fabfile template for pushing local files to a remote folder, and running script in background.

fabfile.py

"""
It is a good practice to usually run fabric directly from is 
directory folder

to install:
    pip install fabric3
    
to run (in fabfile current directory):
    fab test
    
@author: Marco Boaretto
"""
import time
from fabric.api import env
from fabric.api import puts
from fabric.api import put
from fabric.api import cd
from fabric.api import sudo
from fabric.api import hide
from fabric.api import execute
from fabric.api import task

import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")

env.hosts = ['user@0.0.0.0']
remote_folder = 'remote/foler/path'
     
def push():
    # Push script in remote folder
    put('teste_1.py', remote_folder)

def runbg():
    # Run script in background
    with cd(remote_folder):
        command = 'your command here'
        """
        the use of 'nohup' and '&> /dev/null < /dev/null &) && /bin/true'
        allows the script to run in background
        """
        sudo('(nohup %s &> /dev/null < /dev/null &) && /bin/true' % command)

def deploy():
    start = time.time()   
    
    #hide all info to run smoothly
    with hide('running', 'stdout', 'stderr'):
        push()
        runbg()       
        
    puts(' ________')
    puts('< execution finished in %.2fs >' % (time.time() - start))
    puts(' ________')