diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 81ec5a1..4838b84 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ NOTIFY_SMTP_PASS=
 
 # Bootstrap invitations
 BOOTSTRAP_INVITE_DEADLINE=2025-09-01T00:00:00Z
+
+# Manual invitation generator
+MANUAL_INVITE_PASSWORD=pm.local@zghl.de
diff --git a/app/pages/api-docs.vue b/app/pages/api-docs.vue
index 1a9f22a..4306919 100644
--- a/app/pages/api-docs.vue
+++ b/app/pages/api-docs.vue
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const publicEndpoints = [
   { method: 'POST', path: '/api/service/auth/refresh', description: 'Access-Token anhand des Refresh-Cookies erneuern.' },
   { method: 'GET', path: '/api/service/invitations/{code}', description: 'Einladungscode prüfen (gültig, abgelaufen, verwendet).' },
   { method: 'POST', path: '/api/service/invitations/bootstrap', description: 'Bootstrap-Einladungscode generieren (aktiv bis 01.07.2024, optionales Label).' },
+  { method: 'POST', path: '/api/service/invitations/manual', description: 'Manuellen Einladungscode mit Passwortschutz erstellen (intern).' },
 ]
 
 const protectedEndpoints = [
diff --git a/app/pages/invite.vue b/app/pages/invite.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c71a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pages/invite.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="min-h-screen bg-[#050910] px-4 py-12 text-white">
+    <div class="mx-auto w-full max-w-xl rounded-3xl border border-white/10 bg-white/5 p-8 backdrop-blur">
+      <div class="mb-8 space-y-1 text-center">
+        <p class="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.35em] text-cyan-300/80">OpenSquawk</p>
+        <h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold">Einladungscode erstellen</h1>
+        <p class="text-sm text-white/60">Passwortgeschützte Oberfläche für interne Freischaltungen.</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <form class="space-y-6" @submit.prevent="submit">
+        <div class="space-y-2">
+          <label for="invite-password" class="block text-sm font-medium text-white/80">Passwort</label>
+          <input
+            id="invite-password"
+            v-model.trim="password"
+            type="password"
+            autocomplete="off"
+            required
+            class="w-full rounded-lg border border-white/10 bg-black/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm outline-none transition focus:border-cyan-300 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-cyan-300"
+            placeholder="Passwort eingeben"
+          >
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="space-y-2">
+          <label for="invite-label" class="block text-sm font-medium text-white/80">Label (optional)</label>
+          <input
+            id="invite-label"
+            v-model.trim="label"
+            type="text"
+            maxlength="80"
+            class="w-full rounded-lg border border-white/10 bg-black/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm outline-none transition focus:border-cyan-300 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-cyan-300"
+            placeholder="z. B. Event, Support oder Name"
+          >
+        </div>
+
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          class="flex w-full items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg bg-cyan-500 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-[#050910] transition hover:bg-cyan-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-60"
+          :disabled="loading"
+        >
+          <span v-if="!loading">Einladungscode generieren</span>
+          <span v-else class="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <span class="inline-block h-4 w-4 animate-spin rounded-full border-2 border-white/30 border-t-white"></span>
+            Wird erstellt…
+          </span>
+        </button>
+      </form>
+
+      <transition name="fade">
+        <p v-if="errorMessage" class="mt-6 rounded-lg border border-red-500/30 bg-red-500/10 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-red-200">
+          {{ errorMessage }}
+        </p>
+      </transition>
+
+      <transition name="fade">
+        <div
+          v-if="result"
+          class="mt-8 space-y-4 rounded-2xl border border-emerald-400/30 bg-emerald-400/10 p-6 text-emerald-100"
+        >
+          <div>
+            <p class="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-emerald-200/70">Einladungscode</p>
+            <p class="mt-2 font-mono text-3xl tracking-widest text-white">{{ result.code }}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div class="grid gap-2 text-sm text-emerald-100/80 sm:grid-cols-2">
+            <div>
+              <p class="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-emerald-200/60">Gültig bis</p>
+              <p>{{ expiresAtDisplay }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <p class="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-emerald-200/60">Label</p>
+              <p>{{ result.label || 'Kein Label gesetzt' }}</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </transition>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { useApi } from '~/composables/useApi'
+
+interface ManualInviteResponse {
+  success: true
+  code: string
+  expiresAt: string
+  label: string | null
+}
+
+const api = useApi()
+const password = ref('')
+const label = ref('')
+const loading = ref(false)
+const errorMessage = ref<string | null>(null)
+const result = ref<ManualInviteResponse | null>(null)
+
+const expiresAtDisplay = computed(() => {
+  if (!result.value) return ''
+  const date = new Date(result.value.expiresAt)
+  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return result.value.expiresAt
+  return date.toLocaleString('de-DE', {
+    year: 'numeric',
+    month: '2-digit',
+    day: '2-digit',
+    hour: '2-digit',
+    minute: '2-digit',
+  })
+})
+
+useHead({ title: 'Einladungscode erstellen • OpenSquawk' })
+
+async function submit() {
+  if (loading.value) return
+  errorMessage.value = null
+  result.value = null
+  loading.value = true
+
+  try {
+    const response = await api.post<ManualInviteResponse>(
+      '/api/service/invitations/manual',
+      { password: password.value, label: label.value || undefined },
+      { auth: false },
+    )
+
+    result.value = response
+    password.value = ''
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    const message =
+      error?.data?.statusMessage ||
+      error?.statusMessage ||
+      error?.data?.message ||
+      error?.message ||
+      'Erstellung des Einladungscodes fehlgeschlagen.'
