diff --git a/docker-compose.macmini.yml b/docker-compose.macmini.yml
index 878c5e418..71ce1878a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.macmini.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.macmini.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ services:
       # Cross-domain SSO: share session cookies across all *.mana.how subdomains
       COOKIE_DOMAIN: .mana.how
       MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY: ${MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY}
+      MANA_CREDITS_URL: http://mana-credits:3061
       SMTP_HOST: smtp-relay.brevo.com
       SMTP_PORT: 587
       SMTP_USER: ${SMTP_USER:-94cde5002@smtp-brevo.com}
@@ -243,6 +244,44 @@ services:
       retries: 3
       start_period: 40s
 
+  # ============================================
+  # Tier 1b: Credits Service (Hono + Bun)
+  # ============================================
+
+  mana-credits:
+    build:
+      context: services/mana-credits
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: mana-credits:local
+    container_name: mana-credits
+    restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      TZ: Europe/Berlin
+      PORT: 3061
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-mana123}@postgres:5432/mana_credits
+      MANA_CORE_AUTH_URL: http://mana-auth:3001
+      MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY: ${MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY}
+      STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: ${STRIPE_SECRET_KEY:-}
+      STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: ${STRIPE_CREDITS_WEBHOOK_SECRET:-}
+      BASE_URL: https://credits.mana.how
+      CORS_ORIGINS: https://mana.how,https://chat.mana.how,https://picture.mana.how,https://todo.mana.how,https://zitare.mana.how,https://calendar.mana.how,https://clock.mana.how,https://contacts.mana.how,https://manadeck.mana.how,https://presi.mana.how,https://storage.mana.how,https://nutriphi.mana.how,https://planta.mana.how,https://mukke.mana.how,https://context.mana.how,https://photos.mana.how,https://questions.mana.how
+    ports:
+      - "3061:3061"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "bun", "-e", "fetch('http://127.0.0.1:3061/health').then(r=>process.exit(r.ok?0:1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))"]
+      interval: 120s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 15s
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.mana-credits.rule=Host(`credits.mana.how`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.mana-credits.tls=true"
+      - "traefik.http.services.mana-credits.loadbalancer.server.port=3061"
+
   # ============================================
   # Tier 2: Gateway & Search Services (Ports 3010-3029)
   # ============================================
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 38ffa37fb..778c6e160 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
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 
 			// Redeem any pending gift codes via mana-credits service
 			try {
-				const creditsUrl = process.env.MANA_CREDITS_URL || 'http://localhost:3060';
+				const creditsUrl = process.env.MANA_CREDITS_URL || 'http://localhost:3061';
 				const serviceKey = process.env.MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY || '';
 				const giftRes = await fetch(`${creditsUrl}/api/v1/internal/gifts/redeem-pending`, {
 					method: 'POST',
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 	 */
 	private async createPersonalCreditBalance(userId: string) {
 		try {
-			const creditsUrl = process.env.MANA_CREDITS_URL || 'http://localhost:3060';
+			const creditsUrl = process.env.MANA_CREDITS_URL || 'http://localhost:3061';
 			const serviceKey = process.env.MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY || '';
 			await fetch(`${creditsUrl}/api/v1/internal/credits/init`, {
 				method: 'POST',
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ export class BetterAuthService {
 	 */
 	private async initializeGuildPool(organizationId: string) {
 		try {
-			const creditsUrl = process.env.MANA_CREDITS_URL || 'http://localhost:3060';
+			const creditsUrl = process.env.MANA_CREDITS_URL || 'http://localhost:3061';
 			const serviceKey = process.env.MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY || '';
 			await fetch(`${creditsUrl}/api/v1/internal/guild-pool/init`, {
 				method: 'POST',
diff --git a/services/mana-credits/CLAUDE.md b/services/mana-credits/CLAUDE.md
index f323bbdb5..6dfac9d9c 100644
--- a/services/mana-credits/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/services/mana-credits/CLAUDE.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bun run db:push    # Push schema
 bun run db:studio  # Open Drizzle Studio
 ```
 
-## Port: 3060
+## Port: 3061
 
 ## API Endpoints
 
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ bun run db:studio  # Open Drizzle Studio
 ## Environment Variables
 
 ```env
-PORT=3060
+PORT=3061
 DATABASE_URL=postgresql://manacore:devpassword@localhost:5432/mana_credits
 MANA_CORE_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:3001
 MANA_CORE_SERVICE_KEY=dev-service-key
-BASE_URL=http://localhost:3060
+BASE_URL=http://localhost:3061
 STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_...
 STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...
 CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:5180
diff --git a/services/mana-credits/Dockerfile b/services/mana-credits/Dockerfile
index a15514e96..4b7ab300e 100644
--- a/services/mana-credits/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/mana-credits/Dockerfile
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile 2>/dev/null || bun install
 COPY src ./src
 COPY tsconfig.json drizzle.config.ts ./
 
-EXPOSE 3060
+EXPOSE 3061
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
-  CMD bun -e "fetch('http://localhost:3060/health').then(r => process.exit(r.ok ? 0 : 1)).catch(() => process.exit(1))"
+  CMD bun -e "fetch('http://localhost:3061/health').then(r => process.exit(r.ok ? 0 : 1)).catch(() => process.exit(1))"
 
 CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
diff --git a/services/mana-credits/src/config.ts b/services/mana-credits/src/config.ts
index 5603fafe8..70920cdbe 100644
--- a/services/mana-credits/src/config.ts
+++ b/services/mana-credits/src/config.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function loadConfig(): Config {
 	};
 
 	return {
-		port: parseInt(process.env.PORT || '3060', 10),
+		port: parseInt(process.env.PORT || '3061', 10),
 		databaseUrl: requiredEnv(
 			'DATABASE_URL',
 			'postgresql://manacore:devpassword@localhost:5432/mana_credits'