Custom entry page instead of index.html for static website

[tsathis]

I know this is a simple question but I couldn't get how to do it.

Assume that I have a static website like,

├───some_files
├───hi.html
└───index.html

Normally when I deployed Vercel would use index.html as the entry page by default. How can I configure vercel.json such that it uses the hi.html as the entry page?

[styfle]

Yes, you can add vercel.json with rewrites property.

{
  "rewrites": [
    { "source": "/", "destination": "/hi.html" }
  ]
}

[tsathis]

Actually it worked, but only after deleting index.html. It seems like when there is an index.html, it use that file. Is it?

[styfle]

Oh yes, my mistake. When you use rewrites priority is given to the filesystem. You can use routes if you have a index.html file but want to override it.

{
  "routes": [
    { "src": "/", "dest": "/hi.html" }
  ]
}

[tsathis]

Yeah it worked, thank you!

[firdavsyusupov]

Hello, if I want to set /index.html#contact to /contact
How to edit this?

[leerob]

@firdavsyusupov Here you go -> https://sdk.vercel.ai/s/kfsW2N57XwVcvrPduFH4j