remote_file '/tmp/app-0.0.1.tag.gz'
    source 'http://local.server/app-0.0.1.tag.gz'
end

execute 'cd /tmp/ && tar -xzf app.tag.gz'

cpan_client 'my application' do
    user 'root'
    group 'root'
    install_type 'application'
    action 'install'
    install_base '/path/to/your/application/home'
    cwd '/tmp/app-0.0.1'    
end