diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfdb8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.sh text eol=lf
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6fb67f7..223d757 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local/docker-jitsi-meet/
 local/.jitsi-meet-cfg/
 local/*.zip
 local/.release
+WINDOWS_LOCAL_SETUP.md
 
 # Local-only shell/environment files.
 local/.env
diff --git a/scripts/local-jitsi-env.sh b/scripts/local-jitsi-env.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67f8536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/local-jitsi-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+local_jitsi_config_dir() {
+    local root_dir="$1"
+    local local_dir="$root_dir/local"
+
+    if [[ -n "${POLITICTALK_LOCAL_JITSI_CONFIG_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+        printf '%s\n' "$POLITICTALK_LOCAL_JITSI_CONFIG_DIR"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if grep -qi microsoft /proc/version 2>/dev/null && [[ "$root_dir" == /mnt/* ]]; then
+        printf '%s\n' "$HOME/politictalk-jitsi-cfg"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\n' "$local_dir/.jitsi-meet-cfg"
+}
+
+local_jitsi_set_env() {
+    local key="$1"
+    local value="$2"
+    local file="$3"
+
+    if grep -qE "^#?${key}=" "$file"; then
+        perl -0pi -e "s|^#?${key}=.*|${key}=${value}|m" "$file"
+    else
+        printf '%s=%s\n' "$key" "$value" >> "$file"
+    fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/local-jitsi-setup.sh b/scripts/local-jitsi-setup.sh
index 1e3b9e1..bf728ce 100755
--- a/scripts/local-jitsi-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/local-jitsi-setup.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 LOCAL_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/local"
 STACK_DIR="$LOCAL_DIR/docker-jitsi-meet"
-CONFIG_DIR="$LOCAL_DIR/.jitsi-meet-cfg"
 RELEASE_FILE="$LOCAL_DIR/.release"
 
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/local-jitsi-env.sh"
+
+CONFIG_DIR="$(local_jitsi_config_dir "$ROOT_DIR")"
+
 HTTP_PORT="${HTTP_PORT:-8000}"
 HTTPS_PORT="${HTTPS_PORT:-8443}"
 PUBLIC_URL="${PUBLIC_URL:-https://localhost:${HTTPS_PORT}}"
@@ -18,11 +21,7 @@ set_env() {
     local value="$2"
     local file="$STACK_DIR/.env"
 
-    if grep -qE "^#?${key}=" "$file"; then
-        perl -0pi -e "s|^#?${key}=.*|${key}=${value}|m" "$file"
-    else
-        printf '%s=%s\n' "$key" "$value" >> "$file"
-    fi
+    local_jitsi_set_env "$key" "$value" "$file"
 }
 
 mkdir -p "$LOCAL_DIR"
diff --git a/scripts/local-jitsi-sync.sh b/scripts/local-jitsi-sync.sh
index e27860d..ea86cd1 100755
--- a/scripts/local-jitsi-sync.sh
+++ b/scripts/local-jitsi-sync.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 LOCAL_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/local"
 STACK_DIR="$LOCAL_DIR/docker-jitsi-meet"
-CONFIG_DIR="$LOCAL_DIR/.jitsi-meet-cfg"
+
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/local-jitsi-env.sh"
+
+CONFIG_DIR="$(local_jitsi_config_dir "$ROOT_DIR")"
 
 if [[ ! -d "$STACK_DIR" ]]; then
     echo "Missing $STACK_DIR. Run ./scripts/local-jitsi-setup.sh first."
@@ -14,6 +17,10 @@ fi
 
 mkdir -p "$CONFIG_DIR"/{web,transcripts,prosody/config,prosody/prosody-plugins-custom,jicofo,jvb,jigasi,jibri}
 
+if [[ -f "$STACK_DIR/.env" ]]; then
+    local_jitsi_set_env CONFIG "$CONFIG_DIR" "$STACK_DIR/.env"
+fi
+
 cp "$LOCAL_DIR/custom-config.js" "$CONFIG_DIR/web/custom-config.js"
 cp "$LOCAL_DIR/custom-interface_config.js" "$CONFIG_DIR/web/custom-interface_config.js"
 cp "$LOCAL_DIR/docker-compose.override.yml" "$STACK_DIR/docker-compose.override.yml"
@@ -23,3 +30,4 @@ find "$ROOT_DIR/prosody-plugins" -maxdepth 1 -name 'mod_politictalk_*.lua' -type
 done
 
