Version control has become a central requirement for modern software development. It allows projects to safely track changes and enable reversions, integrity checking, and collaboration, among other benefits. At Servebolt, we know that developers and agencies thrive on speed, reliability, and automation. That’s why we’ve introduced Git deploy scripts—automated scripts that run before or after you deploy code changes to your website or application using Git.
Available on Servebolt Linux 8, this powerful enhancement allows you to automate pre- and post-deployment tasks, ensuring the process of deploying code to your Servebolt-hosted sites is smooth, consistent, and efficient. Tips and tricks and scripts… let’s deep dive into them.
Understanding Deploy Scripts
But before diving into the specifics, it’s important to understand how deploy scripts can enhance your deployment process. These scripts help automate essential tasks, ensuring a smooth and error-free deployment. Depending on your needs, you can implement either or both types of deploy scripts: Pre-deploy and Post-deploy.
- Pre-deployment scripts: Run tasks like testing code, preparing configurations, or setting up dependencies before the deployment process begins. If the pre-deploy script fails, the deployment is automatically cancelled—allowing you to define custom rules that must be met before the process can proceed. This ensures that only verified, validated code gets deployed, reducing the risk of errors.
- Post-deployment scripts: These scripts automatically handle cleanup tasks, cache invalidation, and notifying your team once the deployment is complete.
Why is it Worth Taking the Time to Automate?
When considering automation, it’s essential to evaluate whether the time spent developing the solution exceeds the time we would typically spend performing the task manually. More importantly, we should ask if the final solution reduces the likelihood of errors and minimizes the repetitive efforts involved in our daily work.
Faster and Easier Deployments
Gone are the days of tedious manual steps before and after deployment. With the deploy scripts, your Bolt handles all the necessary setup automatically. Whether it’s running tests, clearing caches, or setting up configurations, you can now let the scripts do the heavy lifting.
Consistent Workflow
With automated deployment scripts, your workflow remains consistent, no matter which team member pushes deployments. Every deployment follows the same set of actions, reducing errors and ensuring a reliable release process.
Seamless Integration with Your Developer Tools
Servebolt provides all the essential developer tools—SFTP, SSH, rsync, scp, git, and webhooks—allowing you to integrate the deploy scripts with your existing CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
Getting Started with Git Deploy
Servebolt users can set up and manage their Git repository directly from the Admin Panel or via API. If your environment is running on Servebolt Linux 8, you can start using the deploy scripts right away!
With Git functionality, you can:
- You can define a custom deployment path for your Git repository, allowing for more flexible configurations within your ~/site directory.
- Automate testing, configuration, and cleanup processes.
- Deploy changes faster and with fewer errors.
Coming shortly, you will soon be able to clone a public repository using Git.
Ready to Simplify Your Deployment Process?
Git is a vital tool for any development project, but one feature, in particular, can significantly enhance your coding and deployment workflow. Use this post as inspiration on how to make the most of Git deploy scripts. Learn more about getting started with Git and creating your first repository.
Log in to your Servebolt Admin Panel to set up your deployment workflow and experience faster, smarter, and more reliable deployments today.
Are you ready to accelerate your agency’s growth? The Servebolt hosting platform gives you the ability to connect to and deploy your GitHub repos in just a few minutes. Plus, you’ll get access to a Premium Tier Network, along with our Cloudflare integration, to push your apps to the next level of speed and security.
