# "Challenges in Deploying and Syncing a Hugging Face Space with GitHub Actions **URL:** \ **Category:** Spaces\ **Created:** [April 18, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/challenges-in-deploying-and-syncing-a-hugging-face-space-with-github-actions/151150 "2025-04-18T14:52:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![siddharth786](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/siddharth786/32/45809_2.png) [@siddharth786](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/siddharth786)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/challenges-in-deploying-and-syncing-a-hugging-face-space-with-github-actions/151150/1 "2025-04-18T14:52:16Z")
**Description:** I have been working on deploying a machine learning application to Hugging Face Spaces using GitHub Actions. While setting up the workflow, I encountered several challenges, including: 1. Issues with large files being rejected by Hugging Face Spaces due to file size limits. 2. Errors related to Git LFS not being supported by Hugging Face. 3. Syntax and configuration issues in the GitHub Actions workflow file. 4. Repository not found errors when pushing to the Hugging Face Space. 5. General troubleshooting for Docker-based Hugging Face Spaces. **Discussion Points:** - Best practices for handling large files when deploying to Hugging Face Spaces. - How to properly configure GitHub Actions to sync with Hugging Face Spaces. - Alternatives to Git LFS for managing large assets. - Troubleshooting techniques for common deployment errors. - Suggestions for organizing dependencies and Docker configurations for Spaces. **Objective:** To gather insights, suggestions, and best practices from the community for addressing these challenges and improving the deployment process. ![Screenshot 2025-04-18 180505](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/original/3X/2/9/293be0d35f03f08c2b281f753e6b4d957754d785.png) [hugging face](git clone [Email Pii Classifier V2 - a Hugging Face Space by siddharth786](https://huggingface.co/spaces/siddharth786/email-pii-classifier-v2))[github link](https://github.com/siddharth786s1/internship1.git) ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/challenges-in-deploying-and-syncing-a-hugging-face-space-with-github-actions/151150/2 "2025-04-18T16:02:39Z")
> Best practices for handling large files when deploying to Hugging Face Spaces. The cheapest option for this is to use a Dataset repository. > **[Disk usage on Spaces](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/en/spaces-storage#dataset-storage)** > > We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science. > Alternatives to Git LFS for managing large assets. Xet is now available. There is an issue with programs that depend on the old huggingface\_hub library, but other than that, it is fast and efficient. > **[Xet is on the Hub](https://huggingface.co/blog/xet-on-the-hub)** > > We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science. > Errors related to Git LFS not being supported by Hugging Face. git lfs is supported and I use it regularly, but in Windows environments in particular, it won’t work properly unless you first install git and git lfs from the installer. This is because there is an outdated version of git already installed… > **[Git - Downloading Package](https://git-scm.com/downloads/win)** > **[Git Large File Storage](https://git-lfs.com/)** > > Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server like GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise. > Repository not found errors when pushing to the Hugging Face Space. In many cases, tokens are not being passed to the private repository. This can often be resolved by using login(). > General troubleshooting for Docker-based Hugging Face Spaces. Searching forums and StackOverflow is also useful, but the official HF documentation is quite detailed and convenient. > **[Docker Spaces](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/en/spaces-sdks-docker)** > > We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science. > **[Spaces Configuration Reference](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/en/spaces-config-reference)** > > We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/original/2X/d/de4155eb4aa4108ecb32a1389d7cc37ae69f88b7.png) [@system](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/challenges-in-deploying-and-syncing-a-hugging-face-space-with-github-actions/151150/3 "2025-04-19T04:03:12Z")
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