🚀 Deploy to Docker (Swarm or Compose) Action

Robustly deploy your Docker Compose files to Docker Swarm or regular Docker Compose environments via SSH. This action provides detailed debug output, secure SSH handling, validation, and automatic cleanup for a smooth, reliable deployment experience.

✨ Features

✅ Supports both Docker Swarm and Docker Compose
🔑 Secure SSH key handling
🔍 Remote validation of Docker Compose files
🧹 Automatic cleanup of temporary files
📋 Detailed debug logs for easy troubleshooting
📂 Optional copying of Docker build context
📄 Optional copying of .env files

📥 Inputs

Input	Description	Required	Default
`stack_name`	Docker stack or compose project name	✅ Yes	-
`ssh_host`	SSH host	✅ Yes	-
`ssh_user`	SSH username	✅ Yes	-
`ssh_key`	SSH private key	✅ Yes	-
`deploy_file`	Path to the processed deployment file	✅ Yes	-
`deploy_mode`	Deployment mode: `swarm` or `compose`	❌ No	`swarm`
`remote_temp_dir`	Remote temporary directory for deployment files	❌ No	`/tmp`
`copy_build_context`	Whether to copy Docker build context to remote host	❌ No	`false`
`build_context_path`	Local path to Docker build context	❌ No	`build-context`
`copy_env_file`	Whether to copy `.env` file to remote host	❌ No	`false`
`env_file_path`	Local path to `.env` file	❌ No	`.env`

🚦 Deployment Modes

This action supports two deployment modes:

Docker Swarm (swarm) 🚢
Deploys using docker stack deploy.
Docker Compose (compose) 🐳
Deploys using docker compose up.

🛠️ Example Usage

Deploying to Docker Swarm 🚢

- name: Deploy to Docker Swarm 🚢
  uses: your-org/deploy-to-docker-action@main
  with:
    stack_name: my-awesome-stack
    ssh_host: ${{ vars.SSH_HOST }}
    ssh_user: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}
    ssh_key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
    deploy_file: docker-compose.processed.yml
    deploy_mode: swarm

Deploying with Docker Compose 🐳 (including build context and `.env` file)

- name: Deploy using Docker Compose 🐳
  uses: your-org/deploy-to-docker-action@main
  with:
    stack_name: my-compose-project
    ssh_host: ${{ vars.SSH_HOST }}
    ssh_user: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}
    ssh_key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
    deploy_file: docker-compose.processed.yml
    deploy_mode: compose
    copy_build_context: true
    build_context_path: ./docker-context
    copy_env_file: true
    env_file_path: ./production.env

🧑‍💻 How It Works

This action performs the following steps:

🔑 Securely creates a temporary SSH key file for authentication.
📁 Creates a secure temporary directory on the remote host.
📤 Copies your processed Docker Compose file to the remote host.
📂 Optionally copies Docker build context to the remote host.
📄 Optionally copies .env file to the remote host.
🔍 Validates the Docker Compose file remotely to ensure correctness.
🚢🐳 Deploys your stack/project based on the selected deployment mode.
🧹 Cleans up temporary files both locally and remotely.

📖 Debugging & Logs

During deployment, the action provides detailed debug logs at every step, making it easy to troubleshoot any issues:

✅ SSH connection details
✅ File transfer status
✅ Validation results
✅ Deployment status
✅ Cleanup confirmation

⚠️ Requirements

SSH access to your Docker host.
Docker & Docker Compose installed on the remote host.
Proper permissions to deploy stacks or compose projects remotely.

📜 License

This action is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

Happy deploying! 🎉

— Grand

README.md