diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 568d17d..ffc09c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # (Replace_with_your_title) Cookbook
 
 [![nightly-build](https://github.com/ProjectPythia/cookbook-template/actions/workflows/nightly-build.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ProjectPythia/cookbook-template/actions/workflows/nightly-build.yaml)
-[![Binder](http://binder.mypythia.org/badge_logo.svg)](http://binder.mypythia.org/v2/gh/ProjectPythia/cookbook-template/main?labpath=notebooks)
+[![Binder](https://binder.projectpythia.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://binder.projectpythia.org/v2/gh/ProjectPythia/cookbook-template/main?labpath=notebooks)
 
 This Project Pythia Cookbook covers ... (replace `...` with the main subject of your cookbook ... e.g., *working with radar data in Python*)
 
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ This Project Pythia Cookbook covers ... (replace `...` with the main subject of
 (Add content for this section, e.g., "Example workflows include ... ")
 
 ## Running the Notebooks
-You can either run the notebook using [Binder](https://mybinder.org/) or on your local machine.
+You can either run the notebook using [Binder](https://binder.projectpythia.org/) or on your local machine.
 
 ### Running on Binder
 
 The simplest way to interact with a Jupyter Notebook is through
-[Binder](https://mybinder.org/), which enables the execution of a
+[Binder](https://binder.projectpythia.org/), which enables the execution of a
 [Jupyter Book](https://jupyterbook.org) in the cloud. The details of how this works are not
 important for now. All you need to know is how to launch a Pythia
 Cookbooks chapter via Binder. Simply navigate your mouse to
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index ca19144..ac7619e 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ parse:
 
 sphinx:
   config:
-    html_favicon: images/icons/favicon.ico
+    linkcheck_ignore: ["https://doi.org/*"] # don't run link checker on DOI links since they are immutable
+    nb_execution_raise_on_error: true # raise exception in build if there are notebook errors (this flag is ignored if building on binder)
+    html_favicon: notebooks/images/icons/favicon.ico
     html_last_updated_fmt: '%-d %B %Y'
     html_theme: sphinx_pythia_theme
     html_permalinks_icon: '<i class="fas fa-link"></i>'
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ sphinx:
           icon: fab fa-youtube-square
           type: fontawesome
       launch_buttons:
-        binderhub_url: http://binder.mypythia.org
+        binderhub_url: https://binder.projectpythia.org
         notebook_interface: jupyterlab
       extra_navbar: |
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