# Quick and Simple: How do I get rid of the subdir for my railsapp? (Making it root dir) **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 27, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-and-simple-how-do-i-get-rid-of-the-subdir-for-my-railsapp-making-it-root-dir/115680 "2007-09-27T16:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ARARAR)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-and-simple-how-do-i-get-rid-of-the-subdir-for-my-railsapp-making-it-root-dir/115680/1 "2007-09-27T16:27:26Z")
Ok, I created my rails application called “word”. It consists of: controllers/application.rb (empty, whatever the default is) controllers/word.rb (my project) views/index.rhtml (my view) If I go to localhost:3000, I see the “welcome to rails” page. If I go to localhost:3000/word/, I get my application. How do I make my application the root by itself, without the /word/ at the end? I think this is a fairly straightforward issue where I’m overlooking something, but it is causing me a lot of problems when deploying the application on a web server (same problem, larger scale). Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ARARAR)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-and-simple-how-do-i-get-rid-of-the-subdir-for-my-railsapp-making-it-root-dir/115680/2 "2007-09-27T16:49:10Z")
You know it’s funny. I’ve been searching for over a day, and come up with nothing. I post this question and 20 minutes later here we are: [http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoConfigureTheDefaultPageForYourRailsApp](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoConfigureTheDefaultPageForYourRailsApp) ---
**Author:** ![ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ARARAR)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-and-simple-how-do-i-get-rid-of-the-subdir-for-my-railsapp-making-it-root-dir/115680/3 "2007-09-27T16:57:23Z")
On 9/27/07, AR [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > How do I make my application the root by itself, without the /word/ at > the end? > > I think this is a fairly straightforward issue where I’m overlooking > something, but it is causing me a lot of problems when deploying the > application on a web server (same problem, larger scale). Did you read that “welcome to rails” page? Last paragraph should tell you how to do this. HTH, Isak ---
**Author:** ![ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ARARAR)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-and-simple-how-do-i-get-rid-of-the-subdir-for-my-railsapp-making-it-root-dir/115680/4 "2007-09-27T16:59:09Z")
The page I got only said: Getting started Here’s how to get rolling: 1. Create your databases and edit config/database.yml 2. Use script/generate to create your models and controllers 3. Set up a default route and remove or rename this file Which didn’t sound obvious at the time, but that’s mostly because I’m new to rails (could you tell?). ---
**Author:** ![ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ARARAR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ARARAR)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-and-simple-how-do-i-get-rid-of-the-subdir-for-my-railsapp-making-it-root-dir/115680/5 "2007-09-27T17:09:10Z")
Routes. It’s a big part of Rails. It’s more than just setting the default page for your app. basic routes: [Peak Obsession](http://manuals.rubyonrails.com/read/chapter/65) rest: [http://www.softiesonrails.com/2007/3/28/rest-101-part-1-understanding-resources](http://www.softiesonrails.com/2007/3/28/rest-101-part-1-understanding-resources) You might also want to spend the $ and purchase the agile web dev with rails book from The Pragmatic Programmers > **[Pragmatic Bookshelf: By Developers, For Developers](https://pragprog.com/)** > > We improve the lives of professional developers. We create timely, practical books on classic and cutting-edge topics to help you learn and practice your craft, and accelerate your career. Come learn with us.