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diff --git a/src/components/banner/HeroBanner.js b/src/components/banner/HeroBanner.js
index a10d99b..b0fbb44 100644
--- a/src/components/banner/HeroBanner.js
+++ b/src/components/banner/HeroBanner.js
@@ -1,16 +1,38 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import useWindowWidth from '@/hooks/useWindowWidth';
 import Image from 'next/image';
+import { useImageProxy } from '@/hooks/useImageProxy';
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
+import GenericButton from '../buttons/GenericButton';
+import HeroImage from '../../../public/images/hero-image.png';
 
 const HeroBanner = () => {
-    const options = ['Bitcoin', 'Lightning', 'Nostr'];
-    const [currentOption, setCurrentOption] = useState(0);
-    const [isFlipping, setIsFlipping] = useState(false);
-
+    const [currentTech, setCurrentTech] = useState('Bitcoin');
+    const [isAnimating, setIsAnimating] = useState(false);
+    const techs = ['Bitcoin', 'Lightning', 'Nostr'];
     const windowWidth = useWindowWidth();
+    const isTabView = windowWidth <= 1360;
+    const router = useRouter();
+    const { returnImageProxy } = useImageProxy();
+    const videoRef = useRef(null);
 
-    const getColorClass = (option) => {
-        switch (option) {
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const interval = setInterval(() => {
+            setIsAnimating(true);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                setCurrentTech(prev => {
+                    const currentIndex = techs.indexOf(prev);
+                    return techs[(currentIndex + 1) % techs.length];
+                });
+                setIsAnimating(false);
+            }, 400); // Half of the interval for smooth transition
+        }, 2800);
+
+        return () => clearInterval(interval);
+    }, []);
+
+    const getColorClass = (tech) => {
+        switch (tech) {
             case 'Bitcoin': return 'text-orange-400';
             case 'Lightning': return 'text-blue-500';
             case 'Nostr': return 'text-purple-400';
@@ -18,44 +40,61 @@ const HeroBanner = () => {
         }
     };
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const interval = setInterval(() => {
-            setIsFlipping(true);
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                setCurrentOption((prevOption) => (prevOption + 1) % options.length);
-                setTimeout(() => {
-                    setIsFlipping(false);
-                }, 400); // Start preparing to flip back a bit before the halfway point
-            }, 400); // Update slightly before the midpoint for smoother transition
-        }, 2500); // Increased to provide a slight pause between animations for readability
-
-        return () => clearInterval(interval);
-    }, []);
+    // useEffect(() => {
+    //     videoRef.current.play();
+    //   }, []);
 
     return (
-        <div className="relative flex justify-center items-center">
-            {windowWidth && (
-                <Image
-                    src="/images/plebdevs-banner.png"
-                    alt="Banner"
-                    width={windowWidth <= 1920 ? 1920 : windowWidth}
-                    height={1080}
-                    quality={100}
-                    className='opacity-70'
-                />
-            )}
-            <div className="w-[75vw] sm:w-[65vw] md:w-[45vw] lg:w-[45vw] xl:w-[37vw] absolute text-center text-white text-xl h-full flex flex-col justify-evenly">
-                <p className='text-2xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl xl:text-5xl'>Learn how to code</p>
-                <p className='text-2xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl xl:text-5xl'>
-                    Build{' '}
-                    <span className={`inline-block w-[50%] ${isFlipping ? 'flip-enter-active' : ''} ${getColorClass(options[currentOption])}`}>
-                        {options[currentOption]}
+        <div className="h-[450px] relative flex justify-center items-center overflow-hidden">
+            <Image
+                src={HeroImage}
+                alt="Banner"
+                quality={100}
+                fill
+                style={{ objectFit: 'cover' }}
+                className='opacity-100'
+            />
+            {/* <video
+                src={"https://plebdevs-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/plebdevs-montage.mp4"}
+                className={`object-cover w-full h-[450px] rounded-lg rounded-tr-none rounded-br-none`}
+                ref={videoRef}
+                loop
+                muted
+                playsInline
+            /> */}
+            <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-black via-black/40 to-transparent rounded-lg" />
+            <div className={`absolute inset-0 flex flex-col justify-center ${isTabView ? 'items-center text-center' : 'items-start pl-12'}`}>
+                <h1 className={`text-4xl sm:text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-bold leading-tight mb-6 ${isTabView ? 'px-4' : ''}`}>
+                    <span className="block">Learn to code</span>
+                    <span className={`block ${getColorClass(currentTech)} transition-opacity duration-500 ${isAnimating ? 'opacity-0' : 'opacity-100'}`}>
+                        Build {currentTech} apps
                     </span>
-                    {' '}Apps
-                </p>
-                <p className='text-2xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl xl:text-5xl'>Become a developer</p>
+                    <span className="block">Become a dev</span>
+                </h1>
+                <h2 className="text-2xl text-[#f8f8ff] mb-8 font-semibold">
+                    A one of a kind developer education and community platform built on Nostr and fully Lightning integrated.
+                </h2>
+                <div className="space-x-4">
+                    <GenericButton
+                        label="Learn"
+                        icon="pi pi-book"
+                        rounded
+                        severity="info"
+                        size="large"
+                        outlined
+                        onClick={() => router.push('/content?tag=all')}
+                    />
+                    <GenericButton
+                        label="Connect"
+                        icon="pi pi-users"
+                        rounded
+                        size="large"
+                        severity="success"
+                        outlined
+                        onClick={() => router.push('/feed?channel=global')}
+                    />
+                </div>
             </div>
-
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/index.js b/src/pages/index.js
index fe6f1e8..748c65a 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.js
+++ b/src/pages/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import CoursesCarousel from '@/components/content/carousels/CoursesCarousel';
 import VideosCarousel from '@/components/content/carousels/VideosCarousel';
 import DocumentsCarousel from '@/components/content/carousels/DocumentsCarousel';
 import InteractivePromotionalCarousel from '@/components/content/carousels/InteractivePromotionalCarousel';
+import HeroBanner from '@/components/banner/HeroBanner';
 
 // todo: make paid course video and document lessons not appear in carousels
 export default function Home() {
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ export default function Home() {
         <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
       </Head>
       <main>
-        <InteractivePromotionalCarousel />
+        {/* <InteractivePromotionalCarousel /> */}
+        <HeroBanner />
         <CoursesCarousel />
         <VideosCarousel />
         <DocumentsCarousel />