diff --git a/backend/app/api/routers/orders.py b/backend/app/api/routers/orders.py
index c165fe9..ff07f2c 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routers/orders.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/routers/orders.py
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ async def create_order(
         created_by=user.id,
         source_excel=body.source_excel,
         notes=body.notes,
+        tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
     )
     db.add(order)
     await db.flush()
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ async def create_order(
             lagertyp=item_data.lagertyp,
             medias_rendering=item_data.medias_rendering,
             components=[c.model_dump() for c in item_data.components],
+            tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
         )
         db.add(item)
 
@@ -381,6 +383,7 @@ async def create_order(
             render_position_id=line_data.render_position_id,
             gewuenschte_bildnummer=line_data.gewuenschte_bildnummer,
             notes=line_data.notes,
+            tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
         )
         db.add(line)
 
@@ -565,6 +568,7 @@ async def split_missing_step(
         created_by=order.created_by,
         source_excel=order.source_excel,
         notes=f"Split from {order.order_number} — awaiting STEP files",
+        tenant_id=order.tenant_id,
     )
     db.add(new_order)
     await db.flush()
@@ -665,6 +669,7 @@ async def generate_lines_from_items(
                 product_id=product.id,
                 output_type_id=type_id,
                 gewuenschte_bildnummer=item.gewuenschte_bildnummer,
+                tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
             )
             db.add(line)
             existing_pairs.add(pair)
@@ -807,6 +812,7 @@ async def add_order_line(
         render_position_id=body.render_position_id,
         gewuenschte_bildnummer=body.gewuenschte_bildnummer,
         notes=body.notes,
+        tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
     )
     db.add(line)
     try:
diff --git a/backend/app/api/routers/products.py b/backend/app/api/routers/products.py
index db0f10a..8c1a7a3 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routers/products.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/routers/products.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ async def create_product(
         raise HTTPException(409, detail=f"Product with pim_id '{body.pim_id}' already exists")
 
     from app.services.product_service import create_default_positions
-    product = Product(**body.model_dump())
+    product = Product(**body.model_dump(), tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None))
     db.add(product)
     await db.flush()
     await create_default_positions(db, product.id)
diff --git a/backend/app/api/routers/uploads.py b/backend/app/api/routers/uploads.py
index 17f93cf..7222433 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routers/uploads.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/routers/uploads.py
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ async def finalize_excel(
         included_rows,
         source_excel=str(excel_path),
         category_key=parsed_dict.get("category_key"),
+        tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
     )
 
     # 5. Seed material aliases
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ async def finalize_excel(
         created_by=user.id,
         source_excel=str(excel_path),
         notes=body.notes,
+        tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
     )
     db.add(order)
     await db.flush()
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ async def finalize_excel(
                 for c in row.get("components", [])
             ],
             cad_file_id=inherited_cad,
+            tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
         )
         db.add(item)
 
@@ -316,6 +319,7 @@ async def finalize_excel(
                 product_id=uuid.UUID(product_id),
                 output_type_id=None,
                 gewuenschte_bildnummer=row.get("gewuenschte_bildnummer"),
+                tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
             )
             db.add(line)
         else:
@@ -325,6 +329,7 @@ async def finalize_excel(
                     product_id=uuid.UUID(product_id),
                     output_type_id=type_id,
                     gewuenschte_bildnummer=row.get("gewuenschte_bildnummer"),
+                    tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
                 )
                 db.add(line)
 
@@ -410,6 +415,7 @@ async def upload_step(
         file_hash=file_hash,
         file_size=len(content),
         processing_status=ProcessingStatus.pending,
+        tenant_id=getattr(user, 'tenant_id', None),
     )
     db.add(cad_file)
     await db.commit()
diff --git a/backend/app/domains/products/service.py b/backend/app/domains/products/service.py
index ebebc2d..8f341f8 100644
--- a/backend/app/domains/products/service.py
+++ b/backend/app/domains/products/service.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ async def lookup_product(
 
 
 async def lookup_or_create_product(
-    db: AsyncSession, pim_id: str | None, fields: dict
+    db: AsyncSession, pim_id: str | None, fields: dict, tenant_id=None
 ) -> tuple[Product, bool]:
     """Look up by produkt_baureihe (primary), then pim_id (fallback). Create if not found.
 
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ async def lookup_or_create_product(
         components=fields.get("components", []),
         cad_part_materials=fields.get("cad_part_materials", []),
         source_excel=fields.get("source_excel"),
+        tenant_id=tenant_id,
     )
     db.add(product)
     await db.flush()
diff --git a/backend/app/domains/rendering/dispatch_service.py b/backend/app/domains/rendering/dispatch_service.py
index 9928232..2b7edda 100644
--- a/backend/app/domains/rendering/dispatch_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/domains/rendering/dispatch_service.py
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ def dispatch_render_with_workflow(order_line_id: str) -> dict:
 
 
 def _legacy_dispatch(order_line_id: str) -> dict:
-    """Delegate to the original render_dispatcher logic (kept for backward compat)."""
-    # Import the original full implementation (not the shim) to avoid circular imports.
-    # The original logic lives inline in the orders router / step_tasks path;
-    # here we re-use the existing flamenco/celery routing code.
-    from app.services.render_dispatcher import dispatch_render  # noqa: F401 — shim re-export
-    return dispatch_render(order_line_id)
+    """Queue render_order_line_task (the working Celery render implementation)."""
+    from app.tasks.step_tasks import render_order_line_task
+    render_order_line_task.delay(order_line_id)
+    return {"backend": "celery", "queued": True}
diff --git a/backend/app/domains/rendering/service.py b/backend/app/domains/rendering/service.py
index 023f86a..c4e2dbf 100644
--- a/backend/app/domains/rendering/service.py
+++ b/backend/app/domains/rendering/service.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Rendering services — template resolution, dispatch, and Blender utilities."""
 
-# Re-export from original service files for backward compatibility.
+# Re-export from canonical service files for backward compatibility.
+# template_service contains the actual sync implementations (Celery-safe).
 from app.services.template_service import resolve_template, get_material_library_path
 from app.services.render_dispatcher import dispatch_render
 from app.services.render_blender import find_blender, is_blender_available
diff --git a/backend/app/services/excel_import.py b/backend/app/services/excel_import.py
index ce2a5ad..4905e7d 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/excel_import.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/excel_import.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ async def import_excel_to_products(
     parsed_rows: list[dict],
     source_excel: str,
     category_key: str | None = None,
+    tenant_id=None,
 ) -> ImportResult:
     """For each row, look up or create a Product.
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ async def import_excel_to_products(
             "source_excel": source_excel,
         }
 
