Unable to Access Hidden File on GitHub Pages

Question

I'm having trouble accessing a hidden file on my GitHub Pages site. I have a file named `cf-2fa-verify.txt` in a hidden directory (`.well-known`) in my repository. I've pushed this file to my repository more than two hours ago, but I'm still getting a 404 error when trying to access it at `https://chobegusajumlung.org.np/.well-known/cf-2fa-verify.txt`.

But I can access it(

.well-known/cf-2fa-verify.txt

) from localhost but when I upload it in GitHub, I only get 404 File not found

Screenshot of localhost that has opened /.well-known/cf-2fa-verify.txt file

Here's what I've tried so far:

1. Checked GitHub's Status: No active incidents reported.

2. Cleared my browser's cache: The issue persists across different browsers and in incognito mode.

3. Checked my repository settings: GitHub Pages is enabled and set to the correct branch.

4. Waited: It's been over two hours since I pushed the changes.

5. Also did research on internet on how to access hidden file from GitHub page but didn't get any useful resources that solves this problem

6. I also asked Microsoft Edge AI(Chat), Chat GPT 3.5, Google Brad. But this also didn't help me. And their last suggestion was to ask in Stack overflow + GitHub Issue etc.

The repository is public.

Here is the link to my repository: https://github.com/Ningsang-Jabegu/Kirat-Yakthung-Thegimhang-Chobegu-Sajumlung

I just want to show the file when visiting this url (

https://chobegusajumlung.org.np/.well-known/cf-2fa-verify.txt

)

Answer 1

I've found two things have gotten me closer to a solution:

1. Include a .nojekyll file as GitHub Pages processing assumes usage of Jekyll. If you are using Jekyll, then your Jekyll config needs an include directive for the relevant subfolder (in this case, .well-known and;
2. Include an index.html or index.md file in each subfolder of the file tree. This is PARTICULARLY important if you're not using Jekyll, as GitHub Pages doesn't seem to render the folder subtree if those files are missing (my particular use case required a .well-known/opengpgkey/hu/$KEY subtree, thus the inclusion of multiple index files).