use git to deploy via sftp

git-deploy-to-sftp-guide.md

use git to deploy via sftp

this method can be used to push your project to a service like GoDaddy, HostGator, or BlueHost that is running git.

• create a remote repository on your server

  • ssh into the server

  • cd into the directory

mkdir .git
cd .git
git init --bare
cd hooks
touch post-receive
chmod +x post-receive

• paste this into the post-receive file you just created, replace path with your project directory

#!/bin/sh
GIT_WORK_TREE=/home/user/public_html/your-dir git checkout -f

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• now we add the remote repository to our local dev project

git remote add bluehost user@your_domain.com:/home/user/public_html/your_dir/.git
git add -A
git status
git commit -m "added dev site"

//if also hosted on github etc.
git push -u origin master

//push to new repo
git push -u bluehost master

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17876843/how-to-push-to-both-github-and-live-server-from-local-repository