diff --git a/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py b/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py
index d9aed3c1a..c9b178ece 100644
--- a/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py
+++ b/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #   "rich",
 #   "ijson",
 #   "typer-slim",
-#   "websockets",
 # ]
 # ///
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from typing import TypedDict
 
-import ijson
 import typer
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.progress import BarColumn
@@ -24,8 +22,14 @@ from rich.progress import SpinnerColumn
 from rich.progress import TextColumn
 from rich.progress import TimeElapsedColumn
 from rich.table import Table
-from websockets.sync.client import ClientConnection
-from websockets.sync.client import connect
+
+try:
+    import ijson  # type: ignore
+except ImportError as exc:  # pragma: no cover - handled at runtime
+    raise SystemExit(
+        "ijson is required for migration transform. "
+        "Install dependencies (e.g., `uv pip install ijson`).",
+    ) from exc
 
 app = typer.Typer(add_completion=False)
 console = Console()
@@ -76,8 +80,6 @@ def migrate(
         "-o",
         callback=validate_output,
     ),
-    ws_url: str | None = typer.Option(None, "--ws"),
-    update_frequency: int = typer.Option(100, "--freq"),
 ) -> None:
     """
     Process JSON fixtures with detailed summary and timing.
@@ -92,15 +94,6 @@ def migrate(
     total_processed: int = 0
     start_time: float = time.perf_counter()
 
-    ws: ClientConnection | None = None
-    if ws_url:
-        try:
-            ws = connect(ws_url)
-        except Exception as e:
-            console.print(
-                f"[yellow]Warning: Could not connect to WebSocket: {e}[/yellow]",
-            )
-
     progress = Progress(
         SpinnerColumn(),
         TextColumn("[bold blue]{task.description}"),
@@ -110,49 +103,33 @@ def migrate(
         console=console,
     )
 
-    try:
-        with (
-            progress,
-            input_path.open("rb") as infile,
-            output_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile,
-        ):
-            task = progress.add_task("Processing fixture", start=True)
-            outfile.write("[\n")
-            first: bool = True
+    with (
+        progress,
+        input_path.open("rb") as infile,
+        output_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile,
+    ):
+        task = progress.add_task("Processing fixture", start=True)
+        outfile.write("[\n")
+        first: bool = True
 
-            for i, obj in enumerate(ijson.items(infile, "item")):
-                fixture: FixtureObject = obj
-                model: str = fixture["model"]
-                total_processed += 1
+        for i, obj in enumerate(ijson.items(infile, "item")):
+            fixture: FixtureObject = obj
+            model: str = fixture["model"]
+            total_processed += 1
 
-                transform: TransformFn | None = TRANSFORMS.get(model)
-                if transform:
-                    fixture = transform(fixture)
-                    stats[model] += 1
+            transform: TransformFn | None = TRANSFORMS.get(model)
+            if transform:
+                fixture = transform(fixture)
+                stats[model] += 1
 
-                if not first:
-                    outfile.write(",\n")
-                first = False
+            if not first:
+                outfile.write(",\n")
+            first = False
 
-                json.dump(fixture, outfile, ensure_ascii=False)
-                progress.advance(task, 1)
+            json.dump(fixture, outfile, ensure_ascii=False)
+            progress.advance(task, 1)
 
-                if ws and (i % update_frequency == 0):
-                    ws.send(
-                        json.dumps(
-                            {
-                                "task": "processing",
-                                "completed": total_processed,
-                                "stats": dict(stats),
-                            },
-                        ),
-                    )
-
-            outfile.write("\n]\n")
-
-    finally:
-        if ws:
-            ws.close()
+        outfile.write("\n]\n")
 
