Introduction:
Assumes:
* You already have a Ruby project which you want to set up with little or no Ruby knowledge.
* You are on OS X.
I am off to learning Ruby for my new project. It makes me both excited and scared at the same time as I love learning new languages and tools but Ruby is a different beast than any I have tamed before. My understanding of Ruby leads me to believe that Ruby is:
1. A server side language.
2. Very different syntax than C, C++, and Java.
3. Is more than Ruby itself; there are gems and rails I don't know about.
4. It can be used to host apps on cloud servers like AWS.
It is a personal journey and like any other beginner, I am pretty sure the above four bullets will need to be modified once I develop more understanding.
Installing Ruby:
I have started by watching the following course videos:
https://onemonth.com/courses/one-month-rails
Installing Ruby using homebrew resulted in the installation of ruby 2.2.0p0 (2014-12-25 revision 49005). Turns out I need 2.1.5. So using the rbenv to make changes and install the specific version:
https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv#installation
$ rbenv install 2.1.5
in ~/.bash_profile, add
export PATH="/Users/{home}/.rbenv/versions/2.1.5/bin/":$PATH
where {home} is your own user name.
$ rbenv rehash
$ eval "$(rbenv init -)"
$ gem install bundler
(Deviating but a necessary step is:
$brew install qt; $brew linkapps qt) .
Run "$ bundle install" from your Ruby project folder in which "Gemfiles" exist.
Getting Postgres running:
Install Postgress.app from http://postgresapp.com/.
Use commands:
$ createuser -s -r postgres
$ rake db:create
$ rake db:migrate
to create and get the db running.
Install Pow.cx:
From http://pow.cx, install Pow.cx. This utility will get your Ruby server app running without setting up a whole lot of configuration. Just create a symlink to your app in .pow as mentioned on the page.
There you go. If you have symlinked your project to "myapp" you should be able to type http://myapp.dev in your browser and see your app running.
