# Routes.rb

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106965>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 15, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106965 "2007-06-15T20:52:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gorter9)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106965/1 "2007-06-15T20:52:15Z")

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I try so set my routes.rb file to start with the index action in my home  
controller.

ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|  
with an extension

map.connect ‘’, :controller =\> ‘home’  
end

But it doesn,t work when i start my app i only get You are running on  
the rails.  
why is my app ignoring the routes.rb file

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**Author:** ![gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gorter9)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106965/2 "2007-06-15T21:00:32Z")

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Okay i have this.

ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|  
map.connect ‘’, :controller =\> ‘home’  
end

But no connection

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**Author:** ![gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gorter9)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106965/3 "2007-06-15T21:02:28Z")

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GA Gorter wrote:

> Okay i have this.
> 
> ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|  
> map.connect ‘’, :controller =\> ‘home’  
> end
> 
> But no connection

try deleting public/index.html

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**Author:** ![gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gorter9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gorter9)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106965/4 "2007-06-15T22:58:02Z")

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Thanks!

it works now