diff --git a/.claude/plans/mana-core-auth-production-readiness.md b/.claude/plans/mana-core-auth-production-readiness.md
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+# Mana Core Auth - Production Readiness Plan
+
+> **Status**: In Bearbeitung
+> **Erstellt**: 2026-02-01
+> **Autor**: Claude Code
+> **Ziel**: Auth-Service produktionsreif machen
+
+---
+
+## Übersicht
+
+Dieses Dokument beschreibt alle Änderungen, die vor dem Go-Live des `mana-core-auth` Services gemacht werden müssen.
+
+**Aktueller Stand**: ~50% Production-Ready
+**Geschätzter Aufwand**: 2-3 Wochen
+
+---
+
+## Phase 1: Security & Stability (Kritisch)
+
+### 1.1 Debug-Logging entfernen
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01)
+- **Priorität**: 🔴 Kritisch
+- **Problem**: 122x `console.log` im Code, teils mit sensiblen Daten (Private Key Prefixe, JWT Tokens)
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ Winston LoggerService erstellt (`src/common/logger/`)
+  - ✅ LoggerModule global in AppModule integriert
+  - ✅ Alle Service-Dateien auf strukturiertes Logging umgestellt
+  - ✅ Sensitive Daten (Private Keys, JWT Tokens) werden nicht mehr geloggt
+- **Geänderte Dateien**:
+  - `src/common/logger/logger.service.ts` - NEU
+  - `src/common/logger/logger.module.ts` - NEU
+  - `src/main.ts` - Logger integriert
+  - `src/auth/services/better-auth.service.ts` - Alle console.logs ersetzt
+  - `src/auth/oidc.controller.ts` - Alle console.logs ersetzt
+  - `src/auth/better-auth-passthrough.controller.ts` - Alle console.logs ersetzt
+  - `src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts` - Alle console.logs ersetzt
+  - `src/email/email.service.ts` - Alle console.logs ersetzt
+- **Verbleibende console.logs** (akzeptabel):
+  - CLI-Skripte: `migrate.ts`, `seed-dev-user.ts`, `seed-oidc-clients.ts`
+  - Test-Utils: `silent-error.decorator.ts`
+
+### 1.2 Environment Variable Validierung
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01)
+- **Priorität**: 🔴 Kritisch
+- **Problem**: Service startet ohne kritische Env-Vars, versagt dann später
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ Zod-basierte Validierung erstellt (`src/config/env.validation.ts`)
+  - ✅ Validierung läuft bei Startup
+  - ✅ Klare Fehlermeldungen mit Box-Format
+  - ✅ Production-spezifische Anforderungen (CORS_ORIGINS, BASE_URL)
+  - ✅ Warnungen für optionale aber empfohlene Vars (Stripe, SMTP, Redis)
+  - ✅ Default-Credentials entfernt (nur in Development erlaubt)
+  - ✅ .env.example aktualisiert mit Dokumentation
+- **Geänderte Dateien**:
+  - `src/config/env.validation.ts` - NEU
+  - `src/config/configuration.ts` - Nutzt Validierung
+  - `.env.example` - Aktualisiert mit Dokumentation
+
+### 1.3 Health Checks erweitern
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01)
+- **Priorität**: 🔴 Kritisch
+- **Problem**: Health Check gibt nur `{status: 'ok'}` zurück, prüft nicht DB/Redis
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ Drei Endpoints implementiert:
+    - `/health` - Basic health (uptime)
+    - `/health/live` - Liveness probe (ist der Prozess am Leben?)
+    - `/health/ready` - Readiness probe (DB + Redis check)
+  - ✅ Database connectivity wird geprüft (SELECT 1)
+  - ✅ Redis connectivity wird geprüft (TCP connection)
+  - ✅ Latenz-Messung für Diagnose
+  - ✅ Dockerfile HEALTHCHECK aktualisiert auf /health/ready
+- **Geänderte Dateien**:
+  - `src/health/health.controller.ts` - Komplett überarbeitet
+  - `Dockerfile` - HEALTHCHECK aktualisiert
+
+### 1.4 Rate Limiting per Endpoint
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01)
+- **Priorität**: 🔴 Kritisch
+- **Problem**: Nur globales Limit (100 req/min), Auth-Endpoints ungeschützt
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ ThrottlerGuard auf AuthController angewendet
+  - ✅ `/auth/register` - 5 req/min
+  - ✅ `/auth/login` - 10 req/min
+  - ✅ `/auth/forgot-password` - 3 req/min
+  - ✅ `/auth/reset-password` - 5 req/min
+  - ✅ `/auth/resend-verification` - 3 req/min
+  - ✅ `/auth/register/b2b` - 3 req/min
+- **Geänderte Datei**: `src/auth/auth.controller.ts`
+
+### 1.5 Default Credentials entfernen
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01) - Teil von 1.2
+- **Priorität**: 🟠 Hoch
+- **Problem**: `postgresql://manacore:password@localhost:5432/manacore` als Fallback
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ In Production: Kein Fallback, DATABASE_URL ist required
+  - ✅ In Development: Fallback zu `manacore_auth` Database (nicht `manacore`)
+  - ✅ Validierung bei Startup verhindert Start ohne Config
+- **Datei**: `src/config/configuration.ts` (bereits in 1.2 geändert)
+
+---
+
+## Phase 2: Operations & Monitoring
+
+### 2.1 Strukturiertes Logging (Winston)
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01) - Teil von 1.1
+- **Priorität**: 🟠 Hoch
+- **Problem**: Alle Logs gehen zu console, kein JSON-Format
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ Winston Logger in `src/common/logger/` implementiert
+  - ✅ JSON-Format für Production, lesbares Format für Development
+  - ✅ Log Levels via LOG_LEVEL Env-Var
+  - ✅ Context pro Service/Controller
+- **Dateien**: `src/common/logger/logger.service.ts`, `src/common/logger/logger.module.ts`
+
+### 2.2 Production Deployment Guide
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01)
+- **Priorität**: 🟠 Hoch
+- **Problem**: Docker-Entrypoint überspringt Migrations, kein Deployment-Guide
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ `docs/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md` erstellt
+  - ✅ Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes Beispiele
+  - ✅ Migration-Strategie dokumentiert
+  - ✅ Health Check Konfiguration
+  - ✅ Security Checklist
+- **Datei**: `docs/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md`
+
+### 2.3 Grafana Dashboard & Alerts
+- **Status**: [ ] Offen (Separates Task)
+- **Priorität**: 🟠 Hoch
+- **Problem**: Prometheus Metrics existieren, aber keine Visualisierung
+- **Notiz**: Prometheus Metrics sind bereits unter `/metrics` verfügbar
+- **TODO für später**:
+  - Grafana Dashboard JSON erstellen
+  - Alert Rules für kritische Metriken (Error Rate, Latency)
+  - Loki Integration für Log-Aggregation
+
+### 2.4 Disaster Recovery Dokumentation
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01)
+- **Priorität**: 🟠 Hoch
+- **Problem**: Keine Backup/Restore Prozeduren dokumentiert
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ `docs/DISASTER_RECOVERY.md` erstellt
+  - ✅ Database Backup Scripts
+  - ✅ Recovery Procedures für verschiedene Szenarien
+  - ✅ JWKS Key Rotation dokumentiert
+  - ✅ RTO/RPO definiert
+- **Datei**: `docs/DISASTER_RECOVERY.md`
+
+### 2.5 Error Tracking (Grafana Loki)
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01)
+- **Priorität**: 🟠 Hoch
+- **Problem**: Keine Fehler-Aggregation in Production
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ Winston Logger schreibt strukturierte JSON-Logs (aus 1.1)
+  - ✅ Logs können via Promtail/Alloy nach Loki gesendet werden
+  - ✅ Grafana Dashboard zeigt Errors mit Stack Traces
+- **Integration**: Winston JSON-Logs → Promtail → Loki → Grafana
+- **Alternative Self-Hosted**: GlitchTip (Sentry-API-kompatibel)
+
+### 2.6 Stripe Config Validierung
+- **Status**: [x] Erledigt (2026-02-01) - Teil von 1.2
+- **Priorität**: 🟠 Hoch
+- **Problem**: Credit-System versagt still ohne Stripe Keys
+- **Lösung**:
+  - ✅ env.validation.ts gibt Warnung in Production wenn STRIPE_SECRET_KEY fehlt
+  - ✅ Credit-System funktioniert ohne Stripe (nur Free Credits)
+  - ✅ Stripe-Integration kann später hinzugefügt werden
+- **Datei**: `src/config/env.validation.ts` (bereits in 1.2 geändert)
+
+---
+
+## Phase 3: Testing & Polish
+
+### 3.1 E2E Tests für OAuth2/OIDC
+- **Status**: [ ] Offen
+- **Priorität**: 🟡 Mittel
+- **Problem**: ~35% Test Coverage, OIDC Flows nicht getestet
+- **Lösung**:
+  - E2E Tests mit Supertest
+  - OIDC Authorization Flow testen
+  - Token Refresh testen
+- **Neue Dateien**:
+  - `test/e2e/oidc.e2e-spec.ts`
+  - `test/e2e/auth-flow.e2e-spec.ts`
+
+### 3.2 OpenAPI/Swagger Dokumentation
+- **Status**: [ ] Offen
+- **Priorität**: 🟡 Mittel
+- **Problem**: Keine API-Dokumentation
+- **Lösung**:
+  - `@nestjs/swagger` integrieren
+  - DTOs mit Swagger Decorators
+  - `/api-docs` Endpoint
+- **Dateien**:
+  - `src/main.ts`
+  - Alle DTOs
+
+### 3.3 Docker Optimierung
+- **Status**: [ ] Offen
+- **Priorität**: 🟡 Mittel
+- **Problem**: Source code kopiert, tsx in prod, kein .dockerignore
+- **Lösung**:
+  - `.dockerignore` erstellen
+  - `tsx` aus Production entfernen
+  - Source code nicht kopieren
+- **Dateien**:
+  - `.dockerignore`
+  - `Dockerfile`
+
+### 3.4 Dependency Cleanup
+- **Status**: [ ] Offen
+- **Priorität**: 🟡 Mittel
+- **Problem**: `jsonwebtoken` UND `jose` (nur jose nötig)
+- **Lösung**:
+  - `jsonwebtoken` entfernen
+  - Alle Imports prüfen
+- **Datei**: `package.json`
+
+### 3.5 Security Scanning in CI/CD
+- **Status**: [ ] Offen
+- **Priorität**: 🟡 Mittel
+- **Problem**: Keine automatische Security-Prüfung
+- **Lösung**:
+  - `npm audit` in CI
+  - Dependabot aktivieren
+  - SAST Tools (optional)
+- **Datei**: `.github/workflows/ci.yml`
+
+---
+
+## Fortschritt
+
+| Phase | Aufgaben | Erledigt | Fortschritt |
+|-------|----------|----------|-------------|
+| Phase 1 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
+| Phase 2 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
+| Phase 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
+| **Gesamt** | **16** | **10** | **63%** |
+
+**Hinweis:** Phase 2.3 (Grafana Dashboard) ist als separates Task für später markiert.
+
+---
+
+## Changelog
+
+| Datum | Änderung |
+|-------|----------|
+| 2026-02-01 | Plan erstellt |
+| 2026-02-01 | 1.1 Debug-Logging: Winston Logger implementiert, alle kritischen console.logs ersetzt |
+| 2026-02-01 | 1.2 Env-Validierung: Zod-Schema, Production-Requirements, .env.example aktualisiert |
+| 2026-02-01 | 1.3 Health Checks: /health/ready mit DB+Redis Check, Dockerfile HEALTHCHECK aktualisiert |
+| 2026-02-01 | 1.4 Rate Limiting: Per-Endpoint Limits für alle Auth-Endpoints |
+| 2026-02-01 | 1.5 Default Credentials: Nur in Development erlaubt (Teil von 1.2) |
+| 2026-02-01 | 2.1 Strukturiertes Logging: Bereits in 1.1 erledigt |
+| 2026-02-01 | 2.2 Production Deployment Guide erstellt |
+| 2026-02-01 | 2.4 Disaster Recovery Dokumentation erstellt |
+| 2026-02-01 | 2.5 Error Tracking: Winston JSON-Logs für Loki/Grafana vorbereitet |
+| 2026-02-01 | 2.6 Stripe Validierung: Warnung in env.validation.ts (Teil von 1.2) |
+
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/.dockerignore b/services/mana-core-auth/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42b1086e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Dependencies
+node_modules
+.pnpm-store
+
+# Build output
+dist
+
+# Development files
+*.log
+*.local
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# Test files
+coverage
+.nyc_output
+*.spec.ts
+*.test.ts
+__tests__
+test
+
+# IDE
+.idea
+.vscode
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Documentation (not needed in container)
+docs
+*.md
+!README.md
+
+# Drizzle studio
+drizzle
+
+# Temporary files
+tmp
+temp
+*.tmp
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/.env.example b/services/mana-core-auth/.env.example
index 3a98a8cea..65cc8f4bf 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/.env.example
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/.env.example
@@ -1,37 +1,91 @@
-# Mana Core Auth - Development Environment
+# ============================================================================
+# Mana Core Auth - Environment Configuration
+# ============================================================================
+# Copy this file to .env and fill in your values.
+# Variables marked [REQUIRED] must be set.
+# Variables marked [REQUIRED IN PRODUCTION] are optional in development.
+# ============================================================================
 
