JumpBox for Ruby on Rails Deployment 1.1.2

JumpBox for Ruby on Rails Deployment 1.1.2 runs as a deployment system for your Rails applications.Developers prefer to use their own tools for developing and deploying their applications, and so JumpBox for Ruby on Rails 1.1.2 politely remains out of your way until you've decided that it's time to deploy your application. What is the value of deploying your Rails application with a JumpBox appliance? Quite simply, it allows you as the developer to concentrate on your development rather than having to accommodate the potentially infinite number of configuration possibilities that one might otherwise encounter in attempting to distribute Rails applications to end user systems.

As such, you needn't worry about the fact that your users will be hosting your application on a Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows computer. They won't be required to install MySQL to support your application, and for that matter, you needn't care about whether or not they even have Ruby installed... They won't need it because your application will operate within a fully self-contained virtual machine instance.

The proposition of significantly reducing installation and configuration support issues will be compelling enough of a reason to consider deploying your Rails application with the JumpBox for Ruby on Rails 1.1.2. Now, instead of being required to install Ruby, MySQL, Apache, and a potentially vast array of dependencies, your end user need only install a Virtual Machine platform such as VMWare, Parallels, or Xen. If they so desire, they can also easily host your application in a Cloud Computing environment such as Amazon EC2.

Major Features:

1. An intuitive user interface to quickly guide users through deployment.
2. A web-based control panel for simplified management of system functions.
3. A backup system that enables data security and portability.
4. A self-contained Ubuntu Linux environment that, upon startup, immediately hosts fully functioning Apache, Ruby, MySQL, and Ruby On Rails environments.
5. With only a minimal amount of preparation, you can use your favorite deployment method to install and host your Rails application on the JumpBox.
6. Once your Rails application has been successfully deployed onto the JumpBox, bundling it for redistribution is as simple as performing a backup in the JumpBox administration portal.
7. The contents of this backup can be used to install your application, its databases, and its gem dependencies on another JumpBox for Ruby on Rails simply by performing a restore operation. Note that as this is a beta release of the JumpBox for Ruby on Rails, this process will likely change in the future, becoming more flexible and streamlined.
8. Developing the Rails Application:
   • Designed as a deployment system,so you will most likely be using it to deploy your Rails applications while continuing to develop those applications on your local computer.
   • There's nothing preventing you from developing on the JumpBox itself, but doing so may likely be more cumbersome than using the tools at your disposal.
9. Deploying the Rails Application:
   • There are as many ways to deploy Rails applications as there are ways to develop them. Some of these deployment options include using Capistrano, Secure FTP, and Secure Copy. If your present deployment tool can leverage SSH, then you should have no problems deploying your application
   • The default Rails application on your JumpBox is located at /var/data/app/current.
   • Additionally, it has been pre-configured with a set of MySQL databases for Rails' use. These databases are named 'app', 'app_development', and 'app_test'.
   • Your login name will be 'admin' and your password will be the one that you assigned during your initial JumpBox setup.

Requirements:

• Computer running any of: Mac OS X, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Linux
• Virtualization software. Any of:
• • VMWare
  • Parallels
  • Xen Open Source
  • Microsoft Virtual Server
  • Microsoft Virtual PC
  • Virtual Iron
• For easiest use: a network that assigns dynamic IP addresses. (Most do)
• 3 GB Free disk space
• Minimum 1 GB System RAM
•  Minimum 1 Ghz CPU