diff --git a/scripts/jobs-worker.ts b/scripts/jobs-worker.ts
index 38995ec5..79ae56a8 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs-worker.ts
+++ b/scripts/jobs-worker.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 import "dotenv/config";
 import { Cron } from "croner";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
-import { rcon } from "@/lib/services/rcon";
 import { emulatorOffline } from "@/lib/services/alert";
+import { fetchNowPlaying } from "@/lib/services/radio";
+import { rcon } from "@/lib/services/rcon";
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
 // --- small logging helper (timestamped, namespaced) ------------------------
 
@@ -129,12 +131,129 @@ async function bansCleanup(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+// --- (d) radio: record song plays — every 30s ------------------------------
+//
+// Polls the configured now-playing endpoint (AtomCMS radio:record-songs). On a
+// track CHANGE it appends a row to radio_song_plays so the public history +
+// admin pages have data. De-dups against the most recent recorded play.
+
+let lastRecordedTitle: string | null = null;
+
+async function recordSongPlay(): Promise<void> {
+  let np: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof fetchNowPlaying>>;
+  try {
+    np = await fetchNowPlaying();
+  } catch (e) {
+    logErr("radio", "now-playing fetch threw", e);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!np || !np.title) return;
+  if (np.title === lastRecordedTitle) return;
+
+  try {
+    const latest = await prisma.radioSongPlays.findFirst({
+      orderBy: { id: "desc" },
+      select: { title: true },
+    });
+    if (latest?.title === np.title) {
+      lastRecordedTitle = np.title;
+      return;
+    }
+    await prisma.radioSongPlays.create({
+      data: { title: np.title, artist: np.artist, playedAt: new Date(), createdAt: new Date() },
+    });
+    lastRecordedTitle = np.title;
+    log("radio", `recorded play: ${np.artist ? `${np.artist} - ` : ""}${np.title}`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logErr("radio", "could not record song play", e);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- (e) radio: auto-DJ rotation — every minute ----------------------------
+//
+// When no live DJ is broadcasting (radio_current_dj_id empty) and auto-DJ is
+// enabled, advances the radio_auto_dj_playlist by sort_order and writes the
+// current track to the radio_now_playing setting (read by the player/API).
+
+async function autoDj(): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    if (!(await siteSettings.getBool("radio_auto_dj_enabled", false))) return;
+    const liveDj = (await siteSettings.get("radio_current_dj_id", "")) ?? "";
+    if (liveDj) return; // a real DJ is on air — don't override
+
+    const tracks = await prisma.radioAutoDjPlaylist.findMany({
+      where: { isActive: true },
+      orderBy: [{ sortOrder: "asc" }, { id: "asc" }],
+      select: { id: true, title: true, artist: true, playCount: true },
+    });
+    if (tracks.length === 0) return;
+
+    // Pick the least-recently-played (lowest playCount, then lowest id).
+    const next = tracks.slice().sort((a, b) => a.playCount - b.playCount || Number(a.id - b.id))[0];
+    await prisma.radioAutoDjPlaylist.update({
+      where: { id: next.id },
+      data: { playCount: { increment: 1 }, lastPlayedAt: new Date() },
+    });
+    const label = `${next.artist ? `${next.artist} - ` : ""}${next.title}`;
+    await prisma.websiteSetting.upsert({
+      where: { key: "radio_now_playing" },
+      update: { value: label },
+      create: { key: "radio_now_playing", value: label, comment: "Auto-DJ now playing" },
+    });
+    log("radio", `auto-DJ now playing: ${label}`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logErr("radio", "auto-DJ tick failed", e);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- (f) github: update check — hourly -------------------------------------
+//
+// Compares the latest commit on the configured GitHub repo against the last one
+// seen, and stores update_available + update_latest_sha settings the admin
+// dashboard can surface. No-ops unless github_repo (owner/repo) is set.
+
+async function githubUpdateCheck(): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    const repo = (await siteSettings.get("github_repo", "")) ?? "";
+    if (!/^[\w.-]+\/[\w.-]+$/.test(repo)) return;
+    const branch = (await siteSettings.get("github_branch", "main")) ?? "main";
+
+    const res = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/commits/${branch}`, {
+      headers: { accept: "application/vnd.github+json", "user-agent": "atomcms-next" },
+      cache: "no-store",
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return;
+    const data = (await res.json()) as { sha?: string };
+    const sha = data?.sha;
+    if (!sha) return;
+
+    const known = (await siteSettings.get("update_current_sha", "")) ?? "";
+    const available = known ? known !== sha ? "1" : "0" : "0";
+    for (const [key, value] of [
+      ["update_latest_sha", sha],
+      ["update_available", available],
+    ] as const) {
+      await prisma.websiteSetting.upsert({
+        where: { key },
+        update: { value },
+        create: { key, value, comment: "GitHub update check" },
+      });
+    }
+    log("github", `latest ${sha.slice(0, 7)} (update ${available === "1" ? "AVAILABLE" : "none"})`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logErr("github", "update check failed", e);
+  }
+}
+
 // --- scheduler wiring ------------------------------------------------------
 
 const jobs: Cron[] = [
   new Cron("* * * * *", { name: "emulator-ping", protect: true }, pingEmulator),
   new Cron("* * * * *", { name: "maintenance-check", protect: true }, maintenanceCheck),
   new Cron("0 * * * *", { name: "bans-cleanup", protect: true }, bansCleanup),
+  new Cron("*/30 * * * * *", { name: "radio-record-songs", protect: true }, recordSongPlay),
+  new Cron("* * * * *", { name: "radio-auto-dj", protect: true }, autoDj),
+  new Cron("0 * * * *", { name: "github-update-check", protect: true }, githubUpdateCheck),
 ];
 
 log("worker", `started — ${jobs.length} scheduled job(s): ${jobs.map((j) => j.name).join(", ")}`);
diff --git a/src/actions/register.ts b/src/actions/register.ts
index bccf4e29..6cf1795a 100644
--- a/src/actions/register.ts
+++ b/src/actions/register.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 "use server";
 
-import { headers } from "next/headers";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { sendVerification } from "@/actions/email-verify";
 import { hashPassword } from "@/lib/auth/password";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { clientIp, rateLimit } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
+import { captchaConfig, verifyCaptcha } from "@/lib/services/captcha";
+import { checkVpn } from "@/lib/services/ip-lookup";
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
 const USERNAME_RE = /^[A-Za-z0-9_\-=?!@:.,]{3,25}$/;
 const EMAIL_RE = /^[^@\s]+@[^@\s]+\.[^@\s]+$/;
@@ -17,15 +19,41 @@ export async function register(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
   const mail = String(formData.get("mail") ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
   const password = String(formData.get("password") ?? "");
 
+  const ip = await clientIp();
+
   let error: string | null = null;
   if (!USERNAME_RE.test(username)) error = "Username must be 3-25 valid characters";
   else if (password.length < 6) error = "Password must be at least 6 characters";
   else if (!EMAIL_RE.test(mail)) error = "Enter a valid email address";
 
   // Throttle sign-ups per IP (5 per 10 minutes) to curb account spam.
