auto deploy laravel project to hosting using ssh CI/CD

deploy.yml

name: deploy

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    environment: Production
    
    steps:
      - name: Deploy to Production via SSH
        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1
        with:
          host: ${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}
          username: ${{ secrets.SSH_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.SSH_PASSWORD }}
          port: ${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}
          script: |
            # Navigate to the project folder
            cd ${{ secrets.PROJECT_PATH }}
            
            # Put app in maintenance mode
            php artisan down --retry=60
            
            # Pull the latest changes from main branch
            git pull origin main
            
            # Install/Update Composer dependencies
            composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader --no-dev
            
            # Install/Update Node dependencies and build assets
            npm ci
            npm run build
            
            # Run database migrations
            php artisan migrate --force
            
            # Clear all caches
            php artisan optimize:clear
            
            # Cache configs, routes, and views for performance
            php artisan config:cache
            php artisan route:cache
            php artisan view:cache
            php artisan event:cache
            
            # Bring the application back online
            php artisan up
            
            echo "✅ Deployment completed successfully!"