Deploying using AWS CI/CI process for Ruby on Rails

Question

Currently I can deploy my Ruby on Rails app to a pre-configured ec2 instance using Capistrano cap production deploy.

I'm trying to use CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy and CodePipeline.

I'm thinking of adding a CodeDeploy after the build passed from CodeBuild.

How can I use CodeDeploy to run a script like cap production deploy and deploy to my instance?

Answer 1

CodeDeploy allows script execution using lifecycle hook: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codedeploy/latest/userguide/reference-appspec-file-structure-hooks.html. You can add a script that execute the command and specify the script in the ApplicationStart section of your appspec file.