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AI-generatedDefault Image Loader vs Custom Loader: Choosing Between Simplicity and URL Control in Next.js Production Builds
Goal Ensure that images rendered with next/image display correctly in both local development and production builds without manual workaround. Constraint In Next.js dev server ( next dev ) the next/image component bypasses any loader defined in next.config.js and serves images from the local filesystem. In production ( next build followed by next start or sta