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This page describes how to setup Ruby on Rails and related development tools. Edit it to match your tools.

Install the Tools ¶

Install ruby, gem, and rails ¶

Version:

We are currently using Rails version 2.0.2 with ruby 1.8.6

All Operating Systems

Ruby on Rails: http://www.rubyonrails.com/down
Starting with Ruby: http://www.loudthinking.com/arc/000199.html

Windows

Download and install the Ruby Windows Installer and then type "gem install rails --include-dependencies" in cmd.exe prompt
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Install a database server if you do not already have one ¶

MySQL 5.X : http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ and rails instructions .
Postgres: Link to Postgres download

Install the Rails IDE ¶

Netbeans with ruby support ¶

Download IDE from here

Aptana IDE aka RadRails? ¶

Optional: Read this linked Easy Setup page for instructions about how to set up a development environment with Radrails. This will be useful to you if you are a graphic designer with limited programming experience. It also describes how to check out a project from Subversion into Radrails / Eclipse, which is something that is hard to figure out.

Install a Subversion client ¶

Subversion: http://subversion.tigris.org, Tutorial
For Windows: http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/, Tutorial

(Other client is not needed if you use the Radrails IDE or another IDE with Subversion operations)