chore: bump version to 1.1.14 (backend + frontend)

This reverts commit c127fd829d.

.env.example

@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ SMTP_PASS=your-app-specific-password
 EMAIL_FROM=noreply@yourdomain.com
 
 # Application URLs
+# Use full origin with scheme, no trailing slash.
+# Admin UI is served by the frontend at /admin.
 FRONTEND_URL=https://yourdomain.com
-ADMIN_URL=https://yourdomain.com:3001
-VITE_API_URL=https://yourdomain.com:3001/api
+ADMIN_URL=https://yourdomain.com
+
+# Frontend API base
+# For pre-built images and production behind a reverse proxy, keep '/api'.
+# If you rebuild the frontend yourself, you may set a full URL at build time.
+VITE_API_URL=/api
 
 # Port Configuration (optional)
 # BACKEND_PORT=3001
@@ -47,7 +53,25 @@ VITE_API_URL=https://yourdomain.com:3001/api
 # Timezone
 TZ=UTC
 
+# Runtime user mapping for Docker (optional)
+# Set these to your host user's UID/GID to avoid permission issues on bind mounts.
+# Run `id -u` and `id -g` on host to get values. Defaults to 1001.
+PUID=1001
+PGID=1001
+
 # Analytics (Optional - Umami)
 VITE_UMAMI_URL=
 VITE_UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID=
-VITE_UMAMI_SHARE_URL=
+VITE_UMAMI_SHARE_URL=
+
+# Storage variables (host paths)
+# These control where data is stored on the host. Defaults are local folders.
+APP_STORAGE=./storage
+APP_DATA=./data
+LOGS=./logs
+
+# Note on FRONTEND_API_URL (documentation only):
+# When using pre-built frontend images, runtime env vars cannot override the built JS.
+# Do NOT rely on FRONTEND_API_URL in Compose. Instead, keep VITE_API_URL=/api and
+# let the frontend Nginx proxy /api to the backend. Only if you rebuild the frontend
+# should you change VITE_API_URL at build time.

.gitea/workflows/mirror-to-github.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 name: Mirror to GitHub
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggering
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggering only
 
 jobs:
   mirror:
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           # Remove sensitive files/directories if they exist
           echo "Removing sensitive files..."
           rm -rf .gitea/ || true
-          rm -rf scripts/ || true
+          rm -rf scripts/install-gitea-runner.sh || true
           rm -rf .drone* || true
           rm -rf photo-sharing-prd.md || true
           rm -rf CLAUDE.md || true
@@ -131,4 +128,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "✅ Mirror to GitHub workflow completed successfully!"
           echo "📊 Repository mirrored to: https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak"
-          echo "🔒 Sensitive files have been removed from the mirror"
+          echo "🔒 Sensitive files have been removed from the mirror"
+

.gitea/workflows/version-and-release.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 name: Version and Release
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - '.gitea/**'
-      - '.drone.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   version-bump:
@@ -72,8 +67,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "Root files changed: $ROOT_CHANGED"
           
           # Get current versions
-          BACKEND_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./backend/package.json').version" 2>/dev/null || echo "1.0.0")
-          FRONTEND_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./frontend/package.json').version" 2>/dev/null || echo "1.0.0")
+          BACKEND_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./backend/package.json').version" 2>/dev/null || echo "1.1.0")
+          FRONTEND_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./frontend/package.json').version" 2>/dev/null || echo "1.1.0")
           
           echo "Current backend version: $BACKEND_VERSION"
           echo "Current frontend version: $FRONTEND_VERSION"
@@ -133,10 +128,17 @@ jobs:
           MINOR="${version_parts[1]}"
           PATCH="${version_parts[2]}"
           
-          # Increment patch version
+          # Increment patch version and ensure tag uniqueness
+          git fetch --tags --quiet || true
           NEW_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
           NEW_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$NEW_PATCH"
           
+          while git rev-parse "v${NEW_VERSION}" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+            echo "Tag v${NEW_VERSION} already exists, bumping patch version again"
+            NEW_PATCH=$((NEW_PATCH + 1))
+            NEW_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$NEW_PATCH"
+          done
+          
           echo "New version: $NEW_VERSION"
           echo "new_version=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "component_changed=$COMPONENT_CHANGED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -264,4 +266,4 @@ jobs:
           echo "Version bumped to ${{ needs.version-bump.outputs.new_version }}"
           echo "Component(s) changed: ${{ needs.version-bump.outputs.component_changed }}"
           echo "Drone will automatically trigger on the new tag"
-          # Drone CI will automatically trigger on the tag push event
+          # Drone CI will automatically trigger on the tag push event

.github/workflows/docker-build.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Log in to Container Registry
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true'
+      id: login-ghcr
+      continue-on-error: true
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         context: ./backend
         file: ./backend/Dockerfile
-        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true' }}
+        # Always build; only push when registry login succeeded
+        push: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true') && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success' }}
         tags: ${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.tags }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.labels }}
         platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.version }}
 
     - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
       with:
         image-ref: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.version }}
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout: '10m'
 
     - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
       with:
         sarif_file: 'trivy-backend.sarif'
@@ -120,6 +123,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Log in to Container Registry
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true'
+      id: login-ghcr
+      continue-on-error: true
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
@@ -150,7 +155,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         context: ./frontend
         file: ./frontend/Dockerfile
-        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true' }}
+        # Always build; only push when registry login succeeded
+        push: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true') && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success' }}
         tags: ${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.tags }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.labels }}
         platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.version }}
 
     - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
       with:
         image-ref: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.version }}
@@ -173,43 +179,15 @@ jobs:
         timeout: '10m'
 
     - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
       with:
         sarif_file: 'trivy-frontend.sarif'
         category: 'frontend-vulnerabilities'
 
-  publish-manifest:
-    needs: [build-backend, build-frontend]
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
-    
-    steps:
-    - name: Log in to Container Registry
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
-      with:
-        registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-        username: ${{ github.actor }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-    - name: Create and push multi-arch manifest for Backend
-      run: |
-        docker manifest create \
-          ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest \
-          --amend ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest-amd64 \
-          --amend ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest-arm64
-        docker manifest push ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
-
-    - name: Create and push multi-arch manifest for Frontend
-      run: |
-        docker manifest create \
-          ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest \
-          --amend ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest-amd64 \
-          --amend ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest-arm64
-        docker manifest push ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
+  # Note: The publish-manifest job is not needed since docker/build-push-action@v5
+  # automatically creates multi-arch manifests when building for multiple platforms.
+  # The images are already properly tagged and include all architectures.
 
   summary:
     needs: [build-backend, build-frontend]
@@ -248,4 +226,4 @@ jobs:
         echo "- PR number (for pull requests)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
         echo "- Version tags (for releases)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
         echo "- Short SHA with branch prefix" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-        echo "- \`latest\` (for main branch)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- \`latest\` (for main branch)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.gitignore

@@ -72,3 +72,12 @@ logs/
 storage/
 data/
 certbot/
+
+# Ignore local contributor guide copy
+AGENTS.md
+
+# Local artifacts from browser tooling
+.playwright-mcp/
+
+# Local SQLite files in backend
+backend/*.sqlite*

DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md

@@ -4,27 +4,62 @@ This guide covers multiple deployment options for PicPeak, from simple local set
 
 ## 🎯 Quick Start - Simple Setup (Recommended for Beginners)
 
-For the easiest installation without Docker or complex configurations, use our **simple setup script**:
+For the easiest installation without Docker or complex configurations, use our **unified setup script**:
 
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/wedding-photo-sharing/main/scripts/simple-setup.sh -o setup.sh && \
-chmod +x setup.sh && \
-sudo ./setup.sh
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/the-luap/picpeak/main/scripts/picpeak-setup.sh -o picpeak-setup.sh && \
+chmod +x picpeak-setup.sh && \
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh
 ```
 
-This automated script handles everything including OS detection, dependencies, database setup, and service configuration. Perfect for:
+This automated script handles everything including:
+- Choice between Docker or Native installation
+- OS detection and dependency installation
+- Database setup and service configuration
+- SSL/HTTPS setup (optional)
+
+Perfect for:
 - Small to medium deployments
 - Local or VPS installations  
-- Users who prefer avoiding Docker complexity
+- Users new to server management
 - Quick testing and evaluation
 
-👉 **See [SIMPLE_SETUP_GUIDE.md](./SIMPLE_SETUP_GUIDE.md) for detailed instructions.**
+👉 **See [SIMPLE_SETUP.md](./SIMPLE_SETUP.md) for detailed instructions.**
 
 ---
 
 ## 🐳 Docker Compose Deployment
 
-This section covers deploying PicPeak using Docker Compose with direct port exposure. For internet-facing deployments, you'll need to add a reverse proxy (nginx, Traefik, Caddy, etc.) for SSL/HTTPS.
+### Option 1: Using Pre-built Images (Recommended)
+
+PicPeak provides official Docker images via GitHub Container Registry for quick deployment without building:
+
+```bash
+# Clone repository for configuration files
+git clone https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak.git
+cd picpeak
+
+# Copy and configure environment
+cp .env.example .env
+nano .env  # Edit with your values
+
+# Use pre-built images deployment
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d
+```
+
+The production compose file uses:
+- **Backend**: `ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/backend:latest`
+- **Frontend**: `ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/frontend:latest`
+
+Available tags:
+- `latest` - Latest stable release
+- `main` - Latest main branch build
+- `develop` - Development branch (may be unstable)
+- `v1.0.0` - Specific version tags
+
+### Option 2: Building from Source
+
+If you need to customize the application or the pre-built images aren't available, you can build locally:
 
 ## 📋 Table of Contents
 
@@ -36,6 +71,7 @@ This section covers deploying PicPeak using Docker Compose with direct port expo
 - [Reverse Proxy Setup](#reverse-proxy-setup)
 - [Maintenance](#maintenance)
 - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+ - [External Media Library](#external-media-library)
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -46,6 +82,75 @@ This section covers deploying PicPeak using Docker Compose with direct port expo
 
 ## 🚀 Quick Start
 
+### Method 1: Using Pre-built Images (Fastest)
+
+1. **Clone the repository for configs**
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak.git
+   cd picpeak
+   ```
+
+2. **Set up environment**
+   ```bash
+   cp .env.example .env
+   nano .env  # Edit with your values
+   ```
+
+3. **Create required directories**
+   ```bash
+   mkdir -p events/active events/archived data logs backup storage
+   chmod -R 755 events data logs backup storage
+   ```
+
+4. **Deploy using pre-built images**
+   ```bash
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d
+   ```
+
+5. **Check logs**
+   ```bash
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml logs -f
+   ```
+
+## External Media Library
+
+PicPeak can reference an existing, read‑only media library mounted into the backend container. This avoids copying originals into PicPeak storage.
+
+- Map your host library path to the container as read‑only in `docker-compose.production.yml`:
+  - Add volume under `backend`: `- ${EXTERNAL_MEDIA}:/external-media:ro`
+  - Add backend env: `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT=/external-media`
+- In `.env`, set:
+  - `EXTERNAL_MEDIA=/mnt/photos` (example host path)
+  - `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT=/external-media`
+
+Usage:
+- In Admin → Events, set “Source Mode” to “Reference (external folder)”, select a folder under `/external-media`, then import to index and generate thumbnails. Originals stay in your library.
+
+Backups and Archives:
+- Backups only include data under `STORAGE_PATH` and exclude external originals. The backup manifest includes `metadata.external_references = { excluded: true, events: N, photos: M }` and the Admin UI surfaces a warning.
+- Archiving reference events creates a manifest‑only ZIP and deletes thumbnails for that event. External originals are never moved or deleted.
+
+Local (npm) setup (no Docker):
+
+1. Create or choose a folder that contains your external originals, e.g. `/Users/you/Pictures/picpeak-external` (macOS/Linux) or `C:\\Pictures\\picpeak-external` (Windows).
+2. In `backend/.env` (or your shell), set:
+   - `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT=/absolute/path/to/picpeak-external`
+   - Ensure `STORAGE_PATH` points to your PicPeak storage (defaults to `./storage`).
+3. Start services from source:
+   - Backend: `cd backend && npm install && npm run migrate && JWT_SECRET=... npm start`
+   - Frontend: `cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev` (or build + serve)
+4. In Admin → Events:
+   - Create an event, set “Source Mode” to “Reference (external folder)”.
+   - Use the folder picker to browse under your `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT` and select the subfolder to reference.
+   - Click “Import from selected folder” to index files and generate thumbnails on demand.
+
+Notes:
+- PicPeak only reads from `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT`; it never modifies or deletes your originals there.
+- Thumbnails are generated under `STORAGE_PATH/thumbnails` and are included in backups; originals in `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT` are excluded.
+- On Windows, use absolute paths (e.g., `C:\\Photos\\Library`) for `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT`.
+
+### Method 2: Building from Source
+
 1. **Clone the repository**
    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak.git
@@ -64,8 +169,9 @@ This section covers deploying PicPeak using Docker Compose with direct port expo
    chmod -R 755 events data logs backup storage
    ```
 
-4. **Deploy**
+4. **Build and deploy**
    ```bash
+   docker compose build
    docker compose up -d
    ```
 
@@ -95,6 +201,15 @@ openssl rand -base64 32 | tr -d '$'
 - Escape `$` as `$$` (e.g., `Pass$$word` instead of `Pass$word`)
 - Quote the entire value: `DB_PASSWORD='Pass$word'` (less reliable)
 
+### Public Landing Page
+
+- `npm run migrate` now seeds three general settings: `general_public_site_enabled`, `general_public_site_html`, and `general_public_site_custom_css` so existing installs stay disabled by default.
+- Configure the feature from **Admin → CMS Pages**. The landing page panel exposes the toggle, HTML editor, optional CSS overrides, preview, and a reset-to-default action.
+- All HTML and CSS submitted through the UI is sanitized server-side. Scripts, inline event handlers, disallowed attributes, `@import` rules, and `javascript:` URLs are stripped before content is cached or rendered.
+- Resetting via the UI (or calling `POST /api/admin/settings/public-site/reset`) restores the bundled template and clears custom CSS.
+- The landing page response is cached in-memory. Override the default 60s cache window by setting `PUBLIC_SITE_CACHE_TTL_MS` (milliseconds) in your environment if you need faster cache busting.
+- When the toggle is off PicPeak continues to serve the SPA/login redirect at `/`, preserving legacy behaviour until you explicitly enable the feature.
+
 ### Backend Configuration (.env)
 Update `.env` with:
 - `JWT_SECRET` - Authentication secret (REQUIRED - generate a secure random value)
@@ -102,8 +217,31 @@ Update `.env` with:
 - `REDIS_PASSWORD` - Redis password
 - `SMTP_*` - Email configuration
 - **URL Configuration** (for backend CORS):
-  - `FRONTEND_URL` - Frontend URL (e.g., `http://localhost:3000` for Docker)
-  - `ADMIN_URL` - Admin URL (e.g., `http://localhost:3000` for Docker)
+  - `FRONTEND_URL` - Frontend origin (use full URL with scheme, no trailing slash)
+    - Example (Docker): `http://localhost:3000`
+- `ADMIN_URL` - Admin origin (same as `FRONTEND_URL` for Docker; full URL, no trailing slash)
+  - Example (Docker): `http://localhost:3000`
+  
+  Notes:
+  - Do not include trailing `/` (e.g., use `http://host:3000`, not `http://host:3000/`).
+  - Always include the scheme (`http://` or `https://`).
+  - The backend compares origins strictly for CORS; malformed values will cause login requests to fail with 500.
+
+#### Authentication Security
+- Configure login attempt thresholds from **Admin → Settings → Security**. Defaults are 5 failed attempts per IP within 15 minutes, resulting in a 30 minute lockout.
+
+#### External Database Example
+To use an external PostgreSQL instead of the bundled container, set the following in `.env` and ensure the `postgres` service is disabled or removed:
+
+```env
+DB_HOST=db.example.com
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_USER=picpeak
+DB_PASSWORD=change_me
+DB_NAME=picpeak_prod
+```
+
+Compose uses these values via `env_file: .env`. The backend service also defaults `DB_HOST=${DB_HOST:-postgres}` so if you don’t set `DB_HOST` it will use the bundled `postgres` container.
 
 ### Frontend Configuration (frontend/.env)
 Create `frontend/.env` from `frontend/.env.example`:
@@ -113,9 +251,10 @@ cp frontend/.env.example frontend/.env
 
 Update `frontend/.env` with:
 - `VITE_API_URL` - Backend API URL
-  - For Docker deployment: `http://localhost:3001/api`
-  - For non-Docker local dev: `http://localhost:3001`
-  - For production with reverse proxy: `/api`
+  - Docker (pre-built images) and production behind reverse proxy: `/api` (recommended; avoids CORS and matches the frontend Nginx proxy in the image)
+  - Local dev (Vite): `http://localhost:3001` or `/api` if proxying through a dev proxy
+
+Note: When using pre-built frontend images, runtime container env does not change the already-built JS. Prefer the default `/api` and let the frontend Nginx proxy forward to the backend.
 
 ⚠️ **IMPORTANT PORT CONFIGURATION**: 
 - The frontend runs on port **3000** in Docker (exposed via nginx)
@@ -145,12 +284,29 @@ SMTP_PASS=your-sendgrid-api-key
 
 ## 📦 Deployment
 
-### Build and Start Services
+### Using Pre-built Images (Fastest)
 
 ```bash
-# Build images
+# Pull latest images from GitHub Container Registry
+docker pull ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/backend:latest
+docker pull ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/frontend:latest
+
+# Start services using production compose file
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d
+
+# View running containers
+docker compose ps
+```
+
+### Building from Source (For Customization)
+
+```bash
+# Build images locally
 docker compose build
 
+# Or build with no cache for clean build
+docker compose build --no-cache
+
 # Start all services
 docker compose up -d
 
@@ -161,8 +317,8 @@ docker compose ps
 ### Access Points
 
 By default, services are exposed on:
-- Frontend: http://localhost:3000
-- Backend/API: http://localhost:3001
+- Frontend (UI + Admin): http://localhost:3000 (admin at `/admin`)
+- Backend/API: http://localhost:3001 (API only; no UI routes)
 - PostgreSQL: localhost:5432 (if needed)
 - Redis: localhost:6379 (if needed)
 
@@ -233,7 +389,11 @@ After deployment, you must complete the first login process which includes manda
 
 ### Step 2: Access Admin Panel
 
-1. Navigate to your admin panel URL (e.g., `http://your-domain.com:3001/admin` or `https://your-domain.com/admin`)
+1. Navigate to your frontend domain and open the admin section:
+   - `http://your-domain.com/admin` (behind reverse proxy)
+   - `http://localhost:3000/admin` (Docker local)
+   
+   The backend at `:3001` serves API only and does not serve the admin UI.
 2. Login using:
    - **Email**: `admin@example.com` (or your custom admin email)
    - **Password**: The auto-generated password from the logs
@@ -263,7 +423,17 @@ Upon first login, the system will **automatically redirect** you to change your
 
 If you lose your admin credentials after the first login, you'll need to manually reset the password in the database or create a new admin user through the database.
 
-**Note**: The credentials file (`ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt`) is only created during initial deployment and contains the first admin password. After changing the password, this file becomes outdated but is kept for reference.
+**Note**: The credentials file (`ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt`) is only created during initial deployment and contains the first admin password. After changing the password, this file becomes outdated but is kept for reference. If you need to regenerate the password and file during a reinstall, re-run the installer with the `--force-admin-password-reset` flag:
+
+```bash
+# Native reinstall example
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --native --force-admin-password-reset
+
+# Docker reinstall example
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --docker --force-admin-password-reset
+```
+
+The flag calls `scripts/reset-admin-password.js` in non-interactive mode, writes a fresh random password into `data/ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt`, and prints the new credentials at the end of the installer run.
 
 #### Configuring Admin Email
 
@@ -307,7 +477,16 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 
-    # Backend API
+    # Frontend (serves UI and /admin/*)
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    }
+
+    # Backend API and protected resources
     location /api {
         proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
@@ -315,21 +494,11 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
-
-    # Protected photos and uploads
     location ~ ^/(photos|thumbnails|uploads) {
         proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-    }
-
-    # Admin routes
-    location /admin {
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 }
@@ -446,14 +615,50 @@ The application includes a built-in backup service. Configure it in the admin pa
 
 ### Updates
 
+#### Method 1: Using Pre-built Images (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+# Pull latest changes (for configuration updates)
+git pull
+
+# Pull latest images from GitHub Container Registry
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml pull
+
+# Restart with new images
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml down
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d
+
+# Verify services are healthy
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml ps
+```
+
+#### Method 2: Building from Source
+
 ```bash
 # Pull latest changes
 git pull
 
 # Rebuild and restart
 docker compose down
-docker compose build
+docker compose build --no-cache
 docker compose up -d
+
+# Verify services are healthy
+docker compose ps
+```
+
+#### Specific Version Updates
+
+To use a specific version of the images:
+
+```bash
+# Edit docker-compose.production.yml to specify version tags
+# Change: ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/backend:latest
+# To:     ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/backend:v1.0.0
+
+# Then pull and restart
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml pull
+docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d
 ```
 
 ### Database Migrations
@@ -614,4 +819,4 @@ For issues and questions:
   - Error messages
   - Log output
   - Environment details (without secrets)
-  - Steps to reproduce
+  - Steps to reproduce

README.md

@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ Unlike expensive SaaS solutions, PicPeak gives you:
 
 ### For Photographers
 - 📁 **Drag & Drop Upload** - Simply drop photos into folders
+- 🔗 **External Media (Reference Mode)** - Browse and import from a read‑only external folder library without copying originals
 - ⏰ **Auto-Expiring Galleries** - Set expiration dates (default: 30 days)
 - 🔐 **Password Protection** - Secure client galleries
 - 📧 **Automated Emails** - Creation confirmations and expiration warnings
 - 📊 **Analytics Dashboard** - Track views, downloads, and engagement
 - 🎨 **Custom Themes** - Match your brand perfectly
+- 🌐 **Public Landing Page** - Publish a curated marketing page when guests visit your root URL
 
 ### For Clients
 - 🖼️ **Beautiful Galleries** - Clean, modern interface
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ Unlike expensive SaaS solutions, PicPeak gives you:
 ### Technical Excellence
 - 🐳 **Docker Ready** - Deploy in minutes
 - 🔄 **Auto-Processing** - Automatic thumbnail generation
+- 🗂️ **Reference Library Support** - Point PicPeak at `EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT` to reference existing originals, index quickly, and generate thumbnails on demand
 - 💾 **Smart Storage** - Automatic archiving of expired galleries
 - 🛡️ **Security First** - JWT auth, rate limiting, CORS protection
 - 📈 **Scalable** - From small studios to large agencies
@@ -70,14 +73,37 @@ docker-compose up -d
 # Access at http://localhost:3005
 ```
 
+Note on Docker file permissions (PUID/PGID)
+- When using bind mounts (e.g., `./storage`, `./data`, `./logs`, `./events`), ensure the container user can write to these host folders. The backend runs as a non‑root user by default.
+- Set `PUID` and `PGID` in your `.env` to match your host user’s UID/GID (run `id -u` and `id -g` on the host). Compose maps the container user to these values.
+- Example in `.env`:
+  - `PUID=1000`
+  - `PGID=1000`
+- Without this, creating events, uploads, thumbnails, or logs can fail with “Permission denied”.
+
 ## 📖 Documentation
 
 - 📘 [**Deployment Guide**](DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md) - Detailed installation instructions
+  - Includes the new [External Media Library](DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md#external-media-library) reference mode
+- 📚 [**Admin API (OpenAPI)**](docs/picpeak-admin-api.openapi.yaml) - Machine-readable documentation for event automation endpoints
+- 🛠️ [**Admin API Quickstart**](docs/admin-api-quickstart.md) - Step-by-step authentication and testing guide for the documented endpoints
 - 🤝 [**Contributing**](CONTRIBUTING.md) - How to contribute
 - 📜 [**License**](LICENSE) - MIT License
 - 🔒 [**Security**](SECURITY.md) - Security policies
 - 📋 [**Code of Conduct**](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) - Community guidelines
 
+## 🌐 Public Landing Page
+
+Spotlight your studio with a customizable marketing page at `/`:
+
+- Head to **Admin → CMS Pages** to enable the public landing page toggle.
+- Edit the provided HTML template (rich sections, hero, testimonials) and optional CSS overrides.
+- The preview renders in a sandboxed iframe so you can iterate safely before publishing.
+- PicPeak sanitizes stored HTML and CSS server-side—scripts, iframes, and unsafe attributes are stripped automatically.
+- Use **Reset to default** anytime to restore the bundled template.
+- The backend caches the rendered landing page for 60 seconds by default; override with `PUBLIC_SITE_CACHE_TTL_MS` if you need a different TTL.
+- When the landing page is disabled PicPeak continues to serve the admin SPA/login exactly as before.
+
 ## 🎯 Use Cases
 
 Perfect for:
@@ -192,11 +218,13 @@ These features are currently in beta testing and may have limited functionality
 | Feature | Description | Priority | Status |
 |---------|-------------|----------|---------|
 | **Backup & Restore** | Comprehensive backup system with S3/MinIO support, automated scheduling, and safe restore functionality | High | ✅ Implemented |
+| **External Media Library (Reference Mode)** | Use an external folder library as a read‑only source with import and on‑demand thumbnail generation | High | ✅ Implemented |
 | **Gallery Templates** | Additional gallery layouts and themes (masonry, slideshow, story-style) for different event types | Medium | 🔄 Open |
 | **Face Recognition** | AI-powered face detection to help guests find their photos and create automatic person-based albums | Low | 🔄 Open |
-| **Gallery Feedback** | Allow guests to like, rate, and comment on photos with admin notifications and moderation | Medium | ✅ Implemented (not tested) |
+| **Gallery Feedback** | Allow guests to like, rate, and comment on photos with admin notifications and moderation | Medium | ✅ Implemented |
 | **Video Support** | Upload and display videos alongside photos in galleries with streaming support | Low | 🔄 Open |
 | **Multiple Administrators** | Support for multiple admin accounts with role-based permissions and activity tracking | Low | 📋 Planned |
+| **Filtering & Export Options** | Add filters to show only rated, liked, or marked photos and export filtered selections for Capture One or Lightroom workflows | Low | 🔄 Open |
 
 **Status Legend:** ✅ Implemented | 🚧 In Progress | 🔄 Open | 📋 Planned
 
@@ -233,4 +261,4 @@ PicPeak is released under the [MIT License](LICENSE). Use it freely for personal
   <a href="https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak">GitHub</a> •
   <a href="DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md">Documentation</a> •
   <a href="https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues">Support</a>
-</p>
+</p>

SIMPLE_SETUP.md

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ This guide provides easy installation instructions for PicPeak on Linux servers
 
 ```bash
 # Download and run the unified setup script
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/wedding-photo-sharing/main/scripts/setup.sh -o setup.sh && \
-chmod +x setup.sh && \
-sudo ./setup.sh
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/the-luap/picpeak/main/scripts/picpeak-setup.sh -o picpeak-setup.sh && \
+chmod +x picpeak-setup.sh && \
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh
 ```
 
 The script will automatically detect your environment and recommend the best installation method.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The script will automatically detect your environment and recommend the best ins
 Best for: Most users, easy updates, isolated environment
 
 ```bash
-sudo ./setup.sh --docker
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --docker
 ```
 
 **Pros:**
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sudo ./setup.sh --docker
 Best for: Resource-constrained systems, Raspberry Pi, direct control
 
 ```bash
-sudo ./setup.sh --native
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --native
 ```
 
 **Pros:**
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ sudo ./setup.sh --native
 
 ### Interactive Mode (Default)
 ```bash
-sudo ./setup.sh
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh
 ```
 
 The script will prompt you to choose:
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ The script will prompt you to choose:
 
 #### Docker with full configuration:
 ```bash
-sudo ./setup.sh --docker --unattended \
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --docker --unattended \
   --domain photos.example.com \
   --email admin@example.com \
   --admin-password SecurePass123 \
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ sudo ./setup.sh --docker --unattended \
 
 #### Native with minimal configuration:
 ```bash
-sudo ./setup.sh --native --unattended \
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --native --unattended \
   --email admin@example.com \
   --admin-password SecurePass123
 ```
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ sudo ./setup.sh --native --unattended \
 ## 🌐 Access Methods
 
 ### Direct Access (Simplest)
-- **Docker**: `http://your-server:3000` (frontend), `http://your-server:3001/admin` (admin)
-- **Native**: `http://your-server:3001/admin` (admin panel)
+- Docker: `http://your-server:3000` (frontend and admin at `/admin`)
+- Backend/API: `http://your-server:3001` (API only; no UI routes)
+  
+For native installs, serve the built frontend (e.g., with nginx or Caddy) and access the admin at `/admin` on the frontend domain.
 
 ### With Domain & HTTPS
 If configured during setup:
@@ -175,9 +177,23 @@ If configured during setup:
 - `https://your-domain.com/admin` - Admin panel
 
 ### Behind Existing Proxy
-Add to your Nginx/Apache configuration:
+Add to your Nginx/Apache configuration (split frontend vs backend):
 ```nginx
+# Frontend (UI + /admin/*)
 location / {
+    proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
+    proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+    proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+}
+
+# Backend API and protected resources
+location /api {
     proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
@@ -189,6 +205,14 @@ location / {
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     client_max_body_size 100M;
 }
+location ~ ^/(photos|thumbnails|uploads) {
+    proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
+    proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+}
 ```
 
 ## 📁 Managing Galleries
@@ -268,7 +292,8 @@ sudo systemctl stop picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
 sudo systemctl restart picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
 
 # Update PicPeak
-sudo ./setup.sh --update
+# (reruns migrations to pick up schema fixes for native installs)
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --update
 ```
 
 ## ⚙️ Configuration
@@ -281,9 +306,9 @@ docker compose restart
 ```
 
 ### Native Configuration
-Edit `/opt/picpeak/backend/.env`:
+Edit `/opt/picpeak/app/backend/.env`:
 ```bash
-sudo nano /opt/picpeak/backend/.env
+sudo nano /opt/picpeak/app/backend/.env
 sudo systemctl restart picpeak-backend
 ```
 
@@ -345,7 +370,7 @@ tar -czf photos-backup.tar.gz storage/events/
 #### Native:
 ```bash
 # Database backup
-sudo cp /opt/picpeak/backend/database.sqlite /backup/database-$(date +%Y%m%d).sqlite
+sudo cp /opt/picpeak/app/backend/data/photo_sharing.db /backup/database-$(date +%Y%m%d).sqlite
 
 # Photos backup
 sudo tar -czf /backup/photos-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /opt/picpeak/events/
@@ -360,14 +385,14 @@ docker compose pull
 docker compose up -d
 
 # Native
-sudo ./setup.sh --update
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --update
 ```
 
 ### Uninstall
 
 ```bash
 # Will prompt for confirmation and data removal options
-sudo ./setup.sh --uninstall
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --uninstall
 ```
 
 ## 🐛 Troubleshooting
@@ -422,7 +447,7 @@ ls -la ~/picpeak/storage/events/
 docker exec picpeak-backend node scripts/reset-admin-password.js
 
 # Native
-cd /opt/picpeak/backend
+cd /opt/picpeak/app/backend
 sudo -u picpeak node scripts/reset-admin-password.js
 ```
 
@@ -434,11 +459,11 @@ sudo -u picpeak node scripts/reset-admin-password.js
    - Installation: `/tmp/picpeak-setup-*.log`
 
 2. **Documentation:**
-   - [Full Documentation](https://github.com/yourusername/wedding-photo-sharing)
+   - [Full Documentation](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak)
    - [Deployment Guide](./DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md)
 
 3. **Support:**
-   - [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/yourusername/wedding-photo-sharing/issues)
+   - [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues)
    - Include: Error messages, system info (`uname -a`), installation method
 
 ## 🔒 Security Best Practices
@@ -474,7 +499,7 @@ services:
 ### Native Optimization
 ```bash
 # Increase Node.js memory
-echo "NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=2048" >> /opt/picpeak/backend/.env
+echo "NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=2048" >> /opt/picpeak/app/backend/.env
 sudo systemctl restart picpeak-backend
 ```
 
@@ -483,13 +508,13 @@ sudo systemctl restart picpeak-backend
 ### Home/Office Network
 ```bash
 # Simple local setup without domain
-sudo ./setup.sh --native --email admin@local.com
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --native --email admin@local.com
 ```
 
