Update my domain to deploy from a new github repo

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My site (brophyj.com) deploys from a GitHub repo. I want to change the repo.
I have gone to >build / deploys > Continuous > manage repo and from the dropdown menu selected link to new repo but this only offers my old repo as the only choice.
Do I infer from that that I must first unlink my existing repo?
I needed DETAIlED, clear instructions on how to proceed with this update as I am an infrequent netlify user.

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No. You can deploy any repo that exists in your GitHub account and is meant to be deployed as a typical website. Maybe you have not provided Netlify access to all your repos on GitHub. In that case, I’d advise you to sign in to GitHub, go to this URL: GitHub Apps - Netlify and configure the Netlify app to be able to acess all repos (or at least the repos that you wish to deploy).

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This is only partially helpful. I log in to this site but am then faced with a multitude of possible links. Could you be a bit more specific where i got in once I have logged in. Thanks

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Oops, I now see at the bottom of the login page, where additional repos can be added. I think i may be on my way. Will let you know how this works out.

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OK my new GitHub repo now shows in the drop down men. i have selected it and am now on this url Netlify App
CV_quarto is the appropriate GitHub repo but know need some help completing the boxes
site name: Is that my domain name brophyj.com? do I enter only brophyj?
base directory: this is blank, do I leave it blank?
build command: hugo --gc --minify -b $URL is currently entered. do I leave it as that?
Thanks for the additional help.

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The rest of the questions are unfortunately for you to figure out. We don’t know your website’s structure and don’t have the bandwidth to go through your repo: brophyj/cv_new: new cv nov 2021 (github.com).

My best guess would be to leave the setting as it is as they’re likely pulled from your netlify.toml: cv_new/netlify.toml at main · brophyj/cv_new (github.com). That file has not been updated in the past 3 years, so I’d like to assume it might continue to work in the same way even now.

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Well I seem to have made some reasonable choices as my site is up and running my new GitHub repo. Thanks for your help.

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Thanks for coming back and sharing you got your site up and running. Good luck! :rocket: