Issue with latest version of October CMS v4.2.19

[DaFleaster]

Trying to push a local development install to a remote Bluehost server.

Directories are set for 755 and upload limit set to 512 M

The deployment gets to migrating database, then I get receive the following error Class "Rainlab\Deploy\Controllers\Servers" not found

I am connecting to MYSQL and credentials passed on initial server setup without issues when creating through the Deploy plugin.

I have tried running from a terminal composer require rainlab/deploy-plugin to install the plugin on Bluehost after receiving the error however it prompts me for Authentication required (gateway.octobercms.com)

I tried using my October CMS website credentials however that doesnt work so I am confused how to move forward..

[daftspunk]

Hi @DaFleaster, thanks for reporting this.

The Deploy plugin only runs on your local machine and doesn't need to be installed on the remote server. The error Class "Rainlab\Deploy\Controllers\Servers" not found suggests the plugin isn't properly installed or autoloaded on your local environment.

Could you confirm a few things:

1. How did you install the Deploy plugin? Via composer require or manually?
2. Can you run php artisan plugin:list and confirm RainLab.Deploy appears in the output?
3. Does the file plugins/rainlab/deploy/controllers/Servers.php exist on your local machine?

If the plugin was installed manually, try running composer dump-autoload to refresh the autoloader.

Regarding the authentication prompt for gateway.octobercms.com, this requires your project's composer auth.json file or resetting the project in the settings area.

[DaFleaster]

Answers to your questions:

1- So I have a MAMP development environment setup on my local machine and the Deploy plugin was installed through October CMS Through Settings-Software Updates-Install Packages-Plugins Marketplace. So honestly Im not sure if thats consider either way you asked.
2- I am unsure how to do that on the Mac since its October is running through MAMP
Edit - I was unaware I could run commands through the Deploy Plugin. I ran the command you asked and i was presented with the following output - Class "RainLab\Deploy\Controllers\Servers" not found
3- There is a Servers.php file present

I understand that the plugin doesn't need to be on the live server, I was just assuming based on the errors I was receiving. I hope the information I have provided was helpful.

[daftspunk]

Thanks for the details. The file exists so this is likely a composer autoloader issue.

Can you try running this command from your project root (using MAMP's PHP):

/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php8.x/bin/php composer.phar dump-autoload

Or if you have composer installed globally:

composer dump-autoload

Then try the deployment again. If that doesn't help, can you share the full stack trace of the error? That will help us pinpoint exactly where the class is being resolved.