raildev/rail-overflow repository overview

⁠RailOverflow

RailOverflow (we're looking for a better name) is a self-hosted, open-source alternative to StackOverflow.

⁠Ruby version

RailOverflow requires Ruby 2.7.0. The easiest way to use this is by using our Vagrantfile or using a service like Heroku

⁠System dependencies

You must have Postgresql installed to use this application. Install it on Ubuntu with:

$ sudo apt install postgresql

⁠Configuration

You must install all Ruby and JavaScript dependencies before running any database migrations and before running the web app. To do this, we use Bundler⁠ and Yarn⁠. (click on the links to see install instructions for each) Once you have Bundler and Yarn, run these two commands in the app directory.

$ bundle install
$ yarn install

⁠Database creation

To create the necessary production database, run:

$ sudo -u postgres createdb railoverflow_production

⁠Database initialization

To initialize the database, you will have to migrate it. No population is needed.

To migrate the database, run:

$ RAILS_ENV=production rake db:migrate

⁠Deployment instructions

⁠Heroku

⁠Manual Deploy

Run it yourself, like this:

$ export PORT=3000 # can be any port you want, just make sure it is open and accessible to the user that will be running the application
$ export MODE="production" # can also be "development" or "test"
$ bundle exec puma -t 5:5 -p $PORT -e $MODE

⁠Credits and License

⁠Credits:

• The logo was made by JustMrRobBoss#2020 on Discord, here is his Discord server⁠.

⁠License:

This application is licensed under the permissive MIT license⁠.