-        product, was_created = await lookup_or_create_product(db, pim_id, fields)
+        product, was_created = await lookup_or_create_product(db, pim_id, fields, tenant_id=tenant_id)
         row["product_id"] = str(product.id)
         row["product_created"] = was_created
         # Carry forward any STEP file already linked to this product
diff --git a/backend/app/services/render_dispatcher.py b/backend/app/services/render_dispatcher.py
index 952afed..f344b0a 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/render_dispatcher.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/render_dispatcher.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
-# Compat shim — use app.domains.rendering.service instead
-from app.domains.rendering.service import dispatch_render
+# Compat shim — routes to render_order_line_task (the working implementation)
+def dispatch_render(order_line_id: str) -> dict:
+    """Queue render_order_line_task for the given order line."""
+    from app.tasks.step_tasks import render_order_line_task
+    render_order_line_task.delay(order_line_id)
+    return {"backend": "celery", "queued": True}
+
+
 __all__ = ["dispatch_render"]
diff --git a/backend/app/services/template_service.py b/backend/app/services/template_service.py
index 45085d1..2646496 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/template_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/template_service.py
@@ -1,3 +1,102 @@
-# Compat shim — use app.domains.rendering.service instead
-from app.domains.rendering.service import resolve_template, get_material_library_path
-__all__ = ["resolve_template", "get_material_library_path"]
+"""Render template resolution service.
+
+Used from Celery tasks (sync context) to find the best matching .blend template
+for a given category + output type combination.
+
+Cascade priority (first active match wins):
+1. Exact:         category_key + output_type_id
+2. Category only: category_key + output_type_id IS NULL
+3. OT only:       category_key IS NULL + output_type_id
+4. Global:        both NULL
+5. No template  → caller falls back to factory-settings behavior
+"""
+import logging
+
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, select, and_
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.models.render_template import RenderTemplate
+from app.models.system_setting import SystemSetting
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_engine = None
+
+
+def _get_engine():
+    global _engine
+    if _engine is None:
+        from app.config import settings as app_settings
+        _engine = create_engine(app_settings.database_url_sync)
+    return _engine
+
+
+def resolve_template(
+    category_key: str | None = None,
+    output_type_id: str | None = None,
+) -> RenderTemplate | None:
+    """Find the best matching active render template.
+
+    Uses sync SQLAlchemy — safe for Celery tasks.
+    """
+    engine = _get_engine()
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        active = RenderTemplate.is_active == True  # noqa: E712
+
+        # 1. Exact match
+        if category_key and output_type_id:
+            row = session.execute(
+                select(RenderTemplate).where(and_(
+                    active,
+                    RenderTemplate.category_key == category_key,
+                    RenderTemplate.output_type_id == output_type_id,
+                ))
+            ).scalar_one_or_none()
+            if row:
+                return row
+
+        # 2. Category only
+        if category_key:
+            row = session.execute(
+                select(RenderTemplate).where(and_(
+                    active,
+                    RenderTemplate.category_key == category_key,
+                    RenderTemplate.output_type_id.is_(None),
+                ))
+            ).scalar_one_or_none()
+            if row:
+                return row
+
+        # 3. OT only
+        if output_type_id:
+            row = session.execute(
+                select(RenderTemplate).where(and_(
+                    active,
+                    RenderTemplate.category_key.is_(None),
+                    RenderTemplate.output_type_id == output_type_id,
+                ))
+            ).scalar_one_or_none()
+            if row:
+                return row
+
+        # 4. Global fallback (both NULL)
+        row = session.execute(
+            select(RenderTemplate).where(and_(
+                active,
+                RenderTemplate.category_key.is_(None),
+                RenderTemplate.output_type_id.is_(None),
+            ))
+        ).scalar_one_or_none()
+        return row
+
+
+def get_material_library_path() -> str | None:
+    """Read material_library_path from system_settings. Returns None if empty."""
+    engine = _get_engine()
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        row = session.execute(
+            select(SystemSetting).where(SystemSetting.key == "material_library_path")
+        ).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if row and row.value and row.value.strip():
+            return row.value.strip()
+        return None
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py b/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py
index c9efa30..448ceab 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py
@@ -239,42 +239,12 @@ def regenerate_thumbnail(self, cad_file_id: str, part_colors: dict):
 
 @celery_app.task(name="app.tasks.step_tasks.dispatch_order_line_render", queue="step_processing")
 def dispatch_order_line_render(order_line_id: str):
-    """Thin wrapper that calls render_dispatcher.dispatch_render()."""
+    """Route an order-line render to render_order_line_task."""
     logger.info(f"Dispatching render for order line: {order_line_id}")
-    try:
-        from app.services.render_dispatcher import dispatch_render
-        result = dispatch_render(order_line_id)
-        logger.info(f"Dispatch result for {order_line_id}: {result}")
-        return result
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.error(f"dispatch_order_line_render failed for {order_line_id}: {exc}")
-        # Mark line as failed so it doesn't stay stuck in "processing"
-        try:
-            from sqlalchemy import create_engine, update as sql_update
-            from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-            from app.config import settings as app_settings
-            from app.models.order_line import OrderLine
-            from datetime import datetime
-            sync_url = app_settings.database_url.replace("+asyncpg", "")
-            eng = create_engine(sync_url)
-            with Session(eng) as s:
-                s.execute(
-                    sql_update(OrderLine)
-                    .where(OrderLine.id == order_line_id)
-                    .values(
-                        render_status="failed",
-                        render_completed_at=datetime.utcnow(),
-                        render_log={"error": f"Dispatch failed: {str(exc)[:500]}"},
-                    )
-                )
-                s.commit()
-            eng.dispose()
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception(f"Failed to mark {order_line_id} as failed after dispatch error")
-        raise
+    render_order_line_task.delay(order_line_id)
 
 
-@celery_app.task(bind=True, name="app.tasks.step_tasks.render_order_line_task", queue="step_processing", max_retries=3)
+@celery_app.task(bind=True, name="app.tasks.step_tasks.render_order_line_task", queue="thumbnail_rendering", max_retries=3)
 def render_order_line_task(self, order_line_id: str):
     """Render a specific output type for an order line.
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a42c1e8..117d7eb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -112,37 +112,6 @@ services:
       redis:
         condition: service_healthy
 
