How can I get the posts directory's index.html to be in the root folder

Option 1

hugo new posts/_index.md

posts/_index.md

+++
title = "Posts"
date = 2021-04-07T11:23:59-07:00
draft = false
url = "/"
+++

Option 2

layouts/_default/home.html

{{ define "main" }}
  {{ .Content }}
  {{ range where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "posts" }}
    <h2><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a></h2>
  {{ end }}
{{ end }}