diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdc8610..1160813 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ SQLite (better-sqlite3, FTS5), Docker Multi-Stage — deploybar als Portainer-St
 | 📊 **Wochen-Rückblick** | Sonntags 20:00 automatisch: Commits pro Tag als Balken, Devlogs, Top-Projekte |
 | 🐛 **`/bug`** | Member melden Bugs → Gitea-Issue (inkl. Screenshot-Upload); Issue geschlossen → DM an den Reporter |
 | 🚨 **Watchdog** | Prüft eigene Dienste alle 2 min, DM-Alarm bei Ausfall + Entwarnung |
+| 🧪 **Playtester-Programm** | `/playtester-setup` postet den Bewerbungs-Button; Rolle + Liste (Setup-Seite); Alpha-Keys später per DM über die API |
+| ⭐ **Starboard** | Nachrichten mit genug ⭐-Reaktionen landen automatisch im Best-of-Kanal |
+| 📸 **Screenshot-Galerie** | Bilder aus dem Screenshot-Kanal → öffentliche `/galerie` (lokal gespeichert); Historie via `/galerie-backfill` |
 | 🏓 `/ping`, 🗄 `/devlog-backfill` | Lebenszeichen · Kanal-Historie nacharchivieren (Admin) |
 
 ### Webinterface (`bot.d4rkst3r.de`)
 | Seite | Zugriff | Inhalt |
 |---|---|---|
 | `/devlogs` | öffentlich | Devlog-Archiv: Timeline, Bildergalerien, Projekt-Chips, **Volltextsuche** |
+| `/roadmap` | öffentlich | Meilensteine aus Gitea mit Fortschrittsbalken |
+| `/galerie` | öffentlich | Community-Screenshots aus dem Discord |
 | `/changelog` | öffentlich | Alle Releases mit Notes, Tag- und Pre-Release-Chips |
 | `/feed.xml` | öffentlich | RSS-Feed der Devlogs |
 | `/commits` | nur Admin | Archivierte Commits aller Repos (SHA → Gitea-Link) |
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index 1d2a1e8..29b40bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { apiGet } from './api.js';
 import Devlogs from './pages/Devlogs.jsx';
 import Changelog from './pages/Changelog.jsx';
 import Roadmap from './pages/Roadmap.jsx';
+import Galerie from './pages/Galerie.jsx';
 import Commits from './pages/Commits.jsx';
 import Settings from './pages/Settings.jsx';
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export default function App() {
                 <nav className="nav-links">
                     <NavLink to="/devlogs">Devlog</NavLink>
                     <NavLink to="/roadmap">Roadmap</NavLink>
+                    <NavLink to="/galerie">Galerie</NavLink>
                     <NavLink to="/changelog">Changelog</NavLink>
                     {me.admin && <NavLink to="/commits">Commits</NavLink>}
                     {me.admin && <NavLink to="/settings">Setup</NavLink>}
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ export default function App() {
                     <Route path="/" element={<Navigate to="/devlogs" replace />} />
                     <Route path="/devlogs" element={<Devlogs me={me} />} />
                     <Route path="/roadmap" element={<Roadmap />} />
+                    <Route path="/galerie" element={<Galerie />} />
                     <Route path="/changelog" element={<Changelog />} />
                     <Route path="/commits" element={<Commits me={me} />} />
                     <Route path="/settings" element={<Settings me={me} />} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Galerie.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Galerie.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6183dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Galerie.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { apiGet } from '../api.js';
+
+const dateFmt = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit', year: 'numeric' });
+
+export default function Galerie() {
+    const [data, setData] = useState(null);
+    const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
+    const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        setError(false);
+        apiGet(`/api/gallery?page=${page}`).then(setData).catch(() => setError(true));
+        window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+    }, [page]);
+
+    const pages = data ? Math.ceil(data.total / data.pageSize) : 0;
+    const shots = (data?.items ?? []).flatMap((item) =>
+        item.images.map((src) => ({ src, author: item.author_name, date: item.posted_at, key: src }))
+    );
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <section className="page-header">
+                <div className="page-bg-text">GALERIE</div>
+                <div className="page-header-grid" aria-hidden="true" />
+                <div className="page-header-content">
+                    <div className="page-tag">// Community</div>
+                    <h1 className="page-title">Galerie</h1>
+                    <p className="page-subtitle">Screenshots aus der Community — direkt aus dem Discord.</p>
+                </div>
+            </section>
+
+            <section className="content">
+                {error && <p className="notice">Galerie konnte nicht geladen werden.</p>}
+                {!error && !data && <p className="notice">Lade …</p>}
+                {data?.total === 0 && <p className="notice">Noch keine Screenshots — poste welche im Discord!</p>}
+
+                <div className="gallery-grid">
+                    {shots.map((s) => (
+                        <a className="shot" href={s.src} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" key={s.key}>
+                            <img src={s.src} alt={`Screenshot von ${s.author}`} loading="lazy" />
+                            <span className="shot-meta">
+                                <span className="shot-author">{s.author}</span>
+                                <span className="shot-date">{dateFmt.format(new Date(s.date))}</span>
+                            </span>
+                        </a>
+                    ))}
+                </div>
+
+                {pages > 1 && (
+                    <div className="pager">
+                        <button className="btn" disabled={page <= 1} onClick={() => setPage(page - 1)}>
+                            ← Neuere
+                        </button>
+                        <span className="pager-info">
+                            {String(page).padStart(2, '0')} / {String(pages).padStart(2, '0')}
+                        </span>
+                        <button className="btn" disabled={page >= pages} onClick={() => setPage(page + 1)}>
+                            Ältere →
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                )}
+            </section>
+        </>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx
index 2ff24d7..605e5f1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export default function Settings({ me }) {
     const [form, setForm] = useState(null);
     const [error, setError] = useState(null);
     const [feedback, setFeedback] = useState(null);
+    // Community
+    const [playtesters, setPlaytesters] = useState([]);
     // API-Keys
     const [keys, setKeys] = useState([]);
     const [newKeyName, setNewKeyName] = useState('');
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export default function Settings({ me }) {
             })
             .catch((e) => setError(e.status));
         apiGet('/api/apikeys').then((d) => setKeys(d.keys)).catch(() => {});
+        apiGet('/api/playtesters').then((d) => setPlaytesters(d.playtesters)).catch(() => {});
     }, [me.admin]);
 
