Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that's optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity. Written in Ruby, Rails lets you write beautiful code by favoring convention over configuration. The result is a web framework that allows you to transition from idea to implementation in a very short period of time.

The TurnKey Ruby on Rails appliance is an easy-to-use, lightweight, installable live CD of the Ruby on Rails web framework which can run on real hardware in addition to most types of virtual machines.

It features a Mac OS X themed web management interface and a new configuration and installation console written in Python.

It is based on Ubuntu 8.04.1 Hardy LTS and is designed to provide users with a pre-integrated, auto-updating, turn-key operating system environment that is carefully built from the ground up with the minimum components needed to run Ruby on Rails web applications with maximum usability, efficiency and security.

TurnKey Ruby on Rails is part of TurnKey Linux, an opensource project that aims to develop high-quality opensource software appliances that are easy to use, easy to deploy, and free. Our motto is "everything that can be easy, should be easy!

Here are some key features of "TurnKey Ruby on Rails Live CD":

· auto-updated daily with latest security patches
· easy to use configuration console and web management interface
· minimal footprint - includes only minimum components needed
· packaged as installable Live CD that runs on real machines and VMs

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· upgraded ruby on rails gems - rails 2.3.2 - actionmailer 2.3.2 - actionpack 2.3.2 - activerecord 2.3.2 - activeresource 2.3.2 - rake 0.8.4 - fastthread 1.0.5
· bugfix: apache not proxying requests to the mongrel cluster (LP#348899)
· improved rails passwords and secrets generation mechanism (security) - database password is now randomly generated, and regenerated during installation - regenerate more secure secret key during installation
· major component versions mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5 ruby 4.1 build-essential 11.3ubuntu1 rubygems 1.3.1 rails 2.3.2 rake 0.8.4 mongrel 1.1.5 mongrel_cluster 1.0.5