diff --git a/cameras.json b/cameras.json
index 8c7ffbe..f25ceb6 100644
--- a/cameras.json
+++ b/cameras.json
@@ -1,37 +1,38 @@
 {
   "cameras": [
     {
-      "id":       "cam0",
-      "device":   "/dev/video0",
-      "name":     "Kamera 0",
+      "id": "cam0",
+      "device": "/dev/video0",
+      "name": "Kamera 0",
       "position": "front",
-      "stream":   true,
-      "hires":    true,
-      "note":     "usb-046d_0825_3BB3FE20-video-index0",
+      "stream": true,
+      "hires": true,
+      "note": "usb-046d_0825_3BB3FE20-video-index0",
       "hiresSize": "1280x960",
       "liveSize": "320x240"
     },
     {
-      "id":       "cam1",
-      "device":   "/dev/video2",
-      "name":     "Kamera 1",
+      "id": "cam1",
+      "device": "/dev/video2",
+      "name": "Kamera 1",
       "position": "left",
-      "stream":   true,
-      "hires":    true,
-      "note":     "usb-046d_081b_342D4F40-video-index0",
+      "stream": true,
+      "hires": true,
+      "note": "usb-046d_081b_342D4F40-video-index0",
       "hiresSize": "1280x960",
       "liveSize": "320x240"
     },
     {
-      "id":       "cam2",
-      "device":   "/dev/video4",
-      "name":     "Kamera 2",
+      "id": "cam2",
+      "device": "/dev/video4",
+      "name": "Kamera 2",
       "position": "right",
-      "stream":   true,
-      "hires":    true,
-      "note":     "usb-046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_9C5591DF-video-index0",
-      "hiresSize":  "1920x1080",
-      "liveSize": "320x240"
+      "stream": true,
+      "hires": true,
+      "note": "usb-046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_9C5591DF-video-index0",
+      "hiresSize": "1920x1080",
+      "liveSize": "640x480",
+      "encode": "h264"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 5c84fbe..096c6ae 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@ services:
       - /dev/v4l/by-id/usb-046d_0825_3BB3FE20-video-index0:/dev/video0   # cam0 – C270 (046d:0825)
       - /dev/v4l/by-id/usb-046d_081b_342D4F40-video-index0:/dev/video2   # cam1 – C270 (046d:081b)
       - /dev/v4l/by-id/usb-046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_9C5591DF-video-index0:/dev/video4  # cam2 – C920
+      # GPU-Renderknoten für H.264-Encoding (VAAPI Intel/AMD). Nur nötig, wenn eine
+      # Kamera encode='h264' nutzt. Auf der Intel-Box bestätigt: /dev/dri/renderD128.
+      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri
     group_add:
       - video
+      - render          # Zugriff auf /dev/dri/renderD128 (VAAPI). GID via `getent group render`.
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=production
       - PORT=8444
@@ -75,8 +79,21 @@ services:
       # - HIRES_FPS=15
       # - ENCODE_MODE=copybsf   # copybsf = Bitstream-Copy, niedrige CPU (Default)
       #                         # mjpeg   = Re-Encode (~50%, Fallback falls copybsf zickt)
+      #                         # h264    = GPU-H.264 → MSE (Bandbreite sparen, braucht GPU)
       # - ON_DEMAND=true        # Live nur bei Zuschauern (Default); 'false' = dauerhaft an
       # - IDLE_GRACE_MS=15000   # Karenz nach letztem Zuschauer vor dem Stop
+      #
+      # ── H.264-Hardware-Encoding (nur relevant für encode='h264') ──────────────
+      # - GPU=intel             # intel|amd → VAAPI (gemeinsamer Pfad) · none → libx264 (CPU-Test)
+      #                         # → HIER die Maschine wählen: 'intel' (UHD 630) oder 'amd' (680M)
+      # - HWENC=vaapi           # vaapi|qsv|libx264 – Encoder erzwingen (überschreibt GPU)
+      # - HWENC_DEVICE=/dev/dri/renderD128   # VAAPI/QSV-Renderknoten
+      # - H264_BITRATE=3M       # Zielbitrate
+      # - H264_GOP=              # Keyframe-Abstand (Default ~2×fps); kleiner = schnellerer Einstieg, mehr Bitrate
+      # - H264_PROFILE=main     # constrained_baseline|main|high (muss zum Treiber passen)
+      # - H264_FRAG_MS=200      # fMP4-Fragmentlänge in ms
+      # - H264_JPEG_FPS=2       # Bildrate des MJPEG-Nebenausgangs (für /api/snapshot)
+      # - H264_MSE_CODEC=       # MSE-Codec-String überschreiben, falls der Browser meckert (z.B. avc1.640020)
 
 # ── Netzwerk ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Externes, bereits existierendes Bridge-Netz (vom Stack "approbot"). Wird hier nur
diff --git a/public/config.html b/public/config.html
index 19c41bc..d5f337d 100644
--- a/public/config.html
+++ b/public/config.html
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
     <div class="card">
       <table>
         <thead>
-          <tr><th>ID</th><th>Name</th><th>Live-Auflösung</th><th>aktuell</th></tr>
+          <tr><th>ID</th><th>Name</th><th>Live-Auflösung</th><th>Kompression</th><th>aktuell</th></tr>
         </thead>
-        <tbody id="rows"><tr><td colspan="4">lädt…</td></tr></tbody>
+        <tbody id="rows"><tr><td colspan="5">lädt…</td></tr></tbody>
       </table>
 
       <div class="actions">
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     <p class="hint">
       Auflösungs-Änderung ist sofort aktiv (laufende Streams frieren kurz ein).<br>
       „Aus" schaltet in den Snapshot-Modus: kein Video, alle 15 s ein HD-Einzelbild im Viewer.<br>
+      Kompression „H.264" spart Bandbreite (GPU), braucht aber einen MSE-fähigen Browser;
+      „MJPEG" ist der latenzärmste Standard. Umschalten erst nach Viewer-Reload sichtbar.<br>
       ⚠ C920 (cam2) braucht bei kleinen 4:3-Auflösungen überdurchschnittlich Bandbreite (siehe doc/12).
     </p>
   </main>
diff --git a/public/config.js b/public/config.js
index 29ed64d..abec31a 100644
--- a/public/config.js
+++ b/public/config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 const OFF = '__off__';
 let liveSizes = [];
 
+// UI bietet nur diese zwei Modi an (mjpeg-Re-Encode bleibt API/Env vorbehalten).
+const ENCODE_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: 'copybsf', label: 'MJPEG' },
+  { value: 'h264', label: 'H.264 (GPU)' },
+];
+
 async function load() {
   const r = await fetch('/api/config');
   if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${r.status}`);
@@ -46,20 +52,35 @@ function render(cameras) {
     }
     tdSel.appendChild(sel);
 
+    const tdEnc = document.createElement('td');
+    const encSel = document.createElement('select');
+    encSel.dataset.encId = cam.id;
+    // copybsf und (unsichtbar) mjpeg gelten beide als „MJPEG" in der UI.
+    const curEnc = cam.encode === 'h264' ? 'h264' : 'copybsf';
+    for (const o of ENCODE_OPTIONS) {
+      encSel.add(new Option(o.label, o.value, false, curEnc === o.value));
+    }
+    tdEnc.appendChild(encSel);
+
     const tdCur = document.createElement('td');
     tdCur.className = 'cur';
-    tdCur.textContent = isOff ? 'aus' : (cam.liveSize || '?');
+    tdCur.textContent = isOff ? 'aus' : `${cam.liveSize || '?'} · ${curEnc === 'h264' ? 'H.264' : 'MJPEG'}`;
 
