try_rails_presentation

Check out the "create-a-rails-app" branch for a version of this site which has been turned into a project with detailed instructions for the user to recreate the whole site.

to get into that branch go to the terminal and use the command: git checkout create-a-rails-app

the code in your try_rails presentation directory will now, through the magic of git, be the project version. Read the readme file in that directory for instructions on how to get started on the project.

Steps to get your new rails app all nice and good.

(Based on my experience getting environments up on my ubuntu box). See below for Windows setup instuctions.

1. Have a computer

2. Have ruby (I recommend installing rubies through rvm)
   to get rvm use the command:
   $ curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
   followed by
   rvm install ruby 2.1.1
   and
   rvm use --default ruby 2.1.1
   

3. Install git (if you use linux type the following in the command line:)
   $ sudo apt-get install git
   

3.a If you're a Mac user, replace all instances of the apt-get command (which is for ubuntu / debian) with the homebrew command. You will need to install homebrew if you dont have it and then: $ sudo brew install git

1. You may also need to install ruby gems
   $ sudo apt-get install rubygems
   and bundler
   $ sudo apt-get install bundler
   

2. in the command line:
   $ git clone https://github.com/Andrew-Max/try_rails_presentation.git
$ cd try_rails_presentation
$ gem install bundler
$ bundle
$ rake db:migrate
$ rails s

If all of these have succeeded you can go to the url 'localhost:3000' (note: no www just type that exactly) in your browser and the app will be up and running

If you get failures at any point along the way, copy and paste the error messages you get into google for tips on how to resolve the issue.

This is far from an exhaustive list of steps but its aproximately what you'll need.

If you are looking for more detailed instructions the first chapter of http://www.railstutorial.org/book is a fantastic and detailed resource for setting up rails environments.

Windows Setup

1. Install Ruby 1.9.3 from http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/

   • Install to C:\Ruby193
   • Make sure to check the box, "Add ruby executables to your path"

2. Install the ruby dev kit from http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/

   • Extract it to C:\RubyDev
   • Open a new command prompt and run
     • cd c:\RubyDev
     • ruby dk.rb init
     • ruby dk.rb install

3. Install bundler

   • gem install bundler

4. Install git from http://git-scm.com/download/win

   • Make sure to select the option, "Use git from the Windows Command Prompt" to add the binaries to your path.

5. Open a command prompt and run

   • git clone https://github.com/Andrew-Max/try_rails_presentation.git
   • cd fresh_rails_4.1.1/
   • bundle

6. Make sure it works

   • rails server

7. Navigate to http://localhost:3000/