# Include self-contained markdown directory as-is

**URL:** https://zola.discourse.group/t/include-self-contained-markdown-directory-as-is/1589
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 5, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/include-self-contained-markdown-directory-as-is/1589 "2023-01-05T22:45:56Z")
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#### Post date: [January 5, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/include-self-contained-markdown-directory-as-is/1589/1 "2023-01-05T22:45:56Z")

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Hi, I’m considering to use Zola for my project. I did the quickstart guide, and from the looks all markdown files have to use the special `+++` syntax at the top of the file.

What I’d like to do is to build a small documentation page for a project. The project already has a `/docs` folder with self-contained markdown files (that also link to each other using `./filename.md`). The problem is that I want the docs to remain independent, and thus should not have any Zola-specific macros like the attributes at the top. (The idea is to include that folder via submodule in the homepage repository, so it literally is off-limits) How can I use them nevertheless?