diff --git a/config/minify.php b/config/minify.php
index 3aba7ca..52d300b 100644
--- a/config/minify.php
+++ b/config/minify.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     | Default: true
     |
     */
-    'enabled' => env('MINFY_ENABLED', true),
+    'enabled' => env('MINIFY_ENABLED', true),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     | Default: false
     |
     */
-    'assets_enabled' => env('MINFY_ASSETS_ENABLED', false),
+    'assets_enabled' => env('MINIFY_ASSETS_ENABLED', false),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -85,6 +85,33 @@
     */
     'obfuscate' => env('MINIFY_OBFUSCATE', true),
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Route Prefix
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option allows you to specify a route prefix for the minify route.
+    | For example, if the route prefix is set to "_minify", then the minify
+    | route will be accessible at http://example.com/_minify/{hash}
+    |
+    | Default: "_minify"
+    |
+    */
+    'route_prefix' => env('MINIFY_ROUTE_PREFIX', '_minify'),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Assets Caching
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option allows you to specify a cache lifetime for the minified
+    | assets. The default is 1 week. Set to false to disable caching.
+    |
+    | Default: 604800
+    |
+    */
+    'cache_lifetime' => env('MINIFY_CACHE_LIFETIME', 604800),
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Ignore Routes
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/InvalidMinifyException.php b/src/Exceptions/InvalidMinifyException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28a0c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/InvalidMinifyException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Fahlisaputra\Minify\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class InvalidMinifyException extends Exception
+{
+    //
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Helpers.php b/src/Helpers.php
index 387dd1b..e87158e 100644
--- a/src/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/Helpers.php
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 <?php
 
+use Fahlisaputra\Minify\Exceptions\InvalidMinifyException;
+
 function minify($file)
 {
-    $path = resource_path($file);
+    $path = base_path('/assets/'.$file);
     if (!file_exists($path)) {
-        throw new \Exception('File not found');
+        throw new InvalidMinifyException('File not found: '.$path);
     }
 
     // remove slash or backslash from the beginning of the file path
     $file = ltrim($file, '/\\');
 
-    $path = '_minify/'.$file;
+    $prefix = config('minify.route_prefix', '_minify');
+    $path = '/' . $prefix . '/'.$file;
 
     return $path;
 }
diff --git a/src/MinifyServiceProvider.php b/src/MinifyServiceProvider.php
index 196049f..858922b 100644
--- a/src/MinifyServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/MinifyServiceProvider.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Fahlisaputra\Minify\Controllers\HttpConnectionHandler;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route as RouteFacade;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider as BaseServiceProvider;
+use Fahlisaputra\Minify\Exceptions\InvalidMinifyException;
 
 class MinifyServiceProvider extends BaseServiceProvider
 {
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ protected function registerPublishables()
         $this->publishes([
             __DIR__.'/../config/minify.php' => config_path('minify.php'),
         ], 'config');
+
+        $this->createAssetDirectory();
+
     }
 
     public function registerConfig()
@@ -46,8 +50,26 @@ public function registerConfig()
 
     public function registerRoutes()
     {
-        RouteFacade::get('/_minify/{file?}', HttpConnectionHandler::class)
+        // get the route prefix from the config file
+        $prefix = config('minify.route_prefix', '_minify');
+
+        RouteFacade::get('/' . $prefix . '/{file?}', HttpConnectionHandler::class)
             ->where('file', '(.*)')
             ->name('minify.assets');
     }
+
+    public function createAssetDirectory()
+    {
+        $path = base_path('/assets');
+        if (!file_exists($path)) {
+            mkdir($path, 0777, true);
+        }
+
+        $js = $path . '/js';
+        if (!file_exists($js)) {
+            mkdir($js, 0777, true);
+        }
+
+        file_put_contents($js . '/example.js', "console.log('Hello World!');");
+    }
 }