Hi there, I'm a newb when it comes to RoR but I have some questions about deployment that has eluded me since I heard about RoR 2+ years ago. I was hoping someone could shed some light for me on this subject.
I've read many books on Ruby and Rails, and I've watched many video tutorials but after hours of reading up on Ruby and Rails, I am still confused about how deployment is done. Mind you, I'm learning this stuff on my own without help from a real person, so I'm a little frustrated about how difficult it is to deploy a site/app. Also, another question is where can I find a very cheap host to upload my RoR app/site? Or what host would you recommend that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg? I see to use Joyent.com it cost ALOT to host with them (http://www.joyent.com/services/cloudhosting/) like around $500+/ mo for 4GB Ram... That's crazy if you ask me... Especially, if you're just starting out and want to play around before you get into paying more money for a host. Anyway, here's what I understand thus far about deployment... I can use either "SVN" or "Git" to upload my RoR project to a server, is that correct? Why can't I just use FTP? (newb question I know...) I've been hearing a lot about Phusion Passenger, but it's a little overwhelming. So just wondering if this is all I need to deploy an app? Would I need git or svn if I used passenger? What books would you recommend for learning to upload a Ruby on Rails site/app to a server? I did a few searches here to find out if i could get an answer for my questions but it's a little overwhelming.. I know it's a lot of questions so my apologies in advance. Any guidance I can get about these topics would be very appreciated and helpful. Even if it's just listing a couple books that specifically target these subjects would be great. Thanks again, Jeremy P.S. I work on Mac OSX - Snow Leopard 10.6.4, 3.06 GHz Intel Core2 Duo and 4GB memory... Also, I'm working with the current stable versions of Ruby, Rails and gems as of June 27 2010. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
