diff --git a/app/api/files/upload/route.ts b/app/api/files/upload/route.ts
index 39a3130..1129c28 100644
--- a/app/api/files/upload/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/files/upload/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
 import { getSessionUser } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { uploadToR2 } from "@/lib/r2";
 
+// Route segment config for App Router - extend timeout for large uploads
+export const maxDuration = 300; // 5 minutes
+
 const MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE = 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 10GB in bytes
 
 function serializeFile(file: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof prisma.file.create>>) {
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 981bf42..425eb90 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ export async function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
 }
 
 export const config = {
-  matcher: ["/dashboard/:path*", "/api/files/:path*"],
+  matcher: [
+    "/dashboard/:path*",
+    // Match all /api/files routes EXCEPT /api/files/upload (which handles large bodies)
+    "/api/files/list",
+    "/api/files/delete-all",
+    "/api/files/:id/download",
+    "/api/files/:id/delete",
+  ],
 };
 
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index 3c9fc54..32de694 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   // Disable server/dev sourcemaps to avoid Windows source map parse warnings
   productionBrowserSourceMaps: false,
   
+  // Allow large file uploads (up to 10GB)
+  experimental: {
+    serverActions: {
+      bodySizeLimit: "10gb",
+    },
+  },
+  
   webpack: (config, { dev, isServer }) => {
     if (dev && isServer) {
       config.devtool = false;