deployWebApp.yml

# name of github action workflow
name: deploy-to-dev-droplet
on: 
  push:
    branches:
      - dev # this script will run when pushed to "dev" branch
jobs:
  deploy-frontend:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest #using latest ubuntu to build application
    steps:
      - name: Deploy frontend
        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
        with:
          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DEV }}
          host: ${{ secrets.HOST_DEV }}
          username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
          script: |
            cd /frontend-project-folder
            git stash
            GIT_SSH_COMMAND='ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa_frontend' git pull origin dev
            export NVM_DIR=~/.nvm
            source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
            npm install
            npm run build