diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 54ad4f8..e359730 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import json
 import os
 import sqlite3
+import threading
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 import markdown as md
@@ -16,6 +19,10 @@ DB_PATH = os.getenv("DB_PATH", "/data/ui.db")
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Diarization UI")
 
+JOB_DIR = Path(os.getenv("JOB_DIR", "/data/jobs"))
+EXECUTOR = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2)
+JOB_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+
 
 def db():
     conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
@@ -68,6 +75,25 @@ def init_db():
             )
             """
         )
+        c.execute(
+            """
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS jobs (
+              id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+              kind TEXT NOT NULL, -- upload|analysis
+              status TEXT NOT NULL, -- queued|running|done|error
+              project_id INTEGER,
+              document_id INTEGER,
+              prompt_id INTEGER,
+              title TEXT,
+              file_path TEXT,
+              error TEXT,
+              result_document_id INTEGER,
+              created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+              started_at TEXT,
+              finished_at TEXT
+            )
+            """
+        )
 
         # defaults
         c.execute("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO projects(name, created_at) VALUES (?,?)", ("Default", now_iso()))
@@ -174,6 +200,7 @@ window.uiSelect = async function(title, options, placeholder='') {{
   <a href='/library'><span>🗂️</span><span>Datenbank</span></a>
   <a href='/prompts'><span>🧩</span><span>Prompts</span></a>
   <a href='/run'><span>🤖</span><span>Prompt ausführen</span></a>
+  <a href='/jobs'><span>⏳</span><span>Hintergrundjobs</span></a>
   <a href='/healthz'><span>💚</span><span>Health</span></a>
 </nav>
 <main>{body}</main>
@@ -197,9 +224,129 @@ def get_prompts():
         return c.execute("SELECT id,name,prompt FROM prompts ORDER BY name").fetchall()
 
