Prepare-release checks out the next application version from your GIT scm, symlinks common folders and files and creates necessary folders etc.
Forms a traditional deployment cycle in conjunction with rails-deployment and finalize-release.
example usage:
---
- hosts: server
user: app
gather_facts: False
vars:
user: app
home_directory: "/home/{{ user }}"
deploy_to: "{{ home_directory }}"
roles:
-
role: nicolai86.prepare-release
repo: git@example.com:app
branch: develop
symlinks:
- { src: "{{ shared_path }}/vendor/bundle", dest: "{{ build_path }}/vendor/bundle" }
- { src: "{{ shared_path }}/public/assets", dest: "{{ build_path }}/public/assets" }
- { src: "{{ shared_path }}/log", dest: "{{ build_path }}/log" }
- { src: "{{ shared_path }}/.env", dest: "{{ build_path }}/.env" }
- { src: "{{ shared_path }}/config/database.yml", dest: "{{ build_path }}/config/database.yml" }
directories:
- "{{ shared_path }}/config"
templates:
- { src: "templates/env.js", dest: "{{ shared_path }}/.env" }
prepare a new release of any GIT versioned software using ansible