setting_up_a_rails_development_server
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Development Environment
• Ubuntu 5.10
• Ruby 1.8.4 / Ruby Gems
• MySQL 5
• Rails 1.1.2
• Lighttpd a.k.a. Lighty
• Subversion
Why Choose Ubuntu 5.10
• Good documentation
• Apt-get and synaptic package manager
• Strong device support
• No viruses
• Easy to install ruby and rails!
Installing Ubuntu 5.10
• Download and burn the latest iso image
• When you get to the installation prompt, hit enter
• Wait a bit for the install to finish
• Ready for customization
Customizing your install
• /etc/apt/sources.list– Uncomment the universe repository– deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
dapper main restricted– deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
dapper universe multiverse
• Turn on ssh access to the server– apt-get install openssh-server
Created /etc/apt/preferences with:
Package: *Pin: release a=breezy, v=5.10Pin-Priority: 900
Package: *Pin: release a=breezy-security, v=5.10Pin-Priority: 900
Package: *Pin: release a=breezy-updates, v=5.10Pin-Priority: 900
Package: *Pin: release a=dapperPin-Priority: 90
Additional Packages
• apt-get install gcc g++ libtool libreadline5 libreadline5-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libgdbm-dev libgdbm3 libgdbm-dev zlibc zlib-bin libmysqlclient14-dev subversion subversion-tools libsvn0-dev libsvn0 xtail rrdtool mysql-server mytop make
Installing Ruby 1.8.4
• apt-get install -t dapper irb irb1.8 libpgsql-ruby1.8 libreadline-ruby1.8 libredcloth-ruby1.8 libruby libruby1.8 libyaml-ruby ruby1.8-examples rdoc1.8 ri1.8 libmysql-ruby1.8 libgdbm-ruby1.8 imagemagick librmagick-ruby1.8 librmagick-ruby-doc xml-core libmysqlclient14-dev
• sudo ln -s /usr/bin/ruby1.8 /usr/local/bin/ruby• sudo ln -s /usr/bin/ri1.8 /usr/local/bin/ri• sudo ln -s /usr/bin/rdoc1.8 /usr/local/bin/rdoc
Installing Ruby Gems
• Download rubygems
• Do “sudo ruby setup.rb" in the source directory.
• sudo gem update –include-dependencies
Why Choose MySQL
• Easy to use and develop for
• Lots of good documentation
• Most hosting providers provide it free
Installing MySQL
• apt-get install -t dapper mysql-server mysql-client mytop
• Set mysql password to “foo”
• sudo mysqladmin -u root password foo
Why Choose Lighty
• FastCGI
• Virtual hosts
• Fast and secure application controlled downloads
• Works on Linux, Unix and Windows
• Flexible and configurable
• Good docs and support
Installing Lighty
• apt-get install libfcgi-dev libfcgi-ruby• apt-get install libpcre3 libpcre3-dev bzip2 libbz2-
dev• wget http://www.lighttpd.net/download/lighttpd-
1.4.11.tar.gz• tar xvzf lighttpd-1.4.11.tar.gz• ./configure• time make• sudo make install
Why Versioning is Good
• Online backups
• The “oh shit” factor
• Supports multiple developers– Mac: Subversion– Windows: Subversion / Tortoise SVN
• Most rails hosting companies have it built-in
Configuring Subversion
• adduser repouser
• Log in as repouser
• mkdir ~repouser/sources
• svnadmin create ~repouser/sources
• Edit the configuration file to change the access rules. Set ~repouser/sources/conf/svnserve.conf
Subversion continued…
• [general]
• anon-access = read
• auth-access = write
• realm = YourName Rails Repouser
• password-db = passwd
Setting up the repository
• mkdir -p foo/yourapp
• mkdir -p foo/ yourapp/trunk
• mkdir -p foo/ yourapp/branches
• mkdir -p foo/ yourapp/tags
• cd foo
• svn import . file:///home/repository/sources
What we got…
• A ready to go, stable and robust rails development server that supports multiple developers on mixed platforms
Life is good!
• Easy and worth it
• Took about 10 minutes to install
• Can use it to show clients your progress or for in-house testing
Resource List• Ubuntu 5.10
– http://www.ubuntu.com• Ruby 1.8.4 / Ruby Gems
– http://www.ruby-lang.org– http://rubyforge.org
• MySQL 5– http://www.mysql.com
• Rails 1.1.2– http://www.rubyonrails.org
• Lighttpd a.k.a. Lighty– http://www.lighttpd.net
• Subversion– http://subversion.tigris.org
