diff --git a/src/components/misc/ImageWrapper.astro b/src/components/misc/ImageWrapper.astro
index a058b5a..824ca85 100644
--- a/src/components/misc/ImageWrapper.astro
+++ b/src/components/misc/ImageWrapper.astro
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 ---
-import path from "path";
 interface Props {
   id?: string;
-  src: string;
+  src: ImageMetadata | string;
   class?: string;
   alt?: string;
   position?: string;
   basePath?: string;
 }
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
+
+import path from "path";
 import { url } from "../../utils/url-utils";
 
-const { id, src, alt, position = "center", basePath = "/" } = Astro.props;
+const { id, src: img, alt, position = "center", basePath = "/" } = Astro.props;
 const className = Astro.props.class;
 
+const src = typeof img === "string" ? img : img.src;
+
 const isLocal = !(
   src.startsWith("/") ||
   src.startsWith("http") ||
@@ -24,23 +26,23 @@ const isPublic = src.startsWith("/");
 
 // TODO temporary workaround for images dynamic import
 // https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues/3373
-let img: ImageMetadata;
-if (isLocal) {
+let optimizedImg: ImageMetadata;
+if (isLocal && typeof img === "string") {
   const files = import.meta.glob<ImageMetadata>("../../**", {
     import: "default",
   });
   const normalizedPath = path
     .normalize(path.join("../../", basePath, src))
     .replace(/\\/g, "/");
-  img = await files[normalizedPath]();
+  optimizedImg = await files[normalizedPath]();
 }
 
 const imageClass = "w-full h-full object-cover";
 const imageStyle = `object-position: ${position}`;
 ---
-<div class:list={[className, 'overflow-hidden relative']}>
+<div id="image-wrapper" class:list={[className, 'overflow-hidden relative']}>
     <div class="transition absolute inset-0 dark:bg-black/10 bg-opacity-50 pointer-events-none"></div>
-    {isLocal && <Image src={img!} alt={alt || ""} class={imageClass} style={imageStyle}/>}
+    {isLocal && <img src={optimizedImg!.src} alt={alt || ""} class={imageClass} style={imageStyle}/>}
     {!isLocal && <img src={isPublic ? url(src) : src} alt={alt || ""} class={imageClass} style={imageStyle}/>}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/content/config.ts b/src/content/config.ts
index b037fc9..ff87951 100644
--- a/src/content/config.ts
+++ b/src/content/config.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import { defineCollection, z } from "astro:content";
 
 const postsCollection = defineCollection({
-  schema: z.object({
-    title: z.string(),
-    published: z.date(),
-    draft: z.boolean().optional(),
-    description: z.string().optional(),
-    image: z.string().optional(),
-    tags: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
-    category: z.string().optional(),
-  }),
+  schema: ({ image }) =>
+    z.object({
+      title: z.string(),
+      published: z.date(),
+      draft: z.boolean().optional(),
+      description: z.string().optional(),
+      image: image().optional(),
+      tags: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+      category: z.string().optional(),
+    }),
 });
 export const collections = {
   posts: postsCollection,
diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 0eb6deb..e9993f9 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ interface Props {
   title: string;
   banner: string;
   description?: string;
+  cover?: string;
 }
 
-let { title, banner, description } = Astro.props;
+let { title, banner, description, cover } = Astro.props;
 
 const isHomePage = pathsEqual(Astro.url.pathname, "/");
 
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ const myFade = {
 // why doing this in Layout instead of GlobalStyles: https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues/6728#issuecomment-1502203757
 const configHue = siteConfig.themeColor.hue;
 if (!banner || typeof banner !== "string" || banner.trim() === "") {
-  banner = siteConfig.banner.src;
+  banner = cover ?? siteConfig.banner.src;
 }
 
 // TODO don't use post cover as banner for now
-banner = siteConfig.banner.src;
+// banner = siteConfig.banner.src;
 
 const enableBanner = siteConfig.banner.enable;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ const siteLang = siteConfig.lang.replace("_", "-");
 		<meta property="og:url" content={Astro.url}>
 		<meta property="og:title" content={pageTitle}>
 		<meta property="og:description" content={description || pageTitle}>
+		<meta property="og:image" content={banner}>
 
 		<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
 		<meta property="twitter:url" content={Astro.url}>
diff --git a/src/layouts/MainGridLayout.astro b/src/layouts/MainGridLayout.astro
index 8da230a..8848f4f 100644
--- a/src/layouts/MainGridLayout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/MainGridLayout.astro
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ interface Props {
   title: string;
   banner?: string;
   description?: string;
+  cover?: string;
 }
 
-const { title, banner, description } = Astro.props;
+const { title, banner, description, cover } = Astro.props;
 const isHomePage = pathsEqual(Astro.url.pathname, "/");
 const enableBanner = siteConfig.banner.enable;
 ---
 
-<Layout title={title} banner={banner} description={description}>
+<Layout title={title} banner={banner ?? siteConfig.banner.src} cover={cover} description={description}>
 <slot slot="head" name="head"></slot>
 <div class="max-w-[var(--page-width)] min-h-screen grid grid-cols-[17.5rem_auto] grid-rows-[auto_auto_1fr_auto] lg:grid-rows-[auto_1fr_auto]
     mx-auto gap-4 relative px-0 md:px-4"
diff --git a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
index 556900c..dcfc3c4 100644
--- a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 import path from "path";
+import { getImage } from "astro:assets";
 import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
 import License from "@components/misc/License.astro";
 import Markdown from "@components/misc/Markdown.astro";
@@ -43,8 +44,20 @@ const jsonLd = {
   datePublished: formatDateToYYYYMMDD(entry.data.published),
   // TODO include cover image here
 };
+
+let coverImageUrl: string | undefined;
+
+if (entry.data.image) {
+  coverImageUrl = await getImage({
+    src: entry.data.image,
+    width: 1200,
+    height: 630,
+  }).then(img => img.src);
+}
+
+console.log(coverImageUrl);
 ---
-<MainGridLayout banner={entry.data.image} title={entry.data.title} description={entry.data.description}>
+<MainGridLayout banner={coverImageUrl} cover={coverImageUrl} title={entry.data.title} description={entry.data.description}>
     <script slot="head" type="application/ld+json" set:html={JSON.stringify(jsonLd)}></script>
     <div class="flex w-full rounded-[var(--radius-large)] overflow-hidden relative mb-4">
         <div id="post-container" class:list={["card-base z-10 px-6 md:px-9 pt-6 pb-4 relative w-full ",
@@ -94,7 +107,7 @@ const jsonLd = {
             <!-- always show cover as long as it has one -->
 
             {entry.data.image &&
-                <ImageWrapper src={entry.data.image} basePath={path.join("content/posts/", getDir(entry.id))} class="mb-8 rounded-xl banner-container onload-animation"/>
+                <ImageWrapper src={entry.data.image} basePath={path.join("content/posts/", getDir(entry.id))} id="cover" class="mb-8 rounded-xl banner-container onload-animation"/>
             }