static pages

gistfile1.rb

# This controller returns static pages
class PagesController < ApplicationController
end

# routes.rb
get     "help",                   to: "pages#help"
get     "about",                  to: "pages#about"
get     "privacy",                to: "pages#privacy"

# ApplicationController:
private
def not_found
  raise ActionController::RoutingError.new('Not Found')
end


# or option 2: not handling sub dirs though and haven't tested that one
get "/pages/:page", to: "pages#show"

class PagesController < ApplicationController
  def show
    render params[:page] rescue ActionController::RoutingError, 'Not Found'
  end
end