Deployr 💾

Deployr helps you host your Next.js application on your own aws ec2 instance, With just a few clicks, you can set up everything, from machine provisioning to serving your next application on your own domain.

With github actions and CI/CD, you can automate the deployment process on every push and focus on building your application. Also your deployments are secure and only you can trigger CI/CD builds. You can deploy as many applications as you want across multiple instances.

Here is a video walkthrough / how to use Deployr: Deployr Walkthrough

(This guide will be updated soon, Readme is sufficient to get you started)

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How to Deployr Your App 🚀

v1.2.0 just arrived - Deployments are now authenticated, more interactive cli and multiple deployments support are now here 🎉

How to use Deployr to host your Next.js application on your own AWS EC2 instance:

Step 1: Get the project:

Linux (Intel/AMD64):

sudo curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/deployr https://github.com/adityacodes30/deployr/releases/download/v1.2.0/deployr-linux-amd64 && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/deployr

macOS (ARM/M1)

sudo curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/deployr https://github.com/adityacodes30/deployr/releases/download/v1.2.0/deployr-macos-arm64 && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/deployr

Linux (ARM64):

sudo curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/deployr https://github.com/adityacodes30/deployr/releases/download/v1.2.0/deployr-linux-arm64 && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/deployr

macOS (Intel/AMD64):

sudo curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/deployr https://github.com/adityacodes30/deployr/releases/download/v1.2.0/deployr-macos-amd64 && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/deployr

Step 2: Test the installation

deployr -v

You should see the version of the deployr you just installed

Step 3: Create a config.yml file

Run the following command to create a config.yml file in your current directory

deployr init

Sign into aws and make a IAM user with the following policy attached:

{
	"Version": "2012-10-17",
	"Statement": [
		{
			"Sid": "deployr",
			"Effect": "Allow",
			"Action": [
				"ec2-instance-connect:SendSSHPublicKey",
				"ec2:DescribeInstances",
				"ec2:StartInstances",
				"ec2:CreateTags",
				"ec2:CreateSecurityGroup",
				"ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress",
				"ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
				"ec2:DescribeSubnets",
				"ec2:DescribeKeyPairs",
				"ec2:StopInstances",
				"ec2:TerminateInstances",
				"ec2:RebootInstances",
				"ec2:RunInstances"
			],
			"Resource": "*"
		}
	]
}

Then obtain and add the credentials of the user you just created as well as the github repo of your next app to be deployr(ed) to the config.example.yml

Here is a short guide on how to do that

Step 4: Run the deployr command

deployr config.yml

or

deployr <path-to-config.yml>

if you have the config.yml in a different directory

you can also see the help menu by running

deployr -help

Step 5: Point your domain

You will get your public IP in your terminal, go to your domain hosting provider and point your domain to that IP

Step 6: Your project is Deployed

You can now access your project on your domain after a few minutes ( Depending on the buildtime of your project )

Step 7: CI/CD

You can now automate the deployment process with CI/CD. Just copy the main.yml and add it to the .github/workflows folder in your local repository.

You can find the main.yml file here : main.yml

Create a file named main.yml in the .github/workflows folder and paste the contents of the main.sample.yml file in it. Add your domain on line 7 and the key you just received in value field after running deployr in the github repository secrets with the name [DEPLOYR_PRIVKEY] (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides using-secrets-in-github-actions#creating-secrets-for-a-repository)

for example :

  DEPLOY_DOMAIN: https://example.com

If you want to build and contribute to the project

Step 1: Clone the Project

Start by forking and cloning the Deployr repository to your local machine:

git clone <your-deployr-repo-url>
cd deployr

Step 2: Install Go

Ensure that Go is installed on your system. You can download it from the official Go website. Verify the installation:

go version

Step 3: Get Credentials

Sign into aws and make a IAM user with the following policy attached:

{
	"Version": "2012-10-17",
	"Statement": [
		{
			"Sid": "deployr",
			"Effect": "Allow",
			"Action": [
				"ec2-instance-connect:SendSSHPublicKey",
				"ec2:DescribeInstances",
				"ec2:StartInstances",
				"ec2:CreateTags",
				"ec2:CreateSecurityGroup",
				"ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress",
				"ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
				"ec2:DescribeSubnets",
				"ec2:DescribeKeyPairs",
				"ec2:StopInstances",
				"ec2:TerminateInstances",
				"ec2:RebootInstances",
				"ec2:RunInstances"
			],
			"Resource": "*"
		}
	]
}

Then obtain and add the credentials of the user you just created as well as the github repo of your next app to be deployr(ed) to the config.example.yml

Then rename config.example.yml ---> config.yml

Here is a short guide on how to do that

Step 4: Build and run the project

Run the command

go build main.go 

Step 5: Point your domain

You will get your public IP in your terminal, go to your domain hosting provider and point your domain to that IP

Step 6: Your project is Deployed

You can now access your project on your domain after a few minutes ( Depending on the buildtime of your project )

Development progress

This checklist tracks the current state of tasks.

V 1.0

[✅] Gather Req Ensure AWS access, domain name, and repository URL are available.

[✅] AWS Auth Configure AWS CLI with access keys for required services.

[✅] Provision Infrastructure Create a security group and launch an EC2 instance using AWS APIs.

[✅] SSH into EC2 Instance Verify SSH access and confirm instance connectivity.

[✅] Server Daemon Create a daemon that automatically updates build on pushes to branch ()

[✅] Execute Deployr Script Run the provided Deployr script that configures the nginx , processes , ssh and server daemon on the machine

-^----Prototype Complete----^-

[✅] CLI Create a CLI for usage

[✅] Platform Specific Binaries Create platform specific binaries for easy deployment

[✅] Documentation Write a detailed guide on how to use Deployr

-^----v1.0.0 Release----^-

[✅] Github Actions Create gh actions to automate the deployment process when new code is pushed to the repository

-^----v1.1.0 Release----^-

[✅] Build Auth Add assymentric encryption and authentication for triggering the build process

[✅] Multiple Deployments Add support for multiple deployments (on seperate instances)

[✅] Interactive CLI Add an interactive CLI for easy configuration

-^----v1.2.0 Release----^-

[] Docker Dockerise the application for windows users

[] GUI Add a supporting GUI for easy accesss

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