+  if (!error && !rateLimit(`register:${ip}`, 5, 10 * 60_000).ok) {
+    error = "Too many sign-up attempts. Please wait a few minutes and try again.";
+  }
+
+  // CAPTCHA (Turnstile / reCAPTCHA) — only enforced when configured in settings.
   if (!error) {
-    const limit = rateLimit(`register:${await clientIp()}`, 5, 10 * 60_000);
-    if (!limit.ok) error = "Too many sign-up attempts. Please wait a few minutes and try again.";
+    const cfg = await captchaConfig();
+    if (cfg.provider !== "none") {
+      const token = String(formData.get(cfg.field) ?? "");
+      if (!(await verifyCaptcha(token, ip))) error = "Captcha verification failed. Please try again.";
+    }
+  }
+
+  // VPN/proxy block (only when enabled in /admin/vpn).
+  if (!error && (await checkVpn(ip)).blocked) {
+    error =
+      (await siteSettings.get("vpn_block_message", "")) ||
+      "Registrations from VPN/proxy connections are not allowed.";
+  }
+
+  // Max accounts per IP (0 / unset = unlimited), mirrors AtomCMS.
+  if (!error) {
+    const max = Number(await siteSettings.get("max_accounts_per_ip", "0")) || 0;
+    if (max > 0) {
+      const count = await prisma.user.count({ where: { ipRegister: ip } }).catch(() => 0);
+      if (count >= max) error = "You have reached the maximum number of accounts for your connection.";
+    }
   }
 
   // Uniqueness check (kept out of the success path's try so NEXT_REDIRECT propagates).
@@ -42,9 +70,6 @@ export async function register(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   if (!error) {
-    const h = await headers();
-    const ip =
-      h.get("x-forwarded-for")?.split(",")[0]?.trim() ?? h.get("x-real-ip") ?? "0.0.0.0";
     const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
     try {
       const created = await prisma.user.create({
diff --git a/src/app/api/articles/[slug]/route.ts b/src/app/api/articles/[slug]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f457ed41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/articles/[slug]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/articles/:slug — single website_article by slug, including the
+ * fullStory body. Returns { error } (404) when the slug is unknown.
+ */
+export async function GET(
+  _req: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ slug: string }> },
+) {
+  const { slug } = await params;
+
+  try {
+    const article = await prisma.websiteArticles.findUnique({
+      where: { slug },
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        title: true,
+        slug: true,
+        shortStory: true,
+        fullStory: true,
+        image: true,
+        createdAt: true,
+        updatedAt: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!article) {
+      return apiJson({ error: "Article not found" }, { status: 404 });
+    }
+
+    return apiJson({ data: article });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unavailable — treat as not found rather than a 500.
+    return apiJson({ error: "Article not found" }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/articles/route.ts b/src/app/api/articles/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..006f4c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/articles/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { apiJson, pagination } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/articles — paginated list of website_articles, newest first.
+ * Mirrors the /news page query (prisma.websiteArticles). Returns list cards
+ * (shortStory only, never fullStory) plus pagination metadata.
+ */
+export async function GET(req: Request) {
+  const sp = new URL(req.url).searchParams;
+  const { page, perPage, skip, take } = pagination(sp);
+
+  try {
+    const [total, articles] = await Promise.all([
+      prisma.websiteArticles.count(),
+      prisma.websiteArticles.findMany({
+        select: {
+          id: true,
+          title: true,
+          slug: true,
+          shortStory: true,
+          image: true,
+          createdAt: true,
+        },
+        orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
+        skip,
+        take,
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    return apiJson({
+      data: articles,
+      meta: {
+        page,
+        perPage,
+        total,
+        lastPage: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / perPage)),
+      },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unavailable — return an empty payload instead of a 500.
+    return apiJson(
+      { data: [], meta: { page, perPage, total: 0, lastPage: 1 } },
+      { status: 200 },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/home/route.ts b/src/app/api/home/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea914e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/home/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/home — combined landing payload: the latest 4 website_articles and
+ * the current online player count (users.online === "1"). Mirrors the queries
+ * used by the public pages and the admin dashboard.
+ */
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  let articles: unknown[] = [];
+  let online = 0;
+  let hotelName = "Atom";
+
+  try {
+    [articles, online, hotelName] = await Promise.all([
+      prisma.websiteArticles.findMany({
+        select: {
+          id: true,
+          title: true,
+          slug: true,
+          shortStory: true,
+          image: true,
+          createdAt: true,
+        },
+        orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
+        take: 4,
+      }),
+      prisma.user.count({ where: { online: "1" } }),
+      siteSettings.get("hotel_name", "Atom").then((v) => v ?? "Atom"),
+    ]);
+
+    return apiJson({ articles, online, hotelName });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unavailable — return an empty payload instead of a 500.
+    return apiJson({ articles: [], online: 0, hotelName }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/leaderboard/route.ts b/src/app/api/leaderboard/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29115dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/leaderboard/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+// Public REST API — leaderboard. Mirrors src/app/leaderboard/page.tsx.
+// AtomCMS-faithful currency type ids (see prisma/schema.prisma UsersCurrency):
+//   Credits = -1 (lives on users.credits), Duckets = 0, Diamonds = 5.
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+type LeaderboardType = "credits" | "diamonds" | "duckets";
+
+const CURRENCY_TYPE: Record<Exclude<LeaderboardType, "credits">, number> = {
+  diamonds: 5,
+  duckets: 0,
+};
+
+type Row = { rank: number; username: string; look: string; value: number };
+
+async function loadCreditsRows(): Promise<Row[]> {
+  const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
+    orderBy: { credits: "desc" },
+    take: 20,
+    select: { username: true, look: true, credits: true },
+  });
+  return users.map((u, i) => ({
+    rank: i + 1,
+    username: u.username,
+    look: u.look,
+    value: u.credits,
+  }));
+}
+
+async function loadCurrencyRows(type: number): Promise<Row[]> {
+  const top = await prisma.usersCurrency.findMany({
+    where: { type },
+    orderBy: { amount: "desc" },
+    take: 20,
+    select: { userId: true, amount: true },
+  });
+  if (top.length === 0) return [];
+
+  const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
+    where: { id: { in: top.map((t) => t.userId) } },
+    select: { id: true, username: true, look: true },
+  });
+  const byId = new Map(users.map((u) => [u.id, u]));
+
+  return top
+    .map((t) => {
+      const u = byId.get(t.userId);
+      if (!u) return null;
+      return { username: u.username, look: u.look, value: t.amount };
+    })
+    .filter((r): r is Omit<Row, "rank"> => r !== null)
+    .map((r, i) => ({ rank: i + 1, ...r }));
+}
+
+export async function GET(req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const sp = new URL(req.url).searchParams;
+    const requested = sp.get("type");
+    const type: LeaderboardType =
+      requested === "diamonds" || requested === "duckets" ? requested : "credits";
+
+    const rows =
+      type === "credits"
+        ? await loadCreditsRows()
+        : await loadCurrencyRows(CURRENCY_TYPE[type]);
+
+    return apiJson({ type, data: rows }, { status: 200 });
+  } catch {
+    return apiJson({ type: "credits", data: [] }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/me/route.ts b/src/app/api/me/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae4e4f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/me/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Public REST API — the currently signed-in user.