     async function createKey() {
@@ -295,6 +298,65 @@ export default function Settings({ me }) {
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                {/* Community */}
+                <div className="settings-section">
+                    <h2 className="settings-title">// Community</h2>
+
+                    <div className="field">
+                        <label>Playtester-Rolle <span className="field-hint">Bewerbungs-Post via /playtester-setup; leer = aus</span></label>
+                        <select
+                            value={form.playtester_role_id ?? ''}
+                            onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, playtester_role_id: e.target.value })}
+                        >
+                            <option value="">— deaktiviert —</option>
+                            {(data.roles ?? []).map((r) => (
+                                <option key={r.id} value={r.id}>@{r.name} — {r.guild}</option>
+                            ))}
+                        </select>
+                        {playtesters.length > 0 && (
+                            <div className="key-list" style={{ marginTop: '.8rem' }}>
+                                {playtesters.map((p) => (
+                                    <div className="key-row" key={p.user_id}>
+                                        <span className="key-name">{p.username}</span>
+                                        <span className="key-used">seit {p.applied_at.slice(0, 10)}</span>
+                                    </div>
+                                ))}
+                            </div>
+                        )}
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div className="field">
+                        <label>Starboard-Kanal <span className="field-hint">Nachrichten mit genug ⭐ landen hier; leer = aus</span></label>
+                        <div className="field-row">
+                            <select
+                                value={form.starboard_channel_id ?? ''}
+                                onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, starboard_channel_id: e.target.value })}
+                            >
+                                <option value="">— deaktiviert —</option>
+                                {channelOptions}
+                            </select>
+                            <input
+                                type="text"
+                                style={{ width: '7rem', flex: 'none' }}
+                                title="Schwellwert (Anzahl ⭐)"
+                                value={form.starboard_threshold}
+                                onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, starboard_threshold: e.target.value })}
+                            />
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div className="field">
+                        <label>Screenshot-Kanal <span className="field-hint">Bilder landen in der öffentlichen Galerie; Historie: /galerie-backfill</span></label>
+                        <select
+                            value={form.screenshot_channel_id ?? ''}
+                            onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, screenshot_channel_id: e.target.value })}
+                        >
+                            <option value="">— deaktiviert —</option>
+                            {channelOptions}
+                        </select>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
                 {/* Backups */}
                 <div className="settings-section">
                     <h2 className="settings-title">// Backups</h2>
diff --git a/frontend/src/style.css b/frontend/src/style.css
index cf8f2a4..660ec3b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/style.css
+++ b/frontend/src/style.css
@@ -398,6 +398,37 @@ body::after {
 .card-footer a { color: var(--muted); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
 .card-footer a:hover { color: var(--neon); }
 
