Where should I load a sitemap.xml and a robot.txt ... and can I view it?

[Elindo586]

So I generated a sitemap from xml-sitempas.com.... good deal, it works with Next...

Now, where can I load it in the file system? And can I view it?

Could this be OK? and can I view on the browser?

ROOT
| Pages
| Public

• Sitemap.xml
• robot.txt

[icyJoseph]

Yes. They go under the public folder. https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/static-file-serving

You can view them at example.com/Sitemap.xml or example.com/robot.txt as you have them.

[Kethangkath]

thanks a bunch man. I placed the file in the root path and had to take a moment of silence in determining whether I chose the correct profession.

[huykon]

not work now. your link was died

[icyJoseph]

This was originally answered for Pages Router.

In App Router, the recommended way for sitemaps is, https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/metadata/sitemap

[Elindo586]

Ok... so they must be under the ROOT folder and not the the /public folder.

Also.... http://localhost:3000/sitemap.xml does it work on the localhost?

I am getting a 404 error with both robot and sitemap

[icyJoseph]

No, they must be under public. Next.js makes sure they are available at runtime as if they were at the root.

[icyJoseph]

I updated my comment. For some reason on my phone the file structure example you give looks different than on my laptop.

[Elindo586]

Oh well... it doesn't work on the localhost, but I can view it live on the browser after upload.