diff --git a/src/lib/services/furni-data-i18n.ts b/src/lib/services/furni-data-i18n.ts
index ae54d3961e..4fbfe3ecee 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/furni-data-i18n.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/furni-data-i18n.ts
@@ -8,17 +8,19 @@
  * public gamedata (habbo.nl, habbo.com, habbo.de …) and cached in memory.
  */
 
-import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, promises as fs } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { HabboGamedataHotel } from "@/lib/habbo-gamedata-hotel";
 import { habboFurnidataUrl } from "@/lib/habbo-gamedata-hotel";
 import { logger } from "@/lib/logger";
+import { getGamedataRoot } from "@/lib/services/furni-asset-dirs";
 import {
 	getFurnitureDataWritePaths,
 	readFurniData,
 	withFurniDataLock,
 } from "@/lib/services/furni-data";
 import { browserHeaders } from "@/lib/services/import/core/browser-headers";
+import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
 export const FURNIDATA_LANGUAGES = [
 	{ lang: "nl", hotel: "nl" as HabboGamedataHotel },
@@ -55,6 +57,111 @@ interface LangCacheEntry {
 
 const langCache = new Map<string, LangCacheEntry>();
 
+// ── LibreTranslate (gratis, self-hosted) ─────────────────────────────
+const LIBRE_DEFAULT_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:5000";
+const LIBRE_CACHE_FILE = ".translations_libre_cache.json";
+type LibreCache = Record<string, string>; // key: `${target}|${text}` → translated
+
+let libreMemoryCache: Map<string, string> | null = null;
+let libreCacheLoaded = false;
+
+async function getLibreTranslateUrl(): Promise<string> {
+	try {
+		const v = (await siteSettings.get(
+			"libretranslate_url",
+			LIBRE_DEFAULT_URL,
+		)) as string | null;
+		const url = (v ?? LIBRE_DEFAULT_URL).trim() || LIBRE_DEFAULT_URL;
+		return url.replace(/\/+$/, "");
+	} catch {
+		return LIBRE_DEFAULT_URL;
+	}
+}
+
+async function loadLibreCache(): Promise<Map<string, string>> {
+	if (libreMemoryCache && libreCacheLoaded) return libreMemoryCache;
+	try {
+		const gamedataRoot = await getGamedataRoot();
+		const cachePath = gamedataRoot
+			? path.join(gamedataRoot, "config", LIBRE_CACHE_FILE)
+			: path.join(process.cwd(), LIBRE_CACHE_FILE);
+		if (existsSync(cachePath)) {
+			const raw = await fs.readFile(cachePath, "utf-8");
+			const obj = JSON.parse(raw) as LibreCache;
+			libreMemoryCache = new Map(Object.entries(obj));
+		} else {
+			libreMemoryCache = new Map();
+		}
+	} catch {
+		libreMemoryCache = new Map();
+	}
+	libreCacheLoaded = true;
+	return libreMemoryCache ?? new Map<string, string>();
+}
+
+async function saveLibreCache(): Promise<void> {
+	if (!libreMemoryCache) return;
+	try {
+		const gamedataRoot = await getGamedataRoot();
+		const cachePath = gamedataRoot
+			? path.join(gamedataRoot, "config", LIBRE_CACHE_FILE)
+			: path.join(process.cwd(), LIBRE_CACHE_FILE);
+		const obj: LibreCache = Object.fromEntries(libreMemoryCache.entries());
+		await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(cachePath), { recursive: true });
+		await fs.writeFile(cachePath, JSON.stringify(obj), "utf-8");
+	} catch (err) {
+		logger.warn("[furni-i18n] Failed to save Libre cache", {
+			error: (err as Error).message,
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+async function translateWithLibre(
+	text: string,
+	targetLang: string,
+): Promise<string> {
+	const trimmed = text.trim();
+	if (!trimmed || targetLang === "en") return text;
+	const cache = await loadLibreCache();
+	const key = `${targetLang}|${trimmed}`;
+	const cached = cache.get(key);
+	if (cached !== undefined) return cached;
+
+	const url = await getLibreTranslateUrl();
+	try {
+		const res = await fetch(`${url}/translate`, {
+			method: "POST",
+			headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+			body: JSON.stringify({
+				q: trimmed,
+				source: "en",
+				target: targetLang,
+				format: "text",
+			}),
+			signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10_000),
+		});
+		if (!res.ok) {
+			logger.warn(
+				`[furni-i18n] LibreTranslate ${targetLang} failed: ${res.status}`,
+			);
+			return text;
+		}
+		const data = (await res.json()) as { translatedText?: string };
+		const out =
+			typeof data.translatedText === "string" ? data.translatedText : text;
+		cache.set(key, out);
+		// Best-effort persist, don't await per-call to avoid hammering disk — save
+		// in background throttled (every 50 new entries).
