>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </article>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/routes/ArticlesComponent.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import * as api from '@/lib/api'
+
+export function ArticlesComponent() {
+  const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['articles'],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchArticles({ status: 'published' }),
+  })
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-lg">Loading articles...</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-lg text-red-500">Error loading articles</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="mb-8">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Articles</h1>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground">Latest news and articles</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+        {data?.data.map((article) => (
+               <Link
+                key={article.id}
+                to={`/articles/${article.id}` as any}
+                className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-shadow cursor-pointer block"
+              >
+            <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2 line-clamp-2">
+              {article.title}
+            </h2>
+            {article.excerpt && (
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm mb-4 line-clamp-3">
+                {article.excerpt}
+              </p>
+            )}
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              <span>
+                {new Date(article.createdAt).toLocaleDateString('mk-MK', {
+                  day: 'numeric',
+                  month: 'short',
+                  year: 'numeric',
+                })}
+              </span>
+              <span>{article.views} views</span>
+            </div>
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {data?.data.length === 0 && (
+        <div className="text-center py-12">
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-lg">
+            No articles published yet. Check back soon!
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/routes/CreateLiveBlogComponent.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { CreateLiveBlog } from '@/components/admin/live-blog/CreateLiveBlog';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router';
+import { ArrowLeft } from 'lucide-react';
+
+export function CreateLiveBlogComponent() {
+  return (
+    <div className="max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+      <div className="mb-6">
+        <Link to="/live-blogs">
+          <Button variant="ghost" size="sm">
+            <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+            Back to Live Blogs
+          </Button>
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+
+      <CreateLiveBlog 
+        onSuccess={() => {
+          // Success is handled by navigation in the component
+        }}
+      />
+
+      <Card className="mt-6">
+        <CardContent className="p-6">
+          <h3 className="font-medium mb-2">Tips for creating a successful live blog:</h3>
+          <ul className="text-sm text-muted-foreground space-y-1 list-disc pl-5">
+            <li>Choose a clear, descriptive title that tells readers what to expect</li>
+            <li>Use a URL-friendly slug (lowercase, hyphens, no spaces)</li>
+            <li>Start with a draft status to prepare content before going live</li>
+            <li>Use the description to provide context for readers</li>
+            <li>Remember: you can always edit these details later</li>
+          </ul>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/routes/LiveBlogAdminComponent.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { LiveBlogManager } from '@/components/admin/live-blog/LiveBlogManager'
+
+export function LiveBlogAdminComponent({ slug }: { slug: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="py-8">
+      <LiveBlogManager 
+        slug={slug}
+        onBack={() => window.history.back()}
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/routes/LiveBlogDetailComponent.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { LiveBlogViewer } from '@/components/features/live-blog/LiveBlogViewer'
+
+export function LiveBlogDetailComponent({ slug }: { slug: string }) {
+  return <LiveBlogViewer slug={slug} className="py-8" />
+}

frontend/src/components/routes/LiveBlogsComponent.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import * as api from '@/lib/api'
+import { LiveBlogTicker } from '@/components/features/live-blog/LiveBlogTicker'
+
+export function LiveBlogsComponent() {
+  const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['liveBlogs'],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchLiveBlogs({ status: 'live' }),
+  })
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-lg">Loading live blogs...</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-lg text-red-500">Error loading live blogs</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <LiveBlogTicker />
+      
+      <div className="mb-8">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Live Blogs</h1>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground">Breaking news and live updates</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-6">
+        {data?.data.map((liveBlog) => (
+           <Link
+            key={liveBlog.id}
+            to={`/live-blogs/${liveBlog.slug}` as any}
+            className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-shadow cursor-pointer block"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-4">
+              <div className="flex-1">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                  <div className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-green-500"></div>
+                  <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    {liveBlog.status === 'live' ? 'LIVE NOW' : liveBlog.status.toUpperCase()}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2 line-clamp-2">
+                  {liveBlog.title}
+                </h2>
+                {liveBlog.description && (
+                  <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm mb-4 line-clamp-3">
+                    {liveBlog.description}
+                  </p>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+                <span>{liveBlog.viewCount} views</span>
+                <span>{liveBlog.updates?.length || 0} updates</span>
+              </div>
+              <span>
+                {new Date(liveBlog.createdAt).toLocaleDateString('mk-MK', {
+                  day: 'numeric',
+                  month: 'short',
+                  year: 'numeric',
+                })}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            
+            {liveBlog.author && (
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-4 pt-4 border-t">
+                {liveBlog.author.avatar && (
+                  <img
+                    src={liveBlog.author.avatar}
+                    alt={liveBlog.author.name}
+                    className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full"
+                  />
+                )}
+                <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                  By {liveBlog.author.name}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {data?.data.length === 0 && (
+        <div className="text-center py-12">
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-lg">
+            No live blogs are currently active. Check back soon!
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/ui/badge-variants.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { cva } from "class-variance-authority"
+
+export const badgeVariants = cva(
+  "inline-flex items-center rounded-full border px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold transition-colors focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ring focus:ring-offset-2",
+  {
+    variants: {
+      variant: {
+        default:
+          "border-transparent bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/80",
+        secondary:
+          "border-transparent bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80",
+        destructive:
+          "border-transparent bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground hover:bg-destructive/80",
+        outline: "text-foreground",
+      },
+    },
+    defaultVariants: {
+      variant: "default",
+    },
+  }
+)

frontend/src/components/ui/badge.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import { type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { badgeVariants } from "./badge-variants"
+
+export interface BadgeProps
+  extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>,
+    VariantProps<typeof badgeVariants> {}
+
+function Badge({ className, variant, ...props }: BadgeProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className={cn(badgeVariants({ variant }), className)} {...props} />
+  )
+}
+
+export { Badge }

frontend/src/components/ui/button-variants.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { cva } from "class-variance-authority"
+
+export const buttonVariants = cva(
+  "inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium ring-offset-background transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:size-4 [&_svg]:shrink-0",
+  {
+    variants: {
+      variant: {
+        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90",
+        destructive:
+          "bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground hover:bg-destructive/90",
+        outline:
+          "border border-input bg-background hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
+        secondary:
+          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80",
+        ghost: "hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
+        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
+      },
+      size: {
+        default: "h-10 px-4 py-2",
+        sm: "h-9 rounded-md px-3",
+        lg: "h-11 rounded-md px-8",
+        icon: "h-10 w-10",
+      },
+    },
+    defaultVariants: {
+      variant: "default",
+      size: "default",
+    },
+  }
+)

frontend/src/components/ui/button.tsx

@@ -1,37 +1,9 @@
 import * as React from "react"
 import { Slot } from "@radix-ui/react-slot"
-import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
+import { type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
 
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
-
-const buttonVariants = cva(
-  "inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium ring-offset-background transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:size-4 [&_svg]:shrink-0",
-  {
-    variants: {
-      variant: {
-        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90",
-        destructive:
-          "bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground hover:bg-destructive/90",
-        outline:
-          "border border-input bg-background hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
-        secondary:
-          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80",
-        ghost: "hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
-        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
-      },
-      size: {
-        default: "h-10 px-4 py-2",
-        sm: "h-9 rounded-md px-3",
-        lg: "h-11 rounded-md px-8",
-        icon: "h-10 w-10",
-      },
-    },
-    defaultVariants: {
-      variant: "default",
-      size: "default",
-    },
-  }
-)
+import { buttonVariants } from "./button-variants"
 
 export interface ButtonProps
   extends React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>,
@@ -53,4 +25,4 @@ const Button = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ButtonProps>(
 )
 Button.displayName = "Button"
 
-export { Button, buttonVariants }
+export { Button }

frontend/src/components/ui/input.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+export type InputProps = React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>
+
+const Input = React.forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, InputProps>(
+  ({ className, type, ...props }, ref) => {
+    return (
+      <input
+        type={type}
+        className={cn(
+          "flex h-10 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 text-sm ring-offset-background file:border-0 file:bg-transparent file:text-sm file:font-medium placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50",
+          className
+        )}
+        ref={ref}
+        {...props}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+)
+Input.displayName = "Input"
+
+export { Input }

frontend/src/components/ui/label.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import * as LabelPrimitive from "@radix-ui/react-label"
+import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+const labelVariants = cva(
+  "text-sm font-medium leading-none peer-disabled:cursor-not-allowed peer-disabled:opacity-70"
+)
+
+const Label = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof LabelPrimitive.Root>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof LabelPrimitive.Root> &
+    VariantProps<typeof labelVariants>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <LabelPrimitive.Root
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(labelVariants(), className)}
+    {...props}
+  />
+))
+Label.displayName = LabelPrimitive.Root.displayName
+
+export { Label }

