diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/bench.yml b/.gitea/workflows/bench.yml
index d2f89318..4f26eafd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ on:
     - cron: '30 4 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# Shared compile cache: sccache -> RustFS S3 (storage.unom.io, LAN-pinned via ci-core's
+# unbound). Keys include compiler hash + target + flags, so cross-OS/arch entries can
+# never collide; every Rust job on every host feeds and reads one warm cache.
+env:
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+
 jobs:
   bench:
     # Tier-1 (criterion microbenchmarks) + Tier-2 (FEC loss recovery) — GPU-free, so they run here.
@@ -22,6 +36,17 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       - name: Prep
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 2f077686..fba4d909 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
 
+# Shared compile cache: sccache -> RustFS S3 (storage.unom.io, LAN-pinned via ci-core's
+# unbound). Keys include compiler hash + target + flags, so cross-OS/arch entries can
+# never collide; every Rust job on every host feeds and reads one warm cache.
+env:
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+
 jobs:
   rust:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -29,6 +43,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       # punktfunk-client-linux link deps. Also baked into rust-ci.Dockerfile — but ci.yml
       # runs against the image from the PREVIOUS push (docker.yml bootstrap note), so this
       # keeps the job green across image-content changes; a no-op once the image has them.
@@ -136,6 +160,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: C ABI harness (standalone link proof)
         run: bash crates/punktfunk-core/tests/c/run.sh
 
+      - name: sccache stats (visibility only)
+        run: sccache --show-stats
+
       - name: Verify generated header is committed & up to date
         run: |
           cargo build -p punktfunk-core --locked
@@ -160,6 +187,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       - name: Cache keys
         run: echo "rustc=$(rustc --version | cut -d' ' -f2)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml
index b1d564d9..bc3a16df 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ env:
   REGISTRY: git.unom.io
   OWNER: unom
   COMPONENT: main
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
 
 jobs:
   build-publish:
@@ -74,6 +83,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       - name: Version + channel
         # vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z, published to the `stable` apt distribution (a real release).
         # A main push -> <next-minor>~ciN.g<sha>, published to the `canary` distribution: the '~' sorts
@@ -220,6 +239,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       - name: Version + channel
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
@@ -327,6 +356,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       # Byte-identical to build-publish's version step (pf-version.sh is deterministic per
       # commit), so the arm64 package always shares the amd64 version line.
       - name: Version + channel
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/linux-client-screenshots.yml b/.gitea/workflows/linux-client-screenshots.yml
index 14b49a13..32653cbc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/linux-client-screenshots.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/linux-client-screenshots.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ on:
     tags: ["v*"]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# Shared compile cache: sccache -> RustFS S3 (storage.unom.io, LAN-pinned via ci-core's
+# unbound). Keys include compiler hash + target + flags, so cross-OS/arch entries can
+# never collide; every Rust job on every host feeds and reads one warm cache.
+env:
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+
 jobs:
   screenshots:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -30,6 +44,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       # Client link deps (baked into the image; kept here so the job is green across image
       # rebuilds — a no-op once present) PLUS the headless-render extras: a virtual X server,
       # software GL+Vulkan (llvmpipe/lavapipe), the icon theme + fonts the UI draws with, and a
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml b/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml
index 02902a1b..94c3dec7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ on:
 env:
   REGISTRY: git.unom.io
   OWNER: unom
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
 
 jobs:
   build-publish:
@@ -70,6 +79,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Shared compile cache (sccache -> RustFS S3 over the LAN). Baked into the builder
+      # images; this fetch keeps the job green while the running :latest predates the bake.
+      - name: sccache (no-op once the image bakes it)
+        run: |
+          command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            curl -fsSL https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v0.10.0/sccache-v0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+              | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache'
+          }
+          sccache --version
+
       # rpmbuild + git archive need the checkout trusted; cache the crates download.
       # The client link deps are also baked into the fedora-rpm image, but this job runs
       # against the image from the PREVIOUS push (docker.yml bootstrap note) — keep it
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml b/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml
index 3da96fb0..5e96b5b3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ env:
   REGISTRY: git.unom.io
   OWNER: unom
   PKG: punktfunk-host-windows
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
 
 jobs:
   package:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml b/.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml
index cbd50853..99580565 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ env:
   REGISTRY: git.unom.io
   OWNER: unom
   PKG: punktfunk-client-windows
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
 
