Install Ruby 2.1, Rails and Passenger on Ubuntu

http://10kb.nl/blog/setup-and-keep-up-with-the-latest-versions-of-a-complete-rails-dev-stack

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johnatwork• 12 years ago

This write up is something that I've been looking for. Some folks at the local Rails meetups have also told me about Dokku, which facilitates deployment for sure, but I'm left wondering what the ramifications/disadvantages of an automated process (like Dokku and I guess Heroku) vs a "proper" setup like this one described.

ksec• 12 years ago

One of those site that doesn't work if you block Google Analytics.

digitalsushi• 12 years ago

I can attest that the ruby-build project is a huge lifesaver. If you need to build an experimental ruby, it's the way to go. You can install it completely out of the system path. I really appreciate the effort that was put into it because it probably saved me about a week of work.

noelherrick• 12 years ago

I never knew about CheckInstall: a utility that tracks all the files modified during "make install" and creates a Debian package for them. That's just great! Bonus: you can then use the package it creates to install on other machines. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall

FooBarWidget5• 12 years ago

Rather than installing Ruby 2.1 from source using rbenv, it is also possible to install Ruby 2.1 using APT, by using the Brightbox PPA: https://launchpad.net/~brightbox/+archive/ruby-ng The Phusion Passenger APT packages are compatible with the Brightbox Ruby packages.

vivab0rg• 12 years ago

This. I'm so grateful to Brightbox for having relieved me from the rvm/rbenv madness. Same painless packages on both development and production. Priceless.

werdnapk• 12 years ago

I find chruby (https://github.com/postmodern/chruby) to be a much nicer alternative to rbenv nowadays.

hiphopyo4• 12 years ago

I can definitely vouch for that.

comice2• 12 years ago

Bad firewalling advice imo. Use ubuntu's ufw. Admittedl, ufw feels more difficult if you already know iptables, but it's way more robust than the example given there.

phazmatis• 12 years ago

Would it have made this guide longer? If so, you're adding unnecessary complexity for what it essentially a beginner guide (says so in the title).

comice2• 12 years ago

It would have made it shorter, and much simpler. Only iptables nerds will find ufw harder.

hiphopyo4• 12 years ago

Choose OpenBSD for your Unix needs. OpenBSD -- the world's simplest and most secure Unix-like OS. The world's most used SSH implementation OpenSSH, the world's most elegant firewall PF, the world's most elegant mail server OpenSMTPD. OpenBSD -- the cleanest kernel, the cleanest userland and the cleanest configuration syntax.

Also, http://puma.io/.

oblio• 12 years ago

This sounds like a bad spam post.

hiphopyo4• 12 years ago

With Linux, it's lot of beating around the bush. Overcomplicated config files, a lot of disabling and removing of things one don't need, having to deal with a messy and outdated firewall. With OpenBSD, I'd just have to change a few config file lines and lo and behold have one of the most secure and well-thought out servers the world has ever seen.

Also, with the existence of Puma, I don't see why anybody would want to use Passenger.

sandGorgon• 12 years ago

So I see a lot of guides like this (I have one myself), but none that are built on top of Chef-solo/Ansible/Knife.

Which makes me wonder, which is the correct way which lends itself to automation and doesn't depend on AWS/AMI?

pkallberg• 12 years ago

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Install Ruby 2.1, Rails and Passenger on Ubuntu

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