frontend/src/components/ui/select.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import * as SelectPrimitive from "@radix-ui/react-select"
+import { Check, ChevronDown } from "lucide-react"
+
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+const Select = SelectPrimitive.Root
+
+const SelectGroup = SelectPrimitive.Group
+
+const SelectValue = SelectPrimitive.Value
+
+const SelectTrigger = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Trigger>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Trigger>
+>(({ className, children, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <SelectPrimitive.Trigger
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(
+      "flex h-10 w-full items-center justify-between rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 text-sm ring-offset-background placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ring focus:ring-offset-2 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+  >
+    {children}
+    <SelectPrimitive.Icon asChild>
+      <ChevronDown className="h-4 w-4 opacity-50" />
+    </SelectPrimitive.Icon>
+  </SelectPrimitive.Trigger>
+))
+SelectTrigger.displayName = SelectPrimitive.Trigger.displayName
+
+const SelectContent = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Content>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Content>
+>(({ className, children, position = "popper", ...props }, ref) => (
+  <SelectPrimitive.Portal>
+    <SelectPrimitive.Content
+      ref={ref}
+      className={cn(
+        "relative z-50 min-w-[8rem] overflow-hidden rounded-md border bg-popover text-popover-foreground shadow-md data-[state=open]:animate-in data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=open]:fade-in-0 data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95 data-[state=open]:zoom-in-95 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2",
+        position === "popper" &&
+          "data-[side=bottom]:translate-y-1 data-[side=left]:-translate-x-1 data-[side=right]:translate-x-1 data-[side=top]:-translate-y-1",
+        className
+      )}
+      position={position}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <SelectPrimitive.Viewport
+        className={cn(
+          "p-1",
+          position === "popper" &&
+            "h-[var(--radix-select-trigger-height)] w-full min-w-[var(--radix-select-trigger-width)]"
+        )}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </SelectPrimitive.Viewport>
+    </SelectPrimitive.Content>
+  </SelectPrimitive.Portal>
+))
+SelectContent.displayName = SelectPrimitive.Content.displayName
+
+const SelectLabel = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Label>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Label>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <SelectPrimitive.Label
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn("py-1.5 pl-8 pr-2 text-sm font-semibold", className)}
+    {...props}
+  />
+))
+SelectLabel.displayName = SelectPrimitive.Label.displayName
+
+const SelectItem = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Item>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Item>
+>(({ className, children, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <SelectPrimitive.Item
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(
+      "relative flex w-full cursor-default select-none items-center rounded-sm py-1.5 pl-8 pr-2 text-sm outline-none focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground data-[disabled]:pointer-events-none data-[disabled]:opacity-50",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+  >
+    <span className="absolute left-2 flex h-3.5 w-3.5 items-center justify-center">
+      <SelectPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
+        <Check className="h-4 w-4" />
+      </SelectPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
+    </span>
+
+    <SelectPrimitive.ItemText>{children}</SelectPrimitive.ItemText>
+  </SelectPrimitive.Item>
+))
+SelectItem.displayName = SelectPrimitive.Item.displayName
+
+const SelectSeparator = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Separator>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Separator>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <SelectPrimitive.Separator
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn("-mx-1 my-1 h-px bg-muted", className)}
+    {...props}
+  />
+))
+SelectSeparator.displayName = SelectPrimitive.Separator.displayName
+
+export {
+  Select,
+  SelectGroup,
+  SelectValue,
+  SelectTrigger,
+  SelectContent,
+  SelectLabel,
+  SelectItem,
+  SelectSeparator,
+}

frontend/src/components/ui/switch.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import * as SwitchPrimitives from "@radix-ui/react-switch"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+const Switch = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof SwitchPrimitives.Root>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SwitchPrimitives.Root>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <SwitchPrimitives.Root
+    className={cn(
+      "peer inline-flex h-6 w-11 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center rounded-full border-2 border-transparent transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-background disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 data-[state=checked]:bg-primary data-[state=unchecked]:bg-input",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+    ref={ref}
+  >
+    <SwitchPrimitives.Thumb
+      className={cn(
+        "pointer-events-none block h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-background shadow-lg ring-0 transition-transform data-[state=checked]:translate-x-5 data-[state=unchecked]:translate-x-0"
+      )}
+    />
+  </SwitchPrimitives.Root>
+))
+Switch.displayName = SwitchPrimitives.Root.displayName
+
+export { Switch }

frontend/src/components/ui/tabs.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import * as TabsPrimitive from "@radix-ui/react-tabs"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+const Tabs = TabsPrimitive.Root
+
+const TabsList = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof TabsPrimitive.List>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof TabsPrimitive.List>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <TabsPrimitive.List
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(
+      "inline-flex h-10 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-muted p-1 text-muted-foreground",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+  />
+))
+TabsList.displayName = TabsPrimitive.List.displayName
+
+const TabsTrigger = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof TabsPrimitive.Trigger>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof TabsPrimitive.Trigger>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <TabsPrimitive.Trigger
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(
+      "inline-flex items-center justify-center whitespace-nowrap rounded-sm px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium ring-offset-background transition-all focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 data-[state=active]:bg-background data-[state=active]:text-foreground data-[state=active]:shadow-sm",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+  />
+))
+TabsTrigger.displayName = TabsPrimitive.Trigger.displayName
+
+const TabsContent = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ElementRef<typeof TabsPrimitive.Content>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof TabsPrimitive.Content>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <TabsPrimitive.Content
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(
+      "mt-2 ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+  />
+))
+TabsContent.displayName = TabsPrimitive.Content.displayName
+
+export { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger, TabsContent }

frontend/src/components/ui/textarea.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+export type TextareaProps = React.TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTMLTextAreaElement>;
+
+const Textarea = React.forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, TextareaProps>(
+  ({ className, ...props }, ref) => {
+    return (
+      <textarea
+        className={cn(
+          "flex min-h-[80px] w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 text-sm ring-offset-background placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50",
+          className
+        )}
+        ref={ref}
+        {...props}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+)
+Textarea.displayName = "Textarea"
+
+export { Textarea }

frontend/src/components/ui/youtube-embed.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { extractYouTubeVideoId, generateYouTubeEmbedUrl } from '@/lib/video-utils';
+
+interface YouTubeEmbedProps {
+  /** YouTube video URL or video ID */
+  url: string;
+  /** Video title for accessibility */
+  title?: string;
+  /** Optional caption below the video */
+  caption?: string;
+  /** Additional CSS classes */
+  className?: string;
+  /** Autoplay the video (muted on mobile) */
+  autoplay?: boolean;
+  /** Show video controls */
+  controls?: boolean;
+  /** Reduce YouTube branding */
+  modestbranding?: boolean;
+  /** Show related videos at the end */
+  showRelated?: boolean;
+  /** Start time in seconds */
+  startTime?: number;
+  /** End time in seconds */
+  endTime?: number;
+  /** Show loading state */
+  showLoading?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function YouTubeEmbed({
+  url,
+  title = 'YouTube video',
+  caption,
+  className,
+  autoplay = false,
+  controls = true,
+  modestbranding = true,
+  showRelated = false,
+  startTime,
+  endTime,
+  showLoading = true,
+}: YouTubeEmbedProps) {
+  const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false);
+  
+  // Extract video ID from URL
+  const videoId = extractYouTubeVideoId(url);
+  
+  if (!videoId) {
+    return (
+      <div className={cn('p-4 bg-destructive/10 border border-destructive/20 rounded-lg', className)}>
+        <p className="text-destructive text-sm">
+          Invalid YouTube URL: {url}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  
+  // Generate embed URL with options
+  const embedUrl = generateYouTubeEmbedUrl(videoId, {
+    autoplay,
+    controls,
+    modestbranding,
+    rel: showRelated,
+    playsinline: true,
+    start: startTime,
+    end: endTime,
+  });
+  
+  return (
+    <div className={cn('w-full', className)}>
+      {/* Video container with aspect ratio */}
+      <div className="relative pt-[56.25%] bg-muted rounded-lg overflow-hidden">
+        {/* Loading state */}
+        {showLoading && !isLoaded && !hasError && (
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
+            <div className="w-12 h-12 border-4 border-primary/30 border-t-primary rounded-full animate-spin" />
+          </div>
+        )}
+        
+        {/* Error state */}
+        {hasError && (
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-4 text-center">
+            <div className="text-destructive mb-2">
+              <svg
+                className="w-12 h-12 mx-auto"
+                fill="none"
+                stroke="currentColor"
+                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+              >
+                <path
+                  strokeLinecap="round"
+                  strokeLinejoin="round"
+                  strokeWidth={2}
+                  d="M12 8v4m0 4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z"
+                />
+              </svg>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-destructive font-medium">Video failed to load</p>
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm mt-1">
+              The YouTube video could not be loaded. Please check the URL or try again later.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        )}
+        
+        {/* YouTube iframe */}
+        {!hasError && (
+          <iframe
+            className={cn(
+              'absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full border-0 rounded-lg',
+              !isLoaded && 'opacity-0'
+            )}
+            src={embedUrl}
+            title={title}
+            allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
+            allowFullScreen
+            loading="lazy"
+            referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+            onLoad={() => setIsLoaded(true)}
+            onError={() => setHasError(true)}
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+      
+      {/* Caption */}
+      {caption && (
+        <div className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">
+          {caption}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/hooks/useLiveBlogStream.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+export interface LiveBlogStreamEvent {
+  type: 'connected' | 'update' | 'status-change' | 'pin-update' | 'error';
+  data: unknown;
+  clientId?: string;
+}
+
+export interface LiveBlogStreamOptions {
+  autoReconnect?: boolean;
+  reconnectInterval?: number;
+  maxReconnectAttempts?: number;
+}
+
+export function useLiveBlogStream(
+  liveBlogId: string,
+  options: LiveBlogStreamOptions = {}
+) {
+  const defaultOptions: LiveBlogStreamOptions = {
+    autoReconnect: true,
+    reconnectInterval: 3000,
+    maxReconnectAttempts: 10,
+  };
+  
+  const mergedOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options };
+  const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState(false);
+  const [lastEvent, setLastEvent] = useState<LiveBlogStreamEvent | null>(null);
+  const [connectionError, setConnectionError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [reconnectAttempts, setReconnectAttempts] = useState(0);
+
+  const eventSourceRef = useRef<EventSource | null>(null);
+  const reconnectTimeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const lastEventIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const optionsRef = useRef(mergedOptions);
+  const reconnectAttemptsRef = useRef(reconnectAttempts);
+
+  // Update refs when props change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    optionsRef.current = mergedOptions;
+  }, [mergedOptions]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    reconnectAttemptsRef.current = reconnectAttempts;
+  }, [reconnectAttempts]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!liveBlogId) return;
+
+    const disconnect = () => {
+      if (eventSourceRef.current) {
+        eventSourceRef.current.close();
+        eventSourceRef.current = null;
+      }
+      if (reconnectTimeoutRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(reconnectTimeoutRef.current);
+        reconnectTimeoutRef.current = null;
+      }
+      setIsConnected(false);
+      setReconnectAttempts(0);
+      console.log('Disconnected from live blog stream');
+    };
+
+    const createConnection = () => {
+      // Close existing connection if any
+      if (eventSourceRef.current) {
+        eventSourceRef.current.close();
+      }
+
+      const url = new URL(`${import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL}/live-blogs/${liveBlogId}/stream`, window.location.origin);
+      
+      if (lastEventIdRef.current) {
+        url.searchParams.set('last-event-id', lastEventIdRef.current);
+      }
+
+      try {
+        eventSourceRef.current = new EventSource(url.toString());
+
+        eventSourceRef.current.onopen = () => {
+          setIsConnected(true);
+          setConnectionError(null);
+          setReconnectAttempts(0);
+          console.log(`Connected to live blog stream for ${liveBlogId}`);
+        };
+
+        eventSourceRef.current.onmessage = (event) => {
+          try {
+            const parsedEvent: LiveBlogStreamEvent = JSON.parse(event.data);
+            setLastEvent(parsedEvent);
+
+            // Store last event ID for reconnection
+            if (event.lastEventId) {
+              lastEventIdRef.current = event.lastEventId;
+            }
+
+            // Handle different event types
+            switch (parsedEvent.type) {
+              case 'connected':
+                console.log('Stream connected:', parsedEvent.clientId);
+                break;
+              case 'update':
+                console.log('New update received:', parsedEvent.data);
+                break;
+              case 'status-change':
+                console.log('Status change received:', parsedEvent.data);
+                break;
+              case 'pin-update':
+                console.log('Pin update received:', parsedEvent.data);
+                break;
+              default:
+                console.log('Unknown event type:', parsedEvent.type);
+            }
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Error parsing SSE event:', error);
+            setLastEvent({
+              type: 'error',
+              data: 'Failed to parse server event',
+            });
+          }
+        };
+
+        eventSourceRef.current.onerror = () => {
+          console.error('SSE connection error');
+          setIsConnected(false);
+          setConnectionError('Connection to live blog lost');
+
+          // Attempt reconnection if enabled and within limits
+          if (optionsRef.current.autoReconnect && reconnectAttemptsRef.current < (optionsRef.current.maxReconnectAttempts || 10)) {
+            const nextAttempt = reconnectAttemptsRef.current + 1;
+            setReconnectAttempts(nextAttempt);
+            reconnectTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+              console.log(`Attempting reconnection (${nextAttempt}/${optionsRef.current.maxReconnectAttempts || 10})`);
+              createConnection();
+            }, optionsRef.current.reconnectInterval || 3000);
+          } else if (reconnectAttemptsRef.current >= (optionsRef.current.maxReconnectAttempts || 10)) {
+            setConnectionError('Failed to reconnect after multiple attempts');
+          }
+        };
+
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to create EventSource connection:', error);
+        setConnectionError('Failed to connect to live blog stream');
+        setIsConnected(false);
+      }
+    };
+
+    createConnection();
+
+    return () => {
+      disconnect();
+    };
+  }, [liveBlogId]);
+
+  const manualReconnect = () => {
+    setReconnectAttempts(0);
+    setConnectionError(null);
+    // Trigger reconnection by updating liveBlogId dependency
+    // This will cause the useEffect to run again
+    if (eventSourceRef.current) {
+      eventSourceRef.current.close();
+      eventSourceRef.current = null;
+    }
+    // The useEffect will automatically reconnect
+  };
+
+  return {
+    isConnected,
+    lastEvent,
+    connectionError,
+    reconnectAttempts,
+    connect: manualReconnect,
+    disconnect: () => {
+      if (eventSourceRef.current) {
+        eventSourceRef.current.close();
+        eventSourceRef.current = null;
+      }
+      setIsConnected(false);
+    },
+  };
+}

