Nginx, Passenger, and Rails

• apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
• work through rbenv setup
• work through Passenger+Nginx installation NOTES:
  • skip the chmod 600 /etc/apt/sources.list.d/passenger.list
  • install nginx-full instead of nginx-extras!
• cd into rails app directory as deployment user
• passenger-config build-native-support
• gem install bundler
• bundle install
• update /etc/nginx/nginx.conf (activate passenger)
• replace /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default with your app config
• install config/database.yml
• run through rails production setup procedures (in nginx notes)
• reboot nginx

Email from rails

add smtp settings to config/environments/production.rb