diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 96a6278..d6c1fda 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./web_server
     ports:
-      - "5000"
+      - "5000:5000"
     networks:
       - app_network
     env_file:
diff --git a/frontend/public/images/sample_game_video.mp4 b/frontend/public/images/sample_game_video.mp4
index 6cee752..5869a6d 100644
Binary files a/frontend/public/images/sample_game_video.mp4 and b/frontend/public/images/sample_game_video.mp4 differ
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index dabc545..f41f3b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { AuthContext } from "./context/AuthContext";
 import { StreamsProvider } from "./context/StreamsContext";
 import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom";
-import HomePage, { PersonalisedHomePage } from "./pages/HomePage";
+import HomePage from "./pages/HomePage";
 import StreamerRoute from "./components/Stream/StreamerRoute";
 import NotFoundPage from "./pages/NotFoundPage";
 
 function App() {
   const [isLoggedIn, setIsLoggedIn] = useState(false);
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetch("/api/get_login_status")
       .then((response) => response.json())
-      .then((loggedIn) => {
-        setIsLoggedIn(loggedIn);
+      .then((data) => {
+        setIsLoggedIn(data.status);
+        setUsername(data.username);
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error("Error fetching login status:", error);
@@ -22,13 +24,13 @@ function App() {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <AuthContext.Provider value={{ isLoggedIn, setIsLoggedIn }}>
+    <AuthContext.Provider value={{ isLoggedIn, username, setIsLoggedIn, setUsername }}>
       <StreamsProvider>
         <BrowserRouter>
           <Routes>
             <Route
               path="/"
-              element={isLoggedIn ? <PersonalisedHomePage /> : <HomePage />}
+              element={isLoggedIn ? <HomePage variant="personalised" /> : <HomePage />}
             />
             <Route path="/:streamerName" element={<StreamerRoute />} />
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/styles/index.css b/frontend/src/assets/styles/index.css
index ffdd81d..6df375c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/styles/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/styles/index.css
@@ -20,25 +20,6 @@
   background: #555;
 }
 
-.bg-repeat {
-  animation: moving_bg 200s linear infinite;
-}
-
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-  .bg-repeat {
-    animation: none;
-  }
-}
-
-@keyframes moving_bg {
-  0% {
-    background-position: 0% 0%;
-  }
-  100% {
-    background-position: 100% 0%;
-  }
-}
-
 /* 
 :root {
   font-family: Inter, system-ui, Avenir, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Layout/Logo.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Layout/Logo.tsx
index d25c214..6b4caf5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Layout/Logo.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Layout/Logo.tsx
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ interface LogoProps {
 
 const Logo: React.FC<LogoProps> = ({ variant = "default" }) => {
   const gradient =
-    "bg-gradient-to-br from-yellow-400 via-red-500 to-indigo-500 text-transparent bg-clip-text group-hover:mx-1 transition-all";
+    "text-transparent group-hover:mx-1 transition-all";
   return (
     <Link to="/" className="cursor-pointer">
       <div id="logo" className={`group py-3 text-center font-bold hover:scale-110 transition-all ${variant === "home" ? "text-[12vh]" : "text-[4vh]"}`}>
         <h6 className="text-sm bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-400 via-green-500 to-indigo-500 font-black text-transparent bg-clip-text">
           Go on, have a...
         </h6>
-        <div className="flex w-fit min-w-[30vw] justify-center leading-none transition-all">
+        <div className="flex w-fit min-w-[30vw] bg-logo bg-clip-text animate-moving_text_colour bg-[length:300%_300%] justify-center leading-none transition-all">
           <span className={gradient}>G</span>
           <span className={gradient}>A</span>
           <span className={gradient}>N</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Layout/Name.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Layout/Name.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c8f095..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/Layout/Name.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-const Name = () => {
-    return (
-        <div id="logo" className="text-center">
-            <span className="text-7xl font-bold italic bg-agog bg-clip-text text-transparent leading-none p-1 hover:scale-110 transition-all hover:animate-agog bg-[length:300%_300%]">
-                AGOG
-            </span>
-        </div>
-    );
-};
-
-export default Name;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Stream/StreamerRoute.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Stream/StreamerRoute.tsx
index 897e447..701e16c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Stream/StreamerRoute.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Stream/StreamerRoute.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const StreamerRoute: React.FC = () => {
     checkStreamStatus();
 