-    tr.append(tdId, tdName, tdSel, tdCur);
+    tr.append(tdId, tdName, tdSel, tdEnc, tdCur);
     tbody.appendChild(tr);
   }
 }
 
 function collect() {
+  const encOf = (id) => {
+    const e = document.querySelector(`select[data-enc-id="${id}"]`);
+    return e ? e.value : undefined;
+  };
   return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('select[data-id]')).map((sel) => {
     const id = sel.dataset.id;
-    if (sel.value === OFF) return { id, stream: false };
-    return { id, stream: true, liveSize: sel.value };
+    const encode = encOf(id);
+    if (sel.value === OFF) return { id, stream: false, ...(encode ? { encode } : {}) };
+    return { id, stream: true, liveSize: sel.value, ...(encode ? { encode } : {}) };
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/public/viewer.js b/public/viewer.js
index 95019bd..2a4dd71 100644
--- a/public/viewer.js
+++ b/public/viewer.js
@@ -38,6 +38,150 @@ function stopStream(cam) {
   log(cam.id, 'Live aus');
 }
 
+// ── H.264-Live über MSE ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Der Server liefert unter /api/stream/<id> ein fortlaufendes fragmentiertes MP4
+// (Init-Segment zuerst, dann Fragmente). Wir lesen den Body als ReadableStream
+// und speisen die Bytes der Reihe nach in einen SourceBuffer → <video>.
+// Kein MSE / Codec nicht unterstützt → automatischer Snapshot-Fallback (kein
+// schwarzes Bild). Latenz wird durch „an die Live-Kante springen" klein gehalten.
+const H264_KEEP_S = 6;       // so viel Puffer hinter currentTime behalten
+const H264_MAX_LAG_S = 2.0;  // mehr Rückstand → an die Kante springen
+
+function startH264Stream(cam) {
+  cam.active = true;
+  cam.toggleBtn.textContent = '⏸';
+  cam.toggleBtn.title = 'Stream ausschalten';
+
+  const mime = `video/mp4; codecs="${cam.mseCodec || 'avc1.4D401F'}"`;
+  if (!('MediaSource' in window) || !window.MediaSource.isTypeSupported(mime)) {
+    warn(cam.id, `MSE/${mime} nicht unterstützt → Snapshot-Fallback`);
+    startH264Fallback(cam);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  teardownH264(cam); // evtl. alte Session abräumen
+  setInfo(cam, 'verbindet… (H.264)', '');
+
+  const ms = new MediaSource();
+  cam.mediaSource = ms;
+  cam.h264Queue = [];
+  const objUrl = URL.createObjectURL(ms);
+  cam.video.src = objUrl;
+
+  ms.addEventListener('sourceopen', () => {
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(objUrl);
+    let sb;
+    try { sb = ms.addSourceBuffer(mime); }
+    catch (e) { logErr(cam.id, 'addSourceBuffer', e); startH264Fallback(cam); return; }
+    sb.mode = 'segments';
+    cam.sourceBuffer = sb;
+    sb.addEventListener('updateend', () => { keepLiveEdge(cam); appendNext(cam); });
+    pumpH264(cam, mime);
+  });
+}
+
+async function pumpH264(cam, mime) {
+  const ctrl = new AbortController();
+  cam.h264Abort = ctrl;
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch(`/api/stream/${encodeURIComponent(cam.id)}?t=${Date.now()}`, { signal: ctrl.signal });
+    if (!resp.ok || !resp.body) throw new Error(`HTTP ${resp.status}`);
+    const reader = resp.body.getReader();
+    cam.video.play().catch(() => {}); // muted → Autoplay erlaubt
+    log(cam.id, 'H.264 verbunden');
+    for (;;) {
+      const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+      if (done || !cam.active) break;
+      if (value && value.length) { cam.h264Queue.push(value); appendNext(cam); }
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (!cam.active) return;
+    if (e && e.name === 'AbortError') return;
+    setInfo(cam, 'Verbindungsfehler – neu…', 'crit');
+    logErr(cam.id, 'H.264-Stream abgebrochen', e);
+    setTimeout(() => { if (cam.active && !cam.busy) startH264Stream(cam); }, 2000);
+  }
+}
+
+function appendNext(cam) {
+  const sb = cam.sourceBuffer, q = cam.h264Queue;
+  if (!sb || sb.updating || !q) return;
+  if (q.length) {
+    const chunk = q.shift();
+    try {
+      sb.appendBuffer(chunk);
+      if (cam.active && !cam.busy) setInfo(cam, 'H.264 · live', 'ok');
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e && e.name === 'QuotaExceededError') { q.unshift(chunk); trimBuffer(cam, true); }
+      else logErr(cam.id, 'appendBuffer', e);
+    }
+  } else {
+    trimBuffer(cam, false); // Leerlauf nutzen, um alten Puffer zu kappen
+  }
+}
+
+function trimBuffer(cam, force) {
+  const sb = cam.sourceBuffer, v = cam.video;
+  if (!sb || sb.updating || !sb.buffered.length) return;
+  const start = sb.buffered.start(0);
+  const cutoff = (v.currentTime || 0) - (force ? 2 : H264_KEEP_S);
+  if (cutoff > start + 0.5) { try { sb.remove(start, cutoff); } catch (_e) {} }
+}
+
+function keepLiveEdge(cam) {
+  const sb = cam.sourceBuffer, v = cam.video;
+  if (!sb || !sb.buffered.length) return;
+  const end = sb.buffered.end(sb.buffered.length - 1);
+  if (end - (v.currentTime || 0) > H264_MAX_LAG_S) v.currentTime = end - 0.3; // aufholen
+}
+
+function teardownH264(cam) {
+  if (cam.h264Abort) { try { cam.h264Abort.abort(); } catch (_e) {} cam.h264Abort = null; }
+  if (cam.mediaSource && cam.mediaSource.readyState === 'open') { try { cam.mediaSource.endOfStream(); } catch (_e) {} }
+  cam.mediaSource = null; cam.sourceBuffer = null; cam.h264Queue = null;
+  if (cam.video) { try { cam.video.pause(); cam.video.removeAttribute('src'); cam.video.load(); } catch (_e) {} }
+}
+
+function stopH264Stream(cam) {
+  cam.active = false;
+  teardownH264(cam);
+  if (cam.snapTimer) { clearInterval(cam.snapTimer); cam.snapTimer = null; cam.snapshotActive = false; }
+  cam.toggleBtn.textContent = '▶';
+  cam.toggleBtn.title = 'Stream einschalten';
+  setInfo(cam, 'aus', '');
+  log(cam.id, 'Live aus (H.264)');
+}
+
+// MSE nicht verfügbar: <video> gegen <img> tauschen und das Live-JPEG pollen
+// (der Server hält dafür einen gedrosselten MJPEG-Nebenausgang vor).
+function startH264Fallback(cam) {
+  if (cam.video && !cam.fallbackImg) {
+    const img = document.createElement('img');
+    img.className = 'cam-img';
+    img.alt = cam.video.alt || cam.id;
+    cam.video.replaceWith(img);
+    cam.fallbackImg = img;
+    cam.img = img;
+  }
+  cam.snapshotActive = true;
+  fetchLiveSnapshot(cam);
+  cam.snapTimer = setInterval(() => fetchLiveSnapshot(cam), 1000);
+  setInfo(cam, 'H.264 ohne MSE – Snapshot-Fallback', 'warn');
+}
+
+async function fetchLiveSnapshot(cam) {
+  if (!cam.snapshotActive) return;
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch(`/api/snapshot/${encodeURIComponent(cam.id)}?t=${Date.now()}`, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(8000) });
+    if (!r.ok) return;
+    const blob = await r.blob();
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    cam.img.src = url;
+    if (cam.lastBlobUrl) URL.revokeObjectURL(cam.lastBlobUrl);
+    cam.lastBlobUrl = url;
+  } catch (_e) { /* nächstes Intervall versucht es erneut */ }
+}
+
 // ── Snapshot-Modus (stream:false): alle 15 s ein HD-Einzelbild ──────────────
 // Kein Video – pro Snapshot holt der Viewer ein Bild in HD-Auflösung (/hires,
 // pro Kamera in cameras.json konfiguriert). Da nur 1 Bild / 15 s übertragen wird,
@@ -151,11 +295,29 @@ function buildCamera(camMeta, container) {
   hd.className = 'cam-hdtest';
   hd.textContent = 'HD';
 
-  const cam = { id: camMeta.id, stream: camMeta.stream, box, infoEl: info, hdBtn: hd, active: false, busy: false };
+  const cam = { id: camMeta.id, stream: camMeta.stream, encode: camMeta.encode, mseCodec: camMeta.mseCodec, box, infoEl: info, hdBtn: hd, active: false, busy: false };
 
   hd.onclick = () => runHiresGrab(cam);
 
-  if (camMeta.stream) {
+  if (camMeta.stream && camMeta.encode === 'h264') {
+    // H.264-Kamera: <video> + MSE statt <img>.
+    const video = document.createElement('video');
+    video.className = 'cam-img';
+    video.muted = true; video.autoplay = true; video.playsInline = true;
+    video.setAttribute('playsinline', ''); video.setAttribute('muted', '');
+
+    const toggle = document.createElement('button');
+    toggle.className = 'cam-toggle';
+    toggle.onclick = () => { if (!cam.busy) (cam.active ? stopH264Stream(cam) : startH264Stream(cam)); };
+
+    cam.video = video;
+    cam.toggleBtn = toggle;
+    hd.title = 'Hi-Res-Snapshot – Live friert kurz ein, dann Download';
+
+    box.appendChild(video);
+    box.appendChild(toggle);
+    startH264Stream(cam);
+  } else if (camMeta.stream) {
     const img = document.createElement('img');
     img.className = 'cam-img';
     img.alt = labelText;
@@ -230,7 +392,9 @@ async function init() {
   if (snapBtn) { snapBtn.onclick = snapshotAllHires; snapBtn.disabled = false; }
 
   camList.forEach((c) => buildCamera(c, container));
-  statusText.textContent = `${camList.length} Kamera${camList.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''} · MJPEG`;
+  const modes = new Set(camList.filter((c) => c.stream !== false).map((c) => (c.encode === 'h264' ? 'H.264' : 'MJPEG')));
+  const modeLabel = modes.size ? [...modes].join('+') : '—';
+  statusText.textContent = `${camList.length} Kamera${camList.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''} · ${modeLabel}`;
   log('init', 'Fertig');
 }
 
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index be8f23b..3cf8b72 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -7,16 +7,35 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { CameraSwitch } = require('./src/cameraSwitch');
 const { createSnapshotRouter, createStreamRouter, createCamerasRouter } = require('./src/snapshotService');
 const { createConfigRouter } = require('./src/configService');
+const { resolveHwenc, mseCodecString } = require('./src/hwencode');
 
 const PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT ?? '8444', 10);
 const LIVE_SIZE = process.env.LIVE_SIZE ?? '640x480';
 const LIVE_FPS = parseInt(process.env.LIVE_FPS ?? '30', 10);
 const HIRES_SIZE = process.env.HIRES_SIZE ?? '1280x960';
 const HIRES_FPS = parseInt(process.env.HIRES_FPS ?? '15', 10);
-const ENCODE_MODE = process.env.ENCODE_MODE ?? 'copybsf'; // 'copybsf' (niedrige CPU) | 'mjpeg' (Re-Encode-Fallback)
+const ENCODE_MODE = process.env.ENCODE_MODE ?? 'copybsf'; // 'copybsf' (niedrige CPU) | 'mjpeg' (Re-Encode) | 'h264' (GPU)
 const ON_DEMAND = (process.env.ON_DEMAND ?? 'true') !== 'false'; // Live nur bei Verbrauchern (spart idle-CPU)
 const IDLE_GRACE_MS = parseInt(process.env.IDLE_GRACE_MS ?? '15000', 10);
 
+// ── Hardware-Encoding (nur relevant für Kameras mit encode='h264') ────────────
+//   GPU=intel|amd|auto|none   – Maschinen-GPU (intel/amd → VAAPI, none → libx264)
+//   HWENC=vaapi|qsv|libx264   – Encoder erzwingen (überschreibt GPU)
+//   HWENC_DEVICE=/dev/dri/renderD128   – VAAPI/QSV-Renderknoten
+const HWENC = resolveHwenc({
+  vendor:  process.env.GPU ?? 'auto',
+  encoder: process.env.HWENC,
+  device:  process.env.HWENC_DEVICE,
+});
+const H264 = {
+  bitrate: process.env.H264_BITRATE ?? '3M',
+  gop:     process.env.H264_GOP ? parseInt(process.env.H264_GOP, 10) : undefined, // default in hwencode: ~2×fps
+  profile: process.env.H264_PROFILE ?? 'main',
+  fragMs:  parseInt(process.env.H264_FRAG_MS ?? '200', 10),
+  jpegFps: parseInt(process.env.H264_JPEG_FPS ?? '2', 10), // Snapshot-Nebenausgang
+};
+const MSE_CODEC = process.env.H264_MSE_CODEC ?? mseCodecString(H264.profile, process.env.H264_LEVEL ?? '1F');
+
 // ── cameras.json → CameraSwitch-Instanzen ─────────────────────────────────────
 const CAMERAS_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'cameras.json');
 let camerasJson;
@@ -43,6 +62,7 @@ for (const cam of camsConfig) {
   if (!cam.id || !cam.device) {
     console.error(`cameras.json: Eintrag ohne id/device: ${JSON.stringify(cam)}`); process.exit(1);
   }
+  const camEncode = cam.encode ?? ENCODE_MODE;
   // Per-Kamera-Felder in cameras.json überschreiben die globalen Env-Werte
   switches[cam.id] = new CameraSwitch({
     id: cam.id, device: cam.device,
@@ -50,10 +70,11 @@ for (const cam of camsConfig) {
     liveFps:     cam.liveFps    ?? LIVE_FPS,
     hiresSize:   cam.hiresSize  ?? HIRES_SIZE,
     hiresFps:    cam.hiresFps   ?? HIRES_FPS,
-    encode:      cam.encode      ?? ENCODE_MODE,
+    encode:      camEncode,
     hiresEncode: cam.hiresEncode,                // undefined → fällt im Konstruktor auf encode zurück
     stream:      cam.stream !== false,           // UI "Aus" → Kamera startet nicht live
     onDemand: ON_DEMAND, idleGraceMs: IDLE_GRACE_MS,
+    hwenc: HWENC, h264: H264, mseCodec: MSE_CODEC, // nur für encode='h264' relevant
   });
   camsMeta.push({
     id: cam.id,
@@ -62,6 +83,8 @@ for (const cam of camsConfig) {
     position: cam.position ?? '',
     stream: cam.stream !== false,
     hires: cam.hires !== false,
+    encode: camEncode,
+    mseCodec: camEncode === 'h264' ? MSE_CODEC : null,
     note: cam.note ?? '',
   });
 }
@@ -78,6 +101,7 @@ app.use('/api/config', createConfigRouter({
   getCamerasJson: () => camerasJson,
   setCamerasJson: (v) => { camerasJson = v; },
   persist: persistCameras,
+  mseCodec: MSE_CODEC,
 }));
 
