diff --git a/deploy/k8s/secret.example.yaml b/deploy/k8s/secret.example.yaml
index d5471020..d6611c11 100644
--- a/deploy/k8s/secret.example.yaml
+++ b/deploy/k8s/secret.example.yaml
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ stringData:
# Core — connect to Stalwart over JMAP
JMAP_SERVER_URL: "https://stalwart.sandbox.vnc.de"
SESSION_SECRET: "REPLACE_ME__openssl_rand_base64_32"
- # Branding
+ # Branding (theme defaults to VNClagoon in code; these set name + logo)
APP_NAME: "VNCmail+"
APP_SHORT_NAME: "VNCmail+"
- LOGIN_COMPANY_NAME: "VNC"
+ LOGIN_COMPANY_NAME: "VNClagoon"
+ LOGIN_LOGO_DARK_URL: "/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-dark.svg"
+ LOGIN_LOGO_LIGHT_URL: "/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-light.svg"
+ APP_LOGO_DARK_URL: "/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-dark.svg"
+ APP_LOGO_LIGHT_URL: "/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-light.svg"
+ LOGIN_LOGO_MAX_HEIGHT: "52"
# Housekeeping
BULWARK_UPDATE_CHECK: "off"
# Data dirs default to /app/data/* (mounted to the PVCs) — no need to set them.
diff --git a/lib/admin/types.ts b/lib/admin/types.ts
index b02a687d..90445203 100644
--- a/lib/admin/types.ts
+++ b/lib/admin/types.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export interface ThemePolicy {
export const DEFAULT_THEME_POLICY: ThemePolicy = {
disabledBuiltinThemes: [],
disabledThemes: [],
- defaultThemeId: null,
+ defaultThemeId: 'builtin-vnclagoon',
};
export interface SettingsPolicy {
diff --git a/lib/builtin-themes.ts b/lib/builtin-themes.ts
index 0fc940fd..6a7eb510 100644
--- a/lib/builtin-themes.ts
+++ b/lib/builtin-themes.ts
@@ -874,7 +874,125 @@ body[data-theme-skin="builtin-aurora-glass"] [role="menu"] [role="menuitem"]:foc
background-color: rgba(139, 123, 255, 0.22) !important;
}`;
+// "VNClagoon" — VNC's brand theme. Deep-navy grounds (#0A0E1A) with the
+// VNClagoon cyan (#00D4FF) as the single accent, DM Sans for body and Syne for
+// display. Dark is the brand-primary variant; the light variant deepens the
+// cyan (#00A5CC) so it stays legible on white. Fonts are self-hosted under
+// /fonts (OFL) so they render offline / behind the CSP.
+const vnclagoonCSS = `
+@font-face { font-family: 'DM Sans'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap; src: url('/fonts/dmsans-400.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'DM Sans'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; font-display: swap; src: url('/fonts/dmsans-500.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'DM Sans'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; font-display: swap; src: url('/fonts/dmsans-700.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'Syne'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; font-display: swap; src: url('/fonts/syne-700.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'Syne'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 800; font-display: swap; src: url('/fonts/syne-800.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+:root {
+ --color-border: #dce3ee;
+ --color-input: #dce3ee;
+ --color-ring: #00a5cc;
+ --color-background: #ffffff;
+ --color-foreground: #0a0e1a;
+ --color-primary: #00a5cc;
+ --color-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
+ --color-secondary: #eef2f8;
+ --color-secondary-foreground: #0a0e1a;
+ --color-muted: #eef2f8;
+ --color-muted-foreground: #5a6478;
+ --color-accent: #e3f7fd;
+ --color-accent-foreground: #006f8c;
+ --color-destructive: #e5484d;
+ --color-destructive-foreground: #ffffff;
+ --color-popover: #ffffff;
+ --color-popover-foreground: #0a0e1a;
+ --color-sidebar: #f7f9fc;
+ --color-sidebar-foreground: #0a0e1a;
+ --color-sidebar-border: #dce3ee;
+ --color-sidebar-accent: #eef2f8;
+ --color-sidebar-accent-foreground: #0a0e1a;
+ --color-card: #ffffff;
+ --color-card-foreground: #0a0e1a;
+ --color-success: #16a34a;
+ --color-success-foreground: #ffffff;
+ --color-warning: #ca8a04;
+ --color-warning-foreground: #ffffff;
+ --color-info: #00a5cc;
+ --color-info-foreground: #ffffff;
+ --color-selection: #e3f7fd;
+ --color-selection-foreground: #006f8c;
+ --color-unread: #00a5cc;
+ --color-chart-1: #00a5cc;
+ --color-chart-2: #16a34a;
+ --color-chart-3: #ca8a04;
+ --color-chart-4: #e5484d;
+ --color-chart-5: #6d8bff;
+}
+.dark {
+ --color-border: #1e2740;
+ --color-input: #1e2740;
+ --color-ring: #00d4ff;
+ --color-background: #0a0e1a;
+ --color-foreground: #e8ecf4;
+ --color-primary: #00d4ff;
+ --color-primary-foreground: #05121b;
+ --color-secondary: #141b2e;
+ --color-secondary-foreground: #e8ecf4;
+ --color-muted: #141b2e;
+ --color-muted-foreground: #8a97b0;
+ --color-accent: #10263a;
+ --color-accent-foreground: #7fe6ff;
+ --color-destructive: #ff5a5f;
+ --color-destructive-foreground: #ffffff;
+ --color-popover: #111726;
+ --color-popover-foreground: #e8ecf4;
+ --color-sidebar: #080b14;
+ --color-sidebar-foreground: #e8ecf4;
+ --color-sidebar-border: #1e2740;
+ --color-sidebar-accent: #141b2e;
+ --color-sidebar-accent-foreground: #e8ecf4;
+ --color-card: #111726;
+ --color-card-foreground: #e8ecf4;
+ --color-success: #22c55e;
+ --color-success-foreground: #05121b;
+ --color-warning: #f6c544;
+ --color-warning-foreground: #05121b;
+ --color-info: #00d4ff;
+ --color-info-foreground: #05121b;
+ --color-selection: rgba(0, 212, 255, 0.20);
+ --color-selection-foreground: #7fe6ff;
+ --color-unread: #00d4ff;
+ --color-chart-1: #00d4ff;
+ --color-chart-2: #22c55e;
+ --color-chart-3: #f6c544;
+ --color-chart-4: #ff5a5f;
+ --color-chart-5: #6d8bff;
+}`;
+
+// Syne display face on headings; DM Sans everywhere else. Scoped to the skin
+// so it detaches cleanly when the theme is switched off.
