diff --git a/src/components/Footer.tsx b/src/components/Footer.tsx
index a667266..d5cecf7 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default function Footer({ fullName = 'Cris Charles Garcia', socialLinks =
           <span className="opacity-40">•</span>
           <a href="/contact" className="hover:text-foreground-custom transition-colors">Contact</a>
           <span className="opacity-40">•</span>
-          <a href="/links" className="text-primary-custom hover:underline font-medium">Links Directory</a>
+          <a href="https://links.crischarles.com" className="text-primary-custom hover:underline font-medium">Links Directory</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 1ab21bd..2dd0179 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface Props {
 	image?: string;
 	preloadImage?: string;
 	type?: 'website' | 'article' | 'profile';
+	canonicalURL?: string;
 }
 
 const { 
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ const {
 	description = "Personal portfolio website of Cris Charles Garcia, showcasing projects, skills, experience, and custom AI chatbot assistant.",
 	image = "/logo.png",
 	preloadImage,
-	type = "website"
+	type = "website",
+	canonicalURL
 } = Astro.props;
 
 const isRootPage = Astro.url.pathname === '/';
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ const isRootPage = Astro.url.pathname === '/';
 		<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Cris Charles" />
 
 		<!-- SEO & Structured Data -->
-		<SEO title={title} description={description} image={image} type={type} />
+		<SEO title={title} description={description} image={image} type={type} canonicalURL={canonicalURL} />
 		<link rel="sitemap" href="/sitemap-index.xml" />
 		<!-- Astro ClientRouter for seamless SPA page transitions (no reload, no twitch) -->
 		<ClientRouter />
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index cad60ec..bd8307e 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,54 @@
 import { defineMiddleware } from 'astro:middleware';
 
-export const onRequest = defineMiddleware((context, next) => {
+export const onRequest = defineMiddleware(async (context, next) => {
   const isMaintenanceMode = import.meta.env.MAINTENANCE_MODE === 'true';
-
-  // If maintenance mode is off, let all requests through
-  if (!isMaintenanceMode) {
-    return next();
-  }
-
   const pathname = context.url.pathname;
+  const hostname = context.url.hostname.toLowerCase();
 
-  // Always allow the maintenance page itself, static assets, and API routes
-  if (
-    pathname === '/maintenance' ||
+  // Static assets and internal Astro assets pass through immediately
+  const isStaticOrInternal =
     pathname.startsWith('/_astro') ||
+    pathname.startsWith('/_image') ||
     pathname.startsWith('/api') ||
-    /\.(png|svg|ico|webp|jpg|jpeg|gif|css|js|txt|xml|json|woff2?|ttf|eot|pdf)$/i.test(pathname)
-  ) {
+    /\.(png|svg|ico|webp|jpg|jpeg|gif|css|js|txt|xml|json|woff2?|ttf|eot|pdf)$/i.test(pathname);
+
+  if (isStaticOrInternal) {
     return next();
   }
 
-  // Redirect all other traffic to /maintenance
-  return context.redirect('/maintenance', 307);
+  // Maintenance mode handling
+  if (isMaintenanceMode) {
+    if (pathname === '/maintenance') {
+      return next();
+    }
+    return context.redirect('/maintenance', 307);
+  }
+
+  // Subdomain handling: links.crischarles.com (or links.localhost in dev)
+  const isLinksSubdomain =
+    hostname === 'links.crischarles.com' ||
+    (hostname.startsWith('links.') && (hostname.includes('localhost') || hostname.includes('127.0.0.1')));
+
+  if (isLinksSubdomain) {
+    // Root on subdomain renders the /links page seamlessly
+    if (pathname === '/') {
+      return context.rewrite('/links');
+    }
+    // Redundant /links path redirects to /
+    if (pathname === '/links' || pathname === '/links/') {
+      return context.redirect('/', 301);
+    }
+    // Any other path on links subdomain redirects to main portfolio
+    return context.redirect(`https://crischarles.com${pathname}`, 302);
+  }
+
+  // Main domain: redirect /links to dedicated links.crischarles.com subdomain (in production)
+  if (pathname === '/links' || pathname === '/links/') {
+    if (hostname === 'crischarles.com' || hostname === 'www.crischarles.com') {
+      return context.redirect('https://links.crischarles.com', 301);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return next();
 });
+
diff --git a/src/pages/links.astro b/src/pages/links.astro
index e0c9497..d2eb735 100644
--- a/src/pages/links.astro
+++ b/src/pages/links.astro
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const getIconSvg = (platform: string) => {
 <Layout
   title={`Links & Socials | ${settings.fullName}`}
   description="Official social links, contact options, and developer directory for Cris Charles Garcia."
+  canonicalURL="https://links.crischarles.com"
 >
   <style is:global>
     body {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ const getIconSvg = (platform: string) => {
     {/* Return to Main Portfolio Pill & Status */}
     <div class="w-full max-w-md md:max-w-4xl lg:max-w-5xl flex justify-between items-center mb-4 sm:mb-6 links-header-pills">
       <a
-        href="/"
+        href="https://crischarles.com"
         class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full bg-foreground-custom/5 hover:bg-foreground-custom/10 text-muted-foreground-custom hover:text-foreground-custom text-xs font-mono border border-border-custom transition-all"
       >
         <span>←</span>