Use a Custom 404 Page¶

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Overview
Procedure

Overview¶

You can replace the default 404 page that MongoDB Realm displays when a user tries to access a resource that does not exist with a custom HTML document. You can specify this custom 404 page from the Realm UI or by importing an application configuration directory that includes the page in its hosting directory. Select the tab below that corresponds to the method you want to use.

404 Errors in Single-Page Apps

When single-page application hosting is enabled, Realm always returns an HTTP 200 response with the app root regardless of the requested route. This means that you cannot specify a custom 404 page for a SPA. Instead, you should include custom code in your application to handle invalid routes.

Procedure¶

Realm UI
Realm CLI

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Create a Custom 404 Page File¶

You can use any hosted file as your custom 404 page. It’s common to use an HTML file that incorporates the following elements:

A short message indicating the error, e.g. “This page does not exist.”
Alternative links or options for the user to continue navigating.

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Host the 404 File in Realm¶

Once you’ve created the custom 404 file, you need to upload it to MongoDB Realm. To upload the file, navigate to the Hosting screen of the Realm UI, click Upload Files, and select the custom HTML file.

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Configure the 404 Resource Path in Realm¶

Once you have successfully uploaded the 404 file, all that’s left is to configure Realm to serve that file instead of the default 404 page.

On the Hosting page, click the Settings tab.
Under Custom 404 Page, click Choose File.
Select your custom 404 file from the list.
Click Save.

Once you have updated the Hosting configuration, Realm will begin serving your custom file instead of the default 404 page.

1

Create a Custom 404 Page HTML File¶

You can use any valid HTML file for your application’s 404 page. Consider incorporating the following elements:

A short message indicating the error, e.g. “This page does not exist.”
Alternative links or options for the user to continue navigating.

2

Export Your Realm Application¶

To configure a custom 404 page with realm-cli you need to export an application directory.

You can export your application configuration from the Export tab of the Settings page in the Realm UI, or by running the following command from an authenticated instance of realm-cli:

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realm-cli export --app-id=<App ID>

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Host the HTML File in Realm¶

Once you’ve created the custom HTML file, you need to host it in Realm.

If you aren’t already hosting the HTML file in Realm, add it to the /hosting subdirectory of the exported directory.

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Specify the 404 Page in the Application Configuration¶

In config.json, set the value of hosting.default_error_path to the resource path of the HTML file then save the configuration file.

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"hosting": {
  "enabled": true,
  "default_error_path": "/pages/custom_404.html"
}

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Import the Updated Application Directory¶

Once you have specified the custom 404 page path in config.json, you can import the directory into your application. If you added the custom HTML file to /hosting, make sure to use the --include-hosting flag.

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realm-cli import --include-hosting

After you have successfully imported the changes, MongoDB Realm will begin serving your custom HTML instead of the default 404 page.

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