Ruby on Rails - August 2015

Mac Setup

As soon as possible after receiving your Mac, run through the following steps. If you’ve done a lot of your own configuration, some of these steps may have to change. If you run into ANY PROBLEMS, send me an e-mail at:

mason.matthews@theironyard.com

Again, we want to have all of these kinks worked out in advance, so PLEASE e-mail if things don’t work as described below.

• Install Atom
  • Download Atom from the Atom website.
  • Install and run it. If you’re not familiar with Mac installations, read more here.
  • Click on the “Atom” option in your menu bar (all the way in the upper-left of your screen) and choose “Install Shell Commands.”
• Install Google Chrome
  • Download Chrome from the Chrome download page.
  • Install and run it. This install will work a little differently from Atom, so if you get confused, read more here.
• Install XCode Command Line Tools
  • Go to the Apple Developer Downloads site.
  • You will have to register.
  • If you are running Mavericks, look for “Command Line Tools (OS X 10.9) for Xcode - Xcode …”
  • If you are running Yosemite, look for “Command Line Tools (OS X 10.10) for Xcode - Xcode …”
  • Download it, run it, and follow all the prompts.
• Install Homebrew
  • Open up Terminal. If you’re not familiar with opening applications on your Mac, read this page, especially the last section.
  • Run ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
  • Run brew doctor
• Install rbenv & ruby-build
  • Open up Terminal (or if you’ve still got it open, keep using it).
  • brew install ruby-build rbenv
  • echo 'if which rbenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(rbenv init -)"; fi' >> ~/.bash_profile
• Install ruby 2.2.2
  • Close and reopen Terminal.
  • rbenv install 2.2.2
  • Go and get some coffee. That last one will take a while.
  • rbenv global 2.2.2
  • Close and reopen Terminal.
  • Run which ruby. If you see a path starting with /usr/bin/, get a TA or instructor to help you.

• Install git
  • In Terminal
  • brew install git
  • git config --global push.default simple
  • git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain
• Install Heroku Toolbelt
  • Download the Toolbelt from this page.
  • Run it and follow the install steps.
  • Open Terminal and run heroku login. Enter your Heroku credentials when asked.

• Add the following applications to your Dock
  • Atom
  • Chrome
  • Terminal