diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# ============================================================================
+# YT Player PWA — Docker image
+#
+# Base: oven/bun:1-debian (Bun runtime on Debian slim)
+# yt-dlp: downloaded from GitHub releases at build time (stays current)
+# libsql: embedded via @libsql/client (no separate DB container needed)
+#
+# Build:  docker compose build
+# Run:    docker compose up
+# ============================================================================
+
+FROM oven/bun:1-debian
+
+# ---- System dependencies ----
+# python3 is required by yt-dlp for some extraction paths
+# ca-certificates for HTTPS fetches from yt-dlp
+RUN apt-get update -qq && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      curl \
+      python3 \
+      ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# ---- Install yt-dlp ----
+RUN curl -fsSL \
+      https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp \
+      -o /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# ---- Install Node/Bun deps ----
+COPY server/package.json ./
+RUN bun install --production
+
+# ---- Copy server source ----
+COPY server/ ./
+
+# ---- Copy built frontend (served as static files from ./public) ----
+COPY frontend/ ./public/
+
+# ---- Persistent data directory (volume-mounted) ----
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Healthcheck — ping the version endpoint
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
+  CMD curl -sf http://localhost:3000/api/version || exit 1
+
+CMD ["bun", "server.js"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  ytplayer:
+    build: .
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "${PORT:-3000}:3000"
+    volumes:
+      # libsql DB file persists across container rebuilds
+      - ytplayer-data:/app/data
+    environment:
+      PORT: "3000"
+      DB_PATH: "/app/data/ytplayer.db"
+      APP_VERSION: "1.0.0"
+      # Optional: override yt-dlp binary path if you mount a custom one
+      # YTDLP_PATH: "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-sf", "http://localhost:3000/api/version"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 15s
+
+volumes:
+  ytplayer-data:
+    driver: local
diff --git a/frontend/fingerprint.js b/frontend/fingerprint.js
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+++ b/frontend/fingerprint.js
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+/* ============================================================================
+ * fingerprint.js — stable browser identifier for server-side playlist sync
+ *
+ * Combines canvas rendering, UA, screen geometry, and hardware hints into a
+ * short hex string. The result is stored in localStorage so the same ID
+ * survives page reloads, and only regenerated when localStorage is cleared.
+ *
+ * Not for tracking — used exclusively so the server can associate playlist
+ * and history rows with this browser without requiring a login.
+ * ========================================================================== */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  // djb2 hash over a string → 32-bit unsigned int
+  function djb2(str) {
+    let h = 5381;
+    for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+      h = (((h << 5) + h) + str.charCodeAt(i)) >>> 0;
+    }
+    return h;
+  }
+
+  // Render a small canvas to capture GPU/font rasterisation differences,
+  // then hash the pixel data. Falls back to empty string if canvas is blocked.
+  function canvasHash() {
+    try {
+      const c = document.createElement('canvas');
+      c.width = 200; c.height = 40;
+      const ctx = c.getContext('2d');
+      if (!ctx) return '';
+      ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
+      ctx.font = '14px Arial';
+      ctx.fillStyle = '#f60';
+      ctx.fillRect(125, 1, 62, 20);
+      ctx.fillStyle = '#069';
+      ctx.fillText('YTPlayer🎵', 2, 15);
+      ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(102,204,0,0.7)';
+      ctx.fillText('YTPlayer🎵', 4, 17);
+      return djb2(c.toDataURL()).toString(16);
+    } catch {
+      return '';
+    }
+  }
+
+  function generateFingerprint() {
+    const parts = [
+      navigator.userAgent || '',
+      String(screen.width) + 'x' + String(screen.height),
+      String(screen.colorDepth),
+      Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone || '',
+      navigator.language || '',
+      String(navigator.hardwareConcurrency || 0),
+      String(navigator.deviceMemory || 0),
+      canvasHash(),
+    ];
+    // Combine all component hashes into one 16-char hex fingerprint
+    const combined = parts.reduce((acc, p) => acc + '|' + p, '');
+    const h1 = djb2(combined);
+    const h2 = djb2(combined.split('').reverse().join(''));
+    return h1.toString(16).padStart(8, '0') + h2.toString(16).padStart(8, '0');
+  }
+
+  window.getFingerprint = function getFingerprint() {
+    try {
+      let fp = localStorage.getItem('_ytpfp');
+      if (!fp || fp.length < 8) {
+        fp = generateFingerprint();
+        localStorage.setItem('_ytpfp', fp);
+      }
+      return fp;
+    } catch {
+      // localStorage blocked (e.g. private mode on some browsers) — generate
+      // ephemeral fingerprint that survives the page session via a closure.
