# How to add a root in to a namespace in routes.rb?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-a-root-in-to-a-namespace-in-routes-rb/149029>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 19, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-a-root-in-to-a-namespace-in-routes-rb/149029 "2008-09-19T15:20:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-a-root-in-to-a-namespace-in-routes-rb/149029/1 "2008-09-19T15:20:02Z")

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how to add a root in to a namespace in routes.rb ?

we can add root in routes.rb like  
map.root :products

suppose if it is a namespace then how to add root to it?

map.namespace(:admin) do |admin|  
admin.root :products # this is not working  
admin.resources :products  
end

any idea?

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**Author:** ![mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-a-root-in-to-a-namespace-in-routes-rb/149029/2 "2008-09-19T15:32:08Z")

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On 19 Sep 2008, at 15:20, Pokkai D. wrote:

> map.namespace(:admin) do |admin|  
> admin.root :products # this is not working

admin.root :controller =\> “products”, :action =\> “index”

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**Author:** ![mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-a-root-in-to-a-namespace-in-routes-rb/149029/3 "2008-09-19T15:36:17Z")

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Peter De Berdt wrote:

> On 19 Sep 2008, at 15:20, Pokkai D. wrote:  
> admin.root :controller =\> “products”, :action =\> “index”

thanks