diff --git a/cmd/exploredns-receiver/main.go b/cmd/exploredns-receiver/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff5fca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/exploredns-receiver/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Command exploredns-receiver stores usage webhooks posted by the
+// ExploreDNS API server in MySQL or SQLite.
+//
+// Configuration (environment):
+//
+//	RECEIVER_ADDR            listen address (default ":8080")
+//	RECEIVER_MYSQL_DSN       go-sql-driver DSN; when set, events go to MySQL
+//	RECEIVER_SQLITE_PATH     SQLite fallback path (default "data/exploredns-receiver.db")
+//	RECEIVER_INGEST_TOKEN    bearer token required on POST /webhook (open when unset)
+//	RECEIVER_ADMIN_USER      basic-auth username for /admin (default "admin")
+//	RECEIVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD  basic-auth password for /admin (required)
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.hansenits.com.au/hits/ExploreDNS/internal/receiver/server"
+	"gitea.hansenits.com.au/hits/ExploreDNS/internal/receiver/store"
+)
+
+// version is stamped at build time via -ldflags "-X main.version=...".
+var version = "dev"
+
+func main() {
+	addr := envOr("RECEIVER_ADDR", ":8080")
+
+	adminPass := os.Getenv("RECEIVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD")
+	if adminPass == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error: RECEIVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD is not set; refusing to start with an unprotected admin interface")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	var (
+		st      *store.Store
+		backend string
+		err     error
+	)
+	if dsn := os.Getenv("RECEIVER_MYSQL_DSN"); dsn != "" {
+		st, err = store.OpenMySQL(dsn)
+		backend = "mysql " + store.RedactMySQLDSN(dsn)
+	} else {
+		path := envOr("RECEIVER_SQLITE_PATH", "data/exploredns-receiver.db")
+		st, err = store.OpenSQLite(path)
+		backend = "sqlite " + path
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	srv := server.New(addr, st)
+	srv.SetVersion(version)
+	srv.SetIngestToken(os.Getenv("RECEIVER_INGEST_TOKEN"))
+	srv.SetAdminAuth(envOr("RECEIVER_ADMIN_USER", "admin"), adminPass)
+	if err := srv.Start(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("ExploreDNS receiver %s listening on %s, storing to %s", version, srv.Addr(), backend)
+
+	quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(quit, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	<-quit
+
+	log.Println("Shutting down...")
+	if err := srv.Shutdown(15 * time.Second); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Shutdown error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := st.Close(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Close store error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// envOr returns the environment variable name, or def when unset or empty.
+func envOr(name, def string) string {
+	if v := os.Getenv(name); v != "" {
+		return v
+	}
+	return def
+}
diff --git a/internal/receiver/server/admin.go b/internal/receiver/server/admin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4306aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/receiver/server/admin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/subtle"
+	_ "embed"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.hansenits.com.au/hits/ExploreDNS/internal/receiver/store"
+)
+
+//go:embed static/admin.html
+var adminHTML []byte
+
+const (
+	maxListLimit     = 200
+	defaultStatsDays = 30
+	maxStatsDays     = 365
+	topLimit         = 10
+)
+
+// requireAdmin gates next behind HTTP basic auth against the configured
+// admin credentials. An empty configured password locks the subtree
+// entirely rather than opening it.
+func (h *handler) requireAdmin(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		user, pass, ok := r.BasicAuth()
+		// Evaluate both comparisons unconditionally to keep timing uniform.
+		userOK := secretEqual(user, h.adminUser)
+		passOK := secretEqual(pass, h.adminPass)
+		if !ok || !userOK || !passOK || h.adminPass == "" {
+			w.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", `Basic realm="ExploreDNS receiver admin", charset="UTF-8"`)
+			writeError(w, http.StatusUnauthorized, "authentication required")
+			return
+		}
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+// secretEqual compares two strings in constant time; both sides are hashed
+// first so length differences do not leak.
+func secretEqual(got, want string) bool {
+	g := sha256.Sum256([]byte(got))
+	w := sha256.Sum256([]byte(want))
+	return subtle.ConstantTimeCompare(g[:], w[:]) == 1
+}
+
+// adminPage handles GET /admin, serving the embedded admin UI.
+func (h *handler) adminPage(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
+	w.Write(adminHTML) //nolint:errcheck
+}
+
+// traversalItem is the admin API JSON shape of one stored traversal.
+// Completion fields are omitted while a traversal is still running.
+type traversalItem struct {
+	ID          string          `json:"id"`
+	Domain      string          `json:"domain"`
+	QueryType   string          `json:"query_type"`
+	AllRoots    bool            `json:"all_roots"`
+	ClientIP    string          `json:"client_ip"`
+	StartedAt   string          `json:"started_at,omitempty"`
+	DoneAt      string          `json:"done_at,omitempty"`
+	DurationMS  *int64          `json:"duration_ms,omitempty"`
+	Status      string          `json:"status"`
+	Error       string          `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	ResultCount *int            `json:"result_count,omitempty"`
+	Summary     json.RawMessage `json:"summary,omitempty"`
+	ReceivedAt  string          `json:"received_at"`
+}
+
+func toItem(tr store.Traversal) traversalItem {
+	it := traversalItem{
+		ID: tr.ID, Domain: tr.Domain, QueryType: tr.QueryType, AllRoots: tr.AllRoots,
+		ClientIP: tr.ClientIP, StartedAt: rfc3339(tr.StartedAt), Status: tr.Status,
+		Error: tr.Error, DurationMS: tr.DurationMS, ResultCount: tr.ResultCount,
+		ReceivedAt: rfc3339(tr.FirstSeen),
+	}
+	if tr.DoneAt != nil {
+		it.DoneAt = rfc3339(*tr.DoneAt)
+	}
+	if tr.Summary != "" {
+		it.Summary = json.RawMessage(tr.Summary)
+	}
+	return it
+}
+
+// rfc3339 renders t as UTC RFC 3339, or "" for the zero time.
+func rfc3339(t time.Time) string {
+	if t.IsZero() {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return t.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+}
+
+// adminTraversals handles GET /admin/api/traversals.