+      if (!window._ytpfpEphemeral) {
+        window._ytpfpEphemeral = generateFingerprint();
+      }
+      return window._ytpfpEphemeral;
+    }
+  };
+}());
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diff --git a/frontend/manifest.webmanifest b/frontend/manifest.webmanifest
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+++ b/frontend/manifest.webmanifest
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+{
+  "name": "YT Player",
+  "short_name": "YTPlayer",
+  "description": "Ad-free YouTube player — search, play, and keep playlists offline. No login, no tracking.",
+  "display": "standalone",
+  "orientation": "any",
+  "start_url": "/",
+  "scope": "/",
+  "theme_color": "#1a1311",
+  "background_color": "#1a1311",
+  "categories": ["music", "entertainment"],
+  "icons": [
+    {
+      "src": "/icons/icon-192.png",
+      "sizes": "192x192",
+      "type": "image/png",
+      "purpose": "any maskable"
+    },
+    {
+      "src": "/icons/icon-512.png",
+      "sizes": "512x512",
+      "type": "image/png",
+      "purpose": "any maskable"
+    }
+  ],
+  "screenshots": [],
+  "shortcuts": [
+    {
+      "name": "Search",
+      "short_name": "Search",
+      "url": "/?view=search",
+      "description": "Search YouTube"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "History",
+      "short_name": "History",
+      "url": "/?view=history",
+      "description": "Recently watched videos"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/frontend/opfs.js b/frontend/opfs.js
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+++ b/frontend/opfs.js
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+/* ============================================================================
+ * opfs.js — Origin Private File System video storage for PWA mode
+ *
+ * Exposes window.OPFS with methods that mirror the Tauri cache_* commands
+ * so app.js can call them transparently in WEB mode.
+ *
+ * Videos are stored under the OPFS root at:
+ *   videos/<videoId>.<ext>
+ *
+ * Object URLs created by getFileUrl() are tracked so they can be revoked
+ * when no longer needed — call OPFS.revokeUrl(url) after the <video> unloads.
+ *
+ * OPFS is available in all modern browsers (Chrome 86+, Firefox 111+,
+ * Safari 15.2+). Calls degrade gracefully if the API is absent.
+ * ========================================================================== */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  // Root directory handle, lazily initialised
+  let _rootPromise = null;
+
+  async function getRoot() {
+    if (!_rootPromise) {
+      _rootPromise = (async () => {
+        const root = await navigator.storage.getDirectory();
+        return root.getDirectoryHandle('videos', { create: true });
+      })();
+    }
+    return _rootPromise;
+  }
+
+  // Iterate the videos/ directory and find a file whose stem matches videoId
+  // (ignoring the extension). Returns [FileSystemFileHandle, filename] or null.
+  async function findHandle(videoId) {
+    const dir = await getRoot();
+    for await (const [name, handle] of dir.entries()) {
+      if (handle.kind !== 'file') continue;
+      const dot = name.lastIndexOf('.');
+      const stem = dot > -1 ? name.slice(0, dot) : name;
+      if (stem === videoId) return [handle, name];
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Extension → MIME type for Content-Type headers on playback
+  function extToMime(ext) {
+    const map = { mp4: 'video/mp4', webm: 'video/webm', mkv: 'video/x-matroska',
+                  m4a: 'audio/mp4', ogg: 'audio/ogg', opus: 'audio/ogg' };
+    return map[ext] || 'application/octet-stream';
+  }
+
+  const _blobUrls = new Set();
+
+  window.OPFS = {
+    // Does a file exist for this videoId?
+    async hasVideo(videoId) {
+      try {
+        return (await findHandle(videoId)) !== null;
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
+
+    // Return a blob: URL usable as <video src>. Returns null if not cached.
+    // The caller is responsible for calling OPFS.revokeUrl(url) when done.
+    async getFileUrl(videoId) {
+      try {
+        const found = await findHandle(videoId);
+        if (!found) return null;
+        const [handle, name] = found;
+        const file = await handle.getFile();
+        const ext = name.slice(name.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
+        const blob = new Blob([await file.arrayBuffer()], { type: extToMime(ext) });
+        const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        _blobUrls.add(url);
+        return url;
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    },
+
+    // Revoke an object URL previously returned by getFileUrl().
+    revokeUrl(url) {
+      if (url && _blobUrls.has(url)) {
+        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+        _blobUrls.delete(url);
+      }
+    },
+
+    // Stream a fetch Response body into OPFS. Uses a writable stream so only
+    // a small chunk lives in memory at a time (no full-file buffering).
+    // Falls back to ArrayBuffer if WritableStream is unavailable.
+    async writeFromResponse(videoId, ext, response) {
+      const dir = await getRoot();
+      const filename = videoId + '.' + (ext || 'mp4');
+
+      // Write to a temporary file first so a partial download doesn't leave
+      // a corrupt permanent entry.
+      const tmpName = filename + '.part';
+      const tmpHandle = await dir.getFileHandle(tmpName, { create: true });
+
+      try {
+        if ('createWritable' in tmpHandle) {
+          const writable = await tmpHandle.createWritable();
+          try {
+            if (response.body && typeof response.body.pipeTo === 'function') {
+              await response.body.pipeTo(writable);
+            } else {
+              // Safari < 16.4 doesn't support pipeTo — buffer the whole response
+              const buf = await response.arrayBuffer();
+              await writable.write(buf);
+              await writable.close();
+            }
+          } catch (err) {
+            await writable.abort();
+            throw err;
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Fallback: buffer entirely (older browsers)
+          const buf = await response.arrayBuffer();
+          const writable = await tmpHandle.createWritable();
+          await writable.write(buf);
+          await writable.close();
+        }
+
+        // Rename tmp → final. OPFS doesn't have rename, so: read + write + delete.
