_template-service/Jenkinsfile

pipeline {
    agent any 
    stages {
        stage('build'){
            //TODO: dotnet build
        }
        stage('test'){
            //TODO: run tests
            //TODO: publish tests in some nicely readable format
        }
        stage ('upload') {
            when {
                //now my CI/CD is no longer continuous, it's just... automatic.
                //(which is what I actually want tbh)
                //but that does mean I have to put this condition in every single branch
                branch "release"
            }
            steps{
                sh 'ssh user@server rm -rf temp_deploy'
                sh 'ssh user@server mkdir -p temp_deploy'
                sh 'scp -r dist user@server:temp_deploy'
            }
        }
        stage ('stop')
        {
            when {
                branch "release"
            }
            script{
                //user is the service user
                ssh user@host 'bash -s' << 'ENDSSH'
                    systemctl --user stop $svcname
                ENDSSH                
            }
        }
        stage ('backup db')
        {
            when {
                branch "release"
            }
            //TODO: backup database
        }
        stage ('update db')
        {
            when {
                branch "release"
            }
            //TODO: update database
            //TODO: if updating the db fails, restore the old one
        }
        stage ('replace')
        {
            when {
                branch "release"
            }
            sh 'ssh user@server “rm -rf dist/ && mv temp_deploy/ dist/”'
        }
        stage ('spin up')
        {
            when {
                branch "release"
            }
            script{
                ssh user@host 'bash -s' << 'ENDSSH'
                    systemctl --user start $svcname
                ENDSSH                
            }
        }
    }
}