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Backup a Rails Database with the Backup and Whenever Gems - Vladi Gleba

http://vladigleba.com/blog/2014/06/30/backup-a-rails-database-with-the-backup-and-whenever-gems

I create things for the internet. Backup a Rails Database With the Backup and Whenever Gems. Users recently got the ability to “like” happy hours. Up until that point, all my happy hour data was safely stored in a version controlled. File, but now I was dealing with data that was dynamically generated and not being backed up anywhere. And that is not a good thing. So I went over to ruby-toolbox.com. To familiarize myself with the various backup tools available for Ruby projects. The Backup gem. Option to...

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How to Do Autocomplete in Rails Using Redis - Vladi Gleba

http://vladigleba.com/blog/2014/05/30/how-to-do-autocomplete-in-rails-using-redis

I create things for the internet. How to Do Autocomplete in Rails Using Redis. A few days ago, I added search functionality to Phindee. So users can quickly find information about a particular happy hour. Search that is well-done often comes with autocomplete, and Phindee is no exception. In the database, and 4) it lets him know if the happy hour is currently happening because it will have a green circle next to it if that’s the case. On their website; it will help you understand what it’s for, what it c...

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Provisioning a Rails Server Using Chef, Part 1: Introduction to Chef Solo - Vladi Gleba

http://vladigleba.com/blog/2014/07/28/provisioning-a-rails-server-using-chef-part-1-introduction-to-chef-solo

I create things for the internet. Provisioning a Rails Server Using Chef, Part 1: Introduction to Chef Solo. Published in Chef Series. About a month ago, I was in the middle of upgrading the server running Phindee. Using the harmless (or so I thought). But what if I wasn’t so lucky and the problem wasn’t as easy to fix? What if my server was wrecked and I had to rebuild it from scratch? That would be a nightmare because I would need to provision everything manually—by hand! That’s specifically desi...

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I create things for the internet. Deploying Rails Apps, Part 1: Securing the Server. Setting up a Rails server from scratch can be a daunting task. I remember my first attempt; it was a multi-day process full of frustration, things not working, me not understanding why, and a whole lot of googling. In an effort to make this experience less painful for those new to Rails, I’d like to share the process I went through to deploy Phindee. To a VPS (Virtual Private Server). Testing Ruby on Rails Apps. I recent...

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Vladi Gleba

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I create things for the internet. Deploying Rails Apps, Part 6: Writing Capistrano Tasks. It’s been a long time coming, but we finally reached the point where we can deploy our app to our VPS and have it be available on the internet for viewing. We configured Capistrano in the previous post. And now we’ll actually use it for the deploy. Just like in the previous posts, I’ll be going over how I have things setup for Phindee. To help illustrate the concepts. Deploying Rails Apps, Part 4: Configuring Nginx.

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Vladi Gleba

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I create things for the internet. Using MapBox With Ruby on Rails. Last week I wrote about. A Ruby on Rails app I made to make it easy to discover happy hours in downtown Portland. I quickly mentioned that Phindee’s mapping functionality is provided by the MapBox JavaScript API. But did not go into any more detail for brevity reasons. I still think it’s an important topic to talk about because I remember having a hard time finding tutorials about integrating MapBox with Ruby on Rails, specifically. Start...