first steps on vps

apt-get -y update
apt-get -y install curl git-core python-software-properties

# nginx
add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/stable
apt-get -y update
apt-get -y install nginx
service nginx start

# PostgreSQL
add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/postgresql
apt-get -y update
apt-get -y install postgresql libpq-dev
sudo -u postgres psql
# \password
# create user blog with password 'secret';
# create database blog_production owner blog;
# \q

# Postfix
apt-get -y install telnet postfix

# Node.js
add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
apt-get -y update
apt-get -y install nodejs

# Add deployer user
adduser deployer --ingroup admin
su deployer
cd

# rbenv
curl -L https://raw.github.com/fesplugas/rbenv-installer/master/bin/rbenv-installer | bash
vim ~/.bashrc # add rbenv to the top
. ~/.bashrc
rbenv bootstrap-ubuntu-10-04
rbenv install 1.9.3-p125
rbenv global 1.9.3-p125
gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc
rbenv rehash

# get to know github.com
ssh [email protected]

# after deploy:cold
sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
sudo service nginx restart
sudo update-rc.d -f unicorn_blog defaults

Local Setup
terminal

rails new blog -d postgresql
rails g scaffold article name content:text

# setup Git
mate .gitignore
cp config/database.yml config/database.example.yml
git init
git add .
git commit -m "initial commit"
git remote add origin [email protected]:ryanb/blog.git
git push

# add Capistrano, Unicorn, and nginx config
bundle
capify .
chmod +x config/unicorn_init.sh
git add .
git commit -m "deployment configs"

# ssh setup
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh [email protected] 'cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys'
ssh-add # -K on Mac OS X

# deployment
cap deploy:setup
# edit /home/deployer/apps/blog/shared/config/database.yml on server
cap deploy:cold