Reel Picks | How to Set Up a New Rails 8 App in a Devcontainer

Looking for a fast, efficient way to set up a Rails 8 application inside a Devcontainer? In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through the step-by-step process using Cursor AI, OrbStack, and GitHub. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✅ How to install and set up OrbStack for running Docker containers ✅ How to use the rails-new CLI utility to generate a new Rails 8 app ✅ How to configure the development environment for better efficiency & DX ✅ How to commit everything to Git and create a GitHub repository using the gh CLI tool 🛠 Tools & Requirements: • OrbStack (instead of Docker Desktop) • Cursor AI (built on VS Code) • rails-new CLI utility • Git & GitHub CLI (gh) 📌 Steps Covered in This Video: 1️⃣ Install OrbStack for fast, lightweight Docker container management 2️⃣ Generate a new Rails 8 app with rails-new 3️⃣ Optimize the Devcontainer setup for an improved developer experience 4️⃣ Commit the project to Git and push it to GitHub using gh By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a fully containerized and developer-friendly Rails 8 setup running inside a Devcontainer with OrbStack. 🔔 Like, Subscribe & Hit the Bell to stay updated on more Rails & DevOps tutorials! 💬 Have questions? Drop them in the comments! 📖 Resources Mentioned: • Rails 8 Official Guide: https://guides.rubyonrails.com • OrbStack: https://orbstack.dev • Cursor AI Documentation: https://cursor.com • GitHub CLI (gh): https://cli.github.com/ #RubyOnRails #Rails8 #Devcontainer #OrbStack #CursorAI #GitHubCLI #WebDevelopment