AWS CodeDeploy Fail: The deployment failed because a specified file already exists at this location

Question

I am trying to set AWS Code deploy with Github to automate my deloyment. the problem i am having is the ec2 instance is already active and has the web app code. the problem

Answer 1

If you just want the error to go away, you can use one of the earlier Lifecycle Hook scripts (BeforeInstall maybe) to delete that folder before the source gets re-added in a later Hook. If the source doesn't get re-added in a later Hook, add it yourself.

I was getting this error even on new instances, so CodeDeploy must be caching that folder somehow, then getting upset that it did so.