PUFFIN FACTS README

Welcome to Puffin Facts! An amazing site for learning things about puffins.

Please see our Contribution Guide to learn how to contribute to Puffin Facts.

How to get started

• Install Ruby and check that your version is > 2.4.4

  $ ruby -v
  ruby 2.5.0

• Install SQLite3 and check your version:

  $ sqlite3 --version

• Install Rails:

  $ sudo gem install rails
  $ rails --version

• Update dependencies:

  $ bundle install
  $ bundle update --bundler

• Clone the repository:

  $ git clone https://github.com/stuartlynn/puffin_facts.git
  $ cd puffin_facts

• Start your server:

  $ rails server

  If you get an error with You must use Bundler 2 or greater with this lockfile. (Bundler::LockfileError), you need to manually replace the last line in Gemfile.lock with 1.13.6.

• Open a browser tab at http://localhost:3000/. And there you go: Puffin facts!

If you get a SQLite3 error instead, replace the sqlite line in your Gemfile.lock with sqlite3 (1.3.12).