Prepare your files before uploading

The five rules your ZIP needs to follow.

Updated Sep 10, 2026·1 min read·All plans

The Golively prompt sets these up for you. If you export by hand, check them before you upload.

Keep index.html at the top level of the ZIP.
Put CSS, JS, images and fonts in /assets.
Use relative paths only, for example assets/logo.png, not /Users/me/site/assets/logo.png.
Leave form field names as they are. Golively uses them to collect entries.
Export the whole thing as one ZIP.

A common mistake is zipping the folder that contains your site instead of the files inside it. Open the ZIP and make sure index.html is the first thing you see.

Troubleshooting

Images do not load after upload

Check that image paths are relative and that the files are inside /assets in the ZIP.

My builder exports several folders

Export the production build (often called dist or build) and zip its contents.

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