diff --git a/client/src/App.css b/client/src/App.css
index 6bbdcbf..7b421fe 100644
--- a/client/src/App.css
+++ b/client/src/App.css
@@ -672,9 +672,18 @@ html.scheme-dark .themed-select-option.is-selected {
   font-size: 13px;
   padding: 6px 12px;
   border-radius: 20px;
-  background: var(--app-btn-secondary-bg);
-  border: 1px solid var(--app-btn-secondary-border);
-  color: var(--app-btn-secondary-text);
+  background: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.08);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.18);
+  color: var(--app-text-muted);
+  cursor: default;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.skipper-badge__name {
+  max-width: 140px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .btn-icon {
diff --git a/client/src/components/LogbookDashboard.tsx b/client/src/components/LogbookDashboard.tsx
index b81b644..85690b9 100644
--- a/client/src/components/LogbookDashboard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/LogbookDashboard.tsx
@@ -206,9 +206,13 @@ export default function LogbookDashboard({ onSelectLogbook, onLogout }: LogbookD
           </div>
 
           {/* Skipper profile */}
-          <div className="skipper-badge">
-            <User size={16} />
-            <span>{username}</span>
+          <div
+            className="skipper-badge"
+            title={t('dashboard.logged_in_as', { name: username })}
+            aria-label={t('dashboard.logged_in_as', { name: username })}
+          >
+            <User size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+            <span className="skipper-badge__name">{username}</span>
           </div>
 
           {/* Lang toggle */}
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json
index d95c7b2..c159b2f 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
       "create_btn": "Logbuch erstellen",
       "new_logbook_placeholder": "Name des Logbuchs oder der Yacht",
       "logout": "Abmelden",
+      "logged_in_as": "Angemeldet als {{name}}",
       "delete_confirm": "Sind Sie sicher, dass Sie dieses Logbuch unwiderruflich löschen möchten? Alle lokalen Daten und Server-Kopien werden vernichtet.\n\nTipp: Erstellen Sie vorher unter Einstellungen → Backup & Wiederherstellung eine Sicherungskopie (.daagbok.json), falls Sie die Daten später behalten möchten.",
       "no_logbooks": "Keine Logbücher gefunden. Erstellen Sie Ihr erstes Logbuch, um zu beginnen!",
       "loading": "Logbücher werden geladen...",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 495c9df..018aaa6 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
       "create_btn": "Create Logbook",
       "new_logbook_placeholder": "Logbook or Yacht Name",
       "logout": "Logout",
+      "logged_in_as": "Signed in as {{name}}",
       "delete_confirm": "Are you sure you want to permanently delete this logbook? All local data and server copies will be destroyed.\n\nTip: Create a backup first under Settings → Backup & restore (.daagbok.json) if you may need the data later.",
       "no_logbooks": "No logbooks found. Create your first logbook to begin!",
       "loading": "Loading logbooks...",
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2028163..83d69d3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ services:
       VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY: ${VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY:-}
       VAPID_SUBJECT: ${VAPID_SUBJECT:-mailto:support@kapteins-daagbok.eu}
       OpenWeatherMapAPIKey: ${OpenWeatherMapAPIKey:-}
+      NTFY_SERVER: ${NTFY_SERVER:-https://ntfy.sh}
+      NTFY_TOPIC: ${NTFY_TOPIC:-}
+      NTFY_TOKEN: ${NTFY_TOKEN:-}
     command: sh -c "npx prisma db push && node dist/index.js"
     depends_on:
       db:
diff --git a/scripts/start-dev.sh b/scripts/start-dev.sh
index 092af8f..3da25f1 100755
--- a/scripts/start-dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-dev.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,66 @@
 # Configuration
 SERVER_PORT=5000
 CLIENT_PORT=5173
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+resolve_node_toolchain() {
+  # Common install locations when login shell PATH is not loaded
+  if command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  if [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    . "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+  elif [ -s "/usr/local/nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    . "/usr/local/nvm/nvm.sh"
+  fi
+
+  if [ -d "$HOME/.fnm" ] && command -v fnm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    eval "$(fnm env)"
+  fi
+
+  for candidate in \
+    /usr/local/bin/npm \
+    /usr/bin/npm \
+    "$HOME/.local/share/fnm/current/bin/npm" \
+    "$HOME/.nvm/versions/node/"*/bin/npm; do
+    if [ -x "$candidate" ]; then
+      export PATH="$(dirname "$candidate"):$PATH"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+
+  command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+require_node_toolchain() {
+  if resolve_node_toolchain; then
+    echo "Using Node $(node -v), npm $(npm -v)"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "Error: npm was not found in PATH."
+  echo ""
+  echo "This script starts local Vite/Express dev servers and requires Node.js 20+ with npm."
+  echo "Install Node.js on this machine, or use the Docker-based stack instead:"
+  echo "  ./scripts/start-dev-docker.sh"
+  echo ""
+  echo "On the production host, prefer updating the running stack:"
+  echo "  docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d --build"
+  echo "  # or from your workstation: ./scripts/update-prod.sh"
+  exit 1
+}
 
 echo "========================================"
 echo "   Kapteins Daagbok Dev Environment   "
 echo "========================================"
 echo "Preparing to (re)start services..."
 
+require_node_toolchain
+
 # Clean up processes running on ports
 cleanup_port() {
   local port=$1
@@ -77,18 +131,40 @@ fi
 
 # Start backend server
 echo "Starting backend API server..."
-cd server
+cd "$REPO_ROOT/server" || exit 1
+if [ ! -d node_modules ]; then
+  echo "Error: server/node_modules missing. Run: cd server && npm ci"
+  exit 1
+fi
 npm run dev &
-cd ..
+BACKEND_PID=$!
+cd "$REPO_ROOT" || exit 1
 
 # Sleep briefly to let server start up
 sleep 1.5
+if ! kill -0 "$BACKEND_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: Backend dev server exited immediately. Check server logs above."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 # Start frontend client
 echo "Starting frontend dev server..."
-cd client
+cd "$REPO_ROOT/client" || exit 1
+if [ ! -d node_modules ]; then
+  echo "Error: client/node_modules missing. Run: cd client && npm ci"
+  kill "$BACKEND_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  exit 1
+fi
 npm run dev &
-cd ..
+CLIENT_PID=$!
+cd "$REPO_ROOT" || exit 1
+
+sleep 1.5
+if ! kill -0 "$CLIENT_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: Frontend dev server exited immediately. Check client logs above."
+  kill "$BACKEND_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "========================================"
 echo "Dev services are now running:"
diff --git a/server/src/services/ntfyNotify.ts b/server/src/services/ntfyNotify.ts
index 97632bc..40a2e5b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/ntfyNotify.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/ntfyNotify.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function sendFeedbackViaNtfy(payload: FeedbackPayload): Promise<voi
   }
 
   const categoryLabel = payload.category.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + payload.category.slice(1)
-  const title = `Kapteins Daagbok – ${categoryLabel}`
+  const title = `Kapteins Daagbok - ${categoryLabel}`
 
   const lines = [
     payload.message,