next start cannot access a new file which downloads while runtime

[tirogen]

My problem seem #10256

Inside getServerSideProps of somepage.js has a part of code which is download a image and push it into public/images directory.

If I command next dev, then go to https://localhost:3000/somepage, a picture will be downloaded and it can access from http://localhost:3000/images/cat.jpg

but, If I command next start, then go to https://localhost:3000/somepage, a picture will be downloaded, but the page http://localhost:3000/images/cat.jpg show 404 This page could not be found.

Can anyone help me how to make the image that can accessable if I command next start

[jamesmosier]

Hi @tirogen. There are a few other discussions which touch on this subject, you may find them helpful:

• can i store rich text file(might include img vid) in public folder ? #15089 (comment)
• uploading new image or file to the file system doesn't show after `next build` #13351 (reply in thread)
• Access files uploaded to filesystem after build #14769 (comment)

with that said, this will not work. The public folder is not meant for dynamic files after the build occurs. You'll want to upload any images to somewhere like S3 or Google Cloud.