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+## Backend Deployment
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+This section describes the steps to deploy the backend FastAPI application to a DigitalOcean server using GitHub Actions for continuous deployment.
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+### Prerequisites
+
+Before proceeding with the deployment, ensure that you have the following:
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+- A DigitalOcean account and a server instance created
+- SSH access to the server with the necessary permissions
+- A GitHub repository containing the backend code
+- Docker installed on the server
+
+### Deployment Steps
+
+1. **Set up GitHub Secrets:**
+   - In your GitHub repository, go to "Settings" > "Secrets" > "Actions".
+   - Create the following secrets:
+     - `HOST`: The IP address or hostname of your DigitalOcean server.
+     - `USERNAME`: The SSH username for accessing the server (e.g., `root`).
+     - `PASSWORD`: The SSH password for the specified username.
+
+2. **Create the GitHub Actions Workflow:**
+   - In your GitHub repository, create a new file named `.github/workflows/deploy_api.yml`.
+   - Copy the following content into the `deploy_api.yml` file:
+
+     ```yaml
+     name: Deploy to DigitalOcean
+
+     on:
+       push:
+         branches:
+           - main
+
+     jobs:
+       deploy:
+         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+         steps:
+         - name: Checkout code
+           uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+         - name: Deploy to DigitalOcean
+           run: |
+             sshpass -p "${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.HOST }} '
+               mkdir -p hackgpt
+               cd hackgpt
+               if [ ! -d .git ]; then
+                 git init
+                 git remote add origin https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
+                 git config core.sparseCheckout true
+                 echo "Dockerfile" >> .git/info/sparse-checkout
+                 echo "api/" >> .git/info/sparse-checkout
+                 echo "requirements.txt" >> .git/info/sparse-checkout
+                 git pull --depth=1 origin main
+               else
+                 git pull origin main
+               fi
+               docker build -t hackgpt .
+               docker stop hackgpt-container || true
+               docker rm hackgpt-container || true
+               docker run -d --name hackgpt-container -p 8000:8000 hackgpt
+             '
+     ```
+
+   - Commit and push the `deploy_api.yml` file to your GitHub repository.
+
+3. **Set up the `.env` File:**
+   - SSH into your DigitalOcean server.
+   - Navigate to the `hackgpt` directory where the backend code will be deployed.
+   - Create a file named `.env` and add the necessary environment variables required by your FastAPI application.
+
+4. **Trigger the Deployment:**
+   - Make a change to your backend code and push the changes to the `main` branch of your GitHub repository.
+   - GitHub Actions will automatically trigger the deployment workflow based on the `deploy_api.yml` configuration.
+   - The workflow will SSH into your DigitalOcean server, clone the repository, build the Docker image, stop any existing containers, and start a new container with the updated code.
+
+5. **Access the Deployed Application:**
+   - Once the deployment workflow completes successfully, your FastAPI application will be accessible at `http://<your-server-ip>:8000`.
+
+Note: Make sure that port 8000 is open and accessible on your DigitalOcean server's firewall settings.
+
+That's it! Your backend FastAPI application is now deployed to your DigitalOcean server using GitHub Actions for continuous deployment. Whenever you push changes to the `main` branch, the deployment workflow will automatically update the running application on the server.