 app.get('/health', (_req, res) => {
@@ -107,6 +131,7 @@ server.listen(PORT, '0.0.0.0', () => {
   console.log(`AppRobotWebcam  http://0.0.0.0:${PORT}`);
   console.log(`  Kameras:      ${camsMeta.map((c) => `${c.id}=${c.device} "${c.name}" stream=${c.stream}`).join(', ')}`);
   console.log(`  Live:         ${LIVE_SIZE}@${LIVE_FPS}  ·  HD-Grab: ${HIRES_SIZE}@${HIRES_FPS}  ·  Encode: ${ENCODE_MODE}  ·  On-Demand: ${ON_DEMAND}`);
+  console.log(`  H.264-GPU:    ${HWENC.encoder} @ ${HWENC.device}  ·  ${H264.bitrate}, profile=${H264.profile}, MSE=${MSE_CODEC}  (nur für encode=h264)`);
   console.log(`  Viewer:       http://0.0.0.0:${PORT}/`);
 
   // Live-Producer starten (Dauerbetrieb)
diff --git a/src/cameraSwitch.js b/src/cameraSwitch.js
index 37b5323..06c74f2 100644
--- a/src/cameraSwitch.js
+++ b/src/cameraSwitch.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const { h264LiveArgs } = require('./hwencode');
+const { Fmp4Parser } = require('./fmp4Parser');
 
 const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ class MpjpegParser {
 //
 // Events:  'frame' (Buffer)  – je ein Live-JPEG
 class CameraSwitch extends EventEmitter {
-  constructor({ id, device, liveSize = '640x480', liveFps = 30, hiresSize = '1280x960', hiresFps = 15, encode = 'copybsf', hiresEncode, onDemand = true, idleGraceMs = 15000, stream = true }) {
+  constructor({ id, device, liveSize = '640x480', liveFps = 30, hiresSize = '1280x960', hiresFps = 15, encode = 'copybsf', hiresEncode, onDemand = true, idleGraceMs = 15000, stream = true, hwenc = null, h264 = {}, mseCodec = null }) {
     super();
     this.setMaxListeners(0); // beliebig viele Stream-Clients
     this.id = id;
@@ -87,13 +89,17 @@ class CameraSwitch extends EventEmitter {
     this.streamEnabled = stream; // UI "Aus": Kamera darf NICHT live gehen (gated _spawnLive)
     this.hiresSize = hiresSize;
     this.hiresFps = hiresFps;
-    this.encode = encode;           // für Live: 'copybsf' (Default) | 'mjpeg' (Re-Encode)
-    this.hiresEncode = hiresEncode ?? encode; // für Grab: fällt auf encode zurück wenn nicht gesetzt
+    this.encode = encode;           // Live: 'copybsf' (Default) | 'mjpeg' (Re-Encode) | 'h264' (GPU)
+    this.hiresEncode = hiresEncode ?? (encode === 'h264' ? 'copybsf' : encode); // Grab bleibt JPEG (h264 → copybsf)
+    this.hwenc = hwenc;             // { encoder, device } – GPU-Backend (global, von server.js); nur für encode='h264'
+    this.h264 = h264;               // Tuning { bitrate, gop, profile, fragMs, jpegFps }
+    this.mseCodec = mseCodec;       // MSE-Codec-String für den Browser (z. B. 'avc1.4D401F')
     this.onDemand = onDemand;       // Live nur laufen lassen, solange Verbraucher da sind
     this.idleGraceMs = idleGraceMs; // Karenz nach letztem Verbraucher vor dem Stop
 
     this.proc = null;          // aktueller FFmpeg-Prozess (Live ODER Grab)
     this.latest = null;        // letztes Live-JPEG (für /api/snapshot); null wenn Live aus
+    this.initSegment = null;   // fMP4 Init (ftyp+moov), nur im h264-Modus gesetzt
     this.state = 'stopped';    // stopped | live | grabbing
     this.lock = false;         // Mutex: nur ein Grab gleichzeitig
     this.stopping = false;     // unterscheidet absichtliches Kill von Crash
@@ -152,18 +158,34 @@ class CameraSwitch extends EventEmitter {
   _spawnLive() {
     if (!this.streamEnabled) return; // UI "Aus" → Kamera bleibt dunkel
     this.stopping = false;
-    const args = [
-      '-hide_banner', '-loglevel', 'warning',
-      '-fflags', 'nobuffer',                       // Input nicht puffern → niedrige Latenz
-      '-f', 'v4l2', '-input_format', 'mjpeg',
-      '-video_size', this.liveSize, '-framerate', String(this.liveFps),
-      '-i', this.device,
-      ...videoOutArgs(this.encode),
-      '-f', 'mpjpeg', '-flush_packets', '1', 'pipe:1', // jedes Frame sofort rausschreiben
-    ];
+    const isH264 = this.encode === 'h264';
+
+    // Args + stdio je nach Modus. h264 nutzt fd 3 für den MJPEG-Nebenausgang
+    // (hält `latest`/Snapshots am Leben), der MJPEG-Pfad bleibt unverändert.
+    let args;
+    let useFd3 = false;
+    if (isH264) {
+      if (!this.hwenc) { console.error(`[cam ${this.id}] encode=h264 ohne hwenc-Konfig → kein Start`); return; }
+      ({ args, useFd3 } = h264LiveArgs({
+        device: this.device, size: this.liveSize, fps: this.liveFps, hwenc: this.hwenc,
+        bitrate: this.h264.bitrate, gop: this.h264.gop, profile: this.h264.profile,
+        fragMs: this.h264.fragMs, jpegFps: this.h264.jpegFps, jpegSnapshots: true,
+      }));
+    } else {
+      args = [
+        '-hide_banner', '-loglevel', 'warning',
+        '-fflags', 'nobuffer',                       // Input nicht puffern → niedrige Latenz
+        '-f', 'v4l2', '-input_format', 'mjpeg',
+        '-video_size', this.liveSize, '-framerate', String(this.liveFps),
+        '-i', this.device,
+        ...videoOutArgs(this.encode),
+        '-f', 'mpjpeg', '-flush_packets', '1', 'pipe:1', // jedes Frame sofort rausschreiben
+      ];
+    }
+
     let p;
     try {
-      p = spawn('ffmpeg', args, { stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'] });
+      p = spawn('ffmpeg', args, { stdio: useFd3 ? ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'] : ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'] });
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(`[cam ${this.id}] spawn fehlgeschlagen: ${e.message} → Retry in 1.5s`);
       this._scheduleRestart();
@@ -172,11 +194,26 @@ class CameraSwitch extends EventEmitter {
     this.proc = p;
     this.state = 'live';
 
