# How to change an existing rails app to Instant rails app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-an-existing-rails-app-to-instant-rails-app/197016>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 8, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-an-existing-rails-app-to-instant-rails-app/197016 "2010-01-08T13:54:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@ralu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralu)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-an-existing-rails-app-to-instant-rails-app/197016/1 "2010-01-08T13:54:07Z")

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i have a rails app , i need to change that app to instant rails app.  
i have been using Net beans as IDE  
is der an easy step to do that???  
rather creating a new one by copy paste?

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**Author:** ![ralu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@ralu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralu)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-an-existing-rails-app-to-instant-rails-app/197016/2 "2010-01-08T15:06:41Z")

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2010/1/8 ralu [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> i have a rails app , i need to change that app to instant rails app.  
> i have been using Net beans as IDE  
> is der an easy step to do that???  
> rather creating a new one by copy paste?

Just copy the complete application folder set into the instantrails  
applications folder. You will have to also make sure that  
instantrails has the appropriate version of rails available, along  
with any gems required.

Colin