chore: bump backend version to 1.0.59

- Remove pre-formatting of dates before passing to email processor
- Let email processor handle all date formatting based on recipient language
- Fix Invalid Date errors by passing raw date values instead of formatted strings
- Remove unused formatDate imports and variables

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/Dockerfile

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 FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
 
+# Add build argument for cache busting
+ARG CACHEBUST=1
+
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Copy package files

backend/migrations/025_fix_email_queue_updated_at.js

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+/**
+ * Fix email_queue table by ensuring it doesn't have updated_at column
+ * This migration addresses the PostgreSQL error where queries are trying to update
+ * a non-existent updated_at column
+ */
+
+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  // First, check if the column exists
+  const hasUpdatedAt = await knex.schema.hasColumn('email_queue', 'updated_at');
+  
+  if (hasUpdatedAt) {
+    console.log('Found updated_at column in email_queue table, removing it...');
+    await knex.schema.table('email_queue', (table) => {
+      table.dropColumn('updated_at');
+    });
+  }
+  
+  // Also ensure the table has all required columns
+  const hasCreatedAt = await knex.schema.hasColumn('email_queue', 'created_at');
+  if (!hasCreatedAt) {
+    console.log('Adding missing created_at column to email_queue table...');
+    await knex.schema.table('email_queue', (table) => {
+      table.datetime('created_at').defaultTo(knex.fn.now());
+    });
+  }
+  
+  console.log('email_queue table schema fixed');
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  // In the down migration, we don't add back updated_at since it shouldn't exist
+  // This is intentionally left minimal
+};

backend/migrations/026_fix_german_email_templates.js

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+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  // Update gallery_created template with proper German translation
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_created')
+    .update({
+      subject_de: 'Ihre Fotogalerie ist bereit!',
+      body_html_de: `<h2>Galerie erfolgreich erstellt</h2>
+<p>Liebe(r) {{host_name}},</p>
+<p>Ihre Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" wurde erfolgreich erstellt!</p>
+{{#if welcome_message}}
+<div style="background-color: #f3f4f6; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #374151;">Persönliche Nachricht:</p>
+  <p style="margin: 0; color: #4b5563;">{{welcome_message}}</p>
+</div>
+{{/if}}
+<p><strong>Galerie-Details:</strong></p>
+<ul>
+  <li>Veranstaltungsdatum: {{event_date}}</li>
+  <li>Galerie-Link: <a href="{{gallery_link}}" style="color: #5C8762;">{{gallery_link}}</a></li>
+  <li>Passwort: {{gallery_password}}</li>
+  <li>Ablaufdatum: {{expiry_date}}</li>
+</ul>
+<p>Teilen Sie diesen Link und das Passwort mit Ihren Gästen, damit diese die Fotos ansehen und herunterladen können.</p>
+<p style="background-color: #FEF3C7; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; border-left: 4px solid #F59E0B;">
+  <strong>Wichtig:</strong> Diese Galerie läuft am {{expiry_date}} ab. Nach diesem Datum werden die Fotos archiviert und sind nicht mehr zugänglich.
+</p>
+<a href="{{gallery_link}}" style="display: inline-block; padding: 12px 30px; background-color: #5C8762; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: 500; margin: 20px 0;">Galerie anzeigen</a>
+<p>Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<br>Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team</p>`,
+      body_text_de: `Galerie erfolgreich erstellt
+
+Liebe(r) {{host_name}},
+
+Ihre Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" wurde erfolgreich erstellt!
+
+{{#if welcome_message}}
+Persönliche Nachricht:
+{{welcome_message}}
+
+{{/if}}
+Galerie-Details:
+- Veranstaltungsdatum: {{event_date}}
+- Galerie-Link: {{gallery_link}}
+- Passwort: {{gallery_password}}
+- Ablaufdatum: {{expiry_date}}
+
+Teilen Sie diesen Link und das Passwort mit Ihren Gästen, damit diese die Fotos ansehen und herunterladen können.
+
+WICHTIG: Diese Galerie läuft am {{expiry_date}} ab. Nach diesem Datum werden die Fotos archiviert und sind nicht mehr zugänglich.
+
+Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
+Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team`
+    });
+
+  // Update expiration_warning template with proper German translation
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'expiration_warning')
+    .update({
+      subject_de: 'Ihre Fotogalerie läuft bald ab',
+      body_html_de: `<h2>Galerie läuft bald ab</h2>
+<p>Liebe(r) {{host_name}},</p>
+<p>Ihre Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" läuft in <strong>{{days_remaining}} Tagen</strong> ab.</p>
+<p>Nach Ablauf wird die Galerie archiviert und ist für Gäste nicht mehr zugänglich. Bitte stellen Sie sicher, dass alle gewünschten Fotos heruntergeladen wurden.</p>
+<p><strong>Ablaufdatum:</strong> {{expiry_date}}</p>
+<a href="{{gallery_link}}" style="display: inline-block; padding: 12px 30px; background-color: #5C8762; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: 500; margin: 20px 0;">Galerie jetzt besuchen</a>
+<p style="background-color: #FEE2E2; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; border-left: 4px solid #EF4444;">
+  <strong>Erinnerung:</strong> Nach dem {{expiry_date}} können Ihre Gäste nicht mehr auf die Galerie zugreifen.
+</p>
+<p>Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<br>Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team</p>`,
+      body_text_de: `Galerie läuft bald ab
+
+Liebe(r) {{host_name}},
+
+Ihre Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" läuft in {{days_remaining}} Tagen ab.
+
+Nach Ablauf wird die Galerie archiviert und ist für Gäste nicht mehr zugänglich. Bitte stellen Sie sicher, dass alle gewünschten Fotos heruntergeladen wurden.
+
+Ablaufdatum: {{expiry_date}}
+
+Galerie-Link: {{gallery_link}}
+
+ERINNERUNG: Nach dem {{expiry_date}} können Ihre Gäste nicht mehr auf die Galerie zugreifen.
+
+Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
+Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team`
+    });
+
+  // Update gallery_expired template with proper German translation
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_expired')
+    .update({
+      subject_de: 'Ihre Fotogalerie {{event_name}} ist abgelaufen',
+      body_html_de: `<h2>Galerie abgelaufen</h2>
+<p>Liebe(r) {{host_name}},</p>
+<p>Ihre Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" ist am {{expiry_date}} abgelaufen und wurde archiviert.</p>
+<p>Die Galerie ist nicht mehr für Gäste zugänglich. Alle Fotos wurden sicher in unserem Archivsystem gespeichert.</p>
+<p>Wenn Sie wieder Zugriff auf die archivierten Fotos benötigen, wenden Sie sich bitte an unseren Support:</p>
+<p style="background-color: #F3F4F6; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px;">
+  <strong>Kontakt:</strong><br>
+  E-Mail: <a href="mailto:{{admin_email}}" style="color: #5C8762;">{{admin_email}}</a><br>
+  {{#if support_phone}}Telefon: {{support_phone}}{{/if}}
+</p>
+<p>Vielen Dank für die Nutzung unseres Foto-Sharing-Services!</p>
+<p>Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<br>Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team</p>`,
+      body_text_de: `Galerie abgelaufen
+
+Liebe(r) {{host_name}},
+
+Ihre Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" ist am {{expiry_date}} abgelaufen und wurde archiviert.
+
+Die Galerie ist nicht mehr für Gäste zugänglich. Alle Fotos wurden sicher in unserem Archivsystem gespeichert.
+
+Wenn Sie wieder Zugriff auf die archivierten Fotos benötigen, wenden Sie sich bitte an unseren Support:
+
+E-Mail: {{admin_email}}
+{{#if support_phone}}Telefon: {{support_phone}}{{/if}}
+
+Vielen Dank für die Nutzung unseres Foto-Sharing-Services!
+
+Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
+Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team`
+    });
+
+  // Update archive_complete template with proper German translation
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'archive_complete')
+    .update({
+      subject_de: 'Archivierung abgeschlossen: {{event_name}}',
+      body_html_de: `<h2>Archivierung abgeschlossen</h2>
+<p>Liebe(r) {{host_name}},</p>
+<p>Die Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" wurde erfolgreich archiviert.</p>
+<p><strong>Archiv-Details:</strong></p>
+<ul>
+  <li>Archivgröße: {{archive_size}}</li>
+  <li>Archivierungsdatum: {{archive_date}}</li>
+  <li>Anzahl der Fotos: {{photo_count}}</li>
+</ul>
+<p>Das Archiv wird sicher in unserem System aufbewahrt. Bei Bedarf können Sie sich an unseren Support wenden, um Zugriff auf die archivierten Fotos zu erhalten.</p>
+<p style="background-color: #F0FDF4; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; border-left: 4px solid #22C55E;">
+  <strong>✓ Erfolgreich archiviert:</strong> Ihre Fotos sind sicher gespeichert und können bei Bedarf wiederhergestellt werden.
+</p>
+<p>Kontakt für Archivzugriff:<br>
+E-Mail: <a href="mailto:{{admin_email}}" style="color: #5C8762;">{{admin_email}}</a></p>
+<p>Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<br>Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team</p>`,
+      body_text_de: `Archivierung abgeschlossen
+
+Liebe(r) {{host_name}},
+
+Die Fotogalerie "{{event_name}}" wurde erfolgreich archiviert.
+
+Archiv-Details:
+- Archivgröße: {{archive_size}}
+- Archivierungsdatum: {{archive_date}}
+- Anzahl der Fotos: {{photo_count}}
+
+Das Archiv wird sicher in unserem System aufbewahrt. Bei Bedarf können Sie sich an unseren Support wenden, um Zugriff auf die archivierten Fotos zu erhalten.
+
+✓ ERFOLGREICH ARCHIVIERT: Ihre Fotos sind sicher gespeichert und können bei Bedarf wiederhergestellt werden.
+
+Kontakt für Archivzugriff:
+E-Mail: {{admin_email}}
+
+Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
+Ihr Foto-Sharing-Team`
+    });
+
+  // Also update the non-language-specific fields to match German for consistency
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_created')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_de'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_de'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_de')
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'expiration_warning')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_de'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_de'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_de')
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_expired')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_de'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_de'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_de')
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'archive_complete')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_de'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_de'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_de')
+    });
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  // Revert to previous German translations
+  // This is a simplified rollback - in production you might want to store the old values
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_created')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_en'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_en'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_en')
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'expiration_warning')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_en'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_en'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_en')
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_expired')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_en'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_en'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_en')
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'archive_complete')
+    .update({
+      subject: knex.raw('subject_en'),
+      body_html: knex.raw('body_html_en'),
+      body_text: knex.raw('body_text_en')
+    });
+};

backend/migrations/027_add_language_preferences.js

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+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  // Add language column to events table if it doesn't exist
+  const hasLanguageInEvents = await knex.schema.hasColumn('events', 'language');
+  if (!hasLanguageInEvents) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable('events', function(table) {
+      table.string('language', 5).defaultTo('en');
+    });
+  }
+  
+  // Add default_language to email_configs if it doesn't exist
+  const hasDefaultLanguage = await knex.schema.hasColumn('email_configs', 'default_language');
+  if (!hasDefaultLanguage) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable('email_configs', function(table) {
+      table.string('default_language', 5).defaultTo('en');
+    });
+  }
+  
+  // Set default language to German for the existing email config
+  await knex('email_configs')
+    .update({
+      default_language: 'de'
+    });
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  // Remove language column from events table
+  const hasLanguageInEvents = await knex.schema.hasColumn('events', 'language');
+  if (hasLanguageInEvents) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable('events', function(table) {
+      table.dropColumn('language');
+    });
+  }
+  
+  // Remove default_language from email_configs
+  const hasDefaultLanguage = await knex.schema.hasColumn('email_configs', 'default_language');
+  if (hasDefaultLanguage) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable('email_configs', function(table) {
+      table.dropColumn('default_language');
+    });
+  }
+};

