diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53462ef..1d13c59 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 All notable changes are documented here. Releases follow [SemVer](https://semver.org).
 Image tags published to Docker Hub (`krippler52/starr`) and GHCR (`ghcr.io/krippler/starr`).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+- **Rearrangeable dashboard** — the main panels (Connection, Repair Log, Operations, Trends, Backups, Schedules, Notifications) are now drag-to-rearrange cards. Hover a panel header to reveal a grip handle and drag it to reorder or move it between columns. On wide screens the panels flow into 2–3 responsive columns (single column on narrow/mobile, identical to before); each width remembers its own arrangement, saved per-browser in `localStorage` (same mechanism as the existing panel collapse-state). A **Reset layout** button restores the default. The live run status (shutdown warning, progress bar, result tiles) stays in a fixed strip above the grid so it never moves mid-repair. Purely a frontend enhancement — no API or backend changes.
+
 ## [1.2.10] — 2026-07-16
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index c7b20dd..5257a9d 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -123,6 +123,33 @@
 .phase.failed { border-color: var(--err); }
 .phase.failed .phase-num, .phase.failed .phase-label { color: var(--err); }
 .panel { background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden; }
+
+/* ── Rearrangeable dashboard (drag cards between responsive columns) ─────────── */
+.dashboard { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; }
+.dash-col { flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
+/* Cards keep their own styling; the column's flex-gap replaces per-card margin. */
+.dash-col > .dash-card { margin-bottom: 14px; }
+.dash-card { position: relative; }
+/* Grip handle injected into each card header by JS. Hidden until you hover the
+   card (or while a drag is in progress), Fresharr-style. */
+.drag-handle {
+  cursor: grab; user-select: none; flex-shrink: 0;
+  font-size: 14px; line-height: 1; color: var(--muted);
+  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .15s; padding: 0 6px 0 0; margin-right: -2px;
+}
+.dash-card:hover .drag-handle, .dashboard.dnd-active .drag-handle { opacity: .5; }
+.drag-handle:hover { opacity: 1; color: var(--app); }
+.drag-handle:active { cursor: grabbing; }
+.dash-card.is-dragging { opacity: .35; }
+.dash-col.drop-into { outline: 2px dashed var(--app); outline-offset: -2px; border-radius: var(--radius); }
+.dash-card.drop-before { box-shadow: 0 -3px 0 -1px var(--app); }
+.dash-card.drop-after  { box-shadow: 0 3px 0 -1px var(--app); }
+#resetLayoutBtn { display: none; }
+#layoutTools.show #resetLayoutBtn { display: inline-flex; }
+#layoutTools { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 8px; margin: -4px 0 10px; }
+#runStatus:empty { display: none; }
+.layout-hint { font-size: 10px; color: var(--muted); align-self: center; margin-right: auto; opacity: .8; }
+@media (max-width: 720px) { .drag-handle { display: none; } .layout-hint { display: none; } }
 .panel-head {
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
   padding: 11px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
@@ -478,7 +505,17 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
     <div class="phase" id="ph6"><div class="phase-num">6</div><div class="phase-label">Online</div></div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="panel">
+  <!-- Layout tools + drag-to-rearrange dashboard. JS lifts the transient run
+       widgets (warning / progress / results) into #runStatus above, then flows
+       the .dash-card panels into responsive columns you can rearrange. -->
+  <div id="layoutTools">
+    <span class="layout-hint">Drag a panel's ⠿ grip to rearrange your dashboard</span>
+    <button class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm" id="resetLayoutBtn" onclick="resetLayout()"
+            title="Restore the default panel arrangement">Reset layout</button>
+  </div>
+  <div id="dashboard" class="dashboard">
+
+  <div class="panel dash-card" data-card="connection">
     <div class="panel-head">
       <div class="panel-title">
         <svg width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><path d="M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z"/></svg>
@@ -546,7 +583,7 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
     <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-val acc"  id="statTime">—</div><div class="stat-label">Duration</div></div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="terminal">
+  <div class="terminal dash-card" data-card="log">
     <div class="terminal-bar">
       <div class="term-dots"><span></span><span></span><span></span></div>
       <div class="term-title" id="termTitle">REPAIR LOG</div>
@@ -563,7 +600,7 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
   </div>
 
   <!-- ── Repair Operations (collapsible, just above Run Repair) ─────────────── -->
-  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed" data-section="ops">
+  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed dash-card" data-card="ops" data-section="ops">
     <div class="panel-head" onclick="toggleSection('ops', event)">
       <div class="panel-title">
         <svg class="chev" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3"><polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"/></svg>
@@ -608,7 +645,7 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
   </div>
 
