Need help with first Hugo site

[jen]

Hey @janezhgw and welcome to the forum!

Have you checked out this guide on Hugo + Netlify?

[Support Guide] Why isn’t my Hugo theme working correctly with Netlify?

Last reviewed by Netlify Support: September 2023 We get this question often. Luckily, there is both a common root cause for this issue and a solution for it! Most often, Hugo themes added using git clone to clone the theme’s repository into your existing Hugo site’s codebase will not work with Netlify. This is the common root cause I mentioned. So, what is the solution, you ask? Use the git submodule command instead! The Hugo team created fantastic (and detailed) documentation about this her…

There’s also a suggestion here that has helped a few folks:

Error building a site in hugo (.gitmodules)

Hello @mcdragon I had a similar issue a few weeks ago. Not sure if this will help. But, I had to go into the .git directory and open up the config file that was there. I noticed that though i had a “submodule” with name “X” in the .gitmodules file, i also had a reference of the same name in the .git --> config file. It was a difference purpose, I forget what it was. I removed that reference (as well as a few other bad references i had somehow created), and things worked perfectly for me. H…

If those don’t help, please let us know and we’ll dig in further!