Map backgrounds (aerial/osm/dark/light), bbox zoom, world locator, kometa YAML endpoint

posters_service:
- BackgroundStyle enum + tile stitcher for race posters
  (Esri aerial / OSM Carto / CartoDB dark / CartoDB light / none)
- _resolve_circuit_geo: GeoJSON bbox centre + auto-zoom (no hand tuning),
  falls back to Jolpica lat/lon + f1-locations.json zoom
- _draw_track_projected: project the layout's GeoJSON points into the
  same window as the tile background, so the white outline aligns with
  the actual track (the hand-drawn SVGs had arbitrary orientations)
- _render_world_locator: 140x140 CartoDB Dark inset at zoom 5 with a
  red marker pinning the circuit on the continent
- _race_dark_overlay: dimming so the heading + footer stay legible
  against any underlying tiles
- render_kometa_metadata: emits a Kometa-compatible YAML covering
  every season 1950..current+1 with per-show + per-round url_poster

cdn-api:
- GET /posters/race/{name}/{year}.png supports ?bg= query param
- GET /kometa/formula-1-metadata.yml serves the generated config so
  Kometa pulls it via metadata_files.url (auto-updates with schedule)

cdn-api.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Response
-from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, Response as FastAPIResponse
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, Response as FastAPIResponse, PlainTextResponse
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from pathlib import Path
 import logging
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import logging
 # Import our CircuitService
 from circuits_service import CircuitService, Format
 from ergast_service import ErgastService
-from posters_service import PostersService
+from posters_service import PostersService, BackgroundStyle
 from models.track_layout import TrackLayout
 
 # Initialize FastAPI app
@@ -71,9 +71,15 @@ async def root():
 
 
 @app.get("/posters/race/{grand_prix_name}/{season}.png")
-async def get_race_poster(grand_prix_name: str, season: int):
-    """Plex-ready 1000x1500 race poster (PNG). Cached on disk."""
-    png = posters_service.render_race_poster(grand_prix_name, season)
+async def get_race_poster(grand_prix_name: str, season: int, bg: BackgroundStyle = BackgroundStyle.AERIAL):
+    """Plex-ready 1000x1500 race poster (PNG). Cached on disk per (race, bg).
+
+    `?bg=` selects the backdrop:
+      - aerial (default) — Esri World Imagery satellite at the circuit's coords
+      - osm              — OpenStreetMap Carto street-map at the circuit's coords
+      - none             — plain black background (skip tile fetch)
+    """
+    png = posters_service.render_race_poster(grand_prix_name, season, bg=bg)
     if not png:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"No poster available for {grand_prix_name} {season}")
     return FastAPIResponse(
@@ -93,6 +99,28 @@ async def get_season_poster(season: int):
         headers={"Cache-Control": "public, max-age=31536000"},
     )
 
+
+@app.get("/kometa/formula-1-metadata.yml")
+async def get_kometa_metadata():
+    """Generate a Kometa-compatible metadata YAML for the Formula 1 library.
+
+    One entry per F1 season from 1950..current+1. Each entry:
+      - uses Kometa's f1_season builder for round/episode names
+      - sets url_poster on the show (per-season hero from files-api)
+      - sets url_poster on each Plex 'season' (== each F1 round) from the
+        f1-circuits race poster endpoint
+
+    Kometa harmlessly skips shows / seasons that don't exist in the Plex
+    library, so we can emit the full schedule and let Kometa do the matching.
+    """
+    yaml = posters_service.render_kometa_metadata()
+    return PlainTextResponse(
+        content=yaml,
+        media_type="text/yaml; charset=utf-8",
+        # YAML changes only when the Jolpica schedule changes — cache 1h.
+        headers={"Cache-Control": "public, max-age=3600"},
+    )
+
 @app.get("/circuits")
 async def get_countries():
     """Get list of all available countries with their slugs"""

posters_service.py

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ so cold paths stay cheap.
 """
 
 import io
+import json
 import logging
+import math
+import urllib.request
+from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -23,6 +27,43 @@ from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 from circuits_service import CircuitService
 from ergast_service import ErgastService
 
