I Deploy to Docker Swarm from GitHub Actions — Here's the Setup That Actually Works

A new GitHub Action, docker-remote-deployment-action, automates SSH-based deployments to a remote Docker server.

It supports both Docker Compose and Docker Swarm, with options to copy stack files, pull private images, run pre-deploy commands, and prune Docker data.

The workflow uses GitHub Secrets and can deploy automatically on pushes to main, reducing the need for custom SSH scripts.

The post highlights a simpler path to continuous deployment for Docker-hosted apps from GitHub Actions.