Add in-memory caching for online count, enable compression, and add staleTimes for router cache

next.config.ts

@@ -29,20 +29,39 @@ const securityHeaders = [
 ];
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
-  // This app lives inside the Laravel repo tree (which has its own lockfiles);
-  // pin the Turbopack root so Next doesn't infer a parent directory.
   turbopack: { root: import.meta.dirname },
-  
-  // Prisma + the MariaDB driver adapter are native/server-only — keep them out
-  // of the bundle (same approach as the habbo-next reference).
   serverExternalPackages: ["@prisma/adapter-mariadb", "mariadb", "@prisma/client"],
 
+  // Compress responses with gzip
+  compress: true,
+
+  // Cache pages longer in the router cache for faster back/forward navigation
+  experimental: {
+    staleTimes: {
+      dynamic: 30,
+      static: 180,
+    },
+  },
+
+  // Add caching headers for static assets
   async headers() {
     return [
       {
         source: "/(.*)",
         headers: securityHeaders,
       },
+      {
+        source: "/assets/(.*)",
+        headers: [
+          { key: "Cache-Control", value: "public, max-age=31536000, immutable" },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        source: "/images/(.*)",
+        headers: [
+          { key: "Cache-Control", value: "public, max-age=86400" },
+        ],
+      },
     ];
   },
 };