Instantrails users - Jul 2009 - Using instant rails to roll-out rails applications

I''am curious, if there is a convenient way, to use instantrails in
order
to roll-out rails application for the local installation on machines
without internet access.

We''ve the following scenario:
We''ve written a rails application which is available online. Now we
would like to enable clients to use the application
offline. We''ve written an import/export feature for the application
which makes it possible to move all data from one
installation of the rails application to another. Now, we want to enable clients
to use the application offline (installed
on local machine) and export and import data (files) into the central
installation.

Now the instantrails-question:
Is it possible for us to easily create a bundle of instantrails which
automatically starts our custom rails application
without further manual configuration and manual application starting?
Are there any instantrails start parameters we could use to achieve that?
Or should we use a 3-party installer?

Has anyone tried something like this?

Any help is appreciated!!!

Thanks a lot in advance,

Philip Langer

PS: I added a support request on this topic as well:
http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=26623&group_id=904&atid=3566

Hi Philip,

I have a similar need.  I might be willing to collaborate.  Feel free to
contact me off-line at bwalton dot im at gmail dot com.

Best regards.
Bill

On Fri, 2009-07-17 at 16:33 +0200, Philip Langer wrote:
> I''am curious, if there is a convenient way, to use instantrails in
order
> to roll-out rails application for the local installation on machines
> without internet access.
> 
> We''ve the following scenario:
> We''ve written a rails application which is available online. Now
we would like to enable clients to use the application
> offline. We''ve written an import/export feature for the
application which makes it possible to move all data from one
> installation of the rails application to another. Now, we want to enable
clients to use the application offline (installed
> on local machine) and export and import data (files) into the central
installation.
> 
> Now the instantrails-question:
> Is it possible for us to easily create a bundle of instantrails which
automatically starts our custom rails application
> without further manual configuration and manual application starting?
> Are there any instantrails start parameters we could use to achieve that?
> Or should we use a 3-party installer?
> 
> Has anyone tried something like this?
> 
> Any help is appreciated!!!
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance,
> 
> Philip Langer
> 
> PS: I added a support request on this topic as well:
>
http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=26623&group_id=904&atid=3566
> 
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