diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
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+const express = require("express");
+const http = require("http");
+const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+const config = require("./config");
+const apiRoutes = require("./routes/api");
+const wsManager = require("./utils/ws");
+const { startWorker } = require("./workers/image.worker");
+const imageQueue = require("./config/queue");
+
+// Bull Board
+const { createBullBoard } = require("@bull-board/api");
+const { BullAdapter } = require("@bull-board/api/bullAdapter");
+const { ExpressAdapter } = require("@bull-board/express");
+
+// Ensure dirs exist
+fs.mkdirSync(config.storage.uploadDir, { recursive: true });
+fs.mkdirSync(config.storage.outputDir, { recursive: true });
+
+const app = express();
+const server = http.createServer(app);
+
+// --- Middleware ---
+app.use(express.json());
+
+// --- Bull Board dashboard (basic auth) ---
+const bullBoardAdapter = new ExpressAdapter();
+bullBoardAdapter.setBasePath("/admin/queues");
+
+createBullBoard({
+  queues: [new BullAdapter(imageQueue)],
+  serverAdapter: bullBoardAdapter,
+});
+
+// Simple basic auth for dashboard
+app.use("/admin", (req, res, next) => {
+  const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
+  if (!authHeader) {
+    res.setHeader("WWW-Authenticate", 'Basic realm="ImgForge Admin"');
+    return res.status(401).send("Authentication required");
+  }
+
+  const [user, pass] = Buffer.from(authHeader.split(" ")[1], "base64")
+    .toString()
+    .split(":");
+
+  if (user === config.bullBoard.user && pass === config.bullBoard.pass) {
+    return next();
+  }
+
+  res.setHeader("WWW-Authenticate", 'Basic realm="ImgForge Admin"');
+  return res.status(401).send("Invalid credentials");
+});
+app.use("/admin/queues", bullBoardAdapter.getRouter());
+
+// --- Static files (landing page) ---
+app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "../public")));
+
+// --- API routes ---
+app.use("/api", apiRoutes);
+
+// --- Error handler ---
+app.use((err, _req, res, _next) => {
+  if (err.code === "LIMIT_FILE_SIZE") {
+    return res.status(413).json({ error: "File too large (max 20MB)" });
+  }
+  if (err.message?.includes("Unsupported format")) {
+    return res.status(415).json({ error: err.message });
+  }
+  console.error("[Server] Unhandled error:", err);
+  res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+});
+
+// --- WebSocket ---
+wsManager.attach(server);
+
+// --- Start worker in same process (for single-server setup) ---
+// For production scale: run `npm run worker` as a separate PM2 process
+startWorker();
+
+// --- Boot ---
+server.listen(config.port, config.host, () => {
+  console.log(`
+╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗
+║           🔥 ImgForge v1.0.0            ║
+╠══════════════════════════════════════════╣
+║  API:       http://${config.host}:${config.port}/api     ║
+║  Dashboard: http://${config.host}:${config.port}/admin/queues  ║
+║  WebSocket: ws://${config.host}:${config.port}/ws        ║
+╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝
+  `);
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
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+const { Router } = require("express");
+const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("fs");
+const upload = require("../middleware/upload");
+const imageQueue = require("../config/queue");
+const { validateOperations, OPERATIONS } = require("../utils/validators");
+const config = require("../config");
+
+const router = Router();
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/jobs
+ * Multipart: file + operations (JSON string)
+ *
+ * Example operations:
+ * [
+ *   { "op": "resize", "params": { "width": 800 } },
+ *   { "op": "convert", "params": { "format": "webp" } },
+ *   { "op": "compress", "params": { "quality": 80 } }
+ * ]
+ */
+router.post("/jobs", upload.single("file"), async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    if (!req.file) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "No file uploaded" });
+    }
+
+    // Parse operations from body
+    let operations;
+    try {
+      operations = JSON.parse(req.body.operations || "[]");
+    } catch {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "operations must be valid JSON" });
+    }
+
+    const validationErr = validateOperations(operations);
+    if (validationErr) {
+      // Clean up uploaded file
+      fs.unlinkSync(req.file.path);
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: validationErr });
+    }
+
+    // Enqueue the job
+    const job = await imageQueue.add("process", {
+      inputPath: req.file.path,
+      originalName: req.file.originalname,
