Rails Startup Template

This template lets you to create quickly new Rails applications using Rails 2.3. To use it, just specify the -m switch when creating a Rails application:

rails new_app_name -m http://github.com/devinterface/Rails-Startup-App/raw/master/rails_startup.rb

Generated Application

Here’s a list of what this template sets up:

SCM

• git repository

Javascript

• Choice of Prototype or jQuery

CSS

• Blueprint as css framework

Rails

• Choice of Authlogic with or without OpenID support (includes models, controllers and views)

Testing

• BDD testing support using RSpec, Cucumber, and FactoryGirl

Other
Some other useful gems/plugins such as:

• Hpricot
• RedCloth
• Will Paginate
• SearchLogic
• Asset Packager
• Exception Notifier
• Inaction Mailer
• Acts As Taggable Redux