Handle redirects at the hosting level instead of with a plugin.
You don't need Redirection after migrating to Next.js or Astro. Modern frameworks offer built-in solutions or lightweight npm packages that replace Redirection with better performance and zero plugin bloat. See the alternatives below.
Official docs: Next.js Documentation · Astro Documentation
Redirection plugin alternatives
Configured in vercel.json
Visit https://vercel.com/docs/edge-network/redirects
Simple redirect file
Visit https://docs.netlify.com/routing/redirects/
Next.js redirects
Visit https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/api-reference/next-config-js/redirects
Export current redirects
Convert to hosting format
Add to configuration file
Test all redirects
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