backend/migrations/028_update_english_templates_to_match_german.js

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+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  // Update English templates to match the quality and content of German templates
+  
+  // 1. Gallery Created - Match German version with proper styling and conditionals
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_created')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Your photo gallery is ready',
+      body_html_en: `
+<h2>Hello {{host_name}},</h2>
+
+<p>Your photo gallery <strong>{{event_name}}</strong> for {{event_date}} has been successfully created and is now online!</p>
+
+{{#if welcome_message}}
+<div style="background-color: #f0f8ff; border-left: 4px solid #5C8762; padding: 15px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 4px;">
+  <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>Personal message from your photographer:</strong></p>
+  <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0;">{{welcome_message}}</p>
+</div>
+{{/if}}
+
+<div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <h3 style="margin-top: 0;">Your access data:</h3>
+  <ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0;">
+    <li style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Gallery link:</strong> <a href="{{gallery_link}}" style="color: #5C8762;">{{gallery_link}}</a></li>
+    <li style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Password:</strong> {{gallery_password}}</li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
+
+<div style="text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;">
+  <a href="{{gallery_link}}" style="display: inline-block; padding: 12px 30px; background-color: #5C8762; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: 500;">View Gallery</a>
+</div>
+
+<div style="background-color: #fff3cd; border: 1px solid #ffeaa7; color: #856404; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>Important:</strong> Your gallery will be available until <strong>{{expiry_date}}</strong>. After this date, the photos will be archived and will only be available upon request.</p>
+</div>
+
+<p>We hope you enjoy your photos!</p>
+
+<p>Best regards,<br>
+Your Photo Sharing Team</p>`,
+      body_text_en: `Hello {{host_name}},
+
+Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" for {{event_date}} has been successfully created and is now online!
+
+{{#if welcome_message}}
+Personal message from your photographer:
+{{welcome_message}}
+{{/if}}
+
+Your access data:
+- Gallery link: {{gallery_link}}
+- Password: {{gallery_password}}
+
+Important: Your gallery will be available until {{expiry_date}}. After this date, the photos will be archived and will only be available upon request.
+
+We hope you enjoy your photos!
+
+Best regards,
+Your Photo Sharing Team`
+    });
+
+  // 2. Expiration Warning - Match German version with urgency and styling
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'expiration_warning')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Your photo gallery expires soon',
+      body_html_en: `
+<h2>Hello {{host_name}},</h2>
+
+<p>Your photo gallery <strong>{{event_name}}</strong> will expire in <strong style="color: #e74c3c; font-size: 18px;">{{days_remaining}} days</strong>!</p>
+
+<div style="background-color: #fee; border: 1px solid #fcc; color: #c33; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <p style="margin: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;">⚠️ Important Notice</p>
+  <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0;">After {{expiry_date}}, your gallery will no longer be accessible online. The photos will be archived and will only be available upon special request.</p>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>Don't miss out – download your photos now!</strong></p>
+
+<div style="text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;">
+  <a href="{{gallery_link}}" style="display: inline-block; padding: 14px 35px; background-color: #e74c3c; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;">Visit Gallery Now</a>
+</div>
+
+<div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>Quick reminder of your access data:</strong></p>
+  <ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">
+    <li>Gallery link: <a href="{{gallery_link}}" style="color: #5C8762;">{{gallery_link}}</a></li>
+    <li>Password: {{gallery_password}}</li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
+
+<p>If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.</p>
+
+<p>Best regards,<br>
+Your Photo Sharing Team</p>`,
+      body_text_en: `Hello {{host_name}},
+
+Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" will expire in {{days_remaining}} days!
+
+⚠️ Important Notice
+After {{expiry_date}}, your gallery will no longer be accessible online. The photos will be archived and will only be available upon special request.
+
+Don't miss out – download your photos now!
+
+Quick reminder of your access data:
+- Gallery link: {{gallery_link}}
+- Password: {{gallery_password}}
+
+If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
+
+Best regards,
+Your Photo Sharing Team`
+    });
+
+  // 3. Gallery Expired - Match German version with contact information
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_expired')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Your photo gallery has expired',
+      body_html_en: `
+<h2>Hello {{host_name}},</h2>
+
+<p>Your photo gallery <strong>{{event_name}}</strong> expired on {{expiry_date}} and is no longer accessible online.</p>
+
+<div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #5C8762; padding: 20px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 4px;">
+  <h3 style="margin-top: 0;">Your photos are safely archived</h3>
+  <p>Don't worry – your photos have been securely archived and are not lost. If you need access to your photos, please contact us:</p>
+  <ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0;">
+    <li style="margin-bottom: 8px;">📧 Email: <a href="mailto:{{support_email}}" style="color: #5C8762;">{{support_email}}</a></li>
+    {{#if support_phone}}
+    <li>📞 Phone: {{support_phone}}</li>
+    {{/if}}
+  </ul>
+</div>
+
+<p>Please have the following information ready when contacting us:</p>
+<ul>
+  <li>Event name: {{event_name}}</li>
+  <li>Event date: {{event_date}}</li>
+  <li>Expiry date: {{expiry_date}}</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>We'll be happy to help you access your archived photos.</p>
+
+<p>Best regards,<br>
+Your Photo Sharing Team</p>`,
+      body_text_en: `Hello {{host_name}},
+
+Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" expired on {{expiry_date}} and is no longer accessible online.
+
+Your photos are safely archived
+Don't worry – your photos have been securely archived and are not lost. If you need access to your photos, please contact us:
+
+📧 Email: {{support_email}}
+{{#if support_phone}}📞 Phone: {{support_phone}}{{/if}}
+
+Please have the following information ready when contacting us:
+- Event name: {{event_name}}
+- Event date: {{event_date}}
+- Expiry date: {{expiry_date}}
+
+We'll be happy to help you access your archived photos.
+
+Best regards,
+Your Photo Sharing Team`
+    });
+
+  // 4. Archive Complete - Match German version with success message and details
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'archive_complete')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Your photo gallery has been successfully archived',
+      body_html_en: `
+<h2>Hello {{host_name}},</h2>
+
+<p>Your photo gallery <strong>{{event_name}}</strong> has been successfully archived.</p>
+
+<div style="background-color: #d4edda; border: 1px solid #c3e6cb; color: #155724; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <p style="margin: 0; font-weight: bold;">✅ Archive successfully created</p>
+  <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Your photos are now safely stored in our archive.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <h3 style="margin-top: 0;">Archive details:</h3>
+  <ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0;">
+    <li style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><strong>Event:</strong> {{event_name}}</li>
+    <li style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><strong>Archive date:</strong> {{archive_date}}</li>
+    <li style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><strong>Number of photos:</strong> {{photo_count}}</li>
+    <li><strong>Archive size:</strong> {{archive_size}}</li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
+
+<p>If you need access to your archived photos in the future, please contact us at:</p>
+<p style="margin-left: 20px;">
+  📧 <a href="mailto:{{support_email}}" style="color: #5C8762;">{{support_email}}</a><br>
+  {{#if support_phone}}📞 {{support_phone}}{{/if}}
+</p>
+
+<p>Thank you for using our photo sharing service!</p>
+
+<p>Best regards,<br>
+Your Photo Sharing Team</p>`,
+      body_text_en: `Hello {{host_name}},
+
+Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" has been successfully archived.
+
+✅ Archive successfully created
+Your photos are now safely stored in our archive.
+
+Archive details:
+- Event: {{event_name}}
+- Archive date: {{archive_date}}
+- Number of photos: {{photo_count}}
+- Archive size: {{archive_size}}
+
+If you need access to your archived photos in the future, please contact us at:
+📧 {{support_email}}
+{{#if support_phone}}📞 {{support_phone}}{{/if}}
+
+Thank you for using our photo sharing service!
+
+Best regards,
+Your Photo Sharing Team`
+    });
+
+  // 5. Test Email - Update to match German style
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'test_email')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Test Email - Photo Sharing Platform',
+      body_html_en: `
+<h2>Test Email</h2>
+
+<p>This is a test email from your photo sharing platform.</p>
+
+<div style="background-color: #d4edda; border: 1px solid #c3e6cb; color: #155724; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>✅ Email configuration successful!</strong></p>
+  <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Your email settings have been configured correctly and emails can be sent.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
+  <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>Configuration details:</strong></p>
+  <ul style="margin: 10px 0 0 0;">
+    <li>Timestamp: {{timestamp}}</li>
+    <li>Sender: {{from_email}}</li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
+
+<p>Best regards,<br>
+Your Photo Sharing Team</p>`,
+      body_text_en: `Test Email
+
+This is a test email from your photo sharing platform.
+
+✅ Email configuration successful!
+Your email settings have been configured correctly and emails can be sent.
+
+Configuration details:
+- Timestamp: {{timestamp}}
+- Sender: {{from_email}}
+
+Best regards,
+Your Photo Sharing Team`
+    });
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  // Revert to previous simpler English templates
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_created')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Your Photo Gallery is Ready',
+      body_html_en: '<h2>Hello,</h2><p>Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" has been created.</p><p><strong>Access Link:</strong> <a href="{{gallery_link}}">{{gallery_link}}</a></p><p><strong>Password:</strong> {{gallery_password}}</p><p>The gallery will be available until {{expiry_date}}.</p>',
+      body_text_en: 'Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" has been created. Access Link: {{gallery_link}} Password: {{gallery_password}} The gallery will be available until {{expiry_date}}.'
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'expiration_warning')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Gallery Expires in {{days_remaining}} Days',
+      body_html_en: '<h2>Reminder</h2><p>Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" will expire in {{days_remaining}} days.</p><p>Please download your photos before {{expiry_date}}.</p><p><a href="{{gallery_link}}">Access Gallery</a></p>',
+      body_text_en: 'Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" will expire in {{days_remaining}} days. Please download your photos before {{expiry_date}}. Access Gallery: {{gallery_link}}'
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'gallery_expired')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Gallery Expired',
+      body_html_en: '<h2>Gallery Expired</h2><p>Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" has expired and is no longer accessible.</p><p>If you need access to your photos, please contact support.</p>',
+      body_text_en: 'Your photo gallery "{{event_name}}" has expired and is no longer accessible. If you need access to your photos, please contact support.'
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'archive_complete')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Gallery Archived',
+      body_html_en: '<h2>Archive Complete</h2><p>Your gallery "{{event_name}}" has been archived.</p><p>Archive size: {{archive_size}}</p>',
+      body_text_en: 'Your gallery "{{event_name}}" has been archived. Archive size: {{archive_size}}'
+    });
+
+  await knex('email_templates')
+    .where('template_key', 'test_email')
+    .update({
+      subject_en: 'Test Email',
+      body_html_en: '<p>This is a test email sent at {{timestamp}}.</p>',
+      body_text_en: 'This is a test email sent at {{timestamp}}.'
+    });
+};

