diff --git a/helpers/index.js b/helpers/index.js
index b1d25d4..7ee93fd 100644
--- a/helpers/index.js
+++ b/helpers/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = {
-    ViewLoader: require('./view_loader'),
-    TimeSince: require('./timesince'),
-    HtmlString: require('./htmlstring'),
-    GPG: require('./gpg')
+    ViewLoader:     require('./view_loader'),
+    TimeSince:      require('./timesince'),
+    HtmlString:     require('./htmlstring'),
+    GPG:            require('./gpg'),
+    Minify:         require('./minify')
 }
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diff --git a/helpers/minify.js b/helpers/minify.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66884c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/minify.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const minify = require('@node-minify/core');
+const cleanCSS = require('@node-minify/clean-css');
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @param {string} content 
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+async function css(content) {
+    return await minify({
+        compressor: cleanCSS,
+        content
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = { css };
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ad4e255..e8e33fb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -24,20 +24,15 @@ app.use(express.static('public'));
 
 // 404
 app.use(async (req, res, next) => {
-	try {
-		if (res.headersSent) return next();
-		const Helpers = require('./helpers');
-		res.status(404).send(await Helpers.ViewLoader.load('error.pug', {
-			error: '404 Not Found',
-			message: 'The requested page was not found.'
-		}))
-	} catch (err) { 
-		next(err);
-	}
+	if (res.headersSent) return next();
+
+	res.status(404);
+	res.template('error.pug', {
+		error: '404 Not Found',
+		message: 'The requested page was not found.'
+	});
 })
 
-
-
 // error handler
 app.use(async (err, req, res, next) => {
 	console.log(err);
@@ -45,13 +40,11 @@ app.use(async (err, req, res, next) => {
         return next(err);
     }
 
-	const Helpers = require('./helpers');
-
     res.status(500);
-	res.send(await Helpers.ViewLoader.load('error.pug', {
+	res.template('error.pug', {
         error: '500 Internal Server Error',
         message: 'An unexpected error happened in the server'
-    }));
+    });
 })
 
 const server = app.listen(APP_PORT, () => {
diff --git a/middleware/index.js b/middleware/index.js
index 547dcc7..8522718 100644
--- a/middleware/index.js
+++ b/middleware/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
-const glob = require('glob');
+const minify = require('express-minify');
 
 router.use(require('./template'));
 router.use(require('./cookie'));
 router.use(require('./session'));
 router.use(require('./session_back'));
 
+router.use(minify({
+    cache: process.env.APP_DEBUG == true,
+    uglifyJS: null,
+    errorHandler: console.error,
+    css_match: /.css^/,
+    js_match: /.js^/
+}));
+
 module.exports = router;
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diff --git a/middleware/template.js b/middleware/template.js
index 5865962..fd0e47c 100644
--- a/middleware/template.js
+++ b/middleware/template.js
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ const express   = require('express');
 const router    = new express.Router();
 const Helpers   = require('../helpers');
 
-router.use((err, req, res, next) => {
+module.exports = (req, res, next) => {
     if (res.template) return next();
+
+
     res.template = async (file, data) => {
         res.send(await Helpers.ViewLoader.load(file, {
             ...data,
@@ -13,6 +15,6 @@ router.use((err, req, res, next) => {
             require
         }))
     }
-});
-
-module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
+    
+    return next();
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f50299d..1556335 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@node-minify/clean-css": "^8.0.5",
+    "@node-minify/core": "^8.0.5",
     "bcrypt": "^5.1.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.1",
     "connect-redis": "^6.1.3",
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-async-handler": "^1.2.0",
+    "express-minify": "^1.0.0",
     "express-session": "^1.17.3",
     "glob": "^8.1.0",
     "gulp": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/routes/homepage.js b/routes/homepage.js
index f01efc5..7ea71c3 100644
--- a/routes/homepage.js
+++ b/routes/homepage.js
@@ -13,21 +13,19 @@ async function handler(req, res) {
         limit: 5
     });
 
-    res.send(
-        await Helpers.ViewLoader.load(
-            'main.pug',
-            {
-                current_route: '/',
-                gb_entries,
-                articles,
-                og: {
-                    title: 'blek! Site',
-                    type: 'website',
-                    image: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + '/content/transylveonia.jpg',
-                    url: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + req.originalUrl
-                }
+    await res.template(
+        'main.pug',
+        {
+            current_route: '/',
+            gb_entries,
+            articles,
+            og: {
+                title: 'blek! Site',
+                type: 'website',
+                image: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + '/content/transylveonia.jpg',
+                url: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + req.originalUrl
             }
-        )
+        }
     );
     return;
 }
diff --git a/startup.js b/startup.js
index f57d855..84f67ca 100644
--- a/startup.js
+++ b/startup.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ require('dotenv').config({
 });
 
 // load debug
-if (process.env.APP_DEBUG) {
+if (process.env.APP_DEBUG == 'true') {
+    process.env.APP_DEBUG = true;
     process.env.DEBUG = '*/*';
 }