Lessons learned from running Rails apps on-premise
summary
Runs Rails on both Ubuntu and Windows, supports PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server (MySQL support dropped), uses ActiveRecord adapters and per-database gem groups, and validates everything with Azure DevOps pipelines where Windows CI jobs take 11–15 minutes because Ruby and MSSQL must be installed. Uses RubyInstaller + MSYS2 on Windows and notes precompiled gems delay Ruby upgrades. Ships Linux as Docker images but delivers a zip + PowerShell offline package for Windows (contains Ruby, vendor/cache gems, assets; scripts install, run migrations, register services, do a root-path smoke test). Adopts an annual major release cycle for on‑prem updates; breaking changes take up to ~2 years to remove safely.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 1:50Supporting different databases
- 6:06Supporting Windows and Linux
- 12:05Handling offline installations
- 19:58Managing on-premise releases
- 25:16Update cycles and planning
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