+        const finalHandle = await dir.getFileHandle(filename, { create: true });
+        const finalWritable = await finalHandle.createWritable();
+        const tmpFile = await tmpHandle.getFile();
+        await finalWritable.write(await tmpFile.arrayBuffer());
+        await finalWritable.close();
+      } finally {
+        // Remove .part file regardless
+        try { await dir.removeEntry(tmpName); } catch { /* already gone */ }
+      }
+    },
+
+    // List all cached videos — returns [{ id, size, name }]
+    async listVideos() {
+      const dir = await getRoot();
+      const items = [];
+      try {
+        for await (const [name, handle] of dir.entries()) {
+          if (handle.kind !== 'file') continue;
+          // Skip .part temporary files
+          if (name.endsWith('.part')) continue;
+          const dot = name.lastIndexOf('.');
+          const id = dot > -1 ? name.slice(0, dot) : name;
+          const file = await handle.getFile();
+          items.push({ id, name, size: file.size });
+        }
+      } catch { /* OPFS not available */ }
+      return items;
+    },
+
+    // Total bytes stored
+    async totalSize() {
+      const items = await this.listVideos();
+      return items.reduce((s, i) => s + i.size, 0);
+    },
+
+    // Delete one video
+    async deleteVideo(videoId) {
+      try {
+        const found = await findHandle(videoId);
+        if (!found) return;
+        const [, name] = found;
+        const dir = await getRoot();
+        await dir.removeEntry(name);
+      } catch { /* already gone */ }
+    },
+
+    // Delete all cached videos
+    async clearAll() {
+      try {
+        const dir = await getRoot();
+        const names = [];
+        for await (const [name] of dir.entries()) names.push(name);
+        await Promise.all(names.map((n) => dir.removeEntry(n).catch(() => {})));
+        // Revoke any outstanding blob URLs
+        for (const url of _blobUrls) URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+        _blobUrls.clear();
+      } catch { /* OPFS not available */ }
+    },
+
+    // Is the OPFS API supported in this browser?
+    isSupported() {
+      return typeof navigator !== 'undefined' &&
+             typeof navigator.storage !== 'undefined' &&
+             typeof navigator.storage.getDirectory === 'function';
+    },
+  };
+}());
diff --git a/frontend/sw.js b/frontend/sw.js
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+/* ============================================================================
+ * sw.js — YT Player Service Worker
+ *
+ * Strategy:
+ *   App shell (HTML/CSS/JS)    → cache-first, versioned cache
+ *   /api/* requests            → network-only (never cache yt-dlp results)
+ *   /api/download/*            → network-only (streamed binary, never cache)
+ *   YouTube thumbnails (i.ytimg.com) → stale-while-revalidate
+ *   Everything else            → network, fallback to cache
+ *
+ * Auto-update flow:
+ *   1. New SW installs alongside the old one.
+ *   2. activate: broadcast SW_UPDATE_AVAILABLE to all clients.
+ *   3. Client shows "Update ready" banner.
+ *   4. User clicks → client sends { type: 'SKIP_WAITING' }.
+ *   5. SW calls skipWaiting() → takes over → client reloads.
+ * ========================================================================== */
+
+const VERSION = 'v1.0.0';   // ← bump this on every deploy to bust the cache
+const CACHE   = 'ytplayer-' + VERSION;
+
+// Files that form the installable app shell.
+const SHELL = [
+  '/',
+  '/index.html',
+  '/styles.css',
+  '/async-guard.js',
+  '/fingerprint.js',
+  '/opfs.js',
+  '/app.js',
+  '/manifest.webmanifest',
+  '/icons/icon-192.png',
+  '/icons/icon-512.png',
+];
+
+// ---- Install: pre-cache the app shell ----
+self.addEventListener('install', (e) => {
+  e.waitUntil(
+    caches.open(CACHE).then((cache) => cache.addAll(SHELL))
+    // skipWaiting() is NOT called here — we wait for the client to confirm
+    // before activating, so the update banner can appear first.