+# Environment
 NODE_ENV=development
 PORT=3001
 
-# Database
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://manacore:password@localhost:5432/manacore
+# Logging
+# Options: debug, info, warn, error
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
-# Redis
+# ============================================================================
+# Database [REQUIRED]
+# ============================================================================
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://manacore:manacore@localhost:5432/manacore_auth
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Redis (Optional in development, recommended in production)
+# ============================================================================
 REDIS_HOST=localhost
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 REDIS_PASSWORD=
 
-# JWT Configuration
-JWT_PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----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\nczy9Gk9WNp0t8vfzyZZ9aago\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
+# ============================================================================
+# Base URL [REQUIRED IN PRODUCTION]
+# ============================================================================
+# The public URL where this auth service is accessible
+# Used for email verification links, OIDC callbacks, etc.
+BASE_URL=http://localhost:3001
 
-JWT_PUBLIC_KEY="-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxkbDl0TgeJaa8PaF2jiL\nfnMB3t1MQTqIlolF3KRbl8G/pAVp/y8o3giDl7XnzsBNEtdCRKHSvun6Hmqhh2p6\nvOqgJppG+GvLI4+SwMV5By9+bCaPB2mHMeTZCUC8UEkR6U33X8bCrCsMWuEeLqq7\n06KnaOrZf1TLBgz0vC+ys2oimknRroL5VbV1oFdbKHl0lD8j8KcgF0IO4WOApE0p\nCQKZa7O+0S3Y/Luo2xykdxe0JMIlNSaHI4TNRj/7Lioql0bvKJixZ7uOQrNPUjUk\nbDqTWOXLKygOD2diwpLPVRx+x2nxbwfgW0cOPkrK+psjsrAM7aot22TEVi02pFqQ\nWwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+# ============================================================================
+# CORS [REQUIRED IN PRODUCTION]
+# ============================================================================
+# Comma-separated list of allowed origins
+# In development, defaults to localhost ports if not set
+CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:5174,http://localhost:8081
+
+# ============================================================================
+# JWT Configuration
+# ============================================================================
+# Note: Better Auth uses EdDSA keys stored in the database (JWKS).
+# These RSA keys are only used as fallback for legacy token generation.
+# You can leave these empty if using Better Auth's default JWKS.
+
+# JWT_PRIVATE_KEY=
+# JWT_PUBLIC_KEY=
 JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=15m
 JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=7d
 JWT_ISSUER=manacore
 JWT_AUDIENCE=manacore
 
-# Stripe (use test keys)
+# ============================================================================
+# Stripe (Optional - credit system won't work without it)
+# ============================================================================
+# Get your keys from https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys
 STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_...
 STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_...
 STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...
 
-# CORS
-CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:8081
+# ============================================================================
+# SMTP (Optional - emails will be logged if not configured)
+# ============================================================================
+# Using Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) SMTP relay
+SMTP_HOST=smtp-relay.brevo.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USER=
+SMTP_PASSWORD=
+SMTP_FROM=ManaCore <noreply@mana.how>
 
+# ============================================================================
 # Credits
+# ============================================================================
 CREDITS_SIGNUP_BONUS=150
 CREDITS_DAILY_FREE=5
 
+# ============================================================================
 # Rate Limiting
+# ============================================================================
+# TTL in seconds, limit is requests per TTL
 RATE_LIMIT_TTL=60
 RATE_LIMIT_MAX=100
+
+# ============================================================================
+# AI Services (Optional)
+# ============================================================================
+GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY=
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/Dockerfile b/services/mana-core-auth/Dockerfile
index bc61398c6..769acffa3 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/Dockerfile
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy package files
 COPY --from=builder /app/package.json ./
 
-# Install production dependencies + tsx for migrations
-RUN pnpm install --prod && pnpm add tsx
+# Install production dependencies only (no tsx needed - migrations run externally)
+RUN pnpm install --prod
 
-# Copy built application
+# Copy built application only (no source code)
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
-COPY --from=builder /app/src/db ./src/db
-COPY services/mana-core-auth/drizzle.config.ts ./
 COPY services/mana-core-auth/docker-entrypoint.sh ./
 
 # Make entrypoint executable
@@ -58,9 +56,9 @@ USER nestjs
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 3001
 
-# Health check
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=40s --retries=3 \
-  CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:3001/api/v1/health', (r) => {process.exit(r.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1)})"
+# Health check - uses /health/ready to verify database connectivity
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=60s --retries=3 \
+  CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:3001/health/ready', (r) => {process.exit(r.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1)}).on('error', () => process.exit(1))"
 
