How to set up a 404 page when hosted on GitHub Pages is incorrect #49128
Description
Describe the problem that you experienced
When going directly to a URL listed in the routes array, I received a 404 error on GitHub
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Describe what you were looking for in the documentation
My angular app was going to GitHub’s 404 error if I went to a route listed in the routes array or refreshed the browser on any page besides the homepage. The docs did explain why this happens but the solution it provides is wrong.
Describe the actions that led you to experience the problem
I copied index.html and renamed it 404.html and added an empty .nojekyll file but 404 errors now went to a blank page. I followed instructions here and it worked, caching the request route, sending you to the homepage, then going to the cached route from within the app: https://shermandigital.com/blog/fix-404-errors-from-angular-projects-hosted-on-github-pages/
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