Trying to set up a simple nginx ruby on rails development. How do I run the app?
For development you can use the built-in web-server with rails s in your project folder. It will runs your RoR app on 0.0.0.0:3000. Port can be changed with -p (rails s -p 80).
Read this guide to running rails on nginx using passenger:
Once Ruby on Rails is installed, go ahead and install passenger.
gem install passenger
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Set the root to the public directory of your new rails project. Your config should then look something like this:
server { listen 80; server_name example.com; passenger_enabled on; root /var/www/my_awesome_rails_app/public; }
(Don't forget the /public after the rails root location!)