 
+def _job_set(job_id: int, **fields):
+    if not fields:
+        return
+    cols = ", ".join([f"{k}=?" for k in fields.keys()])
+    vals = list(fields.values()) + [job_id]
+    with db() as c:
+        c.execute(f"UPDATE jobs SET {cols} WHERE id=?", vals)
+
+
+def _process_upload_job(job_id: int):
+    with db() as c:
+        j = c.execute("SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE id=?", (job_id,)).fetchone()
+    if not j:
+        return
+
+    _job_set(job_id, status="running", started_at=now_iso())
+    try:
+        p = Path(j["file_path"])
+        data = p.read_bytes()
+        filename = p.name
+        files = {"file": (filename, data, "application/octet-stream")}
+        r = requests.post(f"{API_BASE}/transcribe-diarize", files=files, timeout=1800)
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        payload = r.json()
+
+        content_md = payload.get("formatted_text", "")
+        doc_title = (j["title"] or "").strip() or filename
+        with db() as c:
+            cur = c.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO documents(project_id, kind, title, content_md, raw_json, created_at) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?)",
+                (j["project_id"], "transcript", doc_title, content_md, json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), now_iso()),
+            )
+            new_doc_id = cur.lastrowid
+
+        _job_set(job_id, status="done", result_document_id=new_doc_id, finished_at=now_iso())
+    except Exception as e:
+        _job_set(job_id, status="error", error=str(e), finished_at=now_iso())
+
+
+def _process_analysis_job(job_id: int):
+    with db() as c:
+        j = c.execute("SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE id=?", (job_id,)).fetchone()
+    if not j:
+        return
+
+    _job_set(job_id, status="running", started_at=now_iso())
+    try:
+        with db() as c:
+            doc = c.execute("SELECT * FROM documents WHERE id=?", (j["document_id"],)).fetchone()
+            prm = c.execute("SELECT * FROM prompts WHERE id=?", (j["prompt_id"],)).fetchone()
+        if not doc or not prm:
+            raise RuntimeError("Dokument oder Prompt nicht gefunden")
+
+        llm_prompt = (
+            "Du bist ein präziser Assistent. Antworte auf Deutsch.\\n"
+            f"AUFTRAG:\\n{prm['prompt']}\\n\\n"
+            f"TEXT:\\n{doc['content_md']}\\n"
+        )
+
+        r = requests.post(
+            f"{OLLAMA_BASE_URL}/api/generate",
+            json={"model": OLLAMA_MODEL, "prompt": llm_prompt, "stream": False},
+            timeout=1200,
+        )
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        answer = r.json().get("response", "")
+
+        with db() as c:
+            cur = c.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO documents(project_id, kind, title, content_md, source_document_id, prompt_id, raw_json, created_at)
+                VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
+                """,
+                (
+                    doc["project_id"],
+                    "analysis",
+                    f"Analyse: {prm['name']} · {doc['title']}",
+                    answer,
+                    doc["id"],
+                    prm["id"],
+                    json.dumps({"ollama_response": r.json()}, ensure_ascii=False),
+                    now_iso(),
+                ),
+            )
+            new_doc_id = cur.lastrowid
+
+        _job_set(job_id, status="done", result_document_id=new_doc_id, finished_at=now_iso())
+    except Exception as e:
+        _job_set(job_id, status="error", error=str(e), finished_at=now_iso())
+
+
+def enqueue_job(kind: str, **kwargs) -> int:
+    with JOB_LOCK:
+        with db() as c:
+            cur = c.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO jobs(kind,status,project_id,document_id,prompt_id,title,file_path,created_at)
+                VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
+                """,
+                (
+                    kind,
+                    "queued",
+                    kwargs.get("project_id"),
+                    kwargs.get("document_id"),
+                    kwargs.get("prompt_id"),
+                    kwargs.get("title"),
+                    kwargs.get("file_path"),
+                    now_iso(),
+                ),
+            )
+            job_id = cur.lastrowid
+
+    if kind == "upload":
+        EXECUTOR.submit(_process_upload_job, job_id)
+    elif kind == "analysis":
+        EXECUTOR.submit(_process_analysis_job, job_id)
+    return job_id
+
+
 @app.on_event("startup")
 def startup():
     init_db()
+    JOB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 
 @app.get("/manifest.webmanifest")
@@ -300,23 +447,18 @@ async def upload(project_id: int = Form(...), title: str = Form(""), file: Uploa
     if not data:
         raise HTTPException(400, "Leere Datei")
 
-    files = {"file": (file.filename or "audio.bin", data, file.content_type or "application/octet-stream")}
-    r = requests.post(f"{API_BASE}/transcribe-diarize", files=files, timeout=1800)
-    if r.status_code >= 400:
-        raise HTTPException(r.status_code, r.text)
+    JOB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    filename = (file.filename or "audio.bin").replace("/", "_")
+    temp_path = JOB_DIR / f"{now_iso().replace(':','-')}_{filename}"
+    temp_path.write_bytes(data)
 
-    payload = r.json()
-    content_md = payload.get("formatted_text", "")
-    doc_title = (title or "").strip() or (file.filename or "Transkript")
-
-    with db() as c:
-        cur = c.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO documents(project_id, kind, title, content_md, raw_json, created_at) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?)",
-            (project_id, "transcript", doc_title, content_md, json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), now_iso()),
-        )
-        doc_id = cur.lastrowid
-
-    return HTMLResponse(f"<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0; url=/document/{doc_id}'>")
+    job_id = enqueue_job(
+        "upload",
+        project_id=project_id,
+        title=(title or "").strip() or filename,
+        file_path=str(temp_path),
+    )
+    return HTMLResponse(f"<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0; url=/jobs?queued={job_id}'>")
 
 
 @app.get("/library", response_class=HTMLResponse)
@@ -565,6 +707,41 @@ def prompt_delete(prompt_id: int):
     return HTMLResponse("<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0; url=/prompts'>")
 