   <!-- ── Trends ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
-  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed" data-section="trends">
+  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed dash-card" data-card="trends" data-section="trends">
     <div class="panel-head" onclick="toggleSection('trends')">
       <div class="panel-title">
         <svg class="chev" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3"><polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"/></svg>
@@ -622,7 +659,7 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed" data-section="backups">
+  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed dash-card" data-card="backups" data-section="backups">
     <div class="panel-head" onclick="toggleSection('backups', event)">
       <div class="panel-title">
         <svg class="chev" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3"><polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"/></svg>
@@ -684,7 +721,7 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
   </div>
 
   <!-- ── Scheduled Repairs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
-  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed" data-section="schedules">
+  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed dash-card" data-card="schedules" data-section="schedules">
     <div class="panel-head" onclick="toggleSection('schedules', event)">
       <div class="panel-title">
         <svg class="chev" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3"><polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"/></svg>
@@ -765,7 +802,7 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
   </div>
 
   <!-- ── Notifications ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
-  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed" data-section="notifications">
+  <div class="panel collapsible is-collapsed dash-card" data-card="notifications" data-section="notifications">
     <div class="panel-head" onclick="toggleSection('notifications', event)">
       <div class="panel-title">
         <svg class="chev" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3"><polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"/></svg>
@@ -823,6 +860,8 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
     </div>
   </div>
 
+  </div><!-- /dashboard -->
+
   </div><!-- /mainShell -->
 </div><!-- /wrap -->
 
@@ -1116,7 +1155,7 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
 function toggleSection(name, ev) {
   // Don't toggle when the click landed on an interactive child of the header
   // (e.g. retention <select>, "Add Schedule" button, Enabled checkbox).
-  if (ev && ev.target.closest('button, select, input, a, label')) return;
+  if (ev && ev.target.closest('button, select, input, a, label, .drag-handle')) return;
   const p = document.querySelector(`.panel.collapsible[data-section="${name}"]`);
   if (!p) return;
   const collapsed = !p.classList.contains('is-collapsed');
@@ -1132,12 +1171,178 @@ <h1 id="appTitle">STARR DB REPAIR</h1>
   }
 }
 
