OBJ then local

app/api/batch-upload/upload/route.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { db } from "@/lib/db";
 import { uploadToHetzner, deleteFromHetzner } from "@/lib/storage";
 import { recalcShotStatus } from "@/lib/shot-status";
 
-export const maxDuration = 120;
+export const maxDuration = 300; // 5 min — large .mov high-res files
 
 /**
  * POST /api/batch-upload/upload
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ export async function POST(
 
   const buffer = Buffer.from(await file.arrayBuffer());
 
+  // Browsers (especially on Windows) often send an empty MIME type for .mov
+  // files. Fall back to a safe content type based on the file extension.
+  const ext = file.name.split(".").pop()?.toLowerCase();
+  const contentType =
+    file.type ||
+    (ext === "mov" ? "video/quicktime" :
+     ext === "mp4" ? "video/mp4" :
+     "application/octet-stream");
+
   // ── High-res (.mov) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   if (action === "update-highres") {
     const shot = await db.shot.findUnique({
@@ -61,7 +70,7 @@ export async function POST(
       await deleteFromHetzner(shot.highResKey).catch(() => {});
     }
 
-    const { key } = await uploadToHetzner(buffer, file.name, file.type, "highres");
+    const { key } = await uploadToHetzner(buffer, file.name, contentType, "highres");
 
     await db.shot.update({
       where: { id: shotId },
@@ -134,7 +143,7 @@ export async function POST(
   }
 
   // Upload the video to Hetzner object storage
-  const { key: videoKey } = await uploadToHetzner(buffer, file.name, file.type, "videos");
+  const { key: videoKey } = await uploadToHetzner(buffer, file.name, contentType, "videos");
   const result = { url: `/api/files/${videoKey}`, key: videoKey };
 
   // Mark all existing versions for this task as no longer latest

app/api/files/[...key]/route.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
-import { generateHetznerStreamUrl } from "@/lib/storage";
+import { generateHetznerStreamUrl, hetznerKeyExists } from "@/lib/storage";
 
 // ── Tuning constants ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 //
@@ -45,21 +45,20 @@ export async function GET(
     return new NextResponse("Forbidden", { status: 403 });
   }
 
-  // Single stat() replaces the previous existsSync() + statSync() (2 → 1
+  // ── Hetzner first, local disk fallback ───────────────────────────────────
-  // syscall). The try/catch also catches ENOENT, EACCES, ENAMETOOLONG, etc.
+  // Check object storage first (all new uploads go there directly; migrated
+  // files live there too). Results are cached in process memory after the
+  // first check so subsequent range requests pay no extra latency.
+  // Fall back to local disk only for files that haven't been migrated yet.
   let stat: fs.Stats;
   try {
-    stat = fs.statSync(filePath);
+    if (await hetznerKeyExists(relativePath)) {
-  } catch {
-    // File not on local disk — attempt a redirect to Hetzner object storage.
-    // This covers files uploaded after the migration and any migrated files
-    // whose local copies have been removed.
-    try {
       const hetznerUrl = await generateHetznerStreamUrl(relativePath, 3600);
       return NextResponse.redirect(hetznerUrl, 302);
-    } catch {
-      return new NextResponse("Not found", { status: 404 });
     }
+    stat = fs.statSync(filePath);
+  } catch {
+    return new NextResponse("Not found", { status: 404 });
   }
 
   // Guard against directory traversal that resolves to a directory

lib/storage.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   DeleteObjectCommand,
   GetObjectCommand,
   ListObjectsV2Command,
+  HeadObjectCommand,
 } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3";
 import { getSignedUrl } from "@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner";
 import fs from "fs";
@@ -278,6 +279,30 @@ export async function uploadToHetzner(
   return { key };
 }
 
+/**
+ * In-process cache for Hetzner key existence checks.
+ * Positive hits (key exists) are cached indefinitely for the process lifetime
+ * since uploaded files are immutable UUID-named objects that never disappear.
+ * Negative hits are not cached so newly-migrated files are picked up immediately.
+ */
+const hetznerExistsCache = new Map<string, true>();
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given key exists in the Hetzner bucket.
+ * Results are cached in process memory after the first check.
+ */
+export async function hetznerKeyExists(key: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (hetznerExistsCache.has(key)) return true;
+  try {
+    const { client, bucket } = await buildHetznerClient();
+    await client.send(new HeadObjectCommand({ Bucket: bucket, Key: key }));
+    hetznerExistsCache.set(key, true);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * List all object keys currently stored in the Hetzner bucket.
  * Paginates automatically. Used by the migration tool.