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Asked: 2026-05-25T00:53:52+00:00

I am learning and have already set up a Ruby on Rails environment based

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I am learning and have already set up a Ruby on Rails environment based on Hartl’s book. I would also like to set up a Rhodes environment for mobile app development.

How would I set up Rhodes after having set up Ruby on Rails, without messing up my Ruby on Rails environment? Also, will I still need RhoSync if I have SQLite3 (or MySQL) with WEBrick (or Apache)?

I am running Ubuntu 11.04 (I will use RhoHub for the compiles)

NOTE: I have found these instructions on the Ubuntu Forum but they are not exactly what I’m looking for, as I am using ruby with RVM

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    After much searching and reading the Rhomobile book that was just released, if you have a Ruby on Rails environment, all you need to do is:

    • install the “Rhodes” gem
    • install the “Rhosync” gem
    • the SDK of the phone you wish to develop for (this also depends on your dev machine)

    RhoSync is a server on the phone which talks to whatever backend you need, whether it is your own server/DB or another like Heroku (the book gives a Heroku example). This means your DB and Server are not an issue.

    A friendly note to all, I am a beginner so I could stand under correction. I only answered with my findings as not many people had answered this questions, so I assumed not many people knew the answer.

    Hope this helps other beginners, and feel free to correct my findings if it’s needed.

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