diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
index 6425cca..5177f68 100644
--- a/.env.local
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
 NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080
 
+# Middleware to limited site to only root page
+NEXT_PUBLIC_LAUNCH_ONLY_ROOT=true
+
+# Brevo API key for beta sign up collection
 BREVO_API_KEY=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
 BREVO_LIST_ID=9
diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86ef4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080
+
+# Middleware to limited site to only root page
+NEXT_PUBLIC_LAUNCH_ONLY_ROOT=true
+
+# Brevo API key for beta sign up collection
+BREVO_API_KEY=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
+BREVO_LIST_ID=9
diff --git a/app/admin/layout.tsx b/app/admin/layout.tsx
index 910153e..b71f547 100644
--- a/app/admin/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/admin/layout.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const navItems = [
     icon: <Layers className="h-4 w-4" />,
   },
   {
-    label: "Products (TO DO)",
+    label: "Products",
     href: "/admin/products",
     icon: <Boxes className="h-4 w-4" />,
   },
diff --git a/app/not-found.tsx b/app/not-found.tsx
index d89982d..12407f0 100644
--- a/app/not-found.tsx
+++ b/app/not-found.tsx
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ export default function NotFound() {
             Go Home
           </Link>
 
-          <a
+          {/* <a
             href="https://battl.builders"
             className="rounded-md border border-zinc-700 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-900 hover:border-zinc-600 transition-colors"
           >
             Learn More
-          </a>
+          </a> */}
         </div>
 
         <p className="mt-6 text-[11px] text-zinc-600">
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 1134aa2..c1032d0 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -4,35 +4,44 @@ import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 
 const LAUNCH_ONLY_ROOT = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LAUNCH_ONLY_ROOT === "true";
 
-// Allow only root + essential static files
-const ALLOW = new Set([
+// ✅ Forever allow list (always reachable even during launch-only mode)
+const ALWAYS_ALLOW = new Set<string>([
   "/",
   "/favicon.ico",
   "/robots.txt",
   "/sitemap.xml",
 ]);
 
+// Match common public/static file extensions so middleware never blocks them
+const PUBLIC_FILE = /\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp|ico|css|js|map|txt|xml|json|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$/i;
+
 export function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
   if (!LAUNCH_ONLY_ROOT) return NextResponse.next();
 
   const { pathname } = req.nextUrl;
 
-  // Always allow Next internals + static assets
+  // ✅ Always allow Next internals + static assets (public/ and _next/)
   if (
     pathname.startsWith("/_next") ||
-    pathname.startsWith("/assets") ||
-    pathname.startsWith("/images")
+    pathname.startsWith("/favicon") ||
+    pathname === "/robots.txt" ||
+    pathname === "/sitemap.xml" ||
+    PUBLIC_FILE.test(pathname)
   ) {
     return NextResponse.next();
   }
 
-  // Allow the root + a few public files
-  if (ALLOW.has(pathname)) return NextResponse.next();
+  // ✅ Allow the root + a few public files
+  if (ALWAYS_ALLOW.has(pathname)) return NextResponse.next();
 
-  // Everything else: hide it
-  return NextResponse.rewrite(new URL("/404", req.url)); // or redirect to "/"
+  // 🚫 Everything else: hide it
+  return NextResponse.rewrite(new URL("/404", req.url));
 }
 
 export const config = {
-  matcher: ["/:path*"],
+  // Run middleware on everything *except* Next internals and obvious static files.
+  // This keeps launch gating from ever breaking your logo/images/fonts/etc.
+  matcher: [
+    "/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|robots.txt|sitemap.xml|.*\\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp|ico|css|js|map|txt|xml|json|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)).*)",
+  ],
 };
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