README

This repository shall provide some boilerplate code for Rails 5.1 applications. You'll find several base setups mainly following the react on rails path.

Currently implemented

• Basic React on Rails setup
• User authentication

PREREQUISITS

• Ruby version: 2.3.1+

• Database: PostgreSQL

• Yarn, please visit https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/ for further information on how to install on your system

• Foreman: Install via gem install foreman

FEATURES

• React

• ES6 / Babel

• Configurable Application Settings

BASIC SETUP

• Clone repo: git clone https://github.com/andneuma/rails_base_project/tree/<branch_name>

• Setup DB: rake db:create db:migrate

• Fetch gems and JS dependencies: bundle && yarn

• Optionally: Checkout wheteher test-suite passes locally rspec

• Launch development server: foreman start -f Procfile.dev

_Note: Foreman is a tool to manage background processes in a development setup like sidekiq, etc. Define the processes within Procfile.dev. Checkout this RailsCast episode to get further information on how foreman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpEcox47ZV0

• Visit http://localhost:3000/hello_world to check out whether sample react component is working properly