Testing the Deployment Pipeline

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This is a test post to verify that our complete deployment pipeline is working correctly. If you're reading this on the live site, it means our GitHub Actions workflow successfully:

What This Test Validates

✅ Build Process

  • PHP 8.4.5 environment setup
  • Composer dependency installation
  • NPM dependency installation with package-lock.json
  • Production asset compilation with Laravel Mix
  • Static site generation with HydePHP

✅ Storage Configuration

  • Laravel storage directories created correctly
  • Cache directories writable
  • No permission errors during build

✅ Deployment Process

  • GitHub Actions workflow execution
  • Cloudflare Pages deployment via Wrangler
  • Site update with new content

Pipeline Architecture

Our deployment pipeline consists of:

  1. GitHub Repository: Source code and content management
  2. GitHub Actions: Automated CI/CD pipeline
  3. Cloudflare Pages: Static site hosting and CDN
  4. Custom Domain: gtcameron.com (when configured)

Workflow Steps

1. Checkout code from main branch
2. Setup PHP 8.4.5 with required extensions
3. Setup Node.js 18 with npm caching
4. Create Laravel storage directories
5. Install Composer dependencies (production)
6. Install NPM dependencies (exact versions)
7. Build production assets
8. Generate static site
9. Deploy to Cloudflare Pages

Performance Benefits

This setup provides several advantages:

  • Fast Builds: Dependency caching reduces build times
  • Global CDN: Cloudflare's edge network for fast loading
  • Automatic SSL: HTTPS enabled by default
  • Preview Deployments: Pull requests get preview URLs
  • Version Control: Every deployment is tied to a Git commit

Next Steps

With the deployment pipeline confirmed working, we can now:

  • Add custom domain configuration
  • Set up monitoring and analytics
  • Implement additional build optimizations
  • Add more content and features

This post was created on {{ date('Y-m-d H:i:s') }} to test our deployment automation. If you can see this with proper formatting and styling, our pipeline is working perfectly!

Technical Details

  • Generated: {{ now() }}
  • Build Environment: GitHub Actions (Ubuntu Latest)
  • PHP Version: 8.4.5
  • Node.js Version: 18
  • Deploy Target: Cloudflare Pages
  • CDN: Cloudflare Global Network

🚀 Deployment Status: ✅ Success!

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