diff --git a/.githooks/commit-msg b/.githooks/commit-msg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..774abfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/commit-msg
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Validiert Commit-Messages nach Conventional Commits
+# https://www.conventionalcommits.org/
+
+commit_msg_file="$1"
+
+first_line=$(sed '/^#/d;/^$/d' "$commit_msg_file" | head -n 1)
+
+# Merge/Revert von Git erlauben
+case "$first_line" in
+  Merge\ *|Revert\ *)
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+esac
+
+pattern='^(feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|test|build|ci|chore)(\([a-z0-9._-]+\))?!?: .+'
+
+if ! printf '%s\n' "$first_line" | grep -qE "$pattern"; then
+  echo >&2 "❌ Commit-Message entspricht nicht Conventional Commits."
+  echo >&2 ""
+  echo >&2 "  Format:  type(scope): description"
+  echo >&2 "  Beispiel: feat(products): hide vpc in navigation"
+  echo >&2 ""
+  echo >&2 "  Erlaubte types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, perf, test, build, ci, chore"
+  echo >&2 "  Überspringen: git commit --no-verify"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba0d4e7..2a6d516 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ build/
 # Environment variables
 .env
 .cursorrules
+.cursor/
 .cursorrules.txt
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
diff --git a/.gitmessage b/.gitmessage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d095b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmessage
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Conventional Commits – nur die erste nicht-kommentierte Zeile wird verwendet
+# Format: type(scope): description
+#
+# feat     Neues Feature
+# fix      Bugfix
+# docs     Dokumentation
+# style    Formatierung (keine Logik)
+# refactor Umbau ohne Feature/Fix
+# perf     Performance
+# test     Tests
+# build    Build / Dependencies
+# ci       CI/CD
+# chore    Sonstiges
+#
+# Beispiel (diese Zeile anpassen und Kommentare löschen oder stehen lassen):
+# feat(products): hide vpc and vps in navigation
diff --git a/backend/config/mail-config.php b/backend/config/mail-config.php
index 48e59f6..8c2b2d9 100644
--- a/backend/config/mail-config.php
+++ b/backend/config/mail-config.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ define('SMTP_TO_EMAIL', 'info@hexahost.de');       // Empfänger-E-Mail für Kon
 // Sicherheitseinstellungen
 define('ENABLE_CSRF_PROTECTION', true);            // CSRF-Schutz aktivieren
 define('ENABLE_RATE_LIMITING', true);              // Rate-Limiting aktivieren
-define('MAX_REQUESTS_PER_HOUR', 10);               // Max. Anfragen pro Stunde
+define('MAX_REQUESTS_PER_HOUR', 5);               // Max. Anfragen pro Stunde
 
 // Spam-Schutz Einstellungen
 define('ENABLE_SPAM_PROTECTION', true);            // Spam-Schutz aktivieren
diff --git a/scripts/setup-git-hooks.ps1 b/scripts/setup-git-hooks.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce4d542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup-git-hooks.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Einmal pro Clone ausführen: Commit-Template + Conventional-Commits-Hook aktivieren
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+$repoRoot = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "..")
+
+Push-Location $repoRoot
+try {
+    git config --local commit.template .gitmessage
+    git config --local core.hooksPath .githooks
+
+    Write-Host "Git Hooks aktiv:" -ForegroundColor Green
+    Write-Host "  commit.template = .gitmessage"
+    Write-Host "  core.hooksPath  = .githooks"
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Commit-Format: feat(scope): beschreibung"
+} finally {
+    Pop-Location
+}