Rails route for .xml file: Template is Missing error

Question

I'm trying to upload an .xml sitemap to my Rails app called sitemap.xml. When I define a route as such:

  get "sitemap", to: 'xml#sitemap'

I get the following error:

Template is missing
Missing template xml/sitemap, application/sitemap with {:locale=>[:en], :formats=>[:html], :handlers=>[:erb, :builder, :raw, :ruby, :jbuilder, :coffee]}. Searched in: * "/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p643@railstutorial_rails_4_0/gems/web-console-2.0.0/lib/action_dispatch/templates" * "/home/user/website/app/views"

How can I define a proper Rails route for an .xml file?

not too much info to go on... i assume you have a controller action named sitemap inside xmls_controller.rb? Do you have a folder named xmls in your views with the file, 'sitemap.html.erb'? — Ricky Mason
– Ricky Mason, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 0:26
is it okay if you put your sitemap.xml to your public folder instead? — nayiaw
– nayiaw, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 3:27
@nayiaw How would I define a url for something in my public folder? — Joe Morano
– Joe Morano, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 10:08
@RickyMason I have no such controller action. All I have is a file called 'sitemap.xml' in my xml folder. — Joe Morano
– Joe Morano, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 10:08
if you want to load static sitemap.xml you can put the sitemap.xml in your public folder then load the sitemap directly <domain.com>/sitemap.xml without any routing. However use a sitemap generator like sitemap_generator is recommended as content changes over time. — nayiaw
– nayiaw, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 11:38

nayiaw · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-06 00:47:10Z

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If you want to load static sitemap.xml you can put the sitemap.xml in your public folder, then load the sitemap directly <domain.com>/sitemap.xml without any routing. However use a sitemap generator like sitemap_generator is recommended as content changes over time.

answered Aug 6, 2015 at 0:47

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