Travis-CI Config File (.travis.yml)

travis.yml

# Set up notification options
notifications: 
  email:
    recipients:
      - one@example.com
      - other@example.com

    # change is when the repo status goes from pass to fail or vice versa
    on_success: change
    on_failure: always

# specify language
language: node_js

# specify language options
node_js:
- '0.10'
- '0.11'

# configure which branches to run
branches:
  # whitelist
  only:
    - master
    - /^deploy-.*$/ # regex ok
  # blacklist
  except:
    - dontrunme 
    - test 

# declare your environment variables
env:
  # global will stay the same across all matrix possibilities (will not create additional combinations to run)
  global:
    - SECRET_TOKEN=k399dkkgklsk
  # matrix variables will create a new build for each specified variable
  matrix:
    - DB=production
    - DB=testing

# enable services (stuff like DBs, MQs)
services:
  - mongodb     # will start mongodb
  - rabbitmq # will start rabbitmq-server

## begin build steps
####################

before_install:
- sudo apt-get update -qq

install:
  - wget https://github.com/n1k0/casperjs/archive/1.0.2.tar.gz -O /tmp/casper.tar.gz
  - tar -xvf /tmp/casper.tar.gz
  - export PATH=$PATH:$PWD/casperjs-1.0.2/bin/

before_script:
  - bower install

after_success:
- test $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST = false
  && git push

before_deploy:
# check that build passed successfully
# add the \ afterwards to tell travis it's part of the same command thanks @markhuge
- test $TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT = 0 \
  && gulp build \
  && cd dist \
  && npm install --prod \
  && cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR \
  && tar -zcvf amber-storm-$TRAVIS_BRANCH.tar.gz dist \
  && export PRODBUILDCOMPLETE=true


## Deployment options
####################

deploy:
  # specify the deployment provider
  provider: releases
  # options for provider
  api_key:
    secure: securekeyhere
  file: myrepo-$TRAVIS_BRANCH.tar.gz
  # conditions for deployment
  on:
    condition: $PRODBUILDCOMPLETE = true
    repo: myname/myrepo
    all_branches: true
    tags: true

after_deploy:
  - ssh git@mysite.biz "./deploy.sh $TRAVIS_BRANCH"

And here's a companion blog post: http://blog.tgrrtt.com/exploring-the-travisci-configuration-file

nyc..

@tgrrtt, thank you very much for the article and the gist!