# Understanding .GetRemote

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/understanding-getremote/38026>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [April 4, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/understanding-getremote/38026 "2022-04-04T09:48:06Z")\
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That’s two things, that’s why the docs are not clear on this. They are clear on each of these things but not both together. I remembered there was a post about how to achieve that and I knew it would come back and have some notes. Have a look and see if that helps you.

```nohighlight
{{ $img := resources.GetRemote "REMOTE_URL_TO_IMAGE" }}
{{ $img := $img.Content | resources.FromString "images/FILENAME.EXT" }}
<img src="{{ $img.RelPermalink }}">

```

[via](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/using-getremote-on-image-puts-the-resource-in-root/36397/3) and [via](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/9313)

Edit: I just remembered, that “my” solution is for adding the remote resource under a path/link that you wish to define by yourself. Bep’s solution in the next answer is better if you don’t care about that detail.

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