main.yml

name: CD
on:
  # Triggers the workflow on pull request events but only for the main branch
  pull_request:
    branches: [ main ]
# Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
  workflow_dispatch:
# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
jobs:
  build:
    # Runs on self hosted runner
    runs-on: self-hosted
    steps:
      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      # Copy yapper-be
      - name: Copy all files to yapper-server directory
        run: |
          cd yapper-be
          cp -r . /home/debadri16/yapper-server/
      # Install dependencies
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          cd /home/debadri16/yapper-server/
          npm install

  serve:
    # Runs only after build is completed successfully
    needs: build
    # Runs on self hosted runner
    runs-on: self-hosted
    steps:
      # start server and kill without error if it was running
      - name: Start NodeJS server
        run: |
          cd /home/debadri16/yapper-server/
          pkill -f server.js
          nohup node server.js &