+//
+// Reads the NextAuth session, then re-queries prisma.user by the session id to
+// return a safe field set (never password / auth_ticket / 2FA secrets / pincode
+// / mail). Returns { user: null } when unauthenticated or on DB failure.
+
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  const session = await auth();
+  const id = session?.user?.id ? Number(session.user.id) : null;
+  if (!id || Number.isNaN(id)) {
+    return apiJson({ user: null });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+      where: { id },
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        username: true,
+        look: true,
+        motto: true,
+        rank: true,
+        credits: true,
+        pixels: true,
+        points: true,
+        gender: true,
+        online: true,
+        accountCreated: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!user) {
+      return apiJson({ user: null });
+    }
+
+    return apiJson({
+      user: {
+        id: user.id,
+        username: user.username,
+        look: user.look,
+        motto: user.motto,
+        rank: user.rank,
+        credits: user.credits,
+        pixels: user.pixels,
+        points: user.points,
+        gender: user.gender,
+        online: user.online === "1",
+        accountCreated: user.accountCreated,
+      },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return apiJson({ user: null });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/online/count/route.ts b/src/app/api/online/count/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..928e451c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/online/count/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Public REST API — count of currently-online users.
+//
+// `online` is the emulator's string flag "1" / "0" (see User model). Returns
+// { count: 0 } (never 500) on DB failure.
+
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const count = await prisma.user.count({
+      where: { online: "1" },
+    });
+
+    return apiJson({ count });
+  } catch {
+    return apiJson({ count: 0 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/online/route.ts b/src/app/api/online/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b04268e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/online/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Public REST API — list of currently-online users (username + look only).
+//
+// `online` is stored by the emulator as the string "1" / "0" (see User model in
+// prisma/schema.prisma). Capped at 100 rows. Returns empty data (never 500) on
+// DB failure.
+
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
+      where: { online: "1" },
+      select: { username: true, look: true },
+      take: 100,
+    });
+
+    return apiJson({ users });
+  } catch {
+    return apiJson({ users: [] });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/photos/route.ts b/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01fd8acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { apiJson, pagination } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/photos — recent community photos (camera_web), newest first.
+ * Mirrors the /photos page query (prisma.cameraWeb). Returns id, userId, url
+ * and timestamp plus pagination metadata.
+ */
+export async function GET(req: Request) {
+  const sp = new URL(req.url).searchParams;
+  const { page, perPage, skip, take } = pagination(sp);
+
+  try {
+    const [total, photos] = await Promise.all([
+      prisma.cameraWeb.count(),
+      prisma.cameraWeb.findMany({
+        select: {
+          id: true,
+          userId: true,
+          url: true,
+          timestamp: true,
+        },
+        orderBy: { timestamp: "desc" },
+        skip,
+        take,
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    return apiJson({
+      data: photos,
+      meta: {
+        page,
+        perPage,
+        total,
+        lastPage: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / perPage)),
+      },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unavailable — return an empty payload instead of a 500.
+    return apiJson(
+      { data: [], meta: { page, perPage, total: 0, lastPage: 1 } },
+      { status: 200 },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/radio/config/route.ts b/src/app/api/radio/config/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bafe123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/radio/config/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+// Radio player config: the subset of radio_* website_settings the front-end
+// player needs (stream URL, name, autoplay, enabled, widget visibility) as a
+// flat { key: value } map. No secrets live among these keys.
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+// radio_* keys relevant to the public player widget. Mirrors what the AtomCMS
+// radio-player blade requests from /api/radio/config.
+const CONFIG_KEYS = new Set([
+  "radio_enabled",
+  "radio_name",
+  "radio_stream_url",
+  "radio_stream_backup_url",
+  "radio_auto_play",
+  "radio_auto_play_delay",
+  "radio_mute_on_start",
+  "radio_volume",
+  "radio_style",
+  "radio_player_type",
+  "radio_logo_url",
+  "radio_widget_enabled",
+  "radio_widget_show_globally",
+  "radio_widget_position",
+]);
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const rows = await prisma.websiteSetting.findMany({
+      where: { key: { in: Array.from(CONFIG_KEYS) } },
+      select: { key: true, value: true },
+    });
+
+    const config: Record<string, string> = {};
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      config[row.key] = row.value;
+    }
+
+    return apiJson(config);
+  } catch {
+    // DB unavailable — serve an empty config rather than a 500.
+    return apiJson({}, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/radio/listeners/route.ts b/src/app/api/radio/listeners/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef6181e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/radio/listeners/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+
+// Proxy for the configured radio "listeners" provider. The provider URL is
+// stored in radio_listeners_api_url; we fetch it server-side with a short, hard
+// timeout and reduce the response to a single listener count.
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 4000;
+
+function isRecord(v: unknown): v is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof v === "object" && v !== null && !Array.isArray(v);
+}
+
+// Best-effort listener-count extraction across the common provider shapes
+// (AzureCast nests under listeners.current/total; others expose num_listeners,
+// listeners, unique_listeners, count, or a bare number).
+function findCount(value: unknown, depth = 0): number | null {
+  if (depth > 4) return null;
+  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) return value;
+  if (typeof value === "string" && value.trim() !== "" && Number.isFinite(Number(value))) {
+    return Number(value);
+  }
+  if (!isRecord(value)) return null;
+
+  const keys = ["current", "total", "num_listeners", "listeners", "unique_listeners", "count"];
+  for (const key of keys) {
+    const v = value[key];
+    if (typeof v === "number" && Number.isFinite(v)) return v;
+    if (typeof v === "string" && v.trim() !== "" && Number.isFinite(Number(v))) {
+      return Number(v);
+    }
+  }
+  for (const v of Object.values(value)) {
+    if (isRecord(v)) {
+      const found = findCount(v, depth + 1);
+      if (found !== null) return found;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  let url: string | null = null;
+  try {
+    url = (await siteSettings.get("radio_listeners_api_url", "")) || null;
+  } catch {
+    url = null;
+  }
+
+  // Not configured — no listener data available.
+  if (!url) {
+    return apiJson({ listeners: null });
+  }
+
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url, {
+      signal: controller.signal,
+      cache: "no-store",
+      headers: { accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*" },
+    });
+
+    const raw = (await res.text()).trim();
+    if (raw === "") {
+      return apiJson({ listeners: null });
+    }
+
+    let parsed: unknown = raw;
+    try {
+      parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+    } catch {
+      // leave as raw string; findCount handles numeric strings.
