cedarjs · Tobbe · May 22, 2026 · May 17, 2026 · May 17, 2026 · May 17, 2026
diff --git a/...xtures__/empty-project/web/src/index.html → __fixtures__/empty-project/web/index.html b/...xtures__/empty-project/web/src/index.html → __fixtures__/empty-project/web/index.html
diff --git a/...-todo-main-with-errors/web/src/index.html → ...mple-todo-main-with-errors/web/index.html b/...-todo-main-with-errors/web/src/index.html → ...mple-todo-main-with-errors/web/index.html
diff --git a/...es__/example-todo-main/web/src/index.html → ...xtures__/example-todo-main/web/index.html b/...es__/example-todo-main/web/src/index.html → ...xtures__/example-todo-main/web/index.html
diff --git a/__fixtures__/rsc-caching/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/__fixtures__/rsc-caching/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/...res__/test-project-esm/web/src/index.html → __fixtures__/test-project-esm/web/index.html b/...res__/test-project-esm/web/src/index.html → __fixtures__/test-project-esm/web/index.html
diff --git a/__fixtures__/test-project-esm/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/__fixtures__/test-project-esm/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/...es__/test-project-live/web/src/index.html → ...xtures__/test-project-live/web/index.html b/...es__/test-project-live/web/src/index.html → ...xtures__/test-project-live/web/index.html
diff --git a/__fixtures__/test-project-live/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/__fixtures__/test-project-live/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/__fixtures__/test-project-rsa/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/__fixtures__/test-project-rsa/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/__fixtures__/test-project-rsc-kitchen-sink/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/__fixtures__/test-project-rsc-kitchen-sink/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/__fixtures__/test-project/web/src/index.html → __fixtures__/test-project/web/index.html b/__fixtures__/test-project/web/src/index.html → __fixtures__/test-project/web/index.html
diff --git a/__fixtures__/test-project/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/__fixtures__/test-project/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/docs/docs/deploy/baremetal.md b/docs/docs/deploy/baremetal.md
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ curl http://localhost:8910
 wget http://localhost:8910
 ```
 
-If you don't see the content of your `web/src/index.html` file then something isn't working. You'll need to fix those issues before you can deploy. Verify the api side is responding:
+If you don't see the content of your `web/index.html` file then something isn't working. You'll need to fix those issues before you can deploy. Verify the api side is responding:
 
 ```bash
 curl http://localhost:8910/.api/functions/graphql?query={redwood{version}}

diff --git a/...l-testing-project-live/web/src/index.html → local-testing-project-live/web/index.html b/...l-testing-project-live/web/src/index.html → local-testing-project-live/web/index.html
diff --git a/local-testing-project-live/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/local-testing-project-live/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/local-testing-project/web/src/index.html → local-testing-project/web/index.html b/local-testing-project/web/src/index.html → local-testing-project/web/index.html
diff --git a/local-testing-project/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/local-testing-project/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/experimental/templates/rsc/entry.client.tsx.template b/packages/cli/src/commands/experimental/templates/rsc/entry.client.tsx.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/experimental/templates/streamingSsr/entry.client.tsx.template b/packages/cli/src/commands/experimental/templates/streamingSsr/entry.client.tsx.template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/...r-app/templates/esm-js/web/src/index.html → ...cedar-app/templates/esm-js/web/index.html b/...r-app/templates/esm-js/web/src/index.html → ...cedar-app/templates/esm-js/web/index.html
diff --git a/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/esm-js/web/src/entry.client.jsx b/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/esm-js/web/src/entry.client.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/...r-app/templates/esm-ts/web/src/index.html → ...cedar-app/templates/esm-ts/web/index.html b/...r-app/templates/esm-ts/web/src/index.html → ...cedar-app/templates/esm-ts/web/index.html
diff --git a/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/esm-ts/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/esm-ts/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/...cedar-app/templates/js/web/src/index.html → ...ate-cedar-app/templates/js/web/index.html b/...cedar-app/templates/js/web/src/index.html → ...ate-cedar-app/templates/js/web/index.html
diff --git a/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/js/web/src/entry.client.jsx b/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/js/web/src/entry.client.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/...cedar-app/templates/ts/web/src/index.html → ...ate-cedar-app/templates/ts/web/index.html b/...cedar-app/templates/ts/web/src/index.html → ...ate-cedar-app/templates/ts/web/index.html
diff --git a/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/ts/web/src/entry.client.tsx b/packages/create-cedar-app/templates/ts/web/src/entry.client.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const redwoodAppElement = document.getElementById('redwood-app')
 if (!redwoodAppElement) {
   throw new Error(
     "Could not find an element with ID 'redwood-app'. Please ensure it " +
-      "exists in your 'web/src/index.html' file."
+      "exists in your 'web/index.html' file."
   )
 }
 

