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---
title: robots.txt template
linkTitle: robots.txt templates
description: Hugo can generate a customized robots.txt in the same way as any other template.
categories: [templates]
keywords: []
menu:
docs:
parent: templates
weight: 170
weight: 170
aliases: [/extras/robots-txt/]
---
To generate a robots.txt file from a template, change the [site configuration]:
{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}}
enableRobotsTXT = true
{{< /code-toggle >}}
By default, Hugo generates robots.txt using an [embedded template].
[embedded template]: {{% eturl robots %}}
```text
User-agent: *
```
Search engines that honor the Robots Exclusion Protocol will interpret this as permission to crawl everything on the site.
## robots.txt template lookup order
You may overwrite the internal template with a custom template. Hugo selects the template using this lookup order:
1. `/layouts/robots.txt`
2. `/themes/<THEME>/layouts/robots.txt`
## robots.txt template example
{{< code file=layouts/robots.txt >}}
User-agent: *
{{ range .Pages }}
Disallow: {{ .RelPermalink }}
{{ end }}
{{< /code >}}
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.
{{% note %}}
To create a robots.txt file without using a template:
1. Set `enableRobotsTXT` to `false` in the site configuration.
2. Create a robots.txt file in the `static` directory.
Remember that Hugo copies everything in the [static directory][static] to the root of `publishDir` (typically `public`) when you build your site.
[static]: /getting-started/directory-structure/
{{% /note %}}
[site configuration]: /getting-started/configuration/