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "1.0.47",
+  "version": "1.0.59",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "picpeak-backend",
-      "version": "1.0.47",
+      "version": "1.0.59",
       "dependencies": {
         "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
         "archiver": "^5.3.1",
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.0",
         "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
         "form-data": "^4.0.3",
+        "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
         "helmet": "^7.0.0",
         "i18next": "^25.3.1",
         "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^8.2.0",
@@ -3995,6 +3996,27 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/handlebars": {
+      "version": "4.7.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/handlebars/-/handlebars-4.7.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vafaFqs8MZkRrSX7sFVUdo3ap/eNiLnb4IakshzvP56X5Nr1iGKAIqdX6tMlm6HcNRIkr6AxO5jFEoJzzpT8aQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": "^1.2.5",
+        "neo-async": "^2.6.2",
+        "source-map": "^0.6.1",
+        "wordwrap": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "handlebars": "bin/handlebars"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.7"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "uglify-js": "^3.1.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/has-flag": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -5985,6 +6007,12 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/neo-async": {
+      "version": "2.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/neo-async/-/neo-async-2.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yd3UES5mWCSqR+qNT93S3UoYUkqAZ9lLg8a7g9rimsWmYGK8cVToA4/sF3RrshdyV3sAGMXVUmpMYOw+dLpOuw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/node-abi": {
       "version": "3.75.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-abi/-/node-abi-3.75.0.tgz",
@@ -7606,7 +7634,6 @@
       "version": "0.6.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
@@ -8161,6 +8188,19 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-/aCDEGatGvZ2BIk+HmLf4ifCJFwvKFNb9/JeZPMulfgFracn9QFcAf5GO8B/mweUjSoblS5In0cWhqpfs/5PQA==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/uglify-js": {
+      "version": "3.19.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-3.19.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v3Xu+yuwBXisp6QYTcH4UbH+xYJXqnq2m/LtQVWKWzYc1iehYnLixoQDN9FH6/j9/oybfd6W9Ghwkl8+UMKTKQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "optional": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "uglifyjs": "bin/uglifyjs"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/undefsafe": {
       "version": "2.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undefsafe/-/undefsafe-2.0.5.tgz",
@@ -8412,6 +8452,12 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/wordwrap": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gvVzJFlPycKc5dZN4yPkP8w7Dc37BtP1yczEneOb4uq34pXZcvrtRTmWV8W+Ume+XCxKgbjM+nevkyFPMybd4Q==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/wrap-ansi": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz",

backend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "1.0.47",
+  "version": "1.0.59",
   "description": "Backend for PicPeak event photo sharing platform",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.0",
     "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
     "form-data": "^4.0.3",
+    "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
     "helmet": "^7.0.0",
     "i18next": "^25.3.1",
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^8.2.0",

backend/scripts/check-email-environment.js

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+
+async function checkEmailEnvironment() {
+  console.log('=== Email Environment Check ===\n');
+  
+  // 1. Check environment variables
+  console.log('1. Environment Variables:');
+  const envVars = [
+    'SMTP_HOST',
+    'SMTP_PORT',
+    'SMTP_USER',
+    'SMTP_PASS',
+    'SMTP_FROM',
+    'SMTP_SECURE',
+    'EMAIL_PROCESSOR_ENABLED',
+    'NODE_ENV'
+  ];
+  
+  envVars.forEach(varName => {
+    const value = process.env[varName];
+    if (varName.includes('PASS')) {
+      console.log(`   ${varName}: ${value ? '***' : 'NOT SET'}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`   ${varName}: ${value || 'NOT SET'}`);
+    }
+  });
+  
+  // 2. Check database configuration
+  console.log('\n2. Database Email Configuration:');
+  try {
+    const emailConfig = await db('email_configs').first();
+    if (emailConfig) {
+      console.log('   Email configuration found in database:');
+      console.log(`   - SMTP Host: ${emailConfig.smtp_host}`);
+      console.log(`   - SMTP Port: ${emailConfig.smtp_port}`);
+      console.log(`   - SMTP User: ${emailConfig.smtp_user || 'NOT SET'}`);
+      console.log(`   - SMTP Secure: ${emailConfig.smtp_secure}`);
+      console.log(`   - From Address: ${emailConfig.smtp_from}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log('   ⚠️  No email configuration found in database!');
+      console.log('   This will prevent the email processor from initializing.');
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(`   ❌ Error reading email configuration: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+  
+  // 3. Check if the email processor should be disabled
+  console.log('\n3. Email Processor Status:');
+  const isDisabled = process.env.EMAIL_PROCESSOR_ENABLED === 'false';
+  if (isDisabled) {
+    console.log('   ⚠️  Email processor is DISABLED via EMAIL_PROCESSOR_ENABLED=false');
+  } else {
+    console.log('   ✅ Email processor is enabled (default)');
+  }
+  
+  // 4. Check pending emails
+  console.log('\n4. Email Queue Status:');
+  try {
+    const pending = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .count('* as count')
+      .first();
+    
+    const failed = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'failed')
+      .where('retry_count', '>=', 3)
+      .count('* as count')
+      .first();
+    
+    const sent = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'sent')
+      .count('* as count')
+      .first();
+    
+    console.log(`   - Pending emails: ${pending.count}`);
+    console.log(`   - Failed emails (max retries): ${failed.count}`);
+    console.log(`   - Sent emails: ${sent.count}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(`   ❌ Error querying email queue: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+  
+  // 5. Test database connection
+  console.log('\n5. Database Connection:');
+  try {
+    await db.raw('SELECT 1');
+    console.log('   ✅ Database connection successful');
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(`   ❌ Database connection failed: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+  
+  // 6. Check for any recent errors
+  console.log('\n6. Recent Email Errors:');
+  try {
+    const recentErrors = await db('email_queue')
+      .whereNotNull('error_message')
+      .orderBy('id', 'desc')
+      .limit(3)
+      .select('id', 'email_type', 'error_message', 'retry_count');
+    
+    if (recentErrors.length > 0) {
+      recentErrors.forEach((email, index) => {
+        console.log(`   ${index + 1}. Email ID ${email.id} (${email.email_type}):`);
+        console.log(`      Retries: ${email.retry_count}`);
+        console.log(`      Error: ${email.error_message}`);
+      });
+    } else {
+      console.log('   No recent errors found');
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(`   ❌ Error querying recent errors: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+  
+  console.log('\n=== Environment check complete ===');
+  console.log('\nRecommendations:');
+  
+  const emailConfig = await db('email_configs').first().catch(() => null);
+  if (!emailConfig) {
+    console.log('❗ Configure email settings in the admin panel or add email_configs record');
+  }
+  
+  if (!process.env.SMTP_HOST && !emailConfig) {
+    console.log('❗ Set SMTP environment variables or configure in database');
+  }
+  
+  await db.destroy();
+}
+
+checkEmailEnvironment().catch(error => {
+  console.error('Fatal error:', error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

backend/scripts/check-email-processor.js

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+const winston = require('winston');
+
+// Create a simple console logger
+const logger = winston.createLogger({
+  format: winston.format.simple(),
+  transports: [new winston.transports.Console()]
+});
+
+async function checkEmailProcessor() {
+  try {
+    logger.info('=== Email Processor Diagnostic Check ===\n');
+    
+    // 1. Check pending emails
+    logger.info('1. Checking pending emails in queue...');
+    const pendingEmails = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
+      .orderBy('created_at', 'asc');
+    
+    logger.info(`Found ${pendingEmails.length} pending emails\n`);
+    
+    if (pendingEmails.length > 0) {
+      logger.info('Pending email details:');
+      pendingEmails.forEach((email, index) => {
+        logger.info(`\nEmail ${index + 1}:`);
+        logger.info(`  ID: ${email.id}`);
+        logger.info(`  Type: ${email.email_type}`);
+        logger.info(`  Recipient: ${email.recipient_email}`);
+        logger.info(`  Event ID: ${email.event_id}`);
+        logger.info(`  Status: ${email.status}`);
+        logger.info(`  Retry Count: ${email.retry_count}`);
+        logger.info(`  Scheduled At: ${email.scheduled_at}`);
+        logger.info(`  Created At: ${email.created_at}`);
+        logger.info(`  Error: ${email.error_message || 'None'}`);
+        
+        // Check if email_data needs parsing
+        logger.info(`  Email Data Type: ${typeof email.email_data}`);
+        if (email.email_data) {
+          try {
+            const data = typeof email.email_data === 'string' 
+              ? JSON.parse(email.email_data) 
+              : email.email_data;
+            logger.info(`  Email Data Keys: ${Object.keys(data).join(', ')}`);
+          } catch (e) {
+            logger.error(`  Failed to parse email_data: ${e.message}`);
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    
+    // 2. Check failed emails
+    logger.info('\n\n2. Checking failed emails...');
+    const failedEmails = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'failed')
+      .orderBy('created_at', 'desc')
+      .limit(5);
+    
+    logger.info(`Found ${failedEmails.length} failed emails (showing last 5)\n`);
+    
+    if (failedEmails.length > 0) {
+      failedEmails.forEach((email, index) => {
+        logger.info(`\nFailed Email ${index + 1}:`);
+        logger.info(`  ID: ${email.id}`);
+        logger.info(`  Type: ${email.email_type}`);
+        logger.info(`  Retry Count: ${email.retry_count}`);
+        logger.info(`  Error: ${email.error_message || 'No error message'}`);
+        logger.info(`  Last Attempt: ${email.sent_at || 'Never'}`);
+      });
+    }
+    
+    // 3. Check if email processor should be running
+    logger.info('\n\n3. Checking email processor configuration...');
+    
+    // Check environment variables
+    const emailConfig = {
+      SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+      SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+      SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+      SMTP_FROM: process.env.SMTP_FROM,
+      SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+      EMAIL_PROCESSOR_ENABLED: process.env.EMAIL_PROCESSOR_ENABLED || 'true'
+    };
+    
+    logger.info('Email configuration:');
+    Object.entries(emailConfig).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+      if (key === 'SMTP_USER') {
+        logger.info(`  ${key}: ${value ? '***' : 'NOT SET'}`);
+      } else {
+        logger.info(`  ${key}: ${value || 'NOT SET'}`);
+      }
+    });
+    
+    // 4. Test email processor functionality
+    logger.info('\n\n4. Testing email processor functionality...');
+    
+    // Import the email processor
+    const { processEmailQueue, testEmailConnection } = require('../src/services/emailProcessor');
+    
+    // Test email connection
+    logger.info('Testing email connection...');
+    try {
+      const connectionTest = await testEmailConnection();
+      logger.info(`Email connection test: ${connectionTest ? 'SUCCESS' : 'FAILED'}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Email connection test failed: ${error.message}`);
+    }
+    
+    // Try to process queue once manually
+    if (pendingEmails.length > 0) {
+      logger.info('\n\n5. Attempting to process email queue manually...');
+      try {
+        await processEmailQueue();
+        logger.info('Manual queue processing completed');
+        
+        // Check status after processing
+        const stillPending = await db('email_queue')
+          .where('status', 'pending')
+          .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
+          .count('* as count')
+          .first();
+        
+        logger.info(`Emails still pending after processing: ${stillPending.count}`);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error(`Error processing queue: ${error.message}`);
+        logger.error(`Stack trace: ${error.stack}`);
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // 5. Check for any recent successful emails
+    logger.info('\n\n6. Checking recent successful emails...');
+    const recentSuccess = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'sent')
+      .orderBy('sent_at', 'desc')
+      .limit(3);
+    
+    if (recentSuccess.length > 0) {
+      logger.info(`Last ${recentSuccess.length} successful emails:`);
+      recentSuccess.forEach((email, index) => {
+        logger.info(`  ${index + 1}. Type: ${email.email_type}, Sent: ${email.sent_at}`);
+      });
+    } else {
+      logger.info('No successfully sent emails found');
+    }
+    
+    logger.info('\n\n=== Diagnostic check complete ===');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error running diagnostic check:', error);
+  } finally {
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the check
+checkEmailProcessor();

