# Steps for creating rails engine?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/steps-for-creating-rails-engine/169106>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 29, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/steps-for-creating-rails-engine/169106 "2009-05-29T15:00:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ac91a4/32.png) [@vikas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vikas)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/steps-for-creating-rails-engine/169106/1 "2009-05-29T15:00:27Z")

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Hi all,

I want to create a small rails engine (like community engine) which  
require me in future’s project also.

but I don’t know how?

Is it same as creating a rails application and merge that in another  
application.?

What are the steps for creating rails engine?

please give me related link also if possible.

Thanks,

Vikas.