deploying hugo to github.io There are a number of ways of doing this. Since I like to keep a separate branch for the deployment, I opted for the option below. Another option would be use a docs directory and add to config.toml a line with publishDir = “docs”. This would also work, and you then just need to work on master branch. This method of maintaining a separate branch is made easier with a worktree that directly writes to a public folder in gh-pages from the master branch.