Laravel Hostinger Deploy

Deploy your Laravel application to Hostinger shared hosting with automated GitHub Actions support.

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require thecodeholic/laravel-hostinger-deploy:^0.1 --dev

Or install the latest version:

composer require thecodeholic/laravel-hostinger-deploy --dev

Note: This package should be installed as a development dependency (--dev) since it's only needed during deployment, not in production.

Quick Start (All-in-One Command)

The easiest way to deploy and set up automated deployment:

php artisan hostinger:deploy-and-setup-cicd

Required Environment Variables

Add these to your .env file:

HOSTINGER_SSH_HOST=your-server-ip
HOSTINGER_SSH_USERNAME=your-username
HOSTINGER_SSH_PORT=22
HOSTINGER_SITE_DIR=your-website-folder
GITHUB_API_TOKEN=your-github-token

What this command does:

1. Deploys your Laravel application to Hostinger
2. Sets up SSH keys on the server
3. Automatically adds deploy key to GitHub repository via API
4. Publishes GitHub Actions workflow file locally (.github/workflows/hostinger-deploy.yml)
5. Configures GitHub secrets and variables via API

Command Options:

• --fresh - Delete existing files and clone fresh repository
• --site-dir= - Override site directory from config
• --token= - GitHub Personal Access Token (overrides GITHUB_API_TOKEN from .env)
• --branch= - Branch to deploy (default: auto-detect)
• --php-version= - PHP version for workflow (default: 8.3)

Individual Commands

1. Manual Deployment Only

php artisan hostinger:deploy

What it does: Deploys your Laravel application to Hostinger server (composer install, migrations, storage link, etc.)

Required Environment Variables:

• HOSTINGER_SSH_HOST
• HOSTINGER_SSH_USERNAME
• HOSTINGER_SSH_PORT
• HOSTINGER_SITE_DIR

Command Options:

• --fresh - Delete existing files and clone fresh repository
• --site-dir= - Override site directory from config
• --token= - GitHub Personal Access Token (optional, enables automatic deploy key management)

Note: If GITHUB_API_TOKEN is provided (via .env or --token option), the command will automatically add deploy keys to your GitHub repository. Otherwise, you'll be prompted to add the deploy key manually.

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2. Setup Automated Deployment (Manual)

php artisan hostinger:auto-deploy

What it does: Generates SSH keys on server and displays GitHub secrets/variables for manual setup

Required Environment Variables:

• HOSTINGER_SSH_HOST
• HOSTINGER_SSH_USERNAME
• HOSTINGER_SSH_PORT
• HOSTINGER_SITE_DIR

No options - Run this command, then manually add the displayed secrets to GitHub

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3. Create GitHub Actions Workflow File

php artisan hostinger:publish-workflow

What it does: Creates .github/workflows/hostinger-deploy.yml file locally

Required Environment Variables: None (must be in a Git repository)

Command Options:

• --branch= - Branch to trigger deployment (default: auto-detect)
• --php-version= - PHP version for workflow (default: 8.3)

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4. Setup Automated Deployment (Via GitHub API)

php artisan hostinger:setup-cicd

What it does: Publishes GitHub Actions workflow file locally and creates secrets automatically via GitHub API, and automatically adds deploy keys to your repository

Required Environment Variables:

• HOSTINGER_SSH_HOST
• HOSTINGER_SSH_USERNAME
• HOSTINGER_SSH_PORT
• HOSTINGER_SITE_DIR
• GITHUB_API_TOKEN

Command Options:

• --token= - GitHub Personal Access Token (overrides GITHUB_API_TOKEN from .env)
• --branch= - Branch to deploy (default: auto-detect)
• --php-version= - PHP version for workflow (default: 8.3)

GitHub Personal Access Token Permissions: Your GitHub Personal Access Token needs the following permissions:

• Administration → Read and write (for managing deploy keys for the repository)
• Metadata → Read-only (automatically selected, required for API access)

Note: The workflow file is published locally to .github/workflows/hostinger-deploy.yml. You'll need to review, commit, and push it manually. The command only uses the API to create secrets and deploy keys.

Environment Variables Summary

Variable	Required For	Description
HOSTINGER_SSH_HOST	All commands	Hostinger server IP address
HOSTINGER_SSH_USERNAME	All commands	Hostinger SSH username
HOSTINGER_SSH_PORT	All commands	SSH port (default: 22)
HOSTINGER_SITE_DIR	All commands	Website folder name
GITHUB_API_TOKEN	Automated setup	GitHub Personal Access Token (requires Administration permission for deploy keys)

Requirements

• PHP ^8.2
• Laravel ^11.0|^12.0
• SSH access to Hostinger server
• Git repository (GitHub recommended)

License

MIT