+# Where season background images live. Hosted by the dilbert files-api module —
+# one landscape JPG per F1 season (key for the season-card grid in Dilbert's UI).
+SEASON_BG_URL_TEMPLATE = "https://files-api.novox.be/dilbert/sports/formula1/cars/{season}.jpg"
+
+
+class BackgroundStyle(str, Enum):
+    """Selectable backdrop for race posters."""
+    AERIAL = "aerial"  # Esri World Imagery satellite tiles (default)
+    OSM = "osm"        # OpenStreetMap Carto street-map tiles
+    DARK = "dark"      # CartoDB Dark Matter — minimalist black-and-grey map
+    LIGHT = "light"    # CartoDB Positron — minimalist light/grey map
+    NONE = "none"      # Plain black, no map fetch — fast fallback
+
+
+# XYZ tile templates. None require API keys at our volume.
+TILE_PROVIDERS = {
+    BackgroundStyle.AERIAL: {
+        "url": "https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}",
+        "attribution": "Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics",
+    },
+    BackgroundStyle.OSM: {
+        "url": "https://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
+        "attribution": "© OpenStreetMap contributors",
+    },
+    BackgroundStyle.DARK: {
+        "url": "https://basemaps.cartocdn.com/dark_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
+        "attribution": "© CartoDB, © OpenStreetMap contributors",
+    },
+    BackgroundStyle.LIGHT: {
+        "url": "https://basemaps.cartocdn.com/light_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
+        "attribution": "© CartoDB, © OpenStreetMap contributors",
+    },
+}
+
+# Polite UA — both providers expect one and Esri throttles aggressively without it.
+TILE_USER_AGENT = "f1-circuits-posters/1.0 (+https://f1-circuits.zurag.be)"
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 POSTER_W, POSTER_H = 1000, 1500
@@ -34,11 +75,19 @@ GREY = (160, 160, 170)
 CHECKER_H = 60
 CHECKER_SQ = 30
 
+# Vertical pixel where we want the circuit's geographic centre to land. Picked so
+# the track ends up visually centred *in the visible aerial band* — between the
+# heading block at the top and the date strip at the bottom, not in the full
+# 1000x1500 poster middle (which would look high once the heading dim is over it).
+GEO_CENTER_Y = 935
+
 # Slim-image-friendly font candidates. The Dockerfile installs fonts-dejavu-core
-# so DejaVuSans-Bold is always present; the others are fallbacks for local dev.
+# so DejaVuSans-Bold is always present in production; the others cover common
+# local-dev paths (Arch Linux ships Liberation Sans at /usr/share/fonts/liberation).
 FONT_CANDIDATES = [
-    "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf",
-    "/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf",
+    "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf",   # Debian/Ubuntu
+    "/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf",            # Fedora
+    "/usr/share/fonts/liberation/LiberationSans-Bold.ttf",    # Arch
     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation/LiberationSans-Bold.ttf",
 ]
 
@@ -52,6 +101,25 @@ class PostersService:
             logger.warning("No bundled font found — poster text will use PIL's default bitmap font")
         self.cache_dir = Path("cache/posters")
         self.cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        # Pre-tuned zooms per circuit, keyed by slugified circuit name.
+        # Falls back to DEFAULT_ZOOM when not found.
+        self._zoom_by_circuit = self._load_zoom_lookup()
+
+    DEFAULT_ZOOM = 15
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _load_zoom_lookup() -> dict:
+        """Index f1-locations.json by slugified circuit name for fast zoom lookup."""
+        from ergast_service import slugify
+        path = Path("f1-locations.json")
+        if not path.exists():
+            return {}
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(path.read_text())
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Could not load f1-locations.json: {e}")
+            return {}
+        return {slugify(entry["name"]): entry for entry in data if "name" in entry}
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ utils
 
@@ -78,6 +146,214 @@ class PostersService:
                 fill = WHITE if (col + row) % 2 == 0 else BG
                 draw.rectangle([x, yy, x + sq, yy + sq], fill=fill)
 