+    }
+
+    return apiJson({ listeners: findCount(parsed) });
+  } catch (e) {
+    const aborted = e instanceof Error && e.name === "AbortError";
+    return apiJson({
+      listeners: null,
+      error: aborted
+        ? `Timed out after ${FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000}s`
+        : "Fetch failed",
+    });
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/radio/now-playing/route.ts b/src/app/api/radio/now-playing/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81ea969d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/radio/now-playing/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+
+// Proxy for the configured radio "now playing" provider. The provider URL is
+// stored in radio_now_playing_api_url; we fetch it server-side (never exposing
+// the URL or any provider key to the browser) with a short, hard timeout.
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 4000;
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  let url: string | null = null;
+  try {
+    url = (await siteSettings.get("radio_now_playing_api_url", "")) || null;
+  } catch {
+    url = null;
+  }
+
+  // Not configured — there is nothing to play.
+  if (!url) {
+    return apiJson({ nowPlaying: null });
+  }
+
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url, {
+      signal: controller.signal,
+      cache: "no-store",
+      headers: { accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*" },
+    });
+
+    const raw = (await res.text()).trim();
+    if (raw === "") {
+      return apiJson({ nowPlaying: null });
+    }
+
+    // Return parsed JSON when the provider speaks JSON, else the raw text body.
+    try {
+      return apiJson(JSON.parse(raw));
+    } catch {
+      return apiJson({ nowPlaying: raw.slice(0, 2000) });
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    const aborted = e instanceof Error && e.name === "AbortError";
+    return apiJson({
+      error: aborted
+        ? `Timed out after ${FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000}s`
+        : "Fetch failed",
+    });
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/radio/shouts/route.ts b/src/app/api/radio/shouts/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c345237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/radio/shouts/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+// Latest 50 radio shouts with their author's username/look resolved. Mirrors the
+// query behind the public /radio/shouts page (radio_shouts ordered by created_at
+// desc, then joined to users by user_id).
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const shouts = await prisma.radioShouts.findMany({
+      orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
+      take: 50,
+    });
+
+    // Resolve author usernames/looks. radio_shouts.user_id is an UnsignedBigInt
+    // while users.id is an Int, so narrow to Number for the lookup.
+    const authorIds = Array.from(new Set(shouts.map((s) => Number(s.userId))));
+    const authors = authorIds.length
+      ? await prisma.user.findMany({
+          where: { id: { in: authorIds } },
+          select: { id: true, username: true, look: true },
+        })
+      : [];
+    const authorById = new Map(authors.map((a) => [a.id, a]));
+
+    const data = shouts.map((s) => {
+      const author = authorById.get(Number(s.userId));
+      return {
+        id: s.id,
+        userId: s.userId,
+        username: author?.username ?? null,
+        look: author?.look ?? null,
+        message: s.message,
+        createdAt: s.createdAt,
+      };
+    });
+
+    return apiJson({ shouts: data });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unavailable — serve an empty list rather than a 500.
+    return apiJson({ shouts: [] }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/settings/route.ts b/src/app/api/settings/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a86863a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/settings/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+// Public website settings as a flat { key: value } map. Secrets are stripped so
+// this can be served to the game client / external integrations.
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+// Any key containing one of these tokens is considered sensitive and never
+// exposed through the public API (mirrors AtomCMS's public settings filtering).
+const SENSITIVE = ["secret", "api_key", "password", "token", "webhook"];
+
+function isSensitive(key: string): boolean {
+  const k = key.toLowerCase();
+  return SENSITIVE.some((needle) => k.includes(needle));
+}
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const rows = await prisma.websiteSetting.findMany({
+      select: { key: true, value: true },
+    });
+
+    const settings: Record<string, string> = {};
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      if (isSensitive(row.key)) continue;
+      settings[row.key] = row.value;
+    }
+
+    return apiJson(settings);
+  } catch {
+    // DB unavailable — serve an empty settings map rather than a 500.
+    return apiJson({}, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/shop/categories/route.ts b/src/app/api/shop/categories/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f67aad66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/shop/categories/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Public REST: website store categories (website_shop_categories).
+// AtomCMS JSON API parity — read-only list ordered by `order` then name.
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const data = await prisma.websiteShopCategories.findMany({
+      orderBy: [{ order: "asc" }, { name: "asc" }],
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        name: true,
+        description: true,
+        icon: true,
+        order: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    return apiJson({ data });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unreachable — never 500; return empty data.
+    return apiJson({ data: [] }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/shop/route.ts b/src/app/api/shop/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e280e80a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/shop/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Public REST: website store packages (website_shop_articles).
+// AtomCMS JSON API parity — read-only list of buyable packages, paginated and
+// ordered by `position` (then name), matching the admin /admin/shop query.
+import { apiJson, pagination } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(req: Request) {
+  const sp = new URL(req.url).searchParams;
+  const { page, perPage, skip, take } = pagination(sp);
+
+  // Optional ?category=<id> filter (website_shop_category_id is a BigInt).
+  const categoryRaw = sp.get("category");
+  let where: { categoryId?: bigint } = {};
+  if (categoryRaw && /^\d+$/.test(categoryRaw)) {
+    try {
+      where = { categoryId: BigInt(categoryRaw) };
+    } catch {
+      where = {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const [total, data] = await Promise.all([
+      prisma.websiteShopArticles.count({ where }),
+      prisma.websiteShopArticles.findMany({
+        where,
+        orderBy: [{ position: "asc" }, { name: "asc" }],
+        skip,
+        take,
+        select: {
+          id: true,
+          categoryId: true,
+          name: true,
+          info: true,
+          iconUrl: true,
+          color: true,
+          costs: true,
+          giveRank: true,
+          isGiftable: true,
+          credits: true,
+          duckets: true,
+          diamonds: true,
+          badges: true,
+          furniture: true,
+          position: true,
+        },
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    return apiJson({
+      data,
+      meta: { page, perPage, total, lastPage: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / perPage)) },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unreachable — never 500; return an empty, well-formed payload.
+    return apiJson(
+      { data: [], meta: { page, perPage, total: 0, lastPage: 1 } },
+      { status: 200 },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/staff/route.ts b/src/app/api/staff/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa72be2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/staff/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+
+// Public REST API — staff list. Mirrors src/app/staff/page.tsx: users whose
+// rank is >= min_staff_rank (default 7). Only safe fields are exposed.
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const minStaffRank = Number(await siteSettings.get("min_staff_rank", "7")) || 7;
+
+    const staff = await prisma.user.findMany({
+      where: { rank: { gte: minStaffRank } },
+      select: { username: true, look: true, rank: true, motto: true },
+      orderBy: [{ rank: "desc" }, { username: "asc" }],
+      take: 100,
+    });
+
+    return apiJson({ data: staff }, { status: 200 });
+  } catch {
+    // Never 500 — serve an empty payload if the DB is unreachable.
