From d1686b15b700bae6b51212a62d01abb4fc836337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rowell_m_soriano <rowell_m_soriano@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:48:25 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] skip the images in path cprnims-web\wwwroot\Content\Images\

---
 .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 9b31a01..2be1697 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           Write-Host "Wrote appsettings.Production.json to webapi output (values masked in this log automatically)"
           exit 0
 
-      # ---- Generate production config for WebApps (uses Variables, not Secrets, since BaseUrl isn't sensitive) ----
+      # ---- Generate production config for WebApps (uses Variables, not Secrets, since BaseUrl is not sensitive) ----
       - name: Write production appsettings - WebApps
         shell: pwsh
         env:
@@ -97,15 +97,14 @@ jobs:
           $stamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd-HHmmss"
           New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "C:\backups\$stamp" | Out-Null
 
-          # Mirror current live folders into the backup location (only if they exist / aren't empty)
           if (Test-Path "C:\inetpub\cprnims-api") {
             robocopy "C:\inetpub\cprnims-api" "C:\backups\$stamp\webapi" /MIR /R:2 /W:3 | Out-Null
           }
+          # Exclude dynamic user images from backup - not part of deployable artifact
           if (Test-Path "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web") {
-            robocopy "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web" "C:\backups\$stamp\webapps" /MIR /R:2 /W:3 | Out-Null
+            robocopy "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web" "C:\backups\$stamp\webapps" /MIR /R:2 /W:3 /XD "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web\wwwroot\Content\Images" | Out-Null
           }
 
-          # Record this backup's timestamp so later steps know where it lives
           $stamp | Out-File -FilePath "C:\backups\latest.txt" -Encoding ascii -NoNewline
 
           # Keep only the last 5 backups to avoid filling the disk
@@ -141,7 +140,8 @@ jobs:
         id: deploy_web
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          robocopy "C:\ci-output\webapps" "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web" /MIR /R:3 /W:5
+          # /XD preserves dynamically uploaded images in Content\Images across deploys
+          robocopy "C:\ci-output\webapps" "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web" /MIR /R:3 /W:5 /XD "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web\wwwroot\Content\Images"
           $rc = $LASTEXITCODE
           Write-Host "ROBOCOPY EXIT CODE: $rc"
           if ($rc -ge 8) {
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ jobs:
           if (Test-Path "$backupPath\webapi") {
             robocopy "$backupPath\webapi" "C:\inetpub\cprnims-api" /MIR /R:3 /W:5 | Out-Null
           }
+          # Exclude dynamic images from rollback restore - preserve images uploaded after the backup was taken
           if (Test-Path "$backupPath\webapps") {
-            robocopy "$backupPath\webapps" "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web" /MIR /R:3 /W:5 | Out-Null
+            robocopy "$backupPath\webapps" "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web" /MIR /R:3 /W:5 /XD "C:\inetpub\cprnims-web\wwwroot\Content\Images" | Out-Null
           }
 
           Start-WebAppPool -Name "CPRNIMS-Api"