diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/main.go b/cmd/dashboard/main.go
index 1871475..dc8ed0f 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/main.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 					"font-src 'self'",
 					"script-src 'self'",
 					"connect-src 'self'",
+					"media-src 'self'", // <- wichtig
 				}, "; "),
 			)
 			w.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
diff --git a/web/static/js/stream.js b/web/static/js/stream.js
index 61448cd..ad5b950 100644
--- a/web/static/js/stream.js
+++ b/web/static/js/stream.js
@@ -5,40 +5,76 @@
   const viewersEl = document.getElementById('viewers');
   const srcEl = document.getElementById('hlssrc');
 
-  function updateLive(live){ 
-    liveEl.className = 'pill ' + (live ? 'live' : 'off');
-    liveEl.textContent = live ? 'LIVE' : 'Offline';
+  const manifest = '/hls/' + encodeURIComponent(name) + '/index.m3u8';
+
+  function setLive(l){
+    liveEl.className = 'pill ' + (l ? 'live' : 'off');
+    liveEl.textContent = l ? 'LIVE' : 'Offline';
   }
 
-  async function refresh(){
-    let data;
-    try{
-      const r = await fetch('/api/streams', { cache: 'no-store' });
-      if (!r.ok) throw new Error('api '+r.status);
-      data = await r.json();
-    }catch(e){
-      console.warn('streams api error:', e);
-      setLive(false);
-      viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: -';
-      return;
-    }
-    const r = await fetch('/api/streams');
-    const d = await r.json();
-    const it = d.items.find(x=>x.name===name);
-    const live = !!(it && it.live);
-    updateLive(live);
-    viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ' + (it ? it.viewers : 0);
-    if(live){
-      const src = '/hls/'+encodeURIComponent(name);
-      srcEl.textContent = src;
-      if (window.Hls && Hls.isSupported()){
-        if(!window._hls){ window._hls = new Hls(); window._hls.attachMedia(v); }
-        window._hls.loadSource(src);
+  async function head(url){
+    try {
+      const r = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD', cache:'no-store' });
+      return r.ok;
+    } catch (_) { return false; }
+  }
+
+  async function tryInitPlayer(){
+    // 1) Manifest erreichbar?
+    const ok = await head(manifest);
+    srcEl.textContent = manifest;
+    setLive(ok);
+    if (!ok) return false;
+
+    // 2) Player initialisieren
+    try {
+      if (window.Hls && Hls.isSupported()) {
+        if (!window._hls) {
+          window._hls = new Hls({ maxLiveSyncPlaybackRate: 1.0 });
+          window._hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (_, data)=>console.warn('hls.js error', data));
+          window._hls.attachMedia(v);
+        }
+        window._hls.loadSource(manifest);
       } else if (v.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl')) {
-        v.src = src;
+        v.src = manifest; // Safari / iOS
+      } else {
+        console.warn('HLS nicht unterstützt');
+        return false;
       }
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('Player init fail', e);
+      return false;
     }
   }
 
-  refresh(); setInterval(refresh, 2500);
+  async function refreshMeta(){
+    // UI-Infos (viewer count etc.) optional, darf nie Player blockieren
+    try {
+      const r = await fetch('/api/streams', { cache:'no-store' });
+      if (!r.ok) return;
+      const d = await r.json();
+      const it = d.items.find(x=>x.name===name);
+      if (it) {
+        setLive(!!it.live);
+        viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ' + it.viewers;
+      }
+    } catch (_) {}
+  }
+
+  // Video-Fehler sichtbar loggen
+  v.addEventListener('error', (e)=>console.warn('video error', e));
+  v.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', ()=>console.log('metadata loaded'));
+  v.addEventListener('playing', ()=>console.log('playing'));
+
+  // Boot-Sequenz mit Retries
+  (async function boot(){
+    for (let i=0; i<10; i++) {
+      const ok = await tryInitPlayer();
+      if (ok) break;
+      await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r, 1500)); // kurz warten, bis HLS bereit ist
+    }
+    refreshMeta();
+    setInterval(refreshMeta, 2500);
+  })();
 })();