README

To use this tool, on your development machine only you can create a file named .deploy.yml.

Each key in the .deploy.yml represents a deployment target that can be uploaded to via either FTP or SFTP (secure FTP).

Every deployment configuration you add to .deploy.yml must set the protocol to either ftp or sftp, and an options array.

NOTE: If your host provides SFTP, it is the preferred upload method as it is both faster and more secure than FTP alone, and supports more functionality.

Command Usage

    php app/nut setup:deploy [options] <target>

Arguments

Options

Example: Editing or creating a connection

    php app/nut setup:deploy --edit production

Example: Checking a connection

    php app/nut setup:deploy --check production

Example: Running a deployment

    php app/nut setup:deploy production

Configuration File

Configuration is done in a .deploy.yml file in the site's root directory on your development environment, with the following format:

staging:
    protocol:
    options:
        host:
        root:
        username:
        …

FTP Options

Options

Example

staging:
    protocol: ftp
    options:
        host: example.com
        root: my-site
        username: deploy
        password: 'your password goes here'

NOTE: In the above example, the root directory is a subdirectory of the remote user's home directory called my-site/, e.g. /home/deploy/my-site/.

SFTP Options

Options

NOTE: Either a password or privateKey must be set.

Example: Password Login

production:
    protocol: sftp
    options:
        host: example.com
        username: deploy
        password: 'your password goes here'
        root: /var/www/sites/example.com

Example: Key-Based Login

production:
    protocol: sftp
    options:
        host: example.com
        username: deploy
        privateKey: /home/your_home_dir/.ssh/id_rsa
        root: /var/www/sites/example.com

Setting Permissions

You can control the permissions of newly created files and directories by adding a permissions key under options.

By default, Simple Deploy will set files to 0664 and directories to 0775, but if you need less restricted permissions (not recommended) you can set them like:

    options:
        permissions:
            file: 0666
            dir: 0777

Of course more secure values are also possible and recommended.

Editing

A very simple editor is also available by adding the --edit option to the command.

php app/nut setup:deploy --edit <target>

Example: Editing the configuration for the "production" target

php app/nut setup:deploy --edit production