diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index 916fd47..77fc69c 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function loadNocStatus() {
       return;
     }
 
-    statusText.textContent = `${data.nocName} — ${data.status} — ${data.lastUpdated}`;
+    statusText.textContent = `${data.nocName} — ${data.status} — Last updated: ${data.lastUpdated}`;
 
     nodes.textContent = data.summary.nodes;
     services.textContent = data.summary.services;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function loadNocStatus() {
           ? "online"
           : status.includes("building") || status.includes("tuning") || status.includes("active")
           ? "warning"
-          : "planned";
+          : "offline";
 
       card.innerHTML = `
         <div class="noc-system-top">
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ async function loadNocStatus() {
         <p>${system.type}</p>
         <code>${system.address}</code>
         <small>Status: ${system.status}</small>
+        <small>Last Check: ${system.lastCheck || "Manual"}</small>
       `;
 
       grid.appendChild(card);
diff --git a/scripts/generate-noc-status.py b/scripts/generate-noc-status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..115bcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-noc-status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import json
+import socket
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+OUTPUT_FILE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "data" / "noc-status.json"
+
+SYSTEMS = [
+    {
+        "name": "Proxmox VE",
+        "type": "Virtualization",
+        "host": "10.10.30.250",
+        "port": 8006,
+        "address": "10.10.30.250:8006",
+        "layer": "Infrastructure"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "TrueNAS",
+        "type": "Storage",
+        "host": "10.10.30.143",
+        "port": 80,
+        "address": "10.10.30.143",
+        "layer": "Storage"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Nginx Proxy Manager",
+        "type": "Reverse Proxy",
+        "host": "10.10.30.210",
+        "port": 81,
+        "address": "10.10.30.210:81",
+        "layer": "Access"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Dashy",
+        "type": "Dashboard",
+        "host": "10.10.30.61",
+        "port": 4000,
+        "address": "10.10.30.61:4000",
+        "layer": "Monitoring"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Jellyfin",
+        "type": "Media Service",
+        "host": "10.10.30.143",
+        "port": 30013,
+        "address": "10.10.30.143:30013",
+        "layer": "Services"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "K3s API",
+        "type": "Kubernetes API",
+        "host": "10.10.30.72",
+        "port": 6443,
+        "address": "10.10.30.72:6443",
+        "layer": "Compute"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "APRS-IS",
+        "type": "APRS Internet Service",
+        "host": "noam.aprs2.net",
+        "port": 14580,
+        "address": "noam.aprs2.net:14580",
+        "layer": "Edge"
+    }
+]
+
+
+def check_tcp(host, port, timeout=2):
+    try:
+        with socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout):
+            return True
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    checked_at = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+    systems = []
+    online_count = 0
+
+    for system in SYSTEMS:
+        online = check_tcp(system["host"], system["port"])
+
+        if online:
+            status = "Online"
+            online_count += 1
+        else:
+            status = "Offline"
+
+        systems.append({
+            "name": system["name"],
+            "type": system["type"],
+            "address": system["address"],
+            "status": status,
+            "layer": system["layer"],
+            "lastCheck": checked_at
+        })
+
+    data = {
+        "nocName": "Ced's NOC",
+        "status": "Operational Build",
+        "lastUpdated": checked_at,
+        "summary": {
+            "nodes": "12+",
+            "services": f"{online_count}/{len(SYSTEMS)}",
+            "vlans": "4",
+            "edgeSystems": "2"
+        },
+        "systems": systems
+    }
+
+    OUTPUT_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    with open(OUTPUT_FILE, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        json.dump(data, file, indent=2)
+
+    print(f"NOC status written to {OUTPUT_FILE}")
+    print(f"Online systems: {online_count}/{len(SYSTEMS)}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 2dd3918..5f4eb7c 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -559,4 +559,25 @@ a:hover {
     align-items: flex-start;
     gap: 0.5rem;
   }
+}
+
+.mini-status.online {
+  background: var(--accent-2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(142, 240, 207, 0.9);
+}
+
+.mini-status.warning {
+  background: var(--warning);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(242, 204, 96, 0.9);
+}
+
+.mini-status.offline {
+  background: #ff5f56;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(255, 95, 86, 0.9);
+}
+
+.noc-system-card small + small {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-weight: 500;
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
 }
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