Custom Netlify Redirects Overwritten

[juanpprieto]

Describe the bug
netlify-plugin-nextjs seems to overwrite custom _redirects file rules

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Add custom rules to: public/_redirects
2. netlify build
3. Check out_publish/_redirects includes only # Next-on-Netlify Redirects....

Expected behavior
I would expect to see the custom redirect rules merged in at the very top of the out_publish/_redirects file

Versions

• Next.js: "next": "^10.0.3"
• plugin (if installed at fixed version): "@netlify/plugin-nextjs": "^3.0.0"

If you're using the CLI to build

• OS: [e.g. macOS, Windows]: Mac
• netlify/cli version: netlify-cli@3.10.5

If you're using file-based installation

• netlify.toml:

# netlify.toml

[build]
  # base = "storefront/"
  command   = "yarn build"
  publish   = "storefront/out_publish"
  functions = "storefront/out_functions"

[dev]
  functions = "out_functions"
  publish   = "out_publish"
  framework = "#static"

# needs to be included before
[[plugins]]
  package = "/plugins/my-custom-plugin"
   [plugins.inputs]
    build_dir_path = "storefront"
    build_dir = ".next"
    json_dir = "public/json"

[[plugins]]
  package = "@netlify/plugin-nextjs"

Custom _redirects

#### PRODUCTS REDIRECTS START ####
/json/products/navy-feel-good-short-sleeve-shirt /json/products/navy-feel-good-short-sleeve-shirt___2021-03-16T22:24:05Z.json 200
.......
#### PRODUCTS REDIRECTS END ####

[lindsaylevine]

@juanpprieto hey! the plugin doesn't override - it reads your custom redirects from the root of your project. if you put your _redirects file at the root of your project, instead of public/_redirects, it should work. lmk!

[juanpprieto]

@lindsaylevine amazing that worked! thanks

I had a feeling it was simply ignoring it (from being in the wrong path) rather than overwriting it.

Feel free to close and thanks once again for the quick response.

[lindsaylevine]

@juanpprieto haha yeah of course!!! happy to help!!

[zomars]

I'm glad I've found your comment @lindsaylevine ! I think it can be confusing for someone following the docs like me:

Save a plain text file called _redirects to the publish directory of your site. You can find _redirects file syntax details below.

Maybe we can add a note there that it may vary if you're using a framework like Next.js since we're not using the "publish directory" in here.