A curated list of awesome things related to Ruby on Rails

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
  • Resources
    • Official Resources
    • External Resources
    • Jobs
    • Community
    • Articles
  • Open Source Rails Apps
  • Gems
  • Starters/Boilerplates
  • Other Rails Tools
    • Platforms
    • Generators
    • DevTools
    • Notable Awesome Stuffs

Resources

Official Resources

• Rails Official Website
• Rails Official Guide (Edge Guide)
• Rails API Documentation
• Rails Source Code
• Rails Official Blog

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External Resources

• The Odin Project
• Ruby on Rails Tutorial Book
• Learn Ruby on Rails (thoughtbot)
• Rails for Zombies
• RailsCasts
• GoRails
• Drifting Ruby
• Ruby on Windows Guides
• Ruby on Rails Online Courses at Classpert

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Jobs

• GitHub Jobs
• StackOverflow
• railsjobs on Reddit
• rails jobs on indeed.com
• rails jobs on glassdoor.com

Tip: You can find list of remote job boards including Rails jobs on awesome-remote-job

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Community

• rails on Twitter
• rails on Reddit

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Articles

• Protecting your users data from Rails application using cryptography
• Ruby on Rails Code Audits: 8 Steps to Review Your App
• nil?, empty?, blank? in Ruby on Rails – what’s the difference actually?
• The 3 Tenets of Service Objects in Ruby on Rails
• Famous Web Apps Built with Ruby on Rails
• Connecting to Snowflake with Ruby on Rails
• Building a JSON API with Rails 5
• Building APIs with Ruby on Rails and GraphQL
• Five Practices for Robust Ruby on Rails Applications
• 8 Useful Ruby on Rails Gems We Couldn’t Live Without
• File Upload in Rails with PaperClip
• Integration Testing Ruby on Rails with Minitest and Capybara
• Mocking in Ruby with Minitest
• Build a RESTful JSON API With Rails 5
• Crafting APIs With Rails
• 10 Ruby on Rails Best Practices
• Build a Blog with Ruby on Rails
• Working with the SQL ‘time’ type in Ruby on Rails
• Upgrading Rails apps with dual boot
• What Are Rails Parameters & How to Use Them Correctly
• How to Remove Single Table Inheritance from Your Rails Monolith
• Build a Rails application with VueJS using JSX
• How To Add Stimulus to a Ruby on Rails Application
• How to Write Fast Code in Ruby on Rails
• Efficient GraphQL queries in Ruby on Rails & Postgres
• Fetching millions of rows from PostgreSQL with Rails
• Implementing Multi-Table Full Text Search with Postgres in Rails
• Ruby on Rails ActiveRecord PostgreSQL Data Integrity and Validations
• Programming Community Curated Resources For Learning Ruby on Rails
• Choosing ruby on rails for your next web development project (business guide)
• Dockerizing Ruby and Rails development
• Dockerizing a Rails application
• How to painlessly set up your Ruby on Rails dev environment with Docker
• How I used Docker with Rails
• More than “Hello World” in Docker: Build Rails + Sidekiq web apps in Docker
• Rails 6 Features: What’s New and Why It Matters
• Ruby on Rails configuration tutorials

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Open Source Rails Apps

Note: Rails versions of these apps are valid as the date of latest commit. They are defined in their Gemfile and/or Gemfile.lock and they might be outdated. If you find it outdated, don’t forget to notfiy us by opening a pull request.

