diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index ec6924b2..7d74951a 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -4,3 +4,55 @@ RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^msos\.spletnimojster\.si$ [OR]
 RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.msos\.spletnimojster\.si$
 RewriteRule ^/?$ "https\:\/\/msos\.spletnimojster\.si\/en\/" [R=301,L]
 
+
+# ============================================================
+# Static-site defaults (added for SEO / performance / 404).
+# Wrapped in <IfModule> guards so a missing module can't 500.
+# Ignored by nginx (harmless). No extra HTTPS/host redirects —
+# the host handles TLS and the rule above handles the root.
+# ============================================================
+
+# ----- Custom branded error page -----
+ErrorDocument 404 /404.html
+
+# ----- Don't expose directory listings -----
+Options -Indexes
+
+# ----- Correct MIME types (WebP, SVG, manifest, fonts) -----
+<IfModule mod_mime.c>
+    AddType image/webp                 .webp
+    AddType image/svg+xml              .svg
+    AddType application/manifest+json  .webmanifest
+    AddType image/x-icon               .ico
+    AddType font/woff2                 .woff2
+</IfModule>
+
+# ----- Gzip / compression for text assets -----
+<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/css text/plain text/xml
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript application/json
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml application/manifest+json
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
+</IfModule>
+
+# ----- Browser caching -----
+# No file-hashing on this site, so keep CSS/JS short (updates must propagate)
+# and cache images/fonts longer. HTML is always revalidated.
+<IfModule mod_expires.c>
+    ExpiresActive On
+    ExpiresByType text/html                    "access plus 0 seconds"
+    ExpiresByType text/css                     "access plus 1 day"
+    ExpiresByType application/javascript       "access plus 1 day"
+    ExpiresByType image/webp                   "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/jpeg                   "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/png                    "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/svg+xml                "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/x-icon                 "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType font/woff2                   "access plus 1 month"
+</IfModule>
+<IfModule mod_headers.c>
+    Header set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
+    <FilesMatch "\.html$">
+        Header set Cache-Control "no-cache, must-revalidate"
+    </FilesMatch>
+</IfModule>