+/* ── GALERIE ───────────────────────────────────────── */
+.gallery-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(240px, 1fr));
+    gap: .75rem;
+}
+.shot {
+    position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
+    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
+    background: #000;
+    transition: border-color .2s;
+}
+.shot:hover { border-color: var(--neon); }
+.shot img {
+    width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block;
+    transition: transform .3s;
+}
+.shot:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }
+.shot-meta {
+    position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0;
+    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline;
+    padding: .4rem .6rem;
+    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, .85), transparent);
+    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
+    opacity: 0; transition: opacity .2s;
+}
+.shot:hover .shot-meta { opacity: 1; }
+.shot-author { color: var(--neon); }
+.shot-date { color: var(--muted); }
+
 /* ── ROADMAP ───────────────────────────────────────── */
 .roadmap-group { margin-bottom: 2.25rem; }
 .roadmap-group .settings-title { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
diff --git a/src/bot/client.js b/src/bot/client.js
index 03e4d46..85cc686 100644
--- a/src/bot/client.js
+++ b/src/bot/client.js
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 // Discord-Client: Commands laden, registrieren und Interactions verarbeiten
 import { Client, Collection, Events, GatewayIntentBits, MessageFlags, Partials, REST, Routes } from 'discord.js';
 import { config } from '../config.js';
-import { devlogChannelId, devlogPingRoleId } from '../runtime-settings.js';
+import { devlogChannelId, devlogPingRoleId, playtesterRoleId } from '../runtime-settings.js';
 import { archiveDevlogMessage, removeDevlog } from './devlog-archive.js';
+import { registerCommunityListeners } from './community.js';
+import { addPlaytester, removePlaytester } from '../db.js';
 import * as ping from './commands/ping.js';
 import * as devlogBackfill from './commands/devlog-backfill.js';
 import * as bug from './commands/bug.js';
+import * as playtesterSetup from './commands/playtester-setup.js';
+import * as galerieBackfill from './commands/galerie-backfill.js';
 
 // Alle Commands hier eintragen — jedes Modul exportiert { data, execute }
-const commandModules = [ping, devlogBackfill, bug];
+const commandModules = [ping, devlogBackfill, bug, playtesterSetup, galerieBackfill];
 
 export async function startBot() {
     const client = new Client({
@@ -18,9 +22,11 @@ export async function startBot() {
             // (erfordert aktivierten "Message Content Intent" im Developer Portal!)
             GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
             GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
+            // Für das Starboard (⭐-Reaktionen)
+            GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageReactions,
         ],
-        // Partials, damit MessageDelete auch für ungecachte (ältere) Nachrichten feuert
-        partials: [Partials.Message],
+        // Partials, damit Delete/Reaction-Events auch für ungecachte Nachrichten feuern
+        partials: [Partials.Message, Partials.Reaction],
     });
 
     // Commands in Collection ablegen für schnellen Zugriff im Interaction-Handler
@@ -91,6 +97,35 @@ export async function startBot() {
             return;
         }
 
