diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e5efafb..94d004a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
       - DATABASE_URL=sqlite:////app/data/pos.db
       - VERSION=${VERSION:-0.0.0}
       - HOST_IP=${HOST_IP:-}
+      - TLS_PORT=${TLS_PORT:-8443}   # published port of the proxy's TLS entry (advertised to the app)
       - MASTER_USERNAME=${MASTER_USERNAME:-}
       - MASTER_PASSWORD=${MASTER_PASSWORD:-}
     volumes:
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ services:
       - ${LOGO_PATH}:/app/logo.png:ro
       - ${FISCAL_PATH}:/mnt/fiscal
       - netinfo:/netinfo:ro
+    # "Healthy" = app started, which also means the TLS key/cert for the
+    # proxy's :8443 exist (created at startup by services/tls_identity.py)
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/system/health', timeout=3)"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 12
+      start_period: 20s
 
   # Finds the server's LAN IP on the PHYSICAL network (never a VPN) every minute
   # and shares it with the backend (pairing QR, manager, heartbeat). Needs the
@@ -50,12 +59,18 @@ services:
       - "443:443"
       - "4443:4443"
       - "8081:8081"   # manager over plain HTTP (LAN only)
+      - "8443:8443"   # native app over TLS with a pinned key (LAN only)
     volumes:
       - ./nginx-proxy/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
       - ./certs:/etc/nginx/certs:ro
+      - ${DATA_PATH}/tls:/etc/nginx/xenia-tls:ro
     depends_on:
-      - waiter_pwa
-      - manager_dashboard
+      backend:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      waiter_pwa:
+        condition: service_started
+      manager_dashboard:
+        condition: service_started
     restart: unless-stopped
 
 volumes:
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index cea52c6..3565e7b 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ cat > "$SCRIPT_DIR/nginx-proxy/nginx.conf" << 'EOF'
 #   :8081                                 → manager dashboard over plain HTTP, LAN only
 #   :443  waiter.* / manager.* / bare IP  → https (needs certs/cert.pem + key.pem)
 #   :4443                                 → manager over https
+#   :8443                                 → native app over TLS (backend-managed key, pinned), LAN only
 #
 # Every proxied location forwards WebSocket upgrades (/api/ws/connect) and
 # disables buffering (SSE), otherwise live events never reach phones / KDS.
@@ -279,6 +280,44 @@ server {
     }
 }
 
+server {
+    listen 8443 ssl default_server;
+    server_name _;
+
+    # Encrypted LAN entry for the native app (plan step 7). Key + self-signed cert
+    # are created and renewed by the backend (services/tls_identity.py) under
+    # ${DATA_PATH}/tls; phones pin the public key, so renewals need no action.
+    ssl_certificate     /etc/nginx/xenia-tls/cert.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/xenia-tls/key.pem;
+    ssl_protocols       TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+
+    # LAN only: plain HTTP must never be reachable from the internet, even if the
+    # client forwards ports on their router. Relies on Docker preserving the real
+    # client IP (default iptables port publishing on Linux).
+    allow 10.0.0.0/8;
+    allow 172.16.0.0/12;
+    allow 192.168.0.0/16;
+    allow 127.0.0.0/8;
+    allow fc00::/7;
+    allow fe80::/10;
+    allow ::1;
+    deny  all;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://waiter_pwa:80;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_read_timeout 3600s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 3600s;
+        proxy_buffering off;
+    }
+}
+
 server {
     listen 4443 ssl default_server;
     server_name _;
diff --git a/nginx-proxy/nginx.conf b/nginx-proxy/nginx.conf
index 8c5fb12..4bfb3d2 100644
--- a/nginx-proxy/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx-proxy/nginx.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #   :8081                                 → manager dashboard over plain HTTP, LAN only
 #   :443  waiter.* / manager.* / bare IP  → https (needs certs/cert.pem + key.pem)
 #   :4443                                 → manager over https
+#   :8443                                 → native app over TLS (backend-managed key, pinned), LAN only
 #
 # Every proxied location forwards WebSocket upgrades (/api/ws/connect) and
 # disables buffering (SSE), otherwise live events never reach phones / KDS.
@@ -179,6 +180,44 @@ server {
     }
 }
 
+server {
+    listen 8443 ssl default_server;
+    server_name _;
+
+    # Encrypted LAN entry for the native app (plan step 7). Key + self-signed cert
+    # are created and renewed by the backend (services/tls_identity.py) under
+    # ${DATA_PATH}/tls; phones pin the public key, so renewals need no action.
+    ssl_certificate     /etc/nginx/xenia-tls/cert.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/xenia-tls/key.pem;
+    ssl_protocols       TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+
+    # LAN only: plain HTTP must never be reachable from the internet, even if the
+    # client forwards ports on their router. Relies on Docker preserving the real
+    # client IP (default iptables port publishing on Linux).
+    allow 10.0.0.0/8;
+    allow 172.16.0.0/12;
+    allow 192.168.0.0/16;
+    allow 127.0.0.0/8;
+    allow fc00::/7;
+    allow fe80::/10;
+    allow ::1;
+    deny  all;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://waiter_pwa:80;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_read_timeout 3600s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 3600s;
+        proxy_buffering off;
+    }
+}
+
 server {
     listen 4443 ssl default_server;
     server_name _;