diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index 88abd3b7a..f4d152ab6 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -41,18 +41,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
       ],
     ],
   },
-  // @FIXME:
-  // This should be "hybrid" but there is a bug in the current version of Astro
-  // that adds trailing slashes to the URLs when using "hybrid" mode.
-  // ----------------------------------------------
-  // https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues/7808
-  // ----------------------------------------------
-  // For now, we are using "server" mode and then using cloudfront to cache the
-  // pages and serve them as static.
-  output: 'server',
+  output: 'hybrid',
   adapter: node({
     mode: 'standalone',
   }),
+  trailingSlash: 'never',
   integrations: [
     tailwind({
       config: {
diff --git a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/[...topicId].astro b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/[...topicId].astro
index 398a0b3ec..aec201c85 100644
--- a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/[...topicId].astro
+++ b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/[...topicId].astro
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 ---
-import { getRoadmapTopicFiles } from '../../lib/roadmap-topic';
-
-export const partial = true;
-
-const { topicId, roadmapId } = Astro.params;
-if (!topicId) {
-  return new Response();
+import {
+  getRoadmapTopicFiles,
+  type RoadmapTopicFileType,
+} from '../../lib/roadmap-topic';
+
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const topicPathMapping = await getRoadmapTopicFiles();
+
+  return Object.keys(topicPathMapping).map((topicSlug) => {
+    const topicDetails = topicPathMapping[topicSlug];
+    const roadmapId = topicDetails.roadmapId;
+    const topicId = topicSlug.replace(`/${roadmapId}/`, '');
+
+    return {
+      params: {
+        topicId,
+        roadmapId,
+      },
+      props: topicDetails,
+    };
+  });
 }
 
-const topicSlug = `/${roadmapId}/${topicId}`;
-const topicPathMapping = await getRoadmapTopicFiles();
-
-const topicDetails = topicPathMapping[topicSlug];
-if (!topicDetails) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
-}
+export const partial = true;
 
-const { file } = topicDetails;
+const { topicId } = Astro.params;
+const { file, url, roadmapId, roadmap, heading } =
+  Astro.props as RoadmapTopicFileType;
 
 const fileWithoutBasePath = file.file?.replace(/.+?\/src\/data/, '/src/data');
 const gitHubUrl = `https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap/tree/master${fileWithoutBasePath}`;
diff --git a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.astro b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.astro
index 2a71c2251..898c6d161 100644
--- a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.astro
@@ -13,25 +13,27 @@ import {
   generateFAQSchema,
 } from '../../lib/jsonld-schema';
 import { getOpenGraphImageUrl } from '../../lib/open-graph';
+import { type RoadmapFrontmatter, getRoadmapIds } from '../../lib/roadmap';
 
-import {
-  getRoadmapById,
-  type RoadmapFrontmatter,
-  getRoadmapFaqsById,
-} from '../../lib/roadmap';
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const roadmapIds = await getRoadmapIds();
+
+  return roadmapIds.map((roadmapId) => ({
+    params: { roadmapId },
+  }));
+}
 
 interface Params extends Record<string, string | undefined> {
   roadmapId: string;
 }
 
 const { roadmapId } = Astro.params as Params;
-
-const roadmapFile = await getRoadmapById(roadmapId).catch(() => null);
-if (!roadmapFile) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
-}
-
-const roadmapFAQs = await getRoadmapFaqsById(roadmapId);
+const roadmapFile = await import(
+  `../../data/roadmaps/${roadmapId}/${roadmapId}.md`
+);
+const { faqs: roadmapFAQs = [] } = await import(
+  `../../data/roadmaps/${roadmapId}/faqs.astro`
+);
 const roadmapData = roadmapFile.frontmatter as RoadmapFrontmatter;
 
 let jsonLdSchema = [];
diff --git a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.json.ts b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.json.ts
index 391f39930..7d4b6c0f3 100644
--- a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.json.ts
+++ b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/index.json.ts
@@ -1,59 +1,30 @@
 import type { APIRoute } from 'astro';
 
