How can I use markdown for my main index file in a Nanoc site?

Question

I want to rename content/index.html to content/index.md and use markdown, but my rule for /index/ is being ignored; nanoc show-rules shows it compiling it using more generic rules.

How do I set rules for the index page?

Answer 1

Turns out you have to use compile '/' to match content/index.md.

This is what the documentation means when it says:

There is one “root” or “home” page which has identifier /