+// ── Rearrangeable dashboard (drag cards between responsive columns) ────────────
+// The .dash-card panels inside #dashboard flow into N responsive columns. Drag a
+// card's grip handle to reorder it or move it to another column. The layout is
+// saved PER column-count in localStorage (like Fresharr's per-width layouts), so
+// your 3-column, 2-column and 1-column arrangements are remembered separately.
+// Progressive enhancement: with JS off (or on a narrow phone) it's just the
+// original single stacked column in source order.
+const LAYOUT_KEY = 'starr_card_layout';
+const DEFAULT_CARD_ORDER = ['connection', 'log', 'ops', 'trends', 'backups', 'schedules', 'notifications'];
+let _dashInited = false;
+let _dragCard = null;
+
+function _columnCount() {
+  const w = window.innerWidth;
+  if (w >= 1500) return 3;
+  if (w >= 980)  return 2;
+  return 1;
+}
+function _loadLayouts() {
+  try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(LAYOUT_KEY) || '{}') || {}; }
+  catch (_) { return {}; }
+}
+function _saveLayouts(all) {
+  try { localStorage.setItem(LAYOUT_KEY, JSON.stringify(all)); } catch (_) {}
+}
+function _cardMap() {
+  const m = {};
+  document.querySelectorAll('#dashboard .dash-card').forEach(c => { m[c.dataset.card] = c; });
+  return m;
+}
+function _shortestCol(cols) {
+  let best = cols[0];
+  for (const c of cols) if (c.length < best.length) best = c;
+  return best;
+}
+
+// Lift the transient run widgets (shutdown warning / progress / results) out of
+// the card flow into a fixed strip above the grid, so live repair status stays
+// put while the cards get rearranged.
+function _extractNonCards() {
+  const dash = document.getElementById('dashboard');
+  if (!dash) return;
+  let strip = document.getElementById('runStatus');
+  if (!strip) {
+    strip = document.createElement('div');
+    strip.id = 'runStatus';
+    dash.parentNode.insertBefore(strip, dash);
+  }
+  Array.from(dash.children).forEach(el => {
+    if (!el.classList.contains('dash-card') && !el.classList.contains('dash-col')) {
+      strip.appendChild(el);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function renderMasonry() {
+  const dash = document.getElementById('dashboard');
+  if (!dash) return;
+  const n = _columnCount();
+  const cards = _cardMap();                       // id -> element (references held)
+  const layouts = _loadLayouts();
+  const saved = layouts[n];
+  let cols;
+  if (Array.isArray(saved)) {
+    cols = saved.map(ids => ids.filter(id => cards[id]));   // drop unknown ids
+    const placed = new Set(cols.flat());
+    DEFAULT_CARD_ORDER.concat(Object.keys(cards)).forEach(id => {  // place any newcomers
+      if (cards[id] && !placed.has(id)) { placed.add(id); _shortestCol(cols.length ? cols : [[]]).push(id); }
+    });
+    while (cols.length < n) cols.push([]);
+    if (cols.length > n) {                          // fold extra columns into the last kept one
+      const overflow = cols.slice(n).flat();
+      cols = cols.slice(0, n);
+      overflow.forEach(id => _shortestCol(cols).push(id));
+    }
+  } else {
+    cols = Array.from({ length: n }, () => []);
+    DEFAULT_CARD_ORDER.filter(id => cards[id]).forEach((id, i) => cols[i % n].push(id));
+  }
+  dash.querySelectorAll('.dash-col').forEach(c => c.remove());   // cards are held in `cards`
+  cols.forEach(ids => {
+    const col = document.createElement('div');
+    col.className = 'dash-col';
+    ids.forEach(id => col.appendChild(cards[id]));
+    _wireColumn(col);
+    dash.appendChild(col);
+  });
+  _injectHandles();
+  document.getElementById('layoutTools').classList.toggle('show', Array.isArray(saved));
+}
+
+function _injectHandles() {
+  document.querySelectorAll('#dashboard .dash-card').forEach(card => {
+    if (card._handleWired) return;
+    const head = card.querySelector('.panel-head, .terminal-bar');
+    if (!head) return;
+    const h = document.createElement('span');
+    h.className = 'drag-handle';
+    h.title = 'Drag to rearrange';
+    h.textContent = '⠳';                       // ⠳ braille grip
+    h.setAttribute('draggable', 'true');
+    head.insertBefore(h, head.firstChild);
+    h.addEventListener('dragstart', e => {
+      _dragCard = card;
+      card.classList.add('is-dragging');
+      document.getElementById('dashboard').classList.add('dnd-active');
+      e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
+      try { e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', card.dataset.card); } catch (_) {}
+    });
+    h.addEventListener('dragend', () => {
+      card.classList.remove('is-dragging');
+      document.getElementById('dashboard').classList.remove('dnd-active');
+      _dragCard = null;
+      _persistLayout();
+    });
+    card._handleWired = true;
+  });
+}
+
+function _cardAfterPoint(col, y) {
+  const cards = Array.from(col.querySelectorAll(':scope > .dash-card:not(.is-dragging)'));
+  for (const c of cards) {
+    const r = c.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (y < r.top + r.height / 2) return c;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function _wireColumn(col) {
+  col.addEventListener('dragover', e => {
+    if (!_dragCard) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move';
+    const after = _cardAfterPoint(col, e.clientY);   // live-move into place
+    if (after == null) { if (_dragCard.parentNode !== col || col.lastElementChild !== _dragCard) col.appendChild(_dragCard); }
+    else if (after !== _dragCard) col.insertBefore(_dragCard, after);
+  });
+  col.addEventListener('drop', e => e.preventDefault());
+}
+
+function _persistLayout() {
+  const n = _columnCount();
+  const cols = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('#dashboard .dash-col')).map(col =>
+    Array.from(col.querySelectorAll(':scope > .dash-card')).map(c => c.dataset.card));
+  const all = _loadLayouts();
+  all[n] = cols;
+  _saveLayouts(all);
+  document.getElementById('layoutTools').classList.add('show');
+}
+
+function resetLayout() {
+  _saveLayouts({});
+  renderMasonry();
+}
+
+function initDashboardLayout() {
+  if (_dashInited) return;
+  if (!document.getElementById('dashboard')) return;
+  _dashInited = true;
+  _extractNonCards();
+  renderMasonry();
+  let t;
+  window.addEventListener('resize', () => { clearTimeout(t); t = setTimeout(renderMasonry, 150); });
+}
+
 function unlockUI() {
   if (_unlocked) return;
   _unlocked = true;
   document.getElementById('authGate').style.display  = 'none';
   document.getElementById('mainShell').style.display = '';
   applySectionState();
+  initDashboardLayout();
   // Only load expanded sections; collapsed ones load on first expand to keep
   // the initial dashboard snappy.
   const state = _sectionState();