diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
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--- a/src/middleware.ts
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-import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-import { i18n } from './lib/i18nConfig';
-
-const PUBLIC_FILE_REGEX = /\.(.*)$/;
-
-export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
-  const locale = request.cookies.get('NEXT_LOCALE')?.value || i18n.defaultLocale;
-  const { pathname } = request.nextUrl;
-
-  // Skip internal Next.js paths and static files
-  if (
-    pathname.startsWith('/_next') ||
-    pathname.startsWith('/api') ||
-    PUBLIC_FILE_REGEX.test(pathname)
-  ) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Check if there is any supported locale in the pathname
-  const pathnameHasLocale = i18n.locales.some(
-    (loc) => pathname.startsWith(`/${loc}/`) || pathname === `/${loc}`
-  );
-
-  if (pathnameHasLocale) {
-    return NextResponse.next();
-  }
-
-  // Rewrite to include the default locale if no locale is present
-  request.nextUrl.pathname = `/${locale}${pathname}`;
-  return NextResponse.redirect(request.nextUrl);
-}
-
-export const config = {
-  matcher: [
-    '/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)',
-    '/',
-  ],
-};