• activeWorkflow – An intelligent process and workflow automation platform based on software agents – using Rails 5.2
• adopt-a-hydrant – A civic infrastructure detection app – using Rails 4.2
• airCasting – A platform for recording, mapping, and sharing health and environmental data using your smartphone – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• alaveteli – A platform for making public freedom of information requests – using Rails 5.1 – 🌍
• alonetone – A music hosting, management & distribution app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• asakusaSatellite – A realtime chat application for developers – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• askaway – Question & answer app specialized in politics – using Rails 4.1
• autolab – A course management app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• beatstream – A music streaming app – using Rails 3.2
• bike_index – A bike registry tracking app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• blackCandy – A music streaming app – using Rails 6.0
• brimir – An email helpdesk app – using Rails 5.2 – archived
• calagator – A community calendaring app – using Rails 4.2
• calcentral – An email, calendars, shared documents and class collaboration spaces management app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• campo – A forum app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• canvas-lms – A learning management app – using Rails 5.2
• catarse – A crowdfunding platform for creative projects – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• chatwoot – A simple and elegant live chat software – using Rails 6.0
• ciao – A URL status checking app – using Rails 6.0
• coRM – A customer relationship management app – using Rails 3.2 – 🌍
• coderwall (legacy) – A social network app for software engineers – using Rails 3.2
• coderwall (next) – A social network app for software engineers – using Rails 5.0
• codetriage – An open source project finder app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• commudle – A community management app – using Rails 5.2
• contribulator – An open source project finder app – using Rails 5.1
• coursemology2 – Learning platform app – using Rails 5.2
• covoiturage-libre – A carpooling app – using Rails 5.0 – archived
• crabgrass-core – A collaboration platform for activist groups – using Rails 4.2
• crowdAI – An app for data science challenges – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• crowdtiltOpen – A crowdfunding platform – using Rails 3.2
• cw-ovp – video packaging to *.m3u8 for HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) with FFMPEG on website – using Rails 6.0
• danbooru – A taggable image board app – using Rails 6.0
• dcaf_case_management – A case management app – using Rails 5.2
• dev.to – Social platform app specialized for web development – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• dgi-db – A drug gene interaction platform – using Rails 5.1
• diaper – An inventory management app for diaper banks – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• diaspora – A social networking app – using Rails 5.1 – 🌍
• discourse – A platform for community discussion – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• ekylibre – A farm management app – using Rails 4.2
• postal – A mail delivery platform – using Rails 5.2
• encrypt.to – A messaging app with encryption support – using Rails 4.2
• eol – An encyclopedia app – using Rails 3.2 – 🌍
• expertiza – A learning material sharing app – using Rails 4.2
• fairmondo – A marketplace app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• feedbin – A RSS reader app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• feedi – A RSS feed conversion (to API) app – using Rails 5.2
• follow-all – A Twitter account management app – using Rails 4.2 – archived
• fromthepage – A wiki-like app for crowdsourcing transcription of handwritten documents – using Rails 4.1 – 🌍
• gitlabhq – A code collaboration app – using Rails 6.0
• graff_mags – A graffiti magazine sharing app – using Rails 4.1 – 🌍
• growstuff – A data management app for food gardeners – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• hackershare – Social bookmarks website for hackers – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• hashrobot – A social media management app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• helpy – A customer support app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• hitobito – An event organization app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• hours – A time tracking app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• inaturalist – A community app for nature and related stuff – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• intercityup.com – A control panel app for app deployment – using Rails 4.1
• kanban – A Trello clone – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• kitsu-tools – An anime discovery platform – using Rails 4.1
• lavish – A color scheme generator – using Rails 4.2
• lifeToRemind – A career planning app – using Rails 5.2
• lobsters – A link aggregation app – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• loomio – A collaborative decision-making app – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• mastodon – A microblogging app – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• obtvse2 – A blogging app – using Rails 4.0
• onebody – A social networking app for churches – using Rails 5.1
• openFarm – A database for information about farming and gardening – using Rails 5.2 –
• opencongress – A website for getting information about US Congress – using Rails 3.0 – archived
• openproject – A project management app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• openstreetmap-website – A map viewing app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• ossfriday – A project contribution tracking app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• otwarchive – A social networking app for fans – using Rails 5.1 – 🌍
• passwordPusher – A password delivery app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• peatio – A crypto currency exchange app – using Rails 4.0 – 🌍
• planningalerts-app – A planned applications tracking app – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• popHealth – A population health reporting app – using Rails 4.1
• publify – A blogging app – using Rails 5.2
• quant – A personal health tracker – using Rails 4.1
• racing_on_rails – A bike racing organization app – using Rails 5.2
• rapidFTR – An information provider app for aid workers – using Rails 4.0
• redmine – A project management app – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• rentmybikes-rails – A marketplace app – – using Rails 4.0
• reservations – An inventory management app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• rletters – A frontend for database of journal articles for researchers – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• rubygems.org – A gem hosting platform – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• sanataro – An account tracker – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• scholarsphere – A digital assets management app – using Rails 5.1
• selfstarter – A crowdfunding app – using Rails 4.0
• sharetribe – A peer-to-peer marketplace platform – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• socify – A social networking platform – using Rails 5.0
• splits-io – A speedrun data store and analysis engine. – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• spokenvote – A social voting app – using Rails 4.2 – 🌍
• stackneveroverflow – A question asking & answering platform – using Rails 5.0
• teambox – A collaboration app – using Rails 3.0 – 🌍 – archived
• theodinproject – A teaching & learning platform – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• tracks – A goal tracking app – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• trado – An e-commerce platform – using Rails 4.2
• videoGameList – A video game library tracking web app – using Rails 6.0 – 🌍
• websiteOne – A project tracking app – using Rails 5.2 – 🌍
• whitehall – A content management app used by UK government – using Rails 5.1