+        // 🧪-Button: Playtester-Rolle + Liste togglen
+        if (interaction.isButton() && interaction.customId === 'playtester_toggle') {
+            const roleId = playtesterRoleId();
+            try {
+                if (!roleId || !interaction.inGuild()) throw new Error('Keine Playtester-Rolle konfiguriert');
+                const member = interaction.member;
+                const hasRole = member.roles.cache.has(roleId);
+                if (hasRole) {
+                    await member.roles.remove(roleId);
+                    removePlaytester(interaction.user.id);
+                } else {
+                    await member.roles.add(roleId);
+                    addPlaytester(interaction.user.id, interaction.user.username);
+                }
+                await interaction.reply({
+                    content: hasRole
+                        ? '🚪 Von der Playtester-Liste **abgemeldet**.'
+                        : '🧪 **Willkommen im Playtest-Team!** Du stehst auf der Liste — sobald es losgeht, meldet sich der Bot per DM.',
+                    flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
+                });
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error('[playtester] Toggle fehlgeschlagen:', error);
+                await interaction
+                    .reply({ content: '❌ Konnte die Rolle nicht ändern — Rechte/Rollen-Reihenfolge prüfen.', flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral })
+                    .catch(() => {});
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
 
         const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
@@ -109,6 +144,8 @@ export async function startBot() {
         }
     });
 
