diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 7ae15440ec..eb6cbe40f3 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ publish = "userguide/public"
 command = "npm run docs-install && npm run build:preview"
 
 [build.environment]
-GO_VERSION = "1.18"
+GO_VERSION = "1.18.2"
 HUGO_THEME = "repo"
 
 [context.production]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a65dfd0830..4a324c79c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
     "bootstrap": "^4.6.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "hugo-extended": "0.96.0"
+    "hugo-extended": "0.98.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/example-site-as-template.md b/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/example-site-as-template.md
index 682c8fffdd..54526489d6 100644
--- a/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/example-site-as-template.md	
+++ b/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/example-site-as-template.md	
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ As the Docsy example site repo is a [template repository](https://github.blog/20
     </pre>
 
 Now you can make local edits and test your copied site locally with Hugo.
+{{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}}
+Depending on your environment you may need to tweak the [module top level settings](https://github.com/google/docsy-example/blob/1c7f7e300c90cd690ca5be66b43fe58713bb21c9/config.toml#L221-L228) inside your `config.toml` slightly, for example by adding a proxy to use when downloading remote modules.
+You can find details of what these configuration settings do in the [Hugo modules documentation](https://gohugo.io/hugo-modules/configuration/#module-config-top-level). 
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+Once your site is up and running, you can edit your own versions of the site’s source files.
 
 ### Preview your site
 
diff --git a/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/start-from-scratch.md b/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/start-from-scratch.md
index 7835a26d26..91e8c7feca 100644
--- a/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/start-from-scratch.md	
+++ b/userguide/content/en/docs/Get started/Docsy-As-Module/start-from-scratch.md	
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ hugo mod init github.com/me/my-new-site
 hugo mod get github.com/google/docsy@v0.2.0
 cat >> config.toml <<EOL
 [module]
+proxy = "direct"
 [[module.imports]]
 path = "github.com/google/docsy"
 [[module.imports]]
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ hugo mod init github.com/me/my-new-site
 hugo mod get github.com/google/docsy@v0.2.0
 (echo [module]^
 
+proxy = "direct"^
+
 [[module.imports]]^
 
 path = "github.com/google/docsy"^
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ Add the settings in the following snippet at the end of your site configuration
 {{< tabpane >}}
 {{< tab header="config.toml" >}}
 [module]
+  proxy = "direct"
   # uncomment line below for temporary local development of module
   # replacements = "github.com/google/docsy -> ../../docsy"
   [module.hugoVersion]
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ Add the settings in the following snippet at the end of your site configuration
 {{< /tab >}}
 {{< tab header="config.yaml" >}}
 module:
+  proxy: direct
   hugoVersion:
     extended: true
     min: 0.73.0
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ module:
 {{< tab header="config.json" >}}
 {
   "module": {
+    "proxy": "direct",
     "hugoVersion": {
       "extended": true,
       "min": "0.73.0"
@@ -137,6 +143,9 @@ module:
 {{< /tab >}}
 {{< /tabpane >}}
 
+You can find details of what these configuration settings do in the [Hugo modules documentation](https://gohugo.io/hugo-modules/configuration/#module-config-top-level).
+Depending on your environment you may need to tweak them slightly, for example by adding a proxy to use when downloading remote modules.
+
 ### Preview your site
 
 To build and preview your site locally:
diff --git a/userguide/content/en/docs/Updating/Convert-site-to-module.md b/userguide/content/en/docs/Updating/Convert-site-to-module.md
index e5c53e17ff..6cfd33b934 100644
--- a/userguide/content/en/docs/Updating/Convert-site-to-module.md
+++ b/userguide/content/en/docs/Updating/Convert-site-to-module.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ hugo mod get github.com/google/docsy@v0.2.0
 sed -i '/theme = \["docsy"\]/d' config.toml
 cat >> config.toml <<EOL
 [module]
+proxy = "direct"
 [[module.imports]]
 path = "github.com/google/docsy"
 [[module.imports]]
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ findstr /v /c:"theme = [\"docsy\"]" config.toml > config.toml.temp
 move /Y config.toml.temp config.toml
 (echo [module]^
 
+proxy = "direct"^
+
 [[module.imports]]^
 
 path = "github.com/google/docsy"^
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ Alternatively, you can omit this line altogether and replace it with the setting
 {{< tabpane >}}
 {{< tab header="config.toml" >}}
 [module]
+  proxy = "direct"
   # uncomment line below for temporary local development of module
   # replacements = "github.com/google/docsy -> ../../docsy"
   [module.hugoVersion]
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ Alternatively, you can omit this line altogether and replace it with the setting
 {{< /tab >}}
 {{< tab header="config.yaml" >}}
 module:
+  proxy: direct
   hugoVersion:
     extended: true
     min: 0.73.0
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@ module:
 {{< tab header="config.json" >}}
 {
   "module": {
+    "proxy": "direct",
     "hugoVersion": {
       "extended": true,
       "min": "0.73.0"
@@ -136,6 +142,9 @@ module:
 {{< /tab >}}
 {{< /tabpane >}}
 
+You can find details of what these configuration settings do in the [Hugo modules documentation](https://gohugo.io/hugo-modules/configuration/#module-config-top-level).
+Depending on your environment you may need to tweak them slightly, for example by adding a proxy to use when downloading remote modules.
+
 {{% alert title="Attention" color="warning" %}}
 If you have a multi language installation, please make sure that the section `[languages]` inside your `config.toml` is declared before the section `[module]` with the module imports. Otherwise you will run into trouble!
 {{% /alert %}}