     // Poll for live status changes
-    const interval = setInterval(checkStreamStatus, 90000); // Check every 90 seconds
+    const interval = setInterval(checkStreamStatus, 1000); // Check every 90 seconds
 
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
   }, [streamerName]);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Video/ChatPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Video/ChatPanel.tsx
index 5e7fc85..88595dd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Video/ChatPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Video/ChatPanel.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { io, Socket } from "socket.io-client";
 import Input from "../Layout/Input";
+import { useAuth } from "../../context/AuthContext";
 
 interface ChatMessage {
   chatter_id: string;
@@ -10,21 +11,21 @@ interface ChatMessage {
 
 interface ChatPanelProps {
   streamId: number;
-  chatterId?: string; // Optional as user might not be logged in
 }
 
-const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId, chatterId }) => {
+const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId }) => {
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessage[]>([]);
   const [inputMessage, setInputMessage] = useState("");
   const [socket, setSocket] = useState<Socket | null>(null);
   const chatContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const { isLoggedIn, username } = useAuth();
 
   // Initialize socket connection
   useEffect(() => {
     const newSocket = io("/", {
       path: "/api/socket.io",
       withCredentials: true
-    }); // Make sure this matches your backend URL
+    });
     setSocket(newSocket);
 
     newSocket.on("connect", () => {
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId, chatterId }) => {
       setMessages(prev => [...prev, data]);
     });
 
+    newSocket.on("connect_error", (error) => {
+      console.error("Socket connection error:", error);
+    });
+  
+    newSocket.on("connect_timeout", () => {
+      console.error("Socket connection timeout");
+    });
+
     newSocket.on("error", (error) => {
       console.error("Socket error:", error);
     });
@@ -74,10 +83,12 @@ const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId, chatterId }) => {
   }, [messages]);
 
   const sendChat = () => {
-    if (!inputMessage.trim() || !chatterId || !socket) return;
+    if (!inputMessage.trim() || !socket) {
+      console.log("No message to send or socket not initialized!");
+      return;
+    };
 
     socket.emit("send_message", {
-      chatter_id: chatterId,
       stream_id: streamId,
       message: inputMessage.trim()
     });
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@ const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId, chatterId }) => {
             <span className="text-gray-400 text-sm">
               {new Date(msg.time_sent).toLocaleTimeString()}
             </span>
-            <span className={`font-bold ${msg.chatter_id === chatterId ? "text-blue-400" : "text-green-400"}`}> {msg.chatter_id}: </span>
+            <span className={`font-bold ${msg.chatter_id === username ? "text-blue-400" : "text-green-400"}`}> {msg.chatter_id}: </span>
             <span>{msg.message}</span>
           </div>
         ))}
@@ -118,13 +129,13 @@ const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId, chatterId }) => {
           value={inputMessage}
           onChange={(e) => setInputMessage(e.target.value)}
           onKeyDown={handleKeyPress}
-          placeholder={chatterId ? "Type a message..." : "Login to chat"}
-          disabled={!chatterId}
+          placeholder={isLoggedIn ? "Type a message..." : "Login to chat"}
+          disabled={!isLoggedIn}
           extraClasses="flex-grow disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
         />
         <button
           onClick={sendChat}
-          disabled={!chatterId}
+          disabled={!isLoggedIn}
           className="px-4 py-2 bg-purple-600 text-white rounded-lg hover:bg-purple-700 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
         >
           Send
diff --git a/frontend/src/context/AuthContext.tsx b/frontend/src/context/AuthContext.tsx
index 47d675a..fbec738 100644
--- a/frontend/src/context/AuthContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/context/AuthContext.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import { createContext, useContext } from "react";
 