frontend/src/lib/api.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const API_BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:3000/api/v1';
 
+// Debug logging
+console.log('API_BASE_URL:', API_BASE_URL);
+console.log('VITE_API_URL env:', import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL);
+
 export interface Article {
   id: string;
   title: string;
@@ -7,6 +11,11 @@ export interface Article {
   excerpt: string | null;
   slug: string;
   featuredImage: string;
+  imagePosition: 'top' | 'left' | 'right' | 'none';
+  imageSize: 'small' | 'medium' | 'large';
+  videoUrl: string;
+  videoPosition: 'top' | 'inline' | 'bottom' | 'none';
+  videoCaption: string;
   tags: string[];
   status: 'draft' | 'published' | 'archived';
   views: number;
@@ -41,19 +50,61 @@ export interface FindArticlesParams {
   category?: string;
   author?: string;
   tag?: string;
-  status?: 'draft' | 'published' | 'archived';
+  status?: string;
   search?: string;
   page?: number;
   limit?: number;
 }
 
+export interface CreateArticleDto {
+  title: string;
+  content: string;
+  excerpt?: string;
+  slug?: string;
+  featuredImage?: string;
+  tags?: string[];
+  status?: 'draft' | 'published' | 'archived';
+  strapiId?: string;
+  authorId?: string;
+  categoryId?: string;
+  imagePosition?: 'top' | 'left' | 'right' | 'none';
+  imageSize?: 'small' | 'medium' | 'large';
+  videoUrl?: string;
+  videoPosition?: 'top' | 'inline' | 'bottom' | 'none';
+  videoCaption?: string;
+}
+
+export interface UpdateArticleDto {
+  title?: string;
+  content?: string;
+  excerpt?: string;
+  slug?: string;
+  featuredImage?: string;
+  tags?: string[];
+  status?: 'draft' | 'published' | 'archived';
+  strapiId?: string;
+  authorId?: string;
+  categoryId?: string;
+  imagePosition?: 'top' | 'left' | 'right' | 'none';
+  imageSize?: 'small' | 'medium' | 'large';
+  videoUrl?: string;
+  videoPosition?: 'top' | 'inline' | 'bottom' | 'none';
+  videoCaption?: string;
+}
+
 export async function fetchArticles(params: FindArticlesParams = {}): Promise<ArticlesResponse> {
   console.log('fetchArticles called with params:', params, 'API_BASE_URL:', API_BASE_URL);
   const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+
+  // Convert parameters to proper types for URLSearchParams
   Object.entries(params).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-    if (value !== undefined) {
+    if (value !== undefined && value !== null) {
+      if (typeof value === 'number') {
+        searchParams.append(key, value.toString());
+      } else {
         searchParams.append(key, String(value));
       }
+    }
   });
 
   const url = `${API_BASE_URL}/articles?${searchParams}`;
@@ -86,3 +137,351 @@ export async function fetchArticleById(id: string): Promise<Article> {
   }
   return response.json();
 }
+
+export async function createArticle(dto: CreateArticleDto): Promise<Article> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/articles`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(dto),
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to create article');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function updateArticle(id: string, dto: UpdateArticleDto): Promise<Article> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/articles/${id}`, {
+    method: 'PUT',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(dto),
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to update article');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function deleteArticle(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/articles/${id}`, {
+    method: 'DELETE',
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to delete article');
+  }
+}
+
+export async function archiveArticle(id: string): Promise<Article> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/articles/${id}/archive`, {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to archive article');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function publishArticle(id: string, status: 'draft' | 'published' = 'published'): Promise<Article> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/articles/${id}/publish?status=${status}`, {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to publish article');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+// Live Blog Types
+export interface LiveBlogUpdate {
+  id: string;
+  content: string;
+  isPinned: boolean;
+  authorId: string | null;
+  scheduledAt: string | null;
+  strapiId: string | null;
+  author?: {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    slug: string;
+    bio: string | null;
+    avatar: string | null;
+  };
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface LiveBlog {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  slug: string;
+  description: string | null;
+  status: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived';
+  isPinned: boolean;
+  strapiId: string | null;
+  authorId: string | null;
+  categoryId: string | null;
+  featuredImage: string;
+  imagePosition: 'top' | 'left' | 'right' | 'none';
+  imageSize: 'small' | 'medium' | 'large';
+  videoUrl: string;
+  videoPosition: 'top' | 'inline' | 'bottom' | 'none';
+  videoCaption: string;
+  viewCount: number;
+  author?: {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    slug: string;
+    bio: string | null;
+    avatar: string | null;
+  };
+  category?: {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    slug: string;
+    description: string | null;
+  };
+  updates?: LiveBlogUpdate[];
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface LiveBlogsResponse {
+  data: LiveBlog[];
+  total: number;
+  page?: number;
+  limit?: number;
+}
+
+export interface LiveBlogUpdatesResponse {
+  data: LiveBlogUpdate[];
+  total: number;
+  page?: number;
+  limit?: number;
+}
+
+export interface FindLiveBlogsParams {
+  category?: string;
+  author?: string;
+  status?: string;
+  search?: string;
+  page?: number;
+  limit?: number;
+}
+
+export interface CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto {
+  content: string;
+  isPinned?: boolean;
+  authorId?: string;
+  scheduledAt?: string;
+  strapiId?: string;
+}
+
+export interface UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto {
+  content?: string;
+  isPinned?: boolean;
+  authorId?: string;
+  scheduledAt?: string;
+  strapiId?: string;
+}
+
+export interface CreateLiveBlogDto {
+  title: string;
+  slug?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  status?: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived';
+  authorId?: string;
+  categoryId?: string;
+  strapiId?: string;
+}
+
+export interface UpdateLiveBlogDto {
+  title?: string;
+  slug?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  status?: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' | 'archived';
+  isPinned?: boolean;
+  authorId?: string;
+  categoryId?: string;
+  strapiId?: string;
+}
+
+// Live Blog API Functions
+export async function fetchLiveBlogs(params: FindLiveBlogsParams = {}): Promise<LiveBlogsResponse> {
+  const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+  
+  Object.entries(params).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+    if (value !== undefined && value !== null) {
+      if (typeof value === 'number') {
+        searchParams.append(key, value.toString());
+      } else {
+        searchParams.append(key, String(value));
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs?${searchParams}`);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch live blogs');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function fetchLiveBlogBySlug(slug: string): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/slug/${slug}`);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch live blog');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function fetchLiveBlogById(id: string): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${id}`);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch live blog');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function fetchLiveBlogUpdates(
+  liveBlogId: string,
+  page = 1,
+  limit = 50
+): Promise<LiveBlogUpdatesResponse> {
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${liveBlogId}/updates?page=${page}&limit=${limit}`
+  );
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch live blog updates');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function fetchRecentLiveBlogs(): Promise<LiveBlog[]> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/recent`);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch recent live blogs');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function fetchPinnedLiveBlogs(): Promise<LiveBlog[]> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/featured`);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch pinned live blogs');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function fetchActiveLiveBlogs(): Promise<LiveBlog[]> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/active`);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch active live blogs');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+// Admin functions
+export async function createLiveBlogUpdate(
+  liveBlogId: string,
+  dto: CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto
+): Promise<LiveBlogUpdate> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${liveBlogId}/updates`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(dto),
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to create live blog update');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function updateLiveBlogUpdate(
+  liveBlogId: string,
+  updateId: string,
+  dto: UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto
+): Promise<LiveBlogUpdate> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${liveBlogId}/updates/${updateId}`, {
+    method: 'PUT',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(dto),
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to update live blog update');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function deleteLiveBlogUpdate(liveBlogId: string, updateId: string): Promise<void> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${liveBlogId}/updates/${updateId}`, {
+    method: 'DELETE',
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to delete live blog update');
+  }
+}
+
+export async function createLiveBlog(dto: CreateLiveBlogDto): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(dto),
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to create live blog');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function updateLiveBlog(id: string, dto: UpdateLiveBlogDto): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${id}`, {
+    method: 'PUT',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(dto),
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to update live blog');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function deleteLiveBlog(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${id}`, {
+    method: 'DELETE',
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to delete live blog');
+  }
+}
+
+export async function archiveLiveBlog(id: string): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${id}/archive`, {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to archive live blog');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+export async function publishLiveBlog(id: string, status: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' = 'draft'): Promise<LiveBlog> {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/live-blogs/${id}/publish?status=${status}`, {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to publish live blog');
+  }
+  return response.json();
+}

frontend/src/lib/video-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/**
+ * Video utilities for handling YouTube embeds and video URLs
+ */
+
+export type VideoPosition = 'top' | 'inline' | 'bottom' | 'none';
+export type VideoPlatform = 'youtube' | 'vimeo' | 'dailymotion' | 'twitch' | 'uploaded' | 'external';
+
+/**
+ * Extract YouTube video ID from various URL formats
+ * Supported formats:
+ * - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
+ * - https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
+ * - https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID
+ * - https://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_ID
+ * - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID
+ */
+export function extractYouTubeVideoId(url: string): string | null {
+  if (!url) return null;
+  
+  const patterns = [
+    // Standard watch URL
+    /(?:youtube\.com\/watch\?v=|youtu\.be\/|youtube\.com\/embed\/|youtube\.com\/v\/|youtube\.com\/shorts\/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})/,
+    // Just the video ID
+    /^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})$/,
+  ];
+  
+  for (const pattern of patterns) {
+    const match = url.match(pattern);
+    if (match && match[1]) {
+      return match[1];
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if a URL is a valid YouTube URL
+ */
+export function isValidYouTubeUrl(url: string): boolean {
+  return extractYouTubeVideoId(url) !== null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get YouTube thumbnail URL for a video ID
+ * Quality options: default, mq (medium), hq (high), sd (standard), maxres (maximum resolution)
+ */
+export function getYouTubeThumbnail(
+  videoId: string, 
+  quality: 'default' | 'mq' | 'hq' | 'sd' | 'maxres' = 'hq'
+): string {
+  const qualityMap = {
+    default: 'default.jpg',
+    mq: 'mqdefault.jpg',
+    hq: 'hqdefault.jpg',
+    sd: 'sddefault.jpg',
+    maxres: 'maxresdefault.jpg',
+  };
+  
+  return `https://img.youtube.com/vi/${videoId}/${qualityMap[quality]}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Detect video platform from URL
+ */
+export function detectVideoPlatform(url: string): VideoPlatform {
+  if (!url) return 'external';
+  
+  if (url.includes('youtube.com') || url.includes('youtu.be')) return 'youtube';
+  if (url.includes('vimeo.com')) return 'vimeo';
+  if (url.includes('dailymotion.com')) return 'dailymotion';
+  if (url.includes('twitch.tv')) return 'twitch';
+  if (url.match(/\.(mp4|webm|ogg|mov|avi|wmv|flv|mkv)$/i)) return 'uploaded';
+  
+  return 'external';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate YouTube embed URL with privacy-enhanced mode and parameters
+ */
+export function generateYouTubeEmbedUrl(
+  videoId: string,
+  options: {
+    autoplay?: boolean;
+    controls?: boolean;
+    modestbranding?: boolean;
+    rel?: boolean;
+    playsinline?: boolean;
+    start?: number;
+    end?: number;
+  } = {}
+): string {
+  const {
+    autoplay = false,
+    controls = true,
+    modestbranding = true,
+    rel = false,
+    playsinline = true,
+    start,
+    end,
+  } = options;
+  
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({
+    autoplay: autoplay ? '1' : '0',
+    controls: controls ? '1' : '0',
+    modestbranding: modestbranding ? '1' : '0',
+    rel: rel ? '1' : '0',
+    playsinline: playsinline ? '1' : '0',
+  });
+  
+  if (start !== undefined) params.set('start', start.toString());
+  if (end !== undefined) params.set('end', end.toString());
+  
+  // Use privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com)
+  return `https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/${videoId}?${params.toString()}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get CSS classes for video positioning
+ */
+export function getVideoPositionClasses(position: VideoPosition): string {
+  switch (position) {
+    case 'top':
+      return 'mb-8';
+    case 'inline':
+      return 'my-6';
+    case 'bottom':
+      return 'mt-8';
+    case 'none':
+      return '';
+    default:
+      return 'my-6';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate video URL
+ */
+export function validateVideoUrl(url: string): { isValid: boolean; platform: VideoPlatform; error?: string } {
+  if (!url) {
+    return { isValid: false, platform: 'external', error: 'Video URL is required' };
+  }
+  
+  try {
+    new URL(url);
+  } catch {
+    return { isValid: false, platform: 'external', error: 'Invalid URL format' };
+  }
+  
+  const platform = detectVideoPlatform(url);
+  
+  if (platform === 'youtube' && !isValidYouTubeUrl(url)) {
+    return { isValid: false, platform: 'youtube', error: 'Invalid YouTube URL' };
+  }
+  
+  return { isValid: true, platform };
+}

frontend/src/queries/articles.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import * as api from '../lib/api';
 
 export function useArticles(params: api.FindArticlesParams = {}) {
@@ -23,3 +23,68 @@ export function useArticleById(id: string) {
     enabled: !!id,
   });
 }
+
+export function useCreateArticle() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: api.createArticle,
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['articles'] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useUpdateArticle() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ id, dto }: { id: string; dto: api.UpdateArticleDto }) => 
+      api.updateArticle(id, dto),
+    onSuccess: (data, variables) => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['articles'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['article', variables.id] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['article', data.slug] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useDeleteArticle() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: api.deleteArticle,
+    onSuccess: (_, variables) => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['articles'] });
+      // Also invalidate any specific article queries
+      queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: ['article', variables] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useArchiveArticle() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: api.archiveArticle,
+    onSuccess: (data, variables) => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['articles'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['article', variables] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['article', data.slug] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function usePublishArticle() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ id, status = 'published' }: { id: string; status?: 'draft' | 'published' }) => 
+      api.publishArticle(id, status),
+    onSuccess: (data, variables) => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['articles'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['article', variables.id] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['article', data.slug] });
+    },
+  });
+}

frontend/src/queries/live-blogs.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import * as api from '../lib/api';
+
+// Live Blog Queries
+export function useLiveBlogs(params: api.FindLiveBlogsParams = {}) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['liveBlogs', params],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchLiveBlogs(params),
+  });
+}
+
+export function useLiveBlog(slug: string) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['liveBlog', slug],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchLiveBlogBySlug(slug),
+    enabled: !!slug,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
+    refetchOnMount: true,
+  });
+}
+
+export function useLiveBlogById(id: string) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['liveBlog', id],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchLiveBlogById(id),
+    enabled: !!id,
+  });
+}
+
+export function useLiveBlogUpdates(liveBlogId: string, page = 1, limit = 50) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['liveBlogUpdates', liveBlogId, page, limit],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchLiveBlogUpdates(liveBlogId, page, limit),
+    enabled: !!liveBlogId,
+    refetchInterval: 10000, // Poll every 10 seconds as fallback
+  });
+}
+
+export function useRecentLiveBlogs() {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['recentLiveBlogs'],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchRecentLiveBlogs(),
+    refetchInterval: 30000, // Refetch every 30 seconds
+  });
+}
+
+export function usePinnedLiveBlogs() {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['pinnedLiveBlogs'],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchPinnedLiveBlogs(),
+    refetchInterval: 30000, // Refetch every 30 seconds
+  });
+}
+
+export function useActiveLiveBlogs() {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['activeLiveBlogs'],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchActiveLiveBlogs(),
+    refetchInterval: 10000, // Refetch every 10 seconds for ticker
+  });
+}
+
+// Live Blog Mutations (Admin)
+export function useCreateLiveBlogUpdate() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ liveBlogId, dto }: { liveBlogId: string; dto: api.CreateLiveBlogUpdateDto }) =>
+      api.createLiveBlogUpdate(liveBlogId, dto),
+     onSuccess: (_data, variables) => {
+      // Invalidate live blog queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlog', variables.liveBlogId] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlogUpdates', variables.liveBlogId] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useUpdateLiveBlogUpdate() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ liveBlogId, updateId, dto }: { 
+      liveBlogId: string; 
+      updateId: string; 
+      dto: api.UpdateLiveBlogUpdateDto 
+    }) => api.updateLiveBlogUpdate(liveBlogId, updateId, dto),
+     onSuccess: (_data, variables) => {
+      // Invalidate live blog queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlog', variables.liveBlogId] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlogUpdates', variables.liveBlogId] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useDeleteLiveBlogUpdate() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ liveBlogId, updateId }: { liveBlogId: string; updateId: string }) =>
+      api.deleteLiveBlogUpdate(liveBlogId, updateId),
+     onSuccess: (_data, variables) => {
+      // Invalidate live blog queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlog', variables.liveBlogId] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlogUpdates', variables.liveBlogId] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// Live Blog CRUD Mutations
+export function useCreateLiveBlog() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (dto: api.CreateLiveBlogDto) => api.createLiveBlog(dto),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      // Invalidate all live blogs queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlogs'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['recentLiveBlogs'] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useUpdateLiveBlog() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ id, dto }: { id: string; dto: api.UpdateLiveBlogDto }) =>
+      api.updateLiveBlog(id, dto),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      // Force immediate refetch of all live blog queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ 
+        queryKey: ['liveBlog'], 
+        refetchType: 'active' 
+      });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ 
+        queryKey: ['liveBlogs'], 
+        refetchType: 'active' 
+      });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ 
+        queryKey: ['recentLiveBlogs'], 
+        refetchType: 'active' 
+      });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useDeleteLiveBlog() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (id: string) => api.deleteLiveBlog(id),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      // Invalidate all live blogs queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlogs'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['recentLiveBlogs'] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useArchiveLiveBlog() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (id: string) => api.archiveLiveBlog(id),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      // Invalidate all live blogs queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlogs'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['recentLiveBlogs'] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function usePublishLiveBlog() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ id, status = 'draft' }: { id: string; status?: 'draft' | 'live' | 'ended' }) => 
+      api.publishLiveBlog(id, status),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      // Invalidate all live blogs queries
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['liveBlogs'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['recentLiveBlogs'] });
+    },
+  });
+}

