Ruby on Rails Appliance Updates

New TurnKey Rails version (2009.10)

Liraz Siri — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:35:00 +0000

Appliance:

Changes:

Switched to Phusion Passenger for Apache (mod_rails) instead of mongrel_cluster (simpler to configure and maintain).
Including git version control (convenience).
Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).
Added Turnkey web control panel (replaces welcome page). Also provides example Rails application using controller, views, etc.
Upgraded Ruby on Rails gems:
- rails 2.3.4
- actionmailer 2.3.4
- actionpack 2.3.4
- activerecord 2.3.4
- activeresource 2.3.4
- rake 0.8.7
- fastthread 1.0.7

Major component versions

mysql-server	5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4
apache2	2.2.8-1ubuntu0.11
ruby	4.1
build-essential	11.3ubuntu1
git-core	1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu2.1
rubygems	1.3.5
rails	2.3.4
rake	0.8.7
passenger	2.2.5

Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.

New TurnKey Rails version (2009.03-hardy)

Alon Swartz — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:31:49 +0000

Appliance:

Ruby on Rails Appliance

Release focus: security, bugfix and updates

Changes:

Upgraded to Ruby on Rails 2.3.2
Upgraded Rails Gems
- Actionmailer
- Actionpack
- Activerecord
- Activeresource
- Rake
- Fastthread
Bugfix: Apache not proxying requests to the mongrel cluster (LP#348899)
Improved Rails passwords and secrets generation mechanism (security)
- Database password is now randomly generated, and regenerated during installation
- Regenerate more secure secret key during installation

Major component versions

kernel	2.6.24-23.48
mysql-server	5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4
apache2	2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5
ruby	4.1
build-essential	11.3ubuntu1
rubygems	1.3.1
rails	2.3.2
rake	0.8.4
mongrel	1.1.5
mongrel_cluster	1.0.5

Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.

New TurnKey Rails version (2009.02-hardy)

Alon Swartz — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:16:40 +0000

Appliance:

Ruby on Rails Appliance

Release focus: security, usability, bugfixes and updates

Changes:

added SSL support
added webmin administration modules for apache and mysql (convenience)
set empty mysql root password in live/demo mode (for convenience)

Major component versions

kernel	2.6.24-23.48
mysql-server	5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4
apache2	2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3
ruby	4.1
build-essential	11.3ubuntu1
rubygems	1.3.1
rails	2.2.2
rake	0.8.3
mongrel	1.1.5
mongrel_cluster	1.0.5

Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.

New TurnKey Rails version (2008.12.10-hardy)

Alon Swartz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:23:49 +0000

Appliance:

Ruby on Rails Appliance

Release focus: Bugfixes and updates

Changes:

Updated to latest rails version - 2.2.2 (release notes)
Regenerate rails secret during installation
Regenerate ssh keys during installation
Allow the user to set the mysql root password during installation
Fixed manual partitioning support in the installer (#LP301251)
Configuration console now saves the default route when configuring a static ip so the settings are not lost between system restarts (#LP303498)
Includes iptables, webmin-firewall module and exemplary configuration (blueprint)

Major component versions

kernel	2.6.24-22.45
apache2	2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3
mysql-server	5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4
ruby	1.8.6.111-2ubuntu1.2
build-essential	11.3ubuntu1

Ruby on Rails component versions

rubygems	1.3.1
rails	2.2.2
rake	0.8.3
mongrel	1.1.5
mongrel_cluster	1.0.5

New TurnKey Rails appliance (2008.11.18-hardy)

Alon Swartz — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:27:18 +0000

Appliance:

Ruby on Rails Appliance

Notes

Example rails application at /var/www/railsapp
- Apache configured as a load-balancing reverse proxy to a 3-node mongrel cluster
- Mysql databases setup for production, development and testing

Ruby on Rails components (see below for versions)
- RubyGems package manager installed from upstream tarball
  - Apt and RubyGems are both package management systems and may potentially conflict
  - We recommend using RubyGems for managing Rails components (called gems) and Apt for everything else.
- Other components installed using RubyGems: rails, mysql support, mongrel_cluster, etc.

This release includes all updates included in the 2008.10.17-hardy-x86 releases, such as the new configuration console, and web management interface.

Default credentials (service, username, password)

console, webmin, ssh	root	<blank>
mysql	root	<blank>
railsapp_{production, development, test}	railsapp_user	r4ilsp4ssw0rd

Major component versions

kernel	2.6.24-21.43
apache2	2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3
mysql-server	5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.3
ruby	1.8.6.111-2ubuntu1.2
build-essential	11.3ubuntu1

Ruby on Rails component versions

rubygems	1.3.1
rails	2.1.2
rake	0.8.3
mongrel	1.1.5
mongrel_cluster	1.0.5

Ruby on Rails Appliance Updates

New TurnKey Rails version (2009.10)

Changes:

Major component versions

Links

New TurnKey Rails version (2009.03-hardy)

Changes:

Major component versions

Links

New TurnKey Rails version (2009.02-hardy)

Changes:

Major component versions

Links

New TurnKey Rails version (2008.12.10-hardy)

Changes:

Major component versions

Ruby on Rails component versions

Links

New TurnKey Rails appliance (2008.11.18-hardy)

Notes

Default credentials (service, username, password)

Major component versions

Ruby on Rails component versions

Links