How to create new rails app in Rails droplet and run it

Heya,

As of Rails 7, it uses esbuild as its default JavaScript bundler. If you’re using an older version of Rails, you can add esbuild by adding the esbuild-rails gem to your Gemfile. Then, run bundle install.

Here is a basic setup:

1. Add gem 'esbuild-rails' to your Gemfile.
2. Run bundle install to install the new gem.
3. Run ./bin/esbuild in your terminal to check if esbuild is correctly set up.
4. Replace javascript_pack_tag with javascript_esbuild_tag in your views.

Systemd is a system and service manager for Linux. You can use it to keep your Rails server running in the background, automatically start it at boot, and restart it if it crashes.

Here’s a basic example of how you can create a systemd service for your Rails app:

Create a new service file. Replace myapp with your application’s name:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/myapp.service

Add the following content to the file. Replace /path/to/your/app with the path to your Rails application and myapp with your application’s name:

[Unit]
Description=My Rails App
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=youruser
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/your/app
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bundle exec rails s -b 0.0.0.0
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file.

Enable the service so it starts at boot:

sudo systemctl enable myapp

Start the service:

sudo systemctl start myapp

You can check the status of your service at any time with systemctl status myapp.

This setup assumes you have installed Ruby, Rails, and Bundler system-wide. If you’re using a version manager like rbenv or rvm, you’ll need to adjust the ExecStart line to source the correct Ruby version.

These steps should get you started. However, there could be other factors causing the issues you’re seeing, and without the specific error messages, it’s difficult to provide a more accurate solution. If these steps don’t resolve your issues, it might be helpful to post the exact errors you’re getting.