# .htaccess file to configure Apache for serving static assets and resolving 403 errors

# Disable directory indexing to prevent listing of directory contents
Options -Indexes

# Ensure static files (images, CSS, JS) are accessible
<FilesMatch "\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|svg|css|js|woff|woff2|ttf|eot|ico)$">
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
</FilesMatch>

# Explicitly allow access to the assets directory
<Directory "assets">
    Options +FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

# Prevent hotlinking (optional, comment out if not needed)
# RewriteEngine On
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http(s)?://(www\.)?yourdomain.com [NC]
# RewriteRule \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif)$ - [NC,F]

# Enable mod_rewrite for URL rewriting (if needed for your site)
RewriteEngine On

# Redirect to index.html for root access (optional, adjust as needed)
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^ index.html [L]

# Set cache control for static assets to improve performance
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
    ExpiresActive On
    ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 month"
</IfModule>

# Enable compression for faster loading (if mod_deflate is available)
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css application/javascript
</IfModule>