@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ All these operations will put all files into a `build` folder, which is ready to
You have multiple options: rsync, scp, sftp and so on. For now, we will use scp.
To make this work, you need to add a GitLab Secret Variable (accessible on _gitlab.example/your-project-name/variables_). That variable will be called `STAGING_PRIVATE_KEY` and it's the **private** ssh key of your server.
To make this work, you need to add a GitLab CI/CD Variable (accessible on _gitlab.example/your-project-name/variables_). That variable will be called `STAGING_PRIVATE_KEY` and it's the **private** ssh key of your server.
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ Now, let's add it to your GitLab project as a [variable](../../variables/README.
Variables are user-defined variables and are stored out of `.gitlab-ci.yml`, for security purposes.
They can be added per project by navigating to the project's **Settings** > **CI/CD**.
![variables page](img/secret_variables_page.png)
To the field **KEY**, add the name `SSH_PRIVATE_KEY`, and to the **VALUE** field, paste the private key you've copied earlier.
We'll use this variable in the `.gitlab-ci.yml` later, to easily connect to our remote server as the deployer user without entering its password.
We also need to add the public key to **Project** > **Settings** > **Repository** as [Deploy Keys](../../../ssh/README.md#deploy-keys), which gives us the ability to access our repository from the server through [SSH protocol](../../../gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md#start-working-on-your-project).
![variables page](img/variables_page.png)
We also need to add the public key to **Project** > **Settings** > **Repository** as a [Deploy Key](../../../ssh/README.md#deploy-keys), which gives us the ability to access our repository from the server through [SSH protocol](../../../gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md#start-working-on-your-project).
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@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ We also need to add the public key to **Project** > **Settings** > **Repository*
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
```
![deploy keys page](img/deploy_keys_page.png)
To the field **Title**, add any name you want, and paste the public key into the **Key** field.
![deploy keys page](img/deploy_keys_page.png)
Now, let's clone our repository on the server just to make sure the `deployer` user has access to the repository.