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How to install your Ruby Rails environment

Before playing with rails, you have some prerequisites. You need the ruby engine, a DevKit to let you compile native extension and the rails gem.

I will show you how to install all of them on windows. It’s a lot easier on Linux ! (apt-get install ruby && gem install rails)

  • Grab the latest installer 32 or 64 bit, install it on C:\Ruby
  • Download the DevKit too, if you don’t have MinGW installed on your computer, take the MinGW included auto extractor 32 or 64 bit. Extract it on C:\DevKit Read More →