Github Auto Deploy

Overview

Usage: gad </path/to/repo> [</path/to/post-deploy.sh>]

github-auto-deploy runs a small node webserver that responds to deployment requests from Github and updates the local repository. A post-deploy script can also be used to finish a deployment after code has been updated.

Example

PORT=1234 SECRET="Swifty4Lyfe" gad /var/app /var/app/bin/deploy.sh

Configuration

The webserver can be configured with some environmental variables.

• PORT - The port that the server runs on. Default: 3420
• SECRET - The webhook secret. Default: none

On Github, you'll need to:

1. Add a 'Github Auto-Deployment' service.
2. Add a webhook that fires on 'deployment' events.
3. If the repo is private, add a deploy key.

Note: By default, the Github Auto-Deployment service will create deployments every time code is pushed to master, but can also be configured to deploy on status contexts, like ci/travis-ci or ci/circle-ci.

FAQ

Why are you using the deployment event?

The deployment event lets us deploy on status, like ci/travis-ci, which means we can require tests to pass before a deploy will run.

Why are you using git fetch and git checkout?

We want all changed files to be updated on the server as close to the same time as possible to avoid serving some old and some new files for a given request. Another approach is using symlinks and moving file pointers around.