script for retrieving and building laravel project from github

build.sh

#!/bin/bash
export DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M)
export CURDIR=$(readlink -f /home/user/current)

cd /home/user/deploy/files && wget -O projectmaster.zip -q https://github.com/username/repository/archive/master.zip

# Second, unzip it, if the zip file exists
if [ -f /home/user/deploy/files/projectmaster.zip ]; then
    unzip -q /home/user/deploy/files/projectmaster.zip

    # Delete zip file
    rm /home/user/deploy/files/projectmaster.zip

    mv project-master /home/user/$DATE

    # this is for faster deployment
    ln -s /home/user/vendor /home/user/$DATE/vendor
    ln -s /home/user/storage /home/user/$DATE/storage
    ln -s /home/user/.env /home/user/$DATE/.env
    # you can also have node_modules or bower_compnents or anything you like

    cd /home/user/$DATE && sudo composer install
    # do some tasks required for deployment like
    # npm install 
    # or build your js / less / sass files
    # or migrations 
    # or set owner/permissions
    # or any other tasks need to be done before deploy
    
    # when all is done just switch the link of current directory
    ln -sfT /home/user/$DATE /home/user/current
    
    # if you want to remove old version of the project uncomment following line
    # rm -rf $CURDIR
fi