push-to-webserver.sh

A simple shell script to deploy website files to a remote webserver.

Install

1. Copy the push-to-webserver.sh file to the directory on your local system (e.g. laptop) where you edit your website files.

   git clone git@github.com:tcpiplab/push-to-webserver.sh.git

2. Set the executable bit on this script.

   chmod u+x push-to-webserver.sh

Customize

Customize the hardcoded variables at the top of the script. This will set the paths, usernames, and hostnames that you need to configure before running this script.

Run

You'll have to manually enter your password three times. That's intentional so that you don't blindly copy broken files to your live webserver.

$ ./push-to-webserver.sh 
Creating local tarball...
Creating local checksum file...
Ready to upload tarball and checksum file...
EXAMPLE_USERNAME@EXAMPLE_WEBSERVER's password: **********
webfiles.tar.gz                      100% 2917KB 679.5KB/s   00:04    
webfiles.tar.gz.sha256               100%   82     1.4KB/s   00:00    
Ready to check remote checksum file against remote tarball...
EXAMPLE_USERNAME@EXAMPLE_WEBSERVER's password: **********
webfiles.tar.gz: OK
Ready to Extract remote tarball and overwrite old files...
EXAMPLE_USERNAME@EXAMPLE_WEBSERVER's password: **********
Website files updated successfully.