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Getting Started with Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner
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Getting Started with Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner

by Jaime Pillora, Bocoup LLC
February 2014
Beginner
132 pages
2h 51m
English
Packt Publishing
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Deployment

Deployment is one of the lengthier tasks when it comes to releasing the final product. Generally, it involves logging into a remote server, manually finding the correct files to copy, restarting the server and praying we didn't forget anything. There may also be other steps involved which could further complicate this process, such as performing a backup of the current version or modifying a remote configuration file. Each one of these steps can be catered for with Grunt, either with plugins, which provide useful tasks, or with our own custom tasks where we may wield the complete power of Node.js.

As mentioned in the first section, we can use Grunt to script these types of processes, thus removing the element of human error. Human error ...

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