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Alex Coven
1,345 PointsTrouble Installing on Windows 8
I have watch the video a number of times and have done everything step for step, but yet my browser still cannot connect to localhost, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Alex
4 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsOn windows the way to start rails is to type rails s webbrick will then tell you the address it's starting on. By default you can access the rails web server webbrick on 127.0.0.1:3000.
If you close your command prompt, kill the process or use CTRL-C you will stop the webbrick server.
George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 PointsAlso have you tried disabling your firewall? Windows or otherwise.
Alex Coven
1,345 PointsI downloaded exactly how they show it in the lesson and after opening my sublime text editor it wont open up in any browser, how do i go about looking at my firewalls?
George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 PointsIf you hit the windows button and type in firewall and select settings it will come up and you can disable it from there. This can help
Also when you say you open sublime text you're confusing me. Because when you install the rails installer there shouldn't be any coding involved.
Unless you have it already installed and you're talking about loading an application you've built. Are you getting this error in the browser or is this a windows message that comes up? And what is the exact message you're getting?
Michael Lyons
11,031 PointsHave you tried uninstalling Windows 8? I'm a huge advocate for that particular solution.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsPlease try to keep troubleshooting suggestions constructive.
It's often not possible for someone to change the OS on a computer they are developing on.
George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 PointsGeorge Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 PointsAre you using the rails installer?