Deploy site to Hostinger

This GitHub Action simplifies deploying your built site to a live domain hosted on Hostinger. It uploads the contents of your output directory to your domain's public_html folder using SCP Command GitHub Action for secure SSH file transfers.

Note: There's no need to push your dist files to the repository. This action handles the deployment automatically.

Prerequisites

1. Enable SSH Access

To use this action, you must enable SSH Access in your Hostinger panel.

2. Set Repository Secrets

Add the following secrets in your GitHub repository under Settings > Secrets and Variables > Actions. These secrets will need to be passed as inputs to the action (see the Usage section for an example):

• HOSTINGER_HOST: Your Hostinger server's hostname or IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1).
• HOSTINGER_PORT: Your Hostinger server's port (e.g., 1000).
• HOSTINGER_USERNAME: Your SSH username (e.g., u101).
• HOSTINGER_PASSWORD: The password for your SSH user.

Inputs

Inputs

Input	Required	Description
domain	Yes	Your domain name registered in Hostinger.
source-path	Yes	The directory containing your built site (e.g., dist).
host	Yes	Use ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_HOST }}.
port	Yes	Use ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_PORT }}.
username	Yes	Use ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_USERNAME }}.
password	Yes	Use ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_PASSWORD }}.

Usage

Example Workflow: Build and Deploy to Hostinger

Create a file at .github/workflows/deploy.yml in your site's repository with the following content:

name: Build and deploy to Hostinger

on:
  # Trigger the workflow every time you push to the `main` branch
  # Using a different branch? Replace `main` with your branch’s name
  push:
    branches: [main]
  # Enable manual triggering from the GitHub Actions tab
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build-and-deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm install

      - name: Build project
        run: npm run build # Replace with your project's build command

      - name: Upload files to Hostinger
        uses: mradilla/hostinger-deploy@v1
        with:
          domain: example.com    # Replace with your Hostinger domain
          source-path: dist      # Replace with your build directory (e.g., out, dist, build)
          host: ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_HOST }}
          port: ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_PORT }}
          username: ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.HOSTINGER_PASSWORD }}

Notes & Troubleshooting

• Verify SSH Access: Ensure that SSH access is correctly enabled in Hostinger, and your credentials are valid. Test your connection with an SSH client (e.g., ssh username@host -p port).

• Directory Permissions: The action assumes you have permissions to write to the public_html folder. Contact Hostinger support if deployment fails due to permission issues.

• Custom Directories: If your project uses a custom output folder (not dist or out), update the source-path input accordingly.

• Debugging: Use the Actions tab in GitHub to view detailed logs in case of errors.