diff --git a/packages/vitec/Classes/Controller/Backend/SsrController.php b/packages/vitec/Classes/Controller/Backend/SsrController.php
index 3c8ff6c..9ddf537 100644
--- a/packages/vitec/Classes/Controller/Backend/SsrController.php
+++ b/packages/vitec/Classes/Controller/Backend/SsrController.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Http\RequestFactory;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Messaging\FlashMessage;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Site\SiteFinder;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Messaging\FlashMessageService;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Page\PageRenderer;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Type\ContextualFeedbackSeverity;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ final class SsrController
         private readonly ConnectionPool $connectionPool,
         private readonly FlashMessageService $flashMessageService,
         private readonly UriBuilder $uriBuilder,
+        private readonly PageRenderer $pageRenderer,
     ) {}
 
     public function indexAction(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
@@ -43,29 +45,8 @@ final class SsrController
         $view = $this->moduleTemplateFactory->create($request);
         $view->setTitle('VITEC SSR');
 
-        $health = null;
-        $healthError = '';
-        $endpoint = $this->purgeService->getHealthEndpoint();
-        if ($endpoint === '') {
-            $healthError = 'var/vitec-ssr-purge.env fehlt oder ist unvollständig.';
-        } else {
-            $start = microtime(true);
-            try {
-                $response = $this->requestFactory->request($endpoint, 'GET', [
-                    'timeout' => 3, 'connect_timeout' => 2, 'http_errors' => false,
-                ]);
-                if ($response->getStatusCode() === 200) {
-                    $health = json_decode((string)$response->getBody(), true) ?: null;
-                    if ($health !== null) {
-                        $health['responseMs'] = (int)round((microtime(true) - $start) * 1000);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    $healthError = 'HTTP ' . $response->getStatusCode();
-                }
-            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-                $healthError = $e->getMessage();
-            }
-        }
+        [$health, $healthError] = $this->fetchHealth();
+        $this->pageRenderer->loadJavaScriptModule('@evomedien/vitec/ssr-warm-progress.js');
 
