Kamal is an open-source deployment tool by Basecamp that deploys containerized web applications anywhere — from bare metal to cloud VMs — with zero downtime using Docker and SSH. It uses kamal-proxy for seamless container switching and works across multiple servers simultaneously.
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name: "Kamal Zero-Downtime Docker Deployment Tool by Basecamp"
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description: "Kamal is an open-source deployment tool by Basecamp that deploys containerized web applications anywhere — from bare metal to cloud VMs — with zero downtime using Docker and SSH. It uses kamal-proxy for seamless container switching and works across multiple servers simultaneously."
github_stars: 14009
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source: "https://github.com/basecamp/kamal"
author: "37signals"
category: "CI/CD Integrations"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
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github_stars: 14009
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# Kamal Zero-Downtime Docker Deployment Tool by Basecamp
Kamal is an open-source deployment tool by Basecamp that deploys containerized web applications anywhere — from bare metal to cloud VMs — with zero downtime using Docker and SSH. It uses kamal-proxy for seamless container switching and works across multiple servers simultaneously.
## Installation
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- Source: https://github.com/basecamp/kamal
## Source
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