# \[ADV\] Deploying Rails Applications Beta Book Release **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [August 17, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334 "2007-08-17T17:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/1 "2007-08-17T17:09:03Z")
Hello Friends- I’m happy to announce the beta release of my book for the Pragmatic Programmers, Deploying Rails Applications, A Step by Step Guide. It’s been in the works for a long time and has been rewritten multiple times as Rails deployment changes fast. It’s an early beta book and has a little more then half of the final content. We are aiming to release a new chapter every 3 weeks until the book if finished. I’d like to thank my co-authors Bruce Tate, Geoff Grosenbach and Brian H. for helping to make it happen. [http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr\_deploy](http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_deploy) – Ezra Z. – Founder & Ruby Hacker – removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid – Engine Y., Serious Rails Hosting – (866) 518-YARD (9273) ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/2 "2007-08-17T20:27:27Z")
Thanks Ezra. Grabbed my copy yesterday (beta and print) after seeing the post on your blog. Got some reading for the weekend! ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/3 "2007-08-17T20:42:29Z")
Yes - great work, if the sample chapter 5 is anything to go by. I wish you all the best! Tony ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/4 "2007-08-18T17:09:00Z")
Awesome, I’m looking forward to reading your book. It definitely fills an important gap. Are you considering adding a chapter on Vlad the Deployer (http:// [Ruby Hit Squad - Programacion, marketing y mucho ruby on rails](http://www.rubyhitsquad.com/Vlad_the_Deployer.html))? I only came across this yesterday and have not tested this app yet, but this sounds like a very promising, simpler alternative to Capistrano, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this were to take off. -Mirko ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/5 "2007-08-21T00:16:03Z")
Hi Ezra, > I’m happy to announce the beta release of my book for the Pragmatic > Programmers, Deploying Rails Applications, A Step by Step Guide. It’s > been in the works for a long time and has been rewritten multiple > times as Rails deployment changes fast. It’s an early beta book and > has a little more then half of the final content. We are aiming to > release a new chapter every 3 weeks until the book if finished. Thank you very much for taking the initiative to fill this much observed gap. It’ll be a blessing to see Rails applications prosper in production. The past two days I’ve taken the time to comment, suggest, and nitpick extensively on each and every page. I hope that you will look through my persistence at times – it comes from a good heart 🙂 As a whole it’s shaping up to be great. Still I think that there sometimes is a bit of unevenness in the chapters: some points are dwelled on extensively (which I like) while other points, especially the ones about system administration and why to choose which kind of tool, seem to cut a corner here and there. As a “neophyte Rails deployer” colleague of mine was skimming through the book, he found the initial chapters to be a tailor fit, but hit a wall as he encountered the Ubuntu setup. I’m on the same page with both you and him: indeed it’s not a book about Linux system administration, but at the same time I can imagine that the difference in level required for the first couple of chapters can come as a bit of a surprise. Looking forward to the upcoming chapters! Do let me know if I can provide any further reviewing assistance. – Roderick van Domburg > **[De domeinnaam Nedforce.nl is te koop.](http://www.nedforce.nl)** > > Deze mooie domeinnaam kan al over een paar minuten van jou zijn. Betalen gaat eenvoudig en vertrouwd via iDEAL. Direct na de betaling ontvang je de verhuiscode per e-mail en kun je aan de slag. ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/6 "2007-08-21T10:32:34Z")
Ezra Z. escribió:\> Hello Friends- > > The chapter 4 is about capistrano, what version? maybe capistrano 2? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/7 "2007-08-21T02:26:48Z")
Hi~ On Aug 20, 2007, at 3:16 PM, Roderick van Domburg wrote: > Thank you very much for taking the initiative to fill this much > sometimes is a bit of unevenness in the chapters: some points are > but at the same time I can imagine that the difference in level > required > for the first couple of chapters can come as a bit of a surprise. > > Looking forward to the upcoming chapters! Do let me know if I can > provide any further reviewing assistance. > > – > Roderick van Domburg > [http://www.nedforce.nl](http://www.nedforce.nl) Thanks for all the erata Roderick! I’m looking forward to finishing off the rest of the book based on everyone’s feedback. Cheers – Ezra Z. – Founder & Ruby Hacker – removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid – Engine Y., Serious Rails Hosting – (866) 518-YARD (9273) ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/8 "2007-08-22T00:37:07Z")
I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on Vlad the Deployer Ezra. Have you had a chance to look it over yet? - Greg ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-deploying-rails-applications-beta-book-release/112334/9 "2007-08-21T20:11:31Z")
On Aug 21, 2007, at 1:31 AM, Rafa G. wrote: > > I’d like to thank my co-authors Bruce Tate, Geoff Grosenbach and > > > > > > > The chapter 4 is about capistrano, what version? maybe capistrano 2? > Thank you! In the current beta book it uses cap 1.4.1. But the whole book will be updated to use cap2 in a future release before it goes to print. Cheers- – Ezra Z. – Founder & Ruby Hacker – removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid – Engine Y., Serious Rails Hosting – (866) 518-YARD (9273)