# Vlad 1.2.0 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vlad-1-2-0-released/126078>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 15, 2008, 8:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vlad-1-2-0-released/126078 "2008-01-15T08:08:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 8:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vlad-1-2-0-released/126078/1 "2008-01-15T08:08:15Z")

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vlad version 1.2.0 has been released!

- [http://rubyhitsquad.com/](http://rubyhitsquad.com/)
- [http://rubyforge.org/projects/hitsquad/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/hitsquad/)

Vlad the Deployer is pragmatic application deployment automation,  
without mercy. Much like Capistrano, but with 1/10th the  
complexity. Vlad integrates seamlessly with Rake, and uses familiar  
and standard tools like ssh and rsync.

Impale your application on the heartless spike of the Deployer.

## FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

- Full deployment automation stack.
- Turnkey deployment for mongrel+apache+svn.
- Supports single server deployment with just 3 variables defined.
- Built on rake. Easy. Engine is small.
- Very few dependencies. All simple.
- Uses ssh with your ssh settings already in place.
- Uses rsync for efficient transfers.
- Run remote commands on one or more servers.
- Mix and match local and remote tasks.
- Compatible with all of your tab completion shell script rake-tastic  
goodness.
- Ships with tests that actually pass in 0.028 seconds!
- Does NOT support Windows right now (we think). Coming soon in 1.2.

Changes:

## 1.1.1 / 2008-01-14

- 5 major enhancements:

- 6 minor enhancements:

- 1 bug fix

- [http://rubyhitsquad.com/](http://rubyhitsquad.com/)

- [http://rubyforge.org/projects/hitsquad/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/hitsquad/)