+    registerCommunityListeners(client);
+
     await client.login(config.discordToken);
     return client;
 }
diff --git a/src/bot/commands/galerie-backfill.js b/src/bot/commands/galerie-backfill.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e40343c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/commands/galerie-backfill.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// /galerie-backfill — bestehende Screenshots aus dem Kanal nacharchivieren (Admin)
+import { SlashCommandBuilder, PermissionFlagsBits, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js';
+import { screenshotChannelId } from '../../runtime-settings.js';
+import { archiveGalleryMessage } from '../community.js';
+
+export const data = new SlashCommandBuilder()
+    .setName('galerie-backfill')
+    .setDescription('Archiviert alle bisherigen Screenshots aus dem Galerie-Kanal')
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions(PermissionFlagsBits.Administrator);
+
+export async function execute(interaction) {
+    await interaction.deferReply({ flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral });
+
+    const channelId = screenshotChannelId();
+    if (!channelId) {
+        await interaction.editReply('❌ Erst auf der Setup-Seite einen Screenshot-Kanal wählen.');
+        return;
+    }
+    const channel = await interaction.client.channels.fetch(channelId);
+    if (!channel?.isTextBased()) {
+        await interaction.editReply('❌ Screenshot-Kanal nicht gefunden.');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let scanned = 0;
+    let saved = 0;
+    let before;
+    for (;;) {
+        const batch = await channel.messages.fetch({ limit: 100, before });
+        if (batch.size === 0) break;
+        for (const message of batch.values()) {
+            scanned++;
+            if (await archiveGalleryMessage(message)) saved++;
+        }
+        before = batch.last().id;
+    }
+
+    await interaction.editReply(
+        `✅ Galerie-Backfill fertig: ${scanned} Nachrichten gescannt, **${saved} Screenshots archiviert**.`
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/bot/commands/playtester-setup.js b/src/bot/commands/playtester-setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..495342d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/commands/playtester-setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// /playtester-setup — postet das Bewerbungs-Embed mit Button in den aktuellen Kanal (Admin)
+import {
+    SlashCommandBuilder, PermissionFlagsBits, MessageFlags,
+    ActionRowBuilder, ButtonBuilder, ButtonStyle, EmbedBuilder,
+} from 'discord.js';
+import { playtesterRoleId } from '../../runtime-settings.js';
+
+export const data = new SlashCommandBuilder()
+    .setName('playtester-setup')
+    .setDescription('Postet das Playtester-Bewerbungs-Embed in diesen Kanal')
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions(PermissionFlagsBits.Administrator);
+
+export async function execute(interaction) {
+    if (!playtesterRoleId()) {
+        await interaction.reply({
+            content: '❌ Erst auf der Setup-Seite eine Playtester-Rolle wählen.',
+            flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
+        });
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+        .setColor(0xf5c518)
+        .setTitle('🧪 Playtester werden')
+        .setDescription(
+            'Du willst **EcoGame** vor allen anderen spielen und mit deinem Feedback ' +
+            'die Entwicklung mitgestalten?\n\n' +
+            'Ein Klick auf den Button setzt dich auf die Playtester-Liste — ' +
+            'sobald die Alpha startet, bekommst du deinen Zugang direkt per DM. ' +
+            'Abmelden geht jederzeit mit einem zweiten Klick.'
+        )
+        .setFooter({ text: 'D4RKST3R // PLAYTEST' });
+
+    const row = new ActionRowBuilder().addComponents(
+        new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId('playtester_toggle')
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Success)
+            .setLabel('Als Playtester bewerben')
+            .setEmoji('🧪')
+    );
+
+    await interaction.channel.send({ embeds: [embed], components: [row] });
+    await interaction.reply({ content: '✅ Bewerbungs-Post erstellt.', flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral });
+}
diff --git a/src/bot/community.js b/src/bot/community.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7da4c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/community.js
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Community-Features: Starboard (⭐ → Best-of-Kanal) + Screenshot-Galerie
+import { mkdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { writeFile, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { join, dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { EmbedBuilder, Events } from 'discord.js';
+import {
+    hasStarboard, saveStarboard,
+    saveGalleryItem, hasGalleryItem, deleteGalleryItem,
+} from '../db.js';
+import { starboardChannelId, starboardThreshold, screenshotChannelId } from '../runtime-settings.js';
+import { config } from '../config.js';
+
+const BRAND_YELLOW = 0xf5c518;
+const MAX_GALLERY_IMAGES = 4;
+
+// Galerie-Bilder liegen neben der SQLite: data/gallery/
+export const galleryDir = join(dirname(resolve(config.dbPath)), 'gallery');
+mkdirSync(galleryDir, { recursive: true });
+
+/* ── Screenshot-Galerie ────────────────────────────── */
+
+/**
+ * Nachricht aus dem Screenshot-Kanal archivieren (Bilder lokal speichern).
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} true, wenn neu gespeichert
+ */
+export async function archiveGalleryMessage(message) {
+    if (hasGalleryItem(message.id)) return false;
+
+    const files = [];
+    for (const att of message.attachments?.values?.() ?? []) {
+        if (files.length >= MAX_GALLERY_IMAGES) break;
+        if (!att.contentType?.startsWith('image/')) continue;
+        const ext = (att.name?.split('.').pop() || 'png').toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '') || 'png';
+        const file = `${message.id}_${files.length}.${ext}`;
+        try {
+            const res = await fetch(att.url);
+            if (!res.ok) continue;
+            await writeFile(join(galleryDir, file), Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer()));
+            files.push(file);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`[galerie] Bild-Download fehlgeschlagen: ${error.message}`);
+        }
+    }
+    if (files.length === 0) return false;
+
+    return saveGalleryItem({
+        message_id: message.id,
+        author_name: message.member?.displayName ?? message.author?.username ?? 'unbekannt',
+        images: JSON.stringify(files),
+        posted_at: message.createdAt.toISOString(),
+    });
+}
+
+/** Galerie-Eintrag inkl. Bild-Dateien entfernen */
+export async function removeGalleryMessage(messageId) {
+    const { deleted, images } = deleteGalleryItem(messageId);
+    for (const file of images) {
+        await rm(join(galleryDir, file), { force: true });
+    }
+    return deleted;
+}
+
+/* ── Starboard ─────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+async function handleStarReaction(reaction) {
+    const boardChannelId = starboardChannelId();
+    if (!boardChannelId) return;
+    if (reaction.emoji.name !== '⭐') return;
+
+    if (reaction.partial) await reaction.fetch();
+    let message = reaction.message;
+    if (message.partial) message = await message.fetch();
+
+    // Nicht das Starboard selbst boarden, Dedupe, Schwellwert
+    if (message.channelId === boardChannelId) return;
+    if (hasStarboard(message.id)) return;
+    if ((reaction.count ?? 0) < starboardThreshold()) return;
+
+    const board = await message.client.channels.fetch(boardChannelId);
+    if (!board?.isTextBased()) return;
+
+    const image = [...message.attachments.values()].find((a) =>
+        a.contentType?.startsWith('image/')
+    );
+    const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+        .setColor(BRAND_YELLOW)
+        .setAuthor({
+            name: message.member?.displayName ?? message.author?.username ?? 'unbekannt',
+            iconURL: message.author?.displayAvatarURL?.() ?? undefined,
+        })
+        .setDescription(
+            `${(message.content || '').slice(0, 1800) || '*[Bild]*'}\n\n[→ Zum Original](${message.url})`
+        )
+        .setFooter({ text: `⭐ ${reaction.count} • #${message.channel?.name ?? ''}` })
+        .setTimestamp(message.createdAt);
+    if (image) embed.setImage(image.url);
+
+    const boardMessage = await board.send({ embeds: [embed] });
+    saveStarboard(message.id, boardMessage.id);
+    console.log(`[starboard] ${message.id} geboardet (${reaction.count} ⭐)`);
+}
+
+/* ── Listener-Registrierung ────────────────────────── */
+
+export function registerCommunityListeners(client) {
+    client.on(Events.MessageReactionAdd, async (reaction) => {
+        try {
+            await handleStarReaction(reaction);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('[starboard] Fehler:', error);
+        }
+    });
+
+    client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async (message) => {
+        if (message.channelId !== screenshotChannelId()) return;
+        try {
+            if (await archiveGalleryMessage(message)) {
+                console.log(`[galerie] Screenshot archiviert (${message.id})`);
+                await message.react('⭐').catch(() => {});
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('[galerie] Archivierung fehlgeschlagen:', error);
+        }
+    });
+
+    client.on(Events.MessageDelete, async (message) => {
+        try {
+            if (await removeGalleryMessage(message.id)) {
+                console.log(`[galerie] Eintrag entfernt (${message.id})`);
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('[galerie] Löschung fehlgeschlagen:', error);
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/db.js b/src/db.js
index 5c45943..1561108 100644
--- a/src/db.js
+++ b/src/db.js
@@ -114,6 +114,70 @@ export function takeBugReport(repo, issueNumber) {
     return row ?? null;
 }
 
