Deploying a Rails Application with Apache

Step 0
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sudo apt-get install apache2

Step 1
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gem install passenger 
(add sudo if needed)

Step 2
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sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev apache2-threaded-dev libapr1-dev libaprutil1-dev

Step 3
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passenger-install-apache2-module

> Select just Ruby
> Enter
> Wait for make and stuff
> Copy 3-4 lines generated and paste them at the end of 
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Step 4
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create a new file myproject.com.conf in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ , with content as:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerName myproject.com
      # !!! Be sure to point DocumentRoot to 'public'!
      DocumentRoot "/home/magus/repos/myproject/public"    
      RailsEnv development
      <Directory /home/magus/repos/myproject/public>
         # This relaxes Apache security settings.
         AllowOverride all
         # MultiViews must be turned off.
         Options -MultiViews
         # Uncomment this if you're on Apache >= 2.4:
         Require all granted
      </Directory>
   </VirtualHost>

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> ensure ServerName link and filename.conf matches
> change       DocumentRoot "/home/magus/repos/myproject/public"    
and       <Directory /home/magus/repos/myproject/public>
to corresponding paths in system

Step 5
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Add or modify following line in hosts file (replace localhost with myproject.com):
127.0.0.1	myproject.com

Step 6
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Run Following Commands:
> sudo a2ensite myproject.com
> service apache2 reload 
> sudo service apache2 restart
> /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Step 7
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Open myproject.com in browser