Capistrano::Configuration.instance(:must_exist).load do namespace :tomcat do desc "Start tomcat" task :start, :roles => [:app, :tomcat], :only => {:tomcat => true} do sudo "/etc/init.d/tomcat start" end desc "Stop tomcat" task :stop, :roles => [:app, :tomcat], :only => {:tomcat => true} do sudo "/etc/init.d/tomcat stop" end desc "Restart tomcat" task :restart, :roles => [:app, :tomcat], :only => {:tomcat => true} do sudo "/etc/init.d/tomcat restart" end end end