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Why to specify BUILD_HOST?

When deploying to multiple nodes, shouldn't we build the project on each node? why specifying BUILD_HOST in config file?

Solution

  • The project is built only on the build node, not on each node. According to the documentation :

    For build commands the following configuration variables must be set:

    • APP: the name of your release which should be built
    • BUILD_HOST: the host where to build the release
    • BUILD_USER: the local user at build host
    • BUILD_AT: the directory on build host where to build the release. must exist.

    The built release is then copied to your local directory .deliver/releases and can then be delivered to your production servers by using one of the deploy commands.