🚀 Proxmox Deployment Automation (TurnKey Node.js)

Use this guide to deploy your project to a TurnKey Linux LXC Container.

This project uses an automated deployment system that handles:

Initial server setup (Dependencies, Nginx, PM2, Cron).
Automatic updates via Git (Every 5 minutes).
Seamess updates using PM2.

📋 Prerequisites

Server: A Proxmox TurnKey Node.js Container.
Access: Root SSH password for the container.
Local Files: Ensure you have deploy-secrets.json created (see below).

🛠️ Step 1: Configure Secrets

Create a file named deploy-secrets.json in the project root. This file is gitignored and safe to store locally.

{
  "host": "172.16.69.217",
  "username": "root",
  "password": "YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD",
  "gitUser": "YOUR_GITHUB_EMAIL",
  "gitToken": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN",
  "repoUrl": "https://github.com/YOUR_ORG/YOUR_REPO.git"
}

🚀 Step 2: Run Deployment

Open PowerShell in the project root and run:

./deploy-to-proxmox.ps1

That's it! The script will:

Connect to your server.
Clone the repository using your token.
Install all dependencies (Git, Nginx, PM2).
Configure Nginx as a reverse proxy (Port 80 -> 4001).
Set up a Cron job to auto-sync changes every 5 minutes.

🔄 How Updates Work

The server runs a cron job (scripts/sync-and-restart.sh) every 5 minutes that:

Checks GitHub for changes.
If changes are found:
- Pulls the new code.
- Installs dependencies (if package.json changed).
- Restarts the application via PM2.

To update your live site, simply Push to GitHub and wait ~5 minutes.

<EFBFBD> Troubleshooting

View Logs:

ssh root@<SERVER_IP> "cat /var/log/smtp-tester-sync.log"

Manual Update:

ssh root@<SERVER_IP> "/var/www/Advanced-Smtp-Tester/scripts/sync-and-restart.sh"

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