diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fffd32324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { env } from 'process';
+
+import { client } from './utils/api';
+
+const skippedUrls = [
+  '/onboard',
+  '/api/',
+  '/_next/',
+  '/favicon.ico',
+  '/404',
+  '/pages/_app',
+  '/imgs/',
+];
+
+let cachedUserCount = 0;
+
+export async function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
+  const url = req.nextUrl.clone();
+
+  // Do not redirect if the url is in the skippedUrls array
+  if (skippedUrls.some((skippedUrl) => url.pathname.startsWith(skippedUrl))) {
+    return NextResponse.next();
+  }
+
+  // Do not redirect if we are on Vercel
+  if (env.VERCEL) {
+    return NextResponse.next();
+  }
+
+  // Do not redirect if there are users in the database
+  if (cachedUserCount > 0) {
+    return NextResponse.next();
+  }
+
+  // is only called from when there were no users in the database in this session (Since the app started)
+  cachedUserCount = await client.user.count.query();
+
+  // Do not redirect if there are users in the database
+  if (cachedUserCount > 0) {
+    return NextResponse.next();
+  }
+
+  url.pathname = '/onboard';
+
+  return NextResponse.redirect(url);
+}
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/user.ts b/src/server/api/routers/user.ts
index ded156486..ad04942c4 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/user.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/user.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ export const userRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       isAdmin: true,
     });
   }),
+  count: publicProcedure.query(async ({ ctx }) => {
+    const count = await ctx.prisma.user.count();
+    return count;
+  }),
   createFromInvite: publicProcedure
     .input(
       signUpFormSchema.and(
diff --git a/src/utils/api.ts b/src/utils/api.ts
index 241c0af95..16c69e181 100644
--- a/src/utils/api.ts
+++ b/src/utils/api.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export const api = createTRPCNext<RootRouter>({
   ssr: false,
 });
 
+export const client = createTRPCProxyClient<RootRouter>(getTrpcConfiguration());
+
 /**
  * Inference helper for inputs.
  *