I agree that RVM is a godsend for development, and a pain in production. We configure production environments using binary packages of Ruby where possible, or manually compile if the packages are considered too old.
Perhaps RVM would shine in a production environment hosting many different Ruby apps. Our production environments are dedicated to single apps. - Paul On Thursday, 28 July 2011 at 11:53 AM, Dmytrii Nagirniak wrote: > > But I certainly wouldn't want that complexity in a production environment - > > and have never seen it pushed as an ideal production tool. Mike: is anyone > > recommending RVM for production? > > Just FYI > > https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/rvm/myths/ > Myth #4: RVM is only for development > > One of the most common claims is that rvm is only for use in development. In > fact, rvm was originally built for a server setting and is perfect for such > use. Not only does it include tools that can be easily automated to make > setting up rubies / gems efficient, it also means you can have consistent > environments both in development and production. > > > > > > > > -- > > Pat > > > > On 28/07/2011, at 11:43 AM, Mike Bailey wrote: > > > > > It occurred to me that RVM *could* result in ops guys feeling like the > > > waiter in LA Story. > > > > > > http://youtu.be/z-CrML0BzOA > > > > > > "I'll have a half double decaffeinated half caf with a twist of lemon" > > > > > > While RVM is great for developer workstations, to me it doesn't seem > > > right for production environments. A slightly longer explanation of my > > > reasoning is here: http://mike.bailey.net.au/2011/07/rvm-in-production/ > > > > > > What are your experiences? > > > > > > - Mike > > > > > > e. [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > > w. mike.bailey.net.au (http://mike.bailey.net.au) > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
