Migrate apex redirect logic from next.config.ts to middleware for improved flexibility and maintainability

web/middleware.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type {NextRequest} from 'next/server'
+import {NextResponse} from 'next/server'
+
+const DOMAIN = 'compassmeet.com'
+
+export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
+  const host = request.headers.get('host') || ''
+  const url = request.nextUrl.clone()
+
+  // Never redirect well-known files (Android + iOS app verification)
+  if (url.pathname.startsWith('/.well-known/')) {
+    return NextResponse.next()
+  }
+
+  // apex → www
+  if (host === DOMAIN) {
+    url.hostname = 'www.compassmeet.com'
+    return NextResponse.redirect(url, 308)
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.next()
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: ['/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)'],
+}

web/next.config.ts

@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   },
   async redirects() {
     return [
-      {
-        source: '/((?!\\.well-known/assetlinks\\.json).*)',
-        has: [{type: 'host', value: 'compassmeet.com'}],
-        destination: 'https://www.compassmeet.com/:path*',
-        permanent: true,
-      },
       {source: '/discord', destination: 'https://discord.gg/8Vd7jzqjun', permanent: false},
       {source: '/patreon', destination: 'https://patreon.com/CompassMeet', permanent: false},
       {