diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/MockMetrics.php b/app/Console/Commands/MockMetrics.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a79338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/MockMetrics.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Events\MetricsTicked;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+/**
+ * Dev placeholder for the real MetricsPoller (SSH). Broadcasts a rolling CPU
+ * value over Reverb so the dashboard chart moves live.
+ */
+class MockMetrics extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'clusev:mock-metrics {--interval=2 : Seconds between ticks}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Broadcast mock CPU metrics over Reverb (dev)';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $interval = max(1, (int) $this->option('interval'));
+        $cpu = 40;
+
+        $this->info("Broadcasting mock metrics every {$interval}s on channel 'metrics' …");
+
+        while (true) {
+            $cpu = max(2, min(98, $cpu + random_int(-12, 12)));
+            broadcast(new MetricsTicked($cpu));
+            $this->line('tick cpu='.$cpu);
+            sleep($interval);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Events/MetricsTicked.php b/app/Events/MetricsTicked.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c26aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Events/MetricsTicked.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events;
+
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\Channel;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\InteractsWithSockets;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\ShouldBroadcast;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Events\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+/**
+ * A single CPU metric sample for a server, pushed to the browser over Reverb.
+ * Dev: emitted by `clusev:mock-metrics`. Later: by MetricsPoller (SSH).
+ */
+class MetricsTicked implements ShouldBroadcast
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithSockets, SerializesModels;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        public int $cpu,
+        public string $server = 'web-01',
+    ) {}
+
+    public function broadcastOn(): Channel
+    {
+        return new Channel('metrics');
+    }
+
+    public function broadcastAs(): string
+    {
+        return 'tick';
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+    public function broadcastWith(): array
+    {
+        return ['cpu' => $this->cpu, 'server' => $this->server];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/broadcasting.php b/config/broadcasting.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebc3fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/broadcasting.php
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Default Broadcaster
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option controls the default broadcaster that will be used by the
+    | framework when an event needs to be broadcast. You may set this to
+    | any of the connections defined in the "connections" array below.
+    |
+    | Supported: "reverb", "pusher", "ably", "redis", "log", "null"
+    |
+    */
+
+    'default' => env('BROADCAST_CONNECTION', 'null'),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Broadcast Connections
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may define all of the broadcast connections that will be used
+    | to broadcast events to other systems or over WebSockets. Samples of
+    | each available type of connection are provided inside this array.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'connections' => [
+
+        'reverb' => [
+            'driver' => 'reverb',
+            'key' => env('REVERB_APP_KEY'),
+            'secret' => env('REVERB_APP_SECRET'),
+            'app_id' => env('REVERB_APP_ID'),
+            'options' => [
+                'host' => env('REVERB_HOST'),
+                'port' => env('REVERB_PORT', 443),
+                'scheme' => env('REVERB_SCHEME', 'https'),
+                'useTLS' => env('REVERB_SCHEME', 'https') === 'https',
+            ],
+            'client_options' => [
+                // Guzzle client options: https://docs.guzzlephp.org/en/stable/request-options.html
+            ],
+        ],
+
+        'pusher' => [
+            'driver' => 'pusher',
+            'key' => env('PUSHER_APP_KEY'),
+            'secret' => env('PUSHER_APP_SECRET'),
+            'app_id' => env('PUSHER_APP_ID'),
+            'options' => [
+                'cluster' => env('PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER'),
+                'host' => env('PUSHER_HOST') ?: 'api-'.env('PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER', 'mt1').'.pusher.com',
+                'port' => env('PUSHER_PORT', 443),
+                'scheme' => env('PUSHER_SCHEME', 'https'),
+                'encrypted' => true,
+                'useTLS' => env('PUSHER_SCHEME', 'https') === 'https',
+            ],
+            'client_options' => [
+                // Guzzle client options: https://docs.guzzlephp.org/en/stable/request-options.html
+            ],
+        ],
+
+        'ably' => [
+            'driver' => 'ably',
+            'key' => env('ABLY_KEY'),
+        ],
+
+        'log' => [
+            'driver' => 'log',
+        ],
+
+        'null' => [
+            'driver' => 'null',
+        ],
+
+    ],
+
+];
diff --git a/config/reverb.php b/config/reverb.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91f3880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/reverb.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Default Reverb Server
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option controls the default server used by Reverb to handle
+    | incoming messages as well as broadcasting message to all your
+    | connected clients. At this time only "reverb" is supported.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'default' => env('REVERB_SERVER', 'reverb'),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Reverb Servers
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may define details for each of the supported Reverb servers.