+  );
+});
+
+// ---- Activate: evict old caches, claim clients, notify about update ----
+self.addEventListener('activate', (e) => {
+  e.waitUntil((async () => {
+    // Delete every cache that isn't the current version
+    const keys = await caches.keys();
+    await Promise.all(
+      keys.filter((k) => k !== CACHE).map((k) => caches.delete(k))
+    );
+    // Claim all open clients immediately (new installs)
+    await self.clients.claim();
+    // Broadcast to every open window so the app can show an update banner
+    const all = await self.clients.matchAll({ type: 'window', includeUncontrolled: true });
+    all.forEach((c) => c.postMessage({ type: 'SW_UPDATE_AVAILABLE', version: VERSION }));
+  })());
+});
+
+// ---- Fetch: routing logic ----
+self.addEventListener('fetch', (e) => {
+  const { request } = e;
+  const url = new URL(request.url);
+
+  // Only intercept GET/HEAD — let POST (sync endpoint) go through unmodified
+  if (request.method !== 'GET' && request.method !== 'HEAD') return;
+
+  // API calls and binary downloads → network only, no caching
+  if (url.pathname.startsWith('/api/')) {
+    e.respondWith(fetch(request));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // YouTube thumbnails → stale-while-revalidate (fast load, fresh in background)
+  if (url.hostname === 'i.ytimg.com') {
+    e.respondWith(staleWhileRevalidate(request, 'ytplayer-thumbs'));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Google Fonts CSS — stale-while-revalidate so offline doesn't break type
+  if (url.hostname === 'fonts.googleapis.com' || url.hostname === 'fonts.gstatic.com') {
+    e.respondWith(staleWhileRevalidate(request, 'ytplayer-fonts'));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // App shell → cache-first, then network, then generic offline fallback
+  e.respondWith(cacheFirst(request));
+});
+
+// ---- Message: handle SKIP_WAITING from the client ----
+self.addEventListener('message', (e) => {
+  if (e.data && e.data.type === 'SKIP_WAITING') {
+    self.skipWaiting();
+  }
+});
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Fetch helpers
+// ============================================================================
+
+// Cache-first: serve from cache; if missing, fetch, cache, return.
+async function cacheFirst(request) {
+  const cache  = await caches.open(CACHE);
+  const cached = await cache.match(request);
+  if (cached) return cached;
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(request);
+    // Only cache successful, non-opaque responses
+    if (response && response.status === 200 && response.type !== 'opaque') {
+      cache.put(request, response.clone());
+    }
+    return response;
+  } catch {
+    // Network failed and nothing in cache — return a minimal offline page
+    // for navigation requests; let sub-resources fail naturally.
+    if (request.mode === 'navigate') {
+      const nav = await cache.match('/index.html');
+      if (nav) return nav;
+    }
+    return new Response('Offline', { status: 503, statusText: 'Service Unavailable' });
+  }
+}
+
+// Stale-while-revalidate: return cached immediately, update in background.
+async function staleWhileRevalidate(request, cacheName) {
+  const cache  = await caches.open(cacheName);
+  const cached = await cache.match(request);
+  // Start a background revalidation — don't await it before responding
+  const networkFetch = fetch(request).then((r) => {
+    if (r && r.status === 200) cache.put(request, r.clone());
+    return r;
+  }).catch(() => null);
+
+  return cached || networkFetch;
+}
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diff --git a/scripts/make-pwa-icons.js b/scripts/make-pwa-icons.js
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+++ b/scripts/make-pwa-icons.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Generates frontend/icons/icon-192.png and icon-512.png for the PWA manifest.
+ * Same vermilion play-button design as appicon.png — no image libraries needed.
+ *
+ * Usage:  node scripts/make-pwa-icons.js
+ */
+'use strict';
+const fs   = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const zlib = require('zlib');
+
+// ---- PNG encoder (same approach as make-icon.js) ----
+const CRC_TABLE = (() => {
+  const t = new Uint32Array(256);
+  for (let n = 0; n < 256; n++) {
+    let c = n;
+    for (let k = 0; k < 8; k++) c = c & 1 ? 0xedb88320 ^ (c >>> 1) : c >>> 1;
+    t[n] = c >>> 0;
+  }
+  return t;
+})();
+function crc32(buf) {
+  let c = 0xffffffff;
+  for (let i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) c = CRC_TABLE[(c ^ buf[i]) & 0xff] ^ (c >>> 8);
+  return (c ^ 0xffffffff) >>> 0;
+}
+function chunk(type, data) {
+  const len = Buffer.alloc(4); len.writeUInt32BE(data.length, 0);
+  const tb  = Buffer.from(type, 'ascii');
+  const crc = Buffer.alloc(4); crc.writeUInt32BE(crc32(Buffer.concat([tb, data])), 0);
+  return Buffer.concat([len, tb, data, crc]);
+}
+
+function makePng(SIZE) {
+  const px = Buffer.alloc(SIZE * SIZE * 4);
+  function set(x, y, r, g, b, a = 255) {
+    const i = (y * SIZE + x) * 4;
+    px[i] = r; px[i + 1] = g; px[i + 2] = b; px[i + 3] = a;
+  }
+
+  // Rounded-rectangle background (vermilion gradient)
+  const radius = Math.round(SIZE * 0.22);
+  for (let y = 0; y < SIZE; y++) {
+    const t = y / SIZE;
+    const r = Math.round(0xff + (0xd4 - 0xff) * t);
+    const g = Math.round(0x6a + (0x32 - 0x6a) * t);
+    const b = Math.round(0x52 + (0x1d - 0x52) * t);
+    for (let x = 0; x < SIZE; x++) {
+      // Simple corner rounding via distance check
+      const dx = Math.max(0, Math.abs(x - SIZE / 2) - (SIZE / 2 - radius));
+      const dy = Math.max(0, Math.abs(y - SIZE / 2) - (SIZE / 2 - radius));