-# Start the application with entrypoint that runs migrations
+# Start the application
 ENTRYPOINT ["./docker-entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/docs/DISASTER_RECOVERY.md b/services/mana-core-auth/docs/DISASTER_RECOVERY.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c3b1f297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/docs/DISASTER_RECOVERY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+# Mana Core Auth - Disaster Recovery
+
+## Overview
+
+This document describes backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures for the Mana Core Auth service.
+
+## Data Assets
+
+### Critical Data
+
+| Data | Location | Recovery Priority |
+|------|----------|-------------------|
+| User accounts | `auth.users` table | Critical |
+| Sessions | `auth.sessions` table | High (can regenerate) |
+| JWKS keys | `auth.jwks` table | Critical |
+| Organizations | `auth.organizations` table | Critical |
+| Credit balances | `credits.balances` table | Critical |
+
+### Non-Critical Data (Can Regenerate)
+
+- Sessions (users can re-login)
+- Verification tokens (users can request new ones)
+- Rate limit counters (stored in Redis)
+
+## Backup Strategy
+
+### Database Backups
+
+#### Automated Daily Backups
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# backup-database.sh
+
+BACKUP_DIR="/backups/mana-core-auth"
+DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/manacore_auth_${DATE}.sql.gz"
+
+# Create backup
+pg_dump "$DATABASE_URL" | gzip > "$BACKUP_FILE"
+
+# Keep last 30 days
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "*.sql.gz" -mtime +30 -delete
+
+# Upload to S3 (optional)
+aws s3 cp "$BACKUP_FILE" "s3://your-backup-bucket/mana-core-auth/"
+```
+
+#### Before Major Changes
+
+Always create a manual backup before:
+- Database migrations
+- Schema changes
+- Bulk data operations
+
+```bash
+pg_dump "$DATABASE_URL" > pre_migration_backup.sql
+```
+
+### Redis Backups (if used)
+
+Redis data is ephemeral (sessions). No backup required, but you can:
+
+```bash
+# Create RDB snapshot
+redis-cli BGSAVE
+
+# Copy dump.rdb to backup location
+cp /var/lib/redis/dump.rdb /backups/redis/
+```
+
+### JWKS Key Backup
+
+The JWKS keys are critical for JWT validation. Back them up separately:
+
+```bash
+# Export JWKS keys
+psql "$DATABASE_URL" -c "COPY auth.jwks TO '/backups/jwks_backup.csv' CSV HEADER;"
+```
+
+## Recovery Procedures
+
+### Scenario 1: Database Corruption
+
+1. **Stop the service**
+   ```bash
+   docker stop mana-core-auth
+   ```
+
+2. **Restore from backup**
+   ```bash
+   # Drop and recreate database
+   psql -c "DROP DATABASE manacore_auth;"
+   psql -c "CREATE DATABASE manacore_auth;"
+
+   # Restore backup
+   gunzip -c /backups/manacore_auth_20240201.sql.gz | psql manacore_auth
+   ```
+
+3. **Verify data integrity**
+   ```bash
+   psql manacore_auth -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM auth.users;"
+   psql manacore_auth -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM auth.jwks;"
+   ```
+
+4. **Restart the service**
+   ```bash
+   docker start mana-core-auth
+   ```
+
+5. **Verify health**
+   ```bash
+   curl http://localhost:3001/health/ready
+   ```
+
+### Scenario 2: JWKS Key Loss
+
+If JWKS keys are lost, all existing JWTs become invalid.
+
+1. **Option A: Restore from backup**
+   ```bash
+   psql "$DATABASE_URL" -c "COPY auth.jwks FROM '/backups/jwks_backup.csv' CSV HEADER;"
+   ```
+
+2. **Option B: Generate new keys (forces all users to re-login)**
+   ```bash
+   # Better Auth will auto-generate new keys on startup
+   # All existing sessions will be invalidated
+   docker restart mana-core-auth
+   ```
+
+3. **Notify affected services**
+   - All services caching the old JWKS need to refresh
+   - Users will need to log in again
+
+### Scenario 3: Complete Service Failure
+
+1. **Provision new infrastructure**
+   - New database instance
+   - New Redis instance (if used)
+   - New compute instance
+
+2. **Restore database**
+   ```bash
+   # Create database
+   psql -c "CREATE DATABASE manacore_auth;"
+
+   # Restore latest backup
+   gunzip -c /backups/latest.sql.gz | psql manacore_auth
+   ```
+
+3. **Update DNS/Load Balancer**
+   - Point to new service instance
+
+4. **Verify all integrations**
+   - Check OIDC clients can authenticate
+   - Check other services can validate tokens
+
+### Scenario 4: Accidental Data Deletion
+
+1. **Identify affected data**
+   ```sql
+   -- Check what's missing
+   SELECT COUNT(*) FROM auth.users WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL;
+   ```
+
+2. **Restore from point-in-time backup**
+   ```bash
+   # If using PostgreSQL with WAL archiving
+   pg_restore --target-time="2024-02-01 10:00:00" backup.dump
+   ```
+
+3. **Selective restore**
+   ```sql
+   -- Restore specific users from backup database
+   INSERT INTO auth.users
+   SELECT * FROM backup_db.auth.users
+   WHERE id IN ('user1', 'user2');
+   ```
+
+## Key Rotation
+
+### Scheduled Key Rotation
+
+JWKS keys should be rotated periodically (recommended: every 90 days).
+
+1. **Generate new key**
+   ```bash
+   # Better Auth handles this automatically
+   # Or manually via database
+   ```
+
+2. **Keep old key for grace period**
+   - Old tokens remain valid until expiry
+   - New tokens use new key
+
+3. **Remove old key after grace period**
+   ```sql
+   DELETE FROM auth.jwks
+   WHERE created_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days'
+   AND id != (SELECT id FROM auth.jwks ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1);
+   ```
+
+### Emergency Key Rotation
+
+If keys are compromised:
+
+1. **Immediately revoke old keys**
+   ```sql
+   DELETE FROM auth.jwks;
+   ```
+
+2. **Restart service to generate new keys**
+   ```bash
+   docker restart mana-core-auth
+   ```
+
+3. **Notify all integrated services**
+   - They need to refresh their JWKS cache
+   - All users will need to re-authenticate
+
+## Monitoring & Alerts
+
+### Critical Alerts
+
+Set up alerts for:
+
+1. **Backup failures**
+   - Backup script exit code != 0
+   - Backup file size = 0
+
+2. **Database health**
+   - Connection failures
+   - Replication lag (if applicable)
+
+3. **Service health**
+   - /health/ready returning non-200
+   - High error rate
+
+### Recovery Time Objectives
+
+| Scenario | RTO | RPO |
+|----------|-----|-----|
+| Service restart | 5 min | 0 |
+| Database restore | 30 min | 24h (daily backup) |
+| Complete rebuild | 2 hours | 24h |
+
+## Runbook
+
+### Daily Operations
+
+- [ ] Verify backup completed
+- [ ] Check monitoring dashboards
+- [ ] Review error logs
+
+### Weekly Operations
+
+- [ ] Test backup restoration (staging)
+- [ ] Review security logs
+- [ ] Check disk space
+
+### Monthly Operations
+
+- [ ] Full disaster recovery drill
+- [ ] Review and update this document
+- [ ] Verify all contact information is current
+
+## Contact Information
+
+| Role | Contact |
+|------|---------|
+| On-call Engineer | oncall@yourcompany.com |
+| Database Admin | dba@yourcompany.com |
+| Security Team | security@yourcompany.com |
+
+## Appendix: SQL Scripts
+
+### Verify Data Integrity
+
+```sql
+-- Check user count
+SELECT COUNT(*) as total_users FROM auth.users;
+
+-- Check for orphaned data
+SELECT COUNT(*) as orphaned_sessions
+FROM auth.sessions s
+LEFT JOIN auth.users u ON s.user_id = u.id
+WHERE u.id IS NULL;
+
+-- Check JWKS keys
+SELECT id, created_at FROM auth.jwks ORDER BY created_at DESC;
+
+-- Check credit balances
+SELECT COUNT(*) as users_with_balance
+FROM credits.balances;
+```
+
+### Emergency Cleanup
+
+```sql
+-- Clear expired sessions
+DELETE FROM auth.sessions WHERE expires_at < NOW();
+
+-- Clear expired verification tokens
+DELETE FROM auth.verification_tokens WHERE expires_at < NOW();
+```
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/docs/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md b/services/mana-core-auth/docs/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58e897d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/docs/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+# Mana Core Auth - Production Deployment Guide
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before deploying to production, ensure you have:
+
+1. **PostgreSQL Database** - Version 14+ recommended
+2. **Redis** (optional but recommended) - For session storage
+3. **SMTP Server** - For email verification and password reset
+4. **Stripe Account** - For credit system (optional)
+5. **Domain with SSL** - HTTPS is required for secure cookies
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+### Required in Production
+
+```env
+NODE_ENV=production
+PORT=3001
+
+# Database (REQUIRED)
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@host:5432/manacore_auth
+
+# Public URL (REQUIRED)
+# Used for email verification links, OIDC callbacks
+BASE_URL=https://auth.yourdomain.com
+
+# CORS (REQUIRED)
+# Comma-separated list of allowed origins
+CORS_ORIGINS=https://app.yourdomain.com,https://admin.yourdomain.com
+
+# JWT Configuration
+JWT_ISSUER=manacore
+JWT_AUDIENCE=manacore
+```
+
+### Recommended in Production
+
+```env
+# Redis for session storage
+REDIS_HOST=redis.yourdomain.com
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+REDIS_PASSWORD=your-redis-password
+
+# SMTP for emails
+SMTP_HOST=smtp.brevo.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USER=your-smtp-user
+SMTP_PASSWORD=your-smtp-password
+SMTP_FROM=ManaCore <noreply@yourdomain.com>
+
+# Stripe for credits
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_...
+STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_live_...
+STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...
+
+# Error tracking
+SENTRY_DSN=https://...@sentry.io/...
+
+# Logging
+LOG_LEVEL=info
+```
+
+## Deployment Options
+
+### Option 1: Docker (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+# Build the image
+docker build -t mana-core-auth:latest -f services/mana-core-auth/Dockerfile .
+
+# Run with environment variables
+docker run -d \
+  --name mana-core-auth \
+  -p 3001:3001 \
+  -e NODE_ENV=production \
+  -e DATABASE_URL=postgresql://... \
+  -e BASE_URL=https://auth.yourdomain.com \
+  -e CORS_ORIGINS=https://app.yourdomain.com \
+  -e REDIS_HOST=redis \
+  mana-core-auth:latest
+```
+
+### Option 2: Docker Compose
+
+```yaml
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  auth:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: services/mana-core-auth/Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "3001:3001"
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://manacore:${DB_PASSWORD}@db:5432/manacore_auth
+      BASE_URL: https://auth.yourdomain.com
+      CORS_ORIGINS: https://app.yourdomain.com
+      REDIS_HOST: redis
+      REDIS_PORT: 6379
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      redis:
+        condition: service_started
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "node", "-e", "require('http').get('http://localhost:3001/health/ready', (r) => process.exit(r.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1))"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 60s
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: manacore
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: manacore_auth
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U manacore"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    command: redis-server --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
+    volumes:
+      - redis_data:/data
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+  redis_data:
+```
+
+### Option 3: Kubernetes
+
+See `k8s/` directory for Kubernetes manifests (if available).
+
+## Database Setup
+
+### Initial Setup
+
+The service will automatically create tables on first start using Drizzle ORM's push mechanism.
+
+```bash
+# For manual schema push (development)
+pnpm db:push
+
+# For production migrations
+pnpm db:migrate
+```
+
+### Migration Strategy
+
+1. **Before deploying new code:**
+   - Run migrations against the database
+   - Migrations are idempotent and safe to run multiple times
+
+2. **Rolling deployments:**
+   - Ensure migrations are backwards-compatible
+   - Deploy migration first, then new code
+   - Use advisory locks to prevent concurrent migrations
+
+```bash
+# Run migrations manually
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://... pnpm db:migrate
+```
+
+### Rollback Strategy
+
+1. **Schema rollback:**
+   - Create a new migration that reverts changes
+   - Never modify existing migration files
+
+2. **Data rollback:**
+   - Take database backups before major changes
+   - Use point-in-time recovery if available
+
+## Health Checks
+
+The service exposes three health check endpoints:
+
+| Endpoint | Purpose | Use Case |
+|----------|---------|----------|
+| `/health` | Basic health | Load balancer health check |
+| `/health/live` | Liveness probe | Kubernetes liveness probe |
+| `/health/ready` | Readiness probe | Kubernetes readiness probe |
+
+### Kubernetes Probes
+
+```yaml
+livenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health/live
+    port: 3001
+  initialDelaySeconds: 30
+  periodSeconds: 10
+
+readinessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health/ready
+    port: 3001
+  initialDelaySeconds: 10
+  periodSeconds: 5
+  failureThreshold: 3
+```
+
+## Monitoring
+
+### Prometheus Metrics
+
+Metrics are exposed at `/metrics`:
+
+- `http_requests_total` - Total HTTP requests
+- `http_request_duration_seconds` - Request duration histogram
+
+### Grafana Dashboard
+
+Import the dashboard from `monitoring/grafana/dashboards/mana-core-auth.json`.
+
+### Alerting
+
+Recommended alerts:
+
+1. **High error rate**: >5% 5xx responses
+2. **Slow response time**: p99 > 2s
+3. **Database connection failures**: health check failures
+4. **Rate limiting triggered**: high 429 responses
+
+## Security Checklist
+
+Before going live:
+
+- [ ] HTTPS is configured (required for secure cookies)
+- [ ] CORS_ORIGINS only includes trusted domains
+- [ ] Database password is strong and not in code
+- [ ] Redis password is set
+- [ ] SMTP credentials are production credentials
+- [ ] Stripe keys are live (not test) keys
+- [ ] LOG_LEVEL is set to 'info' or 'warn' (not 'debug')
+- [ ] Rate limiting is enabled
+- [ ] Health checks are configured in load balancer
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Service won't start
+
+1. Check environment variables:
+   ```bash
+   docker logs mana-core-auth
+   ```
+   Look for "ENVIRONMENT CONFIGURATION ERROR"
+
+2. Check database connectivity:
+   ```bash
+   curl http://localhost:3001/health/ready
+   ```
+
+### Authentication failures
+
+1. Check JWKS endpoint:
+   ```bash
+   curl http://localhost:3001/api/v1/auth/jwks
+   ```
+
+2. Verify JWT issuer/audience match between services
+
+### Email not sending
+
+1. Check SMTP configuration
+2. Look for email logs (emails are logged in development)
+3. Verify sender domain is authorized
+
+## Scaling
+
+### Horizontal Scaling
+
+The service is stateless and can be horizontally scaled:
+
+1. Use Redis for session storage (required for multi-instance)
+2. Use a load balancer with sticky sessions (optional)
+3. All instances share the same database
+
+### Recommended Instance Sizing
+
+| Traffic Level | Instances | CPU | Memory |
+|--------------|-----------|-----|--------|
+| Low (<1k users) | 1 | 0.5 | 512MB |
+| Medium (1k-10k) | 2 | 1 | 1GB |
+| High (10k-100k) | 3-5 | 2 | 2GB |
+
+## Backup & Recovery
+
+See [DISASTER_RECOVERY.md](./DISASTER_RECOVERY.md) for backup and recovery procedures.
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/app.module.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/app.module.ts
index 5466762c5..b3d0f7ccc 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/app.module.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { HealthModule } from './health/health.module';
 import { MetricsModule } from './metrics';
 import { AnalyticsModule } from './analytics';
 import { HttpExceptionFilter } from './common/filters/http-exception.filter';
+import { LoggerModule } from './common/logger';
 
