Pulse/.github/workflows

GitHub Actions Workflows

Update Demo Server

File: update-demo-server.yml

Automatically updates the public demo server (pulse-relay) when a new stable release is published.

Configuration Required

Add these secrets to your GitHub repository settings (Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions):

1. DEMO_SERVER_SSH_KEY

   • The private SSH key for accessing the demo server
   • Generate with: cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 (or your key file)
   • Should be the full private key including -----BEGIN and -----END lines

2. DEMO_SERVER_HOST

   • The hostname or IP of the demo server
   • Value: 174.138.72.137 (or hostname if using DNS)

3. DEMO_SERVER_USER

   • The SSH username for the demo server
   • Value: root (or the appropriate user with sudo access)

How It Works

1. Trigger: Runs automatically when a GitHub release is published
2. Filter: Only runs for stable releases (skips RC/pre-releases)
3. Update: SSHs to demo server and runs the install script
4. Verify: Checks that the new version is running and mock mode is active
5. Cleanup: Removes SSH key from runner

Testing

To test without publishing a release:

1. Go to Actions tab in GitHub
2. Select Update Demo Server workflow
3. Click Run workflow (if manual trigger is enabled)

Or test manually:

ssh pulse-relay "curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rcourtman/Pulse/main/install.sh | sudo bash"

Benefits

• ✅ Demo server always showcases latest stable release
• ✅ Validates install script works on real server
• ✅ Removes manual step from release process
• ✅ Free to run (public repos get unlimited GitHub Actions minutes)