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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# deploy html to a server and then add html to ipfs
+
+# go to current folder
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# add env vars
+if [ -f ../.deploy-env ]; then
+  export $(echo $(cat ../.deploy-env | sed 's/#.*//g'| xargs) | envsubst)
+fi
+
+# check creds
+if [ -z "${DEPLOY_HOST+xxx}" ]; then echo "DEPLOY_HOST not set" && exit; fi
+if [ -z "${DEPLOY_USER+xxx}" ]; then echo "DEPLOY_USER not set" && exit; fi
+if [ -z "${DEPLOY_PASSWORD+xxx}" ]; then echo "DEPLOY_PASSWORD not set" && exit; fi
+
+# save version
+PLEBONES_VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('../package.json').version)")
+PLEBONES_HTML_NAME="plebones-html-$PLEBONES_VERSION"
+
+SCRIPT="
+# download html
+cd ~
+rm $PLEBONES_HTML_NAME.zip
+rm -fr $PLEBONES_HTML_NAME
+wget https://github.com/plebbit/plebones/releases/download/v$PLEBONES_VERSION/$PLEBONES_HTML_NAME.zip || exit
+
+# extract html
+unzip $PLEBONES_HTML_NAME.zip || exit
+rm $PLEBONES_HTML_NAME.zip || exit
+
+# add to ipfs
+CID=\`ipfs add --recursive --pin --quieter $PLEBONES_HTML_NAME | tail -n 1\`
+ipfs pin add --recursive \"\$CID\"
+
+# start ipfs daemon if not started
+ipfs init
+nohup ipfs daemon &
+
+# the CID of plebones html, add this CID to ENS
+sleep 3
+echo \"\"
+CID=\`ipfs cid base32 \$CID\`
+echo $PLEBONES_HTML_NAME \"CID: \$CID\"
+echo \"\"
+"
+
+# execute script over ssh
+echo "$SCRIPT" | sshpass -p "$DEPLOY_PASSWORD" ssh "$DEPLOY_USER"@"$DEPLOY_HOST"