make 'main' the default (protected) branch?

[jgravois]

these days you don't need to maintain a gh-pages branch in order to wire up GitHub Pages.

if @springmeyer feels like giving me admin keys to this repo i'd be interested in making main the default branch and setting up branch protection rules to disable -f pushing, etc.

[springmeyer]

Happy to give you admin access. But it appears that, given this repo is in my personal account (rather than an org), I'm not able to give you admin.

[springmeyer]

So perhaps share the steps you'd recommend and I can run it out?

[jgravois]

this repo is in my personal account (rather than an org)

i forgot about that little snag 😄

Settings > Branches

• the ✏️ lets you rename the default branch
• Add Rule lets you define what is allowed for `main` or any other branch.

there are lots of options to enforce security. at a minimum i find it helpful to disable force pushing and ensure that the commit history for the repo can't be overwritten.

Settings > Pages

I think this one will update automatically when you rename the default branch, but it'd be worthwhile to doublecheck.

thanks for humoring me. none of this is mission critical.

[springmeyer]

Thanks, all done!