ror_office_hours_s2.md

#Ruby on Rails Office Hours - Session 2 ##Brewing your own server with Chef and Capistrano on Digital Ocean

Google hangout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W4kXyZWDJA
Real time chat: http://tlk.io/ror-study-group
Chef Notes: https://github.com/intercity/chef-repo

Code Along

1. Create a droplet on Digital Ocean

2. Install Chef on your computer:

   cd ~/Sites/
   git clone git@github.com:ror-study-group/chef-repo.git
   cd chef-repo
   rbenv install 2.0.0-p247
   gem install bundler
   bundle install
   

3. Configure and Deploy your server environment:

   bundle exec knife solo prepare root@<ip-address>
   cp nodes/sample_host.json nodes/<ip-address>.json #Fill in appropriate information
   bundle exec knife solo cook root@<ip-address>
   

4. Create Rails app:

   rails new ror-study-group
   cd ror-study-group
   git init .
   git add .
   git commit -m "Initial rails install"
   vi Gemfile #add MySQL
   rails g scaffold message_board title:string body:text
   rake db:migrate
   git add .
   git commit -m "Adding message board support"
   git remote add origin git@github.com:bswinnerton/ror-study-group.git
   git push origin master
   

5. Add Capistrano to app:

   rbenv local 2.0.0-p247
   echo "\ngem 'unicorn'\ngem 'capistrano', '~> 2.15'" >> Gemfile
   bundle install
   bundle binstub unicorn
   bundle exec capify .
   vi Capfile #uncomment deploy/assets
   vi config/deploy.rb #https://github.com/intercity/chef-repo
   git add .
   git commit -m "Adding production support"
   git push origin master
   

6. Prepare Capistrano

   bundle exec cap deploy:setup
   bundle exec cap deploy:check
   bundle exec cap deploy:cold