Vlad the Deployer is a tool that simplifies the deployment of Rails applications. It automates the common tasks involved with deployment, such as setting up servers, configuring environments, and deploying code. In this tutorial, we’ll cover how to install Vlad the Deployer on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before you begin, you’ll need to have the following:
Vlad the Deployer requires Ruby to be installed on your system. To install Ruby, run the following command:
dnf install ruby ruby-devel -y
You’ll also need Git installed to clone the Vlad the Deployer repository from GitHub.
dnf install git -y
Next, clone the Vlad the Deployer repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/seattlerb/vlad.git
cd vlad
To install Vlad the Deployer, run the following command from within the vlad directory:
gem install vlad
This will install Vlad the Deployer along with all its dependencies.
To test the installation, create a new Rails application or use an existing one. Then, add the following lines to your Gemfile:
group :development do
gem 'vlad'
end
Next, run the following command to install all the required gems:
bundle install
Then, run the following command to generate the vlad configuration files:
bundle exec vladify
This command will generate a config/deploy.rb file and a config/deploy directory that contains deployment recipes for various environments.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Vlad the Deployer on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Now you can use its powerful deployment automation features to simplify the deployment of your Rails applications.
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