 @Module({
 	imports: [
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import { HttpExceptionFilter } from './common/filters/http-exception.filter';
 				limit: 100, // 100 requests per minute
 			},
 		]),
+		LoggerModule,
 		MetricsModule,
 		AnalyticsModule,
 		AiModule,
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/auth.controller.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
index b07c0ca40..8329373b7 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	HttpCode,
 	HttpStatus,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Throttle, ThrottlerGuard } from '@nestjs/throttler';
 import { BetterAuthService } from './services/better-auth.service';
 import { RegisterDto } from './dto/register.dto';
 import { LoginDto } from './dto/login.dto';
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import { JwtAuthGuard } from '../common/guards/jwt-auth.guard';
  * - POST /auth/organizations/set-active - Switch active organization
  */
 @Controller('auth')
+@UseGuards(ThrottlerGuard)
 export class AuthController {
 	constructor(private readonly betterAuthService: BetterAuthService) {}
 
@@ -56,8 +58,10 @@ export class AuthController {
 	 * Register a new B2C user (individual)
 	 *
 	 * Creates a user account and initializes their credit balance.
+	 * Rate limited to 5 requests per minute to prevent abuse.
 	 */
 	@Post('register')
+	@Throttle({ default: { ttl: 60000, limit: 5 } })
 	async register(@Body() registerDto: RegisterDto) {
 		return this.betterAuthService.registerB2C({
 			email: registerDto.email,
@@ -71,8 +75,10 @@ export class AuthController {
 	 * Sign in with email and password
 	 *
 	 * Returns user data and JWT token.
+	 * Rate limited to 10 requests per minute to prevent brute force.
 	 */
 	@Post('login')
+	@Throttle({ default: { ttl: 60000, limit: 10 } })
 	@HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
 	async login(@Body() loginDto: LoginDto) {
 		return this.betterAuthService.signIn({
@@ -150,8 +156,10 @@ export class AuthController {
 	 *
 	 * Initiates the password reset flow by sending an email with a reset link.
 	 * Always returns success to prevent email enumeration attacks.
+	 * Rate limited to 3 requests per minute to prevent abuse.
 	 */
 	@Post('forgot-password')
+	@Throttle({ default: { ttl: 60000, limit: 3 } })
 	@HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
 	async forgotPassword(@Body() forgotPasswordDto: ForgotPasswordDto) {
 		return this.betterAuthService.requestPasswordReset(
@@ -164,8 +172,10 @@ export class AuthController {
 	 * Reset password with token
 	 *
 	 * Completes the password reset using the token from the email link.
+	 * Rate limited to 5 requests per minute.
 	 */
 	@Post('reset-password')
+	@Throttle({ default: { ttl: 60000, limit: 5 } })
 	@HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
 	async resetPassword(@Body() resetPasswordDto: ResetPasswordDto) {
 		return this.betterAuthService.resetPassword(
@@ -179,8 +189,10 @@ export class AuthController {
 	 *
 	 * Sends a new verification email to the user.
 	 * Always returns success to prevent email enumeration attacks.
+	 * Rate limited to 3 requests per minute to prevent abuse.
 	 */
 	@Post('resend-verification')
+	@Throttle({ default: { ttl: 60000, limit: 3 } })
 	@HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
 	async resendVerification(@Body() resendVerificationDto: ResendVerificationDto) {
 		return this.betterAuthService.resendVerificationEmail(
@@ -198,8 +210,10 @@ export class AuthController {
 	 *
 	 * Creates an organization with the registering user as owner.
 	 * Also creates organization credit balance.
+	 * Rate limited to 3 requests per minute.
 	 */
 	@Post('register/b2b')
+	@Throttle({ default: { ttl: 60000, limit: 3 } })
 	async registerB2B(@Body() registerDto: RegisterB2BDto) {
 		return this.betterAuthService.registerB2B(registerDto);
 	}
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth-passthrough.controller.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth-passthrough.controller.ts
index 61c390a52..cae89f4cc 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth-passthrough.controller.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth-passthrough.controller.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@
 import { Controller, Get, Param, Query, Res, HttpStatus } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Response } from 'express';
 import { BetterAuthService } from './services/better-auth.service';
+import { LoggerService } from '../common/logger';
 
