namespace :nginx do desc "Shut down Nginx" task :stop do on roles(:web) do as :user => "root" do execute "/etc/init.d/nginx", "stop" end end end desc "Start Nginx" task :start do on roles(:web) do as :user => "root" do execute "/etc/init.d/nginx", "start" end end end desc "Reload Nginx" task :reload do on roles(:web) do as :user => "root" do execute "/etc/init.d/nginx", "reload" end end end end