Super simple Middleman deploy script, uses Rsync over SSH or plain SCP

Rakefile

SSH_USER = 'test'
SSH_HOST = 'example.com'
SSH_DIR  = '/home/test/website/releases'
RSYNC    = false

desc "Run the preview server at http://localhost:4567"
task :preview do
  system("middleman server")
end

desc "Build the website from source"
task :build do
  puts "-----> Building website"
  status = system("middleman build --clean")
  puts status ? "OK" : "FAILED"
end

desc "Build and deploy the website"
task :deploy => :build do
  if !ENV["VERSION"]
    puts "Please, give a version number, like so: \"rake deploy VERSION=v1\""
    next
  end
  if RSYNC
    puts "-----> Deploying website via rsync to #{SSH_HOST}"
    status = system("rsync -avze 'ssh' build/ #{SSH_USER}@#{SSH_HOST}:#{SSH_DIR}/#{ENV['VERSION']}")
  end
  if !RSYNC || !status
    puts "-----> Deploying website via scp to #{SSH_HOST}"
    status = system("scp -r build/ #{SSH_USER}@#{SSH_HOST}:#{SSH_DIR}/#{ENV['VERSION']}")
  end
  puts status ? "OK" : "FAILED"
end

# TODO: add task to update the symlink to point to the new release

Usage: Change the variables, place into your project dir and rake deploy