+func (h *handler) adminTraversals(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	q := r.URL.Query()
+
+	limit := 50
+	if v := q.Get("limit"); v != "" {
+		n, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+		if err != nil || n < 1 {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid limit "+strconv.Quote(v))
+			return
+		}
+		limit = min(n, maxListLimit)
+	}
+	offset := 0
+	if v := q.Get("offset"); v != "" {
+		n, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+		if err != nil || n < 0 {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid offset "+strconv.Quote(v))
+			return
+		}
+		offset = n
+	}
+	f := store.ListFilter{Domain: q.Get("domain"), Status: q.Get("status")}
+	if v := q.Get("from"); v != "" {
+		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid from: "+err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		f.From = t
+	}
+	if v := q.Get("to"); v != "" {
+		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid to: "+err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		f.To = t
+	}
+
+	rows, total, err := h.st.ListTraversals(r.Context(), f, limit, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("receiver admin: list traversals: %v", err)
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "list traversals failed")
+		return
+	}
+	items := make([]traversalItem, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, tr := range rows {
+		items = append(items, toItem(tr))
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"total": total, "items": items})
+}
+
+type statsResponse struct {
+	Days       int             `json:"days"`
+	Totals     statsTotals     `json:"totals"`
+	PerDay     []dayJSON       `json:"per_day"`
+	TopDomains []nameCountJSON `json:"top_domains"`
+	QueryTypes []nameCountJSON `json:"query_types"`
+	Statuses   []nameCountJSON `json:"statuses"`
+	Durations  durationsJSON   `json:"durations"`
+	TopClients []nameCountJSON `json:"top_clients"`
+}
+
+type statsTotals struct {
+	AllTime         int     `json:"all_time"`
+	Last24h         int     `json:"last_24h"`
+	Last7d          int     `json:"last_7d"`
+	DistinctDomains int     `json:"distinct_domains"`
+	DistinctClients int     `json:"distinct_clients"`
+	ErrorRate       float64 `json:"error_rate"`
+}
+
+type dayJSON struct {
+	Day    string `json:"day"`
+	Total  int    `json:"total"`
+	Errors int    `json:"errors"`
+}
+
+type nameCountJSON struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Count int    `json:"count"`
+}
+
+type durationsJSON struct {
+	Count int     `json:"count"`
+	AvgMS float64 `json:"avg_ms"`
+	P50MS int64   `json:"p50_ms"`
+	P95MS int64   `json:"p95_ms"`
+}
+
+func nameCounts(rows []store.NameCount) []nameCountJSON {
+	out := make([]nameCountJSON, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		out = append(out, nameCountJSON{Name: r.Name, Count: r.Count})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// adminStats handles GET /admin/api/stats. The totals block uses fixed
+// windows; everything else covers the last ?days calendar days (UTC),
+// matching the StatsPerDay window.
+func (h *handler) adminStats(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	days := defaultStatsDays
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("days"); v != "" {
+		n, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+		if err != nil || n < 1 {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid days "+strconv.Quote(v))
+			return
+		}
+		days = min(n, maxStatsDays)
+	}
+
+	ctx := r.Context()
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	since := now.Truncate(24*time.Hour).AddDate(0, 0, -(days - 1))
+
+	fail := func(what string, err error) {
+		log.Printf("receiver admin: %s: %v", what, err)
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, what+" failed")
+	}
+	totals, err := h.st.Totals(ctx, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail("totals", err)
+		return
+	}
+	perDay, err := h.st.StatsPerDay(ctx, days)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail("per-day stats", err)
+		return
+	}
+	topDomains, err := h.st.TopDomains(ctx, since, topLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail("top domains", err)
+		return
+	}
+	queryTypes, err := h.st.QueryTypeCounts(ctx, since)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail("query types", err)
+		return
+	}
+	statuses, err := h.st.StatusCounts(ctx, since)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail("statuses", err)
+		return
+	}
+	dur, err := h.st.Durations(ctx, since)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail("durations", err)
+		return
+	}
+	topClients, err := h.st.TopClientIPs(ctx, since, topLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail("top clients", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	resp := statsResponse{
+		Days: days,
+		Totals: statsTotals{
+			AllTime:         totals.AllTime,
+			Last24h:         totals.Last24h,
+			Last7d:          totals.Last7d,
+			DistinctDomains: totals.DistinctDomains,
+			DistinctClients: totals.DistinctClients,
+		},
+		PerDay:     make([]dayJSON, 0, len(perDay)),
+		TopDomains: nameCounts(topDomains),
+		QueryTypes: nameCounts(queryTypes),
+		Statuses:   nameCounts(statuses),
+		Durations:  durationsJSON{Count: dur.Count, AvgMS: dur.AvgMS, P50MS: dur.P50MS, P95MS: dur.P95MS},
+		TopClients: nameCounts(topClients),
+	}
+	if totals.AllTime > 0 {
+		resp.Totals.ErrorRate = float64(totals.Errors) / float64(totals.AllTime)
+	}
+	for _, d := range perDay {
+		resp.PerDay = append(resp.PerDay, dayJSON{Day: d.Day, Total: d.Total, Errors: d.Errors})
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, resp)
+}
diff --git a/internal/receiver/server/admin_test.go b/internal/receiver/server/admin_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86e3beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/receiver/server/admin_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,482 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.hansenits.com.au/hits/ExploreDNS/internal/receiver/store"
+)
+
+const (
+	testAdminUser = "admin"
+	testAdminPass = "swordfish"
+)
+
+// get performs a GET with optional basic-auth credentials.
+func get(h http.Handler, path, user, pass string) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, path, nil)
+	if user != "" || pass != "" {
+		req.SetBasicAuth(user, pass)
+	}
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	return w
+}
+
+func TestStartRequiresAdminPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	st, err := store.OpenSQLite(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "receiver.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenSQLite: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer st.Close()
+
+	srv := New("127.0.0.1:0", st)
+	err = srv.Start()
+	if err == nil {
+		srv.Shutdown(time.Second) //nolint:errcheck
+		t.Fatal("Start succeeded without an admin password")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "RECEIVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD") {
+		t.Errorf("error = %q, want mention of RECEIVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminAuthMatrix(t *testing.T) {
+	paths := []string{"/admin", "/admin/api/traversals", "/admin/api/stats"}
+	creds := []struct {
+		name       string
+		user, pass string
+		want       int
+	}{
+		{"no credentials", "", "", http.StatusUnauthorized},
+		{"wrong user", "root", testAdminPass, http.StatusUnauthorized},
+		{"wrong password", testAdminUser, "nope", http.StatusUnauthorized},
+		{"correct credentials", testAdminUser, testAdminPass, http.StatusOK},
+	}
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		for _, tc := range creds {
+			t.Run(path+" "+tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				w := get(h, path, tc.user, tc.pass)
+				if w.Code != tc.want {
+					t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d (%s)", w.Code, tc.want, w.Body)
+				}
+				if tc.want == http.StatusUnauthorized {
+					if got := w.Header().Get("WWW-Authenticate"); !strings.Contains(got, `Basic realm=`) {
+						t.Errorf("WWW-Authenticate = %q, want Basic realm", got)
+					}
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAdminSubtreeAuthenticated pins that unknown and unauthenticated paths
+// under /admin still 401 rather than falling through to a handler.
+func TestAdminSubtreeAuthenticated(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	for _, path := range []string{"/admin/", "/admin/secret", "/admin/api/other"} {
+		if got := get(h, path, "", "").Code; got != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+			t.Errorf("GET %s without creds = %d, want 401", path, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAdminLockedWithoutPassword pins that a handler built without an admin
+// password rejects everything, even blank credentials.
+func TestAdminLockedWithoutPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	st, err := store.OpenSQLite(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "receiver.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenSQLite: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer st.Close()
+	h := newHandler(st, "test-version", "", "admin", "")
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/admin", nil)
+	req.SetBasicAuth("admin", "")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 401", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestWebhookAndHealthzStayOpen asserts the sender and k8s probe endpoints
+// need no admin credentials.
