From d8bec631b6dee8f5b9c42f75d154252e53e81b77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacky Zhao <j.zhao2k19@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 01:22:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] update docs on github pages and syncing

---
 content/hosting.md |   14 +++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/hosting.md b/content/hosting.md
index 5cab760..2251f91 100644
--- a/content/hosting.md
+++ b/content/hosting.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for git info
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -80,7 +80,15 @@
         uses: actions/deploy-pages@v2
 ```
 
-Then, commit these changes by doing `npx quartz sync`. This should deploy your site to `<github-username>.github.io/<repository-name>`.
+Then:
+
+1. Head to "Settings" tab of your forked repository and in the sidebar, click "Pages". Under "Source", select "GitHub Actions".
+2. Commit these changes by doing `npx quartz sync`. This should deploy your site to `<github-username>.github.io/<repository-name>`.
+
+> [!hint]
+> If you get an error about not being allowed to deploy to `github-pages` due to environment protection rules, make sure you remove any existing GitHub pages environments.
+>
+> You can do this by going to your Settings page on your GitHub fork and going to the Environments tab and pressing the trash icon. The GitHub action will recreate the environment for you correctly the next time you sync your Quartz.
 
 ### Custom Domain
 
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@
      - `185.199.111.153`
    - If you are using a subdomain, navigate to your DNS provider and create a `CNAME` record that points your subdomain to the default domain for your site. For example, if you want to use the subdomain `quartz.example.com` for your user site, create a `CNAME` record that points `quartz.example.com` to `<github-username>.github.io`.
 
-![[dns-records.png]]_The above shows a screenshot of Google Domains configured for both `jzhao.xyz` (an apex domain) and `quartz.jzhao.xyz` (a subdomain)._
+![[dns records.png]]_The above shows a screenshot of Google Domains configured for both `jzhao.xyz` (an apex domain) and `quartz.jzhao.xyz` (a subdomain)._
 
 See the [GitHub documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/configuring-a-custom-domain-for-your-github-pages-site/managing-a-custom-domain-for-your-github-pages-site#configuring-a-subdomain) for more detail about how to setup your own custom domain with GitHub Pages.
 

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