backend/scripts/check-email-templates.js

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+
+async function checkEmailTemplates() {
+  try {
+    console.log('=== Email Templates Check ===\n');
+    
+    // 1. Check table columns
+    console.log('1. Checking email_templates table structure...');
+    
+    // Check which columns exist
+    const columnChecks = [
+      'subject', 'subject_en', 'subject_de',
+      'body_html', 'body_html_en', 'body_html_de',
+      'body_text', 'body_text_en', 'body_text_de'
+    ];
+    
+    const existingColumns = [];
+    for (const col of columnChecks) {
+      const exists = await db.schema.hasColumn('email_templates', col);
+      if (exists) existingColumns.push(col);
+    }
+    
+    console.log('   Existing columns:', existingColumns.join(', '));
+    
+    // 2. Get all templates
+    console.log('\n2. Current email templates:');
+    const templates = await db('email_templates').select('*');
+    
+    for (const template of templates) {
+      console.log(`\n   Template: ${template.template_key}`);
+      console.log('   -------------------');
+      
+      // Check which fields have content
+      const fields = ['subject', 'subject_en', 'subject_de', 
+                     'body_html', 'body_html_en', 'body_html_de',
+                     'body_text', 'body_text_en', 'body_text_de'];
+      
+      for (const field of fields) {
+        if (template[field]) {
+          const preview = template[field].substring(0, 50) + '...';
+          console.log(`   ${field}: ${preview}`);
+        }
+      }
+      
+      // Check for German translations
+      const hasGermanSubject = template.subject_de || template.body_html_de;
+      console.log(`   Has German translation: ${hasGermanSubject ? 'YES' : 'NO'}`);
+    }
+    
+    // 3. Summary
+    console.log('\n3. Summary:');
+    const totalTemplates = templates.length;
+    const templatesWithGerman = templates.filter(t => t.subject_de || t.body_html_de).length;
+    console.log(`   Total templates: ${totalTemplates}`);
+    console.log(`   Templates with German: ${templatesWithGerman}`);
+    console.log(`   Missing German: ${totalTemplates - templatesWithGerman}`);
+    
+    await db.destroy();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error:', error);
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+checkEmailTemplates();

backend/scripts/check-german-templates.js

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+
+async function checkGermanTemplates() {
+  try {
+    console.log('=== German Email Template Content Check ===\n');
+    
+    const templates = await db('email_templates').select('*');
+    
+    for (const template of templates) {
+      console.log(`\nTemplate: ${template.template_key}`);
+      console.log('=====================================');
+      
+      // Check German subject
+      console.log('\nGERMAN SUBJECT:');
+      console.log(template.subject_de || 'MISSING');
+      
+      // Check if German HTML body has English content
+      console.log('\nGERMAN HTML BODY:');
+      const germanHtml = template.body_html_de || '';
+      
+      // Check for English phrases in German template
+      const englishPhrases = [
+        'Dear', 'Gallery', 'has been', 'Your photo', 'successfully',
+        'Details:', 'Link:', 'Password:', 'Expires:', 'Event Date:',
+        'Thank you', 'Best regards', 'View Gallery', 'days'
+      ];
+      
+      const foundEnglish = englishPhrases.filter(phrase => 
+        germanHtml.toLowerCase().includes(phrase.toLowerCase())
+      );
+      
+      if (foundEnglish.length > 0) {
+        console.log('⚠️  Found English phrases in German template:', foundEnglish.join(', '));
+      }
+      
+      // Show first 500 chars of German HTML
+      console.log(germanHtml.substring(0, 500) + '...\n');
+      
+      // Check German text body
+      console.log('GERMAN TEXT BODY:');
+      const germanText = template.body_text_de || '';
+      console.log(germanText.substring(0, 300) + '...\n');
+    }
+    
+    await db.destroy();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error:', error);
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+checkGermanTemplates();

backend/scripts/debug-email-queue.js

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+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+const winston = require('winston');
+
+// Create a simple console logger
+const logger = winston.createLogger({
+  format: winston.format.simple(),
+  transports: [new winston.transports.Console()]
+});
+
+async function debugEmailQueue() {
+  try {
+    logger.info('=== Email Queue Debug Report ===\n');
+    
+    // 1. Count exactly like the admin dashboard does
+    logger.info('1. Admin Dashboard Query (ALL pending, no retry filter):');
+    const [adminCount] = await db('email_queue').where('status', 'pending').count('* as count');
+    logger.info(`   Pending emails (admin dashboard view): ${adminCount.count}\n`);
+    
+    // 2. Count like the email processor does
+    logger.info('2. Email Processor Query (pending with retry_count < 3):');
+    const [processorCount] = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
+      .count('* as count');
+    logger.info(`   Pending emails (processor view): ${processorCount.count}\n`);
+    
+    // 3. Show the discrepancy
+    logger.info('3. Discrepancy Analysis:');
+    if (adminCount.count !== processorCount.count) {
+      logger.info(`   ⚠️  DISCREPANCY FOUND!`);
+      logger.info(`   Admin shows: ${adminCount.count}`);
+      logger.info(`   Processor will process: ${processorCount.count}`);
+      logger.info(`   Difference: ${adminCount.count - processorCount.count} email(s)\n`);
+      
+      // Find the problematic emails
+      logger.info('4. Emails with retry_count >= 3 (still pending):');
+      const stuckEmails = await db('email_queue')
+        .where('status', 'pending')
+        .where('retry_count', '>=', 3)
+        .select('*');
+      
+      if (stuckEmails.length > 0) {
+        logger.info(`   Found ${stuckEmails.length} stuck email(s):\n`);
+        stuckEmails.forEach((email, index) => {
+          logger.info(`   Email ${index + 1}:`);
+          logger.info(`     ID: ${email.id}`);
+          logger.info(`     Type: ${email.email_type}`);
+          logger.info(`     Recipient: ${email.recipient_email}`);
+          logger.info(`     Status: ${email.status}`);
+          logger.info(`     Retry Count: ${email.retry_count} ⚠️`);
+          logger.info(`     Created: ${email.created_at}`);
+          logger.info(`     Last Error: ${email.error_message || 'None'}\n`);
+        });
+      }
+    } else {
+      logger.info(`   ✅ No discrepancy - counts match\n`);
+    }
+    
+    // 5. Show ALL pending emails with details
+    logger.info('5. ALL Pending Emails (regardless of retry count):');
+    const allPending = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .orderBy('retry_count', 'desc')
+      .orderBy('created_at', 'asc');
+    
+    if (allPending.length > 0) {
+      allPending.forEach((email, index) => {
+        const willProcess = email.retry_count < 3;
+        logger.info(`\n   Email ${index + 1}: ${willProcess ? '✅ WILL PROCESS' : '❌ STUCK (max retries)'}`);
+        logger.info(`     ID: ${email.id}`);
+        logger.info(`     Type: ${email.email_type}`);
+        logger.info(`     Recipient: ${email.recipient_email}`);
+        logger.info(`     Event ID: ${email.event_id}`);
+        logger.info(`     Retry Count: ${email.retry_count}/3`);
+        logger.info(`     Created: ${email.created_at}`);
+        logger.info(`     Scheduled: ${email.scheduled_at}`);
+        if (email.error_message) {
+          logger.info(`     Last Error: ${email.error_message}`);
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      logger.info('   No pending emails found');
+    }
+    
+    // 6. Show counts by status
+    logger.info('\n\n6. Email Queue Summary by Status:');
+    const statusCounts = await db('email_queue')
+      .select('status')
+      .count('* as count')
+      .groupBy('status')
+      .orderBy('status');
+    
+    statusCounts.forEach(row => {
+      logger.info(`   ${row.status}: ${row.count}`);
+    });
+    
+    // 7. Failed emails summary
+    logger.info('\n7. Failed Emails Summary:');
+    const failedSummary = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'failed')
+      .select('retry_count')
+      .count('* as count')
+      .groupBy('retry_count')
+      .orderBy('retry_count');
+    
+    if (failedSummary.length > 0) {
+      failedSummary.forEach(row => {
+        logger.info(`   Retry count ${row.retry_count}: ${row.count} email(s)`);
+      });
+    } else {
+      logger.info('   No failed emails');
+    }
+    
+    // 8. Recommendations
+    logger.info('\n\n=== RECOMMENDATIONS ===');
+    
+    if (adminCount.count > processorCount.count) {
+      logger.info('\n❗ You have emails stuck with retry_count >= 3');
+      logger.info('   These emails will NOT be processed automatically.');
+      logger.info('\n   To fix this, you can:');
+      logger.info('   1. Reset retry count: UPDATE email_queue SET retry_count = 0 WHERE status = \'pending\' AND retry_count >= 3;');
+      logger.info('   2. Mark as failed: UPDATE email_queue SET status = \'failed\' WHERE status = \'pending\' AND retry_count >= 3;');
+      logger.info('   3. Delete them: DELETE FROM email_queue WHERE status = \'pending\' AND retry_count >= 3;');
+    }
+    
+    const anyPending = adminCount.count > 0;
+    if (anyPending && processorCount.count === 0) {
+      logger.info('\n❗ All pending emails have exceeded retry limit');
+      logger.info('   The email processor will not attempt to send them.');
+    } else if (anyPending && processorCount.count > 0) {
+      logger.info('\n✅ Email processor should process the pending emails on next run');
+      logger.info('   Make sure the email processor service is running.');
+    }
+    
+    logger.info('\n=== Debug report complete ===');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error running debug report:', error);
+  } finally {
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the debug
+debugEmailQueue();

backend/scripts/fix-email-queue-schema.js

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Script to diagnose and fix email_queue schema issues
+ * This helps resolve the "column updated_at does not exist" error
+ */
+
+require('dotenv').config();
+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+
+async function checkAndFixEmailQueueSchema() {
+  console.log('Checking email_queue table schema...');
+  
+  try {
+    // Get column information
+    const columns = await db('email_queue').columnInfo();
+    console.log('\nCurrent email_queue columns:', Object.keys(columns));
+    
+    // Check for updated_at column
+    if (columns.updated_at) {
+      console.log('\n⚠️  Found unexpected updated_at column in email_queue table!');
+      console.log('This column should not exist and is causing errors.');
+      
+      // Ask for confirmation before removing
+      console.log('\nRemoving updated_at column...');
+      await db.schema.table('email_queue', (table) => {
+        table.dropColumn('updated_at');
+      });
+      console.log('✅ Removed updated_at column from email_queue table');
+    } else {
+      console.log('✅ No updated_at column found (this is correct)');
+    }
+    
+    // Verify required columns exist
+    const requiredColumns = [
+      'id', 'event_id', 'recipient_email', 'email_type', 
+      'email_data', 'status', 'scheduled_at', 'sent_at', 
+      'error_message', 'retry_count', 'created_at'
+    ];
+    
+    const missingColumns = requiredColumns.filter(col => !columns[col]);
+    if (missingColumns.length > 0) {
+      console.log('\n⚠️  Missing required columns:', missingColumns);
+    } else {
+      console.log('✅ All required columns are present');
+    }
+    
+    // Check for any database triggers
+    if (process.env.DATABASE_CLIENT === 'pg') {
+      console.log('\nChecking for PostgreSQL triggers on email_queue...');
+      const triggers = await db.raw(`
+        SELECT trigger_name, event_manipulation, action_statement
+        FROM information_schema.triggers
+        WHERE event_object_table = 'email_queue'
+        AND trigger_schema = current_schema()
+      `);
+      
+      if (triggers.rows && triggers.rows.length > 0) {
+        console.log('⚠️  Found triggers on email_queue table:');
+        triggers.rows.forEach(trigger => {
+          console.log(`  - ${trigger.trigger_name} (${trigger.event_manipulation})`);
+        });
+      } else {
+        console.log('✅ No triggers found on email_queue table');
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Test update query
+    console.log('\nTesting update query...');
+    const testEmail = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .first();
+    
+    if (testEmail) {
+      try {
+        await db('email_queue')
+          .where('id', testEmail.id)
+          .update({
+            retry_count: testEmail.retry_count
+          });
+        console.log('✅ Update query works correctly');
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.log('❌ Update query failed:', error.message);
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log('ℹ️  No pending emails to test with');
+    }
+    
+    console.log('\nSchema check complete!');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error checking schema:', error);
+  } finally {
+    await db.destroy();
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the check
+checkAndFixEmailQueueSchema();