+    return apiJson({ data: [] }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/teams/route.ts b/src/app/api/teams/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8f19e2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/teams/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+// Public REST API — website teams (staff ranks). Mirrors src/app/staff/page.tsx:
+// visible ranks (hiddenRank=false) ordered by id.
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const rows = await prisma.websiteTeams.findMany({
+      where: { hiddenRank: false },
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        rankName: true,
+        badge: true,
+        jobDescription: true,
+        staffColor: true,
+      },
+      orderBy: { id: "asc" },
+    });
+
+    // apiJson serialises BigInt ids → string automatically.
+    return apiJson({ data: rows }, { status: 200 });
+  } catch {
+    return apiJson({ data: [] }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/users/[username]/route.ts b/src/app/api/users/[username]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9f27b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/users/[username]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Public REST API — single user profile by username.
+//
+// AtomCMS exposed read-only profile JSON for the game site / external
+// integrations. Mirrors the same safe field set selected by the public profile
+// page (src/app/u/[username]/page.tsx). Never exposes password / auth_ticket /
+// 2FA secrets / pincode / mail.
+
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(
+  _req: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ username: string }> },
+) {
+  const { username } = await params;
+
+  try {
+    const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+      where: { username },
+      select: {
+        username: true,
+        look: true,
+        motto: true,
+        rank: true,
+        credits: true,
+        online: true,
+        accountCreated: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!user) {
+      return apiJson({ error: "User not found" }, { status: 404 });
+    }
+
+    return apiJson({
+      username: user.username,
+      look: user.look,
+      motto: user.motto,
+      rank: user.rank,
+      credits: user.credits,
+      online: user.online === "1",
+      accountCreated: user.accountCreated,
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unreachable — behave as "not found" rather than 500.
+    return apiJson({ error: "User not found" }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/values/categories/route.ts b/src/app/api/values/categories/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4a1ffa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/values/categories/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Public REST: rare value categories (website_rare_value_categories).
+// AtomCMS JSON API parity — read-only list ordered by priority then name,
+// matching the admin /admin/rare-values query.
+import { apiJson } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request) {
+  try {
+    const data = await prisma.websiteRareValueCategories.findMany({
+      orderBy: [{ priority: "asc" }, { name: "asc" }],
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        name: true,
+        badge: true,
+        priority: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    return apiJson({ data });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unreachable — never 500; return empty data.
+    return apiJson({ data: [] }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/values/route.ts b/src/app/api/values/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ab1c4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/values/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Public REST: rare furni trade values (website_rare_values).
+// AtomCMS JSON API parity — read-only catalog of rares with their credit /
+// currency values. Supports ?category=<id> filter; paginated, ordered by name.
+import { apiJson, pagination } from "@/lib/api";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(req: Request) {
+  const sp = new URL(req.url).searchParams;
+  const { page, perPage, skip, take } = pagination(sp);
+
+  // Optional ?category=<id> filter (category_id is a BigInt).
+  const categoryRaw = sp.get("category");
+  let where: { categoryId?: bigint } = {};
+  if (categoryRaw && /^\d+$/.test(categoryRaw)) {
+    try {
+      where = { categoryId: BigInt(categoryRaw) };
+    } catch {
+      where = {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const [total, data] = await Promise.all([
+      prisma.websiteRareValues.count({ where }),
+      prisma.websiteRareValues.findMany({
+        where,
+        orderBy: { name: "asc" },
+        skip,
+        take,
+        select: {
+          id: true,
+          categoryId: true,
+          itemId: true,
+          name: true,
+          creditValue: true,
+          currencyValue: true,
+          currencyType: true,
+          furnitureIcon: true,
+        },
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    return apiJson({
+      data,
+      meta: { page, perPage, total, lastPage: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / perPage)) },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // DB unreachable — never 500; return an empty, well-formed payload.
+    return apiJson(
+      { data: [], meta: { page, perPage, total: 0, lastPage: 1 } },
+      { status: 200 },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/register/page.tsx b/src/app/register/page.tsx
index f6af5680..0ce553ec 100644
--- a/src/app/register/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/register/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import Script from "next/script";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { getTranslations } from "next-intl/server";
 import { register } from "@/actions/register";
 import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
+import { captchaConfig } from "@/lib/services/captcha";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
 export default async function RegisterPage({
   searchParams,
@@ -10,6 +14,8 @@ export default async function RegisterPage({
 }) {
   const t = await getTranslations("pages.register");
   const { error } = await searchParams;
+  const captcha = await captchaConfig();
+  const showCaptcha = captcha.provider !== "none" && !!captcha.siteKey;
 
   return (
     <main style={{ maxWidth: 420, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
@@ -28,10 +34,22 @@ export default async function RegisterPage({
             autoComplete="new-password"
             required
           />
+          {showCaptcha && captcha.provider === "turnstile" ? (
+            <div className="cf-turnstile" data-sitekey={captcha.siteKey} />
+          ) : null}
+          {showCaptcha && captcha.provider === "recaptcha" ? (
+            <div className="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey={captcha.siteKey} />
+          ) : null}
           <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
             {t("register")}
           </button>
         </form>
+        {showCaptcha && captcha.provider === "turnstile" ? (
+          <Script src="https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js" async defer />
+        ) : null}
+        {showCaptcha && captcha.provider === "recaptcha" ? (
+          <Script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js" async defer />
+        ) : null}
         {error ? (
           <p style={{ color: "var(--color-danger)", textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0 }}>
             {error}
diff --git a/src/components/public/radio-player-gate.tsx b/src/components/public/radio-player-gate.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34c9c3bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/public/radio-player-gate.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+import RadioPlayer from "./radio-player";
+
+/**
+ * Server-side guard for the radio player widget. Reads the radio_* settings on
+ * the server and only mounts the client <RadioPlayer> when the radio is enabled
+ * AND a stream URL is configured — so the widget's JS (and the polling it does)
+ * is never shipped to the browser while the radio is off.
+ *
+ * Mount this once in the public layout. It is intentionally tiny: the live
+ * config the player actually plays is refreshed client-side from
+ * /api/radio/config, which lets staff toggle the radio without a redeploy.
+ */
+export default async function RadioPlayerGate() {
+  let enabled = false;
+  let streamUrl = "";
+  try {
+    const [enabledRaw, urlRaw] = await Promise.all([
+      siteSettings.get("radio_enabled", "0"),
+      siteSettings.get("radio_stream_url", ""),
+    ]);
+    const flag = (enabledRaw ?? "0").trim().toLowerCase();
+    enabled = flag === "1" || flag === "true";
+    streamUrl = (urlRaw ?? "").trim();
+  } catch {
+    // Settings unavailable — fail closed (no widget).
