What's needed to start a good Rails project:
# Ensure git is installed.
# Ensure ruby is installed.
# Ensure rvm is installed.
rvm update --head
rvm reload
rvm install 1.8.7-p249 # or whatever version of ruby
rvm --create 1.8.7-p249@project_name # one alternative
rvm --create use 1.8.7-p249@project_name # another alternative
rvm --default use 1.8.7-p249@project_name
# Ensure rubygems (gem) is installed.
gem update --system # might have to be run via sudo
gem install rails --version 3.0.1 # might have to be run via sudo
mkdir -p ~/code
cd ~/code
rails new my_app
# Edit Gemfile
Default Rails directory structure:
app/ Core application (app) code, including models, views,
controllers, and helpers
config/ Application configuration
db/ Files to manipulate the database
doc/ Documentation for the application
lib/ Library modules
log/ Application log files
public/ Data accessible to the public (e.g., web browsers), such as
images and ascading style sheets (CSS)
script/rails A script provided by Rails for generating code, opening
console sessions, or starting a local web server
test/ Application tests (made obsolete by the spec/ directory in
Section 3.1.2)
tmp/ Temporary files
vendor/ Third-party code such as plugins and gems
README A brief description of the application
Rakefile Utility tasks available via the rake command
Gemfile Gem requirements for this app
config.ru A configuration file for Rack middleware
.gitignore Patterns for files that should be ignored by Git
