diff --git a/app/connect/page.tsx b/app/connect/page.tsx
index e0bc7536..bdc42d04 100644
--- a/app/connect/page.tsx
+++ b/app/connect/page.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@ import Image from "next/image";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { BlurFade } from "@/components/magicui/blur-fade";
 import { TrackedLink } from "@/components/util-tracked-link";
+import { Metadata } from "next";
 
 const BLUR_FADE_DELAY = 0.01;
 
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  alternates: {
+    canonical: `${DATA.url}/connect`,
+  },
+}
+
 export default function ConnectPage() {
   const featuredSocials = ["Email", "LinkedIn", "GoogleScholar", "arXiv", "ResearchGate", "Gitea"];
   const socialLinks = Object.entries(DATA.contact.social)
diff --git a/app/experience/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/experience/[slug]/page.tsx
index a41a62e2..c58b21eb 100644
--- a/app/experience/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/experience/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ type Props = {
   searchParams: Promise<{ [key: string]: string | string[] | undefined }>;
 };
 
+const page = "experience"
+
 export async function generateStaticParams() {
-  const slugs = getPostSlugs('experience');
+  const slugs = getPostSlugs(page);
   return slugs.map((slug) => ({ slug }));
 }
 
@@ -21,13 +23,16 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: Props) {
     return {};
   }
 
-  const post = await getPostBySlug('experience', slug);
+  const post = await getPostBySlug(page, slug);
   if (!post) {
     return {};
   }
   return {
     title: post.frontmatter.title,
     description: post.frontmatter.teaser || DATA.description,
+    alternates: {
+      canonical: `${DATA.url}/${page}/${slug}`,
+    },
   };
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ export default async function ExperiencePage({ params }: Props) {
     notFound();
   }
 
-  const post = await getPostBySlug('experience', slug);
+  const post = await getPostBySlug(page, slug);
   const publications = getPublicationsData();
 
   if (!post) {
@@ -46,18 +51,18 @@ export default async function ExperiencePage({ params }: Props) {
   }
 
   // --- Navigation Logic ---
-  const allSlugs = getPostSlugs('experience');
+  const allSlugs = getPostSlugs(page);
   const currentIndex = allSlugs.findIndex((s) => s === slug);
   const prevSlug = currentIndex > 0 ? allSlugs[currentIndex - 1] : null;
   const nextSlug = currentIndex < allSlugs.length - 1 ? allSlugs[currentIndex + 1] : null;
 
-  const prevPost: Post | null = prevSlug ? await getPostBySlug('experience', prevSlug) : null;
-  const nextPost: Post | null = nextSlug ? await getPostBySlug('experience', nextSlug) : null;
+  const prevPost: Post | null = prevSlug ? await getPostBySlug(page, prevSlug) : null;
+  const nextPost: Post | null = nextSlug ? await getPostBySlug(page, nextSlug) : null;
   
   const navigation = {
     prev: prevPost ? { slug: prevSlug!, title: prevPost.frontmatter.title } : null,
     next: nextPost ? { slug: nextSlug!, title: nextPost.frontmatter.title } : null,
   };
 
-  return <Article post={post} publications={publications} navigation={navigation} basePath="experience" />;
+  return <Article post={post} publications={publications} navigation={navigation} basePath={page} />;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/experience/page.tsx b/app/experience/page.tsx
index f775e95c..2f1d7a7a 100644
--- a/app/experience/page.tsx
+++ b/app/experience/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 import { getAllTags, getSortedPostsData } from "@/lib/posts";
 import { FilterableExperienceGrid } from "@/components/filterable-experience-list";
+import { DATA } from "../resume";
+import { Metadata } from "next";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  alternates: {
+    canonical: `${DATA.url}/experience`,
+  },
+}
 
 export default function ExperiencePage() {
   const posts = getSortedPostsData("experience");
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 33065d0a..f340b34b 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   },
   description: DATA.description,
   openGraph: {
-    title: `${DATA.name}`,
+    title: DATA.name,
     description: DATA.description,
     url: DATA.url,
-    siteName: `${DATA.name}`,
+    siteName: DATA.name,
     locale: "en_US",
     type: "website",
   },
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
       "max-snippet": -1,
     },
   },
+  alternates: {
+      canonical: DATA.url,
+  },
   twitter: {
-    title: `${DATA.name}`,
+    title: DATA.name,
     card: "summary_large_image",
   },
   verification: {
diff --git a/app/publications/page.tsx b/app/publications/page.tsx
index 45389182..203bca2d 100644
--- a/app/publications/page.tsx
+++ b/app/publications/page.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 import { TrackedLink } from "@/components/util-tracked-link";
+import { Metadata } from "next";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  alternates: {
+    canonical: `${DATA.url}/publications`,
+  },
+}
 
 export default function PublicationsPage() {
   const publicationsRaw = getPublicationsData();
diff --git a/app/research/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/research/[slug]/page.tsx
index cac96391..813bedc9 100644
--- a/app/research/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/research/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -7,26 +7,31 @@ import { Article } from '@/components/page-article';
 import { DATA } from '@/app/resume';
 import { Props } from '@/components/types';
 
+const page = "research"
+
 export async function generateStaticParams() {
-  const slugs = getPostSlugs('research');
+  const slugs = getPostSlugs(page);
   return slugs.map((slug) => ({ slug }));
 }
 
 export async function generateMetadata({ params }: Props ) {
   const { slug } = await params;
 
-  const post = await getPostBySlug('research', slug);
+  const post = await getPostBySlug(page, slug);
   if (!post) { return {}; }
   return {
     title: post.frontmatter.title,
     description: post.frontmatter.teaser || DATA.description,
+    alternates: {
+      canonical: `${DATA.url}/${page}/${slug}`,
+    },
   };
 }
 
 export default async function ResearchPage({ params }: Props ) {
   const { slug } = await params;
 
