diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b04fb1..8879e8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Intake Cookbook
 
 [![nightly-build](https://github.com/ProjectPythia/intake-cookbook/actions/workflows/nightly-build.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ProjectPythia/intake-cookbook/actions/workflows/nightly-build.yaml)
-[![Binder](http://binder.mypythia.org/badge_logo.svg)](http://binder.mypythia.org/v2/gh/ProjectPythia/intake-cookbook/main?labpath=notebooks)
+[![Binder](https://binder.projectpythia.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://binder.projectpythia.org/v2/gh/ProjectPythia/intake-cookbook/main?labpath=notebooks)
 
 This Project Pythia Cookbook covers using and creating Intake catalogs to access data.
 
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ This section describes how to use intake catalogs to access data. It shows how t
 This section walks you through the process of creating your own Intake catalogs to access Mesowest's HRRR data.
 
 ## 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 6b70e6f..4e06f03 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ 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>'
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ 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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