backend/scripts/fix-final-german-templates.js

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+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+
+async function fixFinalGermanTemplates() {
+  try {
+    console.log('Fixing remaining English words in German templates...\n');
+    
+    // Get all templates
+    const templates = await db('email_templates').select('*');
+    
+    for (const template of templates) {
+      let updated = false;
+      let updates = {};
+      
+      // Fix subject_de
+      if (template.subject_de) {
+        updates.subject_de = template.subject_de;
+      }
+      
+      // Fix body_html_de
+      if (template.body_html_de) {
+        let html = template.body_html_de;
+        
+        // Replace English words with German
+        html = html.replace(/Gallery-Details:/g, 'Galerie-Details:');
+        html = html.replace(/Galerie-Details:/g, 'Galerie-Details:');
+        html = html.replace(/Details:/g, 'Details:');
+        html = html.replace(/Link:/g, 'Link:');
+        html = html.replace(/Gallery-Link:/g, 'Galerie-Link:');
+        html = html.replace(/Galerie-Link:/g, 'Galerie-Link:');
+        html = html.replace(/Archive-Details:/g, 'Archiv-Details:');
+        html = html.replace(/Archiv-Details:/g, 'Archiv-Details:');
+        
+        if (html !== template.body_html_de) {
+          updates.body_html_de = html;
+          updated = true;
+        }
+      }
+      
+      // Fix body_text_de
+      if (template.body_text_de) {
+        let text = template.body_text_de;
+        
+        text = text.replace(/Gallery-Details:/g, 'Galerie-Details:');
+        text = text.replace(/Galerie-Details:/g, 'Galerie-Details:');
+        text = text.replace(/Details:/g, 'Details:');
+        text = text.replace(/Link:/g, 'Link:');
+        text = text.replace(/Gallery-Link:/g, 'Galerie-Link:');
+        text = text.replace(/Galerie-Link:/g, 'Galerie-Link:');
+        text = text.replace(/Archive-Details:/g, 'Archiv-Details:');
+        text = text.replace(/Archiv-Details:/g, 'Archiv-Details:');
+        
+        if (text !== template.body_text_de) {
+          updates.body_text_de = text;
+          updated = true;
+        }
+      }
+      
+      // Also update the non-language-specific fields to match German
+      if (template.body_html_de) {
+        updates.body_html = template.body_html_de;
+      }
+      if (template.body_text_de) {
+        updates.body_text = template.body_text_de;
+      }
+      if (template.subject_de) {
+        updates.subject = template.subject_de;
+      }
+      
+      if (updated || Object.keys(updates).length > 0) {
+        await db('email_templates')
+          .where('template_key', template.template_key)
+          .update(updates);
+        console.log(`✅ Updated ${template.template_key}`);
+      } else {
+        console.log(`⏭️  No changes needed for ${template.template_key}`);
+      }
+    }
+    
+    console.log('\nDone!');
+    await db.destroy();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error:', error);
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+fixFinalGermanTemplates();

backend/scripts/fix-stuck-emails.js

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+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+const winston = require('winston');
+
+// Create a simple console logger
+const logger = winston.createLogger({
+  format: winston.format.simple(),
+  transports: [new winston.transports.Console()]
+});
+
+async function fixStuckEmails() {
+  try {
+    logger.info('=== Fix Stuck Emails Script ===\n');
+    
+    // 1. Find stuck emails
+    logger.info('1. Finding stuck emails (pending with retry_count >= 3)...');
+    const stuckEmails = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .where('retry_count', '>=', 3)
+      .select('*');
+    
+    if (stuckEmails.length === 0) {
+      logger.info('   ✅ No stuck emails found!');
+      logger.info('\n=== Script complete ===');
+      await db.destroy();
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+    
+    logger.info(`   Found ${stuckEmails.length} stuck email(s)\n`);
+    
+    // 2. Show details
+    logger.info('2. Stuck email details:');
+    stuckEmails.forEach((email, index) => {
+      logger.info(`\n   Email ${index + 1}:`);
+      logger.info(`     ID: ${email.id}`);
+      logger.info(`     Type: ${email.email_type}`);
+      logger.info(`     Recipient: ${email.recipient_email}`);
+      logger.info(`     Retry Count: ${email.retry_count}`);
+      logger.info(`     Last Error: ${email.error_message || 'None'}`);
+    });
+    
+    // 3. Ask for action
+    logger.info('\n\n3. Choose an action:');
+    logger.info('   1. Reset retry count to 0 (emails will be retried)');
+    logger.info('   2. Mark as failed (emails will not be retried)');
+    logger.info('   3. Delete these emails');
+    logger.info('   4. Cancel (do nothing)');
+    
+    // Get command line argument
+    const action = process.argv[2];
+    
+    if (!action || !['reset', 'fail', 'delete'].includes(action)) {
+      logger.info('\n❗ No valid action specified');
+      logger.info('\nUsage:');
+      logger.info('  node fix-stuck-emails.js reset   - Reset retry count to 0');
+      logger.info('  node fix-stuck-emails.js fail    - Mark as failed');
+      logger.info('  node fix-stuck-emails.js delete  - Delete stuck emails');
+      await db.destroy();
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    // 4. Execute action
+    logger.info(`\n4. Executing action: ${action.toUpperCase()}`);
+    
+    const emailIds = stuckEmails.map(e => e.id);
+    
+    switch (action) {
+      case 'reset':
+        await db('email_queue')
+          .whereIn('id', emailIds)
+          .update({
+            retry_count: 0,
+            error_message: null
+          });
+        logger.info(`   ✅ Reset retry count for ${emailIds.length} email(s)`);
+        logger.info('   These emails will be processed on the next run');
+        break;
+        
+      case 'fail':
+        await db('email_queue')
+          .whereIn('id', emailIds)
+          .update({
+            status: 'failed'
+          });
+        logger.info(`   ✅ Marked ${emailIds.length} email(s) as failed`);
+        logger.info('   These emails will not be retried');
+        break;
+        
+      case 'delete':
+        await db('email_queue')
+          .whereIn('id', emailIds)
+          .delete();
+        logger.info(`   ✅ Deleted ${emailIds.length} email(s)`);
+        break;
+    }
+    
+    // 5. Show updated counts
+    logger.info('\n5. Updated email queue status:');
+    const [pendingCount] = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .count('* as count');
+    const [processableCount] = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
+      .count('* as count');
+    
+    logger.info(`   Total pending: ${pendingCount.count}`);
+    logger.info(`   Processable (retry < 3): ${processableCount.count}`);
+    
+    if (pendingCount.count !== processableCount.count) {
+      logger.info(`   ⚠️  Still have ${pendingCount.count - processableCount.count} stuck email(s)`);
+    } else {
+      logger.info('   ✅ No stuck emails remaining');
+    }
+    
+    logger.info('\n=== Script complete ===');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error:', error);
+  } finally {
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the fix
+fixStuckEmails();

backend/scripts/run-email-processor.js

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+const { 
+  initializeTransporter, 
+  processEmailQueue, 
+  testEmailConnection 
+} = require('../src/services/emailProcessor');
+const winston = require('winston');
+
+// Create a simple console logger
+const logger = winston.createLogger({
+  format: winston.format.simple(),
+  transports: [new winston.transports.Console()]
+});
+
+async function runEmailProcessor(runOnce = false) {
+  try {
+    logger.info('=== Starting Email Processor ===\n');
+    
+    // Initialize transporter
+    logger.info('Initializing email transporter...');
+    await initializeTransporter();
+    
+    // Test connection
+    logger.info('Testing email connection...');
+    const connectionOk = await testEmailConnection();
+    
+    if (!connectionOk) {
+      logger.error('Email connection test failed! Check your SMTP configuration.');
+      logger.info('\nRequired environment variables:');
+      logger.info('- SMTP_HOST');
+      logger.info('- SMTP_PORT');
+      logger.info('- SMTP_USER');
+      logger.info('- SMTP_PASS');
+      logger.info('- SMTP_FROM');
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    logger.info('Email connection test successful!\n');
+    
+    if (runOnce) {
+      // Process queue once
+      logger.info('Processing email queue once...');
+      await processEmailQueue();
+      logger.info('Email processing complete');
+      
+      // Show final status
+      const pendingCount = await db('email_queue')
+        .where('status', 'pending')
+        .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
+        .count('* as count')
+        .first();
+      
+      logger.info(`\nEmails still pending: ${pendingCount.count}`);
+      
+      await db.destroy();
+      process.exit(0);
+    } else {
+      // Run continuously
+      logger.info('Starting continuous email processor...');
+      logger.info('Processing emails every 60 seconds. Press Ctrl+C to stop.\n');
+      
+      // Process immediately
+      await processEmailQueue();
+      
+      // Then every minute
+      setInterval(async () => {
+        try {
+          await processEmailQueue();
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error('Error processing email queue:', error);
+        }
+      }, 60000);
+    }
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Fatal error:', error);
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Handle graceful shutdown
+process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
+  logger.info('\n\nShutting down email processor...');
+  await db.destroy();
+  process.exit(0);
+});
+
+// Check command line arguments
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const runOnce = args.includes('--once') || args.includes('-o');
+
+if (args.includes('--help') || args.includes('-h')) {
+  console.log(`
+Email Processor Runner
+
+Usage: node run-email-processor.js [options]
+
+Options:
+  --once, -o     Process the email queue once and exit
+  --help, -h     Show this help message
+
+By default, the processor runs continuously, checking for emails every 60 seconds.
+  `);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+// Run the processor
+runEmailProcessor(runOnce);

backend/scripts/test-german-emails.js

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+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+const { processTemplate } = require('../src/services/emailProcessor');
+
+async function testGermanEmails() {
+  try {
+    console.log('=== Testing German Email Templates ===\n');
+    
+    // Test variables
+    const testVars = {
+      host_name: 'Max Mustermann',
+      event_name: 'Hochzeit Schmidt',
+      event_date: '15.07.2024',
+      gallery_link: 'https://example.com/gallery/test',
+      gallery_password: 'test1234',
+      expiry_date: '15.08.2024',
+      days_remaining: '7',
+      welcome_message: 'Herzlich willkommen zu unserer Hochzeitsgalerie!',
+      archive_size: '250 MB',
+      archive_date: '16.08.2024',
+      photo_count: '347',
+      admin_email: 'support@example.com',
+      eventId: 1
+    };
+    
+    const templates = await db('email_templates').select('*');
+    
+    for (const template of templates) {
+      console.log(`\n========== ${template.template_key.toUpperCase()} ==========`);
+      
+      // Process German version
+      const germanResult = await processGermanTemplate(template, testVars);
+      
+      console.log('\n--- GERMAN VERSION ---');
+      console.log('Subject:', germanResult.subject);
+      console.log('\nHTML Preview (first 500 chars):');
+      console.log(germanResult.htmlBody.substring(0, 500) + '...\n');
+      
+      // Check for any remaining English text
+      const englishWords = ['Dear', 'Gallery', 'Details:', 'Link:', 'Password:', 'days', 'Thank you'];
+      const foundEnglish = englishWords.filter(word => 
+        germanResult.htmlBody.includes(word) || germanResult.subject.includes(word)
+      );
+      
+      if (foundEnglish.length > 0) {
+        console.log('⚠️  WARNING: Found English words:', foundEnglish.join(', '));
+      } else {
+        console.log('✅ No English words found in German template');
+      }
+    }
+    
+    await db.destroy();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error:', error);
+    await db.destroy();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+async function processGermanTemplate(template, variables) {
+  // Process template as German
+  const subjectField = 'subject_de';
+  const htmlField = 'body_html_de';
+  const textField = 'body_text_de';
+  
+  let subject = template[subjectField] || template.subject || '';
+  let htmlBody = template[htmlField] || template.body_html || '';
+  let textBody = template[textField] || template.body_text || '';
+  
+  // Replace variables
+  Object.keys(variables).forEach(key => {
+    const regex = new RegExp(`{{${key}}}`, 'g');
+    subject = subject.replace(regex, variables[key]);
+    htmlBody = htmlBody.replace(regex, variables[key]);
+    textBody = textBody.replace(regex, variables[key]);
+  });
+  
+  // Handle conditionals (simplified)
+  htmlBody = htmlBody.replace(/{{#if welcome_message}}[\s\S]*?{{\/if}}/g, (match) => {
+    return variables.welcome_message ? match.replace(/{{#if welcome_message}}|{{\/if}}/g, '') : '';
+  });
+  
+  return { subject, htmlBody, textBody };
+}
+
+testGermanEmails();

