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Vercel Preview Link Keeps Changing? Point a Fixed Alias at It

Last verified Oct 17

1What happened

the owner reviews new designs on private Vercel previews. Every new deploy got a new address, so each fix meant a new link, and the owner's saved link kept opening an old version. It kept happening all evening.

2What we did

  1. Picked one fixed address for the project's previews.

  2. Pointed it at each new preview right after the deploy.

    For buildersvercel alias set <new-preview-url> <your-name>.vercel.app
  3. Kept Vercel's login wall on, and gave the owner one private share link on the fixed address.

    For buildersthe share link is the fixed address plus the bypass settings from Deployment Protection > Protection Bypass for Automation. Treat it like a password.
  4. Sent every later update as "same link, refresh".

3How we know it worked

the owner used the same link for the rest of the evening and always saw the newest version.

4What you can take from it

if someone outside your team reviews previews, give them one fixed address, not a new link per deploy.

deploysvercelSolved Oct 17
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