 ### Public Website with HTTPS
 ```bash
 # Full production setup
-sudo ./setup.sh --docker \
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --docker \
   --domain photos.company.com \
   --email admin@company.com \
   --enable-ssl
@@ -498,7 +523,7 @@ sudo ./setup.sh --docker \
 ### Raspberry Pi Setup
 ```bash
 # Optimized for ARM devices
-sudo ./setup.sh --native \
+sudo ./picpeak-setup.sh --native \
   --port 8080 \
   --email pi@local.com
 ```
@@ -516,4 +541,4 @@ sudo ./setup.sh --native \
 
 ---
 
-**PicPeak Setup v1.0** | [Documentation](https://github.com/yourusername/wedding-photo-sharing) | [Support](https://github.com/yourusername/wedding-photo-sharing/issues)
+**PicPeak Setup v1.0** | [Documentation](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak) | [Support](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues)

backend/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
 
 # Add build arguments
 ARG CACHEBUST=1
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN npm ci --only=production
 COPY . .
 
 # Production stage
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 

backend/__tests__/adminSettings.logo.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const fsPromises = fs.promises;
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+const express = require('express');
+const request = require('supertest');
+
+describe('Admin settings logo upload flow', () => {
+  let tmpDir;
+  let router;
+  let app;
+  let settingsStore;
+
+  const resetModules = () => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    resetModules();
+
+    tmpDir = await fsPromises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'picpeak-logo-'));
+    process.env.STORAGE_PATH = tmpDir;
+
+    settingsStore = new Map();
+
+    const buildQuery = (table) => {
+      const filters = [];
+      const applyFilters = (rows) => {
+        if (filters.length === 0) {
+          return rows;
+        }
+        return rows.filter((row) =>
+          filters.every(({ column, value }) => row[column] === value)
+        );
+      };
+
+      const makeRow = (row) => ({ ...row });
+
+      return {
+        where(column, value) {
+          filters.push({ column, value });
+          return this;
+        },
+        first() {
+          if (table === 'app_settings') {
+            const rows = applyFilters(Array.from(settingsStore.values()).map(makeRow));
+            return Promise.resolve(rows[0]);
+          }
+          return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+        },
+        select() {
+          return Promise.resolve([]);
+        },
+        sum() {
+          return Promise.resolve({ total: 0 });
+        },
+        join() {
+          return this;
+        },
+        groupBy() {
+          return this;
+        },
+        orderBy() {
+          return this;
+        },
+        limit() {
+          return this;
+        },
+        insert(payload) {
+          const rows = Array.isArray(payload) ? payload : [payload];
+          const upsert = (row, overrides = {}) => {
+            if (table === 'app_settings') {
+              const key = row.setting_key;
+              const existing = settingsStore.get(key) || {};
+              settingsStore.set(key, { ...existing, ...row, ...overrides });
+            }
+            return Promise.resolve();
+          };
+
+          return {
+            onConflict() {
+              return {
+                merge(overrides) {
+                  return Promise.all(rows.map((row) => upsert(row, overrides))).then(() => undefined);
+                }
+              };
+            }
+          };
+        }
+      };
+    };
+
+    const dbMock = jest.fn((table) => buildQuery(table));
+    dbMock.raw = jest.fn();
+    dbMock.transaction = async (handler) => handler({
+      commit: async () => {},
+      rollback: async () => {}
+    });
+
+    jest.doMock('../src/database/db', () => ({
+      db: dbMock,
+      logActivity: jest.fn()
+    }));
+
+    jest.doMock('../src/middleware/auth', () => ({
+      adminAuth: (req, res, next) => {
+        req.admin = { id: 1, username: 'tester' };
+        next();
+      }
+    }));
+
+    jest.doMock('../src/services/publicSiteService', () => ({
+      clearPublicSiteCache: jest.fn(),
+      getDefaultPublicSitePayload: jest.fn(),
+      getRawPublicSiteSettings: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({})
+    }));
+
+    jest.doMock('../src/services/rateLimitService', () => ({
+      clearSettingsCache: jest.fn()
+    }));
+
+    jest.doMock('../src/middleware/maintenance', () => ({
+      maintenanceMiddleware: (req, res, next) => next(),
+      clearMaintenanceCache: jest.fn()
+    }));
+
+    router = require('../src/routes/adminSettings');
+
+    app = express();
+    app.use(express.json());
+    app.use('/api/admin/settings', router);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    resetModules();
+    if (tmpDir) {
+      await fsPromises.rm(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      tmpDir = null;
+    }
+    delete process.env.STORAGE_PATH;
+  });
+
+  it('stores logo uploads under STORAGE_PATH and deletes on branding reset', async () => {
+    const fileBuffer = Buffer.from('fake image data');
+
+    const uploadResponse = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/admin/settings/logo')
+      .attach('logo', fileBuffer, 'logo.png');
+
+    expect(uploadResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(uploadResponse.body).toHaveProperty('logoUrl');
+    const logoUrl = uploadResponse.body.logoUrl;
+    expect(logoUrl.startsWith('/uploads/logos/')).toBe(true);
+
+    const storedPath = path.join(tmpDir, logoUrl.replace('/uploads/', 'uploads/'));
+    await expect(fsPromises.access(storedPath)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+    await request(app)
+      .put('/api/admin/settings/branding')
+      .send({
+        company_name: 'Test Co',
+        company_tagline: 'Tagline',
+        support_email: 'test@example.com',
+        footer_text: 'Footer',
+        watermark_enabled: false,
+        watermark_position: 'bottom-right',
+        watermark_opacity: 0.5,
+        watermark_size: 'medium',
+        favicon_url: null,
+        logo_url: '',
+        watermark_logo_url: null,
+        logo_size: 'medium',
+        logo_max_height: 120,
+        logo_position: 'left',
+        logo_display_header: true,
+        logo_display_hero: false,
+        logo_display_mode: 'default'
+      })
+      .expect(200);
+
+    await expect(fsPromises.access(storedPath)).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+});

backend/__tests__/integration/backup-s3.test.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { describe, it, expect, jest, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, afterEach } = require('@jest/globals');
+const { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, afterEach } = require('@jest/globals');
 const { S3Client, CreateBucketCommand, DeleteBucketCommand, ListObjectsV2Command, DeleteObjectsCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-s3');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
@@ -503,4 +503,4 @@ describe('S3 Backup Integration Tests', () => {
       console.error('Failed to cleanup S3 objects:', error);
     }
   }
-});
+});

backend/__tests__/services/backupService.enhanced.test.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { describe, it, expect, jest, beforeEach, afterEach } = require('@jest/globals');
+const { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } = require('@jest/globals');
 const mockFs = require('mock-fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
@@ -748,4 +748,4 @@ describe('Enhanced Backup Service Tests', () => {
       );
     });
   });
-});
+});

backend/__tests__/services/photoResolver.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const mockPath = path;
+
+jest.mock('../../src/services/externalMediaService', () => ({
+  resolveExternalPath: jest.fn((event, relPath) => mockPath.join('/mock/external', event.external_path || '', relPath || '')),
+}));
+
+const { resolveExternalPath } = require('../../src/services/externalMediaService');
+const { resolvePhotoFilePath } = require('../../src/services/photoResolver');
+
+describe('resolvePhotoFilePath', () => {
+  const backendRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../');
+  const originalStoragePath = process.env.STORAGE_PATH;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env.STORAGE_PATH = path.join(backendRoot, 'storage');
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    if (typeof originalStoragePath === 'string') {
+      process.env.STORAGE_PATH = originalStoragePath;
+    } else {
+      delete process.env.STORAGE_PATH;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('returns absolute path for managed photos with legacy slug paths', () => {
+    const event = { slug: 'wedding-party', source_mode: 'managed' };
+    const photo = { path: 'wedding-party/hero.jpg' };
+
+    const result = resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo);
+
+    expect(result).toBe(path.join(backendRoot, 'storage', 'events/active', 'wedding-party', 'hero.jpg'));
+  });
+
+  it('normalizes prefixed managed paths without duplicating segments', () => {
+    const event = { slug: 'wedding-party', source_mode: 'managed' };
+    const photo = { path: 'events/active/wedding-party/hero.jpg' };
+
+    const result = resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo);
+
+    expect(result).toBe(path.join(backendRoot, 'storage', 'events/active', 'wedding-party', 'hero.jpg'));
+  });
+
+  it('delegates external photos to external media resolver', () => {
+    const event = { slug: 'fashion-show', source_mode: 'reference', external_path: 'picsum-demo' };
+    const photo = { source_origin: 'external', external_relpath: 'individual/look-01.jpg' };
+
+    const result = resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo);
+
+    expect(resolveExternalPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event, 'individual/look-01.jpg');
+    expect(result).toBe(path.join('/mock/external', 'picsum-demo', 'individual', 'look-01.jpg'));
+  });
+
+  it('deduplicates folder names when event external path already ends with segment', () => {
+    const event = { slug: 'fashion-show', source_mode: 'reference', external_path: 'picsum-demo/individual' };
+    const photo = { source_origin: 'external', external_relpath: 'individual/look-02.jpg' };
+
+    const result = resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo);
+
+    expect(resolveExternalPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event, 'look-02.jpg');
+    expect(result).toBe(path.join('/mock/external', 'picsum-demo/individual', 'look-02.jpg'));
+  });
+
+  it('throws when external photo is missing relative path data', () => {
+    const event = { slug: 'fashion-show', source_mode: 'reference', external_path: 'picsum-demo' };
+    const photo = { source_origin: 'external' };
+
+    expect(() => resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo)).toThrow('Missing external_relpath for external photo');
+  });
+});

backend/dependencies-backend.json

@@ -1831,8 +1831,8 @@
       }
     },
     "nodemailer": {
-      "version": "6.10.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.10.1.tgz",
+      "version": "7.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-7.0.7.tgz",
       "overridden": false
     },
     "nodemon": {
@@ -2086,8 +2086,8 @@
               "version": "4.0.1"
             },
             "tar-fs": {
-              "version": "2.1.3",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.1.3.tgz",
+              "version": "2.1.4",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.1.4.tgz",
               "overridden": false
             },
             "tunnel-agent": {

backend/jest.setup.js

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 beforeAll(() => {
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
   process.env.JWT_SECRET = 'test-secret';
+  if (!process.env.SKIP_S3_TESTS) {
+    process.env.SKIP_S3_TESTS = 'true';
+  }
+  if (!process.env.STORAGE_PATH) {
+    process.env.STORAGE_PATH = '/storage';
+  }
 });

backend/knexfile.js

@@ -3,6 +3,54 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 const path = require('path');
 
 // Database configuration for different environments
+const resolveSqliteFilename = (filenameEnv) => {
+  const fallback = path.join(__dirname, './data/photo_sharing.db');
+
+  if (!filenameEnv) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = String(filenameEnv).trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  let resolved;
+  if (path.isAbsolute(trimmed)) {
+    resolved = trimmed;
+  } else if (trimmed.startsWith('./') || trimmed.startsWith('../')) {
+    resolved = path.resolve(__dirname, trimmed);
+  } else {
+    resolved = path.join(__dirname, trimmed);
+  }
+
+  const normalized = path.normalize(resolved);
+  const baseSuffix = path.relative(path.parse(__dirname).root, path.normalize(__dirname));
+  const duplicatePattern = `${path.sep}${baseSuffix}${path.sep}${baseSuffix}`;
+
+  if (normalized.includes(duplicatePattern)) {
+    return normalized.replace(duplicatePattern, `${path.sep}${baseSuffix}`);
+  }
+
+  return normalized;
+};
+
+const sqliteConnection = (filenameEnv) => ({
+  filename: resolveSqliteFilename(filenameEnv)
+});
+
+const baseSqliteConfig = {
+  client: 'sqlite3',
+  connection: sqliteConnection(),
+  useNullAsDefault: true,
+  migrations: {
+    directory: './migrations'
+  },
+  seeds: {
+    directory: './seeds'
+  }
+};
+
 const config = {
   development: {
     client: process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT || 'sqlite3',
@@ -13,7 +61,7 @@ const config = {
       password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || 'postgres',
       database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'photo_sharing'
     } : {
-      filename: path.join(__dirname, process.env.DATABASE_PATH || './data/photo_sharing.db')
+      filename: resolveSqliteFilename(process.env.DATABASE_PATH || './data/photo_sharing.db')
     },
     useNullAsDefault: process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT !== 'pg',
     migrations: {
@@ -24,36 +72,65 @@ const config = {
     }
   },
 
+  test: (() => {
+    const client = process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT || 'sqlite3';
+    const isPostgres = client === 'pg';
+
+    return {
+      ...baseSqliteConfig,
+      client,
+      useNullAsDefault: !isPostgres,
+      connection: isPostgres
+        ? {
+            host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost',
+            port: process.env.DB_PORT || 5432,
+            user: process.env.DB_USER || 'postgres',
+            password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || 'postgres',
+            database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'photo_sharing_test'
+          }
+        : sqliteConnection(process.env.TEST_DATABASE_PATH || './data/photo_sharing_test.db')
+    };
+  })(),
+
   production: {
     client: process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT || 'pg',
-    connection: {
-      host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'db',
-      port: process.env.DB_PORT || 5432,
-      user: process.env.DB_USER || 'picpeak',
-      password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
-      database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'picpeak',
-      ssl: process.env.DB_SSL === 'true' ? { rejectUnauthorized: false } : false,
-      // Connection stability settings
-      connectionTimeoutMillis: 30000,
-      idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
-      keepAlive: true,
-      keepAliveInitialDelayMillis: 0
-    },
-    pool: {
-      min: 5,
-      max: 25,
-      acquireTimeoutMillis: 60000,
-      createTimeoutMillis: 60000,
-      idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
-      reapIntervalMillis: 1000,
-      createRetryIntervalMillis: 200,
-      propagateCreateError: false
-    },
+    // Support both Postgres and SQLite in production based on DATABASE_CLIENT
+    connection: (process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT || 'pg') === 'pg'
+      ? {
+          host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'db',
+          port: process.env.DB_PORT || 5432,
+          user: process.env.DB_USER || 'picpeak',
+          password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+          database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'picpeak',
+          ssl: process.env.DB_SSL === 'true' ? { rejectUnauthorized: false } : false,
+          // Connection stability settings
+          connectionTimeoutMillis: 30000,
+          idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
+          keepAlive: true,
+          keepAliveInitialDelayMillis: 0
+        }
+      : {
+          filename: resolveSqliteFilename(process.env.DATABASE_PATH || './data/photo_sharing.db')
+        },
+    useNullAsDefault: (process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT || 'pg') !== 'pg',
+    pool: (process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT || 'pg') === 'pg'
+      ? {
+          min: 5,
+          max: 25,
+          acquireTimeoutMillis: 60000,
+          createTimeoutMillis: 60000,
+          idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
+          reapIntervalMillis: 1000,
+          createRetryIntervalMillis: 200,
+          propagateCreateError: false
+        }
+      : undefined,
     migrations: {
       directory: './migrations'
     },
     acquireConnectionTimeout: 60000
   }
 };
+const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
 
-module.exports = config[process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'];
+module.exports = config[env] || config.development;

backend/migrations/041_add_logo_customization_settings.js

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  console.log('Running migration: 041_add_logo_customization_settings');
+  
+  // Add default logo customization settings
+  const logoSettings = [
+    {
+      setting_key: 'branding_logo_size',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify('medium'),
+      setting_type: 'branding',
+      description: 'Logo size: small, medium, large, xlarge, or custom',
+      created_at: new Date(),
+      updated_at: new Date()
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'branding_logo_max_height',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(48),
+      setting_type: 'branding', 
+      description: 'Maximum logo height in pixels (used when size is custom)',
+      created_at: new Date(),
+      updated_at: new Date()
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'branding_logo_position',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify('left'),
+      setting_type: 'branding',
+      description: 'Logo position in header: left, center, right',
+      created_at: new Date(),
+      updated_at: new Date()
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'branding_logo_display_header',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(true),
+      setting_type: 'branding',
+      description: 'Show logo in gallery header',
+      created_at: new Date(),
+      updated_at: new Date()
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'branding_logo_display_hero',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(true),
+      setting_type: 'branding',
+      description: 'Show logo in hero section (for non-grid layouts)',
+      created_at: new Date(),
+      updated_at: new Date()
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'branding_logo_display_mode',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify('logo_and_text'),
+      setting_type: 'branding',
+      description: 'Display mode: logo_only, text_only, logo_and_text',
+      created_at: new Date(),
+      updated_at: new Date()
+    }
+  ];
+
+  // Insert settings that don't already exist
+  for (const setting of logoSettings) {
+    const exists = await knex('app_settings')
+      .where('setting_key', setting.setting_key)
+      .first();
+    
+    if (!exists) {
+      await knex('app_settings').insert(setting);
+      console.log(`Added setting: ${setting.setting_key}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Setting already exists: ${setting.setting_key}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('Migration 041_add_logo_customization_settings completed');
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  console.log('Rolling back migration: 041_add_logo_customization_settings');
+  
+  // Remove the logo customization settings
+  await knex('app_settings')
+    .whereIn('setting_key', [
+      'branding_logo_size',
+      'branding_logo_max_height',
+      'branding_logo_position',
+      'branding_logo_display_header',
+      'branding_logo_display_hero',
+      'branding_logo_display_mode'
+    ])
+    .del();
+  
+  console.log('Rollback of 041_add_logo_customization_settings completed');
+};

backend/migrations/core/041_add_external_media.js

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Migration 041: Add external media reference support
+ * - events.source_mode: 'managed' | 'reference'
+ * - events.external_path: relative path under external media root
+ * - photos.source_origin: 'managed' | 'external'
+ * - photos.external_relpath: relative path within event.external_path
+ */
+
+const { addColumnIfNotExists } = require('../helpers');
+
+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  console.log('Running migration: 041_add_external_media');
+
+  // events.source_mode (default 'managed')
+  await addColumnIfNotExists(knex, 'events', 'source_mode', (table) => {
+    table.string('source_mode').notNullable().defaultTo('managed');
+  });
+
+  // events.external_path (nullable)
+  await addColumnIfNotExists(knex, 'events', 'external_path', (table) => {
+    table.text('external_path');
+  });
+
+  // photos.source_origin (default 'managed')
+  await addColumnIfNotExists(knex, 'photos', 'source_origin', (table) => {
+    table.string('source_origin').notNullable().defaultTo('managed');
+  });
+
+  // photos.external_relpath (nullable)
+  await addColumnIfNotExists(knex, 'photos', 'external_relpath', (table) => {
+    table.text('external_relpath');
+  });
+
+  // Helpful index for queries
+  try {
+    if (knex.client.config.client === 'pg') {
+      await knex.raw("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS photos_event_source_idx ON photos (event_id, source_origin)");
+    } else {
+      await knex.schema.alterTable('photos', (table) => {
+        table.index(['event_id', 'source_origin'], 'photos_event_source_idx');
+      });
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log('Index creation skipped or failed (may already exist):', e.message);
+  }
+
+  console.log('Migration 041_add_external_media completed');
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  console.log('Rollback: 041_add_external_media');
+  // Keep columns (safe rollback not removing data). Intentionally no-op.
+};
+

backend/migrations/core/042_backfill_event_upload_columns.js

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const logger = require('../../src/utils/logger');
+
+async function ensureColumn(knex, tableName, columnName, alterFn) {
+  const exists = await knex.schema.hasColumn(tableName, columnName);
+  if (!exists) {
+    logger.info(`Adding column ${tableName}.${columnName}`);
+    await knex.schema.table(tableName, alterFn);
+  }
+}
+
+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'host_name', (table) => {
+    table.string('host_name');
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'allow_user_uploads', (table) => {
+    table.boolean('allow_user_uploads').defaultTo(false);
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'upload_category_id', (table) => {
+    table.integer('upload_category_id');
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'allow_downloads', (table) => {
+    table.boolean('allow_downloads').defaultTo(true);
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'disable_right_click', (table) => {
+    table.boolean('disable_right_click').defaultTo(false);
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'watermark_downloads', (table) => {
+    table.boolean('watermark_downloads').defaultTo(false);
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'watermark_text', (table) => {
+    table.text('watermark_text');
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'events', 'hero_photo_id', (table) => {
+    table.integer('hero_photo_id').references('id').inTable('photos').onDelete('SET NULL');
+  });
+
+  await ensureColumn(knex, 'photos', 'uploaded_by', (table) => {
+    table.string('uploaded_by').defaultTo('admin');
+  });
+};
+
+exports.down = async function() {
+  // Non destructive migration; no rollback
+};

backend/migrations/core/043_add_public_site_settings.js

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const {
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML,
+} = require('../../src/constants/publicSiteDefaults');
+
+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  const defaults = [
+    {
+      setting_key: 'general_public_site_enabled',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(false),
+      setting_type: 'general'
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'general_public_site_html',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML.trim()),
+      setting_type: 'general'
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'general_public_site_custom_css',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(''),
+      setting_type: 'general'
+    }
+  ];
+
+  for (const setting of defaults) {
+    const exists = await knex('app_settings')
+      .where('setting_key', setting.setting_key)
+      .first();
+
+    if (!exists) {
+      await knex('app_settings').insert({
+        ...setting,
+        updated_at: knex.fn.now()
+      });
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  await knex('app_settings')
+    .whereIn('setting_key', [
+      'general_public_site_enabled',
+      'general_public_site_html',
+      'general_public_site_custom_css'
+    ])
+    .del();
+};

backend/migrations/core/044_add_event_password_toggle.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+exports.up = async function (knex) {
+  const hasColumn = await knex.schema.hasColumn('events', 'require_password');
+  if (!hasColumn) {
+    await knex.schema.table('events', (table) => {
+      table.boolean('require_password').notNullable().defaultTo(true);
+    });
+    await knex('events').update({ require_password: true });
+  }
+};
+
+exports.down = async function (knex) {
+  const hasColumn = await knex.schema.hasColumn('events', 'require_password');
+  if (hasColumn) {
+    await knex.schema.table('events', (table) => {
+      table.dropColumn('require_password');
+    });
+  }
+};

backend/migrations/core/045_add_max_files_per_upload_setting.js

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const { DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD, MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD } = require('../../src/services/uploadSettings');
+
+exports.up = async function up(knex) {
+  const settingKey = 'general_max_files_per_upload';
+
+  const existing = await knex('app_settings')
+    .where({ setting_key: settingKey })
+    .first();
+
+  if (existing) {
+    // Normalize existing value into allowed bounds
+    let parsedValue;
+    try {
+      parsedValue = existing.setting_value != null ? JSON.parse(existing.setting_value) : null;
+    } catch {
+      parsedValue = existing.setting_value;
+    }
+
+    const numeric = Number(parsedValue);
+    let normalized = DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD;
+    if (Number.isFinite(numeric) && numeric >= 1) {
+      normalized = Math.min(MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD, Math.floor(numeric));
+    }
+
+    if (normalized !== numeric) {
+      await knex('app_settings')
+        .where({ setting_key: settingKey })
+        .update({
+          setting_value: JSON.stringify(normalized),
+          updated_at: new Date()
+        });
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await knex('app_settings').insert({
+    setting_key: settingKey,
+    setting_value: JSON.stringify(DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD),
+    setting_type: 'general',
+    updated_at: new Date()
+  });
+};
+
+exports.down = async function down(knex) {
+  await knex('app_settings')
+    .where({ setting_key: 'general_max_files_per_upload' })
+    .del();
+};

backend/migrations/core/046_add_customer_contact_fields.js

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const { addColumnIfNotExists } = require('../helpers');
+
+exports.up = async function up(knex) {
+  await addColumnIfNotExists(knex, 'events', 'customer_name', (table) => {
+    table.string('customer_name');
+  });
+
+  await addColumnIfNotExists(knex, 'events', 'customer_email', (table) => {
+    table.string('customer_email');
+  });
+
+  // Backfill new columns from legacy host_* fields
+  const client = knex?.client?.config?.client;
+
+  if (client === 'pg') {
+    await knex.raw(`
+      UPDATE events
+      SET customer_name = COALESCE(customer_name, host_name),
+          customer_email = COALESCE(customer_email, host_email)
+    `);
+  } else {
+    // SQLite fallback
+    await knex('events').update({
+      customer_name: knex.raw('COALESCE(customer_name, host_name)'),
+      customer_email: knex.raw('COALESCE(customer_email, host_email)')
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+exports.down = async function down(knex) {
+  const hasCustomerName = await knex.schema.hasColumn('events', 'customer_name');
+  if (hasCustomerName) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable('events', (table) => {
+      table.dropColumn('customer_name');
+    });
+  }
+
+  const hasCustomerEmail = await knex.schema.hasColumn('events', 'customer_email');
+  if (hasCustomerEmail) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable('events', (table) => {
+      table.dropColumn('customer_email');
+    });
+  }
+};

backend/migrations/run-migrations-safe.js

@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ async function runMigrations() {
     
     // Check if this is a new deployment
     // It's new if no essential tables exist OR no migrations have been applied
-    const isNewDeployment = (!hasEventsTable || !hasPhotosTable || !hasAdminTable || !hasActivityLogsTable) || appliedFilenames.length === 0;
+    const hasEssentialTables = hasEventsTable && hasPhotosTable && hasAdminTable && hasActivityLogsTable;
+    const isDatabaseEmpty = !hasEventsTable && !hasPhotosTable && !hasAdminTable && !hasActivityLogsTable;
+    const isNewDeployment = isDatabaseEmpty || (appliedFilenames.length === 0 && !hasEssentialTables);
     
     // Only detect existing schema for truly existing deployments
     if (!isNewDeployment) {
@@ -227,4 +229,4 @@ if (require.main === module) {
   waitAndRun();
 }
 
-module.exports = { runMigrations };
+module.exports = { runMigrations };

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "1.0.104",
+  "version": "1.1.14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "picpeak-backend",
-      "version": "1.0.104",
+      "version": "1.1.14",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.850.0",
         "@aws-sdk/lib-storage": "^3.850.0",
         "@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner": "^3.850.0",
         "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
         "archiver": "^5.3.1",
-        "axios": "^1.10.0",
+        "axios": "^1.12.2",
         "bcrypt": "6.0.0",
         "chokidar": "4.0.3",
+        "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
@@ -34,9 +35,10 @@
         "mime-types": "^3.0.1",
         "multer": "^2.0.2",
         "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
-        "nodemailer": "7.0.5",
+        "nodemailer": "7.0.7",
         "pg": "^8.16.3",
         "react-i18next": "^15.6.0",
+        "sanitize-html": "^2.17.0",
         "sharp": "0.34.3",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.6",
         "uuid": "^11.1.0",
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "eslint": "^8.40.0",
         "jest": "^29.5.0",
+        "mock-fs": "^5.5.0",
         "nodemon": "^3.1.10",
         "supertest": "^6.3.3"
       }
@@ -1031,6 +1034,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-UlLAnTPrFdNGoFtbSXwcGFQBtQZJCNjaN6hQNP3UPvuNXT1i82N26KL3dZeIpNalWywr9IuQuncaAfUaS1g6sQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@ampproject/remapping": "^2.2.0",
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.27.1",
@@ -3623,6 +3627,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-NZyJarBfL7nWwIq+FDL6Zp/yHEhePMNnnJ0y3qfieCrmNvYct8uvtiV41UvlSe6apAfk0fY1FbWx+NwfmpvtTg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -3889,13 +3894,13 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.10.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.10.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "1.12.2",
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     "supertest": "^6.3.3"
+  },
+  "overrides": {
+    "prebuild-install": {
+      "tar-fs": "2.1.4"
+    }
   }
 }

backend/scripts/migrate-upload-assets.js

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const fsp = fs.promises;
+
+async function pathExists(location) {
+  try {
+    await fsp.access(location);
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error && error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      return false;
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function moveFile(source, destination) {
+  await fsp.mkdir(path.dirname(destination), { recursive: true });
+  try {
+    await fsp.rename(source, destination);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'EXDEV') {
+      await fsp.copyFile(source, destination);
+      await fsp.unlink(source);
+    } else if (error.code === 'EEXIST') {
+      console.warn(`Destination already exists, leaving original in place: ${destination}`);
+      return;
+    } else {
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function migrate() {
+  const backendRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+  const defaultStorage = path.resolve(backendRoot, '../storage');
+  const targetStorage = path.resolve(process.env.STORAGE_PATH || defaultStorage);
+  const legacyUploadsRoot = path.resolve(backendRoot, 'storage/uploads');
+  const targetUploadsRoot = path.join(targetStorage, 'uploads');
+
+  if (legacyUploadsRoot === targetUploadsRoot) {
+    console.log('Legacy uploads directory already matches target STORAGE_PATH. Nothing to migrate.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(legacyUploadsRoot)) {
+    console.log(`Legacy uploads directory not found at ${legacyUploadsRoot}. Nothing to migrate.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const categories = ['logos', 'favicons'];
+  let migratedCounter = 0;
+
+  for (const category of categories) {
+    const legacyDir = path.join(legacyUploadsRoot, category);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(legacyDir)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const targetDir = path.join(targetUploadsRoot, category);
+    await fsp.mkdir(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    const entries = await fsp.readdir(legacyDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (!entry.isFile()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const sourcePath = path.join(legacyDir, entry.name);
+      const destinationPath = path.join(targetDir, entry.name);
+
+      if (await pathExists(destinationPath)) {
+        console.warn(`Skipping ${sourcePath} because ${destinationPath} already exists.`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      await moveFile(sourcePath, destinationPath);
+      migratedCounter += 1;
+    }
+
+    const remaining = await fsp.readdir(legacyDir);
+    if (remaining.length === 0) {
+      await fsp.rm(legacyDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (migratedCounter === 0) {
+    console.log('No legacy logo or favicon files needed migration.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Migrated ${migratedCounter} files into ${targetUploadsRoot}.`);
+  console.log('If the database still references legacy absolute paths, they will be cleaned up automatically on the next upload.');
+}
+
+migrate().catch((error) => {
+  console.error('Migration failed:', error);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+});

backend/scripts/reset-admin-password.js

@@ -7,12 +7,32 @@ const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const path = require('path');
 const readline = require('readline');
 
-const rl = readline.createInterface({
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const hasFlag = (flag) => args.includes(flag);
+const getOption = (name) => {
+  const index = args.indexOf(`--${name}`);
+  if (index !== -1 && index + 1 < args.length) {
+    return args[index + 1];
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+const force = hasFlag('--force') || hasFlag('--yes') || hasFlag('--non-interactive');
+const credentialsFileArg = getOption('credentials-file');
+const resolvedCredentialsFile = credentialsFileArg
+  ? path.resolve(process.cwd(), credentialsFileArg)
+  : path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'ADMIN_PASSWORD_RESET.txt');
+
+const rl = force ? null : readline.createInterface({
   input: process.stdin,
   output: process.stdout
 });
 
-async function question(prompt) {
+async function ask(prompt) {
+  if (force) {
+    return 'yes';
+  }
+
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     rl.question(prompt, resolve);
   });
@@ -37,13 +57,18 @@ async function resetAdminPassword() {
 
     console.log('Found admin user:', admin.username);
     console.log('Email:', admin.email);
-    console.log('\nThis will reset the password for this admin account.');
-    
-    const confirm = await question('\nDo you want to continue? (yes/no): ');
-    
-    if (confirm.toLowerCase() !== 'yes' && confirm.toLowerCase() !== 'y') {
-      console.log('\n❌ Password reset cancelled.');
-      process.exit(0);
+    if (!force) {
+      console.log('\nThis will reset the password for this admin account.');
+    }
+
+    const confirm = await ask('\nDo you want to continue? (yes/no): ');
+
+    if (!force) {
+      const normalized = confirm.trim().toLowerCase();
+      if (normalized !== 'yes' && normalized !== 'y') {
+        console.log('\n❌ Password reset cancelled.');
+        process.exit(0);
+      }
     }
 
     // Generate new password
@@ -60,39 +85,44 @@ async function resetAdminPassword() {
       });
 
     // Save to file
-    const resetInfoPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'ADMIN_PASSWORD_RESET.txt');
+    const credentialsDir = path.dirname(resolvedCredentialsFile);
+    await fs.mkdir(credentialsDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    const adminUrl = `${process.env.ADMIN_URL || 'http://localhost:3001'}/admin`;
     const resetInfo = `
 ========================================
-PicPeak Admin Password Reset
+PicPeak Admin Credentials
 ========================================
 
-Password has been reset for admin account:
+Your admin account has been reset with these credentials:
 
-Username: admin
-New Password: ${newPassword}
+Username: ${admin.username}
+Email: ${admin.email}
+Password: ${newPassword}
 
-IMPORTANT:
-1. You MUST change this password on next login
+IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTES:
+1. You MUST change this password after first login
 2. This file contains sensitive information
 3. Delete this file after noting the password
 
-Login URL: ${process.env.ADMIN_URL || 'http://localhost:3001'}/admin
+Login URL: ${adminUrl}
 
 Reset performed on: ${new Date().toISOString()}
 ========================================
 `;
 
-    await fs.writeFile(resetInfoPath, resetInfo, 'utf8');
+    await fs.writeFile(resolvedCredentialsFile, resetInfo, 'utf8');
 
     console.log('\n✅ Password reset successful!\n');
     console.log('========================================');
     console.log('New Credentials:');
     console.log('========================================');
-    console.log('Username: admin');
+    console.log(`Username: ${admin.username}`);
+    console.log(`Email: ${admin.email}`);
     console.log(`Password: ${newPassword}`);
     console.log('\n⚠️  IMPORTANT:');
     console.log('1. You will be required to change this password on next login');
-    console.log('2. Credentials are also saved in: ADMIN_PASSWORD_RESET.txt');
+    console.log(`2. Credentials are also saved in: ${resolvedCredentialsFile}`);
     console.log('3. Delete the file after noting the password');
     console.log('========================================\n');
 
@@ -100,10 +130,12 @@ Reset performed on: ${new Date().toISOString()}
     console.error('❌ Error resetting password:', error.message);
     process.exit(1);
   } finally {
-    rl.close();
+    if (rl) {
+      rl.close();
+    }
     process.exit(0);
   }
 }
 
 // Run the reset
-resetAdminPassword();
+resetAdminPassword();

backend/scripts/set-admin-password.js

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ async function setAdminPassword() {
   }
 }
 
-setAdminPassword();
+setAdminPassword();

backend/server.js

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ logger.info('Server starting up', {
   timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
 });
 
+const fs = require('fs');
 const express = require('express');
 const helmet = require('helmet');
 const cors = require('cors');
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ const { startScheduledBackups } = require('./src/services/databaseBackup');
 const { maintenanceMiddleware } = require('./src/middleware/maintenance');
 const { sessionTimeoutMiddleware } = require('./src/middleware/sessionTimeout');
 const { createRateLimiter, createAuthRateLimiter } = require('./src/services/rateLimitService');
+const { getPublicSitePayload } = require('./src/services/publicSiteService');
+const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
+const {
+  getAdminTokenFromRequest,
+  getGalleryTokenFromRequest,
+} = require('./src/utils/tokenUtils');
 
 // Import routes
 const authRoutes = require('./src/routes/auth-enhanced');
@@ -42,25 +49,79 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 app.set('trust proxy', 'loopback, linklocal, uniquelocal');
 
 // Security middleware with custom CSP
+// In native HTTP installs, do NOT force HTTPS for subresources.
+const enableHsts = process.env.ENABLE_HSTS === 'true';
+const cspDirectives = {
+  defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
+  scriptSrc: [
+    "'self'",
+    'https://www.google.com',
+    'https://www.gstatic.com'
+  ],
+  styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", "https:"], // Required for styled components
+  imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:", "blob:"], // Allow data URLs and external images
+  connectSrc: ["'self'", 'https://www.google.com', 'https://www.gstatic.com'], // API connections
+  fontSrc: ["'self'", "https:", "data:"], // Web fonts
+  objectSrc: ["'none'"], // Disable plugins
+  mediaSrc: ["'self'"], // Audio/video
+  frameSrc: ["'self'", 'https://www.google.com'],
+};
+// Only upgrade insecure requests when HSTS explicitly enabled (HTTPS deployment)
+if (enableHsts) {
+  // In helmet, an empty array enables the directive
+  cspDirectives.upgradeInsecureRequests = [];
+}
+
+app.use(cookieParser());
+
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  if (req.headers.authorization) {
+    return next();
+  }
+
+  const path = req.path || '';
+  const slugMatch = path.match(/\/api\/(?:gallery|secure-images)\/([^\/]+)/);
+  const slug = slugMatch ? slugMatch[1] : req.requestedSlug;
+  const adminToken = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req);
+  const galleryToken = getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, slug);
+
+  const isAdminRequest = path.startsWith('/api/admin') || path.startsWith('/admin');
+  const isGalleryRequest = Boolean(slugMatch)
+    || path.startsWith('/api/gallery')
+    || path.startsWith('/gallery')
+    || path.startsWith('/api/secure-images');
+
+  // Prefer admin credentials on admin routes so gallery sessions cannot override them.
+  if (isAdminRequest) {
+    if (adminToken) {
+      req.headers.authorization = `Bearer ${adminToken}`;
+    }
+  } else if (isGalleryRequest) {
+    if (galleryToken) {
+      req.headers.authorization = `Bearer ${galleryToken}`;
+    } else if (adminToken) {
+      req.headers.authorization = `Bearer ${adminToken}`;
+    }
+  } else if (adminToken) {
+    req.headers.authorization = `Bearer ${adminToken}`;
+  } else if (galleryToken) {
+    req.headers.authorization = `Bearer ${galleryToken}`;
+  }
+
+  next();
+});
+
 app.use(helmet({
   contentSecurityPolicy: {
-    directives: {
-      defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
-      scriptSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"], // Required for React
