# cloud computing and Ruby on Rails

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/35810>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [October 28, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/35810 "2008-10-28T18:53:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/35810/1 "2008-10-28T18:53:43Z")

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How does cloud computing relate to Ruby on Rails?

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**Author:** ![Pilaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pilaf](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Pilaf)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/35810/2 "2008-10-29T12:32:21Z")

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This is how: [http://heroku.com](http://heroku.com)

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**Author:** ![israel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b77776/32.png) [@israel](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/israel)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/35810/3 "2008-10-29T18:05:41Z")

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Or you can use Joyent too [http://www.joyent.com/](http://www.joyent.com/)

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Walton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@Bill\_Walton](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Bill_Walton)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/35810/4 "2008-10-29T19:39:38Z")

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Delirium tremens wrote:

> How does cloud computing relate to Ruby on Rails?

In addition to those already suggested, you also have GoGrid.com and Amazon EC2 (see [http://ec2onrails.rubyforge.org/](http://ec2onrails.rubyforge.org/))

HTH, Bill

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**Author:** ![Macel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Macel1](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Macel1)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cloud-computing-and-ruby-on-rails/35810/5 "2008-10-30T02:31:55Z")

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In terms of simplifying how to run (deploy, deliver and manage) Rails applications, cloud computing offers cost savings and huge innovation value for the Rails developers. I'd suggest you visit www.mor.ph for more information.