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React router cannot get /** while trying to reload page in a nested route

I'm using react-router-dom, when navigating via links the route is working as it should, but when the page is refreshed while in a nested route it throws Cannot GET /***(what ever page it is in).

But as per this video demonstrated if you type a nested url it works?

Justin McKenzie
Justin McKenzie
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add this to your webpack.config.js file:

devServer: { historyApiFallback: true }

After trying to figure this out for the past 2 hours, lo and behold the question and solution was posted within this video discussion. Thanks Sharavanan Subramanian for posting, and Justin McKenzie for your response.