-      styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", "https:"], // Required for styled components
-      imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:", "blob:"], // Allow data URLs and external images
-      connectSrc: ["'self'"], // API connections
-      fontSrc: ["'self'", "https:", "data:"], // Web fonts
-      objectSrc: ["'none'"], // Disable plugins
-      mediaSrc: ["'self'"], // Audio/video
-      frameSrc: ["'none'"], // Disable iframes
-    },
+    // Avoid helmet adding defaults like upgrade-insecure-requests when not desired
+    useDefaults: false,
+    directives: cspDirectives,
   },
-  hsts: {
+  hsts: enableHsts ? {
     maxAge: 31536000, // 1 year
     includeSubDomains: true,
     preload: true
-  },
+  } : false,
   permittedCrossDomainPolicies: false,
   referrerPolicy: { policy: "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" }
 }));
@@ -72,14 +133,14 @@ app.use((req, res, next) => {
   next();
 });
 
-// CORS configuration
+// CORS configuration (apply only to API routes)
 const corsOptions = {
   origin: function (origin, callback) {
     const allowedOrigins = [
       process.env.FRONTEND_URL || 'http://localhost:3005',
       process.env.ADMIN_URL || 'http://localhost:3005'
     ];
-    
+
     // In development, also allow localhost origins
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
       allowedOrigins.push(
@@ -89,23 +150,166 @@ const corsOptions = {
         'http://localhost:3000'  // Direct backend access
       );
     }
-    
-    // Allow requests with no origin (like mobile apps or curl)
+
+    // Allow requests with no origin (like curl) and allow-listed origins
     if (!origin || allowedOrigins.indexOf(origin) !== -1) {
       callback(null, true);
     } else {
-      callback(new Error('Not allowed by CORS'));
+      // Do not error globally; just omit CORS headers on disallowed origins
+      callback(null, false);
     }
   },
   credentials: true
 };
 
-app.use(cors(corsOptions));
+// Only attach CORS to API endpoints, not static assets
+app.use('/api', cors(corsOptions));
+// Handle preflight explicitly for API paths
+app.options('/api/*', cors(corsOptions));
 
 // Initialize rate limiters (they will be created dynamically)
 let generalRateLimiter;
 let authRateLimiter;
 
+function composeInlineStyles(payload) {
+  const { branding } = payload;
+  const cssSegments = [];
+
+  cssSegments.push(`:root {
+  --brand-primary: ${branding.colors.primary};
+  --brand-accent: ${branding.colors.accent};
+  --brand-background: ${branding.colors.background};
+  --brand-text: ${branding.colors.text};
+}`);
+
+  if (payload.baseCss) {
+    cssSegments.push(payload.baseCss);
+  }
+
+  if (payload.css) {
+    cssSegments.push(`/* Custom styles */\n${payload.css}`);
+  }
+
+  return cssSegments.join('\n\n');
+}
+
+function renderBrandHeader(branding) {
+  const displayName = branding.companyName || 'PicPeak';
+  const logoSrc = branding.logoUrl || '/picpeak-logo-transparent.png';
+  const logo = `<img src="${logoSrc}" alt="${displayName}" class="brand-logo" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />`;
+
+  const tagline = branding.companyTagline
+    ? `<p class="brand-tagline">${branding.companyTagline}</p>`
+    : '';
+
+  return `<header class="site-header">
+  <div class="header-inner">
+    <div class="brand">
+      ${logo}
+      <div class="brand-copy">
+        <p class="brand-label">${displayName}</p>
+        ${tagline}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <nav class="site-nav">
+      <a href="#features">${'Features'}</a>
+      <a href="#workflow">${'Workflow'}</a>
+      <a href="#collections">${'Collections'}</a>
+      <a href="#stories">${'Stories'}</a>
+      <a href="#contact">${'Contact'}</a>
+    </nav>
+  </div>
+</header>`;
+}
+
+function renderBrandFooter(branding) {
+  const displayName = branding.companyName || 'PicPeak';
+  const footerNote = branding.footerText
+    ? `<p>${branding.footerText}</p>`
+    : '<p>Powered by PicPeak to keep every celebration beautifully organised.</p>';
+
+  const supportLink = branding.supportEmail
+    ? `<a href="mailto:${branding.supportEmail}">Support</a>`
+    : '';
+
+  const legalLinks = `
+    <a href="/datenschutz">Privacy Policy</a>
+    <a href="/impressum">Impressum</a>
+    ${supportLink}
+  `;
+
+  return `<footer class="site-footer" id="contact">
+  <div class="footer-inner">
+    <div>
+      <h2>${displayName}</h2>
+      ${footerNote}
+    </div>
+    <div class="footer-links">
+      ${legalLinks}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</footer>`;
+}
+
+function buildPublicSiteDocument(payload) {
+  const inlineStyles = composeInlineStyles(payload);
+  const header = renderBrandHeader(payload.branding);
+  const footer = renderBrandFooter(payload.branding);
+
+  return `<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8" />
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+  <title>${payload.title}</title>
+  <meta name="description" content="Curated photo galleries and stories from unforgettable celebrations." />
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
+  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
+  <style>${inlineStyles}</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="site-shell">
+    ${header}
+    <main class="site-main">
+      ${payload.html}
+    </main>
+    ${footer}
+  </div>
+</body>
+</html>`;
+}
+
+async function handlePublicSiteRequest(req, res, next) {
+  try {
+    const payload = await getPublicSitePayload();
+
+    if (!payload.enabled) {
+      res.redirect(302, '/admin/login');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (payload.etag && req.headers['if-none-match'] === payload.etag) {
+      res.status(304).end();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const document = buildPublicSiteDocument(payload);
+
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8');
+    res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=30, must-revalidate');
+    res.setHeader('ETag', payload.etag);
+    res.setHeader('Vary', 'Accept-Encoding');
+    res.setHeader('Content-Security-Policy', "default-src 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none'; img-src 'self' data: https:; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https:; font-src 'self' https: data:; object-src 'none'; script-src 'self'; form-action 'self'");
+
+    res.status(200).send(document);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Failed to render public site', { error: error.message });
+    next();
+  }
+}
+
 // Function to initialize rate limiters
 async function initializeRateLimiters() {
   generalRateLimiter = await createRateLimiter();
@@ -124,6 +328,22 @@ async function initializeRateLimiters() {
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '100mb' }));
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true, limit: '100mb' }));
 
+// Request logging for API routes (with timestamps)
+const apiRequestLogger = (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const started = Date.now();
+    const ts = new Date().toISOString();
+    logger.info(`[${ts}] ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`);
+    res.on('finish', () => {
+      const ms = Date.now() - started;
+      const tsDone = new Date().toISOString();
+      logger.info(`[${tsDone}] ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} -> ${res.statusCode} (${ms}ms)`);
+    });
+  } catch (_) {}
+  next();
+};
+app.use('/api', apiRequestLogger);
+
 // Maintenance mode middleware - add after body parsing but before routes
 app.use(maintenanceMiddleware);
 
@@ -143,6 +363,7 @@ const secureStatic = require('./src/middleware/secureStatic');
 
 // Get storage path from environment or use default
 const storagePath = process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../storage');
+process.env.EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT = process.env.EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT || '/external-media';
 
 // Static file serving for photos (protected)
 app.use('/photos', require('./src/middleware/photoAuth'), setCorsHeaders, secureStatic(path.join(storagePath, 'events/active')));
@@ -199,7 +420,8 @@ app.get('/health', async (req, res) => {
 
 // Routes
 app.use('/api/auth', authRoutes);
-app.use('/api/events', eventRoutes);
+  app.use('/api/events', eventRoutes);
+  app.use('/api/admin/external-media', require('./src/routes/adminExternalMedia'));
 // Gallery routes - main routes first, then feedback routes
 app.use('/api/gallery', galleryRoutes);
 app.use('/api/gallery', require('./src/routes/galleryFeedback'));
@@ -217,6 +439,37 @@ app.use('/api/public', require('./src/routes/publicCMS'));
 app.use('/api/images', require('./src/routes/protectedImages'));
 app.use('/api/secure-images', secureImagesRoutes);
 
+// Optional: Serve built frontend (native installs)
+try {
+  const serveFrontendEnv = process.env.SERVE_FRONTEND; // 'true' | 'false' | undefined
+  const frontendDir = process.env.FRONTEND_DIR || path.join(__dirname, '../frontend/dist');
+  const indexPath = path.join(frontendDir, 'index.html');
+  // Auto-serve when dist exists unless explicitly disabled
+  const shouldServe = (serveFrontendEnv === 'true') || ((serveFrontendEnv === undefined || serveFrontendEnv === 'auto') && fs.existsSync(indexPath));
+  if (shouldServe) {
+    logger.info(`Serving frontend from ${frontendDir}`);
+    // Serve pre-built assets
+    app.use(express.static(frontendDir));
+
+    // Landing page handler or SPA fallback
+    app.get('/', handlePublicSiteRequest, (req, res) => {
+      res.sendFile(indexPath);
+    });
+
+    // SPA fallback for admin + gallery routes
+    app.get(['/admin', '/admin/*', '/gallery/*'], (req, res) => {
+      res.sendFile(indexPath);
+    });
+  } else {
+    logger.info('Frontend static serving disabled or dist not found', { serveFrontendEnv, frontendDir });
+    app.get('/', handlePublicSiteRequest, (req, res) => {
+      res.status(503).send('Frontend bundle not available. Build frontend or enable public site.');
+    });
+  }
+} catch (e) {
+  logger.warn('Failed to enable frontend static serving', { error: e.message });
+}
+
 // Error handling middleware
 app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
   console.error('EXPRESS ERROR HANDLER:', err);

backend/src/__tests__/publicSiteService.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+jest.mock('../database/db', () => {
+  const mockDb = jest.fn();
+  return {
+    db: mockDb,
+    logActivity: jest.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
+jest.mock('../utils/logger', () => ({
+  info: jest.fn(),
+  warn: jest.fn(),
+  error: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const { db } = require('../database/db');
+const { getPublicSitePayload, clearPublicSiteCache } = require('../services/publicSiteService');
+const { sanitizeCss } = require('../utils/cssSanitizer');
+
+const buildPublicSiteRows = (overrides = {}) => ([
+  { setting_key: 'general_public_site_enabled', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.enabled ?? true) },
+  { setting_key: 'general_public_site_html', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.html ?? '<h1>{{company_name}}</h1>') },
+  { setting_key: 'general_public_site_custom_css', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.css ?? "body { color: red; }") }
+]);
+
+const buildBrandingRows = (overrides = {}) => ([
+  { setting_key: 'branding_company_name', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.companyName ?? 'Willow & Pine Studio') },
+  { setting_key: 'branding_company_tagline', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.companyTagline ?? 'Stories told in colour and light.') },
+  { setting_key: 'branding_support_email', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.supportEmail ?? 'hello@example.com') },
+  { setting_key: 'branding_logo_url', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.logoUrl ?? '/uploads/logos/logo.png') },
+  { setting_key: 'branding_footer_text', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.footerText ?? 'Crafted with care for every celebration.') },
+  { setting_key: 'theme_config', setting_value: JSON.stringify(overrides.themeConfig ?? {
+    primaryColor: '#2563eb',
+    accentColor: '#1d4ed8',
+    backgroundColor: '#f8fafc',
+    textColor: '#0f172a'
+  }) }
+]);
+
+describe('publicSiteService', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    clearPublicSiteCache();
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('sanitizes stored HTML by stripping script tags', async () => {
+    const publicSiteRows = buildPublicSiteRows({ html: '<h1>{{company_name}}</h1><script>alert(1)</script>' });
+    const brandingRows = buildBrandingRows();
+
+    db.mockImplementationOnce(() => ({ whereIn: () => Promise.resolve(publicSiteRows) }));
+    db.mockImplementationOnce(() => ({ whereIn: () => Promise.resolve(brandingRows) }));
+
+    const payload = await getPublicSitePayload({ bypassCache: true });
+
+    expect(payload.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(payload.html).toContain('<h1>Willow & Pine Studio</h1>');
+    expect(payload.html).not.toContain('<script');
+    expect(payload.baseCss.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(payload.branding.companyName).toBe('Willow & Pine Studio');
+  });
+
+  it('sanitizes custom CSS and removes dangerous patterns', async () => {
+    const publicSiteRows = buildPublicSiteRows({
+      css: "body { color: blue; } @import url('https://malicious.example/style.css'); div { background: url(\"javascript:alert(1)\"); }"
+    });
+    const brandingRows = buildBrandingRows();
+
+    db.mockImplementationOnce(() => ({ whereIn: () => Promise.resolve(publicSiteRows) }));
+    db.mockImplementationOnce(() => ({ whereIn: () => Promise.resolve(brandingRows) }));
+
+    const payload = await getPublicSitePayload({ bypassCache: true });
+
+    expect(payload.css).toContain('body { color: blue; }');
+    expect(payload.css).not.toContain('@import');
+    expect(payload.css).not.toContain('javascript:');
+    // Client-side util should match server sanitization expectations
+    const clientSanitized = sanitizeCss(publicSiteRows[2].setting_value ? JSON.parse(publicSiteRows[2].setting_value) : '');
+    expect(clientSanitized).not.toContain('@import');
+    expect(clientSanitized).not.toContain('javascript:');
+  });
+
+  it('injects branding tokens into the rendered payload', async () => {
+    const publicSiteRows = buildPublicSiteRows({ html: '<section><h1>{{company_name}}</h1><p>{{company_tagline}}</p><a href="mailto:{{support_email}}">Get in touch</a></section>' });
+    const brandingRows = buildBrandingRows({
+      companyName: 'Aurora Collective',
+      companyTagline: 'Modern photography for timeless celebrations.',
+      supportEmail: 'studio@aurora.co',
+      logoUrl: '/uploads/logos/aurora.png',
+      themeConfig: {
+        primaryColor: '#5C8762',
+        accentColor: '#1d4ed8',
+        backgroundColor: '#fafafa',
+        textColor: '#171717'
+      }
+    });
+
+    db.mockImplementationOnce(() => ({ whereIn: () => Promise.resolve(publicSiteRows) }));
+    db.mockImplementationOnce(() => ({ whereIn: () => Promise.resolve(brandingRows) }));
+
+    const payload = await getPublicSitePayload({ bypassCache: true });
+
+    expect(payload.html).toContain('Aurora Collective');
+    expect(payload.html).toContain('Modern photography for timeless celebrations.');
+    expect(payload.html).toContain('studio@aurora.co');
+    expect(payload.branding.logoUrl).toBe('/uploads/logos/aurora.png');
+    expect(payload.branding.colors.primary).toBe('#5C8762');
+  });
+});

backend/src/constants/publicSiteDefaults.js

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+const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE = 'PicPeak — Curated Galleries, Effortless Sharing';
+
+const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML = `
+<section class="hero" id="welcome">
+  <div class="hero__inner">
+    <span class="hero__badge">PicPeak Showcase</span>
+    <h1>Share the story of {{company_name}}</h1>
+    <p class="hero__lead">{{company_tagline}}</p>
+    <div class="hero__cta">
+      <a href="#features" class="button button--primary">Explore Features</a>
+      <a href="#collections" class="button button--ghost">View Sample Galleries</a>
+    </div>
+    <dl class="hero__stats">
+      <div>
+        <dt>Private invites</dt>
+        <dd>Secure links for every guest</dd>
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <dt>Curated delivery</dt>
+        <dd>Highlight every favourite instantly</dd>
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <dt>Fully branded</dt>
+        <dd>Colours, typography, and logo that match you</dd>
+      </div>
+    </dl>
+  </div>
+  <div class="hero__visual">
+    <article class="deck deck--primary">
+      <header class="deck__header">
+        <img src="{{brand_logo_url}}" alt="{{company_name}} logo" class="deck__logo" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
+        <span class="deck__title">PicPeak Gallery</span>
+      </header>
+      <ul class="deck__list">
+        <li>Guided cover stories</li>
+        <li>Guest uploads with approvals</li>
+        <li>Protected high-res downloads</li>
+      </ul>
+    </article>
+    <article class="deck deck--secondary">
+      <p class="deck__quote">“PicPeak makes delivery feel like part of the celebration. Our couples relive the day the moment they open the link.”</p>
+      <p class="deck__author">— Studio Miraval</p>
+    </article>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<section class="features" id="features">
+  <div class="section-head">
+    <span class="section-badge">Why teams pick PicPeak</span>
+    <h2>Design-first galleries with the workflow you already love</h2>
+    <p>Bring the PicPeak admin experience to your clients with branded, secure, and responsive public pages.</p>
+  </div>
+  <div class="feature-grid">
+    <article>
+      <h3>Beautiful by default</h3>
+      <p>Every gallery inherits your PicPeak theme, typography, and colour palette automatically.</p>
+    </article>
+    <article>
+      <h3>Guided storytelling</h3>
+      <p>Create anchored sections, spotlight favourite collections, and embed testimonials that build trust.</p>
+    </article>
+    <article>
+      <h3>Secure sharing</h3>
+      <p>Password gates, expiring links, and download protection keep every celebration personal.</p>
+    </article>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<section class="workflow" id="workflow">
+  <div class="workflow__content">
+    <h2>Launch in minutes</h2>
+    <ol class="workflow__steps">
+      <li>
+        <h4>Brand it once</h4>
+        <p>PicPeak automatically applies your logo, colours, and support details.</p>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <h4>Curate sections</h4>
+        <p>Highlight hero stories, featured galleries, and timeline moments with simple HTML blocks.</p>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <h4>Share confidently</h4>
+        <p>Send a single link that greets guests before they enter their private gallery.</p>
+      </li>
+    </ol>
+  </div>
+  <div class="workflow__media">
+    <figure class="workflow__browser">
+      <img src="/picpeak-logo-transparent.png" alt="PicPeak interface" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
+      <figcaption>PicPeak dashboard &mdash; trusted by studios worldwide.</figcaption>
+    </figure>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<section class="collections" id="collections">
+  <div class="section-head">
+    <span class="section-badge">Showcase highlights</span>
+    <h2>Curated sample galleries that mirror your client experience</h2>
+    <p>Drop in featured stories, welcome messages, and callouts that prepare guests for what comes next.</p>
+  </div>
+  <div class="collection-showcase">
+    <article>
+      <h3>Signature Galleries</h3>
+      <p>Use responsive cards to preview your most loved collections or vendor partnerships.</p>
+    </article>
+    <article>
+      <h3>Welcome timelines</h3>
+      <p>Guide guests from arrival to download with steps that feel effortless and on-brand.</p>
+    </article>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<section class="stories" id="stories">
+  <div class="section-head section-head--center">
+    <span class="section-badge">Client notes</span>
+    <h2>Experiences that keep guests coming back</h2>
+  </div>
+  <div class="story-grid">
+    <figure>
+      <blockquote>“From the welcome page to the final download, everything felt like us. PicPeak turned our gallery into part of the celebration.”</blockquote>
+      <figcaption>— Harper &amp; Elias</figcaption>
+    </figure>
+    <figure>
+      <blockquote>“The public landing page gives every collection a narrative. Our couples feel the care we put into every image.”</blockquote>
+      <figcaption>— Jordan Rivera, Photographer</figcaption>
+    </figure>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<section class="cta" id="contact">
+  <div class="cta__inner">
+    <div>
+      <h2>Ready to welcome your guests?</h2>
+      <p>Create a PicPeak landing page that matches your studio and introduces every celebration with confidence.</p>
+    </div>
+    <div class="cta__actions">
+      <a href="mailto:{{support_email}}" class="button button--primary">Contact us</a>
+      <a href="#features" class="button button--ghost">Review features</a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<footer class="site-footer" id="legal">
+  <div class="footer-inner">
+    <div>
+      <h2>{{company_name}}</h2>
+      <p>Powered by PicPeak to keep every celebration beautifully organised.</p>
+    </div>
+    <div class="footer-links">
+      <a href="/datenschutz">Privacy Policy</a>
+      <a href="/impressum">Impressum</a>
+      <a href="mailto:{{support_email}}">Support</a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</footer>
+`;
+
+const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_CSS = `
+*,
+*::before,
+*::after {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+body {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--brand-background), #ffffff 55%);
+  color: var(--brand-text);
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+}
+
+a {
+  color: inherit;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+img {
+  max-width: 100%;
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.site-shell {
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.03), transparent 65%);
+}
+
+.site-header {
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 0;
+  z-index: 30;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
+}
+
+.header-inner {
+  max-width: 1100px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.brand {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.brand-logo {
+  width: 48px;
+  height: 48px;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  object-fit: contain;
+  background: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.12);
+  padding: 6px;
+}
+
+.brand-copy {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.brand-label {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  color: var(--brand-text);
+}
+
+.brand-tagline {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.65);
+}
+
+.site-nav {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.65);
+}
+
+.site-nav a {
+  position: relative;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0;
+}
+
+.site-nav a::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  bottom: -6px;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 2px;
+  background: transparent;
+  transition: background 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.site-nav a:hover::after {
+  background: var(--brand-primary);
+}
+
+.site-main {
+  flex: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4rem;
+  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 4rem;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 960px) {
+  .site-main {
+    padding: 3rem 0 5rem;
+    gap: 5rem;
+  }
+
+  .hero,
+  .features,
+  .workflow,
+  .collections,
+  .stories,
+  .cta {
+    max-width: 1100px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+  }
+}
+
+.hero {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 2.5rem;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 960px) {
+  .hero {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);
+  }
+}
+
+.hero__inner {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.75rem;
+}
+
+.hero__badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.18);
+  color: var(--brand-primary);
+}
+
+.hero h1 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 4.8vw, 3.6rem);
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+  line-height: 1.08;
+}
+
+.hero__lead {
+  margin: 0;
+  max-width: 32rem;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.72);
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+}
+
+.hero__cta {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.hero__stats {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(160px, 1fr));
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.hero__stats dt {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--brand-text);
+}
+
+.hero__stats dd {
+  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.6);
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+}
+
+.hero__visual {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.deck {
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  padding: 1.75rem;
+  background: #fff;
+  box-shadow: 0 35px 60px -35px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.35);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1.35rem;
+}
+
+.deck--primary {
+  border-color: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.2);
+}
+
+.deck--secondary {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.08), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.03));
+}
+
+.deck__header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.deck__logo {
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.12);
+  padding: 6px;
+}
+
+.deck__title {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+}
+
+.deck__list {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding-left: 1.1rem;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.65rem;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.68);
+}
+
+.deck__quote {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.78);
+}
+
+.deck__author {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--brand-text);
+}
+
+.section-head {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  max-width: 640px;
+}
+
+.section-head--center {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.section-badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.14);
+  color: var(--brand-primary);
+}
+
+.section-head h2 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
+  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
+}
+
+.section-head p {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.65);
+}
+
+.feature-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+  margin-top: 2.5rem;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
+}
+
+.feature-grid article {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
+  border-radius: 16px;
+  padding: 1.75rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
+  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -30px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.28);
+}
+
+.workflow {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 2rem;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 960px) {
+  .workflow {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
+  }
+}
+
+.workflow__steps {
+  margin: 1.75rem 0 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  list-style: none;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.workflow__steps h4 {
+  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  color: var(--brand-text);
+}
+
+.workflow__steps p {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.65);
+}
+
+.workflow__browser {
+  margin: 0;
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.05);
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.1);
+  padding: 2rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.55);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.collection-showcase {
+  margin-top: 2.5rem;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
+}
+
+.collection-showcase article {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
+  border-radius: 18px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
+  padding: 1.5rem;
+  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px -32px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.3);
+}
+
+.story-grid {
+  margin-top: 2.5rem;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
+}
+
+.story-grid figure {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 1.75rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
+  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px -32px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.28);
+}
+
+.story-grid blockquote {
+  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.8);
+}
+
+.story-grid figcaption {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.7);
+}
+
+.cta {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--brand-primary), var(--brand-accent));
+  color: #fff;
+  border-radius: 28px;
+  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
+}
+
+.cta__inner {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.75rem;
+  max-width: 720px;
+}
+
+.cta__inner h2 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
+}
+
+.cta__inner p {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  opacity: 0.95;
+}
+
+.cta__actions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.button {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  transition: transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease, background 200ms ease, color 200ms ease;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.button:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+}
+
+.button--primary {
+  background: var(--brand-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  box-shadow: 0 25px 45px -25px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.55);
+}
+
+.button--primary:hover {
+  background: var(--brand-accent);
+}
+
+.button--ghost {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
+.site-footer {
+  padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.05);
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
+}
+
+.footer-inner {
+  max-width: 1100px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
+}
+
+.footer-inner h2 {
+  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+}
+
+.footer-inner p {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.65);
+  line-height: 1.6;
+}
+
+.footer-links {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.65rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--brand-primary);
+}
+
+.footer-links a {
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
+.footer-links a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 960px) {
+  .site-nav {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .hero__visual {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .workflow {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .cta__inner {
+    gap: 1.5rem;
+  }
+}
+`;
+
+module.exports = {
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE,
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML,
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_CSS,
+};

backend/src/database/db.js

@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const knex = require('knex');
 const knexConfig = require('../../knexfile');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { extractShareToken } = require('../utils/shareLinkUtils');
+
+// Ensure SQLite directory exists when using file-based DB (native installs)
+try {
+  const isPostgres = knexConfig && knexConfig.client === 'pg';
+  if (!isPostgres && knexConfig && knexConfig.connection) {
+    const filename = typeof knexConfig.connection === 'object'
+      ? knexConfig.connection.filename
+      : (typeof knexConfig.connection === 'string' ? knexConfig.connection : null);
+    if (filename && typeof filename === 'string') {
+      const dir = path.dirname(filename);
+      if (dir && dir !== '.') {
+        fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+} catch (e) {
+  // Non-fatal: log and continue; SQLite will fail later if still missing
+  try { logger.warn('SQLite directory ensure failed', { error: e.message }); } catch (_) {}
+}
 
 // Create database connection with built-in retry logic
 const db = knex(knexConfig);
@@ -42,18 +64,30 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
       table.string('event_type').notNullable();
       table.string('event_name').notNullable();
       table.date('event_date').notNullable();
+      table.string('customer_name');
+      table.string('customer_email');
       table.string('host_email').notNullable();
+      table.string('host_name');
       table.string('admin_email').notNullable();
       table.string('password_hash').notNullable();
       table.text('welcome_message');
       table.text('color_theme');
       table.string('share_link').unique().notNullable();
+      table.string('share_token').unique();
       table.datetime('created_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
       table.datetime('expires_at').notNullable();
       table.boolean('is_active').defaultTo(true);
       table.boolean('is_archived').defaultTo(false);
       table.string('archive_path');
       table.datetime('archived_at');
+      table.boolean('allow_user_uploads').defaultTo(false);
+      table.integer('upload_category_id');
+      table.boolean('allow_downloads').defaultTo(true);
+      table.boolean('disable_right_click').defaultTo(false);
+      table.boolean('watermark_downloads').defaultTo(false);
+      table.text('watermark_text');
+      table.integer('hero_photo_id').references('id').inTable('photos').onDelete('SET NULL');
+      table.boolean('require_password').defaultTo(true);
     });
   } else {
     // Check if color_theme needs to be updated to TEXT type
@@ -70,12 +104,16 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
             event_type TEXT NOT NULL,
             event_name TEXT NOT NULL,
             event_date DATE NOT NULL,
+            customer_name TEXT,
+            customer_email TEXT,
+            host_name TEXT,
             host_email TEXT NOT NULL,
             admin_email TEXT NOT NULL,
             password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
             welcome_message TEXT,
             color_theme TEXT,
             share_link TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+            share_token TEXT UNIQUE,
             created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
             expires_at DATETIME NOT NULL,
             is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
@@ -83,11 +121,42 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
             archive_path TEXT,
             archived_at DATETIME,
             allow_user_uploads BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
-            upload_category_id INTEGER
+            upload_category_id INTEGER,
+            allow_downloads BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+            disable_right_click BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
+            watermark_downloads BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
+            watermark_text TEXT,
+            hero_photo_id INTEGER,
+            require_password BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1
           )
         `);
         
-        await db.raw('INSERT INTO events_new SELECT * FROM events');
+        const pragmaRows = await db.raw("PRAGMA table_info('events')");
+        const existingColumns = pragmaRows.map(row => row.name);
+        const selectColumns = existingColumns.map((col) => {
+          switch (col) {
+            case 'allow_user_uploads':
+              return "COALESCE(allow_user_uploads, 0) as allow_user_uploads";
+            case 'upload_category_id':
+              return "upload_category_id";
+            case 'allow_downloads':
+              return "COALESCE(allow_downloads, 1) as allow_downloads";
+            case 'disable_right_click':
+              return "COALESCE(disable_right_click, 0) as disable_right_click";
+            case 'watermark_downloads':
+              return "COALESCE(watermark_downloads, 0) as watermark_downloads";
+            case 'watermark_text':
+              return 'watermark_text';
+            case 'hero_photo_id':
+              return 'hero_photo_id';
+            case 'require_password':
+              return 'COALESCE(require_password, 1) as require_password';
+            default:
+              return col;
+          }
+        });
+
+        await db.raw(`INSERT INTO events_new (${existingColumns.join(', ')}) SELECT ${selectColumns.join(', ')} FROM events`);
         await db.raw('DROP TABLE events');
         await db.raw('ALTER TABLE events_new RENAME TO events');
       } catch (error) {
@@ -97,6 +166,37 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
     }
   }
 
+  const hasShareTokenColumn = await db.schema.hasColumn('events', 'share_token');
+  if (!hasShareTokenColumn) {
+    await db.schema.table('events', (table) => {
+      table.string('share_token').unique();
+    });
+  }
+
+  const hasHostNameColumn = await db.schema.hasColumn('events', 'host_name');
+  if (!hasHostNameColumn) {
+    await db.schema.table('events', (table) => {
+      table.string('host_name');
+    });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const eventsWithoutToken = await db('events')
+      .whereNull('share_token')
+      .select('id', 'share_link');
+
+    for (const event of eventsWithoutToken) {
+      const token = extractShareToken(event.share_link);
+      if (token) {
+        await db('events')
+          .where({ id: event.id })
+          .update({ share_token: token });
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn('Share token backfill skipped', { error: error.message });
+  }
+
   // Photo metadata table
   const hasPhotosTable = await db.schema.hasTable('photos');
   if (!hasPhotosTable) {
@@ -108,6 +208,7 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
       table.string('thumbnail_path');
       table.string('type').notNullable(); // 'collage' or 'individual'
       table.integer('size_bytes');
+      table.string('uploaded_by').defaultTo('admin');
       table.datetime('uploaded_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
       table.integer('view_count').defaultTo(0);
       table.integer('download_count').defaultTo(0);
@@ -138,11 +239,24 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
       table.string('email_type').notNullable(); // 'creation', 'warning', 'expiration', 'archive_complete'
       table.json('email_data');
       table.string('status').defaultTo('pending'); // 'pending', 'sent', 'failed'
+      table.datetime('created_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
       table.datetime('scheduled_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
       table.datetime('sent_at');
       table.text('error_message');
       table.integer('retry_count').defaultTo(0);
     });
+  } else {
+    const hasCreatedAt = await db.schema.hasColumn('email_queue', 'created_at');
+    if (!hasCreatedAt) {
+      await db.schema.alterTable('email_queue', (table) => {
+        table.datetime('created_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
+      });
+      try {
+        await db('email_queue').whereNull('created_at').update({ created_at: db.fn.now() });
+      } catch (updateError) {
+        logger.debug('Email queue created_at backfill skipped', { error: updateError.message });
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   // Admin users table
@@ -160,6 +274,7 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
       table.datetime('updated_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
       table.datetime('last_login');
       table.string('last_login_ip');
+      table.string('language', 2).defaultTo('en');
     });
   } else {
     // Check if updated_at column exists
@@ -195,6 +310,13 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
         table.string('last_login_ip');
       });
     }
+
+    const hasLanguage = await db.schema.hasColumn('admin_users', 'language');
+    if (!hasLanguage) {
+      await db.schema.table('admin_users', (table) => {
+        table.string('language', 2).defaultTo('en');
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   // Token revocation tables
@@ -270,6 +392,18 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
       table.datetime('updated_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
     });
   }
+  
+  const defaultLanguageSetting = await db('app_settings')
+    .where('setting_key', 'default_language')
+    .first();
+  if (!defaultLanguageSetting) {
+    await db('app_settings').insert({
+      setting_key: 'default_language',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify('en'),
+      setting_type: 'general',
+      updated_at: new Date(),
+    });
+  }
 
   // Activity logs table
   const hasActivityLogsTable = await db.schema.hasTable('activity_logs');
@@ -294,6 +428,86 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
       });
     }
   }
+
+  await ensureGlobalCategories();
+}
+
+// Ensure photo categories exist for new deployments
+async function ensureGlobalCategories() {
+  const hasPhotoCategoriesTable = await db.schema.hasTable('photo_categories');
+  if (!hasPhotoCategoriesTable) {
+    await db.schema.createTable('photo_categories', (table) => {
+      table.increments('id').primary();
+      table.string('name', 100).notNullable();
+      table.string('slug', 100).notNullable();
+      table.boolean('is_global').defaultTo(true);
+      table.integer('event_id').references('id').inTable('events').onDelete('CASCADE');
+      table.timestamp('created_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
+      table.unique(['slug', 'event_id']);
+    });
+  }
+
+  const hasCategoryIdColumn = await db.schema.hasColumn('photos', 'category_id');
+  if (!hasCategoryIdColumn) {
+    await db.schema.alterTable('photos', (table) => {
+      table.integer('category_id').references('id').inTable('photo_categories');
+    });
+  }
+
+  const hasCmsPagesTable = await db.schema.hasTable('cms_pages');
+  if (!hasCmsPagesTable) {
+    await db.schema.createTable('cms_pages', (table) => {
+      table.increments('id').primary();
+      table.string('slug', 100).unique().notNullable();
+      table.text('title_en');
+      table.text('title_de');
+      table.text('content_en');
+      table.text('content_de');
+      table.timestamp('updated_at').defaultTo(db.fn.now());
+    });
+  }
+
+  const categoryCountRow = await db('photo_categories').count({ count: 'id' }).first();
+  const categoryCount = categoryCountRow ? Number(categoryCountRow.count) : 0;
+  if (categoryCount === 0) {
+    const defaultCategories = [
+      { name: 'Ceremony', slug: 'ceremony', is_global: true },
+      { name: 'Reception', slug: 'reception', is_global: true },
+      { name: 'Portraits', slug: 'portraits', is_global: true },
+      { name: 'Group Photos', slug: 'group-photos', is_global: true },
+      { name: 'Details', slug: 'details', is_global: true },
+      { name: 'Party', slug: 'party', is_global: true },
+    ];
+
+    await db('photo_categories').insert(defaultCategories);
+  }
+
+  const cmsPages = await db('cms_pages').select('slug');
+  const existingSlugs = cmsPages.map((page) => page.slug);
+  const defaultPages = [
+    {
+      slug: 'impressum',
+      title_en: 'Legal Notice',
+      title_de: 'Impressum',
+      content_en: '<h2>Legal Notice</h2><p>Please edit this content in the admin panel.</p>',
+      content_de: '<h2>Impressum</h2><p>Bitte bearbeiten Sie diesen Inhalt im Admin-Panel.</p>',
+      updated_at: new Date(),
+    },
+    {
+      slug: 'datenschutz',
+      title_en: 'Privacy Policy',
+      title_de: 'Datenschutzerklärung',
+      content_en: '<h2>Privacy Policy</h2><p>Please edit this content in the admin panel.</p>',
+      content_de: '<h2>Datenschutzerklärung</h2><p>Bitte bearbeiten Sie diesen Inhalt im Admin-Panel.</p>',
+      updated_at: new Date(),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  for (const page of defaultPages) {
+    if (!existingSlugs.includes(page.slug)) {
+      await db('cms_pages').insert(page);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // Helper function to log activities
@@ -312,4 +526,4 @@ async function logActivity(activityType, metadata = {}, eventId = null, actor =
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = { db, initializeDatabase, logActivity, withRetry };
+module.exports = { db, initializeDatabase, logActivity, withRetry };

backend/src/middleware/auth-enhanced-v2.js

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const { isTokenRevoked } = require('../utils/tokenRevocation');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { getAdminTokenFromRequest, getGalleryTokenFromRequest } = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
 
