diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index c804059..c869689 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
-import { authMiddleware } from '@clerk/nextjs'
+import { publicRoutes } from './middleware/public-routes'
+import { stackMiddlewares } from './middleware/stack-middlewares'
+import { withAuth } from './middleware/with-clerk-auth'
+import { withRateLimit } from './middleware/with-rate-limit'
 
-// This example protects all routes including api/trpc routes
-// Please edit this to allow other routes to be public as needed.
-// See https://clerk.com/docs/references/nextjs/auth-middleware for more information about configuring your middleware
-export default authMiddleware({
-  // routes that do not require authentication
-  publicRoutes: [
-    '/',
-    '/messages/(.*)',
-    '/chats/(.*)',
-    '/api/chat/livekit_token',
-    '/api/files/upload',
-    '/api/msg/new',
-    '/api/msg/destroy',
-    '/api/msg/message-viewed',
-    '/api/ip'
-  ]
-})
+export default stackMiddlewares([withRateLimit, withAuth])
 
 export const config = {
-  // matcher: ['/((?!_next/image|_next/static|favicon.ico|logo.png).*)']
-  matcher: ["/((?!.*\\..*|_next).*)","/","/(api|trpc)(.*)"],
-}
+  matcher: ["/((?!.*\\..*|_next).*)","/","/(api|trpc)(.*)"]
+}
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diff --git a/src/middleware/public-routes.ts b/src/middleware/public-routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..714ec7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/public-routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export const publicRoutes = [
+  '/',
+  '/messages/(.*)',
+  '/chats/(.*)',
+  '/api/chat/livekit_token',
+  '/api/files/upload',
+  '/api/msg/new',
+  '/api/msg/destroy',
+  '/api/msg/message-viewed',
+  '/api/msg/:messageId',
+  '/api/ip'
+]
diff --git a/src/middleware/stack-middlewares.ts b/src/middleware/stack-middlewares.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2498616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/stack-middlewares.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+import { NextMiddleware, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { MiddlewareFactory } from "../shared/types";
+export function stackMiddlewares(
+  functions: MiddlewareFactory[] = [],
+  index = 0
+): NextMiddleware {
+  const current = functions[index];
+  if (current) {
+    const next = stackMiddlewares(functions, index + 1);
+    return current(next);
+  }
+  return () => NextResponse.next();
+}
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diff --git a/src/middleware/with-clerk-auth.ts b/src/middleware/with-clerk-auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..052ea71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/with-clerk-auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { NextFetchEvent, NextMiddleware, NextRequest } from 'next/server'
+import { authMiddleware } from '@clerk/nextjs'
+import { publicRoutes } from './public-routes'
+import { MiddlewareFactory } from '../shared/types'
+
+// This example protects all routes including api/trpc routes
+// Please edit this to allow other routes to be public as needed.
+// See https://clerk.com/docs/references/nextjs/auth-middleware for more information about configuring your middleware
+
+export const withAuth: MiddlewareFactory = (next: NextMiddleware) => {
+  return async (request: NextRequest, _next: NextFetchEvent) => {
+    return await authMiddleware({
+      // routes that do not require authentication
+      publicRoutes: publicRoutes
+    })(next.)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/middleware/with-rate-limit.ts b/src/middleware/with-rate-limit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72d3dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/with-rate-limit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { NextFetchEvent, NextMiddleware, NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { Ratelimit } from '@upstash/ratelimit'
+import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis'
+import { publicRoutes } from './public-routes'
+import { MiddlewareFactory } from '../shared/types'
+
+const redis = new Redis({
+  url: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL as string,
+  token: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN as string
+})
+
+const ratelimit = new Ratelimit({
+  redis: redis,
+  // 100 messages per day
+  limiter: Ratelimit.slidingWindow(parseInt(process.env.FREE_TIER_MESSAGES_LIMIT || '1'), '1 d')
+})
+
+export const withRateLimit: MiddlewareFactory = (next: NextMiddleware) => {
+  // return async (request: NextRequest, _next: NextFetchEvent) => {
+  //   const ip =
+  //     request.ip || request.headers.get('x-vercel-forwarded-for') || '127.0.0.1'
+  //   const { success } = await ratelimit.limit(ip)
+  //   console.log(`Rate limit ${ip} ${success ? 'passed' : 'blocked'}`)
+  //   return success
+  //     ? next(request, _next)
+  //     : NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/blocked', request.url))
+  // }
+  return async (request: NextRequest, _next: NextFetchEvent) => {
+    console.log("Log some data here", request.nextUrl.pathname);
+    return next(request, _next);
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/src/pages/blocked.tsx b/src/pages/blocked.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed4cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/blocked.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+export default function BlockedPage() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Blocked</h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index 1d4c781..70a24ec 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { NextMiddleware } from "next/server";
 import { LocalAudioTrack, LocalVideoTrack } from 'livekit-client';
 import { Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
 export interface EncryptionDetails {
@@ -63,4 +64,6 @@ export interface IpAddressInfo {
 export type EventWithIpAddressInfo = Prisma.EventGetPayload<{
   event: true
   include: { ipAddressInfo: true }
-}>
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+}>
+
+export type MiddlewareFactory = (middleware: NextMiddleware) => NextMiddleware;