Capistrano::Configuration.instance.load do namespace :nginx do desc "Restart nginx" task :restart, :roles => :app , :except => { :no_release => true } do sudo "/etc/init.d/nginx restart" end desc "Stop nginx" task :stop, :roles => :app , :except => { :no_release => true } do sudo "/etc/init.d/nginx stop" end desc "Start nginx" task :start, :roles => :app , :except => { :no_release => true } do sudo "/etc/init.d/nginx start" end desc "Show nginx status" task :status, :roles => :app , :except => { :no_release => true } do sudo "/etc/init.d/nginx status" end end end