# Managing plugins

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-plugins/137472>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 13, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-plugins/137472 "2008-05-13T14:15:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![ahead](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@ahead](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ahead)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-plugins/137472/1 "2008-05-13T14:15:40Z")

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What is the prefered way of managing plugins and gems required by a  
rails app? I have my rails folder in CVS but I don’t like the idea of  
committing stuff under vendor/plugins…

I have read about “svn\_externals” and Piston, but it all seems very  
Subversion-specific…

Thanks,  
Abigail