Recommended .cpanel.yml settings for Git Deployment?

I'm using the following settings in my .cpanel.yml file

Code:

---
deployment:
  tasks:
    - export DEPLOYPATH=/home/example/public_html/
    - /bin/cp -a * $DEPLOYPATH

This works fine for copying but not when a file was deleted in the repository.

What's the recommended setting for "syncing" (add/update/delete) files when deploying?

 

@cPanelLauren

Yup! There's not much info regarding recommended .yml settings. It only suggests enumerating individual files to copy which is not really ideal.

 

So I'm trying things and this works using rsync:

Code:

Moderator Note: Removed the rsync example command because it can lead to unexpected file removal.

I'm still open to suggestions but it would also be nice if Cpanel have a built-in implementation of deploying code from Git rather than relying on custom user commands. E.g., What if the server doesn't have rsync?

I think Cpanel's "Deploy" button should do this task by default without the need for a .cpanel.yml file. Only additional commands or special use case should be put under the .cpanel.yml file, because I think 99% of use cases will only want an "rsync" deployment.

Edit: With the exception of indicating the deploy location (which requires an .cpanel.yml file), an "rysnc" functionality should be available to all users upon hitting deploy.

 

Update:

The previous script I posted does not actually work but this one now does:

Code:

Removed the rsync example command because it can lead to unexpected file removal.

Apparently, relative path from the repository dir does not work when using rsync, so we must use absolute path.

Again, I wish this comes as default in the Cpanel "Deploy" button.