GitHub Pages: Specific file in root returns 404, while others are served correctly

[FractonicMind]

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Hello,

I'm a user of GitHub Pages, and I'm experiencing a persistent issue where a specific file in my repository is not being served, even though other files in the same directory are.

Repository: https://github.com/FractonicMind/TernaryMoralLogic
Live Site URL: https://fractonicmind.github.io/TernaryMoralLogic/

The file robots.txt is being served correctly at https://fractonicmind.github.io/TernaryMoralLogic/robots.txt.

However, a different file in the exact same root directory, sitemap-test.xml, is consistently returning a "404 Not Found" error at this URL: https://fractonicmind.github.io/TernaryMoralLogic/sitemap-test.xml.

The file has been confirmed to be in the repository's main branch. This is blocking my ability to submit a sitemap to Google Search Console. Can you please investigate why this specific file is not being served?

Thank you.

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[kooroshkz]

Hey!

The sitemap-test.xml file is in the root and seems correct, but it still returns 404, while robots.txt works fine.

• File exists and is valid XML
• Main branch is published
• Only the sitemap file fails

It might be a GitHub Pages caching issue or something with how XML files are served. Anyone else seen this before?

Appreciate any tips!
If this helps, feel free to mark it as the answer so others can find it too. Thanks!

[FractonicMind]

Hello,

Following up on this issue. I have tried several troubleshooting steps since my last post:

I added a robots.txt file which is being served correctly.

I created an empty .nojekyll file in the root to disable Jekyll.

I confirmed that the sitemap.xml file is valid and correctly located.

I also tried creating a new sitemap file (sitemap-test.xml), but it also returns a 404 error.

Despite all these steps, the sitemap URL continues to return a "404 Not Found" error, while the robots.txt file in the same directory is served correctly. This indicates a persistent bug on the GitHub Pages server.