+      if (dx * dx + dy * dy > radius * radius) {
+        set(x, y, 0, 0, 0, 0); // transparent outside rounded rect
+      } else {
+        set(x, y, r, g, b);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // White play triangle, centered
+  const scale = SIZE / 512;
+  const ax = Math.round(196 * scale), ay = Math.round(150 * scale);
+  const bx = Math.round(196 * scale), by = Math.round(362 * scale);
+  const cx = Math.round(384 * scale), cy = Math.round(256 * scale);
+  function edge(px1, py1, px2, py2, x, y) {
+    return (x - px1) * (py2 - py1) - (y - py1) * (px2 - px1);
+  }
+  const yMin = Math.round(120 * scale), yMax = Math.round(392 * scale);
+  const xMin = Math.round(170 * scale), xMax = Math.round(400 * scale);
+  for (let y = yMin; y < yMax; y++) {
+    for (let x = xMin; x < xMax; x++) {
+      const w0 = edge(bx, by, cx, cy, x, y);
+      const w1 = edge(cx, cy, ax, ay, x, y);
+      const w2 = edge(ax, ay, bx, by, x, y);
+      if ((w0 <= 0 && w1 <= 0 && w2 <= 0) || (w0 >= 0 && w1 >= 0 && w2 >= 0)) {
+        // Only paint if inside the rounded-rect background
+        const cur = (y * SIZE + x) * 4;
+        if (px[cur + 3] > 0) {
+          px[cur] = 255; px[cur + 1] = 255; px[cur + 2] = 255; px[cur + 3] = 255;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Encode to PNG
+  const raw = Buffer.alloc((SIZE * 4 + 1) * SIZE);
+  for (let y = 0; y < SIZE; y++) {
+    raw[y * (SIZE * 4 + 1)] = 0;
+    px.copy(raw, y * (SIZE * 4 + 1) + 1, y * SIZE * 4, (y + 1) * SIZE * 4);
+  }
+  const ihdr = Buffer.alloc(13);
+  ihdr.writeUInt32BE(SIZE, 0);
+  ihdr.writeUInt32BE(SIZE, 4);
+  ihdr[8] = 8; ihdr[9] = 6; // 8-bit RGBA
+  return Buffer.concat([
+    Buffer.from([0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a]),
+    chunk('IHDR', ihdr),
+    chunk('IDAT', zlib.deflateSync(raw, { level: 6 })),
+    chunk('IEND', Buffer.alloc(0)),
+  ]);
+}
+
+const outDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'frontend', 'icons');
+fs.mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true });
+
+for (const size of [192, 512]) {
+  const out  = path.join(outDir, `icon-${size}.png`);
+  const data = makePng(size);
+  fs.writeFileSync(out, data);
+  console.log(`Wrote ${out} (${size}×${size}, ${data.length} bytes)`);
+}
+console.log('Done — PWA icons ready in frontend/icons/');
diff --git a/server/db.js b/server/db.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/db.js
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/* ============================================================================
+ * db.js — libsql (embedded SQLite) database setup and query helpers
+ *
+ * The DB file lives at $DB_PATH (mounted volume in Docker so data persists
+ * across container rebuilds). libsql is an open-source SQLite fork by Turso
+ * with WAL-by-default for concurrent reads.
+ *
+ * Schema (three small tables):
+ *   users         — one row per fingerprint; tracks last app version seen
+ *   playlists     — one row per fingerprint; full playlist JSON blob
+ *   video_history — one row per (fingerprint, video_id); recent 200 entries
+ * ========================================================================== */
+
+import { createClient } from '@libsql/client';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+const DB_PATH = process.env.DB_PATH || join(process.cwd(), 'data', 'ytplayer.db');
+
+export const db = createClient({
+  url: 'file:' + DB_PATH,
+});
+
+// ---- Schema ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function initDb() {
+  await db.executeMultiple(`
+    PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;
+    PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;
+    PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+      fingerprint  TEXT    PRIMARY KEY,
+      last_version TEXT,
+      last_seen    INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (unixepoch())
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS playlists (
+      fingerprint TEXT    PRIMARY KEY,
+      data        TEXT    NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
+      updated_at  INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (unixepoch())
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS video_history (
+      fingerprint TEXT    NOT NULL,
+      video_id    TEXT    NOT NULL,
+      title       TEXT,
+      channel     TEXT,
+      thumbnail   TEXT,
+      duration    REAL    DEFAULT 0,
+      accessed_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (unixepoch()),
+      PRIMARY KEY (fingerprint, video_id)
+    );
+
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_vh_fp_time
+      ON video_history (fingerprint, accessed_at DESC);
+  `);
+}
+
+// ---- Helpers ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Upsert the users row and optionally update playlists.
+export async function upsertUser({ fingerprint, appVersion, playlists }) {
+  await db.execute({
+    sql: `INSERT INTO users (fingerprint, last_version, last_seen)
+          VALUES (?, ?, unixepoch())
+          ON CONFLICT(fingerprint) DO UPDATE SET
+            last_version = excluded.last_version,
+            last_seen    = excluded.last_seen`,
+    args: [fingerprint, appVersion || null],
+  });
+
+  if (Array.isArray(playlists)) {
+    await db.execute({
+      sql: `INSERT INTO playlists (fingerprint, data, updated_at)
+            VALUES (?, ?, unixepoch())
+            ON CONFLICT(fingerprint) DO UPDATE SET
+              data       = excluded.data,
+              updated_at = excluded.updated_at`,
+      args: [fingerprint, JSON.stringify(playlists)],
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+// Record a video access (insert or bump accessed_at).
