Glorius Lab — ML & Data Science Subgroup Website

Website for the Data Science Subgroup of the Glorius Lab at the Organisch-Chemisches Institut, University of Munster. The group focuses on machine learning, data-driven approaches, and computational methods applied to organic chemistry.

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Runtime / bundler / package manager	Bun
Frontend	React 19 + TypeScript
Server	Bun.serve() (no Express)
Styling	Plain CSS with custom properties
Analytics	PostHog (GDPR-compliant, opt-out by default)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Install Bun:

curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

Install Dependencies

bun install

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the project root:

VITE_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY=          # PostHog project API key (leave empty to disable)
VITE_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST=https://eu.i.posthog.com
VITE_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_ENABLED=false # Enable/disable analytics
DEV_THEME_SWITCH=true             # Show accent color dev switcher in navbar

Bun auto-loads .env — no dotenv needed.

Development

bun dev

Starts the server with hot module reloading at http://localhost:3000.

Production

bun start

Runs with NODE_ENV=production.

Content

Team members, projects, and publications are driven by JSON files in src/data/ — no code changes needed to update content.

Features

• Dark / light mode toggle
• Animated parallax molecule canvas background
• Circuit-board themed decorative patterns
• Scroll-reveal animations
• Responsive design
• GDPR-compliant analytics (PostHog, disabled by default)
• Accessibility: skip-to-content, focus-visible, prefers-reduced-motion

License

MIT. See Glorius Lab for more about our research group.