AwesomeRails

A collection of all things awesome about Rails. Inspired by other awesome-* stuffs.(see Notable Awesome Stuffs part below) Contributions and pull requests are kindly welcomed!

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
  • Essential Links
  • Videos
  • Books
  • Apps Made with Rails
    • Blogging
    • Community Management
    • Crowdfunding & Fundraising
    • Developer Tools
    • E-commerce
    • Health
    • Learning
    • Music
    • Nature
    • Personal Management
    • Politics
    • Project Management
    • Social Networking
    • Social Responsibility
    • Sports
    • Miscellaneous
  • Other Rails Tools
    • Platforms
    • Generators
  • Notable Awesome Stuffs

Essential Links

• Rails Official Website
• Rails Official Guide (Edge Guide)
• Rails API Documentation
• Rails Source Code
• Rails Official Blog

Videos

• RailsCasts (outdated)
• GoRails

Books

• Ruby on Rails Tutorial Book - Free to read online
• Agile Web Development with Rails 5
• Rails 4 Test Prescriptions
• Crafting Rails 4 Applications
• Rails 4 in Action

Apps Made with Rails

Sources and demos (if available) of fully or partially apps made with Rails

Blogging

• [publify](https://github.com/publify/publify)
  A self hosted Web publishing platform on Rails [Live](http://demo.publify.co/)
• [obtvse2](https://github.com/natew/obtvse2)
  A clean and simple markdown blogging platform on Rails

Community Management

• [discourse](https://github.com/discourse/discourse)
  A platform for community discussion [Live](http://try.discourse.org/)
• [loomio](https://github.com/loomio/loomio)
  A collaborative decision-making tool that makes it easy for anyone [Live](https://www.loomio.org/)
• [campo](https://github.com/chloerei/campo)
  A lightweight forum application, base on Ruby on Rails [Live](http://codecampo.com/)
• [onebody](https://github.com/churchio/onebody)
  A private member portal for churches built with Ruby on Rails [Live](https://church.io/)
• [calagator](https://github.com/calagator/calagator)
  An event aggregator based in Portland, OR

Crowdfunding & Fundraising

• [selfstarter](https://github.com/lockitron/selfstarter)
  Roll your own crowdfunding [Live](http://www.selfstarter.us)
• [catarse](https://github.com/catarse/catarse)
  The first open source crowdfunding platform for creative projects in the world [Live](http://catarse.me/)
• [CrowdtiltOpen](https://github.com/Crowdtilt/CrowdtiltOpen)
  Open source crowdfunding platform [Live](http://open.crowdtilt.com/)

Developer Tools

• [gitlabhq](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq)
  Open source software to collaborate on code [Live](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/)
• [rubygems.org](https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org)
  The Ruby community's gem hosting service [Live](https://rubygems.org/)
• [codetriage.com](https://github.com/codetriage/codetriage)
  Help out your favorite open source projects and become a better developer while doing it. [Live](http://www.codetriage.com/)
• [intercityup.com](https://github.com/intercity/intercity-next)
  Control Panel for hosting Ruby on Rails [Live](https://intercityup.com/)

E-commerce

• [Spree](https://github.com/spree/spree)
  Spree is a complete open source e-commerce solution for Ruby on Rails. [Live](http://spreecommerce.com)

Health

• [quant](https://github.com/jdjkelly/quant)
  Quant is a prototype/experiment of a personal health tracker
• [dgi-db](https://github.com/genome/dgi-db)
  Rails frontend to The Genome Institute's drug gene interaction database [Live](http://dgidb.genome.wustl.edu/)
• [popHealth](https://github.com/pophealth/popHealth)
  An Open Source Population Health Reporting Prototype

Learning

• [canvas-lms](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms)
  A new, open-source learning management system by Instructure Inc
• [theodinproject](https://github.com/TheOdinProject/theodinproject)
  A project that aims to teach web development for free [Live](http://www.theodinproject.com/)
• [cyberdojo](https://github.com/JonJagger/cyber-dojo)
  Free in-browser coding-dojo [Live](http://cyber-dojo.org/)

Music

• [Beatstream](https://github.com/Darep/Beatstream)
  App for streaming music from any computer running Ruby on Rails to anywhere
• [listenup](https://github.com/ooofinooo/listenup)
  An application that allows users to search for songs and add them to friends playlist [Live](http://listenup-songshare.herokuapp.com/)

Nature

• [growstuff](https://github.com/Growstuff/growstuff)
  An open source/open data project to create a website for food gardeners [Live](http://growstuff.org/)
• [inaturalist](https://github.com/inaturalist/inaturalist)
  Open source Rails app behind iNaturalist.org [Live](http://www.inaturalist.org)
• [OpenFarm](https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm)
  A free and open database for farming and gardening knowledge

