Sample config file for your Laravel project deployer (https://deployer.org/)

deploy.php

<?php
namespace Deployer;

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

set('default_stage', 'staging');
// Hosts

host('your_shortcut_for_your_ssh_in_sshconfig')
    ->configFile('~/.ssh/config')
    ->identityFile('~/.ssh/id_rsa')
    ->set('deploy_path', '~/{{application}}')
    ->set('branch', 'develop')
    ->stage('staging');

task('deploy', function() {
    cd('{{deploy_path}}');
    run("/usr/local/bin/php artisan down");
    $response = run('git checkout -- .');
    writeln($response);
    writeln('Checking out develop branch...');
    $response = run("git checkout develop");
    writeln($response);
    writeln('Fetching tags...');
    $response = run('git fetch --tags');
    writeln($response);
    writeln('Pulling changes from remote branch...');
    $response = run("git pull origin develop");
    writeln($response);
    writeln('Removing log files...');
    run('echo "" > storage/logs/laravel.log');
    writeln('Disabling maintanence mode...');
    run("/usr/local/bin/php artisan up");
});