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Gems

• rails – A full-stack web development framework – rubygems – source code

Direct dependencies of the “rails” gem:

• actioncable – A gem to integrate websocket with a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Action Cable Overview
• actionmailbox – A gem to handle incoming emails within a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Action Mailbox Basics
• actionmailer – A gem to compose, deliver & test emails within a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Action Mailer Basics
• actionpack – A gem to manage requests & responses within a Rails app – rubygems – source code
• actiontext – A gem to integrate rich text editor into a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Action Text Overview
• actionview – A gem to handle view templates within a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Action View Overview
• activejob – A gem to handle background jobs within a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Active Job Basics
• activemodel – A gem to define a set of interfaces to use in model classes within a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Active Model Basics
• activerecord – A gem to connect model classes with relational databases within a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Active Record Basics
• activestorage – A gem to handle file uploads to cloud storage providers within a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Active Storage Overview
• activesupport – A gem to provide some extensions to support a Rails app – rubygems – source code – Active Support Core Extensions
• railties – A gem to handle gems & engines used in a Rails app to work together – rubygems – source code

Other gems that can be used with Rails

• ace-rails-ap – A gem to integrate ajax.org cloud9 editor into Rails asset pipeline – rubygems – source code
• action_policy – A tool to handle authorization – rubygems – source code
• active_decorator – A gem to keep views & helpers object-oriented – rubygems – source code
• active_enum – A gem to provide enum classes – rubygems – source code
• activeadmin – A gem to provide admin panel – rubygems – source code
• activity_notification – A gem to integrate user activity notification – rubygems – source code
• ahoy_email – A tool to provide mail analytics – rubygems – source code
• algoliasearch-rails – A gem to integrate Algolia search – rubygems – source code
• annotate – A gem to annotate rails classes with schema & routes info – rubygems – source code
• anycable-rails – A gem to handle websocket server – rubygems – source code
• apipie-rails – A REST API documentation tool – rubygems – source code
• autoprefixer-rails – A gem to add vendor prefixes to stylesheets – rubygems – source code
• avo – Configuration-based, no-maintenance, extendable Ruby on Rails admin rubygems – source code – 🌍
• better_errors – A tool to provide better error page – rubygems – source code
• brakeman – A gem to scan code against security vulnerabilities – rubygems – source code
• breadcrumbs_on_rails – A gem to create & manage breadcrumbs-style navigation – rubygems – source code
• bulma-rails – A wrapper for bulma, a CSS framework based on flexbox – rubygems – source code
• cancancan – A gem to handle authorization – rubygems – source code
• counter_culture – A gem to provide counter caches – rubygems – source code
• devise – A gem to provide authentication – rubygems – source code
• doorkeeper – A gem to introduce oauth2 provider functionality – rubygems – source code
• draper – A gem to add presentation logic – rubygems – source code
• factory_bot_rails – A fixture replacement for testing in Rails – rubygems – source code
• filestack-rails – A gem to integrate filestack – rubygems – source code