+func TestWebhookAndHealthzStayOpen(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	if got := post(h, startJSON, nil).Code; got != http.StatusNoContent {
+		t.Errorf("POST /webhook without creds = %d, want 204", got)
+	}
+	if got := get(h, "/healthz", "", "").Code; got != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("GET /healthz without creds = %d, want 200", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// seedList inserts the deterministic fixed-date dataset used by the
+// traversals endpoint tests (same shape as the store package's seed).
+func seedList(t *testing.T, st *store.Store) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	base := time.Date(2026, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	rows := []struct {
+		id, domain, qtype, ip, status string
+		day                           int
+		durMS                         int64
+	}{
+		{"a1", "example.com", "A", "203.0.113.1", store.StatusComplete, 0, 100},
+		{"a2", "example.com", "AAAA", "203.0.113.1", store.StatusComplete, 0, 200},
+		{"a3", "sub.example.com", "A", "203.0.113.2", store.StatusError, 1, 300},
+		{"a4", "other.net", "MX", "203.0.113.3", store.StatusComplete, 1, 400},
+		{"a5", "other.net", "A", "203.0.113.1", store.StatusComplete, 2, 500},
+		{"a6", "under_score.org", "A", "203.0.113.4", store.StatusComplete, 2, 600},
+	}
+	for i, r := range rows {
+		started := base.AddDate(0, 0, r.day).Add(time.Duration(i) * time.Minute)
+		ev := store.CompleteEvent{
+			ID: r.id, Domain: r.domain, QueryType: r.qtype, ClientIP: r.ip,
+			StartedAt: started, DoneAt: started.Add(time.Duration(r.durMS) * time.Millisecond),
+			DurationMS: r.durMS, Status: r.status, ResultCount: 1,
+			Summary: json.RawMessage(`{"answers":[{"probability":1}]}`),
+		}
+		if r.status == store.StatusError {
+			ev.Error = "lookup failed"
+		}
+		if err := st.RecordComplete(ctx, ev); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("seed %s: %v", r.id, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := st.RecordStart(ctx, store.StartEvent{
+		ID: "a7", Domain: "running.io", QueryType: "A", ClientIP: "203.0.113.5",
+		StartedAt: base.AddDate(0, 0, 2).Add(time.Hour),
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed a7: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+type listResponse struct {
+	Total int `json:"total"`
+	Items []struct {
+		ID          string          `json:"id"`
+		Domain      string          `json:"domain"`
+		QueryType   string          `json:"query_type"`
+		ClientIP    string          `json:"client_ip"`
+		StartedAt   string          `json:"started_at"`
+		DoneAt      string          `json:"done_at"`
+		DurationMS  *int64          `json:"duration_ms"`
+		Status      string          `json:"status"`
+		Error       string          `json:"error"`
+		ResultCount *int            `json:"result_count"`
+		Summary     json.RawMessage `json:"summary"`
+		ReceivedAt  string          `json:"received_at"`
+	} `json:"items"`
+}
+
+func listGET(t *testing.T, h http.Handler, query string) listResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	w := get(h, "/admin/api/traversals"+query, testAdminUser, testAdminPass)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("GET %s = %d (%s)", query, w.Code, w.Body)
+	}
+	var resp listResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode %s: %v", query, err)
+	}
+	return resp
+}
+
+func TestAdminTraversalsEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	h, st := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	seedList(t, st)
+
+	// Default page: everything, newest first.
+	resp := listGET(t, h, "")
+	if resp.Total != 7 || len(resp.Items) != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("total = %d, len = %d, want 7 and 7", resp.Total, len(resp.Items))
+	}
+	first := resp.Items[0]
+	if first.ID != "a7" || first.Status != store.StatusRunning {
+		t.Errorf("first item = %s/%s, want a7/running", first.ID, first.Status)
+	}
+	if first.DurationMS != nil || first.DoneAt != "" || len(first.Summary) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("running item has completion fields: %+v", first)
+	}
+	if first.StartedAt != "2026-07-03T01:00:00Z" {
+		t.Errorf("started_at = %q, want 2026-07-03T01:00:00Z", first.StartedAt)
+	}
+	if first.ReceivedAt == "" {
+		t.Error("received_at empty")
+	}
+
+	// Completed rows carry duration, result count, and raw summary JSON.
+	last := resp.Items[6]
+	if last.ID != "a1" || last.DurationMS == nil || *last.DurationMS != 100 ||
+		last.ResultCount == nil || *last.ResultCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("oldest item = %+v, want a1 with duration 100 and 1 result", last)
+	}
+	if string(last.Summary) != `{"answers":[{"probability":1}]}` {
+		t.Errorf("summary = %s", last.Summary)
+	}
+
+	// Pagination.
+	resp = listGET(t, h, "?limit=3&offset=3")
+	if resp.Total != 7 || len(resp.Items) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("page 2 total = %d, len = %d, want 7 and 3", resp.Total, len(resp.Items))
+	}
+	if resp.Items[0].ID != "a4" || resp.Items[1].ID != "a3" || resp.Items[2].ID != "a2" {
+		t.Errorf("page 2 order = %s,%s,%s, want a4,a3,a2",
+			resp.Items[0].ID, resp.Items[1].ID, resp.Items[2].ID)
+	}
+
+	// Filters.
+	if resp := listGET(t, h, "?domain=example"); resp.Total != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("domain filter total = %d, want 3", resp.Total)
+	}
+	resp = listGET(t, h, "?status=error")
+	if resp.Total != 1 || resp.Items[0].ID != "a3" || resp.Items[0].Error != "lookup failed" {
+		t.Errorf("status filter = %+v, want a3 with error", resp)
+	}
+	resp = listGET(t, h, "?from=2026-07-02T00:00:00Z&to=2026-07-02T23:59:59Z")
+	if resp.Total != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("time window total = %d, want 2", resp.Total)
+	}
+
+	// Limit above the cap succeeds and is clamped rather than rejected.