+    errorMessage.value = message
+  } finally {
+    loading.value = false
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.fade-enter-active,
+.fade-leave-active {
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+}
+.fade-enter-from,
+.fade-leave-to {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 96d6d5d..57d2e26 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
         ttsModel: process.env.TTS_MODEL || 'tts-1',
         jwtSecret: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
         jwtRefreshSecret: process.env.JWT_REFRESH_SECRET || process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        manualInvitePassword: process.env.MANUAL_INVITE_PASSWORD,
         mongoose: {
             uri: process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/opensquawk',
             options: {},
diff --git a/server/api/service/invitations/manual.post.ts b/server/api/service/invitations/manual.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bc7720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/service/invitations/manual.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { createHmac, randomBytes, timingSafeEqual } from 'node:crypto'
+import { createError, readBody } from 'h3'
+import { useRuntimeConfig } from '#imports'
+import { InvitationCode } from '../../../models/InvitationCode'
+
+interface ManualInviteRequestBody {
+  password?: string
+  label?: string
+}
+
+interface ManualInviteResponse {
+  success: true
+  code: string
+  expiresAt: string
+  label: string | null
+}
+
+function generateCode() {
+  return randomBytes(4).toString('hex').toUpperCase()
+}
+
+function safeComparePassword(provided: string, expected: string) {
+  const key = 'opensquawk-manual-invite'
+  const providedDigest = createHmac('sha256', key).update(provided).digest()
+  const expectedDigest = createHmac('sha256', key).update(expected).digest()
+  return timingSafeEqual(providedDigest, expectedDigest)
+}
+
+export default defineEventHandler<ManualInviteResponse>(async (event) => {
+  const config = useRuntimeConfig()
+  const expectedPassword = (config.manualInvitePassword as string | undefined)?.trim() || ''
+
+  if (!expectedPassword) {
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 500, statusMessage: 'Konfiguration für manuellen Einladungscode fehlt' })
+  }
+
+  const body = await readBody<ManualInviteRequestBody>(event).catch(() => ({}) as ManualInviteRequestBody)
+  const providedPassword = body.password?.trim() || ''
+
+  if (!providedPassword || !safeComparePassword(providedPassword, expectedPassword)) {
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 401, statusMessage: 'Ungültiges Passwort' })
+  }
+
+  const now = new Date()
+  const code = generateCode()
+  const expiresAt = new Date(now.getTime() + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
+  const label = body.label?.trim() || undefined
+
+  await InvitationCode.create({
+    code,
+    createdAt: now,
+    expiresAt,
+    channel: 'manual',
+    label,
+  })
+
+  return {
+    success: true,
+    code,
+    expiresAt: expiresAt.toISOString(),
+    label: label ?? null,
+  }
+})
diff --git a/server/models/InvitationCode.ts b/server/models/InvitationCode.ts
index 5d15031..0d1f401 100644
--- a/server/models/InvitationCode.ts
+++ b/server/models/InvitationCode.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface InvitationCodeDocument extends mongoose.Document {
   expiresAt?: Date
   usedBy?: mongoose.Types.ObjectId
   usedAt?: Date
-  channel: 'user' | 'bootstrap'
+  channel: 'user' | 'bootstrap' | 'manual'
   label?: string
 }
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const invitationSchema = new mongoose.Schema<InvitationCodeDocument>({
   expiresAt: { type: Date },
   usedBy: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' },
   usedAt: { type: Date },
-  channel: { type: String, enum: ['user', 'bootstrap'], default: 'user' },
+  channel: { type: String, enum: ['user', 'bootstrap', 'manual'], default: 'user' },
   label: { type: String, trim: true },
 })