diff --git a/src/helpers/env.ts b/src/helpers/env.ts
index adde0a6..b752327 100644
--- a/src/helpers/env.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/env.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// src/helpers/env.ts
-
+// ConvertX core settings
 export const ACCOUNT_REGISTRATION =
   process.env.ACCOUNT_REGISTRATION?.toLowerCase() === "true" || false;
 
@@ -26,6 +25,30 @@ export const MAX_CONVERT_PROCESS =
     : 0;
 
 export const UNAUTHENTICATED_USER_SHARING =
-  process.env.UNAUTHENTICATED_USER_SHARING?.toLowerCase() === "true" || false;
+  process.env.UNAUTHENTICICATED_USER_SHARING?.toLowerCase() === "true" ||
+  false;
+
+// ------------------------------
+// Antivirus (ConvertX original)
+// ------------------------------
+export const CLAMAV_URL = process.env.CLAMAV_URL ?? "";
+export const CLAMAV_CONFIGURED = CLAMAV_URL.length > 0;
+
+export const ANTIVIRUS_ENABLED_DEFAULT =
+  process.env.ANTIVIRUS_ENABLED_DEFAULT === undefined
+    ? true
+    : process.env.ANTIVIRUS_ENABLED_DEFAULT.toLowerCase() === "true";
+
+// ------------------------------
+// Erugo integration
+// ------------------------------
+export const ERUGO_BASE_URL = process.env.ERUGO_BASE_URL ?? "";
+export const ERUGO_API_TOKEN = process.env.ERUGO_API_TOKEN ?? "";
+export const ERUGO_DEFAULT_EXPIRY_HOURS = process.env.ERUGO_DEFAULT_EXPIRY_HOURS
+  ? Number(process.env.ERUGO_DEFAULT_EXPIRY_HOURS)
+  : 168;
+
+export const ERUGO_CONFIGURED =
+  ERUGO_BASE_URL.length > 0 && ERUGO_API_TOKEN.length > 0;
 
 export const TIMEZONE = process.env.TZ || undefined;
diff --git a/src/helpers/erugo.ts b/src/helpers/erugo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fad17d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/erugo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import {
+  ERUGO_BASE_URL,
+  ERUGO_API_TOKEN,
+  ERUGO_DEFAULT_EXPIRY_HOURS,
+  ERUGO_CONFIGURED,
+} from "./env";
+
+/**
+ * Send a local file to Erugo using Bun FormData.
+ * If recipient_email is provided, Erugo will send the share link via email
+ * (same behavior as Erugo UI).
+ */
+export async function sendFileToErugo(options: {
+  fullPath: string;
+  filename: string;
+
+  shareName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+
+  recipientEmail?: string;
+  recipientName?: string;
+
+  expiryHours?: number;
+}) {
+  if (!ERUGO_CONFIGURED) {
+    throw new Error("Erugo integration is not configured");
+  }
+
+  const {
+    fullPath,
+    filename,
+    shareName,
+    description,
+    recipientEmail,
+    recipientName,
+    expiryHours,
+  } = options;
+
+  const url =
+    `${ERUGO_BASE_URL.replace(/\/$/, "")}` +
+    `/api/integrations/convertx/share`;
+
+  const form = new FormData();
+
+  // File
+  const bunFile = Bun.file(fullPath);
+  form.append("file", bunFile, filename);
+
+  // Share name (Erugo UI uses "name")
+  form.append("name", (shareName?.trim() || filename).toString());
+
+  // Optional description
+  if (description && description.trim()) {
+    form.append("description", description.trim());
+  }
+
+  // Recipient (THIS is what triggers email in Erugo)
+  if (recipientEmail && recipientEmail.trim()) {
+    form.append("recipient_email", recipientEmail.trim());
+
+    if (recipientName && recipientName.trim()) {
+      form.append("recipient_name", recipientName.trim());
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Expiry (support both variants used in different Erugo versions)
+  const finalExpiry =
+    typeof expiryHours === "number"
+      ? expiryHours
+      : ERUGO_DEFAULT_EXPIRY_HOURS;
+
+  form.append("expires_in_hours", String(finalExpiry));
+  form.append("expiry_hours", String(finalExpiry));
+
+  // 🔍 LOG BEFORE REQUEST
+  console.log("[ConvertX] Erugo upload ->", {
+    url,
+    filename,
+    shareName,
+    hasRecipient: Boolean(recipientEmail),
+    recipientMasked: recipientEmail
+      ? recipientEmail.replace(/(.{2}).+(@.*)/, "$1***$2")
+      : null,
+  });
+
+  const res = await fetch(url, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${ERUGO_API_TOKEN}`,
+      // DO NOT set Content-Type manually for FormData
+    },
+    body: form,
+  });
+
+  const text = await res.text();
+
+  // 🔍 LOG RESPONSE
+  console.log("[ConvertX] Erugo response <-", {
+    status: res.status,
+    contentType: res.headers.get("content-type"),
+    bodyPreview: text.slice(0, 800),
+  });
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Erugo share failed: HTTP ${res.status} – ${text.slice(0, 800)}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  let json: any = null;
+  try {
+    json = text ? JSON.parse(text) : null;
+  } catch {
+    json = { raw: text };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...json,
+    share_url:
+      json?.share_url ||
+      json?.share_link ||
+      json?.data?.url ||
+      json?.data?.share?.url ||
+      json?.data?.share_url ||
+      json?.data?.share_link ||
+      null,
+  };
+}
+