Steps to deploy elixir app

elixir_deploy.md

Requirements

Servers

• Install erlang
• Install elixir
• Install mix
• Port 22

Local

• Install git
• Install erlang
• Install mix
• SSH to server

Elixir project

• {:edeliver, "~> 1.4.3"}
• {:distillery, "~> 1.4"}

Steps

Step 0 (only for phx projects)

Add configuration to web project

config :myproject, MyProjectWeb.Endpoint,
  http: [port: 4000],
  server: true,
  code_reloader: false

Step 1

Upload secret files

scp ~/my_project/config/prod.secret.exs server1:/home/myuser/app_config

Step 2

Config release

mix release.init

Step 3

Config deliver

.deliver/config

APP="my_project"

BUILD_HOST="fredys.site"
BUILD_USER="saiberz"
BUILD_AT="/home/saiberz/app_build"

PRODUCTION_HOSTS="fredys.site" 
PRODUCTION_USER="saiberz" 
DELIVER_TO="/home/saiberz/app_release" 

pre_erlang_get_and_update_deps() {
  local _prod_secret_path="/home/saiberz/app_config/prod.secret.exs"
  if [ "$TARGET_MIX_ENV" = "prod" ]; then
    __sync_remote "
      ln -sfn '$_prod_secret_path' '$BUILD_AT/config/prod.secret.exs'
    "
  fi
}

Update gitignore

echo ".deliver/releases/" >> .gitignore

Commit project

git commit -m "Add files for deployment"

Step 5

cd ~/my_project
mix edeliver build release
mix edeliver deploy release to production
mix edeliver start production

elixir_upgrade.md

Upgrade

Update version of mix.exs file Commit changes and new version

mix edeliver upgrade production