build_and_deploy.yml

name: Gatsby Build and Deploy to gh-pages branch

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # Checkout the repository
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      # Set up Node.js for the Gatsby build
      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: 18

      # Cache dependencies to speed up builds
      - name: Cache Node modules
        uses: actions/cache@v3
        with:
          path: ~/.npm
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
          restore-keys: |
            ${{ runner.os }}-node-

      # Install dependencies and build the Gatsby site
      - name: Install dependencies and build site
        run: |
          npm ci
          npm run build

      # Deploy the built Gatsby site to GitHub Pages
      - name: Deploy
        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
        with:
          publish_dir: ./public  # Gatsby builds the site in the 'public' folder
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Verwende den PAT Token für das Deployment
          force_orphan: true
          user_name: 'github-actions[bot]'
          user_email: 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
          commit_message: 'Deploy Gatsby site'