+		if (cache.size % 50 === 0) void saveLibreCache();
+		return out;
+	} catch (err) {
+		logger.warn(`[furni-i18n] LibreTranslate error (${targetLang})`, {
+			error: (err as Error).message,
+		});
+		return text;
+	}
+}
+
 function lookupTranslation(
 	map: Map<string, Translation>,
 	classname: string,
@@ -312,16 +419,16 @@ export async function patchLocalizedFurniDataEntries(
 					>;
 					data = cloneFurniData(master as unknown as Record<string, unknown>);
 					// Apply all translations for the fallback path (same as full build
-					// but only for the file that didn't exist).
+					// but only for the file that didn't exist — official only to avoid
+					// 100k+ LibreTranslate calls on first creation).
 					for (const section of ["roomitemtypes", "wallitemtypes"] as const) {
 						for (const entry of data[section]?.furnitype ?? []) {
 							const cn =
 								typeof entry.classname === "string" ? entry.classname : "";
 							if (!cn) continue;
 							const t = lookupTranslation(map, cn);
-							if (!t) continue;
-							if (t.name) entry.name = t.name;
-							if (t.description) entry.description = t.description;
+							if (t?.name) entry.name = t.name;
+							if (t?.description) entry.description = t.description;
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -331,12 +438,37 @@ export async function patchLocalizedFurniDataEntries(
 					for (const entry of data[section]?.furnitype ?? []) {
 						const cn =
 							typeof entry.classname === "string" ? entry.classname : "";
-						if (!wanted.has(cn)) continue;
+						const wantedEntry = wanted.get(cn);
+						if (!wantedEntry) continue;
 						const t = lookupTranslation(map, cn);
-						if (!t) continue;
-						if (t.name) entry.name = t.name;
-						if (t.description) entry.description = t.description;
-						patched++;
+						let didPatch = false;
+						const origName =
+							wantedEntry.name ??
+							(typeof entry.name === "string" ? entry.name : "");
+						const origDesc =
+							wantedEntry.description ??
+							(typeof entry.description === "string" ? entry.description : "");
+						if (t?.name) {
+							entry.name = t.name;
+							didPatch = true;
+						} else if (lang !== "en" && origName) {
+							const translated = await translateWithLibre(origName, lang);
+							if (translated && translated !== origName) {
+								entry.name = translated;
+								didPatch = true;
+							}
+						}
+						if (t?.description) {
+							entry.description = t.description;
+							didPatch = true;
+						} else if (lang !== "en" && origDesc) {
+							const translated = await translateWithLibre(origDesc, lang);
+							if (translated && translated !== origDesc) {
+								entry.description = translated;
+								didPatch = true;
+							}
+						}
+						if (didPatch) patched++;
 					}
 				}
 				// Also handle brand-new entries that weren't in the file yet (rare
@@ -356,7 +488,7 @@ export async function patchLocalizedFurniDataEntries(
 					string,
 					{ furnitype: Array<Record<string, unknown>> }
 				>;
-				for (const { classname } of entries) {
+				for (const { classname, name, description } of entries) {
 					if (existingClassnames.has(classname)) continue;
 					// Find in master.
 					let found: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
@@ -376,12 +508,29 @@ export async function patchLocalizedFurniDataEntries(
 					const clone = { ...found };
 					const t = lookupTranslation(map, classname);
 					if (t?.name) clone.name = t.name;
+					else if (lang !== "en") {
+						const src =
+							name ?? (typeof found.name === "string" ? found.name : "") ?? "";
+						if (src) clone.name = await translateWithLibre(src, lang);
+					}
 					if (t?.description) clone.description = t.description;
+					else if (lang !== "en") {
+						const src =
+							description ??
+							(typeof found.description === "string"
+								? found.description
+								: "") ??
+							"";
+						if (src) clone.description = await translateWithLibre(src, lang);
+					}
 					if (!data[foundSection]) data[foundSection] = { furnitype: [] };
 					data[foundSection].furnitype.push(clone);
 					patched++;
 				}
 
+				// Persist LibreTranslate cache once per language (batched).
+				if (lang !== "en") await saveLibreCache();
+
 				const payload = JSON.stringify(data);
 				for (const target of targets) {
 					await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(target), { recursive: true });