# New easy-to-use, installable live CD of the Ruby on Rails framework

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-easy-to-use-installable-live-cd-of-the-ruby-on-rails-framework/153812>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 21, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-easy-to-use-installable-live-cd-of-the-ruby-on-rails-framework/153812 "2008-11-21T11:51:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Liraz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/db5fbb/32.png) [@Liraz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Liraz)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-easy-to-use-installable-live-cd-of-the-ruby-on-rails-framework/153812/1 "2008-11-21T11:51:49Z")

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Hi guys,

I am one of the developers for TurnKey Linux, an opensource project  
that aims to develop high-quality software appliances that are easy to  
use, easy to deploy, and free. Our motto is “everything that can be  
easy, should be easy!”

We recently released TurnKey Ruby on Rails, an easy-to-use,  
lightweight, installable live CD of the Ruby on Rails web framework  
that can run on real hardware in addition to most types of virtual  
machines. It is designed to provide users with a pre-integrated, turn-  
key operating system environment that is carefully built from the  
ground up with the minimum components needed  
to run Ruby on Rails application with maximum usability, efficiency,  
and security.

Key features:

- auto-updated daily with latest security patches
- MacOS X themed web management interface
- easy to use configuration console (written from scratch in Python)
- packaged as an installable Live CD that runs on real machines and  
VMs
- based on Ubuntu 8.04.1 Hardy LTS
- minimal footprint (169MB) - includes only minimum components needed

Check it out and tell us what you think!

[http://www.turnkeylinux.org/appliances/rails](http://www.turnkeylinux.org/appliances/rails)

Cheers,  
Liraz