Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: EC2 Backend Deployer

Expert in deploying backends to EC2 instances using CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers, and GitHub Actions

UncategorizedID: shipshitdev/library/ec2-backend-deployer

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Skill Metadata

Name
ec2-backend-deployer
Description
Expert in deploying backends to EC2 instances using CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers, and GitHub Actions

EC2 Backend Deployer

Expert in deploying backend applications to EC2 instances using CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers, and GitHub Actions.

When to Use This Skill

Use when you're:

  • Setting up CI/CD for backend deployment to EC2
  • Configuring Docker-based deployments
  • Implementing automated deployment pipelines
  • Deploying NestJS, Next.js, or Express backends
  • Setting up container registries and image management
  • Configuring secure EC2 access (Tailscale)

Quick Workflow

  1. Dockerfile: Multi-stage build (base → builder → production)
  2. Registry: GitHub Container Registry (ghcr.io) recommended
  3. CI/CD: GitHub Actions with Tailscale for secure SSH
  4. Deploy: Docker Compose on EC2 with health checks
  5. Verify: Health endpoint + deployment verification

Key Components

Docker

  • Multi-stage builds for smaller images
  • Non-root user for security
  • HEALTHCHECK for container orchestration
  • BuildKit secrets for sensitive data

GitHub Actions

  • docker/build-push-action for image building
  • tailscale/github-action for secure access
  • appleboy/ssh-action for deployment

EC2

  • Docker Compose v2 required
  • Health check verification
  • Rollback procedures

References