# How to start my application with index.html.erb

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-start-my-application-with-index-html-erb/192949>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 9, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-start-my-application-with-index-html-erb/192949 "2010-08-09T02:45:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-start-my-application-with-index-html-erb/192949/1 "2010-08-09T02:45:54Z")

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I have removed “index.html” from the “public” folder, and would like to  
be able to view the index of my index.html.erb of the “projects” views?

How can I do that in Rails3.0.0.rc?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-start-my-application-with-index-html-erb/192949/2 "2010-08-09T02:53:58Z")

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It worked when I created a new home controller with an index action, and  
then, in routes.rb, did the following:

root :to =\> “home#index”

As described here:  
[http://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/getting\_started.html#creating-the-blog-application](http://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html#creating-the-blog-application)

But, the issue in my other thread still exists:  
[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214616#931516](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214616#931516)