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<\/a>Setup Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\nConfiguration requires three main steps: Connect Github and WP Engine, save the private and public SSH keys, and set up the local yml configuration to orchestrate the deploy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- SSH PRIVATE KEY SETUP IN GITHUB<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
\n- Generate a new SSH key pair<\/a>, if you have not already done so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Add the SSH Private Key<\/em> to your Repository Secrets<\/a> or your Organization Secrets<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Save the new secret “Name” as
WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nNOTES<\/p><\/div>
\n\n- If using a GitHub Organization, adding the SSH key to the Organization Secrets<\/a> will allow all repos to reference the same SSH key for deploys using the method in the sample
main.yml<\/code>. The SSH Key also connects to all installs made available to its WP Engine User. One key can then effectively be used to deploy all projects to their respective sites on WP Engine. Less work. More deploys!<\/li>\n\n\n\n- SHA1 has been deprecated<\/a>. When generating SSH keys for continuous integration, use ED25519 formatting instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n- SSH PUBLIC KEY SETUP IN WP ENGINE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
\n- Add SSH Public Key<\/em> to WP Engine SSH Gateway Key settings. This Guide will show you how.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
NOTE<\/p><\/div>
\nThis Action DOES NOT utilize WP Engine GitPush or the GitPush SSH keys found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- YML SETUP<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
\n- Create
.github\/workflows\/main.yml<\/code> directory and file locally. Copy and paste the configuration from below, replacing the value under branches:<\/code> and the value for WPE_ENV:<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- To deploy from another branch, simply create another yml file locally for that branch, such as
.github\/workflows\/stage.yml<\/code> and replace the values for branches:<\/code> and WPE_ENV:<\/code> for that workflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis provides the ability to perform a different workflow for different branches\/environments. Consult “Environment Variables & Secrets<\/a>” for more available options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Git push your site GitHub repo. The action will do the rest!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
View your actions progress and logs by navigating to the “Actions” tab in your repo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n<\/a>Example GitHub Action Workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Simple main.yml<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\nname: Deploy to WP Engine\non:\n push:\n branches:\n - main\njobs:\n build:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest \n steps: \n - uses: actions\/checkout@v3\n - name: GitHub Action Deploy to WP Engine\n uses: wpengine\/github-action-wpe-site-deploy@v3\n with:\n WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE: ${{ secrets.WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE }} \n WPE_ENV: <your_install_name_here><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Extended main.yml<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\nname: Deploy to WP Engine\non:\n push:\n branches:\n - main\njobs:\n build:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest \n steps: \n - uses: actions\/checkout@v2\n - name: GitHub Action Deploy to WP Engine\n uses: wpengine\/github-action-wpe-site-deploy@v3\n with:\n # Deploy vars \n WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE: ${{ secrets.WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE }} \n WPE_ENV: <your_install_name_here>\n # Deploy Options\n SRC_PATH: \"wp-content\/themes\/genesis-child-theme\/\"\n REMOTE_PATH: \"wp-content\/themes\/genesis-child-theme\/\"\n PHP_LINT: TRUE\n FLAGS: -azvr --inplace --delete --exclude=.* --exclude-from=.deployignore\n SCRIPT: \"path\/yourscript.sh\"\n CACHE_CLEAR: TRUE\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n<\/a>Environment Variables and Secrets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Required<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Generate a new SSH key pair<\/a>, if you have not already done so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Add the SSH Private Key<\/em> to your Repository Secrets<\/a> or your Organization Secrets<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Save the new secret “Name” as
WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nNOTES<\/p><\/div>
\n- \n
- If using a GitHub Organization, adding the SSH key to the Organization Secrets<\/a> will allow all repos to reference the same SSH key for deploys using the method in the sample
main.yml<\/code>. The SSH Key also connects to all installs made available to its WP Engine User. One key can then effectively be used to deploy all projects to their respective sites on WP Engine. Less work. More deploys!<\/li>\n\n\n\n- SHA1 has been deprecated<\/a>. When generating SSH keys for continuous integration, use ED25519 formatting instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- SSH PUBLIC KEY SETUP IN WP ENGINE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Add SSH Public Key<\/em> to WP Engine SSH Gateway Key settings. This Guide will show you how.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
NOTE<\/p><\/div>
\nThis Action DOES NOT utilize WP Engine GitPush or the GitPush SSH keys found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- YML SETUP<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Create
.github\/workflows\/main.yml<\/code> directory and file locally. Copy and paste the configuration from below, replacing the value underbranches:<\/code> and the value forWPE_ENV:<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- To deploy from another branch, simply create another yml file locally for that branch, such as
.github\/workflows\/stage.yml<\/code> and replace the values forbranches:<\/code> andWPE_ENV:<\/code> for that workflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis provides the ability to perform a different workflow for different branches\/environments. Consult “Environment Variables & Secrets<\/a>” for more available options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Git push your site GitHub repo. The action will do the rest!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
View your actions progress and logs by navigating to the “Actions” tab in your repo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n<\/a>Example GitHub Action Workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Simple main.yml<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
name: Deploy to WP Engine\non:\n push:\n branches:\n - main\njobs:\n build:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest \n steps: \n - uses: actions\/checkout@v3\n - name: GitHub Action Deploy to WP Engine\n uses: wpengine\/github-action-wpe-site-deploy@v3\n with:\n WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE: ${{ secrets.WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE }} \n WPE_ENV: <your_install_name_here><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Extended main.yml<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
name: Deploy to WP Engine\non:\n push:\n branches:\n - main\njobs:\n build:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest \n steps: \n - uses: actions\/checkout@v2\n - name: GitHub Action Deploy to WP Engine\n uses: wpengine\/github-action-wpe-site-deploy@v3\n with:\n # Deploy vars \n WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE: ${{ secrets.WPE_SSHG_KEY_PRIVATE }} \n WPE_ENV: <your_install_name_here>\n # Deploy Options\n SRC_PATH: \"wp-content\/themes\/genesis-child-theme\/\"\n REMOTE_PATH: \"wp-content\/themes\/genesis-child-theme\/\"\n PHP_LINT: TRUE\n FLAGS: -azvr --inplace --delete --exclude=.* --exclude-from=.deployignore\n SCRIPT: \"path\/yourscript.sh\"\n CACHE_CLEAR: TRUE\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n<\/a>Environment Variables and Secrets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Required<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- To deploy from another branch, simply create another yml file locally for that branch, such as
- Create
- YML SETUP<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- Add SSH Public Key<\/em> to WP Engine SSH Gateway Key settings. This Guide will show you how.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- SHA1 has been deprecated<\/a>. When generating SSH keys for continuous integration, use ED25519 formatting instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
- Add the SSH Private Key<\/em> to your Repository Secrets<\/a> or your Organization Secrets<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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