Short answer: Yes! Longer Answer: Yes, but you have to generate your app before going offline, after all gems are installed there is no need to go online any more.
2012/11/7 Elmer A. Sia <[email protected]> > I'm very new to Rails and I'm quite confused if I can practice Rails in > offline mode? > > I'm following the Ruby on Rails Tutorail by Michael Hartl and I noticed > that after generating a new app through the command "rails new app_name", > "bundle install" is then called to download the gems specified in the > Gemfile. > > What if I don't have an internet connection? Can I still play with Rails? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/G7_H8n2rnZAJ. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

