From df986a2e36f672d34797bc36aec4c29a27ad643b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Flaminel <flm.marius@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:24:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Redirect to base path from root path (#466)

---
 code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Program.cs | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Program.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Program.cs
index d1266bcc..53af13d0 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Program.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ if (basePath is not null)
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(basePath) && !context.Request.Path.StartsWithSegments(basePath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
+                // Redirect root to the base path for convenience
+                if (!context.Request.Path.HasValue || context.Request.Path.Value == "/")
+                {
+                    context.Response.Redirect(basePath + "/");
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 context.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status404NotFound;
                 return;
             }