Rails

Creating a New Rails App Using Vagrant

1. Make sure you've followed the Computer Setup instructions
2. Open your terminal
3. cd to where you keep your code, e.g.:

    cd ~/code

4. Make a new directory for the project / app

    mkdir project_name
    cd project_name

5. Initialize the folder for Vagrant

    vagrant init rails

6. Open Vagrantfile and add the following line within the Vagrant configuration section:

    config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 3000, host: 3000

7. Save the file.
8. Start Vagrant

    vagrant up

9. SSH into Vagrant

    vagrant ssh

10. cd to the vagrant shared folder

    cd /vagrant

11. Create a new rails app:

    rails new app_name

12. cd into the rails folder:

    cd app_name

13. Open the rails app folder in sublime text, and edit the Gemfile. Uncomment the line that looks like:

    gem 'therubyracer', :platforms => :ruby

14. In the vagrant machine, update your bundle:

    bundle install

That's it!