Cloud66 FAQ

How to connect to a totally locked server? (Cloud66 blocks all external connections)

• Download their toolbelt
• cx ssh --stack "Staging" web -- to open firewall for 20 minutes
• In stack information you can find a command to launch Rails console: cd /var/deploy/service_alliance__3_/web_head/current; bundle exec rails c production

How can I add additional step to deployment?

Cloud66 has a functionality called deploy hooks (that they don't advertise much), you can read more about it here --> https://help.cloud66.com/article/6-deploy-hooks