+    | Each server has its own configuration options that are defined in
+    | the array below. You should ensure all the options are present.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'servers' => [
+
+        'reverb' => [
+            'host' => env('REVERB_SERVER_HOST', '0.0.0.0'),
+            'port' => env('REVERB_SERVER_PORT', 8080),
+            'path' => env('REVERB_SERVER_PATH', ''),
+            'hostname' => env('REVERB_HOST'),
+            'options' => [
+                'tls' => [],
+            ],
+            'max_request_size' => env('REVERB_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE', 10_000),
+            'scaling' => [
+                'enabled' => env('REVERB_SCALING_ENABLED', false),
+                'channel' => env('REVERB_SCALING_CHANNEL', 'reverb'),
+                'server' => [
+                    'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
+                    'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+                    'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
+                    'username' => env('REDIS_USERNAME'),
+                    'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD'),
+                    'database' => env('REDIS_DB', '0'),
+                    'timeout' => env('REDIS_TIMEOUT', 60),
+                ],
+            ],
+            'pulse_ingest_interval' => env('REVERB_PULSE_INGEST_INTERVAL', 15),
+            'telescope_ingest_interval' => env('REVERB_TELESCOPE_INGEST_INTERVAL', 15),
+        ],
+
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Reverb Applications
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may define how Reverb applications are managed. If you choose
+    | to use the "config" provider, you may define an array of apps which
+    | your server will support, including their connection credentials.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'apps' => [
+
+        'provider' => 'config',
+
+        'apps' => [
+            [
+                'key' => env('REVERB_APP_KEY'),
+                'secret' => env('REVERB_APP_SECRET'),
+                'app_id' => env('REVERB_APP_ID'),
+                'options' => [
+                    'host' => env('REVERB_HOST'),
+                    'port' => env('REVERB_PORT', 443),
+                    'scheme' => env('REVERB_SCHEME', 'https'),
+                    'useTLS' => env('REVERB_SCHEME', 'https') === 'https',
+                ],
+                'allowed_origins' => ['*'],
+                'ping_interval' => env('REVERB_APP_PING_INTERVAL', 60),
+                'activity_timeout' => env('REVERB_APP_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT', 30),
+                'max_connections' => env('REVERB_APP_MAX_CONNECTIONS'),
+                'max_message_size' => env('REVERB_APP_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE', 10_000),
+                'accept_client_events_from' => env('REVERB_APP_ACCEPT_CLIENT_EVENTS_FROM', 'members'),
+                'rate_limiting' => [
+                    'enabled' => env('REVERB_APP_RATE_LIMITING_ENABLED', false),
+                    'max_attempts' => env('REVERB_APP_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS', 60),
+                    'decay_seconds' => env('REVERB_APP_RATE_LIMIT_DECAY_SECONDS', 60),
+                    'terminate_on_limit' => env('REVERB_APP_RATE_LIMIT_TERMINATE', false),
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+
+    ],
+
+];
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f2ef569..653fa19 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
+            "dependencies": {
+                "laravel-echo": "^2.3.7",
+                "pusher-js": "^8.5.0"
+            },
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
                 "concurrently": "^9.0.1",
@@ -909,6 +913,27 @@
                 "jiti": "lib/jiti-cli.mjs"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/laravel-echo": {
+            "version": "2.3.7",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/laravel-echo/-/laravel-echo-2.3.7.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-6NoPtOk16PuaykVgcV1MV5665VPtrbyvacBD6AJ8NJdRjTwrOwKrgOYHgq4bz5E1zUbbVi2UJfMN7P7D/yceyQ==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=20"
+            },
+            "peerDependencies": {
+                "pusher-js": "*",
+                "socket.io-client": "*"
+            },
+            "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+                "pusher-js": {
+                    "optional": true
+                },
+                "socket.io-client": {
+                    "optional": true
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/laravel-vite-plugin": {
             "version": "3.1.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/laravel-vite-plugin/-/laravel-vite-plugin-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -1275,6 +1300,15 @@
                 "node": "^10 || ^12 || >=14"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/pusher-js": {
+            "version": "8.5.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pusher-js/-/pusher-js-8.5.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-V7uzGi9bqOOOyM/6IkJdpFyjGZj7llz1v0oWnYkZKcYLvbz6VcHVLmzKqkvegjuMumpfIEKGLmWHwFb39XFCpw==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "tweetnacl": "^1.0.3"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/require-directory": {
             "version": "2.1.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -1451,6 +1485,12 @@
             "dev": true,
             "license": "0BSD"
         },
+        "node_modules/tweetnacl": {
+            "version": "1.0.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tweetnacl/-/tweetnacl-1.0.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-6rt+RN7aOi1nGMyC4Xa5DdYiukl2UWCbcJft7YhxReBGQD7OAM8Pbxw6YMo4r2diNEA8FEmu32YOn9rhaiE5yw==",
+            "license": "Unlicense"
+        },
         "node_modules/vite": {
             "version": "8.0.16",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite/-/vite-8.0.16.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49c869e..4b59dcb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@
         "laravel-vite-plugin": "^3.1",
         "tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
         "vite": "^8.0.0"
+    },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "laravel-echo": "^2.3.7",
+        "pusher-js": "^8.5.0"
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/js/app.js b/resources/js/app.js
index 8337712..ce419ed 100644
--- a/resources/js/app.js
+++ b/resources/js/app.js
@@ -1 +1,52 @@
-//
+import Echo from 'laravel-echo';
+import Pusher from 'pusher-js';
+
+window.Pusher = Pusher;
+
+// Reverb (Pusher protocol). Host/port/scheme are env-driven (derived from APP_DOMAIN later).
