Plek

# About Plek

Make continuous deployment delightful.

Plek is a GitHub integration and command line tool run from a continuous integration service to make it easier to deploy changes and give feedback on pull requests. Plek does this by providing:

# Structure

In three steps Plek simplifies the deployment flow:

  1. Cleanup
    Removes old deployments and domain aliases that have already been merged into the master branch.
  2. Deployment
    Deploys the latest commit from the master branch or deploys pull request changes to preview.
  3. Aliasing
    Coupled to the deployment step, make the deployment accessible through a domain.

Each step is available as a separate command which can be used in custom scripts.

# Services

With pre-configured services, it only takes a single command to run the necessary steps. Currently, Plek provides built-in support for ZEIT Now and Fly.io.

# Integration

With GitHub integration, each commit shows the deployment status and every pull request provides a 'preview' deployment.

# Why Plek

The primary goal of Plek is to make continuous deployment easy without vendor lock-in. So how does Plek compare to other great services like Netlify? By focusing on the deployment and integration with other services Plek brings your tools together. Plek takes more work to set up but provides more flexibility. What about CI & Bash scripts? Compared to these Plek takes less work to set up because it takes care of the details. However, Plek & Bash scripts work well together especially in cases where more control is needed.

# What’s in a name?

The name Plek originates from the Latin word displicāre which means: to scatter (dis-, dis- + plicāre). It is the origin of the words 'deploy' and 'display' in Indo-European roots. Besides that, it's also the Dutch word for 'place'.

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