# Cloud computing and Ruby on Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/151993>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 28, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/151993 "2008-10-28T19:54:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/151993/1 "2008-10-28T19:54:29Z")

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How does cloud computing relate to Ruby on Rails?

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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/151993/2 "2008-10-29T13:33:32Z")

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This is how: [http://heroku.com](http://heroku.com)

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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/151993/3 "2008-10-29T20:09:14Z")

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Delirium tremens wrote:

> How does cloud computing relate to Ruby on Rails?

In addition to those already suggested, you also have [GoGrid.com](http://GoGrid.com) and  
Amazon  
EC2 (see [http://ec2onrails.rubyforge.org/](http://ec2onrails.rubyforge.org/))

HTH,  
Bill

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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/151993/4 "2008-10-30T03:34:07Z")

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In terms of simplifying how to run (deploy, deliver and manage) Rails  
applications, cloud computing offers cost savings and huge innovation  
value for the Rails developers. I’d suggest you visit www.mor.ph for  
more information.

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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/151993/5 "2008-10-29T19:14:04Z")

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Or you can use Joyent too [http://www.joyent.com/](http://www.joyent.com/)