diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
index a62fca1..a509860 100644
--- a/server.ts
+++ b/server.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const app = express();
 const PORT = 3000;
 const DATA_FILE = path.join(process.cwd(), "cms-data.json");
 
-app.use(express.json({ limit: "10mb" }));
+app.use(express.json({ limit: "50mb" }));
 
 // Helper to read persistent CMS data
 function loadCMSData() {
diff --git a/src/components/AdminCMSModal.tsx b/src/components/AdminCMSModal.tsx
index ffc4a71..31e8756 100644
--- a/src/components/AdminCMSModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AdminCMSModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,152 @@
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { X, Lock, Save, RotateCcw, Download, Upload, Plus, Trash2, Check, Sparkles, Layout, BookOpen, Image as ImageIcon, Newspaper, BarChart3, KeyRound, AlertCircle } from "lucide-react";
 import { CMSData, StoryTab, ScreenshotItem, NewsPost, DevCategoryProgress, Milestone } from "../types";
 
+// Helper function to process and compress uploaded images to sharp Base64 Data URLs
+const processImageFile = (file: File, maxDim = 1920, quality = 0.85): Promise<string> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.onload = (e) => {
+      const img = new Image();
+      img.onload = () => {
+        let width = img.width;
+        let height = img.height;
+
+        if (width > maxDim || height > maxDim) {
+          if (width > height) {
+            height = Math.round((height * maxDim) / width);
+            width = maxDim;
+          } else {
+            width = Math.round((width * maxDim) / height);
+            height = maxDim;
+          }
+        }
+
+        const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+        canvas.width = width;
+        canvas.height = height;
+        const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
+        if (ctx) {
+          ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, width, height);
+          const mime = file.type === "image/png" ? "image/png" : "image/jpeg";
+          const dataUrl = canvas.toDataURL(mime, quality);
+          resolve(dataUrl);
+        } else {
+          resolve(e.target?.result as string);
+        }
+      };
+      img.onerror = () => resolve(e.target?.result as string);
+      img.src = e.target?.result as string;
+    };
+    reader.onerror = reject;
+    reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+  });
+};
+
+interface ImagePickerInputProps {
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+  onChange: (url: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+const ImagePickerInput: React.FC<ImagePickerInputProps> = ({
+  label,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  placeholder = "Bild-URL oder Datei hochladen...",
+  className = ""
+}) => {
+  const [isUploading, setIsUploading] = useState(false);
+  const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  const handleFileChange = async (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const file = e.target.files?.[0];
+    if (!file) return;
+    setIsUploading(true);
+    try {
+      const dataUrl = await processImageFile(file);
+      onChange(dataUrl);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Fehler beim Verarbeiten des Bildes:", err);
+    } finally {
+      setIsUploading(false);
+      if (fileInputRef.current) fileInputRef.current.value = "";
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`space-y-1.5 ${className}`}>
+      <label className="block text-xs font-mono text-amber-400 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <span>{label}</span>
+        {value && (
+          <span className="text-[10px] text-emerald-400 font-sans flex items-center gap-1">
+            <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 inline-block animate-pulse"></span>
+            Bild geladen
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </label>
+
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={value}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          className="flex-1 bg-zinc-950 border border-zinc-800 rounded px-3 py-2 text-xs text-zinc-100 font-mono focus:border-amber-500 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-amber-500"
+        />
+
+        <input
+          type="file"
+          ref={fileInputRef}
+          accept="image/*"
+          onChange={handleFileChange}
+          className="hidden"
+        />
+
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
+          disabled={isUploading}
+          className="px-3 py-2 rounded bg-amber-950 hover:bg-amber-900 border border-amber-700/60 text-amber-200 text-xs font-mono flex items-center gap-1.5 transition-colors shrink-0 disabled:opacity-50 shadow-md"
+          title="Bilddatei von deinem Computer auswählen"
+        >
+          <Upload className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-amber-400" />
+          <span>{isUploading ? "Verarbeite..." : "Upload"}</span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {value && (
+        <div className="mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-2.5 p-1.5 bg-zinc-950/90 border border-zinc-800 rounded-lg">
+          <img
+            src={value}
+            alt="Vorschau"
+            className="w-12 h-10 object-cover rounded border border-zinc-700 shrink-0 bg-black/60 shadow-inner"
+            onError={(e) => {
+              (e.target as HTMLElement).style.display = 'none';
+            }}
+          />
+          <div className="text-[11px] text-zinc-400 truncate flex-1 min-w-0">
+            <span className="text-zinc-200 block font-mono text-[10px] truncate">{value.substring(0, 55)}...</span>
+            <span className="text-emerald-400 text-[10px] flex items-center gap-1">
+              <Check className="w-3 h-3 inline" /> Bild aktiv
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => onChange("")}
+            className="text-xs text-red-400 hover:text-red-300 p-1 rounded hover:bg-zinc-800 transition-colors"
+            title="Bild entfernen"
+          >
+            <Trash2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
 interface AdminCMSModalProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -27,10 +172,14 @@ export const AdminCMSModal: React.FC<AdminCMSModalProps> = ({
   const [pinError, setPinError] = useState(false);
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<"hero" | "story" | "gallery" | "news" | "progress" | "backup">("hero");
 