+export async function recordVideoAccess(fingerprint, video) {
+  await db.execute({
+    sql: `INSERT INTO video_history
+            (fingerprint, video_id, title, channel, thumbnail, duration, accessed_at)
+          VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, unixepoch())
+          ON CONFLICT(fingerprint, video_id) DO UPDATE SET
+            title       = excluded.title,
+            channel     = excluded.channel,
+            thumbnail   = excluded.thumbnail,
+            duration    = excluded.duration,
+            accessed_at = excluded.accessed_at`,
+    args: [
+      fingerprint,
+      video.id,
+      video.title || null,
+      video.channel || null,
+      video.thumbnail || null,
+      video.duration || 0,
+    ],
+  });
+
+  // Keep only the 200 most recent entries per user to avoid unbounded growth
+  await db.execute({
+    sql: `DELETE FROM video_history
+          WHERE fingerprint = ?
+            AND video_id NOT IN (
+              SELECT video_id FROM video_history
+              WHERE fingerprint = ?
+              ORDER BY accessed_at DESC
+              LIMIT 200
+            )`,
+    args: [fingerprint, fingerprint],
+  });
+}
+
+// Fetch stored data for a fingerprint.
+export async function getUserData(fingerprint) {
+  const [userRow, plRow, histRows] = await Promise.all([
+    db.execute({ sql: 'SELECT last_version FROM users WHERE fingerprint = ?', args: [fingerprint] }),
+    db.execute({ sql: 'SELECT data FROM playlists WHERE fingerprint = ?', args: [fingerprint] }),
+    db.execute({
+      sql: `SELECT video_id AS id, title, channel, thumbnail, duration, accessed_at
+            FROM video_history WHERE fingerprint = ?
+            ORDER BY accessed_at DESC LIMIT 50`,
+      args: [fingerprint],
+    }),
+  ]);
+
+  const lastVersion = userRow.rows[0]?.last_version || null;
+  const playlists   = plRow.rows[0]?.data ? JSON.parse(plRow.rows[0].data) : [];
+  const history     = histRows.rows.map((r) => ({
+    id: r.id, title: r.title, channel: r.channel,
+    thumbnail: r.thumbnail, duration: r.duration,
+  }));
+
+  return { lastVersion, playlists, history };
+}
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "ytplayer-server",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "YT Player PWA server — Bun + Hono + libsql",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "bun server.js",
+    "dev": "bun --hot server.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "hono": "^4.7.10",
+    "@hono/node-server": "^1.14.0",
+    "@libsql/client": "^0.14.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+/* ============================================================================
+ * server.js — YT Player PWA backend
+ *
+ * Runtime:  Bun (https://bun.sh)
+ * Framework: Hono v4
+ * DB:        libsql (concurrent SQLite fork, embedded file mode)
+ *
+ * Endpoints:
+ *   GET  /api/search?q=<query>         yt-dlp search → slim card array
+ *   GET  /api/channel?c=<channel>      yt-dlp channel uploads → slim card array
+ *   GET  /api/streams?v=<videoId>      yt-dlp stream info → {meta, audioUrl, qualities}
+ *   GET  /api/download/:videoId        proxy best progressive stream → binary
+ *   GET  /api/version                  { version }
+ *   POST /api/user/sync                upsert user playlists + last-seen version
+ *   GET  /api/user/data?fp=<fp>        retrieve stored playlists + history
+ *   GET  /*                            serve frontend/public static files
+ *
+ * JSON shapes mirror the Tauri (Rust) bridge exactly so the existing app.js
+ * UI code works without modification in WEB mode.
+ * ========================================================================== */
+
+import { Hono }         from 'hono';
+import { serveStatic }  from 'hono/bun';
+import { logger }       from 'hono/logger';
+import { spawnSync }    from 'node:child_process';
+import { createServer } from 'node:http';
+import { initDb, upsertUser, recordVideoAccess, getUserData } from './db.js';
+
+const PORT        = parseInt(process.env.PORT || '3000', 10);
+const APP_VERSION = process.env.APP_VERSION || '1.0.0';
+const YTDLP       = process.env.YTDLP_PATH  || 'yt-dlp';
+
+const SEARCH_LIMIT  = 25;
+const CHANNEL_LIMIT = 60;
+
+// ============================================================================
+// yt-dlp helpers
+// ============================================================================
+
+// Run yt-dlp synchronously and return stdout as a string.
+// Throws on non-zero exit.