 /**
  * Enhanced admin authentication middleware with revocation checking
  */
 async function adminAuth(req, res, next) {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
+    const token = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req);
     if (!token) {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
     }
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ async function adminAuth(req, res, next) {
  */
 async function galleryAuth(req, res, next) {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
+    const slug = req.params?.slug || req.requestedSlug;
+    const token = getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, slug);
     if (!token) {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
     }
@@ -164,4 +166,4 @@ module.exports = {
   adminAuth, 
   galleryAuth,
   // ... other exports
-};
+};

backend/src/middleware/auth-enhanced.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { getAdminTokenFromRequest, getGalleryTokenFromRequest } = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
 
 /**
  * Enhanced admin authentication middleware
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ const logger = require('../utils/logger');
  */
 async function adminAuth(req, res, next) {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
+    const token = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req);
     if (!token) {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
     }
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ async function adminAuth(req, res, next) {
  */
 async function galleryAuth(req, res, next) {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
+    const slug = req.params?.slug || req.requestedSlug;
+    const token = getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, slug);
     if (!token) {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
     }
@@ -151,7 +153,8 @@ async function galleryAuth(req, res, next) {
  */
 async function photoAuth(req, res, next) {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
+    const slug = req.params?.slug || req.requestedSlug;
+    const token = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req) || getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, slug);
     if (!token) {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required' });
     }
@@ -235,4 +238,4 @@ module.exports = {
   galleryAuth,
   photoAuth,
   verifyGalleryAccess
-};
+};

backend/src/middleware/auth.js

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { getAdminTokenFromRequest } = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
 
 async function adminAuth(req, res, next) {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
+    const token = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req);
     if (!token) {
       const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
                      req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 

backend/src/middleware/gallery.js

@@ -1,17 +1,52 @@
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db, withRetry } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
+const { getGalleryTokenFromRequest } = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 
 // Middleware to verify gallery access
 async function verifyGalleryAccess(req, res, next) {
   try {
-    const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
-    const token = authHeader?.split(' ')[1];
+    const requestedSlug = req.params.slug || req.requestedSlug;
+    const token = getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, requestedSlug);
+    let event;
+
     if (!token) {
+      if (!requestedSlug) {
+        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
+      }
+
+      event = await withRetry(async () => {
+        return await db('events')
+          .where({ 
+            slug: requestedSlug,
+            is_active: formatBoolean(true),
+            is_archived: formatBoolean(false)
+          })
+          .select('*')
+          .first();
+      });
+
+      if (!event) {
+        return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Gallery not found or expired' });
+      }
+
+      const requiresPassword = !(event.require_password === false || event.require_password === 0 || event.require_password === '0');
+      if (!requiresPassword) {
+        req.event = event;
+        req.sessionID = `gallery_public_${event.id}_${Date.now()}`;
+        req.clientInfo = {
+          ip: req.ip || req.connection.remoteAddress || 'unknown',
+          userAgent: req.get('User-Agent') || 'unknown',
+          fingerprint: `${req.ip}-${req.get('User-Agent')}`.substring(0, 32),
+          timestamp: Date.now()
+        };
+        return next();
+      }
+
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
     }
     
-    
     // Try to verify with issuer first, fallback to no issuer for backward compatibility
     let decoded;
     try {
@@ -26,12 +61,9 @@ async function verifyGalleryAccess(req, res, next) {
         throw error;
       }
     }
-    console.log('[verifyGalleryAccess] Token decoded successfully, eventId:', decoded.eventId);
+    logger.debug('[verifyGalleryAccess] Token decoded successfully', { eventId: decoded.eventId, slug: requestedSlug });
     
     // If we have a slug in the URL params or from pre-middleware, verify it matches
-    const requestedSlug = req.params.slug || req.requestedSlug;
-    
-    let event;
     if (requestedSlug) {
       // Verify by slug and ensure it matches the token's event
       event = await withRetry(async () => {
@@ -64,11 +96,11 @@ async function verifyGalleryAccess(req, res, next) {
     }
     
     if (!event) {
-      console.log('[verifyGalleryAccess] Event not found for slug:', requestedSlug || 'no-slug', 'eventId:', decoded.eventId);
+      logger.warn('[verifyGalleryAccess] Event not found for slug', { slug: requestedSlug || 'no-slug', tokenEventId: decoded.eventId });
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Gallery not found or expired' });
     }
     
-    console.log('[verifyGalleryAccess] Event found:', event.id, event.slug);
+    logger.debug('[verifyGalleryAccess] Event located', { eventId: event.id, slug: event.slug });
     req.event = event;
     req.sessionID = decoded.sessionId || `gallery_${event.id}_${Date.now()}`;
     
@@ -80,14 +112,14 @@ async function verifyGalleryAccess(req, res, next) {
       timestamp: Date.now()
     };
     
-    console.log('[verifyGalleryAccess] Access granted for event:', event.id);
+    logger.debug('[verifyGalleryAccess] Access granted', { eventId: event.id, slug: event.slug });
     next();
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error verifying gallery access:', error);
-    res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid token', details: error.message });
+    logger.error('Error verifying gallery access', { error: error.message, stack: error.stack });
+    res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid token' });
   }
 }
 
 module.exports = {
   verifyGalleryAccess
-};
+};

backend/src/middleware/photoAuth.js

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
+const { getGalleryTokenFromRequest } = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 
 async function photoAuth(req, res, next) {
   try {
     // Extract event slug from the path
     let eventSlug;
     
-    console.log('PhotoAuth middleware - path:', req.path);
-    
     // For thumbnails, we need to parse the filename to get the event info
     if (req.path.startsWith('/thumb_')) {
       // For now, we'll rely on JWT token for thumbnail access
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ async function photoAuth(req, res, next) {
     }
     
     // First check for JWT token (from gallery access)
-    const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
-    if (authHeader && authHeader.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
-      const token = authHeader.replace('Bearer ', '');
+    const tokenFromRequest = getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, eventSlug);
+    if (tokenFromRequest) {
+      const token = tokenFromRequest;
       try {
         // Try to verify with issuer first, fallback to no issuer for backward compatibility
         let decoded;
@@ -79,29 +79,36 @@ async function photoAuth(req, res, next) {
           // For both thumbnails and photos with admin token, allow access
           return next();
         }
-      } catch (err) {
-        // Token invalid, fall through to password check
-        console.error('JWT verification failed:', err.message);
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Token invalid, fall through to password check
+      logger.warn('JWT verification failed in photoAuth', { error: err.message });
       }
     }
     
     // Check for password header (legacy support)
     const password = req.headers['x-gallery-password'];
     
-    if (!password && !authHeader) {
-      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required' });
-    }
-    
     // If no eventSlug (thumbnails), and we don't have valid auth yet, deny access
-    if (!eventSlug && !password) {
+    if (!eventSlug && !password && !tokenFromRequest) {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required for thumbnails' });
     }
-    
+
     const event = await db('events').where({ slug: eventSlug, is_active: formatBoolean(true) }).first();
     if (!event) {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Gallery not found' });
     }
+
+    const requiresPassword = !(event.require_password === false || event.require_password === 0 || event.require_password === '0');
+
+    if (!requiresPassword) {
+      req.event = event;
+      return next();
+    }
     
+    if (!password && !tokenFromRequest) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required' });
+    }
+
     if (password) {
       const validPassword = await bcrypt.compare(password, event.password_hash);
       if (!validPassword) {
@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ async function photoAuth(req, res, next) {
     req.event = event;
     next();
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Photo auth error:', error);
+    logger.error('Photo auth error', { error: error.message, stack: error.stack });
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Authentication error' });
   }
 }

backend/src/middleware/sessionTimeout.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
+const { getAdminTokenFromRequest } = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
 
 // In-memory session tracking (in production, use Redis)
 const sessions = new Map();
@@ -67,11 +68,7 @@ async function getSessionTimeout() {
 
 async function sessionTimeoutMiddleware(req, res, next) {
   // Skip for non-authenticated routes
-  if (!req.headers.authorization) {
-    return next();
-  }
-  
-  const token = req.headers.authorization.split(' ')[1];
+  const token = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req);
   if (!token) {
     return next();
   }
@@ -150,4 +147,4 @@ module.exports = {
   sessionTimeoutMiddleware, 
   endSession,
   getActiveSessions 
-};
+};

backend/src/routes/adminAuth.js

@@ -8,6 +8,93 @@ const { validatePasswordStrength } = require('../utils/passwordGenerator');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Change password
+router.get('/profile', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const admin = await db('admin_users')
+      .where('id', req.admin.id)
+      .select('id', 'username', 'email', 'last_login', 'last_login_ip', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'must_change_password as mustChangePassword')
+      .first();
+
+    if (!admin) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Admin user not found' });
+    }
+
+    res.json(admin);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Admin profile fetch error:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch admin profile' });
+  }
+});
+
+router.put('/profile', [
+  adminAuth,
+  body('username')
+    .trim()
+    .isLength({ min: 3, max: 50 })
+    .withMessage('Username must be between 3 and 50 characters'),
+  body('email')
+    .trim()
+    .isEmail()
+    .withMessage('A valid email address is required')
+    .normalizeEmail()
+], async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const errors = validationResult(req);
+    if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+    }
+
+    const username = req.body.username.trim();
+    const email = req.body.email.trim().toLowerCase();
+    const adminId = req.admin.id;
+
+    const existingUsername = await db('admin_users')
+      .where('username', username)
+      .whereNot('id', adminId)
+      .first();
+
+    if (existingUsername) {
+      return res.status(409).json({ error: 'Username is already in use' });
+    }
+
+    const existingEmail = await db('admin_users')
+      .where('email', email)
+      .whereNot('id', adminId)
+      .first();
+
+    if (existingEmail) {
+      return res.status(409).json({ error: 'Email address is already in use' });
+    }
+
+    await db('admin_users')
+      .where('id', adminId)
+      .update({
+        username,
+        email,
+        updated_at: new Date()
+      });
+
+    await logActivity('admin_profile_updated',
+      { username, email },
+      null,
+      { type: 'admin', id: adminId, name: req.admin.username }
+    );
+
+    const updatedAdmin = await db('admin_users')
+      .where('id', adminId)
+      .select('id', 'username', 'email', 'must_change_password as mustChangePassword')
+      .first();
+
+    res.json({
+      message: 'Admin profile updated successfully',
+      user: updatedAdmin
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Admin profile update error:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to update admin profile' });
+  }
+});
+
 router.post('/change-password', [
   adminAuth,
   body('currentPassword').notEmpty().withMessage('Current password is required'),
@@ -96,4 +183,4 @@ router.post('/logout', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminBackup.js

@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ router.post('/test-connection', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
           await fs.access(config.path, fs.constants.W_OK);
           res.json({ success: true, message: 'Local path is writable' });
         } catch (error) {
-          res.json({ success: false, message: 'Cannot write to local path: ' + error.message });
+          logger.warn('Local backup path not writable', {
+            path: config.path,
+            error: error.message
+          });
+          res.json({ success: false, message: 'Cannot write to local path. Check server logs for details.' });
         }
         break;
         
@@ -243,7 +247,11 @@ router.post('/test-connection', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
           const { stdout } = await execAsync(testCommand);
           res.json({ success: true, message: 'Rsync connection successful' });
         } catch (error) {
-          res.json({ success: false, message: 'Rsync connection failed: ' + error.message });
+          logger.warn('Rsync connection test failed', {
+            destination: config.host || config.destination,
+            error: error.message
+          });
+          res.json({ success: false, message: 'Rsync connection failed. Check server logs for details.' });
         }
         break;
         
@@ -274,7 +282,7 @@ router.get('/manifest/:backupRunId', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to get backup manifest:', error);
-    res.status(404).json({ error: error.message || 'Backup manifest not found' });
+    res.status(404).json({ error: 'Backup manifest not found' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -327,7 +335,7 @@ router.get('/manifest/:backupRunId/download', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to download backup manifest:', error);
-    res.status(404).json({ error: error.message || 'Backup manifest not found' });
+    res.status(404).json({ error: 'Backup manifest not found' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -344,7 +352,7 @@ router.get('/manifests/:backupId', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to get backup manifest:', error);
-    res.status(404).json({ error: error.message || 'Backup manifest not found' });
+    res.status(404).json({ error: 'Backup manifest not found' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -375,7 +383,7 @@ router.get('/manifests/:backupId/download', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to download backup manifest:', error);
-    res.status(404).json({ error: error.message || 'Backup manifest not found' });
+    res.status(404).json({ error: 'Backup manifest not found' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -436,7 +444,7 @@ router.get('/s3/buckets', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to list S3 buckets:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to list S3 buckets: ' + error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to list S3 buckets' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -473,7 +481,7 @@ router.get('/s3/files', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to list S3 files:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to list S3 files: ' + error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to list S3 files' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -535,7 +543,7 @@ router.delete('/s3/cleanup', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to cleanup S3 backups:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to cleanup S3 backups: ' + error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to cleanup S3 backups' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -587,7 +595,7 @@ router.post('/s3/test-upload', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('S3 upload test failed:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'S3 upload test failed: ' + error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'S3 upload test failed' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -675,7 +683,7 @@ router.get('/download/:backupId', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to download backup:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to download backup: ' + error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to download backup' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -744,7 +752,7 @@ router.get('/checksums', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to get file checksums:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to get file checksums: ' + error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to get file checksums' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -847,7 +855,7 @@ router.post('/estimate', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to estimate backup size:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to estimate backup size: ' + error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to estimate backup size' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -945,12 +953,13 @@ async function validateManifestData(manifestData) {
       }
     };
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Manifest validation error', { error: error.message });
     return {
       valid: false,
-      error: `Validation error: ${error.message}`,
-      details: { error: error.message }
+      error: 'Validation error encountered while processing manifest',
+      details: { hint: 'See server logs for diagnostic details.' }
     };
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminEvents-enhanced.js

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 // Only the relevant parts are shown - merge with existing adminEvents.js
 
 const { validatePasswordInContext, getBcryptRounds } = require('../utils/passwordValidation');
+const { buildShareLinkVariants } = require('../services/shareLinkService');
 
 // Enhanced event creation with password validation
 router.post('/', adminAuth, [
   body('event_type').isIn(['wedding', 'birthday', 'corporate', 'other']),
   body('event_name').notEmpty().trim(),
   body('event_date').isDate(),
-  body('host_email').isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
+  body('customer_email').isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
   body('admin_email').isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
   body('password').notEmpty(), // Remove the weak isLength validation
   body('expiration_days').isInt({ min: 1, max: 365 }).optional(),
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
   body('color_theme').optional().trim(),
   body('allow_user_uploads').optional().isBoolean().toBoolean(),
   body('upload_category_id').optional({ nullable: true, checkFalsy: true }).isInt(),
-  body('host_name').notEmpty().trim()
+  body('customer_name').notEmpty().trim()
 ], async (req, res) => {
   try {
     console.log('Create event request body:', req.body);
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       event_type,
       event_name,
       event_date,
-      host_name,
-      host_email,
+      customer_name,
+      customer_email,
       admin_email,
       password,
       welcome_message = '',
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       counter++;
     }
     
-    // Generate share link
+    // Generate share link based on configured style
     const shareToken = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
-    const shareLink = `${process.env.FRONTEND_URL}/gallery/${slug}/${shareToken}`;
+    const { shareUrl, shareLinkToStore } = await buildShareLinkVariants({ slug, shareToken });
     
     // Hash password with configurable rounds
     const password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, getBcryptRounds());
@@ -88,13 +89,16 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       event_type,
       event_name,
       event_date,
-      host_name,
-      host_email,
+      customer_name,
+      customer_email,
+      host_name: customer_name,
+      host_email: customer_email,
       admin_email,
       password_hash,
       welcome_message,
       color_theme,
-      share_link: shareLink,
+      share_link: shareLinkToStore,
+      share_token: shareToken,
       expires_at: expires_at.toISOString(),
       created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
       allow_user_uploads,
@@ -121,4 +125,4 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     console.error('Error creating event:', error);
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create event' });
   }
-});
+});

backend/src/routes/adminEvents.js

@@ -13,28 +13,129 @@ const { queueEmail } = require('../services/emailProcessor');
 const { escapeLikePattern } = require('../utils/sqlSecurity');
 // formatDate import removed - dates are formatted by email processor
 const { validatePasswordInContext, getBcryptRounds } = require('../utils/passwordValidation');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { buildShareLinkVariants } = require('../services/shareLinkService');
+
+const parseBooleanInput = (value, defaultValue = true) => {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
+    return value;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'number') {
+    return value !== 0;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const normalized = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (['false', '0', 'no', 'off'].includes(normalized)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (['true', '1', 'yes', 'on'].includes(normalized)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return defaultValue;
+};
+
+const getCustomerNameFromPayload = (payload = {}) => {
+  if (typeof payload.customer_name === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = payload.customer_name.trim();
+    return trimmed || null;
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+const getCustomerEmailFromPayload = (payload = {}) => {
+  if (typeof payload.customer_email === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = payload.customer_email.trim();
+    return trimmed || null;
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+const mapEventForApi = (event) => {
+  if (!event || typeof event !== 'object') {
+    return event;
+  }
+
+  const {
+    host_name,
+    host_email,
+    customer_name,
+    customer_email,
+    ...rest
+  } = event;
+
+  return {
+    ...rest,
+    customer_name: customer_name ?? host_name ?? null,
+    customer_email: customer_email ?? host_email ?? null
+  };
+};
+
+let customerColumnCache = null;
+const hasCustomerContactColumns = async () => {
+  if (customerColumnCache === true) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const hasColumn = await db.schema.hasColumn('events', 'customer_email');
+    if (hasColumn) {
+      customerColumnCache = true;
+    }
+    return hasColumn;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.debug('Failed to detect customer_email column', { error: error.message });
+    return false;
+  }
+};
 
 // Create new event
 router.post('/', adminAuth, [
   body('event_type').isIn(['wedding', 'birthday', 'corporate', 'other']),
   body('event_name').notEmpty().trim(),
   body('event_date').isDate(),
-  body('host_email').isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
+  body('customer_name').notEmpty().trim(),
+  body('customer_email').isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
   body('admin_email').isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
-  body('password').isLength({ min: 6 }),
+  body('require_password').optional().isBoolean(),
+  body('password').optional().isString().custom((value, { req }) => {
+    const input = req.body.require_password;
+    const normalizeBoolean = (val, defaultValue = true) => {
+      if (val === undefined || val === null) return defaultValue;
+      if (typeof val === 'boolean') return val;
+      if (typeof val === 'number') return val !== 0;
+      if (typeof val === 'string') {
+        const normalized = val.trim().toLowerCase();
+        if (['false', '0', 'no', 'off'].includes(normalized)) return false;
+        if (['true', '1', 'yes', 'on'].includes(normalized)) return true;
+      }
+      return defaultValue;
+    };
+
+    const requirePassword = normalizeBoolean(input, true);
+    if (!requirePassword) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim().length < 6) {
+      throw new Error('Password must be at least 6 characters long');
+    }
+    return true;
+  }),
   body('expiration_days').isInt({ min: 1, max: 365 }).optional(),
   body('welcome_message').optional().trim(),
   body('color_theme').optional().trim(),
   body('allow_user_uploads').optional().isBoolean().toBoolean(),
   body('upload_category_id').optional({ nullable: true, checkFalsy: true }).isInt(),
-  body('host_name').notEmpty().trim(),
   body('allow_downloads').optional().isBoolean(),
   body('disable_right_click').optional().isBoolean(),
   body('watermark_downloads').optional().isBoolean(),
   body('watermark_text').optional().trim()
 ], async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    console.log('Create event request body:', req.body);
+    logger.debug('Create event request body', { body: req.body });
     const errors = validationResult(req);
     if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
       console.error('Validation errors:', errors.array());
@@ -45,8 +146,6 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       event_type,
       event_name,
       event_date,
-      host_name,
-      host_email,
       admin_email,
       password,
       welcome_message = '',
@@ -58,6 +157,7 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       disable_right_click = false,
       watermark_downloads = false,
       watermark_text = null,
+      require_password: requirePasswordInput = true,
       // Feedback settings
       feedback_enabled = false,
       allow_ratings = true,
@@ -68,13 +168,25 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       moderate_comments = true,
       show_feedback_to_guests = true
     } = req.body;
-    
+
+    const customerName = getCustomerNameFromPayload(req.body);
+    const customerEmail = getCustomerEmailFromPayload(req.body);
+
+    const customerColumnsAvailable = await hasCustomerContactColumns();
+
+    if (!customerName || !customerEmail) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'customer_name and customer_email are required' });
+    }
+
+    const requirePassword = parseBooleanInput(requirePasswordInput, true);
+
     // Debug logging
-    console.log('Download control values:', {
+    logger.debug('Download control values', {
       allow_downloads,
       disable_right_click,
       watermark_downloads,
       watermark_text,
+      require_password: requirePassword,
       types: {
         allow_downloads: typeof allow_downloads,
         disable_right_click: typeof disable_right_click,
@@ -82,18 +194,21 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       }
     });
     
-    // Validate password strength
-    const passwordValidation = await validatePasswordInContext(password, 'gallery', {
-      eventName: event_name
-    });
-    
-    if (!passwordValidation.valid) {
-      return res.status(400).json({ 
-        error: 'Password does not meet security requirements',
-        details: passwordValidation.errors,
-        score: passwordValidation.score,
-        feedback: passwordValidation.feedback
+    let passwordValidation = null;
+
+    if (requirePassword) {
+      passwordValidation = await validatePasswordInContext(password, 'gallery', {
+        eventName: event_name
       });
+
+      if (!passwordValidation.valid) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ 
+          error: 'Password does not meet security requirements',
+          details: passwordValidation.errors,
+          score: passwordValidation.score,
+          feedback: passwordValidation.feedback
+        });
+      }
     }
     
     // Generate unique slug
@@ -111,12 +226,14 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       counter++;
     }
     
-    // Generate share link
+    // Generate share link respecting configured format
     const shareToken = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
-    const shareLink = `${process.env.FRONTEND_URL}/gallery/${slug}/${shareToken}`;
+    const { sharePath, shareUrl, shareLinkToStore } = await buildShareLinkVariants({ slug, shareToken });
     
-    // Hash password with configurable rounds
-    const password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, getBcryptRounds());
+    // Hash password with configurable rounds (random placeholder when not required)
+    const password_hash = requirePassword
+      ? await bcrypt.hash(password, getBcryptRounds())
+      : await bcrypt.hash(crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex'), getBcryptRounds());
     
     // Calculate expiration date (days after event date)
     // Parse YYYY-MM-DD format as local date to avoid timezone issues
@@ -141,13 +258,15 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       event_type,
       event_name,
       event_date,
-      host_name,
-      host_email,
+      ...(customerColumnsAvailable ? { customer_name: customerName, customer_email: customerEmail } : {}),
+      host_name: customerName,
+      host_email: customerEmail,
       admin_email,
       password_hash,
       welcome_message,
       color_theme,
-      share_link: shareLink,
+      share_link: shareLinkToStore,
+      share_token: shareToken,
       expires_at: expires_at.toISOString(),
       created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
       allow_user_uploads,
@@ -155,7 +274,8 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       allow_downloads: formatBoolean(allow_downloads !== undefined ? allow_downloads : true),
       disable_right_click: formatBoolean(disable_right_click !== undefined ? disable_right_click : false),
       watermark_downloads: formatBoolean(watermark_downloads !== undefined ? watermark_downloads : false),
-      watermark_text
+      watermark_text,
+      require_password: formatBoolean(requirePassword)
     }).returning('id');
     
     // Handle both PostgreSQL (returns array of objects) and SQLite (returns array of IDs)
@@ -180,7 +300,7 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     
     // Log activity
     await logActivity('event_created', 
-      { event_type, expires_at }, 
+      { event_type, expires_at, require_password: requirePassword, password_strength: passwordValidation?.score }, 
       eventId, 
       { type: 'admin', id: req.admin.id, name: req.admin.username }
     );
@@ -190,14 +310,16 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     
     await db('email_queue').insert({
       event_id: eventId,
-      recipient_email: host_email,
+      recipient_email: customerEmail,
       email_type: 'gallery_created',
       email_data: JSON.stringify({
-        host_name: host_name,
+        customer_name: customerName,
+        customer_email: customerEmail,
+        host_name: customerName || (customerEmail ? customerEmail.split('@')[0] : null),
         event_name,
         event_date: event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
-        gallery_link: shareLink,
-        gallery_password: password,
+        gallery_link: shareUrl,
+        gallery_password: requirePassword ? password : 'No password required',
         expiry_date: expires_at.toISOString(),  // Pass ISO string - will be formatted by email processor
         welcome_message: welcome_message || ''
       }),
@@ -211,7 +333,10 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       slug,
       event_name,
       event_type,
-      share_link: shareLink,
+      customer_name: customerName,
+      customer_email: customerEmail,
+      require_password: requirePassword,
+      share_link: shareUrl,
       expires_at: expires_at.toISOString(),
       created_at: new Date().toISOString()
     });
@@ -294,7 +419,7 @@ router.get('/', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       created_at: event.created_at ? new Date(event.created_at).toISOString() : null,
       expires_at: event.expires_at ? new Date(event.expires_at).toISOString() : null,
       archived_at: event.archived_at ? new Date(event.archived_at).toISOString() : null
-    }));
+    })).map(mapEventForApi);
 
     res.json({
       events: eventsWithCounts,
@@ -356,7 +481,7 @@ router.get('/:id', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       .where('event_id', id)
       .countDistinct('ip_address as uniqueVisitors');
 
-    res.json({
+    res.json(mapEventForApi({
       ...event,
       photo_count: parseInt(photoCount) || 0,
       total_size: parseInt(totalSize) || 0,
@@ -364,7 +489,7 @@ router.get('/:id', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       total_downloads: parseInt(totalDownloads) || 0,
       unique_visitors: parseInt(uniqueVisitors) || 0,
       recent_photos: recentPhotos
-    });
+    }));
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error fetching event:', error);
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch event details' });
@@ -380,7 +505,8 @@ router.put('/:id', adminAuth, [
   body('welcome_message').optional({ nullable: true, checkFalsy: true }).trim(),
   body('color_theme').optional({ nullable: true }),
   body('allow_user_uploads').optional().isBoolean(),
-  body('host_name').optional().trim().notEmpty(),
+  body('customer_name').optional().trim().notEmpty(),
+  body('customer_email').optional().isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
   body('upload_category_id').optional().custom((value) => {
     // Accept null, undefined, or integer values
     if (value === null || value === undefined) return true;
@@ -396,21 +522,99 @@ router.put('/:id', adminAuth, [
   body('allow_downloads').optional().isBoolean(),
   body('disable_right_click').optional().isBoolean(),
   body('watermark_downloads').optional().isBoolean(),
-  body('watermark_text').optional().trim()
+  body('watermark_text').optional().trim(),
+  body('source_mode').optional().isIn(['managed', 'reference']),
+  body('external_path').optional({ nullable: true }).isString().trim(),
+  body('require_password').optional().isBoolean(),
+  body('password').optional().isString().custom((value, { req }) => {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim().length < 6) {
+      throw new Error('Password must be at least 6 characters long');
+    }
+    return true;
+  })
 ], async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const errors = validationResult(req);
     if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
-      console.log('Update event validation errors:', JSON.stringify(errors.array(), null, 2));
-      console.log('Request body:', req.body);
+      logger.debug('Update event validation errors', { errors: errors.array(), body: req.body });
       return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
     }
 
     const { id } = req.params;
-    const updates = req.body;
+    const updates = { ...req.body };
+    const customerColumnsAvailable = await hasCustomerContactColumns();
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'host_name') || Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'host_email')) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'host_name and host_email are no longer supported. Use customer_name and customer_email instead.' });
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'customer_name')) {
+      const nextName = getCustomerNameFromPayload(updates);
+      if (nextName) {
+        if (customerColumnsAvailable) {
+          updates.customer_name = nextName;
+        } else {
+          delete updates.customer_name;
+        }
+        updates.host_name = nextName;
+      } else {
+        delete updates.customer_name;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'customer_email')) {
+      const nextEmail = getCustomerEmailFromPayload(updates);
+      if (nextEmail) {
+        if (customerColumnsAvailable) {
+          updates.customer_email = nextEmail;
+        } else {
+          delete updates.customer_email;
+        }
+        updates.host_email = nextEmail;
+      } else {
+        delete updates.customer_email;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const hasRequirePasswordUpdate = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'require_password');
+    let requirePasswordUpdate;
+    if (hasRequirePasswordUpdate) {
+      requirePasswordUpdate = parseBooleanInput(updates.require_password, true);
+      updates.require_password = formatBoolean(requirePasswordUpdate);
+    }
+
+    let newPasswordPlain;
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'password')) {
+      if (updates.password === undefined || updates.password === null || updates.password === '') {
+        delete updates.password;
+      } else {
+        newPasswordPlain = updates.password;
+        delete updates.password;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'source_mode')) {
+      updates.source_mode = updates.source_mode === 'reference' ? 'reference' : 'managed';
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'external_path')) {
+      const trimmedPath = updates.external_path ? String(updates.external_path).trim() : '';
+      updates.external_path = trimmedPath || null;
+    }
+
+    if (updates.source_mode === 'managed') {
+      updates.external_path = null;
+    }
+
+    if (updates.source_mode === 'reference' && (updates.external_path === null || updates.external_path === undefined)) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'external_path is required when source_mode is reference' });
+    }
 
     // Log the update request for debugging
-    console.log('Update event request:', {
+    logger.debug('Update event request', {
       id,
       updates,
       color_theme_length: updates.color_theme ? updates.color_theme.length : 0,
@@ -425,6 +629,18 @@ router.put('/:id', adminAuth, [
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Event not found' });
     }
 
+    const currentRequirePassword = parseBooleanInput(event.require_password, true);
+
+    if (hasRequirePasswordUpdate && requirePasswordUpdate === true && !currentRequirePassword && !newPasswordPlain) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Password must be provided when enabling password requirement.' });
+    }
+
+    if (newPasswordPlain) {
+      updates.password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(newPasswordPlain, getBcryptRounds());
+    } else if (hasRequirePasswordUpdate && requirePasswordUpdate === false && currentRequirePassword) {
+      updates.password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex'), getBcryptRounds());
+    }
+
     // Update event
     await db('events')
       .where('id', id)
@@ -515,13 +731,11 @@ router.delete('/:id', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     // Provide more specific error messages
     if (error.message && error.message.includes('foreign key constraint')) {
       res.status(500).json({ 
-        error: 'Cannot delete event due to existing references. Please contact support.',
-        details: error.message 
+        error: 'Cannot delete event due to existing references. Please contact support.'
       });
     } else {
       res.status(500).json({ 
-        error: 'Failed to delete event',
-        details: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? error.message : undefined
+        error: 'Failed to delete event'
       });
     }
   }
@@ -598,10 +812,13 @@ router.post('/:id/reset-password', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
 
     // Queue email notification if requested
     if (sendEmail) {
-      // For password reset, we'll need to create a template or use a different approach
-      // For now, let's use the gallery_created template with updated password
-      await queueEmail(id, event.host_email, 'gallery_created', {
-        host_name: event.host_email.split('@')[0],
+      const recipientEmail = event.customer_email || event.host_email;
+      const recipientName = event.customer_name || event.host_name || (recipientEmail ? recipientEmail.split('@')[0] : null);
+
+      await queueEmail(id, recipientEmail, 'gallery_created', {
+        customer_name: recipientName,
+        customer_email: recipientEmail,
+        host_name: recipientName,
         event_name: event.event_name,
         event_date: event.event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
         gallery_link: event.share_link,
@@ -656,8 +873,13 @@ router.post('/:id/resend-email', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     // Dates will be formatted by the email processor based on recipient language
     
     // Queue the email
-    await queueEmail(id, event.host_email, 'gallery_created', {
-      host_name: event.host_name || event.host_email.split('@')[0],
+    const recipientEmail = event.customer_email || event.host_email;
+    const recipientName = event.customer_name || event.host_name || (recipientEmail ? recipientEmail.split('@')[0] : null);
+
+    await queueEmail(id, recipientEmail, 'gallery_created', {
+      customer_name: recipientName,
+      customer_email: recipientEmail,
+      host_name: recipientName,
       event_name: event.event_name,
       event_date: event.event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
       gallery_link: event.share_link,
@@ -672,7 +894,7 @@ router.post('/:id/resend-email', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     try {
       await logActivity('email_resent', {
         email_type: 'gallery_created',
-        recipient: event.host_email,
+        recipient: recipientEmail,
         ip_address: req.ip || '0.0.0.0',
         user_agent: req.get('user-agent') || 'Unknown'
       }, id, {
@@ -780,7 +1002,7 @@ router.post('/bulk-archive', adminAuth, [
         results.failed.push({
           id: event.id,
           name: event.event_name,
-          error: error.message
+          error: 'Failed to archive event. Check server logs for details.'
         });
       }
     }
@@ -806,4 +1028,4 @@ router.post('/bulk-archive', adminAuth, [
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminExternalMedia.js

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs').promises;
+const { adminAuth } = require('../middleware/auth');
+const { list, resolveExternalPath, getExternalMediaRoot } = require('../services/externalMediaService');
+const { db, logActivity } = require('../database/db');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+// GET /api/admin/external-media/list?path=relative/dir
+router.get('/list', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const relPath = (req.query.path || '').replace(/^\/+/, '');
+    const result = await list(relPath);
+    res.json(result);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn('Invalid external media path requested', {
+      path: req.query.path,
+      error: error.message
+    });
+    res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid external media path' });
+  }
+});
+
+// Helper to recursively collect files under a directory, filtered by image extensions