backend/scripts/verify-template-equality.js

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+const { db } = require('../src/database/db');
+
+async function verifyTemplateEquality() {
+  try {
+    console.log('Verifying template equality between German and English versions...\n');
+    
+    const templates = await db('email_templates').select('*');
+    
+    for (const template of templates) {
+      console.log(`\n=== ${template.template_key.toUpperCase()} ===`);
+      
+      // Check subject length similarity
+      const subjectEnLength = template.subject_en?.length || 0;
+      const subjectDeLength = template.subject_de?.length || 0;
+      console.log(`Subject length - EN: ${subjectEnLength}, DE: ${subjectDeLength}`);
+      
+      // Check HTML content features
+      const htmlEn = template.body_html_en || '';
+      const htmlDe = template.body_html_de || '';
+      
+      // Check for key features in both versions
+      const features = [
+        { name: 'Handlebars conditionals', pattern: /{{#if/g },
+        { name: 'Styled divs', pattern: /style="/g },
+        { name: 'Background colors', pattern: /background-color:/g },
+        { name: 'Buttons/CTAs', pattern: /<a.*style.*background-color.*>/g },
+        { name: 'Icons/Emojis', pattern: /[📧📞✅⚠️]/g },
+        { name: 'Lists', pattern: /<ul/g },
+        { name: 'Strong emphasis', pattern: /<strong>/g }
+      ];
+      
+      console.log('\nFeature comparison:');
+      for (const feature of features) {
+        const enCount = (htmlEn.match(feature.pattern) || []).length;
+        const deCount = (htmlDe.match(feature.pattern) || []).length;
+        const status = enCount === deCount ? '✅' : '❌';
+        console.log(`${status} ${feature.name}: EN=${enCount}, DE=${deCount}`);
+      }
+      
+      // Check text content length
+      const textEn = template.body_text_en || '';
+      const textDe = template.body_text_de || '';
+      console.log(`\nText content length - EN: ${textEn.length}, DE: ${textDe.length}`);
+      
+      // Check for specific variables usage
+      const variables = [
+        'host_name', 'event_name', 'event_date', 'gallery_link', 
+        'gallery_password', 'expiry_date', 'welcome_message',
+        'days_remaining', 'support_email', 'support_phone',
+        'archive_date', 'photo_count', 'archive_size'
+      ];
+      
+      const missingInEn = [];
+      const missingInDe = [];
+      
+      for (const variable of variables) {
+        const varPattern = new RegExp(`{{${variable}}}`, 'g');
+        const inEn = varPattern.test(htmlEn) || varPattern.test(textEn);
+        const inDe = varPattern.test(htmlDe) || varPattern.test(textDe);
+        
+        if (inDe && !inEn) missingInEn.push(variable);
+        if (inEn && !inDe) missingInDe.push(variable);
+      }
+      
+      if (missingInEn.length > 0) {
+        console.log(`\n⚠️  Variables in DE but missing in EN: ${missingInEn.join(', ')}`);
+      }
+      if (missingInDe.length > 0) {
+        console.log(`\n⚠️  Variables in EN but missing in DE: ${missingInDe.join(', ')}`);
+      }
+      
+      // Overall quality score
+      const enScore = [
+        htmlEn.includes('style='),
+        htmlEn.includes('{{#if'),
+        htmlEn.includes('background-color'),
+        htmlEn.includes('<strong>'),
+        htmlEn.includes('margin:'),
+        htmlEn.includes('padding:')
+      ].filter(Boolean).length;
+      
+      const deScore = [
+        htmlDe.includes('style='),
+        htmlDe.includes('{{#if'),
+        htmlDe.includes('background-color'),
+        htmlDe.includes('<strong>'),
+        htmlDe.includes('margin:'),
+        htmlDe.includes('padding:')
+      ].filter(Boolean).length;
+      
+      console.log(`\nQuality score (out of 6) - EN: ${enScore}, DE: ${deScore}`);
+      console.log(enScore === deScore ? '✅ Templates have equal quality!' : '❌ Quality mismatch');
+    }
+    
+    console.log('\n\nSummary:');
+    console.log('The English templates have been updated to match the German templates in:');
+    console.log('- HTML styling and structure');
+    console.log('- Conditional content blocks');
+    console.log('- Visual elements (buttons, alerts, icons)');
+    console.log('- Information completeness');
+    console.log('- Professional formatting');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error:', error);
+  } finally {
+    await db.destroy();
+  }
+}
+
+verifyTemplateEquality();

backend/src/config/validateEnv.js

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function validateEnvironment() {
     if (name === 'JWT_SECRET' && value) {
       // Check for the insecure default value
       if (value === 'your-secret-key') {
-        errors.push(`CRITICAL: JWT_SECRET is set to the insecure default value. Please set a secure secret key.`);
+        errors.push('CRITICAL: JWT_SECRET is set to the insecure default value. Please set a secure secret key.');
       }
       
       // Check minimum length (should be at least 32 characters for security)

backend/src/database/db.js

@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
           )
         `);
         
-        await db.raw(`INSERT INTO events_new SELECT * FROM events`);
-        await db.raw(`DROP TABLE events`);
-        await db.raw(`ALTER TABLE events_new RENAME TO events`);
+        await db.raw('INSERT INTO events_new SELECT * FROM events');
+        await db.raw('DROP TABLE events');
+        await db.raw('ALTER TABLE events_new RENAME TO events');
       } catch (error) {
         // If the migration fails, it might already have been applied
         console.log('Color theme migration may have already been applied');

backend/src/routes/adminArchives.js

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ router.post('/:id/restore', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
           } catch (statError) {
             console.error(`Failed to stat file: ${actualFilePath}`);
             console.error(`Entry name was: ${entry.entryName}`);
-            console.error(`Error:`, statError.message);
+            console.error('Error:', statError.message);
             // Skip this file if we can't stat it
             continue;
           }

backend/src/routes/adminEmail.js

@@ -210,15 +210,15 @@ router.get('/templates', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
         id: template.id,
         template_key: template.template_key,
         variables: (() => {
-        try {
-          if (!template.variables) return [];
-          if (typeof template.variables === 'object') return template.variables;
-          return JSON.parse(template.variables);
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.warn('Failed to parse variables for template:', template.template_key, e.message);
-          return [];
-        }
-      })(),
+          try {
+            if (!template.variables) return [];
+            if (typeof template.variables === 'object') return template.variables;
+            return JSON.parse(template.variables);
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.warn('Failed to parse variables for template:', template.template_key, e.message);
+            return [];
+          }
+        })(),
         updated_at: template.updated_at
       };
       

backend/src/routes/adminEvents.js

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const path = require('path');
 const { archiveEvent } = require('../services/archiveService');
+const { queueEmail } = require('../services/emailProcessor');
 const { escapeLikePattern } = require('../utils/sqlSecurity');
-const { formatDate } = require('../utils/dateFormatter');
+// formatDate import removed - dates are formatted by email processor
 const { validatePasswordInContext, getBcryptRounds } = require('../utils/passwordValidation');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 
@@ -88,7 +89,14 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     const password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, getBcryptRounds());
     
     // Calculate expiration date (days after event date)
-    const expires_at = new Date(event_date);
+    // Parse YYYY-MM-DD format as local date to avoid timezone issues
+    let expires_at;
+    if (event_date.match(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/)) {
+      const [year, month, day] = event_date.split('-').map(num => parseInt(num, 10));
+      expires_at = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
+    } else {
+      expires_at = new Date(event_date);
+    }
     expires_at.setDate(expires_at.getDate() + parseInt(expiration_days, 10));
     
     // Create folder structure
@@ -127,8 +135,7 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     );
     
     // Queue creation email
-    // Determine language based on email domain
-    const emailLang = host_email.endsWith('.de') ? 'de' : 'en';
+    // Language detection is handled by email processor
     
     await db('email_queue').insert({
       event_id: eventId,
@@ -137,10 +144,10 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       email_data: JSON.stringify({
         host_name: host_name,
         event_name,
-        event_date: await formatDate(event_date, emailLang),
+        event_date: event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
         gallery_link: shareLink,
         gallery_password: password,
-        expiry_date: await formatDate(expires_at, emailLang),
+        expiry_date: expires_at.toISOString(),  // Pass ISO string - will be formatted by email processor
         welcome_message: welcome_message || ''
       }),
       status: 'pending',
@@ -540,16 +547,15 @@ router.post('/:id/reset-password', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
 
     // Queue email notification if requested
     if (sendEmail) {
-      const { queueEmail } = require('../services/emailProcessor');
       // 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],
         event_name: event.event_name,
-        event_date: new Date(event.event_date).toLocaleDateString(),
+        event_date: event.event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
         gallery_link: event.share_link,
         gallery_password: newPassword,
-        expiry_date: new Date(event.expires_at).toLocaleDateString()
+        expiry_date: event.expires_at  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
       });
     }
 
@@ -564,6 +570,81 @@ router.post('/:id/reset-password', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// Resend creation email
+router.post('/:id/resend-email', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { id } = req.params;
+    
+    // Get event details
+    const event = await db('events')
+      .where('id', id)
+      .first();
+    
+    if (!event) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Event not found' });
+    }
+    
+    // The email processor will determine the language based on:
+    // 1. Event language setting
+    // 2. App settings general_default_language  
+    // 3. Email config default language
+    // 4. Domain-based detection
+    // So we don't need to determine it here
+    
+    // For resending creation email, we need the actual password
+    // First, try to get it from the request body if provided
+    let galleryPassword = req.body.password;
+    
+    // If no password provided, we can't decrypt the existing one
+    // So we'll show a security message
+    if (!galleryPassword) {
+      // We'll let the email processor determine the language for the security message
+      galleryPassword = '{{password_security_message}}';
+    }
+    
+    // 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],
+      event_name: event.event_name,
+      event_date: event.event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
+      gallery_link: event.share_link,
+      gallery_password: galleryPassword,
+      expiry_date: event.expires_at,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
+      welcome_message: event.welcome_message || '',
+      eventId: id,
+      isResend: true // Flag to indicate this is a resend
+    });
+    
+    // Log the activity using the proper schema
+    try {
+      await logActivity('email_resent', {
+        email_type: 'gallery_created',
+        recipient: event.host_email,
+        ip_address: req.ip || '0.0.0.0',
+        user_agent: req.get('user-agent') || 'Unknown'
+      }, id, {
+        type: 'admin',
+        id: req.admin.id,
+        name: req.admin.username
+      });
+    } catch (logError) {
+      console.error('Warning: Failed to log activity:', logError);
+      // Don't fail the request if activity logging fails
+    }
+    
+    res.json({ 
+      success: true,
+      message: 'Creation email has been queued for sending'
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error resending creation email:', error);
+    console.error('Stack trace:', error.stack);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to resend creation email' });
+  }
+});
+
 // Archive event
 router.post('/:id/archive', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
   try {

backend/src/routes/adminSettings.js

@@ -520,11 +520,15 @@ router.get('/storage/info', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
 
     let archiveStorage = 0;
     for (const archive of archives) {
-      try {
-        const stats = await fs.stat(archive.archive_path);
-        archiveStorage += stats.size;
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Archive file not found:', archive.archive_path);
+      if (archive.archive_path) {
+        try {
+          const storagePath = process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
+          const fullArchivePath = path.join(storagePath, archive.archive_path);
+          const stats = await fs.stat(fullArchivePath);
+          archiveStorage += stats.size;
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Archive file not found:', archive.archive_path, error.message);
+        }
       }
     }
 

backend/src/routes/adminSystem.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { adminAuth } = require('../middleware/auth-enhanced-v2');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
+const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Get system version
@@ -69,12 +70,46 @@ router.get('/status', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
     
     // Email queue status
     const [pendingEmails] = await db('email_queue').where('status', 'pending').count('* as count');
+    const [processableEmails] = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
+      .count('* as count');
     const [sentEmails] = await db('email_queue').where('status', 'sent').count('* as count');
     const [failedEmails] = await db('email_queue').where('status', 'failed').count('* as count');
+    const [stuckEmails] = await db('email_queue')
+      .where('status', 'pending')
+      .where('retry_count', '>=', 3)
+      .count('* as count');
 
     // Activity logs count
     const [activityCount] = await db('activity_logs').count('* as count');
     
+    // Storage info
+    const [{ totalPhotoStorage }] = await db('photos')
+      .sum('size_bytes as totalPhotoStorage');
+
+    const archives = await db('events')
+      .where('is_archived', formatBoolean(true))
+      .whereNotNull('archive_path')
+      .select('archive_path');
+
+    let archiveStorage = 0;
+    const storagePath = process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
+    
+    for (const archive of archives) {
+      if (archive.archive_path) {
+        try {
+          const fullArchivePath = path.join(storagePath, archive.archive_path);
+          const stats = await fs.stat(fullArchivePath);
+          archiveStorage += stats.size;
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Archive file not found:', archive.archive_path);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const totalStorage = (parseInt(totalPhotoStorage) || 0) + archiveStorage;
+    
     // System info
     const systemInfo = {
       platform: os.platform(),
@@ -105,8 +140,15 @@ router.get('/status', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
           activityLogs: activityCount.count
         }
       },
+      storage: {
+        totalUsed: totalStorage,
+        photoStorage: parseInt(totalPhotoStorage) || 0,
+        archiveStorage: archiveStorage
+      },
       emailQueue: {
         pending: pendingEmails.count,
+        processable: processableEmails.count,
+        stuck: stuckEmails.count,
         sent: sentEmails.count,
         failed: failedEmails.count
       },

backend/src/routes/events.js

@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     await queueEmail(eventId, host_email, 'gallery_created', {
       host_name: host_email.split('@')[0], // Extract name from email
       event_name,
-      event_date: new Date(event_date).toLocaleDateString(),
+      event_date: event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
       gallery_link: shareLink,
       gallery_password: password,
-      expiry_date: expires_at.toLocaleDateString(),
+      expiry_date: expires_at.toISOString(),  // Pass ISO string - will be formatted by email processor
       welcome_message: welcome_message || ''
     });
     

backend/src/services/emailProcessor.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
+const Handlebars = require('handlebars');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 
@@ -59,21 +60,58 @@ async function initializeTransporter(forceReinit = false) {
 }
 
 // Get the appropriate language for a recipient
-async function getRecipientLanguage(email) {
-  // For now, check if the email domain ends with .de
-  // In the future, this could check user preferences
-  if (email && email.endsWith('.de')) {
-    return 'de';
+async function getRecipientLanguage(email, eventId = null) {
+  // First priority: Check event language setting if eventId is provided
+  if (eventId) {
+    try {
+      const event = await db('events').where('id', eventId).first();
+      if (event && event.language) {
+        return event.language;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error fetching event language:', error);
+    }
   }
   
-  // Check if there's a saved preference for this email
-  // This could be expanded to check user preferences in the database
+  // Second priority: Check app_settings for general default language
+  try {
+    const langSetting = await db('app_settings')
+      .where('setting_key', 'general_default_language')
+      .first();
+    if (langSetting && langSetting.setting_value) {
+      return langSetting.setting_value;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error fetching app settings language:', error);
+  }
+  
+  // Third priority: Check email configs for default language
+  try {
+    const emailConfig = await db('email_configs').first();
+    if (emailConfig && emailConfig.default_language) {
+      return emailConfig.default_language;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error fetching email config language:', error);
+  }
+  
+  // Fourth priority: Check if the email domain suggests German
+  if (email) {
+    const germanDomains = ['.de', '.at', '.ch', '.li'];
+    const domain = email.toLowerCase();
+    if (germanDomains.some(d => domain.endsWith(d))) {
+      return 'de';
+    }
+  }
   
   return 'en'; // Default to English
 }
 
 // Process email template with variables
 async function processTemplate(template, variables, language = 'en') {
+  // Import date formatter
+  const { formatDate } = require('../utils/dateFormatter');
+  
   // Get the appropriate language fields
   const subjectField = language === 'de' ? 'subject_de' : 'subject_en';
   const htmlField = language === 'de' ? 'body_html_de' : 'body_html_en';
@@ -83,6 +121,27 @@ async function processTemplate(template, variables, language = 'en') {
   let subject = template[subjectField] || template.subject || '';
   let htmlBody = template[htmlField] || template.body_html || '';
   let textBody = template[textField] || template.body_text || '';
+  
+  // Process variables before template compilation
+  const processedVariables = { ...variables };
+  
+  // Handle password security message
+  if (processedVariables.gallery_password === '{{password_security_message}}') {
+    processedVariables.gallery_password = language === 'de' 
+      ? '(Aus Sicherheitsgründen nicht angezeigt)' 
+      : '(Not shown for security reasons)';
+  }
+  
+  // Format dates if they exist
+  if (processedVariables.event_date) {
+    processedVariables.event_date = await formatDate(processedVariables.event_date, language);
+  }
+  if (processedVariables.expiry_date) {
+    processedVariables.expiry_date = await formatDate(processedVariables.expiry_date, language);
+  }
+  if (processedVariables.archive_date) {
+    processedVariables.archive_date = await formatDate(processedVariables.archive_date, language);
+  }
 
   // Get branding settings for logo
   let logoUrl = '';
@@ -116,27 +175,15 @@ async function processTemplate(template, variables, language = 'en') {
   const frontendUrl = process.env.FRONTEND_URL || 'http://localhost:3005';
   const logoFullUrl = logoUrl ? `${apiUrl}${logoUrl}` : `${frontendUrl}/picpeak-logo-transparent.png`;
 
-  // Process welcome message section if present
-  let welcomeMessageSection = '';
-  if (variables.welcome_message && variables.welcome_message.trim() !== '') {
-    const welcomeTitle = language === 'de' ? 'Persönliche Nachricht:' : 'Personal Message:';
-    welcomeMessageSection = `
-<div style="background-color: #f3f4f6; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;">
-  <p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #374151;">${welcomeTitle}</p>
-  <p style="margin: 0; color: #4b5563;">${variables.welcome_message}</p>
-</div>`;
-  }
-
-  // Replace variables
-  Object.entries(variables).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-    const regex = new RegExp(`{{${key}}}`, 'g');
-    subject = subject.replace(regex, value || '');
-    htmlBody = htmlBody.replace(regex, value || '');
-    textBody = textBody.replace(regex, value || '');
-  });
-
-  // Replace welcome message section placeholder
-  htmlBody = htmlBody.replace(/{{welcome_message_section}}/g, welcomeMessageSection);
+  // Compile templates with Handlebars
+  const subjectTemplate = Handlebars.compile(subject);
+  const htmlTemplate = Handlebars.compile(htmlBody);
+  const textTemplate = Handlebars.compile(textBody);
+  
+  // Process templates with processedVariables (includes formatted dates and security messages)
+  subject = subjectTemplate(processedVariables);
+  htmlBody = htmlTemplate(processedVariables);
+  textBody = textTemplate(processedVariables);
 
   // Wrap HTML body in styled template
   const styledHtmlBody = `
@@ -300,8 +347,8 @@ async function sendTemplateEmail(to, templateKey, variables) {
       throw new Error('Email configuration not found');
     }
 
-    // Determine recipient language
-    const language = await getRecipientLanguage(to);
+    // Determine recipient language (pass eventId if available in variables)
+    const language = await getRecipientLanguage(to, variables.eventId || null);
     
     // Process template with variables
     const { subject, htmlBody, textBody } = await processTemplate(template, variables, language);
@@ -325,6 +372,8 @@ async function sendTemplateEmail(to, templateKey, variables) {
 
 // Process email queue
 async function processEmailQueue() {
+  logger.info('Email queue processor: Checking for pending emails...');
+  
   try {
     // Try to initialize transporter if it's null (in case it failed at startup)
     if (!transporter) {
@@ -336,13 +385,20 @@ async function processEmailQueue() {
       }
     }
     
-    const pendingEmails = await db('email_queue')
-      .where('status', 'pending')
-      .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
-      .orderBy('created_at', 'asc')
-      .limit(10);
+    let pendingEmails = [];
+    try {
+      pendingEmails = await db('email_queue')
+        .where('status', 'pending')
+        .where('retry_count', '<', 3)
+        .orderBy('created_at', 'asc')
+        .limit(10);
+    } catch (dbError) {
+      logger.error('Failed to query email queue:', dbError);
+      return;
+    }
     
     if (pendingEmails.length === 0) {
+      logger.info('Email queue processor: No pending emails found');
       return;
     }
 
@@ -350,7 +406,9 @@ async function processEmailQueue() {
     
     for (const email of pendingEmails) {
       try {
-        const emailData = JSON.parse(email.email_data || '{}');
+        const emailData = typeof email.email_data === 'string' 
+          ? JSON.parse(email.email_data || '{}')
+          : email.email_data || {};
         
         await sendTemplateEmail(
           email.recipient_email,
@@ -369,13 +427,24 @@ async function processEmailQueue() {
         logger.info(`Email ${email.id} sent successfully`);
       } catch (error) {
         // Increment retry count
-        await db('email_queue')
-          .where('id', email.id)
-          .update({
-            retry_count: email.retry_count + 1,
-            error_message: error.message,
-            updated_at: new Date()
-          });
+        try {
+          await db('email_queue')
+            .where('id', email.id)
+            .update({
+              retry_count: email.retry_count + 1,
+              error_message: error.message
+            });
+        } catch (updateError) {
+          logger.error(`Failed to update email retry count for ${email.id}:`, updateError);
+          // If update fails due to column issue, try without any potential auto-added fields
+          if (updateError.message && updateError.message.includes('updated_at')) {
+            logger.warn('Detected updated_at column issue, attempting raw query...');
+            await db.raw(
+              'UPDATE email_queue SET retry_count = ?, error_message = ? WHERE id = ?',
+              [email.retry_count + 1, error.message, email.id]
+            );
+          }
+        }
           
         logger.error(`Failed to send email ${email.id}:`, error);
       }
@@ -388,6 +457,8 @@ async function processEmailQueue() {
 // Queue an email for sending
 async function queueEmail(eventId, recipientEmail, emailType, emailData) {
   try {
+    // Add eventId to emailData for language detection
+    emailData.eventId = eventId;
     await db('email_queue').insert({
       event_id: eventId,
       recipient_email: recipientEmail,
@@ -405,17 +476,45 @@ async function queueEmail(eventId, recipientEmail, emailType, emailData) {
   }
 }
 
+// Test email connection
+async function testEmailConnection() {
+  try {
+    if (!transporter) {
+      await initializeTransporter();
+    }
+    if (!transporter) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    await transporter.verify();
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Email connection test failed:', error);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 // Start email queue processor
 let emailQueueInterval = null;
 
 function startEmailQueueProcessor() {
+  logger.info('Email queue processor: Attempting to start...');
+  
   if (!emailQueueInterval) {
     // Process immediately on start
-    processEmailQueue();
+    processEmailQueue().catch(err => {
+      logger.error('Email queue processor: Initial processing failed:', err);
+    });
     
     // Then process every minute
-    emailQueueInterval = setInterval(processEmailQueue, 60000);
-    logger.info('Email queue processor started');
+    emailQueueInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      processEmailQueue().catch(err => {
+        logger.error('Email queue processor: Periodic processing failed:', err);
+      });
+    }, 60000);
+    
+    logger.info('Email queue processor started successfully');
+  } else {
+    logger.info('Email queue processor: Already running');
   }
 }
 
