Timeout error during FTP deployment in GitHub Actions workflow

Question

I am encountering a timeout error while attempting to deploy a website using FTP in a GitHub Actions workflow. The workflow is triggered on a push event to the main branch and should upload the built files to an FTP server. However, the deployment step fails with the following error message:

Timeout (control socket)
Error: Error: Timeout (control socket)

I am using the SamKirkland/[email protected] action in my workflow YAML file. Here is a simplified version of the relevant section:

name: Deploy website on push

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build-and-deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # ... other steps ...
      
      - name: 📂 Sync files
        uses: SamKirkland/[email protected]
        with:
          server: ftp.example.com
          username: ${{ secrets.ftp_username }}
          password: ${{ secrets.ftp_password }}
          local-dir: ./build/
          server-dir: /

I have verified that the FTP server credentials are correct and that the network connectivity is stable. Manually connecting to the FTP server using a different FTP client works without any issues.

How can I troubleshoot and resolve this timeout error in my GitHub Actions workflow? Are there any specific configurations or settings I should consider? Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

I had the same issue, and it is resolved with timeout under the with section: Important note: timeout is in milliseconds Here is my complete yml file and my timeout is 190 seconds:

name: 🚀 Deploy bot on push


on:
  push:
    branches:
      - deploy

jobs:
  build-and-deploy:
    name: 🎉 Build and Deploy Website
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: 🚚 Get latest code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: 📂 Sync files via FTP
        uses: SamKirkland/[email protected]
        with:
          server: ${{ secrets.CPANEL_URL }}
          username: ${{ secrets.CPANEL_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.CPANEL_PASS }}
          local-dir: server/
          server-dir: /public_html/
          timeout: 190000