How to install Ruby on Rails on Windows PC

ruby-on-pc.md

How to install Ruby on Rails on Windows PC

by Asim Jalis, MetaProse.com

Here are the steps for installing Ruby on Rails on a Windows PC and verifying that the install was successful.

1. Go to http://www.railsinstaller.org.

2. Click on “Download the Kit”.

3. Download and run the installer.

4. To verify the install open a cmd console window and type the following:

    mkdir c:\RailsTest
    cd c:\Rails
    rails new demo
    cd demo
    rails server
   

5. Wait until the output mentions port=3000. The output should look like this:

    C:\RailsTest\demo>rails server
    => Booting WEBrick
    => Rails 3.2.1 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
    => Call with -d to detach
    => Ctrl-C to shutdown server
    [2012-12-07 11:42:40] INFO  WEBrick 1.3.1
    [2012-12-07 11:42:40] INFO  ruby 1.9.3 (2012-02-16) [i386-mingw32]
    [2012-12-07 11:42:40] INFO  WEBrick::HTTPServer#start: pid=6616 port=3000
   

6. Open the browser to http://localhost:3000 and check that it contains this message:

    Welcome aboard
    You’re riding Ruby on Rails!
   

7. Congratulations! Your install was successful.