Getting Couldn't find a pages directory. Please create one under the project root with Next.js 9.0.7

[ccambournac]

Bug report

Describe the bug

With Next.js 9.0.7, after production build and deployment of directories and files below listed, the application is unable to start because of the following error : Couldn't find a pages directory. Please create one under the project root. It works well again after rolling back to Next.js 9.0.6.

Deployed files and folders:

• .next
• data
• node_modules
• static
• next.config.js
• package.json
• pm2.config.js

To Reproduce

Build a minimal application with Next.js 9.0.7 and deploy it without /pages source folder.

Expected behavior

Built application should run without source files.

System information

• OS: Debian 8.5
• Version of Node.js: 10.16.3
• Version of Next.js: 9.0.6/9.0.7

[timneutkens]

Duplicate of #8893

[balazsorban44]

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