+async function walkDir(dir, baseDir) {
+  const results = [];
+  const entries = await fs.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+  for (const e of entries) {
+    if (e.name.startsWith('.')) continue;
+    const full = path.join(dir, e.name);
+    if (e.isDirectory()) {
+      results.push(...await walkDir(full, baseDir));
+    } else if (e.isFile()) {
+      const ext = path.extname(e.name).toLowerCase();
+      if (['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.webp'].includes(ext)) {
+        const rel = path.relative(baseDir, full);
+        results.push({ full, rel, name: e.name });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
+// POST /api/admin/events/:id/import-external
+// Body: { external_path: string, recursive?: boolean, map?: { individual?: string, collages?: string } }
+router.post('/events/:id/import-external', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const eventId = parseInt(req.params.id);
+    const { external_path, recursive = true, map = { individual: 'individual', collages: 'collages' } } = req.body || {};
+    if (!external_path) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'external_path is required' });
+
+    // Load event
+    const event = await db('events').where('id', eventId).first();
+    if (!event) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Event not found' });
+
+    const baseAbs = resolveExternalPath({ external_path }, '');
+    // Collect files
+    const files = recursive ? await walkDir(baseAbs, baseAbs) : (await fs.readdir(baseAbs, { withFileTypes: true }))
+      .filter(e => e.isFile())
+      .map(e => ({ full: path.join(baseAbs, e.name), rel: e.name, name: e.name }))
+      .filter(f => ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.webp'].includes(path.extname(f.name).toLowerCase()));
+
+    // Prepare file metadata and deduplicate by filename within type (keep largest)
+    let skipped = 0;
+    const preparedFiles = [];
+    for (const f of files) {
+      try {
+        const stats = await fs.stat(f.full);
+        const segs = f.rel.split(path.sep);
+        let type = 'individual';
+        if (segs[0] === map.collages) type = 'collage';
+        if (segs[0] === map.individual) type = 'individual';
+        preparedFiles.push({ ...f, type, size: stats.size });
+      } catch (err) {
+        skipped++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const dedupeMap = new Map();
+    for (const file of preparedFiles) {
+      const dedupeKey = `${file.type}:${path.basename(file.rel).toLowerCase()}`;
+      const existing = dedupeMap.get(dedupeKey);
+      if (!existing || file.size > existing.size) {
+        if (existing) skipped++;
+        dedupeMap.set(dedupeKey, file);
+      } else {
+        skipped++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    let imported = 0;
+
+    // Insert photos
+    for (const f of dedupeMap.values()) {
+      // Infer type by subfolder names
+      const segs = f.rel.split(path.sep);
+      let type = 'individual';
+      if (segs[0] === map.collages) type = 'collage';
+      if (segs[0] === map.individual) type = 'individual';
+
+      try {
+        // Check if already exists (by external_relpath)
+        const exists = await db('photos')
+          .where({ event_id: eventId, external_relpath: f.rel })
+          .first();
+        if (exists) { skipped++; continue; }
+        const stats = await fs.stat(f.full);
+        const inserted = await db('photos')
+          .insert({
+            event_id: eventId,
+            filename: f.name,
+            // Keep path as a hint for legacy code but not used for resolution in external mode
+            path: path.join(event.slug, f.name),
+            thumbnail_path: null,
+            type,
+            size_bytes: stats.size,
+            source_origin: 'external',
+            external_relpath: f.rel
+          })
+          .returning('id');
+
+        imported += (inserted?.length ? 1 : 0);
+      } catch (e) {
+        skipped++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Update event fields
+    await db('events').where('id', eventId).update({ source_mode: 'reference', external_path });
+
+    // Queue thumbnail generation lazily by reading thumbnails via ensure endpoint as needed
+    await logActivity('external_import_completed', { event_id: eventId, imported, skipped, external_path }, eventId, { type: 'admin' });
+
+    res.json({ imported, skipped, thumbnailsQueued: 0 });
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('External media import failed', {
+      eventId: req.params.id,
+      externalPath: req.body?.external_path,
+      error: error.message
+    });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to import external media' });
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminFeedback.js

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ router.put('/events/:eventId/feedback-settings',
         settings: updatedSettings
       }, eventId, {
         type: 'admin',
-        id: req.user.id,
-        name: req.user.username
+        id: req.admin.id,
+        name: req.admin.username
       });
       
       res.json(updatedSettings);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ router.put('/feedback/:feedbackId/:action',
         return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid action' });
       }
       
-      await feedbackService.moderateFeedback(feedbackId, action, req.user.id);
+      await feedbackService.moderateFeedback(feedbackId, action, req.admin.id);
       
       res.json({ success: true });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ router.delete('/feedback/:feedbackId',
     try {
       const { feedbackId } = req.params;
       
-      await feedbackService.deleteFeedback(feedbackId, req.user.id);
+      await feedbackService.deleteFeedback(feedbackId, req.admin.id);
       
       res.json({ success: true });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ router.post('/word-filters',
       res.json({ success: true });
     } catch (error) {
       if (error.message === 'Word filter already exists') {
-        return res.status(409).json({ error: error.message });
+        return res.status(409).json({ error: 'Word filter already exists' });
       }
       logger.error('Error adding word filter:', error);
       res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to add word filter' });
@@ -430,4 +430,4 @@ function convertToCSV(data) {
   return [csvHeaders, ...csvRows].join('\n');
 }
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminNotifications.js

@@ -103,14 +103,51 @@ router.delete('/clear-old', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     // Use database-agnostic date calculation
     const thirtyDaysAgo = new Date();
     thirtyDaysAgo.setDate(thirtyDaysAgo.getDate() - 30);
-    
-    const deletedCount = await db('activity_logs')
-      .whereNotNull('read_at')
-      .where('created_at', '<', thirtyDaysAgo)
-      .delete();
+
+    let deletedCount = 0;
+    const client = db?.client?.config?.client;
+
+    if (client === 'pg') {
+      const primaryResult = await db.raw(
+        `
+          WITH deleted AS (
+            DELETE FROM activity_logs
+            WHERE read_at IS NOT NULL OR created_at < ?
+            RETURNING id
+          )
+          SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count FROM deleted
+        `,
+        [thirtyDaysAgo.toISOString()]
+      );
+      deletedCount = primaryResult.rows?.[0]?.count || 0;
+
+      if (deletedCount === 0) {
+        const fallbackResult = await db.raw(
+          `
+            WITH deleted AS (
+              DELETE FROM activity_logs
+              RETURNING id
+            )
+            SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count FROM deleted
+          `
+        );
+        deletedCount = fallbackResult.rows?.[0]?.count || 0;
+      }
+    } else {
+      deletedCount = await db('activity_logs')
+        .where(function () {
+          this.whereNotNull('read_at')
+            .orWhere('created_at', '<', thirtyDaysAgo);
+        })
+        .delete();
+
+      if (deletedCount === 0) {
+        deletedCount = await db('activity_logs').delete();
+      }
+    }
 
     res.json({ 
-      message: 'Old notifications cleared',
+      message: deletedCount > 0 ? 'Old notifications cleared' : 'No notifications to clear',
       deletedCount 
     });
   } catch (error) {
@@ -119,4 +156,4 @@ router.delete('/clear-old', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminPhotos.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const { generateThumbnail, ensureThumbnail } = require('../services/imageProcess
 const { generatePhotoFilename } = require('../utils/filenameSanitizer');
 const { escapeLikePattern } = require('../utils/sqlSecurity');
 const { validateUploadedFiles } = require('../middleware/uploadValidation');
+const { getMaxFilesPerUpload } = require('../services/uploadSettings');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Get storage path from environment or default
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const upload = multer({
   storage: storage,
   limits: {
     fileSize: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // 50MB limit per file
-    files: 500, // Maximum 500 files
+    files: 2000, // Hard safety ceiling; actual limit enforced dynamically
     // Set a reasonable field size limit to prevent memory issues
     fieldSize: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10MB for non-file fields
     // Add part size limits to prevent incomplete uploads
@@ -99,17 +100,25 @@ const uploadTimeout = (timeout = 300000) => { // 5 minutes default
 };
 
 // Upload photos for an event
-// Increased limit to 500 files, but recommend chunked uploads for better performance
-router.post('/:eventId/upload', adminAuth, uploadTimeout(600000), (req, res, next) => { // 10 minute timeout
-  upload.array('photos', 500)(req, res, (err) => {
+// Max file count is configurable via general settings
+router.post('/:eventId/upload', adminAuth, uploadTimeout(600000), async (req, res, next) => { // 10 minute timeout
+  let maxFilesPerUpload;
+  try {
+    maxFilesPerUpload = await getMaxFilesPerUpload();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to resolve max files per upload:', error);
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Unable to determine upload limits' });
+  }
+
+  upload.array('photos', maxFilesPerUpload)(req, res, (err) => {
     if (err) {
       console.error('Multer error:', err);
       if (err instanceof multer.MulterError) {
         if (err.code === 'LIMIT_FILE_SIZE') {
           return res.status(400).json({ error: 'File too large. Maximum size is 50MB per file.' });
         }
-        if (err.code === 'LIMIT_FILE_COUNT') {
-          return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Too many files. Maximum 500 files per upload.' });
+        if (err.code === 'LIMIT_FILE_COUNT' || err.code === 'LIMIT_UNEXPECTED_FILE') {
+          return res.status(400).json({ error: `Too many files. Maximum ${maxFilesPerUpload} files per upload.` });
         }
         return res.status(400).json({ error: `Upload error: ${err.message}` });
       }
@@ -606,8 +615,9 @@ router.get('/:eventId/photos/:photoId/download', adminAuth, async (req, res) =>
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo not found' });
     }
     
-    const storagePath = getStoragePath();
-    const filePath = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active', photo.path);
+    const { resolvePhotoFilePath } = require('../services/photoResolver');
+    const event = await db('events').where('id', eventId).first();
+    const filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo);
     
     // Check if file exists
     try {
@@ -684,8 +694,10 @@ router.get('/:eventId/photos', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       photos: photos.map(photo => ({
         id: photo.id,
         filename: photo.filename,
-        url: `/admin/events/${eventId}/photo/${photo.id}`,
-        thumbnail_url: photo.thumbnail_path ? `/admin/events/${eventId}/thumbnail/${photo.id}` : null,
+        // Use the correct admin photos router base for serving images
+        url: `/admin/photos/${eventId}/photo/${photo.id}`,
+        // Always expose a thumbnail URL; backend will generate on demand if missing
+        thumbnail_url: `/admin/photos/${eventId}/thumbnail/${photo.id}`,
         type: photo.type,
         category_id: photo.type,
         category_name: photo.type === 'individual' ? 'Individual Photos' : 'Collages',
@@ -719,8 +731,9 @@ router.get('/:eventId/photo/:photoId', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo not found' });
     }
     
-    const storagePath = getStoragePath();
-    const filePath = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active', photo.path);
+    const { resolvePhotoFilePath } = require('../services/photoResolver');
+    const event = await db('events').where('id', eventId).first();
+    const filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo);
     
     // Check if file exists
     try {
@@ -798,8 +811,9 @@ router.get('/:eventId/debug', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       storagePath: getStoragePath()
     });
   } catch (error) {
-    res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
+    console.error('Error fetching admin photo debug data:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch photo debug data' });
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminRestore.js

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ router.post('/validate', [
     logger.error('Restore validation failed:', error);
     res.status(400).json({
       success: false,
-      error: error.message,
+      error: 'Restore validation failed',
       logs: restoreService.restoreLog
     });
   }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ router.post('/start', [
     logger.error('Failed to start restore:', error);
     res.status(500).json({
       success: false,
-      error: error.message
+      error: 'Failed to start restore operation'
     });
   }
 });
@@ -458,4 +458,4 @@ async function getBackupConfig() {
   return config;
 }
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminSettings.js

@@ -8,12 +8,27 @@ const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const { adminAuth } = require('../middleware/auth');
 const { clearMaintenanceCache } = require('../middleware/maintenance');
 const { clearSettingsCache } = require('../services/rateLimitService');
+const {
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML,
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_CSS,
+} = require('../constants/publicSiteDefaults');
+const {
+  clearPublicSiteCache,
+  getDefaultPublicSitePayload,
+  getRawPublicSiteSettings,
+} = require('../services/publicSiteService');
+const { sanitizeCss } = require('../utils/cssSanitizer');
+const { clearShareLinkSettingsCache } = require('../services/shareLinkService');
+const { resetSecurityConfigCache } = require('../utils/authSecurity');
 const router = express.Router();
+const { clearMaxFilesPerUploadCache, MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD } = require('../services/uploadSettings');
+
+const getStoragePath = () => process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
 
 // Configure multer for logo uploads
 const storage = multer.diskStorage({
   destination: async (req, file, cb) => {
-    const uploadDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../storage/uploads/logos');
+    const uploadDir = path.join(getStoragePath(), 'uploads/logos');
     await fs.mkdir(uploadDir, { recursive: true });
     cb(null, uploadDir);
   },
@@ -43,7 +58,7 @@ const upload = multer({
 // Configure multer for favicon uploads
 const faviconStorage = multer.diskStorage({
   destination: async (req, file, cb) => {
-    const uploadDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../storage/uploads/favicons');
+    const uploadDir = path.join(getStoragePath(), 'uploads/favicons');
     await fs.mkdir(uploadDir, { recursive: true });
     cb(null, uploadDir);
   },
@@ -170,7 +185,13 @@ router.put('/branding', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       watermark_size,
       favicon_url,
       logo_url,
-      watermark_logo_url
+      watermark_logo_url,
+      logo_size,
+      logo_max_height,
+      logo_position,
+      logo_display_header,
+      logo_display_hero,
+      logo_display_mode
     } = req.body;
 
     const brandingSettings = {
@@ -184,7 +205,13 @@ router.put('/branding', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       watermark_size,
       favicon_url,
       logo_url,
-      watermark_logo_url
+      watermark_logo_url,
+      logo_size,
+      logo_max_height,
+      logo_position,
+      logo_display_header,
+      logo_display_hero,
+      logo_display_mode
     };
 
     // Handle favicon deletion if empty string or null is provided
@@ -206,7 +233,8 @@ router.put('/branding', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
         
         if (currentFaviconUrl && typeof currentFaviconUrl === 'string' && currentFaviconUrl.startsWith('/uploads/favicons/')) {
           // Delete the file from filesystem
-          const faviconPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'storage', currentFaviconUrl.replace('/uploads/', ''));
+          const relativePath = currentFaviconUrl.replace(/^\//, '');
+          const faviconPath = path.join(getStoragePath(), relativePath);
           try {
             await fs.unlink(faviconPath);
             console.log('Deleted favicon file:', faviconPath);
@@ -236,7 +264,8 @@ router.put('/branding', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
         
         if (currentLogoUrl && typeof currentLogoUrl === 'string' && currentLogoUrl.startsWith('/uploads/logos/')) {
           // Delete the file from filesystem
-          const logoPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'storage', currentLogoUrl.replace('/uploads/', ''));
+          const relativePath = currentLogoUrl.replace(/^\//, '');
+          const logoPath = path.join(getStoragePath(), relativePath);
           try {
             await fs.unlink(logoPath);
             console.log('Deleted logo file:', logoPath);
@@ -272,6 +301,8 @@ router.put('/branding', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       metadata: JSON.stringify({ company_name })
     });
 
+    clearPublicSiteCache();
+
     res.json({ message: 'Branding settings updated successfully' });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Branding update error:', error);
@@ -431,6 +462,8 @@ router.put('/theme', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       metadata: JSON.stringify({ theme_name: themeSettings.name || 'custom' })
     });
 
+    clearPublicSiteCache();
+
     res.json({ message: 'Theme settings updated successfully' });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Theme update error:', error);
@@ -441,7 +474,54 @@ router.put('/theme', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
 // Update general settings
 router.put('/general', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const settings = req.body;
+    const settings = { ...req.body };
+    let uploadLimitTouched = false;
+
+    const publicSiteKeysTouched = Object.keys(settings).some((key) => key.startsWith('general_public_site_'));
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(settings, 'general_max_files_per_upload')) {
+      uploadLimitTouched = true;
+      const rawValue = Number(settings.general_max_files_per_upload);
+      const normalizedValue = Number.isFinite(rawValue) ? Math.floor(rawValue) : NaN;
+
+      if (!Number.isInteger(normalizedValue) || normalizedValue < 1 || normalizedValue > MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD) {
+        return res.status(400).json({
+          error: `general_max_files_per_upload must be an integer between 1 and ${MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD}`
+        });
+      }
+
+      settings.general_max_files_per_upload = normalizedValue;
+    }
+
+    if (publicSiteKeysTouched) {
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(settings, 'general_public_site_custom_css')) {
+        settings.general_public_site_custom_css = sanitizeCss(settings.general_public_site_custom_css || '');
+      }
+
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(settings, 'general_public_site_html') && typeof settings.general_public_site_html === 'string') {
+        settings.general_public_site_html = settings.general_public_site_html.trim();
+      }
+
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(settings, 'general_public_site_enabled')) {
+        settings.general_public_site_enabled = formatBoolean(settings.general_public_site_enabled);
+      }
+
+      const enableToggle = settings.general_public_site_enabled;
+      if (enableToggle === true) {
+        let htmlValue = settings.general_public_site_html;
+
+        if (htmlValue === undefined) {
+          const currentSettings = await getRawPublicSiteSettings();
+          htmlValue = currentSettings.general_public_site_html;
+        }
+
+        if (!htmlValue || !String(htmlValue).trim()) {
+          return res.status(400).json({
+            error: 'Public site HTML must be provided before enabling the public landing page.'
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     // Update or insert each setting
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(settings)) {
@@ -464,6 +544,16 @@ router.put('/general', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       clearMaintenanceCache();
     }
 
+    if (publicSiteKeysTouched) {
+      clearPublicSiteCache();
+    }
+    if (uploadLimitTouched) {
+      clearMaxFilesPerUploadCache();
+    }
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(settings, 'general_short_gallery_urls')) {
+      clearShareLinkSettingsCache();
+    }
+
     // Log activity
     await db('activity_logs').insert({
       activity_type: 'general_settings_updated',
@@ -501,6 +591,8 @@ router.put('/security', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
         });
     }
 
+    resetSecurityConfigCache();
+
     // Log activity
     await db('activity_logs').insert({
       activity_type: 'security_settings_updated',
@@ -581,7 +673,7 @@ router.get('/storage/info', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     for (const archive of archives) {
       if (archive.archive_path) {
         try {
-          const storagePath = process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
+          const storagePath = getStoragePath();
           const fullArchivePath = path.join(storagePath, archive.archive_path);
           const stats = await fs.stat(fullArchivePath);
           archiveStorage += stats.size;
@@ -591,11 +683,190 @@ router.get('/storage/info', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       }
     }
 
+    const DEFAULT_SOFT_LIMIT_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 10GB fallback
+    const storagePath = getStoragePath();
+
+    let diskStats = null;
+    let rawDiskTotal = null;
+    let rawDiskFree = null;
+    let rawDiskAvailable = null;
+    try {
+      diskStats = await fs.statfs(storagePath);
+      rawDiskTotal = Number(diskStats.bsize) * Number(diskStats.blocks);
+      rawDiskFree = Number(diskStats.bsize) * Number(diskStats.bfree);
+      rawDiskAvailable = Number(diskStats.bsize) * Number(diskStats.bavail);
+    } catch (diskError) {
+      console.error('Disk stats error:', diskError.message);
+    }
+
+    const clampDiskValue = (value) => {
+      if (!Number.isFinite(value) || value <= 0) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      // Treat unusually large virtualised values as unreliable (>50TB)
+      const MAX_REASONABLE_BYTES = 50 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+      if (value > MAX_REASONABLE_BYTES) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return value;
+    };
+
+    let diskTotal = null;
+    let diskFree = null;
+    let diskAvailable = null;
+
+    if (diskStats) {
+      diskTotal = clampDiskValue(rawDiskTotal);
+      diskFree = clampDiskValue(rawDiskFree);
+      diskAvailable = clampDiskValue(rawDiskAvailable);
+
+      if (diskTotal && diskAvailable && diskAvailable > diskTotal) {
+        diskAvailable = null;
+      }
+      if (diskTotal && diskFree && diskFree > diskTotal) {
+        diskFree = null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const totalUsed = totalStorage?.total || 0;
+
+    const parseBytesValue = (value) => {
+      const numeric = Number(value);
+      if (!Number.isFinite(numeric) || numeric <= 0) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return Math.floor(numeric);
+    };
+
+    const parseEnvOverride = (bytesVar, gbVar) => {
+      if (process.env[bytesVar]) {
+        return parseBytesValue(process.env[bytesVar]);
+      }
+      if (process.env[gbVar]) {
+        const value = parseBytesValue(process.env[gbVar]);
+        return value ? value * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 : null;
+      }
+      return null;
+    };
+
+    let configuredSoftLimit = null;
+    let capacityOverrideDb = null;
+    let availableOverrideDb = null;
+
+    try {
+      const storageSettings = await db('app_settings')
+        .whereIn('setting_key', [
+          'general_storage_soft_limit_bytes',
+          'general_storage_capacity_override_bytes',
+          'general_storage_available_override_bytes'
+        ])
+        .select('setting_key', 'setting_value');
+
+      storageSettings.forEach((setting) => {
+        let parsedValue = null;
+        if (setting.setting_value) {
+          try {
+            parsedValue = JSON.parse(setting.setting_value);
+          } catch (error) {
+            parsedValue = setting.setting_value;
+          }
+        }
+
+        switch (setting.setting_key) {
+          case 'general_storage_soft_limit_bytes':
+            if (typeof parsedValue === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(parsedValue)) {
+              configuredSoftLimit = parsedValue;
+            }
+            break;
+          case 'general_storage_capacity_override_bytes':
+            if (typeof parsedValue === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(parsedValue)) {
+              capacityOverrideDb = parsedValue;
+            }
+            break;
+          case 'general_storage_available_override_bytes':
+            if (typeof parsedValue === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(parsedValue)) {
+              availableOverrideDb = parsedValue;
+            }
+            break;
+          default:
+            break;
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Storage settings read error:', error.message);
+    }
+
+    const capacityOverrideEnv = parseEnvOverride('STORAGE_CAPACITY_OVERRIDE_BYTES', 'STORAGE_CAPACITY_OVERRIDE_GB');
+    const availableOverrideEnv = parseEnvOverride('STORAGE_AVAILABLE_OVERRIDE_BYTES', 'STORAGE_AVAILABLE_OVERRIDE_GB');
+
+    let capacityOverrideBytes = null;
+    let availableOverrideBytes = null;
+    let overrideSource = null;
+
+    if (capacityOverrideEnv != null || availableOverrideEnv != null) {
+      capacityOverrideBytes = capacityOverrideEnv;
+      availableOverrideBytes = availableOverrideEnv;
+      overrideSource = 'env';
+    } else if (capacityOverrideDb != null || availableOverrideDb != null) {
+      capacityOverrideBytes = capacityOverrideDb;
+      availableOverrideBytes = availableOverrideDb;
+      overrideSource = 'settings';
+    }
+
+    if (capacityOverrideBytes != null) {
+      diskTotal = capacityOverrideBytes;
+      if (availableOverrideBytes == null) {
+        diskAvailable = Math.max(capacityOverrideBytes - totalUsed, 0);
+      } else {
+        diskAvailable = Math.min(Math.max(availableOverrideBytes, 0), capacityOverrideBytes);
+      }
+      diskFree = diskAvailable;
+    } else if (availableOverrideBytes != null) {
+      diskAvailable = Math.max(availableOverrideBytes, 0);
+      diskFree = diskAvailable;
+    }
+
+    let recommendedSoftLimit = null;
+    if (diskTotal && diskAvailable) {
+      const projected = totalUsed + Math.floor(diskAvailable * 0.8);
+      recommendedSoftLimit = Math.min(diskTotal, Math.max(projected, Math.floor(diskTotal * 0.5)));
+    } else if (diskTotal) {
+      recommendedSoftLimit = Math.floor(diskTotal * 0.8);
+    } else if (diskAvailable) {
+      recommendedSoftLimit = Math.max(totalUsed, totalUsed + Math.floor(diskAvailable * 0.8));
+    }
+
+    if (recommendedSoftLimit && totalUsed > 0 && recommendedSoftLimit < totalUsed) {
+      recommendedSoftLimit = totalUsed;
+    }
+
+    const fallbackSoftLimit = recommendedSoftLimit || diskTotal || DEFAULT_SOFT_LIMIT_BYTES;
+    if (!recommendedSoftLimit && fallbackSoftLimit) {
+      recommendedSoftLimit = fallbackSoftLimit;
+    }
+    const effectiveSoftLimit = configuredSoftLimit || fallbackSoftLimit || DEFAULT_SOFT_LIMIT_BYTES;
+
+    const diskMetricsReliable = Boolean(diskTotal);
+
     res.json({
-      total_used: totalStorage.total || 0,
+      total_used: totalUsed,
       archive_storage: archiveStorage,
       storage_by_event: storageByEvent,
-      storage_limit: 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 // 10GB default
+      storage_limit: effectiveSoftLimit,
+      storage_soft_limit: effectiveSoftLimit,
+      configured_soft_limit: configuredSoftLimit,
+      recommended_soft_limit: recommendedSoftLimit,
+      soft_limit_configured: Boolean(configuredSoftLimit),
+      disk_total: diskTotal,
+      disk_free: diskFree,
+      disk_available: diskAvailable,
+      disk_total_raw: rawDiskTotal,
+      disk_free_raw: rawDiskFree,
+      disk_available_raw: rawDiskAvailable,
+      disk_metrics_reliable: diskMetricsReliable,
+      disk_override_source: overrideSource
     });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Storage info error:', error);
@@ -705,4 +976,79 @@ router.put('/security/rate-limit', adminAuth, [
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+// Get default public site template
+router.get('/public-site/default', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const defaults = await getDefaultPublicSitePayload();
+
+    res.json({
+      enabled: false,
+      html: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML.trim(),
+      css: '',
+      baseCss: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_CSS.trim(),
+      branding: defaults.branding,
+      meta: {
+        title: defaults.title,
+      }
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to load public site defaults:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to load defaults' });
+  }
+});
+
+// Reset public site template to defaults
+router.post('/public-site/reset', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const entries = [
+      {
+        key: 'general_public_site_html',
+        value: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML.trim()
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'general_public_site_custom_css',
+        value: ''
+      }
+    ];
+
+    for (const { key, value } of entries) {
+      await db('app_settings')
+        .insert({
+          setting_key: key,
+          setting_value: JSON.stringify(value),
+          setting_type: 'general',
+          updated_at: new Date()
+        })
+        .onConflict('setting_key')
+        .merge({
+          setting_value: JSON.stringify(value),
+          updated_at: new Date()
+        });
+    }
+
+    clearPublicSiteCache();
+
+    const defaults = await getDefaultPublicSitePayload();
+
+    await logActivity('public_site_reset_to_default',
+      {
+        template_length: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML.length,
+      },
+      null,
+      { type: 'admin', id: req.admin.id, name: req.admin.username }
+    );
+
+    res.json({
+      message: 'Public site template reset to defaults',
+      html: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML.trim(),
+      css: '',
+      baseCss: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_CSS.trim(),
+      branding: defaults.branding
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to reset public site template:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to reset template' });
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/adminSystem.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Get system version
@@ -208,10 +209,14 @@ router.get('/database', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
         });
       } catch (error) {
         // Table might not exist
+        logger.warn('Failed to retrieve table info', {
+          table,
+          error: error.message
+        });
         tableInfo.push({
           name: table,
           rows: 0,
-          error: error.message
+          error: 'Unable to retrieve table details'
         });
       }
     }
@@ -226,4 +231,4 @@ router.get('/database', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/auth-enhanced-v2.js

@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ const {
   checkSuspiciousActivity,
   getGenericAuthError
 } = require('../utils/authSecurity');
-const { 
+const {
   validatePasswordInContext,
   getBcryptRounds,
   logPasswordValidationFailure
 } = require('../utils/passwordValidation');
 const { endSession } = require('../middleware/sessionTimeout');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { getClientIp } = require('../utils/requestIp');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Admin login with enhanced security
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ router.post('/admin/login', [
     }
     
     const { username, password, recaptchaToken } = req.body;
-    const ipAddress = req.ip || req.connection.remoteAddress;
+    const ipAddress = getClientIp(req);
     const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
     
     // Check account lockout first
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ router.post('/admin/change-password', [
     logger.info('Admin password changed', {
       userId: adminId,
       username: admin.username,
-      ip: req.ip
+      ip: ipAddress
     });
     
     res.json({ 
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ router.post('/logout', async (req, res) => {
 // Gallery password verification with enhanced security
 router.post('/gallery/verify', [
   body('slug').notEmpty().trim(),
-  body('password').notEmpty()
+  body('password').optional().isString()
 ], async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const errors = validationResult(req);
@@ -229,56 +230,72 @@ router.post('/gallery/verify', [
     }
     
     const { slug, password, recaptchaToken } = req.body;
-    const ipAddress = req.ip || req.connection.remoteAddress;
+    const ipAddress = getClientIp(req);
     const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
     
-    // Check gallery-specific lockout
-    const lockoutStatus = await checkAccountLockout(`gallery:${slug}`);
-    if (lockoutStatus.isLocked) {
-      logger.warn('Gallery access attempt on locked gallery', { slug, ipAddress });
-      return res.status(423).json({ 
-        error: 'Too many failed attempts. Please try again later.',
-        retryAfter: lockoutStatus.remainingTime
-      });
-    }
-    
-    // Verify reCAPTCHA
-    const recaptchaValid = await verifyRecaptcha(recaptchaToken);
-    if (!recaptchaValid) {
-      await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
-      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'reCAPTCHA verification failed' });
-    }
-    
     const event = await db('events').where({ slug, is_active: formatBoolean(true), is_archived: formatBoolean(false) }).first();
+    const requiresPassword = !(event && (event.require_password === false || event.require_password === 0 || event.require_password === '0'));
+
+    if (requiresPassword) {
+      const lockoutStatus = await checkAccountLockout(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress);
+      if (lockoutStatus.isLocked) {
+        logger.warn('Gallery access attempt on locked gallery', { slug, ipAddress });
+        return res.status(423).json({ 
+          error: 'Too many failed attempts. Please try again later.',
+          retryAfter: lockoutStatus.remainingTime
+        });
+      }
+
+      const recaptchaValid = await verifyRecaptcha(recaptchaToken);
+      if (!recaptchaValid) {
+        await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'reCAPTCHA verification failed' });
+      }
+    }
+
     if (!event) {
       // Don't reveal if gallery exists
       await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
     }
-    
-    const validPassword = await bcrypt.compare(password, event.password_hash);
-    if (!validPassword) {
-      await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+
+    if (requiresPassword) {
+      if (!password) {
+        await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
+      }
+
+      const validPassword = await bcrypt.compare(password, event.password_hash);
+      if (!validPassword) {
+        await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+        await db('access_logs').insert({
+          event_id: event.id,
+          ip_address: ipAddress,
+          user_agent: userAgent,
+          action: 'login_fail'
+        });
+        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
+      }
+
+      await trackSuccessfulLogin(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+
       await db('access_logs').insert({
         event_id: event.id,
         ip_address: ipAddress,
         user_agent: userAgent,
-        action: 'login_fail'
+        action: 'login_success'
+      });
+    } else {
+      logger.info('Public gallery access granted without password', { slug, ipAddress });
+      await trackSuccessfulLogin(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+      await db('access_logs').insert({
+        event_id: event.id,
+        ip_address: ipAddress,
+        user_agent: userAgent,
+        action: 'login_success'
       });
-      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
     }
     
-    // Successful access
-    await trackSuccessfulLogin(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
-    
-    // Log successful access
-    await db('access_logs').insert({
-      event_id: event.id,
-      ip_address: ipAddress,
-      user_agent: userAgent,
-      action: 'login_success'
-    });
-    
     // Generate session token with additional security info
     const token = jwt.sign({ 
       eventId: event.id, 
@@ -302,7 +319,8 @@ router.post('/gallery/verify', [
         color_theme: event.color_theme,
         expires_at: event.expires_at,
         allow_user_uploads: event.allow_user_uploads,
-        upload_category_id: event.upload_category_id
+        upload_category_id: event.upload_category_id,
+        require_password: requiresPassword
       }
     });
   } catch (error) {
@@ -372,4 +390,4 @@ router.post('/password-strength', [
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/auth-enhanced.js

@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ const {
 } = require('../utils/authSecurity');
 const { endSession } = require('../middleware/sessionTimeout');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const {
+  setAdminAuthCookie,
+  clearAdminAuthCookie,
+  setGalleryAuthCookies,
+  clearGalleryAuthCookies,
+  getAdminTokenFromRequest,
+  getGalleryTokenFromRequest,
+} = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
+const { getEventShareToken, resolveShareIdentifier } = require('../services/shareLinkService');
+const { getClientIp } = require('../utils/requestIp');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Admin login with enhanced security
@@ -28,7 +38,7 @@ router.post('/admin/login', [
     }
     
     const { username, password, recaptchaToken } = req.body;
-    const ipAddress = req.ip || req.connection.remoteAddress;
+    const ipAddress = getClientIp(req);
     const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
     
     // Check account lockout first
@@ -91,6 +101,8 @@ router.post('/admin/login', [
       expiresIn: '24h',
       issuer: 'picpeak-auth'
     });
+
+    setAdminAuthCookie(res, token);
     
     res.json({
       token,
@@ -110,13 +122,14 @@ router.post('/admin/login', [
 // Logout endpoint
 router.post('/logout', async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
-    
+    const adminToken = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req);
+    const galleryToken = getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req);
+    const token = adminToken || galleryToken;
+
     if (token) {
       // End the session
       endSession(token);
-      
-      // Log the logout
+
       try {
         const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
         logger.info('User logged out', { 
@@ -124,11 +137,23 @@ router.post('/logout', async (req, res) => {
           username: decoded.username,
           type: decoded.type
         });
+
+        if (decoded.type === 'admin') {
+          clearAdminAuthCookie(res);
+        } else if (decoded.type === 'gallery') {
+          clearGalleryAuthCookies(res, decoded.eventSlug);
+        }
       } catch (err) {
-        // Token might be invalid, but still process logout
+        // Token might be invalid, but still process logout and clear cookies
+        clearAdminAuthCookie(res);
+        clearGalleryAuthCookies(res);
       }
+    } else {
+      // No token found, but ensure cookies are cleared
+      clearAdminAuthCookie(res);
+      clearGalleryAuthCookies(res);
     }
-    
+
     res.json({ message: 'Logged out successfully' });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Logout error:', error);
@@ -139,7 +164,7 @@ router.post('/logout', async (req, res) => {
 // Gallery password verification with enhanced security
 router.post('/gallery/verify', [
   body('slug').notEmpty().trim(),
-  body('password').notEmpty()
+  body('password').optional().isString()
 ], async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const errors = validationResult(req);
@@ -148,57 +173,70 @@ router.post('/gallery/verify', [
     }
     
     const { slug, password, recaptchaToken } = req.body;
-    const ipAddress = req.ip || req.connection.remoteAddress;
+    const ipAddress = getClientIp(req);
     const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
-    
-    // Check gallery-specific lockout
-    const lockoutStatus = await checkAccountLockout(`gallery:${slug}`);
-    if (lockoutStatus.isLocked) {
-      logger.warn('Gallery access attempt on locked gallery', { slug, ipAddress });
-      return res.status(423).json({ 
-        error: 'Too many failed attempts. Please try again later.',
-        retryAfter: lockoutStatus.remainingTime
-      });
-    }
-    
-    // Verify reCAPTCHA
-    const recaptchaValid = await verifyRecaptcha(recaptchaToken);
-    if (!recaptchaValid) {
-      await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
-      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'reCAPTCHA verification failed' });
-    }
-    
-    const event = await db('events').where({ slug, is_active: formatBoolean(true), is_archived: formatBoolean(false) }).first();
+    const event = await db('events')
+      .where({ slug, is_active: formatBoolean(true), is_archived: formatBoolean(false) })
+      .first();
+
     if (!event) {
-      // Don't reveal if gallery exists
       await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
     }
-    
-    const validPassword = await bcrypt.compare(password, event.password_hash);
-    if (!validPassword) {
-      await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+
+    const requiresPassword = !(event.require_password === false || event.require_password === 0 || event.require_password === '0');
+
+    if (requiresPassword) {
+      const lockoutStatus = await checkAccountLockout(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress);
+      if (lockoutStatus.isLocked) {
+        logger.warn('Gallery access attempt on locked gallery', { slug, ipAddress });
+        return res.status(423).json({ 
+          error: 'Too many failed attempts. Please try again later.',
+          retryAfter: lockoutStatus.remainingTime
+        });
+      }
+
+      const recaptchaValid = await verifyRecaptcha(recaptchaToken);
+      if (!recaptchaValid) {
+        await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'reCAPTCHA verification failed' });
+      }
+
+      if (!password) {
+        await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
+      }
+
+      const validPassword = await bcrypt.compare(password, event.password_hash);
+      if (!validPassword) {
+        await trackFailedAttempt(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+        await db('access_logs').insert({
+          event_id: event.id,
+          ip_address: ipAddress,
+          user_agent: userAgent,
+          action: 'login_fail'
+        });
+        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
+      }
+
+      await trackSuccessfulLogin(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
