vlad version 1.1.0 has been released!

Published 2007-09-12 @ 01:10

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.
• Turnkey deployment for mongrel+apache+svn.
• Supports single server deployment with just 3 variables defined.
• Built on rake. Easy. Engine is small.
• 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.
• Mix and match local and remote tasks.
• Compatible with all of your tab completion shell script rake-tastic goodness.
• Ships with tests that actually pass in 0.028 seconds!
• Does NOT support Windows right now (we think). Coming soon in 1.2.

Changes:

1.1.0 / 2007-09-12

• 3 major enhancements:
  • Vlad.load now takes a hash of recipe overrides, eg: Vlad.load :web => :nginx. See rdoc for defaults.
  • Removed vlad_tasks.rb and split into vlad/apache.rb, vlad/mongrel.rb, and vlad/core.rb.
  • The flog ratio between capistrano+deps / vlad+deps is pi (or, damn close)!
• 12 minor enhancements:
  • Added $TRACE to make it more available and cleaner to read.
  • Added :svn_cmd variable.
  • Added Rake.clear_tasks *str_or_regexp
  • Added debug and mana_from_heaven tasks to Rakefile.
  • Added more documentation.
  • Added :rsync_cmd and :rsync_flags.
  • Added :ssh_cmd and :ssh_flags.
  • Added variable expansion to vlad:debug task.
  • Removed :scm variable. Now a Vlad.load component/flavor/need-a-word-here.
  • Removed :application var. Use it if you want it. We don’t require it.
  • Renamed :p4cmd to :p4_cmd.
  • Renamed :rake var to :rake_cmd.
• 2 (important) bug fixes:
  • HUGE: Fixed sudo hang bug #13072. Fix suggested by Chris Van Pelt.
  • HUGE: Vlad.load calls user config last, allowing variable overrides. ACK! Sorry!
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