diff --git a/app/api/video/[id]/route.ts b/app/api/video/[id]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c258ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/video/[id]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/**
+ * Video proxy route — streams Immich video assets to the browser
+ * without exposing the Immich server or API key.
+ *
+ * Supports HTTP Range requests (required for <video> seeking in browsers).
+ *
+ * Usage: GET /api/video/:token
+ *        GET /api/video/:token  (with Range header for seeking)
+ * The :token is an encoded asset ID (not a raw UUID).
+ */
+
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { immich } from '@/lib/immich';
+import { decodeAssetId } from '@/lib/tokens';
+import { getConfig } from '@/lib/config';
+import { checkRateLimit, getClientIp } from '@/lib/rate-limit';
+
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }) {
+  // ── Rate limiting ──────────────────────────────────
+  const ip = getClientIp(request);
+  const { success, remaining, resetAt } = checkRateLimit(`video:${ip}`, getConfig().rateLimitRpm);
+
+  if (!success) {
+    const retryAfter = Math.ceil((resetAt - Date.now()) / 1000);
+    console.warn(`[Video API] ⚠️ Rate limit exceeded for IP: ${ip}. Retry after ${retryAfter}s`);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Too many requests' }, { status: 429 });
+  }
+
+  const { id: token } = await params;
+
+  // Decode the opaque token back to an Immich asset ID
+  const assetId = decodeAssetId(token);
+  if (!assetId) {
+    console.error(`[Video API] ❌ Invalid token: ${token.substring(0, 10)}...`);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Invalid token' }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  // Forward Range header from browser (needed for <video> seeking)
+  const rangeHeader = request.headers.get('range');
+
+  const result = await immich.streamVideo(assetId, rangeHeader);
+  if (!result) {
+    console.error(`[Video API] ❌ Asset not found in Immich: ${assetId}`);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Asset not found' }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+
+  const headers: Record<string, string> = {
+    'Content-Type': result.contentType,
+    // Videos are immutable once uploaded — cache aggressively
+    'Cache-Control': 'public, max-age=31536000, immutable',
+    'Accept-Ranges': 'bytes',
+    'X-RateLimit-Remaining': String(remaining),
+  };
+
+  if (result.contentLength) {
+    headers['Content-Length'] = result.contentLength;
+  }
+  if (result.contentRange) {
+    headers['Content-Range'] = result.contentRange;
+  }
+
+  return new NextResponse(result.stream, {
+    status: result.status,
+    headers,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/app/api/webhook/route.ts b/app/api/webhook/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8162061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/webhook/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/**
+ * Webhook endpoint — receives album update events from Immich and
+ * invalidates the corresponding in-memory cache entries.
+ *
+ * Security: requests must include an HMAC-SHA256 signature in the
+ * `x-immich-signature` header, computed as:
+ *
+ *   HMAC-SHA256(WEBHOOK_SECRET, raw request body)
+ *
+ * If WEBHOOK_SECRET is not set, the endpoint returns 501.
+ *
+ * Supported Immich event types:
+ *   - album.updated      → invalidates the specific album
+ *   - album.assetAdded   → invalidates the specific album
+ *   - album.assetRemoved → invalidates the specific album
+ *   - *                  → any other event clears the full cache
+ *
+ * POST /api/webhook
+ */
+
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { createHmac, timingSafeEqual } from 'crypto';
+import { immich } from '@/lib/immich';
+import { env } from '@/lib/env';
+import { checkRateLimit, getClientIp } from '@/lib/rate-limit';
+
+// Tight rate limit — webhooks should come from one trusted source only
+const WEBHOOK_RPM = 60;
+
+/** Album-scoped Immich webhook events. */
+const ALBUM_EVENTS = new Set(['album.updated', 'album.assetAdded', 'album.assetRemoved']);
+
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
+  // ── Feature guard ──────────────────────────────────
+  if (!env.WEBHOOK_SECRET) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: 'Webhook is not configured. Set WEBHOOK_SECRET in your environment.' },
+      { status: 501 },
+    );
+  }
+
+  // ── Rate limiting ──────────────────────────────────
+  const ip = getClientIp(request);
+  const { success } = checkRateLimit(`webhook:${ip}`, WEBHOOK_RPM);
+  if (!success) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Too many requests' }, { status: 429 });
+  }
+
+  // ── Read body (needed for HMAC verification) ───────
+  let rawBody: string;
+  try {
+    rawBody = await request.text();
+  } catch {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to read request body' }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  // ── Signature verification ─────────────────────────
+  const signature = request.headers.get('x-immich-signature');
+  if (!signature) {
+    console.warn('[Webhook] ⚠️ Missing x-immich-signature header');
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Missing signature' }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  const expected = createHmac('sha256', env.WEBHOOK_SECRET).update(rawBody).digest('hex');
+
+  let signatureValid = false;
+  try {
+    signatureValid = timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(signature, 'hex'), Buffer.from(expected, 'hex'));
+  } catch {
+    // Buffer lengths differ → invalid hex or wrong length
+    signatureValid = false;
+  }
+
+  if (!signatureValid) {
+    console.warn(`[Webhook] ⚠️ Invalid signature from ${ip}`);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Invalid signature' }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  // ── Parse payload ──────────────────────────────────
+  let payload: { event?: string; albumId?: string } = {};
+  try {
+    payload = JSON.parse(rawBody);
+  } catch {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Invalid JSON payload' }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  const { event, albumId } = payload;
+
+  if (!event) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Missing event field in payload' }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  // ── Cache invalidation ─────────────────────────────
+  if (ALBUM_EVENTS.has(event) && albumId && typeof albumId === 'string') {
+    immich.invalidateAlbum(albumId);
+    return NextResponse.json({ ok: true, invalidated: albumId });
+  }
+
+  // Any unrecognised event → full cache clear
+  immich.invalidateAll();
+  return NextResponse.json({ ok: true, invalidated: 'all' });
+}
diff --git a/content/gallery.yaml.example b/content/gallery.yaml.example
index 3b555ae..030c243 100644
--- a/content/gallery.yaml.example
+++ b/content/gallery.yaml.example
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ subpages:
       - "album-uuid-5"
       - "album-uuid-6":
           title: "Private Project #7"
+          description: "Shot on 35mm film in Vienna, spring 2025." # Optional: shown below album title
           password: "scrypt:..." # Recommended: secure hash (generated via logs)
 
