Nuxt/docs/content/2.guide/3.directory-structure/12.public.md

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icon: IconDirectory
title: public
head.title: Public directory
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# Public directory

The `public/` directory is directly served at the server root and contains public files that have to keep their names (e.g. `robots.txt`) _or_ likely won't change (e.g. `favicon.ico`).

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This is known as the [`static/`](https://nuxtjs.org/docs/directory-structure/static) directory in Nuxt 2.
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-												chore(docs): improvements (#655)

Co-authored-by: Sylvain Marroufin <marroufin.sylvain@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Pooya Parsa <pyapar@gmail.com>
											
										
										
											2021-10-11 12:57:54 +00:00
+								---
 								icon: IconDirectory
 								title: public
 								head.title: Public directory
 								---
 								# Public directory
-												docs: fix and improve multiple sections (#4396)


											
										
										
											2022-04-16 13:53:36 +00:00
+								The `public/` directory is directly served at the server root and contains public files that have to keep their names (e.g. `robots.txt`) _or_ likely won't change (e.g. `favicon.ico`).
-												docs: add nuxt 2 note for public directory (#894)


											
										
										
											2021-10-13 08:54:57 +00:00
 								::alert{icon=💡}
 								This is known as the [`static/`](https://nuxtjs.org/docs/directory-structure/static) directory in Nuxt 2.
 								::