+	if resp := listGET(t, h, "?limit=1000"); resp.Total != 7 {
+		t.Errorf("clamped limit total = %d, want 7", resp.Total)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminTraversalsBadParams(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	for _, q := range []string{"?limit=abc", "?limit=0", "?offset=-1", "?from=notatime", "?to=2026-13-99"} {
+		if got := get(h, "/admin/api/traversals"+q, testAdminUser, testAdminPass).Code; got != http.StatusBadRequest {
+			t.Errorf("GET %s = %d, want 400", q, got)
+		}
+	}
+	if got := get(h, "/admin/api/stats?days=x", testAdminUser, testAdminPass).Code; got != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Errorf("GET stats?days=x = %d, want 400", got)
+	}
+}
+
+type statsBody struct {
+	Days   int `json:"days"`
+	Totals struct {
+		AllTime         int     `json:"all_time"`
+		Last24h         int     `json:"last_24h"`
+		Last7d          int     `json:"last_7d"`
+		DistinctDomains int     `json:"distinct_domains"`
+		DistinctClients int     `json:"distinct_clients"`
+		ErrorRate       float64 `json:"error_rate"`
+	} `json:"totals"`
+	PerDay []struct {
+		Day    string `json:"day"`
+		Total  int    `json:"total"`
+		Errors int    `json:"errors"`
+	} `json:"per_day"`
+	TopDomains []struct {
+		Name  string `json:"name"`
+		Count int    `json:"count"`
+	} `json:"top_domains"`
+	QueryTypes []struct {
+		Name  string `json:"name"`
+		Count int    `json:"count"`
+	} `json:"query_types"`
+	Statuses []struct {
+		Name  string `json:"name"`
+		Count int    `json:"count"`
+	} `json:"statuses"`
+	Durations struct {
+		Count int     `json:"count"`
+		AvgMS float64 `json:"avg_ms"`
+		P50MS int64   `json:"p50_ms"`
+		P95MS int64   `json:"p95_ms"`
+	} `json:"durations"`
+	TopClients []struct {
+		Name  string `json:"name"`
+		Count int    `json:"count"`
+	} `json:"top_clients"`
+}
+
+func statsGET(t *testing.T, h http.Handler, query string) statsBody {
+	t.Helper()
+	w := get(h, "/admin/api/stats"+query, testAdminUser, testAdminPass)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("GET stats%s = %d (%s)", query, w.Code, w.Body)
+	}
+	var resp statsBody
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode stats: %v", err)
+	}
+	return resp
+}
+
+func TestAdminStatsEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	h, st := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+
+	complete := func(id, domain, qtype, ip, status string, ago time.Duration, durMS int64) {
+		t.Helper()
+		ev := store.CompleteEvent{
+			ID: id, Domain: domain, QueryType: qtype, ClientIP: ip,
+			StartedAt: now.Add(-ago), DoneAt: now.Add(-ago).Add(time.Duration(durMS) * time.Millisecond),
+			DurationMS: durMS, Status: status, ResultCount: 1,
+		}
+		if status == store.StatusError {
+			ev.Error = "boom"
+		}
+		if err := st.RecordComplete(ctx, ev); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("seed %s: %v", id, err)
+		}
+	}
+	complete("r1", "a.com", "A", "203.0.113.1", store.StatusComplete, time.Hour, 100)
+	complete("r2", "a.com", "A", "203.0.113.2", store.StatusError, 2*time.Hour, 200)
+	complete("r3", "b.net", "A", "203.0.113.1", store.StatusComplete, 30*time.Hour, 300)
+	complete("r4", "c.org", "MX", "203.0.113.3", store.StatusComplete, 8*24*time.Hour, 400)
+	if err := st.RecordStart(ctx, store.StartEvent{
+		ID: "r5", Domain: "a.com", QueryType: "A", ClientIP: "203.0.113.1",
+		StartedAt: now.Add(-time.Hour),
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed r5: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	s := statsGET(t, h, "?days=30")
+	if s.Days != 30 {
+		t.Errorf("days = %d, want 30", s.Days)
+	}
+	tot := s.Totals
+	if tot.AllTime != 5 || tot.Last24h != 3 || tot.Last7d != 4 ||
+		tot.DistinctDomains != 3 || tot.DistinctClients != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("totals = %+v, want all 5, 24h 3, 7d 4, domains 3, clients 3", tot)
+	}
+	if tot.ErrorRate != 0.2 {
+		t.Errorf("error_rate = %v, want 0.2", tot.ErrorRate)
+	}
+
+	var perDayTotal, perDayErrors int
+	for _, d := range s.PerDay {
+		perDayTotal += d.Total
+		perDayErrors += d.Errors
+	}
+	if perDayTotal != 5 || perDayErrors != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("per_day sums = %d/%d, want 5/1 (%+v)", perDayTotal, perDayErrors, s.PerDay)
+	}
+
+	if len(s.TopDomains) != 3 || s.TopDomains[0].Name != "a.com" || s.TopDomains[0].Count != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("top_domains = %+v, want a.com x3 leading 3", s.TopDomains)
+	}
+	if len(s.QueryTypes) != 2 || s.QueryTypes[0].Name != "A" || s.QueryTypes[0].Count != 4 ||
+		s.QueryTypes[1].Name != "MX" || s.QueryTypes[1].Count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("query_types = %+v, want A x4, MX x1", s.QueryTypes)
+	}
+	if len(s.Statuses) != 3 || s.Statuses[0].Name != store.StatusComplete || s.Statuses[0].Count != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("statuses = %+v, want complete x3 leading", s.Statuses)
+	}
+	d := s.Durations
+	if d.Count != 4 || d.AvgMS != 250 || d.P50MS != 200 || d.P95MS != 400 {
+		t.Errorf("durations = %+v, want count 4 avg 250 p50 200 p95 400", d)
+	}
+	if len(s.TopClients) != 3 || s.TopClients[0].Name != "203.0.113.1" || s.TopClients[0].Count != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("top_clients = %+v, want 203.0.113.1 x3 leading 3", s.TopClients)
+	}
+
+	// A 7-day window drops r4 from the windowed aggregates but not from the
+	// fixed totals.
+	s = statsGET(t, h, "?days=7")
+	if s.Totals.AllTime != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("7d all_time = %d, want 5", s.Totals.AllTime)
+	}
+	if s.Durations.Count != 3 || s.Durations.AvgMS != 200 {
+		t.Errorf("7d durations = %+v, want count 3 avg 200", s.Durations)
+	}
+	if len(s.QueryTypes) != 1 || s.QueryTypes[0].Count != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("7d query_types = %+v, want A x4 only", s.QueryTypes)
+	}
+
+	// days above the cap clamps to 365.
+	if s := statsGET(t, h, "?days=9999"); s.Days != 365 {
+		t.Errorf("days = %d, want 365", s.Days)
+	}
+	// default is 30.
+	if s := statsGET(t, h, ""); s.Days != 30 {
+		t.Errorf("default days = %d, want 30", s.Days)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminStatsEmptyStore(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	s := statsGET(t, h, "")
+	if s.Totals.AllTime != 0 || s.Totals.ErrorRate != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("empty totals = %+v, want zeros", s.Totals)
+	}
+	// Arrays must be present (possibly empty), never null.
+	w := get(h, "/admin/api/stats", testAdminUser, testAdminPass)
+	body := w.Body.String()
+	for _, key := range []string{`"per_day":[]`, `"top_domains":[]`, `"query_types":[]`, `"statuses":[]`, `"top_clients":[]`} {
+		if !strings.Contains(body, key) {
+			t.Errorf("stats body missing %s: %s", key, body)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStaticAdmin_Markup asserts the admin page ships the stat cards,
+// charts, log table, and controls the API is built for.
