sminnee/pusher

Flexible git-based deployment tool.

Pusher - Git-based deployment tool

Note: This is still in development

Set-up

The Pusher configuration is stored in .pusher in the root of the project. It's a YAML file

environments:
  staging: [email protected]:/var/www
  live: [email protected]:/var/www
handlers:
  post-deploy: ./tools/post-deploy
  test-deploy: ./tools/test-deploy

Environments:

Each environment is defined as a git remote. Each environment will be set up as a remote on your local repository, and a branch will be created for that environment.

Handlers:

Each handler is a shell comamnd

Each environment gets a branch

 * Environments: these are defined as git remotes

Setting up an environment

pusher init-environment staging
pusher init-environment live

Usage

Creating a hotfix

# First, commit your fix to the stable branch
git checkout live
git checkout 1a2b3c

# Now run pusher
pusher hotfix
# Pusher will recommend a version and print a change summary for you to use to get approval
# When you have approval, deploy it
pusher deploy live v1.2.3   

Creating a release

# First, merge your changes to the staging branch
git checkout staging
git merge master

# Now run pusher
pusher release
# Pusher will recommend a version and print a change summary for you to use to get approval

# When you have approval, deploy it to staging
pusher deploy staging v1.2.3   

# When it's been tested and approved, deploy it to live
pusher deploy live v1.2.3

Roll back

pusher deploy staging v1.2.1
pusher deploy staging v1.2.2
pusher deploy staging v1.2.3

pusher rollback staging
# Now v1.2.2 is on staging

pusher rollback staging
# Now v1.2.1 is on staging

Show current status

pusher environments
# Lists all the environments, their current versions, and whether they are "dirty" (local uncommitted changes)

pusher versions
# Lists all versions and whether they are on any particular environment