====== How to Start/Restart/Deploy the Application ======
 --- //[[anna.dowling@errigal.com|Anna Dowling]] 2018/02/23 05:12//

  * Application start / stop and deployments are handled by ansible via the main ansible project available on bitbucket (deployment-playbooks):
    * https://bitbucket.org/errigal/deployment-playbooks 
  * Logs are located in the following location: ~/logs/grails/footprints.log

**To start the application use the following command and correct env (nvqa/prodatc):**
<code>
ansible-playbook -v -i env/prodatc/hosts startup-footprints.yml --ask-vault-pass
</code>

**Or alternatively on the required server run the following commands:**
<code>
cd /var/tomcat/footprints/bin
./startup.sh
ps -edf | grep foot
</code>

**To stop the application use the following command and correct env (nvqa/prodatc):**
<code>
ansible-playbook -i env/prodatc/hosts shutdown-applications.yml --ask-vault-pass
</code>

**Or alternatively on the required server run the following commands:**
<code>
cd /var/tomcat/footprints/bin
./shutdown.sh
ps -edf | grep foot
</code>

**To redeploy the application use the following command and correct env (nvqa/prodatc):**
<code>
ansible-playbook -i env/prodatc/hosts redeploy-footprints.yml --ask-vault-pass
</code>