deploy.yml

name: Deploy to server

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - dev
#       - main
#   pull_request:
#     branches:
#       - main

jobs:
  build:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      name: yarn build
      steps:
        - name: Checkout
          uses: actions/checkout@v2

          # This job is to cache the node modules in order to reduce the time it would take to run
        - name: Use cached node_modules
          uses: c-hive/gha-yarn-cache@v2
          with:
            directory: server
          
          #this job installs intalls yarn dependencies on the github runner
          #and also to build the static files that would be transferred to server later
        - name: install Dependencies
          run: |
            cd client
            export CI=false
            yarn install
            yarn build
            
          # in the server your normal workflow except omitting yarn build
        - name: Git Pull on Server
          uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
          with:
            host: ${{ secrets.HOST }}
            username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
            password: ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
            script: |
              cd zc_plugin_tools
              pwd
              git stash
              git fetch --all
              git reset --hard origin/dev
              git pull origin dev
              cd server
              yarn install
            
        
          # this job copies the build folder from GitHub runners to the server with sftp, make sure the paths are correct      
        - name: copy build to server
          uses: Creepios/sftp-action@v1.0.1
          with:
            username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
            host: ${{ secrets.HOST }}
            password: ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
            localPath: 'client/build/'
            remotePath: 'zc_plugin_tools/client/build'
    
  deploy:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: executing remote ssh commands on server
        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
        with:
          host: ${{ secrets.HOST }}
          username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
          script: |
            cd zc_plugin_tools/
            pwd
            pm2 restart all