Deployer
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VisitDeployer vs fastlane
What both publish
| Fact | Deployer | fastlane |
|---|---|---|
| Customization | Projects define hosts and tasks in a deploy.php or deploy.yaml recipe and can add custom build tasks. | Users can define workflow lanes and extend them with community built actions and plugins. |
| Installation | Deployer can be installed globally or per project through Composer, via Phive, or as a PHAR bundle; the download page also lists Docker. | The preferred installation method is Bundler; the documentation also describes Homebrew on macOS and RubyGems installation. |
| License | The GitHub repository identifies Deployer as MIT licensed. | The project is licensed under the MIT license. |
| Purpose | Deployer describes itself as a PHP deployment tool for deploying PHP applications. | fastlane is an open source platform for automating development and release workflows for iOS and Android apps. |
Deployer plans
- Free and open sourceFree
fastlane plans
- fastlaneFree
Pick Deployer if…
Deployer suits PHP developers and teams deploying to servers, especially those who want recipes, SSH access, and release rollback. Project installation is recommended for CI/CD pipelines that need to pin a Deployer version.
Pick fastlane if…
fastlane suits developers and teams automating iOS or Android build, beta distribution and store-release workflows. Teams using Linux or Windows should account for partial rather than official platform support.