-    const parser = new MpjpegParser((frame) => {
-      this.latest = frame;
-      this.emit('frame', frame);
-    });
-    p.stdout.on('data', (c) => parser.push(c));
+    if (isH264) {
+      // pipe:1 = fMP4 → Init-Segment cachen + Fragmente an die MSE-Clients fan-outen.
+      const fmp4 = new Fmp4Parser({
+        onInit: (init) => { this.initSegment = init; this.emit('init', init); },
+        onSegment: (seg) => this.emit('segment', seg),
+      });
+      p.stdout.on('data', (c) => fmp4.push(c));
+      // pipe:3 = gedrosseltes MJPEG → `latest` für /api/snapshot + <img>-Fallback.
+      if (useFd3 && p.stdio[3]) {
+        const jpg = new MpjpegParser((frame) => { this.latest = frame; this.emit('frame', frame); });
+        p.stdio[3].on('data', (c) => jpg.push(c));
+      }
+    } else {
+      const parser = new MpjpegParser((frame) => {
+        this.latest = frame;
+        this.emit('frame', frame);
+      });
+      p.stdout.on('data', (c) => parser.push(c));
+    }
+
     p.stderr.on('data', (c) => {
       const s = c.toString();
       if (/error|busy|invalid|no such|cannot|denied/i.test(s)) console.error(`[cam ${this.id}] ffmpeg: ${s.trim()}`);
@@ -185,13 +222,14 @@ class CameraSwitch extends EventEmitter {
     p.on('close', (code, sig) => {
       this.proc = null;
       this.latest = null; // Producer weg → gepuffertes Frame ist stale
+      this.initSegment = null; // neuer Producer ⇒ neues Init-Segment
       const wasStopping = this.stopping;
       if (this.state === 'live') this.state = 'stopped';
       if (wasStopping) return; // beabsichtigt (HD-Grab/idle) → kein Auto-Restart hier
       console.warn(`[cam ${this.id}] live ffmpeg unerwartet beendet (code=${code} sig=${sig}) → Restart`);
       this._scheduleRestart();
     });
-    console.log(`[cam ${this.id}] live gestartet (${this.liveSize}@${this.liveFps}, ${this.device})`);
+    console.log(`[cam ${this.id}] live gestartet (${this.liveSize}@${this.liveFps}, ${this.device}, encode=${this.encode}${isH264 ? `/${this.hwenc.encoder}` : ''})`);
   }
 
   _scheduleRestart() {
@@ -208,11 +246,13 @@ class CameraSwitch extends EventEmitter {
   // Wendet eine neue Live-Auflösung bzw. Stream-An/Aus zur Laufzeit an, OHNE
   // Container-Restart. Nutzt die vorhandenen Bausteine (_killCurrentAndWait /
   // _spawnLive) und respektiert Lock (HD-Grab) sowie On-Demand.
-  async reconfigure({ liveSize, stream } = {}) {
+  async reconfigure({ liveSize, stream, encode } = {}) {
     if (typeof stream === 'boolean') this.streamEnabled = stream;
+    const encodeChanged = !!encode && encode !== this.encode;
+    if (encode) this.encode = encode;
 
-    // Während eines HD-Grabs nicht eingreifen – die neue liveSize gilt nach dem
-    // Grab (grabHires startet Live über _spawnLive neu, das this.liveSize liest).
+    // Während eines HD-Grabs nicht eingreifen – die neue liveSize/encode gilt nach
+    // dem Grab (grabHires startet Live über _spawnLive neu, das beide liest).
     if (this.lock) { if (liveSize) this.liveSize = liveSize; return; }
 
     const sizeChanged = !!liveSize && liveSize !== this.liveSize;
@@ -225,8 +265,8 @@ class CameraSwitch extends EventEmitter {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Auflösung geändert → laufenden Prozess beenden (FD frei via close-Event).
-    if (sizeChanged && this.proc && this.state === 'live') {
+    // Auflösung ODER Encoder geändert → laufenden Prozess beenden (FD frei via close).
+    if ((sizeChanged || encodeChanged) && this.proc && this.state === 'live') {
       await this._killCurrentAndWait();
       this.state = 'stopped';
     }
diff --git a/src/configService.js b/src/configService.js
index 36b3192..cf2caa7 100644
--- a/src/configService.js
+++ b/src/configService.js
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ const { LIVE_SIZES } = require('./liveSizes');
 
 // ── Reine Logik (kein Express, kein fs) – Jest-testbar ───────────────────────
 
-// Validiert den POST-Body. reqCameras: [{ id, liveSize?, stream? }].
+// Erlaubte Encode-Modi (Live). copybsf = MJPEG-Copy (Default), mjpeg = Re-Encode,
+// h264 = GPU-H.264 (MSE). UI bietet nur copybsf/h264 an, mjpeg bleibt per API/Env.
+const ENCODES = ['copybsf', 'mjpeg', 'h264'];
+
+// Validiert den POST-Body. reqCameras: [{ id, liveSize?, stream?, encode? }].
 // Liefert { ok, errors[] }. Ein einziger Fehler kippt das Ergebnis → kein
 // Teil-Apply (der Aufrufer wendet nur bei ok:true etwas an).
 function validateConfig(reqCameras, knownIds, liveSizes = LIVE_SIZES) {
@@ -30,6 +34,9 @@ function validateConfig(reqCameras, knownIds, liveSizes = LIVE_SIZES) {
     if (c.liveSize != null && !liveSizes.includes(c.liveSize)) {
       errors.push(`${c.id}: ungültige Auflösung "${c.liveSize}" (erlaubt: ${liveSizes.join(', ')})`);
     }
+    if (c.encode != null && !ENCODES.includes(c.encode)) {
+      errors.push(`${c.id}: ungültiger Encode "${c.encode}" (erlaubt: ${ENCODES.join(', ')})`);
+    }
   }
   return { ok: errors.length === 0, errors };
 }
@@ -47,6 +54,7 @@ function mergeConfig(camerasJson, reqCameras) {
       const next = { ...cam };
       if (p.liveSize != null) next.liveSize = p.liveSize;
       if ('stream' in p) next.stream = p.stream;
+      if (p.encode != null) next.encode = p.encode;
       return next;
     }),
   };
@@ -57,11 +65,13 @@ function mergeConfig(camerasJson, reqCameras) {
 function currentConfig(switches, camsMeta) {
   return {
     liveSizes: LIVE_SIZES,
+    encodes: ENCODES,
     cameras: camsMeta.map((m) => ({
       id: m.id,
       name: m.name,
       liveSize: switches[m.id]?.liveSize ?? null,
       stream: m.stream,
+      encode: switches[m.id]?.encode ?? m.encode ?? 'copybsf',
     })),
   };
 }
@@ -70,7 +80,7 @@ function currentConfig(switches, camsMeta) {
 //   GET  /api/config  → { liveSizes, cameras:[{id,name,liveSize,stream}] }
 //   POST /api/config  → Body { cameras:[{id,liveSize?,stream}] }
 //                       validiert → cameras.json atomar schreiben → Hot-Reload
-function createConfigRouter({ switches, camsMeta, getCamerasJson, setCamerasJson, persist }) {
+function createConfigRouter({ switches, camsMeta, getCamerasJson, setCamerasJson, persist, mseCodec = null }) {
   const router = express.Router();
 
   router.get('/', (_req, res) => {
@@ -91,16 +101,21 @@ function createConfigRouter({ switches, camsMeta, getCamerasJson, setCamerasJson
     }
     setCamerasJson(merged);
 
-    // 2. camsMeta.stream nachziehen (Viewer respektiert das beim nächsten Laden).
+    // 2. camsMeta nachziehen (Viewer respektiert das beim nächsten Laden).
     for (const c of reqCameras) {
       const meta = camsMeta.find((m) => m.id === c.id);
-      if (meta && 'stream' in c) meta.stream = c.stream;
+      if (!meta) continue;
+      if ('stream' in c) meta.stream = c.stream;
+      if (c.encode != null) {
+        meta.encode = c.encode;
+        meta.mseCodec = c.encode === 'h264' ? mseCodec : null;
+      }
     }
 
