# Can i update rails to the latest version using Instant Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-update-rails-to-the-latest-version-using-instant-rails/166089>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 21, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-update-rails-to-the-latest-version-using-instant-rails/166089 "2009-04-21T19:57:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-update-rails-to-the-latest-version-using-instant-rails/166089/1 "2009-04-21T19:57:14Z")

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If using Instant Rails, is it possible to update everything to the  
latest version by bringing up a Ruby Console from Instant Rails and do a

gem install rails

?

also, Install Rails kept on complaining that an app is already running  
at the specified port… turns out I just need to turn off Vista’s  
firewall for apache to run. thanks.