Build auto-deploy with php and git(hub) on an EC2 Amazon AMI instance

README.md

Kind of continue from the other gist how to install LAMP on an Amazon AMI

##Install git

sudo yum install git-core

##Create ssh directory since it doesn't exists by default on the Amazon AMI

sudo mkdir /var/www/.ssh
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/.ssh/

##Generate key for apache user

sudo -Hu apache ssh-keygen -t rsa  # chose "no passphrase"
sudo cat /var/www/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
# Add the key as a "deploy key" at https://github.com/you/myapp/admin

##Get the repo

cd /var/www/
sudo chown -R apache:apache html
sudo -Hu apache git clone git@github.com:yourUsername/yourApp.git html

##Setup the update script

sudo -Hu apache nano html/update.php

<?php `git pull`; ?>

##Set up service hook in github

1. Go to Repository Administration for your repo (http://github.com/username/repository/admin)
2. Click Service Hooks, and you'll see a list of available services. Select Post-Receive URL.
3. Enter the URL for your update script (e.g. http://example.com/update.php) and click Update Settings.

##Sources

• ec2-webapp / INSTALL.md
• How to deploy your code from GitHub automatically

Is this is a safe mechanism? Like putting an update script in the root folder?

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