-  // Local draft state for editing
+  // Local draft state for editing - sync when cms updates
   const [formData, setFormData] = useState<CMSData>(cms);
   const [isSavedNotice, setIsSavedNotice] = useState(false);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFormData(cms);
+  }, [cms]);
+
   const handlePinSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (onUnlock(pinInput)) {
@@ -415,25 +564,19 @@ export const AdminCMSModal: React.FC<AdminCMSModalProps> = ({
                   </div>
 
                   <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
-                    <div>
-                      <label className="block text-xs font-mono text-amber-400 mb-1">Logo-Bild URL</label>
-                      <input
-                        type="text"
-                        value={formData.hero.logoUrl}
-                        onChange={(e) => setFormData({ ...formData, hero: { ...formData.hero, logoUrl: e.target.value } })}
-                        className="w-full bg-zinc-950 border border-zinc-800 rounded px-3 py-2 text-sm text-zinc-100 font-mono text-xs focus:border-amber-500"
-                      />
-                    </div>
+                    <ImagePickerInput
+                      label="Logo-Bild (Gothic Mod Logo)"
+                      value={formData.hero.logoUrl}
+                      onChange={(url) => setFormData({ ...formData, hero: { ...formData.hero, logoUrl: url } })}
+                      placeholder="https://... oder Datei hochladen"
+                    />
 
-                    <div>
-                      <label className="block text-xs font-mono text-amber-400 mb-1">Hero Hintergrund-Bild URL</label>
-                      <input
-                        type="text"
-                        value={formData.hero.heroBgUrl}
-                        onChange={(e) => setFormData({ ...formData, hero: { ...formData.hero, heroBgUrl: e.target.value } })}
-                        className="w-full bg-zinc-950 border border-zinc-800 rounded px-3 py-2 text-sm text-zinc-100 font-mono text-xs focus:border-amber-500"
-                      />
-                    </div>
+                    <ImagePickerInput
+                      label="Hero Hintergrund-Bild"
+                      value={formData.hero.heroBgUrl}
+                      onChange={(url) => setFormData({ ...formData, hero: { ...formData.hero, heroBgUrl: url } })}
+                      placeholder="https://... oder Datei hochladen"
+                    />
                   </div>
 
                   <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
@@ -593,12 +736,11 @@ export const AdminCMSModal: React.FC<AdminCMSModalProps> = ({
                           className="w-full bg-zinc-900 border border-zinc-700 rounded px-2.5 py-1 text-xs text-purple-300 font-mono"
                         />
 
-                        <input
-                          type="text"
-                          placeholder="Bild-URL"
+                        <ImagePickerInput
+                          label="Screenshot-Datei / URL"
                           value={sc.imageUrl}
-                          onChange={(e) => handleScreenshotChange(idx, "imageUrl", e.target.value)}
-                          className="w-full bg-zinc-900 border border-zinc-700 rounded px-2.5 py-1 text-[11px] text-zinc-300 font-mono"
+                          onChange={(url) => handleScreenshotChange(idx, "imageUrl", url)}
+                          placeholder="Bild-URL oder Datei hochladen..."
                         />
 
                         <input
@@ -675,6 +817,13 @@ export const AdminCMSModal: React.FC<AdminCMSModalProps> = ({
                         />
                       </div>
 
+                      <ImagePickerInput
+                        label="Beitrags-Bild (Optional)"
+                        value={post.imageUrl || ""}
+                        onChange={(url) => handleNewsChange(idx, "imageUrl", url)}
+                        placeholder="Optionales News-Bild hochladen..."
+                      />
+
                       <textarea
                         rows={2}
                         placeholder="Kurze Vorschau für die Karte..."
diff --git a/src/components/NewsSection.tsx b/src/components/NewsSection.tsx
index c21169e..36a99d3 100644
--- a/src/components/NewsSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NewsSection.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ export const NewsSection: React.FC<NewsSectionProps> = ({
             key={post.id}
             className="flex flex-col bg-zinc-900/90 border border-amber-900/40 rounded-xl p-6 shadow-xl relative group hover:border-amber-500/60 transition-all duration-300"
           >
+            {post.imageUrl && (
+              <div className="mb-4 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-amber-900/30 max-h-44 bg-zinc-950">
+                <img
+                  src={post.imageUrl}
+                  alt={post.title}
+                  className="w-full h-full object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-500"
+                />
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 mb-3">
               <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] font-mono px-2.5 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-amber-950 border border-amber-700/50 text-amber-300">
                 <Tag className="w-3 h-3 text-amber-400" />
@@ -105,6 +115,16 @@ export const NewsSection: React.FC<NewsSectionProps> = ({
               {activeNewsModal.title}
             </h3>
 
+            {activeNewsModal.imageUrl && (
+              <div className="mb-4 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-amber-900/50 max-h-64 bg-zinc-950">
+                <img
+                  src={activeNewsModal.imageUrl}
+                  alt={activeNewsModal.title}
+                  className="w-full h-full object-cover"
+                />
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             <div className="overflow-y-auto pr-2 space-y-4 text-zinc-300 leading-relaxed font-sans text-base whitespace-pre-line flex-1">
               {activeNewsModal.content}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 01bcb0c..e71e9ae 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface NewsPost {
   tag: string;
   summary: string;
   content: string;
+  imageUrl?: string;
 }
 
 export interface DevCategoryProgress {