Getting Started Install Rails at the command prompt if you haven't yet:

$ gem install rails At the command prompt, create a new Rails application:

$ rails new myapp where "myapp" is the application name.

Change directory to myapp and start the web server:

$ cd myapp $ bin/rails server Run with --help or -h for options.

Go to http://localhost:3000 and you'll see: "Yay! You’re on Rails!"

Follow the guidelines to start developing your application. You may find the following resources handy:

Getting Started with Rails Ruby on Rails Guides The API Documentation