Installing Ruby on Rails environment on Mavericks

mavericks ruby rails

- Install XCode from the app store.

- Install XCode command-line tools.

    xcode-select --install

- Install home brew.  http://brew.sh/

    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"

- Install database development packages.

    brew install postgresql
    brew install mysql

- Install RVM.  https://rvm.io/rvm/install

    curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash
    rvm requirements

- Exit your open terminal and open a new one.

- Install ruby 2.0 via RVM (this makes gem management with user permissions simpler.)

    rvm install 2.0
    
- Install rails

    gem install rails -v '3.2.13'
    
- Make a rails app, install the default gems

    rails new first_app
    cd first_app
    bundle install