Add GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline for AlwaysData deployment - #51
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- CI: unit tests, production build, API integration, Playwright E2E - Deploy: rsync backend (with node_modules) and frontend dist over SSH - Preserve server-side back/.env and back/.htaccess during deploy - Restart Node.js site via AlwaysData API after backend deploy - Add front/public/.htaccess for SPA routing (API proxy commented) - Add CI-friendly MariaDB setup scripts for GitHub Actions service container Co-authored-by: Benjamin Caure <bcaure@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Benjamin Caure <bcaure@users.noreply.github.com>
- Keep only .env and .htaccess excludes (server-side files that exist) - Remove setup-ci-db.sh and restore reset-test-db.sh to local-only version Co-authored-by: Benjamin Caure <bcaure@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Adds a deploy-only GitHub Actions pipeline for AlwaysData via SSH/rsync.
master): build frontend, rsync backend +node_modulesand frontenddist/over SSH, restart Node.js site via AlwaysData APIKey details
back/.envandback/.htaccess(rsync excludes)front/public/.htaccessfor SPA routing (API proxy rule is commented — set your Node.js internal port)Required GitHub secrets
ALWAYSDATA_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYALWAYSDATA_SSH_USERALWAYSDATA_API_KEYALWAYSDATA_ACCOUNTALWAYSDATA_API_PASSWORDALWAYSDATA_BACKEND_SITE_IDSetup checklist
front/public/.htaccesswith your Node.js internal port