From 0d9e9bf6302aab26e6015768c9890f30680b0fd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ana Barrera Novas <anabar@stud.ntnu.no>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 15:34:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update update_primary_nginx.yml

---
 .github/workflows/update_primary_nginx.yml | 35 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_primary_nginx.yml b/.github/workflows/update_primary_nginx.yml
index 1aac01a..2fb832d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_primary_nginx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_primary_nginx.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: UNFINISHED - setup nginx from the configuration file
+name: Setup Nginx from the Configuration File
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: self-hosted
-      
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Dotenv Action
+
+      - name: Load environment variables
         uses: falti/dotenv-action@v1.1.4
         with:
           export-variables: true
@@ -19,22 +20,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check environment variables
         run: env
 
-      - name: Check Runner User
-        run: whoami
+      - name: Escape Nginx variables
+        run: sed -i 's/\$http_host/\\$http_host/g; s/\$remote_addr/\\$remote_addr/g; s/\$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for/\\$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for/g' ./nginx_template.txt
 
+      - name: Substitute environment variables
+        run: envsubst '${PROD_PORT_PREFIX} ${GATEWAY_POSTFIX} ${DEV_PORT_PREFIX} ${STAG_PORT_PREFIX}' < ./nginx_template.txt > temp_default.conf
 
-      #Doesn't work properly, envsubst replaces all instances of $variable and ${variable}, but we want to keep e.g., $host as nginx variables
-      - name: Create temporary nginx config file
-        run: |
-          export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)  # Load environment variables
-          envsubst "$(printf '${%s} ' $(env | cut -d= -f1))" < ./nginx_template.txt > temp_default.conf
-      
-      #- name: Create temporary nginx config file
-      #  run: envsubst  < ./nginx_template.txt > temp_default.conf
-      # Maybe look at https://www.baeldung.com/linux/envsubst-command to get an idea
-      
-      - name: Copy temporary file to correct place 
-        run: cp -L temp_default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf 
+      - name: Copy Nginx config to server
+        run: sudo cp temp_default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
-      - name: Show nginx file
+      - name: Show updated Nginx config
         run: cat /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+
+      - name: Validate Nginx config
+        run: sudo nginx -t
+
+      - name: Reload Nginx
+        run: sudo systemctl reload nginx