Example Capistrano Deployment file for Node.js Projects

deploy.rb

set :application, "SampleApp"
set :repository, "."
set :scm, :none
set :use_sudo, false
set :keep_releases, 5

#Use the copy method which will compress and scp the files
set :deploy_via, :copy 
set :main_js, "app.js"

desc "Setup the Staging Environment"
task :staging do
  set :branch, 'develop'
  set :domain, '1.1.1.1'
  set :user, 'ubuntu'
  set :applicationdir, "/RedBadger/#{application}"
  set :deploy_to, applicationdir
  ssh_options[:keys] = ["deployment/staging.pem"]

  server '1.1.1.1', :app, :primary => true
end

namespace :deploy do
  desc "START the servers"
  task :start, :roles => :app, :except => { :no_release => true } do
    run "NODE_ENV=production forever start -m 20 #{applicationdir}/current/#{main_js}"
  end

  desc "STOP the servers"
  task :stop, :roles => :app, :except => { :no_release => true } do
    run "#{applicationdir} forever stop #{applicationdir}/current/#{main_js}"
  end

  desc "RESTART the servers"
  task :restart, :roles => :app, :except => { :no_release => true } do
    run "#{applicationdir} forever restart #{applicationdir}/current/#{main_js}"
  end
end