# Gem dependency / installing multiple gem from a single file

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-dependency-installing-multiple-gem-from-a-single-file/169802>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 8, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-dependency-installing-multiple-gem-from-a-single-file/169802 "2009-06-08T23:33:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nasir\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@Nasir\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nasir_K)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-dependency-installing-multiple-gem-from-a-single-file/169802/1 "2009-06-08T23:33:16Z")

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Ruby gems has a nice way of defining and including dependencies but it  
does  
not work when some of the dependent gems are not available from download  
server.

So as an example I want to distribute a gem that depends on some gems  
that  
are not owned by me and not available from a download site(s). Can I  
create  
a “uber” gem (maybe a zip file) that contains all the gems that I need  
and  
then make that super gem file available for download?

Thanks  
Nasir