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Mastering GitHub Workflows for Continuous Integration and Deployment

Tutorial August 29, 2024 

name: Deploy

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  deploy:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3

    - name: Deploy to server
      env:
        SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
      run: |
        ssh-agent bash -c 'ssh-add <(echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY") && ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no user@server "cd /path/to/app && git pull && npm install && pm2 restart all"'
  • on: push: Triggers the workflow when there’s a push to the main branch.
  • secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: Retrieves the SSH key stored in GitHub Secrets, ensuring secure deployment.

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