diff --git a/app/.env.example b/app/.env.example
index 4c337ce..9cf6641 100644
--- a/app/.env.example
+++ b/app/.env.example
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ ANALYTICS_RESPECT_DNT="true"
 # the socket peer. Set to your reverse-proxy / ingress / CDN edge ranges in
 # production. Example for a Kubernetes pod CIDR + private nets:
 #   ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES="10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,fc00::/7"
+# NOTE: on a Nuxt-runtime (production) deploy this var is read only at build
+# time — at runtime use the NUXT_-prefixed twin NUXT_ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES.
 ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES=""
 
 # Retention (days). Raw traffic events pruned past retention; rollups kept longer.
diff --git a/app/server/utils/analytics-config.ts b/app/server/utils/analytics-config.ts
index 65262b5..609c47c 100644
--- a/app/server/utils/analytics-config.ts
+++ b/app/server/utils/analytics-config.ts
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ export function getAnalyticsConfig(): AnalyticsConfig {
     rateLimitEnabled: raw.rateLimitEnabled !== false,
     fuzzingEnabled: raw.fuzzingEnabled !== false,
     ipSalt: String(raw.ipSalt || "adla-analytics-default-salt"),
-    trustedProxies: Array.isArray(raw.trustedProxies)
-      ? (raw.trustedProxies as unknown[]).map((p) => String(p).trim()).filter(Boolean)
-      : [],
+    trustedProxies: (Array.isArray(raw.trustedProxies)
+      ? (raw.trustedProxies as unknown[]).map((p) => String(p))
+      : String(raw.trustedProxies || "").split(","))
+      .map((p) => p.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean),
     respectDnt: raw.respectDnt !== false,
     retentionDays: Number(raw.retentionDays) || 30,
     rollupRetentionDays: Number(raw.rollupRetentionDays) || 365,
diff --git a/app/test/analytics-config-trusted-proxies.test.ts b/app/test/analytics-config-trusted-proxies.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f554a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/analytics-config-trusted-proxies.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  getAnalyticsConfig,
+  resetAnalyticsConfigCache,
+} from "../server/utils/analytics-config";
+import { TEST_ANALYTICS_CONFIG } from "./setup";
+
+/**
+ * `runtimeConfig.analytics.trustedProxies` is an array at build time, but a
+ * runtime `NUXT_ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES` override (the form used in k8s)
+ * arrives as a comma-separated STRING. `getAnalyticsConfig()` must coerce both
+ * shapes; otherwise the runtime override silently drops back to `[]` and the
+ * app records the ingress pod IP instead of the real client IP.
+ */
+function withTrustedProxies(value: unknown): string[] {
+  vi.stubGlobal("useRuntimeConfig", () => ({
+    analytics: { ...TEST_ANALYTICS_CONFIG, trustedProxies: value },
+  }));
+  resetAnalyticsConfigCache();
+  return getAnalyticsConfig().trustedProxies;
+}
+
+describe("getAnalyticsConfig trustedProxies coercion", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // Restore the default global stub + drop the memo so later tests see config.
+    vi.stubGlobal("useRuntimeConfig", () => ({ analytics: TEST_ANALYTICS_CONFIG }));
+    resetAnalyticsConfigCache();
+  });
+
+  it("parses a comma-separated string (runtime NUXT_ override form)", () => {
+    expect(
+      withTrustedProxies("10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12 ,192.168.0.0/16,fc00::/7"),
+    ).toEqual(["10.0.0.0/8", "172.16.0.0/12", "192.168.0.0/16", "fc00::/7"]);
+  });
+
+  it("still accepts an array (build-time baked form)", () => {
+    expect(withTrustedProxies(["10.0.0.0/8", " 172.16.0.0/12 "])).toEqual([
+      "10.0.0.0/8",
+      "172.16.0.0/12",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("yields an empty list for empty string / undefined (trust nothing)", () => {
+    expect(withTrustedProxies("")).toEqual([]);
+    expect(withTrustedProxies(undefined)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/docs/production-checklist.md b/docs/production-checklist.md
index 1b20b6c..733dfb3 100644
--- a/docs/production-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/production-checklist.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ These have working defaults; tune for the deployment shape.
 
 | Variable | Default | When to override |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES` | `""` (trust no forwarding headers) | Set to the CIDRs of your ingress / proxy / CDN edges — otherwise rate limiting buckets every request under the proxy's IP and audit-log `ipAddress` records the proxy. Example for a K8s cluster with private nets: `"10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,fc00::/7"`. |
+| `ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES` | `""` (trust no forwarding headers) | Set to the CIDRs of your ingress / proxy / CDN edges — otherwise rate limiting buckets every request under the proxy's IP and audit-log `ipAddress` records the proxy. Example for a K8s cluster with private nets: `"10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,fc00::/7"`. **On Nuxt-runtime (production) deploys (k8s), set the `NUXT_`-prefixed name `NUXT_ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES`** — the plain name is read only at build time and is ignored at runtime (see the configmap naming contract). Also confirm the real client IP actually reaches the proxy: an ingress-nginx behind a cloud LoadBalancer needs `externalTrafficPolicy: Local` (or proxy-protocol) on its Service, otherwise the source IP is SNAT'd to a node IP before nginx writes `X-Forwarded-For`. |
 | `MINIO_USE_SSL` | `false` | `true` whenever the Nuxt-to-MinIO link crosses a network segment. |
 | `SECURITY_CSP_ENFORCE` | `false` (CSP ships report-only) | Flip to `true` once browser DevTools shows no CSP violations on production traffic for ~24h. |
 | `REDIS_URL` | unset → in-memory analytics store | Always set in multi-instance deploys — the in-memory fallback works per-pod only and the rate limiter's local fail-closed fallback (H-1) is much tighter than the normal limits. |
diff --git a/k8s/base/configmap.yaml b/k8s/base/configmap.yaml
index 45f0c14..8a6f225 100644
--- a/k8s/base/configmap.yaml
+++ b/k8s/base/configmap.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ data:
   # (e.g. uploadPer5Min → NUXT_ANALYTICS_RL_UPLOAD_PER5_MIN).
   NUXT_ANALYTICS_STORAGE_DRIVER: "redis"
 
+  # Honor X-Forwarded-For / X-Real-IP from the in-cluster ingress-nginx proxy so
+  # Web Analytics / audit logs / rate-limits record the real client IP, not the
+  # ingress pod IP. NUXT_-prefixed so it overrides runtimeConfig at runtime
+  # (plain ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES is read only at build time → ignored here).
+  # Broad private ranges are safe: the NetworkPolicy already limits inbound to
+  # app pods to the ingress-nginx pods only, so nothing else can spoof XFF.
+  NUXT_ANALYTICS_TRUSTED_PROXIES: "10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16,fc00::/7"
+
   ANALYTICS_ENABLED: "true"
   ANALYTICS_CAPTURE_ENABLED: "true"
   ANALYTICS_ABUSE_ENABLED: "true"