App

Status

To Do

1. Install Devise
2. Install ActiveAdmin
3. Install JSON responses

References

• Link to Rails 4 Bootstrap Gist
• figaro: secure env variables, gem | repo
• devise: auth system, gem | repo
• active_admin: quick admin dashboard, gem | repo | site
• gemnasium: site | dashboard
• code climate: site
• travis-ci: site | profile

Initial Tasks

1. Conduct a Search & Replace for all instances of "AppName" and "appname" and replace with your own application name.
2. Change the database names in the config/database.yml file
3. Change the app name in the config/initializers/session_store.rb file (if necessary)
4. Rename the custom rake task for dev rebuild in lib/tasks/app.rake
5. Edit the initial database migration file as appropriate at db/migrate
6. Install figaro gem with rails generate figaro:install
7. Run rake secret and add secret key to config/application.yml file for APP_SECRET_KEY_BASE
8. Add deployment setting to config/application.yml file for RUN_MIGRATIONS: true
9. Edit .gitignore as appropriate to hide secure variables
10. Change the .travis.yml file for the db name
11. Change the repo (staging/production) references in the lib/tasks/deploy.rake file
12. Change the relevant account/repo settings in the lib/tasks/deploy.rake file

Create Staging Environment on Heroku

1. Copy env file: cp config/environments/production.rb config/environments/staging.rb
2. Set up git config: git config heroku.remote staging
3. Set up env vars on Heroku: heroku config:set RACK_ENV=staging RAILS_ENV=staging

Set up Environment Variables on Heroku

1. Push environment vars to heroku: rake figaro:heroku[app_name]

Custom Tasks

• deploy to staging: rake deploy:staging
• deploy to production: rake deploy:production
• teardown/rebuild dev: rake app:rebuild
• lint Travis setup: travis-lint
• scan gems for security: hakiri gemfile:scan
• scan code for quality: rubocop
• scan code for security: brakeman

Example Env Config File

Create and place in the config/application.yml file

APP_SECRET_KEY_BASE: xxx
RUN_MIGRATIONS: true
DEPLOY_WITHOUT_SPECS: false