+func TestStaticAdmin_Markup(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	w := get(h, "/admin", testAdminUser, testAdminPass)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("GET /admin = %d", w.Code)
+	}
+	if ct := w.Header().Get("Content-Type"); !strings.HasPrefix(ct, "text/html") {
+		t.Errorf("Content-Type = %q, want text/html", ct)
+	}
+	page := w.Body.String()
+	for _, want := range []string{
+		`id="statAllTime"`, `id="statLast24h"`, `id="statLast7d"`,
+		`id="statDomains"`, `id="statClients"`, `id="statErrorRate"`,
+		`id="perDayChart"`, `id="statusChart"`, `id="domainsChart"`, `id="typesChart"`,
+		`cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js@4`, // Chart.js 4, lazy-loaded
+		`id="logTable"`, `id="logBody"`,
+		`<th>Received</th><th>Domain</th><th>Type</th><th>Status</th><th>Duration</th><th>Client IP</th><th>Results</th>`,
+		`id="filterDomain"`, `id="filterStatus"`, `id="filterFrom"`, `id="filterTo"`, `id="applyFilters"`,
+		`id="prevPage"`, `id="nextPage"`, `id="pageInfo"`,
+		`id="autoRefresh"`, `id="daysSelect"`,
+		`/admin/api/stats`, `/admin/api/traversals`,
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(page, want) {
+			t.Errorf("admin.html missing %q", want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStaticAdmin_ScriptSyntax runs node --check over the inline admin
+// script so syntax errors fail in CI, not in the browser.
+func TestStaticAdmin_ScriptSyntax(t *testing.T) {
+	nodeBin, err := exec.LookPath("node")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skip("node not installed")
+	}
+	page := string(adminHTML)
+	start := strings.Index(page, "<script>")
+	end := strings.LastIndex(page, "</script>")
+	if start < 0 || end < 0 || end < start {
+		t.Fatal("admin.html has no inline script")
+	}
+	src := page[start+len("<script>") : end]
+	f := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "admin.js")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(f, []byte(src), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if out, err := exec.Command(nodeBin, "--check", f).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("node --check: %v\n%s", err, out)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/receiver/server/server.go b/internal/receiver/server/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8e23cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/receiver/server/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+// Package server exposes the webhook telemetry receiver over HTTP:
+//   - POST /webhook — ingest start/complete events from the main app
+//   - GET  /healthz — health check
+//   - GET  /admin   — basic-auth-protected admin UI and JSON API
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.hansenits.com.au/hits/ExploreDNS/internal/receiver/store"
+)
+
+// maxBodyBytes caps webhook request bodies, matching the sender-side API
+// request cap.
+const maxBodyBytes = 1 << 20
+
+// Server is the receiver HTTP server.
+type Server struct {
+	addr      string
+	version   string
+	token     string
+	adminUser string
+	adminPass string
+	st        *store.Store
+	srv       *http.Server
+}
+
+// New creates a Server that listens on addr and writes events to st.
+func New(addr string, st *store.Store) *Server {
+	return &Server{addr: addr, version: "dev", st: st}
+}
+
+// SetVersion records the build version reported by GET /healthz.
+// Call before Start; empty values are ignored.
+func (s *Server) SetVersion(v string) {
+	if v != "" {
+		s.version = v
+	}
+}
+
+// SetIngestToken enables bearer authentication on POST /webhook. Empty
+// leaves the endpoint open. Call before Start.
+func (s *Server) SetIngestToken(t string) { s.token = t }
+
+// SetAdminAuth sets the basic-auth credentials for /admin. Call before
+// Start; Start refuses to run without a password so the admin interface
+// can never be exposed unprotected.
+func (s *Server) SetAdminAuth(user, pass string) {
+	s.adminUser = user
+	s.adminPass = pass
+}
+
+// Start begins listening. Call Shutdown to stop gracefully.
+func (s *Server) Start() error {
+	if s.adminPass == "" {
+		return errors.New("admin password not set (RECEIVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD): refusing to expose /admin unprotected")
+	}
+	s.srv = &http.Server{
+		Addr:              s.addr,
+		Handler:           newHandler(s.st, s.version, s.token, s.adminUser, s.adminPass),
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		ReadTimeout:       30 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout:      30 * time.Second,
+		IdleTimeout:       120 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", s.addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("listen %s: %w", s.addr, err)
+	}
+	s.addr = ln.Addr().String()
+
+	go func() {
+		if err := s.srv.Serve(ln); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			log.Printf("receiver server: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Addr returns the address the server is listening on. Valid after Start.
+func (s *Server) Addr() string { return s.addr }
+
+// Shutdown gracefully stops the server, waiting up to timeout for in-flight
+// requests to complete.
+func (s *Server) Shutdown(timeout time.Duration) error {
+	if s.srv == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	return s.srv.Shutdown(ctx)
+}
+
+// handler routes receiver HTTP requests.
+type handler struct {
+	st        *store.Store
+	version   string
+	token     string
+	adminUser string
+	adminPass string
+	mux       *http.ServeMux
+}
+
+// newHandler builds the receiver's HTTP handler. token "" leaves /webhook
+// open; adminPass "" leaves /admin permanently locked (every request 401s).
+func newHandler(st *store.Store, version, token, adminUser, adminPass string) http.Handler {
+	h := &handler{st: st, version: version, token: token,
+		adminUser: adminUser, adminPass: adminPass, mux: http.NewServeMux()}
+	h.mux.HandleFunc("POST /webhook", h.ingest)
+	h.mux.HandleFunc("GET /healthz", h.healthz)
+
+	// The whole /admin subtree sits behind basic auth, including paths the
+	// inner mux will 404.
+	admin := http.NewServeMux()
+	admin.HandleFunc("GET /admin", h.adminPage)
+	admin.HandleFunc("GET /admin/{$}", h.adminPage)
+	admin.HandleFunc("GET /admin/api/traversals", h.adminTraversals)
+	admin.HandleFunc("GET /admin/api/stats", h.adminStats)
+	protected := h.requireAdmin(admin)
+	h.mux.Handle("/admin", protected)
+	h.mux.Handle("/admin/", protected)
+	return h.mux
+}
+
+// healthz handles GET /healthz.
+func (h *handler) healthz(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "ok", "version": h.version})
+}
+
+// ingest handles POST /webhook: it routes on the payload's "event" field
+// and upserts the event into the store. The payload structs live in the
+// store package and mirror web/api/webhook.go exactly.
+func (h *handler) ingest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !h.authorized(r) {
+		w.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", "Bearer")
+		writeError(w, http.StatusUnauthorized, "missing or invalid bearer token")
+		return
+	}
+
+	r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxBodyBytes)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		var tooLarge *http.MaxBytesError
+		if errors.As(err, &tooLarge) {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge,
+				fmt.Sprintf("body exceeds %d bytes", tooLarge.Limit))
+			return
+		}
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "read body: "+err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	var probe struct {
+		Event string `json:"event"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &probe); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid JSON: "+err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch probe.Event {
+	case "start":
+		var ev store.StartEvent
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &ev); err != nil {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid start event: "+err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		err = h.st.RecordStart(r.Context(), ev)
+	case "complete":
+		var ev store.CompleteEvent
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &ev); err != nil {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid complete event: "+err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		err = h.st.RecordComplete(r.Context(), ev)
+	default:
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("unknown event %q", probe.Event))
+		return
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("receiver: store %s event: %v", probe.Event, err)
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "store event failed")
+		return
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+}
+
+// authorized checks the bearer token when one is configured.
