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Automated Rails Deployments with Jenkins and Capistrano

2014-10-27

Continuous integration and continuous deployment are two important elements of building successful web applications. Frequently merging code together and running automated tests tends to result in a healthier code base and improves the ability and speed in which a development team can release features and fix bugs. And, by automating the deployment process, you can ensure that your team can deploy confidently and quickly. In this post, I am going to summarize a quick way to achieve a simple continuous deployment workflow for a Rails application using Capistrano and Jenkins. …

11 Capistrano Plugins To Simplify Your Rails Deployments

2014-10-12

The Rails deployment story has improved dramatically since the early days, but it can still be challenging. Compiling assets, running migrations, achieving zero-downtime deployments, and load balancing your application servers are some of the tasks that you’ll want to handle as part of your deployment strategy. Many deployment processes still tend to be a mixture of automation and manual work. The goal is to have a fully automated, repeatable and fast deployment process. Sounds simple on paper, but as many of us already know, this process is time consuming, error prone and has the tendency to make you want to rip your hair out or throw your keyboard out the window. …