From e4c0f1faa0210fa0f8e53aff71a31f64720a5caa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Catherine <whitequark@whitequark.org>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:53:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update error page template to not mislead git-pages users.
 (#552)

We have quite a few support queries from people who were misled into
thinking that `.domains` file has something to do with their deployment
that is switching to git-pages. This PR aims to fix that.

Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/pages-server/pulls/552
---
 html/templates/error.html | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/html/templates/error.html b/html/templates/error.html
index ccaa682..e67c701 100644
--- a/html/templates/error.html
+++ b/html/templates/error.html
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@
         difficulties. If that is the case, it could take a little while until this page is available again.
       </p>
       <p>
-        Otherwise, this page might also be unavailable due to a configuration error. If you are the owner of this
-        website, please make sure to check the
-        <a href="https://docs.codeberg.org/codeberg-pages/troubleshooting/" target="_blank"
-          >troubleshooting section in the Docs</a
-        >!
+        If you are the owner of this website and are redeploying it using the new <em>git-pages</em> method,
+        this message means that your site has failed to deploy. Please follow the instructions from the relevant
+        <a href="https://docs.codeberg.org/codeberg-pages/" target="_blank">guide</a>.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        Otherwise, this page might also be unavailable due to a configuration error.
       </p>
     </h5>
     <small class="text-muted">