 interface AuthContextType {
   isLoggedIn: boolean;
+  username: string | null;
   setIsLoggedIn: (value: boolean) => void;
+  setUsername: (value: string | null) => void;
 }
 
 export const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextType | undefined>(
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
index b34b4ef..47c6d8f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import Navbar from "../components/Layout/Navbar";
 import StreamListRow from "../components/Layout/StreamListRow";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useStreams } from "../context/StreamsContext";
-import Name from "../components/Layout/Name";
 
-const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
+interface HomePageProps {
+  variant?: "default" | "personalised";
+}
+
+const HomePage: React.FC<HomePageProps> = ({ variant = "default" }) => {
   const { featuredStreams, featuredCategories } = useStreams();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
@@ -17,54 +20,22 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <div
       id="home-page"
-      className="bg-repeat"
+      className="animate-moving_bg"
       style={{ backgroundImage: "url(/images/background-pattern.svg)" }}
     >
       <Navbar variant="home" />
-      <Name></Name>
+
+      {/*//TODO Extract StreamListRow away, to ListRow so that it makes sense for categories to be there also */}
 
       <StreamListRow
-        title="Live Now"
-        description="Streamers that are currently live"
+        title={"Live Now" + (variant === "personalised" ? " - Recommended" : "")}
+        description={variant === "personalised" ? "We think you might like these streams - Streamers recommended for you" : "Streamers that are currently live"}
         streams={featuredStreams}
         onStreamClick={handleStreamClick}
       />
       <StreamListRow
-        title="Trending Categories"
-        description="Categories that have been 'popping off' lately"
-        streams={featuredCategories}
-        onStreamClick={() => {}} //TODO
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
-export const PersonalisedHomePage: React.FC = () => {
-  const { featuredStreams, featuredCategories } = useStreams();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-
-  const handleStreamClick = (streamId: number, streamerName: string) => {
-    console.log(`Navigating to ${streamId}`);
-    navigate(`/${streamerName}`);
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      id="personalised-home-page"
-      className="bg-repeat"
-      style={{ backgroundImage: "url(/images/background-pattern.svg)" }}
-    >
-      <Navbar variant="home" />
-      {/*//TODO Extract StreamListRow away to ListRow so that it makes sense for categories to be there also */}
-      <StreamListRow
-        title="Live Now - Recommended"
-        description="We think you might like these streams - Streamers recommended for you"
-        streams={featuredStreams}
-        onStreamClick={handleStreamClick}
-      />
-      <StreamListRow
-        title="Followed Categories"
-        description="Current streams from your followed categories"
+        title={variant === "personalised" ? "Followed Categories" : "Trending Categories"}
+        description={variant === "personalised" ? "Current streams from your followed categories" : "Categories that have been 'popping off' lately"}
         streams={featuredCategories}
         onStreamClick={() => {}} //TODO
       />
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
index 9d99fbe..00fb44b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const VideoPage: React.FC<VideoPageProps> = ({ streamId }) => {
         <VideoPlayer streamId={streamId} />
 
