Guide

Adding llms.txt to a Ghost site

Published: 2026-06-29

Ghost serves posts and pages, not arbitrary root files — but a couple of routes get a real llms.txt live at yourdomain.com/llms.txt.

Self-hosted: serve it from your web server (best)

If you run Ghost behind Nginx, Caddy or a CDN, serve /llms.txt there — before Ghost. In Nginx:

location = /llms.txt {
    default_type text/plain;
    alias /var/www/llms.txt;
}

This returns your file directly as plain text, with no redirect — the cleanest result.

Ghost(Pro) or no server access: redirect to a hosted file

Host the raw text somewhere it serves as text/plain (object storage, a CDN, a raw file host). Then add a redirect from /llms.txt to it — either in Ghost's redirects.yaml (Settings → Labs → Redirects) or at your CDN. A crawler follows the 301 to your file.

Keep it discoverable and lean

Add a footer link to /llms.txt, keep the file short (title, one-line summary, key pages under H2 headings), and use absolute HTTPS links.

Validate

Paste your domain into the validator to confirm it's reachable as plain text and every link resolves.

Keep reading

• Adding llms.txt to WordPressThree ways to publish a spec-compliant llms.txt on WordPress — plugin-free upload, a snippet, or a plugin — plus how to verify it.
• Adding llms.txt to a static site generatorStatic generators copy a static/public folder straight to your site root. Here's exactly where llms.txt goes in Hugo, Jekyll, Astro and Eleventy.

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