Fresh Rails Install

fresh_rails.md

Fresh Rails Install

Follow these steps to get a fully functioning Rails app up and running complete with initial styles and authentication.

1. Install Rails with Postgres: rails new trix -d postgresql --skip-action-cable --skip-coffee --skip-turbolinks --skip-test

2. Create database: rake db:create

3. Create UUID migration and run it: rails g migration enable_uuid_extension Add this line: enable_extension 'pgcrypto'

4. Create config/initializers/generators.rb and add:

   Rails.application.config.generators do |g|
     g.orm :active_record, primary_key_type: :uuid
   end

5. Add libraries to Gemfile and run bundle:

   gem 'devise'
   gem 'awesome_print'
   gem 'annotate'
   gem 'active_link_to'

6. Install Devise: rails generate devise:install

7. Create a User model and run migration: rails generate devise User

8. Install Webpacker: rails webpacker:install

9. SASS: Change /assets/stylesheets/application.css to .scss and the following:

   @import 'variables';
   @import 'base';
   @import 'button';
   @import 'form';
   @import 'auth';

10. Add fonts to /views/layouts/application.html.erb:

  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,600,700,800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Paytone+One:400,600,700,800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">