         {isLoggedIn ? (
-          <ChatPanel streamId={streamId} chatterId="chatter-man" />
+          <ChatPanel streamId={streamId} />
         ) : (
           <ChatPanel streamId={streamId} />
         )}
diff --git a/frontend/tailwind.config.js b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
index 3fc87bc..a1a3d6b 100644
--- a/frontend/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
@@ -6,20 +6,27 @@ export default {
   ],
   theme: {
     extend: {
+      
+      animation: {
+        moving_text_colour: "moving_text_colour 6s ease-in-out infinite alternate",
+        moving_bg: 'moving_bg 200s linear infinite'
+      },
+      
+      
+      backgroundImage: {
+        logo: "linear-gradient(45deg, #60A5FA, #8B5CF6, #EC4899, #FACC15,#60A5FA, #8B5CF6, #EC4899, #FACC15)",
+      },
+
       keyframes: {
-        agog: {
+        moving_text_colour: {
           "0%": { backgroundPosition: "0% 50%" },
           "100%": { backgroundPosition: "100% 50%" },
         },
-      },
-
-      animation: {
-        agog: "agog 6s linear infinite",
-      },
-
-      backgroundImage: {
-        agog: "linear-gradient(to right, #60A5FA, #8B5CF6, #EC4899, #FACC15,#60A5FA, #8B5CF6, #EC4899, #FACC15)",
-      },
+        moving_bg: {
+          '0%': { backgroundPosition: '0% 0%' },
+          '100%': { backgroundPosition: '100% 0%' }
+        }
+      }
     },
   },
   plugins: [
diff --git a/web_server/blueprints/authentication.py b/web_server/blueprints/authentication.py
index 312027b..0a4a853 100644
--- a/web_server/blueprints/authentication.py
+++ b/web_server/blueprints/authentication.py
@@ -25,13 +25,10 @@ def signup():
 
     # Validation - ensure all fields exist, users cannot have an empty field
     if not all([username, email, password]):
-        fields = ["username", "email", "password"]
-        for x in fields:
-            if not [username, email, password][fields.index(x)]:
-                fields.remove(x)
+        error_fields = get_error_fields([username, email, password]), #!←← find the error_fields, to highlight them in red to the user on the frontend
         return jsonify({
             "account_created": False,
-            "error_fields": fields,
+            "error_fields": error_fields,
             "message": "Missing required fields"
         }), 400
     
@@ -41,9 +38,10 @@ def signup():
         email = sanitizer(email, "email")
         password = sanitizer(password, "password")
     except ValueError as e:
+        error_fields = get_error_fields([username, email, password])
         return jsonify({
             "account_created": False,
-            "error_fields": fields,
+            "error_fields": error_fields,
             "message": "Invalid input received"
         }), 400
 
@@ -204,3 +202,10 @@ def logout() -> dict:
     """
     session.clear()
     return {"logged_in": False}
+
+def get_error_fields(values: list):
+    fields = ["username", "email", "password"]
+    for x in fields:
+        if not values[fields.index(x)]:
+            fields.remove(x)
+    return fields
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web_server/blueprints/chat.py b/web_server/blueprints/chat.py
index 2fa4b63..0b8003a 100644
--- a/web_server/blueprints/chat.py
+++ b/web_server/blueprints/chat.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ socketio = SocketIO()
 # <---------------------- ROUTES NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO VIDEO OR DELETED AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE ---------------------->
 # TODO: Add a route that deletes all chat logs when the stream is finished
 
+
 @socketio.on("connect")
 def handle_connection() -> None:
     """
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ def handle_connection() -> None:
     """
     print("Client Connected")   # Confirmation connect has been made
 
+
 @socketio.on("join")
 def handle_join(data) -> None:
     """
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ def handle_join(data) -> None:
         join_room(stream_id)
         emit("status", {"message": f"Welcome to the chat, stream_id: {stream_id}"}, room=stream_id)
 
+
 @socketio.on("leave")
 def handle_leave(data) -> None:
     """
@@ -36,11 +39,12 @@ def handle_leave(data) -> None:
         leave_room(stream_id)
         emit("status", {"message": f"user left room {stream_id}"}, room=stream_id)
 
+
 @chat_bp.route("/chat/<int:stream_id>")
 def get_past_chat(stream_id: int):
     """
     Returns a JSON object to be passed to the server.
-    
+
     Output structure in the following format: `{chatter_id: message}` for all chats.
 
