Deployment succeeds but all routes return 404

[spacecreate]

Deployment succeeds but all routes return 404
Hello,
My project, hlomo (hlomo.vercel.app), is deploying successfully, but all routes are returning a 404 Not Found error.
I have confirmed the following:
My file structure is standard, with static files in a /public directory and an Express server at /api/index.js.
All necessary environment variables are set for the Production environment.
The Framework Preset is “Other” with default build settings and an empty Root Directory.
We have tried multiple vercel.json configurations (including a simple API rewrite and deleting the file entirely), but the 404 issue persists for both static files and API routes.
A minimal test function at /api/test.js deployed and worked correctly, but the main Express server at /api/index.js seems to not be receiving any traffic.
Could you please check the internal routing and build output configuration for my project to see why it’s failing to serve any files after a successful deployment?
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[system]

There’s another community post with 404 debugging tips that might be helpful. Please give these solutions a try and let us know how it goes.

Debugging 404 Errors

Sometimes things don’t go as expected when deploying a website. If you see a 404 on your site, that means the page or resource couldn’t be found. There are many possible causes, and the absence of something can be tricky debug if you don’t know where to look. Here are some things you can do to find the cause and fix it. Debugging Tips Check the error code If you see a mostly white screen with 404: NOT_FOUND along with a Code and and ID then you can click the blue info box below the error deta…

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[anshumanb (Anshuman Bhardwaj)]

Hi @spacecreate, welcome to the Vercel Community!

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