Github Pages shows 404, but site is fine on local server

[rdlynx19]

Hello, I am trying to setup a new website using a HUGO theme.

I have followed the steps in the documentation to locally build and view the website. I am now trying to deploy it using Github Pages but for some reason after the actions get completed, I get a 404 on visiting my website. I don’t understand what the issue is.
Here is a link to my repository: GitHub - rdlynx19/rdlynx19.github.io: Portfolio website built using Hugo
Here is the URL I am trying to host it on: https://rdlynx19.github.io/

[jmooring]

Under Settings > Pages I would expect to see something like this:

Until recently you were trying to build your Hugo site as if it were a Jekyll site, which ain’t gonna work.

[rdlynx19]

thank you, I believe I was directly deploying from the branch, without actually using the workflow. It seems to work now

[jmooring]

Also, your public directory should not be under source control. Add this to your .gitignore file:

.hugo_build.lock
node_modules/
public/
resources/

Then:

git rm -rf public
add -A
git commit -m "Remove public directory from source control"
git push

And the delete the deploy branch both locally and on GitHub.