diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b01aba7..8dec80f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ logs/
 tmp/
 pid/
 dist/
+scripts/upload-package.sh
 
 # Issue creation scripts (these create issues, don't version them)
 scripts/gitea-issues/
diff --git a/scripts/build-package.sh b/scripts/build-package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e0b3434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# scripts/build-package.sh
+# Clean package creation for furt API Gateway
+# Creates distribution-ready packages excluding development files
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Colors für Output (nur ASCII)
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+log_info() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_success() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+# Version bestimmen
+get_version() {
+    local version=""
+
+    if [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; then
+        version="$1"
+    elif [[ -f "VERSION" ]]; then
+        version=$(cat VERSION | tr -d '\n\r' | sed 's/^v//')
+    elif git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//')
+        if [[ -z "$version" ]]; then
+            version="0.1.0-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+        fi
+    else
+        version="0.1.0-$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+    fi
+
+    echo "$version"
+}
+
+# Validiere Projekt-Verzeichnis
+validate_project() {
+    if [[ ! -d "src" ]] || [[ ! -f "src/main.lua" ]]; then
+        log_error "Nicht im furt-Projektverzeichnis oder src/main.lua fehlt"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ! -d "config" ]]; then
+        log_error "config/ Verzeichnis fehlt"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    log_success "Projekt-Struktur validiert"
+}
+
+# Erstelle sauberes Paket mit VCS-Detection
+create_package() {
+    local version="$1"
+    local package_name="furt-api-gateway-v${version}.tar.gz"
+
+    log_info "Erstelle Paket: $package_name"
+
+    # Erstelle dist/ Verzeichnis falls nicht vorhanden
+    mkdir -p dist/
+
+    # VCS-Detection für saubere Archive (wie bei merkwerk)
+    if git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_info "Using git archive..."
+        git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix=furt-api-gateway-v${version}/ HEAD > "dist/$package_name"
+    elif hg root >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_info "Using hg archive..."
+        hg archive -t tgz -p furt-api-gateway-v${version}/ "dist/$package_name"
+    elif bzr info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_info "Using bzr export..."
+        bzr export --format=tgz "dist/$package_name" --root=furt-api-gateway-v${version}/
+    elif fossil info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_info "Using fossil tarball..."
+        fossil tarball --name furt-api-gateway-v${version} "dist/$package_name" HEAD
+    else
+        log_info "No VCS detected, using secure tar exclusions..."
+        tar -czf "dist/$package_name" \
+            --exclude='.git*' --exclude='.hg*' --exclude='.bzr*' --exclude='_FOSSIL_*' \
+            --exclude='dist' --exclude='*.tmp' --exclude='*~' \
+            --exclude='.env*' --exclude='*secret*' --exclude='*key*' \
+            --exclude='*.log' --exclude='*.pid' --exclude='.DS_Store' \
+            --exclude='debug.log' --exclude='furt.pid' \
+            --transform="s,^,furt-api-gateway-v${version}/," \
+            .
+    fi
+
+    # VERSION file in Archive aktualisieren falls nötig
+    if [[ ! -f "VERSION" ]]; then
+        log_warn "VERSION file fehlt - wird im Archiv ergänzt"
+        # Temporär entpacken, VERSION hinzufügen, neu packen
+        local temp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+        tar -xzf "dist/$package_name" -C "$temp_dir"
+        echo "$version" > "$temp_dir/furt-api-gateway-v${version}/VERSION"
+        tar -czf "dist/$package_name" -C "$temp_dir" "furt-api-gateway-v${version}"
+        rm -rf "$temp_dir"
+        log_info "VERSION file im Archiv ergänzt"
+    fi
+
+    # Package-Info
+    local size=$(du -h "dist/$package_name" | cut -f1)
+    log_success "Paket erstellt: dist/$package_name ($size)"
+
+    # Content-Verification
+    log_info "Paket-Inhalt:"
+    tar -tzf "dist/$package_name" | head -20
+    if [[ $(tar -tzf "dist/$package_name" | wc -l) -gt 20 ]]; then
+        log_info "  ... und $(( $(tar -tzf "dist/$package_name" | wc -l) - 20 )) weitere Dateien"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Hilfe anzeigen
+show_help() {
+    echo "build-package.sh - Furt Package Builder"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage: $0 [VERSION]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "VERSION:"
+    echo "  Explicit version string (e.g., 1.0.0)"
+    echo "  If not provided, uses VERSION file or git tags"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo "  $0                    # Auto-detect version"
+    echo "  $0 1.0.0             # Explicit version"
+    echo "  $0 1.1.0-rc1         # Pre-release"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Output: dist/furt-api-gateway-vVERSION.tar.gz"
+}
+
+# Main
+main() {
+    if [[ $# -gt 0 ]] && [[ "$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
+        show_help
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Furt Package Builder"
+
+    validate_project
+
+    local version
+    version=$(get_version "$@")
+    log_info "Version: $version"
+
+    create_package "$version"
+
+    log_success "Package build abgeschlossen!"
+    log_info ""
+    log_info "Nächste Schritte:"
+    log_info "  1. Upload: ./scripts/upload-package.sh $version"
+    log_info "  2. Test: tar -tzf dist/furt-api-gateway-v$version.tar.gz"
+}
+
+main "$@"
+