+function runYtdlp(args) {
+  const result = spawnSync(YTDLP, args, {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+    maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024, // 32 MB — large channel dumps can be big
+  });
+  if (result.error) throw new Error('yt-dlp not found: ' + result.error.message);
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    const err = (result.stderr || '').trim();
+    throw new Error(err || 'yt-dlp exited with code ' + result.status);
+  }
+  return result.stdout || '';
+}
+
+// Helpers to pick the right field from a yt-dlp JSON record
+function pick(obj, ...keys) {
+  for (const k of keys) {
+    const v = obj[k];
+    if (v && typeof v === 'string' && v.trim()) return v.trim();
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
+function pickChannel(obj)    { return pick(obj, 'channel', 'uploader'); }
+function pickChannelUrl(obj) { return pick(obj, 'channel_url', 'uploader_url'); }
+function pickChannelId(obj)  { return pick(obj, 'channel_id', 'uploader_id'); }
+
+// Normalise a flat-playlist yt-dlp record into the slim UI card shape
+function slimEntry(j) {
+  const id = pick(j, 'id');
+  if (!id) return null;
+  return {
+    id,
+    title:      pick(j, 'title') || '(untitled)',
+    channel:    pickChannel(j),
+    channelId:  pickChannelId(j),
+    channelUrl: pickChannelUrl(j),
+    duration:   typeof j.duration === 'number' ? j.duration : 0,
+    thumbnail:  `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${id}/mqdefault.jpg`,
+  };
+}
+
+// Parse multi-line JSON output from yt-dlp --dump-json --flat-playlist
+function parseCards(output) {
+  const results = [];
+  for (const line of output.split('\n')) {
+    const t = line.trim();
+    if (!t) continue;
+    try {
+      const j = JSON.parse(t);
+      const card = slimEntry(j);
+      if (card) results.push(card);
+    } catch { /* skip malformed lines */ }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
+// Resolve a channel identifier to a /videos URL yt-dlp can fetch
+function channelToUrl(c) {
+  let base = c.trim();
+  if (!base.startsWith('http')) {
+    base = base.startsWith('@') ? `https://www.youtube.com/${base}`
+         : base.startsWith('UC') ? `https://www.youtube.com/channel/${base}`
+         : `https://www.youtube.com/@${base}`;
+  }
+  base = base.replace(/\/$/, '');
+  return base.endsWith('/videos') ? base : base + '/videos';
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// App setup
+// ============================================================================
+
+const app = new Hono();
+app.use('*', logger());
+
+// ============================================================================
+// API routes
+// ============================================================================
+
+// GET /api/version
+app.get('/api/version', (c) => c.json({ version: APP_VERSION }));
+
+// GET /api/search?q=<query>
+app.get('/api/search', async (c) => {
+  const q = (c.req.query('q') || '').trim();
+  if (!q) return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'empty query' }, 400);
+
+  try {
+    const out = runYtdlp([
+      `ytsearch${SEARCH_LIMIT}:${q}`,
+      '--dump-json', '--flat-playlist',
+      '--no-warnings', '--ignore-errors',
+    ]);
+    return c.json({ ok: true, results: parseCards(out) });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 500);
+  }
+});
+
+// GET /api/channel?c=<channel>
+app.get('/api/channel', async (c) => {
+  const chan = (c.req.query('c') || '').trim();
+  if (!chan) return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'missing channel' }, 400);
+
+  try {
+    const url = channelToUrl(chan);
+    const out = runYtdlp([
+      url,
+      '--dump-json', '--flat-playlist',
+      '--no-warnings', '--ignore-errors',
+      '--playlist-end', String(CHANNEL_LIMIT),
+    ]);
+    const results = parseCards(out);
+    // Extract channel name + URL from the first record
+    const first = results[0];
+    let channelName = '', channelUrl = '';
+    for (const line of out.split('\n')) {
+      const t = line.trim();
+      if (!t) continue;
+      try {
+        const j = JSON.parse(t);
+        channelName = channelName || pickChannel(j);
+        channelUrl  = channelUrl  || pickChannelUrl(j);
+        if (channelName && channelUrl) break;
+      } catch { /* skip */ }
+    }
+    return c.json({ ok: true, channel: channelName || (first?.channel || ''), channelUrl, results });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 500);
+  }
+});
+
+// GET /api/streams?v=<videoId>
+app.get('/api/streams', async (c) => {
+  const videoId = (c.req.query('v') || '').replace(/[/\\:?<>|*"]/g, '').trim();
+  if (!videoId) return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'missing videoId' }, 400);
+
+  try {
+    const url = `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${videoId}`;
+    const out = runYtdlp(['-J', '--no-warnings', url]);
+    const info = JSON.parse(out);
+    const formats = Array.isArray(info.formats) ? info.formats : [];
+
+    // Best audio-only stream (prefer mp4a/m4a by bitrate)
+    let bestAudioUrl   = null;
+    let bestAudioScore = -1;
+    for (const f of formats) {
+      if (!f.url) continue;
+      const hasVideo = f.vcodec && f.vcodec !== 'none';
+      const hasAudio = f.acodec && f.acodec !== 'none';
+      if (hasVideo || !hasAudio) continue;
+      let score = f.abr || 0;
+      if (f.acodec && f.acodec.includes('mp4a')) score += 1000;
+      if (score > bestAudioScore) { bestAudioScore = score; bestAudioUrl = f.url; }
+    }
+
+    // Quality list — progressive (single-file, hasAudio) first, then adaptive
+    const qualities = [];
+    const seen = new Set();
+    for (const wantProg of [true, false]) {
+      for (const f of formats) {
+        if (!f.url) continue;
+        const hasVideo = f.vcodec && f.vcodec !== 'none';
+        const hasAudio = f.acodec && f.acodec !== 'none';
+        if (!hasVideo) continue;
+        if ((hasAudio) !== wantProg) continue;
+        const h = f.height || 0;
+        if (h <= 0 || seen.has(h)) continue;
+        seen.add(h);
+        qualities.push({ label: h + 'p', height: h, hasAudio: !!hasAudio, url: f.url, ext: f.ext || '' });
+      }
+    }
+    qualities.sort((a, b) => b.height - a.height);
+
+    return c.json({
+      ok: true,
+      data: {
+        meta: {
+          id:         videoId,
+          title:      pick(info, 'title') || '(untitled)',
+          channel:    pickChannel(info),
+          channelId:  pickChannelId(info),
+          channelUrl: pickChannelUrl(info),
+          duration:   typeof info.duration === 'number' ? info.duration : 0,
+          thumbnail:  `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${videoId}/hqdefault.jpg`,
+        },
+        audioUrl:  bestAudioUrl,
+        qualities,
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 500);
+  }
+});
+
+// GET /api/download/:videoId
+// Resolves the best progressive (audio+video single-file) stream URL via
+// yt-dlp and proxies the binary to the browser so OPFS can store it.