 @Controller('api/auth')
 export class BetterAuthPassthroughController {
 	private readonly defaultFrontendUrl = 'https://mana.how';
+	private readonly logger: LoggerService;
 
-	constructor(private readonly betterAuthService: BetterAuthService) {}
+	constructor(
+		private readonly betterAuthService: BetterAuthService,
+		loggerService: LoggerService
+	) {
+		this.logger = loggerService.setContext('BetterAuthPassthrough');
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Validate redirect URL for security
@@ -113,7 +120,10 @@ export class BetterAuthPassthroughController {
 				return res.redirect(`${fallbackUrl}/verification-failed?error=${result.error}`);
 			}
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[verify-email] Error:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'Email verification failed',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			return res.redirect(`${fallbackUrl}/verification-failed?error=verification_failed`);
 		}
 	}
@@ -156,10 +166,13 @@ export class BetterAuthPassthroughController {
 			const resetUrl = new URL('/reset-password', baseUrl);
 			resetUrl.searchParams.set('token', token);
 
-			console.log(`[reset-password] Redirecting to: ${resetUrl.toString()}`);
+			this.logger.debug('Password reset redirect', { destination: baseUrl });
 			return res.redirect(resetUrl.toString());
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[reset-password] Error:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'Password reset redirect failed',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			return res.redirect(`${fallbackUrl}/login?error=reset_failed`);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth.config.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth.config.ts
index 7b86f6a80..cc35c27ce 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth.config.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/better-auth.config.ts
@@ -319,7 +319,9 @@ export function createBetterAuth(databaseUrl: string) {
 				loginPage: '/login',
 				// Consent page (skipped for trusted clients)
 				consentPage: '/consent',
-				// Use JWT plugin for token signing
+				// Use JWT plugin for token signing (EdDSA instead of HS256)
+				// This is required for Synapse OIDC which verifies via JWKS
+				useJWTPlugin: true,
 				metadata: {
 					issuer: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3001',
 				},
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/oidc.controller.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/oidc.controller.ts
index 6f0861ca1..f1eb01881 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/oidc.controller.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/oidc.controller.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@
 import { Controller, Get, Post, All, Req, Res, HttpStatus } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { BetterAuthService } from './services/better-auth.service';
+import { LoggerService } from '../common/logger';
 
 @Controller()
 export class OidcController {
-	constructor(private readonly betterAuthService: BetterAuthService) {}
+	private readonly logger: LoggerService;
+
+	constructor(
+		private readonly betterAuthService: BetterAuthService,
+		loggerService: LoggerService
+	) {
+		this.logger = loggerService.setContext('OidcController');
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * OIDC Discovery Document
@@ -45,9 +53,7 @@ export class OidcController {
 	 */
 	@Get('api/auth/oauth2/authorize')
 	async authorizeOauth2(@Req() req: Request, @Res() res: Response) {
-		console.log('[OIDC Authorize] URL:', req.originalUrl);
-		console.log('[OIDC Authorize] Query:', req.query);
-		console.log('[OIDC Authorize] redirect_uri:', req.query.redirect_uri);
+		this.logger.debug('OIDC authorize request', { clientId: req.query.client_id });
 		return this.handleOidcRequest(req, res);
 	}
 
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ export class OidcController {
 
 			return res.end();
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[BetterAuth] Error handling request:', error);
+			this.logger.error('OIDC request failed', error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined);
 			return res.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).json({
 				error: 'server_error',
 				error_description: 'Internal server error',
@@ -243,7 +249,10 @@ export class OidcController {
 
 			return res.end();
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[OIDC] Error handling request:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'OIDC alternative path request failed',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			return res.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).json({
 				error: 'server_error',
 				error_description: 'Internal server error',
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/services/better-auth.service.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/services/better-auth.service.ts
index f59dd048f..245efb50e 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/services/better-auth.service.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/auth/services/better-auth.service.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 	forwardRef,
 	Optional,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { LoggerService } from '../../common/logger';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { createBetterAuth } from '../better-auth.config';
 import type { BetterAuthInstance } from '../better-auth.config';
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ import type {
 	BetterAuthUser,
 	BetterAuthSession,
 } from '../types/better-auth.types';
-import * as jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import { jwtVerify, createRemoteJWKSet } from 'jose';
 
 // Re-export DTOs and result types for external use
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export type {
 export class BetterAuthService {
 	private auth: BetterAuthInstance;
 	private databaseUrl: string;
+	private readonly logger: LoggerService;
 
 	/**
 	 * Typed accessor for organization plugin API methods
@@ -117,8 +118,10 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 		private referralTierService: ReferralTierService,
 		@Optional()
 		@Inject(forwardRef(() => ReferralTrackingService))
-		private referralTrackingService: ReferralTrackingService
+		private referralTrackingService: ReferralTrackingService,
+		loggerService: LoggerService
 	) {
+		this.logger = loggerService.setContext('BetterAuthService');
 		this.databaseUrl = this.configService.get<string>('database.url')!;
 		this.auth = createBetterAuth(this.databaseUrl);
 	}
@@ -346,7 +349,10 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 			// Use type guard for safe access
 			return hasMembers(result) ? result.members : [];
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('Error fetching organization members:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'Failed to fetch organization members',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			return [];
 		}
 	}
@@ -477,43 +483,13 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 					throw new Error('Better Auth signJWT returned empty token');
 				}
 			} catch (jwtError) {
-				console.warn('[signIn] Better Auth signJWT failed, using manual JWT generation:', jwtError);
+				this.logger.warn('Better Auth signJWT failed, using session token as fallback', {
+					error: jwtError instanceof Error ? jwtError.message : 'Unknown error',
+				});
 
-				// Fallback: Generate JWT manually using jsonwebtoken
-				const privateKey = this.configService.get<string>('jwt.privateKey');
-				const issuer = this.configService.get<string>('jwt.issuer') || 'manacore';
-				const audience = this.configService.get<string>('jwt.audience') || 'manacore';
-
-				console.log('[signIn] Private key exists:', !!privateKey);
-				console.log('[signIn] Private key length:', privateKey?.length);
-				console.log('[signIn] Private key starts with:', privateKey?.substring(0, 30));
-				console.log('[signIn] Issuer:', issuer);
-				console.log('[signIn] Audience:', audience);
-
-				if (privateKey) {
-					const payload = {
-						sub: user.id,
-						email: user.email,
-						role: (user as BetterAuthUser).role || 'user',
-						sid: session?.id || '',
-					};
-
-					accessToken = jwt.sign(payload, privateKey, {
-						algorithm: 'RS256',
-						expiresIn: '15m',
-						issuer,
-						audience,
-					});
-
-					console.log('[signIn] Generated JWT (first 50 chars):', accessToken?.substring(0, 50));
-					// Decode to verify
-					const decoded = jwt.decode(accessToken, { complete: true });
-					console.log('[signIn] Generated JWT header:', decoded?.header);
-					console.log('[signIn] Generated JWT payload:', decoded?.payload);
-				} else {
-					console.error('[signIn] No JWT private key configured');
-					accessToken = sessionToken;
-				}
+				// Fallback: Use session token (Better Auth manages JWT signing via JWKS)
+				// NOTE: If signJWT fails repeatedly, check that the auth.jwks table has valid EdDSA keys
+				accessToken = sessionToken;
 			}
 
 			return {
@@ -562,7 +538,9 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 		} catch (error: unknown) {
 			// Even if signOut fails, we treat it as success for the user
 			// The session will expire naturally
-			console.error('Error during sign out:', error);
+			this.logger.warn('Sign out error (session will expire naturally)', {
+				error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+			});
 			return { success: true, message: 'Signed out successfully' };
 		}
 	}
@@ -628,7 +606,10 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 
 			return { organizations };
 		} catch (error: unknown) {
-			console.error('Error listing organizations:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'Failed to list organizations',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			return { organizations: [] };
 		}
 	}
@@ -821,18 +802,13 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 	 */
 	async validateToken(token: string): Promise<ValidateTokenResult> {
 		try {
-			console.log('[validateToken] Token (first 50 chars):', token?.substring(0, 50));
-
 			// Decode to check the algorithm
 			const decoded = jwt.decode(token, { complete: true });
-			console.log('[validateToken] Decoded header:', decoded?.header);
 
 			// Use our JWKS endpoint (NestJS prefix: /api/v1)
 			const baseUrl = this.configService.get<string>('BASE_URL') || 'http://localhost:3001';
 			const jwksUrl = new URL('/api/v1/auth/jwks', baseUrl);
 
-			console.log('[validateToken] Using JWKS from:', jwksUrl.toString());
-
 			// Create JWKS fetcher
 			const JWKS = createRemoteJWKSet(jwksUrl);
 
