Ruby on Mac

Painless Ruby dev setup on Mac in 15 min. Restores your broken dev setup in 1 min. Supports all version managers. Install Ruby as old as 1.9.3. By @monfresh

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@JoshDance @monfresh @frbayart @andrewbaisden That link existed before the Ultimate version was officially released. Now everything (with many more features and improvements) is on the home page

[Lucian Ghinda @lucianghinda]

@strzibnyj @rubyonmac - I bought this last year, I think, and never looked back. It works on Mac flawlessly so I never spend time to fix a Ruby installation - really worth the money if I factor in the time I would need to put it to fix an installation.

[Ahmaud R. Templeton @ahmaud_]

@rubyonmac is a lifesaver.

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

• Course (video + text) to learn how to troubleshoot issues with getting older Ruby projects running locally, and dev setup issues using real-world examples
• Any other template I add in the future (for example to generate a Rails + Tailwind app)

Stay tuned!

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

Ever since Sonoma/Xcode command line tools 15 were released, it hasn’t been possible to reliably install and use Ruby versions older than 2.3.

I’m excited to announce that I found a solution for Ruby 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2!

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

This will most likely be a feature in the upcoming “Complete” version which will also include:

• 30-min consultation (will be removed from the Ultimate version)
• 1 command to generate and deploy a brand new Jekyll or Bridgetown site to GitHub Pages (other hosts coming soon)

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@coolprobn You’re mistaken about the solution. Ruby versions < 3.1 do not support OpenSSL 3.x. They require OpenSSL 1.1. Here’s a handy chart: https://t.co/B4hNwdXFo8

The reason it worked with asdf is because it uses ruby-build, which by default compiles OpenSSL 1.1 for you from scratch.

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@davidteren @monfresh Hey David! I just saw this tweet now. I will look into it and will let you know.

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

Ruby on Mac is now on sale until November 27! 50% off for the first 50 people with code GETUNSTUCK50.

Existing Prime customers: check your email for a special custom coupon code!

Stop wasting time with Ruby and gem installation issues on your Mac: https://t.co/pYfsU0DdEs

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

Ruby on Mac Ultimate 2.0 is here! If you’re an existing customer, please check your email for upgrade instructions.

I also wrote a blog post with what’s new in 2.0, and behind the scenes about the licensing and distribution work:

https://t.co/vdHl3aPDK7

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@malcreatesstuff @alexrudall @lucianghinda @stevediaconou To install Ruby versions older than 2.4 without Docker, I’m the easiest and fastest solution.

If at any point your dev setup gets messed up, or you can’t install Ruby anymore (likely to happen without Ruby on Mac), my reset mode gets you back up and running in 15 min.

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@malcreatesstuff @alexrudall @lucianghinda @stevediaconou To expand on this: Ruby on Mac installs Ruby faster than any other manager (2x faster than asdf/rbenv; 2 min saved per install). The best part is you can still use your preferred manager for switching Rubies.

It also eliminates common issues that affect other managers.

[Lucian Ghinda @lucianghinda]

@alexrudall @stevediaconou If you plan to do a fresh install and you will need a wide range of ruby versions I recommend @rubyonmac

It saved me so many hours!

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@PelagicDev @jeremysmithco The beauty of Ruby on Mac is that it comes with a “reset” mode that will safely back up then clean up your dev setup in ~1 minute. You can then reinstall everything with a clean slate with “normal” mode.

This saves you hours you would have spent formatting and reinstalling macOS

[David Teren🇳🇦🇿🇦 @davidteren]

Paying for a tool to set up #RubyOnRails dev environments may seem ludicrous! @rubyonmac has repeatedly saved me many hours of time & even made installing older versions of Ruby like 2.3.4 on a Mac M2 Pro a breeze. And @monfresh offers great support and more🥇

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

With Ruby on Mac Ultimate, you can now easily install Ruby versions older than 2.6 on Apple Silicon under Rosetta:

2.1.10, 2.2.10, 2.3.8, 2.4.10, and 2.5.9

Ruby 2.6.10 can still be installed in native mode on Apple Silicon. I just tested it on Ventura 13.3.1.

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

Ruby on Mac Ultimate now supports default gems! Default file for now is ~/.default-gems

If you already had one of these:
• ~/.default-gems
• ASDF_GEM_DEFAULT_PACKAGES_FILE
• ~/.rbenv/default-gems

ROM will install those gems for you whenever a new Ruby version is installed.

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@finlaymark I appreciate it, Mark!

[Mark Finlay @finlaymark]

Super grateful for @rubyonmac, zero faff tooling #developerlife #timemanagement #rubyonmac

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@lucianghinda @MelissaAmaya32 And Ruby on Mac also installs Ruby faster than any other version manager. It’s twice as fast as asdf/rbenv. The best part is that while the installation will be done by ROM, you can still choose to use whichever manager you want for switching between Rubies.

[Ruby on Mac @rubyonmac]

@lucianghinda @MelissaAmaya32 Thanks for the shoutout Lucian. Ruby on Mac Ultimate allows you to choose your preferred manager, and you can easily switch from one to another if you want to compare them.

It’s also the fastest way to set up a new Mac with all your apps, macOS prefs, Git prefs, and repos.