-export const GET: APIRoute = async function ({ params, url, request, props }) {
-  const { roadmapId: fullRoadmapId } = params;
-  if (!fullRoadmapId) {
-    return new Response(
-      JSON.stringify({
-        data: null,
-        error: {
-          message: 'Roadmap not found',
-        },
-      }),
-      {
-        status: 500,
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        },
-      },
-    );
-  }
-
-  // to account for `roadmap/roadmap-beginner.json` files
-  const roadmapId =
-    fullRoadmapId?.indexOf('-beginner') !== -1
-      ? fullRoadmapId.replace('-beginner', '')
-      : fullRoadmapId;
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const roadmapJsons = import.meta.glob('/src/data/roadmaps/**/*.json', {
+    eager: true,
+  });
 
-  const fileName =
-    roadmapId === fullRoadmapId ? `${roadmapId}.json` : `${fullRoadmapId}.json`;
+  return Object.keys(roadmapJsons).map((filePath) => {
+    const roadmapId = filePath.split('/').pop()?.replace('.json', '');
+    const roadmapJson = roadmapJsons[filePath] as Record<string, any>;
 
-  try {
-    const roadmapJson = await import(
-      /* @vite-ignore */ `../../data/roadmaps/${roadmapId}/${fileName}`
-    );
-
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify(roadmapJson), {
-      status: 200,
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    return {
+      params: {
+        roadmapId,
       },
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    return new Response(
-      JSON.stringify({
-        data: null,
-        error: {
-          message: 'Roadmap not found',
-          detail: (error as any).message,
-        },
-      }),
-      {
-        status: 500,
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        },
+      props: {
+        roadmapJson: roadmapJson?.default,
       },
-    );
-  }
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+export const GET: APIRoute = async function ({ params, request, props }) {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(props.roadmapJson), {
+    status: 200,
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+  });
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/authors/[authorId].astro b/src/pages/authors/[authorId].astro
index ae01a9d6e..1d0cf6138 100644
--- a/src/pages/authors/[authorId].astro
+++ b/src/pages/authors/[authorId].astro
@@ -4,21 +4,22 @@ import AstroIcon from '../../components/AstroIcon.astro';
 import { getGuidesByAuthor } from '../../lib/guide';
 import { getVideosByAuthor } from '../../lib/video';
 import GuideListItem from '../../components/GuideListItem.astro';
-import { getAuthorById } from '../../lib/author';
+import { getAuthorById, getAuthorIds } from '../../lib/author';
 import VideoListItem from '../../components/VideoListItem.astro';
 
 interface Params extends Record<string, string | undefined> {}
 
-const { authorId } = Astro.params;
-if (!authorId) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
-}
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const authorIds = await getAuthorIds();
 
-const author = await getAuthorById(authorId);
-if (!author) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
+  return authorIds.map((authorId) => ({
+    params: { authorId },
+  }));
 }
 
+const { authorId } = Astro.params;
+
+const author = await getAuthorById(authorId);
 const authorFrontmatter = author.frontmatter;
 
 const guides = await getGuidesByAuthor(authorId);
diff --git a/src/pages/authors/[authorId].json.ts b/src/pages/authors/[authorId].json.ts
index 24851c7e7..4193292f7 100644
--- a/src/pages/authors/[authorId].json.ts
+++ b/src/pages/authors/[authorId].json.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 import type { APIRoute } from 'astro';
-import { getAuthorById } from '../../lib/author';
+import { getAuthorById, getAuthorIds } from '../../lib/author';
 
-export const GET: APIRoute = async function ({ params, request, props }) {
-  const { authorId } = params as { authorId: string };
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const authorIds = await getAuthorIds();
+
+  return await Promise.all(
+    authorIds.map(async (authorId) => {
+      const authorDetails = await getAuthorById(authorId);
 
-  const authorDetails = await getAuthorById(authorId);
-  if (!authorDetails) {
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Not found' }), {
-      status: 404,
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-      },
-    });
-  }
+      return {
+        params: { authorId },
+        props: {
+          authorDetails: authorDetails?.frontmatter || {},
+        },
+      };
+    }),
+  );
+}
 
