1+++ 2title = "Directory structure" 3weight = 30 4+++ 5 6After running `zola init`, you should see the following structure in your directory: 7 8 9```bash 10. 11├── config.toml 12├── content 13├── sass 14├── static 15├── templates 16└── themes 17 185 directories, 1 file 19``` 20 21Here's a high-level overview of each of these directories and `config.toml`. 22 23## `config.toml` 24A mandatory Zola configuration file in TOML format. 25This file is explained in detail in the [configuration documentation](@/documentation/getting-started/configuration.md). 26 27## `content` 28Contains all your markup content (mostly `.md` files). 29Each child directory of the `content` directory represents a [section](@/documentation/content/section.md) 30that contains [pages](@/documentation/content/page.md) (your `.md` files). 31 32To learn more, read the [content overview page](@/documentation/content/overview.md). 33 34## `sass` 35Contains the [Sass](https://sass-lang.com) files to be compiled. Non-Sass files will be ignored. 36The directory structure of the `sass` folder will be preserved when copying over the compiled files; for example, a file at 37`sass/something/site.scss` will be compiled to `public/something/site.css`. 38 39## `static` 40Contains any kind of file. All the files/directories in the `static` directory will be copied as-is to the output directory. 41If your static files are large, you can configure Zola to [hard link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_link) them 42instead of copying them by setting `hard_link_static = true` in the config file. 43 44## `templates` 45Contains all the [Tera](https://tera.netlify.com) templates that will be used to render your site. 46Have a look at the [templates documentation](@/documentation/templates/_index.md) to learn more about default templates 47and available variables. 48 49## `themes` 50Contains themes that can be used for your site. If you are not planning to use themes, leave this directory empty. 51If you want to learn about themes, see the [themes documentation](@/documentation/themes/_index.md). 52