From 5d282f08d63455cd09fa8abc605c38cb67c062d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deepak Pandey <deepak@codeunia.dev>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 11:14:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] FIX: Replace Vercel action with direct CLI deployment

- Replaced amondnet/vercel-action@v25 with direct Vercel CLI usage
- Added proper project linking by creating .vercel/project.json
- Added Node.js setup and Vercel CLI installation steps
- Fixed 'Project not found' error by ensuring proper project linking
- Updated both staging and production deployment jobs
- More reliable deployment process with better error handling
---
 .github/workflows/ci-cd.yml | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index f8f3290f..f2fa15bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -253,13 +253,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Deploy to Vercel (Staging)
-        uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v25
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
-          vercel-org-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
-          vercel-project-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
-          vercel-args: '--prod=false'
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install Vercel CLI
+        run: npm install -g vercel@latest
+
+      - name: Link Vercel Project
+        run: |
+          # Create .vercel directory and project.json to link the project
+          mkdir -p .vercel
+          echo '{"orgId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}","projectId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}"}' > .vercel/project.json
+        env:
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+
+      - name: Deploy to Vercel (Staging)
+        run: |
+          vercel --token ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }} --yes
+        env:
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
 
       - name: Run smoke tests
         run: |
@@ -277,13 +294,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Deploy to Vercel (Production)
-        uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v25
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
-          vercel-org-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
-          vercel-project-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
-          vercel-args: '--prod'
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install Vercel CLI
+        run: npm install -g vercel@latest
+
+      - name: Link Vercel Project
+        run: |
+          # Create .vercel directory and project.json to link the project
+          mkdir -p .vercel
+          echo '{"orgId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}","projectId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}"}' > .vercel/project.json
+        env:
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+
+      - name: Deploy to Vercel (Production)
+        run: |
+          vercel --prod --token ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }} --yes
+        env:
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
 
       - name: Run production health check
         run: |