+// The browser never contacts YouTube CDN directly (CORS would block it).
+app.get('/api/download/:videoId', async (c) => {
+  const videoId = (c.req.param('videoId') || '').replace(/[/\\:?<>|*"]/g, '').trim();
+  if (!videoId) return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'missing videoId' }, 400);
+
+  try {
+    const url = `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${videoId}`;
+    // --get-url with bestvideo+bestaudio/best format is not what we want
+    // here — we need a SINGLE FILE so no ffmpeg muxing is required in the
+    // browser. Use -f "bestvideo[ext=mp4][acodec!=none]/best[ext=mp4]/best"
+    const out = runYtdlp([
+      url,
+      '--no-warnings',
+      '-f', 'bestvideo[ext=mp4][acodec!=none]/bestvideo[acodec!=none]/best[ext=mp4]/best',
+      '--get-url',
+    ]);
+    const streamUrl = out.trim();
+    if (!streamUrl) throw new Error('No stream URL returned');
+
+    // Fetch from YouTube and pipe to the client
+    const upstream = await fetch(streamUrl, {
+      headers: {
+        // Mimic a browser to avoid 403s from YouTube CDN
+        'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/125.0.0.0 Safari/537.36',
+        'Referer':    'https://www.youtube.com/',
+      },
+    });
+    if (!upstream.ok) throw new Error(`Upstream error ${upstream.status}`);
+
+    const contentType   = upstream.headers.get('content-type') || 'video/mp4';
+    const contentLength = upstream.headers.get('content-length');
+
+    const headers = new Headers({
+      'Content-Type':        contentType,
+      'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${videoId}.mp4"`,
+      'Cache-Control':       'no-store',
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
+    });
+    if (contentLength) headers.set('Content-Length', contentLength);
+
+    // Log the access if a fingerprint was supplied (fire-and-forget)
+    const fp = c.req.query('fp');
+    if (fp) {
+      recordVideoAccess(fp, { id: videoId }).catch(() => {});
+    }
+
+    return new Response(upstream.body, { status: 200, headers });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 500);
+  }
+});
+
+// POST /api/user/sync
+// Body: { fingerprint, playlists?, recentVideo?, appVersion? }
+app.post('/api/user/sync', async (c) => {
+  let body;
+  try { body = await c.req.json(); } catch { return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'invalid JSON' }, 400); }
+
+  const fp = (body.fingerprint || '').trim();
+  if (!fp) return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'missing fingerprint' }, 400);
+
+  try {
+    await upsertUser({ fingerprint: fp, appVersion: body.appVersion, playlists: body.playlists });
+    if (body.recentVideo && body.recentVideo.id) {
+      await recordVideoAccess(fp, body.recentVideo);
+    }
+    return c.json({ ok: true });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 500);
+  }
+});
+
+// GET /api/user/data?fp=<fingerprint>
+app.get('/api/user/data', async (c) => {
+  const fp = (c.req.query('fp') || '').trim();
+  if (!fp) return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'missing fingerprint' }, 400);
+  try {
+    const userData = await getUserData(fp);
+    return c.json({ ok: true, ...userData, version: APP_VERSION });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 500);
+  }
+});
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Static files — serve the frontend/public directory
+// Must come AFTER all /api routes so API takes priority
+// ============================================================================
+app.use('/*', serveStatic({ root: './public' }));
+// SPA fallback — return index.html for any unmatched path
+app.get('/*', serveStatic({ path: './public/index.html' }));
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Boot
+// ============================================================================
+async function main() {
+  await initDb();
+  console.log(`[ytplayer] DB ready`);
+  console.log(`[ytplayer] Starting on port ${PORT}`);
+
+  // Bun.serve is the native Bun HTTP server
+  Bun.serve({
+    port: PORT,
+    fetch: app.fetch,
+  });
+
+  console.log(`[ytplayer] Listening → http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('[ytplayer] fatal:', err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});