I have a small website with the git code hosted on my own Forgejo instance. I want to give my wife easy access to the code to update texts. I think using Forgejo is an easy enough interface for her to do that.
But how do I ensure that every commit is reflected on the website in a timely manner? I think webhooks are the usual answer. But do I add them to the website itself or do I run a separate service for that? If the latter, can you recommend one?
Or is there a better way? Seems kind of roundabout since the website and Forgejo run on the same hardware.
Git push to Forgejo -> automated build, package, and deploy pipeline -> use secured credentials to upload via scp or ssh or sftp
Alternatives to copy-upload or upload-package and then extract via command is stuff like rsync (reduce redundant, unchanged file uploads) or a simple receiver service (for example REST endpoint that receives a package with an identifier key and secret key, that it extracts to a configured target folder).
What solutions are simplest or easiest depend on the target environment, and how much of it you control. If you host the website on Forgejo itself it’s as simple as pushing the static files into the corresponding pages branch.