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EC2 on Rails version 0.9.8 available

19th May 2008, 10:40 am

UPDATE: it’s 0.9.8.1 now, there was a small update to the RubyGem. The new gem uses the same AMI’s.

EC2 on Rails version 0.9.8 is now available (or will be in a few hours when the RubyForge servers are synced). This is a recommended update for everyone.

It includes some major new features:

  • monit monitoring daemon: monitors mysqld, apache, memcached, mongrels, system load and free drive space
  • incremental MySQL backup (important for large databases)
  • Apache SSL support
  • a local Postfix SMTP server enabled by default

And most importantly this fixes the problem with broken Ubuntu package updates which was caused by a missing repository in the list of repositories.

As I mentioned yesterday, the base image is now built using Eric Hammond’s EC2 Ubuntu script.

Also, there are major new features such as incremental MySQL backup (important for large databases), Apache SSL support, and a local Postfix SMTP server enabled by default.

My priorities now are:

  1. Release an update based on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (this version is still using Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy because I wanted to provide a reliable update as quickly as possible due to bug #20040. But now that the base image is built with Eric Hammond’s script it should be easy to update to Hardy.)
  2. Create complete documentation.
  3. Release a 100% bug-free version 1.0 with the current feature-set. Please help by reporting any bugs you find, either using the RubyForge bug tracker or by email.
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RubyFringe, Toronto, July 18-20, 2008

17th February 2008, 03:51 pm

There’s going to be a great Ruby conference in Toronto this summer: RubyFringe. Actually, maybe it’s not a Ruby conference, it’s “an avant-garde conference for developers that are excited about emerging technologies outside of the Ruby on Rails monoculture”.

RubyFringe is a single-track indie conference with no paid technical sponsors and a target attendance of 150.

It will run for two days (plus an opening night), with roughly 10 speakers or panels each day.

There’s a kick-ass list of speakers, including out-of-towners like Ezra Zygmuntowicz, Zed Shaw (now’s your chance to fight him! ;-), Obie Fernandez, and local Torontonians like Reg Braithwaite and Leila Boujnane.

Registration opens tomorrow.

See you there!

Category: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Toronto  |  2 Comments