Server configuration for Rails: Configure the application

RailsServerConfig_03_application_config

# Add your server's rsa public key to github (http://github.com/settings/ssh)
cat .ssh/id_MyAppName_rsa.pub

# Download your application to your home dir
git clone <repo>

# Enter your aplications folder
cd MyAppName/

# Go as root user
sudo su

# load rvm
source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh

# Install the ruby required for your app
sudo rvm install <ruby_version>
exit
#This might take a while, so you can try to run another console and follow the other steps left.

# Install Postgresql along with the server dev package
sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-server-dev-9.1

# Access the console with the postgres role to the postgres database
sudo -u postgres psql postgres

# Create rol YourAppName
create role YourAppName with createdb login password 'YourAppRolePassword';

# Verify that the rol has been created
select * from pg_user;

# Verify that the rol has been created with a password
select * from pg_shadow;

# Create your application's databases (only the production on is required)
create database YourAppName_development owner YourAppName;
create database YourAppName_test owner YourAppName; 
create database YourAppName_production owner YourAppName;

# Exit the postgresql console
\q

# Open the configuration file to set how Postgresql will authenticate to your database
sudo vim /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/pg_hba.conf

# Add these lines just after the line that has TYPE, DATABASE, USER, ADDRESS, METHOD, and then save (only the production one is required). 
local   YourAppName_production	YourAppName				md5
local	YourAppName_development	YourAppName				md5
local	YourAppName_test	YourAppName				md5

# Restart the Postgresql service
sudo service postgresql restart

# Migrate and seed your database
rake db:migrate
rake db:seed