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## How to generate the epub file ## How to generate the epub file
See _exampleSite_. To create your own ebook, you only need to change the metadata in _config.toml_ and replace the _Page-Resources_ in the _content/blog/_ folder with your own content in markdown format.
In addition, the file _static/OEBPS/cover.jpg_ should be exchanged to your own cover (ideally in portrait format). Do not change file name and format of the cover image.
Calling `hugo` in the HUGO root directory of the project creates the demo ebook in the _public_ folder -- but still unpacked. To get the desired epub format, the contents of the _public_ directory must be zipped. The zip archive must have the extension .epub. Calling `hugo` in the HUGO root directory of the project creates the demo ebook in the _public_ folder -- but still unpacked. To get the desired epub format, the contents of the _public_ directory must be zipped. The zip archive must have the extension .epub.
Important: the _mimetype_ file must be the first file in the zip archive. So the call of zip should be like this to create an ebook named _ebook.epub_ which is located in the HUGO root directory: Important: the _mimetype_ file must be the first file in the zip archive. So the call of zip should be like this to create an ebook named _ebook.epub_ which is located in the HUGO root directory: