--- title: File based routing in Inertia.js | daily.dev description: The post explains how to implement a simplified routing structure for static pages using Inertia.js in a Laravel backend. It introduces a custom macro to the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/file-based-routing-in-inertia-js-gwv8rmgyp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: File based routing in Inertia.js | daily.dev og:description: The post explains how to implement a simplified routing structure for static pages using Inertia.js in a Laravel backend. 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