# Github and Plugins

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/github-and-plugins/168136>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 16, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/github-and-plugins/168136 "2009-05-16T16:36:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DVG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DVG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DVG)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/github-and-plugins/168136/1 "2009-05-16T16:36:26Z")

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Okay, so even though I’m the only one developing my project, I decided  
to create a github repo so I can develop on my desktop, personal  
laptop or work laptop as I see fit. I committed everything using the  
steps Ryanb showed on Railscasts, and it all looks fine. However, it  
doesn’t look like the things in /vendor/plugins got committed,  
specifically restful\_authentication. That folder, while present on  
github, is empty.

I eventually got it working by reinstalling restful\_authentication as  
a plugin on the second machine, but is that normal practice, or did I  
do something wrong when I was putting my code on github?

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**Author:** ![DVG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DVG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DVG)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/github-and-plugins/168136/2 "2009-05-17T21:43:58Z")

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it should commit. does your .gitignore file have a rule preventing it?