# Routes.rb

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106966>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 15, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106966 "2007-06-15T20:59:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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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, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106966/1 "2007-06-15T20:59:31Z")

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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|

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, 9:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-rb/106966/2 "2007-06-15T21:01:54Z")

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Hi,

Try deleting/renaming index.html from the public directory =)