setup github actions

build.yml

name: Deploy Laravel Application to Production Server

on:
    push:
        branches:
            - main

jobs:
    deploy:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest

        steps:
            - name: Checkout Code
              uses: actions/checkout@v4

            - name: Setup PHP
              uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
              with:
                  php-version: 8.4

            - name: Install Composer Dependencies
              run: composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-dev --no-progress --no-interaction --prefer-dist

            - name: Install Node
              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
              with:
                  node-version: '22'

            - name: Install NPM Dependencies
              run: npm install

            - name: Build NPM Assets
              env:
                  VITE_PUSHER_APP_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_PUSHER_APP_KEY }}
                  VITE_PUSHER_PORT: ${{ secrets.VITE_PUSHER_PORT }}
                  VITE_PUSHER_SCHEME: ${{ secrets.VITE_PUSHER_SCHEME }}
                  VITE_PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER: ${{ secrets.VITE_PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER }}
              run: npm run build

            - name: Synchronize Files To Production
              uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
              env:
                  SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
                  SOURCE: '.'
                  REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }}
                  REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.VPS_USER }}
                  TARGET: '/var/www/project-folder'

            - name: Run Remote/Artisan Commands
              uses: appleboy/[email protected]
              with:
                  host: ${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }}
                  username: ${{ secrets.VPS_USER }}
                  key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
                  script: |
                      cd /var/www/project-folder
                      php artisan migrate --force
                      php artisan db:seed --class=MenuItemSeeder --force
                      php artisan cache:clear
                      php artisan optimize

setup-github-actions.md

setup local ssh

1. cd ~/.ssh
2. ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -b 521 key starts with id_
3. ssh-copy-id username@ip
4. setup github action secrets. cat id_* then copy the private key
5. copy the build.yml to your /.github/workflows folder