# Newbie: IIS **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 21, 2007, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-iis/104654 "2007-05-21T10:09:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Pie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-iis/104654/1 "2007-05-21T10:09:28Z")
Hi, Sorry I just start to learn ruby and I want to run on IIS (win 2003). Please show me how . regards, ---
**Author:** ![Pie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Pie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-iis/104654/2 "2007-05-21T14:07:49Z")
On 5/21/07, Pie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > > Sorry I just start to learn ruby and I want to run on IIS (win 2003). Please > show me how . > > regards, You probably mean rails. Those are two different things: ruby is a programming language, and you don’t need a webserver to run a ruby program. You can run many of them from the command-line. Rails or RubyOnRails is a web application framework, that is written using this language. Go to [rubyonrails.com](http://rubyonrails.com) and browse wiki, I’m sure you will find something there. If you are indeed looking for Rails, I advice you to start with webrick or mongrel before you get familiar with it. It’s much easier and you don’t have to mess with IIS until you know the rails, have the basics of your application etc. > **[Rails on IIS revisited](http://made-of-stone.blogspot.com/2006/01/rails-on-iis-revisited.html)** > > Update: Brent Heinz has written an installer to automate this. Last time I wrote about setting up Rails on IIS I was in a bit of a rush. ... read through it, get a feeling if it sounds feasible, and then start with webrick or mongrel. J.