# \[ANN\] Instant Rails replaced by the BitNami RubyStack

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 23, 2007, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049 "2007-11-23T08:05:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Curt_SWorkS_Hibbs)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049/1 "2007-11-23T08:05:41Z")

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no longer have the time to maintain and support Instant Rails, and  
there will be no further releases.

However, Instant Rails is being replaced by the BitNami RubyStack,  
which you can find here:

[Ruby Cloud Hosting, Ruby Installer, Docker Container and VM](http://www.bitnami.com/stack/rubystack)

The BitNami RubyStack ships with the following components (all fully  
integrated):

- Ruby 1.8.6 patch level 111
- RubyGems 0.9.4
- Rails 1.2.5
- ImageMagick 6.3.5
- Subversion 1.4.5
- SQLite 3.5.1
- MySQL 5.0.45

Please give it a try!

Thanks,  
Curt

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**Author:** ![Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Curt_SWorkS_Hibbs)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049/2 "2007-11-23T08:30:49Z")

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Hi Curt –

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, Curt (Work) Hibbs wrote:

> no longer have the time to maintain and support Instant Rails, and  
> there will be no further releases.

Many thanks for all your work on IR in the past! It’s made life  
incredibly easy when it comes to doing Rails training in a Windows  
environment.

David

–  
Upcoming training by David A. Black/Ruby Power and Light, LLC:

- Intro to Rails, London, UK, December 3-6 (by Skills Matter)  
See [http://www.rubypal.com](http://www.rubypal.com) for details and 2008 announcements!

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**Author:** ![Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Curt_SWorkS_Hibbs)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 8:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049/3 "2007-11-23T08:33:44Z")

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Thanks!

Curt

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**Author:** ![Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Curt_SWorkS_Hibbs)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049/4 "2007-11-23T09:32:56Z")

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On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:05:08 -0600, Curt (Work) Hibbs wrote:

> The BitNami RubyStack ships with the following components (all fully  
> integrated):

My only concern is permissions. Are administrator permissions required  
to install? If so, too bad ☹

-Thufir

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**Author:** ![Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Curt_SWorkS_Hibbs)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049/5 "2007-11-23T10:29:17Z")

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Thanks for your all your work, it has saved me a of of time!  
cheers,  
-j

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**Author:** ![Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Curt\_SWorkS\_Hibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Curt_SWorkS_Hibbs)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instant-rails-replaced-by-the-bitnami-rubystack/121049/6 "2007-11-26T00:17:08Z")

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Thanks for all the hard work! Have found it very usefull.  
-Larry

On Nov 23, 2007 1:28 AM, Fjan [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > which you can find here:
> > 
> > - Subversion 1.4.5
> > - SQLite 3.5.1
> > - MySQL 5.0.45
> > 
> > Please give it a try!
> > 
> > Thanks,  
> > Curt

–  
Best Regards,  
-Larry  
“Work, work, work…there is no satisfactory alternative.”  
— E.Taft Benson