Let us look at the various github actions deploy to linode. With the support of our Linode support services at Bobcares we can give you a guide on the process.

What does github actions deploy to linode mean?

“GitHub Actions deploy to Linode” refers to the process of automating the deployment of code to a Linode VPS using GitHub Actions.

This might be handy for developers who wish to automate their development workflow and guarantee that changes to their code are automatically published to production.

To setup GitHub Actions deploy to Linode, we would need to create a process in the GitHub repository that contains the necessary deployment steps, such as SSHing into the Linode VPS, transferring the code to the right directory, and restarting any required services.

We would also need to configure the relevant credentials and environment variables in order to authenticate with Linode and verify that the process had access to the required resources.

Once setup, the workflow will execute anytime changes are made to the repository, and the code will be deployed to the Linode VPS.

Requirements

Here are a few things we have to do before diving into the Github action pipeline.

• Create a non-superuser account. This is a critical stage that we should not overlook.
• Configure the Apache server to serve files from the non-root user’s folder. We can do this by running:

  sudo ln -s /home/your non root user>/soupynoodles.dev /var/www/html.

  This creates a symlink that allows us to modify the contents of a non-root user’s home folder and serve stuff from there.
• Set up an ssh-key pair from the Github action pipeline to enable SSH operation for the non-root user.

  We must create a key pair and copy the public key pair to the non-root user’s home directory at:

  /home/your non root user>/.ssh/authorized keys.

  The private key-pair: Will enable the plugin to properly ssh.

The rest of the workflow is really straightforward, and we may use my workflow if it is appropriate.

Github Action Setup

We need a file in the repository called.github/workflows/main.yml. This routine will carry out each time we push to master.

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Conclusion

To sum up, up have now seen how to GitHub actions deploy to Linode. With the support of our Linode support services at Bobcares, we have now gone through the whole setup process.