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Continuous Deployment: Auto-Deploying to VPS via GitHub Webhooks

Trigger automatic git pulls, builds, and graceful process restarts upon every repository push.

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Node.js
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2026-09-13

Before you start

  • A GitHub repository you administer
  • A deploy key or token on the server with access to the repo
  • A publicly reachable port to receive the webhook
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Eliminate repetitive manual SSH logins for git pull and service restarts. GitHub Webhooks notify your server on every commit push, triggering automated deployment workflows.

1. Lightweight Webhook Receiver#

deploy-webhook.js
const http = require('http');
const { exec } = require('child_process');

http.createServer((req, res) => {
  if (req.method === 'POST' && req.url === '/webhook/deploy') {
    console.log('GitHub Push algilandi. Dagitim baslatiliyor...');
    exec('sh deploy.sh', (err, stdout) => {
      if (err) console.error(err);
      console.log(stdout);
    });
    res.writeHead(200);
    return res.end('OK');
  }
  res.writeHead(404);
  res.end();
}).listen(4000);
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How to Implement This?

Clodo Control Panel Quick Method

Your own webhook listener

There is no built-in GitHub integration in the panel; you set up auto-deploy yourself with the webhook listener from this guide. What the panel provides is the runtime for that listener and a publicly reachable port.

Where in Panel? Panel > Service detail > the address card on the 'Overview' tab shows the IP and port your webhook should point at.
Step-by-step Execution:
  1. 1Pick Node.js or Python on the 'Runtime' tab; the listener runs there.
  2. 2Take the IP and port from the address card and enter it in the repository's Webhooks settings on GitHub.
  3. 3Bind the listener to SERVER_IP and SERVER_PORT; if it listens on 127.0.0.1, GitHub cannot reach it.
  4. 4Always verify the webhook secret, or anyone who learns the URL can trigger a deploy.

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