Landon Gray thedayisntgray

Rapid Prototyping with Rails

At Wyncode we turn people into full-stack web developers in 10 weeks. So we've learned a few tricks to get from 0 to webapp quickly.

Install Ruby and Rails

Ruby
Rails

Generate the app skeleton

Host to Host a Rails App on a Home Server

Hosting services like Heroku and Amazon EC2 are nice. That is, until they cost money. Some things are worth running on your own hardware, especially when the cost and Terms of Service requirements outweigh the expense of rolling your own hosting.

I am writing this because I recently had to figure all this out in order to host a personal blog off a Raspberry Pi, and I thought I'd share what I learned. This guide assumes that you already know how to install Ruby and you know how to use Rails. If you don't, look those up first before coming back to this guide.

Prerequisites

Ruby >=2.0
Rails >=4.0
Nginx

tmux cheatsheet

As configured in my dotfiles.

start new:

tmux

start new with session name:

Resources for learning web design & front-end development:

ONLINE

Design

	# config/initializers/phlex_template_handler.rb
	require "action_view"
	require "phlex"

	# Intercept unknown "capitalized" method calls (e.g., PageView(...)) in templates,
	# look up a Phlex component class, instantiate it, and render it.
	# Crucially, we re-bind the user’s block so that `self` is the component, not the ActionView context.
	module PhlexDynamicMethodCalls
	def method_missing(name, args, *kwargs, &block)
	# Only intercept method calls starting with an uppercase letter (e.g. "PageView", "MyComponent", etc.)

	In our Magic the Gathering draft, we're on pack 3 pick 1. These are the contents of our pool so far:
	-------------------------
	Evolving Wilds -- (common)
	Brave the Wilds -- {G} (common)
	Vampiric Rites -- {B} (uncommon)
	Torch the Tower -- {R} (common)
	Hopeless Nightmare -- {B} (common)
	Harried Spearguard -- {R} (common)
	Leaping Ambush -- {G} (common)
	Questing Druid // Seek the Beast -- {1}{G} // {1}{R} (rare)

	"dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.PlayPause" XF86AudioPlay
	"dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Stop" XF86AudioStop
	"dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Next" XF86AudioNext
	"dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Previous" XF86AudioPrevious

	function listFilesInFolder() {
	var folder = DocsList.getFolder("Maudesley Debates");
	var contents = folder.getFiles();

	var file;
	var data;

	var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
	sheet.clear();