frontend/src/routes.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import { createRootRoute, createRoute, createRouter, Outlet, Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import * as api from './lib/api'
+import { ArticleTicker } from './components/ArticleTicker'
+import { ArticlesComponent } from './components/routes/ArticlesComponent'
+import { ArticleDetailComponent } from './components/routes/ArticleDetailComponent'
+import { LiveBlogsComponent } from './components/routes/LiveBlogsComponent'
+import { LiveBlogDetailComponent } from './components/routes/LiveBlogDetailComponent'
+import { LiveBlogAdminComponent } from './components/routes/LiveBlogAdminComponent'
+import { CreateLiveBlogComponent } from './components/routes/CreateLiveBlogComponent'
+import { AdminDashboardComponent } from './components/routes/AdminDashboardComponent'
+import { LiveBlogTicker } from './components/features/live-blog/LiveBlogTicker'
+import { PinnedLiveBlogSidebar } from './components/features/live-blog/PinnedLiveBlogSidebar'
 import './styles.css'
 
 const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
@@ -26,6 +34,15 @@ const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
               <Link to="/articles" className="text-sm font-medium hover:underline">
                 Articles
               </Link>
+              <Link to="/live-blogs" className="text-sm font-medium hover:underline">
+                Live
+              </Link>
+              <Link to="/admin" className="text-sm font-medium hover:underline text-primary">
+                Admin
+              </Link>
+              <Link to="/admin/live-blogs/create" className="text-sm font-medium hover:underline text-primary">
+                + New Live Blog
+              </Link>
             </nav>
         </div>
       </header>
@@ -47,8 +64,20 @@ const indexRoute = createRoute({
   getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
   path: '/',
   component: () => (
-    <div className="py-12 md:py-20">
-      <div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto text-center mb-12">
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      {/* Article Ticker at the top */}
+      <ArticleTicker />
+      
+      {/* Live Blog Ticker below article ticker */}
+      <LiveBlogTicker className="mt-4" />
+      
+      <div className="py-8 md:py-12">
+        <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-8">
+            {/* Main content - 3 columns */}
+            <div className="lg:col-span-3 space-y-8">
+              {/* Hero section */}
+              <div className="rounded-xl border bg-card p-8 text-center">
                 <div className="inline-flex items-center justify-center w-16 h-16 rounded-full bg-primary/10 mb-6">
                   <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="text-primary">
                     <path d="M14.5 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7.5L14.5 2z" />
@@ -66,7 +95,8 @@ const indexRoute = createRoute({
                 </p>
               </div>
 
-      <div className="grid md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+              {/* Features grid */}
+              <div className="grid md:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
                 <div className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-all duration-300 group">
                   <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-lg bg-primary/10 flex items-center justify-center mb-4 group-hover:bg-primary/20 transition-colors">
                     <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="text-primary">
@@ -105,24 +135,72 @@ const indexRoute = createRoute({
                       <path d="M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75" />
                     </svg>
                   </div>
-          <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Community</h3>
+                  <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Live Coverage</h3>
                   <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
-            Join thousands of readers who appreciate the finer art of Macedonian sarcasm.
+                    Real-time updates on breaking news with our live blogging system. No delays, just facts.
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
-      <div className="mt-16 text-center">
+              {/* Call to action */}
+              <div className="rounded-xl border bg-card p-8 text-center">
+                <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Ready for some unfiltered truth?</h2>
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground mb-6 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+                  Dive into our articles or follow live coverage of breaking news as it happens.
+                </p>
+                <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center">
                   <Link
                     to="/articles"
-          className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-6 py-3 rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground font-medium hover:bg-primary/90 transition-colors"
+                    className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-md text-sm font-medium ring-offset-background transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90 h-10 px-6 py-2"
                   >
-          Browse Articles
-          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                    Read Articles
+                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="ml-2">
                       <path d="M5 12h14" />
                       <path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7" />
                     </svg>
                   </Link>
+                  <Link
+                    to="/live-blogs"
+                    className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-md text-sm font-medium ring-offset-background transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 border border-input bg-background hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground h-10 px-6 py-2"
+                  >
+                    View Live Blogs
+                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="ml-2">
+                      <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" />
+                      <polyline points="12 6 12 12 16 14" />
+                    </svg>
+                  </Link>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Sidebar - 1 column */}
+            <div className="lg:col-span-1">
+              <PinnedLiveBlogSidebar />
+              
+              {/* Additional sidebar content */}
+              <div className="mt-6 rounded-xl border bg-card p-6">
+                <h3 className="font-semibold mb-4">About Placebo.mk</h3>
+                <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">
+                  We're not here to make friends. We're here to tell the truth with a healthy dose of sarcasm.
+                </p>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                    <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-green-500 rounded-full"></div>
+                    <span>Live coverage updated in real-time</span>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                    <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-blue-500 rounded-full"></div>
+                    <span>No ads, no sponsors, no BS</span>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-purple-500 rounded-full"></div>
+                    <span>100% independent journalism</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   ),
@@ -131,74 +209,7 @@ const indexRoute = createRoute({
 const articlesRoute = createRoute({
   getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
   path: '/articles',
-  component: () => {
-    const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
-      queryKey: ['articles'],
-      queryFn: () => api.fetchArticles({ status: 'published' }),
-    })
-
-    if (isLoading) {
-      return (
-        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
-          <div className="text-lg">Loading articles...</div>
-        </div>
-      )
-    }
-
-    if (error) {
-      return (
-        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
-          <div className="text-lg text-red-500">Error loading articles</div>
-        </div>
-      )
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <div>
-        <div className="mb-8">
-          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Articles</h1>
-          <p className="text-muted-foreground">Latest news and articles</p>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
-          {data?.data.map((article) => (
-            <Link
-              key={article.id}
-              to={`/articles/${article.id}` as any}
-              className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-shadow cursor-pointer block"
-            >
-              <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2 line-clamp-2">
-                {article.title}
-              </h2>
-              {article.excerpt && (
-                <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm mb-4 line-clamp-3">
-                  {article.excerpt}
-                </p>
-              )}
-              <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                <span>
-                  {new Date(article.createdAt).toLocaleDateString('mk-MK', {
-                    day: 'numeric',
-                    month: 'short',
-                    year: 'numeric',
-                  })}
-                </span>
-                <span>{article.views} views</span>
-              </div>
-            </Link>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-
-        {data?.data.length === 0 && (
-          <div className="text-center py-12">
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-lg">
-              No articles published yet. Check back soon!
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    )
-  },
+  component: ArticlesComponent,
 })
 
 const articleDetailRoute = createRoute({
@@ -206,101 +217,56 @@ const articleDetailRoute = createRoute({
   path: '/articles/$id',
   component: () => {
     const { id } = articleDetailRoute.useParams()
-    const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
-      queryKey: ['article', id],
-      queryFn: () => api.fetchArticleById(id),
-    })
-
-    if (isLoading) {
-      return (
-        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
-          <div className="text-lg">Loading article...</div>
-        </div>
-      )
-    }
-
-    if (error) {
-      return (
-        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
-          <div className="text-lg text-red-500">Error loading article</div>
-        </div>
-      )
-    }
-
-    if (!data) {
-      return (
-        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
-          <div className="text-lg">Article not found</div>
-        </div>
-      )
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <article className="max-w-3xl mx-auto">
-        <Link
-          to="/articles"
-          className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground mb-8"
-        >
-          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
-            <path d="m15 18-6-6 6-6" />
-            <path d="M19 6H5" />
-          </svg>
-          Back to articles
-        </Link>
-
-        <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">{data.title}</h1>
-
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-8">
-          <span>
-            {new Date(data.createdAt).toLocaleDateString('mk-MK', {
-              day: 'numeric',
-              month: 'long',
-              year: 'numeric',
-            })}
-          </span>
-          <span>•</span>
-          <span>{data.views} views</span>
-          {data.author && (
-            <>
-              <span>•</span>
-              <span>By {data.author.name}</span>
-            </>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
-        {data.featuredImage && (
-          <img
-            src={data.featuredImage}
-            alt={data.title}
-            className="w-full h-64 md:h-96 object-cover rounded-xl mb-8"
-          />
-        )}
-
-        <div className="prose prose-slate max-w-none">
-          <p className="text-lg leading-relaxed mb-6">{data.content}</p>
-        </div>
-
-        {data.tags && Array.isArray(data.tags) && data.tags.length > 0 && (
-          <div className="mt-8 pt-8 border-t">
-            <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-4 text-muted-foreground">Tags</h3>
-            <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-              {data.tags.map((tag) => (
-                <span
-                  key={tag}
-                  className="px-3 py-1 text-sm rounded-full bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground"
-                >
-                  {tag}
-                </span>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </article>
-    )
+    return <ArticleDetailComponent id={id} />
   },
 })
 
-const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([indexRoute, articlesRoute, articleDetailRoute])
+const liveBlogsRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/live-blogs',
+  component: LiveBlogsComponent,
+})
+
+const liveBlogDetailRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/live-blogs/$slug',
+  component: () => {
+    const { slug } = liveBlogDetailRoute.useParams()
+    return <LiveBlogDetailComponent slug={slug} />
+  },
+})
+
+const liveBlogAdminRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/admin/live-blogs/$slug',
+  component: () => {
+    const { slug } = liveBlogAdminRoute.useParams()
+    return <LiveBlogAdminComponent slug={slug} />
+  },
+})
+
+const createLiveBlogRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/admin/live-blogs/create',
+  component: CreateLiveBlogComponent,
+})
+
+const adminDashboardRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/admin',
+  component: AdminDashboardComponent,
+})
+
+const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([
+  indexRoute, 
+  articlesRoute, 
+  articleDetailRoute,
+  liveBlogsRoute,
+  liveBlogDetailRoute,
+  liveBlogAdminRoute,
+  createLiveBlogRoute,
+  adminDashboardRoute,
+])
 
 export const router = createRouter({ routeTree })
 
