quixotic/.serena/memories/ci_cd_simplification_complete.md

CI/CD Simplification Complete

Changes Made

1. Simplified docker-compose.prod.yml

• Removed complex environment variable substitution
• Now simply uses ghcr.io/andrewkozin/quixotic:latest image
• Only sets NODE_ENV: production

2. Simplified CI/CD Pipeline (.github/workflows/ci.yml)

• Removed complex .env.docker file creation with secrets substitution
• Deploy step now simply:
  • Pulls latest code
  • Logs into GHCR
  • Uses standard docker-compose commands
  • No more environment variable manipulation

3. Updated package.json Scripts

• Removed --env-file .env.docker from all docker commands
• Added production-specific commands:
  • docker:prod - Run production setup
  • docker:prod:down - Stop production setup
• Simplified existing commands to use default docker-compose behavior

4. Updated Documentation

• Updated DEPLOYMENT.md with new simple approach
• Manual deployment now uses: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --pull always

Benefits

• Much simpler deployment process
• No complex environment variable manipulation in CI
• Environment variables are loaded from .env.docker file on server (as configured in docker-compose.yml)
• Cleaner separation between development and production configs
• Easier to debug and maintain

Usage

For production deployment:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d

For development:

docker-compose up -d