# How to create portable rails app? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 12, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-portable-rails-app/181450 "2010-01-12T06:40:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**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 12, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-portable-rails-app/181450/1 "2010-01-12T06:40:35Z")
Hi, i have a rails app which is done with instant rails, now i need to take the app to other computer and use it without migrating , that is plug and play use of that application, can anyone help with that??? plz! ---
**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 12, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-portable-rails-app/181450/2 "2010-01-12T13:52:30Z")
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Ralu rm [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > i have a rails app which is done with instant rails, now i need to take > the app to  other computer and use it without migrating , that is plug > and play use of that application, can anyone help with that??? plz! > Rails applications are portable. You just need to copy your > application’s directory. > Of course you will need your server already set up for that. > If you could describe your environment to us, will be much easier to > help you. > With this information is impossible to address the best solution for > your problem. ---
**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 12, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-portable-rails-app/181450/3 "2010-01-12T14:29:23Z")
Leonardo M. wrote: > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Ralu rm [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Hi, > > i have a rails app which is done with instant rails, now i need to take > > the app to  other computer and use it without migrating , that is plug > > and play use of that application, can anyone help with that??? plz! > > Rails applications are portable. You just need to copy your > > application’s directory. > > Of course you will need your server already set up for that. > > If you could describe your environment to us, will be much easier to > > help you. > > With this information is impossible to address the best solution for > > your problem. thanks for responding, iam using mongrel server mysql database ya rails application is portable, but i wanted to make the rails application to be plug and play, dat means a person who dont know about rails can use dat. thanks in advance ---
**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 12, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-portable-rails-app/181450/4 "2010-01-12T15:26:08Z")
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Ralu rm [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > help you. > > With this information is impossible to address the best solution for > > your problem. > > thanks for responding, > > iam using mongrel server > mysql database > What will be your deployment environment? > ya rails application is portable, but i wanted to make the rails > application to be plug and play, dat means a person who dont know about > rails can use dat. > Could you be more specific? > What is a person that don’t know rails? A sysadmin? An end user? A > developer? > Define “use” for that person. > Define “plug and play” for an application. Is it refered to the > deployment? to the user?