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You Don’t Need Robots.txt On Root Domain, Says Google
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Google’s Gary Illyes shares an unconventional but valid method for centralizing robots.txt rules on CDNs.
- Robots.txt files can be centralized on CDNs, not just root domains.
- Websites can redirect robots.txt from main domain to CDN.
- This unorthodox approach complies with updated standards.