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------- map tiles
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _latlon_to_pixel(lat: float, lon: float, zoom: int) -> tuple[float, float]:
+        """Standard Web-Mercator pixel coordinates (slippy-map convention, 256-px tiles)."""
+        n = 2.0 ** zoom * 256
+        x = (lon + 180.0) / 360.0 * n
+        lat_rad = math.radians(lat)
+        y = (1.0 - math.log(math.tan(lat_rad) + 1.0 / math.cos(lat_rad)) / math.pi) / 2.0 * n
+        return x, y
+
+    def _fetch_map_background(self, lat: float, lon: float, zoom: int, style: BackgroundStyle) -> Optional[Image.Image]:
+        """Stitch enough 256-px tiles around (lat, lon) to fill the full POSTER_W x POSTER_H."""
+        provider = TILE_PROVIDERS.get(style)
+        if not provider:
+            return None
+
+        # Centre pixel and the slab we need to cover. Anchor the geographic
+        # centre at GEO_CENTER_Y rather than POSTER_H/2 so the track lands in
+        # the middle of the *visible* aerial band.
+        cpx, cpy = self._latlon_to_pixel(lat, lon, zoom)
+        left, top = int(cpx - POSTER_W / 2), int(cpy - GEO_CENTER_Y)
+        tile_x_lo, tile_y_lo = left // 256, top // 256
+        tile_x_hi = (left + POSTER_W + 255) // 256
+        tile_y_hi = (top + POSTER_H + 255) // 256
+
+        canvas_w = (tile_x_hi - tile_x_lo) * 256
+        canvas_h = (tile_y_hi - tile_y_lo) * 256
+        canvas = Image.new("RGB", (canvas_w, canvas_h), BG)
+
+        any_ok = False
+        for tx in range(tile_x_lo, tile_x_hi):
+            for ty in range(tile_y_lo, tile_y_hi):
+                url = provider["url"].format(z=zoom, x=tx, y=ty)
+                try:
+                    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": TILE_USER_AGENT})
+                    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as resp:
+                        tile = Image.open(io.BytesIO(resp.read())).convert("RGB")
+                    canvas.paste(tile, ((tx - tile_x_lo) * 256, (ty - tile_y_lo) * 256))
+                    any_ok = True
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning(f"Tile fetch failed {style.value} z={zoom} x={tx} y={ty}: {e}")
+
+        if not any_ok:
+            return None
+
+        ox = left - tile_x_lo * 256
+        oy = top - tile_y_lo * 256
+        return canvas.crop((ox, oy, ox + POSTER_W, oy + POSTER_H))
+
+    def _draw_track_projected(
+        self,
+        img: Image.Image,
+        coords: list,
+        lat0: float,
+        lon0: float,
+        zoom: int,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Draw the track onto `img` by projecting each GeoJSON (lon, lat) point
+        into pixel space using the same web-mercator math as the map background.
+        This guarantees the white outline overlays the actual circuit in the
+        underlying aerial / OSM tiles.
+
+        Returns True on success, False if there's nothing usable to draw."""
+        if not coords:
+            return False
+
+        cpx, cpy = self._latlon_to_pixel(lat0, lon0, zoom)
+        # The cropped poster window's top-left absolute pixel — anchored so the
+        # geographic centre lands at (POSTER_W/2, GEO_CENTER_Y), matching the
+        # offset used by _fetch_map_background so the polyline overlays cleanly.
+        win_left = cpx - POSTER_W / 2
+        win_top = cpy - GEO_CENTER_Y
+
+        pts: list[tuple[float, float]] = []
+        for entry in coords:
+            # GeoJSON LineString is [[lon, lat], ...]; tolerate (lon, lat) tuples too.
+            if len(entry) < 2:
+                continue
+            lon, lat = float(entry[0]), float(entry[1])
+            px, py = self._latlon_to_pixel(lat, lon, zoom)
+            pts.append((px - win_left, py - win_top))
+
+        if len(pts) < 2:
+            return False
+
+        d = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+        # Subtle dark stroke under, then the bright white line, so the outline
+        # stays legible whether the bg is the bright Mediterranean or a dark
+        # CartoDB tile.
+        d.line(pts + [pts[0]], fill=(0, 0, 0), width=10, joint="curve")
+        d.line(pts + [pts[0]], fill=WHITE, width=6, joint="curve")
+        return True
+
+    def _render_world_locator(self, lat: float, lon: float, size: int = 220) -> Optional[Image.Image]:
+        """A small picture-in-picture map showing where on Earth this race is.
+        Uses CartoDB Dark Matter at zoom 5 — tight enough that the host country
+        fills most of the inset, while neighbours and coastlines still give the
+        viewer a "here's the region" anchor. A marker (red dot + white ring)
+        is drawn over the exact spot."""
+        zoom = 5
+        # Use the same stitcher with a custom canvas target.
+        provider = TILE_PROVIDERS[BackgroundStyle.DARK]
+        cpx, cpy = self._latlon_to_pixel(lat, lon, zoom)
+        # Frame 700x700 px window centred on the location, then downscale to `size`.
+        win = 700
+        left, top = int(cpx - win / 2), int(cpy - win / 2)
+        tx0, ty0 = left // 256, top // 256
+        tx1, ty1 = (left + win + 255) // 256, (top + win + 255) // 256
+        canvas = Image.new("RGB", ((tx1 - tx0) * 256, (ty1 - ty0) * 256), BG)
+        any_ok = False
+        for tx in range(tx0, tx1):
+            for ty in range(ty0, ty1):
+                # Wrap longitude tiles (world is cyclic at zoom 2 = 4 tiles wide)
+                wrapped_x = tx % (2 ** zoom)
+                if wrapped_x < 0:
+                    wrapped_x += 2 ** zoom
+                if not (0 <= ty < 2 ** zoom):
+                    continue
+                url = provider["url"].format(z=zoom, x=wrapped_x, y=ty)
+                try:
+                    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": TILE_USER_AGENT})
+                    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as resp:
+                        tile = Image.open(io.BytesIO(resp.read())).convert("RGB")
+                    canvas.paste(tile, ((tx - tx0) * 256, (ty - ty0) * 256))
+                    any_ok = True
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning(f"Locator tile fail {tx},{ty}: {e}")
+        if not any_ok:
+            return None
+        ox, oy = left - tx0 * 256, top - ty0 * 256
+        cropped = canvas.crop((ox, oy, ox + win, oy + win)).resize((size, size), Image.LANCZOS)
+
+        # Marker: red filled circle + white ring at the exact spot (centre of the frame).
+        d = ImageDraw.Draw(cropped, "RGBA")
+        cx, cy = size // 2, size // 2
+        d.ellipse([cx - 9, cy - 9, cx + 9, cy + 9], outline=(255, 255, 255, 255), width=2)
+        d.ellipse([cx - 5, cy - 5, cx + 5, cy + 5], fill=RED + (255,))
+
+        # Thin white frame around the inset itself.
+        d.rectangle([0, 0, size - 1, size - 1], outline=(255, 255, 255, 200), width=2)
+        return cropped
+
+    # Visible aerial slot (between heading band and date strip) — target the
+    # bbox to ~85% of it so there's some breathing room around the track.
+    _BBOX_TARGET_W = int(POSTER_W * 0.85)
+    _BBOX_TARGET_H = int((1300 - 540) * 0.85)  # visible aerial slot height, scaled
+
+    def _zoom_from_bbox(self, coords: list, max_zoom: int = 17, min_zoom: int = 10) -> int:
+        """Pick the tightest zoom level at which the track's GeoJSON bbox still
+        fits inside the visible aerial area. Walks from high → low zoom and
+        returns the first zoom that fits — i.e. the most zoomed-in view that
+        still shows the whole lap."""
+        if len(coords) < 2:
+            return self.DEFAULT_ZOOM
+        lons = [float(c[0]) for c in coords if len(c) >= 2]
+        lats = [float(c[1]) for c in coords if len(c) >= 2]
+        if not lons or not lats:
+            return self.DEFAULT_ZOOM
+        lat_min, lat_max = min(lats), max(lats)
+        lon_min, lon_max = min(lons), max(lons)
+        for zoom in range(max_zoom, min_zoom - 1, -1):
+            x_lo, y_hi = self._latlon_to_pixel(lat_min, lon_min, zoom)  # SW (small x, large y)
+            x_hi, y_lo = self._latlon_to_pixel(lat_max, lon_max, zoom)  # NE (large x, small y)
+            if (x_hi - x_lo) <= self._BBOX_TARGET_W and (y_hi - y_lo) <= self._BBOX_TARGET_H:
+                return zoom
+        return min_zoom
+
+    def _resolve_circuit_geo(self, grand_prix_name: str, season: int) -> Optional[tuple[float, float, int]]:
+        """Pull (lat, lon, zoom) for the circuit hosting this GP in this season.
+
+        Centre comes from the GeoJSON bbox midpoint (geometrically accurate),
+        zoom is computed from the bbox so a tight street circuit gets zoomed in
+        and a sprawling road course is zoomed out — automatically, no hand-tuning.
+
+        Falls back to Jolpica's circuit coordinate + f1-locations.json's hand-
+        tuned zoom when GeoJSON coords aren't available for this layout."""
+        races = self.ergast._fetch_season_schedule(season)
+        race = next((r for r in races if r["raceName"] == grand_prix_name), None)
+        if not race:
+            return None
+
+        layout = self.circuits.get_circuit_layout_by_ergast_data(grand_prix_name, season)
+        if layout:
+            try:
+                layout.load_geo_json_data()
+                coords = layout.coordinates
+            except Exception:
+                coords = None
+            if coords and len(coords) >= 2:
+                lons = [float(c[0]) for c in coords if len(c) >= 2]
+                lats = [float(c[1]) for c in coords if len(c) >= 2]
+                lat_c = (min(lats) + max(lats)) / 2
+                lon_c = (min(lons) + max(lons)) / 2
+                return lat_c, lon_c, self._zoom_from_bbox(coords)
+
+        # Fallback path: Jolpica coordinate + hand-tuned zoom
+        loc = race.get("Circuit", {}).get("Location", {})
+        if "lat" not in loc or "long" not in loc:
+            return None
+        lat, lon = float(loc["lat"]), float(loc["long"])
+        from ergast_service import slugify
+        entry = self._zoom_by_circuit.get(slugify(race["Circuit"].get("circuitName", "")))
+        zoom = entry["zoom"] if entry and "zoom" in entry else self.DEFAULT_ZOOM
+        return lat, lon, zoom
+
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------- track raster
+
     def _rasterise_track(self, svg_path: Path, target_w: int = 700) -> Optional[Image.Image]:
         try:
             png_bytes = cairosvg.svg2png(
@@ -99,7 +375,12 @@ class PostersService:
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ race poster
 