 # ── Subpage with Sections ──────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/lib/cache.ts b/lib/cache.ts
index 9b8c3a1..e5af989 100644
--- a/lib/cache.ts
+++ b/lib/cache.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class MemoryCache {
     });
   }
 
+  delete(key: string): void {
+    this.store.delete(key);
+  }
+
   clear(): void {
     this.store.clear();
   }
diff --git a/lib/config/schema.ts b/lib/config/schema.ts
index 6d47616..2a01f7d 100644
--- a/lib/config/schema.ts
+++ b/lib/config/schema.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ export interface SubpageObjectValue {
   subtitle?: string;
   password?: string;
   grid?: Partial<GridConfig>;
-  albums?: Array<string | Record<string, string | { title: string; password?: string }>>;
+  albums?: Array<
+    string | Record<string, string | { title: string; description?: string; password?: string }>
+  >;
   sections?: Array<{
     title: string;
     description?: string;
-    albums: Array<string | Record<string, string | { title: string; password?: string }>>;
+    albums: Array<
+      string | Record<string, string | { title: string; description?: string; password?: string }>
+    >;
   }>;
 }
 
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ export interface AppConfig {
   map: boolean;
   transitions: boolean;
   albumOverrides: Record<string, string>;
+  albumDescriptions: Record<string, string>;
   albumPasswords: Record<string, string>;
   cacheTtl: number;
   rateLimitRpm: number;
@@ -100,18 +105,26 @@ export interface AppConfig {
 