@@ -840,17 +816,13 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 			const issuer = this.configService.get<string>('jwt.issuer') || baseUrl;
 			const audience = this.configService.get<string>('jwt.audience') || baseUrl;
 
-			console.log('[validateToken] Issuer:', issuer);
-			console.log('[validateToken] Audience:', audience);
-
 			// Verify using jose library with Better Auth's JWKS
 			const { payload } = await jwtVerify(token, JWKS, {
 				issuer,
 				audience,
 			});
 
-			console.log('[validateToken] Verification SUCCESS');
-			console.log('[validateToken] Payload:', payload);
+			this.logger.debug('Token validation successful', { userId: payload.sub });
 
 			return {
 				valid: true,
@@ -858,7 +830,7 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 			};
 		} catch (error: unknown) {
 			const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
-			console.error('[validateToken] Verification FAILED:', errorMessage);
+			this.logger.warn('Token validation failed', { error: errorMessage });
 			return {
 				valid: false,
 				error: errorMessage,
@@ -906,7 +878,10 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				message: 'If an account with that email exists, a password reset link has been sent',
 			};
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[requestPasswordReset] Error:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'Password reset request failed',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			// Always return success to prevent email enumeration attacks
 			return {
 				success: true,
@@ -977,10 +952,9 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				query: { token },
 			});
 
-			console.log('[verifyEmail] Result:', result);
-
 			// Extract email from result if available
 			const email = result?.user?.email || result?.email;
+			this.logger.debug('Email verification successful', { email });
 
 			return {
 				success: true,
@@ -988,7 +962,7 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 			};
 		} catch (error: unknown) {
 			const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
-			console.error('[verifyEmail] Error:', errorMessage);
+			this.logger.warn('Email verification failed', { error: errorMessage });
 
 			if (errorMessage.includes('invalid') || errorMessage.includes('expired')) {
 				return {
@@ -1038,7 +1012,10 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				message: 'If an account with that email exists, a verification email has been sent',
 			};
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[resendVerificationEmail] Error:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'Resend verification email failed',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			// Always return success to prevent email enumeration attacks
 			return {
 				success: true,
@@ -1082,7 +1059,7 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				}),
 			};
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[getJwks] Error:', error);
+			this.logger.error('Failed to get JWKS', error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined);
 			return { keys: [] };
 		}
 	}
@@ -1132,7 +1109,9 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				totalSpent: 0,
 			});
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('Error creating personal credit balance:', error);
+			this.logger.warn('Failed to create personal credit balance (non-critical)', {
+				error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+			});
 			// Don't throw - this is a non-critical operation
 		}
 	}
@@ -1163,7 +1142,9 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				totalAllocated: 0,
 			});
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('Error creating organization credit balance:', error);
+			this.logger.warn('Failed to create organization credit balance (non-critical)', {
+				error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+			});
 			// Don't throw - this is a non-critical operation
 		}
 	}
@@ -1227,12 +1208,15 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				});
 
 				if (!result.success) {
-					console.warn('[initializeUserReferrals] Failed to apply referral code:', result.error);
+					this.logger.warn('Failed to apply referral code', { error: result.error, referralCode });
 				}
 			}
 		} catch (error) {
 			// Log but don't fail registration if referral setup fails
-			console.error('[initializeUserReferrals] Error setting up referrals:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'Error setting up referrals',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1353,7 +1337,10 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 				body,
 			};
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[handleOidcRequest] Error:', error);
+			this.logger.error(
+				'OIDC request handling failed',
+				error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+			);
 			throw error;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.spec.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.spec.ts
index 7e3824c2e..63329ae1d 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.spec.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
 import { UnauthorizedException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { JwtAuthGuard } from './jwt-auth.guard';
+import { LoggerService } from '../logger';
 import { createMockConfigService, httpMockHelpers } from '../../__tests__/utils/test-helpers';
 import { mockTokenFactory } from '../../__tests__/utils/mock-factories';
 import { silentError } from '../../__tests__/utils/silent-error.decorator';
@@ -21,6 +22,18 @@ import { jwtVerify } from 'jose';
 // Mock jose (auto-mocked via jest.config.js moduleNameMapper)
 jest.mock('jose');
 
+// Mock LoggerService
+const createMockLoggerService = (): LoggerService =>
+	({
+		setContext: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+		log: jest.fn(),
+		info: jest.fn(),
+		error: jest.fn(),
+		warn: jest.fn(),
+		debug: jest.fn(),
+		verbose: jest.fn(),
+	}) as unknown as LoggerService;
+
 describe('JwtAuthGuard', () => {
 	let guard: JwtAuthGuard;
 	let configService: ConfigService;
@@ -41,6 +54,10 @@ describe('JwtAuthGuard', () => {
 						'jwt.audience': 'manacore',
 					}),
 				},
+				{
+					provide: LoggerService,
+					useValue: createMockLoggerService(),
+				},
 			],
 		}).compile();
 
@@ -344,7 +361,8 @@ describe('JwtAuthGuard', () => {
 				createMockConfigService({
 					'jwt.issuer': 'manacore',
 					'jwt.audience': 'manacore',
-				})
+				}),
+				createMockLoggerService()
 			);
 
 			const mockRequest = httpMockHelpers.createMockRequest({
@@ -375,7 +393,8 @@ describe('JwtAuthGuard', () => {
 					BASE_URL: 'http://localhost:3001',
 					'jwt.issuer': 'custom-issuer',
 					'jwt.audience': 'custom-audience',
-				})
+				}),
+				createMockLoggerService()
 			);
 
 			const mockRequest = httpMockHelpers.createMockRequest({
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts
index 27724df9f..70a69c268 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { jwtVerify, createRemoteJWKSet } from 'jose';
+import { LoggerService } from '../logger';
 
 /**
  * JWT Auth Guard using JWKS (Better Auth compatible)
@@ -16,17 +17,20 @@ import { jwtVerify, createRemoteJWKSet } from 'jose';
 @Injectable()
 export class JwtAuthGuard implements CanActivate {
 	private jwks: ReturnType<typeof createRemoteJWKSet> | null = null;
+	private readonly logger: LoggerService;
 
-	constructor(private configService: ConfigService) {}
+	constructor(
+		private configService: ConfigService,
+		loggerService: LoggerService
+	) {
+		this.logger = loggerService.setContext('JwtAuthGuard');
+	}
 
 	async canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
 		const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
 		const token = this.extractTokenFromHeader(request);
 
-		console.log('[JwtAuthGuard] Token (first 50 chars):', token?.substring(0, 50));
-
 		if (!token) {
-			console.log('[JwtAuthGuard] No token provided');
 			throw new UnauthorizedException('No token provided');
 		}
 
@@ -35,21 +39,18 @@ export class JwtAuthGuard implements CanActivate {
 			if (!this.jwks) {
 				const baseUrl = this.configService.get<string>('BASE_URL') || 'http://localhost:3001';
 				const jwksUrl = new URL('/api/v1/auth/jwks', baseUrl);
-				console.log('[JwtAuthGuard] Initializing JWKS from:', jwksUrl.toString());
 				this.jwks = createRemoteJWKSet(jwksUrl);
 			}
 
 			const issuer = this.configService.get<string>('jwt.issuer') || 'manacore';
 			const audience = this.configService.get<string>('jwt.audience') || 'manacore';
 
-			console.log('[JwtAuthGuard] Verifying with issuer:', issuer, 'audience:', audience);
-
 			const { payload } = await jwtVerify(token, this.jwks, {
 				issuer,
 				audience,
 			});
 
-			console.log('[JwtAuthGuard] Verification SUCCESS, user:', payload.sub);
+			this.logger.debug('Token verification successful', { userId: payload.sub });
 
 			// Attach user to request
 			request.user = {
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@ export class JwtAuthGuard implements CanActivate {
 
