bug: template not found
Author: kbvernonCreated Aug 9, 2026Updated Sep 1, 2026
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Bug Report
Environment
Zola version: 0.23.2
Expected Behavior
The site should build with templates.
Current Behavior
ERROR Failed to build the site
ERROR Failed to render page '\\?\C:\path\to\website\content\foo.md'
ERROR Reason: Template `foo.html` not foundI believe this is a Windows issue, specifically UNC paths with \\?\, but that's a guess based on the error message (and asking Claude).
Steps to reproduce
On a Windows machine,
- Initiate an empty zola project.
- Add
foo.mdtocontent/withtemplate = "foo.html". - Add
foo.htmltotemplates/with skeleton html. - Run
zola build.
Source: getzola/zola