# InstantRails using existing installed pieces **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 19, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instantrails-using-existing-installed-pieces/63803 "2006-06-19T15:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alexandru\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Alexandru\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alexandru_P)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instantrails-using-existing-installed-pieces/63803/1 "2006-06-19T15:05:51Z")
Hi! I’ve been looking for this information on InstantRails mail archieves and couldn’t find any hints. So, I have posted some tips and tricks how I did it: [mindstorms: InstantRails using existing installations (tips and tricks)](http://themindstorms.blogspot.com/2006/06/instantrails-using-existing.html). Hopefully, others may benefit of it. BR, ./alex ---
**Author:** ![Alexandru\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Alexandru\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alexandru_P)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 4:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instantrails-using-existing-installed-pieces/63803/2 "2006-06-20T04:36:19Z")
On 6/19/06, Alexandru P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi! > > I’ve been looking for this information on InstantRails mail archieves > and couldn’t find any hints. So, I have posted some tips and tricks > how I did it: > [mindstorms: InstantRails using existing installations (tips and tricks)](http://themindstorms.blogspot.com/2006/06/instantrails-using-existing.html) > . > Hopefully, others may benefit of it. Thanks for writing this up. You could also post this to the Instant Rails wiki ([http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/](http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/)). Curt