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---
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title: Robots.txt File
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linktitle: Robots.txt
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description: Hugo can generate a customized robots.txt in the same way as any other template.
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date: 2017-02-01
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publishdate: 2017-02-01
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lastmod: 2017-02-01
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categories: [templates]
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keywords: [robots,search engines]
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menu:
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docs:
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parent: "templates"
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weight: 165
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weight: 165
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sections_weight: 165
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draft: false
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aliases: [/extras/robots-txt/]
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toc: false
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---
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To generate a robots.txt file from a template, change the [site configuration][config]:
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{{< code-toggle file="config">}}
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enableRobotsTXT = true
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{{< /code-toggle >}}
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By default, Hugo generates robots.txt using an [internal template][internal].
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```text
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User-agent: *
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```
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Search engines that honor the Robots Exclusion Protocol will interpret this as permission to crawl everything on the site.
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## Robots.txt Template Lookup Order
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You may overwrite the internal template with a custom template. Hugo selects the template using this lookup order:
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1. `/layouts/robots.txt`
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2. `/themes/<THEME>/layouts/robots.txt`
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## Robots.txt Template Example
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{{< code file="layouts/robots.txt" download="robots.txt" >}}
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User-agent: *
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{{ range .Pages }}
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Disallow: {{ .RelPermalink }}
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{{ end }}
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{{< /code >}}
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This template creates a robots.txt file with a `Disallow` directive for each page on the site. Search engines that honor the Robots Exclusion Protocol will not crawl any page on the site.
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{{% note %}}
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To create a robots.txt file without using a template:
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1. Set `enableRobotsTXT` to `false` in the [site configuration][config].
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2. Create a robots.txt file in the `static` directory.
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Remember that Hugo copies everything in the [static directory][static] to the root of `publishDir` (typically `public`) when you build your site.
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[config]: /getting-started/configuration/
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[static]: /getting-started/directory-structure/
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{{% /note %}}
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[config]: /getting-started/configuration/
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[internal]: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/blob/master/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/robots.txt
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