Build deletes the .git folder

[MrSunshyne]

I followed the docs, that suggested git init inside the generate .vuepress/dist folder, but when I run a new build, I think it's deleting the entire dist folder, along with the .git folder which is there because i want to push to github pages.

Maybe exclude the .git folder when clearing dist would solve this ?

[mikhailbot]

Where in the docs was this suggested? Haven’t come across it in my reading and that doesn’t sound like the right thing to do either! The dist folder should typically just be used for outputting the generated content.

Edit: found it! I think that’s a bit of a hacky way to get it to work with GitHub pages. It even sounds like they’re saying to run it with CI as you know it’s going to get wiped. Honestly, save yourself the headache and give Netlify a go for deployment. It’s super easy and won’t have this issue as it’s doing the building on their side.

[yyx990803]

This is intended. You simply init a new repo and force push on each deploy.

[vhanla]

Copy/move .git directory before running vuepress build and restore it after.

Maybe this script will help you, but it is a PowerShell script.

[SeaDude]

Some of us are deploying to intranet. Therefore cloud resources such as Netlify, etc aren't an easy option. We have an Enterprise Github instance, so I'll try @vhanla 's suggestion.
Thank you.