How can I exclude an image from Hugo's public directory?

Question

I'm using Hugo to generate a static site. I'm making use of Hugo's image functions to create different sized versions of the same image (160px, 240px, and 480px).

That's all working fine but Hugo also makes the original image available (e.g. IMG_7307.jpeg) in the public directory too. I don't want to publish the original images. How can I tell Hugo not to include them?

https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dont-put-unprocessed-resources-in-public/11353/13 — Rogelio, Aug 03 '21 at 17:47
Thanks @Rogelio, it works! If you put that as an answer I'll mark is as the accepted answer — Matt, Aug 03 '21 at 22:39
I think a resource dir (instead of a page bundle) does not have this 'problem'. — Mr. Hugo, Aug 06 '21 at 22:46

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 07 '21 at 16:48

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You should use Hugo's Build Resources options in your page's front matter. See below for an example:

---
title: Your Page's Title
_build:
  publishResources: false
---

Hello, world!

Any resources in this page's bundle will not be copied into the /public directory unless their .Permalink or .RelPermalink is used.

edited Aug 07 '21 at 16:48

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answered Aug 04 '21 at 18:28

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How can I exclude an image from Hugo's public directory?

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