Personal Management

• [tracks](https://github.com/TracksApp/tracks)
  A "Getting Things Done" application [Live](http://www.getontracks.org/)
• [hummingbird](https://github.com/hummingbird-me/hummingbird)
  A modern anime discovery platform that helps you track the anime you're watching, discover new anime and socialize with other fans [Live](https://hummingbird.me/)

Politics

• [whitehall](https://github.com/alphagov/whitehall)
  Inside Government: how the UK Government works, what it's doing, and how you can get involved
• [askaway](https://github.com/askaway/askaway)
  Ask New Zealand's political parties your questions this election [Live](https://nzelection.askaway.org.nz/)

Project Management

• [redmine](https://github.com/edavis10/redmine)
  A flexible project management web application written using Ruby on Rails [Live](http://demo.redmine.org/)
• [teambox](https://github.com/teambox/teambox)
  The award-winning collaboration solution, inspired by Basecamp, Yammer and Twitter [Live](https://redbooth.com/)
• [kanban](https://github.com/somlor/kanban)
  A Trello clone in Rails and Backbone.js [Live](http://kanban.seanomlor.com/)
• [openproject](https://github.com/opf/openproject)
  A web based project management system built on Ruby on Rails [Live](https://www.openproject.org/)
• [people](https://github.com/netguru/people)
  Manage people within the projects
• [WebsiteOne](https://github.com/AgileVentures/WebsiteOne)
  A platform for online collaboration and crowdsourced project development [Live](http://www.agileventures.org/)
• [houston](https://github.com/houston/houston-core)
  Mission control for your projects and teammates
• [hours](https://github.com/defactosoftware/hours)
  A complete time registration app for teams [Live](https://happyhours.io)

Social Networking

• [diaspora](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora)
  Distributed and contextual social networking [Live](https://diasporafoundation.org/)
• [coderwall](https://github.com/assemblymade/coderwall)
  Professional network for software engineers [Live](https://coderwall.com/)
• [follow-all](https://github.com/codeforamerica/follow-all)
  Follow all the members of a Twitter list with a single click
• [Hashrobot](https://github.com/rysmith/hashrobot)
  A social media assistant [Live](http://www.hashrobot.com/)
• [socify](https://github.com/sudharti/socify)
  an open source social networking platform written in Ruby on Rails
• [RoRdit](https://github.com/mertbulan/RoRdit)
  Link aggregation web app similar with Reddit in Ruby on Rails [Live](https://rordit.herokuapp.com)
• [Mastodon](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon)
  GNU Social-compatible microblogging server [Live](https://mastodon.social)

Social Responsibility

• [adopt-a-hydrant](https://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant)
  A Ruby on Rails application that allows citizens to "adopt" civic infrastructure, such as fire hydrants [Live](http://adopt-a-hydrant.herokuapp.com/)
• [planningalerts-app](https://github.com/openaustralia/planningalerts)
  Find out and have your say about what's being built and knocked down in your area
• [spokenvote](https://github.com/Spokenvote/spokenvote)
  A social voting app for reaching consensus in a group of any size [Live](http://www.spokenvote.org)

Sports

• [bike_index](https://github.com/bikeindex/bike_index)
  An online bike registry [Live](https://bikeindex.org/)
• [racing_on_rails](https://github.com/scottwillson/racing_on_rails)
  Manage a bike racing association: riders, teams, calendars, competitions, and results [Live](http://racingonrails.rocketsurgeryllc.com/)

Miscellaneous

Apps that aren't categorised yet

• [feedbin](https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin)
  A simple, fast and nice looking RSS reader [Live](https://feedbin.com)
• [brimir](https://github.com/ivaldi/brimir)
  Email helpdesk built using Ruby on Rails and Zurb Foundation
• [lobsters](https://github.com/jcs/lobsters)
  Rails code running the lobste.rs link aggregation site
• [otwarchive](https://github.com/otwcode/otwarchive)
  An open-source web application intended for hosting archives of fanworks, including fanfic, fanart, and fan vids [Live](http://archiveofourown.org/)
• [peatio](https://github.com/peatio/peatio)
  An open-source crypto currency exchange [Live](http://www.peatio.com/)
• [openstreetmap-website](https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website)
  Mirror of the Rails application powering [Live](http://www.openstreetmap.org)
• [RapidFTR](https://github.com/rapidftr/RapidFTR)
  An Android-based mobile application that lets aid workers collect, sort and share information about children in emergency situations [Live](http://www.rapidftr.com/)
• [danbooru](https://github.com/r888888888/danbooru)
  A taggable image board written in Rails 3 [Live](http://testbooru.donmai.us)
• [sharetribe](https://github.com/sharetribe/sharetribe)
  A platform for setting up your own peer-to-peer marketplace online [Live](https://www.sharetribe.com)
• [AsakusaSatellite](https://github.com/codefirst/AsakusaSatellite)
  A realtime chat application for developers [Live](http://www.codefirst.org/AsakusaSatellite/)
• [sanataro](https://github.com/kaznum/sanataro)
  Simple Web Household Account Book. built with Ruby on Rails [Live](http://sanataro.herokuapp.com)
• [opencongress](https://github.com/sunlightlabs/opencongress)
  An open website for opening Congress
• [rletters](https://github.com/rletters/rletters)
  Web application designed to perform digital humanities research tasks on a database of journal articles [Live](http://www.rletters.net)
• [scholarsphere](https://github.com/psu-stewardship/scholarsphere)
  A web application for ingest, curation, search, and display of digital assets
• [opensit](https://github.com/danbartlett/opensit)
  An open source meditation community [Live](http://opensit.com)
• [fromthepage](https://github.com/benwbrum/fromthepage)
  A wiki-like application for crowdsourcing transcription of handwritten documents [Live](http://beta.fromthepage.com/)
• [graff_mags](https://github.com/dankleiman/graff_mags)
  Upload and display collection of 2000+ graffiti magazines [Live](http://graffmags.herokuapp.com/)
• [trado](https://github.com/Jellyfishboy/trado)
  lightweight, easy to use e-commerce platform designed for sole traders and SME businesses
• [CoRM](https://github.com/SIGIRE/CoRM)
  Easier than a CRM [Live](http://www.corm.fr)
• [leihs](https://github.com/leihs/leihs)
  An easy inventory handling system
• [fairnopoly](https://github.com/fairmondo/fairmondo)
  A free market place in the hand of the users [Live](https://www.fairmondo.de/)
• [AirCasting](https://github.com/HabitatMap/AirCasting)
  A platform for recording, mapping, and sharing health and environmental data using your smartphone [Live](http://aircasting.org)
• [reservations](https://github.com/YaleSTC/reservations)
  Manages reservations for equipment (allows student reservations) [Live](http://yalestc.github.io/reservations/)
• [ekylibre](https://github.com/ekylibre/ekylibre)
  Simple agricultural ERP [Live](http://ekylibre.org)
• [calcentral](https://github.com/ets-berkeley-edu/calcentral)
  An online portal that provides a unified and personalized one-stop way to access email, calendars, shared documents and class collaboration spaces [Live](https://calcentral.berkeley.edu)
• [encrypt.to](https://github.com/encrypt-to/encrypt.to)
  Send encrypted messages by one click [Live](https://encrypt.to/)
• [eol](https://github.com/EOL/eol)
  Encyclopedia of Life [Live](http://eol.org/)
• [crabgrass-core](https://github.com/riseuplabs/crabgrass-core)
  A web application designed for activist groups to be better able to collaborate online
• [alaveteli](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli)
  Provide a Freedom of Information request system for your jurisdiction [Live](http://alaveteli.org)
• [PasswordPusher](https://github.com/pglombardo/PasswordPusher)
  A Ruby on Rails application to communicate passwords over the web [Live](https://pwpush.com/)
• [rentmybikes-rails](https://github.com/balanced/rentmybikes-rails)
  A fully functional, deployable marketplace implementation using Balanced API for Rails
• [lavish](https://github.com/mquan/lavish)
  a rails app that generates Bootstrap color scheme from an image [Live](http://www.lavishbootstrap.com/)
• [coursemology2](https://github.com/Coursemology/coursemology2)
  Rails 4 re-write of Coursemology
• [Helpy](https://github.com/scott/helpy)
  Rails 4 Helpdesk. Includes Multilingual Knowledgebase, Email Tickets, Community [Live](http://helpy.io)
• [expertiza](https://github.com/expertiza/expertiza)
  web application where students can submit and peer-review learning objects (articles, code, web sites, etc).
• [covoiturage-libre](https://github.com/covoiturage-libre/covoiturage-libre)
  a Carpooling Open Source platform in Rails 5

Other Rails Tools

Platforms

• Nanobox - A micro-PaaS (μPaaS) for creating consistent, isolated, development environments deployable anywhere https://nanobox.io.

Generators

Generator	Ready to run	Complex Apps	Sets git	Heroku
Rails Composer	yes, but Stripe needs to be configured	Example apps reaching a SaaS with Stripe.	yes	yes
Prelang	Had to modify database credentials manually	Customizable models. But no payments.	yes	no
Hobo	Rails version problems, if using a late version	It seems according screencast, helps a lot with MVC boilerplate.	no	no

Notable Awesome Stuffs

• jnv/lists - List of (awesome) lists curated on GitHub
• awesome-ruby
• awesome-rails-gem
• Other awesome lists (by update dates)