# Git in InstantRails - Please

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/git-in-instantrails-please/166278>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 23, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/git-in-instantrails-please/166278 "2009-04-23T13:04:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![felipecsl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@felipecsl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/felipecsl)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/git-in-instantrails-please/166278/1 "2009-04-23T13:04:00Z")

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I am developing on a windows machine and using Instant Rails. I  
installed git and it is available from the command prompt. However, I  
can not seem to install any plugins from a git repository. It  
executes  
the commands, creates a folder, but there is nothing in it. Anyone  
else having this issue?

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**Author:** ![felipecsl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@felipecsl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/felipecsl)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/git-in-instantrails-please/166278/2 "2009-04-23T13:19:18Z")

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Hi there Felipe,

Git on Windows is not that simple to get going unless you have Cygwin  
installed. However, check-out this article and see if it helps to get  
your base git stuff working outside of InstantRails.

If it does, then move onto to getting and putting stuff into the instant  
rails folder. I used to use InstantRails but recently switched to  
installing everything myself as individual components and hooking them  
up. Personally it seems to work better and more reliably for me now.

HTH,  
Schalk

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**Author:** ![felipecsl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@felipecsl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/felipecsl)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/git-in-instantrails-please/166278/3 "2009-04-23T17:27:49Z")

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MsysGit is working very good on Windows especially latest version. I  
even do not have to use cygwin any more. I’m not using InstanRails but  
git should not be dependent on that. What are you actually doing?

Regards,  
Bosko