diff --git a/internal/web/admin.html b/internal/web/admin.html
index 5623273..52c84c8 100644
--- a/internal/web/admin.html
+++ b/internal/web/admin.html
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@
     <script>
         let adminUser = null;
         let currentAdminSection = 'overview';
+        let transcodingPollInterval = null;
 
         // Admin authentication
         async function checkAdminAuth() {
@@ -645,6 +646,12 @@
         }
 
         async function adminLogout() {
+            // Stop any polling intervals
+            if (transcodingPollInterval) {
+                clearInterval(transcodingPollInterval);
+                transcodingPollInterval = null;
+            }
+            
             if (window.nostrAuth) {
                 await window.nostrAuth.logout();
                 adminUser = null;
@@ -664,10 +671,21 @@
             document.querySelectorAll('.admin-section').forEach(sec => sec.classList.remove('active'));
             document.getElementById(section + '-section').classList.add('active');
             
+            // Clear existing polling intervals
+            if (transcodingPollInterval) {
+                clearInterval(transcodingPollInterval);
+                transcodingPollInterval = null;
+            }
+            
             // Load section data
             switch (section) {
                 case 'overview': loadAdminStats(); break;
-                case 'transcoding': loadTranscodingStats(); loadTranscodingJobs(); break;
+                case 'transcoding': 
+                    loadTranscodingStats(); 
+                    loadTranscodingJobs(); 
+                    // Start polling for active jobs
+                    startTranscodingPolling();
+                    break;
                 case 'users': loadUsers(); break;
                 case 'files': loadFiles(); break;
                 case 'reports': loadReports(); break;
@@ -1202,21 +1220,56 @@
         function refreshLogs() { loadLogs(); }
         function refreshTranscodingJobs() { loadTranscodingStats(); loadTranscodingJobs(); }
 
+        function startTranscodingPolling() {
+            // Poll every 5 seconds for active jobs
+            transcodingPollInterval = setInterval(() => {
+                if (currentAdminSection === 'transcoding') {
+                    loadTranscodingStats();
+                    loadTranscodingJobs();
+                } else {
+                    // Stop polling if we're not on the transcoding section
+                    clearInterval(transcodingPollInterval);
+                    transcodingPollInterval = null;
+                }
+            }, 5000);
+        }
+
         // Transcoding Management Functions
         async function loadTranscodingStats() {
             try {
                 const response = await adminFetch('/api/admin/transcoding/stats');
+                
+                if (!response.ok) {
+                    if (response.status === 503) {
+                        // Transcoding not enabled
+                        document.getElementById('queue-length').textContent = 'N/A';
+                        document.getElementById('processing-jobs').textContent = 'N/A';
+                        document.getElementById('completed-today').textContent = 'N/A';
+                        document.getElementById('failed-jobs').textContent = 'N/A';
+                        document.getElementById('ffmpeg-status').textContent = 'Disabled';
+                        document.getElementById('transcode-storage').textContent = 'N/A';
+                        document.getElementById('avg-processing-time').textContent = 'N/A';
+                        document.getElementById('success-rate').textContent = 'N/A';
+                        
+                        // Clear active jobs table
+                        const tbody = document.getElementById('active-jobs-table');
+                        tbody.innerHTML = '<tr><td colspan="8" class="no-data">Transcoding service disabled</td></tr>';
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
+                }
+                
                 const data = await response.json();
                 
