SCP Transfer Files GitHub Action

This GitHub Action automatically transfers files listed in a .scps file in your project to a remote server using SCP.

Create .scps file in the root of the project, list all relative paths of the files that will be transfered to the server.

Inputs

Name	Description	Required
remote-user	Username for the remote server.	Yes
remote-host	Remote server address.	Yes
remote-path	Destination path on the remote server.	Yes
ssh-key-path	SSH private key path for authentication.	Yes

Outputs

Name	Description
transfer-status	Status of the SCP transfer.

Example Usage

name: Deploy Files to Remote Server

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        
      - name: Add SSH key
        run: |
          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
          echo "${{ secrets.YOUR_EC2_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.example-ssh/your-ec2-pri-key.pem
          chmod 600 ~/.example-ssh/your-ec2-pri-key.pem
          
      - name: SCP Transfer Files
        uses: reene444/[email protected]
        with:
          remote-user: "ubuntu"
          remote-host: "ec2-example.com"
          remote-path: "~/deploy/"
          ssh-key-path: "~/.example-ssh/your-ec2-pri-key.pem"