How to Install Capistrano on Manjaro

Capistrano is an open-source tool that helps you automate the deployment of web applications to servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Capistrano on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, please ensure that you have the following installed in your Manjaro system:

• Ruby 2.5 or higher
• Git

Step-by-Step Installation Guide

1. Open the terminal on your Manjaro system.
2. Update Rubygems by running the command below:

gem update --system

3. Install Capistrano by running the command below:

gem install capistrano

4. Verify the installation of Capistrano by running the command below:

cap --version

5. Clone your project's repository from Git.

git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-REPOSITORY.git

6. Navigate to the project's root directory by running the command below:

cd YOUR-REPOSITORY

7. Initialize Capistrano by running the command below:

cap install

8. Configure Capistrano by editing the config/deploy.rb file with your server credentials and deployment settings. Here is an example of what the file might look like:

server 'yourserver.com', user: 'deploy', roles: %w{app db web}
set :deploy_to, '/home/deploy/yourapp'
set :branch, 'master'

9. Test your Capistrano configuration by running the command below:

cap production deploy:check

10. Deploy your application by running the command below:

cap production deploy

That's it! You have successfully installed Capistrano on Manjaro and used it to deploy your application. For more information on using Capistrano, please refer to the official Capistrano documentation at http://capistranorb.com/.

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