# How can I hide my Ruby code?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-hide-my-ruby-code/197050>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 6, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-hide-my-ruby-code/197050 "2010-07-06T10:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumantacaptain)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-hide-my-ruby-code/197050/1 "2010-07-06T10:09:48Z")

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Hi,

I have my application on a Ubuntu 9.04 server edition. now i want to  
hide my application some how, like a setup file creation on .net or  
through any other way. so that nobody can use my code without my  
permission. How can I do that?