Ruby on Rails stack - FiveRuns Install Ruby on Rails stack and documentation

FiveRuns Install, a free Ruby on Rails stack powered by BitRock, is a fast, easy and reliable way to start developing and deploying great Rails applications.

As a Ruby on Rails developer, if you had to choose between working on your app or maintaining your Ruby on Rails stack, which would you pick?

Configuring a full-featured Ruby on Rails stack including popular libraries and dependencies is not a trivial task for even experienced developers. Version numbers change regularly. Conflicts arise. You lose precious and costly development time.

Let FiveRuns help shoulder the burden. Be ready to manipulate graphics on the server, process complex database transactions and thrive even under extreme server loads. FiveRuns Install includes the most in-demand components, core libraries and operating system support to provide a solid production-class Ruby on Rails environment ready for developers and IT professionals.

FiveRuns Install works on Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Leopard, and Linux operating systems

Install Ruby on Rails

Simply launch FiveRuns Install, select your environment, and with a few clicks you’ll be ready with a Ruby on Rails stack tuned for either development or production.

Requirements for Installing Rails

FiveRuns Install version 1.1 now includes improved OS support for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Linux systems along with numerous updated components.

Starting Points

FiveRuns Install includes Ruby Gems to make managing additional Ruby libraries simple and painless and because FiveRuns Install is entirely self-contained, there’s no fear of scattering software all across your systems.

Ask Us Anything

If you have a question about FiveRuns Install just shoot us an e-mail or hop over to the FiveRuns Install support forum and we’ll get back to you promptly.

FiveRuns Install installer screenshot

Open Source Inside

FiveRuns Install includes the following integrated software components to provide a comprehensive out of the box Ruby on Rails development or deployment environment.

  • Ruby 1.8.6
  • Ruby Gems 0.9.4
  • Rails 2.0.2
  • MySQL 5.0.45
  • SQLite 3.5.1
  • Subversion 1.4.5
  • Apache 2.2.6 on Windows, 2.2.4 on Linux and Mac OS X (in Production mode)
  • OpenSSL
  • ImageMagick 6.3.5
  • Mongrel/Mongrel Cluster
  • Capistrano 2.1.0
  • Rake 0.8.1
  • RMagick

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FiveRuns Install in its entirety is licensed under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0. Each of the open source components it contains has its own license which can be reviewed during the software install process for more information.