ipfs-404.html is not documented

[jyooru]

There is no documentation (as verified by a text search through this repository) on the ipfs-404.html file, which is returned if a file is not found. Only found out about this file by looking inside the folders of the official IPFS websites.

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[johnnymatthews]

Thanks for raising this!

Tasks

• Write a basic description for what the ipfs-404.html page does.
  • Can likely grab the Custom 404 Pages paragraph from this blog: https://blog.ipfs.io/2020-06-26-go-ipfs-0-6-0/
• Create an example ipfs-404.html page.
• Show the reader where to store this file.
• Show an example of what the file looks like on a webserver.
• Link to web services like Fleek: https://docs.fleek.co/hosting/troubleshooting/#adding-404-errors

[lidel]

Would it be possible to wait with documenting this until _redirects file support ipfs/kubo#8890 lands?
Or at least mention it as a better solution in the works that will supersede ipfs-404.html.

[TMoMoreau]

Closing this now, it has been addressed here: https://docs.ipfs.tech/how-to/websites-on-ipfs/redirects-and-custom-404s/