Improve platform speed and search responsiveness

Implement performance optimizations including HTTP compression, enhanced caching strategies, reduced search debounce time, and optimized thumbnail generation.

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package-lock.json

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
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         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
         "cmdk": "^1.1.1",
+        "compression": "^1.8.1",
         "connect-pg-simple": "^10.0.0",
         "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.39.1",
@@ -5419,6 +5420,60 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
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+      },
+      "engines": {
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+      }
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+        "compressible": "~2.0.18",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "negotiator": "~0.6.4",
+        "on-headers": "~1.1.0",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.2.1",
+        "vary": "~1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
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+    },
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
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     "node_modules/concat-stream": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
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