action.yml

name: 'Run a remote-script on a remote machine using SSH'
description: 'Connects to a server via SSH runs a script on the target'
inputs:
  key-name:
    description: 'Name of the file the private key is temporarily saved in. Defaults to `identity`.'
    required: true
    default: 'identity'
  port:
    description: 'The SSH port to use. Defaults to `22`.'
    required: true
    default: '22'
  dir:
    description: 'The directory that should be used on the target host. Thats where the script to start should reside.'
    required: true
  file:
    description: 'The file that should be run.'
    required: true
  user:
    description: 'The SSH user that will be used to connect to the host.'
    required: true
  host:
    description: 'The SSH-server (host) to connect to.'
    required: true
  
runs:
  using: "composite"
  steps:
    - name: Use SSH - start script on target
      shell: bash
      run: ssh -i .ssh/${{ inputs.key-name }} -p ${{ inputs.port }} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${{ inputs.user }}@${{ inputs.host }} "cd ${{ inputs.dir }} && ./${{ inputs.file }}"