How to send the ads.txt file correctly using Fastify?

[Uriel29]

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Hello!

I need to send a file called ads.txt so that Google AdSense can work on my website!

I tried it this way first:

{
method:'GET',
url:'/ads.txt',
handler: async function (req, reply) {
reply.type('text/plain; charset=utf-8')
reply.send("google.com, pub-0000000, DIRECT, f00000000");
}

},

When I open the URL in the browser, it appears normal! But Google doesn't recognize that the file exists, even though the data is correct! So I tried another way:

handler: async function (req, reply) {

  const stream = fs.createReadStream('../public/ads.txt', 'utf8');
     reply.type('text/plain').send(stream);
}

When I check the URL, only a blank page appears! How can I resolve this with Fastify?

These data need to appear for Google to correctly serve the ads!

Thank you in advance.

Your Environment

• node version: 20
• fastify version: >=^4.17.0
• os: Linux Ubuntu
• any other relevant information: Nginx reverse proxy

[Uzlopak]

Why do you do async-await?

See:
https://www.fastify.io/docs/latest/Reference/Routes/#async-await

You cannot return undefined.

Try:

{
  method:'GET',
  url:'/ads.txt',
  handler: function (req, reply) {
    reply
      .type('text/plain; charset=utf-8')
      .send("google.com, pub-0000000, DIRECT, f00000000");
  }
}

[Uriel29]

Hello! my first code works.
But it is not recognized by google!

//this code works, if you see the URL in the browser
{
method:'GET',
url:'/ads.txt',
handler: async function (req, reply) {
reply.type('text/plain; charset=utf-8')
reply.send("google.com, pub-0000000, DIRECT, f00000000");
}

},

Must be missing something that google needs.

Hugs

[Uzlopak]

E.g.

• add a newline at the end of the file.
• wait till google reindexes the page.