diff --git a/src/app/api/geoportal/setup-views/route.ts b/src/app/api/geoportal/setup-views/route.ts
index eaeb980..eebea18 100644
--- a/src/app/api/geoportal/setup-views/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/geoportal/setup-views/route.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * POST /api/geoportal/setup-views
- *
- * Creates the zoom-dependent UAT views for Martin vector tiles.
- * Safe to re-run (CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW).
- * Original geometry in GisUat.geom is NEVER modified.
+ * GET  /api/geoportal/setup-views — check if views exist
+ * POST /api/geoportal/setup-views — create views (idempotent)
  */
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { prisma } from "@/core/storage/prisma";
@@ -26,25 +23,39 @@ const VIEWS = [
   },
   {
     name: "gis_uats_z12",
-    sql: `CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW gis_uats_z12 AS SELECT siruta, name, county, ST_SimplifyPreserveTopology(geom, 10) AS geom FROM "GisUat" WHERE geom IS NOT NULL`,
+    sql: `CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW gis_uats_z12 AS SELECT siruta, name, county, geom FROM "GisUat" WHERE geom IS NOT NULL`,
   },
 ];
 
+/** GET — returns { ready: boolean, missing: string[] } */
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    const existing = await prisma.$queryRaw`
+      SELECT viewname FROM pg_views
+      WHERE schemaname = 'public' AND viewname LIKE 'gis_uats_z%'
+    ` as Array<{ viewname: string }>;
+
+    const existingNames = new Set(existing.map((r) => r.viewname));
+    const missing = VIEWS.filter((v) => !existingNames.has(v.name)).map((v) => v.name);
+
+    return NextResponse.json({ ready: missing.length === 0, missing });
+  } catch (error) {
+    const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Eroare";
+    return NextResponse.json({ ready: false, missing: VIEWS.map((v) => v.name), error: msg });
+  }
+}
+
+/** POST — creates all views (idempotent) */
 export async function POST() {
   const results: string[] = [];
-
   try {
     for (const v of VIEWS) {
       await prisma.$executeRawUnsafe(v.sql);
       results.push(`${v.name} OK`);
     }
-
     return NextResponse.json({ status: "ok", results });
   } catch (error) {
-    const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
-    return NextResponse.json(
-      { status: "error", results, error: msg },
-      { status: 500 }
-    );
+    const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Eroare";
+    return NextResponse.json({ status: "error", results, error: msg }, { status: 500 });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/geoportal/components/geoportal-module.tsx b/src/modules/geoportal/components/geoportal-module.tsx
index 06b13c3..cbc4cac 100644
--- a/src/modules/geoportal/components/geoportal-module.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/geoportal/components/geoportal-module.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { BasemapSwitcher } from "./basemap-switcher";
 import { SearchBar } from "./search-bar";
 import { SelectionToolbar, type SelectionMode } from "./selection-toolbar";
 import { FeatureInfoPanel } from "./feature-info-panel";
+import { SetupBanner } from "./setup-banner";
 import type { MapViewerHandle } from "./map-viewer";
 import type {
   BasemapId, ClickedFeature, LayerVisibility, SearchResult, SelectedFeature,
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ export function GeoportalModule() {
         zoom={flyTarget?.zoom}
       />
 
+      {/* Setup banner (auto-hides when ready) */}
+      <div className="absolute top-3 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-20 w-auto max-w-lg">
+        <SetupBanner />
+      </div>
+
       {/* Top-left: search + layers */}
       <div className="absolute top-3 left-3 z-10 flex flex-col gap-2 max-w-xs">
         <SearchBar onResultSelect={handleSearchResult} />
diff --git a/src/modules/geoportal/components/setup-banner.tsx b/src/modules/geoportal/components/setup-banner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e8bf80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/geoportal/components/setup-banner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { Database, Loader2, CheckCircle2, AlertTriangle } from "lucide-react";
+import { Button } from "@/shared/components/ui/button";
+
+type Status = "checking" | "needed" | "running" | "done" | "error" | "ready";
+
+export function SetupBanner() {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<Status>("checking");
+  const [missing, setMissing] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+
+  // Check on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch("/api/geoportal/setup-views")
+      .then((r) => r.json())
+      .then((d: { ready: boolean; missing: string[] }) => {
+        if (d.ready) setStatus("ready");
+        else { setStatus("needed"); setMissing(d.missing); }
+      })
+      .catch(() => setStatus("ready")); // don't block if check fails
+  }, []);
+
+  const runSetup = async () => {
+    setStatus("running");
+    try {
+      const r = await fetch("/api/geoportal/setup-views", { method: "POST" });
+      const d = await r.json();
+      if (d.status === "ok") setStatus("done");
+      else { setStatus("error"); setError(d.error ?? "Eroare necunoscuta"); }
+    } catch (e) {
+      setStatus("error");
+      setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : "Eroare retea");
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Don't show if ready or still checking
+  if (status === "ready" || status === "checking") return null;
+
+  // Auto-hide after success
+  if (status === "done") {
+    return (
+      <div className="bg-green-500/10 border border-green-500/30 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-green-700 dark:text-green-400">
+        <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+        View-uri create cu succes. Restarteaza Martin pe server: <code className="bg-muted px-1 rounded">docker restart martin</code>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (status === "error") {
+    return (
+      <div className="bg-red-500/10 border border-red-500/30 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-red-700 dark:text-red-400">
+        <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4" />
+        Eroare: {error}
+        <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="h-6 text-xs ml-auto" onClick={runSetup}>Reincearca</Button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-amber-500/10 border border-amber-500/30 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+      <Database className="h-4 w-4 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400 shrink-0" />
+      <span className="text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300">
+        {missing.length} view-uri PostGIS lipsesc ({missing.join(", ")}). Necesare pentru tile-uri UAT optimizate.
+      </span>
+      <Button
+        variant="outline"
+        size="sm"
+        className="h-6 text-xs ml-auto shrink-0"
+        onClick={runSetup}
+        disabled={status === "running"}
+      >
+        {status === "running" ? <Loader2 className="h-3 w-3 animate-spin mr-1" /> : null}
+        {status === "running" ? "Se creaza..." : "Creaza view-uri"}
+      </Button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}