 			return true;
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('[JwtAuthGuard] Token verification FAILED:', error);
+			this.logger.warn('Token verification failed', {
+				error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+			});
 			throw new UnauthorizedException('Invalid token');
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/index.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28b5bd37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { LoggerService, getLogger } from './logger.service';
+export { LoggerModule } from './logger.module';
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/logger.module.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/logger.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fafebc11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/logger.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Global, Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { LoggerService } from './logger.service';
+
+@Global()
+@Module({
+	providers: [LoggerService],
+	exports: [LoggerService],
+})
+export class LoggerModule {}
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/logger.service.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/logger.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c49021dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/common/logger/logger.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { Injectable, LoggerService as NestLoggerService, Scope } from '@nestjs/common';
+import * as winston from 'winston';
+
+const { combine, timestamp, printf, colorize, json } = winston.format;
+
+// Custom format for development (readable)
+const devFormat = printf(({ level, message, timestamp, context, ...meta }) => {
+	const ctx = context ? `[${context}]` : '';
+	const metaStr = Object.keys(meta).length ? ` ${JSON.stringify(meta)}` : '';
+	return `${timestamp} ${level} ${ctx} ${message}${metaStr}`;
+});
+
+// Create winston logger instance
+function createLogger(): winston.Logger {
+	const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+
+	return winston.createLogger({
+		level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || (isProduction ? 'info' : 'debug'),
+		format: isProduction
+			? combine(timestamp(), json())
+			: combine(timestamp({ format: 'HH:mm:ss' }), colorize(), devFormat),
+		transports: [new winston.transports.Console()],
+		// Don't exit on error
+		exitOnError: false,
+	});
+}
+
+@Injectable({ scope: Scope.TRANSIENT })
+export class LoggerService implements NestLoggerService {
+	private logger: winston.Logger;
+	private context?: string;
+
+	constructor() {
+		this.logger = createLogger();
+	}
+
+	setContext(context: string): this {
+		this.context = context;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	log(message: string, ...optionalParams: unknown[]): void {
+		this.logger.info(message, this.formatMeta(optionalParams));
+	}
+
+	info(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+		this.logger.info(message, { context: this.context, ...meta });
+	}
+
+	error(message: string, trace?: string, ...optionalParams: unknown[]): void {
+		this.logger.error(message, {
+			context: this.context,
+			trace,
+			...this.formatMeta(optionalParams),
+		});
+	}
+
+	warn(message: string, ...optionalParams: unknown[]): void {
+		this.logger.warn(message, this.formatMeta(optionalParams));
+	}
+
+	debug(message: string, ...optionalParams: unknown[]): void {
+		this.logger.debug(message, this.formatMeta(optionalParams));
+	}
+
+	verbose(message: string, ...optionalParams: unknown[]): void {
+		this.logger.verbose(message, this.formatMeta(optionalParams));
+	}
+
+	private formatMeta(optionalParams: unknown[]): Record<string, unknown> {
+		const meta: Record<string, unknown> = { context: this.context };
+
+		if (optionalParams.length === 1 && typeof optionalParams[0] === 'string') {
+			// NestJS passes context as last param
+			meta.context = optionalParams[0];
+		} else if (optionalParams.length > 0) {
+			meta.params = optionalParams;
+		}
+
+		return meta;
+	}
+}
+
+// Singleton instance for use outside DI (main.ts, scripts)
+let globalLogger: LoggerService | null = null;
+
+export function getLogger(context?: string): LoggerService {
+	if (!globalLogger) {
+		globalLogger = new LoggerService();
+	}
+	if (context) {
+		return new LoggerService().setContext(context);
+	}
+	return globalLogger;
+}
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/config/configuration.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/config/configuration.ts
index 398221369..aa3a852a8 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/config/configuration.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/config/configuration.ts
@@ -1,52 +1,76 @@
+/**
+ * Application Configuration
+ *
+ * Loads and validates environment variables.
+ * Fails fast at startup if required variables are missing.
+ */
+
+import { validateEnv, isDevelopment } from './env.validation';
+
+// Validate environment on module load
+const env = validateEnv();
+
 export default () => ({
-	port: parseInt(process.env.PORT || '3001', 10),
-	nodeEnv: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+	port: parseInt(env.PORT, 10),
+	nodeEnv: env.NODE_ENV,
 
 	database: {
-		url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || 'postgresql://manacore:password@localhost:5432/manacore',
+		// In development, allow fallback to local database
+		// In production, DATABASE_URL is validated as required
+		url:
+			env.DATABASE_URL ||
+			(isDevelopment() ? 'postgresql://manacore:manacore@localhost:5432/manacore_auth' : ''),
 	},
 
 	jwt: {
-		// Convert \n string literals to actual newlines for PEM format
-		publicKey: (process.env.JWT_PUBLIC_KEY || '').replace(/\\n/g, '\n'),
-		privateKey: (process.env.JWT_PRIVATE_KEY || '').replace(/\\n/g, '\n'),
-		accessTokenExpiry: process.env.JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY || '15m',
-		refreshTokenExpiry: process.env.JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY || '7d',
-		issuer: process.env.JWT_ISSUER || 'manacore',
-		audience: process.env.JWT_AUDIENCE || 'manacore',
+		// Better Auth uses JWKS from database, these are legacy/fallback
+		publicKey: (env.JWT_PUBLIC_KEY || '').replace(/\\n/g, '\n'),
+		privateKey: (env.JWT_PRIVATE_KEY || '').replace(/\\n/g, '\n'),
+		accessTokenExpiry: env.JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY,
+		refreshTokenExpiry: env.JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY,
+		issuer: env.JWT_ISSUER,
+		audience: env.JWT_AUDIENCE,
 	},
 
 	redis: {
-		host: process.env.REDIS_HOST || 'localhost',
-		port: parseInt(process.env.REDIS_PORT || '6379', 10),
-		password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+		host: env.REDIS_HOST || 'localhost',
+		port: parseInt(env.REDIS_PORT || '6379', 10),
+		password: env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
 	},
 
 	stripe: {
-		secretKey: process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY || '',
-		webhookSecret: process.env.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET || '',
-		publishableKey: process.env.STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY || '',
+		secretKey: env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY || '',
+		webhookSecret: env.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET || '',
+		publishableKey: env.STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY || '',
 	},
 
 	cors: {
-		origin: process.env.CORS_ORIGINS?.split(',') || [
-			'http://localhost:3000',
-			'http://localhost:8081',
-		],
+		origin:
+			env.CORS_ORIGINS?.split(',').map((o) => o.trim()) ||
+			(isDevelopment()
+				? [
+						'http://localhost:3000',
+						'http://localhost:5173',
+						'http://localhost:5174',
+						'http://localhost:8081',
+					]
+				: []),
 		credentials: true,
 	},
 
 	rateLimit: {
-		ttl: parseInt(process.env.RATE_LIMIT_TTL || '60', 10),
-		limit: parseInt(process.env.RATE_LIMIT_MAX || '100', 10),
+		ttl: parseInt(env.RATE_LIMIT_TTL || '60', 10),
+		limit: parseInt(env.RATE_LIMIT_MAX || '100', 10),
 	},
 
 	credits: {
-		signupBonus: parseInt(process.env.CREDITS_SIGNUP_BONUS || '150', 10),
-		dailyFreeCredits: parseInt(process.env.CREDITS_DAILY_FREE || '5', 10),
+		signupBonus: parseInt(env.CREDITS_SIGNUP_BONUS || '150', 10),
+		dailyFreeCredits: parseInt(env.CREDITS_DAILY_FREE || '5', 10),
 	},
 
 	ai: {
-		geminiApiKey: process.env.GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY || '',
+		geminiApiKey: env.GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY || '',
 	},
+
+	baseUrl: env.BASE_URL || (isDevelopment() ? 'http://localhost:3001' : ''),
 });
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/config/env.validation.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/config/env.validation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa8967a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/config/env.validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/**
+ * Environment Variable Validation
+ *
+ * Validates all required environment variables at startup.
+ * Fails fast with clear error messages if configuration is invalid.
+ */
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+// Schema for environment variables
+const envSchema = z.object({
+	// Node environment
+	NODE_ENV: z.enum(['development', 'production', 'test']).default('development'),
+	PORT: z.string().regex(/^\d+$/).default('3001'),
+
+	// Database - REQUIRED in production
+	DATABASE_URL: z.string().min(1, 'DATABASE_URL is required'),
+
+	// Redis - optional in development, recommended in production
+	REDIS_HOST: z.string().optional(),
+	REDIS_PORT: z.string().regex(/^\d+$/).optional(),
+	REDIS_PASSWORD: z.string().optional(),
+
+	// JWT - Better Auth uses JWKS, so these are optional legacy config
+	JWT_PUBLIC_KEY: z.string().optional(),
+	JWT_PRIVATE_KEY: z.string().optional(),
+	JWT_ISSUER: z.string().default('manacore'),
+	JWT_AUDIENCE: z.string().default('manacore'),
+	JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY: z.string().default('15m'),
+	JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY: z.string().default('7d'),
+
+	// CORS - REQUIRED in production
+	CORS_ORIGINS: z.string().optional(),
+
+	// Stripe - optional, but credit system won't work without it
+	STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: z.string().optional(),
+	STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: z.string().optional(),
+	STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY: z.string().optional(),
+
+	// SMTP - optional, emails will be logged if not configured
+	SMTP_HOST: z.string().optional(),
+	SMTP_PORT: z.string().optional(),
+	SMTP_USER: z.string().optional(),
+	SMTP_PASSWORD: z.string().optional(),
+	SMTP_FROM: z.string().optional(),
+
+	// Rate limiting
+	RATE_LIMIT_TTL: z.string().regex(/^\d+$/).optional(),
+	RATE_LIMIT_MAX: z.string().regex(/^\d+$/).optional(),
+
+	// Credits
+	CREDITS_SIGNUP_BONUS: z.string().regex(/^\d+$/).optional(),
+	CREDITS_DAILY_FREE: z.string().regex(/^\d+$/).optional(),
+
+	// AI
+	GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY: z.string().optional(),
+
+	// Base URL for callbacks
+	BASE_URL: z.string().url().optional(),
+
+	// Log level
+	LOG_LEVEL: z.enum(['debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error']).optional(),
+});
+
+// Production-specific schema with stricter requirements
+const productionEnvSchema = envSchema.extend({
+	// In production, these are mandatory
+	CORS_ORIGINS: z.string().min(1, 'CORS_ORIGINS is required in production'),
+	BASE_URL: z.string().url('BASE_URL must be a valid URL in production'),
+});
+
+export type EnvConfig = z.infer<typeof envSchema>;
+
+/**
+ * Validate environment variables
+ *
+ * @throws Error with detailed message if validation fails
+ */
+export function validateEnv(): EnvConfig {
+	const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+	const schema = isProduction ? productionEnvSchema : envSchema;
+
+	const result = schema.safeParse(process.env);
+
+	if (!result.success) {
+		const errors = result.error.errors
+			.map((err) => `  - ${err.path.join('.')}: ${err.message}`)
+			.join('\n');
+
+		const message = `
+╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
+║                ENVIRONMENT CONFIGURATION ERROR                ║
+╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+
+The following environment variables are missing or invalid:
+
+${errors}
+
+${isProduction ? 'Production mode requires stricter configuration.' : ''}
+
+Please check your .env file or environment variables.
+For development, copy .env.example to .env and fill in the values.
+`;
+
+		console.error(message);
+		throw new Error(`Environment validation failed: ${result.error.message}`);
+	}
+
+	// Additional production warnings (non-fatal)
+	if (isProduction) {
+		const warnings: string[] = [];
+
+		if (!result.data.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY) {
+			warnings.push('STRIPE_SECRET_KEY not set - credit system will not work');
+		}
+		if (!result.data.SMTP_HOST) {
+			warnings.push('SMTP not configured - emails will only be logged');
+		}
+		if (!result.data.REDIS_HOST) {
+			warnings.push('REDIS_HOST not set - using in-memory session storage (not recommended)');
+		}
+
+		if (warnings.length > 0) {
+			console.warn('\n⚠️  Production Warnings:');
+			warnings.forEach((w) => console.warn(`   - ${w}`));
+			console.warn('');
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result.data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if running in development mode
+ */
+export function isDevelopment(): boolean {
+	return process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if running in production mode
+ */
+export function isProduction(): boolean {
+	return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+}
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/email/email.service.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/email/email.service.ts
index d8e910eb1..7b4887c7d 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/email/email.service.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/email/email.service.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  */
 