-    def render_race_poster(self, grand_prix_name: str, season: int) -> Optional[bytes]:
+    def render_race_poster(
+        self,
+        grand_prix_name: str,
+        season: int,
+        bg: BackgroundStyle = BackgroundStyle.AERIAL,
+    ) -> Optional[bytes]:
         races = self.ergast._fetch_season_schedule(season)
         race = next((r for r in races if r["raceName"] == grand_prix_name), None)
         if not race:
@@ -114,12 +395,25 @@ class PostersService:
             logger.error(f"Layout not resolved for {grand_prix_name} {season}")
             return None
 
-        cache_key = f"{season}-{round_num:02d}-{layout.slug}.png"
+        cache_key = f"{season}-{round_num:02d}-{layout.slug}-{bg.value}.png"
         cache_path = self.cache_dir / cache_key
         if cache_path.exists():
             return cache_path.read_bytes()
 
+        # Fetch map background if requested; fall back to flat black if anything fails.
+        map_bg: Optional[Image.Image] = None
+        if bg is not BackgroundStyle.NONE:
+            geo = self._resolve_circuit_geo(grand_prix_name, season)
+            if geo:
+                lat, lon, zoom = geo
+                map_bg = self._fetch_map_background(lat, lon, zoom, bg)
+
+        if map_bg is not None:
+            # Dim the underlying map so the white track + heading text stay legible.
+            img = Image.alpha_composite(map_bg.convert("RGBA"), self._race_dark_overlay()).convert("RGB")
+        else:
             img = Image.new("RGB", (POSTER_W, POSTER_H), BG)
+
         draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
 
         # Top checker
@@ -136,17 +430,46 @@ class PostersService:
         self._centered(draw, name_short, y=300, size=110, fill=WHITE)
         self._centered(draw, "GRAND PRIX", y=440, size=44, fill=GREY)
 