-  worker-thumbnail:
-    build:
-      context: ./backend
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    command: celery -A app.tasks.celery_app worker --loglevel=info -Q thumbnail_rendering --concurrency=1
-    environment:
-      - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB:-schaeffler}
-      - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER:-schaeffler}
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-schaeffler}
-      - POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
-      - POSTGRES_PORT=5432
-      - REDIS_URL=${REDIS_URL:-redis://redis:6379/0}
-      - JWT_SECRET_KEY=${JWT_SECRET_KEY:-changeme-in-production}
-      - AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=${AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY:-}
-      - AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=${AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT:-}
-      - AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=${AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT:-gpt-4o}
-      - AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=${AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION:-2024-02-01}
-      - UPLOAD_DIR=/app/uploads
-      - MINIO_URL=${MINIO_URL:-http://minio:9000}
-      - MINIO_USER=${MINIO_USER:-minioadmin}
-      - MINIO_PASSWORD=${MINIO_PASSWORD:-minioadmin}
-      - MINIO_BUCKET=${MINIO_BUCKET:-uploads}
-    volumes:
-      - ./backend:/app
-      - uploads:/app/uploads
-    depends_on:
-      postgres:
-        condition: service_healthy
-      redis:
-        condition: service_healthy
-
   render-worker:
     build:
       context: .
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/tenants.ts b/frontend/src/api/tenants.ts
index c82ce2e..16845c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/tenants.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/tenants.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface TenantUpdate {
 }
 
 export async function getTenants(): Promise<Tenant[]> {
-  const res = await api.get<Tenant[]>('/tenants')
+  const res = await api.get<Tenant[]>('/tenants/')
   return res.data
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/OutputTypeTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/OutputTypeTable.tsx
index 6396850..59a48fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/OutputTypeTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/OutputTypeTable.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ import type { OutputType } from '../../api/outputTypes'
 import { listPricingTiers } from '../../api/pricing'
 import type { PricingTier } from '../../api/pricing'
 
