node-deploy.yml

# .github/workflows/deploy.yml
# Copy this to your Node/Express service repo

name: Deploy

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Deploy files
        uses: appleboy/scp-action@v0.1.7
        with:
          host: ${{ vars.SERVER_HOST }}
          username: deploy
          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_DEPLOY_KEY }}
          source: ".,!.git,!node_modules,!.env"
          target: /srv/server/node/YOUR_SERVICE_NAME
          strip_components: 1
          overwrite: true

      - name: Install and restart
        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.0.3
        with:
          host: ${{ vars.SERVER_HOST }}
          username: deploy
          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_DEPLOY_KEY }}
          script: |
            docker exec node sh -c "cd /app/YOUR_SERVICE_NAME && npm install --omit=dev"
            docker exec node pm2 restart YOUR_SERVICE_NAME