-  return new Response(JSON.stringify(authorDetails?.frontmatter), {
+export const GET: APIRoute = async function ({ params, request, props }) {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(props.authorDetails), {
     status: 200,
     headers: {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/[...topicId].astro b/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/[...topicId].astro
index e1c874932..1607036b0 100644
--- a/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/[...topicId].astro
+++ b/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/[...topicId].astro
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
 ---
 import { getAllBestPracticeTopicFiles } from '../../../lib/best-practice-topic';
+import type { BestPracticeTopicFileType } from '../../../lib/best-practice-topic';
 
-const { topicId, bestPracticeId } = Astro.params;
-if (!topicId) {
-  return new Response();
-}
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const topicPathMapping = await getAllBestPracticeTopicFiles();
+
+  return Object.keys(topicPathMapping).map((topicSlug) => {
+    const topicDetails = topicPathMapping[topicSlug];
+    const bestPracticeId = topicDetails.bestPracticeId;
+    const topicId = topicSlug.replace(`/${bestPracticeId}/`, '');
 
-const topicSlug = `/${bestPracticeId}/${topicId}`;
-const topicPathMapping = await getAllBestPracticeTopicFiles();
+    return {
+      params: {
+        topicId,
+        bestPracticeId,
+      },
+      props: topicDetails,
+    };
+  });
+}
 
-const topicDetails = topicPathMapping[topicSlug];
-const { file } = topicDetails;
+const { file } = Astro.props as BestPracticeTopicFileType;
 
 const fileWithoutBasePath = file.file?.replace(/.+?\/src\/data/, '/src/data');
 const gitHubUrl = `https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap/tree/master${fileWithoutBasePath}`;
diff --git a/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.astro b/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.astro
index 71f482bac..54a1fd744 100644
--- a/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.astro
@@ -7,13 +7,24 @@ import { TopicDetail } from '../../../components/TopicDetail/TopicDetail';
 import UpcomingForm from '../../../components/UpcomingForm.astro';
 import BaseLayout from '../../../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
 import { UserProgressModal } from '../../../components/UserProgress/UserProgressModal';
-import {
-  type BestPracticeFileType,
-  type BestPracticeFrontmatter,
-  getBestPracticeById,
-} from '../../../lib/best-practice';
 import { generateArticleSchema } from '../../../lib/jsonld-schema';
 import { getOpenGraphImageUrl } from '../../../lib/open-graph';
+import {
+  BestPracticeFileType,
+  BestPracticeFrontmatter,
+  getAllBestPractices,
+} from '../../../lib/best-practice';
+
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const bestPractices = await getAllBestPractices();
+
+  return bestPractices.map((bestPractice: BestPracticeFileType) => ({
+    params: { bestPracticeId: bestPractice.id },
+    props: {
+      bestPractice: bestPractice,
+    },
+  }));
+}
 
 interface Params extends Record<string, string | undefined> {
   bestPracticeId: string;
@@ -24,14 +35,7 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 const { bestPracticeId } = Astro.params as Params;
-const bestPractice = await getBestPracticeById(bestPracticeId).catch(
-  () => null,
-);
-
-if (!bestPractice) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
-}
-
+const { bestPractice } = Astro.props as Props;
 const bestPracticeData = bestPractice.frontmatter as BestPracticeFrontmatter;
 
 let jsonLdSchema = [];
diff --git a/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.json.ts b/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.json.ts
index 84d50ef31..00400ce13 100644
--- a/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.json.ts
+++ b/src/pages/best-practices/[bestPracticeId]/index.json.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 import type { APIRoute } from 'astro';
 
-export const GET: APIRoute = async function ({ params, request, props }) {
-  const { bestPracticeId } = params;
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const bestPracticeJsons = await import.meta.glob(
+    '/src/data/best-practices/**/*.json',
+    {
+      eager: true,
+    },
+  );
 
