Open a Local Folder

Verto reads a folder of .mdx / .md files and turns it into a navigable site. The Connect source → Local Files panel lets you point Verto at any folder on your device and gives you immediate feedback about what it found.

Choosing a folder

In the Verto desktop app, the Choose folder… button opens your operating system's native folder picker. Pick any directory of .mdx / .md files and its path appears in the Folder field.

In the browser build there is no filesystem access, so the picker button is disabled and you can type a path manually instead.

Folder feedback

On the desktop app, as soon as you choose (or finish typing) a folder, Verto scans it and reports what it found, using the same rules as a build:

• “Found N readable files.” — the folder holds that many .mdx / .md files (searched recursively; dotfiles and dot-folders are skipped).
• “No .mdx or .md files found in this folder.” — the folder exists but has nothing readable in it.
• “That folder does not exist.” / “That path is a file, not a folder.” — the path is wrong.

This turns a silent text field into a quick check that you picked the right place before you commit to it.

Recent folders

Folders you open are remembered on your device and listed under Recent folders. Click any entry to re-open it in one step — no need to browse to it again. The list keeps your most recently used folders, newest first.

Applying the folder

Verto renders content at build time, so choosing a folder here surfaces the path to use rather than swapping content in live. Save & connect reminds you of the two environment variables to set:

VERTO_CONTENT_SOURCE=local
VERTO_LOCAL_DIR=/path/to/your/folder

Rebuild Verto with those set and it reads your folder as the content root. When VERTO_LOCAL_DIR is unset, Verto falls back to the bundled content/ folder.

File filter

Only .mdx and .md files are read; everything else (and any dotfiles) is ignored. The File filter field shows the pattern Verto applies.