     end_time: float = time.perf_counter()
     duration: float = end_time - start_time
diff --git a/src/paperless_migration/templates/paperless_migration/migration_home.html b/src/paperless_migration/templates/paperless_migration/migration_home.html
index 9061c61ff..afa9b2c95 100644
--- a/src/paperless_migration/templates/paperless_migration/migration_home.html
+++ b/src/paperless_migration/templates/paperless_migration/migration_home.html
@@ -268,11 +268,29 @@
                 <div class="fw-semibold">Migration console</div>
                 <span class="badge bg-secondary-subtle text-secondary border border-secondary-subtle">Live output</span>
               </div>
-              <pre class="mb-0" style="background:#0f1a12;color:#d1e7d6;border-radius:12px;min-height:160px;padding:12px;font-size:0.9rem;overflow:auto;">(waiting for connection…)</pre>
+              <pre id="migration-log" class="mb-0" style="background:#0f1a12;color:#d1e7d6;border-radius:12px;min-height:180px;padding:12px;font-size:0.9rem;overflow:auto;">(waiting for connection…)</pre>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
+    {% if start_stream %}
+      <script>
+        (() => {
+          const logEl = document.getElementById('migration-log');
+          if (!logEl) return;
+          const evt = new EventSource('{% url "transform_stream" %}');
+          const append = (line) => {
+            logEl.textContent += `\n${line}`;
+            logEl.scrollTop = logEl.scrollHeight;
+          };
+          evt.onmessage = (e) => append(e.data);
+          evt.onerror = () => {
+            append('[connection closed]');
+            evt.close();
+          };
+        })();
+      </script>
+    {% endif %}
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/paperless_migration/urls.py b/src/paperless_migration/urls.py
index 0ef0f2ab3..c02b2b533 100644
--- a/src/paperless_migration/urls.py
+++ b/src/paperless_migration/urls.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.conf.urls.static import static
+from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
 from django.urls import include
 from django.urls import path
 
@@ -7,4 +10,9 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("accounts/login/", views.migration_login, name="account_login"),
     path("accounts/", include("allauth.urls")),
     path("migration/", views.migration_home, name="migration_home"),
+    path("migration/transform/stream", views.transform_stream, name="transform_stream"),
 ]
+
+if settings.DEBUG:
+    urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()
+    urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
diff --git a/src/paperless_migration/views.py b/src/paperless_migration/views.py
index 3a1cf96e0..10b498d60 100644
--- a/src/paperless_migration/views.py
+++ b/src/paperless_migration/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.contrib import messages
@@ -5,6 +7,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
 from django.contrib.auth import login
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
+from django.http import StreamingHttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
@@ -28,10 +31,8 @@ def migration_home(request):
         if action == "check":
             messages.success(request, "Checked export paths.")
         elif action == "transform":
-            messages.info(
-                request,
-                "Transform step is not implemented yet.",
-            )
+            messages.info(request, "Starting transform… live output below.")
+            request.session["start_transform_stream"] = True
         elif action == "import":
             messages.info(
                 request,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def migration_home(request):
         "export_exists": export_path.exists(),
         "transformed_path": transformed_path,
         "transformed_exists": transformed_path.exists(),
+        "start_stream": request.session.pop("start_transform_stream", False),
     }
     return render(request, "paperless_migration/migration_home.html", context)
 
@@ -75,3 +77,53 @@ def migration_login(request):
         return redirect(settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL)
 
     return render(request, "account/login.html")
+
+
+@login_required
+@require_http_methods(["GET"])
+def transform_stream(request):
+    if not request.session.get("migration_code_ok"):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden("Access code required")
+    if not request.user.is_superuser:
+        return HttpResponseForbidden("Superuser access required")
+
+    input_path = Path(settings.MIGRATION_EXPORT_PATH)
+    output_path = Path(settings.MIGRATION_TRANSFORMED_PATH)
+
+    cmd = [
+        sys.executable,
+        "-m",
+        "paperless_migration.scripts.transform",
+        "--input",
+        str(input_path),
+        "--output",
+        str(output_path),
+    ]
+
+    def event_stream():
+        process = subprocess.Popen(
+            cmd,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+            bufsize=1,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        try:
+            yield "data: Starting transform...\n\n"
+            if process.stdout:
+                for line in process.stdout:
+                    yield f"data: {line.rstrip()}\n\n"
+            process.wait()
+            yield f"data: Transform finished with code {process.returncode}\n\n"
+        finally:
+            if process and process.poll() is None:
+                process.kill()
+
+    return StreamingHttpResponse(
+        event_stream(),
+        content_type="text/event-stream",
+        headers={
+            "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
+            "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
+        },
+    )