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Downloaded GitHub Application

Okay, so instead of creating a new application I downloaded a folder from GitHub ran on Ruby on Rails. Would I just do cd foldername/ and then do rails server to run the application?

Not sure what to do? I want to run it to pull up the application on the browser

1 Answer

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

Download, unzip, go in, run bundle install and rake db:migrate just in case (not sure if it has migrations in it). It should work from now on if bundle was successful.

I've done cs foldername -> bundle install -> rake db:migrate

now would I just do rails server -> then run it from ym server which is http://0.0.0.0:3000 as given by terminal?

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

Yes. Or localhost:3000, depend son your system.

When I run it, it takes me to the Welcome Aborad screen for Ruby on Rails.

It reads the following: Getting started Here’s how to get rolling:

Use rails generate to create your models and controllers To see all available options, run it without parameters.

Set up a root route to replace this page You're seeing this page because you're running in development mode and you haven't set a root route yet.

Routes are set up in config/routes.rb.

Configure your database If you're not using SQLite (the default), edit config/database.yml with your username and password.

my application root is the folder though, and it reads that on the website. Where would I go from there?

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

Did you watch the video? Please follow the tutorial and rewatch as many times as you need. In 3:20 Jason has the same page and then changes the url to see statuses.