biohazard-vfx-website/src/middleware.ts

import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server';

export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
  const { pathname } = request.nextUrl;

  // Allow only the home page and Next.js internal routes
  if (pathname === '/' || pathname.startsWith('/_next') || pathname.startsWith('/favicon.') || pathname === '/OLIVER.jpeg' || pathname === '/OLIVER_depth.jpeg' || pathname === '/no_pigeons_zone.gif' || pathname === '/reel.mp4') {
    return NextResponse.next();
  }

  // Redirect all other routes to home
  return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/', request.url));
}

export const config = {
  matcher: [
    /*
     * Match all request paths except for the ones starting with:
     * - api (API routes)
     * - _next/static (static files)
     * - _next/image (image optimization files)
     * - favicon.ico (favicon file)
     */
    '/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)',
  ],
};