[linux-elitists] Deploying server apps with git hooks?

[Ben Finney]

Don Marti <dmarti@zgp.org> writes:

> Is anyone using a git repository with an appropriate hook script to
> deploy a server-side application?
> 
> You could do something like "git push staging" or "git push live" on
> your own repository, and a hook on the server takes care of checking
> out and deploying the software, and running any necessary init
> scripts.

It seems like "puppet" <URL:http://puppet.reductivelabs.com/>
addresses this problem, or something close enough to be useful.

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Ben Finney