diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index a91802a..a12275a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
+  include HoptoadNotifier::Catcher  
+  
   protect_from_forgery
   filter_parameter_logging :password, :password_confirmation
 
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 00d8c6b..40ebd3e 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # SSH SETTINGS
 set :user , "git"
-set :deploy_to, "~/#{application}"
+set :deploy_to, "/var/rails/#{application}"
 set :shared_directory, "#{deploy_to}/shared"
 set :use_sudo, false
 set :group_writable, false
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
   deploy.update_crontab
 end
 
-after 'deploy:update_code', 'db:upload_database_yaml'
+after 'deploy:update_code' do
+  db.upload_database_yaml
+  assets.symlink
+end
 
 namespace :deploy do
   # Restart passenger on deploy
@@ -40,11 +43,11 @@
     desc "#{t} task is a no-op with mod_rails"
     task t, :roles => :app do ; end
   end
-  
+
   desc "Update the crontab file"
   task :update_crontab, :roles => :db do
     run "cd #{release_path} && whenever --update-crontab #{application}"
-  end  
+  end
 end
 
 namespace :log do
@@ -65,37 +68,31 @@
     run_locally "cd #{root_path} && jammit"
     upload "#{root_path}/public/assets", "#{current_release}/public", :via => :scp, :recursive => true
   end
-end
 
-namespace :db do
-
-  desc "remote backup and download the MySQL database"
-  task :backup, :roles => :db do
-    backup_rb ||= "#{current_path}/lib/backup.rb"
-    run "if [ -f #{backup_rb} ]; then ruby #{backup_rb} backup #{deploy_to} ; fi"
-    get "#{deploy_to}/etc/dump.tar.gz", "#{Date.today.to_s}.tar.gz"
-    run "rm #{deploy_to}/etc/dump.tar.gz"
+  task :symlink, :roles => :app do
+    run <<-CMD
+      rm -rf  #{current_path}/public/system &&
+      ln -nfs #{shared_path}/system #{release_path}/public/system
+    CMD
   end
+end
 
-  desc "upload and restore of remote MySQL database"
-  task :restore, :roles => :db do
-    unless File.exists?("dump.tar.gz")
-      puts "Backup dump.tar.gz not found"
-      exit 0
-    end
-    backup_rb ||= "#{current_path}/lib/backup.rb"
-    upload "dump.tar.gz", "#{deploy_to}/etc/dump.tar.gz"
-    run "if [ -f #{backup_rb} ]; then ruby #{backup_rb} restore #{deploy_to} ; fi"
-  end
+namespace :db do
 
   desc "upload database.yml"
   task :upload_database_yaml do
     upload File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "database.yml"), "#{shared_path}/database.yml"
     run "ln -s #{shared_path}/database.yml #{release_path}/config/database.yml"
   end
+ 
+end
 
+Dir[File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'vendor', 'gems', 'hoptoad_notifier-*')].each do |vendored_notifier|
+  $: << File.join(vendored_notifier, 'lib')
 end
 
+require 'hoptoad_notifier/capistrano'
+
 Dir[File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'vendor', 'gems', 'hoptoad_notifier-*')].each do |vendored_notifier|
   $: << File.join(vendored_notifier, 'lib')
 end
diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index dad12c4..baa0e74 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   config.gem 'formtastic', :version => '0.9.7'
   config.gem 'paperclip', :version => '2.3.1.1'
   config.gem 'inherited_resources', :version => '0.9.4'
+  config.gem 'hoptoad_notifier', :version => '2.1.3'
 
   # Only load the plugins named here, in the order given (default is alphabetical).
   # :all can be used as a placeholder for all plugins not explicitly named
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 10a70e9..b01043c 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/environment.rb
 
 config.gem 'whenever', :version => '0.4.1'
-config.gem 'hoptoad_notifier', :version => '2.1.3'
 
 # The production environment is meant for finished, "live" apps.
 # Code is not reloaded between requests
diff --git a/mkmf.log b/mkmf.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31cb72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkmf.log
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+find_executable: checking for git... -------------------- yes
+
+--------------------
+
+find_executable: checking for cd... -------------------- yes
+
+--------------------
+