-  const post = await getPostBySlug('research', slug);
+  const post = await getPostBySlug(page, slug);
   const publications = getPublicationsData();
 
   if (!post) {
@@ -34,18 +39,18 @@ export default async function ResearchPage({ params }: Props ) {
   }
 
   // --- Navigation Logic ---
-  const allSlugs = getPostSlugs('research');
+  const allSlugs = getPostSlugs(page);
   const currentIndex = allSlugs.findIndex((s) => s === slug);
   const prevSlug = currentIndex > 0 ? allSlugs[currentIndex - 1] : null;
   const nextSlug = currentIndex < allSlugs.length - 1 ? allSlugs[currentIndex + 1] : null;
 
-  const prevPost = prevSlug ? await getPostBySlug('research', prevSlug) : null;
-  const nextPost = nextSlug ? await getPostBySlug('research', nextSlug) : null;
+  const prevPost = prevSlug ? await getPostBySlug(page, prevSlug) : null;
+  const nextPost = nextSlug ? await getPostBySlug(page, nextSlug) : null;
 
   const navigation = {
     prev: prevPost ? { slug: prevSlug!, title: prevPost.frontmatter.title } : null,
     next: nextPost ? { slug: nextSlug!, title: nextPost.frontmatter.title } : null,
   };
 
-  return <Article post={post} publications={publications} navigation={navigation} basePath="research" />;
+  return <Article post={post} publications={publications} navigation={navigation} basePath={page} />;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/research/page.tsx b/app/research/page.tsx
index 9b87e13f..49abb3ab 100644
--- a/app/research/page.tsx
+++ b/app/research/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 import { getSortedPostsData, getAllTags } from "@/lib/posts";
 import { FilterableResearchGrid } from "@/components/filterable-research-list"; // Import the new client component
+import { DATA } from "../resume";
+import { Metadata } from "next";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  alternates: {
+    canonical: `${DATA.url}/research`,
+  },
+}
 
 export default function ResearchPage() {
   // These functions run safely on the server because this is a Server Component.
diff --git a/app/resume.tsx b/app/resume.tsx
index 6a9d4d35..a925e915 100644
--- a/app/resume.tsx
+++ b/app/resume.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ import {
   ClipboardListIcon,
 } from "lucide-react";
 
+const domain: string = "steffenillium.de"
+
 export const DATA = {
   name: "Steffen Illium",
   initials: "SI",
-  url: "https://steffenillium.de",
+  url: `https://${domain}.de`,
+  domain: `${domain}`,
   location: "Augsburg, Germany",
   locationLink: "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Augsburg",
   description:
diff --git a/app/sitemap.ts b/app/sitemap.ts
index 7b35d92f..3ea7c3b9 100644
--- a/app/sitemap.ts
+++ b/app/sitemap.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // app/sitemap.ts
 import { getAllTags, getSortedPostsData } from '@/lib/posts';
 import { MetadataRoute } from 'next';
+import { DATA } from './resume';
 
 export default function sitemap(): MetadataRoute.Sitemap {
-  const baseUrl = 'https://steffenillium.de';
-
+  const baseUrl = DATA.url;
   // Improvement 1: Fetch all posts with a single, more efficient call
   const allPosts = getSortedPostsData();
   const postUrls: MetadataRoute.Sitemap = allPosts.map((post) => ({
diff --git a/app/status/page.tsx b/app/status/page.tsx
index 33a949bf..9fddfa1b 100644
--- a/app/status/page.tsx
+++ b/app/status/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import { BlurFade } from "@/components/magicui/blur-fade";
+import { DATA } from "../resume";
+import { Metadata } from "next";
 
 const BLUR_FADE_DELAY = 0.01;
 
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  alternates: {
+    canonical: `${DATA.url}/status`,
+  },
+}
+
 export default function StatusPage() {
 
   return (
diff --git a/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx b/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
index 0ccb2a0e..8f25c977 100644
--- a/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { BlurFade } from "@/components/magicui/blur-fade";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { Breadcrumbs } from "@/components/element-breadcrumbs";
 import { TagProps } from "@/components/types";
+import { DATA } from "@/app/resume";
 
-
+const page = "tags"
 const BLUR_FADE_DELAY = 0.01;
 
 export async function generateStaticParams() {
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: TagProps ) {
     return {
       title: tag,
       description: tagData?.definition || `Posts tagged with ${tag}`,
+      alternates: {
+        canonical: `${DATA.url}/${page}/${tag}`,
+    },
     };
   }
 
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ export default async function TagPage({ params }: TagProps) {
   const { tag } = await params;
   const posts = getPostsByTag(tag);
   const tagData = getTagData(tag);
-  const basePath = "tags";
+  const basePath = page;
 
   if (posts.length === 0) {
     return notFound();
diff --git a/app/tags/page.tsx b/app/tags/page.tsx
index 34a5b06a..7ca5cb75 100644
--- a/app/tags/page.tsx
+++ b/app/tags/page.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import { getAllTags } from "@/lib/posts";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { BlurFade } from "@/components/magicui/blur-fade";
+import { Metadata } from "next";
+import { DATA } from "../resume";
 
 const BLUR_FADE_DELAY = 0.01;
 
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  alternates: {
+    canonical: `${DATA.url}/tags`,
+  },
+}
+
 export default function TagsPage() {
   const tags = getAllTags(2);
 
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index 7de0dc61..55d1aa5c 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
+import { DATA } from "./app/resume";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
     /* your other config options here */
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
       remotePatterns: [
         {
           protocol: "https",
-          hostname: "*.steffenillium.de",
+          hostname: `*.${DATA.domain}`,
         },
       ],
     },