ci: deploy via ssh + tar (runner image has no rsync)

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # =============================================================================
 # deploy.yml — build every brand in this content repo with Hugo and deploy each
-# to <brand>.lilsus.fun via rsync over SSH. Runs on every push to main (i.e.
+# to <brand>.lilsus.fun via SSH (ssh + tar). Runs on every push to main (i.e.
 # after each n8n pipeline run that commits repo/<brand>/...).
 #
 # INSTALL: copy this file to  .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml  in the CONTENT repo
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 #   SITE_TLD         - base domain for per-brand hosts (default lilsus.fun)
 #
 # RUNNER REQUIREMENTS: a registered Gitea act_runner whose image has bash, git,
-# curl, tar, rsync, openssh-client and Node.js >= 20 (for Tailwind/PostCSS).
-# The default `gitea/runner`/`catthehacker/ubuntu` images include these.
+# curl, tar, openssh-client and Node.js >= 20 (for Tailwind/PostCSS). rsync is
+# NOT required (deploy uses ssh + tar). The default runner-images/ubuntu images
+# include these.
 # =============================================================================
 name: Build & Deploy Brands
 run-name: deploy ${{ gitea.sha }}
@@ -116,9 +117,10 @@ jobs:
             npm install --no-audit --no-fund --ignore-scripts
           fi
 
-      # --- 5. Prepare the SSH deploy key for rsync. Host key is trusted on
-      #        first connect and pinned thereafter (StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new
-      #        in the deploy step), so no SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS secret is required. ---
+      # --- 5. Prepare the SSH deploy key (deploy is plain ssh + tar, no rsync).
+      #        Host key is trusted on first connect and pinned thereafter
+      #        (StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new in the deploy step), so no
+      #        SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS secret is required. ---
       - name: Configure SSH
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -158,12 +160,17 @@ jobs:
             echo "::endgroup::"
 
             echo "::group::Deploy ${BRAND}"
-            # Ensure the target dir exists, then mirror public/ into it.
-            ssh $SSH_OPTS "${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST}" "mkdir -p '${DEPLOY_PATH}/${BRAND}'"
-            rsync -az --delete \
-              -e "ssh $SSH_OPTS" \
-              "$BUILD_DIR/public/" \
-              "${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST}:${DEPLOY_PATH}/${BRAND}/"
+            # Deploy over plain SSH only (no rsync — not present in the runner image).
+            # Stream public/ as a tarball into a fresh temp dir on the server, then
+            # atomically swap it into place. Mirrors --delete semantics (stale files
+            # vanish because the live dir is fully replaced). Needs only ssh + tar.
+            REMOTE_TMP="${DEPLOY_PATH}/.deploy-${BRAND}-$(date +%s)"
+            tar -czf - -C "$BUILD_DIR/public" . | ssh $SSH_OPTS "${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST}" "\
+              set -e; \
+              mkdir -p '${REMOTE_TMP}' '${DEPLOY_PATH}'; \
+              tar -xzf - -C '${REMOTE_TMP}'; \
+              rm -rf '${DEPLOY_PATH}/${BRAND}'; \
+              mv '${REMOTE_TMP}' '${DEPLOY_PATH}/${BRAND}'"
             echo "Deployed ${BRAND} to ${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST}:${DEPLOY_PATH}/${BRAND}/"
             echo "::endgroup::"
           done