Rails Setup Notes

rails_setup.md

Creating a Rails app called my_great_app

1. Generate a new Rails app

rails new [APP-NAME] -T -d postgresql --skip-turbolinks

2. Make an initial commit

cd [APP-NAME]
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit. Rails boilerplate."

3. Remove coffee script remove coffee-rails from Gemfile

Gemfile

gem 'coffee-rails'

Terminal

bundle install
git add .
git commit -m "Remove coffee-rails."

4. Add testing Gems. Add gem rspec-rails (and faker usually) to the development, test group toward the bottom of the Gemfile.

Gemfile

group :development, :test do
  ...
  gem 'rspec-rails'
  gem 'rails-controller-testing'
  gem 'faker'
end

Terminal

bundle install
rails g rspec:install
git add .
git commit -m "Set up rspec."

5. Create the repo on github, but not with a .gitignore since we'll be using the .gitignore from Rails.

6. Add Github remote address

Back in your terminal inside your project folder

git remote add origin https://github.com/[ORGANIZATION]/[APP-NAME].git
git push -u origin master

7. Start adding your own code. Happy Coding.