Deploy Rails application with apache2

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Created By: swaz_ahmed Created at: 01-21-2025

Tags: deployment apache2 apache2 deployement rails app deploy Passenger Virtual Host Server Configuration Production Environment

To Deploy a Rails application on an Apache2 server, follow these essential steps:

1. Move to the directory where your Rails app will be hosted:

cd /var/www/

2. Clone Your Rails Application

 git clone https://github.com/yourusername/yourapp.git
 cd yourapp

3. Install Dependencies

bundle install
bundle install --deployment --without development test
 
4. Precompile Assets
for production
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompil

 for developement

bundle exec rake assets:precompil

5. Set Up Database

Run the following commands for production:

RAILS_ENV=production rails db:create
RAILS_ENV=production rails db:migrate

 Run the following commands for developement:

rails db:create rails db:migrate

6. Adjust Permissions If Needed

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/yourap

7. Configure Apache Virtual Host

Create a new virtual host file for your app:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourapp.conf

Add this configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/yourapp/public 
   <Directory /var/www/yourapp/public>
        Allow from all
        Options -MultiViews
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/yourapp-error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/yourapp-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable your site and restart Apache:

sudo a2ensite yourapp.conf 

8. Restart Apache
Finally, restart Apache to apply all changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

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