server_remote gem

Tobias — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:47:47 +0000

I just re-released my server_remote plugin as a gem server_remote on github. I converted it to a gem to make it easier to use in multiple apps, and to make it easier to update (see here for the blog entry on the (now obselete) plugin).

It is a gem that provides support for running commands on remote server. Once set up, it provides commands via script/remote:

remote shell – same as ssh’ing to the server (this is the default command, so it can be called with just remote)
remote console – executes a script/console on the server
remote logtail – executes tail -f log/.log on the server
remote cmd executes command on the server, displaying the result. It cd‘s to the remote app root first.
remote scp : provides scp. Prefix remote files with ‘:’

Configuration is in config/server_remote.yml, and is grouped into profiles.

Here is the output of remote usage:

Executes commands on a remote server over ssh. Configuration is in:
/Users/tobias/customers/DealerIgnition/dealer_ignition/script/../config/server_remote.yml
 
You can override the profile used with -p profile. The default profile is: app
 
Learn more in the readme:
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/tobias-server_remote-0.2.0/lib/server_remote/../../README.textile
 
remote commands are:
 
    DEFAULT COMMAND   shell
 
    cmd               executes an arbitrary command on the server after a cd to the app path
    commands          List all 'remote' commands
    console           executes remote console
    help              Provide help documentation for a command
    logtail           executes remote tail -f on the log
    scp               copies files over scp (prefix remote files with ':')
    shell             executes remote shell
    usage             prints usage message
 
For help on a particular command, use 'remote help COMMAND'.

It uses remi’s simplecli gem.

I plan to add other commands as needed, or you can open up Remote::Commands and add your own.

Installation

You will need to install the gem (only once), then setup any apps where you want to use it.

  sudo gem install tobias-server_remote --source http://gems.github.com/
  server_remotify path_to_app

server_remote – A Rails plugin for easily accessing servers

Tobias — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:19:20 +0000

Note: this post is out of date. This tool is now a gem instead of a plugin; read all about it here.

I just released server_remote on github. It is a plugin for connecting to remote servers. Once installed, it provides commands via script/remote:
* remote shell – same as ssh’ing to the server (this is the default command, so it can be called with just remote)
* remote console – executes a script/console on the server
* remote logtail – executes tail -f log/.log on the server

Configuration is in config/server_remote.yml, and is grouped into profiles.

Here is the output of remote usage:

 Executes commands on a remote server over ssh. Configuration is in:
 /Users/tobias/customers/DropZite/restaurantZite/config/server_remote.yml
 
 You can override the profile used with -p profile. The default profile is: app
 
 Learn more in the readme:
 /Users/tobias/customers/DropZite/restaurantZite/vendor/plugins/server_remote/lib/README.textile
 
 remote commands are:
 
    DEFAULT COMMAND   shell
 
    commands          List all 'remote' commands
    console           executes remote console
    help              Provide help documentation for a command
    logtail           executes remote tail -f on the log
    shell             executes remote shell
    usage             prints usage message
 
 For help on a particular command, use 'remote help COMMAND'.

It uses remi’s simplecli gem.

I plan to add other commands as needed, or you can open up Remote::Commands and add your own. Install with: script/plugin install git://github.com/tobias/server_remote.git

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server_remote gem

Installation

server_remote – A Rails plugin for easily accessing servers