Fix GitHub Pages deploy failure caused by duplicate artifact files and missing front matter - #1
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- Add YAML front matter to index.md so Jekyll only outputs index.html (not a duplicate raw index.md static copy in the artifact) - Exclude README.md from Jekyll build via _config.yml - Add .github/workflows/pages.yml custom Pages workflow using recommended actions/configure-pages + jekyll-build-pages + deploy-pages approach
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[WIP] Fix failing GitHub Actions job 'deploy'
Fix GitHub Pages deploy failure caused by duplicate artifact files and missing front matter
Jul 6, 2026
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pages-build-deploymentdeployjob was failing duringsyncing_filesafter thebuildjob succeeded cleanly. The artifact had grown to 117 MB (from ~75 MB) and contained redundant files becauseindex.mdlacked YAML front matter — causing Jekyll to emit both a processedindex.htmland a rawindex.mdstatic copy.README.mdwas also being silently included in the deployed site.Changes
index.md— addedlayout: defaultfront matter so Jekyll only producesindex.html; eliminates the rawindex.mdduplicate in the artifact_config.yml— addedexclude: [README.md]to preventREADME.mdfrom being deployed as a static file.github/workflows/pages.yml— new explicit Pages workflow using the recommendedconfigure-pages→jekyll-build-pages→upload-pages-artifact→deploy-pagespipeline, replacing reliance on the automaticpages-build-deploymentworkflow