Linux for Softies: Setting up Apache with Rails: Preview

In this production I set up a Linux server with Apache and Passenger, a module which allows Apache to process Ruby on Rails applications. This is an introductory series meant for folks unfamiliar with Linux, Apache, and Rails

Episodes:

#1: Introduction and Installation

In this episode I install Ubuntu server and configure it to use Apache/MySQL (LAMP install). In addition I discuss the history of Unix, GNU, and Linux

#2: Useful Linux Commands

In this episode I go over the basics of using Linux, beginning with a pep-talk for people unfamiliar with the Unix OS. I go on to show the main commands you'll be using, and I talk about using VI

#3: Setting up Apache with Rails

In this episode I walk through using Apache and how to configure a web application. I then create a Rails app and get it to run using Passenger.