.sidebar {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: calc(100% - 30px);
    width: 220px;
    transition: width 0.3s ease;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    z-index: 1040;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background-color: #2e3338 !important;
}

    .sidebar .nav-link:hover {
        background-color: #2596be; /* or any color you like */
        color: #fff; /* Ensure text remains readable */
    }

    .sidebar .nav-link {
        transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

        .sidebar .nav-link.active {
            background-color: #2596be;
            color: #fff;
        }

    .sidebar.sidebar-collapsed {
        width: 60px;
    }

        .sidebar.sidebar-collapsed .nav-link {
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        }

            .sidebar.sidebar-collapsed .nav-link.active {
                background-color: #2596be;
                color: #fff;
            }

    .sidebar .menu-text {
        display: inline;
        transition: opacity 0.3s ease, margin-left 0.3s ease;
    }

    .sidebar.sidebar-collapsed .menu-text {
        opacity: 0;
        margin-left: -9999px;
    }

.main-content {
    margin-left: 220px;
    transition: margin-left 0.3s ease;
    padding-top: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 60px; /* extra space for footer */
}

.sidebar.sidebar-collapsed ~ .main-content {
    margin-left: 60px;
}

.nav-link {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 12px 15px;
}

    .nav-link i {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
    }

.collapsed-content {
    margin-left: 60px !important;
}

.app-footer {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center; /* vertical center */
    justify-content: center; /* horizontal center */
    background-color: #2e3338 !important;
    color: #fff;
    transition: left 0.3s ease, width 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 1030;
    padding: 0 10px;
}

/*.sidebar.sidebar-collapsed ~ .main-content .app-footer {
    left: 60px;
    width: calc(100% - 60px);
}*/