IMPORTANT: This is an advanced guide, and is intended to help Ruby application developers get started. cPanel supports the ability to create a Ruby application; here are the steps:
  1. Login to cPanel
  2. Click on Setup Ruby App under Software.
  3. Under Setup new application:
    1. Select the Ruby version you want to use.
    2. Set the file path to your Ruby application.
    3. Set the Domain and URI you want your application to be publicly accessed from.
  4. Click Setup.

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Installing and managing Ruby Gems

There are a few ways to install a new gem in your Ruby app. Via the cPanel interface The easiest way to install a Ruby gem is to add them using the cPanel interface. Here are the steps:
  1. Login to cPanel
  2. Click on Setup Ruby App under Software.
  3. Next to Modules click Show.
  4. In the text box that appears above the list of modules, search for the gem you want to install (you may be asked to select a version).
  5. Click Add.
Via SSH Another way to install a Ruby gem is via SSH. Here are the steps:
  1. Login to your service via SSH
  2. Run the command provided in the cPanel interface, to enter your application’s virtual environment cPanel Ruby Virtual Environment
  3. Once you’ve done that, you can install gems using the following shell command: gem install <gem name here>.