                 // Update stats cards
-                document.getElementById('queue-length').textContent = data.stats.queue_length || 0;
-                document.getElementById('processing-jobs').textContent = data.stats.processing_jobs || 0;
-                document.getElementById('completed-today').textContent = data.stats.completed_today || 0;
-                document.getElementById('failed-jobs').textContent = data.stats.failed_jobs || 0;
-                document.getElementById('ffmpeg-status').textContent = data.stats.ffmpeg_status || 'Unknown';
-                document.getElementById('transcode-storage').textContent = data.stats.transcoded_storage || '0 GB';
-                document.getElementById('avg-processing-time').textContent = data.stats.avg_processing_time || '-- min';
-                document.getElementById('success-rate').textContent = data.stats.success_rate ? 
+                document.getElementById('queue-length').textContent = data.stats?.queue_length || 0;
+                document.getElementById('processing-jobs').textContent = data.stats?.processing_jobs || 0;
+                document.getElementById('completed-today').textContent = data.stats?.completed_today || 0;
+                document.getElementById('failed-jobs').textContent = data.stats?.failed_jobs || 0;
+                document.getElementById('ffmpeg-status').textContent = data.stats?.ffmpeg_status || 'Unknown';
+                document.getElementById('transcode-storage').textContent = data.stats?.transcoded_storage || '0 GB';
+                document.getElementById('avg-processing-time').textContent = data.stats?.avg_processing_time || '-- min';
+                document.getElementById('success-rate').textContent = data.stats?.success_rate ? 
                     `${data.stats.success_rate.toFixed(1)}%` : '--%';
                 
                 // Update active jobs table
@@ -1224,7 +1277,10 @@
                 
             } catch (error) {
                 console.error('Failed to load transcoding stats:', error);
-                showToast('Failed to load transcoding stats', 'error');
+                // Only show toast on first error, not during polling
+                if (!transcodingPollInterval) {
+                    showToast('Failed to load transcoding stats: ' + error.message, 'error');
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/internal/web/index.html b/internal/web/index.html
index b7a9f5f..9de9768 100644
--- a/internal/web/index.html
+++ b/internal/web/index.html
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <div id="recent-uploads" class="recent-uploads">
-                    <h3>Recent Uploads</h3>
+                    <div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 15px;">
+                        <h3 style="margin: 0;">Recent Uploads</h3>
+                        <button class="action-btn" onclick="gatewayUI.loadServerFiles(true)" style="font-size: 0.8rem; padding: 5px 10px;">
+                            ↻ Refresh
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
                     <div id="uploads-list" class="uploads-list">
                         <p class="empty-state">No recent uploads</p>
                     </div>
diff --git a/internal/web/static/upload.js b/internal/web/static/upload.js
index 3895685..4ee6ffa 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/upload.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/upload.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class GatewayUI {
         
         // Update service status every 30 seconds
         setInterval(() => this.checkServiceStatus(), 30000);
+        
+        // Refresh file list every 15 seconds to pick up completed transcoding jobs
+        setInterval(() => this.loadServerFiles(false), 15000);
     }
 
     initializeElements() {
@@ -187,6 +190,9 @@ class GatewayUI {
         // Show progress
         this.showUploadProgress(file.name);
         
+        // Reset progress
+        this.updateProgress(0, 0, file.size);
+        
         try {
             this.currentUpload = {
                 file: file,
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ class GatewayUI {
                 console.log('Upload without auth - nostrAuth:', !!window.nostrAuth, 'sessionToken:', !!window.nostrAuth?.sessionToken);
             }
 
-            const response = await fetch('/api/upload', {
+            const response = await this.uploadWithProgress('/api/upload', {
                 method: 'POST',
                 headers: headers,
                 body: formData,
@@ -254,12 +260,85 @@ class GatewayUI {
         this.uploadFilename.textContent = filename;
         this.uploadProgress.classList.remove('hidden');
         this.uploadArea.style.display = 'none';
-        
-        // Start progress simulation (since we can't track real progress easily)
-        this.simulateProgress();
     }
 
