Git

I have quite a few sites set up with Drupal and it has been working beautifully for me. However, with the fast turn over of Drupal code, I was having trouble keeping all of the sites up to date with the most current code releases. I needed to figure out how to manage my Drupal code in a way that allowed me to upgrade easily without stressing about what I might break. After a lot of research and trial and error, I have finally settled on the following setup.

If you are reading this it is because you already know that you want a Rails setup on a Debian server with NginX in front of a Mongrel Cluster.

These are the steps I used to completely set up my server...

Git is the new cool kid in town when it comes to source code management. I wanted to install Git on my Mac, but I had heard installing it could be a bit of a pain. I did a bunch of research before I tried an install and it seemed Macports would be the easiest way to get it working.