-    // 3. Hot-Reload pro genannter Kamera (Auflösung sofort aktiv, Aus/An n. Reload).
+    // 3. Hot-Reload pro genannter Kamera (Auflösung/Encoder sofort aktiv, Aus/An n. Reload).
     await Promise.allSettled(reqCameras.map((c) => {
       const sw = switches[c.id];
-      return sw ? sw.reconfigure({ liveSize: c.liveSize, stream: c.stream }) : Promise.resolve();
+      return sw ? sw.reconfigure({ liveSize: c.liveSize, stream: c.stream, encode: c.encode }) : Promise.resolve();
     }));
 
     res.json(currentConfig(switches, camsMeta));
diff --git a/src/fmp4Parser.js b/src/fmp4Parser.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca5d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fmp4Parser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// ── Parser für fragmentiertes MP4 (fMP4) aus FFmpegs `-f mp4 +empty_moov` ─────
+// FFmpeg schreibt auf pipe:1:
+//   ftyp  moov                        ← Init-Segment (einmal, am Anfang)
+//   moof  mdat  moof  mdat  …         ← je ein Media-Fragment (moof+mdat)
+//
+// MSE im Browser braucht das Init-Segment ZUERST, dann komplette Fragmente.
+// Ein spät verbundener Client bekommt das gecachte Init-Segment und steigt am
+// nächsten Fragment ein – deshalb trennen wir hier sauber auf Box-Grenzen.
+//
+// Box-Layout (ISO-BMFF): [4B size][4B type][payload]. size deckt size+type ab.
+//   size == 1 → 64-Bit largesize (8B nach dem type). size == 0 → bis EOF (im
+//   Live-Stream nicht zu erwarten; wir warten dann auf mehr Daten).
+class Fmp4Parser {
+  // onInit(buf)    – einmal, sobald ftyp+moov vollständig sind
+  // onSegment(buf) – je ein vollständiges Fragment (moof+mdat)
+  constructor({ onInit, onSegment } = {}) {
+    this.onInit = onInit || (() => {});
+    this.onSegment = onSegment || (() => {});
+    this.buf = Buffer.alloc(0);
+    this.gotInit = false;
+    this.initParts = []; // sammelt ftyp…moov
+    this.fragParts = []; // sammelt moof…mdat des aktuellen Fragments
+  }
+
+  push(chunk) {
+    this.buf = this.buf.length ? Buffer.concat([this.buf, chunk]) : chunk;
+    for (;;) {
+      if (this.buf.length < 8) return; // Header unvollständig
+      let size = this.buf.readUInt32BE(0);
+      let headerLen = 8;
+      if (size === 1) {
+        if (this.buf.length < 16) return;
+        // 64-Bit-Größe: high32 muss 0 sein (Boxen hier sind klein)
+        size = this.buf.readUInt32BE(12);
+        headerLen = 16;
+      } else if (size === 0) {
+        return; // Box bis EOF – im Live-Stream nicht erwartet, auf mehr warten
+      }
+      if (size < headerLen) { // defekt → diese Box-Länge überspringen, resynchronisieren
+        this.buf = this.buf.subarray(headerLen);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (this.buf.length < size) return; // Box-Body noch nicht komplett
+
+      const type = this.buf.toString('latin1', 4, 8);
+      const box = this.buf.subarray(0, size);
+      this.buf = this.buf.subarray(size);
+
+      if (!this.gotInit) {
+        this.initParts.push(box);
+        if (type === 'moov') {
+          const init = Buffer.concat(this.initParts);
+          this.initParts = [];
+          this.gotInit = true;
+          try { this.onInit(init); } catch (_e) { /* Consumer-Fehler ignorieren */ }
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Media-Phase: Fragment = moof … mdat. Bei mdat ist es vollständig.
+      this.fragParts.push(box);
+      if (type === 'mdat') {
+        const seg = Buffer.concat(this.fragParts);
+        this.fragParts = [];
+        try { this.onSegment(seg); } catch (_e) { /* Consumer-Fehler ignorieren */ }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { Fmp4Parser };
diff --git a/src/hwencode.js b/src/hwencode.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35c5443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hwencode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// ── Hardware-Encoding-Konfiguration (Intel / AMD / Software) ──────────────────
+// Eine Stelle, die entscheidet WIE H.264 erzeugt wird. Der Rest des Codes kennt
+// nur `encode: 'h264'` (pro Kamera) – WELCHER Encoder (GPU-Vendor) genutzt wird,
+// ist eine Maschinen-Eigenschaft und kommt global aus dem Env (server.js).
+//
+//   GPU=intel  → VAAPI (h264_vaapi)   ← Default-Encoder, läuft auf Intel UHD 630
+//   GPU=amd    → VAAPI (h264_vaapi)   ← läuft auf AMD 680M (VCN), gleiche API
+//   GPU=auto   → VAAPI (Annahme: /dev/dri vorhanden)
+//   GPU=none   → libx264 (Software-Fallback, zum Testen ohne GPU; hohe CPU)
+//
+// VAAPI ist die gemeinsame Linux-Schnittstelle für Intel UND AMD → ein Codepfad
+// für beide. Optional erzwingbar: HWENC=vaapi|qsv|libx264 (qsv = nur Intel).
+
+const DEFAULT_DEVICE = '/dev/dri/renderD128';
+
+// Normalisiert die Env-Wünsche zu einem konkreten Encoder-Backend.
+//   vendor:  'intel' | 'amd' | 'auto' | 'none'        (GPU)
+//   encoder: 'vaapi' | 'qsv' | 'libx264' | undefined  (HWENC, überschreibt vendor)
+//   device:  VAAPI-Renderknoten (HWENC_DEVICE)
+function resolveHwenc({ vendor = 'auto', encoder, device } = {}) {
+  const v = String(vendor).toLowerCase();
+  let enc = encoder ? String(encoder).toLowerCase() : null;
+
+  if (!enc) {
+    if (v === 'none' || v === 'cpu' || v === 'software') enc = 'libx264';
+    else enc = 'vaapi'; // intel, amd, auto → VAAPI (gemeinsamer Pfad)
+  }
+  if (!['vaapi', 'qsv', 'libx264'].includes(enc)) {
+    throw new Error(`Unbekannter HWENC '${enc}' (erlaubt: vaapi, qsv, libx264)`);
+  }
+  return { encoder: enc, device: device || DEFAULT_DEVICE, vendor: v };
+}
+
+// profile ('constrained_baseline'|'baseline'|'main'|'high') + level-Hex →
+// MSE-Codec-String (z. B. 'avc1.4D401F'). Der Browser braucht das exakt für
+// addSourceBuffer(); der Stream-Decode selbst ist toleranter.
+const PROFILE_IDC = {
+  constrained_baseline: '42E0',
+  baseline: '4200',
+  main: '4D40',
+  high: '6400',
+};
+function mseCodecString(profile = 'main', levelHex = '1F') {
+  const idc = PROFILE_IDC[String(profile).toLowerCase()] ?? PROFILE_IDC.main;
+  const lvl = String(levelHex).toUpperCase().padStart(2, '0');
+  return `avc1.${idc}${lvl}`;
+}
+
+// Baut die FFmpeg-Args für den Live-H.264-Pfad:
+//   Ausgang 1 (pipe:1): fragmentiertes MP4 (fMP4) → MSE im Browser.
+//   Ausgang 2 (pipe:3): optional gedrosseltes MJPEG → hält `latest` für
+//     /api/snapshot am Leben (Homing-Projekt) und ermöglicht <img>-Fallback.
+//
+// Rückgabe: { args, useFd3 }  – useFd3=true ⇒ spawn mit stdio …,'pipe' (fd 3).
+function h264LiveArgs({
+  device, size, fps, hwenc,
+  bitrate = '3M', gop, profile = 'main',
+  fragMs = 200,
+  jpegSnapshots = true, jpegFps = 2, jpegQ = 7,
+}) {
+  const g = gop || Math.max(1, Math.round((parseInt(fps, 10) || 30) * 2)); // ~2 s
+  const { encoder, device: vaapiDev } = hwenc;
+
+  const input = [
+    '-hide_banner', '-loglevel', 'warning',
+    '-fflags', 'nobuffer',
+    '-f', 'v4l2', '-input_format', 'mjpeg',
+    '-video_size', size, '-framerate', String(fps),
+    '-i', device,
+  ];
+
+  // Encoder-spezifische Geräte-Init + Upload-/Format-Filter.
+  let hwInit = [];
+  let encFilter;          // Filter, der einen encode-fähigen Frame erzeugt
+  let encCodec;           // -c:v …
+  if (encoder === 'vaapi') {
+    hwInit = ['-vaapi_device', vaapiDev];
+    encFilter = 'format=nv12,hwupload';
+    encCodec = ['-c:v', 'h264_vaapi'];
+  } else if (encoder === 'qsv') {
+    hwInit = ['-init_hw_device', `qsv=hw:${vaapiDev}`, '-filter_hw_device', 'hw'];
+    encFilter = 'format=nv12,hwupload=extra_hw_frames=16';
+    encCodec = ['-c:v', 'h264_qsv'];
+  } else { // libx264 (Software-Fallback)
+    encFilter = 'format=yuv420p';
+    encCodec = ['-c:v', 'libx264', '-preset', 'veryfast', '-tune', 'zerolatency'];
+  }
+
+  const mp4Out = [
+    ...encCodec, '-profile:v', profile, '-b:v', String(bitrate),
+    '-g', String(g), '-bf', '0',
+    '-f', 'mp4',
+    '-movflags', '+frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof',
+    '-frag_duration', String(Math.max(1, Math.round(fragMs)) * 1000),
+    'pipe:1',
+  ];
+
+  if (!jpegSnapshots) {
+    return { args: [...input, ...hwInit, '-vf', encFilter, ...mp4Out], useFd3: false };
+  }
+
+  // Mit Snapshot-Nebenausgang: Eingang splitten – ein Zweig encodet H.264,
+  // der andere liefert gedrosseltes MJPEG für /api/snapshot + Fallback.
+  const filterComplex = `[0:v]split=2[enc][jpg];[enc]${encFilter}[venc]`;
+  const args = [
+    ...input,
+    ...hwInit,
+    '-filter_complex', filterComplex,
+    '-map', '[venc]', ...mp4Out,
+    '-map', '[jpg]', '-r', String(jpegFps), '-c:v', 'mjpeg', '-q:v', String(jpegQ),
+    '-f', 'mpjpeg', 'pipe:3',
+  ];
+  return { args, useFd3: true };
+}
+
+module.exports = { resolveHwenc, mseCodecString, h264LiveArgs, DEFAULT_DEVICE };
diff --git a/src/snapshotService.js b/src/snapshotService.js
index 3c41df4..53af369 100644
--- a/src/snapshotService.js
+++ b/src/snapshotService.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const { readJpegWidth } = require('./cameraSwitch');
 function createSnapshotRouter(switches, cameras) {
   const router = express.Router();
 
