diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 35a56b9..3c3cb94 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ KUMA_TOTP=
 MONITORING_REQUIRED=false
 MONITORING_ATTEMPTS=2
 
+# ── Admin-Konsole: erlaubte Hostnamen ────────────────────────────────────
+# Die Proxmox-Hosts UND das Admin-Dashboard dürfen nie öffentlich erreichbar
+# sein. Primär regelt das dein Reverse Proxy (nur www/app/ws/api öffentlich);
+# dies ist die zweite Verteidigungslinie IN der App: auf jedem anderen Host
+# antwortet /admin mit 404 (nicht 403 — verrät nicht, dass es die Konsole gibt).
+# Komma-getrennt. LEER = keine Einschränkung (aktueller Dev-Stand).
+# Beispiel: ADMIN_HOSTS=admin.dev.clupilot.com,10.10.90.185
+ADMIN_HOSTS=
+
 # ── Nextcloud blueprint template ─────────────────────────────────────────
 # NOT an env var: set the Proxmox template VMID per plan in
 # config/provisioning.php → plans.*.template_vmid (default 9000).
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/RestrictAdminHost.php b/app/Http/Middleware/RestrictAdminHost.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59be3d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/RestrictAdminHost.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+/**
+ * Serves the operator console only on the hostnames listed in ADMIN_HOSTS.
+ *
+ * Responds 404 (not 403) on any other host: a public domain must not even
+ * disclose that an admin console exists here. Empty list = no restriction, so
+ * this can be rolled out without locking anyone out.
+ *
+ * Host-based rather than IP-based on purpose: behind a reverse proxy without
+ * TrustProxies, request->ip() is the proxy's address, so an IP allowlist would
+ * be misleading. The real network-level control stays in the proxy.
+ */
+class RestrictAdminHost
+{
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        // Path-scoped and prepended to the `web` group rather than attached to
+        // the admin route group: route middleware is reordered by Laravel's
+        // priority list, which puts `auth` first — a guest would then be
+        // redirected to /login and thereby learn the console exists. Running
+        // ahead of the whole route stack makes the 404 deterministic.
+        if (! $request->is('admin', 'admin/*')) {
+            return $next($request);
+        }
+
+        $allowed = (array) config('admin_access.hosts', []);
+
+        if ($allowed !== [] && ! in_array($request->getHost(), $allowed, true)) {
+            abort(404);
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index a0be5d8..9386d44 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
             'customer.active' => \App\Http\Middleware\EnsureCustomerActive::class,
         ]);
 
+        // Runs before the whole route stack (incl. `auth`), so /admin on a public
+        // hostname 404s instead of redirecting to /login and thereby revealing
+        // that an operator console is hosted here. Self-scoped to /admin*.
+        $middleware->prependToGroup('web', \App\Http\Middleware\RestrictAdminHost::class);
+
         // Stripe posts server-to-server with its own signature (no CSRF token).
         $middleware->validateCsrfTokens(except: ['webhooks/stripe']);
     })
diff --git a/config/admin_access.php b/config/admin_access.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8183074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/admin_access.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    | Hostnames the operator console (/admin) may be served on.
+    |
+    | The Proxmox hosts and the admin console must never be publicly reachable.
+    | The primary control belongs in the reverse proxy (only expose the public
+    | hostnames); this is defence in depth INSIDE the app, so a proxy
+    | misconfiguration cannot silently expose the console on a public domain.
+    |
+    | Comma-separated in ADMIN_HOSTS. EMPTY = no host restriction (dev default),
+    | so nobody gets locked out by simply upgrading.
+    |
+    | Example (production):
+    |   ADMIN_HOSTS=admin.clupilot.com
+    */
+    'hosts' => array_values(array_filter(array_map(
+        'trim',
+        explode(',', (string) env('ADMIN_HOSTS', ''))
+    ))),
+
+];
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index dc7e868..be5ee5c 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Route::middleware(['auth', 'customer.active'])->group(function () {
 });
 
 // Admin / operator console — dark theme, gated to is_admin users (R1/R2, R13).
+// Host restriction runs ahead of this stack (RestrictAdminHost, prepended to the
+// `web` group in bootstrap/app.php): on a public hostname /admin 404s outright.
 Route::middleware(['auth', 'admin'])->prefix('admin')->name('admin.')->group(function () {
     Route::get('/', Admin\Overview::class)->name('overview');
     Route::get('/customers', Admin\Customers::class)->name('customers');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Admin/AdminHostRestrictionTest.php b/tests/Feature/Admin/AdminHostRestrictionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21cf069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Admin/AdminHostRestrictionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\User;
+
+// operator() helper is defined in RbacTest.
+
+it('serves the console on any host when ADMIN_HOSTS is empty (default)', function () {
+    config()->set('admin_access.hosts', []);
+
+    $this->actingAs(operator('Owner'))
+        ->get('http://app.dev.clupilot.com/admin')
+        ->assertOk();
+});
+
+it('404s the console on a hostname that is not allowed', function () {
+    config()->set('admin_access.hosts', ['admin.dev.clupilot.com']);
+
+    // A PUBLIC hostname must not even hint that a console exists here.
+    $this->actingAs(operator('Owner'))
+        ->get('http://app.dev.clupilot.com/admin')
+        ->assertNotFound();
+
+    $this->actingAs(operator('Owner'))
+        ->get('http://www.dev.clupilot.com/admin/hosts')
+        ->assertNotFound();
+});
+
+it('serves the console on an allowed hostname', function () {
+    config()->set('admin_access.hosts', ['admin.dev.clupilot.com', '10.10.90.185']);
+
+    $this->actingAs(operator('Owner'))
+        ->get('http://admin.dev.clupilot.com/admin')
+        ->assertOk();
+
+    $this->actingAs(operator('Owner'))
+        ->get('http://10.10.90.185/admin')
+        ->assertOk();
+});
+
+it('404s before revealing a login redirect to guests on a public host', function () {
+    config()->set('admin_access.hosts', ['admin.dev.clupilot.com']);
+
+    // Not a redirect to /login — that would confirm the console's existence.
+    $this->get('http://www.dev.clupilot.com/admin')->assertNotFound();
+});
+
+it('keeps the customer portal reachable on public hosts', function () {
+    config()->set('admin_access.hosts', ['admin.dev.clupilot.com']);
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)->get('http://app.dev.clupilot.com/dashboard')->assertOk();
+    $this->get('http://www.dev.clupilot.com/')->assertOk();
+});