Creating a new site - _config.yml missing

[dubidubno]

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This is my first attemt at creatiung a Github Page. I'm trying to follow https://docs.github.com/en/pages/quickstart. That guide leaves out stuff like selecting "Add a README file " and clicking "Create repsitory", and the Settings -> Pages is already set up with "Deploy from a branch" and the branch to use. The problem is further down in the "Changing the title and description" section which says "The _config.yml file already contains a line that specifies the theme for your site. ", implying that _config.yml should have been created for me. This leads me to thinking I must be missing something important when following the Quickstart for GitHub Pages.

Is _config.yml supposed to bve autogenerated or do I have to create it myself? If the latter I'm haveing trouble finding documentation for that. Any pointers is most appreciated.

[NJacksonDev]

My understanding is that you will need to create one (it is not auto-generated). The config.yml is a configuration file used/required by Jekyll, which powers GitHub pages.

You can create a new file called _config.yml in the root directory of your repository. After, define your site settings in the _config.yml file.

[samueleiche]

Thank you. I was having the same issue. To add - the config docs are found here (it's also mentioned in gh pages docs)

[james-garriss]

The GitHub documentation is confusing here. It would be nice to have a sample, minimal example available.

[ktnrs55]

Still confusing. Do I need two files, config.yml and _config.yml?

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