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-When using Hugo with [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/), you can provide your own template for a [custom 404 error page](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/creating-a-custom-404-page-for-your-github-pages-site) by creating a 404.html template file in your `/layouts` folder. When Hugo generates your site, the `404.html` file will be placed in the root.
+When using Hugo with [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/), you can provide your own template for a [custom 404 error page](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/creating-a-custom-404-page-for-your-github-pages-site) by creating a 404.html template file in the root of your `layouts` folder. When Hugo generates your site, the `404.html` file will be placed in the root.
 
 404 pages will have all the regular [page variables][pagevars] available to use in the templates.