Sync to Repository

A GitHub Action to sync a directory to another repository using SSH deploy keys.

Usage

- uses: fabraix/sync@v1.0.0with:
source-directory: ./distdestination-repository: your-org/target-repotarget-branch: masteruser-email: bot@yourcompany.comuser-name: Sync Botenv:
SSH_DEPLOY_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}

Inputs

Input	Required	Default	Description
source-directory	✅	-	Source directory to sync
destination-repository	✅	-	Destination repository (e.g., org/repo)
target-branch	❌	master	Target branch in destination
target-directory	❌	''	Target directory (empty for root)
commit-message	❌	Sync from ORIGIN_COMMIT	Commit message
user-email	✅	-	Git user email
user-name	✅	-	Git user name

Secrets

Secret	Required	Description
SSH_DEPLOY_KEY	✅	SSH private key with write access to destination repo

Setup

1. Generate an SSH key pair:

   ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "sync-bot" -f sync_key -N ""

2. Add sync_key.pub as a Deploy Key (with write access) on the destination repository

3. Add sync_key (private key) as a Secret named DEPLOY_KEY on the source repository

License

MIT