+// Community: Playtester, Starboard, Screenshot-Galerie
+db.exec(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS playtesters (
+        user_id    TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        username   TEXT,
+        applied_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
+    );
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS starboard (
+        message_id       TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        board_message_id TEXT,
+        starred_at       TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
+    );
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS gallery (
+        message_id  TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        author_name TEXT,
+        images      TEXT NOT NULL,
+        posted_at   TEXT NOT NULL
+    );
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_gallery_posted ON gallery (posted_at DESC);
+`);
+
+const insertPlaytester = db.prepare(
+    'INSERT OR IGNORE INTO playtesters (user_id, username) VALUES (?, ?)'
+);
+const deletePlaytester = db.prepare('DELETE FROM playtesters WHERE user_id = ?');
+const listPlaytestersStmt = db.prepare(
+    'SELECT user_id, username, applied_at FROM playtesters ORDER BY applied_at'
+);
+export const addPlaytester = (userId, username) => insertPlaytester.run(userId, username).changes > 0;
+export const removePlaytester = (userId) => deletePlaytester.run(userId).changes > 0;
+export const listPlaytesters = () => listPlaytestersStmt.all();
+
+const hasStarboardStmt = db.prepare('SELECT 1 FROM starboard WHERE message_id = ?');
+const insertStarboard = db.prepare(
+    'INSERT OR IGNORE INTO starboard (message_id, board_message_id) VALUES (?, ?)'
+);
+export const hasStarboard = (id) => Boolean(hasStarboardStmt.get(id));
+export const saveStarboard = (id, boardId) => insertStarboard.run(id, boardId);
+
+const insertGallery = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT OR IGNORE INTO gallery (message_id, author_name, images, posted_at)
+    VALUES (@message_id, @author_name, @images, @posted_at)
+`);
+const hasGalleryStmt = db.prepare('SELECT 1 FROM gallery WHERE message_id = ?');
+const getGalleryImagesStmt = db.prepare('SELECT images FROM gallery WHERE message_id = ?');
+const deleteGalleryStmt = db.prepare('DELETE FROM gallery WHERE message_id = ?');
+const listGalleryStmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT message_id, author_name, images, posted_at
+    FROM gallery ORDER BY posted_at DESC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
+`);
+const countGalleryStmt = db.prepare('SELECT count(*) AS n FROM gallery');
+export const saveGalleryItem = (item) => insertGallery.run(item).changes > 0;
+export const hasGalleryItem = (id) => Boolean(hasGalleryStmt.get(id));
+export function deleteGalleryItem(id) {
+    const row = getGalleryImagesStmt.get(id);
+    if (!row) return { deleted: false, images: [] };
+    deleteGalleryStmt.run(id);
+    return { deleted: true, images: JSON.parse(row.images || '[]') };
+}
+export const listGallery = (limit, offset) => ({
+    items: listGalleryStmt.all(limit, offset),
+    total: countGalleryStmt.get().n,
+});
+
 // API-Keys für externe Skripte (/api/v1/*) — nur der SHA-256-Hash wird gespeichert
 db.exec(`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS api_keys (
diff --git a/src/runtime-settings.js b/src/runtime-settings.js
index 79ae33c..0f4a59f 100644
--- a/src/runtime-settings.js
+++ b/src/runtime-settings.js
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ export function devlogThreadsEnabled() {
     return getSetting('devlog_threads_enabled') !== '0';
 }
 
