Continuous Integration with Packages - A Not So Scary Deployment Model

Abstract:

Packages aren't just for SysAdmin's anymore! The days of deploying code via rsync and tarballs are over. Lets have a talk about how you can use open source tools to build reliable, continuous code deployment models. We'll walk through creating packages with FPM, building repositories with PRM and using Jenkins to make your workflow as simple as a click of a button. By leveraging open source tools such as Jenkins, FPM and PRM you can create an excellent recipe for your deployment process. We will learn how packages and package repositories can be utilized for continuous deployment, using examples and lessons that we have learned at DreamHost. We'll also review why packages are an excellent tool in deployment and some of their drawbacks.

Speaker:

Brett Gailey - Senior Systems Engineer, DreamHost. His role at DreamHost asks him to automate anything and everything that has to do with Operations.