-        # Track outline
+        # Track outline.
+        # When a map background is present we project the GeoJSON lat/lon points
+        # using the same zoom/centre we used for the tiles — that way the white
+        # outline is geographically aligned with the actual track in the photo.
+        # Without a map (bg=NONE) there's nothing to align with so we fall back
+        # to the hand-drawn SVG centred in the slot.
+        projected = False
+        if map_bg is not None:
+            try:
+                # GeoJSON is lazy-loaded — trigger the read before pulling coords.
+                layout.load_geo_json_data()
+                projected = self._draw_track_projected(
+                    img, layout.coordinates, *self._resolve_circuit_geo(grand_prix_name, season)
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"GeoJSON track projection failed; falling back to SVG: {e}")
+
+        if not projected:
             svg_path = Path("circuits") / layout.relative_svg_filepath
             if svg_path.exists():
                 track = self._rasterise_track(svg_path, target_w=720)
                 if track:
-                # Centre between y=560 and y=1250
                     slot_top, slot_bottom = 560, 1250
                     tx = (POSTER_W - track.width) // 2
                     ty = slot_top + ((slot_bottom - slot_top) - track.height) // 2
                     img.paste(track, (tx, ty), track)
 
+        # World locator inset (top-right) — picture-in-picture pointing at the
+        # exact race location on the globe. Only meaningful when a map bg is on.
+        # Sized + positioned so it tucks under the top checker and sits to the
+        # right of the centred FORMULA 1 wordmark without overlapping.
+        if bg is not BackgroundStyle.NONE:
+            geo = self._resolve_circuit_geo(grand_prix_name, season)
+            if geo:
+                lat, lon, _ = geo
+                locator = self._render_world_locator(lat, lon, size=140)
+                if locator:
+                    margin = 25
+                    img.paste(locator, (POSTER_W - locator.width - margin, CHECKER_H + margin))
+
         # Date
         if date:
             self._centered(draw, date, y=POSTER_H - 170, size=32, fill=WHITE)
@@ -160,20 +483,126 @@ class PostersService:
         cache_path.write_bytes(data)
         return data
 
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ kometa metadata
+
+    BASE_URL = "https://f1-circuits.zurag.be"
+
+    def render_kometa_metadata(self, first_season: int = 1950, last_offset: int = 1) -> str:
+        """Emit the Kometa metadata YAML for the Formula 1 library, covering
+        every F1 season from `first_season` through current_year + last_offset.
+
+        Per show: f1_season builder + url_poster pointing at the season hero.
+        Per Plex season (== round): url_poster pointing at the race poster.
+        Kometa silently skips shows / seasons that don't exist in the library."""
+        from datetime import datetime
+        from urllib.parse import quote
+
+        last_season = datetime.utcnow().year + last_offset
+        lines: list[str] = [
+            "# Auto-generated by f1-circuits (/kometa/formula-1-metadata.yml).",
+            "# Do not commit — fetch via metadata_files.url in Kometa config.",
+            "metadata:",
+        ]
+        for season in range(first_season, last_season + 1):
+            races = self.ergast._fetch_season_schedule(season)
+            lines.append(f'  "Season {season}":')
+            lines.append(f"    f1_season: {season}")
+            lines.append("    round_prefix: true")
+            lines.append("    shorten_gp: true")
+            lines.append(f"    url_poster: {self.BASE_URL}/posters/season/{season}.png")
+            if not races:
+                continue
+            lines.append("    seasons:")
+            for race in races:
+                try:
+                    round_num = int(race["round"])
+                    name = race["raceName"]
+                except (KeyError, ValueError):
+                    continue
+                race_url = f"{self.BASE_URL}/posters/race/{quote(name)}/{season}.png"
+                lines.append(f"      {round_num}:")
+                lines.append(f"        url_poster: {race_url}")
+        lines.append("")
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ season poster
 
