# Public Assets

Public assets are static files such as images, video, css, etc that you want to make accessible to the outside world. Every new project includes by default, a folder named `./public`.

Because an API may need to serve static assets, every new Strapi project includes by default, a folder named `/public`. Any file located in this directory is accessible if the request's path doesn't match any other defined route and if it matches a public file name.

#### Example

An image named `company-logo.png` in `./public/` is accessible through `/company-logo.png` URL.

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`index.html` files are served if the request corresponds to a folder name (`/pictures` url will try to serve `public/pictures/index.html` file).
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::: warning
The dotfiles are not exposed. It means that every files with the names start by `.` such as `.htaccess` or `.gitignore` are not served.
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Refer to the [public assets configurations](./configurations.md#Application) for more information.