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𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼 + 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀: 𝟯 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗴𝘀

I built a static Astro site on Cloudflare Pages. I hit three bugs. These bugs cost me hours. Use these tips to save your time.

Bug 1: Trailing Slashes I set trailingSlash to never. Cloudflare added slashes automatically. Google Search Console showed redirect errors. The canonical URL did not match the live URL. Fix: Set trailingSlash to always.

Bug 2: Redirect Files I used the _redirects file for a domain redirect. Cloudflare rejected the deploy. Absolute URLs no longer work in this file. Fix: Delete the _redirects file. Use Redirect Rules in the Cloudflare dashboard.

Bug 3: Stale Cache I changed how the site builds. Some pages showed 404 errors. Cloudflare kept old redirect paths. Fix: Push a new commit. This forces a full rebuild.

Lessons:

• Pick one URL style and stay with it.
• Use the dashboard for domain redirects.
• Check Google Search Console weekly.

Source: https://dev.to/mikecube/astro-cloudflare-pages-3-deploy-bugs-youll-probably-hit-3e5o