-const RENDERERS = ['threejs', 'blender', 'pillow']
+const RENDERERS = ['blender', 'pillow']
 const FORMATS = ['png', 'jpg', 'gltf', 'stl', 'mp4', 'webm']
-const BACKENDS = ['auto', 'celery', 'flamenco']
 const ALL_CATEGORIES = [
   { key: 'TRB', label: 'TRB' },
   { key: 'Kugellager', label: 'Kugellager' },
@@ -173,10 +172,9 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
         <thead>
           <tr className="border-b border-border-light text-left">
             <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary">Name</th>
-            <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Renderer used to produce this output (pillow / blender / threejs / flamenco)">Renderer</th>
+            <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Renderer used to produce this output (blender / pillow)">Renderer</th>
             <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Output file format (jpg, png, mp4, webm)">Format</th>
-            <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Render backend override: auto = system default, celery = local worker, flamenco = render farm">Backend</th>
-            <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Animation — output is a video (mp4/webm turntable); uses Flamenco by default">Anim</th>
+            <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Animation — output is a video (mp4/webm turntable)">Anim</th>
             <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Turntable animation settings: frame count, FPS, and rotation axis (animation output types only)">Turntable</th>
             <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Transparent Background — render with alpha channel (PNG only; Blender film_transparent)">BG</th>
             <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium text-content-secondary" title="Cycles compute device override — auto, gpu, or cpu (Blender/Cycles only)">Device</th>
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
         <tbody>
           {isLoading && (
             <tr>
-              <td colSpan={17} className="px-4 py-4 text-center text-content-muted">Loading…</td>
+              <td colSpan={16} className="px-4 py-4 text-center text-content-muted">Loading…</td>
             </tr>
           )}
           {types?.map((ot) => (
@@ -226,15 +224,6 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
                       {FORMATS.map((f) => <option key={f}>{f}</option>)}
                     </select>
                   </td>
-                  <td className="px-4 py-2">
-                    <select
-                      className="input-sm"
-                      value={editDraft.render_backend ?? ot.render_backend}
-                      onChange={(e) => setEditDraft({ ...editDraft, render_backend: e.target.value })}
-                    >
-                      {BACKENDS.map((b) => <option key={b}>{b}</option>)}
-                    </select>
-                  </td>
                   <td className="px-4 py-2">
                     <input
                       type="checkbox"
@@ -523,15 +512,6 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
                   <td className="px-4 py-2 font-medium">{ot.name}</td>
                   <td className="px-4 py-2 text-content-muted">{ot.renderer}</td>
                   <td className="px-4 py-2 text-content-muted">{ot.output_format}</td>
-                  <td className="px-4 py-2">
-                    <span className={`text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded ${
-                      ot.render_backend === 'flamenco' ? 'bg-status-warning-bg text-status-warning-text' :
-                      ot.render_backend === 'celery' ? 'bg-status-info-bg text-status-info-text' :
-                      'bg-surface-muted text-content-muted'
-                    }`}>
-                      {ot.render_backend}
-                    </span>
-                  </td>
                   <td className="px-4 py-2">
                     {ot.is_animation && (
                       <span className="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-purple-50 text-purple-700">video</span>
@@ -557,13 +537,13 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
                         {ot.transparent_bg && (
                           <span className="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-sky-50 text-sky-700" title="Transparent background">alpha</span>
                         )}
-                        {ot.render_settings?.bg_color && (
+                        {!!ot.render_settings?.bg_color && (
                           <div className="flex items-center gap-1" title={`BG color: ${ot.render_settings.bg_color}`}>
                             <span
                               className="inline-block w-4 h-4 rounded border border-border-default"
                               style={{ backgroundColor: ot.render_settings.bg_color as string }}
                             />
-                            <span className="text-xs text-content-muted font-mono">{ot.render_settings.bg_color}</span>
+                            <span className="text-xs text-content-muted font-mono">{ot.render_settings.bg_color as string}</span>
                           </div>
                         )}
                       </div>
@@ -604,7 +584,7 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
                   <td className="px-4 py-2">
                     {showBlenderSettings(ot.renderer) ? (
                       ot.render_settings?.samples ? (
-                        <span className="text-xs font-medium text-content-secondary">{ot.render_settings.samples}</span>
+                        <span className="text-xs font-medium text-content-secondary">{ot.render_settings.samples as number}</span>
                       ) : (
                         <span className="text-xs text-content-muted">default</span>
                       )
@@ -621,7 +601,7 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
                           </span>
                         ) : null}
                         {ot.render_settings?.noise_threshold ? (
-                          <span className="text-xs text-content-muted">t={ot.render_settings.noise_threshold}</span>
+                          <span className="text-xs text-content-muted">t={ot.render_settings.noise_threshold as string}</span>
                         ) : null}
                         {ot.render_settings?.denoising_prefilter ? (
                           <span className="text-xs text-content-muted">{ot.render_settings.denoising_prefilter as string}</span>
@@ -728,15 +708,6 @@ export default function OutputTypeTable() {
                   {FORMATS.map((f) => <option key={f}>{f}</option>)}
                 </select>
               </td>
-              <td className="px-4 py-2">
-                <select
-                  className="input-sm"
-                  value={form.render_backend}
-                  onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, render_backend: e.target.value })}
-                >
-                  {BACKENDS.map((b) => <option key={b}>{b}</option>)}
-                </select>
-              </td>
               <td className="px-4 py-2">
                 <input
                   type="checkbox"
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Admin.tsx
index ea30be9..fc3558a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
-import { UserPlus, Trash2, Pencil, ChevronDown, ChevronUp, ChevronRight, Settings, RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, XCircle, Clock, DollarSign, Layers, Server, ExternalLink, AlertTriangle, Upload, FileBox, Plus, X } from 'lucide-react'
+import { UserPlus, Trash2, Pencil, ChevronDown, ChevronUp, ChevronRight, Settings, RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, XCircle, Clock, DollarSign, Layers, AlertTriangle, Upload, FileBox, Plus, X } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import api from '../api/client'
 import TemplateEditor from '../components/admin/TemplateEditor'
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
   const [showNewUser, setShowNewUser] = useState(false)
   const [newUser, setNewUser] = useState({ email: '', password: '', full_name: '', role: 'client' })
   const [editingTemplateId, setEditingTemplateId] = useState<string | null>(null)
-  const [showFlamencoAdvanced, setShowFlamencoAdvanced] = useState(false)
-  const [flamencoUrlDraft, setFlamencoUrlDraft] = useState('')
-  const [workerCountDraft, setWorkerCountDraft] = useState(1)
   const [priorityNewEntry, setPriorityNewEntry] = useState<string>('')
 
