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Hugo takes a single directory and uses it as the input for creating a complete
website.


The top level of a source directory will typically have the following elements:

    ▸ archetypes/
    ▸ content/
    ▸ layouts/
    ▸ static/
    ▸ themes/
      config.toml

Learn more about the different directories and what their purpose is:

* [config](/overview/configuration)
* [archetypes](/content/archetypes)
* [content](/content/organization)
* [layouts](/layout/overview)
* [static](/themes/creation#toc_4)
* [themes](/themes/overview)


## Example

An example directory may look like:

    .
    ├── config.toml
    ├── archetypes
    |   └── default.md
    ├── content
    |   ├── post
    |   |   ├── firstpost.md
    |   |   └── secondpost.md
    |   └── quote
    |   |   ├── first.md
    |   |   └── second.md
    ├── layouts
    |   ├── _default
    |   |   ├── single.html
    |   |   └── list.html
    |   ├── partials
    |   |   ├── header.html
    |   |   └── footer.html
    |   ├── taxonomies
    |   |   ├── category.html
    |   |   ├── post.html
    |   |   ├── quote.html
    |   |   └── tag.html
    |   ├── post
    |   |   ├── li.html
    |   |   ├── single.html
    |   |   └── summary.html
    |   ├── quote
    |   |   ├── li.html
    |   |   ├── single.html
    |   |   └── summary.html
    |   ├── shortcodes
    |   |   ├── img.html
    |   |   ├── vimeo.html
    |   |   └── youtube.html
    |   ├── index.html
    |   └── sitemap.xml
    ├── themes
    |   ├── hyde
    |   └── doc
    └── static
        ├── css
        └── js

This directory structure tells us a lot about this site:

1. The website intends to have two different types of content: posts and quotes.
2. It will also apply two different indexes to that content: categories and tags.
3. It will be displaying content in 3 different views: a list, a summary and a full page view.
