It can be quite annoying working on your Ruby on Rails project on your PC and having to upload the edited files to the host-server everytime you change something. It gets even harder if you work on different PCs or in a team.

As far as I am aware of, there are only two solutions to this problem:

1. Dreamweaver Extension

If you are a user of Dreamweaver, you could use the Dreamweaver RoR extension. the only known extension right now is RubyWeaver. Unfortunately it is absolutely impossible to find it on the web (been there, done that). But as I am a lucky one and am favored by Gods, I HAVE a copy (yeaahoooo!?) and put a mirror online. Download rubyweaver.mxp here.

Then, just use the Dreamweaver’s project functions to access your remote server and work on your files. (haven’t tried this method, yet. Comments welcome)

2. FTP Virtual Drive

You can use NetDrive software (windows only, macs and linuxes got a similar function, for sure ) to create a “virtual drive” that automatically connects to your server’s FTP. Then, you just use it as a normal hard drive. And by editing the files with your favorite editor, they are automatically uploaded and saved on your server.

This method is my favorite as I can work on any computer that has NetDrive installed (I have a copy on my Memory Stick just in case ). As this software is also hard to find online I put a mirror on this website. Download NetDrive.exe (installer).

Warning! I wasn’t able to get RadRails to work with NetDrive (i.e. Adding a project located on the virtual dirve). Comments and suggestions are welcome. Currently I use other editors for this purpose.

Enjoy!