Issue

A committed directory at bop-backend/swipe_images/ (~204MB, ~1224 WebP image files) is not appearing in the deployed container, despite:

• Being present in the git repository
• Being whitelisted in .gitignore with !bop-backend/swipe_images/**
• The build completing successfully with no warnings or errors
• The COPY . /app step executing without issues

A sibling directory bop-backend/magazine_images/ (~16MB, ~96 files) in the same parent, committed in the same commits, with identical .gitignore patterns and StaticFiles mount configuration, deploys and serves correctly.

Evidence

Deployment logs show:

• GET /swipe_images/rugs/rugs_000ebf4955cf.webp HTTP/1.1" 404 Not Found
• GET /swipe_images/furniture_sofa/furniture_sofa_3d61175473f3.webp HTTP/1.1" 404 Not Found
• GET /swipe_images/_debug_rugs.json HTTP/1.1" 404 Not Found

But:

• GET /magazine_images/rooms/japandi_minimalist__rugs/0.webp HTTP/1.1" 200 OK ✓

Build logs show:

• Snapshot received and analyzed successfully
• [stage-0 8/8] COPY . /app completed without warnings
• No file exclusion or size limit warnings

Service Details

• Project: passionate-truth
• Service: bop-poc
• Deployment ID: d817d287-104b-41be-9e38-7fff40796741
• Commit: 405465c3f882fe1dfbcbd7740e5e2855a1bdb887
• Branch: main
• Source Root: bop-backend/
• Builder: Railpack (railway.toml specifies nixpacks, but deployment used Railpack)

Questions

1. Does Railpack have a per-directory or per-deploy size cap that would silently exclude swipe_images/ (~204MB) but allow magazine_images/ (~16MB)?
2. Are there file-count limits at the directory level?
3. Could there be a stale build cache or layer missing this directory?
4. Is there a known issue with large directories in the snapshot upload/serialization phase?