         $view->assignMultiple([
             'flagOn' => file_exists(Environment::getVarPath() . '/vitec-ssr-on.flag'),
@@ -186,6 +167,44 @@ final class SsrController
         ]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * GET /__health of the SSR node. Returns [health array|null, error string].
+     */
+    private function fetchHealth(): array
+    {
+        $endpoint = $this->purgeService->getHealthEndpoint();
+        if ($endpoint === '') {
+            return [null, 'var/vitec-ssr-purge.env missing or incomplete.'];
+        }
+        $start = microtime(true);
+        try {
+            $response = $this->requestFactory->request($endpoint, 'GET', [
+                'timeout' => 3, 'connect_timeout' => 2, 'http_errors' => false,
+            ]);
+            if ($response->getStatusCode() !== 200) {
+                return [null, 'HTTP ' . $response->getStatusCode()];
+            }
+            $health = json_decode((string)$response->getBody(), true) ?: null;
+            if ($health === null) {
+                return [null, 'invalid JSON from /__health'];
+            }
+            $health['responseMs'] = (int)round((microtime(true) - $start) * 1000);
+            return [$health, ''];
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return [null, $e->getMessage()];
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ajax route vitec_ssr_health: live status for the module's
+     * "Cache warming" progress bar (ssr-warm-progress.js polls it).
+     */
+    public function healthJson(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
+    {
+        [$health, $error] = $this->fetchHealth();
+        return new JsonResponse(['health' => $health, 'error' => $error]);
+    }
+
     private function rows(string $table, int $limit): array
     {
         try {
diff --git a/packages/vitec/Configuration/Backend/AjaxRoutes.php b/packages/vitec/Configuration/Backend/AjaxRoutes.php
index d62acd4..1b544d5 100755
--- a/packages/vitec/Configuration/Backend/AjaxRoutes.php
+++ b/packages/vitec/Configuration/Backend/AjaxRoutes.php
@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ return [
         'path' => '/vitec/ssr/purge-page',
         'target' => \Evomedien\Vitec\Controller\Backend\SsrController::class . '::purgePage',
     ],
+    // Live "Cache warming" progress bar in the VITEC SSR module
+    // (Resources/Public/Javascript/ssr-warm-progress.js polls it).
+    'vitec_ssr_health' => [
+        'path' => '/vitec/ssr/health',
+        'target' => \Evomedien\Vitec\Controller\Backend\SsrController::class . '::healthJson',
+    ],
 ];
diff --git a/packages/vitec/Resources/Private/Templates/Ssr/Index.html b/packages/vitec/Resources/Private/Templates/Ssr/Index.html
index 6eb6222..de889d9 100644
--- a/packages/vitec/Resources/Private/Templates/Ssr/Index.html
+++ b/packages/vitec/Resources/Private/Templates/Ssr/Index.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                             <span class="badge badge-success">running</span> {health.responseMs} ms<br>
                             Release <strong>{health.release.release}</strong>
                             (commit {health.release.commit})<br>
-                            Cache: {health.cachedPages} pages / {health.cacheMB} MB
+                            <span id="ssr-cache-line">Cache: {health.cachedPages} pages / {health.cacheMB} MB</span>
                         </f:then>
                         <f:else>
                             <span class="badge badge-danger">not reachable</span> {healthError}
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@
             </tr>
             <tr>
                 <th>Cache warming</th>
-                <td>
+                <td id="ssr-warm-status" data-running="{f:if(condition: health.warming.running, then: '1', else: '0')}">
+                    <div class="progress" id="ssr-warm-progress" style="height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;{f:if(condition: health.warming.running, else: 'display:none')}">
+                        <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-striped progress-bar-animated bg-info" id="ssr-warm-bar" role="progressbar" style="width:0%;min-width:3em">0 %</div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div id="ssr-warm-text">
                     <f:if condition="{health.warming.running}">
                         <f:then>
                             <span class="badge badge-info">running</span>
                             {health.warming.done} of {health.warming.queued} pages rendered
                             ({health.warming.skipped} still fresh, {health.warming.failed} failed)
-                            <br><small>Reload this module to follow the progress.</small>
+                            <br><small class="text-muted">Live — updates every 2 seconds.</small>
                         </f:then>
                         <f:else>
                             <f:if condition="{health.warming.startedAt}">
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@
                             </f:if>
                         </f:else>
                     </f:if>
+                    </div>
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
diff --git a/packages/vitec/Resources/Public/Javascript/ssr-warm-progress.js b/packages/vitec/Resources/Public/Javascript/ssr-warm-progress.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c873c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vitec/Resources/Public/Javascript/ssr-warm-progress.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/**
+ * Live progress for the "Cache warming" row of the VITEC SSR module.
+ * Polls the vitec_ssr_health ajax route (GET /__health of the node):
+ * every 2 s while a warm run is active, every 15 s otherwise so runs
+ * started from the CLI or the context menu show up without a reload.
+ * Also refreshes the "Cache: N pages / M MB" line.
+ */
+import AjaxRequest from '@typo3/core/ajax/ajax-request.js';
+
+const cell = document.getElementById('ssr-warm-status');
+if (cell) {
+  const wrap = document.getElementById('ssr-warm-progress');
+  const bar = document.getElementById('ssr-warm-bar');
+  const text = document.getElementById('ssr-warm-text');
+  const cacheLine = document.getElementById('ssr-cache-line');
+  let timer = null;
+
+  const num = (v) => (typeof v === 'number' ? v : 0);
+
+  const render = (h) => {
+    const w = h.warming || {};
+    const queued = num(w.queued);
+    const handled = num(w.done) + num(w.skipped) + num(w.failed);
+    const pct = queued > 0 ? Math.min(100, Math.round((handled / queued) * 100)) : 0;
+    const failed = num(w.failed)
+      ? '<span class="badge badge-danger">' + num(w.failed) + ' failed</span>'
+      : '0 failed';
+
+    if (w.running) {
+      wrap.style.display = '';
+      bar.style.width = pct + '%';
+      bar.textContent = pct + ' %';
+      text.innerHTML = '<span class="badge badge-info">running</span> '
+        + handled + ' of ' + queued + ' pages ('
+        + num(w.done) + ' rendered, ' + num(w.skipped) + ' still fresh, ' + failed + ')'
+        + '<br><small class="text-muted">Live - updates every 2 seconds.</small>';
+    } else if (w.startedAt) {
+      wrap.style.display = 'none';
+      const finished = w.finishedAt
+        ? ' <small class="text-muted">finished ' + new Date(w.finishedAt).toLocaleTimeString() + '</small>'
+        : '';
+      text.innerHTML = 'Last run: ' + num(w.done) + ' of ' + queued + ' pages rendered ('
+        + num(w.skipped) + ' still fresh, ' + failed + ')'
+        + (w.aborted ? ' <span class="badge badge-warning">aborted by restart</span>' : '')
+        + finished;
+    } else {
+      wrap.style.display = 'none';
+      text.innerHTML = '<span class="text-muted">no run since the server started</span>';
+    }
+
+    if (cacheLine && typeof h.cachedPages === 'number') {
+      cacheLine.textContent = 'Cache: ' + h.cachedPages + ' pages / ' + num(h.cacheMB) + ' MB';
+    }
+    return !!w.running;
+  };
+
+  const schedule = (ms) => {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    timer = setTimeout(tick, ms);
+  };
+
+  const tick = () => {
+    new AjaxRequest(TYPO3.settings.ajaxUrls.vitec_ssr_health).get()
+      .then((response) => response.resolve())
+      .then((data) => {
+        const running = data && data.health ? render(data.health) : false;
+        schedule(running ? 2000 : 15000);
+      })
+      .catch(() => schedule(15000));
+  };
+
+  schedule(cell.dataset.running === '1' ? 1000 : 15000);
+  document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
+    if (document.hidden) {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+    } else {
+      tick();
+    }
+  });
+}