48: add release automation nextjs standalone deployments

Author: melegiul

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -6,21 +6,33 @@ on:
 name: Create Release
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Create Release
+  build-and-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Trigger deploy to production
-        run: |
-          curl -X POST -d {} ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOOK }}
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
-      - name: Create Release
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "24"
+          cache: "pnpm"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install
+
+      - name: Create release artifact
+        run: ./scripts/create-release-artifact.sh
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          draft: true
+          artifacts: rallly-release.tar.gz
           generateReleaseNotes: true
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           makeLatest: true

apps/web/next.config.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
     "@rallly/tailwind-config",
     "@rallly/posthog",
     "@rallly/emails",
+    "@rallly/languages",
   ],
   assetPrefix: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL,
   webpack(config) {

scripts/create-release-artifact.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on any error
+set -e
+
+echo "📦 Creating release artifact..."
+
+# 1. Clean up previous artifacts if they exist
+rm -f rallly-release.tar.gz
+rm -rf ./release-artifact
+
+# 2. Build the project
+echo "⚙️ Building the Next.js application..."
+pnpm build
+
+# 3. Create the artifact directory
+mkdir -p ./release-artifact
+
+# 4. Copy the standalone server output
+echo "🚚 Copying standalone server files..."
+cp -r apps/web/.next/standalone/* ./release-artifact/
+
+# 5. Copy the static assets
+echo "🖼️ Copying static assets..."
+mkdir -p ./release-artifact/apps/web/.next/
+cp -r apps/web/.next/static ./release-artifact/apps/web/.next/static
+
+# 6. Copy the public folder
+echo "📁 Copying public assets..."
+cp -r apps/web/public ./release-artifact/apps/web/public
+
+# 7. Copy the Prisma schema for migrations
+echo "🗄️ Copying Prisma schema and config..."
+mkdir -p ./release-artifact/prisma
+cp -r packages/database/prisma/* ./release-artifact/prisma
+cp packages/database/prisma.config.ts ./release-artifact/
+
+# 8. Create the compressed tarball
+echo "🗜️ Compressing the artifact..."
+tar -czf rallly-release.tar.gz -C ./release-artifact .
+
+# 9. Clean up the temporary artifact directory
+rm -rf ./release-artifact
+
+echo "✅ Release artifact created: rallly-release.tar.gz"