-  // cameras = camsMeta aus server.js: [{id, name, position, stream, hires, note}]
+  // cameras = camsMeta aus server.js: [{id, name, position, stream, hires, encode, mseCodec, note}]
   router.get('/', (_req, res) => {
     res.json({
       cameras: cameras.map((c) => ({
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ function createSnapshotRouter(switches, cameras) {
         position: c.position,
         stream: c.stream,
         hires: c.hires,
+        encode: c.encode,        // 'copybsf' | 'mjpeg' | 'h264' → Viewer wählt Player
+        mseCodec: c.mseCodec,    // nur bei h264: Codec-String für MSE-addSourceBuffer
         url: `/api/snapshot/${c.id}`,
       })),
     });
@@ -74,6 +76,63 @@ function createSnapshotRouter(switches, cameras) {
 }
 
 
+// H.264-Live-Stream als fortlaufendes fragmentiertes MP4 (video/mp4). Ein FFmpeg
+// (im Schalter) → Fan-out an beliebig viele Browser. Der Client speist die Bytes
+// per MSE in ein <video>. Jeder neue Client bekommt ZUERST das gecachte
+// Init-Segment (ftyp+moov), dann ab dem nächsten Fragment den Live-Stream.
+function streamH264(sw, req, res) {
+  res.writeHead(200, {
+    'Content-Type': 'video/mp4',
+    'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate',
+    'Pragma': 'no-cache',
+    'Connection': 'close',
+    'X-Camera-Id': req.params.id,
+  });
+  if (res.socket) res.socket.setNoDelay(true);
+
+  let closed = false;
+  const cleanup = () => {
+    if (closed) return;
+    closed = true;
+    sw.removeListener('segment', onSegment);
+    sw.removeListener('init', onReinit);
+    sw.release();
+  };
+
+  const onSegment = (seg) => {
+    if (closed) return;
+    // Video-Fragmente dürfen NICHT einzeln gedroppt werden (Decode-Lücke) – ist ein
+    // Client zu langsam, lieber die Verbindung kappen; der Browser verbindet neu.
+    if (res.writableLength > (4 << 20)) { cleanup(); try { res.end(); } catch (_e) {} return; }
+    try { res.write(seg); } catch (_e) { cleanup(); }
+  };
+
+  // Neues Init-Segment ⇒ der Producer wurde neu gestartet (Auflösung/Encoder/Crash).
+  // Das alte moov passt nicht mehr → Verbindung beenden, Client holt sich frisch ab.
+  const onReinit = () => { if (!closed) { cleanup(); try { res.end(); } catch (_e) {} } };
+
+  sw.acquire(); // On-Demand: startet den Producer falls nötig
+
+  const start = (init) => {
+    if (closed) return;
+    try { res.write(init); } catch (_e) { cleanup(); return; }
+    sw.on('segment', onSegment);
+    sw.on('init', onReinit);
+  };
+
+  if (sw.initSegment) {
+    start(sw.initSegment);
+  } else {
+    // Auf das erste Init-Segment warten (Producer läuft warm).
+    const t = setTimeout(() => { sw.removeListener('init', onFirst); if (!closed) { sw.release(); try { res.end(); } catch (_e) {} } }, 10000);
+    const onFirst = (init) => { clearTimeout(t); start(init); };
+    sw.once('init', onFirst);
+  }
+
+  req.on('close', cleanup);
+  res.on('error', cleanup);
+}
+
 // MJPEG-Live-Stream als multipart/x-mixed-replace. Ein FFmpeg (im Schalter) →
 // Fan-out an beliebig viele Browser. Browser rendert das nativ im <img>.
 function createStreamRouter(switches) {
@@ -83,6 +142,9 @@ function createStreamRouter(switches) {
     const sw = switches[req.params.id];
     if (!sw) return res.status(404).end();
 