+const vnclagoonSkin = `
+body[data-theme-skin="builtin-vnclagoon"] {
+ font-family: "DM Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+}
+body[data-theme-skin="builtin-vnclagoon"] h1,
+body[data-theme-skin="builtin-vnclagoon"] h2,
+body[data-theme-skin="builtin-vnclagoon"] h3 {
+ font-family: "Syne", "DM Sans", sans-serif;
+ letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+}`;
+
export const BUILTIN_THEMES: InstalledTheme[] = [
+ {
+ id: 'builtin-vnclagoon',
+ name: 'VNClagoon',
+ version: '1.0.0',
+ author: 'VNC',
+ description: 'VNClagoon brand theme — deep navy with cyan accent, DM Sans + Syne',
+ css: vnclagoonCSS,
+ skin: vnclagoonSkin,
+ variants: ['light', 'dark'],
+ typography: { fontSans: '"DM Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif' },
+ enabled: true,
+ builtIn: true,
+ },
{
id: 'builtin-qui',
name: 'Qui',
diff --git a/public/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-dark.svg b/public/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-dark.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d578bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-dark.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
diff --git a/public/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-light.svg b/public/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-light.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c11e3a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/branding/vncmail-wordmark-on-light.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
diff --git a/public/fonts/dmsans-400.woff2 b/public/fonts/dmsans-400.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f8cb550
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/fonts/dmsans-400.woff2 differ
diff --git a/public/fonts/dmsans-500.woff2 b/public/fonts/dmsans-500.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f8cb550
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/fonts/dmsans-500.woff2 differ
diff --git a/public/fonts/dmsans-700.woff2 b/public/fonts/dmsans-700.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f8cb550
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/fonts/dmsans-700.woff2 differ
diff --git a/public/fonts/syne-700.woff2 b/public/fonts/syne-700.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb292f31
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/fonts/syne-700.woff2 differ
diff --git a/public/fonts/syne-800.woff2 b/public/fonts/syne-800.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb292f31
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/fonts/syne-800.woff2 differ
diff --git a/stores/theme-store.ts b/stores/theme-store.ts
index 1313ca60..8af41746 100644
--- a/stores/theme-store.ts
+++ b/stores/theme-store.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ let themeSyncPromise: Promise | null = null;
export const useThemeStore = create()(
persist(
(set, get) => ({
- theme: 'system',
- resolvedTheme: 'light',
+ theme: 'dark',
+ resolvedTheme: 'dark',
hydrated: false,
installedThemes: [...BUILTIN_THEMES],
activeThemeId: null,
diff --git a/vnc/VNC-CHANGES.md b/vnc/VNC-CHANGES.md
index 30c3b6ff..8edbcaf8 100644
--- a/vnc/VNC-CHANGES.md
+++ b/vnc/VNC-CHANGES.md
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ that merging new upstream releases stays a triage exercise, not an archaeology d
| 2026-08-03 | `deploy/k8s/` (new) | k8s manifests + runbook for microk8s deploy | Bulwark is stateful → runs as a container w/ persistent volumes, not Vercel serverless |
| 2026-08-03 | `.gitignore` | ignore `deploy/k8s/secret.yaml` | keep the real env secret out of git |
+| 2026-08-03 | `public/branding/*.svg` (new) | VNCmail wordmark (on-dark + on-light) | VNC logo (placeholder — swap official SVG) |
+| 2026-08-03 | `public/fonts/*.woff2` (new) | DM Sans 400/500/700 + Syne 700/800 (OFL, self-hosted) | VNClagoon typography |
+| 2026-08-03 | `lib/builtin-themes.ts` | add `builtin-vnclagoon` theme (navy+cyan, DM Sans/Syne, @font-face) | VNClagoon brand theme |
+| 2026-08-03 | `lib/admin/types.ts` | `DEFAULT_THEME_POLICY.defaultThemeId` → `builtin-vnclagoon` | make VNClagoon the default theme |
+| 2026-08-03 | `stores/theme-store.ts` | default `theme`/`resolvedTheme` → `dark` | dark-first per VNClagoon styleguide |
_Note: Vercel was tried and **abandoned** on 2026-08-03. Bulwark writes to a local
data dir (`/app/data/*`); Vercel serverless has a read-only filesystem → crash