diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index 5b07294..e2bc99e 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ spec:
               value: "3000"
             - name: HOST
               value: "0.0.0.0"
+            - name: NODE_ENV
+              value: "production"
             - name: ORIGIN
-              value: "https://humorunits.com"  # replace with your domain
+              value: "https://humorunits.com"
+            - name: ALLOWED_ORIGINS
+              value: "https://humorunits.com,https://www.humorunits.com,https://dickloads.com,https://www.dickloads.com"
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: humor-units-secrets  # SESSION_SECRET, PASSWORD_HASH
diff --git a/src/hooks.server.ts b/src/hooks.server.ts
index fd70449..56b109f 100644
--- a/src/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/src/hooks.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,59 @@
-// hooks.server.ts intentionally minimal — CSRF is handled natively by SvelteKit
-// when the Origin header matches the request Host. For multi-domain setups,
-// trusted origins are declared in svelte.config.js via kit.csrf.checkOrigin / allowedOrigins.
-export {};
+import { type Handle } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+
+/**
+ * CSRF origin allowlist.
+ *
+ * Production: set ALLOWED_ORIGINS to a comma-separated list of trusted origins.
+ *   e.g. ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://humorunits.com,https://dickloads.com
+ *
+ * Dev: if ALLOWED_ORIGINS is unset (or NODE_ENV=development), localhost and
+ * local IPs are permitted automatically so `npm run dev` works without config.
+ */
+function buildAllowedOrigins(): Set<string> {
+  const origins = new Set<string>();
+
+  // Always allow the two production domains
+  origins.add('https://humorunits.com');
+  origins.add('https://www.humorunits.com');
+  origins.add('https://dickloads.com');
+  origins.add('https://www.dickloads.com');
+
+  // Additional origins from env (e.g. staging, preview URLs)
+  const extra = process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS;
+  if (extra) {
+    for (const o of extra.split(',')) {
+      const trimmed = o.trim();
+      if (trimmed) origins.add(trimmed);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // In development (or when no explicit origins override is set), allow localhost
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' || !extra) {
+    origins.add('http://localhost');
+    // Allow any localhost port
+    for (const port of [3000, 4173, 5173]) {
+      origins.add(`http://localhost:${port}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return origins;
+}
+
+const ALLOWED_ORIGINS = buildAllowedOrigins();
+
+export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
+  const { request } = event;
+  const isMutating = !['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS'].includes(request.method);
+
+  if (isMutating) {
+    const origin = request.headers.get('origin');
+    // If Origin header is present, it must be in the allowlist.
+    // Absence of Origin (e.g. same-origin non-browser requests) is allowed through.
+    if (origin && !ALLOWED_ORIGINS.has(origin)) {
+      console.warn(`[humor-units] CSRF: blocked origin "${origin}"`);
+      return new Response('Forbidden', { status: 403 });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return resolve(event);
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/api/auth/login/+server.ts b/src/routes/admin/api/auth/login/+server.ts
index 03486e9..1eaa8f5 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/api/auth/login/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/api/auth/login/+server.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ request, url }) => {
   }
 
   const token = createSession(config.sessionSecret);
-  return sessionResponse(token, url.protocol === 'https:', COOKIE_MAX_AGE);
+  // Behind nginx-ingress, TLS terminates at the proxy and Node sees plain HTTP.
+  // X-Forwarded-Proto carries the original scheme; fall back to url.protocol for dev.
+  const proto = request.headers.get('x-forwarded-proto') ?? url.protocol.replace(':', '');
+  return sessionResponse(token, proto === 'https', COOKIE_MAX_AGE);
 };
diff --git a/svelte.config.js b/svelte.config.js
index 6423e6e..5306bd8 100644
--- a/svelte.config.js
+++ b/svelte.config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@ import adapter from '@sveltejs/adapter-node';
 /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Config} */
 const config = {
 	kit: {
-		adapter: adapter(),
+		adapter: adapter({
+			// Trust X-Forwarded-Proto / X-Forwarded-For from the nginx-ingress.
+			// Required so that `url.protocol` and client IP are correct behind the proxy.
+			trustProxy: true,
+		}),
+		// Disable SvelteKit's built-in single-origin CSRF check — we handle it
+		// ourselves in hooks.server.ts with a multi-origin allowlist.
+		csrf: {
+			checkOrigin: false,
+		},
 	},
 	vitePlugin: {
 		dynamicCompileOptions: ({ filename }) =>