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (!enabled || !streamUrl) return null;
+
+  return <RadioPlayer />;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/public/radio-player.tsx b/src/components/public/radio-player.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb7cefce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/public/radio-player.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+/**
+ * Fixed bottom-right radio player widget — the Next.js port of AtomCMS's
+ * `radio-player.blade.php` (atom theme). A compact bar that streams the hotel
+ * radio via a hidden <audio> element, with play/pause, a volume slider, the
+ * current DJ / now-playing text, and a live listener count.
+ *
+ * It is a CLIENT component and must NOT import prisma / siteSettings — all data
+ * comes from the public JSON API:
+ *   - GET /api/radio/config       → { radio_enabled, radio_stream_url, radio_name, … }
+ *   - GET /api/radio/now-playing  → provider passthrough ({ nowPlaying } | AzureCast | { song, artist } …)
+ *   - GET /api/radio/listeners    → { listeners: number | null }
+ * These are polled every ~15s; the interval is cleared on unmount.
+ *
+ * If the radio is disabled or no stream URL is configured, it renders nothing.
+ * The server-side <RadioPlayerGate> already guards on the same settings so the
+ * widget JS isn't shipped when off — this in-component guard is belt-and-braces
+ * for the runtime config refresh.
+ */
+
+const POLL_MS = 15000;
+
+type RadioConfig = {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  streamUrl: string;
+  name: string;
+};
+
+// ── Defensive parsing of the loosely-typed provider passthroughs ──────────────
+
+function isRecord(v: unknown): v is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof v === "object" && v !== null && !Array.isArray(v);
+}
+
+function asString(v: unknown): string {
+  return typeof v === "string" ? v : v == null ? "" : String(v);
+}
+
+function isTruthyFlag(v: unknown): boolean {
+  const s = asString(v).trim().toLowerCase();
+  return s === "1" || s === "true" || s === "yes" || s === "on";
+}
+
+/** Parse /api/radio/config (flat radio_* settings map) into the bits we need. */
+function parseConfig(data: unknown): RadioConfig {
+  const c = isRecord(data) ? data : {};
+  // radio_enabled defaults to off when the key is absent.
+  const enabled = "radio_enabled" in c ? isTruthyFlag(c.radio_enabled) : false;
+  return {
+    enabled,
+    streamUrl: asString(c.radio_stream_url).trim(),
+    name: asString(c.radio_name).trim() || "Radio",
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract a "now playing" line from the now-playing passthrough, covering the
+ * shapes the AtomCMS blade handled plus the AzureCast `now_playing.song.*`
+ * nesting our proxy may surface. Falls back to a generic label.
+ */
+function parseNowPlaying(data: unknown): string {
+  if (!isRecord(data)) {
+    const s = asString(data).trim();
+    return s || "Live radio";
+  }
+
+  const joinSongArtist = (song: unknown, artist: unknown): string | null => {
+    const s = asString(song).trim();
+    const a = asString(artist).trim();
+    if (s && a) return `${a} — ${s}`;
+    if (s) return s;
+    return null;
+  };
+
+  // Our proxy's raw-text fallback shape: { nowPlaying: "…" }.
+  const np = asString(data.nowPlaying).trim();
+  if (np) return np;
+
+  // { song, artist } / { title, artist } at the top level.
+  const top =
+    joinSongArtist(data.song, data.artist) ?? joinSongArtist(data.title, data.artist);
+  if (top) return top;
+
+  // AzureCast: { now_playing: { song: { title, artist, text } } }.
+  if (isRecord(data.now_playing)) {
+    const inner = data.now_playing;
+    if (isRecord(inner.song)) {
+      const s = inner.song;
+      const text = asString(s.text).trim();
+      if (text) return text;
+      const made = joinSongArtist(s.title, s.artist);
+      if (made) return made;
+    }
+    const made = joinSongArtist(inner.song, inner.artist) ?? joinSongArtist(inner.title, inner.artist);
+    if (made) return made;
+  }
+
+  return "Live radio";
+}
+
+/** Extract the current DJ / show name when the provider exposes one. */
+function parseDj(data: unknown): string {
+  if (!isRecord(data)) return "";
+  const candidates: unknown[] = [data.dj, data.show_name, data.streamer, data.show];
+  if (isRecord(data.live)) {
+    candidates.push(data.live.streamer_name, data.live.streamer);
+  }
+  for (const c of candidates) {
+    if (isRecord(c)) {
+      const name = asString(c.username).trim() || asString(c.show_name).trim() || asString(c.name).trim();
+      if (name) return name;
+    } else {
+      const s = asString(c).trim();
+      if (s) return s;
+    }
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
+/** Extract the listener count from /api/radio/listeners ({ listeners }). */
+function parseListeners(data: unknown): number | null {
+  if (!isRecord(data)) return null;
+  const v = data.listeners;
+  if (typeof v === "number" && Number.isFinite(v)) return v;
+  return null;
+}
+
+export default function RadioPlayer() {
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
+
+  const [config, setConfig] = useState<RadioConfig | null>(null);
+  const [playing, setPlaying] = useState(false);
+  const [volume, setVolume] = useState(50); // 0–100
+  const [nowPlaying, setNowPlaying] = useState("Loading…");
+  const [dj, setDj] = useState("");
+  const [listeners, setListeners] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // Poll config + now-playing + listeners every POLL_MS; clear on unmount.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    async function getJson(url: string): Promise<unknown | null> {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(url, { cache: "no-store" });
+        if (!res.ok) return null;
+        return await res.json();
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    async function refresh() {
+      const [cfg, np, lst] = await Promise.all([
+        getJson("/api/radio/config"),
+        getJson("/api/radio/now-playing"),
+        getJson("/api/radio/listeners"),
+      ]);
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
+      if (cfg !== null) setConfig(parseConfig(cfg));
+      if (np !== null) {
+        setNowPlaying(parseNowPlaying(np));
+        setDj(parseDj(np));
+      }
+      if (lst !== null) setListeners(parseListeners(lst));
+    }
+
+    void refresh();
+    const id = setInterval(() => void refresh(), POLL_MS);
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      clearInterval(id);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  // Keep the <audio> volume in sync with the slider.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (audioRef.current) audioRef.current.volume = volume / 100;
+  }, [volume]);
+
+  const toggle = useCallback(async () => {
+    const audio = audioRef.current;
+    const streamUrl = config?.streamUrl;
+    if (!audio || !streamUrl) return;
+
+    if (playing) {
+      audio.pause();
+      setPlaying(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setError(null);
+    // (Re)point at the live stream each time we start so we never replay a
+    // buffered segment of a continuous broadcast.
+    if (audio.src !== streamUrl) audio.src = streamUrl;
+    audio.volume = volume / 100;
+    try {
+      await audio.play();
+      setPlaying(true);
+    } catch {
+      setError("Couldn't start playback. Check your browser settings.");
+      setPlaying(false);
+    }
+  }, [config?.streamUrl, playing, volume]);
+
+  // Disabled or unconfigured → render nothing (and ship no widget UI).