     Ran once when a user first logs into a stream to get the most recent 50 chat messages.
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ def get_past_chat(stream_id: int):
     # Connect to the database
     db = Database()
     cursor = db.create_connection()
-    
+
     # fetched in format: [(chatter_id, message, time_sent)]
     all_chats = cursor.execute("""
                                SELECT *
@@ -62,13 +66,15 @@ def get_past_chat(stream_id: int):
                                )
                                ORDER BY time_sent ASC;""", (stream_id,)).fetchall()
     db.close_connection()
-    
+
     # Create JSON output of chat_history to pass through NGINX proxy
-    chat_history = [{"chatter_id": chat[0], "message": chat[1], "time_sent": chat[2]} for chat in all_chats]
+    chat_history = [{"chatter_id": chat[0], "message": chat[1],
+                     "time_sent": chat[2]} for chat in all_chats]
 
     # Pass the chat history to the proxy
     return jsonify({"chat_history": chat_history}), 200
 
+
 @socketio.on("send_message")
 def send_chat(data) -> None:
     """
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ def send_chat(data) -> None:
     if not all([chatter_id, message, stream_id]):
         emit("error", {"error": "Unable to send a chat"}, broadcast=False)
         return
-    
+
     # Save chat information to database so other users can see
     db = Database()
     cursor = db.create_connection()
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ def send_chat(data) -> None:
 
     # Send the chat message to the client so it can be displayed
     emit("new_message", {
-        "chatter_id":chatter_id,
-        "message":message,
+        "chatter_id": chatter_id,
+        "message": message,
         "time_sent": datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-        }, room=stream_id)
\ No newline at end of file
+    }, room=stream_id)
diff --git a/web_server/blueprints/user.py b/web_server/blueprints/user.py
index 6d6d0ac..a313f3c 100644
--- a/web_server/blueprints/user.py
+++ b/web_server/blueprints/user.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from utils.user_utils import is_subscribed, is_following, subscription_expiratio
 
 user_bp = Blueprint("user", __name__)
 
+
 @user_bp.route('/is_subscribed/<int:user_id>/<int:streamer_id>')
 def user_subscribed(user_id: int, streamer_id: int):
     """
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def user_following(user_id: int, streamer_id: int):
     """
     if is_following(user_id, streamer_id):
         return jsonify({"following": True})
-    return jsonify({"following": False})       
+    return jsonify({"following": False})
 
 
 @user_bp.route('/subscription_remaining/<int:user_id>/<int:streamer_id>')
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ def user_subscription_expiration(user_id: int, streamer_id: int):
     Returns remaining time until subscription expiration
     """
     remaining_time = subscription_expiration(user_id, streamer_id)
-        
+
     return jsonify({"remaining_time": remaining_time})
     
 @user_bp.route('/get_login_status')
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ def get_login_status():
     """
     Returns whether the user is logged in or not
     """
-    return jsonify(session.get("username") is not None)
+    username = session.get("username")
+    return jsonify({'status': username is not None, 'username': username})
+
 
 @user_bp.route('/authenticate_user')
 def authenticate_user() -> dict:
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ def authenticate_user() -> dict:
     """
     return {"authenticated": True}
 
+
 @user_bp.route('/forgot_password', methods=['POST'])
 def forgot_password():
     """
diff --git a/web_server/requirements.txt b/web_server/requirements.txt
index 2460d7b..0c7d06e 100644
--- a/web_server/requirements.txt
+++ b/web_server/requirements.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Flask==3.1.0
 Flask-Session==0.8.0
 Flask-WTF==1.2.2
 Flask_CORS==5.0.0
+flask-socketio==5.5.1
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
 idna==3.10
 itsdangerous==2.2.0
@@ -20,5 +21,4 @@ typing_extensions==4.12.2
 urllib3==2.3.0
 Werkzeug==3.1.3
 WTForms==3.2.1
-Gunicorn==20.1.0
-flask-socketio==5.5.1
\ No newline at end of file
+Gunicorn==20.1.0
\ No newline at end of file