Capistrano::Nextjs

Next.js integration for Capistrano with systemd support.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'capistrano-nextjs'

And then execute:

bundle install

Add the following to your Capfile:

require 'capistrano/pnpm'
require 'capistrano/nextjs'
install_plugin Capistrano::NextjsPlugin
install_plugin Capistrano::NextjsSystemd

Add the following to your config/deploy.rb:

# Next.js configuration
set :nextjs_roles, :app
set :nextjs_env, fetch(:stage)

• cap nextjs:start - Start Next.js application
• cap nextjs:stop - Stop Next.js application
• cap nextjs:restart - Restart Next.js application
• cap nextjs:status - Check Next.js application status
• cap nextjs:install - Install systemd service
• cap nextjs:uninstall - Uninstall systemd service
• cap nextjs:build - Build Next.js application
• cap nextjs:check - Check Next.js application (lint)

• cap logs:info - Stream the Next.js application log (green output)
• cap logs:error - Stream the Next.js error log (red output)
• cap logs:all - Stream both logs simultaneously, color-coded by source

Press Ctrl+C to stop streaming.

The log tasks use a custom SSHKit formatter to colorize output directly in your terminal:

set :logs_tail_lines, 100  # number of lines to show on connect (default: 100)
set :rake_roles, :app      # roles to stream logs from

The gem automatically integrates with your deployment process:

• Stops the service before deployment
• Starts the service after successful deployment
• Restarts the service if deployment fails

• Node.js
• pnpm
• systemd (for service management)

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.