+  if (!config || !config.enabled || !config.streamUrl) return null;
+
+  const surface = "var(--color-surface)";
+  const primary = "var(--color-primary)";
+  const text = "var(--color-text)";
+  const muted = "var(--color-text-muted)";
+  const border = "color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 18%, transparent)";
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      aria-label={`${config.name} player`}
+      style={{
+        position: "fixed",
+        bottom: "1rem",
+        right: "1rem",
+        zIndex: 9999,
+        width: "min(20rem, calc(100vw - 2rem))",
+        background: surface,
+        color: text,
+        border: `1px solid ${border}`,
+        borderRadius: "14px",
+        boxShadow: "0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.18), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)",
+        padding: "0.7rem 0.85rem",
+        fontFamily: "inherit",
+      }}
+    >
+      <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.6rem" }}>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => void toggle()}
+          aria-label={playing ? "Pause radio" : "Play radio"}
+          aria-pressed={playing}
+          style={{
+            flex: "none",
+            width: "38px",
+            height: "38px",
+            borderRadius: "999px",
+            display: "grid",
+            placeItems: "center",
+            border: "none",
+            cursor: "pointer",
+            background: primary,
+            color: "var(--button-text-color)",
+            fontSize: "1rem",
+            lineHeight: 1,
+          }}
+        >
+          <span aria-hidden>{playing ? "⏸" : "▶"}</span>
+        </button>
+
+        <div style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
+          <div
+            style={{
+              display: "flex",
+              alignItems: "center",
+              gap: "0.4rem",
+              fontSize: "0.7rem",
+              fontWeight: 700,
+              textTransform: "uppercase",
+              letterSpacing: "0.04em",
+              color: primary,
+            }}
+          >
+            <span
+              aria-hidden
+              style={{
+                width: "8px",
+                height: "8px",
+                borderRadius: "999px",
+                background: playing ? "#16a34a" : muted,
+                boxShadow: playing
+                  ? "0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, #16a34a 22%, transparent)"
+                  : "none",
+              }}
+            />
+            <span style={{ overflow: "hidden", textOverflow: "ellipsis", whiteSpace: "nowrap" }}>
+              {config.name}
+              {dj ? ` · ${dj}` : ""}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <div
+            title={nowPlaying}
+            style={{
+              marginTop: "0.1rem",
+              fontSize: "0.8rem",
+              fontWeight: 600,
+              overflow: "hidden",
+              textOverflow: "ellipsis",
+              whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+            }}
+          >
+            {nowPlaying}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <span
+          aria-label={
+            listeners != null ? `${listeners.toLocaleString()} listeners` : "Listeners"
+          }
+          style={{
+            flex: "none",
+            display: "inline-flex",
+            alignItems: "center",
+            gap: "0.25rem",
+            fontSize: "0.75rem",
+            fontWeight: 700,
+            color: muted,
+          }}
+        >
+          <span aria-hidden>👥</span>
+          <span aria-hidden>{listeners != null ? listeners.toLocaleString() : "--"}</span>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+
+      <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.5rem", marginTop: "0.55rem" }}>
+        <span aria-hidden style={{ fontSize: "0.85rem", color: muted, lineHeight: 1 }}>
+          🔈
+        </span>
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min={0}
+          max={100}
+          value={volume}
+          onChange={(e) => setVolume(Number(e.target.value))}
+          aria-label="Volume"
+          style={{
+            flex: 1,
+            height: "4px",
+            cursor: "pointer",
+            accentColor: "var(--color-primary)",
+            padding: 0,
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {error ? (
+        <p
+          role="alert"
+          aria-live="polite"
+          style={{ margin: "0.45rem 0 0", fontSize: "0.72rem", color: "var(--color-danger)" }}
+        >
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {/* Hidden stream element. preload="none" so nothing loads until the user
+          hits play (and browsers block autoplay with sound regardless). */}
+      <audio ref={audioRef} preload="none" />
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/api.ts b/src/lib/api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d65303f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+/**
+ * JSON response helper for the public REST API. Serialises BigInt (Prisma ids)
+ * to strings — JSON.stringify throws on BigInt otherwise — and sets permissive
+ * CORS so the game client / external integrations can read it (mirrors the
+ * AtomCMS API CORS config).
+ */
+export function apiJson(data: unknown, init?: ResponseInit): NextResponse {
+  const body = JSON.stringify(data, (_k, v) => (typeof v === "bigint" ? v.toString() : v));
+  return new NextResponse(body, {
+    status: init?.status ?? 200,
+    headers: {
+      "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+      "access-control-allow-origin": "*",
+      "cache-control": "no-store",
+      ...(init?.headers ?? {}),
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+/** Standard error envelope. */
+export function apiError(message: string, status = 400): NextResponse {
+  return apiJson({ error: message }, { status });
+}
+
+/** Clamp a ?page / ?perPage pair from search params. */
+export function pagination(searchParams: URLSearchParams, defaultPer = 20, maxPer = 100) {
+  const page = Math.max(1, Number(searchParams.get("page") ?? "1") || 1);
+  const perPage = Math.min(maxPer, Math.max(1, Number(searchParams.get("perPage") ?? defaultPer) || defaultPer));
+  return { page, perPage, skip: (page - 1) * perPage, take: perPage };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/services/captcha.ts b/src/lib/services/captcha.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21457867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/services/captcha.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+
+/**
+ * Server-side CAPTCHA verification, driven by website_settings so staff pick the
+ * provider in housekeeping. Supports Cloudflare Turnstile and Google reCAPTCHA
+ * (the two AtomCMS offers, mutually exclusive). FAIL-OPEN by configuration: when
+ * no provider/secret is set, registration isn't blocked; only an explicitly
+ * configured provider with a failing/absent token blocks.
