Remove unused images as part of Astro build process

Author: nikoshell

Makefile

@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ check:
 
 build:
 	pnpm build
-	# NOTE: also let's find a better way to do this :D
-	find ./dist/_astro/ -iname '*.jpg' -delete
 
 preview: RELEASES_DIR = $(VPS_PREVIEW_PATH)/$(SAFE_BRANCH)/releases
 preview: TARGET = $(RELEASES_DIR)/$(TIMESTAMP)

astro.config.mjs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import rehypeSlug from "rehype-slug";
 import rehypeAutolinkHeadings from "rehype-autolink-headings";
 import metaTags from "astro-meta-tags";
 import pagefind from "astro-pagefind";
+import deleteUnusedImages from 'astro-delete-unused-images';
 
 // https://astro.build/config
 export default defineConfig({
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     }),
     metaTags(),
     pagefind(),
+    deleteUnusedImages(),
   ],
   output: "static",
 });

package.json

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@types/react": "^19.0.12",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.4",
     "astro": "^5.1.6",
+    "astro-delete-unused-images": "^1.0.3",
     "astro-meta-tags": "^0.3.1",
     "astro-pagefind": "^1.8.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",