# Script/install plugin on local box is the same as copying

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-install-plugin-on-local-box-is-the-same-as-copying/91528>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 10, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-install-plugin-on-local-box-is-the-same-as-copying/91528 "2007-04-10T03:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mixplate)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-install-plugin-on-local-box-is-the-same-as-copying/91528/1 "2007-04-10T03:29:37Z")

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folder over to production server in the vendors directory?

basically, if my rails app is on my local box, and i want to move it to  
the server, can i just copy over the vendor directory so i dont have to  
reinstall the plugins?

thanks.

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**Author:** ![mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mixplate)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-install-plugin-on-local-box-is-the-same-as-copying/91528/2 "2007-04-10T04:40:22Z")

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> basically, if my rails app is on my local box, and i want to move it to  
> the server, can i just copy over the vendor directory so i dont have to  
> reinstall the plugins?

As long as you didn’t install with the -x option you can copy it over.  
This is essentially the way piston manages plugins too.

Chuck V.