Steps used to create the VM

The configuration steps for participants are in the file PARTICIPANTS.md.

Notes about the VM

• Username: railsbridge
• Password: ruby rocks
• Hostname: rbvm

Available here

Install Ubuntu

• Create new VM with
  • 20Gb resizable disk
• Modify the new VM's settings
  • Add second network adapter, set to "host only"
  • In the port mappings for 3000, 4000 and 5000 in 1st network adapter. No need to specify IP addresses.
• Install Ubuntu Desktop on it
  • Choose english keyboard
  • Choose login automatically
• Install the VirtualBox Guest Additions
• Remove all visual animations
  • To do this, install "CompizConfig Settings Manager"
• Add french keyboard layout
• Install Chrome
• Install Komodo Edit

Install the dev tools

sudo apt-get install -y autoconf automake bison build-essential curl git-core libapr1 libaprutil1 libc6-dev libltdl-dev libreadline6 libreadline6-dev libsqlite3-0 libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev libtool libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libxslt1-dev libyaml-dev ncurses-dev openssl sqlite3 zlib1g zlib1g-dev
sudo apt-get install -y aptitude htop zerofree
curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
gem install rails heroku therubyracer

Set up the machine just so

Network address

sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

And add

iface eth1 inet static
address 10.10.10.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 10.10.10.1

Shrink the disk size before sharing

• zero out all the unused blocks. From inside the VM. Check out this article

Reference

• RailsBridge Installfest
• RVM