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config.gem 'erubis' , :version => '2.6.4'
config.gem 'elkinsware-erubis_rails_helper', :lib => 'erubis_rails_helper', :source => 'http://gems.github.com'

#Erubis::Helpers::RailsHelper.engine_class = Erubis::Eruby # or Erubis::FastEruby
#Erubis::Helpers::RailsHelper.init_properties = {}
#Erubis::Helpers::RailsHelper.show_src = false
#Erubis::Helpers::RailsHelper.preprocessing = true

This is a list of steps I took to setup a headless XServer and CutyCapt on Ubuntu. Please let me know if you run into any issues using these steps.

The first set of steps is to get the requirements for CutyCapt installed and the Headless XServer setup.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install build-essential
sudo apt-get install xvfb
sudo apt-get install xfs xfonts-scalable xfonts-100dpi
sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri
sudo apt-get install subversion libqt4-webkit libqt4-dev g++

Now lets download and install CutyCapt. Then we will run a couple of tests to make sure it is working properly.

svn co https://cutycapt.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/cutycapt
cd cutycapt/CutyCapt
qmake
make
xvfb-run --server-args="-screen 0, 1024x768x24" ./CutyCapt --url=http://www.google.com --out=example.png
xvfb-run --server-args="-screen 0, 1024x768x24" ./CutyCapt --url=http://www.google.com --out=example.html --out-format=html

I hope this helped and let me know if you have any feedback.

update: Per Paul’s comment, you may need to enable the aptitude backports repository in /etc/apt/sources.list, as this is off by default, to get the libqt4 libraries.

references

http://corpocrat.com/2008/08/19/how-to-install-xvfb-x11-server-in-linux-server/
http://cutycapt.sourceforge.net/
http://www.wonko.be/2008/01

http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2009/04/white-paper-creating-hipaacompliant-medical-data-applications-with-amazon-web-services.html

http://pivotallabs.com/users/steve/blog/articles/746-inspect-running-ruby-processes-using-xray-and-kill-3

This is great when you need to figure out what a ruby process is doing and adds more visibility what is happening in real time.

An interesting article about how FriendFeed uses battled tested technology (MySQL) in new and innovate ways to meet their needs.

http://bret.appspot.com/entry/how-friendfeed-uses-mysql

http://axonflux.com/building-and-scaling-a-startup

http://www.therailsway.com/2009/2/22/file-downloads-done-right

A good article, with lots of tips, about protecting your privacy on facebook.

http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

If anyone is trying to install rfuzz and/or eventmachine on windows and are having trouble here is how I got them installed.

gem install rfuzz –version=0.8
gem install eventmachine –version=0.12.0

These seem to be the latest versions that have windows binaries version.  You may need OpenSSL installed for eventmachine.  For that, go here http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html.

It is also a good idea to have nmake in your PATH.

Hope this helps.

Matt Raible has a good article about starting a web company with a lot of great advice and he promises more articles to come.

http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/how_to_setup_your_own