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2title = "Directory structure"
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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