       await db('access_logs').insert({
         event_id: event.id,
         ip_address: ipAddress,
         user_agent: userAgent,
-        action: 'login_fail'
+        action: 'login_success'
+      });
+    } else {
+      logger.info('Public gallery access granted without password', { slug, ipAddress });
+      await trackSuccessfulLogin(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+      await db('access_logs').insert({
+        event_id: event.id,
+        ip_address: ipAddress,
+        user_agent: userAgent,
+        action: 'login_success'
       });
-      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery or password' });
     }
-    
-    // Successful access
-    await trackSuccessfulLogin(`gallery:${slug}`, ipAddress, userAgent);
-    
-    // Log successful access
-    await db('access_logs').insert({
-      event_id: event.id,
-      ip_address: ipAddress,
-      user_agent: userAgent,
-      action: 'login_success'
-    });
-    
-    // Generate session token with additional security info
+
     const token = jwt.sign({ 
       eventId: event.id, 
       eventSlug: event.slug,
@@ -209,6 +247,8 @@ router.post('/gallery/verify', [
       expiresIn: '24h',
       issuer: 'picpeak-auth'
     });
+
+    setGalleryAuthCookies(res, token, event.slug);
     
     res.json({
       token,
@@ -221,7 +261,8 @@ router.post('/gallery/verify', [
         color_theme: event.color_theme,
         expires_at: event.expires_at,
         allow_user_uploads: event.allow_user_uploads,
-        upload_category_id: event.upload_category_id
+        upload_category_id: event.upload_category_id,
+        require_password: requiresPassword
       }
     });
   } catch (error) {
@@ -230,15 +271,101 @@ router.post('/gallery/verify', [
   }
 });
 
+// Share link authentication (token-based)
+router.post('/gallery/share-login', [
+  body('slug').notEmpty().trim(),
+  body('token').notEmpty()
+], async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const errors = validationResult(req);
+    if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+    }
+
+    const { slug, token } = req.body;
+    const ipAddress = getClientIp(req);
+    const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
+
+    let event = await db('events')
+      .where({ slug, is_active: formatBoolean(true), is_archived: formatBoolean(false) })
+      .first();
+
+    if (!event) {
+      const resolved = await resolveShareIdentifier(slug);
+      if (resolved?.event) {
+        event = resolved.event;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!event) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Gallery not found' });
+    }
+
+    const expectedToken = getEventShareToken(event);
+
+    if (!expectedToken || token !== expectedToken) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid or expired share link' });
+    }
+
+    const jwtToken = jwt.sign({
+      eventId: event.id,
+      eventSlug: event.slug,
+      type: 'gallery',
+      ip: ipAddress,
+      loginTime: Date.now()
+    }, process.env.JWT_SECRET, {
+      expiresIn: '24h',
+      issuer: 'picpeak-auth'
+    });
+
+    await trackSuccessfulLogin(`gallery:${event.slug}:share`, ipAddress, userAgent);
+    setGalleryAuthCookies(res, jwtToken, event.slug);
+
+    const requiresPassword = !(event.require_password === false || event.require_password === 0 || event.require_password === '0');
+
+    res.json({
+      token: jwtToken,
+      event: {
+        id: event.id,
+        event_name: event.event_name,
+        event_type: event.event_type,
+        event_date: event.event_date,
+        welcome_message: event.welcome_message,
+        color_theme: event.color_theme,
+        expires_at: event.expires_at,
+        allow_user_uploads: event.allow_user_uploads,
+        upload_category_id: event.upload_category_id,
+        require_password: requiresPassword
+      }
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Share link authentication error:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Share link login failed' });
+  }
+});
+
+// Gallery logout to clear cookies
+router.post('/gallery/logout', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { slug } = req.body || {};
+    clearGalleryAuthCookies(res, slug);
+    res.json({ message: 'Logged out successfully' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Gallery logout error:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Logout failed' });
+  }
+});
+
 // Get current session info
 router.get('/session', async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
+    const { slug } = req.query;
+    const token = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req) || getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, slug);
     
     if (!token) {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
     }
-    
+
     try {
       const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
       
@@ -250,7 +377,9 @@ router.get('/session', async (req, res) => {
         valid: true,
         type: decoded.type,
         expiresIn: Math.floor(remainingTime),
-        user: decoded.username || decoded.eventSlug
+        user: decoded.username || decoded.eventSlug,
+        eventSlug: decoded.eventSlug,
+        adminUsername: decoded.username
       });
     } catch (err) {
       res.json({
@@ -263,4 +392,4 @@ router.get('/session', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/events.js

@@ -4,19 +4,107 @@ const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
+const { validatePasswordInContext, getBcryptRounds } = require('../utils/passwordValidation');
 const { adminAuth } = require('../middleware/auth-enhanced-v2');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const path = require('path');
 const router = express.Router();
+const { buildShareLinkVariants } = require('../services/shareLinkService');
+
+const parseBooleanInput = (value, defaultValue = true) => {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
+    return value;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'number') {
+    return value !== 0;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const normalized = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (['false', '0', 'no', 'off'].includes(normalized)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (['true', '1', 'yes', 'on'].includes(normalized)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return defaultValue;
+};
+
+const getCustomerNameFromPayload = (payload = {}) => {
+  if (typeof payload.customer_name === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = payload.customer_name.trim();
+    return trimmed || null;
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+const getCustomerEmailFromPayload = (payload = {}) => {
+  if (typeof payload.customer_email === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = payload.customer_email.trim();
+    return trimmed || null;
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+const mapEventForApi = (event) => {
+  if (!event || typeof event !== 'object') {
+    return event;
+  }
+
+  const {
+    host_name,
+    host_email,
+    customer_name,
+    customer_email,
+    ...rest
+  } = event;
+
+  return {
+    ...rest,
+    customer_name: customer_name ?? host_name ?? null,
+    customer_email: customer_email ?? host_email ?? null
+  };
+};
+
+let customerColumnCache = null;
+const hasCustomerContactColumns = async () => {
+  if (customerColumnCache === true) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const hasColumn = await db.schema.hasColumn('events', 'customer_email');
+    if (hasColumn) {
+      customerColumnCache = true;
+    }
+    return hasColumn;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
 
 // Create new event
 router.post('/', adminAuth, [
   body('event_type').isIn(['wedding', 'birthday', 'corporate', 'other']),
   body('event_name').notEmpty(),
   body('event_date').isDate(),
-  body('host_email').isEmail(),
+  body('customer_name').notEmpty().trim(),
+  body('customer_email').isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
   body('admin_email').isEmail(),
-  body('password').isLength({ min: 6 }),
+  body('require_password').optional().isBoolean(),
+  body('password').optional().isString().custom((value, { req }) => {
+    const requirePassword = parseBooleanInput(req.body.require_password, true);
+    if (!requirePassword) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim().length < 6) {
+      throw new Error('Password must be at least 6 characters long');
+    }
+    return true;
+  }),
   body('expiration_days').isInt({ min: 1, max: 365 }).optional()
 ], async (req, res) => {
   try {
@@ -29,13 +117,39 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       event_type,
       event_name,
       event_date,
-      host_email,
       admin_email,
       password,
+      require_password: requirePasswordInput = true,
       welcome_message,
       color_theme,
       expiration_days = 30
     } = req.body;
+
+    const customerEmail = getCustomerEmailFromPayload(req.body);
+    const customerName = getCustomerNameFromPayload(req.body);
+
+    if (!customerName || !customerEmail) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'customer_name and customer_email are required' });
+    }
+
+    const customerColumnsAvailable = await hasCustomerContactColumns();
+
+    const requirePassword = parseBooleanInput(requirePasswordInput, true);
+
+    if (requirePassword) {
+      const passwordValidation = await validatePasswordInContext(password, 'gallery', {
+        eventName: event_name
+      });
+
+      if (!passwordValidation.valid) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ 
+          error: 'Password does not meet security requirements',
+          details: passwordValidation.errors,
+          score: passwordValidation.score,
+          feedback: passwordValidation.feedback
+        });
+      }
+    }
     
     // Generate unique slug
     const baseSlug = `${event_type}-${event_name.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '-')}-${event_date}`;
@@ -47,12 +161,14 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       counter++;
     }
     
-    // Generate share link (just slug/token, not full URL)
+    // Generate share link variants (auto-detects short URL preference)
     const shareToken = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
-    const shareLink = `${slug}/${shareToken}`;
+    const { sharePath, shareUrl, shareLinkToStore } = await buildShareLinkVariants({ slug, shareToken });
     
-    // Hash password
-    const password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, 10);
+    // Hash password (or placeholder when not required)
+    const password_hash = requirePassword
+      ? await bcrypt.hash(password, getBcryptRounds())
+      : await bcrypt.hash(crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex'), getBcryptRounds());
     
     // Calculate expiration date (days after event date)
     const expires_at = new Date(event_date);
@@ -70,13 +186,17 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       event_type,
       event_name,
       event_date,
-      host_email,
+      ...(customerColumnsAvailable ? { customer_name: customerName, customer_email: customerEmail } : {}),
+      host_name: customerName,
+      host_email: customerEmail,
       admin_email,
       password_hash,
       welcome_message,
       color_theme,
-      share_link: shareLink,
-      expires_at
+      share_link: shareLinkToStore,
+      share_token: shareToken,
+      expires_at,
+      require_password: formatBoolean(requirePassword)
     }).returning('id');
     
     // Handle both PostgreSQL (returns array of objects) and SQLite (returns array of IDs)
@@ -84,21 +204,26 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     
     // Queue creation email
     const { queueEmail } = require('../services/emailProcessor');
-    await queueEmail(eventId, host_email, 'gallery_created', {
-      host_name: host_email.split('@')[0], // Extract name from email
+    await queueEmail(eventId, customerEmail, 'gallery_created', {
+      customer_name: customerName,
+      customer_email: customerEmail,
+      host_name: customerName,
       event_name,
       event_date: event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
-      gallery_link: shareLink,
-      gallery_password: password,
+      gallery_link: shareUrl,
+      gallery_password: requirePassword ? password : 'No password required',
       expiry_date: expires_at.toISOString(),  // Pass ISO string - will be formatted by email processor
       welcome_message: welcome_message || ''
     });
-    
+
     res.json({
       id: eventId,
       slug,
-      share_link: shareLink,
-      expires_at
+      share_link: shareUrl,
+      expires_at,
+      require_password: requirePassword,
+      customer_name: customerName,
+      customer_email: customerEmail
     });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
@@ -127,27 +252,98 @@ router.get('/', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       event.photo_count = photoCount.count;
     }
     
-    res.json(events);
+    res.json(events.map(mapEventForApi));
   } catch (error) {
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch events' });
   }
 });
 
 // Update event
-router.put('/:id', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
+router.put('/:id', adminAuth, [
+  body('customer_name').optional().trim().notEmpty(),
+  body('customer_email').optional().isEmail().normalizeEmail(),
+  body('require_password').optional().isBoolean()
+], async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const errors = validationResult(req);
+    if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+    }
+
     const { id } = req.params;
-    const updates = req.body;
+    const updates = { ...req.body };
+    const customerColumnsAvailable = await hasCustomerContactColumns();
     
     // Don't allow updating certain fields
     delete updates.id;
     delete updates.slug;
     delete updates.created_at;
-    
-    // If updating password, hash it
-    if (updates.password) {
-      updates.password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(updates.password, 10);
-      delete updates.password;
+    delete updates.password_confirmation;
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'host_name') || Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'host_email')) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'host_name and host_email are no longer supported. Use customer_name and customer_email instead.' });
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'customer_name')) {
+      const nextName = getCustomerNameFromPayload(updates);
+      if (nextName) {
+        if (customerColumnsAvailable) {
+          updates.customer_name = nextName;
+        } else {
+          delete updates.customer_name;
+        }
+        updates.host_name = nextName;
+      } else {
+        delete updates.customer_name;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'customer_email')) {
+      const nextEmail = getCustomerEmailFromPayload(updates);
+      if (nextEmail) {
+        if (customerColumnsAvailable) {
+          updates.customer_email = nextEmail;
+        } else {
+          delete updates.customer_email;
+        }
+        updates.host_email = nextEmail;
+      } else {
+        delete updates.customer_email;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const hasRequirePasswordUpdate = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'require_password');
+    let requirePasswordUpdate;
+    if (hasRequirePasswordUpdate) {
+      requirePasswordUpdate = parseBooleanInput(updates.require_password, true);
+      updates.require_password = formatBoolean(requirePasswordUpdate);
+    }
+
+    let newPasswordPlain;
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(updates, 'password')) {
+      if (updates.password === undefined || updates.password === null || updates.password === '') {
+        delete updates.password;
+      } else {
+        newPasswordPlain = updates.password;
+        delete updates.password;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const event = await db('events').where('id', id).first();
+    if (!event) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Event not found' });
+    }
+
+    const currentRequirePassword = parseBooleanInput(event.require_password, true);
+
+    if (hasRequirePasswordUpdate && requirePasswordUpdate === true && !currentRequirePassword && !newPasswordPlain) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Password must be provided when enabling password requirement.' });
+    }
+
+    if (newPasswordPlain) {
+      updates.password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(newPasswordPlain, getBcryptRounds());
+    } else if (hasRequirePasswordUpdate && requirePasswordUpdate === false && currentRequirePassword) {
+      updates.password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex'), getBcryptRounds());
     }
     
     await db('events').where('id', id).update(updates);

backend/src/routes/gallery.js

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const archiver = require('archiver');
@@ -8,28 +7,58 @@ const router = express.Router();
 const watermarkService = require('../services/watermarkService');
 const { verifyGalleryAccess } = require('../middleware/gallery');
 const secureImageService = require('../services/secureImageService');
-const secureImageMiddleware = require('../middleware/secureImageMiddleware');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { resolvePhotoFilePath } = require('../services/photoResolver');
+const { getEventShareToken, resolveShareIdentifier, buildShareLinkVariants } = require('../services/shareLinkService');
 
 // Get storage path from environment or default
 const getStoragePath = () => process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../storage');
 
+// Resolve gallery identifier (slug or token) to canonical data
+router.get('/resolve/:identifier', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { identifier } = req.params;
+    const result = await resolveShareIdentifier(identifier);
+
+    if (!result) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Gallery not found' });
+    }
+
+    const { event, matchType, shareToken } = result;
+    const linkVariants = await buildShareLinkVariants({ slug: event.slug, shareToken });
+    const requiresPassword = !(event.require_password === false || event.require_password === 0 || event.require_password === '0');
+
+    res.json({
+      slug: event.slug,
+      token: shareToken,
+      matchType,
+      share_link: event.share_link,
+      share_path: linkVariants.sharePath,
+      share_url: linkVariants.shareUrl,
+      short_enabled: linkVariants.shortEnabled,
+      requires_password: requiresPassword
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error resolving gallery identifier:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to resolve gallery link' });
+  }
+});
+
 // Verify share token
 router.get('/:slug/verify-token/:token', async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const { slug, token } = req.params;
     
     const event = await db('events')
-      .where({ share_link: slug, is_active: formatBoolean(true), is_archived: formatBoolean(false) })
-      .select('id', 'share_link')
+      .where({ slug, is_active: formatBoolean(true), is_archived: formatBoolean(false) })
+      .select('id', 'share_link', 'share_token')
       .first();
     
     if (!event) {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Gallery not found' });
     }
     
-    // Extract token from share link and verify
-    const expectedToken = event.share_link.split('/').pop();
+    const expectedToken = getEventShareToken(event);
     if (token !== expectedToken) {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery link' });
     }
@@ -37,7 +66,7 @@ router.get('/:slug/verify-token/:token', async (req, res) => {
     res.json({ valid: true });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error verifying token:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to verify token', details: error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to verify token' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -48,9 +77,23 @@ router.get('/:slug/info', async (req, res) => {
     const { token } = req.query;
     
     const event = await db('events')
-      .where({ slug: slug })
-      .select('event_name', 'event_type', 'event_date', 'expires_at', 'is_active', 'is_archived', 'share_link', 
-              'allow_downloads', 'disable_right_click', 'watermark_downloads', 'watermark_text')
+      .where({ slug })
+      .select(
+        'event_name',
+        'event_type',
+        'event_date',
+        'expires_at',
+        'is_active',
+        'is_archived',
+        'share_link',
+        'share_token',
+        'allow_downloads',
+        'disable_right_click',
+        'watermark_downloads',
+        'watermark_text',
+        'require_password',
+        'color_theme'
+      )
       .first();
     
     if (!event) {
@@ -64,16 +107,14 @@ router.get('/:slug/info', async (req, res) => {
     
     // If token provided, verify it matches the share link
     if (token) {
-      let expectedToken = event.share_link;
-      // Handle both formats: full URL or just token
-      if (event.share_link && event.share_link.includes('/')) {
-        expectedToken = event.share_link.split('/').pop();
-      }
-      if (token !== expectedToken) {
+      const expectedToken = getEventShareToken(event);
+      if (!expectedToken || token !== expectedToken) {
         return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Invalid gallery link' });
       }
     }
     
+    const requiresPassword = !(event.require_password === false || event.require_password === 0 || event.require_password === '0');
+
     res.json({
       event_name: event.event_name,
       event_type: event.event_type,
@@ -81,28 +122,110 @@ router.get('/:slug/info', async (req, res) => {
       expires_at: event.expires_at,
       is_active: event.is_active,
       is_expired: !event.is_active || new Date(event.expires_at) < new Date(),
-      requires_password: true,
+      requires_password: requiresPassword,
       color_theme: event.color_theme,
-      allow_downloads: event.allow_downloads !== false,
-      disable_right_click: event.disable_right_click === true,
-      watermark_downloads: event.watermark_downloads === true,
+      allow_downloads: !(event.allow_downloads === false || event.allow_downloads === 0 || event.allow_downloads === '0'),
+      disable_right_click: event.disable_right_click === true || event.disable_right_click === 1 || event.disable_right_click === '1',
+      watermark_downloads: event.watermark_downloads === true || event.watermark_downloads === 1 || event.watermark_downloads === '1',
       watermark_text: event.watermark_text
     });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error fetching gallery info:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch gallery info', details: error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch gallery info' });
   }
 });
 
 // Get all photos
 router.get('/:slug/photos', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    // Get filter parameters from query
+    const { filter, guest_id } = req.query;
+    
     // First get all photos
-    const photos = await db('photos')
+    let photos = await db('photos')
       .where('photos.event_id', req.event.id)
       .select('photos.*')
       .orderBy('photos.uploaded_at', 'desc');
     
+    // Apply filtering if requested (supports global stats + per-guest interactions)
+    if (filter) {
+      const filterTokens = new Set(
+        String(filter)
+          .toLowerCase()
+          .split(',')
+          .map(token => token.trim())
+          .filter(Boolean)
+      );
+
+      if (filterTokens.size > 0) {
+        // Treat "saved" / "favorite" synonyms as favorites
+        if (filterTokens.has('saved')) {
+          filterTokens.add('favorited');
+        }
+        if (filterTokens.has('favorite')) {
+          filterTokens.add('favorited');
+        }
+
+        const include = new Set();
+
+        const includeBy = (predicate) => {
+          photos.forEach(photo => {
+            if (predicate(photo)) {
+              include.add(photo.id);
+            }
+          });
+        };
+
+        let guestFeedbackByType = null;
+        if (guest_id) {
+          const guestFeedbackRows = await db('photo_feedback')
+            .where({ event_id: req.event.id, guest_identifier: guest_id })
+            .select('photo_id', 'feedback_type');
+
+          guestFeedbackByType = guestFeedbackRows.reduce((acc, row) => {
+            if (!acc[row.feedback_type]) {
+              acc[row.feedback_type] = new Set();
+            }
+            acc[row.feedback_type].add(row.photo_id);
+            return acc;
+          }, {});
+        }
+
+        const includeGuestMatches = (type) => {
+          const ids = guestFeedbackByType?.[type];
+          if (ids && ids.size > 0) {
+            ids.forEach(id => include.add(id));
+          }
+        };
+
+        if (filterTokens.has('liked')) {
+          includeGuestMatches('like');
+          includeBy(photo => (photo.like_count || 0) > 0);
+        }
+
+        if (filterTokens.has('favorited')) {
+          includeGuestMatches('favorite');
+          includeBy(photo => (photo.favorite_count || 0) > 0);
+        }
+
+        if (filterTokens.has('rated')) {
+          includeGuestMatches('rating');
+          includeBy(photo => (photo.average_rating || 0) > 0);
+        }
+
+        if (filterTokens.has('commented')) {
+          includeGuestMatches('comment');
+          const commentedRows = await db('photo_feedback')
+            .where({ event_id: req.event.id, feedback_type: 'comment', is_approved: true, is_hidden: false })
+            .groupBy('photo_id')
+            .select('photo_id');
+          commentedRows.forEach(row => include.add(row.photo_id));
+        }
+
+        photos = photos.filter(photo => include.has(photo.id));
+      }
+    }
+    
     // Then get comment counts separately
     const commentCounts = await db('photo_feedback')
       .whereIn('photo_id', photos.map(p => p.id))
@@ -150,13 +273,6 @@ router.get('/:slug/photos', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
       overlay_protection: req.event.overlay_protection !== false
     };
     
-    console.log('[Gallery Photos] Event data:', {
-      id: req.event.id,
-      slug: req.params.slug,
-      protection_level: req.event.protection_level,
-      calculated_protection: protectionSettings.protection_level,
-      is_basic_or_standard: (protectionSettings.protection_level === 'basic' || protectionSettings.protection_level === 'standard')
-    });
 
     res.json({
       event: {
@@ -181,8 +297,6 @@ router.get('/:slug/photos', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
           `/api/gallery/${req.params.slug}/photo/${photo.id}` : 
           `/api/secure-images/${req.params.slug}/secure/${photo.id}/{{token}}`;
         
-        console.log(`[Photo ${photo.id}] Protection: ${protectionSettings.protection_level}, Use JWT: ${useJwtUrl}, URL: ${photoUrl}`);
-        
         return {
           id: photo.id,
           filename: photo.filename,
@@ -209,7 +323,7 @@ router.get('/:slug/photos', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error fetching photos:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch photos', details: error.message });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch photos' });
   }
 });
 
@@ -243,16 +357,17 @@ router.get('/:slug/download/:photoId', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) =>
       photo_id: photoId
     });
     
-    // Photo path should be in storage/events/active directory
-    // Handle both legacy paths (just slug/filename) and new paths (events/active/slug/filename)
-    const storagePath = getStoragePath();
     let filePath;
-    if (photo.path.startsWith('events/active/')) {
-      // New format: path already includes events/active/ prefix
-      filePath = path.join(storagePath, photo.path);
-    } else {
-      // Legacy format: path is just slug/filename
-      filePath = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active', photo.path);
+    try {
+      filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(req.event, photo);
+    } catch (resolveError) {
+      logger.error('Failed to resolve photo path for download', {
+        slug: req.params.slug,
+        photoId,
+        eventId: req.event.id,
+        error: resolveError.message,
+      });
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo file not found' });
     }
     
     // Get watermark settings
@@ -271,9 +386,24 @@ router.get('/:slug/download/:photoId', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) =>
       res.send(watermarkedBuffer);
     } else {
       // Send original file
-      res.download(filePath, photo.filename);
+      res.download(filePath, photo.filename, (downloadError) => {
+        if (downloadError) {
+          logger.error('Error streaming gallery download', {
+            slug: req.params.slug,
+            photoId,
+            eventId: req.event.id,
+            error: downloadError.message,
+          });
+        }
+      });
     }
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Unexpected error processing gallery download', {
+      slug: req.params.slug,
+      photoId: req.params.photoId,
+      eventId: req.event?.id,
+      error: error.message,
+    });
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to download photo' });
   }
 });
@@ -316,16 +446,17 @@ router.get('/:slug/download-all', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
     
     // Add photos to archive
     for (const photo of photos) {
-      // Photo path should be in storage/events/active directory
-      // Handle both legacy paths (just slug/filename) and new paths (events/active/slug/filename)
-      const storagePath = getStoragePath();
       let filePath;
-      if (photo.path.startsWith('events/active/')) {
-        // New format: path already includes events/active/ prefix
-        filePath = path.join(storagePath, photo.path);
-      } else {
-        // Legacy format: path is just slug/filename
-        filePath = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active', photo.path);
+      try {
+        filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(req.event, photo);
+      } catch (resolveError) {
+        logger.warn('Skipping photo in bulk download due to unresolved path', {
+          slug: req.params.slug,
+          photoId: photo.id,
+          eventId: req.event.id,
+          error: resolveError.message,
+        });
+        continue;
       }
       
       // Determine the file name in the archive
@@ -340,11 +471,18 @@ router.get('/:slug/download-all', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
       }
       
       if (watermarkSettings && watermarkSettings.enabled) {
-        // Apply watermark
-        const watermarkedBuffer = await watermarkService.applyWatermark(filePath, watermarkSettings);
-        archive.append(watermarkedBuffer, { name: archiveName });
+        try {
+          const watermarkedBuffer = await watermarkService.applyWatermark(filePath, watermarkSettings);
+          archive.append(watermarkedBuffer, { name: archiveName });
+        } catch (watermarkError) {
+          logger.warn('Failed to watermark photo for bulk download, skipping original to avoid leak', {
+            slug: req.params.slug,
+            photoId: photo.id,
+            eventId: req.event.id,
+            error: watermarkError.message,
+          });
+        }
       } else {
-        // Add original file
         archive.file(filePath, { name: archiveName });
       }
     }
@@ -359,18 +497,117 @@ router.get('/:slug/download-all', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
       action: 'download_all'
     });
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error creating bulk gallery download', {
+      slug: req.params.slug,
+      eventId: req.event?.id,
+      error: error.message,
+    });
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create download archive' });
   }
 });
 
-// Test route
-router.get('/:slug/photo-test/:photoId', 
-  verifyGalleryAccess,
-  (req, res) => {
-    console.log('TEST ROUTE EXECUTED!');
-    res.json({ message: 'Test route works!', photoId: req.params.photoId });
+// Download selected photos as ZIP
+router.post('/:slug/download-selected', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    // Check if downloads are allowed for this event
+    if (req.event.allow_downloads === false) {
+      return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Downloads are disabled for this gallery' });
+    }
+
+    const ids = Array.isArray(req.body?.photo_ids) ? req.body.photo_ids : [];
+    if (!ids.length) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'photo_ids is required (non-empty array)' });
+    }
+
+    // Clean IDs
+    const photoIds = ids
+      .map((v) => parseInt(v, 10))
+      .filter((v) => Number.isInteger(v))
+      .slice(0, 500);
+
+    if (photoIds.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No valid photo IDs provided' });
+    }
+
+    // Fetch photos
+    const photos = await db('photos')
+      .where('photos.event_id', req.event.id)
+      .whereIn('photos.id', photoIds)
+      .select('photos.*')
+      .orderBy('photos.uploaded_at', 'desc');
+
+    if (photos.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'No photos found for selected IDs' });
+    }
+
+    const archiveName = `${req.event.slug}-selected.zip`;
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/zip');
+    res.setHeader('Content-Disposition', `attachment; filename="${archiveName}"`);
+
+    const archive = archiver('zip', { zlib: { level: 5 } });
+    archive.on('error', (err) => {
+      logger.error('Zip error generating selected download', {
+        slug: req.params.slug,
+        eventId: req.event?.id,
+        error: err.message,
+      });
+      try {
+        res.status(500).end();
+      } catch (_) {
+        // ignore double-send errors
+      }
+    });
+    archive.pipe(res);
+
+    // Check watermark settings similar to download-all
+    const watermarkSettings = await watermarkService.getWatermarkSettings();
+    for (const photo of photos) {
+      try {
+        const filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(req.event, photo);
+        const name = photo.filename || `photo-${photo.id}.jpg`;
+        if (watermarkSettings && watermarkSettings.enabled) {
+          try {
+            const watermarkedBuffer = await watermarkService.applyWatermark(filePath, watermarkSettings);
+            archive.append(watermarkedBuffer, { name });
+          } catch (watermarkError) {
+            logger.warn('Failed to watermark selected photo, skipping original to avoid leak', {
+              slug: req.params.slug,
+              photoId: photo.id,
+              eventId: req.event.id,
+              error: watermarkError.message,
+            });
+          }
+        } else {
+          archive.file(filePath, { name });
+        }
+      } catch (resolveError) {
+        logger.warn('Skipping selected photo due to unresolved path', {
+          slug: req.params.slug,
+          photoId: photo.id,
+          eventId: req.event.id,
+          error: resolveError.message,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    await archive.finalize();
+
+    await db('access_logs').insert({
+      event_id: req.event.id,
+      ip_address: req.ip,
+      user_agent: req.headers['user-agent'],
+      action: 'download_selected'
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error in download-selected:', {
+      slug: req.params.slug,
+      eventId: req.event?.id,
+      error: error.message,
+    });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to download selected photos' });
   }
-);
+});
+
 
 // View single photo (with watermark if enabled)
 router.get('/:slug/photo/:photoId', 
@@ -400,18 +637,9 @@ router.get('/:slug/photo/:photoId',
         });
       }
       
-      // Photo path should be in storage/events/active directory
-      // Handle both legacy paths (just slug/filename) and new paths (events/active/slug/filename)
-      const storagePath = getStoragePath();
-      
-      let filePath;
-      if (photo.path.startsWith('events/active/')) {
-        // New format: path already includes events/active/ prefix
-        filePath = path.join(storagePath, photo.path);
-      } else {
-        // Legacy format: path is just slug/filename
-        filePath = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active', photo.path);
-      }
+      // Resolve the absolute file path for this photo, supporting both managed and external reference modes
+      const { resolvePhotoFilePath } = require('../services/photoResolver');
+      const filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(req.event, photo);
       
       
       // Log access - temporarily disabled for debugging
@@ -453,7 +681,7 @@ router.get('/:slug/photo/:photoId',
         photoId: req.params.photoId,
         eventId: req.event?.id
       });
-      res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to serve photo', details: error.message });
+      res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to serve photo' });
     }
   }
 );
@@ -619,12 +847,6 @@ router.post('/:eventId/upload', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
         // Process uploaded photos
         const results = await processUploadedPhotos(req.files, eventId, 'user', categoryId);
         
-        // Clean up temp files
-        const fs = require('fs').promises;
-        for (const file of req.files) {
-          await fs.unlink(file.path).catch(console.error);
-        }
-        
         res.json({ 
           message: 'Photos uploaded successfully',
           count: results.length,

backend/src/routes/galleryFeedback.js

@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ router.get('/:slug/feedback-settings',
       const settings = await feedbackService.getEventFeedbackSettings(event.id);
       
       // Only send relevant settings to guests
+      // Convert SQLite boolean values (0/1) to proper booleans
       const guestSettings = {
-        feedback_enabled: settings.feedback_enabled,
-        allow_ratings: settings.allow_ratings,
-        allow_likes: settings.allow_likes,
-        allow_comments: settings.allow_comments,
-        allow_favorites: settings.allow_favorites,
-        require_name_email: settings.require_name_email,
-        show_feedback_to_guests: settings.show_feedback_to_guests
+        feedback_enabled: Boolean(settings.feedback_enabled),
+        allow_ratings: Boolean(settings.allow_ratings),
+        allow_likes: Boolean(settings.allow_likes),
+        allow_comments: Boolean(settings.allow_comments),
+        allow_favorites: Boolean(settings.allow_favorites),
+        require_name_email: Boolean(settings.require_name_email),
+        show_feedback_to_guests: Boolean(settings.show_feedback_to_guests)
       };
       
       res.json(guestSettings);

backend/src/routes/publicSettings.js

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
       branding_watermark_size: settingsObject.branding_watermark_size || 15,
       branding_favicon_url: settingsObject.branding_favicon_url || '',
       branding_logo_url: settingsObject.branding_logo_url || '',
+      branding_logo_size: settingsObject.branding_logo_size || 'medium',
+      branding_logo_max_height: settingsObject.branding_logo_max_height || 48,
+      branding_logo_position: settingsObject.branding_logo_position || 'left',
+      branding_logo_display_header: settingsObject.branding_logo_display_header !== false,
+      branding_logo_display_hero: settingsObject.branding_logo_display_hero !== false,
+      branding_logo_display_mode: settingsObject.branding_logo_display_mode || 'logo_and_text',
       theme_config: settingsObject.theme_config || null,
       default_language: settingsObject.general_default_language || 'en',
       enable_analytics: settingsObject.general_enable_analytics !== false,

backend/src/routes/secureImages.js

@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const path = require('path');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { verifyGalleryAccess } = require('../middleware/gallery');
 const secureImageService = require('../services/secureImageService');
 const secureImageMiddleware = require('../middleware/secureImageMiddleware');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
+const { resolvePhotoFilePath } = require('../services/photoResolver');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-// Get storage path from environment or default
-const getStoragePath = () => process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
-
 /**
  * Generate secure token for image access
  */
@@ -94,11 +91,11 @@ router.get('/:slug/secure/:photoId/:token',
     const { slug, photoId, token } = req.params; // Move outside try block for error handler access
     
     try {
-      console.log('Secure image route hit:', { 
-        slug: slug, 
-        photoId: photoId, 
+      logger.debug('Secure image route hit', {
+        slug,
+        photoId,
         tokenLength: token?.length,
-        headers: req.headers.authorization ? 'present' : 'absent'
+        hasAuthHeader: Boolean(req.headers.authorization),
       });
       const { fragment } = req.query;
 
@@ -142,7 +139,18 @@ router.get('/:slug/secure/:photoId/:token',
         return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo not found' });
       }
 
-      const filePath = path.join(getStoragePath(), 'events/active', photo.path);
+      let filePath;
+      try {
+        filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(req.event, photo);
+      } catch (resolveError) {
+        logger.error('Failed to resolve photo path for secure token generation', {
+          slug: req.params.slug,
+          photoId,
+          eventId: req.event.id,
+          error: resolveError.message,
+        });
+        return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo file not found' });
+      }
 
       // Get protection settings for this event
       const protectionSettings = {
@@ -284,7 +292,18 @@ router.get('/:slug/secure-download/:photoId/:token',
         return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo not found' });
       }
 
-      const filePath = path.join(getStoragePath(), 'events/active', photo.path);
+      let filePath;
+      try {
+        filePath = resolvePhotoFilePath(req.event, photo);
+      } catch (resolveError) {
+        logger.error('Failed to resolve photo path for secure download', {
+          slug: req.params.slug,
+          photoId,
+          eventId: req.event.id,
+          error: resolveError.message,
+        });
+        return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo file not found' });
+      }
 
       // Apply watermark if enabled
       const watermarkService = require('../services/watermarkService');
@@ -426,4 +445,4 @@ async function getSuspiciousActivityStats() {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = router;
+module.exports = router;

backend/src/services/emailProcessor.js

@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ async function processTemplate(template, variables, language = 'en') {
       ? '(Aus Sicherheitsgründen nicht angezeigt)' 
       : '(Not shown for security reasons)';
   }
+
+  if (processedVariables.gallery_password === 'No password required') {
+    processedVariables.gallery_password = language === 'de'
+      ? 'Kein Passwort erforderlich'
+      : 'No password required';
+  }
   
   // Format dates if they exist
   if (processedVariables.event_date) {
@@ -546,4 +552,4 @@ module.exports = {
   queueEmail,
   stopEmailQueueProcessor,
   testEmailConnection
-};
+};

backend/src/services/expirationChecker.js

@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@ async function queueExpirationWarning(event) {
   const daysRemaining = Math.ceil((new Date(event.expires_at) - new Date()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
   
   // Determine language based on email domain
-  const emailLang = event.host_email.endsWith('.de') ? 'de' : 'en';
+  const recipientEmail = event.customer_email || event.host_email;
+  const recipientName = event.customer_name || event.host_name || (recipientEmail ? recipientEmail.split('@')[0] : null);
+  const emailLang = recipientEmail && recipientEmail.endsWith('.de') ? 'de' : 'en';
   
-  // Queue email to host
-  await queueEmail(event.id, event.host_email, 'expiration_warning', {
-    host_name: event.host_name || event.host_email.split('@')[0],
+  // Queue email to customer
+  await queueEmail(event.id, recipientEmail, 'expiration_warning', {
+    customer_name: recipientName,
+    customer_email: recipientEmail,
+    host_name: recipientName,
     event_name: event.event_name,
     days_remaining: daysRemaining.toString(),
     expiration_date: await formatDate(event.expires_at, emailLang),
@@ -78,9 +82,14 @@ async function handleExpiredEvent(event) {
     await db('events').where('id', event.id).update({ is_active: formatBoolean(false) });
     
     // Queue expiration emails
-    await queueEmail(event.id, event.host_email, 'gallery_expired', {
+    const recipientEmail = event.customer_email || event.host_email;
+    const recipientName = event.customer_name || event.host_name || (recipientEmail ? recipientEmail.split('@')[0] : null);
+
+    await queueEmail(event.id, recipientEmail, 'gallery_expired', {
       event_name: event.event_name,
-      admin_email: event.admin_email
+      admin_email: event.admin_email,
+      customer_name: recipientName,
+      customer_email: recipientEmail
     });
     
     // Also notify admin

backend/src/services/externalMediaService.js

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+const fs = require('fs').promises;
+const fsSync = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { safePathJoin } = require('../utils/fileSecurityUtils');
+
+let cachedRoot = null;
+
+function resolveDefaultRoot() {
+  const containerDefault = '/external-media';
+  try {
+    if (fsSync.existsSync(containerDefault)) {
+      return containerDefault;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    // ignore lookup errors, fallback below
+  }
+
+  const localFallback = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..', 'storage/external-media');
+  try {
+    if (fsSync.existsSync(localFallback)) {
+      return localFallback;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    // ignore and return container default
+  }
+
+  return containerDefault;
+}
+
+function getExternalMediaRoot() {
+  if (cachedRoot) {
+    return cachedRoot;
+  }
+
+  const configured = process.env.EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT;
+  if (configured && configured.trim()) {
+    const resolvedConfigured = path.resolve(configured.trim());
+    try {
+      if (fsSync.existsSync(resolvedConfigured)) {
+        cachedRoot = resolvedConfigured;
+        return cachedRoot;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // ignore lookup errors and fall back to defaults
+    }
+  }
+
+  cachedRoot = resolveDefaultRoot();
+  return cachedRoot;
+}
+
+function isUnderRoot(p) {
+  const root = path.resolve(getExternalMediaRoot());
+  const resolved = path.resolve(p);
+  return resolved === root || resolved.startsWith(root + path.sep);
+}
+
+async function list(relativePath = '') {
+  const root = getExternalMediaRoot();
+  // Normalize and ensure safe join under root
+  const targetDir = safePathJoin(root, relativePath || '.');
+
+  const entries = [];
+  try {
+    const dirents = await fs.readdir(targetDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const d of dirents) {
+      // Skip hidden files and directories
+      if (d.name.startsWith('.')) continue;
+      const full = path.join(targetDir, d.name);
+      const stat = await fs.stat(full).catch(() => null);
+      if (!stat) continue;
+
+      if (d.isDirectory()) {
+        entries.push({ name: d.name, type: 'dir' });
+      } else if (d.isFile()) {
+        const ext = path.extname(d.name).toLowerCase();
+        if (['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.webp'].includes(ext)) {
+          entries.push({ name: d.name, type: 'file', size: stat.size, mtime: stat.mtime });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Propagate errors for caller to handle (e.g., invalid path)
+    throw e;
+  }
+
+  const rootResolved = path.resolve(root);
+  const currentResolved = path.resolve(targetDir);
+  const canNavigateUp = currentResolved !== rootResolved;
+
+  // Return normalized relative path from root
+  const relFromRoot = path.relative(rootResolved, currentResolved);
+
+  return { path: relFromRoot, entries, canNavigateUp };
+}
+
+function resolveExternalPath(event, relpath) {
+  const root = getExternalMediaRoot();
+  const base = event?.external_path ? path.join(event.external_path) : '';
+  const combined = base ? path.join(base, relpath || '') : (relpath || '');
+  return safePathJoin(root, combined);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getExternalMediaRoot,
+  isUnderRoot,
+  list,
+  resolveExternalPath,
+};

backend/src/services/feedbackService.js

@@ -390,6 +390,76 @@ class FeedbackService {
       throw error;
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get filtered photos based on feedback criteria
+   * @param {number} eventId - Event ID
+   * @param {string} guestIdentifier - Guest identifier
+   * @param {object} filters - Filter criteria
+   * @param {boolean} filters.liked - Include liked photos
+   * @param {boolean} filters.favorited - Include favorited photos
+   * @param {string} filters.operator - 'AND' or 'OR' for multiple filters
+   * @returns {Promise<number[]>} Array of photo IDs that match criteria
+   */
+  async getFilteredPhotos(eventId, guestIdentifier, filters = {}) {
+    try {
+      const { liked, favorited, operator = 'OR' } = filters;
+      
+      // If no filters specified, return all photos
+      if (!liked && !favorited) {
+        const allPhotos = await db('photos')
+          .where('event_id', eventId)
+          .select('id');
+        return allPhotos.map(p => p.id);
+      }
+      
+      // Build query based on filters
+      let query = db('photo_feedback')
+        .where('event_id', eventId)
+        .where('guest_identifier', guestIdentifier)
+        .where('is_hidden', false);
+      
+      // Apply filter logic
+      if (operator === 'AND' && liked && favorited) {
+        // For AND operation, we need photos that have both types of feedback
+        const likedPhotos = await db('photo_feedback')
+          .where('event_id', eventId)
+          .where('guest_identifier', guestIdentifier)
+          .where('feedback_type', 'like')
+          .where('is_hidden', false)
+          .select('photo_id');
+        
+        const favoritedPhotos = await db('photo_feedback')
+          .where('event_id', eventId)
+          .where('guest_identifier', guestIdentifier)
+          .where('feedback_type', 'favorite')
+          .where('is_hidden', false)
+          .select('photo_id');
+        
+        const likedIds = new Set(likedPhotos.map(p => p.photo_id));
+        const favoritedIds = new Set(favoritedPhotos.map(p => p.photo_id));
+        
+        // Return intersection of both sets
+        return Array.from(likedIds).filter(id => favoritedIds.has(id));
+      } else {
+        // OR operation or single filter
+        const feedbackTypes = [];
+        if (liked) feedbackTypes.push('like');
+        if (favorited) feedbackTypes.push('favorite');
+        
+        query.whereIn('feedback_type', feedbackTypes);
+      }
+      
+      const filteredPhotos = await query
+        .distinct('photo_id')
+        .select('photo_id');
+      
+      return filteredPhotos.map(p => p.photo_id);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error getting filtered photos:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = new FeedbackService();

backend/src/services/imageProcessor.js

@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ async function generateThumbnail(imagePath, options = {}) {
     
     return path.relative(getStoragePath(), thumbnailPath);
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.error(`Failed to generate thumbnail for ${filename}:`, error.message);
+    const msg = (error && error.message) ? error.message : String(error);
+    logger.error(`Failed to generate thumbnail for ${filename}: ${msg}`);
     
     // Clean up any partially created file
     try {
@@ -171,8 +172,18 @@ async function isThumbnailValid(thumbnailPath) {
  * Regenerate thumbnail if it's broken or missing
  */
 async function ensureThumbnail(photo) {
-  const storagePath = getStoragePath();
-  const originalPath = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active', photo.path);
+  const { db } = require('../database/db');
+  const { resolvePhotoFilePath } = require('./photoResolver');
+  let originalPath;
+  try {
+    const event = await db('events').where('id', photo.event_id).first();
+    originalPath = resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo);
+    logger.info(`Ensuring thumbnail for photo ${photo.id} from source: ${originalPath}`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    const msg = (e && e.message) ? e.message : String(e);
+    logger.error(`Failed to resolve original path for thumbnail (photo ${photo.id}): ${msg}`);
+    return null;
+  }
   
   // Check if thumbnail exists and is valid
   if (photo.thumbnail_path) {

backend/src/services/photoProcessor.js

@@ -7,9 +7,32 @@ const { generatePhotoFilename } = require('../utils/filenameSanitizer');
 // Get storage path from environment or default
 const getStoragePath = () => process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
 
+function normalizeFiles(files) {
+  if (!files) return [];
+  if (Array.isArray(files)) return files.filter(Boolean);
+
+  // Multer may expose files as an iterable object
+  if (typeof files[Symbol.iterator] === 'function') {
+    return Array.from(files).filter(Boolean);
+  }
+
+  if (typeof files === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(files)
+      .flatMap((value) => (Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value]))
+      .filter(Boolean);
+  }
+
+  return [];
+}
+
 async function processUploadedPhotos(files, eventId, uploadedBy = 'admin', categoryId = null) {
   const uploadedPhotos = [];
-  
+  const fileList = normalizeFiles(files);
+
+  if (fileList.length === 0) {
+    return uploadedPhotos;
+  }
+
   // Get event details
   const event = await db('events').where({ id: eventId }).first();
   if (!event) {
@@ -17,7 +40,7 @@ async function processUploadedPhotos(files, eventId, uploadedBy = 'admin', categ
   }
   
   // Process each file
-  for (const file of files) {
+  for (const file of fileList) {
     const trx = await db.transaction();
     
     try {
@@ -35,8 +58,9 @@ async function processUploadedPhotos(files, eventId, uploadedBy = 'admin', categ
         .where({ event_id: eventId, type: photoType })
         .count('id as count')
         .first();
-      
-      counter = (existingCount.count || 0) + 1;
+
+      const existingCountValue = Number(existingCount?.count ?? 0);
+      counter = existingCountValue + 1;
       
       // Generate new filename
       const extension = path.extname(file.originalname);
@@ -53,9 +77,24 @@ async function processUploadedPhotos(files, eventId, uploadedBy = 'admin', categ
       await fs.mkdir(destPath, { recursive: true });
       
       const newPath = path.join(destPath, newFilename);
+      const tempPath = file?.path || file?.filepath || file?.tempFilePath;
+
+      if (!tempPath) {
+        throw new Error('Uploaded file is missing a temporary path');
+      }
+
       // Use copyFile and unlink instead of rename to avoid cross-device issues
-      await fs.copyFile(file.path, newPath);
-      await fs.unlink(file.path);
+      try {
+        await fs.copyFile(tempPath, newPath);
+      } finally {
+        try {
+          await fs.unlink(tempPath);
+        } catch (unlinkErr) {
+          if (unlinkErr?.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+            console.warn(`Failed to clean up temp upload ${tempPath}:`, unlinkErr);
+          }
+        }
+      }
       
       // Generate thumbnail
       const thumbnailPath = await generateThumbnail(newPath);
@@ -66,15 +105,46 @@ async function processUploadedPhotos(files, eventId, uploadedBy = 'admin', categ
       const relativeThumbPath = thumbnailPath; // thumbnailPath is already relative to storage root
       
       // Add to database with uploaded_by field
-      const [photoId] = await trx('photos').insert({
-        event_id: eventId,
-        filename: newFilename,
-        path: relativePath,
-        thumbnail_path: relativeThumbPath,
-        type: photoType,
-        size_bytes: file.size
-      });
-      
+      let insertResult;
+      const clientName = trx?.client?.config?.client;
+      const supportsReturning = ['pg', 'postgres', 'postgresql'].includes(clientName);
+
+      if (supportsReturning) {
+        insertResult = await trx('photos')
+          .insert({
+            event_id: eventId,
+            filename: newFilename,
+            path: relativePath,
+            thumbnail_path: relativeThumbPath,
+            type: photoType,
+            size_bytes: file.size,
+            uploaded_by: uploadedBy,
+            source_origin: 'managed'
+          })
+          .returning('id');
+      } else {
+        insertResult = await trx('photos').insert({
+          event_id: eventId,
+          filename: newFilename,
+          path: relativePath,
+          thumbnail_path: relativeThumbPath,
+          type: photoType,
+          size_bytes: file.size,
+          uploaded_by: uploadedBy,
+          source_origin: 'managed'
+        });
+      }
+
+      const insertedId = Array.isArray(insertResult)
+        ? (insertResult[0]?.id ?? insertResult[0])
+        : insertResult;
+
+      const photoId = typeof insertedId === 'object' ? insertedId.id : insertedId;
+
+      if (photoId === undefined || photoId === null) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to determine inserted photo ID');
+      }
+
       // Commit transaction
       await trx.commit();
       
@@ -96,4 +166,4 @@ async function processUploadedPhotos(files, eventId, uploadedBy = 'admin', categ
 
 module.exports = {
   processUploadedPhotos
-};
+};

backend/src/services/photoResolver.js

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const { resolveExternalPath } = require('./externalMediaService');
+const { safePathJoin } = require('../utils/fileSecurityUtils');
+
+const getStoragePath = () => process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
+
+/**
+ * Resolve absolute photo file path based on event + photo origin
+ * Managed: storage/events/active + photo.path (legacy variants supported)
+ * External reference: EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT + event.external_path + photo.external_relpath
+ */
+function resolvePhotoFilePath(event, photo) {
+  if (!event || !photo) throw new Error('resolvePhotoFilePath requires event and photo');
+
+  const mode = (event.source_mode || photo.source_origin || 'managed');
+  if (mode === 'reference' || photo.source_origin === 'external') {
+    if (!photo.external_relpath) {
+      throw new Error('Missing external_relpath for external photo');
+    }
+    // Normalize duplicate leaf segments (e.g., event.external_path ends with 'individual'
+    // and external_relpath starts with 'individual/') to avoid double segment like
+    // '/external-media/.../individual/individual/file.jpg'
+    let rel = photo.external_relpath;
+    try {
+      const lastSeg = path.basename(event.external_path || '');
+      const firstSeg = rel.split(path.sep)[0];
+      if (lastSeg && firstSeg && lastSeg === firstSeg) {
+        rel = rel.split(path.sep).slice(1).join(path.sep) || '';
+      }
+    } catch (_) {
+      // ignore normalization errors
+    }
+    return resolveExternalPath(event, rel);
+  }
+
+  const storagePath = getStoragePath();
+  const eventsRoot = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active');
+
+  if (photo.path && photo.path.startsWith('events/active/')) {
+    // Legacy paths already include prefix; normalize via safe join
+    return safePathJoin(storagePath, photo.path.replace(/^events\/active\/?/, 'events/active/'));
+  }
+
+  const relativeSegment = photo.path ? photo.path.replace(/^\/+/, '') : '';
+  return safePathJoin(eventsRoot, relativeSegment);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  resolvePhotoFilePath,
+};

backend/src/services/publicSiteService.js

@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+const crypto = require('crypto');
+const sanitizeHtml = require('sanitize-html');
+const { db } = require('../database/db');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { sanitizeCss } = require('../utils/cssSanitizer');
+const {
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE,
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML,
+  DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_CSS,
+} = require('../constants/publicSiteDefaults');
+
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = Number(process.env.PUBLIC_SITE_CACHE_TTL_MS || 60_000);
+
+let cachedPayload = null;
+let cacheExpiresAt = 0;
+
+const ALLOWED_HTML_TAGS = [
+  'a', 'article', 'aside', 'blockquote', 'br', 'button', 'caption', 'div',
+  'em', 'figure', 'figcaption', 'footer', 'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6',
+  'header', 'hr', 'img', 'li', 'main', 'nav', 'ol', 'p', 'section', 'span',
+  'strong', 'sup', 'sub', 'table', 'tbody', 'td', 'tfoot', 'th', 'thead', 'tr',
+  'ul'
+];
+
+const COMMON_ATTRIBUTES = ['class', 'id', 'role', 'aria-label', 'aria-hidden'];
+
+function parseSettingValue(value) {
+  if (value === null || value === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(value);
+  } catch (error) {
+    return value;
+  }
+}
+
+async function fetchPublicSiteSettings() {
+  const rows = await db('app_settings')
+    .whereIn('setting_key', [
+      'general_public_site_enabled',
+      'general_public_site_html',
+      'general_public_site_custom_css'
+    ]);
+
+  const map = {
+    general_public_site_enabled: false,
+    general_public_site_html: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML,
+    general_public_site_custom_css: ''
+  };
+
+  rows.forEach((row) => {
+    const parsed = parseSettingValue(row.setting_value);
+    map[row.setting_key] = parsed == null ? map[row.setting_key] : parsed;
+  });
+
+  return map;
+}
+
+function sanitizeBrandUrl(url) {
+  if (typeof url !== 'string' || !url.trim()) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = url.trim();
+  if (trimmed.startsWith('javascript:')) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return trimmed;
+}
+
+async function fetchBrandingContext() {
+  const rows = await db('app_settings')
+    .whereIn('setting_key', [
+      'branding_company_name',
+      'branding_company_tagline',
+      'branding_support_email',
+      'branding_logo_url',
+      'branding_footer_text',
+      'theme_config'
+    ]);
+
+  const context = {
+    companyName: null,
+    companyTagline: null,
+    supportEmail: null,
+    logoUrl: null,
+    footerText: null,
+    colors: {
+      primary: '#16a34a',
+      accent: '#0f766e',
+      background: '#f4fbf6',
+      text: '#0f172a'
+    }
+  };
+
+  rows.forEach((row) => {
+    const parsed = parseSettingValue(row.setting_value);
+    switch (row.setting_key) {
+    case 'branding_company_name':
+      context.companyName = parsed || context.companyName;
+      break;
+    case 'branding_company_tagline':
+      context.companyTagline = parsed || context.companyTagline;
+      break;
+    case 'branding_support_email':
+      context.supportEmail = parsed || context.supportEmail;
+      break;
+    case 'branding_logo_url':
+      context.logoUrl = sanitizeBrandUrl(parsed);
+      break;
+    case 'branding_footer_text':
+      context.footerText = parsed || context.footerText;
+      break;
+    case 'theme_config': {
+      try {
+        const themeConfig = typeof parsed === 'string' ? JSON.parse(parsed) : parsed;
+        if (themeConfig && typeof themeConfig === 'object') {
+          context.colors.primary = themeConfig.primaryColor || context.colors.primary;
+          context.colors.accent = themeConfig.accentColor || context.colors.accent;
+          context.colors.background = themeConfig.backgroundColor || context.colors.background;
+          context.colors.text = themeConfig.textColor || context.colors.text;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn('Failed to parse theme configuration for public site', { error: error.message });
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return context;
+}
+
+function sanitizeHtmlPayload(html) {
+  const sanitized = sanitizeHtml(html || '', {
+    allowedTags: ALLOWED_HTML_TAGS,
+    allowedAttributes: {
+      '*': COMMON_ATTRIBUTES,
+      a: ['href', 'target', 'rel', ...COMMON_ATTRIBUTES],
+      img: ['src', 'alt', 'title', 'width', 'height', 'loading', 'decoding', ...COMMON_ATTRIBUTES],
+      button: ['type', ...COMMON_ATTRIBUTES]
+    },
+    allowedSchemes: ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel'],
+    allowedSchemesByTag: { img: ['http', 'https', 'data'] },
+    transformTags: {
+      a: (tagName, attribs) => {
+        const transformed = { ...attribs };
+        if (transformed.href && !/^https?:|^mailto:|^tel:/i.test(transformed.href)) {
+          // sanitize-html will remove disallowed schemes, but we guard as well
+          delete transformed.href;
+        }
+
+        if (transformed.target === '_blank') {
+          transformed.rel = transformed.rel ? `${transformed.rel} noopener noreferrer`.trim() : 'noopener noreferrer';
+        }
+
+        return { tagName, attribs: transformed };
+      }
+    },
+    nonBooleanAttributes: ['target'],
+    parser: {
+      lowerCaseAttributeNames: true
+    }
+  });
+
+  return sanitized;
+}
+
+function buildCachedPayload(raw) {
+  const sanitizedHtml = sanitizeHtmlPayload(raw.publicSite.general_public_site_html || DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML);
+  const sanitizedCss = sanitizeCss(raw.publicSite.general_public_site_custom_css || '');
+  const enabled = Boolean(raw.publicSite.general_public_site_enabled);
+  const title = raw.branding.companyName || DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE;
+  const baseCss = sanitizeCss(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_CSS);
+
+  const substitutedHtml = applyBrandTokens(sanitizedHtml, raw.branding);
+
+  const hash = crypto
+    .createHash('sha1')
+    .update(`${enabled}|${substitutedHtml}|${sanitizedCss}|${baseCss}|${JSON.stringify(raw.branding)}`)
+    .digest('hex');
+
+  return {
+    enabled,
+    html: substitutedHtml,
+    css: sanitizedCss,
+    baseCss,
+    title,
+    branding: raw.branding,
+    etag: `W/"${hash}"`
+  };
+}
+
+async function getPublicSitePayload({ bypassCache = false } = {}) {
+  if (!bypassCache && cachedPayload && Date.now() < cacheExpiresAt) {
+    return cachedPayload;
+  }
+
+  const [publicSite, branding] = await Promise.all([
+    fetchPublicSiteSettings(),
+    fetchBrandingContext()
+  ]);
+
+  const payload = buildCachedPayload({ publicSite, branding });
+
+  cachedPayload = payload;
+  cacheExpiresAt = Date.now() + CACHE_TTL_MS;
+
+  return payload;
+}
+
+function clearPublicSiteCache() {
+  cachedPayload = null;
+  cacheExpiresAt = 0;
+}
+
+async function getDefaultPublicSitePayload() {
+  const branding = await fetchBrandingContext();
+  return buildCachedPayload({
+    publicSite: {
+      general_public_site_enabled: false,
+      general_public_site_html: DEFAULT_PUBLIC_SITE_HTML,
+      general_public_site_custom_css: ''
+    },
+    branding
+  });
+}
+
+async function getRawPublicSiteSettings() {
+  return fetchPublicSiteSettings();
+}
+
+function applyBrandTokens(html, branding) {
+  if (!html) {
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  const tokens = {
+    company_name: branding.companyName || '',
+    company_tagline: branding.companyTagline || '',
+    support_email: branding.supportEmail || '',
+    brand_logo_url: branding.logoUrl || '/picpeak-logo-transparent.png',
+    brand_primary_hex: branding.colors?.primary || '#2563eb',
+    brand_accent_hex: branding.colors?.accent || '#1d4ed8',
+    brand_background_hex: branding.colors?.background || '#f8fafc',
+    brand_text_hex: branding.colors?.text || '#0f172a'
+  };
+
+  return html.replace(/\{\{\s*(company_name|company_tagline|support_email|brand_logo_url|brand_primary_hex|brand_accent_hex|brand_background_hex|brand_text_hex)\s*\}\}/gi,
+    (_, key) => tokens[key] || '');
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getPublicSitePayload,
+  clearPublicSiteCache,
+  getDefaultPublicSitePayload,
+  getRawPublicSiteSettings
+};

backend/src/services/rateLimitService.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+const { getAdminTokenFromRequest, getGalleryTokenFromRequest } = require('../utils/tokenUtils');
 
 // Cache for rate limit settings
 let settingsCache = null;
@@ -95,12 +96,9 @@ function clearSettingsCache() {
  */
 function isAuthenticated(req) {
   try {
-    const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
-    if (!authHeader || !authHeader.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    const token = authHeader.substring(7);
+    const slugMatch = req.path.match(/\/api\/(?:gallery|secure-images)\/([^\/]+)/);
+    const slug = slugMatch ? slugMatch[1] : req.requestedSlug;
+    const token = getAdminTokenFromRequest(req) || getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, slug);
     const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
     
     // Check if token is valid
@@ -280,4 +278,4 @@ module.exports = {
   createAuthRateLimiter,
   isAuthenticated,
   shouldSkipRateLimit
-};
+};

backend/src/services/shareLinkService.js

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+const { db } = require('../database/db');
+const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
+const { extractShareToken, isPotentialShareToken, buildSharePath } = require('../utils/shareLinkUtils');
+
+const SETTING_KEY = 'general_short_gallery_urls';
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
+
+let cachedSetting = null;
+let cacheExpiresAt = 0;
+
+const parseSettingValue = (rawValue) => {
+  if (rawValue === undefined || rawValue === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue === 'boolean') {
+    return rawValue;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue === 'number') {
+    return rawValue !== 0;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = rawValue.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed);
+      return parseSettingValue(parsed);
+    } catch {
+      const normalized = trimmed.toLowerCase();
+      if (normalized === 'true' || normalized === '1' || normalized === 'yes') {
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (normalized === 'false' || normalized === '0' || normalized === 'no') {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue === 'object') {
+    try {
+      return parseSettingValue(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(rawValue)));
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
+const getRawSettingValue = async () => {
+  try {
+    const setting = await db('app_settings').where({ setting_key: SETTING_KEY }).first();
+    return setting?.setting_value ?? null;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to read gallery URL setting:', error.message);
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+const isShortGalleryUrlsEnabled = async () => {
+  if (cachedSetting !== null && Date.now() < cacheExpiresAt) {
+    return cachedSetting;
+  }
+
+  const rawValue = await getRawSettingValue();
+  const parsed = parseSettingValue(rawValue);
+  cachedSetting = parsed === null ? false : Boolean(parsed);
+  cacheExpiresAt = Date.now() + CACHE_TTL_MS;
+  return cachedSetting;
+};
+
+const clearShareLinkSettingsCache = () => {
+  cachedSetting = null;
+  cacheExpiresAt = 0;
+};
+
+const buildShareLinkVariants = async ({ slug, shareToken }) => {
+  if (!shareToken) {
+    throw new Error('shareToken is required to build share link variants');
+  }
+
+  const shortEnabled = await isShortGalleryUrlsEnabled();
+  const sharePath = buildSharePath(slug, shareToken, shortEnabled);
+  const frontendBase = (process.env.FRONTEND_URL || '').replace(/\/$/, '');
+  const shareUrl = frontendBase ? `${frontendBase}${sharePath}` : sharePath;
+
+  return {
+    shortEnabled,
+    sharePath,
+    shareUrl,
+    shareLinkToStore: sharePath
+  };
+};
+
+const getEventShareToken = (event) => {
+  if (!event) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (event.share_token) {
+    return event.share_token;
+  }
+
+  return extractShareToken(event.share_link);
+};
+
+const ACTIVE_EVENT_FILTER = {
+  is_active: formatBoolean(true),
+  is_archived: formatBoolean(false)
+};
+
+const resolveShareIdentifier = async (identifier) => {
+  if (!identifier) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = String(identifier).trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const baseQuery = db('events')
+    .select(
+      'id',
+      'slug',
+      'share_link',
+      'share_token',
+      'require_password',
+      'event_name',
+      'event_type',
+      'event_date',
+      'expires_at',
+      'is_active',
+      'is_archived'
+    )
+    .where(ACTIVE_EVENT_FILTER);
+
+  let event = await baseQuery.clone().where({ slug: trimmed }).first();
+  if (event) {
+    return { event, matchType: 'slug', shareToken: getEventShareToken(event) };
+  }
+
+  event = await baseQuery.clone().where({ share_token: trimmed }).first();
+  if (event) {
+    return { event, matchType: 'token', shareToken: getEventShareToken(event) };
+  }
+
+  event = await baseQuery.clone().where({ share_link: trimmed }).first();
+  if (event) {
+    return { event, matchType: 'link', shareToken: getEventShareToken(event) };
+  }
+
+  event = await baseQuery.clone().where('share_link', 'like', `%/${trimmed}`).first();
+  if (event) {
+    return { event, matchType: 'link_partial', shareToken: getEventShareToken(event) };
+  }
+
+  // As a final fallback, if identifier looks like a token but we did not match via share_token
+  if (isPotentialShareToken(trimmed)) {
+    event = await baseQuery.clone().whereRaw('LOWER(share_token) = ?', [trimmed.toLowerCase()]).first();
+    if (event) {
+      return { event, matchType: 'token_case_insensitive', shareToken: getEventShareToken(event) };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  isShortGalleryUrlsEnabled,
+  clearShareLinkSettingsCache,
+  buildShareLinkVariants,
+  getEventShareToken,
+  resolveShareIdentifier
+};

backend/src/services/storage/__tests__/s3Storage.test.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const S3StorageAdapter = require('../s3Storage');
-const { S3Client } = require('@aws-sdk/client-s3');
+const { S3Client, HeadBucketCommand, HeadObjectCommand, ListObjectsV2Command } = require('@aws-sdk/client-s3');
 const { Upload } = require('@aws-sdk/lib-storage');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const stream = require('stream');
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ describe('S3StorageAdapter', () => {
       send: mockSend
     };
     S3Client.mockImplementation(() => mockS3Client);
+
+    HeadBucketCommand.mockImplementation((input) => ({ input }));
+    HeadObjectCommand.mockImplementation((input) => ({ input }));
+    ListObjectsV2Command.mockImplementation((input) => ({ input }));
     
     // Create adapter instance
     s3Storage = new S3StorageAdapter({
@@ -70,11 +74,7 @@ describe('S3StorageAdapter', () => {
       const result = await s3Storage.testConnection();
       
       expect(result).toBe(true);
-      expect(mockSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          input: { Bucket: 'test-bucket' }
-        })
-      );
+      expect(HeadBucketCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ Bucket: 'test-bucket' });
     });
     
     it('should throw error on connection failure', async () => {
@@ -132,24 +132,25 @@ describe('S3StorageAdapter', () => {
     
     it('should track upload progress', async () => {
       const onProgress = jest.fn();
-      let progressCallback;
-      
-      mockUpload.on.mockImplementation((event, callback) => {
-        if (event === 'httpUploadProgress') {
-          progressCallback = callback;
-        }
-        return mockUpload;
+      Upload.mockImplementation(() => {
+        const uploadInstance = {
+          on: jest.fn((event, handler) => {
+            if (event === 'httpUploadProgress') {
+              handler({ loaded: 512, total: 1024 });
+            }
+            return uploadInstance;
+          }),
+          done: mockDone
+        };
+        return uploadInstance;
       });
-      
+
       const uploadPromise = s3Storage.upload('/path/to/file.jpg', 'test-key', {
         onProgress
       });
-      
-      // Simulate progress
-      progressCallback({ loaded: 512, total: 1024 });
-      
+
       await uploadPromise;
-      
+
       expect(onProgress).toHaveBeenCalledWith(512, 1024);
     });
     
@@ -177,11 +178,10 @@ describe('S3StorageAdapter', () => {
       const result = await s3Storage.exists('test-key');
       
       expect(result).toBe(true);
-      expect(mockSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          input: { Bucket: 'test-bucket', Key: 'test-key' }
-        })
-      );
+      expect(HeadObjectCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        Bucket: 'test-bucket',
+        Key: 'test-key'
+      });
     });
     
     it('should return false if object does not exist', async () => {
@@ -220,58 +220,51 @@ describe('S3StorageAdapter', () => {
     it('should retry on retryable errors', async () => {
       const retryableError = new Error('Connection reset');
       retryableError.code = 'ECONNRESET';
-      
-      // First attempt fails, second succeeds
-      mockSend
+
+      const operation = jest.fn()
         .mockRejectedValueOnce(retryableError)
-        .mockResolvedValueOnce({});
-      
-      // Mock setTimeout to speed up test
-      jest.useFakeTimers();
-      
-      const promise = s3Storage.exists('test-key');
-      
-      // Advance timers
-      jest.runAllTimers();
-      
-      const result = await promise;
-      
-      expect(result).toBe(true);
-      expect(mockSend).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-      
-      jest.useRealTimers();
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce('success');
+
+      const originalRandom = Math.random;
+      const originalDelay = s3Storage.config.retryDelay;
+      Math.random = jest.fn(() => 0);
+      s3Storage.config.retryDelay = 0;
+
+      const result = await s3Storage._retryOperation(operation);
+
+      expect(result).toBe('success');
+      expect(operation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+      Math.random = originalRandom;
+      s3Storage.config.retryDelay = originalDelay;
     });
     
     it('should not retry on non-retryable errors', async () => {
       const nonRetryableError = new Error('Invalid credentials');
       nonRetryableError.code = 'InvalidCredentials';
       
-      mockSend.mockRejectedValueOnce(nonRetryableError);
-      
-      await expect(s3Storage.exists('test-key')).rejects.toThrow('Invalid credentials');
-      expect(mockSend).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      const operation = jest.fn().mockRejectedValueOnce(nonRetryableError);
+
+      await expect(s3Storage._retryOperation(operation)).rejects.toThrow('Invalid credentials');
+      expect(operation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
     
     it('should stop retrying after max attempts', async () => {
       const retryableError = new Error('Service unavailable');
       retryableError.code = 'ServiceUnavailable';
       
-      mockSend.mockRejectedValue(retryableError);
-      
-      // Mock setTimeout to speed up test
-      jest.useFakeTimers();
-      
-      const promise = s3Storage.exists('test-key');
-      
-      // Advance timers for all retries
-      for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-        jest.runAllTimers();
-      }
-      
-      await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow('Service unavailable');
-      expect(mockSend).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4); // Initial + 3 retries
-      
-      jest.useRealTimers();
+      const operation = jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(retryableError);
+
+      const originalRandom = Math.random;
+      const originalDelay = s3Storage.config.retryDelay;
+      Math.random = jest.fn(() => 0);
+      s3Storage.config.retryDelay = 0;
+
+      await expect(s3Storage._retryOperation(operation)).rejects.toThrow('Service unavailable');
+      expect(operation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4); // initial + 3 retries
+
+      Math.random = originalRandom;
+      s3Storage.config.retryDelay = originalDelay;
     });
   });
   
@@ -308,4 +301,4 @@ describe('S3StorageAdapter', () => {
       expect(s3Storage._formatBytes(1536, 1)).toBe('1.5 KB');
     });
   });
-});
+});

backend/src/services/uploadSettings.js

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+const { db } = require('../database/db');
+
+const DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD = 500;
+const MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD = 2000;
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
+
+let cachedValue = DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD;
+let cacheExpiresAt = 0;
+
+const parseSettingValue = (setting) => {
+  if (!setting || setting.setting_value == null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let rawValue = setting.setting_value;
+
+  if (typeof rawValue === 'string') {
+    try {
+      rawValue = JSON.parse(rawValue);
+    } catch {
+      // keep original string
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = rawValue.trim();
+    if (trimmed === '') {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const parsed = Number(trimmed);
+    return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue === 'number') {
+    return rawValue;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
+const normalizeLimit = (value) => {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD;
+  }
+
+  const intValue = Math.floor(value);
+  if (intValue < 1) {
+    return DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD;
+  }
+  if (intValue > MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD) {
+    return MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD;
+  }
+  return intValue;
+};
+
+const getMaxFilesPerUpload = async () => {
+  if (Date.now() < cacheExpiresAt) {
+    return cachedValue;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const setting = await db('app_settings')
+      .where({ setting_key: 'general_max_files_per_upload' })
+      .first();
+
+    const parsedValue = normalizeLimit(parseSettingValue(setting));
+    cachedValue = parsedValue;
+    cacheExpiresAt = Date.now() + CACHE_TTL_MS;
+    return parsedValue;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to read max files per upload setting:', error.message);
+    cachedValue = DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD;
+    cacheExpiresAt = Date.now() + CACHE_TTL_MS;
+    return DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD;
+  }
+};
+
+const clearMaxFilesPerUploadCache = () => {
+  cacheExpiresAt = 0;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  getMaxFilesPerUpload,
+  clearMaxFilesPerUploadCache,
+  DEFAULT_MAX_FILES_PER_UPLOAD,
+  MAX_ALLOWED_FILES_PER_UPLOAD
+};

backend/src/utils/authSecurity.js

@@ -7,10 +7,140 @@ const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('./dbCompat');
 const logger = require('./logger');
 
-// Configuration constants
-const MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS = 5;
-const LOCKOUT_DURATION = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes in milliseconds
-const ATTEMPT_WINDOW = 15 * 60 * 1000; // 15 minutes window for counting attempts
+const DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG = Object.freeze({
+  maxAttempts: 5,
+  lockoutDurationMs: 30 * 60 * 1000, // 30 minutes
+  attemptWindowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000 // 15 minutes
+});
+
+const SECURITY_CONFIG_CACHE_MS = 60 * 1000; // 1 minute cache
+let cachedSecurityConfig = { ...DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG };
+let cachedConfigFetchedAt = 0;
+
+function parseStoredValue(rawValue) {
+  if (rawValue === undefined || rawValue === null) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue !== 'string') {
+    return rawValue;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(rawValue);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn(`Unable to parse stored security setting value "${rawValue}", using raw string.`);
+    return rawValue;
+  }
+}
+
+function normalizePositiveInteger(name, value, fallback, options = {}) {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  const numericValue = Number(value);
+
+  if (!Number.isFinite(numericValue)) {
+    logger.warn(`Invalid numeric value for ${name}: ${value}. Falling back to default (${fallback}).`);
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  let adjustedValue = Math.floor(numericValue);
+
+  if (options.min !== undefined && adjustedValue < options.min) {
+    logger.warn(`Value for ${name} below minimum (${options.min}). Clamping to minimum.`);
+    adjustedValue = options.min;
+  }
+
+  if (options.max !== undefined && adjustedValue > options.max) {
+    logger.warn(`Value for ${name} exceeds maximum (${options.max}). Clamping to maximum.`);
+    adjustedValue = options.max;
+  }
+
+  if (adjustedValue <= 0) {
+    logger.warn(`Value for ${name} must be positive. Falling back to default (${fallback}).`);
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  return adjustedValue;
+}
+
+async function loadSecurityConfigFromSettings() {
+  const rows = await db('app_settings').whereIn('setting_key', [
+    'security_max_login_attempts',
+    'security_lockout_duration_minutes',
+    'security_attempt_window_minutes'
+  ]);
+
+  const config = { ...DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG };
+
+  rows.forEach(row => {
+    const value = parseStoredValue(row.setting_value);
+
+    switch (row.setting_key) {
+      case 'security_max_login_attempts': {
+        config.maxAttempts = normalizePositiveInteger(
+          'security_max_login_attempts',
+          value,
+          DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG.maxAttempts,
+          { min: 1, max: 50 }
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'security_lockout_duration_minutes': {
+        const minutes = normalizePositiveInteger(
+          'security_lockout_duration_minutes',
+          value,
+          DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG.lockoutDurationMs / (60 * 1000),
+          { min: 1, max: 24 * 60 }
+        );
+        config.lockoutDurationMs = minutes * 60 * 1000;
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'security_attempt_window_minutes': {
+        const minutes = normalizePositiveInteger(
+          'security_attempt_window_minutes',
+          value,
+          DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG.attemptWindowMs / (60 * 1000),
+          { min: 1, max: 24 * 60 }
+        );
+        config.attemptWindowMs = minutes * 60 * 1000;
+        break;
+      }
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return config;
+}
+
+async function getSecurityConfig(options = {}) {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const forceRefresh = options.forceRefresh === true;
+
+  if (!forceRefresh && cachedSecurityConfig && (now - cachedConfigFetchedAt) < SECURITY_CONFIG_CACHE_MS) {
+    return cachedSecurityConfig;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const config = await loadSecurityConfigFromSettings();
+    cachedSecurityConfig = config;
+    cachedConfigFetchedAt = now;
+    return cachedSecurityConfig;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error loading security configuration:', error);
+    cachedSecurityConfig = { ...DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG };
+    cachedConfigFetchedAt = now;
+    return cachedSecurityConfig;
+  }
+}
+
+function resetSecurityConfigCache() {
+  cachedSecurityConfig = { ...DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONFIG };
+  cachedConfigFetchedAt = 0;
+}
 
 /**
  * Track failed login attempt
@@ -59,6 +189,8 @@ async function trackSuccessfulLogin(identifier, ipAddress, userAgent) {
     if (!tableExists) {
       return;
     }
+
+    const { attemptWindowMs } = await getSecurityConfig();
     
     await db('login_attempts').insert({
       identifier,
@@ -69,7 +201,7 @@ async function trackSuccessfulLogin(identifier, ipAddress, userAgent) {
     });
 
     // Clear old failed attempts for this user
-    const cutoffTime = new Date(Date.now() - ATTEMPT_WINDOW);
+    const cutoffTime = new Date(Date.now() - attemptWindowMs);
     await db('login_attempts')
       .where('identifier', identifier)
       .where('success', formatBoolean(false))
@@ -83,30 +215,39 @@ async function trackSuccessfulLogin(identifier, ipAddress, userAgent) {
 /**
  * Check if account is locked due to too many failed attempts
  * @param {string} identifier - Username or email
+ * @param {string} [ipAddress] - Optional IP address scope
  * @returns {Promise<{isLocked: boolean, remainingTime?: number}>}
  */
-async function checkAccountLockout(identifier) {
+async function checkAccountLockout(identifier, ipAddress) {
   try {
     // Check if table exists first
     const tableExists = await db.schema.hasTable('login_attempts');
     if (!tableExists) {
       return { isLocked: false };
     }
+
+    const { attemptWindowMs, maxAttempts, lockoutDurationMs } = await getSecurityConfig();
     
-    const recentWindow = new Date(Date.now() - ATTEMPT_WINDOW);
+    const recentWindow = new Date(Date.now() - attemptWindowMs);
     
     // Get recent failed attempts
-    const failedAttempts = await db('login_attempts')
+    const failedAttemptsQuery = db('login_attempts')
       .where('identifier', identifier)
       .where('success', formatBoolean(false))
-      .where('attempt_time', '>=', recentWindow.toISOString())
-      .orderBy('attempt_time', 'desc')
-      .limit(MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS);
+      .where('attempt_time', '>=', recentWindow.toISOString());
 
-    if (failedAttempts.length >= MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS) {
+    if (ipAddress) {
+      failedAttemptsQuery.andWhere('ip_address', ipAddress);
+    }
+
+    const failedAttempts = await failedAttemptsQuery
+      .orderBy('attempt_time', 'desc')
+      .limit(maxAttempts);
+
+    if (failedAttempts.length >= maxAttempts) {
       // Check if still within lockout period
       const oldestAttempt = failedAttempts[failedAttempts.length - 1];
-      const lockoutEnd = new Date(oldestAttempt.attempt_time).getTime() + LOCKOUT_DURATION;
+      const lockoutEnd = new Date(oldestAttempt.attempt_time).getTime() + lockoutDurationMs;
       const now = Date.now();
 
       if (now < lockoutEnd) {
@@ -216,6 +357,6 @@ module.exports = {
   checkSuspiciousActivity,
   getGenericAuthError,
   initializeCleanupJob,
-  MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS,
-  LOCKOUT_DURATION
-};
+  getSecurityConfig,
+  resetSecurityConfigCache
+};

backend/src/utils/cssSanitizer.js

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+function sanitizeCss(css) {
+  if (!css || typeof css !== 'string') {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  let sanitized = css;
+
+  const disallowedPatterns = [
+    /@import[^;]+;?/gi,
+    /@charset[^;]+;?/gi,
+    /expression\s*\([^)]*\)/gi,
+    /url\s*\(\s*(['"])\s*javascript:[^)]*\)/gi,
+    /url\s*\(\s*(['"])\s*data:text\/javascript[^)]*\)/gi
+  ];
+
+  disallowedPatterns.forEach((pattern) => {
+    sanitized = sanitized.replace(pattern, '');
+  });
+
+  sanitized = sanitized.replace(/[\u0000-\u001F\u007F]/g, '');
+
+  const MAX_LENGTH = 100 * 1024;
+  if (sanitized.length > MAX_LENGTH) {
+    sanitized = sanitized.slice(0, MAX_LENGTH);
+  }
+
+  return sanitized.trim();
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  sanitizeCss,
+};

backend/src/utils/feedbackValidation.js

@@ -227,11 +227,17 @@ async function validateGuestRequirements(settings, guestData) {
   
   const errors = [];
   
-  if (!guestData.guest_name || guestData.guest_name.trim().length === 0) {
+  // Check for name - handle both undefined and empty strings
+  const name = guestData.guest_name;
+  if (!name || (typeof name === 'string' && name.trim().length === 0)) {
     errors.push('Name is required');
   }
   
-  if (!guestData.guest_email || !validator.isEmail(guestData.guest_email)) {
+  // Check for email - handle both undefined and empty strings  
+  const email = guestData.guest_email;
+  if (!email || (typeof email === 'string' && email.trim().length === 0)) {
+    errors.push('Email is required');
+  } else if (email && typeof email === 'string' && !validator.isEmail(email.trim())) {
     errors.push('Valid email is required');
   }
   

backend/src/utils/requestIp.js

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Resolve the originating client IP address, accounting for reverse proxies.
+ * Returns the first entry from X-Forwarded-For when available, otherwise falls back
+ * to Express/Node connection properties.
+ * @param {import('express').Request} req
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function getClientIp(req) {
+  if (!req) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  const forwardedFor = req.headers['x-forwarded-for'];
+
+  if (typeof forwardedFor === 'string' && forwardedFor.length > 0) {
+    const [firstIp] = forwardedFor.split(',').map(part => part.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+    if (firstIp) {
+      return firstIp;
+    }
+  } else if (Array.isArray(forwardedFor) && forwardedFor.length > 0) {
+    const [firstIp] = forwardedFor;
+    if (firstIp) {
+      return firstIp.trim();
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    req.ip ||
+    req.connection?.remoteAddress ||
+    req.socket?.remoteAddress ||
+    req.connection?.socket?.remoteAddress ||
+    ''
+  );
+}
+
+module.exports = { getClientIp };

backend/src/utils/shareLinkUtils.js

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+const SHARE_TOKEN_REGEX = /^[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$/;
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the share token portion from a stored share link.
+ * Supports full URLs, absolute paths, and legacy slug/token formats.
+ * @param {string|null|undefined} shareLink
+ * @returns {string|null}
+ */
+function extractShareToken(shareLink) {
+  if (!shareLink) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = String(shareLink).trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Remove protocol + host when a full URL is stored
+  const path = trimmed.replace(/^https?:\/\/[^/]+/i, '');
+  const segments = path.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+  if (segments.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const candidate = segments[segments.length - 1];
+  return candidate || null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the provided identifier looks like a generated share token.
+ * @param {string|null|undefined} identifier
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+function isPotentialShareToken(identifier) {
+  if (!identifier) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return SHARE_TOKEN_REGEX.test(String(identifier).trim());
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds the gallery share path depending on whether short URLs are enabled.
+ * @param {string} slug
+ * @param {string} shareToken
+ * @param {boolean} useShort
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function buildSharePath(slug, shareToken, useShort) {
+  if (!shareToken) {
+    throw new Error('shareToken is required to build share path');
+  }
+  if (useShort || !slug) {
+    return `/gallery/${shareToken}`;
+  }
+  return `/gallery/${slug}/${shareToken}`;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  extractShareToken,
+  isPotentialShareToken,
+  buildSharePath
+};

backend/src/utils/tokenUtils.js

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+const ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME = 'admin_token';
+const GALLERY_COOKIE_NAME = 'gallery_token';
+const GALLERY_COOKIE_PREFIX = 'gallery_token_';
+
+const DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 24 hours
+
+const secureCookie = (() => {
+  if (typeof process.env.COOKIE_SECURE === 'string') {
+    return process.env.COOKIE_SECURE.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+  }
+  // Default to false so native HTTP installs stay functional. Operators can
+  // opt-in via COOKIE_SECURE=true when serving behind HTTPS.
+  return false;
+})();
+const sameSiteDefault = process.env.COOKIE_SAMESITE || 'Lax';
+const cookieDomain = process.env.COOKIE_DOMAIN;
+
+function buildCookieBaseOptions() {
+  const options = {
+    httpOnly: true,
+    secure: secureCookie,
+    sameSite: sameSiteDefault,
+    path: '/',
+  };
+
+  if (cookieDomain) {
+    options.domain = cookieDomain;
+  }
+
+  return options;
+}
+
+function buildCookieOptionsWithExpiry(maxAgeMs = DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_MS) {
+  return {
+    ...buildCookieBaseOptions(),
+    maxAge: maxAgeMs,
+  };
+}
+
+function sanitizeSlugForCookie(slug = '') {
+  return String(slug).replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_-]/g, '_');
+}
+
+function setAdminAuthCookie(res, token) {
+  if (!token) return;
+  res.cookie(ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME, token, buildCookieOptionsWithExpiry());
+}
+
+function clearAdminAuthCookie(res) {
+  res.clearCookie(ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME, buildCookieBaseOptions());
+}
+
+function setGalleryAuthCookies(res, token, slug) {
+  if (!token) return;
+  const options = buildCookieOptionsWithExpiry();
+  res.cookie(GALLERY_COOKIE_NAME, token, options);
+  if (slug) {
+    const cookieName = `${GALLERY_COOKIE_PREFIX}${sanitizeSlugForCookie(slug)}`;
+    res.cookie(cookieName, token, options);
+  }
+}
+
+function clearGalleryAuthCookies(res, slug) {
+  const baseOptions = buildCookieBaseOptions();
+  res.clearCookie(GALLERY_COOKIE_NAME, baseOptions);
+
+  const cookies = res.req?.cookies || {};
+
+  if (slug) {
+    const cookieName = `${GALLERY_COOKIE_PREFIX}${sanitizeSlugForCookie(slug)}`;
+    res.clearCookie(cookieName, baseOptions);
+  } else {
+    Object.keys(cookies).forEach((name) => {
+      if (name.startsWith(GALLERY_COOKIE_PREFIX)) {
+        res.clearCookie(name, baseOptions);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function getAdminTokenFromRequest(req) {
+  const header = req.headers?.authorization;
+  if (header && header.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
+    return header.substring(7);
+  }
+  return req.cookies?.[ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME] || null;
+}
+
+function getGalleryTokenFromRequest(req, slug) {
+  const header = req.headers?.authorization;
+  if (header && header.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
+    return header.substring(7);
+  }
+
+  if (!req.cookies) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (slug) {
+    const cookieName = `${GALLERY_COOKIE_PREFIX}${sanitizeSlugForCookie(slug)}`;
+    if (req.cookies[cookieName]) {
+      return req.cookies[cookieName];
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (req.cookies[GALLERY_COOKIE_NAME]) {
+    return req.cookies[GALLERY_COOKIE_NAME];
+  }
+
+  const prefixed = Object.keys(req.cookies).find((name) => name.startsWith(GALLERY_COOKIE_PREFIX));
+  if (prefixed) {
+    return req.cookies[prefixed];
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME,
+  GALLERY_COOKIE_NAME,
+  GALLERY_COOKIE_PREFIX,
+  sanitizeSlugForCookie,
+  setAdminAuthCookie,
+  clearAdminAuthCookie,
+  setGalleryAuthCookies,
+  clearGalleryAuthCookies,
+  getAdminTokenFromRequest,
+  getGalleryTokenFromRequest,
+};

backend/test-filter.js

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Test script for filter functionality
+const axios = require('axios');
+
+const API_URL = 'http://localhost:3001/api';
+const TEST_SLUG = 'wedding-test-feedback-event-2025-09-02';
+const TEST_PASSWORD = 'StrongTiger3610%';
+
+async function testFilterFunctionality() {
+  try {
+    console.log('Testing filter functionality...\n');
+    
+    // 1. Authenticate to get JWT token
+    console.log('1. Authenticating with gallery...');
+    const authResponse = await axios.post(`${API_URL}/auth/gallery-login`, {
+      slug: TEST_SLUG,
+      password: TEST_PASSWORD
+    });
+    
+    const token = authResponse.data.token;
+    console.log('✅ Authentication successful\n');
+    
+    // 2. Test fetching all photos (no filter)
+    console.log('2. Fetching all photos (no filter)...');
+    const allPhotosResponse = await axios.get(`${API_URL}/gallery/${TEST_SLUG}/photos`, {
+      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
+    });
+    console.log(`✅ Found ${allPhotosResponse.data.photos.length} total photos\n`);
+    
+    // 3. Test fetching with liked filter
+    console.log('3. Testing filter for liked photos...');
+    const guestId = 'test_guest_123';
+    const likedPhotosResponse = await axios.get(`${API_URL}/gallery/${TEST_SLUG}/photos`, {
+      params: { filter: 'liked', guest_id: guestId },
+      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
+    });
+    console.log(`✅ Found ${likedPhotosResponse.data.photos.length} liked photos for guest ${guestId}\n`);
+    
+    // 4. Test fetching with favorited filter
+    console.log('4. Testing filter for favorited photos...');
+    const favoritedPhotosResponse = await axios.get(`${API_URL}/gallery/${TEST_SLUG}/photos`, {
+      params: { filter: 'favorited', guest_id: guestId },
+      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
+    });
+    console.log(`✅ Found ${favoritedPhotosResponse.data.photos.length} favorited photos for guest ${guestId}\n`);
+    
+    // 5. Test combined filter
+    console.log('5. Testing combined filter (liked OR favorited)...');
+    const combinedPhotosResponse = await axios.get(`${API_URL}/gallery/${TEST_SLUG}/photos`, {
+      params: { filter: 'liked,favorited', guest_id: guestId },
+      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
+    });
+    console.log(`✅ Found ${combinedPhotosResponse.data.photos.length} photos that are liked OR favorited\n`);
+    
+    console.log('🎉 All filter tests passed successfully!');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Test failed:', error.response?.data || error.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the test
+testFilterFunctionality();

docker-compose.production.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15-alpine
+    container_name: picpeak-postgres
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER:-picpeak}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME:-picpeak}
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - picpeak-network
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${DB_USER:-picpeak}"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    container_name: picpeak-redis
+    command: redis-server --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
+    volumes:
+      - redis-data:/data
+    networks:
+      - picpeak-network
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "--raw", "incr", "ping"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  backend:
+    # Use pre-built image from GitHub Container Registry
+    image: ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/backend:latest
+    container_name: picpeak-backend
+    env_file: .env
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST:-postgres}
+      - REDIS_HOST=redis
+      - PHOTOS_DIR=/app/storage/events
+    volumes:
+      - ${APP_STORAGE}:/app/storage
+      - ${LOGS}:/app/logs
+      - ${APP_DATA}:/app/data
+    ports:
+      - "${BACKEND_PORT:-3001}:3000"
+    networks:
+      - picpeak-network
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      redis:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      # Backend exposes /health on internal port 3000
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+
+  frontend:
+    # Use pre-built image from GitHub Container Registry
+    image: ghcr.io/the-luap/picpeak/frontend:latest
+    container_name: picpeak-frontend
+    # Note: Pre-built frontend uses Nginx to proxy /api to backend:3001.
+    # Prefer keeping API base as '/api' in builds to avoid CORS.
+    ports:
+      - "${FRONTEND_PORT:-3000}:80"
+    networks:
+      - picpeak-network
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+
+  # Optional: Nginx reverse proxy for production with SSL
+  # Uncomment and configure if you want built-in HTTPS support
+  # nginx:
+  #   image: nginx:alpine
+  #   container_name: picpeak-nginx
+  #   ports:
+  #     - "80:80"
+  #     - "443:443"
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
+  #     - ./nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro
+  #     - ./nginx/conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d:ro
+  #   networks:
+  #     - picpeak-network
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - frontend
+  #     - backend
+  #   restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  postgres-data:
+    driver: local
+  redis-data:
+    driver: local
+
+networks:
+  picpeak-network:
+    driver: bridge

docker-compose.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
       - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
       - ADMIN_USERNAME=${ADMIN_USERNAME:-admin}
       - ADMIN_EMAIL=${ADMIN_EMAIL:-admin@example.com}
+      - ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
       - DATABASE_CLIENT=pg
       - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${DB_NAME}
       - DB_TYPE=postgresql
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       - DB_USER=${DB_USER}
       - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
       - DB_NAME=${DB_NAME}
+      - EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT=${EXTERNAL_MEDIA_ROOT:-/app/storage/external-media}
       - SMTP_HOST=${SMTP_HOST}
       - SMTP_PORT=${SMTP_PORT}
       - SMTP_SECURE=${SMTP_SECURE:-false}
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@ services:
       - ADMIN_URL=${ADMIN_URL:-http://localhost:3001}
       - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
       - STORAGE_PATH=/app/storage
+      # Optional: run container as matching host user to avoid bind mount permission issues
+      - PUID=${PUID:-1001}
+      - PGID=${PGID:-1001}
+    # Use host-matching user ID/GID so bind-mounted folders are writable
+    user: "${PUID:-1001}:${PGID:-1001}"
     volumes:
       - ./events:/app/events
       - ./data:/app/data
@@ -122,4 +129,4 @@ volumes:
 
 networks:
   picpeak-network:
-    driver: bridge
+    driver: bridge

docs/ADMIN_SETUP_GUIDE.md

@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ If ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt is missing:
 - Check the console output from when you ran migrations
 - File is created in the backend directory root
 - File might have been deleted for security (as recommended)
+- Regenerate it by running `node scripts/reset-admin-password.js --force --credentials-file data/ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt`
+- When using the unified `picpeak-setup.sh` installer for a reinstall, append `--force-admin-password-reset` to have the script perform the reset automatically
 
 ## Best Practices
 
@@ -161,4 +163,4 @@ If upgrading from the old system with hardcoded `admin123`:
 - [ ] Stored new password in password manager
 - [ ] Tested login with new password
 - [ ] Set up additional admin accounts if needed
-- [ ] Configured password policies for organization
+- [ ] Configured password policies for organization

docs/admin-api-quickstart.md

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+# PicPeak Admin API Quickstart
+
+This guide explains how to authenticate against the PicPeak Admin API, use the OpenAPI documentation, and exercise the three automation endpoints (`create event`, `photo upload`, `resend email`) that now ship with machine-readable docs.
+
+> **Prerequisites**
+>
+> - PicPeak backend running (Docker or local `node backend/server.js`)
+> - An admin account (see `data/ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt` for the seeded defaults)
+> - API base URL (defaults to `http://localhost:3001/api`)
+
+---
+
+## 1. Obtain an Admin API Token
+
+1. Determine whether reCAPTCHA is enabled in **Admin → Settings → Security**. If disabled (the default), you can skip the `recaptchaToken` field shown below.
+2. Authenticate with your admin username/email and password:
+
+```bash
+curl --fail --silent --show-error \
+  -X POST "http://localhost:3001/api/auth/admin/login" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "username": "admin",
+    "password": "BoldTiger5872%",
+    "recaptchaToken": ""
+  }' | jq
+```
+
+Successful responses look like:
+
+```json
+{
+  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
+  "user": {
+    "id": 1,
+    "username": "admin",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
+    "mustChangePassword": false
+  }
+}
+```
+
+- PicPeak also sets the `admin_token` cookie; however, when scripting you typically pass the token in an `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header.
+- Tokens expire after 24 hours. Log in again to refresh them.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Use the OpenAPI Documentation
+
+The machine-readable spec lives at `docs/picpeak-admin-api.openapi.yaml`. You can:
+
+- Preview it interactively with Redocly:
+
+  ```bash
+  npx --yes @redocly/cli preview-docs docs/picpeak-admin-api.openapi.yaml
+  ```
+
+- Import it into Postman, Insomnia, or VS Code REST client.
+- Validate changes as part of CI with:
+
+  ```bash
+  npx --yes @apidevtools/swagger-cli@4.0.4 validate docs/picpeak-admin-api.openapi.yaml
+  ```
+
+Keep this file in sync whenever the backend endpoints evolve.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Call the Key Admin Endpoints
+
+Below are minimal `curl` examples that rely on the bearer token captured earlier.
+
+### 3.1 Create an Event
+
+```bash
+API_URL="http://localhost:3001/api"
+TOKEN="REPLACE_WITH_JWT"
+
+curl --fail --silent --show-error \
+  -X POST "$API_URL/admin/events" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "event_type": "wedding",
+    "event_name": "Emily & Jordan Celebration",
+    "event_date": "2025-06-07",
+    "customer_name": "Emily Carter",
+    "customer_email": "emily@example.com",
+    "admin_email": "studio@example.com",
+    "require_password": true,
+    "password": "Shutter123",
+    "expiration_days": 45
+  }' | jq
+```
+
+### 3.2 Upload Photos to the Event
+
+```bash
+EVENT_ID=512
+
+curl --fail --silent --show-error \
+  -X POST "$API_URL/admin/events/$EVENT_ID/upload" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
+  -F "photos=@/path/to/DSC_2031.jpg" \
+  -F "photos=@/path/to/DSC_2032.jpg" \
+  -F "category_id=individual" | jq
+```
+
+- Files must be JPEG/PNG/WebP, each ≤ 50 MB.
+- The per-request file count respects the `general_max_files_per_upload` admin setting (default 500).
+
+### 3.3 Resend the Gallery Email
+
+```bash
+curl --fail --silent --show-error \
+  -X POST "$API_URL/admin/events/$EVENT_ID/resend-email" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"password": "Shutter123"}' | jq
+```
+
+Omit `"password"` to send the standard security message instead.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Quick Testing Checklist
+
+- ✅ Login succeeds and returns a token (HTTP 200).
+- ✅ Creating an event returns `id`, `slug`, and `share_link`.
+- ✅ Uploading more files than allowed returns HTTP 400 with a helpful message.
+- ✅ Resending email for a missing event returns HTTP 404.
+- ✅ `swagger-cli validate` passes after any spec edits.
+
+Automate these checks using your preferred test harness or CI pipeline to catch regressions early.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Migrating From `host_*`
+
+- Run backend migrations to add the new `customer_name` / `customer_email` columns: `npm --prefix backend run migrate` (or your existing deployment flow). The migration copies legacy data automatically, so upgrades remain seamless.
+- All admin APIs now require the `customer_*` fields. Older `host_*` payloads are rejected, which makes downstream client issues obvious during testing instead of silently dropping data.
+- API responses still mirror `customer_*` even if migrations have not run yet (the server falls back to legacy columns until the upgrade is complete), so existing frontends can move over incrementally.
+- Once every consumer writes and reads the new fields, you can safely plan the removal of the legacy `host_*` columns in a future release.
+
+---
+
+Need deeper integration examples or language-specific SDKs? Import the OpenAPI spec into code generators such as `openapi-generator` or `orval` to scaffold API clients quickly.

docs/picpeak-admin-api.openapi.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,584 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: PicPeak Admin API
+  version: 1.1.11
+  summary: High-level administrative endpoints for creating events, uploading photos, and resending gallery access emails.
+  description: |
+    This document describes the core administrative endpoints that power PicPeak automations.
+    It focuses on the three workflows requested by integrators:
+
+    1. Creating events with customer access credentials.
+    2. Uploading photos in bulk to an event gallery.
+    3. Resending the customer-facing gallery email.
+
+    The specification follows the latest [OpenAPI 3.1](https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.1.0) best practices
+    and is intended to be kept in sync with backend changes.
+  contact:
+    name: PicPeak Maintainers
+    url: https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak
+servers:
+  - url: https://api.picpeak.example.com/api
+    description: Example production deployment
+  - url: http://localhost:3001/api
+    description: Local development
+tags:
+  - name: Admin Events
+    description: Administrative endpoints for managing event galleries.
+components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    CookieAuth:
+      type: apiKey
+      in: cookie
+      name: admin_token
+      description: >
+        Session cookie issued by the admin authentication flow. When present, the backend mirrors
+        it into the `Authorization` header automatically.
+    BearerAuth:
+      type: http
+      scheme: bearer
+      bearerFormat: JWT
+      description: >
+        JSON Web Token created by the admin login endpoint. You can also pass the token explicitly
+        as `Authorization: Bearer <token>` instead of using the admin cookie.
+  parameters:
+    EventId:
+      name: eventId
+      in: path
+      description: Numeric identifier of the event.
+      required: true
+      schema:
+        type: integer
+        minimum: 1
+      example: 341
+  schemas:
+    ErrorResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        error:
+          type: string
+          description: Human readable error message.
+        details:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+          description: Additional context (when available).
+      required:
+        - error
+      example:
+        error: Invalid token
+    ValidationErrorItem:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        type:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+          description: Validation error type reported by express-validator.
+        msg:
+          type: string
+        path:
+          type: string
+          description: Dot-delimited path to the invalid field.
+        value:
+          description: Value that failed validation.
+        location:
+          type: string
+          description: Location of the invalid value (always `body` for these endpoints).
+      required:
+        - msg
+        - path
+        - location
+      example:
+        type: field
+        msg: Event date must be a valid ISO 8601 date
+        path: event_date
+        value: 2025/05/01
+        location: body
+    ValidationErrorResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        errors:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem'
+      required:
+        - errors
+      example:
+        errors:
+          - type: field
+            msg: Customer email must be a valid address
+            path: customer_email
+            value: example@invalid
+            location: body
+    CreateEventRequest:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - event_type
+        - event_name
+        - event_date
+        - customer_name
+        - customer_email
+        - admin_email
+      properties:
+        event_type:
+          type: string
+          description: Type of event. Controls default theme and copy in the UI.
+          enum: [wedding, birthday, corporate, other]
+        event_name:
+          type: string
+          minLength: 1
+          description: Display name for the gallery shown to end customers.
+        event_date:
+          type: string
+          format: date
+          description: Event date (YYYY-MM-DD). Used to calculate the default expiration.
+        customer_name:
+          type: string
+          minLength: 1
+          description: Name of the customer receiving gallery access.
+        customer_email:
+          type: string
+          format: email
+          description: Email address of the customer who will receive the gallery link.
+        admin_email:
+          type: string
+          format: email
+          description: Admin contact email included in notification messages.
+        require_password:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+          description: When true, the gallery requires `password`; when false a random placeholder is stored.
+        password:
+          type: string
+          minLength: 6
+          description: >
+            Gallery password issued to the customer. Required when `require_password` is `true`.
+            Left unset to auto-generate a placeholder when password protection is disabled.
+        expiration_days:
+          type: integer
+          minimum: 1
+          maximum: 365
+          default: 30
+          description: Number of days after the event date before the gallery expires.
+        welcome_message:
+          type: string
+          description: Optional welcome message displayed in the gallery.
+        color_theme:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+          description: Optional theme identifier or CSS color settings.
+        allow_user_uploads:
+          type: boolean
+          default: false
+          description: Allow gallery guests to upload their own photos.
+        upload_category_id:
+          type: integer
+          nullable: true
+          description: ID of the default category for user uploads.
+        allow_downloads:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+          description: Allow guests to download photos.
+        disable_right_click:
+          type: boolean
+          default: false
+          description: Disable right-click in the gallery view.
+        watermark_downloads:
+          type: boolean
+          default: false
+          description: Enable watermarking on downloaded images.
+        watermark_text:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+          description: Custom watermark text when `watermark_downloads` is true.
+        feedback_enabled:
+          type: boolean
+          default: false
+          description: Enable the feedback module for this gallery.
+        allow_ratings:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+        allow_likes:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+        allow_comments:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+        allow_favorites:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+        require_name_email:
+          type: boolean
+          default: false
+          description: Require guests to provide name and email when leaving feedback.
+        moderate_comments:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+          description: Hold guest comments for moderation.
+        show_feedback_to_guests:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+          description: Display aggregated feedback metrics back to guests.
+      example:
+        event_type: wedding
+        event_name: Emily & Jordan Celebration
+        event_date: 2025-06-07
+        customer_name: Emily Carter
+        customer_email: emily@example.com
+        admin_email: studio@example.com
+        require_password: true
+        password: Shutter123
+        expiration_days: 45
+        welcome_message: >
+          We loved capturing your day! Use the password below to view and download your photos.
+        allow_user_uploads: false
+        allow_downloads: true
+        feedback_enabled: true
+        allow_comments: true
+        show_feedback_to_guests: true
+    EventSummary:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: integer
+          description: Database identifier of the newly created event.
+        slug:
+          type: string
+          description: Unique slug used to build the gallery URL.
+        event_name:
+          type: string
+        event_type:
+          type: string
+          enum: [wedding, birthday, corporate, other]
+        customer_name:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+          description: Name of the customer associated with the event.
+        customer_email:
+          type: string
+          format: email
+          nullable: true
+          description: Email address of the customer associated with the event.
+        require_password:
+          type: boolean
+        share_link:
+          type: string
+          description: Absolute or relative URL guests can use to reach the gallery.
+        expires_at:
+          type: string
+          format: date-time
+          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the gallery expires.
+        created_at:
+          type: string
+          format: date-time
+          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the event was created.
+      required:
+        - id
+        - slug
+        - event_name
+        - event_type
+        - require_password
+        - share_link
+        - expires_at
+        - created_at
+      example:
+        id: 512
+        slug: wedding-emily-jordan-2025-06-07
+        event_name: Emily & Jordan Celebration
+        event_type: wedding
+        customer_name: Emily Carter
+        customer_email: emily@example.com
+        require_password: true
+        share_link: https://app.picpeak.io/gallery/wedding-emily-jordan-2025-06-07/2f3c8a4d90bb11ef9b2e0242ac120002
+        expires_at: 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
+        created_at: 2025-05-01T14:32:45.000Z
+    UploadPhotosResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        message:
+          type: string
+        photos:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadedPhotoSummary'
+          description: Metadata for each photo that was persisted successfully.
+        totalFiles:
+          type: integer
+          minimum: 0
+          description: Total number of files included in the request (valid + invalid).
+        successCount:
+          type: integer
+          minimum: 0
+        failureCount:
+          type: integer
+          minimum: 0
+        errors:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadFailure'
+          description: Present when some files failed validation or processing.
+      required:
+        - message
+        - photos
+        - totalFiles
+        - successCount
+        - failureCount
+      example:
+        message: Uploaded 18 of 20 photos. 2 failed.
+        photos:
+          - id: 9821
+            filename: DSC_2031.jpg
+            size: 4812096
+            category_id: 2
+          - id: 9822
+            filename: DSC_2032.jpg
+            size: 5216743
+            category_id: 2
+        totalFiles: 20
+        successCount: 18
+        failureCount: 2
+        errors:
+          - filename: DSC_2020.raw
+            error: Only JPEG, PNG and WebP images are allowed
+          - filename: portrait.png
+            error: File is empty
+    UploadedPhotoSummary:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: integer
+        filename:
+          type: string
+        size:
+          type: integer
+          description: File size in bytes.
+        category_id:
+          type: integer
+          nullable: true
+      required:
+        - id
+        - filename
+        - size
+      example:
+        id: 9821
+        filename: DSC_2031.jpg
+        size: 4812096
+        category_id: 2
+    UploadFailure:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        filename:
+          type: string
+        error:
+          type: string
+      required:
+        - filename
+        - error
+      example:
+        filename: DSC_2031.gif
+        error: Only JPEG, PNG and WebP images are allowed
+    ResendEmailRequest:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        password:
+          type: string
+          minLength: 1
+          description: >
+            Optional plain-text password to include in the email. When omitted a security notice
+            placeholder is inserted because the stored hash cannot be reversed.
+      example:
+        password: Shutter123
+    ResendEmailResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        success:
+          type: boolean
+        message:
+          type: string
+      required:
+        - success
+        - message
+      example:
+        success: true
+        message: Creation email has been queued for sending
+paths:
+  /admin/events:
+    post:
+      tags: [Admin Events]
+      operationId: createAdminEvent
+      summary: Create a new event
+      description: >
+        Creates a new event, provisions storage folders, stores the gallery password, and queues
+        the initial gallery email for the customer. Requires admin authentication.
+      security:
+        - CookieAuth: []
+        - BearerAuth: []
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateEventRequest'
+            examples:
+              weddingExample:
+                summary: Wedding with password protection
+                value:
+                  event_type: wedding
+                  event_name: Emily & Jordan Celebration
+                  event_date: 2025-06-07
+                  customer_name: Emily Carter
+                  customer_email: emily@example.com
+                  admin_email: studio@example.com
+                  require_password: true
+                  password: Shutter123
+                  expiration_days: 45
+                  welcome_message: >
+                    We loved capturing your day! Use the password below to view and download your photos.
+                  allow_user_uploads: false
+                  allow_downloads: true
+                  feedback_enabled: true
+                  allow_comments: true
+                  show_feedback_to_guests: true
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Event created successfully.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventSummary'
+        '400':
+          description: Validation failed. At least one field is invalid or missing.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorResponse'
+        '401':
+          description: Authentication required or token invalid.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+        '500':
+          description: Unexpected server error while creating the event.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+  /admin/events/{eventId}/upload:
+    post:
+      tags: [Admin Events]
+      operationId: uploadEventPhotos
+      summary: Upload photos to an event gallery
+      description: |
+        Uploads one or more photos to the specified event. Files are validated, moved into the
+        event storage directory, and thumbnails are generated asynchronously.
+
+        The maximum number of files per upload is controlled via the `general_max_files_per_upload`
+        setting (default 500, capped at 2000). Files exceeding 50 MB are rejected.
+      security:
+        - CookieAuth: []
+        - BearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EventId'
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          multipart/form-data:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                photos:
+                  type: array
+                  description: >
+                    One or more image files (JPEG, PNG, WebP). Each file must be <= 50 MB.
+                  items:
+                    type: string
+                    format: binary
+                category_id:
+                  oneOf:
+                    - type: integer
+                    - type: string
+                  description: >
+                    Optional category assignment. Accepts numeric IDs or the string values `collage`
+                    and `individual` for backward compatibility.
+              required:
+                - photos
+            encoding:
+              photos:
+                style: form
+                explode: false
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Upload completed. Failed files (if any) are listed in the response.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadPhotosResponse'
+        '400':
+          description: Request failed validation (invalid files, too many files, etc.).
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+        '401':
+          description: Authentication required or token invalid.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+        '404':
+          description: The referenced event does not exist.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+        '500':
+          description: Unexpected server error while processing uploads.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+  /admin/events/{eventId}/resend-email:
+    post:
+      tags: [Admin Events]
+      operationId: resendEventEmail
+      summary: Resend the gallery access email to the customer
+      description: >
+        Queues the standard `gallery_created` email for the event's customer. Useful when resending
+        credentials to the customer or communicating an updated password. Requires admin authentication.
+      security:
+        - CookieAuth: []
+        - BearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EventId'
+      requestBody:
+        required: false
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResendEmailRequest'
+            example:
+              password: NewSecurePassword!
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Email successfully queued for delivery.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResendEmailResponse'
+        '401':
+          description: Authentication required or token invalid.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+        '404':
+          description: Event not found.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
+        '500':
+          description: Unexpected server error while queuing the email.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'

frontend/nginx.conf

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ server {
     root /usr/share/nginx/html;
     index index.html;
 
+    # Allow larger file uploads (up to 100MB)
+    client_max_body_size 100M;
+    client_body_timeout 300s;
+
     # Gzip compression
     gzip on;
     gzip_vary on;
@@ -49,6 +53,10 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
         proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
         proxy_read_timeout 86400;
+        
+        # Allow larger uploads for API endpoints
+        client_max_body_size 100M;
+        client_body_timeout 300s;
     }
 
     # Photo serving proxy
@@ -93,6 +101,19 @@ server {
         proxy_cache_valid 404 1m;
     }
 
+    # Delegate root requests to backend for public landing page handling
+    location = / {
+        proxy_pass http://backend:3001/;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_read_timeout 60s;
+    }
+
     # SPA fallback
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
@@ -102,4 +123,4 @@ server {
     location ~ /\. {
         deny all;
     }
-}
+}

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
-  "version": "1.0.104",
+  "version": "1.1.14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "picpeak-frontend",
-      "version": "1.0.104",
+      "version": "1.1.14",
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-        "axios": "^1.3.2",
+        "axios": "^1.12.2",
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         "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^8.2.0",
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-        "js-cookie": "^3.0.5",
+        "linkifyjs": "^4.3.2",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "lowlight": "^2.9.0",
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-        "vite": "^7.0.0"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.12.2.tgz",
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       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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-        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.4",
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     },
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       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "fdir": "^6.4.4",
-        "picomatch": "^4.0.2"
+        "fdir": "^6.5.0",
+        "picomatch": "^4.0.3"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12.0.0"
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.0.0"
+      },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "picomatch": "^3 || ^4"
       },
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       "dependencies": {
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-        "fdir": "^6.4.6",
-        "picomatch": "^4.0.2",
+        "fdir": "^6.5.0",
+        "picomatch": "^4.0.3",
         "postcss": "^8.5.6",
-        "rollup": "^4.40.0",
-        "tinyglobby": "^0.2.14"
+        "rollup": "^4.43.0",
+        "tinyglobby": "^0.2.15"
       },
       "bin": {
         "vite": "bin/vite.js"
@@ -5806,11 +5792,14 @@
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