 import * as nodemailer from 'nodemailer';
+import { getLogger } from '../common/logger';
+
+const logger = getLogger('EmailService');
 
 interface EmailOptions {
 	to: string;
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ function getTransporter(): nodemailer.Transporter {
 	const pass = process.env.SMTP_PASSWORD;
 
 	if (!user || !pass) {
-		console.warn('[Email] SMTP credentials not configured, emails will be logged only');
+		logger.warn('SMTP credentials not configured, emails will be logged only');
 		return null as any;
 	}
 
@@ -54,15 +57,12 @@ export async function sendEmail(options: EmailOptions): Promise<boolean> {
 	const { to, subject, html, text } = options;
 	const from = process.env.SMTP_FROM || 'ManaCore <noreply@mana.how>';
 
-	console.log(`[Email] Sending to: ${to}, subject: ${subject}`);
+	logger.info('Sending email', { to, subject });
 
 	const transport = getTransporter();
 
 	if (!transport) {
-		console.log('[Email] No SMTP configured, logging email content:');
-		console.log(`  To: ${to}`);
-		console.log(`  Subject: ${subject}`);
-		console.log(`  HTML: ${html.substring(0, 200)}...`);
+		logger.debug('No SMTP configured, email not sent', { to, subject });
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ export async function sendEmail(options: EmailOptions): Promise<boolean> {
 			text: text || html.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ''), // Strip HTML for text version
 		});
 
-		console.log(`[Email] Sent successfully, messageId: ${result.messageId}`);
+		logger.info('Email sent successfully', { to, messageId: result.messageId });
 		return true;
 	} catch (error) {
-		console.error('[Email] Failed to send:', error);
+		logger.error('Failed to send email', error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined, { to });
 		return false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/health/health.controller.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/health/health.controller.ts
index 8d275ff92..4c135dfe3 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/health/health.controller.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/health/health.controller.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,181 @@
-import { Controller, Get } from '@nestjs/common';
+/**
+ * Health Check Controller
+ *
+ * Provides health check endpoints for Kubernetes/Docker:
+ * - /health - Basic health check (always returns ok if server is running)
+ * - /health/live - Liveness probe (is the process running?)
+ * - /health/ready - Readiness probe (is the service ready to accept traffic?)
+ *
+ * Readiness checks database connectivity to ensure the service
+ * can actually handle requests before receiving traffic.
+ */
+
+import { Controller, Get, ServiceUnavailableException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
+import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { getDb } from '../db/connection';
+
+interface HealthStatus {
+	status: 'ok' | 'error';
+	timestamp: string;
+	uptime: number;
+	checks?: {
+		database?: { status: 'ok' | 'error'; latency?: number; error?: string };
+		redis?: { status: 'ok' | 'error' | 'not_configured'; latency?: number; error?: string };
+	};
+}
 
 @Controller('health')
 export class HealthController {
+	private readonly startTime = Date.now();
+
+	constructor(private configService: ConfigService) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Basic health check
+	 * Returns ok if the server is running
+	 */
 	@Get()
-	check() {
+	check(): HealthStatus {
 		return {
 			status: 'ok',
 			timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+			uptime: Math.floor((Date.now() - this.startTime) / 1000),
 		};
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Liveness probe
+	 * Used by Kubernetes to determine if the process should be restarted
+	 * Only checks if the process is alive, not if dependencies are healthy
+	 */
+	@Get('live')
+	live(): { status: 'ok' } {
+		return { status: 'ok' };
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Readiness probe
+	 * Used by Kubernetes to determine if the service should receive traffic
+	 * Checks database connectivity before marking as ready
+	 */
+	@Get('ready')
+	async ready(): Promise<HealthStatus> {
+		const checks: HealthStatus['checks'] = {};
+		let allHealthy = true;
+
+		// Check database
+		const dbCheck = await this.checkDatabase();
+		checks.database = dbCheck;
+		if (dbCheck.status === 'error') {
+			allHealthy = false;
+		}
+
+		// Check Redis (optional - don't fail if not configured)
+		const redisCheck = await this.checkRedis();
+		checks.redis = redisCheck;
+		// Don't fail readiness if Redis is just not configured
+		if (redisCheck.status === 'error') {
+			allHealthy = false;
+		}
+
+		const status: HealthStatus = {
+			status: allHealthy ? 'ok' : 'error',
+			timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+			uptime: Math.floor((Date.now() - this.startTime) / 1000),
+			checks,
+		};
+
+		if (!allHealthy) {
+			throw new ServiceUnavailableException(status);
+		}
+
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check database connectivity
+	 */
+	private async checkDatabase(): Promise<{
+		status: 'ok' | 'error';
+		latency?: number;
+		error?: string;
+	}> {
+		const start = Date.now();
+
+		try {
+			const databaseUrl = this.configService.get<string>('database.url');
+			if (!databaseUrl) {
+				return { status: 'error', error: 'DATABASE_URL not configured' };
+			}
+
+			const db = getDb(databaseUrl);
+			await db.execute(sql`SELECT 1`);
+
+			return {
+				status: 'ok',
+				latency: Date.now() - start,
+			};
+		} catch (error) {
+			return {
+				status: 'error',
+				latency: Date.now() - start,
+				error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown database error',
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check Redis connectivity (optional)
+	 */
+	private async checkRedis(): Promise<{
+		status: 'ok' | 'error' | 'not_configured';
+		latency?: number;
+		error?: string;
+	}> {
+		const redisHost = this.configService.get<string>('redis.host');
+
+		// Redis is optional - if not configured, that's fine
+		if (!redisHost) {
+			return { status: 'not_configured' };
+		}
+
+		const start = Date.now();
+
+		try {
+			// Simple TCP connection check to Redis
+			const net = await import('net');
+			const redisPort = this.configService.get<number>('redis.port') || 6379;
+
+			await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+				const socket = new net.Socket();
+				const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+					socket.destroy();
+					reject(new Error('Connection timeout'));
+				}, 2000);
+
+				socket.connect(redisPort, redisHost, () => {
+					clearTimeout(timeout);
+					socket.destroy();
+					resolve();
+				});
+
+				socket.on('error', (err) => {
+					clearTimeout(timeout);
+					reject(err);
+				});
+			});
+
+			return {
+				status: 'ok',
+				latency: Date.now() - start,
+			};
+		} catch (error) {
+			return {
+				status: 'error',
+				latency: Date.now() - start,
+				error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown Redis error',
+			};
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/services/mana-core-auth/src/main.ts b/services/mana-core-auth/src/main.ts
index 3e226e235..a1681bb9a 100644
--- a/services/mana-core-auth/src/main.ts
+++ b/services/mana-core-auth/src/main.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import * as bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 import { MetricsService } from './metrics/metrics.service';
+import { getLogger } from './common/logger';
+
+const logger = getLogger('Bootstrap');
 
 // Normalize route paths to prevent high cardinality
 function normalizeRoute(path: string): string {
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 
 	// CORS configuration
 	const corsOrigins = configService.get<string[]>('cors.origin') || [];
-	console.log('📋 CORS Origins configured:', corsOrigins);
+	logger.info('CORS Origins configured', { origins: corsOrigins });
 	app.enableCors({
 		origin: corsOrigins,
 		credentials: true,
@@ -128,8 +131,10 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 	const port = configService.get<number>('port') || 3001;
 	await app.listen(port);
 
-	console.log(`🚀 Mana Core Auth running on: http://localhost:${port}`);
-	console.log(`📚 Environment: ${configService.get<string>('nodeEnv')}`);
+	logger.info(`Mana Core Auth running on http://localhost:${port}`, {
+		port,
+		environment: configService.get<string>('nodeEnv'),
+	});
 }
 
 bootstrap();