submodule

config/deploy.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set :application, "mint-lgbt"
 set :repo_url, "https://fem.mint.lgbt/mint.lgbt/home.git"
 
 # Default branch is :master
-ask :branch, `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.chomp
+# ask :branch, `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.chomp
 
 # Default deploy_to directory is /var/www/my_app_name
 set :deploy_to, "/opt/www/mint-lgbt"

lib/capistrano/tasks/git.rake

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace :git do
+  desc 'Copy repo to releases'
+  task create_release: :'git:update' do
+    on roles(:all) do
+      with fetch(:git_environmental_variables) do
+        within repo_path do
+          execute :git, :clone, '-b', fetch(:branch), '--recursive', '.', release_path
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end