+      mimetype: req.file.mimetype,
+      size: req.file.size,
+      operations,
+    }, {
+      priority: operations.length > 5 ? 10 : 1, // heavy jobs = lower priority
+    });
+
+    res.status(202).json({
+      jobId: job.id,
+      status: "queued",
+      operations: operations.map((o) => o.op),
+      ws: `ws://${req.headers.host}/ws?jobId=${job.id}`,
+      poll: `/api/jobs/${job.id}`,
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[API] POST /jobs error:", err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/jobs/:id — poll job status
+ */
+router.get("/jobs/:id", async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const job = await imageQueue.getJob(req.params.id);
+
+    if (!job) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: "Job not found" });
+    }
+
+    const state = await job.getState();
+    const progress = job.progress();
+
+    const response = {
+      jobId: job.id,
+      status: state,
+      progress,
+      operations: job.data.operations.map((o) => o.op),
+      createdAt: new Date(job.timestamp).toISOString(),
+    };
+
+    if (state === "completed") {
+      response.result = job.returnvalue;
+      response.download = `/api/jobs/${job.id}/download`;
+    }
+
+    if (state === "failed") {
+      response.error = job.failedReason;
+      response.attempts = job.attemptsMade;
+    }
+
+    res.json(response);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[API] GET /jobs/:id error:", err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/jobs/:id/download — download processed file
+ */
+router.get("/jobs/:id/download", async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const job = await imageQueue.getJob(req.params.id);
+
+    if (!job) return res.status(404).json({ error: "Job not found" });
+
+    const state = await job.getState();
+    if (state !== "completed") {
+      return res.status(409).json({ error: `Job is ${state}, not ready for download` });
+    }
+
+    const { outputPath, outputFilename } = job.returnvalue;
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(outputPath)) {
+      return res.status(410).json({ error: "Processed file has been cleaned up" });
+    }
+
+    res.download(outputPath, outputFilename);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[API] Download error:", err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/operations — list available operations
+ */
+router.get("/operations", (_req, res) => {
+  const ops = Object.entries(OPERATIONS).map(([name, def]) => ({
+    name,
+    description: def.description,
+  }));
+  res.json({ operations: ops });
+});
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/jobs — list recent jobs across all states
+ * Query: ?limit=50 (default 50, max 200)
+ */
+router.get("/jobs", async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const limit = Math.min(parseInt(req.query.limit || "50"), 200);
+
+    // Fetch from all states
+    const [waiting, active, completed, failed, delayed] = await Promise.all([
+      imageQueue.getWaiting(0, limit),
+      imageQueue.getActive(0, limit),
+      imageQueue.getCompleted(0, limit),
+      imageQueue.getFailed(0, limit),
+      imageQueue.getDelayed(0, limit),
+    ]);
+
+    const format = async (job, state) => ({
+      jobId: job.id,
+      status: state === "waiting" ? "queued" : state,
+      operations: (job.data.operations || []).map((o) => o.op),
+      operationsDetail: job.data.operations,
+      progress: job.progress(),
+      createdAt: new Date(job.timestamp).toISOString(),
+      result: job.returnvalue || null,
+      error: job.failedReason || null,
+      attempts: job.attemptsMade || 0,
+    });
+
+    const all = await Promise.all([
+      ...waiting.map((j) => format(j, "waiting")),
+      ...active.map((j) => format(j, "active")),
+      ...completed.map((j) => format(j, "completed")),
+      ...failed.map((j) => format(j, "failed")),
+      ...delayed.map((j) => format(j, "delayed")),
+    ]);
+
+    // Sort by creation time descending
+    all.sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt) - new Date(a.createdAt));
+
+    res.json({ jobs: all.slice(0, limit) });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[API] GET /jobs error:", err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/health
+ */
+router.get("/health", async (_req, res) => {
+  try {
+    // Check Redis connectivity through Bull
+    const counts = await imageQueue.getJobCounts();
+    res.json({
+      status: "ok",
+      queue: counts,
+      uptime: process.uptime(),
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    res.status(503).json({ status: "degraded", error: err.message });
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = router;