deploy.yml

# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
name: CI

# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request
# events but only for the master branch
on:
  push:
    branches: main

# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
jobs:
  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
  build:
    # The type of runner that the job will run on
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
    steps:
    # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      with:
        fetch-depth: 0 # Doesn't help

    - name: "Extract data from tag: version, message, body"
      id: tag
      run: |
        git fetch --tags --force # Retrieve annotated tags. THIS TRICK REALLY HELPS

    - name: Setup SSH
      uses: MrSquaare/ssh-setup-action@v1
      with:
        host: github.com
        private-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}

    - name: Checkout submodules
      uses: snickerbockers/submodules-init@v4

    - name: Install npm dependencies
      run: npm install
      working-directory: .

    - name: JS
      run: npm run build
      working-directory: .

    - name: Deploy to server
      id: deploy
      uses: Pendect/action-rsyncer@v1.1.0
      env:
        DEPLOY_KEY: ${{secrets.SSH_KEY}}
      with:
        flags: '-avzr --delete'
        options: ''
        ssh_options: ''
        src: 'build/'
        dest: 'guido@kohoutek.uberspace.de:/var/www/virtual/guido/dot.mixing-senses.art'

    - name: Display status from deploy
      run: echo "${{ steps.deploy.outputs.status }}"