diff --git a/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro b/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro
index a5dbee1..704122e 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,78 @@
 ---
-// ─── index.astro — Redirect to live dashboard ──────────────────────────────
-// The root path now redirects to /live where the full SPA lives.
+// ─── index.astro — Dashboard root ───────────────────────────────────────────
+// Serves the same content as /live/ at the root path.
+// No redirect — avoids meta-refresh issues in SSG mode.
 // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-return Astro.redirect("/live", 301);
+import BaseLayout from "../layouts/BaseLayout.astro";
+import Sidebar from "../components/sidebar/Sidebar.astro";
+import Header from "../components/header/Header.astro";
+import Card from "../components/ui/Card.astro";
+import ThemeToggle from "../islands/ThemeToggle";
+import VoiceControls from "../islands/VoiceControls";
+import ActiveSpeakers from "../islands/ActiveSpeakers";
+import AudioVisualizer from "../islands/AudioVisualizer";
+import NowPlaying from "../islands/NowPlaying";
+import Particles from "../islands/Particles";
+import MascotChat from "../islands/MascotChat";
 ---
+
+<BaseLayout>
+  <div class="live-page-layout">
+    <Sidebar activeTab="live" />
+
+    <main class="live-main-area">
+      <Header title="Live">
+        <ThemeToggle slot="actions" client:idle />
+      </Header>
+
+      <div class="live-content p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8">
+        <div class="live-grid">
+          <div class="live-main-col space-y-4 md:space-y-6">
+            <Card variant="glass">
+              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Voice Connection</h2>
+              <VoiceControls client:load />
+            </Card>
+
+            <Card>
+              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Live Audio</h2>
+              <AudioVisualizer client:idle barCount={48} height={32} />
+            </Card>
+
+            <Card>
+              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Now Playing</h2>
+              <NowPlaying client:idle />
+            </Card>
+          </div>
+
+          <aside class="live-sidebar-col space-y-4 md:space-y-6">
+            <Card>
+              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Active Speakers</h2>
+              <ActiveSpeakers client:idle />
+            </Card>
+          </aside>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  </div>
+
+  <Particles client:idle />
+  <MascotChat client:idle />
+</BaseLayout>
+
+<style is:global>
+  .live-page-layout {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
+    min-height: 100vh;
+  }
+  .live-main-area {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    min-width: 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+  .live-content { flex: 1; overflow-y: auto; }
+  .live-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
+  @media (min-width: 1024px) { .live-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 320px; } }
+  .live-sidebar-col { position: sticky; top: calc(56px + 2rem); align-self: start; }
+</style>