# Some Folders Missing

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/some-folders-missing/7938>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [October 7, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/some-folders-missing/7938 "2023-10-07T18:39:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vhddev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/vhddev/32/4088_2.png) [@vhddev](https://forum.gitea.com/u/vhddev)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/some-folders-missing/7938/1 "2023-10-07T18:39:20Z")

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I run gitea in a docker container, and i found that there is no templates folder, and no public folder.  
Tried creating them and restarting the container, nothing from the folder worked.

How can i fix this? Or how can i modify the website in some other way?

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**Author:** ![jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@jake](https://forum.gitea.com/u/jake)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/some-folders-missing/7938/2 "2023-10-07T21:11:25Z")

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Make sure you are creating them in the custom directory. Go to Site Administration (in web browser) → Configuration → look for Custom File Root Path:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gitea/original/2X/f/f8f1a2b1fd8dd5a107bae9a87865261f594cd452.png)

In my case, I would create `/var/local/gitea/custom/templates` and `/var/local/gitea/custom/public` (docs: [Customizing Gitea | Gitea Documentation](https://docs.gitea.com/administration/customizing-gitea)).