# Deployment

# Guides for various platforms

• Docker
• Heroku
• macOS
• Ubuntu
• Windows

# Emails

Snibox uses Mailgun to send emails on production. You need them just for 'reset password' feature. On Heroku you can install mailgun:starter addon. Otherwise follow steps below to setup them:

• Create account on Mailgun
• Fill .env file with MAILGUN_* variables from your account

# Docker

Docker deployment instructions available at special repository snibox/snibox-docker.

# Heroku

Click the button below to deploy project:

# macOS

1. Setup macOS environment.

2. Follow steps 2-7 from Ubuntu deployment guide.

# Ubuntu

1. Setup Ubuntu environment.

2. Copy .env file:

cp .env.production.sample .env

3. Generate secret key:

rake secret

4. Configure .env file:

• insert generated secret
• adjust database credentials if needed

5. Setup database:

RAILS_ENV=production ./bin/rake db:setup

6. Precompile assets:

RAILS_ENV=production ./bin/rake assets:precompile

7. Launch server:

RAILS_ENV=production ./bin/rails s

Visit your server at port 3000 to view the project!

If you want to deploy with Nginx + Passenger then you can check this guide from Gorails

# Windows

1. Setup Windows environment.
2. Follow steps 2-7 from Ubuntu deployment guide.