# Deployment for dummies **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 30, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676 "2007-03-30T22:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/1 "2007-03-30T22:22:07Z")
Any tutorials for windows users on how to deploy on a VPS like rimuhosting? All the tutorials I’ve read assume Apache and Linux knowledge. There was no answer on the rimuhosting forums. I just want to get Mongrel up and running and make it accessible from my domain name. Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/2 "2007-03-30T22:39:55Z")
Wow, I started writing this and it does rely on a certain amount of linux and apache configuration. I’ve been impressed with RimuHosting’s ability and willingness to help but it sounds like you need a shared host more than a VPS if you’re just trying to get your feet wet with a single mongrel. If you wanna keep going, people who help you will need to know what linux distro you selected and whether you asked for a rails stack to be installed. Taylor S.-2 wrote: > > – View this message in context: [http://www.nabble.com/deployment-for-dummies-tf3494404.html#a9760462](http://www.nabble.com/deployment-for-dummies-tf3494404.html#a9760462) Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/3 "2007-03-30T23:21:41Z")
1. I used the default Linux distribution, though I cannot find details 2. The rails stack was installed. A book or website link would be fine! I know what PuTTy, SSH, etc. is but haven’t really used it much. How does one learn this usually from outside Linux-world? ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/4 "2007-03-30T23:36:03Z")
ssh is the first essential tool you will need. The syntax is: ssh -p removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid You can normally omit the -p argument. Since you are on Windows, consider OpenSSH: [http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/](http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/) Once you are on the server, you can set up your directories. One typical directory tree places all Web stuff in /var/www, so: cd /var/www mkdir rails cd rails mkdir myfirstapp Ok, you are good to go. Ctrl+D to exit. Next, on your Windows box: c:\some\place\you\develop: gem install capistrano c:\some\place\you\develop: cap --apply-to myfirstapp Now read this: [http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Capistrano](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Capistrano) If you are not using Subversion, you will have a much harder, uphill climb. Finally, back on the linux box, edit (emacs or vim) /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and stick this at the end: \ ServerName [www.myfirstapp.com](http://www.myfirstapp.com) ServerAlias [myfirstapp.com](http://myfirstapp.com) DocumentRoot /var/www/rails/myfirstapp/current/public ProxyRequests off ProxyPass / [http://localhost:10020/](http://localhost:10020/) ProxyPassReverse / [http://localhost:10020](http://localhost:10020) ProxyPreserveHost on Save it. Now type: apachectl -t This will syntax check your apache configuration file. Assuming that’s ok: apachectl graceful Now all that’s left is to go to the directory where you put your rails app: cd /var/www/rails/myfirstapp/current mongrel\_rails start -p 10020 -e production -d I probably forgot a few things, but this is a scratchpad version of how I typically set things up. You’ll want to tweak your initialization sequence so the mongrel restarts at reboot, but that’s a subject for another day. As I said, you chose a complex topic. Taylor S.-2 wrote: > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > – View this message in context: [http://www.nabble.com/deployment-for-dummies-tf3494404.html#a9761319](http://www.nabble.com/deployment-for-dummies-tf3494404.html#a9761319) Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/5 "2007-04-03T02:17:02Z")
Thanks for all of your help! I’m starting to get the hang of things, after botching a MySQL 5.0 upgrade and getting tech support intervention. (^\_^) After a lot of wrangling I have it up and running on an IP address. I can’t seem to get it to forward from the domain name, though. Here is what I did: 1. set the nameservers to that of my host 2. added “A” Zone → “[buwatercooler.org](http://buwatercooler.org) points to 72.249.22.50” (not necessary) 3. edited apache’s httpd.conf to: \ ServerName [www.buwatercooler.org](http://www.buwatercooler.org) ServerAlias [buwatercooler.org](http://buwatercooler.org) DocumentRoot /var/www/rails/watercooler ProxyRequests off ProxyPass / [http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/) ProxyPassReverse / [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) ProxyPreserveHost on 1. set up mongrel: mongrel\_rails start -p 3000 production -d Still won’t resolve at “[www.buwatercooler.org](http://www.buwatercooler.org)” but “72.249.22.50:3000” will. What have I missed? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/6 "2007-03-30T23:57:04Z")
if you want something that’s a little more turnkey you might wanna try any of the following in no particular order: - the deprec gem that’ll setup an ubuntu box for you for rails - you can use this on hosts like rimu and slicehost - [railsmachine.com](http://railsmachine.com) - you manage your own VPS but they start you off with a working config - [engineyard.com](http://engineyard.com) - they manage your app for you own a VPS and is definitely the ferrari of the rails hosting world Hope that helps. -Michael [http://javathehutt.blogspot.com](http://javathehutt.blogspot.com) ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/7 "2007-04-03T03:22:37Z")
Taylor S. wrote: > This issue has been resolved but I can now only access my site through > “[buwatercooler.org](http://buwatercooler.org)” and not “[www.buwatercooler.org](http://www.buwatercooler.org)” - this may confuse > visitors. How can I add www. as a valid path? Resolved. Thanks for all the help! ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-for-dummies/90676/8 "2007-04-03T03:15:48Z")
This issue has been resolved but I can now only access my site through “[buwatercooler.org](http://buwatercooler.org)” and not “[www.buwatercooler.org](http://www.buwatercooler.org)” - this may confuse visitors. How can I add www. as a valid path?