Create new Rails app through Docker

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development • rails • ruby

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Install Docker Here.

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You need the bigger Debian based docker image for installing Rails as it needs to have gcc and make for building naitve extensions.

docker-here ruby:3.3.0 bash

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gem install -N rails

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rails new "name-me"     \
  --skip-bundle         \
  --skip-docker         \
  --skip-jbuilder       \
  --database=postgresql \
  --javascript=esbuild  \
  --css=tailwind

Once this is done you can Ctrl-C to exit the docker shell.

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git status

git init
git commit -m 'Initial commit' --allow-empty

git add .
git commit -m 'Rails New'

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bundle exec rails javascript:install:esbuild
bundle exec rails css:install:tailwind

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Continue the setup using templates from Docker Projects.