Replace deployex.sh Installer Script With a Cross-Platform Application Binary #194
Description
The current DeployEx installer and management process relies on a Bash script (deployex.sh). This requires maintaining different scripts per platform (Linux / macOS / potentially Windows), which increases complexity and maintenance costs.
We want to replace the script with a single cross-platform executable binary capable of:
- Installing DeployEx
- Managing service lifecycle (start/stop/restart/status)
- Handling hot-upgrades / self-updates
- Providing a consistent CLI interface across platforms
This binary should remove the need for per-OS script variants and simplify distribution and maintenance.
Proposed Technologies:
- Go (native single-binary distribution; strong CLI tooling)
- Elixir + Burrito (Elixir app packed into single executable)