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Ruby

Posted by Boost Limited
Boost Limited
43,077 Points

Backend as a Service providers to use with a Rails front end?

I am about to start building a Ruby on Rails app for someone but they are wanting a clean/easy to use backend that will allow them to edit most of their content. I don't really want to build the backend from scratch, nor do I want to use the RefineryCMS gem (I find it a little ugly). What I was thinking is that I could maybe use some kind of prebuilt backend service and pull in that content to the Rails app.

I was wondering is anyone has done anything like this and if so what BaaS provider they used?

1 Answer

jaredcowan
jaredcowan
11,808 Points

If you're talking about like an admin panel, you could use RailsAdmin gem found here.

If you are looking for CMS functionality like Wordpress has you could check this link for the 9 best Rails CMS gems.

Let me know if this is helpful and if I can help with anything else.