1. Open command prompt and go to application’s folder for example:

    cd C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myapp

  2. Please find more information about the “rails” command on Rails Guides.
  3. Run “rails” command to generate application files:
    • For Rails 3:

      rails new .

    • For Rails 2:

      rails .

    • If you have multiple Rails versions you can specify the one you want to use as follows:

      rails _3.1.1_ new .

      rails _2.3.11_ .

  4. Run “bundle install” command if you’re using Rails 3.
  5. Default configuration is set to run your application using Ruby 1.9 and FastCGI transport. Please see “handlers” section in the web.config file in order to find more options.
  6. If you want to use deploy script, uncomment “DEPLOY_FILE” and “DEPLOY_LOG” settings in the web.config file, “heliconZoo → application → environmentVariables” section.