+func (h *handler) authorized(r *http.Request) bool {
+	if h.token == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	const prefix = "Bearer "
+	auth := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(auth, prefix) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return secretEqual(strings.TrimPrefix(auth, prefix), h.token)
+}
+
+// writeJSON encodes v as JSON and writes it to w with the given status code.
+func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, v any) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(v)
+}
+
+// writeError writes a JSON error response.
+func writeError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, msg string) {
+	writeJSON(w, status, map[string]string{"error": msg})
+}
diff --git a/internal/receiver/server/server_test.go b/internal/receiver/server/server_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffad87e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/receiver/server/server_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.hansenits.com.au/hits/ExploreDNS/internal/receiver/store"
+)
+
+func newTestHandler(t *testing.T, token string) (http.Handler, *store.Store) {
+	t.Helper()
+	st, err := store.OpenSQLite(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "receiver.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenSQLite: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { st.Close() })
+	return newHandler(st, "test-version", token, testAdminUser, testAdminPass), st
+}
+
+func post(h http.Handler, body string, headers map[string]string) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/webhook", strings.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	for k, v := range headers {
+		req.Header.Set(k, v)
+	}
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	return w
+}
+
+const startJSON = `{"event":"start","id":"job-1","domain":"example.com","query_type":"A",` +
+	`"all_roots":true,"client_ip":"203.0.113.9","started_at":"2026-07-01T10:00:00Z"}`
+
+const completeJSON = `{"event":"complete","id":"job-1","domain":"example.com","query_type":"A",` +
+	`"client_ip":"203.0.113.9","started_at":"2026-07-01T10:00:00Z","done_at":"2026-07-01T10:00:03Z",` +
+	`"duration_ms":3000,"status":"complete","result_count":2,` +
+	`"summary":{"answers":[{"probability":1,"records":["example.com 300 IN A 192.0.2.1"]}]}}`
+
+func TestIngestAuthMatrix(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		token      string
+		authHeader string
+		want       int
+	}{
+		{"no token configured, no header", "", "", http.StatusNoContent},
+		{"no token configured, stray header", "", "Bearer whatever", http.StatusNoContent},
+		{"token configured, missing header", "s3cret", "", http.StatusUnauthorized},
+		{"token configured, wrong scheme", "s3cret", "Basic s3cret", http.StatusUnauthorized},
+		{"token configured, wrong token", "s3cret", "Bearer nope", http.StatusUnauthorized},
+		{"token configured, correct token", "s3cret", "Bearer s3cret", http.StatusNoContent},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			h, _ := newTestHandler(t, tc.token)
+			headers := map[string]string{}
+			if tc.authHeader != "" {
+				headers["Authorization"] = tc.authHeader
+			}
+			if got := post(h, startJSON, headers).Code; got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("status = %d, want %d", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIngestStartEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	h, st := newTestHandler(t, "")
+
+	w := post(h, startJSON, nil)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusNoContent {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 204 (%s)", w.Code, w.Body)
+	}
+
+	rows, total, err := st.ListTraversals(context.Background(), store.ListFilter{}, 10, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListTraversals: %v", err)
+	}
+	if total != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("total = %d, want 1", total)
+	}
+	row := rows[0]
+	if row.ID != "job-1" || row.Domain != "example.com" || row.QueryType != "A" ||
+		!row.AllRoots || row.ClientIP != "203.0.113.9" || row.Status != store.StatusRunning {
+		t.Errorf("row = %+v", row)
+	}
+	want := time.Date(2026, 7, 1, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !row.StartedAt.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("StartedAt = %v, want %v", row.StartedAt, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIngestCompleteEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	h, st := newTestHandler(t, "")
+
+	if w := post(h, startJSON, nil); w.Code != http.StatusNoContent {
+		t.Fatalf("start status = %d", w.Code)
+	}
+	if w := post(h, completeJSON, nil); w.Code != http.StatusNoContent {
+		t.Fatalf("complete status = %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	rows, total, err := st.ListTraversals(context.Background(), store.ListFilter{}, 10, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListTraversals: %v", err)
+	}
+	if total != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("total = %d, want 1", total)
+	}
+	row := rows[0]
+	if row.Status != store.StatusComplete {
+		t.Errorf("Status = %q, want complete", row.Status)
+	}
+	if row.DurationMS == nil || *row.DurationMS != 3000 {
+		t.Errorf("DurationMS = %v, want 3000", row.DurationMS)
+	}
+	if row.ResultCount == nil || *row.ResultCount != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("ResultCount = %v, want 2", row.ResultCount)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(row.Summary, "192.0.2.1") {
+		t.Errorf("Summary = %q, want raw summary JSON", row.Summary)
+	}
+	if !row.AllRoots {
+		t.Error("AllRoots lost after complete")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIngestRejectsBadInput(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		body string
+	}{
+		{"malformed JSON", `{"event":`},
+		{"unknown event", `{"event":"pause","id":"x"}`},
+		{"empty event", `{"id":"x"}`},
+		{"wrong type for field", `{"event":"start","id":42}`},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			h, st := newTestHandler(t, "")
+			if got := post(h, tc.body, nil).Code; got != http.StatusBadRequest {
+				t.Errorf("status = %d, want 400", got)
+			}
+			_, total, err := st.ListTraversals(context.Background(), store.ListFilter{}, 10, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ListTraversals: %v", err)
+			}
+			if total != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("stored %d rows from rejected input", total)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIngestBodyCap(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "")
+	big := `{"event":"start","id":"x","domain":"` + strings.Repeat("a", maxBodyBytes) + `"}`
+	if got := post(h, big, nil).Code; got != http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge {
+		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 413", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHealthz(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := newTestHandler(t, "s3cret")
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/healthz", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200", w.Code)
+	}
+	body := w.Body.String()
+	// healthz stays open even when an ingest token is configured.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, `"status":"ok"`) || !strings.Contains(body, `"version":"test-version"`) {
+		t.Errorf("body = %s", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServerStartShutdown(t *testing.T) {
+	st, err := store.OpenSQLite(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "receiver.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenSQLite: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer st.Close()
+
+	srv := New("127.0.0.1:0", st)
+	srv.SetVersion("v-test")
+	srv.SetAdminAuth(testAdminUser, testAdminPass)
+	if err := srv.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Start: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer srv.Shutdown(2 * time.Second)
+
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://" + srv.Addr() + "/healthz")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GET /healthz: %v", err)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("healthz status = %d, want 200", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if err := srv.Shutdown(2 * time.Second); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Shutdown: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/receiver/server/static/admin.html b/internal/receiver/server/static/admin.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c48f0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/receiver/server/static/admin.html
@@ -0,0 +1,486 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" data-theme="dark">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+  <title>ExploreDNS Receiver — Admin</title>
+  <style>
+    /* ── Design tokens (mirrors web/api/static/index.html) ─────────── */
+    :root {
+      --bg:           #0f1117;
+      --bg-surface:   #1a1d27;
+      --bg-card:      #21242f;
+      --bg-input:     #2a2d3a;
+      --border:       #353847;
+      --border-focus: #4a7cf6;
+      --text:         #e8eaf0;
+      --text-muted:   #8b8fa8;
+      --text-dim:     #5c6070;
+      --primary:      #4a7cf6;
+      --primary-hover:#3a6ce6;
+      --success:      #3ecf8e;
+      --warning:      #f5a623;
+      --danger:       #f04438;
+      --info:         #38bdf8;
+      --radius:       8px;
+      --radius-sm:    5px;
+      --shadow:       0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+      --font-mono:    'JetBrains Mono', 'Fira Mono', 'Cascadia Code', 'Consolas', monospace;
+    }
+
+    /* ── Reset ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+    html { font-size: 15px; }
+    body {
