# SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action

Deploys a GitHub project to a FTP server using GitHub actions

Repository: https://github.com/SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ftp-deploy-action
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: action, deployment-automation, deploy-action, actions, github-actions, continuous-deployment, continuous-integration
Last push: 2026-04-23T07:20:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 48, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2797, "days_push": 132, "days_rel": 132, "gap_med": 240, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5187, forks 441 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.856998+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub Action that automates deploying a repository's files to an FTP or FTPS server on every push. It syncs project files to a web host directly from GitHub Actions workflows.

## Use cases
- deploy a website to shared hosting via ftp on every push
- automate ftp deployment with github actions
- sync files to a web server using ftps in ci
- continuous deployment for static sites on ftp-only hosts
- upload build output to ftp server from github workflow

## When to choose
- your hosting provider only offers FTP/FTPS access with no SSH
- you want simple push-to-deploy automation from GitHub
- you need a lightweight, free deployment action with secret-based credentials

## When to avoid
- your server supports SSH/SFTP - a web-deploy or rsync action is more secure and faster
- you deploy to cloud platforms with native CI/CD integrations
- you need container-based or multi-server orchestration deployments

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, ci-cd, developer-tools
- domain: web-development
- platform: cli
- tags: ftp, ftps, github-action, continuous-deployment, website-deployment, file-sync, devops, automation, github-actions, web-server

## Member repositories
- SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.856998+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:01:46.783727+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.856998+00:00, sha e21c14137b61)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.