 echo "Synced PoliticTalk local overrides into Docker Jitsi runtime."
+echo "Using Docker Jitsi config: $CONFIG_DIR"
diff --git a/web/plugin.head.html b/web/plugin.head.html
index f6603b7..aeca798 100644
--- a/web/plugin.head.html
+++ b/web/plugin.head.html
@@ -273,7 +273,15 @@
         background: var(--politictalk-avatar-background, #63477a) !important;
         background-color: var(--politictalk-avatar-background, #63477a) !important;
         border-radius: 50% !important;
+        color: #fff !important;
         overflow: hidden !important;
+        text-shadow: none !important;
+    }
+
+    html:not(.politictalk-direct-access-blocked) #participants-pane .politictalk-avatar-themed *:not(img):not(picture):not(svg),
+    html:not(.politictalk-direct-access-blocked) [class*="participantsPane"] .politictalk-avatar-themed *:not(img):not(picture):not(svg) {
+        color: #fff !important;
+        text-shadow: none !important;
     }
 
     html:not(.politictalk-direct-access-blocked) #participants-pane .politictalk-avatar-themed > img,
@@ -1955,6 +1963,28 @@
             }) || null;
         }
 
+        function getPoliticTalkInitialsTextTargets(element) {
+            if (!element) {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            var targets = [element];
+
+            Array.prototype.slice.call(element.querySelectorAll('*')).forEach(function(candidate) {
+                if (candidate.querySelector('img, canvas, video, picture, svg')) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var text = String(candidate.textContent || '').replace(/\s+/g, '').trim();
+
+                if (text && text.length <= 4) {
+                    targets.push(candidate);
+                }
+            });
+
+            return targets;
+        }
+
         function isPoliticTalkTransparentTileLayer(element, tile) {
             if (!element || element === tile || element.classList.contains('politictalk-avatar-shell')) {
                 return false;
@@ -1983,6 +2013,97 @@
                 && backgroundColor !== 'transparent';
         }
 
+        function getPoliticTalkTileAvatarMaxSize(tile) {
+            if (!tile) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var tileRect = tile.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+            if (!tileRect.width || !tileRect.height) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var maxByHeight = Math.max(40, tileRect.height * 0.48);
+            var maxByWidth = Math.max(40, tileRect.width * 0.48);
+            var responsiveCap = tileRect.width <= 480 ? 132 : 180;
+
+            return Math.floor(Math.min(maxByWidth, maxByHeight, responsiveCap));
+        }
+
+        function clampPoliticTalkTileAvatarSize(tile, avatarContainer) {
+            var maxSize = getPoliticTalkTileAvatarMaxSize(tile);
+
+            if (!maxSize || !avatarContainer) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(avatarContainer, 'aspect-ratio', '1 / 1');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(avatarContainer, 'height', maxSize + 'px');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(avatarContainer, 'max-height', maxSize + 'px');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(avatarContainer, 'max-width', maxSize + 'px');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(avatarContainer, 'width', maxSize + 'px');
+
+            Array.prototype.slice.call(avatarContainer.querySelectorAll('img, canvas')).forEach(function(media) {
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(media, 'height', '100%');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(media, 'max-height', '100%');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(media, 'max-width', '100%');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(media, 'object-fit', 'cover');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(media, 'width', '100%');
+            });
+
+            var initialsTarget = getPoliticTalkInitialsAvatarTarget(avatarContainer);
+
+            if (!initialsTarget) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var initialsText = String(initialsTarget.textContent || '').replace(/\s+/g, '').trim();
+            var maxFontSize = Math.max(18, Math.floor(maxSize * (initialsText.length > 1 ? 0.36 : 0.46)));
+
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'align-items', 'center');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'aspect-ratio', '1 / 1');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'box-sizing', 'border-box');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'color', '#fff');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'display', 'flex');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'height', maxSize + 'px');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'justify-content', 'center');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'line-height', '1');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'max-height', maxSize + 'px');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'max-width', maxSize + 'px');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'padding', '0');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'text-align', 'center');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'text-shadow', 'none');
+            setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(initialsTarget, 'width', maxSize + 'px');
+
+            getPoliticTalkInitialsTextTargets(initialsTarget).forEach(function(textTarget) {
+                var isRootTarget = textTarget === initialsTarget;
+
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'align-items', 'center');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'box-sizing', 'border-box');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'color', '#fff');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'display', 'flex');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'font-size', maxFontSize + 'px');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'justify-content', 'center');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'letter-spacing', '0');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'line-height', '1');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'margin', '0');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'padding', '0');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'text-align', 'center');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'text-shadow', 'none');
+                setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'white-space', 'nowrap');
+
+                if (!isRootTarget) {
+                    setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'height', '100%');
+                    setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'left', 'auto');
+                    setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'position', 'static');
+                    setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'top', 'auto');
+                    setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'transform', 'none');
+                    setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(textTarget, 'width', '100%');
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         function centerPoliticTalkTileAvatar(tile) {
             if (!tile) {
                 return;
@@ -2005,6 +2126,7 @@
                 setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(candidate, 'right', 'auto');
                 setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(candidate, 'top', '50%');
                 setPoliticTalkImportantStyle(candidate, 'transform', 'translate(-50%, -50%)');
+                clampPoliticTalkTileAvatarSize(tile, candidate);
             });
         }