Added middleware to let excluded files skip middleware chain

server/server.go

@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ func NewServer(
 		conn,
 	)
 	var handler http.Handler = mux
+	// Add middleware here, must be added in reverse order of execution
+	// i.e. First in list will get executed last during the request handling
 	handler = middleware.Logging(logger, handler)
+	handler = middleware.Authentication(logger, handler)
+
+	// Serve the favicon and exluded files before any middleware is added
+	handler = middleware.ExcludedFiles(handler)
+	handler = middleware.Favicon(handler)
 	return handler
 }