+    def _fetch_season_background(self, season: int) -> Optional[Image.Image]:
+        """Pull the season's hero photo from the dilbert files-api CDN."""
+        url = SEASON_BG_URL_TEMPLATE.format(season=season)
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as resp:
+                bg = Image.open(io.BytesIO(resp.read())).convert("RGB")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"No season background for {season} ({url}): {e}")
+            return None
+        # Cover-fit into 1000x1500: scale so both dims meet/exceed target, centre-crop.
+        sw, sh = bg.size
+        scale = max(POSTER_W / sw, POSTER_H / sh)
+        bg = bg.resize((int(sw * scale), int(sh * scale)), Image.LANCZOS)
+        nw, nh = bg.size
+        left = (nw - POSTER_W) // 2
+        top = (nh - POSTER_H) // 2
+        return bg.crop((left, top, left + POSTER_W, top + POSTER_H))
+
+    def _race_dark_overlay(self) -> Image.Image:
+        """Dimming overlay for race posters when a map background is present.
+        Stronger at top (heading area) and middle (track), lighter elsewhere so
+        the underlying map detail still reads through."""
+        overlay = Image.new("RGBA", (POSTER_W, POSTER_H), (0, 0, 0, 0))
+        ovr = overlay.load()
+        for y in range(POSTER_H):
+            if y < 540:
+                # Strong dim under the FORMULA 1 / Round / GP-name block
+                alpha = 200
+            elif y < 1300:
+                # Mid-section behind the track — light dim
+                alpha = 110
+            else:
+                # Bottom (date strip + checker)
+                alpha = 200
+            for x in range(POSTER_W):
+                ovr[x, y] = (0, 0, 0, alpha)
+        return overlay
+
+    def _vertical_dark_gradient(self) -> Image.Image:
+        """A vertical alpha gradient that's darkest top + bottom — keeps the photo's
+        midsection visible while making wordmark / year / footer text legible."""
+        overlay = Image.new("RGBA", (POSTER_W, POSTER_H), (0, 0, 0, 0))
+        ovr = overlay.load()
+        for y in range(POSTER_H):
+            if y < 500:
+                # Strong dim at top for the wordmark + year, fading to nothing at y=500
+                alpha = 220 - (y * 220 // 500)
+            elif y > 1100:
+                # Strong dim at bottom for "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" footer
+                alpha = (y - 1100) * 220 // (POSTER_H - 1100)
+                alpha = min(alpha, 220)
+            else:
+                # Mild dim through the middle to anchor text contrast
+                alpha = 60
+            for x in range(POSTER_W):
+                ovr[x, y] = (0, 0, 0, alpha)
+        return overlay
+
     def render_season_poster(self, season: int) -> bytes:
         cache_path = self.cache_dir / f"season-{season}.png"
         if cache_path.exists():
             return cache_path.read_bytes()
 
+        bg = self._fetch_season_background(season)
+        if bg is None:
+            # Fallback to the all-black layout if the background isn't available.
             img = Image.new("RGB", (POSTER_W, POSTER_H), BG)
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+        else:
+            # Composite the dimming gradient over the hero photo for text legibility.
+            img = Image.alpha_composite(bg.convert("RGBA"), self._vertical_dark_gradient()).convert("RGB")
 
+        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
         self._checker_strip(draw, 0)
-        self._centered(draw, "FORMULA 1", y=240, size=120, fill=RED)
-        self._centered(draw, str(season), y=440, size=420, fill=WHITE)
-        self._centered(draw, "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP", y=1100, size=56, fill=GREY)
+        self._centered(draw, "FORMULA 1", y=110, size=88, fill=RED)
+        self._centered(draw, str(season), y=240, size=240, fill=WHITE)
+        self._centered(draw, "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP", y=POSTER_H - 200, size=48, fill=WHITE)
         self._checker_strip(draw, POSTER_H - CHECKER_H)
 
         buf = io.BytesIO()

service/Dockerfile

@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
-FROM python:3.12-slim
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Poster rendering needs:
-#   - libcairo2 (cairosvg ↔ Cairo bindings) for SVG → PNG raster
-#   - fonts-dejavu-core for the DejaVuSans-Bold font used by PostersService
-# These add ~15 MB to the image but keep poster generation in-process and fast.
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        libcairo2 \
-        fonts-dejavu-core \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Runtime deps:
+#   - cairo provides libcairo so cairosvg can rasterise SVG → PNG.
+#   - ttf-liberation gives Liberation Sans Bold at
+#     /usr/share/fonts/liberation/LiberationSans-Bold.ttf — exactly where Arch
+#     installs it, so dev (shanks) and prod (this container) render with the
+#     same font and the posters come out identical.
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+        cairo \
+        ttf-liberation
 
+# All pip deps ship musllinux wheels — no build-deps needed.
+# numpy is pulled in by models/geo_json/geometry.py for vector ops at import time.
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir \
         fastapi \
         uvicorn \
-    fastf1 \
         python-slugify \
         pillow \
-    cairosvg
+        cairosvg \
+        numpy
 
 COPY cdn-api.py circuits_service.py ergast_service.py posters_service.py ./
 COPY models/ ./models/