   const { data: users } = useQuery({
@@ -76,8 +73,6 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
     render_stall_timeout_minutes: number
     product_thumbnail_priority: string  // JSON array
     render_backend: string
-    flamenco_manager_url: string
-    flamenco_worker_count: number
     smtp_enabled: boolean
     smtp_host: string
     smtp_port: number
@@ -159,44 +154,6 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
   const [smtpDraft, setSmtpDraft] = useState<Partial<Settings>>({})
   const smtp = { ...settings, ...smtpDraft } as Settings
 
-  type FlamencoStatus = {
-    manager: { available: boolean; version: string | null; name: string | null; error?: string }
-    workers: any[]
-    manager_url: string
-  }
-
-  const { data: flamencoStatus, refetch: refetchFlamenco } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['flamenco-status'],
-    queryFn: async () => {
-      const res = await api.get('/admin/settings/flamenco-status')
-      return res.data as FlamencoStatus
-    },
-    refetchInterval: 30000,
-    enabled: isAdmin,
-  })
-
-  const { data: actualWorkers, refetch: refetchActualWorkers } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['flamenco-worker-actual'],
-    queryFn: () => api.get('/admin/settings/flamenco-worker-actual').then(r => r.data as { running: number; available: boolean }),
-    refetchInterval: 10000,
-    enabled: isAdmin,
-  })
-
-  const setWorkerCountMut = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: (count: number) => api.post('/admin/settings/flamenco-worker-count', { count }),
-    onSuccess: (res) => {
-      const d = res.data
-      if (d.current >= 0) {
-        toast.success(`Workers scaled: ${d.previous} → ${d.current}`)
-      } else {
-        toast.warning(d.message || 'Setting saved — manual scaling may be needed')
-      }
-      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['admin-settings'] })
-      refetchActualWorkers()
-    },
-    onError: (e: any) => toast.error(e.response?.data?.detail || 'Failed'),
-  })
-
   return (
     <div className="p-8 space-y-8">
       <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-content">Admin</h1>
@@ -261,182 +218,6 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */}
-      {/* Render Farm (admin only)                                             */}
-      {/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */}
-      {isAdmin && <div className="card">
-        <div className="p-4 border-b border-border-default flex items-center justify-between">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <Server size={16} className="text-content-muted" />
-            <div>
-              <h2 className="font-semibold text-content">Render Farm</h2>
-              <p className="text-xs text-content-muted mt-0.5">
-                Route render jobs to Celery (stills) or Flamenco (animations).
-              </p>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <button
-            onClick={() => refetchFlamenco()}
-            className="text-content-muted hover:text-content-secondary transition-colors"
-            title="Refresh Flamenco status"
-          >
-            <RefreshCw size={15} />
-          </button>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="p-6 space-y-5">
-          {/* Global backend selector */}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-4 flex-wrap">
-            <label className="text-sm font-medium text-content-secondary shrink-0">Render backend:</label>
-            {(['celery', 'flamenco', 'auto'] as const).map((b) => (
-              <button
-                key={b}
-                onClick={() => updateSettingsMut.mutate({ render_backend: b })}
-                disabled={updateSettingsMut.isPending}
-                title={
-                  b === 'celery'
-                    ? 'Celery — local Celery worker handles all render jobs (stills + animations)'
-                    : b === 'flamenco'
-                    ? 'Flamenco — all jobs routed to the Flamenco render farm'
-                    : 'Auto — still images use Celery, animations use Flamenco'
-                }
-                className={`px-4 py-1.5 rounded-full border text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
-                  settings?.render_backend === b
-                    ? 'text-white'
-                    : 'bg-surface text-content-secondary border-border-default hover:border-accent hover:text-accent'
-                }`}
-                style={settings?.render_backend === b ? { backgroundColor: 'var(--color-accent)', borderColor: 'var(--color-accent)' } : undefined}
-              >
-                {b === 'celery' ? 'Celery' : b === 'flamenco' ? 'Flamenco' : 'Auto'}
-              </button>
-            ))}
-            {settings?.render_backend === 'auto' && (
-              <p className="text-xs text-content-muted">Stills via Celery, animations via Flamenco</p>
-            )}
-          </div>
-
-          {/* Flamenco status panel */}
-          <div className="rounded-lg border border-border-default bg-surface-alt p-4 space-y-3">
-            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-              <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-content-secondary uppercase tracking-wide">Flamenco Status</p>
-              {flamencoStatus?.manager?.available && (
-                <a
-                  href="http://localhost:8080"
-                  target="_blank"
-                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                  className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-accent hover:text-accent-hover"
-                >
-                  Open Flamenco Web UI <ExternalLink size={11} />
-                </a>
-              )}
-            </div>
-
-            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
-              {/* Manager health */}
-              <div className={`rounded-lg border p-3 flex items-start gap-2.5 ${
-                flamencoStatus?.manager?.available
-                  ? 'border-border-default bg-status-success-bg'
-                  : 'border-border-default bg-surface-alt'
-              }`}>
-                {flamencoStatus?.manager?.available
-                  ? <CheckCircle2 size={16} className="text-green-500 shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
-                  : <XCircle size={16} className="text-content-muted shrink-0 mt-0.5" />}
-                <div className="min-w-0">
-                  <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-content">Manager</p>
-                  <p className="text-xs text-content-muted truncate">
-                    {flamencoStatus?.manager?.available
-                      ? `v${flamencoStatus.manager.version || '?'}`
-                      : flamencoStatus?.manager?.error || 'Offline'}
