1. At the command prompt, create a new Rails application:

   <tt>rails new myapp</tt> (where <tt>myapp</tt> is the application name)

2. Change directory to myapp and start the web server:

   <tt>cd myapp; rails server</tt> (run with --help for options)

3. Go to localhost:3000/ and you’ll see:

   "Welcome aboard: You're riding Ruby on Rails!"
   

4. Follow the guidelines to start developing your application. You can find

the following resources handy:

• The Getting Started Guide: guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html

• Ruby on Rails Tutorial Book: www.railstutorial.org/

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