-  try {
-    const roadmapJson = await import(
-      `../../../data/best-practices/${bestPracticeId}/${bestPracticeId}.json`
-    );
+  return Object.keys(bestPracticeJsons).map((filePath) => {
+    const bestPracticeId = filePath.split('/').pop()?.replace('.json', '');
+    const bestPracticeJson = bestPracticeJsons[filePath] as Record<string, any>;
 
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify(roadmapJson), {
-      status: 200,
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    return {
+      params: {
+        bestPracticeId,
       },
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    return new Response(
-      JSON.stringify({
-        data: null,
-        error: {
-          message: 'Best Practices not found',
-        },
-      }),
-      {
-        status: 500,
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        },
+      props: {
+        bestPracticeJson: bestPracticeJson?.default,
       },
-    );
-  }
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+export const GET: APIRoute = async function ({ params, request, props }) {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(props.bestPracticeJson), {
+    status: 200,
+    headers: {
+      'content-type': 'application/json',
+    },
+  });
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/g/[linkGroupId]/[linkId].astro b/src/pages/g/[linkGroupId]/[linkId].astro
index 30dc02082..a63e52f4a 100644
--- a/src/pages/g/[linkGroupId]/[linkId].astro
+++ b/src/pages/g/[linkGroupId]/[linkId].astro
@@ -1,14 +1,31 @@
 ---
 import BaseLayout from '../../../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
 import SkeletonLayout from '../../../layouts/SkeletonLayout.astro';
-import { getLinkGroupById } from '../../../lib/link-group';
+import { getAllLinkGroups } from '../../../lib/link-group';
 
-const { linkId } = Astro.params;
-const linkGroup = await getLinkGroupById(linkId!).catch(() => null);
-if (!linkGroup) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const linkGroups = await getAllLinkGroups();
+
+  return linkGroups.flatMap((linkGroup) => {
+    const linkGroupLinks = linkGroup.frontmatter;
+
+    return Object.keys(linkGroupLinks).map((slug) => {
+      return {
+        params: {
+          linkGroupId: linkGroup.id,
+          linkId: slug,
+        },
+        props: {
+          linkGroup,
+        },
+      };
+    });
+  });
 }
 
+const { linkId } = Astro.params;
+const { linkGroup } = Astro.props;
+
 const fullUrl = linkGroup.frontmatter[linkId!];
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/pages/guides/[guideId].astro b/src/pages/guides/[guideId].astro
index 730213a95..db5956d7d 100644
--- a/src/pages/guides/[guideId].astro
+++ b/src/pages/guides/[guideId].astro
@@ -2,23 +2,27 @@
 import GuideContent from '../../components/Guide/GuideContent.astro';
 import GuideHeader from '../../components/GuideHeader.astro';
 import BaseLayout from '../../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
-import { getGuideById } from '../../lib/guide';
+import { getAllGuides, type GuideFileType } from '../../lib/guide';
 import { getOpenGraphImageUrl } from '../../lib/open-graph';
 
-interface Params extends Record<string, string | undefined> {
-  guideId: string;
+export interface Props {
+  guide: GuideFileType;
 }
 
-const { guideId } = Astro.params;
-if (!guideId) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
-}
-const guide = await getGuideById(guideId!).catch(() => null);
-if (!guide) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const guides = (await getAllGuides()).filter(
+    (guide) => !guide.frontmatter.excludedBySlug,
+  );
+
+  return guides.map((guide) => ({
+    params: { guideId: guide.id },
+    props: { guide },
+  }));
 }
 
-const { frontmatter: guideData } = guide;
+const { guideId } = Astro.params;
+const { guide } = Astro.props;
+const { frontmatter: guideData, author } = guide;
 
 const ogImageUrl = getOpenGraphImageUrl({
   group: 'guides',
diff --git a/src/pages/questions/[questionGroupId].astro b/src/pages/questions/[questionGroupId].astro
index 666c84458..1f72d1a46 100644
--- a/src/pages/questions/[questionGroupId].astro
+++ b/src/pages/questions/[questionGroupId].astro
@@ -6,16 +6,26 @@ import Footer from '../../components/Footer.astro';
 import AstroIcon from '../../components/AstroIcon.astro';
 import { QuestionsList } from '../../components/Questions/QuestionsList';
 
