# How to host Ruby on Rails app on shared hosting?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting/120471>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 17, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting/120471 "2007-11-17T09:27:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ruchita)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting/120471/1 "2007-11-17T09:27:30Z")

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Hi,

Can anyone explain me how do we deploy ruby on rails on shared hosting?  
I have freeze the rails gems version in app/vendor.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,  
Ruchita.

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**Author:** ![ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ruchita)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting/120471/2 "2007-11-17T09:49:30Z")

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Ruchita S. wrote:

> Thanks,  
> Ruchita.

Look at the wiki on Rails Playground for how it is done. You may not be  
able to use it if your host doesn’t support Ruby/ RoR.

Cheers,  
Mohit.  
11/17/2007 | 4:48 PM.

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**Author:** ![ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ruchita)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting/120471/3 "2007-11-17T10:41:19Z")

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Mohit S. wrote:

> Ruchita S. wrote:
> 
> > Thanks,  
> > Ruchita.
> 
> Look at the wiki on Rails Playground for how it is done. You may not be  
> able to use it if your host doesn’t support Ruby/ RoR.
> 
> Cheers,  
> Mohit.  
> 11/17/2007 | 4:48 PM.

My host does support Ruby On Rails… but i am confused. I have  
created the database as well.

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**Author:** ![ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ruchita)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting/120471/4 "2007-11-17T17:44:47Z")

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if you are using multisite concept just create a sub-domain…configure  
it just like your local machine and get going…nothing much to do in it.

yes you might have to make certain changes…like .htaccess file and the  
environment.rb depending upon ur server config…

hope this helps

Dhaval P.

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**Author:** ![ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@ruchita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ruchita)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting/120471/5 "2007-11-17T12:48:44Z")

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Hi. I’m not an experienced rails user (yet). I used Hosting Rails, and  
I found their tutorials very helpful. Not everything will apply to  
your host, but it might help you find the problems:  
[http://www.hostingrails.com/forums/wiki\_thread/1](http://www.hostingrails.com/forums/wiki_thread/1)  
[http://www.hostingrails.com/forums/wiki\_thread/19](http://www.hostingrails.com/forums/wiki_thread/19)  
[http://www.hostingrails.com/tutorials](http://www.hostingrails.com/tutorials)

I hope that helps,  
Cheers

On Nov 17, 1:41 am, Ruchita S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)