# Deploying a Ruby desktop app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-a-ruby-desktop-app/70210>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 18, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-a-ruby-desktop-app/70210 "2006-02-18T21:34:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-a-ruby-desktop-app/70210/1 "2006-02-18T21:34:12Z")

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Hi,

Suppose I build a ruby desktop app to talk across the internet to a  
database. How do I make it easy for users that do not have ruby  
installed to use this program? I’m looking for a one click solution.

Thanks,  
Peter

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-a-ruby-desktop-app/70210/2 "2006-02-18T21:52:23Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

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Google for rubyscript2exe.

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-a-ruby-desktop-app/70210/3 "2006-02-18T22:19:42Z")

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hi

I use the 1 click installer for ruby, then i have a second installer  
for my app. the app installer is created with nsis.

the installer installs various gems i use too, like fxruby, and  
activerecord which has been great for cross internet db access  
(actually over a plink tunnel).

two clicks anyone?

BD

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-a-ruby-desktop-app/70210/4 "2006-02-19T12:21:05Z")

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> Suppose I build a ruby desktop app to talk across the  
> internet to a database. How do I make it easy for users that  
> do not have ruby installed to use this program? I’m looking  
> for a one click solution.

Start reading here:

[Distributing Ruby Applications - Theory and Practice of Building, Packing and Distributing Ruby Applications](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/distributingrubyapplications/index.html)

gegroet,  
Erik V. - [http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/)