-import { getQuestionGroupById } from '../../lib/question-group';
+import {
+  getAllQuestionGroups,
+  type QuestionGroupType,
+} from '../../lib/question-group';
 
-const { questionGroupId } = Astro.params;
-const questionGroup = await getQuestionGroupById(questionGroupId!).catch(
-  () => null,
-);
-if (!questionGroup) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
+export interface Props {
+  questionGroup: QuestionGroupType;
 }
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const questionGroups = await getAllQuestionGroups();
 
+  return questionGroups.map((questionGroup) => {
+    return {
+      params: { questionGroupId: questionGroup.id },
+      props: { questionGroup },
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+const { questionGroup } = Astro.props;
 const { frontmatter } = questionGroup;
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/pages/r/[customRoadmapSlug].astro b/src/pages/r/[customRoadmapSlug].astro
index aa18e01de..e72b34c9f 100644
--- a/src/pages/r/[customRoadmapSlug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/r/[customRoadmapSlug].astro
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { SkeletonRoadmapHeader } from '../../components/CustomRoadmap/SkeletonRo
 import Loader from '../../components/Loader.astro';
 import ProgressHelpPopup from '../../components/ProgressHelpPopup.astro';
 
+export const prerender = false;
+
 const { customRoadmapSlug } = Astro.params;
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/pages/u/[username]/index.astro b/src/pages/u/[username].astro
similarity index 79%
rename from src/pages/u/[username]/index.astro
rename to src/pages/u/[username].astro
index 843c4bb73..ef0a83d03 100644
--- a/src/pages/u/[username]/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/u/[username].astro
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ---
 import { FrownIcon } from 'lucide-react';
-import { userApi } from '../../../api/user';
-import AccountLayout from '../../../layouts/AccountLayout.astro';
-import { UserPublicProfilePage } from '../../../components/UserPublicProfile/UserPublicProfilePage';
-import OpenSourceBanner from '../../../components/OpenSourceBanner.astro';
-import Footer from '../../../components/Footer.astro';
+import { userApi } from '../../api/user';
+import AccountLayout from '../../layouts/AccountLayout.astro';
+import { UserPublicProfilePage } from '../../components/UserPublicProfile/UserPublicProfilePage';
+import OpenSourceBanner from '../../components/OpenSourceBanner.astro';
+import Footer from '../../components/Footer.astro';
+
+export const prerender = false;
 
 interface Params extends Record<string, string | undefined> {
   username: string;
diff --git a/src/pages/v1-stats.json.ts b/src/pages/v1-stats.json.ts
index 4986d75a4..681fe6036 100644
--- a/src/pages/v1-stats.json.ts
+++ b/src/pages/v1-stats.json.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 
-export const prerender = true;
-
 export async function GET() {
   const commitHash = execSync('git rev-parse HEAD').toString().trim();
   const commitDate = execSync('git log -1 --format=%cd').toString().trim();
diff --git a/src/pages/videos/[videoId].astro b/src/pages/videos/[videoId].astro
index 3133d733c..096e230a0 100644
--- a/src/pages/videos/[videoId].astro
+++ b/src/pages/videos/[videoId].astro
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 ---
 import VideoHeader from '../../components/VideoHeader.astro';
 import BaseLayout from '../../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
-import { getVideoById } from '../../lib/video';
+import { getAllVideos, VideoFileType } from '../../lib/video';
 
-const { videoId } = Astro.params;
+export interface Props {
+  video: VideoFileType;
+}
+
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const videos = await getAllVideos();
 
-const video = await getVideoById(videoId).catch(() => null);
-if (!video) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/404');
+  return videos.map((video) => ({
+    params: { videoId: video.id },
+    props: { video },
+  }));
 }
+
+const { videoId } = Astro.params;
+const { video } = Astro.props;
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout