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Previously, netlify deploy for a project with a build step could only run the build step locally, where the command is run.

This adds netlify deploy --remote, an option that asks Netlify to build and deploy the locally checked out commit instead of building locally, streams the build log, shows real-time build and deploy progress, and waits for the deploy to finish.

As usual, --prod creates and publishes a production deploy. --prod can be used on a commit that is not currently on the project's production branch.

For now, this only supports projects connected to a third-party git host (GitHub, etc.), with a clean tree (no uncommitted changes), and the checked out commit already on the remote. Anything else fails with an actionable error (commit and push, build locally, etc.).

Flags that only make sense for local builds are rejected.

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  • New Features
    • Added deploy --remote to build and deploy a pushed commit from a connected Git repository without building locally.
    • Remote deployments support draft and production deploys, show deployment progress and build logs, and include the commit SHA in JSON output when available.
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    • Remote deploys require a clean checkout of a commit available on the connected Git remote and aren’t supported for Netlify Git projects. Local-build and certain site configuration options can’t be combined with --remote.
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    • Added draft and production examples for remote deployments.

The deploy command adds a --remote mode that builds the checked-out commit on Netlify. It validates Git availability, repository identity, worktree state, and whether the commit is present on the remote. The command creates and follows a draft or production build, can stream deploy logs, and reports deploy details, including the commit SHA. Documentation and tests cover usage, validation, deployments, and error handling. The change also updates deploy-source selection and socket URL fallback behavior.

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The reviewed remote deployment paths do not retain the previously identified project-creation or proxy-routing risks.

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Looks like the builds might be able to hang for 20 minutes with these changes.

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return await waitForDeploy(api, deployId, siteId, timeoutMs)

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[fix] A cancelled build never ends this wait. waitForDeploy only stops on ready or error, so if someone cancels the build in the UI, the CLI sits there for the full 20 minutes and then says the build may still be running.

logs already counts cancelled as a finished state (FINISHED_DEPLOY_STATES in src/commands/logs/sources/deploy.ts).

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return parsed && path ? `${parsed.host}/${path}`.toLowerCase() : undefined
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export const isSameRepository = (a: string, b: string): boolean => {

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[consider] This never matches a bare owner/repo repo URL, which manual-provider projects can have (there's an acme/widget case in link.test.ts). Those would always fail with "no remote for acme/widget".

matchesRepoUrl already handles that for netlify link. Is the second matcher on purpose? The two disagree on what counts as the same repo now.

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Interesting. "Manual provider" CD is a very... forgotten platform feature. It does appear to be correct that those can be configured with a bare owner/repo. I'm going to go ahead and punt here though, to keep the scope focused on the third-party git hosts we officially support. (Next up is expanding the scope anyway.)

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const describeManualPush = (reason: string, repoUrl: string, productionBranch: string) =>
`${reason} Netlify builds this project from ${repoUrl}, so commit your changes and push them to ${productionBranch} or another branch, then deploy again from your clone.`

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[consider] This suffix gets added to every reason, including "isn't a clone" and "has no remote for", where committing and pushing isn't what fixes it.

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I'm also unsure that this helpstring would clearly guide me toward a fix (but I don't have better phrasing to offer, so take this with a grain of salt).

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Good catch! f1c9f03

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})

test('checks the source before asking to unlock locked production deploys', async (t) => {

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[consider] This fails at the source check before it ever reaches the lock, so nothing covers --remote --prod on a locked project. Dropping the prepareProductionDeploy() call in remote-deploy.ts still passes everything.

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Previously, `netlify deploy` for a project with a build step could only run the build step locally,
where the command is run.

This adds `netlify deploy --remote`, an option that asks Netlify to build and deploy the locally
checked out commit instead of building locally, streams the build log, shows real-time build and
deploy progress, and waits for the deploy to finish. As usual, `--prod` creates and publishes a
production deploy.

For now this only covers projects connected to a third-party git host, with a clean tree, and the
checked out commit already on the remote. Anything else fails with what to do instead (commit and
push, build locally, etc.). Flags that only make sense for local builds are rejected.
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