@@ -309,4 +275,3 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
     router: typeof router
   }
 }
-

frontend/src/routes.tsx.backup

@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+import { createRootRoute, createRoute, createRouter, Outlet, Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import * as api from './lib/api'
+import './styles.css'
+
+function ArticleTicker() {
+  const { data } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['ticker-articles'],
+    queryFn: () => api.fetchArticles({ status: 'published', limit: 10 }),
+  })
+
+  const articles = data?.data.slice(0, 10) || []
+
+  if (articles.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <div className="overflow-hidden bg-muted/50 border-y">
+      <div className="container mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4">
+        <div className="py-2 flex items-center gap-4">
+          <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-primary whitespace-nowrap">
+            Latest:
+          </span>
+          <div className="overflow-hidden flex-1">
+            <div className="flex animate-marquee">
+              {articles.map((article) => (
+                <div key={article.id} className="whitespace-nowrap px-6 border-r">
+                  <Link
+                    to={`/articles/${article.id}` as any}
+                    className="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    {article.title}
+                  </Link>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
+  head: () => ({
+    meta: [
+      {
+        title: 'Placebo.mk - Sarcastic News from Macedonia',
+        description: 'Latest news and articles from Macedonia with a sarcastic twist',
+      },
+    ],
+  }),
+  component: () => (
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-background text-foreground flex flex-col">
+      <header className="border-b">
+        <div className="container mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 py-4">
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">
+            <Link to="/" className="hover:underline">Placebo.mk</Link>
+          </h1>
+          <nav className="flex gap-4">
+            <Link to="/" className="text-sm font-medium hover:underline">
+              Home
+            </Link>
+            <Link to="/articles" className="text-sm font-medium hover:underline">
+              Articles
+            </Link>
+          </nav>
+        </div>
+      </header>
+
+      <main className="flex-1 container mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 py-8">
+        <Outlet />
+      </main>
+
+      <footer className="border-t mt-12">
+        <div className="container mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 py-6 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          © 2025 Placebo.mk. Sarcastic news from Macedonia.
+        </div>
+      </footer>
+    </div>
+  ),
+})
+
+const indexRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/',
+  component: () => (
+    <div>
+      <ArticleTicker />
+      <div className="py-12 md:py-20">
+        <div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto text-center mb-12">
+          <div className="inline-flex items-center justify-center w-16 h-16 rounded-full bg-primary/10 mb-6">
+          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="text-primary">
+            <path d="M14.5 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7.5L14.5 2z" />
+            <polyline points="14 2 14 8 20 8" />
+            <line x1="16" x2="8" y1="13" y2="13" />
+            <line x1="16" x2="8" y1="17" y2="17" />
+            <line x1="10" x2="8" y1="9" y2="9" />
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+        <h1 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight mb-4">
+          Placebo<span className="text-primary">.mk</span>
+        </h1>
+        <p className="text-xl text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+          Unapologetically sarcastic news and commentary on local and global affairs in Macedonia. Because sometimes the truth hurts more than fiction.
+        </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+        <div className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-all duration-300 group">
+          <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-lg bg-primary/10 flex items-center justify-center mb-4 group-hover:bg-primary/20 transition-colors">
+            <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="text-primary">
+              <path d="M4 22h16a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 1-2 2Zm0 0a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-9c0-1.1.9-2 2-2h2" />
+              <path d="M18 14h-8" />
+              <path d="M15 18h-5" />
+              <path d="M10 6h8v4h-8V6Z" />
+            </svg>
+          </div>
+          <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Latest Articles</h3>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+            Freshly brewed sarcasm on current events, politics, and everything in between.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-all duration-300 group">
+          <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-lg bg-primary/10 flex items-center justify-center mb-4 group-hover:bg-primary/20 transition-colors">
+            <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="text-primary">
+              <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" />
+              <path d="M9.09 9a3 3 0 0 1 5.83 1c0 2-3 3-3 3" />
+              <path d="M12 17h.01" />
+            </svg>
+          </div>
+          <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">No Filter</h3>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+            We don't do nuance. We don't do diplomatic language. Just honest (and slightly mean) commentary.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-all duration-300 group">
+          <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-lg bg-primary/10 flex items-center justify-center mb-4 group-hover:bg-primary/20 transition-colors">
+            <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" className="text-primary">
+              <path d="M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2" />
+              <circle cx="9" cy="7" r="4" />
+              <path d="M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87" />
+              <path d="M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75" />
+            </svg>
+          </div>
+          <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Community</h3>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+            Join thousands of readers who appreciate the finer art of Macedonian sarcasm.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mt-16 text-center">
+        <Link
+          to="/articles"
+          className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-6 py-3 rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground font-medium hover:bg-primary/90 transition-colors"
+        >
+          Browse Articles
+          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+            <path d="M5 12h14" />
+            <path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7" />
+          </svg>
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  ),
+})
+
+const articlesRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/articles',
+  component: () => {
+    const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+      queryKey: ['articles'],
+      queryFn: () => api.fetchArticles({ status: 'published' }),
+    })
+
+    if (isLoading) {
+      return (
+        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+          <div className="text-lg">Loading articles...</div>
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+      return (
+        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+          <div className="text-lg text-red-500">Error loading articles</div>
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <div className="mb-8">
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Articles</h1>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground">Latest news and articles</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+          {data?.data.map((article) => (
+            <Link
+              key={article.id}
+              to={`/articles/${article.id}` as any}
+              className="p-6 rounded-xl border bg-card hover:shadow-lg transition-shadow cursor-pointer block"
+            >
+              <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2 line-clamp-2">
+                {article.title}
+              </h2>
+              {article.excerpt && (
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm mb-4 line-clamp-3">
+                  {article.excerpt}
+                </p>
+              )}
+              <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                <span>
+                  {new Date(article.createdAt).toLocaleDateString('mk-MK', {
+                    day: 'numeric',
+                    month: 'short',
+                    year: 'numeric',
+                  })}
+                </span>
+                <span>{article.views} views</span>
+              </div>
+            </Link>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {data?.data.length === 0 && (
+          <div className="text-center py-12">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-lg">
+              No articles published yet. Check back soon!
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    )
+  },
+})
+
+const articleDetailRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: '/articles/$id',
+  component: () => {
+    const { id } = articleDetailRoute.useParams()
+    const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+      queryKey: ['article', id],
+      queryFn: () => api.fetchArticleById(id),
+    })
+
+    if (isLoading) {
+      return (
+        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+          <div className="text-lg">Loading article...</div>
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+      return (
+        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+          <div className="text-lg text-red-500">Error loading article</div>
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
+    if (!data) {
+      return (
+        <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
+          <div className="text-lg">Article not found</div>
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <article className="max-w-3xl mx-auto">
+        <Link
+          to="/articles"
+          className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground mb-8"
+        >
+          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+            <path d="m15 18-6-6 6-6" />
+            <path d="M19 6H5" />
+          </svg>
+          Back to articles
+        </Link>
+
+        <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">{data.title}</h1>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-8">
+          <span>
+            {new Date(data.createdAt).toLocaleDateString('mk-MK', {
+              day: 'numeric',
+              month: 'long',
+              year: 'numeric',
+            })}
+          </span>
+          <span>•</span>
+          <span>{data.views} views</span>
+          {data.author && (
+            <>
+              <span>•</span>
+              <span>By {data.author.name}</span>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {data.featuredImage && (
+          <img
+            src={data.featuredImage}
+            alt={data.title}
+            className="w-full h-64 md:h-96 object-cover rounded-xl mb-8"
+          />
+        )}
+
+        <div className="prose prose-slate max-w-none">
+          <p className="text-lg leading-relaxed mb-6">{data.content}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        {data.tags && Array.isArray(data.tags) && data.tags.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="mt-8 pt-8 border-t">
+            <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-4 text-muted-foreground">Tags</h3>
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+              {data.tags.map((tag) => (
+                <span
+                  key={tag}
+                  className="px-3 py-1 text-sm rounded-full bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground"
+                >
+                  {tag}
+                </span>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </article>
+    )
+  },
+})
+
+const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([indexRoute, articlesRoute, articleDetailRoute])
+
+export const router = createRouter({ routeTree })
+
+declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
+  interface Register {
+    router: typeof router
+  }
+}
+

frontend/src/styles.css

@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
+@keyframes marquee {
+  0% {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+  }
+}
+
 @layer base {
   * {
     border-color: hsl(var(--border));
@@ -75,4 +84,10 @@
     background-color: hsl(var(--background));
     color: hsl(var(--foreground));
   }
+
+  .animate-marquee {
+    display: flex;
+    animation: marquee 30s linear infinite;
+    width: max-content;
+  }
 }

frontend/vite.config.ts

@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
       '@': path.resolve(__dirname, './src'),
     },
   },
+  server: {
+    host: true, // Listen on all addresses
+    port: 5173,
+    strictPort: true,
+  },
 })

package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "name": "placebo-mk",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "Placebo.mk - Macedonian news site with sarcastic tone",
+  "scripts": {
+    "docker:up": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up",
+    "docker:down": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down",
+    "docker:build": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build",
+    "docker:logs": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml logs -f",
+    "docker:restart": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml restart",
+    "docker:ps": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml ps",
+    "dev:docker": "npm run docker:up",
+    "dev:local": "echo 'Starting local development...' && concurrently \"npm run dev:backend:local\" \"npm run dev:frontend:local\"",
+    "dev:backend:local": "cd backend && npm run dev:local",
+    "dev:frontend:local": "cd frontend && npm run dev:local",
+    "dev:backend:docker": "cd backend && npm run dev:docker",
+    "dev:frontend:docker": "cd frontend && npm run dev:docker",
+    "reset:env": "cd backend && npm run dev:reset-env && cd ../frontend && npm run dev:reset-env",
+    "lint": "concurrently \"cd backend && npm run lint\" \"cd frontend && npm run lint\"",
+    "lint:fix": "concurrently \"cd backend && npm run lint:fix\" \"cd frontend && npm run lint:fix\"",
+    "type-check": "concurrently \"cd backend && npm run type-check\" \"cd frontend && npm run type-check\"",
+    "db:backup": "./scripts/db-backup.sh",
+    "db:restore": "./scripts/db-restore.sh",
+    "db:reset": "./scripts/db-reset.sh"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "concurrently": "^8.2.2"
+  },
+  "workspaces": [
+    "backend",
+    "frontend",
+    "cms/cms"
+  ]
+}

