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date: "2019-12-31T13:55:00+05:00"
slug: "search-engines-indexation"
sidebar_position: 60
aliases:
  - /en-us/search-engines-indexation
---

# Search Engines Indexation

By default your Gitea installation will be indexed by search engines.
If you don't want your repository to be visible for search engines read further.

## Block search engines indexation using robots.txt

To make Gitea serve a custom `robots.txt` (default: empty 404) for top level installations,
create a file with path `public/robots.txt` in the [`custom` folder or `CustomPath`](../administration/customizing-gitea.md)

Examples on how to configure the `robots.txt` can be found at [https://moz.com/learn/seo/robotstxt](https://moz.com/learn/seo/robotstxt).

```txt
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
```

If you installed Gitea in a subdirectory, you will need to create or edit the `robots.txt` in the top level directory.

```txt
User-agent: *
Disallow: /gitea/
```