+ *
+ * Settings keys:
+ *   captcha_provider   = "turnstile" | "recaptcha" | "none" (default none)
+ *   turnstile_secret / turnstile_site_key
+ *   recaptcha_secret  / recaptcha_site_key
+ */
+export interface CaptchaConfig {
+  provider: "turnstile" | "recaptcha" | "none";
+  siteKey: string;
+  /** Form field the widget writes the token into. */
+  field: string;
+}
+
+const TURNSTILE_URL = "https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify";
+const RECAPTCHA_URL = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify";
+
+/** Public config the register page needs to render the widget (no secrets). */
+export async function captchaConfig(): Promise<CaptchaConfig> {
+  const provider = ((await siteSettings.get("captcha_provider", "none")) ?? "none").toLowerCase();
+  if (provider === "turnstile") {
+    return {
+      provider: "turnstile",
+      siteKey: (await siteSettings.get("turnstile_site_key", "")) ?? "",
+      field: "cf-turnstile-response",
+    };
+  }
+  if (provider === "recaptcha") {
+    return {
+      provider: "recaptcha",
+      siteKey: (await siteSettings.get("recaptcha_site_key", "")) ?? "",
+      field: "g-recaptcha-response",
+    };
+  }
+  return { provider: "none", siteKey: "", field: "" };
+}
+
+/** Verify a submitted token. Returns true when allowed (incl. fail-open). */
+export async function verifyCaptcha(token: string | null, remoteIp?: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const cfg = await captchaConfig();
+  if (cfg.provider === "none" || !cfg.siteKey) return true;
+
+  const secretKey = cfg.provider === "turnstile" ? "turnstile_secret" : "recaptcha_secret";
+  const secret = (await siteSettings.get(secretKey, "")) ?? "";
+  if (!secret) return true; // configured but no secret — don't hard-block
+  if (!token) return false;
+
+  const url = cfg.provider === "turnstile" ? TURNSTILE_URL : RECAPTCHA_URL;
+  const body = new URLSearchParams({ secret, response: token });
+  if (remoteIp) body.set("remoteip", remoteIp);
+
+  try {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5000);
+    const res = await fetch(url, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" },
+      body,
+      signal: controller.signal,
+      cache: "no-store",
+    });
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    const data = (await res.json()) as { success?: boolean };
+    return data?.success === true;
+  } catch {
+    // Network/timeout — fail-open so a provider outage can't lock out signups.
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/services/ip-lookup.ts b/src/lib/services/ip-lookup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b9dcddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/services/ip-lookup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+
+/**
+ * VPN / proxy / Tor detection via an external provider, driven by
+ * website_settings (configured at /admin/vpn). Mirrors AtomCMS's IP lookup used
+ * to block registrations from anonymising IPs. FAIL-OPEN: any error, missing
+ * config, or disabled toggle returns "not blocked".
+ *
+ * Settings keys: vpn_block_enabled ("1"), vpn_provider ("proxycheck" |
+ * "ipqualityscore"), vpn_api_key.
+ */
+export interface IpVerdict {
+  blocked: boolean;
+  reason?: string;
+}
+
+const PRIVATE_RE =
+  /^(127\.|10\.|192\.168\.|172\.(1[6-9]|2\d|3[01])\.|::1|fc|fd|localhost$|0\.0\.0\.0$)/i;
+
+export async function checkVpn(ip: string): Promise<IpVerdict> {
+  if (!ip || PRIVATE_RE.test(ip)) return { blocked: false };
+  if (!(await siteSettings.getBool("vpn_block_enabled", false))) return { blocked: false };
+
+  const provider = ((await siteSettings.get("vpn_provider", "proxycheck")) ?? "proxycheck").toLowerCase();
+  const apiKey = (await siteSettings.get("vpn_api_key", "")) ?? "";
+
+  try {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 4000);
+
+    if (provider === "ipqualityscore") {
+      if (!apiKey) return { blocked: false };
+      const res = await fetch(
+        `https://ipqualityscore.com/api/json/ip/${encodeURIComponent(apiKey)}/${encodeURIComponent(ip)}`,
+        { signal: controller.signal, cache: "no-store" },
+      );
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      const d = (await res.json()) as { proxy?: boolean; vpn?: boolean; tor?: boolean };
+      if (d?.vpn || d?.tor || d?.proxy) return { blocked: true, reason: "VPN/proxy detected" };
+      return { blocked: false };
+    }
+
+    // Default: proxycheck.io (works keyless at a low rate; key raises limits).
+    const url = `https://proxycheck.io/v2/${encodeURIComponent(ip)}?vpn=1&risk=1${apiKey ? `&key=${encodeURIComponent(apiKey)}` : ""}`;
+    const res = await fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal, cache: "no-store" });
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    const d = (await res.json()) as Record<string, { proxy?: string; type?: string }>;
+    const entry = d?.[ip];
+    if (entry?.proxy === "yes") return { blocked: true, reason: `${entry.type ?? "Proxy"} detected` };
+    return { blocked: false };
+  } catch {
+    return { blocked: false };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/services/radio.ts b/src/lib/services/radio.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec0a187d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/services/radio.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
+
+/**
+ * Best-effort radio stream helpers, shared by the public API and the jobs
+ * worker. They poll the now-playing / listeners endpoints configured in
+ * website_settings (AzureCast / Icecast / Shoutcast all differ), parsing the
+ * common shapes. Everything fails soft (returns null) on error/missing config.
+ */
+export interface NowPlaying {
+  title: string;
+  artist: string | null;
+}
+
+async function fetchJson(url: string, ms = 4000): Promise<unknown> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), ms);
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal, cache: "no-store" });
+    const text = await res.text();
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(text);
+    } catch {
+      return text; // plain-text "Artist - Title" (Shoutcast/Icecast metadata)
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
+
+function parseNowPlaying(d: unknown): NowPlaying | null {
+  if (!d) return null;
+  // AzureCast: { now_playing: { song: { title, artist } } }
+  const azure = (d as { now_playing?: { song?: { title?: string; artist?: string; text?: string } } })
+    .now_playing?.song;
+  if (azure?.title || azure?.text) {
+    return { title: azure.title ?? azure.text ?? "", artist: azure.artist ?? null };
+  }
+  // Generic JSON: { title, artist } or { songtitle }
+  const generic = d as { title?: string; artist?: string; songtitle?: string };
+  if (generic.title) return { title: generic.title, artist: generic.artist ?? null };
+  if (generic.songtitle) {
+    const [a, t] = generic.songtitle.split(" - ");
+    return t ? { title: t.trim(), artist: a.trim() } : { title: generic.songtitle, artist: null };
+  }
+  // Plain text "Artist - Title"
+  if (typeof d === "string" && d.trim()) {
+    const parts = d.split(" - ");
+    return parts.length > 1
+      ? { title: parts.slice(1).join(" - ").trim(), artist: parts[0].trim() }
+      : { title: d.trim(), artist: null };
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+export async function fetchNowPlaying(): Promise<NowPlaying | null> {
+  const url = (await siteSettings.get("radio_now_playing_api_url", "")) ?? "";
+  if (!url) return null;
+  return parseNowPlaying(await fetchJson(url));
+}
+
+export async function fetchListeners(): Promise<number | null> {
+  const url = (await siteSettings.get("radio_listeners_api_url", "")) ?? "";
+  if (!url) return null;
+  const d = await fetchJson(url);
+  if (d == null) return null;
+  const obj = d as { listeners?: unknown; current_listeners?: unknown };
+  const raw =
+    typeof d === "number"
+      ? d
+      : (obj.listeners ?? obj.current_listeners ?? (typeof d === "string" ? Number(d) : null));
+  const n = Number(
+    typeof raw === "object" && raw && "total" in (raw as Record<string, unknown>)
+      ? (raw as { total: unknown }).total
+      : raw,
+  );
+  return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : null;
+}