Unable to create pipeline to only deploy changed files

[Richard Bertematti]

I'm trying to create pipeline to only deploy changed files.  My yml file below passes the validator test, but when I run it I get this error:

Configuration error

There is an error in your bitbucket-pipelines.yml at [pipelines > branches > master > 0 > step > script > 2]. Missing or empty command string. Each item in this list should either be a single command string or a map defining a pipe invocation.

Also, I'm not sure if the includePaths of "/**" is valid to deploy changed files anywhere in the code, which is what I want.

Here is my yml:

pipelines:
branches:
master:
- step:
name: 'Deploy with SFTP to staging'
deployment: 'Staging'
condition:
changesets:
includePaths:
# any changes in frontend directory
- "/**"
script:
- echo "This step will use atlassian/sftp-deploy pipe"
- pipe: atlassian/sftp-deploy:0.5.11
- variables:
USER: $SFTP_USERNAME
SERVER: 'xx.xx.xx.xx'
REMOTE_PATH: '/home/user'
#LOCAL_PATH: '<string>' #Optional
SSH_KEY: $SSH_KEY

[Richard Bertematti]

Wow, Igor, thanks!  Now it at least processes.  But to deploy ANY changed files in the repository, what do I have put in includePaths?  I tried "/**"  but it didn't seem to update anything.

[Igor Stoyanov]

@Richard Bertematti hi. The problem is here:

- pipe: atlassian/sftp-deploy:0.5.11
- variables:
   ...

instead of the example above you should use:
- pipe: atlassian/sftp-deploy:0.5.11
   variables:
   ...
(remove dash from variables)

Regards, Igor

[Richard Bertematti]

Wow, Igor, thanks!  Now it at least processes.  But to deploy ANY changed files in the repository, what do I have put in includePaths?  I tried "/**"  but it didn't seem to update anything.

[Igor Stoyanov]

Hi @Richard Bertematti . According to this answer , and this answer i doubt that this is possible to deploy changed files with sftp-deploy pipe.
However, you could try to use rsync-deploy pipe:

script:
  - pipe: atlassian/rsync-deploy:0.11.1
    variables:
      USER: 'ec2-user'
      SERVER: '127.0.0.1'
      REMOTE_PATH: '/var/www/build/'
      LOCAL_PATH: 'build'

 Regards, Igor