# \[ANN\] vlad 1.2.0 Released

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-vlad-1-2-0-released/43774>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [15 January 2008 07:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-vlad-1-2-0-released/43774 "2008-01-15T07:07:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Davis1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/ryan_davis1/32/1848_2.png) [@Ryan\_Davis1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ryan_Davis1)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2008 07:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-vlad-1-2-0-released/43774/1 "2008-01-15T07:07:18Z")

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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:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Support for Rake 0.8. Should still work for Rake 0.7.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Added git support (contributed by Garry Dolley).  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Reviewed for accuracy by Evan Phoenix.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Added lighttpd.rb  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Added automatic client setup for perforce.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Added mercurial SCM support patch. Closes ticket 13475.  
\* 6 minor enhancements:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Added #put method that wraps up Tempfile/rsync pattern.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Added automatic p4 client setup for perforce.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Added [vladdemo.sh](http://vladdemo.sh)  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Moved everything over to put.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Moved generic app setup to core from mongrel.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Parameterized 'head' into 'revision' variable (with head as default).  
\* 1 bug fix  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Fixed cleanup to actually properly clean up.

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