diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cff442f..065aa59 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 COPY --from=build /blog /usr/local/bin/blog
 
 # ─── Content + Assets ───
-RUN mkdir -p /content /static /pages /app
+RUN mkdir -p /content /static /pages /app /templates /ticks
 COPY . /app
 COPY --from=content /out/content /content
 COPY --from=content /out/static  /static
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ ENV BLOG_CONTENT_DIR=/content
 ENV BLOG_STATIC_DIR=/static
 ENV BLOG_PAGES_DIR=/pages
 ENV BLOG_TEMPLATES_DIR=/templates
+ENV BLOG_TICKS_DIR=/ticks
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 CMD ["blog"]
diff --git a/cmd/blog/main.go b/cmd/blog/main.go
index fe652ed..55062bc 100644
--- a/cmd/blog/main.go
+++ b/cmd/blog/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,35 @@ import (
 	"git.send.nrw/sendnrw/b1tsblog/internal/article"
 )
 
+var TickCatalog []TickEntry
+
+func IncTick(xSlug string) error {
+	for a, b := range TickCatalog {
+		if b.Slug == xSlug {
+			TickCatalog[a].Count = TickCatalog[a].Count + 1
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	newEntry := TickEntry{Slug: xSlug, Count: 1}
+	TickCatalog = append(TickCatalog, newEntry)
+	return fmt.Errorf("")
+}
+
+func getTick(xSlug string) string {
+	for _, b := range TickCatalog {
+		if b.Slug == xSlug {
+			var n int64 = b.Count
+			return strconv.FormatInt(n, 10)
+		}
+	}
+	return "-1"
+}
+
+type TickEntry struct {
+	Slug  string
+	Count int64
+}
+
 func getenv(k, d string) string {
 	if v := os.Getenv(k); v != "" {
 		return v
@@ -42,35 +71,17 @@ var (
 func main() {
 
 	// --- Verzeichnisse konfigurierbar machen -------------------------
-	contentDir := os.Getenv("BLOG_CONTENT_DIR")
-	if contentDir == "" {
-		contentDir = "/content" // Fallback für local run
-	}
-
-	staticDir := os.Getenv("BLOG_STATIC_DIR")
-	if staticDir == "" {
-		staticDir = "/app/internal/web/static"
-	}
-
-	pagesDir := os.Getenv("BLOG_PAGES_DIR")
-	if staticDir == "" {
-		staticDir = "/pages"
-	}
-
-	templatesDir := os.Getenv("BLOG_TEMPLATES_DIR")
-	if templatesDir == "" {
-		templatesDir = "/templates"
-	}
+	contentDir := getenv("BLOG_CONTENT_DIR", "/content")
+	staticDir := getenv("BLOG_STATIC_DIR", "/app/internal/web/static")
+	pagesDir := getenv("BLOG_PAGES_DIR", "/pages")
+	templatesDir := getenv("BLOG_TEMPLATES_DIR", "/templates")
 
 	funcs := template.FuncMap{
 		"now": time.Now, // jetzt‑Zeit bereitstellen
 	}
 
 	// Basislayout zuerst parsen
-	layout := template.Must(
-		template.New("base").Funcs(funcs).
-			ParseFiles(templatesDir + "/base.html"),
-	)
+	layout := template.Must(template.New("base").Funcs(funcs).ParseFiles(templatesDir + "/base.html"))
 
 	// LIST‑Seite:   base + list.html
 	tplList = template.Must(layout.Clone())
@@ -90,6 +101,14 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
+	/*  */
+
+	for a, b := range articles {
+		articles[a].Counter = getTick(b.Slug)
+	}
+
+	/*  */
+
 	staticPages, err := article.LoadStatic(pagesDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
@@ -116,6 +135,9 @@ func main() {
 		slug := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/post/")
 		for _, a := range articles {
 			if a.Slug == slug {
+				IncTick(slug)
+				t := getTick(slug)
+				a.Counter = t
 				if err := tplArticle.ExecuteTemplate(w, "layout", a); err != nil {
 					http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
 				}
diff --git a/internal/article/model.go b/internal/article/model.go
index 0f1dbf6..932bf17 100644
--- a/internal/article/model.go
+++ b/internal/article/model.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Article struct {
 	Cover       string
 	Body        template.HTML
 	Description string
+	Counter     string
 }
 
 type ListPage struct {
diff --git a/internal/web/static/main.css b/internal/web/static/main.css
index 31da770..b1082a8 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/main.css
+++ b/internal/web/static/main.css
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ footer {
 .card-content { padding: 1rem 1.25rem 1.5rem; }
 .card h2 { margin: .25rem 0 .5rem; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.3; }
 .card time { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: .85rem; }
+.card-count { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: .85rem; }
 
 /* ---------- Artikel ---------- */
 .hero {
diff --git a/internal/web/templates/list.html b/internal/web/templates/list.html
index eb634b9..4e8a695 100644
--- a/internal/web/templates/list.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/list.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         <div class="card-content">
           <h2>{{ .Title }}</h2>
           <time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}">{{ .Date.Format "02.01.2006" }}</time>
+          <p class="card-count">{{ .Counter }}</p>
         </div>
       </a>
     </li>