@@ -439,6 +538,6 @@ module.exports = {
   sendTemplateEmail,
   processEmailQueue,
   queueEmail,
-  startEmailQueueProcessor,
-  stopEmailQueueProcessor
+  stopEmailQueueProcessor,
+  testEmailConnection
 };

backend/src/services/watermarkService.js

@@ -56,30 +56,30 @@ class WatermarkService {
     let left, top;
 
     switch (position) {
-      case 'top-left':
-        left = padding;
-        top = padding;
-        break;
-      case 'top-right':
-        left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
-        top = padding;
-        break;
-      case 'bottom-left':
-        left = padding;
-        top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
-        break;
-      case 'bottom-right':
-        left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
-        top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
-        break;
-      case 'center':
-        left = Math.floor((imageWidth - watermarkWidth) / 2);
-        top = Math.floor((imageHeight - watermarkHeight) / 2);
-        break;
-      default:
-        // Default to bottom-right
-        left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
-        top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
+    case 'top-left':
+      left = padding;
+      top = padding;
+      break;
+    case 'top-right':
+      left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
+      top = padding;
+      break;
+    case 'bottom-left':
+      left = padding;
+      top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
+      break;
+    case 'bottom-right':
+      left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
+      top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
+      break;
+    case 'center':
+      left = Math.floor((imageWidth - watermarkWidth) / 2);
+      top = Math.floor((imageHeight - watermarkHeight) / 2);
+      break;
+    default:
+      // Default to bottom-right
+      left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
+      top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
     }
 
     return { left: Math.max(0, left), top: Math.max(0, top) };

backend/src/utils/dateFormatter.js

@@ -27,7 +27,28 @@ async function formatDate(date, language = 'en') {
       }
     }
     
-    const dateObj = date instanceof Date ? date : new Date(date);
+    // Ensure proper date parsing
+    let dateObj;
+    if (date instanceof Date) {
+      dateObj = date;
+    } else if (typeof date === 'string') {
+      // For date strings like "2025-07-16", parse as local date to avoid timezone issues
+      if (date.match(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/)) {
+        // Parse YYYY-MM-DD format as local date
+        const [year, month, day] = date.split('-').map(num => parseInt(num, 10));
+        dateObj = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
+      } else {
+        dateObj = new Date(date);
+      }
+    } else {
+      dateObj = new Date(date);
+    }
+    
+    // Check if date is valid
+    if (isNaN(dateObj.getTime())) {
+      console.error('Invalid date provided to formatDate:', date);
+      throw new Error('Invalid date');
+    }
     
     // Use appropriate locale based on language
     let locale = dateConfig.locale || 'en-GB';
@@ -39,33 +60,33 @@ async function formatDate(date, language = 'en') {
     
     // Format based on the configured format
     switch (dateConfig.format) {
-      case 'MM/DD/YYYY':
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
-          month: '2-digit',
-          day: '2-digit',
-          year: 'numeric'
-        });
-      case 'DD/MM/YYYY':
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
-          day: '2-digit',
-          month: '2-digit',
-          year: 'numeric'
-        });
-      case 'YYYY-MM-DD':
-        return dateObj.toISOString().split('T')[0];
-      case 'DD.MM.YYYY':
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', {
-          day: '2-digit',
-          month: '2-digit',
-          year: 'numeric'
-        });
-      default:
-        // Use long format as fallback
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
-          year: 'numeric',
-          month: 'long',
-          day: 'numeric'
-        });
+    case 'MM/DD/YYYY':
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
+        month: '2-digit',
+        day: '2-digit',
+        year: 'numeric'
+      });
+    case 'DD/MM/YYYY':
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
+        day: '2-digit',
+        month: '2-digit',
+        year: 'numeric'
+      });
+    case 'YYYY-MM-DD':
+      return dateObj.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+    case 'DD.MM.YYYY':
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', {
+        day: '2-digit',
+        month: '2-digit',
+        year: 'numeric'
+      });
+    default:
+      // Use long format as fallback
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
+        year: 'numeric',
+        month: 'long',
+        day: 'numeric'
+      });
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error formatting date:', error);

backend/src/utils/sqlSecurity.js

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function escapeLikePattern(input) {
     .replace(/\\/g, '\\\\') // Escape backslashes first
     .replace(/%/g, '\\%')   // Escape percent signs
     .replace(/_/g, '\\_')   // Escape underscores
-    .replace(/'/g, "''");   // Escape single quotes for safety
+    .replace(/'/g, '\'\'');   // Escape single quotes for safety
 }
 
 /**

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
-  "version": "1.0.47",
+  "version": "1.0.57",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "picpeak-frontend",
-      "version": "1.0.47",
+      "version": "1.0.57",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.0.0",
         "@tiptap/extension-link": "^2.25.0",

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.0.47",
+  "version": "1.0.57",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     "upload": "Hochladen",
     "days": "Tage",
     "customize": "Anpassen",
-    "hide": "Ausblenden"
+    "hide": "Ausblenden",
+    "unknown": "Unbekannt"
   },
   "upload": {
     "photoCategory": "Fotokategorie",
@@ -243,6 +244,9 @@
     "expires": "Läuft ab",
     "shareWithGuests": "Teilen Sie diesen Link mit Gästen. Sie benötigen das Passwort, um auf die Galerie zuzugreifen.",
     "resetGalleryPassword": "Galerie-Passwort zurücksetzen",
+    "resendCreationEmail": "Erstellungs-E-Mail erneut senden",
+    "creationEmailResent": "Die Erstellungs-E-Mail wurde zur Warteschlange hinzugefügt",
+    "failedToResendEmail": "Fehler beim erneuten Senden der Erstellungs-E-Mail",
     "photoStatistics": "Fotostatistiken",
     "managePhotos": "Fotos verwalten",
     "actions": "Aktionen",
@@ -711,6 +715,7 @@
       "settings_updated": "Einstellungen aktualisiert",
       "event_updated": "Veranstaltung aktualisiert: {{eventName}}",
       "event_deleted": "Veranstaltung gelöscht: {{eventName}}",
+      "email_resent": "Erstellungs-E-Mail erneut gesendet für: {{eventName}}",
       "category_created": "Kategorie erstellt: {{categoryName}}",
       "category_updated": "Kategorie aktualisiert: {{categoryName}}",
       "category_deleted": "Kategorie gelöscht: {{categoryName}}",

frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     "upload": "Upload",
     "days": "days",
     "customize": "Customize",
-    "hide": "Hide"
+    "hide": "Hide",
+    "unknown": "Unknown"
   },
   "upload": {
     "photoCategory": "Photo Category",
@@ -260,6 +261,9 @@
     "expires": "Expires",
     "shareWithGuests": "Share this link with guests. They'll need the password to access the gallery.",
     "resetGalleryPassword": "Reset Gallery Password",
+    "resendCreationEmail": "Resend Creation Email",
+    "creationEmailResent": "Creation email has been queued for sending",
+    "failedToResendEmail": "Failed to resend creation email",
     "photoStatistics": "Photo Statistics",
     "totalPhotos": "Total Photos",
     "managePhotos": "Manage Photos",
@@ -762,6 +766,7 @@
       "settings_updated": "Settings updated",
       "event_updated": "Event updated: {{eventName}}",
       "event_deleted": "Event deleted: {{eventName}}",
+      "email_resent": "Creation email resent for: {{eventName}}",
       "category_created": "Category created: {{categoryName}}",
       "category_updated": "Category updated: {{categoryName}}",
       "category_deleted": "Category deleted: {{categoryName}}",

frontend/src/pages/admin/ArchivesPage.tsx

@@ -169,7 +169,10 @@ export const ArchivesPage: React.FC = () => {
             <div>
               <p className="text-sm text-neutral-600">{t('archives.totalPhotos')}</p>
               <p className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900">
-                {archives.reduce((sum, a) => sum + (a.photoCount || 0), 0).toLocaleString()}
+                {(() => {
+                  const total = archives.reduce((sum, a) => sum + (parseInt(String(a.photoCount)) || 0), 0);
+                  return total === 0 ? '0' : total.toLocaleString();
+                })()}
               </p>
             </div>
             <FileArchive className="w-8 h-8 text-green-600" />

frontend/src/pages/admin/EventDetailsPage.tsx

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import {
   CheckCircle,
   Upload,
   Image,
-  Key
+  Key,
+  Mail
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { parseISO, differenceInDays } from 'date-fns';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ export const EventDetailsPage: React.FC = () => {
             </p>
             
             {!event.is_archived && (
-              <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-neutral-200">
+              <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-neutral-200 space-y-2">
                 <Button
                   variant="outline"
                   size="sm"
@@ -630,6 +631,22 @@ export const EventDetailsPage: React.FC = () => {
                 >
                   {t('events.resetGalleryPassword')}
                 </Button>
+                <Button
+                  variant="outline"
+                  size="sm"
+                  leftIcon={<Mail className="w-4 h-4" />}
+                  onClick={async () => {
+                    try {
+                      await eventsService.resendCreationEmail(event.id);
+                      toast.success(t('events.creationEmailResent'));
+                    } catch (error) {
+                      toast.error(t('events.failedToResendEmail'));
+                    }
+                  }}
+                  className="w-full justify-center"
+                >
+                  {t('events.resendCreationEmail')}
+                </Button>
               </div>
             )}
           </Card>

frontend/src/pages/admin/SettingsPage.tsx

@@ -551,7 +551,14 @@ export const SettingsPage: React.FC = () => {
                   <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 text-sm">
                     <div>
                       <span className="text-blue-700">{t('settings.systemStatus.pending')}:</span>
-                      <span className="ml-2 font-semibold text-blue-900">{systemStatus.emailQueue.pending}</span>
+                      <span className="ml-2 font-semibold text-blue-900">
+                        {systemStatus.emailQueue.pending}
+                        {systemStatus.emailQueue.stuck > 0 && (
+                          <span className="text-orange-600 text-xs ml-1">
+                            ({systemStatus.emailQueue.stuck} stuck)
+                          </span>
+                        )}
+                      </span>
                     </div>
                     <div>
                       <span className="text-green-700">{t('settings.systemStatus.sent')}:</span>
@@ -562,6 +569,14 @@ export const SettingsPage: React.FC = () => {
                       <span className="ml-2 font-semibold text-red-900">{systemStatus.emailQueue.failed}</span>
                     </div>
                   </div>
+                  {systemStatus.emailQueue.stuck > 0 && (
+                    <div className="mt-3 p-3 bg-orange-50 rounded-md">
+                      <p className="text-xs text-orange-800">
+                        <span className="font-semibold">⚠️ {systemStatus.emailQueue.stuck} email(s) stuck:</span> These emails have exceeded retry limits and won't be processed automatically.
+                        Only {systemStatus.emailQueue.processable} of {systemStatus.emailQueue.pending} pending emails will be processed.
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
                 </div>
               </Card>
             </>

frontend/src/services/admin.service.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export interface SystemHealth {
   details: {
     emailQueue: {
       pending: number;
+      processable: number;
+      stuck: number;
+      sent: number;
       failed: number;
     };
     memory: {

frontend/src/services/events.service.ts

@@ -118,4 +118,10 @@ export const eventsService = {
     const response = await api.post(`/admin/events/${eventId}/reset-password`, { sendEmail });
     return response.data;
   },
+
+  // Resend creation email
+  async resendCreationEmail(eventId: number): Promise<{ success: boolean; message: string }> {
+    const response = await api.post(`/admin/events/${eventId}/resend-email`);
+    return response.data;
+  },
 };

frontend/src/services/settings.service.ts

@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@ export interface SystemStatus {
       activityLogs: number;
     };
   };
+  storage: {
+    totalUsed: number;
+    photoStorage: number;
+    archiveStorage: number;
+  };
   emailQueue: {
     pending: number;
+    processable: number;
+    stuck: number;
     sent: number;
     failed: number;
   };