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-
-              {/* Workers */}
-              <div className="rounded-lg border border-border-default bg-surface p-3">
-                <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-content">
-                  Workers: {flamencoStatus?.workers?.length ?? 0}
-                </p>
-                {flamencoStatus?.workers && flamencoStatus.workers.length > 0 && (
-                  <div className="mt-1 space-y-1">
-                    {flamencoStatus.workers.slice(0, 5).map((w: any, i: number) => (
-                      <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
-                        <span className={`w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full ${
-                          w.status === 'awake' || w.status === 'active' ? 'bg-green-500' : 'bg-gray-300'
-                        }`} />
-                        <span className="text-content-secondary">{w.name || `worker-${i + 1}`}</span>
-                        <span className="text-content-muted">{w.status || '—'}</span>
-                      </div>
-                    ))}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Worker count control */}
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-3 flex-wrap">
-              <span className="text-sm font-medium text-content-secondary">Worker count:</span>
-              <input
-                type="number"
-                min={1} max={16}
-                value={workerCountDraft || settings?.flamenco_worker_count || 1}
-                onChange={(e) => setWorkerCountDraft(Number(e.target.value))}
-                title="Number of Flamenco worker containers to run (1–16). Each worker handles one render job at a time."
-                className="w-20 px-3 py-1.5 border border-border-default rounded-md text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-accent"
-              />
-              <button
-                onClick={() => setWorkerCountMut.mutate(workerCountDraft || settings?.flamenco_worker_count || 1)}
-                disabled={setWorkerCountMut.isPending}
-                className="px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md border border-border-default bg-surface text-content-secondary text-sm font-medium hover:bg-surface-hover transition-colors"
-              >
-                {setWorkerCountMut.isPending ? 'Scaling…' : 'Apply'}
-              </button>
-              {actualWorkers?.available ? (
-                <span className={`text-xs font-medium px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full ${
-                  actualWorkers.running === (settings?.flamenco_worker_count || 1)
-                    ? 'bg-status-success-bg text-status-success-text'
-                    : 'bg-status-warning-bg text-status-warning-text'
-                }`}>
-                  {actualWorkers.running} running
-                </span>
-              ) : (
-                <span className="text-xs text-content-muted">Docker socket unavailable</span>
-              )}
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Advanced: Manager URL */}
-            <div>
-              <button
-                onClick={() => setShowFlamencoAdvanced(!showFlamencoAdvanced)}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-content-muted hover:text-content-secondary"
-              >
-                {showFlamencoAdvanced ? <ChevronDown size={12} /> : <ChevronRight size={12} />}
-                Advanced
-              </button>
-              {showFlamencoAdvanced && (
-                <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-2">
-                  <label className="text-xs text-content-muted shrink-0">Manager URL:</label>
-                  <input
-                    value={flamencoUrlDraft || settings?.flamenco_manager_url || ''}
-                    onChange={(e) => setFlamencoUrlDraft(e.target.value)}
-                    className="flex-1 px-3 py-1.5 border border-border-default rounded-md text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-accent"
-                    placeholder="http://flamenco-manager:8080"
-                  />
-                  <button
-                    onClick={() => {
-                      if (flamencoUrlDraft) updateSettingsMut.mutate({ flamenco_manager_url: flamencoUrlDraft } as any)
-                    }}
-                    disabled={!flamencoUrlDraft || updateSettingsMut.isPending}
-                    className="px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md border border-border-default bg-surface text-content-secondary text-sm hover:bg-surface-hover"
-                  >
-                    Save
-                  </button>
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>}
-
       {/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */}
       {/* Users (admin only)                                                   */}
       {/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */}
@@ -538,7 +319,7 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
           {/* Renderer picker */}
           <div className="flex items-center gap-4 flex-wrap">
             <label className="text-sm font-medium text-content-secondary shrink-0">Active renderer:</label>
-            {(['pillow', 'blender', 'threejs'] as const).map((r) => (
+            {(['blender', 'pillow'] as const).map((r) => (
               <button
                 key={r}
                 onClick={() => updateSettingsMut.mutate({ thumbnail_renderer: r })}
@@ -546,9 +327,7 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
                 title={
                   r === 'pillow'
                     ? 'Python Pillow — generates a placeholder grey image (no 3D rendering)'
-                    : r === 'blender'
-                    ? 'Blender 5 — full ray-traced thumbnail via headless Blender (Cycles or EEVEE)'
-                    : 'Three.js — WebGL render in a headless Chromium browser (fast, no GPU required)'
+                    : 'Blender 5 — full ray-traced thumbnail via headless Blender (Cycles or EEVEE)'
                 }
                 className={`px-4 py-1.5 rounded-full border text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
                   settings?.thumbnail_renderer === r
@@ -557,7 +336,7 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
                 }`}
                 style={settings?.thumbnail_renderer === r ? { backgroundColor: 'var(--color-accent)', borderColor: 'var(--color-accent)' } : undefined}
               >
-                {r === 'pillow' ? 'Pillow (placeholder)' : r === 'blender' ? 'Blender 5' : 'Three.js (WebGL)'}
+                {r === 'pillow' ? 'Pillow (placeholder)' : 'Blender 5'}
               </button>
             ))}
           </div>
@@ -742,33 +521,6 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
             </div>
           )}
 
