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title: "Discussion on \"Refreshing a page on Vercel or Netlify gives a 404? Your single-page app needs a rewrite\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Refreshing a page on Vercel or Netlify gives a 404? Your single-page app needs a rewrite\". Serve index.html for app routes, keep a real not-found screen"
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# [Refreshing a page on Vercel or Netlify gives a 404? Your single-page app needs a rewrite](https://stacksmesh.hashnode.dev/spa-404-on-refresh-after-deploy-fix?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Serve index.html for app routes, keep a real not-found screen

17h ago · 3 min read · stacksmesh.hashnode.dev  
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