diff --git a/packages/create-cedar-app/tests/templates.test.ts b/packages/create-cedar-app/tests/templates.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in TS template', () => {
       "/scripts/seed.ts",
       "/scripts/tsconfig.json",
       "/web",
+      "/web/index.html",
       "/web/jest.config.js",
       "/web/package.json",
       "/web/public",
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in TS template', () => {
       "/web/src/components/.keep",
       "/web/src/entry.client.tsx",
       "/web/src/index.css",
-      "/web/src/index.html",
       "/web/src/layouts",
       "/web/src/layouts/.keep",
       "/web/src/pages",
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in JS template', () => {
       "/scripts/jsconfig.json",
       "/scripts/seed.js",
       "/web",
+      "/web/index.html",
       "/web/jest.config.js",
       "/web/jsconfig.json",
       "/web/package.json",
@@ -150,7 +151,6 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in JS template', () => {
       "/web/src/components/.keep",
       "/web/src/entry.client.jsx",
       "/web/src/index.css",
-      "/web/src/index.html",
       "/web/src/layouts",
       "/web/src/layouts/.keep",
       "/web/src/pages",
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in esm TS template', () => {
       "/scripts/tsconfig.json",
       "/vitest.config.ts",
       "/web",
+      "/web/index.html",
       "/web/package.json",
       "/web/public",
       "/web/public/README.md",
@@ -225,7 +226,6 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in esm TS template', () => {
       "/web/src/components/.keep",
       "/web/src/entry.client.tsx",
       "/web/src/index.css",
-      "/web/src/index.html",
       "/web/src/layouts",
       "/web/src/layouts/.keep",
       "/web/src/pages",
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in esm JS template', () => {
       "/scripts/seed.js",
       "/vitest.config.mjs",
       "/web",
+      "/web/index.html",
       "/web/jsconfig.json",
       "/web/package.json",
       "/web/public",
@@ -303,7 +304,6 @@ test('files should not have changed unintentionally in esm JS template', () => {
       "/web/src/components/.keep",
       "/web/src/entry.client.jsx",
       "/web/src/index.css",
-      "/web/src/index.html",
       "/web/src/layouts",
       "/web/src/layouts/.keep",
       "/web/src/pages",

diff --git a/...fixtures__/nestedPages/web/src/index.html → ..._/__fixtures__/nestedPages/web/index.html b/...fixtures__/nestedPages/web/src/index.html → ..._/__fixtures__/nestedPages/web/index.html
diff --git a/packages/prerender/src/runPrerender.tsx b/packages/prerender/src/runPrerender.tsx
@@ -197,8 +197,11 @@ function insertChunkLoadingScript(
   const chunkPaths: string[] = []
 
   if (route?.filePath) {
+    // + 4 skips the 'web/' prefix (4 chars). The resulting pagePath
+    // includes 'src/pages/...' which matches the build manifest keys which are
+    // relative to Vite's root, which is web/
     const pagesIndex =
-      route.filePath.indexOf(path.join('web', 'src', 'pages')) + 8
+      route.filePath.indexOf(path.join('web', 'src', 'pages')) + 4
     const pagePath = ensurePosixPath(route.filePath.slice(pagesIndex))
     const pageChunkPath = buildManifest[pagePath]?.file
 

diff --git a/packages/prerender/src/runPrerenderEsm.tsx b/packages/prerender/src/runPrerenderEsm.tsx
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ function insertChunkLoadingScript(
 
   if (route?.filePath) {
     const pagesIndex =
-      route.filePath.indexOf(path.join('web', 'src', 'pages')) + 8
+      route.filePath.indexOf(path.join('web', 'src', 'pages')) + 4
     const pagePath = ensurePosixPath(route.filePath.slice(pagesIndex))
     const pageChunkPath = buildManifest[pagePath]?.file
 

diff --git a/packages/project-config/src/__tests__/paths.test.ts b/packages/project-config/src/__tests__/paths.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PATHS = {
     generators: ['web', 'generators'],
     app: ['web', 'src', 'App.tsx'],
     document: ['web', 'src', 'Document'],
-    html: ['web', 'src', 'index.html'],
+    html: ['web', 'index.html'],
     config: ['web', 'config'],
     viteConfig: ['web', 'vite.config.ts'],
     postcss: ['web', 'config', 'postcss.config.cjs'],

diff --git a/packages/project-config/src/paths.ts b/packages/project-config/src/paths.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export function getPaths(BASE_DIR: string = getBaseDir()) {
       generators: path.join(BASE_DIR, 'web/generators'),
       app: resolveFile(path.join(BASE_DIR, 'web/src/App')) as string,
       document: resolveFile(path.join(BASE_DIR, 'web/src/Document')) as string,
-      html: path.join(BASE_DIR, 'web/src/index.html'),
+      html: path.join(BASE_DIR, 'web/index.html'),
       config: path.join(BASE_DIR, 'web/config'),
       viteConfig,
       postcss: path.join(BASE_DIR, 'web/config/postcss.config.cjs'),