Get up and running with ruby on rails

I first started out using ruby on rails earlier this year and it was a real hassle to get it all working.

This time around on another computer it was easier since i knew how to do it. Here are some tips for setting up ruby on rails on OS X Mountain Lion.

Start with getting Xcode, Homebrew, RVM and finally lastest versions of both ruby and rails.
I used this guide: http://www.interworks.com/blogs/ckaukis/2013/03/05/installing-ruby-200-rvm-and-homebrew-mac-os-x-108-mountain-lion

Next, get TextMate. Its a great editor for working with Ruby on Rails. Here is a good video on how create your first RoR-app and open it as a project in Textmate:


Next step, install Git. Git and Github are useful tools for back up you project as you progress. Its even more useful if you are more then one person working on the code. Follow the "Step 4 Install Git" in this tutorial: http://www.moncefbelyamani.com/how-to-install-xcode-homebrew-git-rvm-ruby-on-mac/

Next step, read section 1.3 in this online book on how to set up Git and GitHub: http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book#sec-version_control

Pow is great Rack server that you can use to test out your applications locally and its super easy to set up. Got to http://pow.cx/ and scroll to the bottom of the page to find instruction on how you set it up in less then a minute!

Thats it!