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Ruby Build a Rails API Namespacing Routes and JSON Namespaces and Routes

Gene Johnson
Gene Johnson
3,471 Points
Posted by Gene Johnson
Gene Johnson
3,471 Points

I get the following error when I attempt to visit localhost:3000/api/todo_lists.json

Missing secret_key_base for 'development' environment, set this value in config/secrets.yml

Is this due to versioning or configuration/an outdated video?

Also, why does the video not continue the previous one?

1 Answer

Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson
3,580 Points
Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson
3,580 Points

Was having the same issue, but this fixed it. Found this in another thread - just reposting here for anyone else with this issue:

  1. Create a secrets.yml file in your config directory.
  2. In your terminal, type the following command: rake secret. This will generate a secret for you to include in your secrets.yml file.
  3. Add the following snippet of code to your config/secrets.yml file:
development:
  secret_key_base: PASTE_YOUR_GENERATED_SECRET_HERE

(NOTE: WHEN TYPING THE ABOVE COMMAND, BE SURE TO ADD SPACES BEFORE "secret_key_base" AND NOT TABS, AS THIS WON'T WORK IN A YML FILE.)

Be sure to migrate your database: bin/rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=development

Now when you boot up the server and render the application in the browser, you should be good to go.