+window.Echo = new Echo({
+    broadcaster: 'reverb',
+    key: import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_APP_KEY,
+    wsHost: import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_HOST,
+    wsPort: Number(import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_PORT ?? 80),
+    wssPort: Number(import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_PORT ?? 443),
+    forceTLS: (import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_SCHEME ?? 'https') === 'https',
+    enabledTransports: ['ws', 'wss'],
+});
+
+// Live CPU chart island: seeds from server-rendered data, then appends each
+// MetricsTicked broadcast and redraws the sparkline (viewBox 0 0 300 80).
+document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
+    window.Alpine.data('metricsChart', (seed = [], max = 40) => ({
+        points: seed.slice(-max),
+        max,
+        last: seed.length ? seed[seed.length - 1] : 0,
+        connected: false,
+
+        init() {
+            // reflect the REAL websocket state, not just "Echo exists"
+            const conn = window.Echo?.connector?.pusher?.connection;
+            this.connected = conn?.state === 'connected';
+            conn?.bind('state_change', (s) => { this.connected = s.current === 'connected'; });
+            window.Echo?.channel('metrics').listen('.tick', (e) => this.push(Number(e.cpu)));
+        },
+
+        push(v) {
+            this.last = v;
+            this.points.push(v);
+            if (this.points.length > this.max) this.points.shift();
+        },
+
+        coords() {
+            const n = this.points.length;
+            const w = 300, h = 80, pad = 6;
+            return this.points.map((v, i) => {
+                const x = n > 1 ? (i / (n - 1)) * w : 0;
+                const y = h - pad - (Math.max(0, Math.min(100, v)) / 100) * (h - 2 * pad);
+                return `${x.toFixed(1)},${y.toFixed(1)}`;
+            });
+        },
+        get linePoints() { return this.coords().join(' '); },
+        get areaPoints() { return `0,80 ${this.coords().join(' ')} 300,80`; },
+    }));
+});
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
index af0e790..29dafa2 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -4,16 +4,6 @@
     $avgCpu = $total ? (int) round(collect($servers)->avg('cpu')) : 0;
     $avgMem = $total ? (int) round(collect($servers)->avg('mem')) : 0;
 
-    // static sparkline path from $metrics (live chart island replaces this in v1)
-    $n = count($metrics); $w = 300; $h = 80; $pad = 6; $coords = [];
-    foreach ($metrics as $i => $v) {
-        $x = $n > 1 ? round($i / ($n - 1) * $w, 1) : 0;
-        $y = round($h - $pad - ($v / 100) * ($h - 2 * $pad), 1);
-        $coords[] = "$x,$y";
-    }
-    $line = implode(' ', $coords);
-    $area = "0,$h " . $line . " $w,$h";
-
     $svcLabel = ['online' => 'aktiv', 'warning' => 'degradiert', 'offline' => 'gestoppt'];
 @endphp
 
@@ -42,7 +32,7 @@
                 <x-badge tone="cyan">Reverb</x-badge>
             </x-slot:actions>
 
-            <div id="metrics-chart" class="text-accent">
+            <div class="text-accent" x-data="metricsChart(@js($metrics), 40)">
                 <svg viewBox="0 0 300 80" class="h-24 w-full" preserveAspectRatio="none" aria-hidden="true">
                     <defs>
                         <linearGradient id="spark" x1="0" x2="0" y1="0" y2="1">
@@ -50,11 +40,17 @@
                             <stop offset="100%" stop-color="currentColor" stop-opacity="0" />
                         </linearGradient>
                     </defs>
-                    <polyline points="{{ $area }}" fill="url(#spark)" stroke="none" />
-                    <polyline points="{{ $line }}" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" />
+                    <polyline :points="areaPoints" fill="url(#spark)" stroke="none" />
+                    <polyline :points="linePoints" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" />
                 </svg>
+                <p class="mt-2 flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-4">
+                    <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                        <span class="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full" :class="connected ? 'bg-online' : 'bg-ink-4'"></span>
+                        <span x-text="connected ? 'Live über Reverb' : 'Verbindung…'"></span>
+                    </span>
+                    <span>· CPU <span class="tabular text-ink-2" x-text="last + '%'"></span></span>
+                </p>
             </div>
-            <p class="mt-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-4">Mock-Serie — Live-Daten folgen über Reverb.</p>
         </x-panel>
 
         <x-panel title="Ressourcen" subtitle="web-01">