# Deploying single page applications **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** deployment\ **Created:** [May 14, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-single-page-applications/14695 "2020-05-14T22:50:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![perry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/perry/32/16_2.png) [@perry](https://answers.netlify.com/u/perry)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-single-page-applications/14695/2 "2020-05-15T00:26:39Z")
hey there, this might help: > [@\[Support Guide\] Direct links to my single page app (SPA) don't work](https://answers.netlify.com/t/support-guide-direct-links-to-my-single-page-app-spa-dont-work/126): > > Last reviewed by Netlify Support - August, 2023 If you’re building a Single Page Application (SPA), or an app that manages its own routes (url paths), you’ll want to add a \_redirects file to your [publish directory](https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/overview/#definitions-1) with the following line to take advantage of browser history pushstate: /\* /index.html 200 You can read more information in our docs, which can be found [here](https://docs.netlify.com/routing/redirects/rewrites-proxies/#history-pushstate-and-single-page-apps). or this: > [@\[Support Guide\] I’ve deployed my site but I still see "Page not found”](https://answers.netlify.com/t/common-issue-i-ve-deployed-my-site-but-i-still-see-page-not-found/125): > > Last reviewed by Netlify Support - August, 2023 Netlify attempts to lookup a file based on several xor filters, and when all of these fail, we end up serving a 404 page. For example, a request made to /example/ would check /example/index.html, /example.html, /example/home.html and several other combinations (not necessarily in the same order) before hitting the 404. However, in case you were not expecting a 404 at a particular URL, you might be interested in finding out the reason and potentia… If you are still seeing issues after following the troubleshooting steps in this guide, please let us know! --- _[View the full topic](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-single-page-applications/14695)._