Ruby on Rails Screencasts

Episode #123 – Jan 13, 2012 – 66 comments

Subdomains (revised)

In Rails 3.1 subdomains are easier than ever to use. Here I show how to route a subdomain to a specific controller action, generate links, nest resources, and more. (7 minutes)

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Episode #221 – Jul 05, 2010 – 83 comments

Subdomains in Rails 3

It is now possible to add subdomains to Rails 3 without the use of additional plugins. Learn how in this episode. (13 minutes)

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Episode #388 – Oct 20, 2012 – 120 comments

A multi-tenant application can be difficult to implement because the data for each tenant must be completely separate. Here I show how to do this using subdomains and default scopes in Active Record. (12 minutes)

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Episode #123 – Aug 18, 2008 – 82 comments

Subdomains

Learn how to unleash the full potential of subdomains with the subdomain-fu Rails plugin in this episode. (18 minutes)

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Episode #389 – Oct 27, 2012 – 112 comments

Multitenancy with PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL Schemas can help create a multi-tenant app by keeping data separate at the database layer. Integrating with migrations can be tricky though, so watch this episode for the full details. (11 minutes)

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Episode #400 – Jan 04, 2013 – 115 comments

What's New in Rails 4

Rails 4.0 is still unfinished, but it is shaping up to become a great release. Here I show how to setup a new Rails 4.0 (edge) application and walk through many of its new features. (20 minutes)

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Episode #269 – Jun 06, 2011 – 43 comments

Template Inheritance

In Rails 3.1 the controller inheritance also applies to the view layer. Here I show how to add an application template which is shared by all views, and a lookup path for overriding templates based on the subdomain. (8 minutes)

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