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=== Assistant: Alright Boss, let’s untangle all of this and lock your site in. ===
Alright Boss, let’s untangle all of this and lock your site in.

==== When you run: ====

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">git add .
git commit -m "your message"
git push

</syntaxhighlight>

you’re doing three separate things:
# <code>git add .</code> – “Pick which files to send” - . = everything that changed in this folder - You’re telling Git: “Track these updated files (including the new <code>/docs</code> build).”
# <code>git commit -m "your message"</code> – “Save a snapshot” - This creates a saved version of your project with a label. - Example: git commit -m "Build for GitHub Pages" - This is still only on your computer at this point.
# <code>git push</code> – “Upload that snapshot to GitHub” - Sends your commits from your laptop → GitHub repo (online). - GitHub Pages only sees what you’ve pushed, not what’s just on your machine.

So:
<code>npm run build</code> updates files locally → <code>git add</code> + <code>commit</code> + <code>push</code> sync those changes to GitHub.

==== From your screenshots: ====
* Repo: <code>h2wdemo.github.io</code>
* You now have a <code>docs/</code> folder locally and in the repo.
* vite.config.ts shows:

<syntaxhighlight lang="ts">build: {
  outDir: "docs",
  ...
},
base: "/h2wdemo.github.io/",

</syntaxhighlight>
* GitHub Pages is configured to build from: Branch: gh-pages or main (you’ve flipped this a few times) Folder: /docs

The blank page usually means one of these:
# GitHub Pages is pointing at a branch/folder that doesn’t contain your built site, or
# The built site is there, but the JS can’t load (wrong paths / wrong base), so you see a black/empty screen.

Let’s make this simple and stable.

==== We’ll do it the “manual but clear” way, perfect for where you’re at. ====

===== You already did this and it looks right: =====

<syntaxhighlight lang="ts">build: {
  outDir: "docs",
  ...
},
base: "/h2wdemo.github.io/",

</syntaxhighlight>

Leave that as-is.

===== In Windsurf terminal (in your h2wdemo002 folder): =====

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">npm run build

</syntaxhighlight>

This should:
* Update / create files inside <code>docs/</code>
* You should see HTML + JS/CSS assets in that folder

If docs doesn’t change, we have a build issue. But based on your screenshot, it’s there.

===== Still in your project folder: =====

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">git add docs vite.config.ts index.html
git commit -m "Build for GitHub Pages"
git push

</syntaxhighlight>

After this, refresh your repo on GitHub. You should see:
* <code>docs/</code> folder with built files (assets, index.html, etc.)
* Updated commit history

===== In your GitHub repo → Settings → Pages: =====
# Source: Deploy from a branch
# Branch: main
# Folder: /docs
# Click Save

Ignore gh-pages branch for now. You don’t need it with this setup.

At the top of that page, it should say your site is live at:

👉 https://bossleoio.github.io/h2wdemo.github.io/

Give it a moment, then refresh that URL.

==== Once the above is correct: ====
* If the page loads but is black: - Open DevTools → Console in your browser. - If there are errors like “failed to load /src/index.ts” or 404s, that means GitHub is serving the wrong file set (usually because Pages isn’t using /docs correctly, or npm run build output isn’t pushed). - If there are no errors, it might actually be running the WebXR scene but just starting with an empty scene/camera (that’s okay for now while you’re testing).

But the first priority is:
* ✅ built files in /docs in GitHub
* ✅ Pages using main + /docs

Once that’s solid, we can debug why the scene is visually black.

==== Run this in order: ====
# npm run build
# git add docs vite.config.ts index.html
# git commit -m "Build for GitHub Pages"
# git push
# In GitHub: - Settings → Pages → main + /docs → Save
# Visit: https://bossleoio.github.io/h2wdemo.github.io/

If you do that and still get a black screen, tell me:
* What you see in DevTools → Console (errors)
* And I’ll walk you through the exact fix based on that.