scripts/db-backup.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Database Backup Script
+# Backs up PostgreSQL databases from Docker container
+
+set -e
+
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+BACKUP_DIR="./backups"
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+echo "📦 Backing up PostgreSQL databases..."
+
+# Backup backend database
+echo "Backing up placebo_backend_db..."
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev pg_dump -U placebo_user -d placebo_backend_db > "$BACKUP_DIR/backend_db_$TIMESTAMP.sql"
+
+# Backup CMS database  
+echo "Backing up placebo_cms_db..."
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev pg_dump -U placebo_user -d placebo_cms_db > "$BACKUP_DIR/cms_db_$TIMESTAMP.sql"
+
+echo "✅ Backups created in $BACKUP_DIR/"
+echo "Backend: backend_db_$TIMESTAMP.sql"
+echo "CMS: cms_db_$TIMESTAMP.sql"

scripts/db-reset.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Database Reset Script
+# Resets PostgreSQL databases to initial state
+
+set -e
+
+echo "⚠️  WARNING: This will reset ALL databases!"
+read -p "Are you sure? (y/N): " -n 1 -r
+echo
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo "Cancelled."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🔄 Resetting PostgreSQL databases..."
+
+# Stop backend and CMS to avoid connection issues
+echo "Stopping backend and CMS containers..."
+docker stop placebo-backend-dev placebo-cms-dev 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Drop and recreate databases
+echo "Resetting databases..."
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -c "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS placebo_backend_db;" postgres
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -c "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS placebo_cms_db;" postgres
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -c "CREATE DATABASE placebo_backend_db;" postgres
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -c "CREATE DATABASE placebo_cms_db;" postgres
+
+# Run initialization script
+echo "Running initialization script..."
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -f /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-postgres-dev.sql postgres
+
+# Restart containers
+echo "Restarting containers..."
+docker start placebo-backend-dev placebo-cms-dev 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "✅ Databases reset successfully!"
+echo ""
+echo "Note: Backend and CMS will need to restart their services."
+echo "For backend: docker restart placebo-backend-dev"
+echo "For CMS: docker restart placebo-cms-dev"

scripts/db-restore.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Database Restore Script
+# Restores PostgreSQL databases from backup
+
+set -e
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <backup_file> [database_name]"
+    echo "Example: $0 backups/backend_db_20250101_120000.sql"
+    echo "Example: $0 backups/backend_db_20250101_120000.sql placebo_backend_db"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+BACKUP_FILE="$1"
+DATABASE="${2:-placebo_backend_db}"
+
+if [ ! -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "❌ Backup file not found: $BACKUP_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🔄 Restoring database $DATABASE from $BACKUP_FILE..."
+
+# Drop and recreate database
+echo "Recreating database..."
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -c "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DATABASE;" postgres
+docker exec placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -c "CREATE DATABASE $DATABASE;" postgres
+
+# Restore from backup
+echo "Restoring data..."
+docker exec -i placebo-postgres-dev psql -U placebo_user -d "$DATABASE" < "$BACKUP_FILE"
+
+echo "✅ Database $DATABASE restored successfully!"

scripts/init-postgres-dev.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-- PostgreSQL initialization script for Placebo.mk development
+-- Creates separate databases for backend and CMS
+
+-- Create databases if they don't exist
+SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE placebo_backend_db'
+WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'placebo_backend_db')\gexec
+
+SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE placebo_cms_db'
+WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'placebo_cms_db')\gexec
+
+-- Create user if it doesn't exist
+DO $$
+BEGIN
+  IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'placebo_user') THEN
+    CREATE USER placebo_user WITH PASSWORD 'placebo_password';
+  END IF;
+END
+$$;
+
+-- Grant privileges
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE placebo_backend_db TO placebo_user;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE placebo_cms_db TO placebo_user;
+
+-- Create extensions (useful for some applications)
+\c placebo_backend_db
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp";
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "pgcrypto";
+
+\c placebo_cms_db  
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp";
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "pgcrypto";
+
+-- Set search path for convenience
+ALTER DATABASE placebo_backend_db SET search_path TO public;
+ALTER DATABASE placebo_cms_db SET search_path TO public;
+
+-- Output status
+SELECT 'PostgreSQL initialization complete' AS status;
+SELECT 
+  datname as database,
+  pg_size_pretty(pg_database_size(datname)) as size,
+  (SELECT count(*) FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname = 'public') as tables_count
+FROM pg_database 
+WHERE datname IN ('placebo_backend_db', 'placebo_cms_db');

scripts/migrate-to-postgres.md

@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+# Database Migration Plan: SQLite → PostgreSQL
+
+## Overview
+This document outlines the migration strategy for moving from SQLite (development) to PostgreSQL (production) for both the Backend API and CMS.
+
+## Current State
+- **Backend**: Uses SQLite with TypeORM entities
+- **CMS**: Uses SQLite with Strapi's internal database
+- **Development**: Both use local SQLite files
+- **Production**: Need PostgreSQL for scalability and reliability
+
+## Migration Steps
+
+### Phase 1: Database Schema Preparation
+
+#### 1.1 Update Backend Database Configuration
+```typescript
+// backend/src/config/database.config.ts
+export default () => ({
+  database: {
+    type: process.env.DATABASE_TYPE || 'sqlite',
+    host: process.env.DATABASE_HOST || 'localhost',
+    port: parseInt(process.env.DATABASE_PORT, 10) || 5432,
+    username: process.env.DATABASE_USERNAME || 'placebo_user',
+    password: process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD || 'placebo_password',
+    database: process.env.DATABASE_NAME || 'placebo_backend_db',
+    synchronize: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
+    logging: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
+    entities: [__dirname + '/../**/*.entity{.ts,.js}'],
+    migrations: [__dirname + '/../migrations/*{.ts,.js}'],
+    cli: {
+      migrationsDir: 'src/migrations',
+    },
+  },
+});
+```
+
+#### 1.2 Create TypeORM Migrations
+```bash
+# Generate migration for existing schema
+cd backend
+npm run typeorm:generate-migration --name=InitialSchema
+
+# Create migration files for PostgreSQL compatibility
+npm run typeorm:create-migration --name=AddPostgresSupport
+```
+
+#### 1.3 Update CMS Database Configuration
+```javascript
+// cms/cms/config/database.js
+module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
+  connection: {
+    client: env('DATABASE_CLIENT', 'sqlite'),
+    connection: {
+      host: env('DATABASE_HOST', 'localhost'),
+      port: env.int('DATABASE_PORT', 5432),
+      database: env('DATABASE_NAME', 'placebo_cms_db'),
+      user: env('DATABASE_USERNAME', 'placebo_user'),
+      password: env('DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'placebo_password'),
+      ssl: env.bool('DATABASE_SSL', false),
+    },
+    debug: false,
+  },
+});
+```
+
+### Phase 2: Data Migration
+
+#### 2.1 Export SQLite Data
+```bash
+# Export Backend SQLite data
+sqlite3 backend/data.db .dump > backend-data.sql
+
+# Export CMS SQLite data
+sqlite3 cms/cms/.tmp/data.db .dump > cms-data.sql
+```
+
+#### 2.2 Transform SQL for PostgreSQL
+Create transformation scripts:
+```python
+# scripts/transform-sqlite-to-postgres.py
+import re
+
+def transform_sqlite_to_postgres(sqlite_sql):
+    # Remove SQLite-specific syntax
+    sqlite_sql = re.sub(r'AUTOINCREMENT', 'SERIAL', sqlite_sql)
+    sqlite_sql = re.sub(r'INTEGER PRIMARY KEY', 'SERIAL PRIMARY KEY', sqlite_sql)
+    sqlite_sql = re.sub(r'BLOB', 'BYTEA', sqlite_sql)
+    sqlite_sql = re.sub(r'DATETIME', 'TIMESTAMP', sqlite_sql)
+    return sqlite_sql
+```
+
+#### 2.3 Import to PostgreSQL
+```bash
+# Create databases
+psql -U placebo_user -h localhost -d placebo_db -c "CREATE DATABASE placebo_backend_db;"
+psql -U placebo_user -h localhost -d placebo_db -c "CREATE DATABASE placebo_cms_db;"
+
+# Import transformed data
+psql -U placebo_user -h localhost -d placebo_backend_db -f transformed-backend-data.sql
+psql -U placebo_user -h localhost -d placebo_cms_db -f transformed-cms-data.sql
+```
+
+### Phase 3: Application Updates
+
+#### 3.1 Update Environment Variables
+Create `.env.production` files:
+```bash
+# backend/.env.production
+DATABASE_TYPE=postgres
+DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_backend_db
+DATABASE_SYNCHRONIZE=false
+
+# cms/cms/.env.production
+DATABASE_CLIENT=postgres
+DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_cms_db
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+DATABASE_SSL=false
+```
+
+#### 3.2 Update Docker Configuration
+Update `docker-compose.yml` to use PostgreSQL for both services.
+
+### Phase 4: Testing
+
+#### 4.1 Local Testing with Docker Compose
+```bash
+# Start services with PostgreSQL
+docker-compose up -d postgres backend cms frontend
+
+# Run data migration
+./scripts/migrate-data.sh
+
+# Test endpoints
+curl http://localhost:3000/health
+curl http://localhost:1337/_health
+```
+
+#### 4.2 Data Validation
+```sql
+-- Verify data counts match
+SELECT 'Backend Articles', COUNT(*) FROM articles
+UNION ALL
+SELECT 'CMS Content Types', COUNT(*) FROM strapi_content_types;
+
+-- Verify relationships
+SELECT a.title, COUNT(c.id) as comment_count
+FROM articles a
+LEFT JOIN comments c ON a.id = c.article_id
+GROUP BY a.id;
+```
+
+### Phase 5: Production Deployment
+
+#### 5.1 Create Migration Script
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# scripts/deploy-migration.sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Starting database migration..."
+
+# Backup existing PostgreSQL data
+pg_dump -U placebo_user -h ${PRODUCTION_DB_HOST} -d placebo_backend_db > backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).sql
+
+# Run migrations
+npm run typeorm:migration:run
+
+# Verify migration
+npm run typeorm:query "SELECT version_num FROM typeorm_migrations ORDER BY version_num DESC LIMIT 1;"
+
+echo "Migration completed successfully!"
+```
+
+#### 5.2 Rollback Plan
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# scripts/rollback-migration.sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Starting rollback..."
+
+# Restore from backup
+psql -U placebo_user -h ${PRODUCTION_DB_HOST} -d placebo_backend_db -f backup-${BACKUP_DATE}.sql
+
+# Revert environment variables
+export DATABASE_TYPE=sqlite
+export DATABASE_NAME=./data.db
+
+echo "Rollback completed!"
+```
+
+## Migration Tools
+
+### 1. SQLite to PostgreSQL Converter
+```python
+# scripts/sqlite_to_postgres.py
+import sqlite3
+import psycopg2
+import os
+
+def migrate_table(sqlite_conn, pg_conn, table_name):
+    # Read from SQLite
+    cursor_sqlite = sqlite_conn.cursor()
+    cursor_sqlite.execute(f"SELECT * FROM {table_name}")
+    rows = cursor_sqlite.fetchall()
+    
+    # Get column names
+    cursor_sqlite.execute(f"PRAGMA table_info({table_name})")
+    columns = [col[1] for col in cursor_sqlite.fetchall()]
+    
+    # Insert into PostgreSQL
+    cursor_pg = pg_conn.cursor()
+    placeholders = ', '.join(['%s'] * len(columns))
+    columns_str = ', '.join(columns)
+    
+    for row in rows:
+        cursor_pg.execute(
+            f"INSERT INTO {table_name} ({columns_str}) VALUES ({placeholders})",
+            row
+        )
+    
+    pg_conn.commit()
+```
+
+### 2. Data Validation Script
+```python
+# scripts/validate_migration.py
+def validate_counts(sqlite_conn, pg_conn, table_name):
+    cursor_sqlite = sqlite_conn.cursor()
+    cursor_sqlite.execute(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {table_name}")
+    sqlite_count = cursor_sqlite.fetchone()[0]
+    
+    cursor_pg = pg_conn.cursor()
+    cursor_pg.execute(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {table_name}")
+    pg_count = cursor_pg.fetchone()[0]
+    
+    return sqlite_count == pg_count
+```
+
+## Timeline
+
+### Week 1: Preparation
+- Update database configurations
+- Create migration scripts
+- Set up PostgreSQL locally
+
+### Week 2: Testing
+- Test migration locally
+- Validate data integrity
+- Performance testing
+
+### Week 3: Staging Deployment
+- Deploy to staging environment
+- User acceptance testing
+- Fix any issues
+
+### Week 4: Production Deployment
+- Schedule maintenance window
+- Execute migration
+- Monitor performance
+- Rollback if needed
+
+## Risk Mitigation
+
+### High Risks:
+1. **Data loss**: Maintain multiple backups
+2. **Downtime**: Schedule during low-traffic hours
+3. **Performance issues**: Monitor closely after migration
+
+### Mitigation Strategies:
+1. Complete backup before migration
+2. Gradual rollout with canary deployment
+3. Performance monitoring for 48 hours post-migration
+
+## Success Criteria
+1. All data migrated without loss
+2. Application functionality unchanged
+3. Performance equal or better than SQLite
+4. Zero downtime during migration
+5. All tests passing post-migration
+
+## Post-Migration Tasks
+1. Update documentation
+2. Remove SQLite dependencies
+3. Set up PostgreSQL monitoring
+4. Schedule regular backups
+5. Update deployment scripts

