there is no database to migrate with this thing.

config/deploy.rb.production

@@ -3,20 +3,9 @@ set :deploy_to,   "/home/eastcore/sites/parchmayfarmcenter/bingo"
 set :repository,  "git://github.com/rick/artgo.git"
 set :web_command, "true"  # disable dorking w/ apache
 
-set :config_files, ['database.yml']
-
 namespace :vlad do
   set :app_command, "/etc/init.d/apache2"
 
-  desc "Copy config files from shared/config to release dir"
-  remote_task :copy_config_files, :roles => :app do
-    config_files.each do |filename|
-      run "cp #{shared_path}/config/#{filename} #{release_path}/config/#{filename}"
-    end
-  end
-
-  task :migrate => [ :copy_config_files ]
-
   desc 'Restart Passenger'
   remote_task :start_app, :roles => :app do
     run "touch #{current_release}/tmp/restart.txt"

lib/tasks/vlad.rake

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ namespace :vlad do
   desc "concatenate deployment commands."
   task :my_deploy do
     deploy_to = (ENV['to'].blank? ? 'production' : ENV['to'])
-    system("rake vlad:update vlad:migrate vlad:start vlad:cleanup to=#{deploy_to}")
+    system("rake vlad:update vlad:start vlad:cleanup to=#{deploy_to}")
   end    
 end