+/** Playtester-Rolle (Bewerbungs-Button) — leer = Feature aus */
+export function playtesterRoleId() {
+    return getSetting('playtester_role_id') || null;
+}
+
+/** Starboard-Kanal — leer = Feature aus */
+export function starboardChannelId() {
+    return getSetting('starboard_channel_id') || null;
+}
+
+/** Ab wie vielen ⭐ landet eine Nachricht im Starboard (Default: 3) */
+export function starboardThreshold() {
+    const n = Number(getSetting('starboard_threshold'));
+    return Number.isInteger(n) && n >= 1 ? n : 3;
+}
+
+/** Screenshot-Kanal für die Galerie — leer = Feature aus */
+export function screenshotChannelId() {
+    return getSetting('screenshot_channel_id') || null;
+}
+
 /** Ziel-Repo für /bug-Reports (Default: EcoGame) */
 export function bugReportRepo() {
     return getSetting('bug_report_repo') || 'D4rkst3r/EcoGame';
diff --git a/src/web/api.js b/src/web/api.js
index 1016796..cc41525 100644
--- a/src/web/api.js
+++ b/src/web/api.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { EmbedBuilder } from 'discord.js';
 import {
     listDevlogs, searchDevlogs, listCommits, listReleases, archiveStats,
     getSetting, setSetting, createApiKey, listApiKeys, deleteApiKey,
+    listGallery, listPlaytesters,
 } from '../db.js';
 import { config } from '../config.js';
 import { removeDevlog } from '../bot/devlog-archive.js';
@@ -53,6 +54,23 @@ export function registerApiRoutes(app, client) {
         return { items, total, page, pageSize: PAGE_SIZE };
     });
 
