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Deploying Rails 5.x on AWS ElasticBeanstalk using AWS CodeCommit
How to deploy your Rails app on ElasticBeanstalk (including S3 buckets, security groups, load balancers, auto-scalling groups and more) using CodeCommit.
Installing Vue + Rails 5.x
How to install Vue.js framework on Ruby on Rails.
Ruby: Web 2.0 Name Generator
Name Generator in the style of a Web 2.0 company.
AWS: Using Rake Tasks to SSH into EC2
I work a lot with EC2 and one thing I always have to Google is how to SSH into an AMI, Ubuntu, Fedora, or CentOS instance. Part of...
Rails: Troubleshooting Strategies
There are about a dozen or so reasons why your Rails app might fail to load locally or on a host like Heroku. Below are a few common...
AWS: Working with CodeCommit
Elastic Beanstalk is a one-stop shop for Ruby on Rails developers to publish their apps. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to first commit your...
Rails: List Objects Using Rails Console
I was looking for a way to get a collection of every model using the Rails console. Here are a few simple ways to do it. Step 0...
Using Jenkins to Trigger Rake Tasks
This tutorial [https://www.chrisjmendez.com/2017/01/08/installing-jenkins-using-virtualbox-and-vagrant/] will show you how to install Jenkins on Linux Debian using VirtualBox and Vagrant. After you've...
Rails: Running a scheduler
Heroku offer's a pretty nifty scheduler [https://elements.heroku.com/addons/scheduler] add-on for running jobs on your app at scheduled time intervals, much like cron...
Ruby: Converting XML to JSON
Today I was asked to convert an XML file full of e-mail addresses into JSON. I thought this solution might help others learn how to create an XML,...
Heroku: Working with Memcache
Rails Fragment caching on a Heroku dyno.
Heroku: Upgrading your database
Here's a process I've found for upgrading your database on Heroku. There are many more commands and I highly suggest reviewing the Heroku Documentation...
Heroku: Dynamically capture your Dyno URL
Today I needed my Rails app to look at it's own production URL and capture the HOST information. After spending an hour looking for an answer,...
Rails: Populating Your Database using Seeds.rb
When I'm building a new app, I prefer to populate my site with fake data so that I can see how the app actually starts responding...
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