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Netlify Deploy

This is a simple GitHub Action to deploy a static website to Netlify.

Usage

To use a GitHub action you can just reference it on your Workflow file (for more info check this article by GitHub)

name: 'My Workflow'

on:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:
  deploy:
    name: 'Deploy to Netlify'
    steps:
      - uses: jsmrcaga/[email protected]
        with:
          NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MY_TOKEN_SECRET }}
          NETLIFY_DEPLOY_TO_PROD: true

Inputs

As most GitHub actions, this action requires and uses some inputs, that you define in your workflow file.

The inputs this action uses are:

Name Required Default Description
NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN true N/A The token needed to deploy your site (generate here)
NETLIFY_SITE_ID true N/A The site to where deploy your site (get it from the API ID on your Site Settings)
NETLIFY_DEPLOY_MESSAGE false '' An optional deploy message
NETLIFY_DEPLOY_TO_PROD false false Should the site be deployed to production?
build_directory false 'build' The directory where your files are built
functions_directory false N/A The (optional) directory where your Netlify functions are stored
install_command false Auto-detected The (optional) command to install dependencies. Runs yarn when yarn.lock is found; npm i otherwise
build_command false npm run build The (optional) command to build static website
deploy_alias false '' (Optional) Deployed site alias
monorepo_package false '' (Optional) For monorepos. The name of the package to deploy
debug false '' (Optional) When provided non-empty, prints more debug info in NETLIFY_OUTPUT
command_extra_flags false '' (Optional) Any optional extra flags added to Netlify deploy command

Outputs

The outputs for this action are:

NETLIFY_OUTPUT

Full output of the action

NETLIFY_PREVIEW_URL

The URL of deployment preview.

NETLIFY_LOGS_URL

The URL of the logs.

NETLIFY_LIVE_URL

The URL of the live deployed site.

Example

Deploy to production on release

You can setup repo secrets to use in your workflows

name: 'Netlify Deploy'

on:
  release:
    types: ['published']

jobs:
  deploy:
    name: 'Deploy'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: jsmrcaga/action-netlify-deploy@master
        with:
          NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
          NETLIFY_SITE_ID: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_SITE_ID }}
          NETLIFY_DEPLOY_MESSAGE: "Prod deploy v${{ github.ref }}"
          NETLIFY_DEPLOY_TO_PROD: true

Preview Deploy on pull request

name: 'Netlify Preview Deploy'

on:
  pull_request:
    types: ['opened', 'edited', 'synchronize']

jobs:
  deploy:
    name: 'Deploy'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: jsmrcaga/[email protected]
        with:
          NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
          NETLIFY_SITE_ID: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_SITE_ID }}

Use branch name to deploy

Will deploy branches as https://${branchName}--${siteName}.netlify.app.

An action is used to extract the branch name to avoid fiddling with refs/. Finally, a commit status check is added, linking to the deployed site.

Only the default branch is built for simplicity. Use a similar workflow or standard Netlify integration for the production deployment.

name: 'Netlify Previews'

on:
  push:
    branches-ignore: 
      - master

jobs:
  deploy:
    name: 'Deploy'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      # Sets the branch name as environment variable
      - uses: nelonoel/[email protected]
      - uses: jsmrcaga/action-netlify-deploy@master
        with:
          NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
          NETLIFY_SITE_ID: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_SITE_ID }}
          deploy_alias: ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
      
      # Creates a status check with link to preview
      - name: Status check
        uses: Sibz/[email protected]
        with:
          authToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          context: Netlify preview
          state: success
          target_url: ${{ env.NETLIFY_PREVIEW_URL }}

Deploy to Netlify only

In case of already having the deployment ready data - we can easily skip the nvm, install and build part via passing:

- name: Deploy to Netlify
  uses: jsmrcaga/[email protected]
  with:
    NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
    NETLIFY_SITE_ID: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_SITE_ID }}
    NETLIFY_DEPLOY_MESSAGE: "Deployed from GitHub action"
    NETLIFY_DEPLOY_TO_PROD: true
    install_command: "echo Skipping installing the dependencies"
    build_command: "echo Skipping building the web files"

Contributors

Netlify Deploy is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.

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Netlify Deploy
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Netlify Deploy is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.