 export interface GalleryYaml {
   hero?: string | string[];
-  albums?: string[];
+  albums?: Array<
+    string | Record<string, string | { title: string; description?: string; password?: string }>
+  >;
   subpages?:
     | Record<string, string[] | Array<string | Record<string, string>>>
     | Array<{
         name: string;
         title?: string;
         subtitle?: string;
-        albums?: Array<string | Record<string, string | { title: string; password?: string }>>;
+        albums?: Array<
+          | string
+          | Record<string, string | { title: string; description?: string; password?: string }>
+        >;
         sections?: Array<{
           title: string;
           description?: string;
-          albums: Array<string | Record<string, string | { title: string; password?: string }>>;
+          albums: Array<
+            | string
+            | Record<string, string | { title: string; description?: string; password?: string }>
+          >;
         }>;
         password?: string;
         grid?: {
diff --git a/lib/immich.ts b/lib/immich.ts
index 4484d4b..9004932 100644
--- a/lib/immich.ts
+++ b/lib/immich.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,52 @@ class ImmichClient {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Stream a video from Immich with optional Range header forwarding.
+   * Range support is required for `<video>` seeking in browsers.
+   */
+  async streamVideo(
+    assetId: string,
+    rangeHeader?: string | null,
+  ): Promise<{
+    stream: ReadableStream;
+    contentType: string;
+    contentLength: string | null;
+    contentRange: string | null;
+    status: 200 | 206;
+  } | null> {
+    if (this.config.needsSetup || !this.config.immich.apiUrl) return null;
+
+    const endpoint = `/assets/${encodeURIComponent(assetId)}/video/playback`;
+    const url = `${this.config.immich.apiUrl}${endpoint}`;
+    try {
+      const headers: Record<string, string> = {
+        'x-api-key': this.config.immich.apiKey,
+      };
+      if (rangeHeader) {
+        headers['Range'] = rangeHeader;
+      }
+
+      const res = await fetch(url, { headers });
+
+      if ((!res.ok && res.status !== 206) || !res.body) {
+        console.error(`[Immich] Failed to stream video ${assetId}: ${res.status}`);
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return {
+        stream: res.body,
+        contentType: res.headers.get('Content-Type') || 'video/mp4',
+        contentLength: res.headers.get('Content-Length'),
+        contentRange: res.headers.get('Content-Range'),
+        status: res.status === 206 ? 206 : 200,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`[Immich] Video stream error for ${assetId}:`, error);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Stream a binary response from Immich (for image proxying).
    */
@@ -169,9 +215,11 @@ class ImmichClient {
           .filter((album) => allowedIds.has(album.id))
           .map((album) => {
             const name = this.config.albumOverrides[album.id] ?? album.albumName;
+            const description = this.config.albumDescriptions[album.id] ?? album.description ?? '';
             return {
               ...album,
               albumName: name,
+              description,
               slug: slugify(name),
             };
           });
@@ -296,7 +344,9 @@ class ImmichClient {
         album.assets = (album.assets || []).filter((a) => !a.isTrashed);
 
         const name = this.config.albumOverrides[album.id] ?? album.albumName;
+        const description = this.config.albumDescriptions[album.id] ?? album.description ?? '';
         album.albumName = name;
+        album.description = description;
         album.slug = slugify(name);
 
         cache.set(cacheKey, album, this.config.cacheTtl);
@@ -368,6 +418,25 @@ class ImmichClient {
     return promise;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Invalidate the cache for a specific album (by Immich UUID) and the
+   * shared albums-list entry. Called by the webhook handler after an
+   * album.updated / album.assetAdded event from Immich.
+   */
+  invalidateAlbum(albumId: string): void {
+    cache.delete(`album-${albumId}`);
+    cache.delete('albums-list');
+    console.log(`[Immich] 🔄 Cache invalidated for album ${albumId}`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Invalidate all album caches at once (e.g. on a full sync event).
+   */
+  invalidateAll(): void {
+    cache.clear();
+    console.log('[Immich] 🔄 Full cache cleared via webhook');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check if the Immich server is reachable.
    */
diff --git a/lib/urls.ts b/lib/urls.ts
index ef57065..fa28602 100644
--- a/lib/urls.ts
+++ b/lib/urls.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ export function exifUrl(assetId: string): string {
   return `/api/exif/${encodeAssetId(assetId)}`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Generate a public video proxy URL for an asset.
+ */
+export function videoUrl(assetId: string): string {
+  return `/api/video/${encodeAssetId(assetId)}`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Placeholder data derived from an asset's ThumbHash.
  */