diff --git a/public/.htaccess b/public/.htaccess
index 3aec5e2..701146d 100644
--- a/public/.htaccess
+++ b/public/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,49 @@
+<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
+    # Enable on-the-fly compression for various file types.
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
+    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
+
+    # Remove browser bugs (only needed for really old browsers)
+    BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
+    BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
+    BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
+    Header append Vary User-Agent
+</IfModule>
+
+<IfModule mod_expires.c>
+    ExpiresActive On
+
+    # Cache for 1 month by default
+    ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 month"
+
+    ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 year"
+    ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"
+    ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access plus 1 month"
+    ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 month"
+</IfModule>
+
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
     <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
         Options -MultiViews -Indexes
@@ -5,6 +51,14 @@
 
     RewriteEngine On
 
+    # Block access to .git directory
+    RewriteRule .*\.git/.* - [L,R=404]
+
+    # Force HTTPS and www subdomain
+    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
+    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
+    RewriteRule ^ https://www.stemmechanics.com.au%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
+
     # Handle Authorization Header
     RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
     RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
@@ -14,6 +68,15 @@
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)/$
     RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301]
 
+    # Serve pre-compressed files
+    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Accept-encoding} gzip
+    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.gz -s
+    RewriteRule ^(.+)\.(css|js)$ $1.$2.gz [QSA]
+
+    # Serve correct content types for pre-compressed files.
+    RewriteRule \.css\.gz$ - [T=text/css,E=no-gzip:1]
+    RewriteRule \.js\.gz$ - [T=text/javascript,E=no-gzip:1]
+
     # Send Requests To Front Controller...
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f