diff --git a/Capfile.example b/Capfile.example
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+++ b/Capfile.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+load 'deploy'
+load 'deploy/assets'
+require 'bundler/capistrano'
+load 'config/deploy'
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb.example b/config/deploy.rb.example
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+++ b/config/deploy.rb.example
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+set :domain,         'set application domain here'
+set :db_adapter,     'mysql' # or postgres
+set :mount_point,    '/'
+set :application,    'gitlabhq'
+set :user,           'git'
+set :rails_env,      'production'
+set :deploy_to,      "/home/#{user}/apps/#{application}"
+set :bundle_without, %w[development test] + (%w[mysql postgres] - [db_adapter])
+set :asset_env,      "RAILS_GROUPS=assets RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT=#{mount_point.sub /\/+\Z/, ''}"
+
+set :use_sudo, false
+default_run_options[:pty] = true
+
+# Or: `accurev`, `bzr`, `cvs`, `darcs`, `git`, `mercurial`, `perforce`, `subversion` or `none`
+set :scm,        :git
+set :repository, "git@#{domain}:#{application}.git"
+set :deploy_via, :remote_cache
+
+# Alternatively, you can deploy via copy, if you don't have gitlab in git
+#set :scm, :none
+#set :repository, '.'
+#set :deploy_via, :copy
+
+server domain, :app, :web, :db, primary: true
+
+namespace :foreman do
+  desc 'Export the Procfile to Ubuntu upstart scripts'
+  task :export, roles: :app do
+    foreman_export = "foreman export upstart /etc/init -f Procfile -a #{application} -u #{user} -l #{shared_path}/log/foreman"
+    run "cd #{release_path} && #{sudo} #{fetch :bundle_cmd, 'bundle'} exec #{foreman_export}"
+  end
+
+  desc 'Start the application services'
+  task :start, roles: :app do
+    run "#{sudo} service #{application} start"
+  end
+
+  desc 'Stop the application services'
+  task :stop, roles: :app do
+    run "#{sudo} service #{application} stop"
+  end
+
+  desc 'Restart the application services'
+  task :restart, roles: :app do
+    run "#{sudo} service #{application} restart"
+  end
+end
+
+namespace :deploy do
+  desc 'Start the application services'
+  task :start, roles: :app do
+    foreman.start
+  end
+
+  desc 'Stop the application services'
+  task :stop, roles: :app do
+    foreman.stop
+  end
+
+  desc 'Restart the application services'
+  task :restart, roles: :app do
+    foreman.restart
+  end
+end
+
+after 'deploy:cold' do
+  run "cd #{release_path} && #{rake} gitlab:setup force=yes RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env}"
+  deploy.restart
+end
+
+after 'deploy:update', 'foreman:export'  # Export foreman scripts
+#after 'deploy:update', 'foreman:restart' # Restart application scripts
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/setup.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/setup.rake
index 8d4950cf396..5b74daf956e 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/setup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/setup.rake
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   def setup_db
     warn_user_is_not_gitlab
 
-    puts "This will create the necessary database tables and seed the database."
-    puts "You will lose any previous data stored in the database."
-    ask_to_continue
-    puts ""
+    unless ENV['force'] == 'yes'
+      puts "This will create the necessary database tables and seed the database."
+      puts "You will lose any previous data stored in the database."
+      ask_to_continue
+      puts ""
+    end
 
     Rake::Task["db:setup"].invoke
     Rake::Task["db:seed_fu"].invoke