+      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
+      background: var(--bg);
+      color: var(--text);
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      line-height: 1.5;
+    }
+    a { color: var(--primary); text-decoration: none; }
+    button { cursor: pointer; font: inherit; }
+
+    /* ── Layout ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    .app { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 100vh; }
+    header {
+      background: var(--bg-surface);
+      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+      padding: 0 1.5rem;
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      height: 56px;
+      position: sticky;
+      top: 0;
+      z-index: 100;
+    }
+    .logo {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      gap: 0.5rem;
+      font-weight: 700;
+      font-size: 1.1rem;
+      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+    }
+    .logo-icon {
+      width: 28px; height: 28px;
+      background: var(--primary);
+      border-radius: 7px;
+      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+      font-size: 14px;
+    }
+    .logo-sub { color: var(--text-muted); font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+    .header-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
+    .header-controls label { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem; cursor: pointer; }
+    main { flex: 1; padding: 2rem 1.5rem; max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; }
+    footer {
+      text-align: center;
+      padding: 1rem;
+      color: var(--text-dim);
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+    }
+
+    /* ── Cards ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    .card {
+      background: var(--bg-card);
+      border: 1px solid var(--border);
+      border-radius: var(--radius);
+      padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
+      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+    }
+    .card-title {
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+      color: var(--text-muted);
+      margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    }
+
+    /* ── Stat cards ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    .stat-grid {
+      display: grid;
+      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
+      gap: 0.75rem;
+      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+    }
+    .stat-card { padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem; }
+    .stat-label {
+      font-size: 0.72rem;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+      color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    .stat-value { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+
+    /* ── Charts ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    .chart-grid {
+      display: grid;
+      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
+      gap: 0.75rem;
+      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+    }
+    .chart-card.wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
+    .chart-card canvas { max-height: 260px; }
+
+    /* ── Filters ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    .filters { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+    .filters input, .filters select, .header-controls select {
+      background: var(--bg-input);
+      border: 1px solid var(--border);
+      color: var(--text);
+      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+      padding: 6px 10px;
+      font: inherit;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+    }
+    .filters input:focus, .filters select:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--border-focus); }
+    .filters button, .pager button {
+      background: var(--primary);
+      border: none;
+      color: #fff;
+      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+      padding: 6px 14px;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+    }
+    .filters button:hover, .pager button:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--primary-hover); }
+    .pager button:disabled { background: var(--bg-input); color: var(--text-dim); cursor: default; }
+
+    /* ── Log table ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+    th, td { text-align: left; padding: 7px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+    th {
+      font-size: 0.72rem;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+      color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    tr.log-row { cursor: pointer; }
+    tr.log-row:hover td { background: var(--bg-input); }
+    td.mono { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.8rem; }
+    .chip {
+      display: inline-block;
+      padding: 1px 9px;
+      border-radius: 999px;
+      font-size: 0.72rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    }
+    .chip-complete { background: rgba(62,207,142,0.15); color: var(--success); }
+    .chip-error    { background: rgba(240,68,56,0.15);  color: var(--danger); }
+    .chip-running  { background: rgba(56,189,248,0.15); color: var(--info); }
+    tr.detail-row td { background: var(--bg-surface); padding: 0.75rem 1rem; }
+    tr.detail-row pre {
+      font-family: var(--font-mono);
+      font-size: 0.75rem;
+      white-space: pre-wrap;
+      word-break: break-word;
+      max-height: 320px;
+      overflow: auto;
+      color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    .pager {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: flex-end;
+      gap: 0.75rem;
+      margin-top: 1rem;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    .empty { color: var(--text-dim); text-align: center; padding: 1.5rem 0; }
+
+    #errorBar {
+      display: none;
+      background: rgba(240,68,56,0.12);
+      border: 1px solid var(--danger);
+      color: var(--danger);
+      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+      padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+      margin-bottom: 1rem;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div class="app">
+  <header>
+    <div class="logo"><div class="logo-icon">&#128225;</div>ExploreDNS <span class="logo-sub">receiver admin</span></div>
+    <div class="header-controls">
+      <label><input type="checkbox" id="autoRefresh"> auto-refresh 30s</label>
+      <select id="daysSelect" title="chart window">
+        <option value="7">7 days</option>
+        <option value="30" selected>30 days</option>
+        <option value="90">90 days</option>
+      </select>
+    </div>
+  </header>
+  <main>
+    <div id="errorBar"></div>
+
+    <section class="stat-grid" id="statCards">
+      <div class="card stat-card"><div class="stat-label">All time</div><div class="stat-value" id="statAllTime">–</div></div>
+      <div class="card stat-card"><div class="stat-label">Last 24 h</div><div class="stat-value" id="statLast24h">–</div></div>
+      <div class="card stat-card"><div class="stat-label">Last 7 d</div><div class="stat-value" id="statLast7d">–</div></div>
+      <div class="card stat-card"><div class="stat-label">Domains</div><div class="stat-value" id="statDomains">–</div></div>
+      <div class="card stat-card"><div class="stat-label">Clients</div><div class="stat-value" id="statClients">–</div></div>
+      <div class="card stat-card"><div class="stat-label">Error rate</div><div class="stat-value" id="statErrorRate">–</div></div>
+    </section>
+
+    <section class="chart-grid">
+      <div class="card chart-card wide"><div class="card-title">Traversals per day</div><canvas id="perDayChart"></canvas></div>
+      <div class="card chart-card"><div class="card-title">Status</div><canvas id="statusChart"></canvas></div>
+      <div class="card chart-card"><div class="card-title">Top domains</div><canvas id="domainsChart"></canvas></div>
+      <div class="card chart-card"><div class="card-title">Query types</div><canvas id="typesChart"></canvas></div>
+    </section>
+
+    <section class="card log-card">
+      <div class="card-title">Log</div>
+      <div class="filters">
+        <input id="filterDomain" placeholder="domain contains&hellip;">
+        <select id="filterStatus">
+          <option value="">all statuses</option>
+          <option value="running">running</option>
+          <option value="complete">complete</option>
+          <option value="error">error</option>
+        </select>
+        <input type="datetime-local" id="filterFrom" title="from">
+        <input type="datetime-local" id="filterTo" title="to">
+        <button id="applyFilters">Apply</button>
+      </div>
+      <table id="logTable">
+        <thead>
+          <tr><th>Received</th><th>Domain</th><th>Type</th><th>Status</th><th>Duration</th><th>Client IP</th><th>Results</th></tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody id="logBody"></tbody>
+      </table>
+      <div class="pager">
+        <button id="prevPage">&lsaquo; Prev</button>
+        <span id="pageInfo"></span>
+        <button id="nextPage">Next &rsaquo;</button>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  </main>
+  <footer>ExploreDNS webhook receiver</footer>
+</div>
+<script>
+(() => {
+  'use strict';
+  const CHART_SRC = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js@4';
+  const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+  const $ = (id) => document.getElementById(id);
+  let page = 0;
+  let total = 0;
+  const charts = {};
+  let chartLoad = null;
+  let refreshTimer = null;
+
+  const esc = (s) => String(s).replace(/[&<>"']/g,
+    (c) => ({'&':'&amp;','<':'&lt;','>':'&gt;','"':'&quot;',"'":'&#39;'}[c]));
+
+  // Chart.js is lazy-loaded on first use so the page renders without the CDN.