+    async uploadWithProgress(url, options) {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+            
+            // Track upload progress
+            xhr.upload.addEventListener('progress', (e) => {
+                if (e.lengthComputable) {
+                    const percentComplete = (e.loaded / e.total) * 100;
+                    this.updateProgress(percentComplete, e.loaded, e.total);
+                }
+            });
+            
+            // Handle completion
+            xhr.addEventListener('load', () => {
+                if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) {
+                    try {
+                        const response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+                        resolve(response);
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        reject(new Error('Invalid response format'));
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    reject(new Error(`Upload failed: ${xhr.status} ${xhr.statusText}`));
+                }
+            });
+            
+            // Handle errors
+            xhr.addEventListener('error', () => {
+                reject(new Error('Network error occurred during upload'));
+            });
+            
+            // Handle timeout
+            xhr.addEventListener('timeout', () => {
+                reject(new Error('Upload timed out'));
+            });
+            
+            // Handle abort
+            xhr.addEventListener('abort', () => {
+                reject(new Error('AbortError'));
+            });
+            
+            // Set timeout (10 minutes for large files)
+            xhr.timeout = 600000;
+            
+            // Set headers
+            Object.entries(options.headers || {}).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+                xhr.setRequestHeader(key, value);
+            });
+            
+            // Handle abort signal
+            if (options.signal) {
+                options.signal.addEventListener('abort', () => {
+                    xhr.abort();
+                });
+            }
+            
+            // Send request
+            xhr.open(options.method || 'GET', url);
+            xhr.send(options.body);
+        });
+    }
+    
+    updateProgress(percent, loaded, total) {
+        if (!this.currentUpload) return;
+        
+        const elapsed = (Date.now() - this.currentUpload.startTime) / 1000;
+        const speed = loaded / elapsed;
+        const remaining = total > loaded ? (total - loaded) / speed : 0;
+        
+        this.progressFill.style.width = `${percent}%`;
+        this.progressPercent.textContent = `${Math.round(percent)}%`;
+        this.progressSpeed.textContent = this.formatBytes(speed) + '/s';
+        this.progressEta.textContent = this.formatTime(remaining);
+    }
+    
     simulateProgress() {
+        // Fallback for browsers that don't support progress events
         let progress = 0;
         const startTime = Date.now();
         
@@ -316,9 +395,9 @@ class GatewayUI {
         this.loadServerFiles();
     }
 
-    async loadServerFiles() {
-        // Show loading state
-        if (this.uploadsList) {
+    async loadServerFiles(showLoading = true) {
+        // Show loading state only if explicitly requested
+        if (this.uploadsList && showLoading) {
             this.uploadsList.innerHTML = '<div class="loading-state"><div class="spinner"></div>Loading files...</div>';
         }
         
diff --git a/scripts/install_native.sh b/scripts/install_native.sh
index cced35a..5219bb9 100755
--- a/scripts/install_native.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_native.sh
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ apt-get install -y \
     tree \
     unzip \
     wget \
-    ffmpeg
+    ffmpeg \
+    build-essential \
+    gcc
 
 # Install latest stable Go version
 echo "📦 Checking for latest Go version..."
@@ -277,7 +279,8 @@ if [ "$SKIP_BUILD" = false ]; then
     # Create bin directory if it doesn't exist
     mkdir -p bin
     
-    # Build binary
+    # Build binary with CGO enabled for SQLite support
+    export CGO_ENABLED=1
     go build -o bin/gateway \
         -ldflags "-X main.version=$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo 'dev') -X main.buildTime=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) -s -w" \
         ./cmd/gateway
diff --git a/scripts/setup_systemd.sh b/scripts/setup_systemd.sh
index ebf27d1..ea7d752 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_systemd.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup_systemd.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ apt-get install -y \
     bc \
     ca-certificates \
     gnupg \
-    lsb-release
+    lsb-release \
+    build-essential \
+    gcc
 
 # Create service user
 echo "👤 Creating service user..."
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ if [ "$SKIP_BUILD" = false ]; then
     # Create bin directory if it doesn't exist
     mkdir -p bin
 
+    # Build with CGO enabled for SQLite support
+    export CGO_ENABLED=1
     go build -o bin/gateway \
         -ldflags "-X main.version=$(git describe --tags --always) -X main.buildTime=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) -s -w" \
         ./cmd/gateway
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ server {
     add_header X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN always;
     add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
     add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
-    add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data: blob:; connect-src 'self' wss: ws:;" always;
+    add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data: blob:; img-src 'self' data: https:; connect-src 'self' wss: ws:;" always;
     
     # Main application
     location / {