scripts/setup.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Placebo.mk Setup Script
+# This script sets up the development environment
+
+set -e
+
+echo "🚀 Setting up Placebo.mk development environment..."
+
+# Check if Docker is installed
+if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ Docker is not installed. Please install Docker first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if Docker Compose is installed
+if ! command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null && ! docker compose version &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ Docker Compose is not installed. Please install Docker Compose."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check Node.js version
+if ! command -v node &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "⚠️  Node.js is not installed. Local mode won't work, but Docker mode will."
+fi
+
+# Create necessary directories
+echo "📁 Creating directories..."
+mkdir -p scripts
+mkdir -p backend/uploads
+mkdir -p cms/cms/public/uploads
+
+# Set up environment files
+echo "⚙️  Setting up environment files..."
+
+# Backend
+if [ ! -f backend/.env ]; then
+    echo "Creating backend/.env from template..."
+    cp backend/.env.docker.template backend/.env
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f backend/.env.local ]; then
+    echo "Creating backend/.env.local from template..."
+    cp backend/.env.local.template backend/.env.local
+fi
+
+# Frontend
+if [ ! -f frontend/.env ]; then
+    echo "Creating frontend/.env from template..."
+    cp frontend/.env.docker.template frontend/.env
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f frontend/.env.local ]; then
+    echo "Creating frontend/.env.local from template..."
+    cp frontend/.env.local.template frontend/.env.local
+fi
+
+# Install root dependencies
+echo "📦 Installing root dependencies..."
+if command -v npm &> /dev/null; then
+    npm install
+else
+    echo "⚠️  npm not found, skipping root dependencies"
+fi
+
+# Build Docker images
+echo "🐳 Building Docker images..."
+if docker compose version &> /dev/null; then
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build
+else
+    docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Setup complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "1. Start in Docker mode: npm run docker:up"
+echo "2. Or start in local mode:"
+echo "   - First terminal: docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up postgres"
+echo "   - Second terminal: npm run dev:local"
+echo ""
+echo "For more details, see README-DEVELOPMENT.md"

scripts/test-docker.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Test script for Placebo.mk Docker setup
+
+set -e
+
+echo "🧪 Testing Placebo.mk Docker setup..."
+
+# Check if docker-compose is available
+if ! command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "⚠️  docker-compose not found, using docker compose"
+    DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker compose"
+else
+    DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker-compose"
+fi
+
+# Create environment files if they don't exist
+echo "📝 Creating environment files..."
+
+# Backend .env
+if [ ! -f backend/.env ]; then
+    cat > backend/.env << EOF
+# Backend Environment Variables
+NODE_ENV=production
+DATABASE_TYPE=postgres
+DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=placebo_password
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_db
+DATABASE_SYNCHRONIZE=false
+DATABASE_LOGGING=false
+JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production
+JWT_EXPIRATION=3600
+CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3001
+PORT=3000
+EOF
+    echo "✅ Created backend/.env"
+fi
+
+# Frontend .env
+if [ ! -f frontend/.env ]; then
+    cat > frontend/.env << EOF
+# Frontend Environment Variables
+NODE_ENV=production
+VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000
+VITE_CMS_URL=http://localhost:1337
+EOF
+    echo "✅ Created frontend/.env"
+fi
+
+# CMS .env
+if [ ! -f cms/cms/.env ]; then
+    cat > cms/cms/.env << EOF
+# CMS Environment Variables
+NODE_ENV=production
+DATABASE_CLIENT=postgres
+DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_db
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=placebo_password
+DATABASE_SSL=false
+JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production
+ADMIN_JWT_SECRET=your-admin-jwt-secret-key-change-in-production
+APP_KEYS=your-app-keys-change-in-production
+API_TOKEN_SALT=your-api-token-salt-change-in-production
+TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT=your-transfer-token-salt-change-in-production
+CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3001
+PORT=1337
+EOF
+    echo "✅ Created cms/cms/.env"
+fi
+
+# Create database initialization script
+mkdir -p scripts
+cat > scripts/init-db.sql << EOF
+-- Create separate databases for backend and CMS
+CREATE DATABASE placebo_backend_db;
+CREATE DATABASE placebo_cms_db;
+
+-- Grant privileges
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE placebo_backend_db TO placebo_user;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE placebo_cms_db TO placebo_user;
+EOF
+echo "✅ Created database initialization script"
+
+echo "🐳 Building Docker images..."
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE build
+
+echo "🚀 Starting services..."
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE up -d
+
+echo "⏳ Waiting for services to be healthy..."
+sleep 30
+
+echo "📊 Checking service status..."
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE ps
+
+echo "🔍 Testing service connectivity..."
+
+# Test PostgreSQL
+echo "Testing PostgreSQL..."
+if docker exec placebo-postgres pg_isready -U placebo_user -d placebo_db; then
+    echo "✅ PostgreSQL is healthy"
+else
+    echo "❌ PostgreSQL health check failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test Backend
+echo "Testing Backend API..."
+if curl -f http://localhost:3000/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "✅ Backend API is healthy"
+else
+    echo "❌ Backend API health check failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test CMS
+echo "Testing CMS..."
+if curl -f http://localhost:1337/_health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "✅ CMS is healthy"
+else
+    echo "❌ CMS health check failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test Frontend
+echo "Testing Frontend..."
+if curl -f http://localhost:3001 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "✅ Frontend is serving"
+else
+    echo "❌ Frontend health check failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "🎉 All tests passed! Docker setup is working correctly."
+echo ""
+echo "Services are running at:"
+echo "  Frontend: http://localhost:3001"
+echo "  Backend API: http://localhost:3000"
+echo "  CMS Admin: http://localhost:1337/admin"
+echo ""
+echo "To stop services: docker-compose down"
+echo "To view logs: docker-compose logs -f"

scripts/test-env.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Test environment configuration
+
+echo "🧪 Testing environment configuration..."
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Backend Environment ==="
+echo "Current .env DATABASE_HOST:"
+grep DATABASE_HOST backend/.env || echo "Not found"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Backend .env.local DATABASE_HOST:"
+grep DATABASE_HOST backend/.env.local || echo "Not found"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Frontend Environment ==="
+echo "Current .env VITE_API_URL:"
+grep VITE_API_URL frontend/.env || echo "Not found"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Frontend .env.local VITE_API_URL:"
+grep VITE_API_URL frontend/.env.local || echo "Not found"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Docker Compose ==="
+echo "Checking Docker Compose configuration..."
+if grep -q "env_file:" docker-compose.dev.yml; then
+    echo "✓ env_file directive is present"
+else
+    echo "✗ env_file directive not found"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Environment test complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "To switch to local mode:"
+echo "  backend: npm run dev:local"
+echo "  frontend: npm run dev:local"
+echo ""
+echo "To reset to Docker mode:"
+echo "  npm run reset:env"

todos.md

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+1. role based auth [admin, contributor, user]
+3. social media integration [telegram, whatsup, facebook, viber]
+4. share with functionality
+
+lets implement a role based auth
+admin can create, edit and delete articles and liveblogs
+admin can create contributors
+contributors can create, edit and delete articles and liveblogs
+user can react(like, dislike) to articles and write comments

whliveblog.md

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+ Live-blog webhooks work correctly: POST /api/v1/webhooks/strapi/live-blog