Update update_primary_nginx.yml

.github/workflows/update_primary_nginx.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-name: UNFINISHED - Setup Nginx from the Configuration File
+name: UNFINISHED - setup nginx from the configuration file
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: self-hosted
-
+      
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
       - name: Dotenv Action
         uses: falti/dotenv-action@v1.1.4
         with:
@@ -20,21 +19,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check environment variables
         run: env
 
-      # Create temporary Nginx config file
-      - name: Create temporary nginx config file
-        run: |
-          # Load environment variables from .env (already done by Dotenv Action)
-          echo "Substituting environment variables into nginx template"
-          envsubst '${PORT_PREFIX} ${GROUP_ID} ${DEV_POSTFIX}' < ./nginx_template.txt > temp_default.conf
-
-      - name: Check environment variables for Nginx
-        run: |
-          echo "PORT_PREFIX=${PORT_PREFIX}"
-          echo "GROUP_ID=${GROUP_ID}"
-          echo "DEV_POSTFIX=${DEV_POSTFIX}"
-
+      #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: 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
+        run: cp temp_default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
       - name: Show nginx file
         run: cat /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf