PHP Deployer Config File for VPS on Dreamhost

deploy.php

<?php
namespace Deployer;

require 'recipe/laravel.php';

// Project name
set('application', '');

// Project repository
set('repository', 'git@bitbucket.org');

// [Optional] Allocate tty for git clone. Default value is false.
set('git_tty', true); 

// Set default stage to staging
set('default_stage', 'staging');

// Shared files/dirs between deploys 
add('shared_dirs', []);

// Copy directorys between releases
add('copy_dirs', [
    'node_modules'
]);

// Writable dirs by web server 
add('writable_dirs', []);

// Hosts
host('staging')
    ->hostname('')
    ->stage('staging')    
    ->set('branch','staging')
    ->set('deploy_path', '')
    ->configFile('~/.ssh/config');

host('production')
    ->hostname('')
    ->stage('production')    
    ->set('branch','production')
    ->set('deploy_path', '')
    ->configFile('~/.ssh/config');
    
// Tasks
desc('NPM');
task('npm', function () {
    if (has('previous_release')) {
        $result = run('cp -R {{previous_release}}/node_modules {{release_path}}/node_modules');
        writeln('node modules copied');
    }

    $result = run('cd {{release_path}} && npm install');
    writeln($result);   
});

task('build', function () {
    $result = run('cd {{release_path}} && pwd');
    writeln("Current dir: $result");
});

// Need to add key to agent every time for SSH to work
desc('Add SSH Key to the SSH Agent');
task('ssh-add', function() {
    $result = run('eval `ssh-agent -s`');
    writeln("Agent: $result");
    $result = run('ssh-add ~/.ssh/bitbucket.key');
    writeln("SSH Added");
});

desc('Copy environment variables');
task('env-vars', 'cp .env{.staging,}');

desc('Install Migration');
task('artisan:migrate-install', '{{bin/php}} {{release_path}}/artisan migrate:install')->once();

desc('Webpack');
task('webpack', function() {
    $deploy = get('deploy_path');
    if(preg_match('/staging/', $deploy)) {
        $result = run('cd {{release_path}} && npm run dev');
    } else {
        $result = run('cd {{release_path}} && npm run prod');
    }

    writeln($result);
});

// [Optional] if deploy fails automatically unlock.
after('deploy:failed', 'deploy:unlock');

// Migrate database before symlink new release.
before('deploy:symlink', 'artisan:migrate');

// in Dreamhost need to add key to ssh-agent
before('deploy:update_code', 'ssh-add');

// copy the right env var to the system
before('artisan:storage:link','env-vars');

before('artisan:migrate', 'npm');
after('artisan:migrate', 'webpack');

// overwrite shared files for recipe/laravel
set('shared_files', []);