npm run deploy command fails when publishing React application to GitHub Pages

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I’m having trouble getting my React app deployed to GitHub Pages using the gh-pages package. I’ve been stuck on this for almost a day now and can’t figure out what’s going wrong.

Here’s what I did step by step:

  1. Created a new repository on GitHub
  2. Initialized git in my project folder with git init
  3. Added all files using git add .
  4. Ran the initial commit and push commands
  5. Installed gh-pages as dev dependency: npm install gh-pages --save-dev
  6. Updated my package.json with homepage URL and deploy scripts
{
  "homepage": "https://myusername.github.io/MyReactStore",
  "scripts": {
    "predeploy": "npm run build",
    "deploy": "gh-pages -d build"
  }
}

After making these changes, I committed and pushed everything to the main branch. But when I try running npm run deploy, it’s not working at all.

I’ve tried removing some entries from .gitignore file and even added a heroku-postbuild script, but nothing seems to help. Has anyone encountered similar issues with gh-pages deployment? What could be causing this problem?

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Had this exact headache last month with my portfolio site. Turns out I hadn’t pushed my main branch changes before deploying. The gh-pages package creates a separate deployment branch, but it needs your latest code committed and pushed to main first. After updating package.json with the homepage and scripts, did you commit those changes? Run git status to check for uncommitted changes, then git add . and git commit -m "Add deploy scripts" before trying npm run deploy again. Also check if your repo is public - gh-pages deployment fails silently on private repos without proper config.

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hey, try running npm run build first, make sure it creates a build folder. sometimes deploys fail if there’s nothin to deploy. also, check if your repo name in the homepage URL is exactly right - remember, it’s case sensitive!

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I hit this same issue with my first React deployment. It’s usually a GitHub auth problem - gh-pages needs permission to push to your repo’s gh-pages branch. Generate a personal access token in GitHub settings and set it up with your git credentials. Double-check that your local git config has the right username and email matching your GitHub account. Also make sure your build folder’s actually getting created. If npm run build fails quietly, there’s nothing for the deploy command to work with. Run the build command by itself first to see if it throws any errors before trying to deploy.