vlad version 1.0.0 has been released!

Vlad the Deployer is pragmatic application deployment automation, without mercy. Much like Capistrano, but with 1/10th the complexity. Vlad integrates seamlessly with Rake, and uses familiar and standard tools like ssh and rsync.

Impale your application on the heartless spike of the Deployer.

FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

• Full deployment automation stack.
• Supports single server deployment with just 4 variables defined.
• Very few dependencies. All simple.
• Uses ssh with your ssh settings already in place.
• Uses rsync for efficient transfers.
• Run remote commands on one or more servers.
• Syncs files to one or more servers.
• Mix and match local and remote tasks.
• Built on rake. easy.
• Compatible with all of your tab completion shell script rake-tastic goodness.
• Ships with tests that actually pass.
• Engine is under 500 lines of code.
• Super uper simple.
• Does NOT support Windows right now. Coming soon in 1.1.
• This is 1.0.0... expect rough edges.

Changes:

1.0.0 / 2007-08-04

• 1 major enhancement

  • Birthday!

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