+    // H.264-Kameras liefern fMP4 (MSE) statt MJPEG-multipart (<img>).
+    if (sw.encode === 'h264') return streamH264(sw, req, res);
+
     res.writeHead(200, {
       'Content-Type': 'multipart/x-mixed-replace; boundary=frame',
       'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate',
diff --git a/test/fmp4Parser.test.js b/test/fmp4Parser.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fce31c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fmp4Parser.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { Fmp4Parser } = require('../src/fmp4Parser');
+
+// Baut eine ISO-BMFF-Box: [4B size][4B type][payload]. size deckt size+type ab.
+function box(type, payload = Buffer.alloc(0)) {
+  const head = Buffer.alloc(8);
+  head.writeUInt32BE(8 + payload.length, 0);
+  head.write(type, 4, 'latin1');
+  return Buffer.concat([head, payload]);
+}
+
+// Typischer FFmpeg-fMP4-Stream: ftyp moov | (moof mdat)…
+function ftyp() { return box('ftyp', Buffer.from('isom')); }
+function moov() { return box('moov', Buffer.from([1, 2, 3, 4])); }
+function frag(n) { return Buffer.concat([box('moof', Buffer.from([n])), box('mdat', Buffer.from([n, n, n]))]); }
+
+describe('Fmp4Parser', () => {
+  test('Init-Segment = ftyp + moov, einmalig', () => {
+    const inits = []; const segs = [];
+    const p = new Fmp4Parser({ onInit: (b) => inits.push(b), onSegment: (b) => segs.push(b) });
+    p.push(Buffer.concat([ftyp(), moov()]));
+    expect(inits).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(inits[0].equals(Buffer.concat([ftyp(), moov()]))).toBe(true);
+    expect(segs).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  test('Fragmente = moof + mdat', () => {
+    const inits = []; const segs = [];
+    const p = new Fmp4Parser({ onInit: (b) => inits.push(b), onSegment: (b) => segs.push(b) });
+    p.push(Buffer.concat([ftyp(), moov(), frag(1), frag(2)]));
+    expect(inits).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(segs).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(segs[0].equals(frag(1))).toBe(true);
+    expect(segs[1].equals(frag(2))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('über beliebige Chunk-Grenzen gesplittet', () => {
+    const inits = []; const segs = [];
+    const p = new Fmp4Parser({ onInit: (b) => inits.push(b), onSegment: (b) => segs.push(b) });
+    const stream = Buffer.concat([ftyp(), moov(), frag(1), frag(2), frag(3)]);
+    for (let i = 0; i < stream.length; i += 3) p.push(stream.subarray(i, i + 3)); // 3-Byte-Häppchen
+    expect(inits).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(segs).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(segs[2].equals(frag(3))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('Byte-für-Byte (Extremfall)', () => {
+    const inits = []; const segs = [];
+    const p = new Fmp4Parser({ onInit: (b) => inits.push(b), onSegment: (b) => segs.push(b) });
+    const stream = Buffer.concat([ftyp(), moov(), frag(7)]);
+    for (const byte of stream) p.push(Buffer.from([byte]));
+    expect(inits).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(segs).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(segs[0].equals(frag(7))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('64-Bit largesize (size==1) wird verstanden', () => {
+    const inits = [];
+    const p = new Fmp4Parser({ onInit: (b) => inits.push(b) });
+    // ftyp normal, moov als 64-Bit-Box
+    const payload = Buffer.from([9, 9]);
+    const head = Buffer.alloc(16);
+    head.writeUInt32BE(1, 0);                 // size == 1 → largesize folgt
+    head.write('moov', 4, 'latin1');
+    head.writeUInt32BE(0, 8);                 // largesize high
+    head.writeUInt32BE(16 + payload.length, 12); // largesize low
+    const moov64 = Buffer.concat([head, payload]);
+    p.push(Buffer.concat([ftyp(), moov64]));
+    expect(inits).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(inits[0].equals(Buffer.concat([ftyp(), moov64]))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/hwencode.test.js b/test/hwencode.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..011f751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hwencode.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { resolveHwenc, mseCodecString, h264LiveArgs } = require('../src/hwencode');
+
+describe('resolveHwenc', () => {
+  test('intel → vaapi am Default-Renderknoten', () => {
+    expect(resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'intel' })).toMatchObject({ encoder: 'vaapi', device: '/dev/dri/renderD128' });
+  });
+  test('amd → vaapi (gleicher Codepfad)', () => {
+    expect(resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'amd' }).encoder).toBe('vaapi');
+  });
+  test('none → libx264 (Software-Fallback)', () => {
+    expect(resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'none' }).encoder).toBe('libx264');
+  });
+  test('HWENC überschreibt Vendor', () => {
+    expect(resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'amd', encoder: 'qsv' }).encoder).toBe('qsv');
+  });
+  test('eigener Device-Pfad', () => {
+    expect(resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'intel', device: '/dev/dri/renderD129' }).device).toBe('/dev/dri/renderD129');
+  });
+  test('unbekannter Encoder wirft', () => {
+    expect(() => resolveHwenc({ encoder: 'nvenc' })).toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('mseCodecString', () => {
+  test('main/3.1', () => expect(mseCodecString('main', '1F')).toBe('avc1.4D401F'));
+  test('high', () => expect(mseCodecString('high', '1F')).toBe('avc1.64001F'));
+  test('constrained_baseline', () => expect(mseCodecString('constrained_baseline', '1F')).toBe('avc1.42E01F'));
+  test('unbekannt → main', () => expect(mseCodecString('xyz', '1F')).toBe('avc1.4D401F'));
+});
+
+describe('h264LiveArgs', () => {
+  const base = { device: '/dev/video0', size: '640x480', fps: 30 };
+
+  test('VAAPI: hwupload + h264_vaapi + fragmentiertes mp4 auf pipe:1', () => {
+    const { args, useFd3 } = h264LiveArgs({ ...base, hwenc: resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'intel' }), jpegSnapshots: false });
+    const s = args.join(' ');
+    expect(s).toContain('-vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128');
+    expect(s).toContain('format=nv12,hwupload');
+    expect(s).toContain('-c:v h264_vaapi');
+    expect(s).toContain('-movflags +frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof');
+    expect(args[args.length - 1]).toBe('pipe:1');
+    expect(useFd3).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('mit Snapshot-Nebenausgang: split + pipe:3 + useFd3', () => {
+    const { args, useFd3 } = h264LiveArgs({ ...base, hwenc: resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'amd' }), jpegSnapshots: true });
+    const s = args.join(' ');
+    expect(s).toContain('-filter_complex');
+    expect(s).toContain('split=2');
+    expect(s).toContain('-c:v mjpeg');
+    expect(args[args.length - 1]).toBe('pipe:3');
+    expect(useFd3).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('libx264-Software-Fallback', () => {
+    const { args } = h264LiveArgs({ ...base, hwenc: resolveHwenc({ vendor: 'none' }), jpegSnapshots: false });
+    const s = args.join(' ');
+    expect(s).toContain('-c:v libx264');
+    expect(s).toContain('-tune zerolatency');
+    expect(s).not.toContain('hwupload');
+  });
+
+  test('GOP default ~2×fps, überschreibbar', () => {
+    const def = h264LiveArgs({ ...base, hwenc: resolveHwenc({}), jpegSnapshots: false });
+    expect(def.args[def.args.indexOf('-g') + 1]).toBe('60');
+    const custom = h264LiveArgs({ ...base, gop: 15, hwenc: resolveHwenc({}), jpegSnapshots: false });
+    expect(custom.args[custom.args.indexOf('-g') + 1]).toBe('15');
+  });
+});