# Rake gems install with local .gem files **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [August 13, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-gems-install-with-local-gem-files/196780 "2008-08-13T22:12:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gsterndale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gsterndale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gsterndale)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-gems-install-with-local-gem-files/196780/1 "2008-08-13T22:12:25Z")
Hi All, I’d like to take advantage of Rails 2.1 config.gem and rake gems install when deploying (with Capistrano). Unfortunately, outgoing HTTP is blocked in our production environment. I’m considering keeping a directory of all required .gem files in our repository and after exporting the repo on the server, pointing gem to them with a .gemrc config file, but I haven’t been able to figure out how to do so. Does anyone know how to do this? Any alternate ideas? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![gsterndale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gsterndale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gsterndale)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-gems-install-with-local-gem-files/196780/2 "2008-08-13T23:28:35Z")
I’ve used the gemsonrails [http://gemsonrails.rubyforge.org/](http://gemsonrails.rubyforge.org/) plugin to do something like this. It puts your gems in vendor/gems, which you can then check into your repository. On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:56 AM, gsterndale [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > how to do so. > > Does anyone know how to do this? > > Any alternate ideas? > > Thanks! > > > ## – Andrew S. \* [http://semprebon.blogspot.com/](http://semprebon.blogspot.com/)