From 4a22d5d961eb674f810d76a55bb463d0b7793ccc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdullah-Noor557 <anoorgk747@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:01:49 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] Create deploy-staging.yml

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 .github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
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+name: Deploy to Staging Environment
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual trigger button
+
+jobs:
+  deploy-staging:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Setup Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: '18'
+
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: npm install
+
+    - name: Run Linting (Code Analysis)
+      # Placeholder for linting logic
+      run: echo "Linting code analysis..." 
+
+    - name: Run Unit Tests
+      # Ensures code is verified before deploying to Staging
+      run: npm test
+
+    - name: Build React App
+      run: npm run build-react
+
+    - name: Deploy Files to Staging Server
+      uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
+      with:
+        host: ${{ secrets.STAGING_EC2_IP }}
+        username: ubuntu
+        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+        source: "./*"
+        target: "/home/ubuntu/app"
+
+    - name: Start Application on Staging Server
+      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
+      with:
+        host: ${{ secrets.STAGING_EC2_IP }}
+        username: ubuntu
+        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+        script: |
+          cd /home/ubuntu/app
+          # Install production dependencies
+          npm install --production
+          # Restart the app using PM2 (or start if not running)
+          pm2 restart all || pm2 start index.js --name "react-node-app"
+          pm2 save
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