diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 93963fd..305a158 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 # Pinned tags only — no :latest, no floating minors.
 
 # ── 1. Build ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-FROM node:24.15.0-alpine3.23 AS build
+# Debian slim (glibc) for the build stage. Alpine/musl works in theory with
+# libc6-compat, but Tailwind v4 oxide + lightningcss + rolldown prebuilt
+# .node bindings keep finding new ways to fail there. Debian slim is the
+# known-good path and the build stage is thrown away after COPY --from.
+FROM node:24.15.0-bookworm-slim AS build
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# libc6-compat: the prebuilt @tailwindcss/oxide and lightningcss .node bindings
-# are linked against a glibc-compatible runtime and fail to load on bare Alpine
-# musl otherwise — which kills `npm ci` during its postinstall probe.
-RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
-
 # Copy lockfile first so `npm ci` layer caches when only source changes.
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm ci --no-audit --no-fund
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c915af1..e7ef1c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ Portainer builds the image from the `Dockerfile` at the repo root each time the
 3. Deploy. The site comes up on host port **5555** (internal container port 80).
 4. Health: `GET /health` returns `200 ok`.
 
-Pinned images: `node:24.15.0-alpine3.23` (build stage), `nginx:1.27.3-alpine` (serve stage). Bump explicitly when you want to upgrade — no floating tags.
+Pinned images: `node:24.15.0-bookworm-slim` (build stage, glibc — Alpine/musl fights with Tailwind v4's native bindings), `nginx:1.27.3-alpine` (serve stage). Bump explicitly when you want to upgrade — no floating tags.
diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.vue b/src/pages/HomePage.vue
index d4d812b..0f77362 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.vue
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Button from '@/design-system/components/Button.vue'
 
 <template>
   <div class="min-h-screen bg-surface">
-    <Navbar variant="brand" layout="floating" :cart-count="0" />
+    <Navbar variant="brand" layout="standard" :cart-count="0" />
 
     <section class="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-6 py-28 text-center">
       <p class="eyebrow mb-4">Scaffolding</p>