# Basic Windows Deployment

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-windows-deployment/88335>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 9, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-windows-deployment/88335 "2007-03-09T20:38:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-windows-deployment/88335/1 "2007-03-09T20:38:39Z")

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Is there any documentation on what files need to be deployed on a client  
Windows pc to run a Ruby script? The one-click installer includes all  
sorts of documentation, editors etc etc not applicable to end users.

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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-windows-deployment/88335/2 "2007-03-09T21:57:13Z")

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On 3/9/07, Mike S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Is there any documentation on what files need to be deployed on a client  
> Windows pc to run a Ruby script? The one-click installer includes all  
> sorts of documentation, editors etc etc not applicable to end users.

Take a look at Ruby2Exe:

[http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html)

Curt

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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-windows-deployment/88335/3 "2007-03-09T22:00:14Z")

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Mike S. wrote:

> Is there any documentation on what files need to be deployed on a client  
> Windows pc to run a Ruby script? The one-click installer includes all  
> sorts of documentation, editors etc etc not applicable to end users.

Depending on whether your end users want to edit the script or just need  
to run it, you could use RubyScript2Exe

[http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html#6.0.0](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html#6.0.0)

which embeds your script, the Ruby interpreter and all necessary  
extensions into a single executable.

HTH & kind regards  
Frank

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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-windows-deployment/88335/4 "2007-03-12T08:40:33Z")

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Frank/Curt

That’s brilliant.

Ruby - Rich environment; supportive community…