Automated Website Deployment with Rsync

#!/bin/bash

# --- Configuration ---
# Remote user and host (e.g., [email protected])
REMOTE_HOST="[email protected]"
# Remote path where files should be deployed
REMOTE_PATH="/var/www/html/your-website"
# Local path to your website's build or public directory
LOCAL_PATH="./dist/" # Example for a build directory

# Optional: Path to your SSH private key if not using default agent
SSH_KEY_PATH="~/.ssh/id_rsa"

# --- Deployment Function ---
deploy_website() {
    echo "Starting deployment to $REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_PATH..."
    
    # Rsync command:
    # -a, --archive: Archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X)
    # -v, --verbose: Increase verbosity
    # -z, --compress: Compress file data during the transfer
    # --delete: Delete extraneous files from dest dirs (careful!)
    # -e "ssh -i $SSH_KEY_PATH": Use SSH for transport, specify key
    
    rsync -avz --delete \
          -e "ssh -i $SSH_KEY_PATH" \
          "$LOCAL_PATH" \
          "$REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_PATH"
          
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "Deployment successful!"
    else
        echo "Deployment failed. Check error messages above."
        exit 1
    fi
}

# --- Main Execution ---
read -p "Are you sure you want to deploy to production? (y/N) " -n 1 -r
echo # (optional) move to a new line
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
    deploy_website
else
    echo "Deployment cancelled."
    exit 0
fi