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Lovable Images Work in Preview but Break After Deploy

Quick Answer

How do I fix Lovable Images Work in Preview but Break After Deploy?

Images referenced with relative paths or stored outside the public folder don't deploy correctly. Start with "Tell Lovable to fix image paths" before making broader code changes.

Fix signals

What this answers: Why lovable images work in preview but break after deploy happens and what to change first.
Fastest move: Tell Lovable to fix image paths
Use this page if: Broken image icons showing

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Quick Fix Summary

Most likely cause	Images referenced with relative paths or stored outside the public folder don't deploy correctly.
Fastest fix	Tell Lovable to fix image paths
Use this page if	Broken image icons showing

Exact errors people search for

If one of these matches what you are seeing, you are likely on the right fix page.

Images work in preview but break after deploy
Broken image icons show instead of uploads
Image paths work locally but not in production

You're in the right place if...

!Broken image icons showing
!Images load in preview but not after deploy

Why this happens

Images referenced with relative paths or stored outside the public folder don't deploy correctly.

Fix

Tell Lovable to fix image paths

This prompt fixes the three most common image issues:

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Images are not loading after deployment. Please:
1. Move all images to the /public folder
2. Update all image paths to use /imagename.jpg (not relative paths)
3. Replace any broken external image URLs with placeholder images from https://placehold.co/[width]x[height]

Prevent this next time

Always put images in the /public folder and reference them with absolute paths starting with /.