Capistrano: cap deploy vs cap deploy:update -


what's difference between cap deploy , cap deploy:update?

i assume latter update - better insights?

update adds new release folder , changes symlink, not restart. useful if run migrations server. example, not allow remote database access deploy migrations, use cap deploy:update, log in server , run migrations, cap deploy:restart.

it can useful if want background jobs, (e.g. cron jobs, not long-running daemons) pick new code changes without having restart web handlers.


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