+    // Screenshot-Galerie — öffentlich
+    app.get('/api/gallery', async (request) => {
+        const { limit, offset, page } = paging(request);
+        const { items, total } = listGallery(limit, offset);
+        const mapped = items.map(({ images, ...rest }) => ({
+            ...rest,
+            images: JSON.parse(images || '[]').map((f) => `/gallery-assets/${f}`),
+        }));
+        return { items: mapped, total, page, pageSize: PAGE_SIZE };
+    });
+
+    // Playtester-Liste — Admin
+    app.get('/api/playtesters', async (request, reply) => {
+        if (requireAdmin(request, reply)) return;
+        return { playtesters: listPlaytesters() };
+    });
+
     // Roadmap — öffentlich, aus Gitea-Milestones (5-Minuten-Cache gegen API-Hammering)
     let roadmapCache = { at: 0, repo: null, data: null };
     app.get('/api/roadmap', async (request, reply) => {
@@ -181,6 +199,10 @@ ${rssItems}
             gitea_url: getSetting('gitea_url') ?? config.giteaUrl,
             backup_enabled: getSetting('backup_enabled') !== '0',
             backup_channel_id: getSetting('backup_channel_id') ?? '',
+            playtester_role_id: getSetting('playtester_role_id') ?? '',
+            starboard_channel_id: getSetting('starboard_channel_id') ?? '',
+            starboard_threshold: Number(getSetting('starboard_threshold')) || 3,
+            screenshot_channel_id: getSetting('screenshot_channel_id') ?? '',
         };
     }
 
@@ -208,11 +230,12 @@ ${rssItems}
 
         const body = request.body ?? {};
 
-        // Kanäle: müssen existierende Textkanäle sein (release/backup dürfen leer sein = aus)
-        for (const key of ['commit_channel_id', 'devlog_channel_id', 'release_channel_id', 'backup_channel_id']) {
+        // Kanäle: müssen existierende Textkanäle sein (optionale dürfen leer sein = aus)
+        const OPTIONAL_CHANNELS = ['release_channel_id', 'backup_channel_id', 'starboard_channel_id', 'screenshot_channel_id'];
+        for (const key of ['commit_channel_id', 'devlog_channel_id', ...OPTIONAL_CHANNELS]) {
             if (body[key] === undefined) continue;
             const value = String(body[key]);
-            if (value === '' && ['release_channel_id', 'backup_channel_id'].includes(key)) {
+            if (value === '' && OPTIONAL_CHANNELS.includes(key)) {
                 setSetting(key, '');
                 continue;
             }
@@ -222,18 +245,27 @@ ${rssItems}
             }
             setSetting(key, value);
         }
-        // Ping-Rolle: muss existieren ('' = kein Ping)
-        if (body.devlog_ping_role_id !== undefined) {
-            const value = String(body.devlog_ping_role_id);
+        // Rollen: müssen existieren ('' = Feature aus)
+        for (const key of ['devlog_ping_role_id', 'playtester_role_id']) {
+            if (body[key] === undefined) continue;
+            const value = String(body[key]);
             if (value !== '') {
                 const exists = [...client.guilds.cache.values()].some((g) =>
                     g.roles?.cache?.has?.(value)
                 );
                 if (!exists) {
-                    return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'devlog_ping_role_id: Rolle nicht gefunden' });
+                    return reply.code(400).send({ error: `${key}: Rolle nicht gefunden` });
                 }
             }
-            setSetting('devlog_ping_role_id', value);
+            setSetting(key, value);
+        }
+        // Starboard-Schwellwert: 1–50
+        if (body.starboard_threshold !== undefined) {
+            const n = Number(body.starboard_threshold);
+            if (!Number.isInteger(n) || n < 1 || n > 50) {
+                return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'starboard_threshold: 1–50' });
+            }
+            setSetting('starboard_threshold', String(n));
         }
         if (body.commit_feed_enabled !== undefined) {
             setSetting('commit_feed_enabled', body.commit_feed_enabled ? '1' : '0');
diff --git a/src/web/server.js b/src/web/server.js
index d170265..21ef463 100644
--- a/src/web/server.js
+++ b/src/web/server.js
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ export async function startWebServer(client) {
         maxAge: '30d',
         immutable: true,
     });
+    // Screenshot-Galerie-Bilder
+    const { galleryDir } = await import('../bot/community.js');
+    await app.register(fastifyStatic, {
+        root: galleryDir,
+        prefix: '/gallery-assets/',
+        decorateReply: false,
+        maxAge: '30d',
+        immutable: true,
+    });
 
     if (existsSync(frontendDist)) {
         // React-Frontend ausliefern; unbekannte GET-Pfade → index.html (SPA-Routing)