Already a site

statac new, or statac import for the new site, was given a folder that is a site already: it has a statac.yaml, the site’s settings, or a content/ folder, the site’s writing.

What you’ll see

error  Already a site: `site-1` has a `statac.yaml`
  To bring its starter files up to date, run `statac new --update`.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/already-a-site/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac stops

Writing a new site’s files over a site’s own would change how its pages look and what it says. statac new only ever writes into an empty folder, or a new one.

How to fix it

To build the site that is there, run statac build or statac serve in its folder. To bring its starter files up to date, the templates, snippets and stylesheet statac new wrote, run statac new --update there. To start another site, give statac new the name of a new folder.

Example

statac new site-1

where site-1 has a statac.yaml. To start another site beside it:

statac new site-2

Its name

Name	already-a-site
In the terminal	statac explain already-a-site
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.