# Rails noob

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-noob/79282>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 10, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-noob/79282 "2006-03-10T00:24:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![strimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@strimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/strimp)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-noob/79282/1 "2006-03-10T00:24:52Z")

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Hello: I have followed several tutuorials (namely the 15min video and  
the one on onLamp and nothing is displaying in my browser! Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![strimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@strimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/strimp)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-noob/79282/2 "2006-03-10T00:57:47Z")

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What do you mean, nothing is displaying in your browser?

When you go to localhost:PORT or 127.0.0.1:PORT, do you get the welcome  
to  
rails page?

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**Author:** ![strimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@strimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/strimp)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-noob/79282/3 "2006-03-10T01:00:16Z")

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Matt R. wrote:

> What do you mean, nothing is displaying in your browser?
> 
> When you go to localhost:PORT or 127.0.0.1:PORT, do you get the welcome  
> to  
> rails page?

PORT is normally 3000