# Property file in RoR

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/property-file-in-ror/120919>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 21, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/property-file-in-ror/120919 "2007-11-21T19:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![backz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@backz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/backz)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/property-file-in-ror/120919/1 "2007-11-21T19:25:12Z")

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hi,

I am about to deploy RoR app and I need to create property file so  
that I can put some global variables depends on deployment status (dev/  
test/production). How does this work in RoR? If there is any helpful  
sites, let me know as well.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![backz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@backz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/backz)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/property-file-in-ror/120919/2 "2007-11-21T19:53:32Z")

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in config/environments you’ll find three files for  
the three states, you can place them there