How to Run a Rails App in Production Locally

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1. Add gem 'rails_12factor' to your Gemfile. This will add error logging and the ability for your app to serve static assets.
2. bundle
3. Run RAILS_ENV=production rake db:create db:migrate db:seed
4. delete username and password in database.yml first!
5. Run rake secret and copy the output
6. From the command line: export SECRET_KEY_BASE=output-of-rake-secret
7. To precompile your assets, run rake assets:precompile. This will create a folder public/assets that contains all of your assets.
8. Run RAILS_ENV=production rails s and you should see your app.

Remember to clobber your assets (rake assets:clobber) and re-precompile (rake assets:precompile) if you make changes.