+  function loadChartJS() {
+    if (window.Chart) return Promise.resolve();
+    if (!chartLoad) {
+      chartLoad = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const s = document.createElement('script');
+        s.src = CHART_SRC;
+        s.onload = resolve;
+        s.onerror = () => { chartLoad = null; reject(new Error('failed to load Chart.js')); };
+        document.head.appendChild(s);
+      });
+    }
+    return chartLoad;
+  }
+
+  async function fetchJSON(url) {
+    // Resolve against origin (never contains userinfo) so the dashboard
+    // still works when opened via a http://user:pass@host bookmark —
+    // fetch() rejects relative URLs on pages with credentialed base URLs.
+    const abs = new URL(url, window.location.origin).toString();
+    const resp = await fetch(abs, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } });
+    if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(url + ': HTTP ' + resp.status);
+    return resp.json();
+  }
+
+  function showError(err) {
+    const bar = $('errorBar');
+    bar.textContent = String(err);
+    bar.style.display = 'block';
+  }
+  function clearError() { $('errorBar').style.display = 'none'; }
+
+  const fmtDuration = (ms) => ms == null ? '—'
+    : (ms >= 1000 ? (ms / 1000).toFixed(2) + ' s' : ms + ' ms');
+  const fmtLocal = (iso) => iso ? new Date(iso).toLocaleString() : '—';
+
+  function cssVar(name) {
+    return getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue(name).trim();
+  }
+
+  function upsertChart(id, cfg) {
+    if (charts[id]) {
+      charts[id].data = cfg.data;
+      charts[id].update();
+    } else {
+      charts[id] = new Chart($(id), cfg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function drawCharts(s) {
+    Chart.defaults.color = cssVar('--text-muted');
+    Chart.defaults.borderColor = cssVar('--border');
+    const statusColor = { complete: cssVar('--success'), error: cssVar('--danger'), running: cssVar('--info') };
+    upsertChart('perDayChart', {
+      type: 'line',
+      data: {
+        labels: s.per_day.map((d) => d.day),
+        datasets: [
+          { label: 'traversals', data: s.per_day.map((d) => d.total),
+            borderColor: cssVar('--primary'), backgroundColor: 'rgba(74,124,246,0.15)', fill: true, tension: 0.25 },
+          { label: 'errors', data: s.per_day.map((d) => d.errors),
+            borderColor: cssVar('--danger'), backgroundColor: 'transparent', tension: 0.25 },
+        ],
+      },
+      options: { scales: { y: { beginAtZero: true, ticks: { precision: 0 } } } },
+    });
+    upsertChart('statusChart', {
+      type: 'doughnut',
+      data: {
+        labels: s.statuses.map((x) => x.name),
+        datasets: [{
+          data: s.statuses.map((x) => x.count),
+          backgroundColor: s.statuses.map((x) => statusColor[x.name] || cssVar('--warning')),
+          borderWidth: 0,
+        }],
+      },
+    });
+    upsertChart('domainsChart', {
+      type: 'bar',
+      data: {
+        labels: s.top_domains.map((x) => x.name),
+        datasets: [{ label: 'traversals', data: s.top_domains.map((x) => x.count), backgroundColor: cssVar('--primary') }],
+      },
+      options: { indexAxis: 'y', plugins: { legend: { display: false } },
+        scales: { x: { beginAtZero: true, ticks: { precision: 0 } } } },
+    });
+    upsertChart('typesChart', {
+      type: 'bar',
+      data: {
+        labels: s.query_types.map((x) => x.name),
+        datasets: [{ label: 'traversals', data: s.query_types.map((x) => x.count), backgroundColor: cssVar('--info') }],
+      },
+      options: { plugins: { legend: { display: false } },
+        scales: { y: { beginAtZero: true, ticks: { precision: 0 } } } },
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function refreshStats() {
+    const s = await fetchJSON('/admin/api/stats?days=' + encodeURIComponent($('daysSelect').value));
+    $('statAllTime').textContent = s.totals.all_time;
+    $('statLast24h').textContent = s.totals.last_24h;
+    $('statLast7d').textContent = s.totals.last_7d;
+    $('statDomains').textContent = s.totals.distinct_domains;
+    $('statClients').textContent = s.totals.distinct_clients;
+    $('statErrorRate').textContent = (s.totals.error_rate * 100).toFixed(1) + '%';
+    await loadChartJS();
+    drawCharts(s);
+  }
+
+  function filterQuery() {
+    const p = new URLSearchParams();
+    p.set('limit', PAGE_SIZE);
+    p.set('offset', page * PAGE_SIZE);
+    const domain = $('filterDomain').value.trim();
+    if (domain) p.set('domain', domain);
+    const status = $('filterStatus').value;
+    if (status) p.set('status', status);
+    const from = $('filterFrom').value;
+    if (from) p.set('from', new Date(from).toISOString());
+    const to = $('filterTo').value;
+    if (to) p.set('to', new Date(to).toISOString());
+    return p;
+  }
+
+  function detailJSON(item) {
+    if (item.summary != null) return JSON.stringify(item.summary, null, 2);
+    return JSON.stringify(item, null, 2);
+  }
+
+  async function refreshLog() {
+    const data = await fetchJSON('/admin/api/traversals?' + filterQuery());
+    total = data.total;
+    const body = $('logBody');
+    body.textContent = '';
+    if (!data.items.length) {
+      const tr = document.createElement('tr');
+      tr.innerHTML = '<td colspan="7" class="empty">no traversals</td>';
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