How to Install Capistrano on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing Capistrano on Alpine Linux Latest distribution. Capistrano is a popular open-source tool used for automating deployment of web applications.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A server running Alpine Linux Latest distribution.
  • A non-root user account with sudo privileges.
  • Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Step 1 - Updating Packages

The first step is to ensure that your package manager is up-to-date. Run the following command to update the package list:

sudo apk update

Step 2 - Installing Ruby

Capistrano is a Ruby-based tool so we need to first install Ruby. Run the following command to install Ruby:

sudo apk add ruby ruby-dev ruby-irb ruby-rdoc

Once the installation is completed verify the installation using the following command:

ruby -v

Step 3 - Installing Dependencies

Capistrano requires some dependencies to be installed, these include the following:

  • Git
  • SSH

We can install these dependencies via the following command:

sudo apk add git openssh

Step 4 - Installing Capistrano

We can now install Capistrano using the following command:

sudo gem install capistrano

Once the installation is completed, verify the installation using the following command:

cap -v

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have now installed Capistrano on Alpine Linux Latest distribution. You can now use Capistrano to automate your deployments.