 jobs:
   package:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml b/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml
index 9cc4b9b3..3f75d354 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ on:
       - '.gitea/workflows/windows.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# Shared compile cache: sccache -> RustFS S3 (storage.unom.io, LAN-pinned via ci-core's
+# unbound). Keys include compiler hash + target + flags, so cross-OS/arch entries can
+# never collide; every Rust job on every host feeds and reads one warm cache.
+env:
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+  SCCACHE_BUCKET: unom-ci-sccache
+  SCCACHE_ENDPOINT: https://storage.unom.io
+  SCCACHE_REGION: home-central
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCCACHE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  # sccache and incremental compilation are mutually exclusive; CI wants the shared
+  # cache, dev boxes keep incremental.
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+
 jobs:
   # SECURITY: this job builds PULL-REQUEST code (attacker-controllable build.rs / cargo build) on the
   # host-mode, persistent `windows-amd64` runner that the release-SIGNING jobs (windows-host.yml /
diff --git a/ci/fedora-rpm.Dockerfile b/ci/fedora-rpm.Dockerfile
index b0d3be75..b2fdf183 100644
--- a/ci/fedora-rpm.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/fedora-rpm.Dockerfile
@@ -66,3 +66,11 @@ RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \
     | sh -s -- -y --no-modify-path --profile minimal \
     && chmod -R a+w "$RUSTUP_HOME" "$CARGO_HOME" \
     && rustc --version && cargo --version
+
+# Shared compile cache: jobs set RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache (backend = RustFS S3 on the LAN,
+# see .gitea/workflows — the env lives there so dev use of this image stays uncached).
+# musl build: one static binary serves the Ubuntu and Fedora images alike.
+ARG SCCACHE_VERSION=0.10.0
+RUN curl -fsSL "https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v${SCCACHE_VERSION}/sccache-v${SCCACHE_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz" \
+    | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache' \
+    && sccache --version
diff --git a/ci/rust-ci-noble.Dockerfile b/ci/rust-ci-noble.Dockerfile
index 64cea533..55aa4f6a 100644
--- a/ci/rust-ci-noble.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/rust-ci-noble.Dockerfile
@@ -83,3 +83,11 @@ RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \
         --component rustfmt,clippy \
     && chmod -R a+w "$RUSTUP_HOME" "$CARGO_HOME" \
     && rustc --version && cargo clippy --version && cargo fmt --version
+
+# Shared compile cache: jobs set RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache (backend = RustFS S3 on the LAN,
+# see .gitea/workflows — the env lives there so dev use of this image stays uncached).
+# musl build: one static binary serves the Ubuntu and Fedora images alike.
+ARG SCCACHE_VERSION=0.10.0
+RUN curl -fsSL "https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v${SCCACHE_VERSION}/sccache-v${SCCACHE_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz" \
+    | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache' \
+    && sccache --version
diff --git a/ci/rust-ci.Dockerfile b/ci/rust-ci.Dockerfile
index acde7672..0ddb45ec 100644
--- a/ci/rust-ci.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/rust-ci.Dockerfile
@@ -50,3 +50,11 @@ RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \
         --component rustfmt,clippy \
     && chmod -R a+w "$RUSTUP_HOME" "$CARGO_HOME" \
     && rustc --version && cargo clippy --version && cargo fmt --version
+
+# Shared compile cache: jobs set RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache (backend = RustFS S3 on the LAN,
+# see .gitea/workflows — the env lives there so dev use of this image stays uncached).
+# musl build: one static binary serves the Ubuntu and Fedora images alike.
+ARG SCCACHE_VERSION=0.10.0
+RUN curl -fsSL "https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v${SCCACHE_VERSION}/sccache-v${SCCACHE_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz" \
+    | tar -xz --wildcards --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin '*/sccache' \
+    && sccache --version
diff --git a/scripts/ci/ensure-windows-toolchain.ps1 b/scripts/ci/ensure-windows-toolchain.ps1
index 7c20ecca..4fa1215f 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/ensure-windows-toolchain.ps1
+++ b/scripts/ci/ensure-windows-toolchain.ps1
@@ -47,3 +47,19 @@ catch { Write-Warning "disk reclaim step failed (non-fatal): $_" }
 $ciDir = $PSScriptRoot
 & "$ciDir\provision-windows-wdk.ps1"
 & "$ciDir\provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1"
+
+# --- sccache: shared compile cache (RustFS S3 over the LAN). The Windows workflows set
+# RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache, so the binary must exist on any runner regardless of when the
+# template was last re-baked. GITHUB_PATH makes it visible to every later step.
+$sccacheDir = 'C:\Users\Public\sccache'
+$sccacheExe = Join-Path $sccacheDir 'sccache.exe'
+if (-not (Test-Path $sccacheExe)) {
+  $v = '0.10.0'
+  $tarball = Join-Path $env:TEMP "sccache-$v.tar.gz"
+  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v$v/sccache-v$v-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz" -OutFile $tarball
+  New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $sccacheDir | Out-Null
+  tar -xzf $tarball -C $sccacheDir --strip-components=1
+  Remove-Item $tarball -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+}
+& $sccacheExe --version
+if ($env:GITHUB_PATH) { Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $sccacheDir }