# What is the "right" way to upload my Rails application?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-right-way-to-upload-my-rails-application/155577>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 13, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-right-way-to-upload-my-rails-application/155577 "2008-12-13T21:42:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![davox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davox)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-right-way-to-upload-my-rails-application/155577/1 "2008-12-13T21:42:59Z")

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Hi all,

I’ve been developing with Rails for about two weeks now. Just met a  
deadline where we already have users, comments, and some other cool app  
logic up on the site. This framework is a dream next to Struts.

The issue is, I’ve been doing things quick and dirty, but because if I  
expect the site to become successful I want everything in its proper  
place and done the right way so that bug fixes and enhancements become  
quick and easy.

Let me tell you what I’m using/doing right now to make this work:

1. Using Aptana IDE on my local windows machine for all bug  
fixes/enhancements
2. Once I’m done, I copy the folder to an “Archive” folder so that I can  
recover previous code versions.
3. Uploading the “app” “db” “routes.rb” and “public” folders via FTP to  
my server
4. Logging into my server using Putty to run any db:migrate’s
5. Logging into my CPanel and restarting the server.

I know this method has to seem ridiculous to some of you. I want to  
make it better. This is what I THINK I need in order to get organized  
in a professional way:

1. A Subversion repository that either works with Aptana or something  
like TortoiseSVN.
2. A Build-and-Deploy application to push my code out to the server from  
subversion with the push of a single button.
3. Some sort of program to restart my server.

I’m just getting started here. I’m also missing an error page that  
emails me when the site is down or it catches an exception.

Any suggestion?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![davox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davox)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-right-way-to-upload-my-rails-application/155577/2 "2008-12-13T21:48:04Z")

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Yes, you definitely want to be using version control and deployment  
scripts.  
Here are my suggestions for you:

1. Use git instead of subversion, and use [http://github.com/](http://github.com/) for hosting  
it.
2. Use capistrano for deployment
3. Capistrano has tasks for restarting the server, running migrations,  
etc.

–  
Benjamin C.  
[http://railskits.com/](http://railskits.com/) - Ready-made Rails code  
[http://catchthebest.com/](http://catchthebest.com/) - Team-powered recruiting  
[http://www.bencurtis.com/](http://www.bencurtis.com/) - Personal blog

On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:42 PM, David D. \<