# 20-Minute Quick Start Guide for RFacebook - 10 Easy Steps to Create a Facebook App Using Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/20-minute-quick-start-guide-for-rfacebook-10-easy-steps-to-create-a-facebook-app-using-rails/124480>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 29, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/20-minute-quick-start-guide-for-rfacebook-10-easy-steps-to-create-a-facebook-app-using-rails/124480 "2007-12-29T01:26:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerald\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@gerald\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gerald_b)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/20-minute-quick-start-guide-for-rfacebook-10-easy-steps-to-create-a-facebook-app-using-rails/124480/1 "2007-12-29T01:26:04Z")

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Hello,

I’ve published a new 20-Minute Quick Start Guide for RFacebook that  
shows you how to create a Facebook application from scratch using Ruby  
on Rails in 10 easy steps:

o Install the rfacebook gem  
o Create a Rails application  
o Install the rfacebook Rails plugin  
o Log on to Facebook and set up a new application  
o Create facebook.yml configuration file and add API key and secret  
o Configure Rails root URL  
o Create Rails workshop controller and configure default route  
o Add rfacebook login code to your controller  
o Use the Facebook API to get your name, profile pic and status  
o That’s it!

More @ [http://rfacebook.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/quickstart](http://rfacebook.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/quickstart)

Cheers.

PS: Please send any comments, corrections or additions about the  
RFacebook Quick Start Guide to the rfacebook Mailing List/Forum @  
[http://groups.google.com/group/rfacebook](http://groups.google.com/group/rfacebook) Thanks!

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Gerald B. – Rails & Internet Professional –  
[http://geraldbauer.wordpress.com](http://geraldbauer.wordpress.com)

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**Author:** ![gerald\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@gerald\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gerald_b)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/20-minute-quick-start-guide-for-rfacebook-10-easy-steps-to-create-a-facebook-app-using-rails/124480/2 "2007-12-29T01:31:56Z")

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Wow, nice guide 🙂 I’ve bookmarked it for later.