 
+@app.get("/jobs", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+def jobs_page(queued: Optional[int] = None):
+    with db() as c:
+        jobs = c.execute(
+            """
+            SELECT j.*, p.name AS project_name, d.title AS document_title, pr.name AS prompt_name
+            FROM jobs j
+            LEFT JOIN projects p ON p.id=j.project_id
+            LEFT JOIN documents d ON d.id=j.document_id
+            LEFT JOIN prompts pr ON pr.id=j.prompt_id
+            ORDER BY j.id DESC LIMIT 200
+            """
+        ).fetchall()
+
+    rows = "".join([
+        f"<div class='card'><b>Job #{j['id']}</b> [{j['kind']}] · <b>{j['status']}</b><br>"
+        f"<small>{j['created_at']}</small><br>"
+        f"{('Projekt: '+str(j['project_name'])+'<br>') if j['project_name'] else ''}"
+        f"{('Dokument: '+str(j['document_title'])+'<br>') if j['document_title'] else ''}"
+        f"{('Prompt: '+str(j['prompt_name'])+'<br>') if j['prompt_name'] else ''}"
+        f"{('Fehler: <pre>'+str(j['error']).replace('<','&lt;')+'</pre>') if j['error'] else ''}"
+        f"{(f'<a href=\'/document/{j['result_document_id']}\'>Ergebnis öffnen</a>') if j['result_document_id'] else ''}"
+        f"</div>" for j in jobs
+    ])
+
+    notice = f"<p><b>Job #{queued} wurde eingereiht.</b></p>" if queued else ""
+    body = f"""
+<h2>Hintergrundverarbeitung</h2>
+<p class='hint'>Maximal 2 Jobs laufen gleichzeitig.</p>
+{notice}
+{rows or '<p>Keine Jobs.</p>'}
+"""
+    return layout("Jobs", body)
+
+
 @app.get("/run", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 def run_page():
     with db() as c:
@@ -590,43 +767,10 @@ def run_page():
 @app.post("/run", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 def run_prompt(document_id: int = Form(...), prompt_id: int = Form(...)):
     with db() as c:
-        doc = c.execute("SELECT * FROM documents WHERE id=?", (document_id,)).fetchone()
-        prm = c.execute("SELECT * FROM prompts WHERE id=?", (prompt_id,)).fetchone()
+        doc = c.execute("SELECT id FROM documents WHERE id=?", (document_id,)).fetchone()
+        prm = c.execute("SELECT id FROM prompts WHERE id=?", (prompt_id,)).fetchone()
     if not doc or not prm:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Dokument oder Prompt nicht gefunden")
 
-    llm_prompt = (
-        "Du bist ein präziser Assistent. Antworte auf Deutsch.\n"
-        f"AUFTRAG:\n{prm['prompt']}\n\n"
-        f"TEXT:\n{doc['content_md']}\n"
-    )
-
-    r = requests.post(
-        f"{OLLAMA_BASE_URL}/api/generate",
-        json={"model": OLLAMA_MODEL, "prompt": llm_prompt, "stream": False},
-        timeout=1200,
-    )
-    if r.status_code >= 400:
-        raise HTTPException(r.status_code, r.text)
-    answer = r.json().get("response", "")
-
-    with db() as c:
-        cur = c.execute(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO documents(project_id, kind, title, content_md, source_document_id, prompt_id, raw_json, created_at)
-            VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
-            """,
-            (
-                doc["project_id"],
-                "analysis",
-                f"Analyse: {prm['name']} · {doc['title']}",
-                answer,
-                doc["id"],
-                prm["id"],
-                json.dumps({"ollama_response": r.json()}, ensure_ascii=False),
-                now_iso(),
-            ),
-        )
-        new_id = cur.lastrowid
-
-    return HTMLResponse(f"<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0; url=/document/{new_id}'>")
+    job_id = enqueue_job("analysis", document_id=document_id, prompt_id=prompt_id)
+    return HTMLResponse(f"<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0; url=/jobs?queued={job_id}'>")