# Installing Gem as Plugin?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gem-as-plugin/130413>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 28, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gem-as-plugin/130413 "2008-02-28T00:44:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![kopf1988](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@kopf1988](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kopf1988)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gem-as-plugin/130413/1 "2008-02-28T00:44:49Z")

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Is it possible to install a gem as a plugin? my host doesn’t support  
new gems, but I need the money gem to use any payment plugin.

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**Author:** ![kopf1988](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@kopf1988](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kopf1988)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gem-as-plugin/130413/2 "2008-02-28T09:04:55Z")

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On 27 Feb 2008, at 23:44, kopf1988 wrote:

> Is it possible to install a gem as a plugin? my host doesn’t support  
> new gems, but I need the money gem to use any payment plugin.

You can install gems other than in the standard /usr/…locations -  
Read up on the GEM\_PATH and GEM\_HOME environment variables.  
Have a look at [http://gemsonrails.rubyforge.org/](http://gemsonrails.rubyforge.org/) too.

Fred