-          {/* Three.js options — shown only when threejs is the active renderer */}
-          {settings?.thumbnail_renderer === 'threejs' && (
-            <div className="rounded-lg border border-purple-100 bg-purple-50 p-4 space-y-3">
-              <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-purple-700 uppercase tracking-wide">Three.js (WebGL) Options</p>
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-4 flex-wrap">
-                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-content-secondary w-28 shrink-0">Render size</span>
-                {([512, 1024, 2048] as const).map((size) => (
-                  <button
-                    key={size}
-                    onClick={() => updateSettingsMut.mutate({ threejs_render_size: size })}
-                    disabled={updateSettingsMut.isPending}
-                    className={`px-4 py-1.5 rounded-full border text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
-                      settings?.threejs_render_size === size
-                        ? 'bg-purple-600 text-white border-purple-600'
-                        : 'bg-surface text-content-secondary border-border-default hover:border-purple-400 hover:text-purple-600'
-                    }`}
-                  >
-                    {size}px{size === 512 ? ' (1×)' : size === 1024 ? ' (2×)' : ' (4×)'}
-                  </button>
-                ))}
-              </div>
-              <p className="text-xs text-content-muted">
-                Higher resolution = larger PNG thumbnails. 1024px recommended for most screens.
-              </p>
-            </div>
-          )}
-
           {/* Output format — always visible, applies to all renderers */}
           <div className="flex items-center gap-4 flex-wrap pt-1">
             <label className="text-sm font-medium text-content-secondary shrink-0 w-28">Output format:</label>