Getting Started with Foreman

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Using Foreman

References

• Github: https://github.com/ddollar/foreman
• Manual: http://ddollar.github.com/foreman
• Introducting Foreman: http://blog.daviddollar.org/2011/05/06/introducing-foreman.html
• Railscast #281 Foreman: http://railscasts.com/episodes/281-foreman

Installation

Terminal command

gem install foreman

Gemfile entry

group :development do
  gem "foreman"
end

Create a Procfile file

name file 'Procfile.local'

Example Procfile.local

beanstalk: beanstalkd
worker:    ./script/worker
faye:      rackup faye.ru -s thin -E production

Validate your Procfile

Terminal command

foreman check

Run Foreman

Terminal command

foreman start