Sync Local Changes to Remote Server with rsync

#!/bin/bash

# Configuration
LOCAL_PATH="./dist/" # Path to your local build or project directory
REMOTE_USER="your_username" # SSH username on the remote server
REMOTE_HOST="your_remote_server.com" # IP address or hostname of the remote server
REMOTE_PATH="/var/www/html/" # Destination path on the remote server

# Optional: Create an .rsyncignore file in your local project root
# Example .rsyncignore content:
# .git
# node_modules/
# .env
# *.log
# temp/
EXCLUDE_FILE=".rsyncignore"

# Check if rsync is installed
if ! command -v rsync &> /dev/null
then
    echo "rsync could not be found. Please install it (e.g., sudo apt install rsync)."
    exit 1
fi

echo "Synchronizing files from $LOCAL_PATH to $REMOTE_USER@$REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_PATH"

# Construct rsync command
RSYNC_CMD="rsync -avz --delete --checksum"

if [ -f "$EXCLUDE_FILE" ]; then
    RSYNC_CMD="$RSYNC_CMD --exclude-from='$EXCLUDE_FILE'"
    echo "Using exclude file: $EXCLUDE_FILE"
fi

RSYNC_CMD="$RSYNC_CMD $LOCAL_PATH $REMOTE_USER@$REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_PATH"

# Execute rsync
eval $RSYNC_CMD

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "File synchronization completed successfully."
else
    echo "File synchronization failed. Check for errors above."
fi