• friendly_id – A gem to deal with slugs & permalinks – rubygems – source code
• gretel – A tool to generate breadcrumbs – rubygems – source code
• groupdate – A gem to manage temporal data – rubygems – source code
• js-routes – A tool to generate all rails routes as javascript helpers – rubygems – source code
• kaminari – A gem to provide pagination – rubygems – source code
• lockbox – A gem to deal with encryption – rubygems – source code
• lograge – A gem to customize logging Rails apps – rubygems – source code
• mailkick – A tool to handle mail unsubscriptions – rubygems – source code
• paloma – A gem to manage page-specific javascript in Rails – rubygems – source code
• pgcli-rails – A replacement of rails:dbconsole command to manage postgresql – rubygems – source code
• prerender_rails – A gem to prerender javascript-rendered pages – rubygems – source code
• rails-settings-cached – A gem to manage global settings as key-value pairs – rubygems – source code
• rails_admin – A gem to create & manage admin panel for rails app – rubygems – source code
• rails_event_store – A gem to implement event store in Rails – rubygems – source code
• rails_semantic_logger – A gem to provide alternative logging approach for rails app – rubygems – source code
• ranked-model – A gem to handle sorting for rows – rubygems – source code
• ransack – A gem to provide search functionality – rubygems – source code
• react-rails – A gem to integrate react.js with rails app – rubygems – source code
• redisWebManager – Web interface that allows you to manage easily your Redis instance – rubygems – source code
• reform-rails – A gem to wrap reform gem, a form validation tool, with rails app – rubygems – source code
• rodauth-rails – A gem to wrap rodauth, an authentication handler, for Rails apps – rubygems – source code
• rollup – A gem to handle time-series data in Rails – rubygems – source code
• route_translator – A tool to handle route translation – rubygems – source code
• rspec-rails – A testing framework – rubygems – source code
• rubocop-rails – A code style checking tool – rubygems – source code
• scenic – A gem to manage database views – rubygems – source code
• searchkick – A gem to provide search ability – rubygems – source code
• simple_form – A gem to handle forms – rubygems – source code
• spree – Spree is an open source E-commerce platform – rubygems – source code
• spring – A gem to preload a Rails app – rubygems – source code
• sprockets – A gem to compile & serve web assets – rubygems – source code
• tinymce-rails – A gem to integrate tinymce into Rails asset pipeline – rubygems – source code
• view_component – A gem to introduce view components – rubygems – source code
• webpacker – A gem to bundle web assets using webpack – rubygems – source code
• zeitwerk – A gem to handle thread-safe code loading – rubygems – source code

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Starters/Boilerplates

• Rails Devise GraphQL – A Rails 6 boilerplate to create your next Saas product. Preloaded with graphQL, devise, JWT, CanCanCan, RailsAdmin, Rubocop, Rspec, and more.
• Rails Template – Application template for Rails 6 projects; preloaded with best practices for TDD, security, deployment, and developer productivity.

Other Rails Tools

Platforms

• Nanobox – A micro-PaaS (μPaaS) for creating consistent, isolated, development environments deployable anywhere 🌍.

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Generators

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DevTools

• rails-dashboard – A dev-tool to improve your rails log.
• Optic – Optic automatically documents and tests your APIs

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Notable Awesome Stuffs

• awesome-ruby

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