# How do I place a text file in the root directory of my Discourse website?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-place-a-text-file-in-the-root-directory-of-my-discourse-website/52709
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [9 november 2016 om 15:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-place-a-text-file-in-the-root-directory-of-my-discourse-website/52709 "2016-11-09T15:15:08Z")
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### Author: ![Noahqw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/noahqw/32/116036_2.png) [@Noahqw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noahqw)
#### Post date: [9 november 2016 om 15:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-place-a-text-file-in-the-root-directory-of-my-discourse-website/52709/1 "2016-11-09T15:15:08Z")

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I’m trying to verify ownership of my domain for MailJet so I can send emails through my domain. I need to place a text file in the root directory of my Discourse website. But which folder is that? I’ve installed it on Ubuntu 16.04.

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [9 november 2016 om 16:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-place-a-text-file-in-the-root-directory-of-my-discourse-website/52709/2 "2016-11-09T16:25:15Z")

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> [@Noahqw](#):
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> MailJet

[https://www.mailjet.com/support/can-i-confirm-a-sending-domain-without-uploading-an-empty-text-file,214.htm](https://www.mailjet.com/support/can-i-confirm-a-sending-domain-without-uploading-an-empty-text-file,214.htm)

They appear to support TXT entry at DNS, use that.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [26 maart 2019 om 22:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-place-a-text-file-in-the-root-directory-of-my-discourse-website/52709/3 "2019-03-26T22:11:45Z")

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [25 april 2019 om 22:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-place-a-text-file-in-the-root-directory-of-my-discourse-website/52709/4 "2019-04-25T22:11:54Z")

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